59 - Using the Pen
Using the Pen
The screen reacts when the pen tip is approximately 1/8 inch (3-5 mm) from the screen. The pen has four
switches: a tip switch, a barrel button toggle switch with switches at both ends, and an "eraser" switch,
located on the end of the barrel. By default, the tip switch corresponds to the left mouse button, and the
You can use the Stylistic ST6000
Series pen to generate and create
electronic “ink”, to select items, and
to navigate through programs on the
Tablet PC. Programs that support
handwriting recognition also allow
you to write characters directly on
the screen with the pen. You can also
use the pen as a drawing tool.
Figure 10. Stylistic ST6000 pen
T
HE
S
TYLISTIC
ST6000
PEN
IS
A
SOPHISTICATED
,
HIGH
-
QUALITY
ELECTRONIC
INSTRUMENT
THAT
CAN
BE
DAMAGED
IF
USED
IMPROPERLY
. T
REAT
THE
PEN
AS
YOU
WOULD
ANY
PRECISION
DEVICE
. T
HE
FOLLOWING
LIST
CONTAINS
GUIDELINES
FOR
PROPER
PEN
HANDLING
:
•
D
O
NOT
USE
THE
PEN
AS
A
POINTER
OR
TAP
IT
ON
SURFACES
OTHER
THAN
THE
TABLET
SCREEN
.
•
D
O
NOT
TRY
TO
TURN
THE
THUMB
GRIP
ON
THE
PEN
;
IT
IS
DESIGNED
FOR
INSERTING
AND
REMOVING
THE
PEN
FROM
THE
PEN
HOLDER
AND
FOR
ATTACHING
A
PEN
TETHER
.
•
N
EVER
STORE
THE
PEN
WITH
THE
TIP
BEARING
THE
PEN
’
S
WEIGHT
PEN
(
E
.
G
.,
SITTING
TIP
DOWN
IN
A
PENCIL
CUP
). S
TORING
THE
PEN
TIP
DOWN
COULD
DISTORT
THE
INTERNAL
MECHANISM
OVER
A
PERIOD
OF
TIME
(
ESPECIALLY
IN
HIGHER
TEMPERATURES
),
CAUSING
THE
TIP
TO
ACT
AS
IF
IT
IS
ALWAYS
DEPRESSED
. T
O
AVOID
DAMAGE
,
STORE
THE
PEN
IN
THE
PEN
HOLDER
WHEN
NOT
IN
USE
.
Barrel switch
Eraser switches
Tip switch
Pen tether attachment point
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