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Testing a pen
1. While observing the P
OINTING
D
EVICE
I
NFO
column, bring your Intuos3 tool within 6 mm (0.25 inch) of the
tablet’s active area. A value for
EVICE
N
AME
, D
EVICE
T
YPE
, and a D
EVICE
S/N (serial
number) should be displayed. If you have more than one tablet connected to your system, be sure to
select the tablet for which you are testing your tools in the T
ABLET
I
NFO
column.
2. Move your tool along the tablet surface. The X and Y D
ATA
values should change to reflect the tool
position.
3. Test your Intuos3 pen switches. The tablet’s status LED should change color from blue to green each
time you click with the tool tip, press the side switch, or press the tool’s eraser to the tablet.
•
Click on the tablet surface with the tool tip – the S
WITCHES
state and P
RESSURE
value should change.
(P
RESSURE
should change from approximately 0% with no pressure applied to approximately 100%
when full pressure is applied.)
•
Next, press the side switch without pressing the tip to the tablet – the S
WITCHES
state should change.
(For the Intuos3 pen, do this for both positions of the DuoSwitch.)
•
Press the tool’s eraser to the tablet – the S
WITCHES
state and P
RESSURE
value will change.
(P
RESSURE
should change from approximately 0% with no pressure applied to approximately 100%
when full pressure is applied.)
•
For the Airbrush, move the fingerwheel forward – the W
HEEL
value should decrease to a value of
approximately 0 when the fingerwheel is all the way forward. Move the fingerwheel backward – the
W
HEEL
value should increase to approximately 1000 when the fingerwheel is all the way back.
4. Test tilt for the x-axis by moving the pen from a vertical position toward the right; the X T
ILT
value should
change from approximately 0 to +60. Now move the tool to the left of vertical; the X T
ILT
value should
change from approximately 0 to -60.
5. Test tilt for the y-axis by moving the pen from a vertical position toward the bottom of the tablet; the Y
T
ILT
value should change from approximately 0 to +60. Now move the tool toward the top of the tablet;
the Y T
ILT
value should change from approximately 0 to -60.
6. If you are testing an Art Pen, test pen rotation by holding the pen vertically and twisting it around its axis.
The displayed R
OTATION
value should change.
7. When you are done, click on the C
LOSE
button to exit the dialog box.
Pen
Tip = 1, DuoSwitch (lower position) = 2, DuoSwitch (upper position) = 3,
Eraser = 1
Airbrush
Tip = 1, Side Switch = 2, Eraser = 1
