iskn Slate 2 User manual

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the Slate 2
QUICK START GUIDE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 INTRODUCTION
4 TECHNICAL DIAGRAM
5 BEFORE USING THE SLATE
6 THE SLATE ON TABLET / MOBILE
7 THE SLATE ON DESKTOP
8 ESSENTIAL INFORMATIONS
10 HOW TO USE THE CLIPS
11 HOW TO PLACE THE RING
12 STAND ALONE MODE
13 SUPPORT

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the Slate 2
CONGRATULATIONS! ESSENTIAL PACK CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
iPad all except iPad 1 and iPad 2
iPhone iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, and 6S Plus
Mac OSX 10.10 Yosemite and later
PC Windows 7 and later
Android coming soon
1 iskn black pen 1 pencil with universal Ring2 clips 1 USB cable
1 sketchbook
Compability
You’re now the proud
owner of the Slate by
iskn.
A pen-and-paper lover at heart,
you can now write and draw
with real pens and paper while
instantly creang a ready-to-
use digital le on your device.
With the Slate, keep total
control of your work and make
your life easier: your creaons
are instantly digized.
Use the Imagink app to enhance
your creaons and share them
witgh a single click.
Use this guide to learn about
the Slate and start using its fea-
tures in just a few minutes.

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TECHNICAL DIAGRAM Micro USB port
Top dot buon Top buon
Front LED
Side LED
ON/OFF buon
USB connecon1
USB
Bluetooth
Side LED colorLong press
Short press
Bluetooth connecon1
1LED steady: connecon is established / LED breathing: searching for connecon
2LED steady: baery is fully charged / LED breathing: charge in progress
Standalone mode
Standalone
Baery indicator2
ON
OFF
Acve area (indicated by 4 points)

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Do not try to charge your Slate
by plugging it to an AC adapter.
Connect the Slate to your
computer with the USb cable.
The side LED lights up and
blinks orange.
The side LED shines orange
connuously.
Disconnect the USB cable.
START CHARGING FINISH CHARGING
3 hours
The Slate uses magnec detecon tech-
nology that requires certain condions
for opmal performance. The principal
factors that can aect Slate's precision
are:
• Magnec objects such as telephones,
speakers, motors, magnets, compu-
ters, or metal bars in the surrounding
environment.
• WiFi or other Bluetooth radio signals
that can interfere with the commu-
nicaon between the Slate and your
iPad while using the Slate in Bluetooth
mode.
For best results, just follow this rules
when you start and use the Slate:
25 cm 25 cm
Do not place the Slate
on a metal table or a table
containing metal pieces.
Do not let the iskn pen or the
ring over the Slate during a long
me.
Make also sure that you do not
place the iskn pen or the ring
you will use near the Slate when
you turn it on, in order to not
disturb its detecon.
CHARGE
PRECAUTIONS FOR AN OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE
BEFORE USING THE SLATE
The Slate’s baery may be drained
when you receive it. Charge your Slate
before using it for the rst me.
Place magnec objects at least
25 cenmeters / 10 inches away.
(magnec objects include telephones,
speakers, motors, magnets, compu-
ters, metallic objects, iskn pens, etc).

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THE SLATE ON TABLET / MOBILE
(IPAD / IPHONE)
INSTALLATIONCONNECTION
Launch the Imagink app
downloaded from
the App Store.
2
Make sure to respect the
precauons described
page 5.
3
Turn on the Slate by ma-
king a long push on the
power buon at the top
of the Slate in portrait
mode (or at the le side
in landscape mode).
4
Switch to the Bluetooth mode by making
a short push on the Power buon : a blue
LED will shine at the top showing the
Slate is ready to be used with your iPad or
iPhone.
5
Acvate the iPad or
iPhone’s Bluetooth®.
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Download the Imagink app
for iPad/iPhone on the
Apple®App Store.
Imagink

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THE SLATE ON DESKTOP
(PC / MAC)
INSTALLATIONCONNECTION
Launch the Imagink app
downloaded from the
iskn website.
2
Make sure to respect
the precauons descri-
bed page 5.
3
Turn on the Slate by ma-
king a long push on the
power buon at the top
of the Slate in portrait
mode (or at the le side
in landscape mode).
4
The Slate will automacally start in the
USB connecon mode: a white LED will
shine showing you the Slate is ready to be
used with your computer and a nocaon
will appear on your screen.
5
Plug your Slate to your
computer thanks to the
USB cord included.
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Imagink
Get the Imagink app for your computer
on www.iskn.co/download
Download and install the right version
for your OS.

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From 0 to 5,5 cm
From 0 to 2 3⁄4 in
Pen detecon zone
From 0 to 1,5 cm
From 0 to 2 3⁄4 in
Contact zone with the wring surface
Front LED Front LED
ESSENTIAL INFORMATIONS
With the Slate, you can write
on a single sheet of paper
or a notebook (up to 1.5
cenmeters I ¾ inch thick).
For an opmal experience,
make sure that your paper
or notebook does not contain
metal parts (spiral binding,
etc.).
If you draw on a notebook
(compable with the Slate
through 1,5 cm thickness |
0,6 inch), you must use the
iskn pen for a beer perfor-
mance.

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90°
Acve pen angle
10° 10°
Tilt your pen at an angle
greater than 10 degrees to
the Slate’s surface. Place the sheet of paper or notebook on
the Slate between the area limit points.
Do not move the sheet of paper or note-
book while using the Slate.
ESSENTIAL INFORMATIONS

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Posion your sheet, then
fasten the Clips to the edge
of your Slate.
To remove them, simply press
on the back of the Clips.
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HOW TO USE THE CLIPS

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Besides the iskn pen, the Essenal Pack in-
cludes a drawing pencil with a ring. This ring is
designed to make your drawing tools compa-
bles with the Slate : it will t several kinds of
pencils, as they are cylindrical or hexagonal like
colored pencil, thanks to its silicone support
with rubber strips into it.
This Ring ts all pencils unl:
•7,4 mm | 2,9 inches for cylindrical pencils
•7,2 mm for | 2,8 inches for hexagonal pencils
The iskn ring is designed to work eciently on
a sheet of paper over your Slate. If you draw on
a notebook (compable with the Slate through
1,5 cm thickness | 0,6 inch), you must use the
iskn pen for a beer performance.
To place the Ring on your own drawing tool:
HOW TO PLACE THE RING
Squeeze the adapter of
your choice (S or M) into
a heart shape to insert it
into the Ring.
Slide the Ring onto a
compable drawing tool1.
Adjust the ring to be around
4 cm from the pen p, by
comparing with the iskn pen.
Adjust the magnet so it is
perpendicular to your pen/
pencil.
1 2
3 4
1List of compable tools on iskn.co
4cm

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STAND ALONE MODE
Turn on your Slate : by
making a long push on the
power buon at the top of
the Slate in portrait mode
(or at the le side in lands-
cape mode). Your Slate will
start in USB mode with the
LED white shining.
Switch on the screenless
mode : by making two short
pushes to when the Slate
is in Screenless mode, the
upper LED shines green
and your Slate is ready for
use without your iPad, Mac,
or PC.
1 2
Screenless mode allows you to use the Slate
independently of your iPad, PC or Mac.
The Slate contains a baery and a 8Go
memory so that you can take the Slate with
you wherever you go.
In screenless mode, your strokes are digi-
zed as a black ballpoint pen. Later, you can
transfer your drawings to the lmagink app
via Bluetooth or USB.

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SUPPORT
TUTORIAL VIDEOS
To get started with the Slate
and quickly produce
your rst drawings:
iskn.co/tuto
UPDATE
To benet from the latest
features, we recommend
that you update your Slate
regularly.
GET HELP
Have quesons about
the Slate or the applicaons?
support.iskn.co
EMAIL ADDRESS
Other quesons?
Write to us:
cont[email protected]
iskn.co
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