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ii Zpen User’s Guide Preface Welcome to the Zpen User’s Guide. This guide describes the operation and usage of the Zpen. The guide includes the following chapters: • Chapter 1, Introducing the Zpen, page 1, introduces the Zpen and describes its basic features and components. • Chapter 2, Using the Zpen , page 6, describes the basic operation of the Zpen, as well as how to maintain them. It also presents a simple tutorial for getting started with the Zpen .
Table of Contents Zpen User’s Guide Table of Contents Preface ........................................................................................................................ii Table of Contents......................................................................................................iii Conventions Used in this Guide..............................................................................vi Chapter 1..................................................................................
iv Zpen User’s Guide Using the Zpen ...........................................................................................................6 Getting Started ...........................................................................................................7 Step 1: Familiarize Yourself with the Zpen ..............................................................8 Step 2: Clip the Receiver to a Sheet of Paper .........................................................
Table of Contents Zpen User’s Guide Configuring Device Properties ...............................................................................39 Configuring Receiver Settings ...............................................................................40 Setting the Clock......................................................................................................42 Appendix A .......................................................................................... 44 Troubleshooting........
vi Zpen User’s Guide Conventions Used in this Guide NOTE: This is a note ! IMPORTANT: Important Information TIP: This is a tip providing useful suggestions and information. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Introducing the Zpen Zpen User’s Guide 3Chapter 1 Introducing the Zpen This chapter introduces the Zpen and describes its basic features and components. It contains the following sections: • Overview, page 2, introduces the Zpen and provides an overview of their key components. • Working with the Zpen, page 4, describes how the Zpen can be used. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
2 Zpen User’s Guide Overview The Zpen is the ultimate wireless PC peripheral tool. You can use it to write and sketch on any paper and then store this information in the system’s flash memory for later retrieval and downloading to a PC. The Zpen can be used by anyone of any age, in any environment – at home, school or in the office. It is ideal for those on the go, as you can write your documents and then view them on any computer – all without having to install special software.
Introducing the Zpen Zpen User’s Guide Receiver The Receiver interprets the pen’s live actions and stores them in files on its flash memory. It can be attached to any paper, with a coverage area up to an A4 size page. The Receiver easily connects to any PC via a standard USB connector. The Receiver contains a rechargeable battery, which automatically charges when connected to a USB connector on your PC.
4 Zpen User’s Guide The Receiver also features a Pause button to help reduce battery consumption. Pressing the Pause button places the Receiver in Pause mode for 10 minutes, which helps to conserve the battery. Once in Pause mode, when you start writing again, the Receiver begins operating again in its normal manner. The Receiver’s battery will typically suffice for an entire day’s use. It is recommended that you charge the battery overnight so that it is fully charged for its next use.
Introducing the Zpen Zpen User’s Guide Package Contents Before you begin the installation process, take a moment to verify that all of the following components are included in the package contents: • Zpen • Receiver • USB Cable System Requirements The Zpen have the following system requirements: • Operating system: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista • Processor: 1GHz processor and above • Available hard disk space: 200 MB • RAM: 256 MB (recommended 512 MB) • USB connector: USB 1.1/2.
6 Zpen User’s Guide 4Chapter 2 Using the Zpen This chapter describes the how to get started and how to use the Zpen, as well as how to maintain it. It contains the following sections: • Getting Started, page 7, walks you through a typical example of getting started using the Zpen . • Maintaining the Zpen, page 17, describes basic procedures for maintaining your Zpen, such as how to install its batteries and pen tip. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Using the Zpen Zpen User’s Guide Getting Started To illustrate the ease of use and flexibility of the Zpen , this section presents a typical example of how to get started using it. Step 1 Familiarize Yourself with the Digital Pen Step 2 Install the Software Step 3 Clip the Receiver to a Sheet of Paper Step 4 Turn On the Receiver Step 5 Begin Writing Step 6 View Your Files on the Computer Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
8 Zpen User’s Guide Step 1: Familiarize Yourself with the Zpen Before you start working with the Zpen, you should familiarize yourself with the pen and its components. See Zpen, page 2, for a complete description of the pen. If the batteries are not already installed, install the pen’s batteries, as described in the Inserting the Zpen’s Batteries section on page 17..
Using the Zpen Zpen User’s Guide NOTE: If you are a lef handed writer, you may clip the receiver at the bottom of the page to improve reception quality. See Configuration section. Step 3: Turn On the Receiver Press on the On/off button on the Receiver to turn it on. The Pen and Error LEDs light. Wait until the Power LED turns red and ceases to blink. This indicates that the Receiver is now ready to record the actions of the Zpen. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
10 Zpen User’s Guide Step 4: Begin Writing ! Now you are ready to write anywhere. As you write with the Zpen, the data is stored as you write in a file on the Receiver. A new file is started each time you start a new session using the Receiver. The Pen indicator LED on the Receiver lights whenever you write with the Zpen. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Using the Zpen Zpen User’s Guide To add a new page, simply press the clip button and attach the Receiver to a new page. The software automatically adds a new virtual page to your document. Continue writing until you complete your document. In you want to take a break during your writing, press the Pause button on the Receiver, which gives an additional 10 minutes to the Receiver before it enters Standby mode. This conserves the battery for longer use.
12 Zpen User’s Guide Step 5: View Your Files on the Computer The Zpen system provides two methods for viewing your files: • Using the Pen&Ink Viewer application: This method is ideal for travelers, students and those on the go, as it enables you to view, email and print your files from any computer, all without having to install any special software.
Using the Zpen Zpen User’s Guide Viewing Files Using Pen&Ink Viewer Connect the Receiver to any free USB slot on a computer. The Receiver is automatically recognized as a mass storage device once it is connected, and displays the following window once the connection is established: Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
14 Zpen User’s Guide Select the Launch Pen&Ink Viewer option in the list and click OK. This action opens the Pen&Ink Viewer application, in which you can view *.eli files. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Using the Zpen Zpen User’s Guide To open one of your files, click the Open icon in the Pen&Ink Viewer main window and then navigate in the window that opens to the My Notes folder on the USB Flash Drive. Then, select the relevant file with a *.eli extension. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
16 Zpen User’s Guide Your file is automatically displayed in the Pen&Ink Viewer main window. See Chapter 3, Using the Pen&Ink Viewer Application (page 21), for more details about how to use this application. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Using the Zpen Zpen User’s Guide Maintaining the Zpen At some point, you may need to install or replace the Zpen’s batteries or pen tip. The subsections that follow describe how to do so when necessary. Inserting the Zpen’s Batteries The Zpen comes complete with two regular v393 watch batteries. The batteries must be inserted in the pen before you can use it. ¾ To insert the Zpen batteries: 1 Unscrew the top of the pen. 2 Insert the batteries. 3 Screw the pen top back on.
18 Zpen User’s Guide Inserting the Pen Tip The Zpen comes with a standard mini-ballpoint tip for writing. NOTES: If the ink supply runs out, you can replace the pen tip with any standard writing tip. You can purchase extra refills from the pen’s vendor. ¾ To replace the pen tip: 1 Pull the pen tip out of the Zpen. 2 Insert the replacement pen tip into the Zpen. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Using the Pen&Ink Viewer Application Zpen User’s Guide 5Chapter 3 Using the Pen&Ink Viewer Application This chapter describes how to use the Zpen with the Pen&Ink Viewer application. Pen&Ink Viewer software is stored on the Receiver, and provides simple viewing capabilities, without the need to install any special software.
20 Zpen User’s Guide • Emailing, page 34, describes the multiple options available for emailing Pen&Ink Viewer information. • Rotating the Ink, page 37, describes how to rotate the text and drawings within a document. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Using the Pen&Ink Viewer Application Zpen User’s Guide Pen&Ink Viewer Main Window The Pen&Ink Viewer main window, shown below, is comprised of several areas, including the: • Menu bar (see page 22) • Toolbars (see page 24) • Pages pane (see page 26) • Writing area (see page 26) Menu bar Toolbar Pages pane Writing area Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
22 Zpen User’s Guide Menu Bar The main menu provides easy access to Pen&Ink Viewer application functionality. TIP: Most application options are accessible from both the menu bar and the toolbars. See the Toolbars section on page 24 for more details about available application options. The following menu options are available: File The File menu has the following options: ▪ Open: Opens a *.
Using the Pen&Ink Viewer Application Zpen User’s Guide Page The Page menu has the following options: ▪ Next: Moves to the next page ▪ Previous: Moves to the previous page ▪ Email Current Page: Emails the current page as a JPEG image ▪ Save Current Page To Picture: Saves the current page as a JPEG image View The View menu has the following options: ▪ Zoom: Resizes the view to the specified percentage ▪ Grid: Adds grid lines to the document ▪ Margin: Adds a margin guide to the document ▪ Toolbars: Enables
24 Zpen User’s Guide Toolbars The Pen&Ink Viewer application contains several toolbars for quick access to application functionality. File toolbar Edit toolbar Pages toolbar Zoom toolbar TIP: Most application options are accessible from both the menu bar and the toolbars.
Using the Pen&Ink Viewer Application Zpen User’s Guide Edit Toolbar The Edit toolbar contains the following icons: Icon Name Shortcut Function Undo Ctrl+Z Cancels/removes the last action performed Redo Shift+Ctrl+Z Repeats the last action performed Pages Toolbar The Pages toolbar contains the following icons: Icon Name Shortcut Function Previous Page Page Up Moves to the previous page Next Page Moves to the next page Page Down Zoom Toolbar The Zoom toolbar contains the following icons: Ic
26 Zpen User’s Guide Pages Pane The left side of the Pen&Ink Viewer main window contains a Pages pane. This area is used to manage the pages in the file and to display thumbnails for each page. Writing Area The Writing Area displays the contents of your written page. You can add or remove grid lines and a margin guide to this area to meet your personal needs. Margins and Grids Like a physical sheet of paper, you can set up the Pen&Ink Viewer page to have both grids (or lines) and margins.
Using the Pen&Ink Viewer Application Zpen User’s Guide ¾ To set up the page grid: 1 In the menu bar, select View Ä Grid. 2 Select the required grid setting. You can select from the following options: None (the default). No grid lines are displayed. Legal: Displays only a horizontal grid on the page. 5 x 5: Displays both a horizontal and vertical grid on the page. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
28 Zpen User’s Guide ¾ To set up a page margin: 1 In the menu bar, select View Ä Margin. 2 Select the required margin setting. You can select from the following options: None (the default): No margin guide is displayed. Left: Displays a margin guide on the left margin of the page. Right: Displays a margin guide on the right margin of the page. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Using the Pen&Ink Viewer Application Zpen User’s Guide Navigating There are several levels of navigation within Pen&Ink Viewer: • Within the document • Between documents Each of these levels is described in the sections that follow. Moving from page to page within a document There are two ways to jump from one page to another within a document: • Previous Page and Next Page buttons: Use these buttons in the toolbar to jump to the previous and next pages in the document, respectively.
30 Zpen User’s Guide Opening a Document When you open Pen&Ink Viewer, the application opens displaying an empty main window. You must open a document within the application to view its contents. ¾ To open a document: 1 Click the Open button in the toolbar or select File Ä Open in the menu bar. The Open window opens: 2 Browse to select the file you want to open and click Open. The document you selected now appears in the Writing Area in the window. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Using the Pen&Ink Viewer Application Zpen User’s Guide Saving You can save Pen&Ink Viewer documents using the following methods: • Save as Html: Saving in this manner saves the entire document as a single HTML file, and also creates a subfolder that contains separate JPEG image files for each page in the document. • Save Current Page To Picture: This option only saves the current page as an image file (either JPEG or BMP).
32 Zpen User’s Guide ¾ To save the current page as a picture: 1 In the menu bar, select Page Ä Save Current Page To Picture. The Save As window opens: 2 In the File name field, enter a name for the picture. 3 In the Save as type field, select the file type for the file. You can select one of the following options: JPEG Image File: Saves the file as a JPEG image (*.jpg). This is the default. BMP Image File: Saves the file as a bitmap image (*.bmp). 4 Click Save.
Using the Pen&Ink Viewer Application Zpen User’s Guide 2 Set up the print job as needed and click OK. NOTES: Printing large files at a high quality requires more time. You can change the quality in the Preferences window, which is accessed by selecting Tools Ä Preferences in the menu bar. Before printing a landscape page, be sure to change the page orientation in the Print window. ¾ To modify the print quality: 1 Select Tools Ä Preferences in the menu bar.
34 Zpen User’s Guide Emailing Pen&Ink Viewer simplifies the process of emailing a document by automatically attaching it to an email message as an image file. Emailed documents are always sent in JPEG format. You can email Pen&Ink Viewer documents using the following methods: • Email as Pictures: Emailing in this manner emails the entire document as one or more JPEG image files. Each Pen&Ink Viewer document page is automatically attached as a separate JPEG image.
Using the Pen&Ink Viewer Application Zpen User’s Guide ¾ To email an entire document: 1 Click the Send E-mail button in the toolbar or select File Ä Email As Pictures in the menu bar. This automatically opens an email window from your default email program. Each Pen&Ink Viewer document page is automatically attached as a separate JPEG image. 2 Select or enter the intended recipients. You can add a subject and message as you would when sending a regular email message. 3 Click Send.
36 Zpen User’s Guide ¾ To email the current page: 1 Select Page Ä Email Current Page in the menu bar. This automatically opens an email window from your default email program. The current Pen&Ink Viewer document page is automatically attached as a JPEG image. 2 Select or enter the intended recipients. You can add a subject and message as you would when sending a regular email message. 3 Click Send. Your email program automatically sends the message. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Using the Pen&Ink Viewer Application Zpen User’s Guide Rotating the Ink Pen&Ink Viewer enables you to rotate the drawings and text contained in the current document. For example, the figures below show a page’s original content (text only, in this case) and that same text after rotating it 45° degrees: Original Text Text After Rotating 45° NOTES: You cannot undo or redo the Rotate Ink operation. The Rotate Ink option rotates all information on a given page, including both text and drawings.
38 Zpen User’s Guide ¾ To rotate drawings and text in the current document: 1 In the menu bar, select Edit Ä Rotate Ink. The Rotate Ink window opens: 2 In the Rotation Angle area, specify the value for the number of degrees for rotating the drawings/text. 3 In the Page Range area, select one of the following radio buttons: All: Rotates the drawings/text in all pages of the document. Current Page: Rotates drawings/text only on the current page in the document.
Configuring Device Properties Zpen User’s Guide Chapter 4 Configuring Device Properties This chapter describes how to customize Receiver settings to control various aspects of its operation. It contains the following sections: • Configuring Receiver Settings, page 40, describes how to modify the Receiver’s positioning setting. • Setting the Clock, page 42, describes how to set the date and time on the Receiver’s clock. .
40 Zpen User’s Guide Configuring Receiver Settings By default, your Zpen and Receiver are configured such that the Receiver is clipped to the top of an A4 page. The area on the right side of the window shows the Receiver’s current positioning. You can change this configuration by clicking one of the placement markers. When User opens the Editor for the first time the screen appears. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Configuring Device Properties Zpen User’s Guide For example, if you click the middle-left marker, as shown below, then the system configures the Zpen’s range with the understanding that the Receiver is attached to the right side of the page: The Set Receiver Position window contains the following buttons at the bottom of the window: OK Accepts your changes and closes the Set Receiver Position window Cancel Closes the Set Receiver Position window without accepting your changes Apply Applies your chang
42 Zpen User’s Guide ¾ To modify the Receiver position: 1 In the menu bar, select Tools Ä Set Receiver Position. The Set Receiver Position window opens (see page 40). 2 Select the marker corresponding to the location on the page where you want to position the Receiver. 3 Click OK to save your settings. Setting the Clock The Zpen provides a timestamp feature that enables you to readily see when you saved a file that you wrote using the Zpen.
Configuring Device Properties Zpen User’s Guide The Zpen Properties window opens: 2 Connect the Receiver to your computer. 3 In the date and time dropdown list, select the time zone for the clock on the Receiver and click Set Clock. The Device Properties window opens: 4 Click OK to close the window. The Zpen Properties window is redisplayed. 5 Disconnect the Receiver from your computer and turn it off. 6 Click OK in the Zpen Properties window to save your settings. Downloaded from www.
44 Zpen User’s Guide Appendix A Troubleshooting This appendix describes the most common issues or problems you may encounter when working with your Zpen and how to resolve them. It contains the following section: • Zpen Operation, page 45, describes problems associated with the operation of the Zpen and how to solve them. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.
Troubleshooting Zpen User’s Guide Zpen Operation This section describes problems associated with the operation of the Zpen and how to resolve them. • The Receiver does not "see" my Zpen. What can I do? There are several factors that affect the reception and signal between the Receiver and the Zpen. Firstly, there must be a clear line of sight between the two devices. This means that there cannot be any object in between the Receiver and the Zpen that blocks the infrared signal.
46 Zpen User’s Guide CE and FCC COMPLIANCE NOTICE 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 and complied with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (89/336/EEC, Amended by 92/31/EEC, 93/698/EEC & 98/13/EC).
