Testing A Pen - Wacom PTH-451 User Manual

TESTING A PEN

1. With the D
IAGNOSTICS
your Intuos Pro tool within 10 mm (0.4 inch) of the tablet active area. A value for P
N , D T
AME EVICE YPE
tablet connected to your system, be sure you have selected the T
tools from the T
ABLET
2. Move your tool along the tablet surface. The X and Y D
position.
3. Test your pen switches. A tablet status LED should brighten each time you click with the tool tip, press
the side switch, or press the tool eraser to the tablet.
• Click on the tablet surface with the tool tip. The S
P should change from approximately 0% with no pressure applied to approximately 100%
RESSURE
when full pressure is applied.
• Next, press the side switch without pressing the tip to the tablet. The S
change. For the Intuos Pro Pen, do this for both positions of the side switch.
Pen
S
states
WITCHES
Airbrush
S
states
WITCHES
• Press the eraser to the tablet. The S
P should change from approximately 0% with no pressure applied to approximately 100%
RESSURE
when full pressure is applied.
• For the optional Airbrush, move the fingerwheel forward. The W
value of approximately 0 when the fingerwheel is all the way forward. Move the fingerwheel
backward. The W
way back.
4. Test tilt for the x-axis by moving the pen from a vertical position toward the right; the X T
change from approximately 0 to +60. Now move the tool to the left of vertical; the X T
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 value should change from approximately 0 to +60. Now move the tool toward the top of the tablet;
ILT
the Y T value should change from approximately 0 to -60.
ILT
6. For the optional Art Pen, test the rotation feature by placing the pen tip on the tablet surface and slowly
rotating the pen on its axis. The R
7. When you are done, click on the C
Contents
Contents
dialog box open, and while observing the P
, and a D S/N (serial number) should be displayed. If you have more than one
EVICE
I column.
NFO
Tip = 1
Side switch (lower position) = 2
Side switch (upper position) = 3
Eraser = 1
Tip = 1
Side switch = 2
Eraser = 1
WITCHES
value should increase to approximately 1000 when the fingerwheel is all the
HEEL
OTATION
button to exit the dialog box.
LOSE
Contents
Index
Index
values should change to reflect the tool
ATA
state and P
WITCHES
state and P
RESSURE
value should change as you rotate the pen.
Index
D I column, bring
OINTING EVICE NFO
ROXIMITY
for which you are testing your
ABLET
value should change.
RESSURE
state should
WITCHES
value should change.
value should decrease to a
HEEL
ILT
ILT
70
70
, the D
EVICE
value should
value should
70