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Index
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TESTING YOUR TABLET AND PEN
1. Turn on your computer and wait until the system has fully loaded.
2.
Check the connection.
The tablet ExpressKeys should glow whenever the tablet is properly connected
and your computer has registered it as a USB device. If not:
•
Make sure the tablet USB cable is securely connected to the tablet and to an active USB port on your
computer.
•
If you are connecting the tablet to a USB hub (or hub device such as a keyboard with USB ports), be
sure the USB hub is properly connected to your computer and is active.
•
Check the cable for damage or try using a different, compatible cable.
•
Connect the tablet to a different USB port or try connecting to the USB port on another computer.
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If the tablet ExpressKeys do not illuminate after your computer is on and has finished booting up,
your USB port may be disabled. Verify that you have connected the tablet to an active USB port.
3.
Activate the tablet diagnostics.
First open the Pen Tablet control panel and select the T
ABLET
tab.
Use the pull-down menus to D
ISABLE
all of the ExpressKeys. Now press both the upper left and lower
right ExpressKeys and hold them down for three (3) seconds.
•
Do a quick check of the ExpressKeys by pressing each one in turn. All of the ExpressKeys should
glow at a brighter level each time you press a key.
•
Do a quick check of the Touch Ring by sliding your finger around it. All of the ExpressKeys should
glow at a brighter level when you touch the ring.
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Check the pen
by first opening the Pen Tablet control panel and selecting the P
EN
tab. Click on the
D
EFAULT
button to return the pen to its default settings. Next:
A.
Touch the pen tip and then the eraser to the tablet active area. All of the ExpressKeys should
glow brightly each time the tip or eraser makes contact with the tablet surface.
B.
Without applying pressure to the pen tip, hold the pen tip within approximately 5 mm (0.20 inch)
of the tablet surface and press each pen button in turn. All of the ExpressKeys should glow
brightly each time a pen button is pressed
C.
While still within proximity, but without touching the tablet surface, move your pen across the
active area of the tablet. The screen cursor should move in the corresponding direction on your
monitor or display screen.
When you are done, exit the diagnostics mode by pressing both the upper left and lower right
ExpressKeys and holding them down for three (3) seconds. In the Pen Tablet control panel, select the
T
ABLET
tab and use the pull-down menus to return the ExpressKeys to their previous settings.