USING CUSTOMIZING TROUBLESHOOTING User's Manual CONTENTS INDEX ® Wacom Volito® 2 User's Manual for Windows® English version 1.0, January 11, 2005 Copyright © WACOM Company, Limited, 2005 All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced except for your express personal use. Wacom reserves the right to revise this publication without obligation to provide notification of such changes. Wacom does its best to provide current and accurate information in this manual. However, Wacom reserves the right to change any specifications and product configurations at its discretion, without prior notice and without obligation to include such changes in this manual. Volito and Wacom are registered trademarks of WACOM Company, Limited. Adobe, Acrobat, Reader, and Photoshop are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. 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CONTENTS INDEX Page 2 CONTENTS About the manual Navigating the manual Getting started WORKING WITH VOLITO2 Volito2 tablet and pen features Setting up your work area Using the pen Holding the pen Pointing Clicking Dragging Using the side switches Drawing with pressure-sensitivity Eye-hand coordination exercise Working with the tablet CUSTOMIZING Opening the control panel Control panel overview Customizing the pen Adjusting tip feel Adjusting double-click Customizing the side switches Button functions Tablet tracking Portion of screen Portion of tablet Setting mouse speed 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 29 32 33 34 TROUBLESHOOTING Testing your tablet Troubleshooting tables General problems Windows-specific problems Technical support options Obtaining driver downloads APPENDICES Caring for your tablet and tool(s) Uninstalling the software Product specifications Tablet (model CTF-420/G) Pen (model FP-410-0G) Product information Ordering parts and accessories Radio and television interference FCC notice CE declaration License and Warranty (Europe, Africa and Middle East) Software License Agreement Entitlement to Use the Software Limited Warranty GLOSSARY INDEX 35 36 37 37 40 42 43 44 44 45 46 46 46 47 47 48 48 49 50 50 50 51 53 54 CONTENTS INDEX Page 3 About the manual This interactive User's Manual provides quick access to information about Volito2. Just click on a navigation button or highlighted word to move through the document. · In the contents you can go directly to a topic by clicking on it. · Working with Volito2 is the learning chapter, and introduces you to the many capabilities of your tablet and pen. It includes a description of the features and functions of your Volito2 tablet and pen, and includes exercises for new users. If you are not familiar with a pen tablet, this chapter gives you the basics. · Customizing describes how you can change the pen settings for the way you like to work. · Want to test your tablet? Need troubleshooting guidelines? Troubleshooting is where you will find the answers to most common questions. · The appendices include tips on caring for your tablet and pen, a how-to on uninstalling the tablet software, your license and warranty, and more. Note: This manual does not contain information on installing your tablet. Please refer to your product Quick Start Guide and to the automated software installer (located on the Wacom Tablet CD) for details on installing your Wacom tablet. If you are new to electronic documentation, be sure to read navigating the manual. Here are some other points to keep in mind: · SMALL CAPITAL LETTERS are used to identify the names of keyboard keys, dialog boxes, and control panel options. · Remember that you can always use the Adobe Reader zoom-in tool to increase the size of the manual on your display screen. · The following kinds of information are not included with this product: information about your specific computer hardware or operating system, or information about your application software. Your best source for this information is the set of manuals and disks that came with your hardware, operating system, or application. CONTENTS INDEX Page 4 Navigating the manual Use the navigation controls to move through the manual: Go to front page. CONTENTS INDEX Go to table of contents. Go to index. Go back to previous view. Page back, or page forward. HEADING TEXT Go to beginning of section. Go to topic. Topic continued. topic Adobe Reader provides you with additional tools for using and printing the manual. Refer to the Adobe Reader help for more information. CONTENTS INDEX Page 5 Getting started Step 1 ­ Insert the Volito2 driver CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive. The software installer menu should automatically display. If the menu does not display, double-click on the INSTALL icon (located on the CD). Step 2 ­ Click on the INSTALL TABLET button and follow the prompts to connect your tablet hardware and install the driver software. Notes for Windows 98: You will occasionally be asked to insert the Windows 98 CD. If this happens, click on OK and enter the path for the Windows CAB files (for example d:\win98). If Windows 98 was already pre-installed when you bought your computer, load the Windows 98 CAB files from the hard disk or from the system recovery CD. Notes for Windows 2000 / XP: The Volito2 driver is fully compatible to Windows 2000 and XP. Warning messages referring to this can be ignored. Step 3 ­ Go through the basic training TUTORIAL to familiarise yourself with the features and use of the Volito2 pen tablet. After installing the Volito2 pen tablet, you can refer to the online User's Manual for detailed information on using and customising the pen tablet. To open the control panel and view the manual: Click on the Windows START button and select PROGRAMS (Windows XP: ALL PROGRAMS). Select the program group TABLET to open the Tablet control panel or User's Manual. If you have trouble installing Volito2... Refer to the Readme file or to the Troubleshooting section in the online User's Manual (located on the Wacom Pen Tablet CD). You can also visit our Web site at http://www.wacom-europe.com or contact Technical Support. CONTENTS INDEX Page 6 WORKING WITH VOLITO2 This section introduces you to the Volito2 tablet and pen. Volito2 consists of two basic elements: a tablet that serves as your work area, and the pen you use on the tablet. The quickest way to learn about Volito2 is to become familiar with its appearance and features. If you are new to using a pen tablet and tablet input tools, read the following sections to learn about your Volito2 pen and how to use it with the tablet. Volito2 tablet and pen features Setting up your work area Using the pen Working with the tablet CONTENTS INDEX Page 7 Volito2 tablet and pen features Cable Pen rest Status LED Active area Side switches Pen tip Pen. Your Volito2 pen is cordless, battery-free, and ergonomically designed. The pen is a pressuresensitive freehand tool for image editing and creating natural-looking pen and brush strokes. Note: To learn more about your tablet, see working with the tablet. CONTENTS INDEX WORKING WITH VOLITO2 Page 8 Setting up your work area To minimize fatigue, organize your work area so you can work comfortably. Position your tablet, pen, and keyboard so they are easily accessible without unnecessary reaching. Your monitor should be positioned so you can view it comfortably with a minimum of eyestrain. For best results, orient the tablet so the screen cursor follows the same direction as your hand movements on the tablet. Here are some other points to keep in mind: · Take short breaks between tasks to stretch and relax your muscles. · Use a gentle grip when working with your pen. · Alternate tasks throughout the day. · Maintain a good posture at all times. Minimize awkward postures and repetitive movements that cause discomfort. · Change your position if you feel any discomfort due to your work position. Note: Wacom makes no representation, promise or guarantee that Wacom products will cure or prevent, in whole or in part, mouse-induced repetitive stress symptoms, injuries or conditions. Individual results may vary. Always obtain competent medical advice to determine the most appropriate treatment for your specific situation. See working with the tablet for more information. CONTENTS INDEX WORKING WITH VOLITO2 Page 9 Using the pen Your Volito2 pen is cordless, battery-free, and pressure sensitive. There are four basic techniques for using the pen: pointing, clicking, double-clicking, and dragging. With a bit of practice, using the pen will become second nature to you. If you are unfamiliar with using a pen, try the exercises on the following pages. Holding the pen Pointing Clicking Dragging Using the side switches Drawing with pressure-sensitivity Eye-hand coordination exercise CONTENTS INDEX WORKING WITH VOLITO2 Page 10 Holding the pen Hold the Volito2 pen like you would a pencil. Make sure the side switches are in a convenient location where you can press them with your thumb or index finger, but not accidently press them while drawing. You can tilt the pen in any way that feels most comfortable for drawing. Position for drawing Important: When the Volito2 pen is not in use, place it in the pen rest or lay it flat on your desk. To maintain the sensitivity of your pen tip, do not store the pen in a container where it will rest on its tip. Leaving the Volito2 pen on the tablet may interfere with screen cursor positioning when using other pointing devices. CONTENTS INDEX WORKING WITH VOLITO2 Page 11 Pointing The Volito2 pen positions the pointer (or cursor) on your screen. You can position the screen cursor two different ways, like a pen (PEN MODE) or like a mouse (MOUSE MODE). · In PEN MODE, the tablet's active area is a mapped representation of your computer screen where every point on the active area corresponds to exactly one point on the display screen; wherever you place the pen on the tablet, the screen cursor will jump to the corresponding point on the screen. This is the default setting for the pen. · In MOUSE MODE, you move the cursor with a "pick up and slide" action similar to using a traditional mouse. Try moving the screen cursor by lifting the pen and placing it in a new location on the tablet. The cursor instantly jumps to the new location. Hints: · If you are used to working with a mouse and find that using a pen is somewhat difficult, try the eye-hand coordination exercise. · Pointing is easier when you orient the tablet so the screen cursor follows the same direction as your hand movements on the tablet. CONTENTS INDEX WORKING WITH VOLITO2 Page 12 When positioning the screen cursor and operating a side switch, the pen tip needs to be within 5 mm (0.20 inch) of the tablet surface. You do not need to touch the tablet with the pen tip in order to move the screen cursor or use a side switch. 5 mm (0.20 inch) CONTENTS INDEX WORKING WITH VOLITO2 Page 13 Clicking You typically click to highlight or select something on the screen, and double-click to open it. Clicking. To click, tap the pen tip once on the tablet, or press the pen tip on the tablet with enough force to register a click. (If CLICK SOUND is selected in the Pen Tablet control panel and your computer speakers are on, then you will hear a "click" sound when the pen tip is pressed hard enough to generate a mouse click. Adjust your speaker volume as necessary.) Try clicking on a folder icon by moving the screen cursor over the icon and pressing down on the pen tip. The icon should highlight when you press. Double Clicking. To double-click, quickly tap the tablet twice in the same place with the pen tip. This is like clicking twice with a mouse button. Try double-clicking on a folder icon to open it. Hints: · Press the upper side switch to double-click. This is easier than tapping twice with the pen tip, and is the preferred method of double-clicking with a pen. · You can make navigating with the pen easier by configuring Windows to select when the pen is over an icon and to launch the icon with a single click. To turn on this feature: Windows XP, 2000, or Me: Open a folder, select the TOOLS pull-down menu, and FOLDER OPTIONS.... From the GENERAL tab select the option SINGLE-CLICK TO OPEN AN ITEM (POINT TO SELECT). Windows 98SE: Open a folder, select the VIEW pull-down menu, and FOLDER OPTIONS.... From the GENERAL tab select the WEB STYLE option. CONTENTS INDEX WORKING WITH VOLITO2 ...