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.
- 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
- You should see a small Tablet Icon (
) in the system Task Bar,
usually located at the lower right corner of the screen.
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.
- 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).
- To verify the function further, select the Pressure Configuration Page and
try 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).
- 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.
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.