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Page 2: Table Of Contents
6. Library ........18 7. Reading Page ....... 23 8. Shop ........42 9.Storage ........48 10.Apps ........49 11.Settings ........59 12.FAQ ........71 13.Specifications ......72 14.Declaration ........ 73 Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 2 / 73...
Page 3: About Onyx
1. About ONYX BOOX is presented by Onyx International Inc, 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 4 Safari and Chrome, is the web browser of BOOX. BOOX brings you a new reading experience. Statement: all the book covers in this manual are displayed only, not preloaded. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 4 / 73...
Page 5: Standard Accessories
2. Standard Accessories Included in the Boox： 1. BOOX Nova Reader 2. Type-C Cable 3. Quick Start Guide 4. Warranty Sheet Optional Accessories（Purchased separately） 1. Adapter 2. Protective Case Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 5 / 73...
Page 6: Safety Guide
Only the battery, adapter, and other accessories meeting our standard safety rules can be used for the device. For details, please refer to Product Specification. We will not be responsible for any damage caused by incompatible accessories; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 6 / 73...
Page 7 Please keep it away from any corrosive liquid; Don’t Dismantle the Device Please don’t dismantle the device in case of any damage ; Using Environment The using environment of the device is 0°C-50°C ; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 7 / 73...
Page 10 ⚫Go back to the previous directory ⚫ Blue LED indicator lights up when to power on Power Light ⚫ In the state of charging or PC connecting, orange LED indicator lights up Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 10 / 73...
Page 11: Main Interface
Users can switch the main modules by shifting function area. Double click to turn back to the main page of the specified module. Status Bar Content Area Function Area Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 11 / 73...
Page 12 When A2 mode is on, reading articles with images, graphics, texts mixed is not recommended because the images may not be fully shown; : A2 is on ：A2 is off Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 12 / 73...
Page 13 Multi-tasking Switching Clicking this icon, pop up the Android multi-task list to check the running applications in the background, you can choose to switch or close the selected application. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 13 / 73...
Page 14 Click the middle of the Status Bar, the notification interface can be callout, notification interface contains: battery percentage, WIFI setting, Bluetooth setting, power save mode, brightness, volume, and ongoing operation indication. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 14 / 73...
Page 15 Power Save Mode Prohibit the third-party apps to run in the background. It helps to save power of the device. Brightness Adjust the light brightness and turn on/off in quick. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 15 / 73...
Page 16 All books from both internal storages are displayed here. It is a non-file management mode; But users can choose to only display the books from directory “Books” by User Preference of Setting; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 16 / 73...
Page 17 Apps Apps page allows users to manage or uninstall all apps; Settings Going to Settings page, users can manage settings for the whole device. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 17 / 73...
Page 18: Library
Top right of Library menu includes Search, Create Sub-Library, multi- selection mode, drop-down menu of Filter & Sort By and Rebuild Library. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 18 / 73...
Page 20 Library lists. This action will delete all reading history. So please be careful with this option; • Create Sub-library and manage books by file manager; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 20 / 73...
Page 21 Long press against sub-library cover to view more information about sub- library. To delete or rename sub-library are allowed. When deleting sub-library, books on the shelf will be moved to Library and will not be deleted; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 21 / 73...
Page 22 One book can only be added to one Sub-library; As for the books purchased from the Shop, is allowed to view book details by jumping to the Shop page. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 22 / 73...
Page 23: Reading Page
Tap any book cover to open a book. Full-screen reading without showing status bar and page bar is set by default; Tap middle column of the book content to pop up reading menu and status bar; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 23 / 73...
Page 24 To access TOC page where users can switch between pages of Bookmark, Notes, Scribble etc; Search To search text within the book; To switch input type methods by long press Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 24 / 73...
Page 25 Users can select screen refreshment rate by their preference. Every page\3\5\7\9\30\50\never refreshment rates are available to choose. Settings Page margin, footer, time, navigation and dictionary for current content are shown for the setting. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 25 / 73...
Page 26 Bookmark, Annotations etc; TOC supports three list levels. The current level is underlined. Jump to the corresponding page when tapping any of the level lists; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 26 / 73...
Page 27 Tap it again to un-bookmark the page; Bookmarks can be checked under the page of TOC-Bookmark, where users can delete bookmarks. Jump to the corresponding page by tapping any of the bookmarks; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 27 / 73...
Page 28 A highlight is set the default for selected text/content. Users can switch between highlight and underline from menu\apps\screen\mark; All annotations will auto-generate a file named filename–annotation.txt and it will be saved in the path of the source file. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 28 / 73...
Page 29 Jump to the corresponding page/ content by tapping any list; All contents on Note page can be exported in txt format. The exported file is saved under the same directory folder “Export”; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 29 / 73...
Page 31 Multiple dictionaries can be supported. Select the desired dictionary from the drop-down list; This function requires an installation of dictionaries. Without installing dictionaries, words cannot be looked up; Exit the dictionary by tapping any blank area; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 31 / 73...
Page 32 – bottom left– upper right– bottom right; Reset: restore the original page layout; More settings: manually select blank-area cropping options, columns number and screen display direction; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 32 / 73...
Page 33 Cropping Options Crop the round area Crop left-right area Selection to crop manually Selection to crop odd/even page manually No cropping Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 33 / 73...
Page 35 Upper right – upper left – bottom right – bottom left Upper left – bottom left – upper right – bottom left Upper right – bottom right – upper left – bottom left Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 35 / 73...
Page 36 PDF page including: line spacing, page margin, font size, columns, etc; Rotation 90°、180°、270°、360° rotation options are available to choose. Text direction is same as shown by the menu; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 36 / 73...
Page 37 More settings for TTS, Screen Refreshment Rate and Application are available; Setting To perform full settings of Neo Reader 2.0, including system option, screen setting, status bar, touch screen setting and version name; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 37 / 73...
Page 38 Whether to show annotation (“off” means annotation will not be shown); • Annotation styles: highlight or underline; • Image dithering: images will be handled smoothly. • Regal mode: can be set to turn on/off the regal refresh mode; • Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 38 / 73...
Page 39 Status Bar setting includes: Whether to show document title; • Whether to show the battery percentage; • Whether to show current time; • Time mode: 24 hours or 12 hours; • Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 39 / 73...
Page 40 When reading status bar is hidden, tap the middle column of the screen to pop up reading menu, then tap page number to pop up quick page preview ; Turn Page Switch Next Chapter Prev. Chapter Page Roll Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 40 / 73...
Page 41 Click the page numbers on the quick flip interface to open page Jump adjustable interface, direct input number to jump page directly; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 41 / 73...
Page 42: Shop
8. Shop The Shop is custom-made by JD.com Inc., offering nearly 300 thousand books(still increasing) for members. Purchase of Chinese books only for now. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 42 / 73...
Page 43 Account and password are required for login and signup. JingDong or WeChat QR code scanning is also allowed. After login, you may enter profile by clicking the profile icon on top left. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 43 / 73...
Page 44 Personal task Finish the tasks to earn read beans which can is expense deductible for ebook purchasing. Gift center The shop aperiodically offers gift packages here. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 44 / 73...
Page 45 The home page of the Shop contains Ranking, New Book, VIP, Category, Free Book and Sale Book on top. The book information keeps updating aperiodically that users can search the books conveniently. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 45 / 73...
Page 46 Try Read, purchase, abstract, table of content, comments and copyright. All books allow preview for a few chapters. Click “Try Read Download” to preview and purchase is available during this reading. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 46 / 73...
Page 47 VIP users can borrow for free. VIP users can read the VIP Ebooks for free until the VIP account is expired, except that the books are purchased. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 47 / 73...
Page 48: Storage
Users can customize shortcut for a folder in storage and place it in main storage interface ; To customize a shortcut: long press the folder > set a shortcut (from the menu on the top right corner). Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 48 / 73...
Page 49: Apps
All installed Apps are displayed in alphabetical order A-Z by default, or by time; Long press on each APP icon to pop up Apps menu to delete or optimize. Pre-installed applications on the device are not allowed to delete; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 49 / 73...
Page 50 Mainly based on refresh characteristics of Eink screen，for the third party APP DPI, contrast, background color, refresh mode, animation filtering and other optimization.， Optimization options will be continuously updated according to actual needs. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 50 / 73...
Page 51 One key to optimize the third party apps, and one key to freeze the third party apps bring better user experience, and save power. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 51 / 73...
Page 52 Word Pronunciation requires voice package of the dictionary. Word pronunciation needs a dictionary file comes with voice files, does not support TTS. Download Add to Vocabulary networking Voice Setting Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 52 / 73...
Page 53 Users can install dictionaries themselves by putting the dictionary files to designated directory folder; Dictionary designated directory folder: Root directory SDcard\dicts\xxx. SDcard refers to the internal storage of the device; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 53 / 73...
Page 54 After dictionary is installed, users can look up new words. Switch between different dictionaries by tapping a corresponding dictionary title; If you cannot find the words, use a different dictionary to look up; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 54 / 73...
Page 55 Looked-up words can be added to Vocabulary Book; Users can sub-group Vocabulary into different groups for learning purpose; To delete words from vocabulary, delete it when looking up the words; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 55 / 73...
Page 56 LAN, enter the provided IP address in a browser or scan the provided QR code to accomplish ebook transfer. During the transfer, do not leave the page until transfer succeed. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 56 / 73...
Page 57 The files 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. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 57 / 73...
Page 58 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. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 58 / 73...
Page 59: Settings
It contains product model, Android version, MAC address and firmware version. Click the device picture for an online user manual. Click the model number more information including Capacitive Touch Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 59 / 73...
Page 62 Users can set system language, TTS reading 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; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 62 / 73...
Page 63 Users can select their preferred time and date display format; Power management Users can set screen auto sleep timeout, Power off a timeout ,network inactivity timeout etc; Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 63 / 73...
Page 64 When“turn WiFi on”is selected, the device will search Wi-Fi hotspot automatically. When all available WLAN are listed, users can choose a network, input password to connect with internet. WiFi signal will be displayed at “Status Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 64 / 73...
Page 65 After WIFI is connected successfully at the first time, the device will save WI-FI information automatically. Users only need to turn on WIFI on notification bar if using same WIFI next time. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 65 / 73...
Page 66 When opening VPN for the first time, the system will ask for a password. Please remember the password. The password will be used for locking screen, restoring factory settings and other operations. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 66 / 73...
Page 67 The option of “show books’ tittles instead of their names in library”is to show names in default. Account management All accounts related data sync can be managed here, not including the third-party accounts. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 67 / 73...
Page 68 Apps setting Users can select whether to allow installing unknown source Apks and debugging, enable shop, auto freeze newly install applications, enable Google Play . Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 68 / 73...
Page 69 Upgrade checks the local package first then online package with a network connection. Upgrade pause and breakpoint download are allowed. Please ensure the device has more than 30% power and sufficient capacity before the update. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 69 / 73...
Page 70 Feedback Welcome to submit any technical problem or advice to us. This function collects system information for problem judgment. Onyx shall never disclose users’device information. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 70 / 73...
Page 71: Faq
Press PNG format images to pop up menu, select "Set as screen saver", choose to replace the original standby or shutdown; Currently 3 standby images and 1 shutdown image are supported. Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 71 / 73...
Page 72: Specifications
Multi-language supported File Directory Support Dictionary Support Support Refreshment Mode A2 quickly refresh, partly refresh and fully refresh Support Firmware Update Locally update and OTA update are available Certification CE、Rohs Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved. 72 / 73...
Page 73: Declaration
14.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 Copyright © 2018 Onyx International. All rights reserved.

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