Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply within the limits of a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
G-Note reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
Digital Note Recorder and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
G-Note 5000
Model: television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
User manual measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Trademark Information
Genius and G-Note are registered trademarks of KYE SYSTEM Corporation.
Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Copyright Notice
2005 KYE SYSTEM Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means
(electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written
permission of the publisher.

Note: Specifications mentioned in this manual are subject to change without notice.

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Contents APPENDIX ............................................................................................................... 31
REPLACING THE INK CARTRIDGE OF THE DIGITAL PEN .......................................... 31
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 4 REPLACING THE BATTERY OF THE DIGITAL PEN ..................................................... 31
TAKING CARE OF YOUR G-NOTE 5000 ............................................................... 31
1.1 POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS ...................................................................................4
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS...........................................................................................4 TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................... 34
1.3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.....................................................................................4
GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................... 34
2. PARTS OF THE G-NOTE 5000.................................................................... 5
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................... 35
2.1 INSTALLATION OF THE BATTERIES .....................................................................6
2.2 INSTALLATION OF THE INK PEN BATTERY ..........................................................6
2.3 ATTACHING A PAPER NOTEPAD ..........................................................................7
2.4 BUILT IN STORAGE DEVICE ................................................................................7
3. G-NOTE OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS ................................................. 7
3.1 FRONT PANEL BUTTONS......................................................................................7
3.2 TURNING ON THE EQUIPMENT ............................................................................7
3.3 STARTING A NEW PAGE ......................................................................................9
3.4 MODIFYING NOTES ...........................................................................................10
3.5 DELETING PAGES ..............................................................................................10
3.6 CONFIGURING YOUR G-NOTE .........................................................................11
3.6.1 THE ROTATE MENU .......................................................................................12
3.6.2 THE WORKBOOK MENU ................................................................................13
3.6.3 THE WORKBOOK FORMAT DISK COMMAND ............................................14
3.6.4 SETTING THE AUTO-SUSPEND TIMER ..........................................................15
3.6.5 THE REMAINING DISK SPACE / BATTERY POWER DISPLAY .........................16
3.7 TURNING OFF THE G-NOTE .............................................................................16
4. THE DIGITAL ORGANIZER ....................................................................... 17
4.1 INSTALLING THE DIGITAL ORGANIZER SOFTWARE ........................................17
4.2 DOWNLOADING DIGITAL PAGES FROM THE G-NOTE .....................................17
4.3 IMPORTING DIGITAL PAGES (WINDOWS XP).................................................18
4.4 IMPORTING DIGITAL PAGES (WINDOWS 2000 & XP).................................19
4.5 USING THE G-NOTE AS A PEN TABLET ...........................................................20
4.6 THE DIGITAL ORGANIZER MAIN SCREEN ........................................................20
4.7 THE STANDARD TOOLBAR .................................................................................21
4.8 THE ANNOTATE TOOLBAR .................................................................................26
4.9 THE DIGITAL PAGE TOOLBAR ...........................................................................29

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1. Introduction 2. Parts of the G-NOTE 5000
The G-Note 5000 digital note recorder allows you to instantly capture notes or
diagrams written in ink on normal paper, and then transfer a digital copy to a PC
for viewing, editing, or sharing by email. The G-Note 5000 supports both portrait
and landscape mode, and its unique multi-color ink recognition concept greatly Digital ink pen
adds to the versatility and functionality of the device.
Power on/off Pen slot
1.1 Possible applications
The G-Note 5000 can be deployed in any situation where both a paper USB port
hardcopy and a digitized soft copy are required, such as taking meeting minutes
LCD display
and lecture notes, but also in the electronic capture of signatures, the
processing of police and medical records, or to conduct polls and the
completion of forms. Function
buttons
Normal paper
1.2 Package contents
The following items are included in your G-Note 5000 package:

G-Note 5000 digital note recorder

1 x A5 paper pad
1 x black digital ink pen
1 x red digital ink pen
3 x black ink refills (stored in the battery compartment)
USB cable for G-Note 5000 (100cm) USB port Battery compartment Pen slot
4 x 1.5 volt AAA-size batteries for G-Note 5000
2 x 1.4V button cell battery for digital ink pens Writing area
Digital Organizer software CD-ROM with electronic user manual
Mini screw driver The writing area is the area on the G-Note 5000 where the paper pad is placed
Quick installation guide and everything you write or draw with the digital ink pen is captured by its built
in digitizer. The writing area is 150 x 210mm (5.9" x 8.3").
Please contact your retailer if some of these items are missing or damaged.
Thickness of the paper pad
The G-Note 5000 supports standard A5 paper pads with a maximum thickness
1.3 System requirements
of 15mm (about 150 sheets of paper).
Windows 2000, XP, or higher
Pentium III 500Mhz CPU or equivalent or higher
Minimum 128MB RAM
Minimum 32MB free hard disk space
One free USB port
CD-ROM drive

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2.1 Installation of the batteries
2.3 Attaching a paper notepad
1. Remove the small shipping screw of the battery
compartment cover with the included mini screw driver. Attach a standard A5 (150 x 210mm) paper pad with a maximum thickness of
15mm by sliding its carton backing as far as possible down into the notepad
2. Open the battery compartment of the G-Note 5000 by
slot.
lifting its cover while pressing the release latch inward.
Insert four batteries (1.5 volt, size AAA) into the battery Do not try to force too large a paper pad into the G-Note 5000
compartment observing the pole directions as indicated
on the inside of the cover. Close the battery
compartment by snapping its cover into place. Battery compartment 2.4 Built in storage device
The G-Note 5000 is equipped with a built-in 32MB flash memory to store your
handwritten notes as a series of digital pages in a G-Note file (*.dnt). Windows
Always turn off the G-Note 5000 before inserting new batteries. will recognize the flash memory as a removable disk.
Removing batteries without turning off the equipment will cause file errors.
Incorrect battery installation may cause file errors.
Do not mix new and used batteries. 3. G-Note operation instructions
Four AAA alkaline batteries will last for approximately 100 hours of After you have completed the installation of the batteries and the paper pad you
continuous use. Battery run time varies based on the usage pattern of an can start making handwritten notes or drawings with the digital ink pen. Your
individual user. Different brand batteries may influence battery life. notes will instantly be captured and stored in the memory of the G-Note 5000
as a series of digital pages in a G-Note file for later retrieval on your PC. This
section will explain the main functions of the G-Note 5000.
2.2 Installation of the ink pen battery
3.1 Front panel buttons
Unscrew the top part of the digital ink pen and insert the included button cell
battery with the negative (-) pole facing the pen tip. Screw both barrel parts Note taking mode Configuration menu
together until tight.
POWER Power on/off MENU Call up menu

NEW Start new page ENTER Confirm

(-) pole (+) pole

UP Previous page UP Select value up

Incorrect battery installation will result in the malfunction of the digital ink DOWN Next page DOWN Select option down
pen.
DELETE Erase page in memory ESC Cancel and return
The battery of the digital ink pen will last for approximately 14 months.

Recommended button-cell batteries: 3.2 Turning on the equipment

Brand: GP IEC/JIS Eveready Varta Duracell
Type: GPZA13 PR48 AC13E V13 DA13X Powering up the G-NOTE 5000

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 The LCD display
Press and hold the Power button on the front
panel for a few seconds until you see the power-on
Page counter
smiley appears on the LCD display. After a second the Workbook
(hundreds 0-1)
main screen of the G-Note 5000 will appear.

Battery status Page counter

(decimals 0-99)

Testing the digital ink pen Pen icon Page status

Make sure that you have installed the button cell battery in the digital pen
Black ink New blank page
before proceeding with the following tests (see section 1.6 for battery
installation instructions).
Page with contents
Red ink

Hover the digital pen closely over the paper pad. The pen icon on the LCD
display will turn white to indicate that the pen is operational and within
reading distance of the built-in digitizer of the G-Note 5000.
The pen icon on the main screen will turn black as soon as you touch the
pen tip down on the paper pad. The G-Note 5000 will now record all pen Page counter
strokes that you write on paper.
The decimal two digits of the page counter are enlarged in the center of
If the Pen icon does not appear while you are writing, verify if the the screen, whereas the hundreds (0-1) are displayed behind the hyphen
button cell battery is properly installed and has not run out of power. in the top row of the display.
You may use the digital pen as a normal ballpoint to write on any Although the G-Note 5000 theoretically has the ability to manage up to 99
piece of paper. However, do not use a normal ballpoint to write on workbooks of 199 digital pages each, in practice such ability is limited to
the G-Note 5000 as notes will not be recorded. the maximum storage capacity of the built-in flash memory. The G-Note
5000 has a storage capacity of 32MB, which equals 511 digital pages.

3.3 Starting a new page

Press the New button every time you turn a paper sheet on the
notepad to start a new page.
It is strongly recommended to number the sheets on your
notepad and copy the workbook and page number on the LCD display
each time you turn a sheet. This will help to synchronize the paper
sheets with the workbooks and digital pages in the G-Not
esmemor y.
To avoid the creation of superimposed digital pages, make sure
that the page status indicator on the LCD screen displays an
empty page before you start writing on a new page.

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 A densely written paper sheet will take up more memory space
than a half empty one. 3.6 Configuring your G-Note
The G-Note is designed to be used in a wide variety of applications and
environments. With its built-in menus you can easily configure the G-Note 5000
3.4 Modifying notes to your specific needs. The menus will allow you, for instance, to change the
paper orientation from portrait to landscape, start a new workbook, or adjust
Press the Page Up button to browse to previous sheets to make
corrections or additional notes. battery power saving options.
You may turn back several sheets at a time to check earlier
notes. However, if you want to make additions on a particular Accessing the main menu
sheet, you must synchronize the page counter by repeatedly pressing You can access the main menu anytime while taking notes by shortly pressing
the Page Up button until the page counter indicates the same number the Power button on the front panel. The main menu will appear on the
as the one you have marked on the sheet itself. Press the Page Down LCD display. By pressing the or the function buttons on the front panel
button to continue working on the sheet with your most recent notes. you can select one of the following four menus:
Press the Page Down button after browsing previous sheets on your
notepad. This will return the digital page record to the sheet with your
Rotate: This menu allows you to adjust the paper orientation from
portrait to landscape or even use the G-Note 5000 upside down.
most recent notes.
Workbook: Start a new workbook (e.g. at the start of a new
meeting), or after changing a paper pad.
Workbook Format disk: Use this option to format the flash
memory and erase all of its content.
3.5 Deleting pages
Pressing the Delete button equals tearing off or crossing out a paper Suspend: You can significantly prolong battery life by adjusting the
sheet of the notepad. auto shut-down timer of the G-Note 5000.
Status: This option lets you check the status of the batteries or the
amount of memory space left for recording notes.
After pressing the Delete button a security warning will
appear on the LCD screen.
Press to confirm the operation
Press to cancel and return to note taking mode

Be very prudent not to push the Delete button accidentally, as

the contents of an erased digital page in memory can not be
recovered, and page number synchronization may become corrupt!

Although deleting pages using the Delete button will free up

memory space, this method is mainly provided as an emergency
option. It is recommended to use the Digital Organizer software that
comes with the G-Note 5000 to delete pages from memory after
download to a PC.

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3.6.1 The Rotate menu 3.6.2 The Workbook menu
1. 1.
Press to select the rotate submenu. Press to select the workbook submenu.

2. Press [ENTER] to confirm. 2. Press [ENTER] to confirm.

3. Press to adjust the paper orientation with steps of 90each:

3. Press to increase the workbook number.

4. Press to confirm and return to the main menu.

4. Press to confirm and return to the main menu

Enter Esc Return to main menu Return to note taking mode

Enter Esc Return to main menu Return to note taking mode

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3.6.3 The Workbook Format Disk command 3.6.4 Setting the auto-suspend timer
1.
Press to select the workbook submenu.
1.
Press to select the suspend submenu.

2. Press [ENTER] to confirm.

2. Press [ENTER] to confirm.

The default idle time is set at 15 minutes.

3. Press to select the Format Disk command.

3. Press or to increase or decrease the idle time (from 3 ~ 60 minutes)
after which the G-Note will automatically switch off.

4. Press to confirm and return to the main menu.

4. Press to confirm the operation

Press to cancel and return to note taking mode
Enter Esc Return to main menu Return to note taking mode

The Workbook-Format command will erase all data in the

flash memory of the G-Note 5000!
Do not use the Format command of Windows to format the
flash memory as this may cause incompatibility problems in
the internal file system!

Enter Esc Return to main menu Return to note taking mode

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 4. The Digital Organizer
3.6.5 The remaining disk space / battery power
display The Digital Organizer lets you view, edit, annotate, or e-mail your digital pages
in Windows. You can download the digital pages from the G-Not esbui l
tin
1. memory to your computer, and organize, rename, delete, or save them in most
Press to select the status menu. frequently used file formats like JPG, BMP, or PDF.

4.1 Installing the Digital Organizer software

1. Turn on your computer and start Windows
2. Insert the Digital Organizer CD into the CD-ROM drive. If your system has
2. Press [ENTER] to confirm. the Aut orunf unctionenabl ed,y ourscr eenwi
l
ldispl ayt heset upscr een
menu. If the setup screen did not appear after a while, double click My
computer on the Windows desktop, and then the Compact Disc icon and
the Setup icon in succession.
Remaining disk space in %

Remaining battery power in %

3. Press to return to the main menu.

Enter Esc Return to main menu Return to note taking mode 3. Confirm the location of the 4. To proceed with the installation,
destination folder (recommended) click [OK], wait until the install-
and click [OK]. lation is completed, and click [OK]
3.7 Turning off the G-Note again.
Press and hold the Power button for about three seconds to
manually switch off the G-Note.
4.2 Downloading digital pages from the G-Note
Take the G-Note 5000 USB cable that is included
in the package, and plug the small connector of the
cable into the USB connector on the G-Note 5000.
Make sure your computer is turned on and plug the
wide connector of the cable into an available USB USB connector
port on your computer

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The LCD display will show a USB connector 4.4 Importing digital pages (Windows 2000 & XP)
diagram to confirm that you have successfully
established a USB connection between the G-Note
and your PC, and that the G-Note 5000 is in pen The functionalities of G-Note Explorer at the upper left
tablet mode (see section 4.5). G-Note in pen tablet mode side of the main screen are very similar to Windows
Explorer. You can select drives, create new folders, and
The G-Note 5000 will not be able to capture notes while it is in pen tablet
copy files across like you would do in Windows itself.
mode.
Do not use the 32MB flash memory of the G-Note 5000 as a storage disk After you have connected the G-Note 5000 to your PC,
as file the internal flash memory will appear as a removable disk
errors may occur! (e.g. G:\ ) in the G-Note explorer pane.
The G-Note 5000won tusebattery power but will receive its power from The Thumbnail pane at the lower left side of the main
the computer during the USB connection. screen displays a series of miniaturized representations
of all the digital pages in the current G-Note file. Use the
sli
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bart obr owset hrought heent i
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4.3 Importing digital pages (Windows XP) G-Note file.
Left-click a thumbnail to select a digital page. Double-
After you plug in the USB connector to your PC, click the thumbnail to import the digital page into the
Windows XP will automatically detect the built-in Notepad pane.
G-Note explorer pane
32MB flash memory of the G-Note 5000 as a (top) with Thumbnail
removable storage device, and display its contents pane (bottom)
as a series of digital pages with .dnt file
extensions.

Double-click on a .dnt file to open the Digital

Organizer and import the selected page into the
4.5 Using the G-Note as a pen tablet
Organizer
smai nscr
een.

As soon as you have established a USB connection with your PC, the G-
Note 5000 will instantly double as a pen tablet. You can use the black
digital ink pen marked as pen number 1 on the LCD display in note
taking mode as an input stylus in a much the same way as the stylus of
a traditional pen tablet, a tablet PC, or handheld computer.
In pen tablet mode, you can hover the pen over the writing area to
navigate the cursor across the screen, tap and double-tap on program
icons to select and open them, and annotate your notes in the Digital
Organizer program as well as in mainstream applications that allow
freehand pen input.

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 For a correct mapping of the screen you must the lines on the Notepad pane.
turn the G-Note 5000 in landscape
(horizontal) position with the front panel
buttons at you left hand side.
Avoid direct contact between the pen tip and
the writing area surface. Cover the writing
area with a sheet of paper, or just use an
empty page of your paper pad when using
the G-Note in pen tablet mode. This will avoid
scratches or ink traces on the G-Not es
surface.
4.7 The standard toolbar
4.6 The Digital Organizer main screen
To start the program in Windows 2000 (or XP), double click on the G-Note icon
ont heWi ndowsdeskt op.Alter
nati
vely,click[ St
art
] [ Pr ograms] [ G-Note]
[ G-Note icon ]
.TheDi gi
talOrganizersmai nwindow wi l
lappearony our Located at the upper left of the screen, the standard toolbar contains icons for
screen: all usual desktop functions like opening, saving, and printing files, cut, copy, or
andard toolbar paste selections, etc. A detailed description of its icons follows below.
Annotate toolbar

New Create a new G-Note digital page

Digital page from scratch.
toolbar

G-Note
Explorer
pane Open Open an existing G-Note file. Use
the dialog to locate the file in
the G-Note 5000 flash memory,
or on your hard disk

Thumbnail Notepad
pane pane Save Save the currently selected digital page. The page will be
saved as a G-Note digital page with a .dnt file name extension.

Select Show lines on the notepad from the View menu to show or hide
the lines on the Notepad pane.

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 Save Delete Click on the Delete
as icon to delete the
selected digital
page(s). Click [OK] to
Save the currently selected digital page under another file confirm, or [Cancel] to abort this action.
name or in another file format (e.g. .jpg, .bmp, .pdf, etc.)
Digital pages that are deleted using this function can
not be recovered!
New folder: Organizing digital pages on your hard disk
E-Mail
In G-Note Explorer, click on a folder where you Use the E-Mail icon to attach your selection
want to create a subfolder, and click on the New of digital pages in the Thumbnail pane as a
folder icon. Key in an appropriate folder name, series of JPG file attachments, or as a multi-
and press [Enter]. page PDF file, in e-mail programs such as
MS Outlook or Outlook Express.

You can easily move a specific selection of

1. After clicking on the E-Mail icon your
digital pages by dragging the thumbnails from
selection will appear in the Attach file(s)
the Thumbnail pane to the new folder in the G-
dialog box.
Note Explorer pane.
Select and hold down the Shift-key on the
thumbnails to select consecutive pages, or the
Ctrl-key to select non-consecutive pages, and
2. Hold down the Shift-key and move the
drag the pages to the new folder you created in
cursor to the right to select consecutive
the G-Note Explorer pane.
pages.

Freeing up space on the flash memory

3. Or hold down the Ctrl-key and click on

You can free up space or even totally erase the flash memory of the G-
individual file names to select non-
Note 5000 by moving a selection or all digital pages to your hard disk:
Select the G-NotesRemovable Disk in the G-Note explorer, select the consecutive pages.
digital pages you want to erase (see section 4.9 under Selection
techniques), and click on the Delete icon in the Standard toolbar.

Make sure to make back-ups of the digital pages in the flash memory of 4.Cl ick on the [ Add Fi le]but ton i
nt he
the G-Note 5000 by copying them to a folder on your hard disk before dialog box, and browse to the digital page
erasing them. Once erased digital pages cannot be recovered! files on you hard disk that you would like to
add to your selection. Click on the [Move up]
or [Move down] buttons to change the order
Rename Click on the Rename icon and key in the new name in of the pages. In the drop down menu, select
t
het humbnai l

scapti
on. whether you want to attach the pages as

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 JPG files or a PDF file. Copy Copy the selected strokes or objects in the Notepad pane
5. Click on the [Attach] button in the dialog
box to finalize the operation. Your e-mail Paste Paste the selected strokes or objects in the Notepad pane
program will open and your pages will be
attachedasaser iesofJPG f il
es,or
Search Click on the Search icon to search for a G-Note digital page
on your hard disk.

Undo Undo the last action

6.asamul
t
i-page PDF file.

Redo Redo the last action

Zoom Click on the down arrow in the Zoom drop

down menu and select the zoom factor.

Save as PDF
With the Save as PDF icon you can compile About Click on the About icon to
and save your digital pages as a multi-page check for the latest software
PDF file. First, create a selection of digital updates of the Digital
pages in the Thumbnail pane by holding Organizer program.
down the Shift-key to select consecutive
pages, or the Ctrl-key to select non-
consecutive pages.
Then click on the Save as PDF icon to open the dialog box and select
the digital pages(s) you wish to save as a multi-page PDF file.
To add files to your selection from other places on your hard disk click
ont he[ AddFi l
e]but toni nt hedialogbox,andbr owset ot hefilesy ou
want to add. Click on the [Move up] or [Move down] buttons to change
the order of the pages in the PDF file, or [Remove file] to remove a
digital page from your selection.
Click the [Convert] button to finalize the operation and save your
selection in a folder of your choice on you hard disk.

Print Print the currently selected digital page

Cut Cut the selected strokes or objects in the Notepad pane

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4.8 The annotate toolbar 3. Select the pen color. Click on the
[Mor eCol or s]but t
ont oexpandt he
color menu. Click the [OK] button to
confirm.

The Annotate toolbar lets you annotate your digital pages with pencils and
highlighters in various colors and shapes. A built-in eraser function is provided
to easily make corrections. You can use the pen tablet functionality of the G-
Note 5000 (see section 4.5) to quickly and conveniently annotate your digital
pages.
Pencil Select the Pencil icon to annotate the Notepad pane
G-Note pen properties with the pencil tool.
1. Start with selecting the objects you
want to modify with the Select tool Highlighter Select the Highlighter icon to highlight parts of the
(see below). The selection will then Notepad pane with transparent highlighter ink.
appear in a selection box. You can
Erase stroke Select the Erase stroke icon to clear pen strokes or
now change pen tip colors and
objects one by one by moving the eraser cursor over
shapes, and click the [OK] button to
the stroke(s) you want to delete.
confirm.
Use this dialog box to select the
pen type, and the color and
shape of the pen tip, and modify
Select tool: Copying and moving objects
the recorded notes in the Drag the cursor over the area or
Notepad pane. objects in the Notepad pane that
you want to select for cutting,
2. Select the pen-tip shape. Click the copying, or pasting through the Cut,
[OK] button to confirm. Copy, or Paste commands, or
restyle through the Annotate pen
properties command.

You can directly copy and paste your selection in Microsoft Office
programs such as Word, Excel, and Outlook for further
processing or sending by e-mail.

MS Outlook MS Word MS Excel

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Annotate pen properties Pen tip shape Click on the Pen tip shape icon
1. Start with selecting the objects to select the size and shape of
you want to modify with the Select the pen tip. Changing the pen tip
tool (see above). The selection shape allows you to create some
will appear in a selection box. You stunning calligraphy.
can now change pen tip colors and
shapes, and click the [OK] button to Pen tip color Click on the Pen tip color icon to
confirm. open the color menu and select or
change the colors of the pencil or
Use this Pen Properties dialog box highlighter. Click on [More
to modify the annotations in the
Notepad pane.
Col or] t o expand t he col or
menu.
2. Select the pen tip shape. Click
the [OK] button to confirm.
4.9 The Digital page toolbar

The Digital page toolbar offers some powerful functions to manipulate and
repair your digital pages.

3. Select the pen color. Click on the Untangle superimposed pages

[Mor eCol or s]but t
ont oexpand A commonly mistake made by users is to forget pressing the New page
the color menu. Click the [OK]
button to confirm.
front panel button each and every time they turn a paper sheet on
the notepad to start a new digital page in memory.
This will unavoidably result in
superimposed digital pages in the G-
Notes memor y wi th notes and
diagrams of a later recorded page
being superimposed over an earlier
one. Such superimposed pages will
then appear as gibberish in the Digital
Result Organizer window.

With the Untangle function you can track the recorded notes as a
sequence of frames, and split the superimposed page at the point in
time where you forgot to press the New page button. The result will be
two separate and perfectly readable pages again:

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 Click on the Untangle icon to
Appendix
open a dialog box consisting
of two pages: Replacing the ink cartridge of the digital pen
The top page will present the
Frame slider earlier recorded page. The
and up and Open the battery compartment of the G-Note 5000 by
Digital Organizer software will
down arrows lifting its cover while pressing the release latch inward,
automatically try to guess at
and locate the ink cartridge and the notch to extract the
what point in time you forgot to
press the New page button. cartridge from the pen.
The bottom page will show the
1. Hold the digital pen upright and insert the cartridge
notes and diagrams of the
tip into the center of the notch.
superimposed page.
2. Gently push the pen inside the notch. Battery compartment
You can fine tune the untangling process
by dragging the frame slider up or down 3. Gently pull out the ink cartridge from the pen.
the scroll bar, and release the left mouse 4. Insert a new cartridge and press the tip firmly
button. against a hard surface until it snaps into place.
You can also click on the up or down
arrows at the top or bottom of the scroll
bar to step through the note recording Replacing the battery of the digital pen
frame by frame.
Click on the [Untangle] button to divide the Even though the battery of the digital pen will last for approximately 14 months,
superimposed pages into two new and the battery in the pen may be exhausted if you receive erratically missing,
repaired ones. lengthened, shortened, or twisted digital ink strokes, or a significant decrease of
the thickness of the strokes. If so, please replace the battery (refer to section
Rotate page Rotate the currently selected 1.6f orinst
ructionsast ohowt or eplacet hepen sbat ter
y).
digital page clockwise or counter-
clockwise.
Page up Move to the previous digital page in the Thumbnail Taking care of your G-Note 5000
pane. To assure proper functioning of the G-Note 5000, please observe the following
Page down Move to the next digital page in the Thumbnail pane. precautions:
Remove the batteries from the G-Note 5000 if it is not expected to be used
Comments for long periods. This will eliminate the possibility of battery liquid leaking
from the batteries and corroding internal components.
Remove the button-cell battery from the digital ink pen if it is not expected to
be used for long periods.
Key in the comments that you want to attach to the
selected digital page, and click [OK] to confirm. Avoid placing magnetic media or hot or heavy items on the surface of the
G-Note 5000.
Clean the pen and the housing of with a soft cloth lightly dampened with
water or a neutral detergent.

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 Never drop the digital pen or the note recorder. The G-Note
5000 may malfunction if subjected to strong shocks or
Troubleshooting
vibration. A superimposed digital page is created.
Avoid cutting or scratching the surface of the G-Note 5000. Make sure to press the New button on the front panel every time you turn
Never immerse the pen or digital not recorder in liquid. a paper sheet on the notepad to start a new digital page, and make sure
that the Page icon on the LCD display shows an empty page . Note: You
Avoid operating or storing the pen and the recorder in extremely hot or cold can repair superimposed pages with the Untangle function (see section
temperatures, or where the relative humidity is high. 4.9).
Never take the G-Note 5000 or pen apart as this will void warranty. Leave
servicing of the device to qualified technicians The G-Note 5000 has recorded only part of all notes.
Do not use or store the G-Note 5000 in the vicinity of equipment that The batteries in the G-Note 5000 may have run out of power during a
generates strong electromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields. note taking session. Please replace the batteries (see section 1.5 for
instructions).
Please check if the battery cover is properly closed in note taking
mode.
You may have used a paper pad thicker than the maximum 15mm
thickness. This will cause the digital pen tip to move outside of the
reading height range of the G-Note 5000. Please check if the pen icon

on the LCD display is either white or black (see also section

3.2) in note taking mode to assure a proper reading height distance.
After you have switched on the device, it may take a second or two for
the page icon - or - to appear on the LCD display. Please give
the G-Note 5000 the chance to properly start up.
You may have set the auto-suspend timer to too short a period of idle
time (see 3.6.4.). Please increase the auto suspend time.
Lengthened or disturbed digital ink strokes occur
Do not use two pens at the same time, or place one pen on the paper pad
while writing with the other one.

The Page counter has not yet reached 99, but the memory is full.
Although the G-Note 5000 theoretically has the ability to manage up to 99
workbooks of 199 digital pages each, in practice such ability is limited to
the maximum storage capacity of the built-in flash memory. The G-Note
5000 has a storage capacity of 32MB, which equals about 511 digital
pages.

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Glossary Technical specifications

G-Note file A proprietary file format used to store digitized pen movements in Digital notepad specifications
the flash memory of a G-Note digital note recorder. The source file can
generate captured objects as a series of digital pages. The file extension is Technology Electromagnetic digitizer
*.dnf or *.dnt Dimensions 281(L)x 180(W) x 12(H) mm
Flash memory - A solid-state, nonvolatile, rewritable memory that functions like Weight 358g (not including batteries)
a combination of RAM and hard disk. Flash memory is durable, operates at low Paper size 150 x 210mm DIN A5
voltages, and retains data when power is off.
Thickness paper
Max. 15 mm / about 150 sheets
pad
Pen tablet - A pen tablet (or graphics tablet) is a computer peripheral device
that allows for a relatively simple method of inputting freehand notes, graphics Storage medium Built-in with 32MB flash memory
or art into a computer in real time. Power Source Alkaline batteries AAA 1.4V x 4
Battery Life 100 20 hours (continuous use)
Work Current 3V / 20mA 5mA
Power
60mW 15mW
consumption
Power saving Auto suspend after 15 min. idle time (configurable)
Interface USB 1.1

Digital ink pen specifications

Dimensions 140(L) x 10mm

Weight 12g including battery
Power source One 1.4V button cell battery (PR48)
Battery Life About 1000 hours (continuous use)
Ink cartridge 67.1(L) x 2.3mm

File formats

Proprietary DNTDNF
Mainstream JPGBMPPDF

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System requirements

Operating system Windows 2000 or XP

CPU Pentium III 500MHz or equivalent or higher
RAM 128MB or more recommended
Interface Available USB port; CD-ROM drive
Hard disk space Min. 32MB

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