WACOM Volito - 2 Instruction Guide
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Wacom Volito® 2 User’s Manual for Windows
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English version 1.0, January 11, 2005
Copyright © WACOM Company, Limited, 2005
All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced except for your express personal use. Wacom reserves the right
to revise this publication without obligation to provide notification of such changes. Wacom does its best to provide current and
accurate information in this manual. However, Wacom reserves the right to change any specifications and product
configurations at its discretion, without prior notice and without obligation to include such changes in this manual.
Volito and Wacom are registered trademarks of WACOM Company, Limited.
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to the performance or use of these products.
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CONTENTS
About the manual 4
Navigating the manual 5
Getting started 6
WORKING WITH VOLITO2 7
Volito2 tablet and pen features 8
Setting up your work area 9
Using the pen 10
Holding the pen 11
Pointing 12
Clicking 14
Dragging 15
Using the side switches 16
Drawing with pressure-sensitivity 17
Eye-hand coordination exercise 18
Working with the tablet 19
CUSTOMIZING 20
Opening the control panel 20
Control panel overview 21
Customizing the pen 21
Adjusting tip feel 22
Adjusting double-click 23
Customizing the side switches 24
Button functions 25
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ablet tracking 29
ortion of screen 32
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Portion of tablet 33
Setting mouse speed 34
TROUBLESHOOTING 35
Testing your tablet 36
Troubleshooting tables 37
General problems 37
Windows-specific problems 40
Technical support options 42
Obtaining driver downloads 43
APPENDICES 44
Caring for your tablet and tool(s) 44
Uninstalling the software 45
Product specifications 46
Tablet (model CTF-420/G) 46
Pen (model FP-410-0G) 46
Product information 47
Ordering parts and accessories 47
Radio and television interference 48
FCC notice 48
CE declaration 49
License and Warranty
(Europe, Africa and Middle East) 50
Software License Agreement 50
Entitlement to Use the Software 50
Limited Warranty 51
GLOSSARY 53
INDEX 54
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About the manual
This interactive User’s Manual provides quick access to information about Volito2. Just click on a navigation button
or highlighted word to move through the document.
• In the contents
• Working with Volito2 is the learning chapter, and introduces you to the many capabilities of your tablet and pen.
It includes a description of the features and functions of your Volito2 tablet and pen, and includes exercises for
new users. If you are not familiar with a pen tablet, this chapter gives you the basics.
• Customizing
• Want to test your tablet? Need troubleshooting guidelines? Troubleshooting is where you will find the answers
to most common questions.
• The appendices
license and warranty, and more.
Note:
This manual does not contain information on installing your tablet. Please refer to your product Quick Start
Guide and to the automated software installer (located on the Wacom Tablet CD) for details on installing your
Wacom tablet.
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• Remember that you can always use the Adobe Reader zoom-in tool to increase the size of the manual on your
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• The following kinds of information are not included with this product: information about your specific computer
hardware or operating system, or information about your application software. Your best source for this
information is the set of manuals and disks that came with your hardware, operating system, or application.
you can go directly to a topic by clicking on it.
describes how you can change the pen settings for the way you like to work.
include tips on caring for your tablet and pen, a how-to on uninstalling the tablet software, your
vigating the manual.
are used to identify the names of keyboard keys, dialog boxes, and control panel
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Navigating the manual
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Getting started
Step 1
automatically display. If the menu does not display, double-click on the I
Step 2
– Insert the Volito2 driver CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The software installer menu should
icon (located on the CD).
– Click on the I
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button and follow the prompts to connect your tablet hardware and install the
driver software.
Notes for Windows 98:
You will occasionally be asked to insert the Windows 98 CD. If this happens, click on OK
and enter the path for the Windows CAB files (for example d:\win98). If Windows 98 was already pre-installed when
you bought your computer, load the Windows 98 CAB files from the hard disk or from the system recovery CD.
Notes for Windows 2000 / XP:
The Volito2 driver is fully compatible to Windows 2000 and XP. Warning messages
referring to this can be ignored.
Step 3 –
Go through the basic training T
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to familiarise yourself with the features and use of the Volito2 pen
tablet.
After installing the Volito2 pen tablet, you can refer to the online User’s Manual for detailed information on using and
customising the pen tablet. To open the control panel and view the manual:
Click on the Windows S
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to open the Tablet control panel or User’s Manual.
button and select P
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(Windows XP: ALL P
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If you have trouble installing Volito2...
Refer to the Readme file or to the Troubleshooting section in the online User’s Manual (located on the Wacom Pen
Tablet CD). You can also visit our Web site at http://www
.wacom-europe.com or contact Technical Support.
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WORKING WITH
This section introduces you to the Volito2 tablet and pen. Volito2 consists of two basic elements: a tablet that serves
as your work area, and the pen you use on the tablet.
The quickest way to learn about Volito2 is to become familiar with its appearance and features. If you are new to
using a pen tablet and tablet input tools, read the following sections to learn about your Volito2 pen and how to use
it with the tablet.
olito2 tablet and pen features
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Setting up your work area
Using the pen
Working with the tablet
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Volito2 tablet and pen features
Cable
Pen rest
Active area
Status LED
Side switches
Pen tip
Pen. Your Volito2 pen is cordless,
battery-free, and ergonomically
designed. The pen is a pressuresensitive freehand tool for image
editing and creating natural-looking
pen and brush strokes.
Note: To learn more about your tablet, see working with the tablet.
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Setting up your work area
To minimize fatigue, organize your work area so you can work comfortably. Position your tablet, pen, and keyboard
so they are easily accessible without unnecessary reaching. Your monitor should be positioned so you can view it
comfortably with a minimum of eyestrain. For best results, orient the tablet so the screen cursor follows the same
direction as your hand movements on the tablet.
Here are some other points to keep in mind:
• Take short breaks between tasks to
stretch and relax your muscles.
• Use a gentle grip when working with your
pen.
• Alternate tasks throughout the day.
• Maintain a good posture at all times.
Minimize awkward postures and repetitive
movements that cause discomfort.
• Change your position if you feel any
discomfort due to your work position.
Note:
Wacom makes no representation, promise or guarantee that Wacom products will cure or prevent, in whole or
in part, mouse-induced repetitive stress symptoms, injuries or conditions. Individual results may vary. Always
obtain competent medical advice to determine the most appropriate treatment for your specific situation.
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Using the pen
Your Volito2 pen is cordless, battery-free, and pressure sensitive. There are four basic techniques for using the pen:
pointing, clicking, double-clicking, and dragging. With a bit of practice, using the pen will become second nature to
you. If you are unfamiliar with using a pen, try the exercises on the following pages.
Holding the pen
Pointing
Clicking
Dragging
Using the side switches
Drawing with pressure-sensitivity
Eye-hand coordination exercise
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Holding the pen
Hold the Volito2 pen like you would a pencil. Make sure the side switches are in a convenient location where you
can press them with your thumb or index finger, but not accidently press them while drawing. You can tilt the pen in
any way that feels most comfortable for drawing.
Position for drawing
Important:
When the Volito2 pen is not in use, place it in the pen rest or lay it flat on your desk.
To maintain the sensitivity of your pen tip, do not store the pen in a container where it will rest on its tip.
Leaving the Volito2 pen on the tablet may interfere with screen cursor positioning when using other pointing
devices.
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Pointing
The Volito2 pen positions the pointer (or cursor) on your screen. You can position the screen cursor two different
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• In PEN M
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, the tablet’s active area is a mapped representation of your computer screen where every point on
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the active area corresponds to exactly one point on the display screen; wherever you place the pen on the
tablet, the screen cursor will jump to the corresponding point on the screen. This is the default setting for the
pen.
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Try moving the screen cursor by lifting the pen and placing
it in a new location on the tablet. The cursor instantly
jumps to the new location.
Hints:
• If you are used to working with a mouse and find that
• Pointing is easier when you orient the tablet so the
OUSE MODE
using a pen is somewhat difficult, try the eye-hand
coordination exercise.
screen cursor follows the same direction as your
hand movements on the tablet.
, you move the cursor with a “pick up and slide” action similar to using a traditional mouse.
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When positioning the screen cursor and operating a side
switch, the pen tip needs to be within 5 mm (0.20 inch) of
the tablet surface. You do not need to touch the tablet with
the pen tip in order to move the screen cursor or use a side
switch.
5 mm (0.20 inch)
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Clicking
You typically click to highlight or select something on the screen, and double-click to open it.
Clicking. To click, tap the pen tip once on the tablet, or press the pen tip on the tablet with enough force to register
a click. (If C
hear a “click” sound when the pen tip is pressed hard enough to generate a mouse click. Adjust your speaker
volume as necessary.) Try clicking on a folder icon by moving the screen cursor over the icon and pressing down on
the pen tip. The icon should highlight when you press.
Double Clicking. To double-click, quickly tap the tablet twice in the same place with the pen tip. This is like clicking
twice with a mouse button. Try double-clicking on a folder icon to open it.
Hints:
• Press the upper side switch to double-click. This is
easier than tapping twice with the pen tip, and is the
preferred method of double-clicking with a pen.
• You can make navigating with the pen easier by
configuring Windows to select when the pen is over an
icon and to launch the icon with a single click. To turn on
this feature:
Windows XP, 2000, or Me: Open a folder, select the
TOOLS pull-down menu, and FOLDER OPTIONS....
From the GENERAL tab select the option SINGLE-CLICK TO
OPEN AN ITEM (POINT TO SELECT).
Windows 98SE: Open a folder, select the VIEW pull-down
menu, and FOLDER OPTIONS.... From the GENERAL tab
select the WEB STYLE option.
LICK SOUND is selected in the Pen Tablet control panel and your computer speakers are on, then you will
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Dragging
Dragging is used to select and move objects on the screen. To drag, first point to an object. Then press the pen tip
to the tablet and slide it across the tablet surface. The selected object will move across the screen. To select text,
move the screen cursor to the beginning of a text line, then drag the pen across the tablet until the text is
highlighted.
First, try moving an icon on the screen. Then, within a
document, select some text by pressing and dragging the
pen tip across the text.
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Using the side switches
The Volito2 pen is equipped with two programmable side switches. You can use either side switch whenever the
pen tip is within 5 mm (0.20 inch) of the tablet’s active area. You do not have to touch the pen tip to the tablet in
order to use a side switch.
By default, the upper switch is set to DOUBLE CLICK.
The lower switch is set to RIGHT CLICK by default.
Hints:
• Use the upper side switch to DOUBLE CLICK automatically when pressed. This is
easier than tapping twice with the pen tip.
• Use RIGHT CLICK to bring up application-specific or icon-specific menus.
To assign a new switch function, refer to customizing the side s
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Drawing with pressure-sensitivity
The Volito2 pen responds to the nuance and inflection of your hand movements, enabling you to create naturallooking pen and brush strokes. Many graphics applications have drawing tools that respond to the pressure you
place on the pen. For example, in some drawing programs sliders are used to vary brush characteristics (width,
color, and opacity). These characteristics can be controlled much better by the pen’s pressure-sensitivity. You can
vary line width, blend colors, and change opacity with the pressure you exert upon the pen.
To draw with pressure-sensitivity, first select a
pressure-sensitive tool from your application’s tool
palette. Then draw along the surface of the tablet
while applying various amounts of pressure
downward on the tip of the pen. Press hard for thick
lines or dense color. Press gently for thin lines or
softer color. To adjust the tip feel, see adjusting tip
feel.
Visit our web site for a list of graphics applications that support pressure. See product inf
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