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5.7 Volume Keys ....................16 5.8 Wifi Key ...................... 16 5.9 Headphone Jack ..................16 5.10 Indicator Light ..................16 6 User Interface ..................... 17 6.1 Main View ....................17 6.1.1 Internal Flash.................. 18 Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 3 6.3.3.4 Selection Zoom ..............39 6.3.3.5 Annotate ................39 6.3.3.6 Erase Annotations ............... 40 6.3.4 Power Indicator ................40 6.4 Menu......................40 6.4.1 Screen Rotation ................40 6.4.2 Save Remove SD Card ..............40 Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 4 6.4.8.1 Date Settings................ 55 6.4.8.2 Locale Settings ..............55 6.4.8.3 Power Management ............. 55 6.4.8.4 Screen Calibration ............... 55 6.4.8.5 Format Flash ................ 55 6.4.8.6 About ..................55 6.4.7 Font ....................55 Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 5 6.4.9.6 Sketch Colors............... 70 6.4.9.7 Sketch Shapes ..............72 6.4.10 Layout ................... 73 6.4.10.1 Single Page ................ 73 6.4.10.2 Scroll Pages ............... 74 6.4.11 Tools....................75 6.4.11.1 Search ................. 75 6.4.11.2 Dictionary Lookup ............. 78 Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 6 6.5 Web Browser .................... 90 6.5.1 Tool Bar................... 91 6.5.2 Input by Keyboard ................. 91 6.6 Music Player ..................... 92 6.6.1 Playlist .................... 93 6.6.2 Minimize Button ................93 6.6.3 Close Button................... 94 Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 7 6.8.1 Free Text Search ................99 6.8.1.1 Input Box ................100 6.8.1.3 Clear Button ............... 101 6.8.2 File Search..................102 6.8.2.1 Input Box ................102 6.8.2.2 Search Button ..............103 6.8.2.3 Clear Button ............... 104 Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 8 6.12.5 Configuring WEP Security Access Point........112 7 Sketch.........................113 7.1 Make new sketches.................113 7.2 Erase ......................114 8 Annotation......................115 8.1 Add Annotation..................115 8.2 Erase Annotations...................116 9 Software Update ....................117 10 Connect to PC....................118 11 Charge ......................119 Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 9: Preface
1 Preface Boox, presented by Onyx International, 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 10: Guidelines
The outer layer of the display is scratch resistant, but if handled roughly it can still be damaged. Operating temperature is 0°C to 50°C Storage temperature is –20°C to 70°C Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 11: Precautions
Never open the device as this will invalidate any warranty or manufacturer’s responsibility Please contact your Onyx retailer if you have any technical difficulties. Do NOT expose the device to excessive moisture, rain or heat sources caused by heating equipment.
Page 15: Power Key
Flip to previous screen while viewing document Flip to previous screen while browsing documents in main view 5.6 Direction Key Navigate items on current screen, e.g. navigate from Library to SD Card by pressing Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 16: Volume Keys
Turn off the wifi by sliding the wifi key from top to bottom 5.9 Headphone Jack Diameter of the headphone jack is 3.5mm. 5.10 Indicator Light The indicator light is on while charging. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 17: User Interface
6.1 Main View Like the desktop of the most popular PC OS, main view of Boox provides entries to access the storages, device settings and common websites. Fig. 6.1 Snapshot of Main View Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 18: Internal Flash
6.1.1 Internal Flash Select the Internal Flash button (by stylus or keyboard), all of the items stored in internal flash are retrieved. Fig. 6.1.1 Snapshot of Internal Flash View Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 19: Sd Card
6.1.2 SD Card Select the SD Card button, all of the items stored in SD card are retrieved. Fig. 6.1.2 Snapshot of SD Card View Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 20: Recent Document
6.1.3 Recent Document Select the Recent Document button, all of the recent read documents are displayed. Fig. 6.1.3 Snapshot of Recent Document View Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 21: Settings
Select Settings button, you can enter the device settings view. Now the configuration of date, locale, power management are supported. Stylus calibration, format flash and about view are also listed here. Fig. 6.1.4 Settings Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 22: Date
6.1.4.1 Date Select the Date button in settings, you can set current date (year, month, day) and time (hour, minute, second) of device. Fig. 6.1.4.1 Data Configuration Dialog Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 23: Locale
6.1.4.2 Locale Select the Locale Button in settings, you can set the current operation language of the device. Fig. 6.1.4.2 Locale Dialog Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 24: Power Management
Note, if the time of shutdown is set, the device won’t enter standby status anymore; in the other side, if you set the time of standby, the device won’t shutdown automatically. Fig. 6.1.4.3 Power Management Dialog Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 25: Stylus Calibration
Follow the guideline displayed on the screen: ‘Please press once at each of the marks shown on the screen’. After you click on the center of the mark, the screen will refresh Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 30: Format Flash
Select Format Flash button in settings, you can format the internal flash. Note, after doing this operation all of the data in internal flash would be removed. Fig. 6.1.4.5 Snapshot of Formatting Flash Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 31: About
6.1.4.6 About Select About button to see the information of Onyx International and Onyx’s partners. Fig. 6.1.4.6 Snapshot of About Dialog Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 33: Navigation Bar
Navigation bar displays the path of document. Each folder in this path is displayed as a button. You can jump into any parent folder by clicking the button. Fig, 6.2 Snapshot of Navigation Bar Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 34: Tool Bar
Progress bar displays the reading progress of viewing documents. The number of current page and the total pages are displayed on the right of the progress bar. Clicking or dragging on the progress bar leads to flipping screens. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 35 Fig. 6.3.2 (1) Snapshot of Progress Bar while Viewing Document Progress bar displays the progress of viewing contents in main view. The number of current screen and the total screens are displayed on the right of the progress bar. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 37 Fig. 6.3.2 (3) Snapshot of Progress Bar while Loading Website Progress bar displays the relative position of current viewport while viewing a website. Clicking or dragging on the progress bar leads to moving the viewport. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 39: Stylus Indicator
6.3.3.5 Annotate This icon appears when device enters annotation status. You can take annotations on the text-based content. The annotated texts are highlighted following the track of the pen. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 40: Erase Annotations
Turn Boox into standby status by clicking this button. Once standby, Boox stops working and screen saver (pictures) appears. Boox consumes very little power while standing by. Pressing any key can wake up the device from standby status. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 41: Shutdown
View means the way of displaying and arranging contents in main view. 6.4.6.1 List View Display the contents by listing. The name, type, size and last access time of the document are displayed. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 42: Details View
Fig. 6.4.6.1 Snapshot of List View 6.4.6.2 Details View Display the contents in details. The details includes name, last access time, read count and reading progress. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 44: Thumbnail View
Display the contents in thumbnails. For image format (including JPEG/BMP/PNG/…), the thumbnail of image is displayed. For other document format, the large icon of the format is displayed. Fig. 6.4.6.3 Snapshot of Thumbnail View Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 45: By Name
6.4.6.4 By Name Sort the contents in current directory by name. Fig. 6.4.6.4 Snapshot of Sorting the Contents in Current Directory by Name Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 46: By Type
6.4.6.5 By Type Sort the contents in current directory by document type. Fig. 6.4.6.5 Snapshot of Sorting the Contents in Current Directory by Type Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 47: By Size
6.4.6.6 By Size Sort the contents in current directory by document size. Fig. 6.4.6.6 Snapshot of Sorting the Contents in Current Directory by Size Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 48: By Access Time
6.4.6.7 By Access Time Sort the contents in current directory by access time. Fig. 6.4.6.7 Snapshot of Sorting the Contents in Current Directory by Access Time Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 49: By Rating
6.4.6.8 By Rating Sort the contents in current directory by rating. Fig. 6.4.6.8 Snapshot of Sorting the Contents in Current Directory by Rating Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 50: Ascending
6.4.6.9 Ascending Sort the contents in current directory by ascending order. Fig. 6.4.6.9 Snapshot of Sorting Contents in Current Directory by Ascending Order Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 51: Descending
6.4.6.10 Descending Sort the contents in current directory by descending order. Fig. 6.4.6.10 Snapshot of Sorting Contents in Current Directory by Descending Order 6.4.7 File File means the operations to a file. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 53: Search
6.4.7.2 Search Search for target file by given pattern. The search results are displayed in the main view. Fig. 6.4.7.2 Search Files by Given Pattern Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 54: Settings
Fig. 6.4.7.3 Search Results 6.4.8 Settings Settings in menu is identical with the Setting button in main view. Please refer to 6.1.4 details. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 55: Date Settings
Format the internal flash, as the same as 6.1.4.5. 6.4.8.6 About Display the information of the device, as the same as 6.1.4.6. 6.4.7 Font Configure the font size and/or shape while viewing document. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 56: By Levels
6.4.7.1 By Levels Configure the font size by several font levels: small, medium, large, larger and largest. This function is activated while viewing PDF/EPub document. Fig. 6.4.7.1 Configure the Font Size by Levels Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 57: By Numbers
6.4.7.2 By Numbers Configure the font size by actually number. This function is activated while viewing TXT/Mobi(non-drm)/RTF/PDB document. Fig. 6.4.7.2 Configure the Font Size by Numbers Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 58: By Ratio
6.4.7.3 By Ratio Configure the font size by ratio. This function is activated while viewing HTML/CHM document. Fig. 6.4.7.3 Configure the Font Size by Ratio Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 61: Zooming
Zoom the current page/image to fit the width of screen. Fig. 6.4.8.2 Snapshot of Zooming to Width 6.4.8.3 To Height Zoom the current page/image to fit the height of screen. Fig. 6.4.8.3 Snapshot of Zooming to Height Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 62: Selection Zoom
6.4.8.4 Selection Zoom Scale up the current screen by selecting a box. The content in the selected box is enlarged to fill the whole drawing area. Fig. 6.4.8.4 (1) Snapshot of Selection Zoom Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 65: Annotations
6.4.9 Annotations Annotations means a group of annotation operations, including annotating and sketching. 6.4.9.1 Add Annotation Take annotation on the text of current screen. The annotated texts are highlighted. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 67: Erase Annotation
6.4.9.2 Erase Annotation Erase annotation on current screen. The annotations are erased when you click on them or drag the stylus through them. Fig. 6.4.9.2 Snapshot of Erasing Annotation Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 68: All Annotations
6.4.9.3 All Annotations Display all of the annotations by list. The highlighted texts as well as the corresponding page numbers are displayed on the list view. Fig. 6.4.9.3 Display All Annotations Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 70: Erase Sketch
Erase existing sketches by stylus. The sketches are erased when you click on them or drag the stylus through them. 6.4.9.6 Sketch Colors Select the color of sketches. Now black and white are supported. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 72: Sketch Shapes
6.4.9.7 Sketch Shapes Select the shape (line width) of sketches. Now five levels of line widths are supported. Fig. 6.4.9.7 Sketch Shapes Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 73: Layout
6.4.10 Layout Select the layout of pages while viewing document. 6.4.10.1 Single Page Only one page is displayed on screen. Fig. 6.4.10.1 Snapshot of Single Page Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 74: Scroll
Multiple pages can be displayed on screen. If there are enough blanks besides one page on the screen, the parts of adjacent pages fill these blanks. There is a small spacing between two pages. Fig. 6.4.10.2 Snapshot of Scroll Pages Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 75: Tools
Tools represents a group of assistant functions for better reading. 6.4.11.1 Search Search for the pattern in current document. The search results in a screen are highlighted. Fig. 6.4.11.1 (1) Input Search Pattern Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 78: Dictionary Lookup
6.4.11.2 Dictionary Lookup Look up for the explanation of a pattern string. Fig. 6.4.11.2 (1) Popup Dictionary Lookup Dialog Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 81: Delete Bookmark
Show all bookmarks in a list view. The front text portion as well as the number of the bookmarked page is displayed in an item. You can jump to the target page by selecting the bookmark item. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 82: Hand Tool
Fig. 6.4.11.5 Snapshot of Bookmarks View 6.4.11.6 Hand Tool Select the hand tool item in the menu to enable browsing through document by stylus. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 83: Previous View
6.4.11.8 Next View Select item Next View to go to next screen while browsing document. This button is activated only if you have chosen Previous View. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 84: Slide Show
6.4.11.9 Slide Show Continuously display the pages of a document (or documents, e.g. images files) by slide show. 6.4.11.9 Snapshot of Slide Show Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 85: Thumbnail View
6.4.11.10 Thumbnail View Display the images by thumbnail view. Now the thumbnails are displayed by two columns and 2 rows. Fig. 6.4.11.10 Snapshot of Thumbnail View Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 86: Table Of Content
6.4.11.11 Table of Content Display the table of content of current document by list view. You can jump to a target page by selecting an item. 6.4.11.11 Snapshot of Table of Content Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 87: Font Family
6.4.12 Font Family Configure the font family while viewing a document. The existing font families of Boox are shown on the menu. Fig. 6.4.12 Snapshot of Font Family Configuration Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 88: Encoding
6.4.13 Encoding Configure the encoding type while viewing text-based document. The configurable encoding types are shown on the menu. Fig.6.4.13 Snapshot of Encoding Configuration Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 89: Full Refresh Switch
Go forward to next website. This button is activated only if you have chosen Backward. 6.4.15.3 Home Go to the home page. 6.4.16 Network Configure the network connection. 6.4.16.1 Wifi Configure the wifi connection. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 91: Tool Bar
You can input text on website by stylus if the page provides standard form widget. A keyboard appears after you put focus on the form. The input text string is displayed on the form after you confirm the input is done (by clicking OK button). Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 93: Playlist
6.6 Snapshot of Music Player 6.6.1 Playlist Displays the music list and the current song. 6.6.2 Minimize Button Minimize the music player. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 94: Close Button
6.6.6 Previous Song Button Turn to previous song. 6.6.7 Play/Pause Switch Button Switch between playing and pausing modes. 6.6.8 Stop Button Stop the music playing. 6.6.9 Next Song Button Turn to the next song. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 95: Repeat Current Song Button
6.6.10 Repeat Current Song Button Repeat playing current song. 6.6.11 Previous Page Button Turn to previous page of playlist. 6.6.12 Next Page Button Turn to next page of playlist. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 97: Keyboard
6.7.1 Number Keys You can input numbers by these keys. 6.7.2 Character Keys You can input characters by these keys. 6.7.3 Caps Key Switch all of the characters between lowercase and uppercase. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 98: Back Key
Fig. 6.7.3 Caps is Activated 6.7.4 Back Key Move the cursor to previous character and remove current one. 6.7.5 Space Key Insert a space character. 6.7.6 Shift Key Shift between characters (including numbers) and symbols. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 99: Search View
Fig. 6.7.6 Shift Key is Activated 6.8 Search View Search view is used for inputting the pattern string and other requirements when you search for files or texts. 6.8.1 Free Text Search Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 100: Input Box
6.8.1.1 Input Box Display the input pattern string. 6.8.1.2 Search Button Start searching after clicking this button. The search results of a screen are highlighted. Fig. 6.8.1.2 (1) Search Results of Texts Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 101: Clear Button
If no matched result is found, the dialog displays ‘No More Matches’. Fig, 6.8.1.2 (2) No More Matches 6.8.1.3 Clear Button Clear the input pattern string. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 102: File Search
6.8.2 File Search Fig. 6.8.2 Snapshot of File Search 6.8.2.1 Input Box Display the pattern string used for searching the files. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 103: Search Button
6.8.2.2 Search Button Start searching after clicking this button. The search results of all matched files are displayed. Fig. 6.8.2.2 Search Results of Files Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 104: Clear Button
Dictionary view is used for translating or explaining a pattern string. You select a string from the texts of current screen, then the translation or explanation of this string displays on the content view. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 105: Content View
Fig. 6.9 Dictionary View 6.9.1 Content View Display the translation or explanation of the pattern string. 6.9.2 Explanation Button Click this button to display the explanation of the pattern string. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 106: Similar Words Button
6.9.3 Similar Words Button Click this button to display the similar words of the pattern string. 6.9.4 Dictionaries Button Click this button to display the translation of the pattern string. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 107: Annotations View
6.10 Annotations View Display all of the annotations of the document by list view. Fig. 6.10 Snapshot of Annotations View Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 108: Bookmarks View
Display all of the bookmarks of the document by list view. Fig. 6.11 Snapshot of Bookmarks View 6.12 Wifi Configuration Dialog Configure the wifi through this dialog. The operations used for activating a wifi access Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 109 All of the connectable access points are listed You select one then Boox starts connecting to it If it is an encrypted access point, a keyboard dialog pops up. You can input password for connection. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 110: Scanning List
6.12.1 Scanning List List all of the scanned results (wifi access points). 6.12 2 Connecting Message Area Display the current status of connection. 6.12.3 Refresh Button Click Refresh button to rescan the access points. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 111: Configuring Wpa Security Access Point
6.12.4 Configuring WPA Security Access Point Input the password for WPA security access point. Fig. 6.12.4 Snapshot of Configuring WPA Security Access Point Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 112: Configuring Wep Security Access Point
6.12.5 Configuring WEP Security Access Point Input the password for WEP security access point. Fig. 6.12.5 Snapshot of Configuring WEP Security Access Point Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 113: Sketch
After activating sketch functions (by menu 6.4.9.4), you can make new sketches or erase existing ones. 7.1 Make new sketches You can sketch on the drawing area by stylus. Fig. 7.1 Snapshot of Sketching Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 114: Erase
7.2 Erase You can erase the drawn sketches by stylus. You can click on the stroke or drag across it, then the stroke disappears immediately. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 115: Annotation
8.1 Add Annotation After selecting function ‘Add Annotation’, you can highlight the texts you are interested on by dragging the stylus pen. You can also highlight the word by clicking any character Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 116: Erase Annotations
Fig. 8.1 Add Annotation 8.2 Erase Annotations You can erase an annotation by stylus. You can click on the highlighted area or drag across it, then the annotation is removed. Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 117: Software Update
9 Software Update You can update the software by follow steps: Download the latest updates package from Onyx website: www.onyx-international.com Save the updates package in a SD card. Make sure the updates package is located at the root directory of the SD card. The name should be ‘onyx_update.upd’.
Page 118: Connect To Pc
Select ‘Yes’ to confirm the connection. Fig. 10 USB Connection Dialog You can find at least one removable disk (internal flash of Boox) on the OS of PC. If you Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.
Page 119: Charge
SD card in Boox, the SD card is also displayed as a removable disk. 11 Charge You can charge Boox by two ways: Connect Boox to PC by USB cable Charge Boox by power adaptor Copyright © 2009 Onyx International. All rights reserved.

Boox A60 User Manual

1 Preface

2 Guidelines

3 Precautions

4 Components

5 Boox

6 User Interface

7 Sketch

8 Annotation

9 Software Update

10 Connect to PC

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