iBall Take Note User manual

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio
Frequency Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
zReorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
zIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver.
zConnect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
zConsult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Trademark Information
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GETTING STARTED....................................................................................................1
EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST...............................................................................................1
THE PARTS OF THE DIGITAL PAD ..................................................................................2
INSTALLING THE BATTERIES INTO THE DIGITAL PAD ....................................................3
INSTALLING THE BATTERY INTO THE DIGITAL INKING PEN...........................................3
PUTTING A NOTEPAD OR PAPER ON THE DIGITAL PAD...................................................4
THE WRITING AREAAND THICKNESS...........................................................................4
STORAGE DEVICE IN THE DIGITAL PAD ........................................................................5
WRITINGAND RECORDINGYOUR HANDWRITTEN NOTES.........................6
TURNING ON THE DIGITAL PAD ....................................................................................6
CHANGING THE CURRENT DIGITAL PAGE.....................................................................7
THE PEN ICON..............................................................................................................7
WRITING YOUR NOTES ON A NEW PAGE ......................................................................7
WRITING YOUR NOTES ON A PAGE ALREADY WITH CONTENTS....................................8
ERASING A DIGITAL PAGE ON THE DIGITAL PAD ...........................................................8
TURNING OFF THE DIGITAL PAD...................................................................................9
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME......................................................................................9
LOW BATTERY INDICATION ON THE DIGITAL PAD.......................................................10
NOTES ON REPLACEMENT OF BATTERIES IN THE PAD.................................................10
NOTES ON USE OF THE SD MEMORY CARD ................................................................10
FULL MEMORY INDICATION .......................................................................................10
ORGANIZINGYOUR NOTES IN WINDOWS.......................................................11
INSTALLING THE TAKE NOTE MANAGER SOFTWARE ..................................................11
CONNECTING THE DIGITAL PAD TO YOUR COMPUTER................................................13
CREATING YOUR E-BOOK FILE ..................................................................................13
Toolbars................................................................................................................13
Importing Your Digital Pages...............................................................................14
Saving an e-Book File ..........................................................................................16
Saving a Copy of an e-Book File..........................................................................16
Opening an e-Book File........................................................................................16
Creating a New e-Book File.................................................................................16
Printing an e-Book file.........................................................................................17
EDITING YOUR E-BOOK FILE .....................................................................................17
Zooming in and Zooming out ...............................................................................17
Inserting a Text Box..............................................................................................17
Editing an Existing Text Box.................................................................................17
Drawing a Freeform Line and Writing.................................................................18
Drawing a Straight Line.......................................................................................18
Drawing a Highlighting and Freeform Line.........................................................18
Drawing a Highlighting and Straight Line...........................................................18
Erasing Objects....................................................................................................18
Undoing the Last Action.......................................................................................18
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Selecting Objects..................................................................................................19
Resizing Objects...................................................................................................19
Moving Objects....................................................................................................19
Deleting Objects ..................................................................................................19
Copying or Moving Objects.................................................................................20
Changing the Color and Width of Objects...........................................................20
Adding a New Page..............................................................................................21
Setting the Default New Page Size.......................................................................21
Moving the Current Page.....................................................................................21
Removing the Current Page.................................................................................21
Showing the Background of Pages.......................................................................22
Switching the Current Page by Keyboard Shortcuts............................................22
Saving the Current Page as an Image File..........................................................22
Sample of an Edited e-Book File..........................................................................23
ON-LINE WRITING YOUR NOTES ...............................................................................23
Causes of the On-line Writing Function Disabled or Closed...............................25
SENDING YOUR E-BOOK FILE IN E-MAIL ...................................................................25
CONVERTING YOUR HANDWRITTEN NOTES IN YOUR E-BOOK FILE ..........................27
USING ANOTHER OPTIONAL CARD READER ..............................................................27
EASILY MANAGING DIGITAL PAGE FILES...................................................................27
Deleting the Digital Pages in the DigiMemo Manager .......................................28
TABLET DEVICE IN WINDOWS............................................................................30
APPENDIXES .............................................................................................................31
REPLACING THE CARTRIDGE OF THE DIGITAL PEN.....................................................31
Purchasing New Replacement Ink Cartridges .....................................................31
REPLACING THE BATTERY IN THE DIGITAL PEN .........................................................32
REMOVING THE DIGIMEMO MANAGER SOFTWARE IN WINDOWS..............................32
CARING FOR THE TAKE NOTE ....................................................................................32
ERROR CODES ON THE DISPLAY OF THE DIGITAL PAD................................................33
The Malfunction of the Built-in 32 MB Storage Device — the Error Code E04..33
The File System Incompatibility of an Optional SD Memory Card — the Error
Code E02 .............................................................................................................34
The Damage or Incompatibility of an Optional SD Memory Card — the Error
Code E01 .............................................................................................................34
The Full Root Directory — the Error Code E06..................................................34
The Damage of the Digital Pad — the Error Code E03 or E05 ..........................35
TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................................................................35
General Problems................................................................................................35
Problems in the DigiMemo Manager Software....................................................37
Problems When Connecting the Digital Pad to your Computer..........................38
SPECIFICATIONS.........................................................................................................39
Digital Pad Specifications of iBall Take Note - A414..........................................39
Digital Pen Specifications....................................................................................39
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File Formats.........................................................................................................40
System Requirements............................................................................................40
Environment .........................................................................................................40
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Getting Started
iBall Take Note is a stand-alone device with storage capability that digitally
captures and stores everything you write or draw with ink on ordinary paper,
without the use of computer and special paper. Then you can easily view, edit,
organize and share your handwritten notes in Windows.
When connected to a PC, Take Note offers an on-line writing function which
can instantly synchronize your writing on the paper with the digital page in its
software in Windows. It also is a USB tablet device in Windows.
Equipment Checklist
The following items are included in your Take Note package:
zNotepad (already held on the digital pad)
zTwo Replacement Ink Cartridges (already stored in the digital pad)
zOne Plastic Pen Tip (already stored in the digital pad)
zUSB Cable
zFour Batteries (1.5 volt, size AAA)
zOne 1.55V Button Cell Battery
zUser Guide
ziBall Take Note Manager Software CD
z
z
Portable Digital Pad
Digital Inking Pen (DigiPen P100)

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The Parts of the Digital Pad
SD Card
Insertion Slot
USB Connector
Dis
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Power Button
Four Function
Button
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LED
Pen Holder
Notepad Holder
Notepad Clip
Battery Compartment
Cover
Batter
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Com
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Cartridge
Com
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Cartridge
Compartment Cover
Two Replacement
Ink Cartridges and
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Pen Cap Ink Cartridge
Pen Clip Front Section Barrel
Barrel Cover
Rear Section
(-) Cap(+) Can
Battery
Compartment
Installing the Batteries into the Digital Pad
Open the battery compartment cover of
the digital pad. Insert four batteries (1.5
volt, size AAA) into the battery
compartment in accordance with the
indication in the battery compartment.
Close the battery compartment cover.
Note! Incorrect battery installation may
damage the digital pad.
Note! Do not mix new and used batteries.
Note! With continuous use of the digital pad, four AAA alkaline batteries will
last approximately 100 hours.
Installing the Battery into the Digital Inking Pen
Unscrew the barrel cover counterclockwise from the
barrel of the pen. Take out the button cell battery
(SR626SW, 377 or IEC-SR66) that is included in the
package of Take Note. Insert the battery into the battery
compartment with the negative (-) cap facing the battery
compartment. Screw the barrel cover clockwise onto the
barrel until tight.
Note! Incorrect battery installation will result in the malfunction of the digital
inking pen.
Note! The battery of the digital inking pen will last approximately 14 months.
Note! The front or rear section of the pen can hold the pen cap.
Note! You can attach some cord or accessory to the pen
through the two holes on the pen end. P
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Note! You can clip the pen to the pad by using the pen clip to clip to the right
or left pen holder on the notepad clip.
Note! You can attach some cord or accessory such as the pen to the pad
through the two holes on the upper-right corner of the pad.
Putting a Notepad or Paper on the Digital Pad
You can use the notepad clip to hold a notepad in the notepad holder on the
pad. You also can directly put a few sheets of paper on the writing area of the
pad for your writing.
The Writing Area and Thickness
The writing area is the area on the digital pad where the digital pad can digitally
capture and store everything you write with the digital inking pen as digital ink.
The writing area is shown as the white area in the illustration. The carving lines
on the pad are the margin indicators which indicate the upper boundary of the
writing area.
Note! Your handwriting on paper outside
the writing area can not be digitally
captured and stored by the digital
pad.
The writing thickness is the maximum
thickness above the writing area where the
digital pad can digitally capture and store
everything you write with the digital inking
pen as digital ink. The writing thickness is 14
mm (0.55") about 140 sheets of paper.
Two Holes
Writing
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Storage Device in the Digital Pad
The digital pad is equipped with a built-in 32 MB storage device to store your
handwritten notes. You also can load an optional Secure Digital (SD) memory
card into the pad to expand the storage capacity of the pad.
To load an optional Secure Digital (SD) memory card, insert the memory card
all the way into insertion slot until it clicks by holding the memory card with the
terminal side facing upward.
Note! The optional memory card must be Secure Digital (SD) memory card
with the file system FAT.
Note! To remove the Secure Digital (SD) memory card, push the memory
card to pop it out.
Note! Some brands of memory cards may not be compatible with this digital
pad. Before purchasing a memory card, consult its manufacturer or
dealer. Along with the digital pad, we recommend you to use Secure
Digital (SD) memory cards (32 MB to 2 GB).
Terminal Side
Clipped Edge
SD Card
Insertion Slot

Writing and Recording Your Handwritten
Notes
Using the digital inking pen on the digital pad produces both familiar ink notes
on ordinary paper and digital pages in the storage device of the pad.
Note! iBall Take Note is a stand-alone device. You do not need to connect the
digital pad to your computer for this function.
Turning on the Digital Pad
Press and hold the Power button on the digital pad until the
icon appears on the display. Release the Power button to
turn on the pad. The display will be on and show the Digital Page
Number, Page icon, Storage Device icon, Time display and Battery
icon.
Note! The digital pad can not be turned on when connected to a
PC.
zStorage Device Icon
Without loading an optional SD memory card, the Storage Device icon
is displayed and the built-in 32 MB storage device is the current storage
device. Your handwritten notes will be stored in the built-in 32 MB storage
device.
With loading an optional SD memory card, the Storage Device icon is
displayed and the optional SD memory card is the current storage device.
Your handwritten notes will be stored in the optional SD memory card.
zDigital Page Number
The Digital Page Number indicates the current digital page in
the current storage device. Your handwriting will be captured
and stored in the current digital page in the current storage
device (the built-in 32 MB storage device or the optional SD memory card).
The digital pad can manage up to 999 digital pages for each storage device
(the built-in 32 MB storage device or the optional SD memory card).
zPage Icon
The Blank Page icon indicates that the current digital page contains
no digital ink.
The Page with Contents icon indicates that the current digital page
contains digital ink.
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zBattery Icon
The Battery icon indicates the battery strength in the digital pad.
Changing the Current Digital Page
You can use the following function buttons on the pad to change the current
digital page in the current storage device.
zPage Backward Button
Press the Page Backward button to move to the previous digital page.
By pressing and holding the Page Backward button , the Digital Page
Number moves fast and backward. Once release the button , it stops
moving.
zPage Forward Button
Press the Page Forward button to move to the next digital page. By
pressing and holding the Page Forward button , the Digital Page
Number moves fast and forward. Once release the button , it stops
moving.
zNext Blank Page Button
Press the Next Blank Page button to move to the next blank digital
page.
The Pen Icon
When you are writing or drawing on paper by using the digital pen on the
digital pad, the Pen icon appears on the display. The Pen icon indicates
that the digital pad is capturing and storing your handwriting as digital
ink.
Note! If you do not see the Pen icon while writing, try to alter the pressure you
apply on the pen tip.
Writing Your Notes on a New Page
By using the , or function button, select any blank digital page in which
you want to store a new page of your handwritten notes on paper. We
recommend you to put down the same page number on this new page of paper
as the Digital Page Number. It helps you to synchronize your paper notes and
digital pages.
Under the current Digital Page Number displayed, everything you write will be
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immediately captured and stored in the current digital page file of the current
storage device. The file name of this digital page is PGA4_XXX.DHW (the XXX
is the Digital Page Number such as 001).
While the Storage Device icon is displayed, the digital page file is stored
in the DMEMO-M folder in the built-in 32 MB storage device.
While the Storage Device icon is displayed, the digital page file is stored
in the DMEMO-S folder in the optional SD memory card.
Note! To avoid creating a superimposed digital page, make sure that you
select a blank digital page each time you change a page on paper.
Note! As you will see later, it is quite important to keep your written page
number and the Digital Page Number aligned. For example, you can
know the contents in the digital page from the page number that you
wrote on paper.
Note! If you frequently alternate the built-in 32 MB storage device and an
optional SD memory card, we recommend you to write the page
number like “Page M24”, “P M24”, “Page SD24”, “P SD24” … etc. It is
more convenient for you to know which storage device the digital page
is stored in.
Note! The more you write on a digital page, the bigger size of the digital page
file will be.
Writing Your Notes on a Page Already with Contents
Anytime you can switch to the paper page already with the contents and
continue to write your notes. Moreover, use the or function button to
move the Digital Page Number to the one same as you wrote on the paper
page. Now, start to write! Through this way, your new handwriting will be
captured and stored in the right digital page.
Erasing a Digital Page on the Digital Pad
Erasing a digital page is similar to tearing off a paper page. By using the or
function button to move the Digital Page Number to the one which you want
to erase. Then press the Erase button on the pad. The display will show
message. Press the Erase button again to erase all contents
stored in the digital page.
Here is a brief recommendation: you may want to tear off the paper page or
simply cross out the page number you wrote on the paper page.
Note! When message appears, the erase procedure will be
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cancelled if you write or press any button , or to execute other
functions. All contents remain intact in the digital page.
Note! Once a digital page is erased, its original contents can not be
recovered.
Turning off the Digital Pad
Press the Power button to turn off the digital pad. The display will be blank.
If you have not written or pressed any function button within the previous 30
minutes, the digital pad sounds a beep and automatically shuts down. The
display will be blank.
Note! Since the pad has the automatic shutdown capability, please make sure
that the display is on if you want to write again after a long period of
time.
As you turn on the digital pad, the display will show the last Digital Page
Number at the time it was turned off.
Setting the Date and Time
The dates created and modified for the digital page file are recorded according
to the clock in the digital pad.
1. Turn off the digital pad.
2. Press and hold the button on the digital pad. Then press the Power
button until the year digits flash on the display.
3. Repeatedly press or hold down the or button to set the year.
4. Press the button. Then the month digits flash.
5. Repeat Step 3 and 4 to set the month, day, hour, minute, second and year
cyclically.
Note! Only 24-hour format is available.
6. Press the button during the setting. The date and time adjustment will
be stored. Then the digital pad will be turned on and the current time
appears on the display.
Note! If you turn off the digital pad during the setting, the date and time
adjustment will be not stored. The clock automatically returns to the
previous setting.
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Low Battery Indication on the Digital Pad
When the batteries remain too low power and are in need of
replacement, the Low Battery icon will appear on the display. Please
replace the batteries in the pad.
When the batteries are exhausted, the pad sounds 3 beeps. Then the pad is
turned off immediately.
Notes on Replacement of Batteries in the Pad
When you replace the batteries in the pad, if the batteries are not in the battery
compartment over about one minute, the adjusted date and time will be erased.
Please reset the date and time.
Notes on use of the SD Memory Card
zBefore you remove the SD memory card from the pad, please turn off the
pad first. Or some data in the last digital page file may be lost.
zWhen a SD memory card with the write-protect switch set to LOCK is
inserted into insertion slot, the pad sounds 2 beeps and the Storage
Device icon flashes on the display. If you use the digital inking pen to
write on the pad, the pad will beep. You can not use the digital pad under
this situation. Please remove the SD memory card with the write-protect
switch and set to UNLOCK.
Full Memory Indication
The 90% icon will appear to indicate that 90% capacity of the
current storage device ( or ) is used.
The Full icon will be shown if the memory is full in the current
storage device ( or ). If that is the case, the digital pad can
not store your new handwriting. Also, if you still keep writing, the pad sounds 2
beeps.
Note! Under such circumstances, you need to erase unwanted digital pages if
you want to continue to write.
Note! In the following chapter, you will find that it is very easy to import, copy,
move and delete the digital pages when connecting the pad to your PC
through USB cable.
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Organizing Your Notes in Windows
With its DigiMemo Manager software, you can easily view, edit, organize and
share your digital pages in Windows. You can save any digital pages you
arbitrarily select as a book file (e-Book).
Installing the Take Note Manager software
1. Turn on your computer and start Windows.
2. Insert the iBall Take Note Manager software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
The software installer will automatically launch. If the CD auto-run feature is
not enabled, double-click the Setup icon on the iBall Take Note Manager
software CD. Select the Install iBall Take Note Manager option in the
dialog box.
3. Click Next in the dialog box.
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4. Click Next in the dialog box.
5. In the dialog box, click Next to start the installation.
6. The DigiMemo Manager software has been successfully installed. Click
Close in the dialog box. Please restart your Windows.
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Connecting the Digital Pad to Your Computer
Turn on your computer. Take out the USB cable
included in the package. Plug the wide connector
of the cable into an available USB port on your
computer. Connect the other end of the cable to
the USB connector of the digital pad.
The Connection icon will appear on the
display of the pad. The LED on the pad will light.
The Connection icon indicates the
connection between the digital pad and your
computer. When connecting the pad to the computer, please notice the
following:
USB
Connector
zYour Windows will automatically detect the built-in 32 MB storage device
and the optional SD memory card in the pad as removable storage devices.
zThe pad is powered by the computer.
zThe digital pad can not be turned on. At this moment, your handwriting can
not be stored into the digital page file in the storage device of the pad.
zThe pad is a USB tablet device in Windows. Please refer to the chapter —
Tablet Device in Windows.
zYou can store any computer files such as Word files to the built-in 32 MB
storage device and the optional SD memory card.
zBy using the DigiMemo Manager software, you
can easily import and organize your digital pages
as a book file (e-Book). Moreover, if you double-
click a digital page file, the DigiMemo Manager
software will be opened and it will import the
digital page to a new book file (e-Book).
Digital Page
File Icon
e-Book File
Icon
Creating Your e-Book File
On the Windows desktop, double-click the DigiMemo
Manager icon to open the software. DigiMemo
Manager
Icon
Toolbars
The following toolbars are on the software window:
zStandard Toolbar
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zTools Toolbar
zColor Toolbar
zWidth Toolbar
To move a toolbar to the new location, drag the move handle on a docked
toolbar or the title bar on a floating toolbar.
Importing Your Digital Pages
1. Click the Digital Page button on the Standard toolbar. The
Digital Page dialog box will appear.
2. Select the Import digital pages option button. Click Browse to select a
folder from which you want to import your digital pages. Such folder could
possibly be the DMEMO-M, the DMEMO-S, the DMEMO-C or any folder
Move
Handle Docked Toolbar
Title Bar
Floatin
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Toolbar
Docked
Toolbar
Move
Handle