Amazon Kindle DX tips & tricks
These tips are for the Kindle DX. You can also check out the tips for the Kindle and the Kindle 2
- Play MineSweeper and Gomoku on your Kindle DX
MineSweeper – Press Alt+Shift+M to go to Minesweeper.
Gomoku – Press Alt+Shift+M to go to Minesweeper page. Then press ‘G’ button to go to gomoku. This is a Go like game.
- Kindle DX Calculator
By entering a mathematical expression into the search field on the home menu page your Kindle DX works like a calculator !
Basic math: plus, minus, multiplication, division, power (^) and square root (sqrt).
Parenthesis.
Trigonometry: sin, cos, tan, atan.
- Make your battery last longer
With Kindle DX’s long battery life, you can read on a single charge for up to 4 days with wireless on. Turn wireless off and read for up to 2 weeks!
- Download your documentation
Need to check out something in the manual? Can’t find it? Download it here
Kindle DX User’s Guide (PDF)
Kindle DX User’s Guide (AZW)
Kindle DX Quick Start Guide (PDF)
- Verifying Your Software Version
Select “Settings” from the Home menu.
View the version listed at the bottom left of the Settings screen. If your software version matches one of the versions listed below, you have the most recent version:
Kindle: ”Kindle 2.0.3 (327610024)”
Kindle DX: Kindle 2.1 (337560062) comes with the device
Kindle (1st Generation): “Kindle 1.2 (299870016)”
- Change position of the Next and Prev Page buttons
Want the Next and Prev Page buttons on the left side of your screen? Rotate the device 180 degrees
- Pack your Kindle in an emergency
Need to take your Kindle with you in your carry-on bag but don’t have a case for it? It turns out that a #2 bubble mailer (8-1/2 x 12) fits like a glove.
