Boox Color Series User manual

BOOX Nova3Color
UserManual

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. Apps.................................................................................................................. 115
11. Settings............................................................................................................ 146
12. Specifications................................................................................................. 166
13. Declaration...................................................................................................... 167

1. Standard Accessories
(1) BOOX Nova3Color x1
(2) Stylus Pen x1
(3) Type-C Cable x1
(4) Quick Start Guide x1
(5) Warranty Sheet x1
Optional Accessories (purchased separately)
(1) Adapter
(2) Protective case
(Note: The E-books in the following illustration are not pre-stored)

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. Please
have no shocking, squeezing, pressing against the screen, or dropping the
device from a higher place. If the screen is already broken, stop using it
and contact the professional or other qualified staff to replace the screen
for you. Please don’t dismantle the device without our permission.
Standard accessories
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.

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. Please contact official
after-sale team for battery replacement if needed. Users shall undertakes
the responsibility and deal with the obsolete battery if users replace
batteries themselves.
Using environment
The using environment of the device is 0°C-50°C.

3. Product Views
Front View
Back
Power

Back View
Bottom View
Speaker
Type-C
Mic

Button Function
Power/
sleep Button
⚫Press the power button to turn on the device
⚫Long-press the power button for 2secs, then select
“Power off” in the menu to turn off the device
⚫Press the power button and release quickly to let the
device goes into sleep mode
⚫Press it again to wake up
⚫Long-press for 10 secs to force shutdown
Back Button
⚫Exit the current apps
⚫Exit the current view or dialog
⚫Go back to the previous directory
Microphone
⚫Record voice
⚫Recognize speech
Type-C Port
⚫Connect the device with PC to transfer data or charge
device.
⚫Support Type-C earphone
⚫Support OTG USB drive

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.
Content Area
Function Area
Status Bar

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.
Function Management: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Rotation, Refresh Mode, Finger
Touch, etc. Further customize those frequent functions by pressing the
“Edit” button.
Volume Adjustment: Easily adjust the media volume by moving the sliding
control. Customize the notification sounds and adjust the volume of the
alarm, notification and others.

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.
System shortcut switch
Volume control
Notifications
Frontlight control
Back
Multitasking switching
Home
Full Refresh

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.
Wi-Fi Setting
When using at the first time, you should enter into the Wi-Fi setting
interface to get a accessible connection. Then click the icon to turn on/off
the auto connection.
Bluetooth Setting
When using for the first time, you should enter into the Bluetooth setting
interface to match a device you want. The matched earphone, page turner
can be auto-connected by clicking the icon. Certain devices do not

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.
A2 Mode: Ghosting may exist, suitable for scrolling pages with image and
text.
After selecting a new mode, to adjust the contrast could get a better
effect;
General contrast works for all interfaces, and other contrast adjustment in
App optimization may cause superimposed effect. It is recommended to
only use one of them.

Display Control
This includes settings Color Contrast, Color Saturation, and Color
Brightness, which are all global settings for the whole device.

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.
Content Area
The contents are sorted by time by default. The contents includes the
following items.
Library
All books in supported format from internal storage are displayed here.
The scanning path can be modified via Library Settings.
Store
Enter into an online eBook store. Users can view more book information
and make a purchase. Purchased books will be added to the list of Library.

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. Users are allowed to manage or
optimize the apps.
Settings
The list of system settings help to manage the device.

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;
This computer can support the state of screen projection

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;

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. 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;

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.