14 Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet User GuidePower and ChargingTurning Your NOOK On and OffNOTE: If you have set up a passcode to protect your NOOK, you will have to enter the passcode after youturn on your NOOK. See “Using a Device Lock Passcode to Protect Your NOOK”.Turning On Your NOOKTo turn on your NOOK, press the power button located on the left edge of your NOOK. Hold the button down for5 seconds and release it.Your NOOK starts. When it has completed its start-up process, it makes a chiming sound.Turning Off Your NOOKYou do not need to turn your NOOK off when you stop using it. With a fully charged battery and with Wi-Fi turnedon, your NOOK has enough power to last in a suspended “sleeping” state for many days. With a fully charged bat-tery and with Wi-Fi turned off, your NOOK has enough power to last in a suspended state for several weeks.On the other hand, if you are carrying your NOOK without a cover in a bag or purse, you might want to turn offyour NOOK to avoid it being accidentally turned on from its “sleeping” state. You also might want to turn off yourNOOK simply to conserve power.To turn off your NOOK, do this:1. Press the power button and hold it down for 5 seconds.A window appears, asking if you really want to turn your NOOK completely off.2. Tap the Power off button in the dialog box.Your NOOK turns off.NOTE: If you ignore the window asking you to confirm that you want to power off your NOOK, after severalseconds the window disappears and your NOOK resumes whatever it was doing before you pressedthe power button.
