Livescribe Smartpen User manual

Smartpen User Guide
VERSION 2.5
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.

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Copyright and Trademark
Copyright and Trademark
LIVESCRIBE, PULSE, ECHO, and PAPER REPLAY are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Livescribe Inc.
Anoto is a trademark of Anoto Group AB. All other brand and product names are trademarks of their
respective owners.
Copyright © 2007-2010 Livescribe Inc. All rights reserved.
IMPORTANT: Please read the End User License Agreement with this product before using the
accompanying software program(s). You accept the terms of the End User License
Agreement by using any part of the software. Using any non-authorized charging
accessories or ink cartridges may damage the Livescribe™ smartpen and voids the
Livescribe smartpen warranty (see Warranty Information on page 115.)
Software Downloads Available
To download Livescribe Desktop software, go to www.livescribe.com/install.
Agency Compliance Information
For product, regulatory, and compliance information, see Regulatory Information on page 111.
Livescribe™ Smartpen User Guide: Version 2.5-A
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About This Guide
About This Guide
This guide contains detailed descriptions of the Livescribe™ smartpen and applications that run on it.
Use this guide along with the Getting Started Guide included with the Livescribe smartpen. For
information about desktop software that works with the Livescribe smartpen, see the Livescribe™
Desktop User Guide.
NOTE: This guide instructs you to tap on paper controls to perform certain functions. When you see this
instruction, turn on your smartpen, and use the ink tip to tap on the printed buttons within the
Getting Started Guide and Livescribe™ Dot Paper notebooks.

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Contents
Copyright and Trademark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii
About This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
1 Introducing the Livescribe™ Smartpen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Livescribe Smartpen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Livescribe™ Dot Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
2 New in this Version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Support for Livescribe Paper Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Livescribe Sticky Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Home Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Shortcut Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Improvements and Corrected Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Performance Improvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Left-Tap: Exit the Way You Came In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
3 Getting to Know Your Livescribe™ Smartpen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Identifying Your Livescribe™ Smartpen Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Anatomy of a Smartpen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Turning On Your Smartpen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Writing and Recording Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Capturing Notes without Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Capturing Notes with Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

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Recording Audio Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Charging an Echo™ Smartpen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Charging a Pulse™ Smartpen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Replacing the Ink Cartridge or Stylus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Using a 3-D Recording Headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Renaming Your Smartpen in Livescribe™ Desktop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Rebooting Your Livescribe™ Smartpen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
4 Configuring Your Livescribe™ Smartpen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Setting the Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Setting the Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Setting Display Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Setting the Display Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Setting Scroll Speed of the Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Viewing Playback Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Viewing Audio (Recording) Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Viewing Microphone Sensitivity Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Viewing the Date and Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Viewing the Battery Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Viewing Storage Available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Viewing the Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Using the Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Setting/Viewing Audio (Recording) Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Setting/Viewing Microphone Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Setting/Viewing Playback Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Enabling/Disabling the Menu Voice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Setting/Viewing Display Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Setting/Viewing Scroll Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Setting the Auto-Off Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Setting/Viewing Display Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Setting/Viewing the Date Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Setting/Viewing the Time Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Viewing the Smartpen Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Switching Languages (Locales). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Using the Language Switch Card for Chinese and Korean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Using the Getting Started Guide Controls to Switch Locales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

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5 Navigating the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Using a Pre-Printed Nav Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Drawing a Nav Plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Scrolling with Flick and Scrub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Flick and Scrub Display Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Using Quick Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Launching Applications with a Quick Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Locating and Playing a Recent Session with a Quick Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Doing Basic Math Calculations with a Quick Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Viewing Audio Settings with a Quick Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Viewing Available Storage with a Quick Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Viewing the Battery Level with a Quick Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Viewing the Time and Date with Quick Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Launch Line and Tap Around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
6 Using the Paper Replay™ Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Recording Sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Starting Recording with a Pre-Printed Record button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Starting Recording Using Quick Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Starting Recording Using a Nav Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Stopping a Recording or a Session Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Pausing/Resuming a Recording or Session Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Playing a Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Play a Session by Tapping on Your Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Play a Session by Tapping on Notebook Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Play a Session using the Nav Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Controlling Session Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Changing Playback Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Jumping Forward and Backward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Speed Jumping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Jumping to a Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Changing Playback Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Setting Session Bookmarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

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Adding Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Reviewing Bookmarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Recording Paperless (Audio Only) Sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Annotating - Linking Notes to Pre-Recorded Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Browsing Paper Replay™ Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Deleting Paper Replay™ Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Deleting Sessions from the Smartpen Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Using the Delete Current Session Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Using Background Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Paper Replay Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
7 Additional Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Basic Math Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Using Scientific Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Using the Translator Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Translator Demo Word List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Launching Translator Demo from the Nav Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Re-Launching Translator Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Using the Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Launching Piano from the Nav Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Drawing a Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Choosing an Instrument (PIano Sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Choosing a Background Rhythm Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Getting New Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
8 Livescribe™ Desktop and Livescribe™ Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
9 Working with Dot Paper Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Checking Paper Product Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
About Livescribe™ Dot Paper Naming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

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Using Notebooks with Same Names and Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Using Packs of Notebooks and Journals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Archiving Paper Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
10 Regulatory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Description of ESD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
ESD-Susceptible Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Precautions against ESD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
11 Product Safety and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
12 Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Recording Notes and Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Can I capture notes without recording audio?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Can I record audio without Livescribe dot paper?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Can I add new notes to the audio that I’ve already recorded? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
How do I change the audio recording quality? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Smartpen Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
How do I replace my ink cartridge?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Livescribe Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
How do I organize my notes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
What can I share?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
How do I share my pencasts as .pencast files? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
How can I share pencasts using a MyLivescribe account?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
How do I share my notes as a PDF? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
How do I share my recordings into an audio file?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
How do I get the latest software updates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Can I convert my handwriting into text? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Can I use my smartpen with more than one computer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
How do I print my own dot paper? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Can I change the date and time format?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

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Smartpen Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Double-tap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Draw your own Nav Plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Flick and Scrub (quickly scroll through menu items). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Quick Launch (jump to an application and quickly launch it) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Launch Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Paper Replay™ Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
13 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
14 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Livescribe Online Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
User Guides and Release Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Knowledge Base (KB). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Contacting Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Saving Data for Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Returning Livescribe Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Items Purchased Directly from Livescribe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Items Purchased from a Third Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Livescribe™ Smartpen User Guide 1
1Introducing the Livescribe™
Smartpen
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Livescribe™ smartpen. This topic introduces you to the
Livescribe™ smartpen. To set up and begin using your smartpen, see Getting to Know Your
Livescribe™ Smartpen on page 16. To learn about what is new in this release, see New in this Version
on page 4.
Livescribe Smartpen
Livescribe is fundamentally changing the way people capture, access and share information with pen
and paper. Livescribe has developed a breakthrough low-cost mobile computing platform, which
includes the award-winning Livescribe smartpen, dot paper, smartpen applications, Livescribe Desktop
software, Livescribe Online Community, and development tools.
The Livescribe™ smartpen is an advanced paper-based computer in the form of a pen that records
everything you hear and write. It synchronizes the audio your hear to what you write, so you never
miss a word. Just tap on your notes and the smartpen will play back what you recorded from that exact
moment in time.

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Livescribe™ Dot Paper
The smartpen provides both audio and visual feedback, powerful processing capabilities, and
substantial built-in storage. The smartpen integrates several components and technologies. It also
uses firmware and application software to support the interaction of all of its components and to enable
built-in handwriting recognition, and applications such as Paper Replay™, among many others.
When you power on your Livescribe smartpen andbegin writing on Livescribe™ dot paper, the
smartpen captures and stores the notes you write. To capture your writing, the smartpen uses its built-
in infrared camera to take digital snapshots of a special dot pattern on the paper as the tip moves over
the paper while you write. See Livescribe™ Dot Paper on page 2 for information about the dot pattern.
When recording audio in a Paper Replay™ session, the smartpen links the recorded audio to your
notes based on the dot pattern on the page. With this information, the smartpen can play back the
audio that was recorded at the exact time you were writing your notes. Specifically, when you tap on
your notes with the smartpen, it locates the position where you are tapping and starts to play back the
audio at the position linked to that paper location.
Livescribe™ Dot Paper
To perform its many operations, your Livescribe smartpen requires Livescribe™ dot paper. This paper
is standard paper with printed microdots on its surface. These dots are nearly invisible to the human
eye. However, the smartpen can easily see these dots and uses them to know which page you are
writing on and the exact location on that page. The smartpen can even see these dots through the ink
you write on your pages.
The microdot pattern on each page is based on technology from Anoto AB. This dot pattern consists of
small dots (100 micrometers in diameter) arranged with a spacing of approximately 0.3 mm. The dot
pattern overlays an imaginary square grid. The dots are slightly displaced from the grid, with each dot
in one of four possible positions, forming the proprietary Anoto dot pattern.
The dot pattern identifies the specific page and locations on the page of the notes you write. Your
Livescribe smartpen uses the dot pattern in a way similar to a geographical positioning system (GPS).
But, instead of identifying locations on land, it finds locations on paper and stores your writing as digital

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Livescribe™ Dot Paper
ink using those locations. Using this patented dot-positioning system (DPS), the smartpen precisely
tracks its own movement on paper. As a result, anything you write – words, numbers or drawings – can
be stored, recognized, and intelligently responded to by the smartpen.
The area of the entire Anoto dot pattern is huge, and represents a piece of paper the combined size of
Europe and Asia. Livescribe™ dot paper is based on a portion of this dot pattern.

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2New in this Version
In this version, Livescribe added new features and made improvements to correct known issues,
improve usability, and optimize performance. For detailed information about this release, read the
Release Notes located here: www.livescribe.com/releasenotes.
New Features
The following new features have been added in this version.
Support for Livescribe Paper Tablet
The Livescribe Paper Tablet enables your Echo smartpen to work as an input device on your com-
puter. The Paper Tablet is similar to a graphics tablet. You connect your smartpen to your computer
using its micro-USB cable and use it like a stylus. You then use one or more pages from a Livescribe™
dot paper product as the tablet. The Paper Tablet is available for purchase from the Livescribe Store
and from Livescribe retailers as a redeemable application card. To learn how to use the Paper Tablet,
download the Livescribe Paper Tablet User Guide from the Livescribe Store.
Livescribe Sticky Notes
Livescribe Sticky Notes take the familiarity and convenience of sticky notes—small pieces of paper
with a strip of repositionable adhesive on the back—and add the power of Livescribe dots.
You can quickly capture short notes, lists, and reminders while adding audio to them. Attach Livescribe
Sticky Notes to any printout, magazine, or book page to add personalized interactive notes. As with
other Livescribe dot paper products, transfer your Sticky Notes to your desktop computer to organize,
search, or share them with others.

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New Features
Sticky Notes pads come in two sizes. The 3”x3” Livescribe Sticky Note looks like this:
The 3” x 5” Livescribe Sticky Note looks like this:

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New Features
Packs and Pads
Each pad of Livescribe Sticky Notes contains 75 sheets. Pads are sold in packs of six: three pads of
3”x3” and three pads of 3”x5”.
Use only one Livescribe pack at a time. You should proceed as follows:
1. Use up all the pads in one pack.
2. Archive the pads.
3. Open a new pack.
Your smartpen can carry up to 6 pads (Sticky Notes3”x3” Pads 1, 2, 3 and Sticky Notes 3”x5” Pads
1, 2, 3) at the same time. When you are done with all six pads, archive them with Livescribe Desktop
before starting a new 6-pack. Please do not use identical pads from different 6-packs at the same time,
because your smartpen will recognize them as the same pad.
To learn about archiving, see Archiving Paper Products on page 110.
New Buttons
Livescribe Sticky Notes come with the familiar Nav Plus and Paper Replay buttons printed along the
bottom edge. Along the top edge, Sticky Notes have buttons that are new to the Livescribe paper
product line.
The Home Button stops the current smartpen application and returns you to the default display (which
shows the current time).

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New Features
The three Shortcut Buttons have functionality that you assign to them.
To learn more, see Home Button on page 7 and Shortcut Buttons on page 10.
Home Button
Tapping on the Home Button stops the currently running smartpen application and returns the smart-
pen to its default mode: The current time is showing on the display and the smartpen is ready to store
whatever you write on Open Paper.
Home Button in New and Old Livescribe Notebooks
On Livescribe Sticky Notes and newer Livescribe notebooks and journals, the Home Button is repre-
sented by the icon of a house. For an illustration of the house icon, see New Buttons on page 6.
Although new in this version, the Home Button functionality is available on older Livescribe notebooks
as well. Instead of a house, however, look for a faintly printed circle to the right of the pre-printed Nav
Plus in the corner of each page. The black arrow in the following illustration points to the circle that acts
as the Home Button.

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New Features
Double-Tap Can Be Set by You
Besides single-tapping on the Home Button, you can also double-tap on it. By default, both actions do
the same thing. However, you can assign different functionality to double-tapping the Home Button.
You can assign any Open Paper smartpen application or Quick Command. For instance, if you do lots
of calculations, you might want to go to Calc Quick Command when you double-tap on the Home But-
ton.
To set the Home Button to launch an Open Paper smartpen application or perform a Quick
Command:
1. Double-tap the center of the Nav Plus. A double-tap
is two taps in quick succession.
2. Main Menu will be displayed on the Livescribe
smartpen.
3. Tap down on the directional arrow of the Nav Plus to
scroll through a list of applications on the Livescribe
smartpen.

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New Features
4. When Shortcuts is displayed, tap right to select it.
5. The display will scroll: Assign Home Button
double-tap. Tap right.
6. The display will scroll: Write a command, then
double-tap. You can write an application name or
a Quick Command.
7. Write any Open Paper smartpen application name
or write a Quick Command. For instance, write calc
NOTE: Do not double-tap the center of the Nav Plus or
write a doubled-back horizontal line. Write only
the letters that make up the Quick Command.

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New Features
Shortcut Buttons
Shortcut Buttons appear on some of the newer Livescribe™ dot paper products, such as Livescribe
Sticky Notes. They are labeled with successive numbers: 1, 2, 3, etc.
You can assign functionality to the Shortcut Buttons, just as you can assign functionality to double-
tapping the Home Button. Assign any Open paper smartpen application or Quick Command to a
Shortcut Button.
To set Shortcut Button 1 follow these steps. We will set Shortcut Button 1 to the Calc Quick
Command:.
8. The display will briefly display the smartpen
application name or Quick Command. Then it will
confirm the new assignment.
For instance, it will brieflyshow the Calc Quick
Command. Then it will start scrolling:
Home Button is Now Assigned To [calc]
1. Double-tap the center of the Nav Plus. A double-tap
is two taps in quick succession.

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New Features
2. Main Menu will be displayed on the Livescribe
smartpen.
3. Tap down on the directional arrow of the Nav Plus to
scroll through a list of applications on the Livescribe
smartpen.
4. When Shortcuts is displayed, tap right to select it.
5. The display will scroll:
Assign Home Button double-tap.
Tap down to display Assign Shortcut 1.
(Tap down again to display Assign Shortcut 2, etc.)