® User Guide
COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS LIVESCRIBE, ECHO, PULSE, and NEVER MISS A WORD are trademarks of Livescribe Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Copyright © 2007-2015. All rights reserved. http://www.livescribe.com/ Important: Read the End User License Agreement that comes with Livescribe products before using them. You accept the terms of the End User License Agreement by using any part of the product or software.
CONTENTS About This Release....................................................................................................6 Getting Help...............................................................................................................7 Contacting Customer Service........................................................................................................8 Saving Data for Customer Service................................................................................
About Shortcuts...........................................................................................................26 Using Shortcuts...........................................................................................................26 About Smartpen Screen Indicators.............................................................................27 Tips for Handwriting Recognition.................................................................................28 Tips for Reading Text.............
Using the Settings Men u.............................................................................................................64 Settings Menu Summary.............................................................................................64 Setting the Smartpen Auto-Off Time with the Settings Menu......................................65 Viewing the Smartpen Name with the Settings Men u.................................................65 Enabling or Disabling Menu Voice with the Settings Menu.....
ABOUT THIS RELEASE This release of the Livescribe Platform includes new features and enhancements, corrected issues, and usability improvements. Version numbers for this release are: • Smartpen Firmware, Version 2.9.9 or later • Echo Desktop for Windows, Version 3.0 • Echo Desktop for Mac, Version 3.0 6 Livescribe, Inc. ©2007-2015 esug6.0.
GETTING HELP Livescribe provides several ways for you to learn more about the Livescribe Platform and get expert help when you need it. On the Livescribe Support page, you can find several ways to get answers to any questions you might have about your smartpen or other Livescribe products. To open the Livescribe Support page: • From a web browser, go to www.livescribe.com/support, or • Within Echo Desktop, go to the Help menu. You can view release notes for all Livescribe products here: www.livescribe.
CONTACTING CUSTOMER SERVICE If you cannot find the answers to your questions using the Support page, please contact Customer Service directly. You can reach Customer Service in the following ways: • Go to www.livescribe.com/support, complete a Customer Service ticket and submit it. • Email Customer Service at: CS@livescribe.com SAVING DATA FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE If you are experiencing problems with an Echo Desktop product, you should gather data from your installation for Customer Service. 1.
RETURNING LIVESCRIBE PRODUCTS If you need to return the Livescribe smartpen or other Livescribe product, follow the instructions below. ITEMS PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM LIVESCRIBE Items purchased directly from Livescribe have the following return time-frame to qualify for a refund. Items returned after this timeframe are not accepted or credited: • Hardware: 30 days. • Accessories: 30 days Livescribe refunds the full amount paid minus shipping on any item(s) returned within the allowable time.
Echo Smartpen User Guide
ABOUT YOUR LIVESCRIBE SMARTPEN ABOUT YOUR LIVESCRIBE SMARTPEN The Livescribe smartpen captures everything you hear and write. INTRODUCING THE LIVESCRIBE SMARTPEN Your Livescribe smartpen synchronizes the audio you hear to what you write, so you never miss a word. Just tap on your notes and the smartpen plays back what you recorded from that exact moment in time. The smartpen provides both audio and visual feedback, powerful processing capabilities, and substantial built-in storage.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE Pulse smar tpen Aluminum body. Titanium or Black with printed power symbol . SMARTPEN FEATURES Echo and Pulse smartpens have similar features, as shown in the image below. STARTING YOUR SMARTPEN To use your smartpen, first power it on. It must be running to capture written notes or enable its audio recording or playback features. 1. Press the Power button to start your smartpen.
ABOUT YOUR LIVESCRIBE SMARTPEN 3. When you are finished using your smartpen, press the Power button again to turn it off. CHARGING AN ECHO SMARTPEN The USB port for an Echo smartpen is located on the top next to the headset jack. This is a standard micro USB connector that is compatible with any standard USB charging cable. Follow these steps to charge your smartpen. The plug and blinking battery indicator means your smartpen needs to be charged. 1.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE Tip: The plug and blinking battery indicator means your Pulse smartpen needs to be charged. 1. Before charging your Pulse smartpen, download and install the Echo Desktop software from http://www.livescribe.com/install. 2. Plug your USB mobile charging cradle into the USB port on your computer. The smartpen charges directly from your computer’s USB port when the computer is on.
ABOUT YOUR LIVESCRIBE SMARTPEN 1. Insert the smartpen ink tip into the ink cartridge removal ring. 2. Tilt the smartpen so that it firmly rests against the removal ring and lift the smartpen away from the ring. 3. Lifting the smartpen away from the cradle safely separates the ink cartridge from the magnet inside the smartpen that holds the cartridge in place. 4. Place your new ink cartridge in the smartpen.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE Once you record audio, you can play back the binaural effect using stereo earphones. You can also play back the binaural effect as a regular stereo recording over any type of headphones or speakers. The 3-D Recording Headset included with each Pulse smartpen has a custom jack. This is required for binaural recordings. However, if you want to use a 3.5mm stereo headset just for playback, connect your 3.5mm headset to your smartpen using a standard 2.5mm to 3.5mm adaptor.
ABOUT YOUR LIVESCRIBE SMARTPEN 2. If your smartpen is still nonresponsive after five minutes of charging, press and hold the power button for 10 seconds to reboot it. esug6.0.4 Livescribe, Inc.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE ABOUT PAPER REPLAY When you start your smartpen, it is ready to capture anything you write in your Livescribe notebook. Your smartpen captures and stores your notes as digital ink. You can then send your notes to other people using Echo Desktop. When you are taking notes without the need to record audio at the same time, simply start your smartpen and begin writing. To record audio as you take notes, use the Paper Replay smartpen app.
ABOUT PAPER REPLAY • A session can optionally include written notes (pages) linked to the audio. However, you can record audio only, known as paperless sessions. • A session begins when you start recording audio and ends when you stop recording audio. • Pausing and unpausing a recording does create separa te sessions. The paused and unpaused session remains as one. Starting and stopping recordings creates separate sessions.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE WRITING, RECORDING, AND PLAYBACK BASICS Your smartpen has many features. One key feature is capturing notes you write and recording audio. WRITING NOTES AND RECORDING AUDIO WITH YOUR SMARTPEN When you start your smartpen, it is ready to capture anything you write in your Livescribe notebook. Your smartpen captures and stores your notes as digital ink. You can then share your notes to your computer or via email using Echo Desktop.
WRITING, RECORDING, AND PLAYBACK BASICS RECORDING AUDIO ONLY (WITHOUT WRITING NOTES) You can use your smartpen like a digital recorder to record audio only, without capturing notes. This kind of recording is also known as a paperless session. USING QUICK RECORD 1. Use the Quick Record feature. Press and hold the power button for approximately five (5) seconds until the screen shows that recording is started. The smartpen may appear to power off until it shows the recording started indicator. 2.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE CHECKING THE BATTERY LEVEL It is important to check the remaining battery level of your smartpen before beginning an audio recording. This can avoid the problem of the smartpen running out of battery power in the middle of a recording. CHECKING THE BATTERY LEVEL WITH THE BATTERY BUTTON 1. Start your smartpen. 2. Open the inside cover of your Livescribe notebook and locate the Settings area. 3. Tap the Battery button to see the current battery charge.
WRITING, RECORDING, AND PLAYBACK BASICS When you create a Shortcut, it becomes an active button that you can tap to repeat the application or command.The same is true for Launch Line Shortcuts you create. INSTALLING SMARTPEN SOFTWARE UPDATES Livescribe periodically updates smartpen apps (such as Paper Replay) and underlying smartpen firmware. Livescribe also updates this software to support new kinds of Livescribe Dot Paper.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE USING SMARTPEN APPS Smartpen apps are small programs that run on your smartpen. ABOUT SMARTPEN APPS All smartpen apps have similar user interfaces and follow the same navigation rules. System apps are those that are pre-installed as part of the smartpen system software. Examples of System apps include Paper Replay, Piano, and Translator Demo. LAUNCHING APPS WITH LAUNCH LINE You can use Launch Line to quickly launch many apps installed on your smartpen.
USING SMARTPEN APPS 3. To launch the app, tap on the center of the app name. If the name is a unique match to an app, the app launches automatically. 4. You can use the Tap Around feature to navigate the app: Tap just above, below, left, or right of the name to perform the corresponding functions of the Nav Plus. 5. After creating a Launch Line, it remains as an active area. You can tap it at any time to launch the corresponding app.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE screen. Livescribe recommends using the Home button whenever you want to quit and app and start another. Home buttons are printed in most Livescribe notebooks. In older paper products, the Home button is a light circle just above and to the right of the Nav Plus. In newer paper products, the Home button is a icon in the shape of a house. 1. Locate and single-tap on the Home button in your Livescribe notebook. Your smartpen quits all currently-running apps.
USING SMARTPEN APPS 2. Within three (3) seconds, write the Shortcut word. For example, write the word “play.” Using its predictive text feature, your smartpen shows the first command that matches your written input. In this case, “play” is displayed as soon as you write “p”. As soon as you see the command you want on the display, you can stop writing. 3. Tap right on the Nav Plus, or double-tap on Livescribe paper. Your smartpen launches Paper Replay and its Play Session command.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE Arrows indicate there are items to view in the direction of the arrows. A bar at the bottom of the screen indicates the bottom of a menu or list. TIPS FOR HANDWRITING RECOGNITION Some apps use handwriting recognition. Follow these guidelines: • Write all text horizontally and neatly. The smartpen cannot interpret vertical handwriting. Handwriting recognition also yields better results with lower case lettering.
USING SMARTPEN APPS The table below summarizes the commands available for the Nav Plus: Single-Tap Center After star ting your smar tpen or when you are writing notes without recording, Single-tap on the center of the Nav Plus to go to the Main Menu. If you are running an app, single-tapping returns you to the app’s menu.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE Note: Tapping left from the submenu of a smartpen app or Shortcut backtracks up the menu hierarchy toward the root level. Tapping left from the root level jumps to Main Menu or the current time display, as described above. The root level of a launched app is the initial menu displayed when you launch the app. The root level of a running Shortcut is the list displayed when you execute the Shortcut.
USING SMARTPEN APPS Your smartpen shows the Main Menu if you successfully created a Nav Plus. ABOUT FLICK AND SCRUB Flick and Scrub is a way for you to quickly scroll through menu items and other displayed text on your smartpen. This feature is useful when text presented by an app is longer than the display can show horizontally or when multiple menus or options are available vertically. Flicking refers to quickly dragging your smartpen across paper and then lifting your smartpen off the paper.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE For horizontal Flick and Scrub, the scroll indicator is at the bottom.In the examples below, the display scrolls through the phrase “there were two small children”. The scroll bar along the bottom shows how far through the phrase the current display is. The first display shows the position near the beginning of the phrase. The second display shows the scroll bar position near the middle of the phrase after scrolling the display horizontally. USING FLICK AND SCRUB 1.
USING SMARTPEN APPS 4. Move your smartpen on the flick and scrub control area you drew to scroll through the app’s display text. You can use both flicking and scrubbing motions on the same control area. You do not need to draw a separate area for flicking and another for scrubbing. However, you need separate control areas for vertical and horizontal scrolling. After you have created a Flick and Scrub control region, you can use it at any time for scrolling.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE 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. The smartpen shows the smartpen app name or Quick Command, then confirms the new assignment. USING SHORTCUT BUTTONS Shortcut buttons appear on some of the newer Livescribe notebooks and other products, such as Livescribe Sticky Notes. They are labeled with successive numbers: 1, 2, 3, etc.
USING SMARTPEN APPS TAPPING ON AN UNASSIGNED SHORTCUT BUTTON Unlike the Home button, the Shortcut buttons have no default assignments. If you tap on an unassigned Shortcut button, the smartpen prompts you to assign a command to the shortcut. Tip: If you accidentally tap on an unassigned Shortcut button and you do not wish to set it at this time, tap on any Livescribe Dot Paper. esug6.0.4 Livescribe, Inc.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE RECORDING AUDIO ON A SMARTPEN Recording audio as you write notes is a key feature of your Livescribe smartpen. You can also record audio without writing notes. STARTING A RECORDING WITH THE RECORD BUTTON Important: Do not record without permission. By using Livescribe products and services, you agree to comply with all laws regarding recording. 1. Tap the Record button . 2. The smartpen starts recording and shows an incrementing timer on the screen.
RECORDING AUDIO ON A SMARTPEN STARTING A RECORDING WITH A NAV PLUS Use a Nav Plus to start a recording. 1. Double-tap on the center of a Nav Plus to go to the Main Menu. 2. Tap down until Paper Replay is displayed. 3. Tap right to launch the Paper Replay app. You see the Record new session option. 4. Tap right to select Record new session. The display indicates that recording has been initiated.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE PAUSING AND RESUMING A RECORDING 1. Tap the Pause button to pause a recording. Your smartpen shows a pause icon on the screen. 2. Tap the Pause button again to resume recording. When recording is paused, your smartpen continues to capture notes that you write. Any notes that you write after pausing and before resuming recording are linked to the audio that occurred the moment before you tapped the Pause button. Pausing and unpausing a recording does create separate sessions.
RECORDING AUDIO ON A SMARTPEN Caution: Turning off or docking your smartpen stops recording. RECORDING A PAPERLESS SESSION If you want to record audio but cannot or do not want to write on Livescribe paper, you can create paperless audio. This method uses your smartpen as an audio recorder only. Note: When recording a paperless session, you can at any time, link the recording to written notes by writing on Livescribe paper.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE ADDING AUDIO BOOKMARKS WHEN RECORDING Bookmarks allow you to flag a section of audio and later go to it quickly and easily. You can add bookmarks as you record, or add them later when listening to your recording. Selected Livescribe notebooks contain the bookmark control. • Tap the Bookmark button during either recording or playback. A bookmark is placed at that point in the audio file.
RECORDING AUDIO ON A SMARTPEN 2. Tap down displayed. to scroll through the apps on your smartpen until Paper Replayis 3. Tap right to launch Paper Replay. 4. Tap down 5. Tap right 6. Tap down to locate Delete session from the menu. to browse sessions. to scroll through a list of sessions. 7. Locate the session to delete and Tap right 8. Tap right to select it. to confirm deletion. Your smartpen indicates that the session is deleted.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE CONFIGURING AUDIO RECORDING SETTINGS SETTING AUDIO RECORDING QUALITY WITH THE SETTINGS MENU Use the Audio Quality setting to configure the quality of your audio recordings. • High: Records at the highest audio quality. This setting requires the largest amount of storage space and is best for very large environments or when the highest-quality recording is required. • Medium: The default audio quality setting. • Low: Records at lowest audio quality.
RECORDING AUDIO ON A SMARTPEN SETTING MICROPHONE SENSITIVITY WITH THE SETTINGS MENU You can set your smartpen Microphone Sensitivity for different recording situations. • Conference Room: Sets the microphone sensitivity for quieter environments where the person speaking is closer to the microphone. This setting is best for dictations, offices, or small conference rooms. • Lecture Hall: Sets the microphone to pick up sounds in a wider open area.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE write “a”. As soon as you see the command you want on the display, you can stop writing. 3. Tap right on the Nav Plus, or double-tap on any Livescribe paper. When you create a Shortcut, it becomes an active button that you can tap to repeat the application or command.The same is true for Launch Line Shortcuts you create. Your smartpen shows its audio settings. 44 Livescribe, Inc. ©2007-2015 esug6.0.
PLAYING BACK AUDIO ON A SMARTPEN PLAYING BACK AUDIO ON A SMARTPEN After recording audio with your smartpen, you can play it back in several ways. PLAYING BACK A SESSION BY TAPPING ON YOUR NOTES When recording a Paper Replay session, your notes and audio are linked and synchronized. Tap on your notes to play back audio linked to them. The audio plays back from the point in your notes where the audio was recorded.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE Tip: Tapping on the playback controls before tapping on any of the written notes on a page, plays back your most recently accessed audio recording regardless of whether that recording or those notes are on the current page. This feature allows you to quickly replay your last recording even if you have forgotten to write notes on paper. PLAYING BACK A SESSION WITH THE PLAY SHORTCUT Use the Play Shortcut to quickly show the top item in the session list. 1.
PLAYING BACK AUDIO ON A SMARTPEN PLAYING BACK A SESSION USING THE NAV PLUS Use the Nav Plus to browse a list of audio sessions and select the audio file by timestamp. 1. Double-tap 2. Tap down on the center of a Nav Plus to go to the Main Menu. until you see Paper Replay. 3. Tap right to select the Paper Replay app menu. The first item in the list is Record new session. 4. Tap down 5. Tap right 6. Tap down 7. Tap right to locate Play Session. to view a list of sessions listed using their timestamp.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE • Power off your smartpen. • Use the Nav Plus. 1. During audio playback, single-tap on the center of the Nav Plus. Your smartpen shows Stop Session. 2. Tap right to stop playback. PAUSING AND RESUMING AUDIO PLAYBACK 1. Tap the Pause button to pause audio playback. Your smartpen shows a pause icon on the screen. 2. Tap the Pause button again to resume playback. When playback is paused, your smartpen continues to capture notes that you write.
PLAYING BACK AUDIO ON A SMARTPEN SPEED JUMPING Tap and hold down the Jump Back or Jump Forward button to continuously jump through an audio file. As you continue to speed jump, the length you jump increases. JUMPING TO A POSITION If you want to quickly go to the beginning, end, or any position within an audio session, use the Jump to Position bar. 1. Tap anywhere on the position bar to go to the corresponding position in the audio file. 2.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE REVIEWING BOOKMARKS • After you have added bookmarks to an audio session, you can scan through and Next bookmark buttons. the bookmarks using the Previous • During playback, your smartpen screen shows the bookmarks in the audio timeline. PLAYING BACK AUDIO WITH THE NAV PLUS 1. Double-tap on the center of a Nav Plus to go to the Main Menu. to scroll through the apps on your smartpen until Paper Replay 2. Tap down is displayed. 3. Tap right to launch the Paper Replay app menu.
PLAYING BACK AUDIO ON A SMARTPEN PROTECTING AUDIO RECORDINGS WITH A PAPER REPLAY PASSWORD You can use the Paper Replay Password feature to set a password for audio recordings on your smartpen. Setting a password can prevent other people from listening to your recorded audio. Audio play back is prevented until the password is entered. The password is a four-digit number. 1. From the Main Menu, tap down 2. Tap right 3. Tap down 4. Tap right to locate Paper Replay. to launch Paper Replay.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE 6. When you are finished entering your password, tap right Your smartpen confirms the password is set. on the Nav Plus. After setting your password, your smartpen prompts you each time you try to play back a session. 7. To listen to your sessions, write your password on Livescribe paper when prompted by your smartpen. You smartpen confirms if your password is correct. CANCELING PAPER REPLAY PASSWORD 1.
PLAYING BACK AUDIO ON A SMARTPEN CONFIGURING AUDIO PLAYBACK SETTINGS ENABLING OR DISABLING PLAYBACK LATENCY WITH THE SETTINGS MENU There is natural delay (or latency) between the time you hear an important point and the time when you begin writing notes about it. To address this natural delay, your smartpen plays back audio from a moment five (5) seconds before you wrote the notes. This feature is called Playback Latency. You can enable or disable this feature. 1.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE DOING MATH CALCULATIONS You can use your smartpen to perform math calculations. USING THE CALC SHORTCUT Calc Shortcut to perform basic mathematical calcula-tions. When using Calc, follow these guidelines: • Numbers can contain up to 12 characters, including a decimal point. • Operators can include +, -, ×, *, /, and ÷. • You can double-tap instead of writing the equals sign. For example, 52 - 14 followed by a double-tap is like writing =.
DOING MATH CALCULATIONS 4. Write a basic math problem, such as 51 x 3 = Your smartpen shows the result. When you create a Shortcut, it becomes an active button that you can tap to repeat the application or command.The same is true for Launch Line Shortcuts you create. USING THE CALCULATOR The calculator located on the inside covers of some Livescribe notebooks performs basic math functions, as well as many useful scientific functions.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE If you tap the equal sign directly after the operator, the calculator performs the operation on the initial number that you tapped. For example, tap ‘6 x =’. The displayed result is 36. If you tap more than one operator in a row, only the last operator is kept. For example, tap ‘6 x + 4 =’. The result is 10. The ‘+’ replaces the ‘x’. If you tap the equal sign repeatedly in succession, it repeats the pre vious calculation. For example, tap ’3 + 4 = =’ The initial result is 7.
DOING MATH CALCULATIONS Subtracts the currently displayed value from the value in the memory register. Shows the value currently in the memory register. Sets the memory value to “0”. USING SCIENTIFIC FUNCTIONS The Scientific section of the calculator includes several specialized operators and functions, including special math operators and trigonometry functions. For some scientific calculations, you only need to enter one number followed by an operator to obtain a result.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE Cosine of the number. Arc-Cosine of the number. Tangent of the number. Arc-Tangent of the number. Sine of the number. Arc-Sine of the number. Trigonometric calculations such as sine, cosine, and tangent must be made in degree, radian, or gradian mode. The calculator is in degree mode by default, and returns to degree each time you power off your smar tpen. The DRG button toggles between Degree, Radian and Gradian mode.
USING THE PIANO USING THE PIANO With Piano, you can draw a piano on your dotted paper and play music with the smartpen. You can change the sound of your piano, add rhythm tracks, and add sharp and flat notes. LAUNCHING PIANO FROM THE NAV PLUS 1. Double-tap 2. Tap down 3. Tap right on the center of a Nav Plus to go to the Main Menu. to scroll through the smartpen menu until Piano is displayed. to select Piano. You can also launch Piano using Launch Line. DRAWING A PIANO 1.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE 3. Write the letter “i” and double-tap near it. This is your instrument button. 4. Tap the “i” button repeatedly to select one of the seven instruments: Grand Piano, Vibraphone, Kalimba, Steel Drum, Fiddle, Flute, or Celeste. 5. Tap on your keyboard when the first letter of the instrument you want to play is displayed on the smartpen screen. 6. Write the letter “r” and double-tap near it. This is your rhythm tracks button. 7.
USING THE PIANO 12.The smartpen shows blinking rectangles on your piano. Draw rectangles after the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th piano key lines, as in the display. 13.Play your piano by tapping its keys on the paper. Tap the instrument and rhythm buttons to change their values. A stylus is available for purchase from the Livescribe web store. You can use the stylus on your piano, rather than the ink cartridge. This keeps the paper free and clear of ink marks. CHOOSING AN INSTRUMENT (PIANO SOUND) 1.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE CHOOSING A BACKGROUND RHYTHM TRACK • Tap the “r” rhythm track button repeatedly to scroll through the available background rhythm tracks. TURNING OFF THE RHYTHM TRACK You can turn off or turn on the rhythm track. • Tap left on the Nav Plus. The smartpen shows “Rhythms OFF.” Tap right the rhythm track on the Nav Plus to stop • Tap the “r” button to scroll through the rhythm tracks until no track plays. 62 Livescribe, Inc. ©2007-2015 esug6.0.
USING THE TRANSLATOR DEMO USING THE TRANSLATOR DEMO With the Translator Demo, you can translate a small set of words and the numbers zero to nine from English into Spanish, Swedish, Arabic, or Mandarin. By writing a word in English in your notebook, you can see and hear correct translation from the smartpen.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE USING THE SETTINGS MENU With the Settings menu, you can change and view many smartpen settings. on the center of a Nav Plus to go the Main Menu. 1. Double-tap until Settings is shown. 2. Tap down to select Settings. 3. Tap right and tap up 4. Tap down Tap right to scroll through the setting types list. to select a setting type. 5. Tap down and tap up to scroll through the setting options list. 6. Tap right to select an option.
USING THE SETTINGS MENU Setting Values Menu Voice On, Off Screen Brightness 100%, 90%, 75%, 50%, 10% Screen Orientation right-handed, left-handed Scroll Speed 1-10 (1 is slowest, 10 is fastest) Date Format mm.dd.yy, dd.mm.yy, yy.mm.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE ENABLING OR DISABLING MENU VOICE WITH THE SETTINGS MENU Your smartpen announces items in the Main Menu and in the Applications menu using the Menu Voice. 1. To enable or disable the menu voice, use the Settings menu and select the Menu Voice option. 2. Select Off or On. Turning off the Menu Voice does not affect Paper Replay audio or other smartpen sounds. 66 Livescribe, Inc. ©2007-2015 esug6.0.
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME SETTING THE DATE AND TIME You can set the date and time on your smartpen. Important: It is very important that you set the correct date and time on your smartpen. Paper Replay names audio recordings using the date and time that they are created. SETTING THE DATE 1. Open the inside cover of your Livescribe notebook and locate the Settings area. 2. Tap the Set Date button with the smartpen. 3. Tap the printed keypad and type the current date.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE VIEWING THE DATE WITH A SHORTCUT 1. Double-tap on the center of a Nav Plus. Your smartpen shows the Shortcut indicator in the Main Menu. It is waiting for you to write a Shortcut. 2. Within three (3) seconds, write the word “date” Using its predictive text feature, your smartpen shows the first command that matches your written input. In this case, date is displayed as soon as you write a “d”. As soon as you see the command you want on the display, you can stop writing. 3.
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME SETTING THE TIME FORMAT 1. Use the Settings menu and navigate to the Time Format option. 2. Select either 12 hour or 24 hour. VIEWING THE TIME WITH THE TIME BUTTON 1. Open the inside cover of your Livescribe Dot Paper product and locate the Settings area. 2. Tap the Time button . The smartpen shows the current time. VIEWING THE TIME WITH A SHORTCUT You can use Shortcuts to check the time. 1. Double-tap succession. on the center of a Nav Plus.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE CONFIGURING THE SMARTPEN SCREEN There are several settings you can apply to your smartpen screen. SETTING SCREEN BRIGHTNESS SETTING SCREEN BRIGHTNESS WITH THE BRIGHTNESS BUTTON 1. Some Livescribe notebooks have a Brightness button. Look at your Livescribe notebook to see if it has a Settings area with a Brightness button in it. If so, do the following. 2. Tap the Brightness button . 3. Tap multiple times to scroll through the screen brightness settings.
CONFIGURING THE SMARTPEN SCREEN SETTING SCREEN ORIENTATION WITH THE SETTINGS MENU 1. Use the Settings menu and navigate to the Display Orientation option. 2. Select either right-handed and left-handed. SETTING SCROLL SPEED SETTING SCROLL SPEED WITH THE PLUS AND MINUS BUTTONS Text that is too long to fit on our y smartpen screen scrolls across it.You can increase or decrease the rate at which text scrolls using the Scroll Speed settings. • To increase the scroll speed, tap the button. button.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE CHANGING SMARTPEN LOCALES You can use the Locale command in the Settings menu to change your smartpen screen and audio instructions from one language to another.
MANAGING LIVESCRIBE NOTEBOOKS MANAGING LIVESCRIBE NOTEBOOKS Livescribe sells notebooks, journals, flip notepads, and other paper products or f your smartpen. These products are all described generically as Livescribe notebooks. ABOUT LIVESCRIBE DOT PAPER To perform its many operations, your 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.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE • Before using a new Livescribe notebook, tap on the Status Label. If it says you are already using a notebook with the same number, be sure to archive your old notebooks on Echo Desktop first. • If you own Livescribe notebooks that have the same naming and numbering, use them sequentially. • Archive your Livescribe notebooks products after you have finished with them. CHECKING LIVESCRIBE NOTEBOOK USAGE Each Livescribe notebook has a Status Label.
MANAGING LIVESCRIBE NOTEBOOKS Important: Do not archive a notebook unless you are finished using the physical notebook and are ready to set it aside. After you have archived a notebook, do not go back to its physical notebook and start writing on it again, unless you have unused pages and want to treat them as a part of a new notebook. For example, you could archive a notebook that is partially completed, and then use the remaining pages as a second notebook.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE When you buy two or more packs of Lined Notebooks, verify that the Numbers on the Notebook covers are different. For example, buy and use Notebooks 1-4 and Notebooks 5-8 before buying another pack of 1-4 or 5-8. If you have purchased two packs with the same numbering, the packs have the same dot pattern. In this case, follow these guidelines: • Use all the Livescribe notebooks in the first pack before starting on the second pack.
USING SPECIAL PAPER PRODUCTS USING SPECIAL PAPER PRODUCTS In addition to standard notebooks and journals, Livescribe sells special paper products, including Sticky Notes, Sound Stickers, and others. ABOUT 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 Dot Paper. You can quickly capture short notes, lists, and reminders while adding audio to them.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE USING PACKS AND PADS OF STICKY NOTES 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. Your smartpen can manage up to 6 pads (Sticky Notes 3”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 Echo Desktop before starting a new 6-pack.
USING SPECIAL PAPER PRODUCTS • Volume and mute controls • Controls for managing the stickers, including record audio, delete recordings, and cancel. SOUND STICKER GUIDELINES There are some general guidelines to follow when using Sound Stickers. Your smartpen can support stickers from one pack of Sound Stickers at a time. Please do not use stickers from multiple sticker packs at the same time, because your smartpen will recognize them as the same stickers.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE One-Step Recording You can bypass using the Record button and use tap-and-hold recording instead. 1. Change the One-step recording option in the Advanced Settings menu. 2. Tap and hold on a Sound Sticker for two (2) seconds. The recording starts. 3. Record the audio for the sticker. 4. Tap the sticker again to end the recording. Your smartpen screen shows “Recording complete.
USING SPECIAL PAPER PRODUCTS Deleting All Recordings from All Stickers You can delete all recordings from your stickers. Deleted recordings are permanently removed from your smartpen. They are not transferred to Echo Desktop and cannot be retrieved from the smartpen or any other source. • Delete the recordings individually for each sticker, or • Use the Advanced Settings to delete all stickers. ADVANCED SETTINGS You change how you record and delete recordings using the Advanced Settings menu. 1.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE SMARTPEN MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY You should regularly maintain your smartpen and be aware of how to use it safely. MAINTAINING YOUR SMARTPEN • Use Livescribe-approved ink cartridges only. • Carry your smartpen in a protective case. • Transfer your important notes and audio from your smartpen to your Echo Desktop often so that you have a backup copy on your computer. Also, backup your computer’s files regularly. • Use your smartpen regularly.
SMARTPEN MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY STORING SMARTPENS Below are some recommendations for preparing and storing smartpens when they are not used for a long period of time. • Fully charge each smartpen prior to placing them in storage. • Store smartpens in a location that does is dry and not excessively hot or cold. Excessive heat or cold may adversely affect the battery performance. • Keep the accessories with the smartpens so they are not lost.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE computer has a metal case and is plugged into a standard three prong grounded outlet, touching the case should discharge the ESD on your body. • Increase the relative humidity of your environment. • Install ESD-specific prevention items, such as grounding mats. SAFETY Caution: Failure to follow these safety instructions could result in fire, electric shock, or other injury or damage. The smartpen may be damaged by improper handling or storage.
SMARTPEN MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY Do not attempt to access the battery. The rechargeable battery is not accessible and is not intended to be removed, replaced, or touched. The battery contents can be hazardous if ingested. The battery technology is combustible and only chemical fire retardants or sand should be used to extinguish flames. Do not use water. If the battery leaks, do not allow the liquid to come in contact with the skin or eyes.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE MANAGING STORAGE ON A SMARTPEN You can view and manage the data and applications stored on your smartpen. VIEWING SMARTPEN STORAGE WITH THE STORAGE BUTTON 1. Start your smartpen. 2. Some Livescribe notebooks have a Storage button. Look at your Livescribe notebook to see if it has a Settings area with a Storage button in it. If so, do the following. 3. Tap the Storage button megabytes. once to see amount of remaining storage in 4.
MANAGING STORAGE ON A SMARTPEN 3. Tap right on the Nav Plus, or double-tap on any Livescribe paper. If available space is less than 1 MB, your smartpen shows storage in available KB. If you see the circled exclamation mark indicator on the right side of the display, check your available storage on the smartpen as it is almost full. Your smartpen shows the available storage. When you create a Shortcut, it becomes an active button that you can tap to repeat the application or command.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE • Archive your paper product. This removes all Paper Replay sessions from your smartpen for that paper product. • Using the Main Menu on the smartpen. • Using the Delete Current Session shortcut to delete the most-recently accessed session. DELETING AUDIO RECORDINGS FROM A SMARTPEN WITH THE NAV PLUS 1. Double-tap on the center of a Nav Plus to go to the Main Menu. 2. Tap down displayed. to scroll through the apps on your smartpen until Paper Replayis 3.
MANAGING STORAGE ON A SMARTPEN Your smartpen indicates that the session is deleted. DELETING THE CURRENT AUDIO RECORDING WITH A SHORTCUT You can use a shortcut to delete the current session. In this context, the current session is the most recently accessed session. This is the last session that was either played or recorded. 1. On any Paper Replay Stop button, tap and hold for three seconds. Your smartpen instructs you to tap again to delete the current session. 2. Tap Stop again to confirm the deletion.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE SMARTPEN WARRANTY AND COMPLIANCE Livescribe provides a warranty for your smartpen and supports industry compliance standards. WARRANTY LIMITED WARRANTY. Livescribe warrants the smartpen to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of one year from the date of original direct or retail purchase.
SMARTPEN WARRANTY AND COMPLIANCE NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
ECHO SMARTPEN USER GUIDE provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can ra diate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instr uctions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
SMARTPEN WARRANTY AND COMPLIANCE CE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer and EU Responsible Party: Livescribe Inc 7677 Oakport Street, 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94621 United States of America (510) 777-0771 This product was tested by Livescribe Inc. and found to comply with all the requirements of the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC.
GLOSSARY GLOSSARY 3-D recording headset Earphones with embedded microphones that capture multi-directional, far-field audio and place objects in the sound landscape surrounding you. archiving The process of moving your notes and audio for a Livescribe notebook or other paper product into an Archived Notebooks folder in the Navigation Pane. This process also deletes your notes (ink data) and audio from the Livescribe smartpen.
than the display can show horizontally or when multiple menus, options, or items are available vertically. Home A smartpen state in which no apps are running and the smartpen screen shows the current time and battery status. From Home, you can capture notes and invoke Launch Line. At any time, you can return your smartpen to the Home state by tapping on a Home button. This quits all currently-running apps and returns the smartpen to the Home screen.
GLOSSARY Livescribe Echo and Pulse smartpens Pen-based computers with advanced processing power, audio and visual feedback, and substantial storage. Smartpens digitally-capture written notes and can record audio using the Paper Replay smartpen app. Nav Plus A pre-printed or hand-drawn plus sign that lets you navigate the Livescribe smartpen Apps and files. notebook status label An elliptical paper seal that prevents a Livescribe paper product from being opened until detached by the owner.
preferences Settings of Echo Desktop that conform to your way of working. Shortcut buttons Buttons on some paper products represented as numbers inside circles. Each number corresponds to a different Shortcut Button. You can assign each button to launch an app or a shortcut. Shortcuts Shortcuts are words you can write to launch an app and invoke a particular feature of that app. For example, writing the word play as a shortcut launches Paper Replay and invokes the play session command.
GLOSSARY USB mobile charging cradle A cradle that charges and connects a Livescribe smartpen to your computer. zooming The process or magnifying or reducing pages in Echo Desktop. 98 Livescribe, Inc. ©2007-2015 esug6.0.