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  • Page 1 BOOX Nova3Color UserManual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Standard Accessories ..................3 2. Safety Guide ......................4 3. Product Views ......................6 4. Main Interface ......................9 5. Library ........................25 6. Reader ........................36 7. Store ........................81 8. Notes ........................83 9. Storage ........................ 111 10.

  • Page 3: Standard Accessories

    1. Standard Accessories (1) BOOX Nova3Color (2) Stylus Pen (3) Type-C Cable (4) Quick Start Guide (5) Warranty Sheet Optional Accessories (purchased separately) (1) Adapter (2) Protective case (Note: The E-books in the following illustration are not pre-stored)

  • Page 4: Safety Guide

    2. 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 5 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 6: Product Views

    3. Product Views Front View Power Back...
  • Page 7 Back View Speaker Bottom View Type-C...
  • Page 8 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 9: Main Interface

    4. 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 10 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 11 Notifications: Turn on / off notifications for connecting USB, push notification from third-party apps, etc. Jump to the corresponding page by pressing the specific notification. Back Multitasking switching Home Full Refresh System shortcut switch Frontlight control Volume control Notifications...
  • Page 12 Edit The icon in status drop-down menu can be adjusted, like add, remove, and re-order. 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.
  • Page 13 support auto connection after disconnected. Rotation Easily change the orientation of the screen by clicking the direction you want. Refresh Mode 3 levels of refresh mode are available. Normal Mode(default): good display effect, suitable for general text reading. Speed Mode: with slight ghosting, suitable for quickly reading image and text.
  • Page 14 Display Control This includes settings Color Contrast, Color Saturation, and Color Brightness, which are all global settings for the whole device.
  • Page 15 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 16 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 17 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 18 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.
  • Page 19 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. 5. In the search window, select the found computer. If there are multiple supported computers, click Settings to enter the list of supported computers.
  • Page 20 7. After you confirm it, it will automatically connect and the screen will be mirrored successfully; 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.
  • Page 21 8. When the devices are connected, please tap the system bar of the device- Screencast again, and select “disconnect” . The computer cannot disconnect the connection. If the computer supports screencast but cannot receive the request, please restart the computer and try to reconnect again and check whether the computer configuration rejects the request (see step 2).
  • Page 22 Screen Record Long press Recording button on the screen to enter the Screen Recording settings. You can customize Resolution, Image Quality, Screen Orientation, Sound Source, etc.; When you use Screen Recording for the first time, you are recommended to adjust the relevant settings first. Instructions...
  • Page 23 Tap the Screen Record icon to open the floating window of screen recording. Tap the “Start” icon to start recording and tap the Close icon to stop recording； After you stop recording, there will a thumbnail displayed in the upper right corner, and you can tap it to play or share;...
  • Page 24 Preview Share Close Start / Pause...

  • Page 25: Library

    5. 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 26 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 27 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 28 Create Sub-library It helps to manage books by file manager.
  • Page 29 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. 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.
  • Page 30 Sub-library. Tapping the save path can jump to the actual save location in the storage. Clear settings Jump to Storage Clear settings including : clear password default settings , clear reading data , Clear Cache、Clear book Cover；...
  • Page 31 Lock ( Reading Password) User can add (reading) Password to lock each file in order to protect personal reading data； The Password is used to open the file,but it only applies to the same device and NoeReader. If you copy and export the file to other devices or Apps, the Password will become invalid.
  • Page 32 Digits Password only support one Password. After you have set the digits Password, you do not need to set another digits Password and only need to add the Lock. Reading Password cannot be recovered. If you forget the Password, you can only reset it through ONYX Account.
  • Page 33 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.
  • Page 34 Average Reading Time Distribution includes the reading time of all days since Reading Statistics is turned on. 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.
  • Page 35 Share (Third-party App) This supports sharing files through third-party App. The sharing path is automatically obtained according to the installed Apps.

  • Page 36: Reader

    6. 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 37 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. 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.
  • Page 38 When the page is zoomed in, the Floating Toolbar would automatically expand proportionally in order to manage the zoomed-in page better. 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).
  • Page 39 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 40 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 41 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 42 OCR (Beta Version) Only supports pages in image formats PDF, CBR, CBZ, DJVU, and PNG. Recognize one page only each time. Choosing horizontal or vertical according to the document layout can improve the recognition accuracy. Recognize 5 times a day when you are not logged in to your ONYX account.
  • Page 43 You can long-press text to add annotation and lookup dictionary on the recognized pages If some individual characters are not recognized correctly, you can switch to the original text in the annotation pop-up window to correct them, and manually modify the recognized text content (Do not change the original page text);...
  • Page 44 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 45 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 46 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 47 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 48 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 49 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 50 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 51 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 52 Contrast Embolden only applies to text in PDF. Sharpen Imag can sharpen the images. Watermark Whitening can whiten the light-colored images or background in the pages. Dark Color Enhancement applies darker display to either the whole pages or text only.
  • Page 53 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 54 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 55 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 56 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 57 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 58 Different Docs Choose a document different from the current document.
  • Page 59 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 60 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 61 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 62 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 63 PDF will be saved as a new PDF file and retain the handwritten notes. The embedded handwritten notes can be checked and edited on some PC applications such as Adobe acrobat、WPS、chrome. The notes can also be checked and edited on other BOOX devices.
  • Page 64 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.
  • Page 65 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 66 ePUB Original Layout (V2 Engine Beta Version) The ePUB format can be switched to the V2 engine Beta version in the Reader’s Settings/other settings, and supports the original layout of the document, including Fonts, Line Spacing, Margins, Graphic-text Layout, Indentation, etc.; After switched to the V2 engine, the document will be closed automatically.
  • Page 67 After switched to V2, the document needs to be paginated again. You can check the pagination progress in the Menu / Progress. After the progress bar is loaded, it means that the pagination is complete. After the pagination is completed, you can drag the progress bar to Jump to Page;...
  • Page 68 After switched toV2 engine, Menu / Format, there is the Original Layout icon. The Original Layout support manual modification. After modified, it can be restored to the Original Layout by tapping the Original Layout icon. Aside from Fonts, Embolden, Spacing style, other formats all use Original Layout’s settings.
  • Page 69 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 70 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. For pages with more pictures and darker colors, it is recommended to use Deep Refresh to reduce the ghosting of page-turning;...
  • Page 71 Settings There are General Settings, Touch Settings, TTS Settings, Export Settings, Screenshot Settings, Floating Toolbar Settings 、 Other Settings and Version Name.
  • Page 72 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, Apply certain options to all documents、Annotation Font Size Setting；.
  • Page 73 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 74 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 75 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 76 Floating Toolbar Settings This page offers General Settings of Floating Toolbar, Scribble Settings, and Handwriting Recognition Settings;...
  • Page 77 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 78 Scribble Toolbar Settings The Toolbar’s size, display style and function buttons are customizable.
  • Page 79 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 80 Other Settings This setting page includes “ Open ePUB documents with V2 engine ” , Enable “Pinch-to-Zoom”, and Enable “Turn pages by swipes” When “Turn pages by swipes” is disabled, you can only turn pages by tapping on the screen. This can avoid accidental page-turnings when you are taking handwritten notes.

  • Page 81: Store

    7. Store In the language of non-Chinese, the Store is offering free publications E-books from the Internet. Category Books can be screened according to different categories.
  • Page 82 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 83: Notes

    8. Notes This includes Recent Notepads, Local Notepads, and Reading Notes. 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...
  • Page 84 Sync in bulk, including Notes list, all Notes. Users can manually sync all notes in bulks. Cloud Sync includes two-way sync between Cloud end and BOOX device. When there is any change to the Notes on either end, the other end will sync all the changes.
  • Page 85 Notepad. Alternatively, you can sync notes by tapping the Sync icon on the top bar. Third-party accounts only support one-way sync and do not support syncing notes back to BOOX devices. You do not need to log in to ONYX account. Sync Results Long press the cover of the Notepad to pop up the Property Window and check the synced accounts and sync result list.
  • Page 86 More Options It includes Notes Sync Setting, Filter and Sort and Settings.
  • Page 87 Notes Sync Setting This includes ONYX Cloud Notes and export to other accounts. When you export the Notes to third-party Accounts, the Notepads will be in 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.
  • Page 88 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 89 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 90 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 91 The note file has no cover thumbnail after locked. Long-press the note file to remove and add password in the dialog.
  • Page 92 Scribble Interface 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 Canvas Editor Brushs Shapes Eraser Color...
  • Page 93 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 94 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. The template can be set to scale proportionally, splice original images, and stretch to fit the canvas size;...
  • Page 95 Canvas Editor The default canvas size is 1x1, same as the screen size. The canvas size can be adjusted to 1x2, 2x1, 2x2 or custom size. The max canvas size is 2x2. You can customize the canvas size within the max size.
  • Page 96 Horizontal Notepad The notepad orientation is synchronized with the system rotation direction. When the system is switched to the horizontal screen, the notepads are synchronized to the horizontal screen. The created notepad under the vertical mode will retain its vertical size. The canvas size can be manually adjusted;...
  • Page 97 Fit to Canvas and Fit to Screen When the canvas is larger than the screen(1x1), you can go to Toolbar / Zoom to adjust the canvas size to “Fit-to-canvas” or “Fit-to-screen” . Fit-to-canvas: the canvas will be automatically expanded to fit the whole screen.
  • Page 98 Custom Toolbar Besides the default tools like scribble, erase, fullscreen, select, users can add, remove, adjust other tools on the toolbar.
  • Page 99 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 100 Lasso Lasso In the mode, circle an area on the screen, then users can zoom, move, duplicate and remove the selected area.
  • Page 101 Insert a Text box 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.
  • Page 102 Insert a Recording After tapping the Recording icon, the Recording will start immediately. The recording progress bar will be shown on the top Toolbar. You can pause the recording. You can take notes while recording. After stopping the recording, you can save or delete the recording directly. You cannot restore the recording after you choose to delete it.
  • Page 103 You can insert more than 1 recording on one notepad page. Check all recordings at Toolbar/More/Recordings. You can only play recordings in current notepad. You cannot export recordings to PDF to use. If recordings are saved to local storage, you can export recordings in MP3.
  • Page 104 Insert Image Users can remove, zoom, duplicate the images inserted from the local. Select the image and then edit.
  • Page 105 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 106 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 107 Share Support share all pages (PDF format) and current page (PNG format); Support scanning code sharing of Onyx account and sharing through third-party app;...
  • Page 108 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 109 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 110 Floating Toolbar Settings The Toolbar’s size, display style and function icons can be customizable.

  • Page 111: Storage

    9. Storage Recent Files This section includes Shortcuts and Recently Updated Files, which are sorted in reverse order by time. All Storage This section includes Storage path and Categories. files will be classified according to the file formats, but the original storage location of the file will not be changed;...
  • Page 112 Long-press the folder to pop up Property Window and choose “ Set as Shortcut”, which offers quick access to open it.
  • Page 113 OTG External Disk 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 114 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 115: Apps

    10. 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. “Fetch remote optimize config”...
  • Page 116 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 117 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 118 App Optimization Display If some App’s page content exceeds the screen and cannot be displayed, you can switch to the App’s original DPI.
  • Page 119 App Whitening This is to adjust the color text, images and background of the App. If some Apps have black or white icons, you can turn off Icon color or background color option of App Whitening.
  • Page 120 Refresh This is to set the Refresh mode to individual App. Speed Refresh Mode or X Refresh Mode is recommended for webpage and video apps. When the system is in Normal Mode, the refresh mode of Apps will be used. If the system is in other refresh modes(Speed Mode, A2 Mode), the system’s refresh mode will be used.
  • Page 121 Others For the webview page in the APP, the font size, color, boldness, etc. of the webpage can be adjusted; Some apps need to run some services in the background, which can be enabled to allow continuous running in the background.
  • Page 122 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 123 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 124 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 125 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 126 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 127 Push Wi-Fi transfer allows to transfer files from PC to BOOX device.（The web push is not supported any more） 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.
  • Page 128 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 129 PushRead From the Subscription section of push.boox.com or BOOX Assistant, you can enter a webpage address, push it to your BOOX, and read the page in html format. To use the PushRead for the first time, you need to bind the same ONYX...
  • Page 130 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 131 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 132 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 133 Clock refresh intervals are customizable. After the clock is added to a screensaver, a certain frequency of refreshing screen will be retained in the standby state, and the automatic shutdown timing cannot be supported.
  • Page 134 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 135 The content of Calendar Memo temporarily does not support the synchronization. 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 136 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...
  • Page 137 3.Verify your identity, then tap “ register ” (Google Frame ID is automatically obtained);...
  • Page 138 4. After registered successfully, the device will show “this device has been registered”...
  • Page 139 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 140 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 141 7. After logging in successfully, you can start to use Google Play store.
  • Page 142 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 143 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 144 The default split-screen layout is clockwise. You can choose the counterclockwise direction in the Split-screen’s Pop-up Window; 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.
  • Page 145 application on the left by default; 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 146: Settings

    11. 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 147 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 148 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 149 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 handwriting input for other languages.
  • Page 150 Handwriting Input Language Packages...
  • Page 151 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 152 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 153 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 154 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 155 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 156 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 157 Gesture Manager You can customize 3 gestures for the bottom and 2 gestures for the sides. The default functions for the Bottom include: Back, Back Home, Multitasking Switching…etc. Swipe up from the bottom to use them. The default functions for the sides are Volume +/-, and Frontlight +/-. Long press the sides to slide up and down to adjust.
  • Page 158 Support modification to other functions;...
  • Page 159 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;...
  • Page 160 Chinese language system uses the CN server （ Corresponding server: send2boox.com ） , and the other language systems use US server （Corresponding server: push.boox.com）; After manually selecting the server, it will no longer be automatically matched according to the system language;...
  • Page 161 Function Area display icons only The text under the Function icon can be hidden. 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 162 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 163 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 164 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 165 Feedback If having any problems, you can directly find the questions in the FAQ, quickly locate and solve the problems. Submit 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’...

  • Page 166: Specifications

    12. Specifications Nova3Color Processor 1.8GHz*4 + 1.6GHz*4 3G LPDDR4X Android 10 Storage Screen Color E-ink display with Regal refresh Screen Size 7.8 inch Resolution 1404*1872 Touch Stylus + Capacitive touch Front Light Support Wireless WIFI（2.4G+5G）+ Bluetooth（5.0） Battery 3150 mAh Button Back button Type-C（support USB OTG）...

  • Page 167: Declaration

    Locally update and OTA update are available Update Certification CE、RoHS、CCC、FCC、SRRC、TELEC 13. 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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