User Guide for Calibre audio models including: Synapptic, Software, Synapptic Software
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DocumentDocumentCalibre on Synapptic Quick Guide Contents 3. Home page 4. Entertainment settings 5. Sign in 6. Calibre library 7. Browsing the collection 8. Searching the collection 9. Audiobook information 10. Adding a title to your list 11. Listening to your audiobooks 12. Playing an audiobook 13. Returning an audiobook Home page To use this guide, you must have a device with Synapptic software installed, version 9.1 or later. You must also have your device connected to the internet. The Calibre app requires an internet connection. From the main menu navigate to entertainment (this may be abbreviated to ENT). 3 Entertainment settings Head to `settings' at the end of the entertainment section, and then click `Calibre' to take you to the sign in screen. You'll need your membership number and password for the next step. If you're unsure of either of these, please get in touch with our Membership Services team. 4 Sign In The sign in page allows you to access your account and start playing books. Sign in with your membership number and password (which is currently your surname, which will start with a capital letter). Once you've signed in successfully, a screen saying `fetching book list' will appear, and any titles in your list should begin downloading. 5 Calibre library After you've signed in, you can go back to the entertainment menu and select `Calibre' to begin browsing and listening to books. 6 Browsing the collection You can search our collection for books in a number of ways: New This tab displays the audiobooks released that month. Categories You can also browse our collection by category with 70 to choose from. Authors Find an author and see a list of all their audiobooks we have in the collection. Narrators Or you can find a narrator and see a list of the titles they've recorded. 7 Searching the collection You can also search for audiobooks by using the search tab in the Calibre app. You can search by author, narrator, or title. It will display a list of results for you to choose from. 8 Audiobook Information When you find an audiobook that appeals to you, click on the title and then `info' to get more information, including the synopsis, length, and the narrator's name. 9 Adding a title to your list To add a title to your playlist, just click on the "borrow" button. This will add the book to your list. You can start listening to the audiobook straight away or you can search for more books. 10 Listening to your audiobooks You can listen to your chosen titles by clicking `books' and selecting the title you'd like to hear. From the play screen, you can rewind or fast forward by ten seconds, pause and play, and skip tracks. 11 Go back 30 seconds Time and Track position Skip back a track Play/Pause Playing an audiobook Here is an explanation of the player and its controls. The player will open in a separate window. The player automatically bookmarks the track you are on. So you can pause at any time and log out (if you need to) or leave yourself logged in. When you return, the audio will resume from where you left it. Go forward 10 seconds Skip back a track 12 Returning an audiobook Once you've finished listening to a book, you can return it by selecting the return button and pressing `yes'. 13 Any questions? If you have any questions or require further help, please contact Membership Services: membershipservices@calibre.org.uk 01296 432339 For Synapptic Version 9.1 June 2023 Calibre on Synapptic Quick Guide 14