Page 1 BOOX NoteAir Mighty E-ink Tablet User Manual...
Page 2: About Onyx
1. About ONYX BOOX is presented by Onyx International, which has a group of professionals who dedicate themselves in designing state-of-the-art reading terminal. The beauty of the BOOX is embodied in both its simplicity and its power. As we are going to show you, BOOX is an open and flexible platform for both consumers and content providers.
Page 3 zooming, and page flow. For a next-generation information device, connectivity is essential. The user can connect to the Internet by built-in Wi-Fi, 3G module or other add-on modules to download new content or surf the web. Customized for the e-ink screen, WebKit, the same software engine as some powerful desktop browsers such as Safari and Chrome, is the web browser of BOOX.
Page 4: Standard Accessories
2. Standard Accessories (1) BOOX NoteAir (2) Stylus Pen (3) Type-C Cable (4) Quick Start Guide (5) Warranty Sheet Optional Accessories (purchased separately) (1) Adapter (2) Protective case...
Page 5: Safety Guide
3. Safety Guide Please read the Safety Guide carefully before you start to use the device. Contact your BOOX retailer if you have any technical problem, or you can dial our official service line at 4008-400-014 or 4008-860-830. Screen protection The device is equipped with E-ink screen, which is very fragile.
Page 6: Using Environment
Stay away from liquids The device is not waterproof. Don ’ t expose the device to a humid environment or use it in the rain. Please keep it away from any corrosive liquids. Don’t dismantle the device Please don’t dismantle the device in case of any damage. Inappropriate battery model may cause explosion.
Page 7: Product Views
4. Product Views Front View Power...
Page 8: Left Side View
Speaker Leftside View Type-C...
Page 9: Button Function
Button Function ⚫ Press the power button to turn on the device ⚫ Long-press the power button for secs, then select “Power off” in the menu to turn off the device Power/ ⚫ Press the power button and release quickly to let the sleep Button device goes into sleep mode ⚫...
Page 10: Main Interface
5. Main Interface The main interface contains a status bar, content area, and function area. The function area contains certain modules. Double-click icons in function area can return to the main page of the specific module. Status Bar Content Area Function Area...
Page 11 Status Bar This section displays the current state of the device, including: Time, Notification, Refresh Mode, Wi-Fi Connection, Battery Usage. It is only for status indication. Notification Interface Click or pull down the Status Bar to expand a menu, which includes: Android Shortcuts: Back button, Home button, Multi-tasking switching Button, Full refresh button.
Page 12 by pressing the specific notification. Back Multi-tasking Home Full Refresh System shortcut switch Frontlight control Volume control Notifications Edit The icon in status drop-down menu can be adjusted, like add, remove, and re-order.
Page 13 Multi-tasking switching Clicking this icon, pop up the Android multi-task list to check the running applications in the background, one key to clear up all the applications to speed up the device. Wi-Fi Setting When using at the first time, you should enter into the Wi-Fi setting interface to get a accessible connection.
Page 14 Refresh Mode Four levels of refresh mode are available. Normal Mode: good display effect, suitable for general text reading. Speed Mode: with slight ghosting, suitable for quickly reading image and text. A2 Mode: Ghosting may exist, suitable for scrolling pages with image and text.
Page 15 Hand Touch For palm rejection, hand touch can be turned off (except for the status bar). The default hand touch is on after reboot.
Page 16 ScreenCast 1. This only supports Windows10. Win7/XP and MacOS are not supported currently. 2. Please make sure that the computer itself supports the screencast function, which can be checked in the computer system settings: System-Projecting to this PC. Please pay attention to the 4 related settings, which will affect the results of searching the computer on the device side and the confirmation of the connection request;...
Page 17 This computer does not support screen projection 3. Please make sure that the computer and your BOOX are in the same Wi-Fi environment. If a desktop computer is connected to Wi-Fi via wireless network card, please confirm whether it is supported in step 2. Some computer configurations and wireless network cards do not support this function;...
Page 18 4. On the device side, select screencast from the system drop-down list. Then the automatic search will start, and the name of the computer will be shown when found.
Page 19 5. In the search window, select the found computer. If there are multiple supported computers, click Settings to enter the list of supported computers. Then select the computer that you want to project to from the list. 6. After you select the computer that you want to project to, the computer will pop up a notice to confirm whether to accept the projecting request;...
Page 20 If the "Unable to view protected content on this device" appears on the screen, the connection may be unsuccessful. Please disconnect the device, and request the screencast connection again. 8. When the devices are connected, please tap the system bar of the device- Screencast again, and select “disconnect”.
Page 21 Function Area The function area includes Library, Store, Note, Storage, Apps, and Settings. The default Homepage is Library. Double-tap the Navigation Ball to return to the Homepage Users can go to Settings / More Settings to set any of the other function pages as a default Homepage.
Page 22 Note Users can create a new note here, create folders for sort management, and export note files to third-party apps. Storage All folders from internal storage will be displayed here. Users can manage documents and folders from the page. Apps All third-party apps are displayed here.
Page 23 6. Library The library only displays E-book documents in supported formats in the storage. Book cover thumbnail is displayed by default. E-books are sorted by the creation time. On the upper right working area of the Library, users can search, create a new bookshelf, manage books in bulk, check Reading Statistics, pop up the drop-down menu ( including Filter, Refresh Library, Scan Covers, Library Setting, Switch to List View)...etc.
Page 24 Library Display Switch Click on these icons to switch the library display. By default, it auto-scans and loads all the supported documents in specified paths, sorted by a specified way. Another one is to display the content based on the structure of storage. The icons change after clicking on it.
Page 25 Filter & Sort By default, it shows all books in descending order. Refresh Library “Refresh Library” gets all documents in supported formats scanned and rebuild library list. This function does not delete the reading history.
Page 26 Create Sub-library It helps to manage books by file manager. Library Settings Users can set book file scanning path here. It only scan the specific folders (Books, Store, WifiTransfer, Push). Users can also select scan all folders but it would slow down the loading speed of Library.
Page 27 Users can select showing books title or file name. Sub-library Attribute Long-press on sub-library cover to view more information about sub-library. To delete or rename sub-library are allowed. When deleting sub-library, the containing books will be moved to Library and will not be deleted with the sub-library.
Page 28 E-book Attribute Long-press on book cover to view more information about E-book name, author, format, size, reading progress, book detail(only available for the E-books of Store), open way, Lock 、 rename, move(to sub-library) and delete. One E-book only can be added to one Sub-library. As for the books purchased from the Store, is allowed to view book details by jumping to the Store page.
Page 29 Lock. Reading Password cannot be recovered. If you forget the Password, you can only reset it through ONYX Account. Reading Password supports individual setting or setting in bulk ( setting in bulk is to add Locks). Currently It does not support to add Passwords to all files directly.
Page 30 Reading Statistics Reading Statistics is to summarize personal reading data, including Today’s Reading Time, Books that have been read, books that have been finished, Total Reading Hours, Highlights and Annotations and Average Reading Time Distribution. Average Reading Time Distribution includes the reading time of all days since Reading Statistics is turned on.
Page 31 Under Reading Statistics, only highlights and annotations can be jumped to and the books that recently have been finished can be opened. Other data is only for analysis purpose. The reading data of each device can only be available on the same device.
Page 32 7. Reader Tap any E-book cover to open an E-book. Full-screen reading without showing status bar is set by default. To pull down from the top of the screen can call out the status bar. To tap on the center of the screen can call out the menu bar for switch among different documents or other functions Enable/disable stylus Dictionary...
Page 33 Floating Toolbar You can choose to activate the Floating Toolbar for the first time when you open a file. Or you can go to Settings / Floating Toolbar Settings to enable it and customize the function buttons in the Floating Toolbar.
Page 34 The Floating Toolbar includes: Hide, Scribble, Enable Palm Rejection, Menu, Prev Page, Next Page, Cancel (Progress) Long press on the Floating Toolbar, you can drag it around on the screen. You can expand or contract the Toolbar to the edge to avoid cover any text on the screen.
Page 35 Under zooming status, singe tap on the screen is set for turning sub-pages of each page( each original page will require several time page-turns to be completed). But tapping the virtue page-turn buttons on the Floating Toolbar is set for turning the whole original page.
Page 36 You can disable the Floating Toolbar by going to Setting - General Setting. When it is contracted to the edge, you can swipe from either side of edge to the center of the screen to expand it. When palm rejection is enabled from the Floating Toolbar, it only applies to the reading document.
Page 37 Word Menu Long-press on the word to pop up dictionary dialog for look-ups. English word recognition and look-ups are supported. Through the drop-down list on the top right of the dialog, the dictionary can be switched to others. Users can download and install the dictionary themselves. Put dictionary file on the path root directory\dicts\xxx (e.g Storage\dicts\English-French), or download dictionary online directly.
Page 38 Long press on any word and drag to select the text you want to mark. The highlight is set by default for selected text. Users can switch among highlight, underline and others, the color highlight can be in black or grey. The mark setting remains after a change.
Page 39 Handwriting recognition Double-tap the handwritten text or shapes to start AI Recognition. In the state where hand touch is disabled, double-tap can also be used to initiate the AI Recognition The text and shapes with 0.5cm spacing and straight lines with 0.3cm spacing can be recognized as one content area.
Page 40 The boxes or lines near the text can be converted into underline and highlight after being double-tapped. That offers great convenience to add highlights to the converted content. If users do not want it to be converted into highlights, you can disable this function from Handwriting recognition settings.
Page 41 Converted to adding Bookmarks Use stylus to click the upper right corner to add a bookmark This area does not support page-turn by stylus.
Page 42 Page-turns Users can use the stylus to tap the 3 corners of the content area for turning pages. This offers convenience to page-turn when hand touch is disabled. This function is on by default.
Page 43 Bottom Menu Bar (PDF format) TOC, Progress, Format, Navigation Mode, and Scribble are included. TOC contains Table of Content, Bookmark, Annotation, and Scribble. TOC supports three-layer hierarchy. The current layer is underlined. Jump to the corresponding page when tapping any of the layers. Tap on any position out of the TOC to exit.
Page 44 Bookmarks Without calling out the menu, bookmark the reading page by simply tapping a tag on the top right corner of the screen. Tap it again to un-bookmark the page. The bookmarks can be checked under the path of Doc-Bookmark, where users can delete bookmarks.
Page 45 Jump to the corresponding page by tapping any of the pages. All scribble contents can be exported in Png format and saved under the same directory folder Storage\Note\(same name as the source file). Progress It displays the chapter name (book name if no chapter), page progress, last/next chapter, page number, slideshow, undo, and redo.
Page 46 Format Display, Contrast, and Reflow are included. This module is just available for the E-books in the formats of PDF\DJVU\CBR\CBZ. Display It contains Layout, Orientation, Zoom, Crop, and Margin. Layout: Single page, double pages 1， double pages 2 , double page only in landscape mode .
Page 47 Contrast Watermark, Sharpen, Image Contrast, Text Contrast, and Embolden are included. Certain functions are just available for scanned documents.
Page 48 Reflow Reflow is only available for PDF/DJVU/CBR/CBZ documents. Reflow allows users to further customize the layout of documents including: Line Spacing, Margin, Text Direction, Font Size, Columns, and Skew Correction (for italic documents).
Page 49 Navigation Navigation allows users to have options of Reset, Comic Mode, Article Mode, and More Settings including Crop, Split, and Subpage Order. Comic Mode: the screen will be divided into four subpages and the reading order is upper right – upper left – bottom right – bottom left. Article Mode: the screen will be divided into four subpages and the reading order is upper left –...
Page 50: More Settings
More settings Manually adjust the settings of area cropping, page split, and subpage order. Crop: Manually select the cropping area for single or double pages. Split: Split the pages into specified subpages in different ways. Order: Decide the initial position and reading order for subpages.
Page 51 Split View It allows to respectively open current document, two different documents, or one document & Note at the same time 、 Split-View ( Doc & Translation ) This function is only available in landscape mode, the later open document/Note will appear at the right side. The sides can be swapped.
Page 52 Current Doc (same doc) The two documents are totally independent. Users can respectively turn pages and save them. The scribble, highlight, annotation, bookmark would be synchronized to each other after page refresh.
Page 53 Different Docs Choose a document different from the current document.
Page 54 Similar to the Current Doc, these two documents can be respectively operated. The display is also swappable. For PDF document, please try to swap them if part of them is not writable.
Page 55 Doc & Note Likewise, they are swappable. And the Note will be created with a name same as the document. It associates with the document and can be edited in Note app. Every document can only have an associated note. Changing the name of the note does not affect the association.
Page 56 Split-View (Doc & Translation) This supports Baidu Translate and Bing Translate and provides full page translation. This also supports multiple target languages Your BOOX needs to stay connected with internet...
Page 57 Scribble The Scribble toolbar is floating on the screen. You can long press on it and drag it around on the screen. Scribble is enabled by default. You can enable / disable it by tapping the Scribble icon located on the upper part of the screen. You need to pop up the Scribble toolbar by tapping the Scribble icon located on the right bottom of the screen.
Page 58 The handwritten notes are embedded to the original documents by default. It support to embed to original PDF and export as a new PDF. The embedded PDF will be saved as the original document while the exported PDF will be saved as a new PDF file and retain the handwritten notes.
Page 59 Write and Erase Click on the brush and eraser icons for the writing and erasing functions. Double-click them to expand the sub-menu. In the state of stroke erasing, you need to switch to the brush for go on writing. For the “erase all”, you do not need to switch back to the brush. Color Black, gray, and white strokes are shown as their authentic colors.
Page 60 Bottom Menu (other format) TOC, Format, Progress and Split screen are included. It supports the formats of EPUB\TXT\MOBI\AZW3,etc. Format The settings include Font Face, Display and Spacing. Loading font face in the directory Storage\fronts is supported. The settings for font size, font face, contrast, bold, spacing work on all newly opened documents, but not work on the documents before settings.
Page 61 Screenshot Diagonally tap on two corners of the screen to capture the screen in PNG format. The function is only available on the reading page. The screenshot will be saved to the local, or shared by scanning QR code. The save path is Storage\Screenshots.
Page 62 WeChat and browser scanning are supported for screenshot sharing.
Page 63 Refresh Tap the hamburger menu located at the upper right corner to choose Refresh and other related settings of refresh Regal refresh and partial refresh are by default When scrolling the page, speed mode is by default.
Page 64 Settings There are General Settings, Touch Settings, TTS Settings, Export Settings, Screenshot Settings, Floating Toolbar Settings、and Version Name.
Page 65 General Settings There are Enable page close reminder, Enable system status bar, Enable reader status bar, Enable multiple documents, Show file borderline, Enable Floating Toolbar, Show hyperlink, Show bookmark position, Enable pinch to scale, Apply certain options to all documents 、 Annotation Font Size Setting；.
Page 66: Touch Settings
Touch Settings Users are able to customize the touch settings for different areas. There are six default touch modes can be chosen and users can customize three more.
Page 67 TTS Settings The built-in Baidu TTS is set by default. English is supported. A network connection is required at first use. Switching to third-party TTS system is allowed. The built-in TTS settings are not synchronized with the system TTS settings. The system TTS settings work on the third-party TTS by default.
Page 68: Export Settings
Export Settings The default storage path is Storage\Note. The export files can be also saved to the same directory as the source file.
Page 69 Floating Toolbar Settings This page offers General Settings of Floating Toolbar, Scribble Settings, and Handwriting Recognition Settings;...
Page 70 Floating Toolbar Settings It is enabled by default and can be turned off manually. After disabled, it can no longer be called out; It can be customized whether the indicator is displayed after it is collapsed. Call out the Floating Toolbar by swiping from the screen edges. The Toolbar’s size, display style and functions buttons are customizable.
Page 71 Scribble Toolbar Settings The Toolbar’s size, display style and function buttons are customizable.
Page 72 Handwriting Recognition Settings It is enabled by default and can be disabled manually. After disabled, it will no longer support double-tap recognition The underline can be recognized as highlight first. It is enabled by default, and it can be turned off. After it is turned off, it is only recognized as an image;...
Page 73 8. Store In the language of non-Chinese, the Store is offering free publications E-books from the Internet.
Page 74 Category Books can be screened according to different categories.
Page 75 Book Detail Click a book cover to open up book detail. The specific book information. Click “Full Edition Download” to download the book, then you can see this book cover in Library .
Page 76 Recent Notepads include 12 Notepads that have been opened recently, including local notepads and reading Notes The Reading Notes include the Notes created under Split View when users are reading books. Multiple Selection Reading Notepads Local Notepads More Options Recent Notepads Create new folder Search Onyx Cloud Sync...
Page 77 Cloud Sync ( in bulk) Notes Cloud Sync requires logging in to Onyx Account. The individual notepad can be synced automatically when being exiting or opening. Go to More Options / Notes Sync Setting to choose whether to enable this function. The Notes will be automatically synced when exiting by default.
Page 78 More Options It includes Notes Sync Setting, Filter and Sort and Settings.
Page 79 PDF format and can not be edited. If you export your notes to other bound accounts, the notes will be automatically synchronized to other bound cloud accounts of yours when you exit the Note. The sync icon is only applicable for the ONYX account cloud sync.
Page 80 Backup and Recover It supports backup and recover for handwritten documents in local or to the Cloud. To delete backup files is allowed. Note: The action Recover will recover the backup data, which will cover the current data. Please be careful.
Page 81 Settings These are general settings for Stylus Calibration, Account Sync and Backup, AI recognition, Note password settings, Show Erasing Trace, Auto-turn on Wi-Fi to sync Notes, Auto-generate PDF documents after exiting Note, Auto refresh after lifting stylus. If this device is bound with third-party accounts for file sync, and Wi-Fi is connected, the Note files will be auto-uploaded to the accounts with a PDF or PNG attachment.
Page 82 Note Password Settings This password is only used for protecting files on the device, not encrypting files. So the password does not work out of the device. Now this function does not support multiple passwords for one file. This function supports specific password, which are available for all note files.
Page 83 The note file has no cover thumbnail after locked. Long-press the note file to remove and add password in the dialog.
Page 84 Files can be saved automatically and manually when to quit the Note. Tap on the page number to jump to the specified page quickly. Fullscreen Name Search Undo Thumbnail View Redo Layers Onyx cloud Sync Eraser Colors Lasso tool Zoom Text Input AI Recognition Enable/disable palm rejection Refresh...
Page 85 Layers This supports template layer, 5 custom layers, hiding and adjusting layer order. Hidden layers will not be displayed during export and recognition; Templates can only be added at the template layer, and the template layer cannot be deleted; You can add 5 custom layers to the inserted images Show layer Delete layer Move layer...
Page 86 Template It includes built-in templates, local templates（PDF\PNG format） and the Cloud templates. The directory of the local templates is Storage\note Template. The directory of the templates downloaded from the Cloud is Storag\noteTemplate\cloud. The built-in templates will be used if the local template are deleted.
Page 87 Custom Toolbar Besides the default tools like scribble, erase, fullscreen, select, users can add, remove, adjust other tools on the toolbar.
Page 88 Write and Erase Click on the brush icons for the writing and erasing functions. Double-click them to expand the sub-menu. In the state of stroke erasing, you need to switch to the brush first and then write. For the “erase all”, you do not need to switch back to the brush.
Page 89 Lasso Lasso In the mode, circle an area on the screen, then users can zoom, move, duplicate and remove the selected area.
Page 90: Text Input
Text Input Users are allowed to key in words on the note by a Bluetooth keyboard. The input box can be moved everywhere. Users can adjust the font, line spacing, bolding, underline, italic, copy and delete. stylus touch for icons is desensitized by default, so it is better to use your fingers to adjust the position of the Navigation Ball;...
Page 91 AI Recognition Click the icon “AI” to switch to recognize the handwriting text. English is supported. To download the corresponding language package is required for other language recognition. This function contains original recognition and reflow recognition. Original recognition only does conversion but not changes the position of words, while reflow recognition reflows words after conversion.
Page 92 The text flows automatically after reflow. Users can manually make space, newline, and font size after that. The accuracy of recognition depends on how normal the handwriting is. AI recognition works based on the handwriting. If the handwriting content changes, please re-enter the function to let it convert once again. For saving the converted content, please export it.
Page 93 Insert Image Users can remove, zoom, duplicate the images inserted from the local. Select the image and then edit. Share Share all pages of a note in PDF format or current page in PNG format.
Page 94 Full screen mode of Notes When you switch to full-screen mode, you can choose whether to display the Floating Toolbar. When it is collapsed, you can call it out by swiping from the screen edges. Note: The full-screen mode is an independent note-taking mode. If you exit, you will exit the Notepad directly.
Page 95 The default Floating Toolbar only includes Fullscreen, Pen, Color, Eraser, Collapse, and More. You can tap the “More” icon to customize the icons on the Floating Toolbar.
Page 96 Floating Toolbar Settings The Toolbar’s size, display style and function icons can be customizable.
Page 97 10. Storage Storage displays all files from internal storage. Files will be displayed in alphabetical order by default. It can be switched to file type, size, create time. The files can be viewed in thumbnail or list. Multiple selections are allowed. Users can customize shortcut for folders in storage and place it in the storage interface.
Page 98 USB drive OTG is supported. Users can connect the device with USB drive through a Type-C cable. The device will detect USB drive afterwards. The OTG feature would consume more power since it supplies power to a USB drive. It supports analog and digital Type-C earphones ( You can use 3.5mm audio jack converter);...
Page 99 Low storage space warning Please reserve at least 300M of available storage space to ensure the normal operation of the system and saving related data; When it is lower than 300M, a warning icon will be displayed in the system bar, indicating that the storage space is insufficient;...
Page 100 11. Apps All installed apps are displayed in alphabetical order A-Z by default. Users can choose their preferred order. Long press on each APP icon to pop up the Apps menu to delete or optimize. Pre-installed apps on devices are not allowed to delete.
Page 101 “Fetch remote optimize config” and “one key to freeze” to the third party apps helps to get a better user experience and save power.
Page 102 Navigation Ball Navigation Ball is a circular ball that floats above all the apps on the screen. 9 buttons can be customized. Single click on the ball to expand and collapse navigation menu. It requires to turn off and on again after the new button settings. The Navigation Ball by fault is in Fan-shaped style.
Page 103 The 9 buttons can be set as multiple common functions including system operation, app switching, app optimization and so on. The app optimization can be called out in an app through the Navigation Ball, for real-time review after optimization.
Page 104 App Optimization App optimization auto-runs after third-party apps installed. When you want to modify the parameters again, you can run the app and optimize it by Navigation Ball, or fetch a configuration from the Cloud. Third party applications can be optimized by several settings includes dpi, contrast, color filter, refresh mode, animation filter, etc.
Page 105 Dictionary If users use dictionary apps the first time, to download dictionary package to local will be asked. This function requires network connection. Word pronunciation needs a dictionary file comes with voice files, currently TTS is not supported. Search Online pronunciatio Add to vocabulary nnunciatio...
Page 106 Users can install dictionaries themselves by putting the dictionary files to designated directory Storage\dicts\. Please save the files under a folder, e.g. dicts\English-English Dictionary. For the preferred dictionary settings, users can select up to 10 preferred dictionaries. Users will be asked to select again if the select number is less than 1 or more than 10.
Page 107 After dictionaries are installed, users can look up new words in the search bar. Switch between different dictionaries by tapping a corresponding dictionary title on the bottom. The search result is in terms of the related dictionary. If the word is unfound, try to use other dictionaries.
Page 108 Wi-Fi Transfer This module contains Wi-Fi transfer and push. Wi-Fi transfer allows to transfer ebooks to the device. Please ensure that your PC or Android Phone and the device are in the uniform LAN, enter the provided IP address in a browser or scan the provided QR code to accomplish ebook transfer.
Page 109 The ebooks are stored in a default path: \WifiTransfer. Check the transfer list in “WIFI Transfer History ”. You may delete the transfer history then the local files in the device would be deleted and vice versa. Certain browsers may omits file suffix. This function does not support that kind of files.
Page 110 Website end address: push.boox.com To use it for the first time, you need to log in ONYX account and bind the Boox device with PC end. One account can bind with multiple devices. The size limit is 200M for every pushed file.
Page 111 Push History The history is ordered by time. To delete files in local is allowed. And you can also re-download them to the local from the Push History. Delete local file Download Progress...
Page 112 BOOX, and read the page in html format. To use the PushRead for the first time, you need to bind the same ONYX account on the website push.boox.com and your BOOX;...
Page 113 You need to connect your BOOX with Wi-Fi to download the pushed URLs for the first time. After loading once, it can be read offline later; The layout of the content page defaults to Browsing Mode (the layout of the original web page), and you can choose to switch between Browsing Mode and Reading Mode from the More Menu;...
Page 114 App Store (E-ink) There are some usual third-party apps provided here. These apps are free versions from developers and their compatibility are not verified as full to the system. Paid apps download is not supported for now. Users can choose to delete the installation package automatically after Apps are installed.
Page 115 Screensaver The screensaver and shutdown image can be customizable. The shutdown image only supports image formats Screensaver style The Image Screensaver is by default. The screensaver supports Image Screensaver, Poem Screensaver, Words Screensaver, Calendar Screensaver, Clock Screensaver，and Transparent Screensaver. The clock, text, and Bottom Status Bar can be added to the other screensavers aside from the Transparent Screensaver.
Page 116 In Image Screensaver, when a single picture is selected, the screensaver is a fixed picture. When multiple pictures are selected, the screensaver will be shown in carousel format; The Bottom Status Bar can display the battery status and lock screen status;...
Page 117 Calendar Memo The calendar Memo can display the notes and reading records under the current date. You can open the notes or documents directly by tapping the records; You can add handwritten notes as a memo, which can be set as a screensaver.
Page 118 After logging in to the ONYX account, you can use the mail function to send the contents of the Memo to the designated mailbox as a PDF attachment;...
Page 119 Google Play Store 1.Connect your BOOX to the Internet. You will need to log in to the VPN if you are in mainland China. Please ensure that the VPN network is working and can connect to data; 2.Go to Settings / System Settings / Application Management / Enable Google Suite, tap GSF ID, then log in to Google account;...
Page 120 3.Verify your identity, then tap “ register ” (Google Frame ID is automatically obtained);...
Page 121 4. After registered successfully, the device will show “this device has been registered”...
Page 122 5. Go to Apps/ Google Play Store, select “update” from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner. Google Play service update can improve the probability of passing the certification.
Page 123 6. After the update is complete, return to the homepage, then tap Login. If the login interface appears, it indicates that the authentication has been successful.
Page 124 7. After logging in successfully, you can start to use Google Play store.
Page 125 8. If it shows "This device is not authenticated by the Google Play protection mechanism" , it means that the authentication has not passed. You can only wait for Google authentication to pass. After 5-20 minutes, check again. If it still has not passed, you can continue to repeat steps 3 and 4 to re-authenticate, and then tap the Play Store to log in;...
Page 126 Split Screen This supports Apps Split-Screen. You can select Split-Screen from the system drop-down bar when an application is opened, and then select a document, a notepad or other application that you want to open on the other side of your screen. The system interface does not support enabling Split-Screen directly.
Page 127 The Apps Split-Screen defaults to landscape mode. The left side defaults to the main application and the newly opened application is on the right side. You can swap left and right positions in the Split-Screen Menu; Under Split-Screen mode, select Exit Split-Screen to exit the Split-screen mode from the system pull-down Split-Screen menu.
Page 128 Under Split-Screen mode, only the optimization and refresh setting of the main application (applications that enable split-screen) is supported. The refresh setting of the secondary screen (apps opened later) does not take effect; Under Split-Screen mode, the optimization and display settings of the two applications take effect separately;...
Page 129 12. Settings Model name, Android version, and Version are available on Settings. Users can click the image of the device for an online user manual and further manage settings of the whole device by clicking the below specific area.
Page 130 About Device It contains model name, Android version, MAC address and firmware version. Click the model number for more information, including Capacitive Touch Version, VCom, Other information, Factory Reset, etc. Note: To run the function of factory reset would remove all of the user data.
Page 131 Language settings Users can set system language, keyboard and input method and TTS on this page; Users can set languages of the system and virtue keyboard. The system has an Android keyboard by default. Users can install third-party Apps for more input methods.
Page 132 ONYX Keyboard Typing, handwriting input and voice input are available for ONYX keyboard, and network connection is necessary for first time. English is the default language of the handwriting input and users need to download the corresponding language package first if they want to use...
Page 133 Handwriting Input Language Packages...
Page 134 Voice Input Long press the Space button on the ONYX keyboard to enable the voice input first. Only English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Sichuanese are supported.
Page 135 Date & Time Users can choose either auto setting or manual setting for date and time. When the device is connected with internet, it will automatically set date and time according to local time zone. Manual setting requires to set time zone, date and time, and users can select their preferred time and date display format;...
Page 136 Wi-Fi Settings Slide Wi-Fi On, then available networks will be listed. Users can choose a network, then input password to connect with internet. After Wi-Fi is connected successfully at the first time, the device will save Wi-Fi information automatically. Users only need to turn on Wi-Fi on notification bar if using the same WIFI next time.
Page 137: Bluetooth Settings
Bluetooth Settings Turn on Bluetooth, you can search for nearby Bluetooth devices and then send connection requests. Bluetooth needs to be paired before use. Currently only support the eReader to receive documents, send documents from Boox eReader to other devices is not supported. VPN Setting ...
Page 138 More Settings This page includes settings of Password, System Display, Custom Homepage, Server Selection, and Function area display icons only. Lock screen password Lock screen password requires 4-8 digital number.
Page 139 Reset Password Users could reset password by logging in ONYX account via phone number or email. (Log in via WeChat is not supported to reset password) It is not available to reset password without logging in ONYX account first.
Page 140 System Display Support to adjust the system font size, the default is the standard font size, you can set a total of 4 sizes: small, standard, large, extra large; Custom Homepage The default Homepage is Library. You can set any of the other Function pages as the Homepage.
Page 141: Server Selection
Server Selection The server is allocated according to the system language by default. The Chinese language system uses the Asia server, and the other language systems use US server; After manually selecting the server, it will no longer be automatically matched according to the system language;...
Page 142 Account System account settings, ONYX account, and other account can be managed here. Users could further manage their Google account, Exchange and other accounts via System Account Settings.
Page 143 ONYX Account Users could log in the ONYX account via phone number, email, and WeChat account on BOOX devices or on push.boox.com. Users could back up and sync the notes among different devices with the ONYX account. Password reset is only available with the ONYX account logging in via...
Page 144 Three logging methods, phone number, email and WeChat account could be bound to each other. Users could unbind the phone number and email, but the WeChat account is not supported.
Page 145 Application Users can select USB debugging, enable Store, Set Back button as Homepage button、Freeze third-party apps in the background by default、 Automatically optimize third-party optimization configs 、 Enable Google Play , etc. Users need to activate the Google Play Store first by going to Settings/ Apps/ Enable Google Play/ GSF ID with the Google account.
Page 146 Feedback Welcome to submit any technical problem or advice to us. This function collects system information for problem judgment. And Onyx shall never disclose users’ device information. The related logs will be cleared after the device shuts down. If you need to send feedback after the device is off, please enable Save Logs to local in Feedback so that you can send related logs after restarting the device.
Page 147 13. FAQ How to install a dictionary The device supports dictionary formats of stardict\bgl\mdict. Users can download the dictionary packages online, copy to folder “ Root Directory\dicts\ ” . Dictionary is available to use after that when users are reading; How to add fonts Users can download fonts online, then copy the fonts to the folder /fonts;...
Page 148 Update by OTA Users can update the firmware online via OTA (Setting\About\System update). Please connect Wi-Fi when updating the device by OTA;...
Page 149: Specifications
14. Specifications NoteAir Processor 1.8GHz*4 + 1.6GHz*4 3G LPDDR4X Android 10 Storage Screen E-ink display with Regal refresh Screen Size 10.3 inch Resolution 1404*1872 Touch Stylus + Capacitive touch Front Light Support Wireless WIFI（2.4G+5G）+ Bluetooth（5.0） Battery 3000 mAh G-sensor Support Auto-Rotate Type-C（support USB OTG）...
Page 150 Locally update and OTA update are available Update Certification CE、RoHS、CCC、FCC、SRRC、TELEC 15. Declaration Onyx International Inc. reserves the right to modify the content of the Quick Start Guide and User Manual without further notice. For more information, please visit our website at www.boox.com.

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