BOOX_NoteAir2Series_User_Manual_(20220416)
BOOX_NoteAir2Series_User_Manual_(20220416)
User Manual
Contents
1. Standard Accessories ................................................................3
5. Library .....................................................................................25
6. Reader .................................................................................... 37
7. Store ....................................................................................... 86
8. Notes ...................................................................................... 89
(1) Adapter
or 4008-860-830.
Screen protection
The device is equipped with an E-ink screen, which is very fragile.
staff to replace the screen for you. Please don ’ t dismantle the
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
corrosive liquids.
Using environment
The using environment of the device is 0°C-50°C.
3. Product Views
Front View
Power
Button
Left-side View Speaker
Mic
Type-C Port
Power Button
Button Function
Record voice
Mic
Recognize speech
charge device.
Type-C Port
Support Type-C earphone
function area.
System Bar
Content Area
Function Area
System Bar
This section displays the current state of the device, including: Time,
Pull down " Notification Center" from the left side and pull-down
Classic Mode:
Pull down both Notification Center and Control Panel in the same
time.
Notification Panel
This panel contains Date and Time, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, E Ink Center
Edit
Brightness adjustment
Volume adjustment
Shortcut switch
E Ink Center
Open it from Control Panel or swipe up from the bottom to open it.
Reset
Optimization Guidence
application Refresh Mode. That is: when the system is set to the
Normal Mode, the application uses its own refresh settings; When
the system is set to the other modes, the applications will use the
After you change the Refresh Mode, you can change contrast for a
You can deepen the darker color of the page to black, which is
page that needs to be darkened such as color icons, PDFs with poor
supported currently.
Please pay attention to the 4 related settings, which will affect the
3. Please make sure that the computer and your BOOX are in the
drop-down list. Then the automatic search will start, and the name
6. After you select the computer that you want to project to, the
projecting request;
7. After you confirm it, it will automatically connect and the screen
again.
8. When the devices are connected, please tap the system bar of
please restart the computer and try to reconnect again and check
2).
Screen Record
When you use Screen Recording for the first time, you are
Instructions
Tap the Screen Record icon to open the floating window of screen
recording. Tap the “Start” icon to start recording and tap the Close
upper right corner, and you can tap it to play or share; Long press
After the Screen Record is enabled, the floating window will always
stay on the upper layer of the screen. You can create new screen
Storage/Movies/Captures
Preview
Share
Close
Start / Pause
5. Library
The library only displays E-book documents in supported formats in
On the upper right working area of the Library, users can search,
scanned and rebuild library list. This function does not delete the
reading history.
Create Sub-library
It supports custom scan path. You can set certain storing path as
Automatic Scan;
After the scan path is set, the Library will be reloaded. The books
that are not in the scan path will be removed. If you need to read the
Sub-library Attribute
one Sub-library.
As for the books purchased from the Store, is allowed to view book
Clear settings
Jump to Storage
Clear settings including : clear password default settings , clear
User can add (reading) Password to lock each file in order to protect
The Password is used to open the file, but it only applies to the same
device and NeoReader. If you copy and export the file to other
You can use the same Password as the Screen Lock. Or you can
If you choose to use this Password Setting by default, you can add
Password to other files quickly and do not need to re-select the Add
Lock Option every time after the Password is set for the first time.
Reading Statistics
This page includes the Reading Time of Today, The Books that
Have Been read, The Books that Have Been Finished, Total Time,
jumped to and the books that recently have been finished can be
The reading data of each device can only be available on the same
device.
Share (Third-party App)
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
Other functions
Scribble tools
TTS
Slideshow
Thumbnail view
Undo, redo
Floating Toolbar
You can choose to activate the Floating Toolbar for the first time
Floating Toolbar.
Long press on the Floating Toolbar, you can drag it around on the
screen.
You can expand or contract the Toolbar to the edge to avoid cover
any text on the screen. When you need it, just swipe from either
Under zooming status, singe tap on the screen is set for turning
buttons on the Floating Toolbar is set for turning the whole original
page.
You can disable the Floating Toolbar by going to Setting - General
Setting. When it is contracted to the edge, you can swipe from either
hand touch, but it can remove the interference of hand when you
Through the drop-down list on the top right of the dialog, the
Turn page
Third-party Dict
(Required to install separately)
Copy Web search Search
Annotation TTS Highlight
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
black or grey. The mark setting remains after a change. The marks
Delete highlight
Switch translation
Third-party Dict
(Required to install
separately)
Only supports pages in image formats PDF, CBR, CBZ, DJVU, and
Recognize 5 times a day when you are not logged in to your ONYX
account.
account.
You can long-press text to add annotation and lookup dictionary on
jumping;
Tapping the recognition icon again will clear the OCR content;
Scribble Toolbar
The Scribble Toolbar is floating on the screen. You can long press it
Erasers
Brushes Save
Collapse
More
Toolbar
Zooming
Lasso
Colors
Only black, gray, and white colors can show their original colors on
BOOX. Other colors are shown in black on BOOX and will be shown
Embed PDF
embedded into the original file when you exit the PDF file. You can
view and edit them with other apps such as Adobe acrobat, WPS,
You can manually save the files in the Scribble Toolbar when the
Save as PDF :
allows you to export in a new PDF file and keep the files with same
handwritten content.
Non-PDF files do not support data embedment. You can only check
relevant data on BOOX devices. When the files are copied or moved
relevant data. But changing file names do not impact the existing
data.
PDF files with embedded data
B. When the PDF files with embedded data are divided into
multiple PDF files using other tools on PC, the new files will be
identified as different files and will not import the embedded data
C. When the PDF files with embedded data are edited and
saved using other tools on PC, the files will identified as different
update normal. You can connect BOOX to a PC again via USB when
and import the local existing data according to the document ID and
storage path;
For example: after you delete 123.pdf with embedded data from the
local, and put the original 123.pdf file (without data) back, there are
A. If you put the file back to the same saving path, the existing
C. If you change the file name and put it back to the same
D. If you put other file with the name 123.pdf to the same saving
The text and shapes with 0.5cm spacing and straight lines with
Users can use the stylus to tap the 2 corners of the content area for
touch is disabled.
Navigation, Split-Views.
TOC
Scribble.
the layers.
Full screen
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
Scribble
source file).
Progress
redo.
page numbers again and input number to jump to the page directly.
PDF files support for searching and using the files ’ own page
Pagination:
Zoom:
Zoom in, zoom out, and partial zoom are supported. Users can also
pages.
When a single page exceeds the display area of the screen after
zooming, you can long press and drag the display area around.
Single tap is to turn sub-pages. You need to use the virtual
Crop:
Margin:
The empty space at the sides of book content for auto crop.
Margin:
Article Mode, and More Settings including Crop, Split, and Subpage
Order.
Comic Mode: the screen will be divided into four subpages and the
left.
Article Mode: the screen will be divided into four subpages and the
right.
More settings
subpage order.
Crop: Manually select the cropping area for single or double pages.
Order: Decide the initial position and reading order for subpages.
Reflow
Scan Type
OCR (you can press and hold to look up words) PDF. The reflowed
And the Note will be created with a name same as the document. It
This supports Baidu Translate and Bing Translate and provides full
page translation.
day. Please see the tips on the translation page for details;
Bottom Menu (other formats)
V2 Engine
to NeoReader
automatically, and the V2 engine will be used when you reopen the
files; If you need to switch back to NeoReader, you can cancel the
Progress
can drag the progress bar to jump pages after the pagination is
completed.
Loading
Finished loading
Format
The settings for font size, font face, contrast, bold, spacing work on
all newly opened documents, but not work on the documents before
settings.
First line
indent
Line break
hyphen switch
Screenshot
There are Enable page close reminder, Enable system status bar,
Users are able to customize the touch settings for different areas.
There are six default touch modes can be chosen and users can
settings are not synchronized with the system TTS settings. The
The export files can be also saved to the same directory as the
source file.
Floating Toolbar Settings
collapsed. Call out the Floating Toolbar by swiping from the screen
edges. The Toolbar’s size, display style and functions buttons are
customizable.
Press and hold the function button icon to display the definition of
customizable.
Handwriting Recognition Settings
recognized as an image;
swipes”
When “Turn pages by swipes” is disabled, you can only turn pages
Notes.
The Reading Notes include the Notes created under Split View
Search
the notes will be automatically synced from and to Cloud when you
exit a Notepad.
Sync in bulk, including Notes list, all Notes. Users can manually
Cloud Sync includes two-way sync between Cloud end and BOOX
device. When there is any change to the Notes on either end, the
website trash bin. If you delete the notepads by mistake, you can
recover them from the trash bin, which will be emptied after 10 days.
After Notes are synced, users can check the synced notes from
can be synced.
Other accounts Sync
can sync notes by tapping the Sync icon on the top bar.
Sync Results
Long press the cover of the Notepad to pop up the Property Window
sync.
More Options
This includes Sort By, List Mode, Sync Settings, and Option
Settings.
Notes Sync Setting
If you export your notes to other bound accounts, the notes will be
when you exit the Note. The sync icon is only applicable for the
Note: The action Recovery will recover the backup data, which will
These are general settings for Stylus Calibration, Account Sync and
If this device is bound with third-party accounts for file sync, and
device will connect with Wi-Fi automatically and sync notes to the
Cloud when exiting the Note app. If it is disabled, users need to sync
For the “Auto refresh after lifting stylus”, the display would refresh
after users lift stylus away from the screen, making the strokes
smoother.
Notepad 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. Users can also set a specific password for a single file. To
locks to new notepads. If you cancel this option, the new notepads
manually later.
The note file has no cover thumbnail after locked.
Long-press the note file to remove and add password in the dialog.
Scribble Interface
Note.
Page\Thumbnail
Undo\Redo
Layers
layer order.
Delete layer
Show layer
Hide layer
Move layer
Select template
Templates
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. You can adjust the canvas size by dragging the
canvas.
When you switch from the large canvas to the small canvas, the
strokes outside the canvas range will not be displayed, but will not
Canvas Adjustment will cut the redundant blank part of the canvas
notepad under the vertical mode will retain its vertical size. The
You can add 5 custom brushes. You can set type, color, and line
width of each brush. Double tap the icon to expand the secondary
“Fit-to-screen”.
whole screen. When the canvas is larger than screen, you can long
Fit to screen: the canvas will zoom out to fit to screen. You cannot
Erase
In the state of stroke erasing, you need to switch to the brush first
For the “erase all”, you do not need to switch back to the brush.
Lasso
In the Lasso mode, circle an area on the screen, then users can
Users can adjust the font, line spacing, bolding, underline, italic,
Toolbar. You can pause the recording. You can take notes while
recording.
After stopping the recording, you can save or delete the recording
delete it.
The recording window is floating on the screen. You can long press
PDF to use.
in MP3.
Insert Image
Users can remove, zoom, duplicate the images inserted from the
conversion. Users need to manually add space, line break and font
size.
The text flows automatically after reflow. Users can manually make
handwriting is.
This supports to share all pages (PDF format) and current page
(PNG format);
When it is collapsed, you can call it out by swiping from the screen
edges.
you exit, you will exit the Notepad directly. If you need a
Eraser, Collapse, and More. You can tap the “ More ” icon to
customizable.
9. Storage
Recent Files
All Storage
OTG is supported. Users can connect the device with USB drive
afterwards.
Google Play.
Auto-start Settings
power.
Apps need to monitor the system start. After apks are installed, you
After it starts successfully, it only runs in the background and will not
This allows you to set the refresh modes of third-party apps in bulk.
Freeze Settings
one click and freeze all apps in the background with one click for a
Display
DPI: Adjust the interface size of the app. The default value is 350,
If some content of the app interface has been cropped, you can
If the overall interface size of the app is too small, you can increase
some app interfaces such as Kobo is still cropped, you can choose
configurations.
Add strokes to text: The text and background on the same layer will
not be visible after being bleached together. This setting will add
Icon Color: this darkens the colors of small color icons in the Menu.
Icon Color. Otherwise, the text and small icons on the background
Refresh
Refresh Mode: This sets the refresh mode for individual apps.
system mode has priority. And the app's refresh mode will not take
effect.
Full Refresh Frequency: In app, fully refresh the screen by the
E.g, you've set 20 times, but full refresh may be initated after 15
taps.
Others
Full refresh when turning pages. : When the main function bar in the
Switching some app function bar does not actually switch the pages,
Webpage Font Size: Adjust the font size of the web view embedded
in the app. When adjusting DPI does not work, try to adjust the font
not work, you can try to adjust the color of the webpage;
Embolden Webpage Text: When Bold Font under Display tab does
you can allow them to run in the background. But the continuous
Scribble
pressure sensitivity, etc.) within the specified time after the pen is
lifted;
Navigation Ball is a circular ball that floats above all the apps on the
It requires to turn off and on again after the new button settings.
Navigation Ball.
This supports to set as a resident button. After being set as a
resident button, the button will always be floating on the top layer;
The 9 buttons can be set as multiple common functions including
Switch Dictionary
Users can install dictionaries themselves by putting the dictionary
Dictionary.
For the preferred dictionary settings, users can select up to 20
After dictionaries are installed, users can look up new words in the
Users can divide the Vocabulary into groups. The words will be
Connect your BOOX with PC or mobile phone. You can send files to
Instruction:
2.1 Without login: Make sure your BOOX and PC are in the same
PC.
BooxDrop does not disconnect automatically. If you want to
Panel.
Records
Disconnect
2.2 Logged in to ONYX Account: log in to push.boox.com. You can
3. When you open the web browser on your PC, it will automatically
confirm whether your PC and BOOX are in the same Wi-Fi network.
Wi-Fi.
4. When web end and your BOOX are connected successfully, you
can load files and contents from your BOOX on your PC.
Library)
Pictures: Pictures/xxx.png
Music: Music/xxxx.mp3
Videos: Movies/xxxx.mp4
Downloads: Download/xxx.xxx
computer.
PushRead
To use the PushRead for the first time, you need to bind the same
URLs for the first time. After loading once, it can be read offline later;
layout of the original web page), and you can choose to switch
between Browsing Mode and Reading Mode from the More Menu;
The Reading Mode is a single page mode, tap the page to turn the
page directly;
Full refresh
Refresh website
Font size+
Font size-
Back to the Top
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
for now.
Screensaver style
The clock, text, and Bottom Status Bar can be added to the other
cannot be supported.
In Image Screensaver, when a single picture is selected, the
The Bottom Status Bar can display the battery status and lock
screen status;
Calendar Memo
The calendar Memo can display the notes and reading records
under the current date. You can open the notes or documents
synchronization.
After logging in to the ONYX account, you can use the mail function
PDF attachment;
Split Screen
enabled;
There are 2 modes available: Vertical and Horizontal. You can swap
be the main screen. And the secondly opened app will be on the
right screen (or lower screen). You can swap apps' sides.
drop-down menu.
refresh settings of the app on the secondary screen will not take
effect.
are in effect.
11. Settings
You can manage ONYX accounts, check device model and manage
accounts from the list. Only account information is kept and login
Send to E-mail.
Account Link: After the main account is logged in, you can associate
two other login methods sharing the same ONYX account. Mobile
firmware version.
Note: To run the function of factory reset would remove all of the
Users can set system language, keyboard and input method and
Users can set languages of the system and virtue keyboard. The
Typing, handwriting input and voice input are available for ONYX
Users can choose either auto setting or manual setting for date and
Manual setting requires to set time zone, date and time, and users
Users can set screen auto sleep timeout, Power off timeout, Delay
Network
users can browse webs and download books via the internet on the
device.
Wi-Fi Settings
Slide Wi-Fi On, then available networks will be listed. Users can
After Wi-Fi is connected successfully at the first time, the device will
Click the “+” button at the top right of the Wi-Fi page, users could
802.1xEAP.
Bluetooth Settings
VPN Setting
When the VPN is turned on for the first time, the system requires
You can customize the pull-down menu. Pull-down menu from left
and right sides are different.. The left pull-down is the Notification
OneNote,etc.
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;
Custom Homepage
The default Homepage is Library. You can set any of the other
center.
due to the loading list, and the actual number of operations will be
The built-in book store can be turned off, but cannot be uninstalled
or removed.
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,
The default functions for the sides are Volume +/-, and Frontlight
The Chinese language system uses the Asia server, and the other
Please choose the server in your area. This will avoid the slow
Firmware Update
Users can get the Model number, Android version, Build number
and update check. Upgrade checks the local package first then
more than 30% power and sufficient capacity before the update.
Update History
Feedback
FAQ
If having any problems, you can directly find the questions in the
Submit Feedback
The related logs will be cleared after the device shuts down. If you
need to send feedback after the device is off, please enable Save
Logs to local in Feedback so that you can send related logs after
NoteAir2 NoteAir2Plus
RAM 4G LPDDR4X
OS Android 11
Storage 64G
Resolution 1404*1872
Size 229.4X195.4X5.8mm
Weight ≤420 g (battery included)
Temperature
Book Formats PDF, EPUB , TXT, DJVU, HTML, FB2, DOC, MOBI, CHM,
etc.
Browser Support
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.