Genius Easypen i405 Service Manual

EasyPen i405X

MousePen i608X

User Manual

For Windows 7/Vista/XP

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*The driver may already be updated to a newer version before/after packaging. If your installation screen does not match the contents of this manual, you may need to download the driver, just refer to your software screen after installation.

* To ensure your tablet operates with maximum and smooth performance, plug the USB connector to your PC/Notebook USB port instead of a USB Hub or other exterior USB port device.

I. General Information

1. Overview

Welcome to the world of tablet and digital pen! You are able to discover how easy to control your personal computer by using a wireless digital pen to instead of a mouse.

The function of the digital pen is able to draw a line very thin, thick, light or dark (called pressure sensitivity). You also can write, sign, annotate documents, and draw, sketch or paint as easily as you would on normal paper and simulate the functions like a pencil, marker, brush, or watercolor pen by using commercial software packages such as Adobe® PhotoShop™, Corel® Painter™ and Paint Shop™. If MSN Messenger 8.5 or newer is installed, you can create and send digital handwritings and hand drawn pictures, making communication much more fun and entertaining.

Note: If you cannot enable the handwriting mode in MSN Messenger, download the relevant handwriting component from Microsoft's website.

2. Pen Tablet Functions

After installing the device driver, your pen tablet features has the following functions:

1.Direct pointing – You can move the cursor to any location on the screen by hovering the digital pen tip over the tablet’s surface.

2.Three-button mouse commands - Your pen tablet provides all the functions of a threebutton mouse by using its pen tip and two buttons.

3.Pen scrolling – You can scroll documents and Web pages by pressing the middle button of the digital pen over the tablet’s working area.

4.Pressure sensitivity – This feature allows you to emulate various brushes and pencils and you can press down on the pen tip harder, lighter, stronger or thicker, and you will get different types of pencil lines.

3.System Requirements

•Windows 7/Vista/XP

•USB Port

•DVD-ROM Drive

4.Driver Installation

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For Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, and XP:

1.Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive, and wait for the main installation screen to appear.

2.The main installation screen should appear automatically, or you can manually start the installation by opening My Computer ► CD/DVD Rom ► then click on theSetup program.

When installing the driver, follow the installation instructions on screen and press the “Enter” key. After the installation has been completed, reboot the computer.

5. Hardware Installation

Connect the tablet to the USB interface of the PC after the driver installation is finished and you have restarted

Windows:

After you connect a pen tablet into the PC, you will see a

small tablet icon () appear in the system tray, which is normally at the lower right corner of the screen.

Install the driver first before you plug the tablet into your PC.

6.Verifying Hardware and Driver Functions

Follow these steps to verify the tablet is installed properly:

1.After you reboot your computer, move the cordless pen to make sure the cursor shown on the screen is moving.

2.The LED indicator shown on the tablet indicates the function (mode). You may edit and setup according to your design needs.

Note: After the tablet’s device driver has been properly installed, a small tablet icon () will appear in the system tray, which is normally at the lower right corner of the screen.

7. Usage Tips

7.1 Double tapping

When you double tap the digital pen (equivalent to a double click with a mouse), try to keep the pen tip away from the tablet’s surface, or at least try to lift the pen tip as fast as possible before the second tap.

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7.2 Storing the digital pen

To store the pen, make sure the pen tip does not touch anything, and especially do not let the pen stand in a cup or penholder with the tip down. Place the pen in a penholder, or turn the pen tip pointing upward or horizontally with the pen tip free of any pressure by other objects.

7.3 Scrolling function of digital pen

The digital pen has the same function as a normal mouse when scrolling pages. Press the first button of the digital pen (same function as the mouse middle button) over the tablet’s working area.

7.4 Using a pen without a mouse

You may install the digital pen, digital mouse, and a regular mouse in your computer at the same time and you can also remove them to a different computer as well. However, only one device is able to work at a time.

Do not use more than two devices at the same time in case the screen cursor is jittering or not moving.

II. Pen tablet configuration

You may configure the pen tablet by modifying the functions of the pen tip and the two barrel buttons. Tap [Start] > [All programs] > [io Tablet], and double-tap the [io Tablet] icon, or tap on the tablet icon () in the system tray, usually located at the lower right corner of the screen. You may also adjust the pressure sensitivity of the pen by determining the scope of the tablet’s working area, or (re-) program the hot-cells of your pen tablet by modifying device driver.

1.The Info Tab: The Info tab displays the devices you can choose to operate your tablet, including the pen, the tablet itself and any interface language.

●After the tablet driver is installed in Windows, the Tablet PC function setting will support pressure in MS Journal, OneNote (2003 - 007), etc.

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