Unfortunately, despite repeated requests, Dell still stubbornly has not issued out a manual and tech. specs on the stylus. Heaven knows why. Instead, to learn about the stylus, one needs to read posts in forums and to use and experiment. (There are a few pages about the stylus in the DV11P manual, if I recall correctly, but it's of limited information.)
As to turning the pen off: my understanding (based on experimentation) and from that of others, is that the stylus auto-offs after about 30-60 seconds, when the tip of the stylus is not within about 1/2-1 inch of the tablet's face. You can experiment to test this out, as I did--seeing if the hover indication appears. And so, no need to remove the battery. And to wake the stylus, tap the tip on the tablet's surface (or, possibly, you also can just press one of the stylus' buttons--I don't recall if that will do it).
Personally, I would prefer an actual on-off switch--why not have one on top of the stylus, just like a pen, or embed it into the buttons at the end of the stylus, when one of the buttons is pressed and held? Should be easy enough to do, it seems to me. But, in the meanwhile, it is what it is.
Great to know. I order a new one last week and it's supposed to be here today as well. I just hope I get the A02. My A01 failed miserable after I updated my Bios to A11 (Venue 11 Pro i5 Mainstream System). Tried a few times after BiOS update and Stylus was almost never detected. After downgrading to A10 it worked again.
Update, received mine.Rev02 works great on my V8P but not at all on my V11P 7130 i5 MS. Don't get it anymore. How can the pen work on one system but not the other using the same Pen. Dell????
does the VP11P have a touchscreen firmware update available? I updated my VP8 and things did improve further. not perfect but better. Not working w/ the VP11P is odd so just check if there's a touchscreen firmware for VP11
I received my A02 a couple of days ago. I hadn't had a previous version, but I have seen videos of the A00 and A01 versions.
It seems reasonably good. I have noticed a few "phantom" strokes (think about a pen dripping ink) and lift-off strokes, particularly when writing a capital "T" and some other letters that require a lift-off.
Lower case "a" and "e" often leave a little trail of "ink" when the pen is lifted off the screen.
I received a new A02 stylus yesterday as a pro-active gift from Dell. Been using it for 2 days without an issue. It picks up every card in Solitaire and every Jigsaw puzzle piece during testing.
Thank you Dell for the unannounced replacement!!!!
I am looking for the manual for the stylus. All I received in the box was a small quick start piece of paper. Tech support cannot find one. The stylus works great but I cannot figure out how to turn it off other than removing the battery. Any thoughts?
Mikerman
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July 23rd, 2014 14:00
Unfortunately, despite repeated requests, Dell still stubbornly has not issued out a manual and tech. specs on the stylus. Heaven knows why. Instead, to learn about the stylus, one needs to read posts in forums and to use and experiment. (There are a few pages about the stylus in the DV11P manual, if I recall correctly, but it's of limited information.)
As to turning the pen off: my understanding (based on experimentation) and from that of others, is that the stylus auto-offs after about 30-60 seconds, when the tip of the stylus is not within about 1/2-1 inch of the tablet's face. You can experiment to test this out, as I did--seeing if the hover indication appears. And so, no need to remove the battery. And to wake the stylus, tap the tip on the tablet's surface (or, possibly, you also can just press one of the stylus' buttons--I don't recall if that will do it).
Personally, I would prefer an actual on-off switch--why not have one on top of the stylus, just like a pen, or embed it into the buttons at the end of the stylus, when one of the buttons is pressed and held? Should be easy enough to do, it seems to me. But, in the meanwhile, it is what it is.
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does the VP11P have a touchscreen firmware update available? I updated my VP8 and things did improve further. not perfect but better. Not working w/ the VP11P is odd so just check if there's a touchscreen firmware for VP11
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I received my A02 a couple of days ago. I hadn't had a previous version, but I have seen videos of the A00 and A01 versions.
It seems reasonably good. I have noticed a few "phantom" strokes (think about a pen dripping ink) and lift-off strokes, particularly when writing a capital "T" and some other letters that require a lift-off.
Lower case "a" and "e" often leave a little trail of "ink" when the pen is lifted off the screen.
DLenos
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May 2nd, 2014 06:00
How do I check what rev I have?
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May 15th, 2014 17:00
I received a new A02 stylus yesterday as a pro-active gift from Dell. Been using it for 2 days without an issue. It picks up every card in Solitaire and every Jigsaw puzzle piece during testing.
Thank you Dell for the unannounced replacement!!!!
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Mikerman
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July 27th, 2014 07:00
The link: http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Alkaline-Batteries-Streamlight-Flashlights/dp/B000UUMQKW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1406467672&sr=8-2&keywords=aaaa+batteries
Lanurd
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July 27th, 2014 07:00
Amazon has these for $8.97 including shipping!!!!
14 Pack of Energizer AAAA Alkaline Batteries.
That's 64 cents each