Charge and Power Up Your Kindle

To charge your Kindle, connect it to a wall socket using the cable and power adapter plug. The light on your Kindle next to the USB socket is yellow when charging and green when Kindle is fully charged.

Third-party charging devices are not supported or recommended for your Kindle.

Charge from Your Computer via Kindle Micro-USB Cable

When using the micro-USB cable to charge your Kindle with your computer, your Kindle should charge within six hours. To charge your Kindle from a computer via Kindle micro-USB cable:

Connect Kindle directly to a USB port on your computer. Do not connect through a hub, keyboard, or monitor.
Connect Kindle to a computer plugged into a power outlet. We recommend keeping your computer plugged into a power outlet while charging your Kindle. Your computer may not supply sufficient power to the USB port if it is unplugged.
Make sure that your computer stays on during the entire charging process. Disable Standby, Hibernate or Sleep mode, if necessary.
Verify Kindle recognizes the USB connection. You can verify your Kindle is charging if you see the USB drive mode screen. If you do not see this screen, unplug and reconnect your Kindle. You may need to select an alternate USB port.

Use Kindle while Charging via Kindle Micro-USB Cable

You can use your Kindle while it is connected via USB and charging from your computer by unmounting or ejecting it so Kindle exits USB drive mode. Kindle then displays the Home screen, and a lightning bolt on the battery status icon shows your Kindle is still charging.

Use Kindle's Power Switch

The Power switch on top of Kindle puts it to sleep, wakes it up, and turns your Kindle on or off.

To wake up or turn on your Kindle: Slide and release the power switch.

To put your Kindle to sleep: Slide and release the power switch. Other keys and buttons are locked in Sleep mode.

To turn your Kindle off: Slide and hold the power switch for four seconds until the screen goes blank, and then release.

To restart your Kindle: Disconnect your Kindle from any power source, and then slide and hold the power switch for 40 seconds before releasing.

Tip: Your Kindle will go to sleep by itself after ten minutes if you are not using it.

Register Your Kindle

Register your Kindle to access features such as purchasing and downloading content. If you no longer have access to your Kindle or transferred it to another user, you should deregister your Kindle from your account.

To register or deregister your Kindle:

Press the Home button.
Press the Menu button. Make sure that wireless is turned on.
Select Settings.
Select register.
Enter your Amazon.com user name and password.
Select OK.

Tip: If your Amazon user name or password contains characters that are not on the Kindle keyboard, press the Symbol key to see additional characters.

Set a Password on Kindle

You can set a password for your Kindle on the Settings screen. You then need to enter the password to access your Kindle if it is in sleep mode or is turned off.

To set your Kindle password:

Press the Home button.
Press the Menu button.
Select Settings.
Select the turn on option next to Device Password.
Enter your new password twice. Enter a hint to help you remember the password.
Select Submit.

Note: If you forget your password, move the 5-way controller down to view your password hint.

Use the Home Screen

Your Home screen displays a list of all of your Kindle reading materials.

To display the Home screen: Press the Home button.

The Home screen shows:

Device name: The name of your Kindle. You can edit this name on the Settings screen.
Show options: Choose which types of content you want displayed in Home.
Sort options: Choose the order you want content displayed in Home.
Title: the title of the item.
Author or Date: For books, the author of the item is listed. For periodicals and blogs, the date is listed.
Unread title: The new label indicates the item has never been opened and is less than 24 hours old.
Archived Items: Downloadable items stored at Amazon.com not currently on your device.
Sample title: The sample label indicates the book is a sample.
Progress indicator: The series of dots below the item shows how long the book is. Bold dots show how much of the book you have read.
Audiobook title: the audio label indicates the book is an audiobook.
Pages in Home: Indicates the total number of pages in Home. Use the Next Page or Previous Page button to navigate the pages.
Periodicals: Access older issues of newspapers and magazines.