Yashi Smart aPen User manual

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Package Content
•Base unit
•USB Cable
•Digital Pen
•Pen Batteries
Get Started
STEP1 Charge the Battery
For initial use, your base unit needs to be charged for about 3 hours.
Connect your base unit to your PC using the USB cable for charging.
STEP2 Installing Pen Batteries
a. Remove the battery compartment cover.
b. Install two SR41 batteries, with the positive poles
facing up as shown (Use the enclosed SR41
batteries).
c. Replace battery compartment cover.
WARNING: Do not attempt to open the pen. This may cause
the pen to malfunction.
STEP3 Installing Ink Refill
To insert a new refill,
1. Slide the new refill into the tip of the pen.
2. Gently press the new refill until it is
lodged securely in place.
To replace the ink refill,
1.Detach the cap from the digital pen.
2.Clamp the ink refill with the refill extractor. Hold the pen firmly,
and apply pressure with the extractor against it.
3.Pull the used refill out.
STEP4 Turn On the Base Unit
Press and hold the Power button on the base unit.
•Ink refill
•Refill extractor
•Software CD
•Quick Start Guide

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STEP5 Clip your Base unit on a Paper
Clip the base unit to the paper. Your Digital Pen can support a paper size of up to A4. The
following illustrations show how to clip the base unit to the paper.
1.Hold the base unit and gently press the clip.
2.Slide the base unit into the paper’s top center.
STEP6 Start writing
When you pick up the pen, find a position that is comfortable for you. Hold the pen firmly
and write normally.
Note: (1) Be careful to hold the pen in a way that does not block
the signals sent from the tip of the pen to the memory unit
receivers.
(2) The pen point should be 1.5cm away from the unit.
(3) When you are writing with the pen, make sure its
inclination to the paper surface is between 45°and 90°.
Buttons & Ports
a. USB port – connect to computer through
the USB cable
b. LCD display
c. Power button – Press and hold for about 5
seconds to turn on or off the unit. Press
briefly to create a new note.
d. Bluetooth ON/OFF – Turn on or off the
bluetooth. Briefly press to start connection
with Blackberry/Android devices; press and
hold to start connection with iPad/iPhone.
e. Reset hole – When the unit does not
respond, insert a pinpoint into this hole to
reset the device and then press and hold the
Top button to restart the unit.
f. Paper Clip – clip the unit to paper

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Memory Unit LCD
Use the LCD to view status indications.
Name
On when
Off When
Blinks When
The Digital
Pen is
Connected
Unit is connected to PC Unit is NOT
connected to
PC
Data is
uploaded to PC
Memory FULL The base unit memory is
90% full. It is highly
recommended to upload
your files to your PC and
delete them from
memory!
Less than
90% capacity
used
Never
Pen Low
Battery
Low Pen battery Pen Battery
good
Low Pen
battery
Base unit Low
battery
Full Unit is Off Charging
Note Mode Pen down/Pen move Mouse Mode Pen down/Pen
move
Mouse Mode Pen down/Pen move Pen Mode Pen down/Pen
move
Number of
saved notes in
memory
Always Unit is Off Memory full Or
Error
Bluetooth is
ON.
Bluetooth is turned on. Bluetooth is
turned off.
Never
Ready to connect with iPad/iPhone/iPod.
Ready to connect with Blackberry/Android smart phone.
Create Note in Mobile Mode
To take handwritten note when you are away from computer,
(1) Press and hold the ON/OFF button to power on the unit.
(2) Hold the base unit and gently press the paper clipper.
(3) Slide the base unit into the paper’s upper edge and make sure the base unit is in the
center.
(4) Pick up the pen and start writing. (NOTE: Be careful to hold the pen in a way that does
not block signals sent from the tip of the pen to the receiver unit.)

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(5) Once you’ve completed one page, shortly press the ON/OFF button to save current
page and start a new page. On the base unit screen, you can see the page number
added by one.
(6) All notes are stored in the base unit. You can upload them to a PC for viewing, editing,
or email.
Using the Digital Pen with PC
With the digital pen connected with a desktop computer, you can write or draw on a paper
and see, save or edit your handwriting on the PC screen.
The digital pen works either in Windows or MAC system.
Before using, you firstly need to install the Note Manager software on PC.
1. Installing the Note Manager
One of the provided CDs contains the Note Manager software which
is required. Simply insert the CD and then follow the wizard's
instructions.
2. Connecting your Digital Pen to your Computer
Insert one end of the USB cable into the USB port of the unit and the
other end to that of your computer.
3. For Windows OS
Uploading your Mobile Notes
First make sure your Note Manager is running. Now simply connect your base unit to your
computer via the USB port.
The Note Manager application will detect your unit and will prompt you to upload your notes.
Select “Yes” to start transferring your notes.
Create Note in Online Mode
Connecting your Digital Pen to your computer and drawing
with your Digital Pen in Note mode can create a new note.
Everything you write is being captured automatically. Before
doing so, make sure the Note Manager is installed and run
on your computer.
Once you have finished with your note, you can use the

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Note Manager to save your note to a picture file, email it, print it, or simply save it to your
Note Manager for later use.
Using the Note Manager
The Note Manager can be used for storing, viewing,
searching, copying and exporting notes. It is set up in
Windows Explorer format, which allows you to browse
through your files in the left pane and view them in the
right pane.
The Note Manager contains buttons that give you access to the most commonly used menu
commands.
The following table contains a list of each button in the toolbox together with a description
of its function.
Button
Description
UPLOAD – When in Connected Mode, you can upload all your notes
from the mobile unit to your PC using the Digital Pen application
Note To Text - Convert handwritten note to texts. (only available in
Windows Vista or 7)
Convert your note to text using MyScript® Notes. (Only available if the
recognition software is installed.)
+
Joint multiple notes into one.
CUT – Cuts the selected note and saves it to the clipboard
COPY – Copies the selected note and saves it to the clipboard
PASTE – Pastes whatever was last copied or cut to the clipboard
DELETE – Deletes the selected note/notes
EDIT NOTE – Allows you to edit a selected note
PRINT -- Prints the selected note/notes
SHOW AS STICKY NOTE – Make your Note as Sticky Note
SHOW AS PAPER HOLDER – Make your Note as a paper holder
SMALL THUMB – Displays small thumbnails in the Note Manager view