UC Logic Technology UCWPENX Users Manual
Pressure-Sensitive Pen Device
FCC ID : M35UCWPENX
User's Manual
For IBM Personal Computers and Compatibles
with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000
RS232C: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000
USB: Windows 98/ME/2000
Driver and Pen Utilities Version 3.5
The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice, and no part of this
document may be reproduced or transferred in any form or by any means without the written consent of
UC-Logic Technology Corporation.
All trademarks referenced in this document belong to their respective owners.
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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
NOTE
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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiated
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 into 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.
Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with emission limits.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user‘s authority to operate the equipment.
General Information
Overview
Welcome to the world of pen-based computing! You will soon discover how easy it is
to control the computer using a pen instead of a mouse. You will also be able to draw,
sketch or paint on your computer as easily as you would on paper, using appropriate
software such as PhotoImpact, PhotoShop, and Painter. Since all Pen Device models
described in this manual are pressure-sensitive, you can choose to emulate a softtipped pen.
This manual describes mainly how you install the Pen Device, configure it to best suit
your use, and use Pen Utilities that come with the hardware. Specifically, it describes
overall functions
procedure, Driver and Pen Utilities installation procedure, verification of hardware
installation, verification of overall installation, usage tips, pen scrolling, configuring
the pen device, Annotate All program, Annotate for Word program, PenMail
Program
This manual is applicable to Driver and Pen Utilities Version 3.5.
, and PenSigner Program.
, items in the package, system requirements, hardware installation
Note: For best results, please try to look at the screen while using the Pen, and avoid
looking at Tablet Plate. See the section Usage Tips
for more usage tips.
Quick Start
To start using your Pen Device quickly, take these steps:
1. Insert Driver Disc into an available CD-R drive, and the Setup program should
start automatically. Press Enter key when the Setup message appears on the
screen and let the program run its course. If the Setup program does not start
automatically, you may start it manually by double tapping My
imag...
(3921
Computer
Setup program icon
2. Attach the hardware to your computer according to its type (Pen Device with
USB Interface, Pen Tablet with RS232C Interface, or Tablet Keyboard with
RS232C Interface). You have to power off your PC before attaching a Pen
Device with RS232C interface.
3. Read Usage Tips
bytes)
.
on Desktop, the CD-ROM drive icon
.
, and then the
Start enjoying your Pen Device!
Pen Device Functions
Your Pen Device, when properly installed and all system requirements met, provides
the following functions:
1. Direct Pointing - You can move the cursor to any spot on the screen by
moving the Pen over Tablet Plate without touching the Plate.
2. Three-Button Mouse Commands
three-button mouse with a Pen Tip and two Barrel Buttons, all
3. Scrolling documents or images - You can scroll up and down by moving the
Pen freely over Tablet Plate ("Pen Scrolling
bar.
4. Pen Launching
by tapping on
5. Adjusting the size and position of Pen Area on Tablet Plate.
6. Pressure Sensitivity
hard-tipped pens.
With the aid of Pen Utilities included in Driver Disc, the Pen Device provides the
following functions:
- You can launch any application or emulate keyboard pressing
Hot Cells
on Tablet Plate.
- Allows the Pen to emulate various soft-tipped as well as
- The Pen Device provides all functions of a
programmable
") without looking for the scroll
.
1. Annotate for Word
of paper, and storing the markups as part of the document.
2. Annotate All
later viewing.
3. PenMail
mail.
4. PenSigner
inserting into various documents.
With the aid of additional application programs, the Pen Device opens up even more
possibilities:
1. Draw with emulated paint brushes, chalks, watercolor, and a host of other pens
with programs such as
Ulead
.
2. Control your computer with the flip of your pen (known as "pen commands"
or "gestures") with handwriting recognition programs such as Sensiva 2.0 by
Sensiva
3. Seal documents with your own signature with signature verification programs
such as PenOp Signature
4. Verify online signature against templates previously stored on a server with
programs such as Cyber-SIGN for Lotus Notes
5. Design application systems that can take advantage of full functions of the Pen
Device.
- Marking up any screen to send to someone on the Net or for
- Writing a letter in your own handwriting and sending it through e-
- Capturing your online signature or simple hand drawing and
.
- Marking up Microsoft Word documents as if on a piece
Corel Painter Classic
by PenOp.
by Corel and PhotoImpact by
by Cyber-SIGN.
Items in the Package
Please refer to later sections for a description of the product series and packed items
shown in the following tables.
Pen Tablet Packing List
Item
Series
DP – USB 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 0 or 1 1 0 or more
DP –
RS232
WP – USB 1 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 0 or more
WP –
RS232C
PP –
RS232C
The number in each cell above indicates the number of items packed; an empty cell
indicates 0 item.
Plate
RS232
Plate
USB
1 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 0 or more
1 1 0 or 1 1 0 or more
1 0 or 1 1 1 0 or more
Cordless
Pen
Pen
Holder
Corded
Pen
Cordless
Mouse
Driver
Disc
Application
CD
Tablet Keyboard Packing List
Item
Series
KD –
USB
in
Cordless
Pen
Keyboard
RS232
1 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 0 or more
Keyboard
USB
Built-
Plate
Pen
Holder
Corded
Pen
Driver
Disc
Application
CD
KD –
RS232C
KW –
USB
KW –
RS232C
KP – USB 1 1 0 or 1 1 1 0 or more
KP –
RS232C
The number in each cell above indicates the number of items packed; an empty cell
indicates 0 item.
1 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 0 or more
1 1 1 0 or 1 1 0 or more
1 1 1 0 or 1 1 0 or more
1 1 0 or 1 1 1 0 or more
Description of Product Series
The following is a description of the product series of Pen Tablets and Tablet
Keyboards.
• DP – RS232: DP Series Tablet with Cordless or Corded Pressure-Sensitive
Pen and with RS232C interface.
• DP – USB: DP Series Tablet with Cordless or Corded Pressure-Sensitive Pen
and with USB interface. A Cordless Mouse may optinally be included for
larger-sized Tablets.
• KD – RS232: KD Series Keyboard with Cordless or Corded Pressure-
sensitive Pen and with RS232C interface.
• KD – USB: KD Series Keyboard with Cordless or Corded Pressure-sensitive
Pen and with USB interface.
• KP – RS232: KP Series Keyboard with Corded Pressure-sensitive Pen and
with RS232C interface.
• KP – USB: KP Series Keyboard with Corded Pressure-sensitive Pen and with
USB interface.
• KW – RS232: KW Series Keyboard with Cordless Pressure-sensitive Pen and
with RS232C interface.
• KW – USB: KW Series Keyboard with Cordless Pressure-sensitive Pen and
with USB interface.
• PP – RS232: PP Series Tablet with Corded Pressure-Sensitive Pen and with
RS232C interface.
• WP – USB: WP Series Tablet with Cordless Pressure-Sensitive Pen and with
USB interface. A Cordless Mouse may optinally be included for larger-sized
Tablets.
• WP – RS232: WP Series Tablet with Cordless Pressure-Sensitive Pen and
with RS232C interface.
Description of Packed Items
The following is a description of items that may be included in a product
package. The specific items that are included in various models are described in
packing list tables
• Application CD: One or more CD’s containing bundled application software
• Built-in Plate: A Tablet Plate that is built into the keyboard as an integral part,
.
and not detachable
• Cordless Pen: A stylus pen working with a Plate without a connecting cable
• Corded Pen: A stylus pen working with a Plate connected with a cable
• Cordless Mouse: A device without cord that functions as a mouse on the
Tablet Plate
• Driver Disc: A CD containing Driver Program, Pen Utilities and User’s
Manual (this manual)
• Keyboard RS232: A keyboard connected through a split data cable with a
keyboard connector and an RS232C connector
• Keyboard USB: A keyboard connected through a data cable with a USB
connector
• Pen Holder: A holder for a Cordless or Corded Pen
• Plate RS232: A Tablet Plate connected through a split data cable with an RS-
232C Connector and two keyboard connectors
• Plate USB: A Tablet Plate connected through a data cable with a USB
Connector
System Requirements
• IBM PC or compatible with Intel 80386 or equivalent or above
• DOS 5.0 or above, or Windows 3.1, or Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, or 2000
• At least 4M bytes of hard disk space for Driver and Pen Utilities installation
• At least 4M bytes of RAM (8M bytes recommended)
• For Pressure Sensitivity: Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, or 2000
(supported through a Wintab-compatible interface)
• For Annotate for Word: Pentium II 233 MHz or equivalent and above, at
least 48M bytes of RAM, and Microsoft Word in Office 97 or Office 2000
• For RS232C Interface: An available RS232C port (also known as serial port
or COM port) with associated available IRQ
• For USB Interface: A USB port and Windows 98, ME, or 2000
Note: At most one Pen Device may be attached to a PC at one time
Parts of a Pen Device
The key parts of a Pen Device are Pen, Tablet Plate and an optional Cordless
Mouse. Tablet Plate may be stand-alone or be embedded in another device such as a
keyboard; and the Pen may be connected to Tablet Plate with a cord (corded), or be
free from it (cordless). The figure below uses a Pen Tablet with USB interface as an
example to show the key parts of a Pen Device.
Figure 1 Parts of a Pen Device
Note: The optional Cordless Mouse requires a Pen Tablet with USB Interface.
Installing Hardware
To install the Pen Device,
1. Attach the hardware to your computer according to its type (Pen Device with
USB Interface, Pen Tablet with RS232C Interface, or Tablet Keyboard with
RS232C Interface),
2. Verify
3. Install the Driver and Pen Utilities
4. Verify
5. Install optional Application Software according to its own instructions (not
included in this manual). Most Application Software is installed by running
its Setup program.
that hardware is installed properly,
, and
that the pen device as installed functions properly.
Installing Pen Device with USB Interface
To attach the Pen Device with USB interface to your computer, first locate an
available USB Receptacle on the computer, usually on the back panel, on the monitor,
or on the keyboard. Then, plug the USB Connector into the Receptacle, in a way
similar to the figures shown below. On a computer system that fully supports USB
interface, there is no need to turn off the power, nor restart the operating system.
The Pen Device may be either a Pen Tablet or a Tablet Keyboard.
When the system detects the presence of a USB Pen Device, it will attempt to look for
its driver. Please select Cancel or press the escape key (marked Esc) to get out of it,
and start the Setup program on the Driver Disc to install the Driver and Pen Utilities.
If a USB Pen Device has been installed before, and the driver has not been uninstalled,
the operating system will automatically find the installed driver when you re-attach a
Pen Device, and you need not run the Setup program again unless you wish to
upgrade Driver Program.
After the Driver and Pen Utilities is installed, please verify
functions properly.
The optional Cordless Mouse needs no special instllation, and will start to function
normally as soon as Pen does.
that the Pen Device
Figure 2 Attaching a USB Pen Device to PC
Installing Pen Tablet with RS232C Interface
Before attempting to install the Pen Tablet on your computer, please check that the
system requirements
are present. This section describes the installation procedure for Pen Tablet with
RS232C Interface. If you have a Pen Device with USB interface, please see Installing
Pen Device with USB Interface.
You attach the Pen Tablet to the computer by inserting the Pen Tablet’s Keyboard
Connectors between the keyboard and the computer, and by connecting the Pen
Tablet’s RS232C Connector to an available COM (serial) port. The procedure is
described below.
1. Shut down Windows and turn off the power of your PC.
2. Examine the connecting parts of the Pen Tablet.
are all met, and that all items listed in Pen Tablet Packing List
Figure 3 Parts of the Pen Tablet for connecting to the PC
3. Locate where the Original Keyboard Connector attaches to the computer. In
the figure 4 below, we assume it is in the back of a desktop PC. Examine the
size of the keyboard connector (see figure 5 below).
Figure 4 Connection of the keyboard to a desktop PC before installing the Pen
Tablet
Detach the Original Keyboard Connector from the Keyboard
Socket, and remember the location of the Keyboard Socket so
you can find it later. Examine the connector and try to match
one of the pictures in the figure below. If it matches Small
Connector, go to the next step. Otherwise, you need to find two
Keyboard Acaptors (not included) so the connectors will match.
Figure 5 Identifying the Keyboard Connector
4. If your keyboard has a small (PS/2) connector (see figure above), connect the
Original Keyboard Connector to the Female Keyboard Connector (the one
connected with a single data cable). Then, connect the Male Keyboard
Connector (the one with a split data cable) to the PC at the Keyboard Socket to
which the keyboard was originally attached. Go to Step 6
.
Figure 6 How the Pen Tablet is attached to a desktop PC with a PS/2
keyboard
5. If you have a notebook PC, connect the Male Keyboard Connector (the one
with a split data cable) to the PS/2 Port. If there is an external keyboard
(assuming it uses a PS/2 connector), and you wish to keep it, you should then
attach the Original Keyboard Connector to the Female Keyboard Connector
(the one with a single data cable). See figure below. Go to Step 6
.
Figure 7 How the Pen Tablet is attached to a notebook PC
6. Take the 9-pin RS-232C Connector running from Tablet Plate and insert it into
COM1 port of the computer. If COM1 is in use, for example, by a mouse, you
may plug into COM2 port instead. In this case, since many COM2 ports
require a 25-pin connector, you will need to find a 9-pin-to-25-pin adaptor
(not included). Also, if your computer has a built-in modem using one of
COM1, COM2, COM3, and COM4 ports, please seek help from a professional
to ensure that the Pen Tablet can indeed use an apparently unused serial port.
A built-in modem may use up a COM port which is shared by an outside COM
port socket. The Pen Tablet requires a free COM port to operate, and it can coexist with a mouse and/or a modem connected to a different COM port not in
conflict with the port used by the Pen Tablet. If the mouse uses a PS/2 port, it
will not conflict with any COM port.
7. Turn power on and wait for Windows to start up.
8. Verify
The hardware installation is now complete. Please proceed to install the Driver and
Pen Utilities that provides pointing device function and Pressure Sensitivity (through
a Wintab-compatible interface), plus additional pen functions with Pen Utilities such
as Annotate All, Annotate for Word
that the Pen Tablet hardware functions properly.
, PenSigner, and PenMail.
Installing Tablet Keyboard with RS232C Interface
Before attempting to install the Tablet Keyboard on your computer, please check that
the System Requirements are all met, and that all items listed in Tablet Keyboard
Packing List are present.
You attach the Tablet Keyboard to the computer by connecting the RS-232C
Connector to an available COM (serial) port and connecting the Keyboard Connector
to the Keyboard Socket on your computer. The procedure is described below.
1. Shut down Windows and turn off the power of your PC.
2. Remove the original keyboard, if any, from your PC, and note where the
Keyboard Socket is.
3. Examine the parts of the Tablet Keyboard, as shown in Figure below.
Figure 8 Attaching the Tablet Keyboard to the PC
4. Connect the Keyboard Connector to the Keyboard Socket. You will need to
find an adaptor (not included) if the size of the Keyboard Connector does not
fit that of the Keyboard Socket, similar to what is shown in Figure 6
5. Take the 9-pin RS-232C Connector running from Tablet Plate and insert it into
COM1 port of the computer. If COM1 is in use, for example, by a mouse, you
may plug into COM2 port instead. In this case, since most COM2 ports
require a 25-pin connector, you will need to find a 9-pin-to-25-pin adaptor
(not included). Also, if your computer has a built-in modem using one of
.
COM1, COM2, COM3, and COM4 ports, please seek help from a professional
to ensure that the Tablet Keyboard can indeed use an apparently unused serial
port. A built-in modem may use up a COM port which is shared by an outside
COM port socket. The Tablet Keyboard requires a free COM port to operate,
and it can co-exist with a mouse and/or a modem connected to a different
COM port not in conflict with the port used by the Tablet Keyboard. If the
mouse uses a PS/2 port, it will not conflict with any COM port.
6. Turn power on and wait for Windows to start up.
7. Verify
The hardware installation is now complete. Please proceed to installing Driver and
Pen Utilities that provides pointing device function and Pressure Sensitivity (through
a Wintab-compatible interface), plus additional pen functions with Pen Utilities such
Annotate All, Annotate for Word
as
that the Tablet Keyboard hardware functions properly.
, PenSigner, and PenMail.
Installing Driver and Pen Utilities
To install Driver and Pen Utilities on Windows system other than Windows 3.1, we
recommend that you follow the procedure below, and do not rely on the Plug and Play
feature. For Windows 3.1 system, please refer to the section
Program on Windows 3.1. For DOS system, please refer to the section Installing
Driver Program on DOS.
Installing Driver
Installing Driver and Pen Utilities on Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000
1. Attach the Pen Device to your computer as described before and turn on
power if it was turned off. When Windows starts, it may display a New
Hardware Found dialog. If so, choose Cancel to get out of it.
2. Insert the Driver Disc into the CD-ROM drive. Assume this drive to be “E”.
3. Select "Start" at the lower left corner of the screen and select "Run".
4. Type in "E:\setup", and press Enter key to initiate the Setup Program.
5. You will be offered a chance to change the directory where the Driver and Pen
Utilities will be copied. You may also select or deselect the installation of
some of Pen Utilities and/or online User's Manual. Change it if you wish and
select OK to continue.
Figure 9 Driver Setup dialog
Note: Annotate for Word will function only if Microsoft Word is properly
installed. If you do not have Word installed when you install the Driver and
Pen Utilities, you may install Pen Utilities later, selecting only Annotate for
Word, after you install Word.
6. The Setup Program will then install the Driver and Pen Utilities per your
instruction. Note: Certain Pen Utilities may not function properly in DOS
window.
7. When the installation is complete, you will see a dialog box indicating it is
about to restart the system. Choose "OK" to continue.
8. After the system is restarted, please check to ensure that both the hardware and
Tablet Driver are functioning properly by following the procedure described in
Verifying Overall Installation
When both the hardware and software are installed properly, moving the Pen over
Tablet Plate will cause the cursor to move on the screen correspondingly. The
position of Pen Tip on Tablet Plate corresponds directly with the position of the
cursor on the screen. For example, if Pen Tip is at the center of Pen Area, the cursor
will also be at the center of the screen.
You may use the Pen Device as a pointing device, and, with application support, you
may also use it to draw pictures in a way similar to using a soft-tipped pen such as a
brush, or a hard-tipped pen such as a ballpoint pen.
.
Automatic Driver Installation on Windows 95/98/ME/2000
The Pen Device is a Plug & Play device. That is, after the Pen Device is attached to
the PC properly for the first time, it would be detected automatically as new hardware
by Windows 95/98/ME/2000 when Windows becomes active. Windows
95/98/ME/2000 will then seek the Tablet Driver, and, when found, will install the
Tablet Driver automatically upon your confirmation. However, due to the way Plug
& Play is implemented in Windows, many people find this process troublesome on
some versions of Windows and certain brands of PC. In addition, the Plug & Play
process will install only the Tablet Driver, and you still need to run the Setup program
if you want to install Pen Utilities.
Therefore, we recommend that you choose “Cancel” at the “New Hardware Found”
dialog, so as NOT to use this feature.
Installing Driver Program on Windows 3.1
To install the Driver Program on Windows 3.1, follow the procedure below. Note:
Only mouse functions are supported on Windows 3.1. Specifically, neither Pressure
Sensitivity nor any of the Pen Utilities are supported.
1. Attach the Pen Device to your computer as described
power if necessary. Make sure that the Program Manager is displayed.
2. Insert the Driver Disc into the CD-ROM drive. Assume this drive to be “E”.
3. Go to the File menu in the Program Manager, choose the Run command, and
then press the Enter key.
4. Type in "E:\setup", and press Enter key to initiate the Setup Program.
5. You will be offered a chance to change the directory where the Driver
Program will be copied. Change it if you wish and select OK to continue. See
Figure 9
6. The Setup Program will then install the Tablet Driver.
7. When the installation is complete, you will see a dialog box indicating it is
about to restart the system. Choose "OK" to continue.
8. After the system is restarted, please check to ensure that both the hardware and
Tablet Driver are functioning properly by following the procedure described in
Verifying Overall Installation
9. The installation of Driver Program is now complete. Start your favorite
graphic or word-processing application and begin to enjoy your Pen Device.
When both the hardware and software are installed properly, moving the Pen over
Tablet Plate will cause the cursor to move on the screen correspondingly. The
position of Pen Tip on Tablet Plate corresponds directly with the position of the
cursor on the screen. For example, if Pen Tip is at the center of Pen Area, the cursor
will also be at the center of the screen.
.
.
before and turn on
You may use the Pen Device as a pointing device, and, with application support, you
may also use it to draw pictures in a way similar to using a hard-tipped pen such as a
ballpoint pen.
Installing Driver Program on DOS
Please copy the file UCTABLET.EXE found on the Driver Disc to your hard disk
drive, and run this program to start using the Pen Device on your system. You may
also add this command to AUTOEXEC.BAT so the Tablet Driver is automatically
started every time you start the system. Make sure the Pen Device hardware has been
attached to your computer properly by following the procedure described in the
section
Note: Only mouse functions are supported on DOS. Specifically, neither pressure
sensitivity nor any of the Pen Utilities are supported.
When both the hardware and software are installed properly, moving the Pen over
Tablet Plate will cause the cursor to move on the screen correspondingly. The
position of Pen Tip on Tablet Plate corresponds directly with the position of the
cursor on the screen. For example, if Pen Tip is at the center of Pen Area, the cursor
will also be at the center of the screen.
You may use the Pen Device as a pointing device, and, with application support, you
may also use it to draw pictures in a way similar to using a hard-tipped pen such as a
ballpoint pen.
Note: Do not run UCTABLET.EXE on Windows systems. Mouse functions are
supported in DOS mode running under Windows without running UCTABLET.EXE.
Verifying Hardware Installation
.
Verifying Hardware Installation
Verify that the Pen Device hardware functions properly by following the procedure
described in this section.
The green LED light is the key indicator for hardware verification. Watch it as you
go through the test procedure. If the light does not come on at all, see the following
table for suggested action to take.
If the LED light does not come on...
Possible Cause Suggested Corrective Action
Cable connections are loose or incorrect, so that the
Pen device does not get power.
The Cordless Pen or Mouse has gone to "sleep" to
conserve its battery power.
The battery in the Cordless Pen or Mouse is out. Change the battery.
The LED light or some other part of the Pen Device is
defective.
Go through the installation procedure again and correct
the connections.
Tap the Pen on any surface or press the Left Button to
"wake it up".
Go to the place where you bought your Pen Device and
seek help there.
Hardware Verification Procedure
1. The green LED light on Tablet Plate will come on briefly as soon as
Tablet Plate receives power, and will stay off as long as Pen Tip or
Mouse is not above Pen Area in Tablet Plate, or it is too high above the
Plate.
2. Tap the Cordless Pen on any surface or press the Left Button of the
Mouse to "wake it up". You need not do this for a Corded Pen.
3. The LED light will flash slowly when Pen Tip is directly above Pen
Area of Tablet Plate and is low enough to be detected by Tablet Plate,
or when the Cordless Mouse rests in the Pen Area.
4. For as long as you press a Barrel Button on the body of the Pen or any
of the Mouse Buttons, the LED light will be on.
5. When you press Pen Tip against Tablet Plate anywhere in Pen Area, or
press the Left Mouse Button while the Mouse is in Pen Area, the light
will also be on as long as the Tip or the Button remains pressed. Note
that the position and size of Pen Area may vary if you have modified it
on The Scope Configuration Page
6. However, before Tablet Driver is properly installed, moving Pen Tip or
the Mouse over Tablet Plate will not cause the cursor on the screen to
move.
Changing the Battery
.
After you have used the Pen Device normally for a while, and the Device begins to
work sluggishly, or does not work at all, the battery may be running low or out. You
may follow the steps below to change the battery in the Pen.
1. Gently slide off the end cap of the Pen. Do not turn, as there are
no threads.
2. Insert a new battery (1.5V, size AAA) with the end marked with
minus (-) sign facing Pen Tip.
3. Slide the end cap back in.
Verifying Overall Installation
After both hardware and Driver and Pen Utilities are installed, you may follow the
procedures in this section to verify that both the Tablet hardware and Tablet Driver
are functioning properly. You may also follow these procedures at any time when
you suspect the system may be malfunctioning.
Verifying General Functionality
1. When you move Pen Tip or Mouse over Tablet Plate, the cursor will move
over the screen accordingly. However, the Pen and the Mouse behave
differently. The Pen acts in what is known as Absolute Mode. That is, when
you put the Pen at the upper left corner of the Plate, the cursor will be at the
upper left corner of the screen; when you move the Pen to the center of Tablet
Plate, the cursor will also move to the center of the screen.
On the other hand, the Mouse acts in a way similar to a regular mouse,
also known as Relative Mode. That is, when you move the mouse in Pen
Area, the cursor on the screen moves relative to its position when the current
movement started. You may lift the mouse off the Tablet Plate, put it down to
a different position, and move it again, while the cursor will move accordingly
from its position when the mouse was lifted
2. You should see a small Tablet Icon (
located at the lower right corner of the screen.
) in the system Task Bar, usually
Verifying Pressure Sens itivity
These are tips to verify that pressure sensitivity functions properly. In most cases, an
application program such as PhotoImpact or Painter controls the exact behavior of the
Pen. Sometimes the pressure sensitivity might even be turned off inadvertently by the
application program. The steps described below help ensure that the Pen Device
functions according to specifications.
1. You know that pressure sensitivity is supported if the Pressure Configuration
Page is present after you tap on the Tablet Icon ( ) on the system Task Bar,
usually located at the lower right corner of the screen (See the section
Configuring the Pen Device
2. To verify the function further, select the Pressure Configuration Page
to draw a few lines in the Pressure Test area. Pressing harder at Pen Tip
should draw thicker lines, and pressing lightly would leave thinner trace in the
area. If this is not so, there might be a problem with the Pen, and you should
seek help from the store you bought the Tablet from. In addition, both a
number and a barometer will indicate the pressure level when you press the
Pen Tip. (Depending on the speed of your computer, drawing very fast may
leave a series of dots (filled circles) in the Test Area instead of a solid
line. This is normal).
3. Writing a few strokes on the PenSigner Program will also indicate clearly
whether pressure sensitivity functions properly. However, you need to set the
Trace Width to 6 pixels or more to make clear variation in the thickness of
trace. See description of Width Adjustment Slide.
).
and try
If a particular application does not seem to provide pressure sensitivity when the
above tests indicate otherwise, please verify also that the application has been
installed and set properly, and that the application does support Wintab
interface. Some applications may require you to explicitly turn on pressure sensitivity
support, or it may limit the number of pressure levels supported.
Note: The Cordless Mouse does not support pressure sensitivity.
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