Livescribe™ Smartpen User Guide
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Using a 3-D Recording Headset
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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.
Using a 3-D Recording Headset
With your Livescribe smartpen, you can record audio with either the built-in microphone or a 3-D
Recording Headset. Livescribe designed the built-in microphone for monaural recordings in smaller
recording environments, such as a conference room. When recording in larger spaces, we recommend
using a 3-D Recording Headset, which contains a microphone in each earbud. The dual microphones
enable binaural recordings, which accurately recreate the spatial audio environment.
1.
Left and right speakers
2.
Left and right microphones
Binaural recording is a special type of stereo recording that uses two microphones, one placed in each
ear. This type of recording provides the most accurate spatial sound quality because the microphones
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.
