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Chapter 1 Introducing the Digital Pen
HP Digital Pen 250 User’s Guide 8
If the battery charge level falls below 10%, the pen shuts down automatically. This ensures that there is
sufficient battery power to preserve the information stored in the pen memory until the pen is charged
and the information downloaded, so no data is lost. A pen in this state retains information for up to two
years.
When the digital pen is writing on a digital form and capturing data, the power LED is bright green.
When the pen is in the cradle, the power LED flashes during battery charging and green when the
battery is fully charged.
Memory LED
The memory LED shows the amount of memory available for storing strokes and completed forms.
Note: The pen cannot store more than 200 completed forms. If this limit is reached, you will not be
able to tick the Send Box on any more forms and the pen will vibrate 3 times if you try to do
so.
When you power on the pen (by removing the cap), the memory LED flashes rapidly and then becomes
green, amber, or red according to how much memory is available or how many forms can be filled (up
to 200):
When the digital pen is writing on a digital form and capturing data, the memory LED is brighter.
When the pen is in the cradle, the memory LED is lit unless a data download is in progress, in which
case it flashes.
Vibration System
The digital pen contains a vibration system that gives you feedback as you use it. In normal use, it
vibrates once when you power up the pen and twice when you check the Send Box on a digital form. If
the pen vibrates at any other time, this indicates one of the following errors:
•
The battery charge level is below 10%. The pen is about to shut down automatically to preserve the
information stored. Dock the pen so that it charges.
•
The pen strokes memory is full. Dock the pen and download the stored information to free up
memory space.
•
The pen cannot capture data because the form is badly printed.
•
The pen cannot capture data because of black lines, text or graphics on the form.
About the Digital Pen Download Software
The Digital Pen Download Software is delivered as part of the HP Forms Automation System and is used
to download information captured with an HP Digital Pen 250 so that it can be processed. The
Download Software allows you to control how information is downloaded from your digital pen through
Icon Memory Available
green More that 50%
amber 30-50%
red 1-30%
flashing red No memory left