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You’ve opened the box to seek out your shiny (at the very least the display is shiny; the back has a snug matte end) new Kindle Fire and USB energy cord. What now? If you’ve already discovered the included "Quick Start Guide" tucked on the underside of the lid, you’ll know the way to press the facility button to activate the system, but not an entire lot more than that. In case you misplaced the tiny piece of paper that is the Fire’s included "Quick Start Guide", you will discover all of the same information in Turn on the Fire, which is the only data from that guide that appears in this ebook. In this chapter, you’ll take a tour beyond the power button and beautiful, consistently altering photos on the opening splash display (see Figure 1-1) to see what’s on the surface and get a style of what’s simply beneath. If you’ve ever held a BlackBerry PlayBook, you’ll find the texture of the Fire fairly acquainted. Th is a rt icle has been done with GSA Content Generator DEMO.
In fact, built by the same manufacturer (Quanta), the Fire appears to have used the PlayBook design as its template, so comparable are their exterior casings. Both have shiny screens with generous black margins, which hook up with the identical matte-end side edges and back (in a single piece). But that’s where the construction similarities finish, because the Fire utterly modifications the connections and buttons on the device’s exterior. Unlike the PlayBook (designed to be used primarily in landscape orientation, with all buttons and connectors on its long edges), the long edges of the Fire (designed for use primarily in portrait orientation) are fully clean and bereft of anything to contact. Two audio system are located on the top edge of the Fire. On the bottom edge of the Fire, next to the USB port, you’ll discover the mighty energy button. Small and round, it seems to be a lot like the ability button on the BlackBerry PlayBook, but in contrast to that recessed button that's so difficult to locate and press, the Fire’s energy button is raised properly beyond the casing, making it simple to access.
Next to the facility button sits the USB connector slot. The base of the system seems like a strange place for the headphone jack, but that’s the place you’ll discover it. As the one button discovered anywhere on the machine, the facility button is pressured to carry out more tasks than simply switching the Fire on and off. Here’s what it does. If the pill is totally turned off (proper out of the box, for instance), press and hold the ability button for a pair seconds to convey the display screen to life. That's, doing it will at the least start the bringing-to-life process, as you’ll truly be offered with a lock screen. Tapping the arrow on the "slide to unlock" bar and dragging it to the suitable will get you to the home screen. When you’re ready to show off the Fire, press and hold the power button for a couple seconds to deliver up the shut-down screen. To show off the Fire, simply tap "Shut Down." If you’ve pressed the button by accident, simply tap Cancel on the display screen to dismiss the shut-down screen and get again to wherever you had been.
If you’ve password-protected your Fire, as described in Password-Protect Your Fire, you’ll be prompted for the password immediately after the lock screen. If in case you have the password, you’ll go straight to the house display after you enter it. But if your Fire falls right into a stranger’s hands, the lock display is so far as he’ll get. For many people, the Fire’s generous eight hours of battery life makes it an "always on" gadget. Even when you’re finished reading for the moment, why turn it off if you’re going to hearken to music on it soon? To dim the display, save power, and protect in opposition to unintended taps or swipes, press the facility button briefly to put it to sleep. When you’re ready to wake it up once more, press the button briefly again to right away convey up the "slide to unlock" screen without losing time for it to load. When using the Fire in portrait orientation, the location of the ability button keeps it away out of your fingers, but it additionally means you can’t simply prop it up on a table.
