ONYX BOOX Faust 4 E Reader :: ONYX BOOX electronic books

ONYX BOOX Faust 4 is a device for reading electronic books with the 6” E Ink Carta Plus screen which has the highest definition and contrast for screens of this size. The model has touch control, a built-in flicker-free MOON light 2 system with color temperature adjustment and with the SNOW Field function which reduces the number of artifacts during partial screen refresh. A Wi-Fi module allows you to use different online services and to transfer files from other devices. A built-in Bluetooth module lets listen to the music and audiobooks with the help of wireless headphones or external speakers. Pre-installed programs for reading contain numerous settings allowing you to choose the most comfortable display of the text. Thanks to the Android operating system the user has a possibility to install different third-party apps into the E Reader. The device is made in a light compact body and comes with a smart cover.

What E Ink Carta Plus is

E Ink Carta Plus is the latest generation of screens made by "electronic paper" technology. Compared to the previous models, this screen has a higher definition and contrast. Pixel density of the screen is 300 dpi that is a record for this type of E Ink screens and corresponds to high-quality paper printing. Reading on such screens is as comfortable as on regular paper pages.

What SNOW Field is

SNOW Field is an operating mode of the screen, allowing you to reduce the number of artifacts on the screen during partial refresh. If this function is on, full refresh of the screen is not needed.

Screen frontlit system

The MOON Light 2 technology enables one to use the device in the dark or under poor lighting conditions. When this function is on, soft luminescence of the screen comfortable for reading in dark rooms is being generated. It also has a color temperature control and, thanks to the Flicker-Free technology, this screen frontlit system is perfectly smooth.

Capacitive Multi-touch screen

E Ink Carta Plus 6" display has a lighter base and higher contrast than other screens of this class. It allows you to read in bright sunlight and has high rate of screen refresh. Absence of shimmering light and the principle of image formation with the E Ink method, makes reading comfortable for eyes. Capacitive sensor, supporting a Multi-touch function, provides convenient control when reading – turning pages with a short touch, pinch zoom, highlighting texts and usage of additional options.

What MOON Light 2 is

The latest researches have shown that blue light prevents the production of melatonin (daily rhythms regulator), which is necessary for a person to sleep. Therefore, after reading on a glowing screen of an ordinary tablet or smartphone, it is often difficult to fall asleep. MOON Light 2 allows you to adjust the brightness of cold and warm LED lights independently, choosing at will white light for reading during the daytime, and more yellow for reading before sleeping. The Flicker-Free technology completely eliminates shimmering of the LEDs used in this screen frontlit system. This is due to the use of a DC power supply. The Flicker-Free technology significantly reduces discomfort for sight and eye fatigue and decreases the chances of headache, caused by long use of the E Reader.

Convenient high performance

A quad-core processor with 1,2 GHz clock rate and 1 GB of RAM ensures a comfortable work with difficult documents. And 8 GB of nonvolatile memory and a microSD slot supporting memory cards up to 32 GB, allows you to store the whole library.

Format support

The BOOX software allows you to open files of various text and graphic formats. When reading you can change font style and size, disposition of pages, insert bookmarks, and zoom documents at will.

Built-in dictionaries

There are pre-installed English-Russian and Russian-English dictionaries in Faust 4. To view the translation of a word, just select it in the text.

Smart cover

The E Reader comes with a smart cover which not only provides effective protection of the screen, but when closed turns automatically the device into standby.

Comfortable library

The library sorts ebooks by author, title and series. Convenient search and filters allow you to find quickly any needed book by genre, language, date of publication etc. In addition, standard folders, created on a PC, are supported.

Easy recording ebooks into the memory

In addition to the standard way of copying ebooks with the help of a USB cable, you can transfer them via Bluetooth or a Wi-Fi channel when connected to the Internet. Also a new cloud "Send2boox" PUSH service is available.

Bluetooth-модуль

Thanks to the built-in Bluetooth module of 4.1 standard, you can connect an external keyboard or wireless earphones for listening audio books.

Audio player

The device has a pre-installed audio player that allows you to listen to music and audiobooks. To do this, simply connect headphones or speakers to the E Reader via Bluetooth and run a corresponding file.

Possibility to install additional programs

ONYX BOOX Faust 4 allows you to install additional software for the device. If you got used to a certain reading program, install it into your ONYX BOOX and read with comfort ^*.

Long-lasting work

Low power consumption by the E Ink display and a capacious battery provide long-lasting autonomous work.

Language support

The BOOX allows the user to read documents in different world languages. Amongst them there are such languages as Russian, English, German, French, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, Polish, Chinese, Japanese and many others.

^* The apps requiring Google services (including Google Books) will not work.

Display	6", E Ink Carta Plus, 16 shades of grey, 1072 × 1448 pixels, a touch capacitive screen with the Multi-touch and the SNOW Field functions
Front light	MOON Light 2
Processor	4-core, 1,2 GHz
RAM	1 GB
Internal memory	8 GB
Expansion slot	For micro SD/microSDHC cards
Wired interface	microUSB
Supported file formats	Ebook formats: TXT, HTML, RTF, FB2, FB2.zip, FB3, MOBI, CHM, PDB, DOC, DOCX, PRC, EPUB, PDF, DjVu Graphic formats: JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP Other formats: CBR, CBZ, WAV, MP3
Wireless interface	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth	4.1
Battery	Li-on 3000 mAh
Operating system	Android 4.4
Size	170 × 117 × 8,7 mm
Color	Black
Weight	182 gr.
Complete set	ONYX BOOX Faust 4 E Reader User's manual Smart cover USB cable Warranty card
Гарантийный срок	1 год

Note: Since a part of the Flash memory size is system software, the portion available to the user is less than the total size of the memory chip.

The device is designed primarily for reading electronic books, but has some additional features which are defined by the installed software. For example, the current firmware has functions such as calendar, dictionary, access to the Internet, and others.
The device is freely reprogrammable on request of the user who can install, delete and create programs.
The device has a battery that provides long autonomous work.

^* The apps requiring Google services (including Google Books) will not work.

Current firmware version Jan 21, 2022

Version: 2022-01-21_00-08_2.1.2_5b90d57
MD5 checking sum: 4e97adf9d73bab3a475ae2b3e10bef28
Download: firmware update file (366.394 MB, UPX-file)

Revisions

Updated version of Alreader X Pro.
Fixed a bug in the operation of the PUSH service and Wi-Fi Transfer.
Removed battery percentage indicator from the system.
Fixed interface translation.
Fixed other known bugs.

Setup

Download the update.upx firmware file to your desktop PC.
Charge the device battery to at least 50%.
Connect the e-book to your computer with a USB cable.
Copy the update.upx file to the root directory of the device's internal memory, that is, simply to the ONYX disk, as it is defined in the system, next to other folders and files.
Go to Settings> System Updates> Check for Updates in Memory.
There will be a question about confirming the desire to update the system. Click "Update".
The firmware will start. Lasts about 8 minutes.
If the system menu appears during the process, select Reboot now with the paging buttons and confirm the selection by pressing the Power button.
Wait for the user interface to load.
After installing the firmware, you need to calibrate the battery. Before calibrating, you must reset the device to factory settings (Settings> Right arrow (top right of the screen)> Reset to factory settings). During the reset process, uncheck the "Clear internal memory" box, otherwise all files will be deleted. The procedure consists of four stages:
- Write down the books that you will read soon.
- Charge the book to the maximum without removing it from the charge until the orange LED turns off.
- After that, disconnect from charging and use the device in normal mode until the battery is completely discharged (the cable icon appears with a request to charge), regardless of the rate of battery discharge. In the process of discharging, the reader cannot be connected to a computer or charger. Also, before the process is complete, you cannot do a factory reset.
- Then recharge the book with continuous charge up to 100 percent.