Cannot move the cursor where you want to on the screen, or the line you are drawing does not line up with the location of the pointer in paint applications.

Open the Pen Tablet control panel. Verify that PEN MODE is selected. If this does not help, click on the DEFAULT button to reestablish the default tablet to screen mapping. If you are still having difficulty, remove the tablet preferences (see next tip).

You suspect the tablet

Delete the tablet preferences as follows:

preferences may be corrupted,

Windows: Click the START icon and select ALL PROGRAMS. Then select

or want to make certain that all

PEN TABLET and PEN TABLET PREFERENCE FILE UTILITY. In the dialog

settings are at their factory

box that appears, click on the REMOVE MY PREFERENCE FILE button to

defaults.

delete the preferences for the current user. To delete preferences for

 

 

multiple users on Windows Vista or XP systems, click on the REMOVE

 

ALL PREFERENCE FILES button. Note that administrator rights are

 

required to delete preferences for all users. Relaunch any currently

 

open tablet-aware applications that you may be running.

 

Macintosh: For a single user, delete the tablet preferences by first

 

choosing your HOME folder from the GO menu. Then open your home

 

LIBRARY folder. Within your home LIBRARY folder, open the

 

PREFERENCES folder and delete the COM.WACOM.PENTABLET.PREFS file.

 

Log out, then log back in. When the tablet driver loads it will create a

 

new preferences file with the factory defaults.

 

For multiple users, delete all tablet preferences by first opening the main

 

APPLICATIONS folder. Then open the TABLET folder and run the REMOVE

 

PEN TABLET utility. When the utility starts, click on the REMOVE ALL

 

PREFERENCE FILES button. Log out, then log back in. The tablet driver

 

will be restarted, creating new preferences files with the factory defaults.

 

Note: Do not manually remove the PEN TABLET.PREFPANE file from the

 

main LIBRARY PREFERENCEPANES folder. This file is only to be removed

 

when uninstalling the tablet software driver, and then only when using

 

the REMOVE PEN TABLET utility.

 

 

The computer does not go to

When you are not using the pen or cordless mouse, remove them from

sleep.

the tablet surface or the tablet will continue to send data, keeping the

 

computer awake.

 

 

When using the tablet the

On rare occasions the tablet may receive interfering radio frequencies

screen cursor is very erratic or

from a computer display or nearby AM radio station. If you notice

jumps around.

interference from a display, try moving the tablet at least six (6) inches

 

away from the display, or change the display refresh rate or resolution.

 

If the screen cursor lags or jumps, try optimizing the Bluetooth

 

connection.

 

 

When using the tablet, the

See optimizing the Bluetooth connection for tips on improving the

screen cursor or pen strokes

Bluetooth connection.

seem to lag or skip in some

 

applications.

 

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