Wacom Co CTE660 User Manual

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Bamboo One (CTE-460, CTE-660) Using a pen Customizing your pen Troubleshooting Using a tablet Digital Inking

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Bamboo™ One

User’s Manual for Windows

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

About the manual 4 Navigating the manual 5

WORKING WITH BAMBOO ONE 6 Tablet features 6 Bamboo One pen 7 Setting up your work area 8 Using the cordless pen 9

Holding the pen 9 About the active area 10 Pointing 11 Clicking 12 Dragging 12 Using the pen buttons 13 Writing and Inking with pressure sensitivity 14 Eye-hand coordination exercise 14

Working with the tablet 15

CUSTOMIZING 16 Opening the control panel 16 Control panel overview 17 Control panel settings 17

Customizing the pen 18

Adjusting tip feel and double-click 19 Customizing the pen buttons 20 Button functions 21

Tablet tracking 24

Mapping to multiple monitors 26 Portion of screen area 26 Portion of tablet area 27 Setting mouse speed 27

TROUBLESHOOTING 28 Testing your tablet and pen 29 Troubleshooting tables 30

General problems 30 Windows-specific problems 32

Macintosh-specific problems 33 Technical support options 35 Obtaining driver downloads 36

APPENDIX 37 Pen and digital ink capabilities in Windows 38 About the Windows Tablet PC Input Panel 39 Caring for your tablet and pen 40

Replacing the pen tip 40 Bamboo Dock 41 Uninstalling the tablet software 41 Managing your tablet preferences 42 Product specifications 43

General specifications 43

Bamboo One, small tablet (model CTE-460) 43

Bamboo One, medium tablet (model CTE-660) 43

Bamboo One pen (model EP-150) 43 Product information 44 Ordering parts and accessories 44 Radio and television interference 45

FCC notice 45

Industry Canada (Canada only) 45

CE declaration 45 License and Warranties

(Worldwide, except for Europe, Africa and Middle East) 46

Software License 46

Limited Warranty 46

Warranty Service in the U.S.A. and Canada 47

Warranty on Sales outside of

the U.S.A. and Canada 48 Licence warranty conditions

(Europe, Africa and Middle East) 49

Software Licence Agreement 49

Limited Warranty 50

GLOSSARY 52

INDEX 54

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ABOUT THE MANUAL

This user’s manual provides quick access to information about Bamboo One. Just click on a navigation button or highlighted word to move through the document. The information is common to Windows and Macintosh computers and Windows screen captures are shown, unless otherwise noted.

•In the table of contents

• Working with Bamboo One Bamboo One pen tablet. It describes the pen tablet, the features and functions of the Bamboo One pen, and includes exercises for new users. If you are not familiar with a pen tablet, this chapter gives you the basics.

• Customizing

describes how you can change the control panel settings to optimize your Bamboo One

pen and tablet for the way you like to work.

• Want to test your tablet and pen? Need troubleshooting guidelines? Troubleshooting find the answers to most common questions.

•The appendix

includes a variety of information: an overview of the pen and digital inking capabilities found in Microsoft Windows 7 and Vista, tips on caring for your tablet and pen, a how-to on uninstalling the software, your license and warranty, and more.

you can go directly to a topic by clicking on it.

is the learning chapter, and introduces you to the many capabilities of your

is where you will

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 Bamboo One installation CD) for complete details on installing your pen tablet.

If you are new to electronic documentation, be sure to read navigating the manual

Here are some other points to keep in mind:

MALL CAPITAL LETTERS are used to identify the names of keyboard keys, dialog boxes, and control panel

•S options.

• Remember that you can always use your viewer zoom-in tool to increase the size of the manual on your display screen.

• 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.

Many applications have built-in support for pressure sensitivity. You can find a listing of applications that support this feature at Wacom’s web site (see product information

). For information on how best to use

Bamboo One features within a specific application, refer to the instructions in that application’s manuals.

Wacom’s philosophy is to continually improve all of its products. As a result, engineering changes and improvements are made from time to time. Therefore, some changes, modifications, and improvements may not be covered in this manual.

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NAVIGATING THE MANUAL

Use the navigation controls to move through the manual:

Go to front page.

Go to table of contents.

Go to index.

Go back to previous view.

Page back, or page forward.

Go to topic.

Topic continued.

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USB cable Integrated pen rest

Status LED

Active area

See about the active area and

working with the tablet

Pen tether attachment points (one on each side)

If using an optional pen tether, connect it to an attachment point.

Bamboo One, small tablet shown.

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WORKING WITH BAMBOO ONE

This section introduces you to the Bamboo One pen tablet, which consists of two basic elements: a tablet that serves as your work area, and the Bamboo One pen

The quickest way to learn about your pen tablet 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 the Bamboo One pen and pen tablet.

Tablet features Bamboo One pen Setting up your work area Using the cordless pen Working with the tablet

TABLET FEATURES

you use on the tablet.

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Bamboo One pen

The pen is ideally suited to enhance your workflow by enabling the pen and digital ink features found within Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, and Office 2007 or later.

Take advantage of digital mark-up for collaborative editing and use digital ink to take notes in applications that support handwriting recognition.

The pen is also an efficient freehand tool for pressuresensitive image editing.

Pen buttons

Replaceable nib (pen tip)

Tip: An optional pen tether can be used to ensure the pen stays with your pen tablet. Loop one end of the tether through the tether hole on the pen, and the other end of the tether through a tether attachment point located the tablet. See ordering parts and accessories

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BAMBOO ONE PEN

Your Bamboo One pen is cordless and battery-free.

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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 and tools 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.

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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.

Note regarding RSI: 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.

See working with the tablet for more information.

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Position for writing, drawing, and navigating.

Use the integrated pen rest to store the pen between tasks. This also makes the pen available for quick, easy access when you are working. The rest allows horizontal placement of the pen.

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USING THE CORDLESS PEN

There are four basic techniques for using the pen: pointing, clicking, double-clicking, and dragging. If you are unfamiliar with using the pen, try the exercises on the following pages.

Holding the pen About the active area Pointing Clicking Dragging Using the pen buttons Writing and Inking with pressure sensitivity Eye-hand coordination exercise

HOLDING THE PEN

Hold the Bamboo One pen like you would hold a normal pen or pencil. Make sure the pen buttons are in a convenient location where you can toggle them with your thumb or forefinger, but not accidently press them while drawing or navigating with the pen. You can tilt the pen in any way that feels most comfortable.

Important: When the 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 Bamboo One pen on the tablet active area may interfere with screen cursor positioning when using other pointing devices. Also, leaving the pen on the tablet active area when not in use can prevent your computer from going to sleep.

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Screen area

The pointer in the screen area indicates pen position, and the pointer follows the movements of the pen.

Pointer

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ABOUT THE ACTIVE AREA

The active area is the area of the tablet that senses pen movement. The screen area is the corresponding area on the screen.

The tablet active area is a mapped representation of your computer screen (a one-to-one relationship), and uses the entire 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 the pen tip in a new location on the tablet. The cursor instantly jumps to the new location.

When positioning the screen cursor and operating a pen button, 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 pen button.

5 mm (0.20 inch)

Hints

• If you find that using a pen is somewhat difficult, try the eye-hand coordination exercise

• Pointing is easier when you orient the tablet so the screen cursor follows the same direction as your hand movements on the tablet.

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POINTING

The Bamboo One pen positions the pointer (or cursor) on your screen. You can position the screen cursor two different ways, like a pen (Pen Mode

•In P

EN MODE, the tablet active area is a mapped representation of your computer 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.

•In M

OUSE MODE, you move the cursor with a “pick up and slide” motion similar to using a traditional

mouse.

) or like a mouse (Mouse Mode).

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Hint: You can configure Windows to select when the pen is over an icon and to launch the icon with a single click. To turn on this feature, first open a folder.

For Windows 7 and Vista

, from the ORGANIZE pull-

down menu choose F

OLDER AND SEARCH OPTIONS....

From the G

ENERAL tab select SINGLE-CLICK TO OPEN

AN ITEM (POINT TO SELECT).

For other Windows versions

, from the TOOLS pull-

down menu choose F

OLDER OPTIONS.... From the

ENERAL tab select SINGLE-CLICK TO OPEN AN ITEM

(

POINT TO SELECT).

Hint: Set a pen button to DOUBLE CLICK. This is easier than tapping twice with the pen tip.

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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CLICKING

You typically click to highlight or select something on the screen, and double-click to open it.

Clicking register a click. (If C on, then you will hear a “click” sound when the pen tip is pressed hard enough to generate a button click.) Try clicking on a folder icon by moving the screen cursor over the icon and pressing down on the pen tip. The folder should highlight when you press.

. Tap the pen tip once on the tablet, or press the pen tip on the tablet with enough force to

LICK SOUND is selected in the Bamboo control panel and your computer speakers are

Double-clicking

. 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.

DRAGGING

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.

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The upper pen button is set to RIGHT CLICK, and the lower button is set to P

AN/SCROLL by default.

• Use R

IGHT CLICK to bring up application-specific or icon-

specific menus.

•P

AN/SCROLL lets you position a document or image in any

direction within the active window by pressing the pen button and moving the pen tip across the tablet’s active area. As you move the pen tip, the document or image is repositioned to follow the direction of pen movement on the tablet. Release the pen button or lift the pen tip from the tablet surface when you are done.

In some application windows the document will precisely follow the screen cursor as you move the pen tip, while in others it will simply move in the same general direction as the screen cursor.

Hint

: Set a pen button to DOUBLE

LICK. This is easier than tapping

twice with the pen tip.

Example of right click on computer display.

Example of pan/scroll movement on computer display.

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USING THE PEN BUTTONS

The Bamboo One pen has two buttons. Each button has a programmable function that is selected when you press the button. You can use a pen button whenever the pen tip is within 5 mm (0.20 inch) of the tablet active area. You do not have to touch the pen tip to the tablet in order to use a button.

To assign new button functions, see customizing the pen buttons

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To write, ink, or sketch with pressure sensitivity, move the pen 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. Note that some applications require that you first select a pressure-sensitive tool from the application’s tool palette.

To adjust the tip feel, see adjusting tip feel and

double-click.

Visit our web site for a list of applications that support pressure. See product information

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WRITING AND INKING WITH PRESSURE SENSITIVITY

The Bamboo One pen responds to your hand movements, enabling you to create natural-looking pen and brush strokes. The digital ink drawing tools in many graphics applications, respond to the pressure you place on the pen. For example, sliders are used in some applications to vary line 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.

tools in Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, and Office 2007 or later, as well as the

EYE-HAND COORDINATION EXERCISE

This exercise is designed to retrain your eye-hand coordination for using the pen:

1. Open any graphics application. Use the line tool to sketch a rectangular grid with line spacings of about 20-25 mm (3/4 to 1 inch). You can use your traditional mouse to do this.

2. Choose a free-hand tool in your application and use the pen to add a dot at each grid intersection.

3. Place an X at each grid intersection.

4. Now sketch a circle around each intersection.

5. Clear your screen and make a simple illustration of your own. The more you use your pen, the easier drawing and navigation will become.

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WORKING WITH THE TABLET

The middle area of the tablet is the working, or active, area for the pen. Rest your hand on the tablet and then work with the pen on the active area of the tablet just as if you were using a ball point pen on a piece of paper. Wherever you place your pen on the tablet active area, the screen cursor will jump to the corresponding point on the screen. See using the cordless pen

for more information.

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CUSTOMIZING

After you master the basics of using your Bamboo One pen tablet, you may want to customize the way the pen or tablet works. This chapter describes how to use the Bamboo control panel to adjust your tablet and pen settings.

Opening the control panel Control panel overview Control panel settings

OPENING THE CONTROL PANEL

To open the Bamboo control panel, use the Bamboo One pen on the tablet:

•Windows choose the B

•Macintosh folder. Then click on the B

. Click on the Windows START button and choose ALL PROGRAMs. Then select BAMBOO and

AMBOO PREFERENCES option.

. Open SYSTEM PREFERENCES from either the Dock, the Apple menu, or from the APPLICATIONS

AMBOO icon.

After you have opened the control panel, you can begin customizing Bamboo One.

Notes:

When more than one Wacom tablet is installed on a single computer, any changes made in the control panel will be applied only to the tablet that was last used before opening the control panel.

After logging in, each user can customize their personal settings in the control panel. Switching to another user will automatically load the settings for that user.

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Displays customizable settings.

Closes the control panel.

Displays information about the control panel and driver.

Resets the tab to its default settings.

Displays this User’s Manual.

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CONTROL PANEL OVERVIEW

Use the Bamboo control panel to customize your Bamboo One pen and tablet.

Experiment with different settings to find what works best for you. Any changes you make will take effect immediately. Click D

Tool Tips are available for most control panel items. Simply position the screen cursor over an item and let it rest there; in a few moments the Tool Tip will pop up.

Your keyboard tab and arrow keys can be used to navigate the control panel.

CONTROL PANEL SETTINGS

The following sections provide detailed information about the control panel. They also contain useful customizing tips.

Customizing the pen Tablet tracking

EFAULT to return a tab to the factory settings.

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WORKING WITH BAMBOO ONE

TABLET FEATURES

Bamboo One pen

SETTING UP YOUR WORK AREA

USING THE CORDLESS PEN

HOLDING THE PEN

ABOUT THE ACTIVE AREA

POINTING

CLICKING

DRAGGING

USING THE PEN BUTTONS

WRITING AND INKING WITH PRESSURE SENSITIVITY

EYE-HAND COORDINATION EXERCISE

WORKING WITH THE TABLET

CUSTOMIZING

OPENING THE CONTROL PANEL

CONTROL PANEL OVERVIEW

CONTROL PANEL SETTINGS