quick-start guide

noun
UK /ˌkwɪkˈstɑːt ɡaɪd/
US /ˌkwɪkˈstɑːrt ɡaɪd/

A short book or paper that helps you begin using something right away.

The box included a quick-start guide that showed how to set up the toy robot.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A brief document that explains the first steps of a process.

Read the quick-start guide before you open the app.

3. A short set of instructions for setting up a device.

The quick-start guide told us where to plug in the cable.

4. An easy introduction for new users of a service.

New members get a quick-start guide by email.