E‑bookreader
ONYXBOOX
Quickstartguide
VOLTA 3
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Thank you for choosing our product. We would like to
remindyouthatthedevice requirescarefulhandlingin
accordancewithoperatingrules.
Newsoftwareversionsmaychangethedevice'sfunctions
andtheirnumber.In thesecases,the information,con‑
tained in this manual, may become outdated. New
versionsofusermanualswillbeavailableontheweb‑page
http://onyxboox.com/
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Completeset:
ONYXBOOXdevice;
Covercase;
USBcable;
Quickstartguide;
Warrantycard.
Thepurposeandfunctionalityofthedevice
Themainpurposeofthedeviceisoperatingandstoring
differenttypesoftextandgraphicfiles.Also,connectionto
the Internet is possible. Video files, however, cannot be
playedback.
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1.VIEWANDCONTROL
1.1.Front
Powerbutton
Pressandholdforabout2‑3seconds,ifthee‑readerisoff,this
turns it on. A longer press for 15‑20 seconds reboots the
device. A short press turns the device into a standby
(sleeping)mode.
Backbutton
Exitsapplicationsande‑booksorcancelsacurrentoperation.
PREVbutton
Previouspage.
NEXTbutton
Nextpage.
POWERbutton
PREV
button
NEXT
button
Backbutton
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1.2.Bottom
USB‑Cjack
Connects the device to a computerusing the enclosed USB
cabletosharedataortochargethee‑reader.
USB‑Cjack
microSD
microSDport
ToamicroSDcard(notincluded)youcanburnanyfilestouse
onBOOX.
1.3.Backside
Contact
plaorm
Contactplaorm
Designedtocommunicatewiththebuonsofthecase
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2.GETTINGSTARTED
2.1.Howtoturnonthedevice?
a)PressandholdthePowerbuttonforabout3seconds.
Thedevicewillstartloading.
b)Releasethepowerbutton.
c)Waitforthedevicetoload.
2.2.Howtochargethebatteryofthedevice?
PlugtheUSBcableintothejackofthedeviceandconnectit
toaUSBportonaPC.
FullchargetimedependsonthevoltageofthePC.
2.3.HowtoconnectthedevicetoaPC?
a)TurnontheBOOX.
b)ConnecttheBOOXtoaUSBportofaPCusingtheUSB
cable.
c)Afterthedeviceisdetected,anactionsselectionmenu
willappearonthecomputerscreen.
d)Choose“Openthedevicetoviewfiles”.
e)Nowyouhaveaccesstofilesintheinternalmemory.
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NOTE1.Thedeviceshouldnotbeoperatedwhen
connectedtothePC.
NOTE2.Beforeturningoffthedevice,disconnectitfrom
thePC.
NOTE3.RecommendedversionsofWindowsare7and
higher.
NOTE4.MacOSrequirestheAndroidFileTransfer
application.
2.4.Howtoturnoffthedevice?
a)PressandholdthePowerbuttonforabout2seconds.
b)Themenuwith“Poweroff”and“Restart”willappear.
Choose“Poweroff”.
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3.MAINPAGE
Themainpageallowstheusertogetquickaccesstoe‑
books, files, installed applications and settings. The
descriptionofvirtualbuttonsandindicatorsisgivenbelow.
1Home/2Back/3Chargeindicator/4Networkconnection/5
Time/6Lightingindicator/7Screenmodeswitcher/8Turnpage
buttonsmode/9APPsinmemory/10Booknumberindicator/11
Appearance/12Informationtype
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3.1.TheLibrary
The library displays e‑book‑format files in sorted view.
Groupingandsearchbyauthors,genre,seriesarepossible
only forformats containingthis information(fb2, epub,
mobi,pdf).Forotherfiles,thefilenameisshownasthe
titleand thedocumenttype isshownas theseries and
author(txt,docetc.).
Thankstothisfeatureyoudon'thavetospendtimesorting
booksintofoldersandrenamingfiles.
3.2.The“Nowreading”section
Thissectionappearswhenabookisopenedforthefirst
time. It contains the cover of the last book that was
opened.Additionalinformationcanbefoundontheright:
Thenumberofapagebeingreadandthetotalnumberof
pagesinthebook;
Readingprogressscale;
Dateandtimeofthelastopening;
Booktitle(iftherearenotitlesinmetadata,thefilename
isdisplayed);
Name of the author or authors (if this information is
containedinmetadata).
Atthetoprightthereisanindicatorofthebookcurrently
beingreadaswellasthethreepreviousbooks.
Toaccessapreviouslyreadbook,swipefromtherightto
theleftonthe“Nowreading”field.Theindicatorwillshow
whichofthefourrecentlyreadbooksisdisplayedatthe
moment.
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4.WORKWITHBOOKSANDFILES
4.1.Gettingstartedwiththelibrary
The first time you open the library, you must scan the
internal memory. This will help the system extract
metadata,addbookstothecatalogueandsortthem.To
launchthisprocedure,presstheSCANLIBRARYbutton.
Eachtimeyourecordordeletebooksfromthememoryof
thedeviceitisnecessarytolaunchthescanmanuallyto
refreshthelibrary.
4.2.Sortingandfiltering
Inthe library,booksaregroupedbyauthors,series and
titles (for each group the number of items in it is dis‑
played).Withinthesegroupstheitemsaresortedalpha‑
betically(intheseriesbooksaresortedbytheirnumbersin
theseries),forauthorsandseriesthenumberofbooksis
indicated. The items beginning with digits or without a
namearelocatedattheendofthelist.
Onthemainpageofthelibraryitispossibletosetthefilter
bylanguage,genre,text,dateofthebook’spublicationand
dateoffilecreation.
Aftersettingthefilterinthegroups“Authors”,“Series”,
“Titles” books will be displayed by their corresponding
filterparameters.
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The“Text”filterallowstheusertosortbooksbyapartof
thetitle,thenameoftheauthororbyapartoftheseries
name.Forthisfilteringitisnecessarytoenteratleasttwo
letters.Iftheenteredtextiscontainedinthenameofthe
element(titleofabookorofseries,nameoftheauthor),
this element and all the elements related to it will be
selected.Forexample,ifthesearchedtextiscontainedin
thenameoftheseries,thissameserieswillbeshownin
the“Series”groupafterfiltering,inthe“Authors”group–
authors from this series, in the “Titles” group – all the
books from this series, even though the names of the
authorsandthebooktitlesdonotcontaintheenteredtext.
The“Clearall”optionclearsallthefilterparameters.If
youwanttoclearonlyoneofthefilters,gotothecorre‑
spondingfilterandchoose“Clear”orerasethetextinthe
“Text”filter.
4.3.Workingwithlistsandbooks
A short tap on a list opens it and shows its content.To
returntoaleveluponthelist,touchthearrowintheupper
partofthelistorpresstheBACKbutton.
Ashorttaponabookopensthepagewiththedescription
ofthebook.Hereyoucanreadthedetailsofthebook:title,
author,genreandannotations.Butthesedetailsappear
only if they are contained in the file metadata.
Unfortunately, not all the e‑book files contain them or
containthementirely.Inthiscasethecorrespondingfields
willbeempty.
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Alongtaponabookcallsthefollowingmenu:
Read‑chooseareadingapp;
Properties–thebookinformation;
Delete–deletingthebookfromthedevice.Ifthebookis
inthearchive,allofthearchivewithallthefilesinitwillbe
deleted.
TogotothemainpageofthelibrarypresstheBACKbutton
severaltimesorpressthe“Arrowtotheleft”iconinthetop
tray.
4.4.Thelibraryviewsetup
You can change the view of the library by touching the
‘’eye”iconandchoosingoneoftwovariants
Onecolumn
Twocolumns
4.5.Choosingthetypeofdisplayedinformation
Touchingthe“Informationtypes”icon(threedots)callsthe
followingmenu:
OpenFile–Thefilemanager(storage)displayingfolders.
Favorites–Auser’slistoffavoritebooks.
RecentFiles–Thelistofrecentlyopenedbooks.
Sort–Orderingbooks.Thisoptionisonlyavailableinthe
filemanager.
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4.6.Thefilemanager
Tolaunchthefilemanagerofthelibrary,pressthe“Infor‑
mationtype”icon(threedots)andchoose“Openfile”.In
thefilemanageronlythosefilesaredisplayedwhichcan
beopenedwithoneofthereadingprograms.
NOTE: A folder containing thousands of files may not
displaytheentirelistoffilesbutonlyitsbeginning.
Intheupperlinethecurrentpathisshown.The“Arrow’
iconontherightaswellastheBACKbuttonservestogoa
levelupinthecatalogue.
Attention! The Library, the file manager, Favorites and
Recentfiles aresingle‑leveltypesofdisplayinginforma‑
tion. Multiple presses of the BACK button in the file
managerwillleadtotherootdirectoryofthefilesystem.
To go to the library, use the “Information types” icon
(threedots)andthenchoosethe“Library”option.
Filesandfolderscanbesorted(Menu–ort)byname,by
dateandbysize.
Ashorttaponafileopensit.
Alongtaponafilecallsupthefollowingmenu:
Read‑chooseareadingapp;
Properties–thebookinformation;
Delete–deletingthebookfilefromthedevice. Ifthe
bookisinthearchive,theentirearchivewithallthefilesin
itwillbedeleted.
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4.7.RecentFiles
To go to the list of recently opened books, touch the
“Informationtypes”icon(threedots)onthemainpageof
thelibraryandchoose“Recentfiles”.
Thesizeofthislistislimitedto256books.
Theviewandtheactionsherearesimilartothoseinthefile
managerexceptdisplayingfolders.
Togotothelibrary,tothefilemanagerorto“Favorites”use
the“Informationtypes”icon(threedots).
4.8.Favorites
Togotothelistoffavoritebooks,touchthe“Information
types” icon (three dots) on the home page and choose
“Favorites”.
Theviewandtheactionsherearesimilartothoseinthefile
managerexceptdisplayingfolders.
To add a book to the Favorites, you need to open the
“Properties”windowsthenpressthe“Star”iconinthetop
right.Thestarwillbecomedark.
Todeletethebookfromthefavoritelistpressbrieflythe
bookicon–the“Properties”windowwillopen.Pressthe
“Star”iconinthetopright.Thestarwillbecomelight.You
canalsocompletelyclearthelistoffavoritesbypressing
the “Information types” icon (three dots) and choosing
“Remove all”. The files themselves in this case are not
deletedandremaininstorage.
Files”listusethe“Informationtypes”icon(threedots).
Attention!Whenretrievingthecontextmenubypressing
the book pictogram for several seconds, the option
“Delete”willbecomeavailable.Choosingthisactionwill
deletethebooknotonlyfromthe“Favorites”listbutfrom
storageaswell.
TogototheLibrary,tothefilemanagerortothe“Recent
Files”listusethe“Informationtypes”icon(threedots).
5.GENERALPRINCIPLESOFTHEWORK
WITHREADINGPROGRAMS
Thereadingprogramspre‑installedinthee‑readerserve
forreadingthefollowingfilesTXT,HTML,RTF,FB2,FB2.zip,
DOC,MOBI,CHM,EPUB,PDF,DJVUandothers.
Toturnpagessimplytouchthesensorscreen.
Thereadingprogramallowsyoutoaddbookmarks.Inthe
AlReaderXapp bring upthe menuand then choosethe
option“AddBookmark”.IntheNeoReaderprogramitis
enoughtogotoadesiredpageandbrieflypresstheiconin
theupperrightcornerofthescreen.Itwillchange.Clicking
theiconagainwilldeletethebookmarkandtheiconwill
returntoitsoriginalstate.Themenuinbothprogramswill
allowyoutoseepreviouslyaddedbookmarksandtogoto
acorrespondingpage.
Youcanopensettingswithashorttouchtothecenterof
thescreen
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6.WORKINGWITHPROGRAMS
Android is an open‑source operating system specially
developed for mobile devices. The Android OS is con‑
stantly being improved because it occupies one of the
leadingpositionsontheworldmarket.
OntheInternettherearemanydevelopersocietieswho
createprogramsandapplicationsfortheAndroidoperat‑
ingsystem.MostofthemarewrittenintheJavaprogram‑
minglanguage.Installationfilesfortheseappsarefilesin
.apkformat.
ONYXBOOXVOLTA3runsontheAndroidOSversion4.4.
6.1.Installingapps
Besidesastandardpackageofbasicapplicationsandthe
pre‑installedsoftware,youcaninstalladditionalsoftware
ifyouwish.
Toinstallappsbyyourselfitisnecessary:
a) To write an installation file (in .apk format) into the
internalmemoryofthedevice;
b) To find this file in the File manager or in a different
similarprogram;
c)Openthefileandconfirmtheinstallation.
6.2.Deletingapps
Todeleteaninstalledapp,dothefollowing:
a)Gotothemainpage;
b)Choose“Settings”;
c)Openthe“Application”section;
d)Then“Manageapps”;
e)Findandchoosetheappinthelist;
f)Press“delete”andconfirmthedeletion.
NOTE1:Theappsincluded in theoperatingsystemare
impossibletoremove.
NOTE2: Writingand installing of applied programsare
performed without changing the firmware (operating
system)andwithoutmakingchangestothedevicedesign.
NOTE3:Beforeinstallingathird‑partyapp,makesurethat
itisdesignedforthisversionofAndroidandadaptedfor
deviceswithEInkscreens.
7.REPROGRAMMINGTHEDEVICE
OnyxInternationalisconstantlyimprovingthesoftwareof
our devices. Detected errors and flaws are being fixed,
new features are implemented and new programs
becomeavailable.
Reprogramming the device can be performed both by
changing the firmware and by installing and deleting
differentprogramswithout changing the firmware. You
can find updates for ONYX devices on our webpage:
http://onyxboox.com/firmware
7.1.Thesoftwareupdate.
The detailed information about this procedure is pre‑
sentedonthewebpagehttp://onyxboox.com/firmware
7.2.Appsdevelopment.
Theinformationaboutpersonalappsdevelopmentand
necessarytoolscanbefoundonthesite
https://github.com/onyx‑intl/boox‑opensource
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Besides that, there is a repository (storage) of program
librariesusedbyONYX andwhicharecreatedunderthe
open sourcecondition. These programs(libraries)under
thetermsofthelicenseareopen.
8.WARNINGSANDSAFETYCONDITIONS
8.1.Anewbatteryachievesitsmaximumcapacityafter2‑3
cyclesofrecharging.
8.2.Toavoidimportantdataloss,westronglyrecommend
you to save them periodically on alternative data
storages.Itisespeciallyimportanttosavedatabefore
updatingthedevice.Ourcompanydoesnotbearany
responsibilityforyourdatapreservation.
8.3.Please,donotdismantlethedeviceonyourown.
8.4. Avoid twisting and bending the device and other
deformationsofthecasing.
8.5.Avoidhittingthedeviceagainsthardsurfaces.
8.6. Avoid placing excessive pressure on the screen or
hittingit.Thescreenhasaglassbase.
8.7.Donotallowwatertogetintoorontoyourdevice.Do
notuseitclosetoopenwatersources.
8.8.AvoidusingtheBOOXinthefollowingconditions:
Lowtemperature;
Hightemperature;
Intensemagneticfield;
Highhumidity;
Highdustcontent;
Directsunlight.
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NOTE:Therangeoftemperatureandhumidityisindicated
intheProductspecificationsofthismanual.
8.9. Do not use concentrated detergents. To clean the
device,useadrycottoncloth.
8.10.Donotreplacepartsofthedevice.
8.11.Usebatteries,poweradaptorsandotheraccessories
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Usingthird‑party
accessoriesmaybedangerousandcaninvalidatethe
warranty.
8.12.Whenrecyclingoutdatedproducts,followtherules
andlawsoftheterritoryofusage.
8.13.Ifanyproblemsoccurwiththedevice,getintouch
withanearestservicecenter.Informationabouthow
to contact service centers can be found on the
warrantycard.
8.14.Themanufacturerreservestherighttomakechanges
tothedevicewithoutnotifyingtheconsumers.
9.PRODUCTSPECIFICATIONS
Display
Frontlight
MOONLight2
Processor
4‑core,1.2GHz
RAM
ROM
8GB
Wirelessintarfaces
Wi‑FiIEEE802.11b/n/g
Bluetooth4.1
Wiredinterface
USB‑С
Operatingsystem
Android4.4
Supportedfileformats
Battery
3000mAh
Recommendedpower
adaptor
ACinput:100–240V,50/60GHz
DСoutput:5V–1A
Size
Weight
Operatingtemperature/
acceptablehumidity
0–50С/0%‑90%
Durability
2years
Warrantyperiod
1year
СЕ/ЕАС
Detailedinformationisavailableonthewebpage
http://onyxboox.com/
EInkCarta,6"touchcapacitive,resolution758x1024,
16shadesofgrey,withtheSNOWFieldfunction
512MB
156х112.5х8.8mm
160gr
Note:Sincepartoftheflashmemoryvolumeisoccupiedbythesystem
software,theportionavailabletotheuser,islessthanthetotalsize
ofthememorychip.
Standardsconformity
TXT,HTML,RTF,FB2,FB2.zip,FB3,DOC,DOCX,PRC,
MOBI,CHM,PDB,EPUB,JPG,PNG,GIF,BMP,PDF,DjVu,
CBR,CBZ,MP3,WAV
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