Replacing the Ink Cartridge or Stylus

To replace an ink cartridge, just use your fingers to grasp and pull out the old cartridge and insert a new one. If you own a Pulse smartpen and have a USB mobile charging cradle, you can instead use the cradle to help replace the cartridge as follows.

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.

   Before using the smartpen, be sure to remove the protective plastic coating from your ink cartridge tip. All new ink cartridges have this coating in place to prevent the ink from drying up.

   

   If you want to use the smartpen but do not want to make ink marks on your paper, purchase a stylus from the Livescribe web store. To insert the stylus, follow the steps above, but substitute the stylus for the replacement ink cartridge.