Boox TabX User manual

Contents
TabX
BOOX
UserManual

1. Copyright Declaration .......................... 2
2.Product Details ................................. 3
3.Safety Guide .................................... 5
4.Quick Start ..................................... 8
5. System Functions .............................. 23
6.ONYX APPS ...................................... 31
7.System Settings ................................ 91
8.Thank you for your support .................... 105
1.Copyright Declaration
Guangzhou Onyx International Inc. reserves the right to
make changes to the product specifications and contents
contained in the Quick Start Guide and User Manual without
prior notice.
1. All book images in this manual are for display only,
not pre-installed books;

2. Due to different software versions, some functions or
interfaces may be inconsistent with the description in the
manual. It is subject to the final product.
2.Product Details

Product Specifications
Operating
System
Android 11
CPU
Octa-core 2.0GHz
ROM
6GB LPDDR4X
Storage
128GB
Screen Size
13.3 Inches
Resolution
1650x2200 (227ppi)
Touch
Electromagnetic and Capacitive Touch
Frontlight
Dual-color Frontlight
Wireless
WiFi（2.4G+5G）Bluetooth（5.0）
Battery
4300 mAh
Dimensions
310mm*228mm*6.8mm
1Power
2Type-C Port
3Mic
4Speaker

3.Safety Guide
Please read the following safety instructions before use. If you
encounter any technical difficulties, please contact your BOOX
retailer, or call the official after-sales hotline at
4008-400-014 or 4008-860-830 for assistance.
Fragile Screen Protection
The E-ink screen is very fragile. Please do not directly hit,
squeeze, oppress the screen, or drop it from a high place onto
a hard surface. If the display screen is broken, please stop using
it and contact our customer service or other qualified
professionals for replacement. Do not disassemble and replace
Weight
≤530g
Ports
Type-C( Support OTG）
Others
Mic, speaker, G-sensor
Operating
Temperature
0°C- 50°C

it by yourself.
Qualified Accessories
Only batteries, chargers and other accessories that meet the
safety standards of this equipment are allowed to be used. For
details, please refer to the product specifications. Use of
incompatible accessories will result in damage to the device at
your own risk.
Keep away from strong magnets\static electricity
Please keep away from strong magnetic and electrostatic
environment to avoid abnormal writing on the electromagnetic
screen or damage to other electronic parts.
Keep away from liquids
This device is not waterproof. Do not expose it to a humid
environment or use it in the rain. Please keep it away from any
corrosive liquids.

Do not dismantle the device
The battery of this device cannot be replaced. Please do not
disassemble it by yourself to avoid damage to the structure or
screen.
Using environment
The environment temperature range of using this device is 0°
C-50°C. Please do not use it continuously in high temperature
or low temperature environment.
We are not responsible for the damage or loss of data in the
equipment caused by human abnormal operation or unexpected
circumstances, nor for other indirect losses caused thereby.
If you need to return to the factory for repair, please back up
important data by yourself. We are not responsible for data loss
caused by repairing or replacing parts or updating the system.

4.Quick Start
4.1 Power On
Press and hold the power button for
2-3 seconds. When the indicator
lights up, it goes into the startup
interface. Wait until it goes into
the Home Screen.
Note: If you cannot turn the device
on, please charge it for 20 minutes first, then restart.
Initial Setup
Please follow steps to complete the initial setup, including
System language, Power, Navigation Bar Settings, etc. The

initial setup can be changed later in Settings.
4.2 Home Screen
System Bar
The area displays the current status of the device, including
Time, Notifications, Refresh Mode, Wi-Fi, battery status, etc.
Navigation Bar
Content Area
System Bar
Favorite Apps

Control Center
Pull it down from the right top edge
or tap to expand.
Tap the “Edit” icon on the top to
edit the functions for the
center.
Notification Center
Pull it down from the left top edge
or tap to expand.

Content Area
Tap and hold an app to move it around
on the screen, uninstall it,
optimize it, add it to a group, or
access some quick functions
supported by the app.
Tap and hold a widget to move it
around, remove it, or resize it
(The widget is required to support
different sizes)
Tap and hold a blank area for 2
seconds to enter desktop editing

status. Tidy up apps on the screen, add widgets to desktop, and
manage desktop settings.
Add Desktops
After the current desktop is full,
a second desktop will be
automatically added when a new app
is installed. You can also long
press and drag any icon to the next page manually.
Favorite Apps
Long press an app to drag, add, and
remove. Up to 6 apps can be added.

Navigation Bar (Default)
Four combination options available.
You can choose your preferred
option.
C1: Back / Home Screen / Multitask
/ E Ink Centre/ Full Refresh
C2: Multitask / Home Screen / Back / E Ink Centre / Full Refresh
Gestures
Go to Settings/ System Navigation
to change to navigate by Gestures.

Customize Gestures
Bottom (Default:)
Multitask, Home Screen, E ink Centre
Sides (Default): Back
Customize the gestures to your own
preferences.
Other Gestures
Swipe down with 3 fingers to take a
screenshot. This gesture is enabled
by default. You can go to Settings
/ System Settings / Screenshots to
disable it.

4.3 E-ink Center (App Optimization)
It can be called from the Control
Centre or swiping up from the bottom.
This function is mainly used to
optimize the display effect of
third-party apps on E Ink devices.
When it is called on an app
interface, the optimized
configuration is applied to that
app only.
Refresh Modes
You can preset different refresh modes for different apps, or
change later.
HD: Good display effect, suitable for general text reading.
Balanced: Heavier ghosting, suitable for quickly skimming
through images and text.
Fast: Heavy detail loss, suitable for browsing webpages.
Ultrafast: Heavier detail loss, suitable for playing videos.

Dark Color Enhancement
This function turns darker colors to
black and is generally used for
enhancing foreground colors, or
light-colored pages, such as colorful icons, and low-quality
scanned PDFs.
Light Color Filter
This function turns light page
colors to white and is normally used
to whiten the background colors.
More Settings
Customize more optimization settings for a better user
experience by going to E Ink Center/ App Optimization or

long-press an app’s icon to choose “ Optimize”.
Display
DPI: Adjust the overall interface
size and its default value is 350.
If some apps (such as Kobo) are
adjusted to the minimum value and
the edges are still cut off, please
switch back to the original DPI
value of the apps.
Anti-aliasing: Make the text edge
sharper

Cloud Optimization: Some apps have been optimized for better
performance. Obtain the optimization with just one click after
connecting to the internet.
Reset All: All optimization settings will be reset.
Optimization Switch: The main switch. After it is turned off,
some optimization effects will be canceled, but the
configuration will not be reset.
Color
Add strokes to text
Some text may be invisible due to the background bleach. Add
strokes to text can make the text visible again. Recommended
value: 1.
Background Color
This is to bleach a large area of the background color. It is

recommended to use this setting together with text enhancement
and Icon Colors. Otherwise, the text and small icons on the
background will not be visible.
Icon Color
Generally, this is to darken the colors of some small colorful
icons in the menu.
Cover Color
Generally, this is to darken the
colors of large cover-style icons.
Webpage Text Size
This is for the embedded WebView interface. When the DPI
adjustment is invalid, you can try to adjust the font size of
the webpage

Webpage Text Color
When bleaching does not work, you can try to adjust the webpage
colors.
Embolden Webpage Text
When some fonts cannot be emboldened, you can try to embolden
the webpage text.
Others
Keep apps active in the background
This is for the apps that are
continuously running in the
background, such as Alarms,
Notifications, Download. You can
stop the apps running.