PocketBook InkPad Color 3 · Guides
Set up a new PocketBook InkPad Color 3
Take a new InkPad Color 3 from the box to a working reader, including the PocketBook account, the optional Adobe ID for DRM library books, and the colour-screen basics.
Setting up an InkPad Color 3 is quick. Two optional accounts are worth understanding: a PocketBook account unlocks the wireless delivery and cloud features, and an Adobe ID lets the device open DRM-protected library books directly. The one thing to get right early is your expectation of the colour screen — it is a genuine colour reader, but a calm, muted one, and plain text still looks best in its black-and-white mode.
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Charge the InkPad Color 3 before setup
A new device often ships part-charged, and setup includes a firmware update. Plug it in with the supplied USB-C cable and give it 30 minutes or more before you start.
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Turn it on and choose your language and keyboard
Press the power button on the top edge. PocketBook asks for the interface language and keyboard layout first; this does not limit what languages your books can be in.
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Connect to Wi-Fi and install any firmware update
Choose your network and enter the password. If an update is offered, install it and let the device restart. PocketBook updates add format support and colour-rendering fixes, so it is worth doing now.
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Decide about a PocketBook account
A PocketBook account is used for the PocketBook Cloud (syncing books and reading position across devices and apps), the book store, and the Send-to-PocketBook email service. It is not required to read files you copy on yourself. You can skip it during setup and add it later under Settings, then Accounts and Synchronization.
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Optional: authorise an Adobe ID for library books
The InkPad Color 3 can open EPUB and PDF books protected with Adobe DRM — the kind most public libraries lend — without a computer. To use that, go to Settings, then Accounts and Synchronization, then "Adobe DRM", and sign in with a free Adobe ID. Skip this if you only read your own unprotected files.
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Learn the buttons, the SMARTlight and the colour toggle
Two buttons on the bottom bezel turn pages. Swipe down from the top for the SMARTlight controls — brightness and a separate warm-tone slider. There is also a quick way to switch the screen between colour and pure black-and-white; use black-and-white for plain novels, where it is sharper.
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Set your expectations for the colour
Kaleido 3 colour is muted and lower-resolution than a phone or tablet — it looks like good newsprint, not a glossy magazine. The black-and-white text layer is the sharp 300-ppi one. The next guides cover getting the best out of both.
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Add your books
Connect the InkPad Color 3 to a computer by USB and copy book files into any folder on the drive; the device indexes them on disconnect. There is no microSD slot, so the 32 GB of internal storage is all you have.