Wacom Bamboo - Fun for Windows & Macintosh User Manual
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TESTING YOUR TABLET AND TOOLS
1. Turn on your computer and wait until the system has fully loaded.
2. Check the connection. The tablet status ring should glow whenever the tablet is properly connected
and your computer has registered it as a USB device. In standby mode, the ring slowly pulses at a low
light level. In active mode, the ring glows constantly at a brighter light level. If not:
light level. In active mode, the ring glows constantly at a brighter light level. If not:
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Make sure the tablet USB cable is securely connected to the tablet and to an active USB port on your
computer.
computer.
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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.
sure the USB hub is properly connected to your computer and is active.
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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 status ring does 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.
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.
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Check the ExpressKeys by pressing each one in turn. The tablet status ring should glow at a brighter
level each time you press a key.
level each time you press a key.
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Check the Touch Ring by sliding your finger around it. The tablet status ring should glow at a brighter
level when you touch the ring.
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. The tablet status ring 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. The tablet status ring should glow brightly
each time a pen button is pressed.
each time a pen button is pressed.
C. While 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.
or display screen.