Dell PN556W User manual

Dell Active Pen

PN556W

User’s Guide

Regulatory Model: PN556W

Notes, cautions, and warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make

better use of your product.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or

loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,

personal injury, or death.

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2018 - 11

Rev. A01

Contents

What’s in the box.......................................................... 5

Features........................................................................ 7

Setting up your Dell Active Pen.....................................9

Installing batteries.....................................................................................9

Installing the AAAA battery.................................................................9

Installing the coin-cell batteries...........................................................9

Removing the coin-cell battery holder...............................................12

Pairing with a Bluetooth device.........................................................13

Active Pen Control Panel............................................. 15

Installing Active Pen Control Panel..........................................................15

Using Active Pen Control Panel...............................................................16

Holding the Dell Active Pen..........................................18

Troubleshooting........................................................... 19

Specications.............................................................. 21

Getting help and contacting Dell................................. 22

Self-help resources.................................................................................22

Contacting Dell.......................................................................................22

Statutory information.................................................. 24

Warranty.................................................................................................24

Regulatory statement..................................................25

FCC notices (U.S. only) and other regulatory information.......................25

What’s in the box

Figure 1. Contents in the box

1Dell Active Pen 2 coin-cell batteries (2)

3 AAAA battery 4 manuals

NOTE: For warranty purpose, note down the PPID number on the box or

retain the box.

Figure 2. Noting down the PPID number

Features

Feature Functionality

1 Tip Move the tip over a touch screen to move the pointer.

Allows you to write, draw, select objects, and so on.

2 Bottom barrel-

button

Press and hold this button and move the tip over the area

you want to erase. To change the functionality of this

button, see Active Pen Control Panel.

3 Top barrel-button Press this button to open the context menu or perform a

right-click. To change the functionality of this button, see

Active Pen Control Panel.

4 Bluetooth pairing

light

Blinking white light indicates pairing mode is enabled. A solid

white light indicates the pairing is complete. For information

on pairing the pen with a Bluetooth device, see Pairing with

a Bluetooth device.

5 Top button • Press and hold for 3 seconds to enable pairing mode.

• Press and hold for 1 second to open OneNote.

NOTE: This feature works even when your device

screen is locked.

• Press twice in succession to capture a screenshot and

send it to OneNote.

• Press and hold for 1 second or press twice in succession

to wake up your computer or tablet from connected

standby state.

NOTE: This feature is only available on devices that

support connected standby feature.

• While in presentation mode, press and hold for 1 second

to go to the next slide and press twice in succession to

go to the previous slide.

NOTE: This feature is only available after installing the

Active Pen Control Panel. For instructions on installing

the Active Pen Control Panel, see InstallingActive Pen

Control Panel.

Setting up your Dell Active Pen

Installing batteries

Dell Active Pen uses one AAAA battery and two coin-cell batteries.

The AAAA battery provides power for the tip and the barrel buttons. The coin-cell

batteries provide power for Bluetooth functionality and top button quick-launch

features.

Installing the AAAA battery

CAUTION: Incorrectly installing the AAAA battery may damage the pen.

1 Remove the top cover from the pen.

2 Insert the AAAA battery into the pen with the positive side facing in.

3 Replace the top cover.

Installing the coin-cell batteries

CAUTION: Incorrectly installing the coin-cell batteries may damage the pen.

NOTE: Pairing information is lost when you remove the coin-cell batteries.

To pair the pen with your device, see Pairing with a Bluetooth device.

1 Remove the top cover from the pen.

1 pen 2 top cover

2 Remove the coin-cell battery holder.

NOTE: For more information, see Removing the coin-cell battery

holder.

1 top cover 2 coin-cell battery holder

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