Livescribe Smartpen User Guide
- About Your Livescribe Smartpen
The Livescribe smartpen is an advanced paper-based computer in the form of a pen that can capture everything you hear and write.
- About Paper Replay
When you start your smartpen, it is ready to capture anything you write on Livescribe Dot Paper.
- Writing, Recording, and Playback Basics
Your smartpen has many features and uses. One of the main uses is capturing notes your write and recording audio.
- Using Smartpen Apps
Smartpen apps are small programs that run on your smartpen. There are two basic kinds of smartpen apps: System and Store.
- 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.
- Playing Back Audio on a Smartpen
After recording audio with your smartpen, you can play it back in several ways.
- Sending and Sharing Notes and Audio from a Smartpen
Using Livescribe Connect, you can send and optionally share notes and audio directly from your smartpen when you dock it to your computer. See the Livescribe Connect User Guide.
- Doing Math Calculations
You can use your smartpen to perform math calculations.
- 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.
- 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.
- Getting More Apps
- Using the Settings Menu
With the Settings menu, you can change and view many smartpen settings.
- Setting the Date and Time
You can set the date and time on your smartpen.
- Configuring the Smartpen Screen
There are several settings you can apply to your smartpen screen.
- 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 Dot Paper
Livescribe sells notebooks, journals, flip notepads, and other paper products for your smartpen. These products are all Livescribe Dot Paper.
- Using Special Paper Products
In addition to standard notebooks and journals, Livescribe sells special Livescribe Dot Paper products, including Sticky Notes, Sound Stickers, and others.
- Smartpen Maintenance and Safety
You should regularly maintain your smartpen and be aware of how to use it safely.
- Managing Storage on a Smartpen
You can view and manage the data and applications stored on your smartpen.
- Smartpen Warranty and Compliance
Livescribe provides a warranty for your smartpen and supports industry compliance standards.
