HP TC1000 Compaq Tablet PC TC1000 Series Getting Started Guide - Page 75

Solving Problems Does the Pen Battery Need Replacing? If the pen does not interact with the tablet PC for approximately 14 minutes, the pen becomes inactive. To reactivate the pen, tap the pen tip anywhere on the tablet PC screen. If the pen button does not function like the right button of an external mouse, press the pen button before, not as, you select an item. If the tablet PC does not respond to taps from the pen or it becomes necessary to write on or much closer to the screen than 0.5 inch (1.27 cm), the pen AAAA battery may need replacing. A standard AAAA battery can be purchased from most electronics retailers. To replace the pen battery: 1. Unscrew the pen tip end of the pen barrel from the pen tether eyelet end of the pen barrel 1. 2. Remove the used pen battery. 3. Insert the new AAAA battery into the tether end of the pen with the positive pole (+) facing the pen tip 2. 4. Screw the pen tether eyelet end of the pen barrel onto the pen tip end of the pen barrel 3. (The positive end of the battery touches the circuit board in the pen tip end of the pen.) The amount of time the pen can operate on a new battery varies with use and the strength of replacement batteries. The pen is in use whenever the pen tip is within 0.5 inch (1.27 cm) from the screen. In most cases, a new AAAA battery can run a pen that is used approximately 8 hours a day for approximately 6 months. Replacing the pen battery Getting Started 3-5