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Wacom PenPartner® 2 User’s Manual for Windows® English version 1.0, June 24, 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.
CONTENTS About the manual Navigating the manual Getting started 4 5 6 WORKING WITH PENPARTNER2 PenPartner2 tablet and pen features Setting up your work area Using the pen Holding the pen Pointing Clicking Dragging Using the side switches Eye-hand coordination exercise Working with the tablet 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 CUSTOMIZING Opening the control panel Control panel overview Customizing the pen Adjusting tip feel Adjusting double-click Customizing the side switches Button functions Tablet tracking
About the manual This interactive User’s Manual provides quick access to information about PenPartner2. Just click on a navigation button or highlighted word to move through the document. • In the contents you can go directly to a topic by clicking on it. • Working with PenPartner2 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 PenPartner2 tablet and pen, and includes exercises for new users.
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Getting started Step 1 – Insert the PenPartner2 driver CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The software installer menu should automatically display. If the menu does not display, double-click on the I NSTALL icon (located on the CD). Step 2 – Click on the INSTALL TABLET 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.
WORKING WITH PENPARTNER2 This section introduces you to the PenPartner2 tablet and pen. PenPartner2 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 PenPartner2 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 PenPartner2 pen and how to use it with the tablet.
PenPartner2 tablet and pen features Cable Pen rest Status LED Active area Side switches Pen tip Pen. Your PenPartner2 pen is cordless, battery-free, and ergonomically designed. The pen is a pressure-sensitive 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.
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.
Using the pen Your PenPartner2 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 Hold the PenPartner2 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 writing. Position for writing Important: When the PenPartner2 pen is not in use, place it in the pen rest or lay it flat on your desk.
Pointing The PenPartner2 pen positions the pointer (or cursor) on your screen. You can position the screen cursor two different ways, like a pen (PEN MODE) or like a mouse (MOUSE MODE). • In PEN MODE, the tablet’s active area is a mapped representation of your computer screen where every point on 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.
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.
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 CLICK SOUND is selected in the Pen Tablet control panel and your computer speakers are on, then you will hear a “click” sound when the pen tip is pressed hard enough to generate a mouse click. Adjust your speaker volume as necessary.
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.
Using the side switches The PenPartner2 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.
Eye-hand coordination exercise If you use a mouse, you may remember how long it took to get used to positioning the screen cursor. Your PenPartner2 pen, likewise, will take a bit of practice to master the technique of positioning the screen cursor in PEN MODE. This may seem difficult at first, but it is more natural and faster than in M OUSE MODE. This exercise is designed to retrain your eye-hand coordination for using the pen: 1. Open any graphics application.
Working with the tablet The middle area of the PenPartner2 tablet is the working, or active, area for the pen. 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. Think of the tablet’s active area as a mapped representation of your computer screen. Wherever you place your pen on the tablet’s active area, the screen cursor will jump to the corresponding point on the screen.
CUSTOMIZING After you master the basics of using the tablet, you may want to customize the way your pen works. This chapter describes how to use the Pen Tablet control panel to adjust your tool settings. Opening the control panel Control panel overview Customizing the pen Tablet tracking Opening the control panel Using the PenPartner2 pen, you can open the Pen Tablet control panel the following way: • Click on the Windows START button and choose ALL PROGRAMS.
Control panel overview Use the Pen Tablet control panel to customize your tool settings – experiment with different settings to find what works best for you. When you change a setting, your changes take effect immediately. To return to the factory settings, just click DEFAULT. 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.
Adjusting tip feel The TIP FEEL slider adjusts the sensitivity of the pen tip. Customizes the amount of pressure needed to click with the pen. Drag the slider to a softer or firmer setting. CONTENTS INDEX When checked, an audible “click” sound will be heard whenever a pen click occurs and your computer speakers are on.
Adjusting double-click Double-clicking with the pen tip can be made easier by expanding the tap area that accepts a double-click (the double-click distance), or by setting the pen’s side switch to automatically double-click when pressed. Adjusts the size of the double-click area and the double-click speed. A larger setting makes double-clicking easier.
Customizing the side switches You can set the side switches on the pen to simulate a variety of mouse functions. Just select an option from the pull-down menu. Your changes take effect immediately. Select the button functions to perform when pressing a side switch. When you bring the pen tip within 5 mm (0.20 inch) of the tablet surface without touching the tablet and press the side switch, the selected function will occur.
Button functions The pen side switches have pull-down menus that allow you to choose the function that will be performed when a button is pressed. The following list describes all available functions. • CLICK. Default setting for the pen tip. This option simulates a primary mouse button click. • DOUBLE CLICK. Default setting for the upper side switch. Simulates a mouse button double-click. For easier double-clicking, use this function instead of tapping twice with your pen. • MIDDLE-CLICK.
• KEYSTROKES.... Enables you to simulate keystrokes. Selecting this options displays the D EFINE KEYSTROKE dialog box where you can enter a keystroke or keystroke sequence to play back. You can manually enter a keystroke or keystroke combination in the KEYS entry box. Keystroke combinations can include letters, numbers, function keys (such as F3) and modifier keys (such as SHIFT, ALT, or CTRL). You can also select special keystrokes or keystroke combinations from the ADD SPECIAL drop-down menu.
• MODIFIER.... Enables you to simulate modifier key(s) (such as SHIFT, ALT, or CTRL). Many applications use modifier keys to constrain the size or placement of objects. Selecting this option displays the D EFINE MODIFIER dialog box where you can assign one or more modifier key functions. After choosing the modifier function(s), click OK. In addition to choosing one or more modifier key options, you can select the CLICK box if you want a mouse click to occur whenever you press the tool button.
• OPEN/RUN.... Opens a dialog box where you can select a specific application, file, or script to launch. Click BROWSE... to locate an application, file, or script to launch. The selection you make appears in the APPLICATION TO RUN box. Click OK to accept the selection. The dialog box will close and the Open/RUN... option you have selected will be assigned as your tool button option. The next time you press the tool button, the defined application, file, or script will launch.
Tablet tracking The tablet TRACKING options enable you to determine the relationship between pen movement on the tablet surface and cursor movement on the monitor screen. By default the entire active area of the tablet maps to the entire monitor. If more than one monitor is in use the tablet will map to all monitors. See mapping to multiple monitors.
When you click on the PEN MODE DETAILS... button, the PEN MODE DETAILS dialog box is displayed. Use the SCREEN AREA options to select a screen area for tablet to screen mapping. • ALL SCREENS. The entire monitor(s) area is mapped; this is the default setting. See mapping to multiple monitors for more information. • MONITOR. The entire area of a single monitor that you choose is mapped. • PORTION. A portion of the desktop area is mapped. Click SET...
Use the TABLET AREA options to select a tablet area for tablet to screen mapping. • FULL. The entire active area of the tablet is mapped. This is the default setting. • PORTION. A portion of the tablet area is mapped. Click SET... to open a dialog box where you can set the portion of tablet area. FORCE PROPORTIONS. Check or uncheck the box to select a tablet to screen mapping relationship. • When unchecked, the correct scale or proportions are not maintained.
Portion of screen The PORTION OF SCREEN dialog box enables you to define which portion of the display screen your tablet will map to. After defining a portion of the screen, you may need to use a different input device to access other portions of the screen area. Drag corners of the foreground graphic to select the screen area. The background graphic represents the entire screen area. Move the screen cursor to select the screen area. Select the CLICK TO DEFINE SCREEN AREA button.
Portion of tablet The PORTION OF TABLET dialog box enables you to select a portion of the tablet’s active area for tablet to display mapping. Drag corners of the foreground graphic to select the tablet area that will be mapped to your selected screen area. The background graphic represents the tablet. Use your pen on the tablet to select the tablet area. Select the CLICK TO DEFINE TABLET AREA button.
Setting mouse speed To change the screen cursor acceleration and speed when in M OUSE MODE, click on the MOUSE MODE DETAILS... button (located on the PEN tab) to display a dialog box where you can make your adjustments. Sets the screen cursor tracking speed when in MOUSE MODE. Sets the screen cursor acceleration when in MOUSE MODE. Returns settings to their factory defaults. Note: The dialog box will also appear when you first set a tool button to M ODE TOGGLE....
TROUBLESHOOTING Most of the time your tablet will work flawlessly. But if you are having trouble, Wacom recommends you do the following: 1. If the Wacom tablet driver failed to load properly, first perform the recommended action in any error message that may appear on your screen. If that does not solve the problem, refer to the troubleshooting procedures in this chapter. 2. Look in the troubleshooting tables. Your problem may be described there and you can try the solution offered. 3.
Testing your tablet Make sure your computer is turned on, the operating system has finished loading, and the tablet is properly connected to an active USB port. Then try the following tests: 1. Check the tablet. The tablet’s orange status LED will light whenever the tablet is properly connected and your computer has registered it as a USB device. If the LED is on, continue with step 2.
Troubleshooting tables If you encounter problems with your PenPartner2 pen or tablet, refer to the following tables. Your problem may be described here, and you can try the solution offered. Be sure you refer to the Read Me file for the latest information updates. For more information, visit Wacom’s web site at http://www.wacom-europe.com and follow the links to the FAQs. General problems Windows-specific problems General problems The computer does not have an available USB port.
Double-clicking is difficult. The pen selects everything, will not stop drawing. You notice a delay at the beginning of pen strokes. You have to press hard with the pen when clicking or drawing. The pen tip does not function. The side switch does not work. CONTENTS INDEX Be sure you are quickly tapping the tablet twice in the same place on the tablet’s active area. Using a side switch to double-click is recommended (review the techniques in clicking). See also customizing the side switches.
The screen cursor jumps back. Cannot move the cursor where you want to on the screen, or the line you are drawing does not line up with the location of the pointer in paint applications. The computer does not go to sleep. The pen tip is worn off and you can no longer draw with the pen. When using the tablet the screen cursor is very erratic or jumps around. CONTENTS INDEX Do not place the pen on the tablet when it is not in use, or when you are using another pointing device.
Windows-specific problems Windows 98 or Me. Your pen does not function inside a full screen DOS window. After pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL, the screen cursor cannot be controlled with your pen. Windows 98 or Me. When working with multiple monitors, the screen cursor positioning is incorrect after moving into the unmapped area of the virtual desktop. After changing right- and lefthanded settings in the computer’s mouse control panel, the pen tip no longer functions properly. Windows XP.
Windows 98. The tablet does not install properly. CONTENTS INDEX Save your work and close all open applications before installing your tablet. Plug the USB tablet cable into a USB port. The tablet will automatically register as a USB device and the LED will light. The ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD will display. Follow the prompts, selecting the default options.
Technical support options If you have a problem with your Wacom tablet, first check the tablet installation guide to be sure the unit is installed correctly. Then review the troubleshooting section within this manual; your problem may be described there and you can try the solution(s) offered. If you cannot find the answer in this manual, you may find updated information about your problem in the Read Me file for your platform (located on the Wacom Tablet CD).
Obtaining driver downloads Wacom periodically updates the tablet software driver to maintain compatibility with new products, and recommends that you regularly update the driver for best functionality. A new Wacom tablet software driver (when available) can be downloaded from the Internet. Europe, Middle East and Africa Worldwide Web: Anonymous FTP Site: CONTENTS INDEX http://www.wacom-europe.com ftp://ftp.wacom-europe.com/pub/ Software updates. Software updates.
APPENDICES This section contains information and tips on caring for your tablet and pen, a how-to on uninstalling the tablet software, your license and warranty, and more. Caring for your tablet and tool(s) Uninstalling the software Product specifications Product information Ordering parts and accessories Radio and television interference License and Warranty (Europe, Africa and Middle East) Caring for your tablet and tool(s) Keep your PenPartner2 tool(s) and tablet surface clean.
Uninstalling the software Follow the appropriate procedure below to remove the Wacom tablet and tablet software from your system. Important: When you remove the Wacom tablet software from your system, your Wacom tablet will no longer operate with full tablet functionality but will continue to function as a mouse device. Windows XP: Click START. In the start menu, select CONTROL PANEL. Then select ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAMS.
Product specifications Tablet (model CTF-221/K) Active area (W x D) Physical size (W x D x H) Cable length Weight Power consumption Coordinate resolution Maximum report rate Communication interface Connector Power requirements Operating temperature Storage temperature Operating relative humidity Storage relative humidity Certification and compliance 81.2 x 58.0 mm (3.20 x 2.28 in) (model CTF-221/K) 146.0 x 150.6 x 8.5 mm (5.7 x 5.9 x 0.5 in) (model CTF-221/K) 0.6 m (1.
Product information To learn more about which software applications are currently tablet enhanced to support the pressure-sensitivity of your PenPartner2 tablet and pen, visit the Wacom web site for your region: Europe, Middle East and Africa http://www.wacom-europe.com Ordering parts and accessories To purchase parts and accessories, refer to the tablet Read Me file and see who to call for your region.
Radio and television interference The equipment described in this manual generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy. If it is not installed and used properly—that is, in strict accordance with applicable instructions—it may cause interference with radio and television reception. FCC notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules.
CE declaration The PenPartner2 digitizing tablet, model CTF-221/K, has been tested and found to comply to the following harmonized European Norms: • EN 55024 (electromagnetic immunity) • EN 55022 Class B (electromagnetic emissions) Based on the results of these tests, Wacom declares that the above mentioned devices conform to Article 10.1 of the European Council Directive 89/336/EEC, and their amendment Directive 93/68/EEC, and indicates this conformity by the CE-sign on each device.
License and Warranty (Europe, Africa and Middle East) Software License Agreement Important Notice to Customers This product contains copyrighted computer programs (“software”) which are the inalienable intellectual property of Wacom Europe GmbH (“Wacom”). This software is both integrated within the product and also contained on the accompanying data carrier. The purchase of this product from your dealer does not include Wacom's software and the associated rights of usage.
Limited Warranty Wacom warrants to you as the original end-user that the product hardware is free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of TWO (2) YEARS after the date of purchase, provided that they are unused at the time of such purchase. Wacom further warrants to you the accompany-ing diskettes against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of SIX (6) MONTHS after the date of purchase. The Software is licensed and distributed “AS IS”.
Should any provision of this agreement be declared invalid, that provision shall be treated as separate from the agreement, and the agreement shall remain in force without limitation in all other respects. If this product is found to be defective, the purchaser may be entitled to institute legal proceedings against the seller on grounds of liability for deficiency. The statutory rights indicated with regard to the seller are not limited in any way by this warranty.
GLOSSARY Active area. The drawing area of the tablet where your PenPartner2 pen is detected. Click force. The amount of force you must apply to your pen tip for a click to occur. Double-click distance. The maximum distance (in screen pixels) that the cursor can move between clicks and still be accepted as a double-click. Increasing the double-click distance makes double-clicking easier. Modifier. Modifier keys include SHIFT, ALT, and CTRL. You can customize your tool to simulate a modifier key. Mouse Mode.
INDEX About the manual Accessories and parts, ordering Button functions Care, for tablet and tool(s) Click Sound Clicking, with pen Control panel opening overview Customizing double-click mouse acceleration mouse speed pen tip feel tool buttons Double-click, customizing Double-clicking, how to Driver downloads, obtaining Environmental conditions Eye-hand coordination exercise Features pen tablet 4 46 24 43 14 14 19 20 22 33 33 20 21 23 22 14 42 43 17 Force Proportions Functions, button General problems, t
Software driver downloads uninstalling Specifications, product pen tablet Tablet Force Proportions option mapping to multiple monitors screen area storing tablet area testing tracking working with CONTENTS INDEX 42 44 45 45 45 30 29 31 43 32 35 28 18 Tablet area, mapping Technical support options Testing, tablet Tip feel, customizing Tool buttons, customizing Tracking, tablet Troubleshooting general problems Windows-specific problems Uninstalling software Windows-specific problems, troubleshooting Work a
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