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Wacom Tablet

(CTH-471, CTH-671)

Setting up your tablet

Customizing your tablet

Customize your pen experience

Caring for Your tablet

Troubleshooting

Product information

Technical support options

Contents

Index

Contents

Index

User’s manual

Summary of Contents for CTH-471

Page 1: ...1 CTH 671 Setting up your tablet Customizing your tablet Customize your pen experience Caring for Your tablet Troubleshooting Product information Technical support options Contents Index Contents 1 In...

Page 2: ...s of the manual is simultaneous with the introduction into the market of the applicable product Wacom is a registered trademark of Wacom Co Ltd Adobe and Photoshop are either registered trademarks or...

Page 3: ...ting the tip and eraser feel and double clickdistance 21 Setting the pen button functions 22 Setting the tablet mapping 23 Portion of screen area 25 Portion of tablet area 25 Setting the pen speed in...

Page 4: ...computer hardware or operating system or information about your application software Your best source for this information is the set of manuals and discs that came with your hardware operating system...

Page 5: ...blets or pens You cannot use pens or input devices from a previous version of the tablet A pen from your new tablet cannot be used with other tablets Your Pen tablet Pen Pen holder YOUR PEN TABLET USB...

Page 6: ...ur desk When equipped the eraser end of the pen should be inserted first into the loop To maintain the sensitivity of your pen do not store it in a container where it will rest on the tip or eraser Le...

Page 7: ...ways obtain competent medical advice to determine the most appropriate treatment for your specific situation Maintain a good posture at all times Use a gentle grip when working with the pen Periodical...

Page 8: ...the tablet uses the default orientation you chose during the install process To change the default orientation you must re install the tablet driver Right handed operation Open the tablet control pan...

Page 9: ...rsor is displayed on each monitor simultaneously See your hardware and operating system documentation for details on configuring your computer and operating system for use with multiple monitors You c...

Page 10: ...pressure sensitive pen to edit images within a photo or image editing application Pen input The pen works only on the active area of the tablet Wherever you place the pen on the tablet the screen poin...

Page 11: ...in the pen holder or lay it flat on your desk To maintain the sensitivity of your pen do not store it in a container where it will rest on the tip or eraser Leaving the pen on the tablet may interfer...

Page 12: ...o the new location Move the screen cursor by hovering the pen over the tablet surface Do this without touching the tablet surface but while still keeping the pen tip within proximity of the tablet To...

Page 13: ...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 If CLICK SOUND is selected in the tablet control panel and your com...

Page 14: ...is easier than tapping twice with the pen tip Upper RIGHT CLICK Lower PAN SCROLL PAN SCROLL lets you position a document or image in any direction within the active window simply by pressing the pen b...

Page 15: ...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 write ink or d...

Page 16: ...and delete text or spreadsheet cells within an application In supporting text applications use the eraser to select text then lift the eraser from the tablet to delete the text You can erase intuitive...

Page 17: ...2 Choose a free hand tool in your application and use the pen to draw a dot at each grid intersection 3 Draw an X at each grid intersection 4 Clear your screen and make a simple drawing of your own Th...

Page 18: ...the Charms bar to access the Start screen Windows 7 Vista and XP Click on the Windows START button and choose ALL PROGRAMS Then select WACOM and the WACOM PREFERENCES option Mac Open SYSTEM PREFERENCE...

Page 19: ...l pop up in a few moments Your keyboard tab and arrow keys can also be used to navigate the control panel The following sections provide detailed information about each control panel tab and some of t...

Page 20: ...blet for the way you like to interact with your tablet and computer when using the pen or eraser when equipped Note If you have more than one pen for example a standard pen and a premium pen any chang...

Page 21: ...A larger setting makes double clicking easier Customizes the amount of pressure needed to click draw or ink Tips Use a soft TIP FEEL to reach the full pressure range with a lighter touch In some appl...

Page 22: ...button Tip To make double clicking easier set a pen button to double click automatically by selecting DOUBLE CLICK Choose HOVER CLICK to perform click functions without touching the pen tip to the ta...

Page 23: ...how the screen cursor moves PEN MODE sets the cursor movement to correspond with the position of your pen on the tablet Wherever you place your pen on the tablet the cursor will jump to a correspondi...

Page 24: ...ault setting PORTION A portion of the tablet area is mapped Click SET to define the portion of tablet area Note Although the tablet is optimized for use with 16 10 aspect ratio displays the default se...

Page 25: ...for defining a portion of the display Drag corners of the foreground graphic to select the screen area Select the CLICK TO DEFINE SCREEN AREA button and move the screen cursor to select the screen ar...

Page 26: ...cursor acceleration when in mouse mode Sets the screen cursor tracking speed when in mouse mode Notes The dialog box will also appear when you set a button to MODE TOGGLE Only one acceleration and spe...

Page 27: ...ut The tablet driver automatically configures all aspects of the tablet for the selected option Next physically rotate the tablet to match your selection Note At the system log on and user switching s...

Page 28: ...MODE DETAILS dialog By default this includes all monitors unless you have defined a specific monitor as your primary monitor As you toggle to the next monitor the active tablet area is mapped to that...

Page 29: ...lock Press the button again to release click lock Click lock is useful for dragging objects or selecting blocks of text 4TH CLICK Simulates a 4th mouse button click 5TH CLICK Simulates a 5th mouse but...

Page 30: ...dows and RETURN Mac keys can be selected as a defined keystroke they cannot be used to select OK You must use your pen to click on the OK button Enter a name for the keystroke definition The name will...

Page 31: ...s See Working with multiple monitors SWITCH APPLICATIONS Brings up the application switching dialog with focus on the next open application On Windows 8 Windows 7 or Vista systems running Aero Flip 3D...

Page 32: ...PUT DEVICES control panels Windows XP Tablet Edition TABLET AND PEN SETTINGS control panel EXPOS Mac Tiles all open windows To access this option first choose KEYSTROKE and then click on the ADD SPECI...

Page 33: ...there will be no other pen functionality Install the tablet driver software See also testing a pen 4 If any of these tests fail you may have defective hardware See technical support options After test...

Page 34: ...bjects when not in use The screen cursor is very erratic or jumps around when using the tablet On rare occasions the tablet may receive interfering radio frequencies from a computer monitor or nearby...

Page 35: ...the PEN tab Try decreasing the DOUBLE CLICK DISTANCE You have to press hard with the pen when clicking drawing or writing Open the tablet control panel and go to the PEN tab Move the TIP FEEL slider...

Page 36: ...E UTILITY dialog box click BACKUP and follow the prompts Then use the Wacom Tablet Preference File Utility to delete the tablet preferences as follows Single user Under MY PREFERENCES click REMOVE to...

Page 37: ...been backed up for the CURRENT USER or ALL USERS by clicking on RESTORE within the utility Note Do not manually remove the WACOM TABLET PREFPANE file from the main LIBRARY PREFERENCEPANES folder This...

Page 38: ...ot solve the problem and you think your tablet is not working properly contact the Wacom support staff for the area where your product was purchased When you call you should be at your computer with t...

Page 39: ...region You can also do the following In the U S or Canada call 1 888 884 1870 toll free In the U S you may also visit Wacom s website at http direct wacom com In Europe call 49 0 180 500 03 75 or sen...

Page 40: ...surface Regular cleaning with a soft damp cloth will help to prolong the life of your tablet surface and pen You can also dampen the cloth using a very mild soap diluted with water Do not use volatil...

Page 41: ...barrel of the pen Firmly push the nib until it stops Warning Choking hazard Prevent children from swallowing the pen nib or button part The pen nib or button part may accidentally be pulled out if chi...

Page 42: ...window click on UNINSTALL A PROGRAM In the dialog box that appears choose WACOM TABLET and click UNINSTALL Follow the prompts to remove the tablet driver If prompted enter your administrator log on na...

Page 43: ...der ALL USER PREFERENCES Administrator rights are required to delete preferences for all users Relaunch any currently open tablet aware applications that you may be running To back up your preferences...

Page 44: ...a Input Panel enables you to use handwriting or an on screen keyboard to directly enter text with your pen There are different ways to launch the Input Panel Click on the Input Panel icon which appear...

Page 45: ...nd other special functionality of your tablet by searching software applications USA Canada Central and South America http www wacom com Europe Middle East and Africa http www wacom eu Japan http tabl...

Page 46: ...You can also contact your local dealer distributor or technical support using the appropriate number for your region In Australia Singapore Taiwan and Korea please visit www BuyWacom com au www BuyWac...

Page 47: ...ick distance The maximum distance in screen pixels that the screen cursor can move between clicks and still be accepted as a double click Increasing the double click distance makes double clicking eas...

Page 48: ...t of measure on your monitor screen Pressure sensitive A quality of the pen tip and eraser that senses the amount of pressure being applied This is used to create natural looking pen brush and eraser...

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Page 50: ...asing with pen 16 Ergonomics 7 ExpressKeys setting functions 27 Eye hand coordination exercise 17 Features pen 6 pen holder 6 pen models 5 Functions button 29 General problems troubleshooting34 Inform...

Page 51: ...8 mapping 23 area 24 for portion of screen area 25 for portion of tablet area 25 to multiple monitors 9 orientation setting 27 pen model features 5 scale and proportions 24 setting up 7 storing 40 tes...

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