How to activate your Pen Display to Pen Tablet Mode

All of our pen displays can be used as pen tablets. If you are not sure how to activate your Pen Display to Pen Tablet Mode, please refer to the following instructions.


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

  • Using Full-featured USB-C cable

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


Kamvas Pro 20(2019)/Kamvas Pro 22(2019)/Kamvas Pro 24

  • 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 USB-C cable and power cable, no need to connect HDMI cable.
  2. If the pen display is on, please unplug HDMI cable.


Kamvs Pro 24(4K)

  • 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 the power cable as well.
  2. If the pen display is on, turn off the display first, then unplug and replug the Full-featured USB-C cable to the pen display, make sure to keep the power cable plugged.
  • 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 USB-C cable and power cable, no need to connect HDMI cable.
  2. If the pen display is on, please unplug HDMI cable.


If the model of your pen display is not mentioned above, just make sure the connection method you are using, Using Full-featured USB-C cable, Using 3-in-1 cable or 3-in-2 cable or using separate HDMI cable, USB-C cable and power cable, then follow the instruction accordingly.

Please feel free to contact us through service@huion.com if you still do not know how to activate your Pen Display to Pen Tablet Mode after reading this article.


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