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TESTING A PEN
1. While observing the P
OINTING
D
EVICE
I
NFO
column, bring your Intuos4 tool within 10 mm (0.39 inch) of
the tablet active area. A value for
, the D
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 you
have selected the T
ABLET
for which you are testing your tools from 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 Intuos4 pen switches. A tablet status LED should brighten 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.)
•
Press the side switch without pressing the tip to the tablet – the S
WITCHES
state should change.
(For the Intuos4 pen, do this for both positions of the side switch.)
•
Press the tool’s eraser to the tablet – the S
WITCHES
state and P
RESSURE
value should change.
(Pressure 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
Side switch (lower position) = 2
Side switch (upper position) = 3
Eraser = 1
Airbrush
Tip = 1
Side Switch = 2
Eraser = 1