ACECAD Radio User Manual

Users Manual

Radio Frequency Interference Notice

The Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interface Statement includes the

following warning:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant

to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur

in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to

try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

 Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

The user should not modify or change this device without written approval from ACE CAD Enterprise

Co., Ltd. Modification could void authority to use this equipment.

Trademarks

ACECAD and ACECAT are registered trademarks of ACE CAD Enterprise Co., Ltd.

IBM, PS/2 and OS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. The

OS/2 Compatibility mark is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation and

is used by LICENSEE under license. International Business Machines Corporation is not responsible

in any way for and does not warrant the operation of this Hardware.

Microsoft, Microsoft Mouse and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Autodesk, ADI, and AutoCAD are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. Products carrying the

AutoCAD Release 14 Compatible Logo are not necessarily Autodesk products and as such are not

warranted by Autodesk.

Mouse Systems Mouse is a registered trademark of Mouse Systems Corporation.

All trademarks may be registered by their respective companies.

Copyright Notice

©1998 by ACE CAD Enterprise Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be

reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic,

mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the

publisher.

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CONTENTS

Introduction .................................................................................. 4

Information about Your Pen and Tablet ................................................ 4

Pen .............................................................................................. 4

Tablets Active Area ..................................................................... 5

Reading Height ............................................................................. 5

Positioning (Tracking Mode) ......................................................... 6

Equipment Checklist ................................................................... 7

Installing the Hardware ............................................................... 8

Using the Pen and Tablet with Windows................................. 10

Installing the Tablet Driver Software for Windows ............................... 10

Customizing the Pen and Tablet in Windows 3.x and 95 ................... 11

Customizing the Pen and Tablet in Windows NT ............................... 15

Adjusting Tip Feel ...................................................................... 15

Adjusting the Other Settings ...................................................... 16

Uninstalling the Tablet Driver Software for Windows .......................... 19

Using the Pen and Tablet with OS/2 ........................................ 21

Installing the Tablet Driver Software for OS/2 ..................................... 21

Customizing the Pen and Tablet in OS/2 .................................... 22

Installing the Tablet Driver Software for Pen for OS/2 ......................... 24

Using the Pen and Tablet with DOS Applications .................. 25

Installing the ATABLET Driver Software ............................................. 25

Loading the ATABLET Driver Software .............................................. 26

Changing Parameters Once ATABLET Is Loaded ....................... 30

Using the Pen and Tablet with Autodesk Applications .......... 31

Installing the Protected Mode ADI Driver Software ............................. 31

Loading the Real Mode ADI Driver Software ...................................... 32

Appendix A: Testing the Pen and Tablet................................. 35

Appendix B: Replacing the Battery and Tip of the Pen ......... 40

Appendix C: Caring for the Pen and Tablet ............................ 41

Appendix D: Troubleshooting .................................................. 42

General Problems ............................................................................. 42

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Problems in Windows ....................................................................... 42

Specific Problems in Windows 3.x .................................................... 44

Specific Problems in Windows NT .................................................... 44

Problems in OS/2 ............................................................................. 45

Problems in Pen for OS/2 ................................................................. 46

Problems in DOS .............................................................................. 47

Appendix E: Specifications ....................................................... 48

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Introduction

With this pressure-sensitive pen, paint your computer world in tones of

precision and ease that you only dreamed of before.

The pressure-sensitive pen is an ultimate mouse replacement that does

better than a mouse can do. The pen buttons can be customized to any

mouse button or to invoke Windows commands such as Undo, Copy,

Paste, ...etc. It allows you to easily and naturally point, click, draw

freehand, write, sign, sketch, trace pictures, clip arts and edit photos

without constantly double-checking your cursor location.

You can use the pen to freehand draw or trace pictures upon the tablet

within almost 0.27" thick. The clear overlay is also provided to hold

pictures in place, allowing you to trace them more easily.

In Windows, you can adjust the amount of pressure needed to click with

the pen tip for the way you like to work. Moreover, the adjustable

pressure sensitivity (512 levels) of the pen tip offers you natural

response and feel while drawing, writing, signing, ...etc. Many Windows

graphics applications have drawing tools that respond to this pressure

sensitivity function. With these applications, you can easily use the

pen to vary line width, change opacity, and blend colors by exerting

different pressure upon the pen.

In Windows or OS/2, your new pen can be used alone or together with

another pointing device such as a mouse or trackball. Your new tablet

is also fully WinTab compatible.

The pen gives you the ability to work in powerful, time-saving new ways

with your:

q Windows system and all Windows applications

q OS/2 system and all OS/2 applications

q DOS applications which support, Microsoft Mouse, or Mouse

Systems Mouse.

Information about Your Pen and Tablet

Pen

The pressure-sensitive pen gives you the familiar feel of a pencil or pen.

The adjustable pressure sensitivity (512 levels) of the pen tip offers

natural response and feel. It provides you with the freedom to draw,

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write, point and click. The pen has 3 buttons. To activate the tip button

on the pen, gently press the tip downward. To activate either of the

barrel buttons, simply press them.

Tablets Active Area

The active area is the area on your tablet that responds to tablets

pointing devices such as pen (stylus-pen) or cursor-puck. The active

area is the surface area within the rectangle on the transparent overlay.

The active area on the tablet is 5" x 3.75" (127mm x 95.25mm).

Active Area

Reading Height

Reading height refers to the maximum distance above the active area

in which the pen will still respond. The reading height is about 0.27"

(6.9mm) for the pen. The active area and reading height constitute the

reading range.

Reading Height

0.27"

Since the pen does not need to be in direct contact with the tablet, you

can use the pen to trace drawings, maps, pictures, or illustrations on

the tablet within 0.27" thick. You also can trace objects placed under

the clear overlay.

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You can still place application specific templates under the transparent

overlay on the tablet for easier menu picking.

Note! Do not try to trace or work through any conductive material

(i.e. metals). Working with such materials will yield

inconsistent results and may damage your tablet.

Positioning (Tracking Mode)

The tablet provides two way for positioning: absolute positioning and

relative positioning. Absolute positioning is one powerful feature of the

tablet. With absolute positioning, the position of the pen on the active

area corresponds directly to the position of the cursor on the screen.

For example, if you put the pen in the upper-left corner of the active

area, the cursor appears in the upper-left corner of the screen. Absolute

positioning let you complete your work in record time. You can easily

point, click, draw, write, or trace without constantly double-checking

the cursor location.

Relative positioning, an outdated technology employed by the mouse

or trackball, is much less efficient in that you must constantly move

the pen to properly position the screen cursor.

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Equipment Checklist

The following items are included in the package:

1. Graphics tablet with the RS-232C cable

2. Pressure-sensitive pen with 3 buttons

3. Pen holder with pen tip case

4. PS/2-PC keyboard adaptor (female 6-pin mini-DIN connector to

male 5-pin DIN connector)

5. Battery (1.5 volt, size AAAA)

6. Spare pen tips

7. Tablet CD

8. Users Guide

Graphics Tablet with the

RS-232C Cable

PS/2-PC

Keyboard

Adaptor

Battery (1.5 Volt,

Size AAAA)

Pressure-Sensitive

Pen with 3 Buttons

Spare Pen

Tips

Pen Holder with

Pen Tip Case

Tablet

CD

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Installing the Hardware

1. Turn off the computer before you begin. Leave the computer off until

you completely connect the tablet.

2. If your keyboard port is 5-pin DIN connector, please refer to the

following illustration.

Keyboard Port on the Computer

Serial Port on the Computer

 Disconnect your Keyboard.

 Plug the PS/2-PC adaptor

into the Keyboard port.

 Plug the male 6-pin mini-DIN

connector on the cable of the

tablet into the adaptor.

 Connect the female 9-pin

connector to a serial port

on your computer. (If your

computer only has a 25-

pin serial port, an optional

9-to-25 pin adapter cable

will be needed.)

 Plug your keyboard into the

female 5-pin DIN connector.

Keyboard Cable

If your keyboard port is 6-pin mini-DIN connector (PS/2 port),

please refer to the following illustration.

Keyboard Port (PS/2 Port) on

the Computer

 Disconnect your Keyboard or

PS/2 mouse.

 Plug the male 6-pin mini-DIN

connector on the cable of the

tablet into that port.

Serial Port on the Computer

 Connect the female 9-pin

connector to a serial port

on your computer. (If your

computer only has a 25-

pin serial port, an optional

9-to-25 pin adapter cable

will be needed.)

 Attach the PS/2-PC adaptor.

 Plug your keyboard or mouse

into the female 6-pin mini-

DIN connector of the adaptor.

Keyboard or Mouse Cable

3. Unscrew the end cap of the pen. Slide off the pen clip and cover.

Insert the battery (1.5 volt, size AAAA) with the minus (-) side of the

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battery facing toward the pen tip. Replace the pen cover and clip.

Screw the end cap.

Pen Cover

Pen Tip

Battery

End Cap

Pen Clip

4. Turn on your computer. The power to the tablet automatically

comes on along with your computer. The LED on the tablet should

come on.

Note! To turn on the pen, use the pen tip to quickly click

anywhere. The LED on the tablet shows green when the pen

turns on and is within reading range.

The pen operates on one battery. If the pen tip clicking or

pressing has not occurred for about three minutes, the pen

automatically turns off to save the life of battery. The LED

on the tablet shows red when the pen turns off even within

reading range.

Whether the pen turns on or off, the LED shows red when

the pen is out of reading range.

Note! If you place this pen in a container where the pen rests on

the tip, the pen remains active and battery life is shortened.

We recommend you to place the pen in the provided pen

holder or horizontally on the table.

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Using the Pen and Tablet with Windows

In Windows, your new pen can be used alone or together with another

pointing device such as a mouse or trackball. Actually you do not need

a mouse at all because the pen does everything a mouse can do and

even more.

Installing the Tablet Driver Software for Windows

1. Make sure the hardware installation is properly completed. Turn on

your computer. The LED on the tablet should come on.

2. Start your Windows. Insert the tablet CD into your CD drive.

For Windows 95, if the New Hardware Found dialog box appears,

select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacture and

press ENTER. Type E:\ (where E is the letter designating your CD

drive). Then press ENTER and follow the screen prompts.

3. If the Plug and Play dialog does not appear for Windows 95 or NT

4.0, click the Start button to open the Start menu (or press CTRL

+ ESC).

Or

For Windows 3.x or NT 3.x, from the Program Manager window click

File to open the File menu (or press ALT + F).

4. Then click Run (or type R). In the dialog box, type E:\WINSETUP.EXE

(where E is the letter designating your CD drive). Then click OK (or

press ENTER).

5. Follow the instructions on the screen. This installation program will

install the WinTab driver of the tablet for Windows.

6. When finished, restart your Windows. Then the pen is a Windows

system pointing device for all Windows applications. Use the pen

tip to quickly click anywhere to turn on the pen. Then you can use

the pen on the tablet to control the screen cursor.

The default tracking area is the whole active area (5"x3.75") of the

tablet. I.E. the whole active area of the tablet corresponds to the

Windows screen. The default settings of the pen and tablet should be

satisfied for the major applications. You also can customize the pen

and tablet for the way you like to work. For example, you can adjust the

button functions and the tip feel of the pen, and the size of the tracking

area which corresponds to the entire Windows screen.

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Note! In Windows NT4.0, before logon progress is finished or after

you start shutdown process, the tablet can not work. After

logon progress is finished, you can use the pen on the tablet

to control the screen cursor in Windows NT4.0.

Note! If the pen tip clicking or pressing has not occurred for about

three minutes, the pen automatically turns off to save the

life of battery and then you can not use the pen to move the

screen cursor. To turn on the pen, use the pen tip to quickly

click anywhere. Then you can use the pen to move the

screen cursor again.

The tablet is also fully WinTab compatible. If your Windows application

also supports a WinTab compatible tablet, you can configure the

digitizer options of your Windows application as a WinTab compatible

tablet. Not only can it be used as a Windows system pointing device

with all Windows applications, but will also allow you to pick commands

from templates provided by application packages (such as AutoCAD

for Windows) which take advantage of the powerful WinTab standards.

Customizing the Pen and Tablet in Windows 3.x and 95

If you use Windows NT, please refer to the next section  Customizing

the Pen and Tablet in Windows NT.

In Windows 3.x and 95, open the ACECAD Tablet icon from the Control

Panel window. The Wintab Control Panel dialog box appears.

In this Wintab Control Panel dialog box, each of the buttons (Info,

Tracking, Pointer, Buttons, Pressure) on the left selects one category

of features. The remainder of the dialog box allows you to view or

change the following settings.

q Button Functions

The default button functions for the 3-button pressure-sensitive pen

are as follows:

Pen Tip  Left Mouse Button

Lower Barrel Button  Right Mouse Button

Upper Barrel Button  Left Double Click Mouse Button

To change the button functions of the pen, choose the Buttons

button on the left in this dialog box. From the drop-down list boxes

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of the Buttons and Actions, you can redefine the button functions

to any mouse button or to invoke Windows commands such as

Undo, Copy, Paste, ...etc.

Note! In the Cursor Type drop-down list box, the current

choice of tablets pointing device must be the one which

you are using with the tablet. It insures proper button

number, button functions and pressure-sensitivity

function. In other words, if you use the 3-button pressure-

sensitive pen offered in this package, please make sure

that the current choice in the drop-down list box is 3-

button stylus.

q Tip Feel

You can adjust the tip feel you prefer when clicking or drawing.

To adjust the amount of pressure needed to click with the pen tip

or to draw non pressure-sensitive lines, choose the Pressure

button on the left and then drag the Click Threshold slider toward

Soft or Hard.

Note! You can use a softer Click Threshold for easier clicking

or drawing. However, in some applications, a softer

Click Threshold may make the pen tip overreact. If you

experience this, try a harder setting.

To adjust the pressure response (such as line width or opacity) to

drawing pressure sensitive lines with the pen tip, drag the Pressure

Response slider toward Light or Heavy. When drawing pressure

sensitive lines, a heavier Pressure Response can produce a larger

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pressure value (such as thicker lines or denser color) with less

force you exert upon the pen.

The Pressure Test area lets you experiment with the pressure-

sensitive pen to see the effect of your adjustment. Press hard for

thick lines and press gently for thin lines.

Note! You can use a heavier Pressure Response for easier

drawing. However, in some applications, a heavier

Pressure Response may make the pen tip overreact. If

you experience this, try a lighter setting.

Note! In the Cursor Type drop-down list box, the current

choice of tablets pointing device must be the one which

you are using with the tablet. It insures proper button

number, button functions and pressure-sensitivity

function. In other words, if you use the 3-button pressure-

sensitive pen offered in this package, please make sure

that the current choice in the drop-down list box is 3-

button stylus.

q Tracking Mode (Absolute or Relative Mode)

The absolute mode performs more efficiently than the relative mode

does. In absolute mode, you can adjust the tracking area

corresponding to the Windows screen. By reducing the size of the

tracking area while in absolute mode, it will also increase the speed

of your pointer movements.

If needed for a specific application, you can change the tracking

mode from absolute mode to relative mode. To select the relative

mode, choose the Tracking button on the left and then select the

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Relative option button. To adjust the tracking speed of the screen

pointer for relative mode, change the percentage for the Sensitivity

parameter. Increasing or decreasing the Sensitivity percentage will

increase or decrease the response of the screen pointer.

q Tracking Area

The default tracking area is the whole 5"x3.75" active area within

the rectangle on the transparent overlay. Under absolute mode, the

tracking area corresponds directly to the Windows screen. If you

are using the pen primarily for menu picking and pointer movement,

you may wish to reduce the size of the tracking area. With a smaller

tracking area, you can move the screen cursor from one corner of

the Windows screen to the other within a short distance on the

tablet. This can substantially increase the speed at which you will

work. The pen will respond only within the new tracking area on the

tablet, not the full active area.

To specify a new tracking area:

1. Choose the Tracking button on the left.

2. Clear the Whole Tablet check box.

3. Click anywhere in the gray rectangular image indicating the

active area in the lower-right section of the dialog box. The

screen pointer will change from an arrow to a cross. Click the

lower-left corner and then the upper-right corner of the new

tracking area you wish to use.

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Or

Enter new values in the Width, Height and Margin text boxes or

click the up or down scroll arrow to adjust the size and position

of the new tracking area you wish to use.

4. For tracing or precise drawing, if you want to adjust the new

tracking area to retain the shape of your screen, select the

Preserve Aspect check box.

q Pointer

The standard pointer is a small white arrow. In some applications,

you may wish to change the default pointer appearance. On high

resolution screens, it is usually easier to find the pointer if it is

larger than normal. If the screen background is always dark, a light

pointer may be easier to see than a dark one.

You may select a light, dark or transparent pointer in one of three

sizes. To change the pointer appearance, choose the Pointer

button on the left and then select one pointer appearance you wish

to use.

q Command Buttons

The buttons on the right  OK , Cancel, Undo, Defaults and Help

are always available.

OK  Accept your changes and close the dialog box.

Cancel  Ignore all changes and close the dialog box.

Undo  Undo any changes you made on the current page in the

dialog box, except the Cursor Type.

Defaults  Restore the options to the factory default settings in all

pages or the current page (your choice).

Help  Bring up the help file.

Customizing the Pen and Tablet in Windows NT

Adjusting Tip Feel

You can adjust the tip feel you prefer when clicking or drawing.

In Windows NT4.0, click the Tip Feel icon on the ACECAD folder of the

Program menu. (In Windows NT3.x, choose the Tip Feel icon from the

ACECAD window.) The Tip Feel dialog box will appear.

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To adjust the amount of pressure needed to click with the pen tip or to

draw non pressure-sensitive lines, drag the Click Threshold slider

toward Soft or Hard.

Note! You can use a softer Click Threshold for easier clicking or

drawing. However, in some applications, a softer Click

Threshold may make the pen tip overreact. If you experience

this, try a harder setting.

To adjust the pressure response (such as line width or opacity) to

drawing pressure sensitive lines with the pen tip, drag the Pressure

Response slider toward Light or Heavy. When drawing pressure

sensitive lines, a heavier Pressure Response can produce a larger

pressure value (such as thicker lines or denser color) with less force

you exert upon the pen.

The Pressure Test area lets you experiment with the pressure-sensitive

pen to see the effect of your adjustment. Press hard for thick lines and

press gently for thin lines.

Note! You can use a heavier Pressure Response for easier

drawing. However, in some applications, a heavier Pressure

Response may make the pen tip overreact. If you experience

this, try a lighter setting.

Adjusting the Other Settings

In Windows NT4.0, click the ACECAD Tablet icon on the ACECAD

folder of the Program menu. (In Windows NT3.x, choose the ACECAD

Tablet icon from the ACECAD window.)

The Tablet Control Panel window appears and displays three icons 

Information, Features, and Customization.

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Choose the Features icon from the Tablet Control Panel window. In the

Cursor Type drop-down list box, the current choice of tablets pointing

device must be the one which you are using with the tablet. It insures

proper button number, button functions and pressure-sensitivity function.

In other words, if you use the 3-button pressure-sensitive pen offered in

this package, please make sure that the current choice in the drop-

down list box is 3-button stylus.

In the Tablet Control Panel window, choose the Customization icon.

The Tablet Setup dialog box will appear.

In the Tablet Setup dialog box, you can adjust the following settings:

q Button Functions

The default button functions for the 3-button pressure-sensitive pen

are as follows:

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Pen Tip  Left Mouse Button

Lower Barrel Button  Right Mouse Button

Upper Barrel Button  Left Double Click Mouse Button

To change the button functions of the pen, clear the Default check

box in the Button Assignments box. From the drop-down list boxes,

you can redefine the button functions to any mouse button such as

left click, left double click, left drag, right click, ...etc.

q Tracking Mode (Absolute or Relative Mode)

The absolute mode performs more efficiently than the relative mode

does. In absolute mode, you can adjust the tracking area

corresponding to the Windows screen. By reducing the size of the

tracking area while in absolute mode, it will also increase the speed

of your pointer movements.

If needed for a specific application, you can change the tracking

mode from absolute mode to relative mode by selecting the Relative

option button. To adjust the tracking speed of the screen pointer for

relative mode, change the percentage for the Sensitivity parameter.

Increasing or decreasing the Sensitivity percentage will increase or

decrease the response of the screen pointer.

q Tracking Area

The default tracking area is the whole 5"x3.75" active area within

the rectangle on the transparent overlay. Under absolute mode, the

tracking area corresponds directly to the Windows screen. If you

are using the pen primarily for menu picking and pointer movement,

you may wish to reduce the size of the tracking area. With a smaller

tracking area, you can move the screen cursor from one corner of

the Windows screen to the other within a short distance on the

tablet. This can substantially increase the speed at which you will

work. The pen will respond only within the new tracking area on the

tablet, not the full active area.

To specify a new tracking area:

1. Clear the Whole Tablet check box.

2. Click anywhere in the gray rectangular image indicating the

active area in the lower-middle section of the dialog box. The

screen pointer will change from an arrow to a cross. Click the

lower-left corner and then the upper-right corner of the new

tracking area you wish to use.

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Or

Enter new values in the Width, Height and Margin text boxes or

click the up or down scroll arrow to adjust the size and position

of the new tracking area you wish to use.

3. For tracing or precise drawing, if you want to adjust the new

tracking area to retain the shape of your screen, select the

Preserve Aspect Ratio check box.

q Command Buttons

OK  Accept your changes and close the dialog box.

Cancel  Ignore all changes and close the dialog box.

Revert  Undo any changes you made.

Test  Test and try to use the new settings.

Uninstalling the Tablet Driver Software for Windows

1. Insert the tablet CD into your CD drive.

2. In Windows 95 or NT 4.0, click the Start button to open the Start

menu (or press CTRL + ESC).

Or

In Windows 3.x or NT 3.x, from the Program Manager window click

File to open the File menu (or press ALT + F).

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3. Then click Run (or type R). In the dialog box, type

E:\WTREMOVE.EXE (where E is the letter designating your CD

drive). Then click OK (or press ENTER).

4. Follow the instructions to remove the tablet driver software from

Windows.

5. When restarting your Windows, you can not use the pen with your

Windows.

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Using the Pen and Tablet with OS/2

Your new pen really brings the OS/2 environment to life! The power of

absolute positioning and a wide range of customization options lend

even greater ease of use to your OS/2 desktop and all OS/2 applications.

Now you can work the way you like!

Installing the Tablet Driver Software for OS/2

If you want to use the pen with Pen for OS/2, please skip to the following

section  Installing the Tablet Driver Software for Pen for OS/2 in this

chapter.

You can use the pen only as the system pointing device for OS/2. Or

you can use the pen as the secondary system pointing device for OS/

2 but you must have already installed another pointing device such as

a mouse for OS/2 before you install the tablet driver software for OS/2.

Then the pen and a mouse (or trackball) can be used together with OS/

2.

To install the tablet driver software for your OS/2, please complete the

following steps:

1. Make sure the hardware installation is properly completed. Turn on

your computer and start your OS/2. The LED on the tablet should

come on.

2. Insert the tablet CD into your CD drive.

3. Select the object Drive E (where E is the letter designating your CD

drive) and press ENTER.

4. In the Drive window, select the object OS2SETUP and press

ENTER.

5. In the main menu, select the item Install Tablet Driver for OS/2.

Follow the instructions on the screen.

6. After installation, please close all opened applications and shut

down your OS/2. Restart your OS/2. Then the pen is a OS/2 system

pointing device for all OS/2 applications. Use the pen tip to quickly

click anywhere to turn on the pen. Then you can use the pen on the

tablet to control the screen cursor.

The default tracking area is the whole active area (5"x3.75") of the

tablet. I.E. the whole active area of the tablet corresponds to the OS/

2 screen. The default settings of the pen and tablet should be satisfied

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for the major applications. You also can customize the pen and tablet

for the way you like to work. For example, you can adjust the button

functions and the size of the tracking area which corresponds to the

entire OS/2 screen.

Note! If the pen tip clicking or pressing has not occurred for about

three minutes, the pen automatically turns off to save the

life of battery and then you can not use the pen to move the

screen cursor. To turn on the pen, use the pen tip to quickly

click anywhere. Then you can use the pen to move the

screen cursor again.

Customizing the Pen and Tablet in OS/2

To customize the pen and tablet, choose the ACECAD Tablet Control

Panel icon on the OS/2 desktop. The ACECAD Tablet Control Panel

dialog box appears.

In ACECAD Tablet Control Panel dialog box, you can change the

following settings:

q Button Functions

In the Button Assignment box, the current choice of tablets

pointing device must be the one which you are using with the tablet.

It insures proper button number and button functions. In other

words, If you use the 3-button pressure-sensitive pen offered in this

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package, please make sure that the current choice in the drop-

down list box is 3-button stylus.

When the Default check box in this Button Assignments box is

selected, from the drop-down list boxes, you can see the default

button functions for the tablets pointing device you chose. You also

can clear the Default Button Assignment check box and use the

list boxes to redefine the button functions such as button 1 click,

button 1 double click, button 2 click, ...and so on.

q Tracking Area

The default tracking area is the whole 5"x3.75" active area within

the rectangle on the transparent overlay. The tracking area

corresponds directly to the OS/2 screen. If you are using the pen

primarily for menu picking and pointer movement, you may wish to

reduce the size of the tracking area. With a smaller tracking area,

you can move the screen cursor from one corner of the OS/2 screen

to the other within a short distance on the tablet. This can

substantially increase the speed at which you will work. The pen

will respond only within the new tracking area on the tablet, not the

full active area.

To specify a new tracking area:

1. Clear the Using Whole Tablet check box.

2. Click the Set Area button. The screen pointer will change to a

cross inside the rectangular image indicating the whole active

area in the lower-left corner of the dialog box. Click two points

to specify the new tracking area you wish to use.

Or

Enter new values in the Size and Margin text boxes or click the

up or down scroll arrow to adjust the size and position of the

new tracking area you wish to use.

3. For tracing or precise drawing, if you want to adjust the new

tracking area to retain the shape of your screen, select the

Preserve Aspect Ratio check box.

q Command Buttons

OK  Accept your changes and close the dialog box.

Cancel  Ignore all changes and close the dialog box.

Test  Test and try to use the new settings.

Revert  Undo any changes you made.

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Installing the Tablet Driver Software for Pen for OS/2

Before you install the tablet driver software for your Pen for OS/2, you

must have installed Pen for OS/2. Then complete the following steps:

1. Make sure the hardware installation is properly completed. Turn on

your computer and start your OS/2. The LED on the tablet should

come on.

2. Insert the tablet CD into your CD drive.

3. Select the object Drive E (where E is the letter designating your CD

drive) and press ENTER.

4. In the Drive window, select the object OS2SETUP and press

ENTER.

5. In the main menu, select the item Install Tablet Driver for Pen for

OS/2. Follow the instructions on the screen.

6. After installation, please close all opened applications and shut

down your OS/2. Restart your OS/2. Use the pen tip to quickly click

anywhere to turn on the pen. Then you can use the pen as the pen

device and control the screen cursor for Pen for OS/2 and all OS/2

applications.

An object named ACECAD Pen Device will be added in the folder Device

which is in the folder Pen for OS/2 on the desktop. You can use the

object ACECAD Pen Device to customize your pen and tablet such as

the Pause time before select, Double-tap rate, Button Assignments of

barrel button for the way you like to work.

Note! Once you install the tablet driver software for Pen for OS/2,

you only can use the ACECAD Pen Device to customize

your pen and tablet, and you can not use the ACECAD

Tablet Control Panel.

Once you install the tablet driver software for OS/2, you

only can use the ACECAD Tablet Control Panel to customize

your pen and tablet, and you can not use ACECAD Pen

Device.

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Using the Pen and Tablet with DOS

Applications

The pen can be used as a mouse emulator with your DOS applications

which support a Microsoft Mouse or Mouse Systems Mouse. The tablet

CD includes a mouse emulator driver software ATABLET.COM. This

breakthrough DOS driver also provides the look and feel of absolute

positioning with many advanced applications which allow a mouse

device to work under absolute positioning.

Refer to the manual of your DOS application(s) to configure the input device

by choosing either Microsoft Mouse or Mouse Systems Mouse in the setup

procedure of each application. Load ATABLET.COM (see below) before you

start your DOS application. For some DOS applications, you will now be

able to use the pen as a mouse emulator with the superior look and feel of

absolute positioning.

Note! Some DOS applications do not support absolute positioning

and force relative positioning as their default setting. With

this in mind the default installation setting for

ATABLET.COM is relative positioning.

Once you load the ATABLET driver, it remains in memory until you

reboot your computer or turn it off. If you load another mouse driver after

loading ATABLET.COM, ATABLET.COM will be invalid.

Installing the ATABLET Driver Software

To install the ATABLET driver software, complete the following steps:

1. Insert the tablet CD in your CD drive.

2. If you are in Windows 3.x, exit Windows. If you are in Windows 95

or NT, restart the computer in DOS mode.

3. At the DOS prompt, type E: (where E is the letter designating your

CD drive) and press ENTER. Then change to the root directory by

typing CD\ and pressing ENTER.

4. Type INSTALL and press ENTER.

5. When the menu is shown on the screen, please select the item

Install ATABLET Mouse driver for DOS and then follow the

directions on the screen.

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6. After the installation is completed, please press ESC to quit the

program.

Note! For your convenience in running our ATABLET mouse

driver software, we suggest you to allow our installation

program to modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT file when you

are prompted to do so.

Loading the ATABLET Driver Software

To load the ATABLET driver, type the following command at the DOS

prompt and press ENTER.

ATABLET [/n] [/n] [...

where /n is an optional parameter(s) described below.

Or

Use a batch file, such as your AUTOEXEC.BAT to execute

ATABLET.COM and load the mouse driver. Insert the above command

into your batch file.

ATABLET displays sign-on and status messages indicating the current

parameter settings for mouse mode, transducer type, button

assignments, COM port and coordinate mode each time it is executed.

Parameter Descriptions

q Serial Port Assignment  /#

This parameter assigns the port where the tablet is connected to.

/1  Selects COM1

/2  Selects COM2

/3  Selects COM3

/4  Selects COM4

If a COM port is not specified, the driver will attempt to automatically

detect which COM port your tablet is connected to. We recommend

you setting the port assignment explicitly by using this parameter.

q IRQ Number Setting  /I#

This parameter allows you to specify the IRQ number. The IRQ

number is generally standard for each COM port (COM1 to COM4)

for most serial I/O cards, so the user normally does not need to

select the IRQ number. If necessary, please refer to the manual of

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your serial I/O card to select the exact IRQ number with the serial

port assignment. The IRQ number (#) is a decimal number in the

range of 2 to 5.

q Coordinate Mode Setting  /A or /R

This specifies whether the driver communicates in Absolute or

Relative mode.

/A  Specifies Absolute mode

/R  Specifies Relative mode (default)

If your DOS application does not support Absolute mode, the cursor

movement will still be in Relative mode even though the coordinate

mode in the driver is set to Absolute mode.

q Mouse Mode  /MS or /PC

This specifies whether the driver is set to be compatible with

Microsoft Mouse (2-button Mouse) or Mouse Systems Mouse (3-

button Mouse).

/MS Sets the driver to Microsoft Mouse. (default)

/PC  Sets the driver to Mouse Systems Mouse.

If necessary, select the same Mouse device in the setup of your

DOS application by referring to the manual of the application. If your

DOS application supports only a Microsoft Mouse device, you must

set the driver to Microsoft Mouse (default). However, the Middle

button in the button assignments only applies to Mouse Systems

Mouse mode.

q Button Functions  /B

The /B parameter allows you to select the transducer type you use

and the set of button functions you want. When you load the driver

with the /B option, the following table will appear on the screen.

1. 2-button Stylus-Pen (default)

2. 3-button Stylus-Pen

3. 4-button Cursor-Puck

4. 16-button Cursor-Puck

(Press <Esc> to cancel)

Enter your transducer type (1): _

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Enter the number (1 to 4) to select the transducer type you use and

press ENTER. Then follow the directions on the screen to enter a

letter to select the new set of button assignments you want and

press ENTER.

Note! The selected transducer type and new set of button

assignments will be saved to the driver for future use, so

you do not need to load the driver with the /B option

every time. The factory default set of button assignments

in the driver is set A for 2-button Stylus-Pen (Tip button

is left click; Barrel button is right button).

q Tracking Area  /C

The /C parameter allows you to change the tracking area within the

whole active area of your tablet. The default tracking area is the

whole active area of your tablet (5"x3.75"). If you use the driver with

your application software under relative mode, we recommend that

you use the whole active area as the tracking area.

If you can use the driver with your application software under

absolute mode, the tracking area corresponds directly to the

screen. If you are using the pen primarily for menu picking and

cursor movement, you may wish to reduce the size of the tracking

area. With a smaller tracking area, you can move from one corner

of the screen to the other with a shorter distance on the tablet,

substantially increasing your speed and ease of work.

To specify a new tracking area:

1. When you load the driver with /C option, the configuration menu

will appear on the screen, which shows the active area rectangle,

message area and five command buttons.

2. Use the left button to choose the CONFIG button. A dash-lined

rectangle will appear in the lower-left corner of the whole active

area rectangle, and the position of the tablets pointing device

(the X and Y coordinates) on the tablet will appear on the lower-

right corner of the screen.

3. Use the left button to click the lower-left corner of the new

tracking area which you wish to use, within the dash-lined

rectangle. Then click the upper-right corner of the new tracking

area.

4. Choose any one of the following command buttons:

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OK  Save the new tracking area to the driver and then

load the driver.

CANCEL  Cancel the new tracking area you chose. Load the

driver with the preset tracking area.

RESET  Restore the tracking area to the whole active area

of the tablet.

TEST  Test and try to use the new tracking area on the

screen of the configuration menu.

q LCD Screen Update Skip Setting  /N#

This parameter is useful for some slower display systems. For

example, LAPTOP Systems or NOTEBOOK Systems which

incorporate an LCD display.

The # is a decimal number in the range of 0 - 100 that specifies the

threshold value for cursor drawing. The cursor is drawn on screen

once the accumulated count value of transducer movement reaches

the threshold value. Larger values will reduce the sensitivity of the

driver. Default is /N0/.

q Text Cursor Lock Function  /O#

This parameter allows the user to inhibit application programs from

modifying the cursor attribute on the screen when in text mode.

When enabled, the cursor is locked to the default text cursor.

/O1  Enable the cursor locked function

/O0/  Disable the cursor locked function (default)

q Sensitivity Setting  /S#, /H# or /V#

This allows the user to change the tracking response in relative

mode. You may want to experiment to find a comfortable setting.

/S  Specifies both Horizontal & Vertical Sensitivity in one

parameter

/H  Specifies Horizontal Sensitivity

/V  Specifies Vertical Sensitivity

The # is a decimal number in the range of 1 - 100. Default value is

50. Larger values result in a faster response and lower values are

slower, great for highly accurate cursor pointing.

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q Disable/Remove Driver  /OFF

This parameter removes the resident portion of the driver from

system memory if possible, and disables driver functionality until it

is reloaded again.

Note! The driver cannot be physically removed from memory

if another memory resident program has been loaded

after ATABLET. However, ATABLET is still disabled

(turned off) with the /OFF parameter.

Command Examples

q C:\>ATABLET /1 /A

This command loads the ATABLET driver and sets it to communicate

with COM1 in Absolute mode.

q C:\>ATABLET /2 /N10

ATABLET is loaded for COM2 in Relative mode (default), Sensitivity

of 50 (default), and a skip value of 10.

q C:\>ATABLET /OFF

This disables ATABLET and removes it from resident memory, if

possible.

q C:\>ATABLET /3 /I5

ATABLET is loaded for COM3 with IRQ number 5.

Changing Parameters Once ATABLET Is Loaded

Parameters may be changed after loading ATABLET by issuing another

ATABLET command. For example, you may want to experiment with

several different /S or /N values to determine the value you like best. The

parameters can be combined in any order, except that Sensitivity

parameters only work in Relative Mode and /OFF should be issued

alone.

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Using the Pen and Tablet with Autodesk

Applications

After you install the tablet driver software for Windows, you can use the

pen with your Windows environment and all Windows applications

which of course include Autodesk applications for Windows. If your

Autodesk application for Windows also supports a WinTab compatible

tablet, you can configure the digitizer option of the application as a

WinTab compatible tablet. In this situation, not only can it be used as

a Windows system pointing device with all Windows applications, but

will also allow you to pick commands from templates provided by

application packages such as AutoCAD for Windows. Please refer to

the chapter  Using the Pen and Tablet with Windows for more

information.

You can use the pen with Autodesk applications for DOS which support

Microsoft Mouse or Mouse Systems Mouse. Please refer to the chapter

 Using the Pen and Tablet with DOS Applications.

For Autodesk applications on the DOS platform, the tablet CD also

provides two kinds of ADI drivers which are as follows:

q Protected Mode ADI Driver  DGPACECD.EXP provides an

interface that allows the pen to be used as a input device for many

of the 80386 (or above) based software applications of Autodesk,

Inc. For best performance, we recommend using the Protected

Mode ADI driver.

q Real Mode ADI Driver  ATABLET.COM is not only an enhanced

DOS mouse emulator driver but also a Real Mode ADI driver that

allows the pen to be used as an input device for many of the software

applications of Autodesk, Inc. If your Autodesk application does

not support Protected Mode ADI, you may use the Real Mode ADI

driver with the application.

Installing the Protected Mode ADI Driver Software

The following assumes that you are installing the driver for AutoCAD

386 for DOS including R11 or later version. If you are using an AutoCAD

older version, rather than R11 or later version, or a different Autodesk

product, refer to the documentation for that product for installation

details.

To install the DGPACECD.EXP Protected Mode ADI driver into AutoCAD

R11 or later versions, complete the following steps:

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1. Insert the tablet CD into your CD drive.

2. If you are in Windows 3.x, exit Windows. If you are in Windows 95

or NT, restart the computer in DOS mode.

3. At the DOS prompt, type E: (where E is the letter designating your

CD drive) and press ENTER. Then change to the root directory by

typing CD\ and pressing ENTER.

4. Type INSTALL and press ENTER.

5. When the menu is shown on the screen, please select the item

Install Protected Mode ADI driver and then follow the directions

on the screen.

6. After the needed files have been copied to your hard drive, the

INSTALL program will launch AutoCAD automatically and provide

you the Available digitizer list menu on screen.

7. Please select the item ACECAD ADI Ver 4.2 from the screen

menu.

8. You will now be asked for some details for your tablet. Follow the

directions to select or enter the 5"x3.75" tablet, the transducer type

and COM port which the tablet is connected to. Please notice when

you enter the name of the COM port, enter COM1 or COM2. Do not

enter 1 or 2.

9. When the configuration menu appears, enter 0. Then answer Y to

the Keep configuration changes? question. Then quit the AutoCAD

program.

10. The menu will be brought back to ready for installing another driver/

utility, press ESC to quit the INSTALL program. Then the pen is

ready for your AutoCAD for DOS.

Loading the Real Mode ADI Driver Software

We also provide the Real Mode ADI driver which is included in the

ATABLET Mouse driver. This feature is very helpful for users who

frequently switch working environments between DOS applications

needing the Mouse driver and Autodesk DOS applications needing the

Real Mode ADI driver. Before you begin to load the Real Mode ADI

driver, you must first install the ATABLET driver. Please refer to the

section  Installing the ATABLET Driver Software in the chapter 

Using the Pen and Tablet with DOS Applications.

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Once you load the Real Mode ADI driver, it remains in memory until you

reboot your computer or turn it off. Within Autodesk applications,

select the Real Mode ADI driver option for the digitizer options. The Real

Mode ADI driver is always installed on interrupt 79H, which is the

application default.

To load the ADI driver, type the following command at the DOS prompt

and press ENTER:

ATABLET [/prm] [/prm][...

where /prm is an optional parameter(s) described below.

Or

Use a batch file to execute ATABLET.COM and your application in

sequence. Insert the above command at the position before the

command line that launches your Autodesk DOS application in

your batch command file.

The driver will display some messages on the screen which show the

installation status and the aspect ratio value.

Note! The /prm could be combined together with other parameters

for the DOS mouse driver function on the same command

line. I.E. you can load the DOS mouse driver and the Real

Mode ADI driver at the same time.

Parameter Descriptions

q Enable the ADI Function  /ADION

This parameter will install the DOS mouse driver with the Real Mode

ADI driver function.

q Disable the ADI Function  /ADIOFF

This parameter will disable the Real Mode ADI driver function but

the DOS mouse emulator driver is still active.

q Set the Aspect Ratio for ADI  /X## or /Y##

These two parameters provide you with a method to preserve the

aspect ratio of the tracking area to the screen. The default tracking

area is the whole active area of the tablet. You can use the /C

parameter to change the tracking area within the whole active area.

Please refer to the parameter descriptions about ATABLET driver in

the chapter  Using the Pen and Tablet with DOS Applications.

This Aspect Ratio setting feature is designed for users who need to

trace a precise drawing. For selecting menu options or simple

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pointer movements, this setting is not required. The new aspect

ratio will be formed by the ratio of the two numbers specified by /

X## and /Y##.

The ## is a decimal number in the range of 20 - 80. Default value is

50. Please refer to the command examples for the use of these two

parameters.

Command Examples

q C:\>ATABLET /1 /ADION

This command loads the ATABLET driver with the Real Mode ADI

driver function enabled and sets it to communicate with COM1.

q C:\>ATABLET /ADIOFF

This command disables Real Mode ADI driver function but the DOS

mouse emulator driver is still active.

q C:\>ATABLET /ADION /X64 /Y48

This example shows how to set the aspect ratio for the standard

VGA resolution (640 x 480). When this command is executed, you

will find the following message lines on the screen.

Real Mode ADI Driver installed on INT 79h

Screen Aspect Ratio = 0.75

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Appendix A: Testing the Pen and Tablet

The tablet CD includes a test program ATEST.COM that lets you verify

and test the following items:

q The pen and tablet are functioning properly.

q The cables of the tablet are properly connected.

q The communication between your tablet and computer is proper.

For greater convenience, you may consider installing the ATEST

program on your hard disk. To install the ATEST program, please

complete the following steps:

1. In Windows, insert the tablet CD into your CD drive.

2. In Windows 95 or NT 4.0, click the Start button to open the Start

menu (or press CTRL + ESC).

Or

In Windows 3.x or NT 3.x, from the Program Manager window click

File to open the File menu (or press ALT + F).

4. Then click Run (or type R). In the dialog box, type E:\INSTALL.EXE

(where E is the letter designating your CD drive). Then click OK (or

press ENTER).

5. When the menu is shown on the screen, please select the item

Install Utilities and then follow the directions on the screen.

6. The program will copy the ATEST.COM test program to the directory

C:\ACECAD. After the installation is completed, please press ESC

to quit the program.

To test the pen and tablet, please complete the following steps:

Note! The ATEST test program can not run in an OS/2 session.

1. Exit Windows and restart your computer in DOS real mode.

· In Windows 95, click the Start button, click Shut Down, and

select the option Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode.

Then press ENTER.

· In Windows NT, shut down NT and restart the computer again.

Select MS-DOS at the boot screen. If the option MS-DOS is not

available, use a DOS boot diskette to restart the computer.

· In Windows 3.x, exit Windows.

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2. At the DOS prompt, type C: and press ENTER. Type CD\ACECAD

and press ENTER. Then type the following command and press

ENTER.

ATEST #

where: # = 1 for serial port COM1

= 2 for serial port COM2

If you omit this argument #, the test program will automatically

detect whether the tablet is properly installed on COM1 or

COM2.

3. If the ATEST program successfully finds the tablet, the following

display will appear.

Note! IF the ATEST program can not find the tablet, please

check the following:

q Verify that the LED on the tablet is on.

q Turn your computer off and verify that all cables of

the tablet are properly connected.

q Make sure that you specified the proper COM port

which the tablet is connected to.

q Verify that the COM port is working.

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q Verify that you do not have another device configured

to the IRQ settings you are testing for. You should

never have the tablet and another device share the

same IRQ settings. Sometimes fax/modem cards,

network cards or other RS232 devices will already

be preassigned these port settings. Check with

your I/O, FAX or network card dealer or the

documentation accompanying the device for default

settings for your additional serial devices.

4. Use the pen tip to quickly click anywhere to turn on the pen. The

LED shows green when the pen is within the reading range. Then

you can use the pen on the tablet to control the screen cursor. The

coordinate data (X and Y coordinates on the lower-right corner of

the screen) shows the position of your pen within the active area.

When the pen is out of the reading range, the message Out of

Proximity will display on the message bar.

Note! If you can not turn on the pen to control the screen

cursor, please check the following:

q Make sure that you have properly installed the

battery into the pen.

q Take off the battery from the pen and reinstall it

back properly.

q If you have already used the battery inside the pen

for long time, please replace a new battery.

5. Please check if the Data Format information in the lower part

shows ACECAD Format. If not, please click the Format button on

the right to switch it to ACECAD Format.

6. Click the TRANSDUCER button and then select the type of pointing

device which you are using with the tablet. For the 3-button

pressure-sensitive pen in this package, please select the option

Flair Stylus. The illustration of the 3-button pressure-sensitive

pen will be shown on the right.

Note! The following steps show how to test tip button and two

barrel buttons of the pen. While testing one button, just

press this button without pressing another button. By

pressing one button and moving the screen cursor in the

testing area, a trace line will appear consistently as long

as you continue to press the button. To clear the trace

lines, simply click the CLEAR button.

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7. Test the pen tip by pressing the tip to the tablet. The Button

Pressed information should show 1 which represents the button

code. The Pressure Value information will change between None

and 512 according to the pressure you exert on the pen.

8. Within the reading range, press the lower barrel button. The Button

Pressed information should show 2.

9. Within the reading range, press the upper barrel button. The Button

Pressed information should show 4.

10. To test the tip feel and function, simply use the pen tip to draw lines

on the black testing area. You can change the line width by varying

the pressure you exert on the pen.

If the following testing results come up, you can drag the Pressure

Adjustment slider to adjust.

Note! The following adjustments will effect the tip feel in

Windows.

q The pen tip overreact. I.E. the pen tip automatically draws on

the testing area even you do not press the pen tip to the tablet.

If it happens, please drag the slider toward Heavy a little. You

may repeat this action until the pen tip does not overreact.

q The change of line width is not constant. I.E. the line width

suddenly changes from very thin to very thick or from very thick

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to very thin. Please drag the slider toward Heavy a little. You

may repeat this action until the situation is improved.

q If you feel the tip is too hard to draw, please drag the slider

toward Light a little. You may repeat this action until you feel

comfortable to draw. However, a lighter setting may make the

pen tip overreact. If you experience this, try a harder setting.

11. Choose the QUIT button or press ESC to exit the test program.

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Appendix B: Replacing the Battery and

Tip of the Pen

q If you can not turn on the pen (i.e. after you use the pen tip to click

everywhere, the LED still shows red when the pen is within the

active area.), the battery inside the pen should be running low.

Please replace the battery (1.5 volt, size AAAA).

Pen Cover

Pen Tip

Battery

End Cap

Pen Clip

q With extended use, the pen tip may become worn. To replace the

pen tip, you may use a small clip to gently pull it out and replace

a new one.

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Appendix C: Caring for the Pen and Tablet

To assure proper functioning of the pen and tablet, please take the

following precautions:

q Avoid placing diskettes or other magnetic media on the tablet

surface.

q Avoid placing hot or heavy items on the tablet.

q Clean the pen and tablet with a soft cloth lightly dampened with

water or a neutral detergent.

q Never drop the pen and tablet.

q Avoid cutting or scratching the transparent overlay or tablet surface.

q Never immerse the pen and tablet in liquid.

q Avoid operating or storing the pen and tablet in extremely hot or

cold temperatures, or where the relative humidity is high.

q Never take the tablet or pen apart.

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Appendix D: Troubleshooting

Generally the pen and tablet are easy to setup and use. However, if the

pen and tablet do not work properly with your system or software

application, the checklist and solutions discussed below will help you

resolve most difficulties.

General Problems

Problem: When you turn on your computer, the LED on the tablet is

not on.

Solution: Turn off your computer. Verify all cables of the tablet are

properly connected. Then turn on your computer again.

Problem: You already install the tablet driver software, but the screen

cursor does not respond at all to the pen movements on the

tablet.

Solution: q Make sure you already turn on the pen.

q Please refer to the chapter  Testing the pen and

Tablet to run the ATEST program.

q Verify that you do not have the tablet and another device

share the same IRQ settings. Sometimes fax/modem

cards, network cards or other RS232 devices will already

be preassigned these port settings. Check with your I/

O, FAX or network card dealer or the documentation

accompanying the device for default settings for your

additional serial devices.

Problem: When you want to turn on the pen by clicking the pen tip,

the pen also make a selection or action on the screen (for

example, select a icon).

Solution: To turn on the pen, use the pen tip to quickly click (i.e. to

quickly press and release) within the active area. If you still

have this problem or want to click slowly, click out of the

active area to turn on the pen.

Problems in Windows

Problem: You do not press the pen tip to the tablet, but the pen

continues to select everything or draw.

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Solution: q Please refer to the section  Customizing the Pen and

Tablet in Windows 3.x and 95 or Customizing the Pen

and Tablet in Windows NT to adjust the tip feel.

q Please refer to the chapter  Testing the pen and

Tablet to run the ATEST program to test the pen.

Problem: The system pointer responds to the pen movements

sometimes, but not always.

Solution: Check to see if the tracking area is set for the full active area

within the transparent overlay.

Problem: Clicking or double-clicking is difficult to work.

Solution: q Open the Mouse icon from Windows Control Panel.

Make sure that the double-click speed is not set too

fast.

q In Windows 3.1 or 95, open the ACECAD Tablet icon

from Windows Control Panel. Then adjust the Click

Threshold slider to a softer setting.

q In Windows NT, open the Tip Feel icon to adjust the

Click Threshold slider to a softer setting.

Problem: You feel the pen tip is too hard to draw.

Solution: q In Windows 3.1 or 95, open the ACECAD Tablet icon

from Windows Control Panel. Then adjust the Pressure

Response slider to a heavier setting.

q In Windows NT, open the Tip Feel icon to adjust

Pressure Response slider to a heavier setting.

Problem: The system pointer is too sensitive or not sensitive enough

to the pen motion, while working under Windows.

Solution: If you are in absolute mode, you may adjust the response

speed by adjusting the size of the tracking area. If you are

in relative mode, you need to adjust the sensitivity parameter.

Problem: Some buttons of stylus-pen or cursor-puck do not work.

Solution: While you customize the pen and tablet, make sure that

you select the correct tablets pointing device. If you use

the 3-button pressure-sensitive pen offered in this package,

please select 3-button stylus.

Problem: The button functions of the pen are not correct.

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Solution: q Open the Mouse icon from Windows Control Panel.

Make sure that the mouse is configured for right-handed

operation.

q In Windows 3.1 or 95, open the ACECAD Tablet icon

from Windows Control Panel. Check the button function

settings.

q In Windows NT4.0, click the ACECAD Tablet icon on

the ACECAD folder of the Program menu. (In Windows

NT3.x, choose the ACECAD Tablet icon from the

ACECAD window.) Open the Customization icon from

the Tablet Control Panel window. Check the button

function settings.

Specific Problems in Windows 3.x

Problem: You have installed the tablet and a mouse (or trackball)

used together with Windows 3.x. When you do not want to

use the mouse (or trackball) or disconnect the mouse (or

trackball) with your computer, the tablet does not work with

Windows 3.x.

Solution: You need to reinstall the tablet driver software for Windows

3.x.

Specific Problems in Windows NT

Problem: After installing the tablet driver software for Windows NT,

you change the installed mouse driver through Windows NT

Setup. The tablets Wintab driver becomes disabled.

Solution: You may either run WINSETUP.EXE again to install the

tablet driver software. Or use the Windows NT Control

Panel to enable the driver. Open the Devices icon and find

the items wtACECAD and WTClass on the list. Select

one item each time, click the Startup button, and select

System. Finally, restart your system.

Problem: In Windows NT4.0, before logon progress is finished or after

you start shutdown process, you can not use the pen with

Windows NT4.0.

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Solution: It is normal. After logon progress is finished, you can use

the pen with Windows NT4.0.

Problem: In Windows NT4.0, some Serial Device error messages

appear in the event viewer.

Solution: Please disregard these messages. They are normal and the

pen can still work properly.

Problem: In Windows NT4.0, you can not use the pen to clear the

screen saver.

Solution: It is normal. Just move your mouse or press any key to clear

the screen saver. After clearing the screen saver, the pen

still work properly.

Problems in OS/2

Problem: You do not press the pen tip to the tablet, but the pen

continues to select everything or draw.

Solution: Please refer to the chapter  Testing the pen and Tablet

to run the ATEST program to test the pen.

Problem: You have not used any mouse with OS/2. After installing the

tablet driver software for OS/2, the tablet does not work with

OS/2.

Solution: Use the selective installation to install any mouse driver.

Then reinstall the tablet driver software for OS/2. Of course,

you do not need to connect a mouse to your computer.

Problem: You have installed the tablet and a mouse (or trackball)

used together with OS/2. When you do not want to use the

mouse (or trackball) or disconnect the mouse (or trackball)

with your computer, the tablet does not work with OS/2.

Solution: You need to reinstall the tablet driver software for OS/2. But

you can not remove the mouse driver from the selective

installation of OS/2.

Problem: You have installed the tablet only with OS/2. When you

want to use the mouse (or trackball) and the tablet with OS/

2, the tablet does not work with OS/2.

Solution: You need to reinstall the tablet driver software for OS/2.

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Problem: The system pointer responds to the pen movements on the

tablet sometimes, but not always.

Solution: Check to see if the tracking area is set for using the whole

tablet within the transparent overlay. The tracking area is

defined through the ACECAD Tablet Control Panel.

Problem: Double-clicking is difficult to work.

Solution: Open Mouse object from System Setup. Make sure that the

double-click speed in the Mouse-Settings is not set too

fast.

Problem: The system pointer is not sensitive enough to the pen

motion.

Solution: You may adjust the response speed by adjusting the size

of the tracking area. The tracking area is defined through

the ACECAD Tablet Control Panel.

Problem: Some buttons of stylus-pen or cursor-puck do not work.

Solution: Open the ACECAD Tablet Control Panel. Make sure you

selected the proper type of the pointing device. If you use

the 3-button pressure-sensitive pen offered in this package,

please select 3-button stylus.

Problem: When drawing on the tablet, the image on the screen

appears stretched.

Solution: Open the ACECAD Tablet Control Panel. Click the Preserve

Aspect Ratio button.

Problems in Pen for OS/2

Problem: After installing the tablet driver software for Pen for OS/2,

the tablet does not work with OS/2.

Solution: Use the selective installation of OS/2 to install any mouse

driver. Then reinstall the tablet driver software for Pen for

OS/2. Of course, you do not need to connect a mouse to

your computer.

Problem: Once you install the tablet for Pen for OS/2, you can not use

the ACECAD Tablet Control Panel.

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Solution: Once you install the tablet for Pen for OS/2, you only can

use the ACECAD Pen Device to customize your pen and

tablet settings.

Problems in DOS

Problem: You do not press the pen tip to the tablet, but the pen

continues to select everything or draw.

Solution: Please refer to the chapter  Testing the pen and Tablet

to run the ATEST program to test the pen.

Problem: You configure the input device options of your DOS

application for Microsoft Mouse or Mouse Systems Mouse,

but the tablet cannot work with your DOS application.

Solution: Please verify you already load the ATABLET mouse driver

into your computer properly before you start your DOS

application.

Problem: You cannot load the ATABLET mouse driver and an error

message appears.

Solution: If the tablet is connected to COM3 or COM4, please also

check whether the COM port and its IRQ number on your

serial card are the same as the parameters used for the

ATABLET driver.

Problem: You use the pen as a mouse with your DOS application. The

screen cursor responds to the movement of the pen on the

tablet sometimes, but not always.

Solution: Check to see if the tracking area is set for the full active

area. The tracking area is defined through the driver with the

/C parameter of the ATABLET mouse driver.

Problem: You use the pen as a mouse with your DOS application.

Button functions are not correct in your application software.

Solution: Please check that the set of button assignments loaded

with the ATABLET mouse driver is what you want. Also,

make sure that you select the same mouse device in the

setup program of your application as the mouse mode

(Microsoft Mouse or Mouse Systems Mouse) of the driver.

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Appendix E: Specifications

Active Area 5.0"x3.75" (127mmx95.25mm)

Tablet Size 7.87" (width) x 7.68" (depth)

200mm (width) x 195mm (depth)

Tablet Thickness 0.27" (6.0mm)

Tablet Weight 1.1Lbs (0.50kgs)

Resolution 2540 Lines Per Inch (LPI)

Accuracy +/-0.01" (+/-0.254mm)

Pressure Sensitivity 512 levels

Reading Height 0.27" (6.0mm)

Interface RS-232C

Battery Used in Pen 1.5 volt, size AAAA

Power Requirements DC 5V 95mA, from keyboard port or PS/2 port

Operating Temperature 41° to 122° F (5° to 50° C)

Storage Temperature 14° to 122° F (-10° to 50° C)

Humidity 20% to 95% (Non-Condensing)

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