Dell PN579X User Manual
Dell Premium Active Pen
PN579X
User’s Guide
Regulatory Model: PN579X
Notes, cautions, and warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make
better use of your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss
of data if instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,
personal injury, or death.
Copyright © 2018 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other
trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
2018 – 04
Rev. A01
Contents
What’s in the box ........................... 5
Features .................................. 6
Setting up your Dell Premium Active Pen ........ 8
Installing the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Attaching the lanyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Pairing with a Bluetooth device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Mode Checking between AES and MPP. . . . . . . . . . 10
Inking Mode Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Active Pen Control Panel .....................12
Installing Active Pen Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using Active Pen Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Holding the Dell Premium Active Pen............15
Tip replacement ............................15
Troubleshooting ............................16
Specifications..............................19
Getting help and contacting Dell .............. 20
Self-help resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Contacting Dell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Statutory information........................21
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Limited warranty and return policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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For U.S. customers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
For European, Middle Eastern and African customers: . . . . . . 21
For non-U.S. customers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Regulatory statement....................... 22
Federal Communication Commission Interference
Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Industry Canada statement: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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What’s in the box
1 2 3
Dell Premium Active Pen
PN579X
Quick Start
Guide
© 2018 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries.
© 2018 Microsoft Corporation.
2018 - 04
1 Dell Premium Active Pen 2 lanyard
3 nib and tip remover 4 AAAA battery
5 manuals
4
5
NOTE: For warranty purposes, note the PPID number on the box or
retain the box.
What’s in the box │ 5
Features
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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
3 Protocol
changing light
Press and hold this button and move the tip over the area
you want to erase. To change the functionality of this
button, see Using Active Pen Control Panel.
Mode Checking:
• Press briefly on both Bottom Barrel Button and Top Barrel
Button, to indicate the current Inking Mode as follows:
• Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) — Blinks twice
• Wacom Active Electrostatic (AES) — Blinks once
Mode Switching:
• Press and hold for 2 seconds on both Bottom Barrel
Button and Top Barrel Button to trigger Mode Switching.
After completion of mode switching, indicator will show
the current effective Mode as follows:
• MPP — Blinks twice
• AES — Blinks once
NOTE: The default Inking Mode is AES.
NOTE: The Dell Premium Active Pen PN579X
supports Wacom’s Universal Pen Framework
(UPF) that enables to switch between
Microsoft Surface devices and Wacom Active
ES (electrostatic) devices.
The Microsoft Surface devices support the MPP
protocol and the Wacom ES devices support the
AES protocol.
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Feature Functionality
4 Top Barrel
Button
5 Bluetooth
pairing light
6 Hole for
lanyard
7 Top button The new Active Pen Control Panel allows the Top button to
Press this button to open the context menu or perform a
right-click. To change the functionality of this button, see
Using Active Pen Control Panel.
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.
Attach the lanyard here. For information on attaching the
lanyard, see Attaching the lanyard.
be programmed to launch specific applications listed in the
content menu. The default applications launched from the
Top button are:
• Single Press — Ink Worspace
• Double Press — Screen Sketch
• Long Press — Sticky Note
NOTE: The highlighted gesture of Single
Press, Double Press and Long Press are only
valid after adding Active Pen Control Panel
application.
NOTE: For more information on system
compatibility, please refer to the system’s user
manual.
• In presentation mode, press once to go to the next slide
and press twice at short intervals 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 Installing Active Pen Control Panel.
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