How to Activate the Pen Tablet Mode on Your Pen Display

All of our pen displays can be used as pen tablets. If you are not sure how to activate the pen tablet mode on your pen display, please refer to the following instructions.

Kamvas 12 / Kamvas 13 / Kamvas 16(2021) / Kamvas 13(Gen 3) / Kamvas 16(Gen 3) /  Kamvas Pro 13(2.5K) / Kamvas Pro 16(2.5K) / Kamvas Pro 16(4K) / Kamvas Pro 16 Plus(4K) / Kamvas Pro 19 / Kamvas 22 / Kamvas 22 Plus / Kamvas 24 / Kamvas 24 Plus

  • Using Full-featured USB-C cable

  1. If the pen display is off, please connect the pen display to the laptop/computer with a full-featured USB-C cable and turn the laptop/computer on.
  2. If the pen display is on, please turn the pen display off first, then unplug and replug the full-featured USB-C cable to the pen display.
  • Using 3-in-1 cable or 3-in-2 cable

  1. If the pen display is off, please connect the pen display to your laptop/computer only with a USB-C cable and a power cable 3-in-1 cable or 3-in-2 cable; no need to connect an HDMI cable.
  2. If the pen display is on, please unplug the HDMI cable of the 3-in-1 cable or 3-in-2 cable.

Kamvas Pro 12 / Kamvas Pro 13 / Kamvas Pro 16

  • Using 3-in-1 cable

  1. If the pen display is off, please connect the pen display to your laptop/computer only with a USB-C cable and a power cable 3-in-1 cable or 3-in-2 cable; no need to connect an HDMI cable.
  2. If the pen display is on, please unplug the HDMI cable of the 3-in-1 cable.

Kamvs Pro 24(4K) / Kamvas Pro 27

  • Using Full-featured USB-C cable

  1. If the pen display is off, please connect the pen display to your laptop/computer and make sure that you plug in the power cable as well.
  2. If the pen display is on, please turn the pen display off first, then unplug and replug the full-featured USB-C cable to the pen display.
  • Using separate HDMI cable, USB-C cable, and power cable

  1. If the pen display is off, please connect the pen display to your laptop/computer only with a USB-C cable and power cable; no need to connect an HDMI cable.
  2. If the pen display is on, please unplug the HDMI cable.

Kamvas Pro 20(2019) / Kamvas Pro 22(2019) / Kamvas Pro 24 / and other pen display models

  • Using separate HDMI cable, USB cable, and power cable

  1. If the pen display is off, please connect the pen display to your laptop/computer only with a USB cable and power cable; no need to connect the HDMI cable. 
  2. If the pen display is on, please unplug the HDMI cable.

How to switch back to pen display mode:

  • Using Full-featured USB-C cable

  1. Press the power button to turn on the display.
  • Using separate HDMI cable, USB-C cable, and power cable

  1. Plug the HDMI cable back in.

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