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MAC-SPECIFIC PROBLEMS

 

At startup, a dialog box

The tablet portion of the Cintiq was not detected at startup. Make sure

appears telling you that either

the USB cable is securely connected to an active USB port on your

the driver failed to load or the

computer or USB hub. Make sure that the Cintiq status LED is on and

Cintiq preferences have not

is glowing white. If this does not correct the problem, see

yet been created.

troubleshooting.

 

From the GO menu, select UTILITIES and launch the SYSTEM PROFILER.

 

Select USB from the HARDWARE section of the CONTENTS list. A Wacom

 

USB Cintiq model should be listed. If a model is not listed, check the

 

Cintiq USB cable connection or try plugging the Cintiq into a different

 

USB port.

 

 

If this does not help, contact Wacom for Technical Support.

 

See technical support options.

 

 

You suspect the Cintiq

Use the Wacom Tablet Utility to work with preferences. Close any open

preferences may be

applications. Open the main APPLICATIONS folder. Then open the

corrupted, or want to make

WACOM TABLET folder and run the WACOM TABLET UTILITy.

certain that all settings are at

• It is a good idea to first back up your tablet preferences. In the

their factory defaults.

Wacom Tablet Utility, select CURRENT USER or ALL USERS. Then click

 

 

BACKUP... and follow the prompts.

 

• Delete the tablet preferences as follows:

 

Single user. When the utility starts, select CURRENT USER and click

 

REMOVE. Log out, then log back in. When the Cintiq driver loads it

 

will create a new preferences file with the factory defaults.

 

Multiple users. When the utility starts, select ALL USERS and click

 

REMOVE. Log out, then log back in. When the Cintiq driver loads it

 

will create new preferences files with the factory defaults.

 

You can quickly restore tablet preferences that have been backed up

 

for the CURRENT USER or ALL USERS by clicking RESTORE... within the

 

utility.

 

Note: Do not manually remove the WACOMTABLET.PREFPANE file from the

 

main LIBRARY PREFERENCEPANES folder. This file is only to be

 

removed when uninstalling the Wacom software driver, and then

 

only when using the Wacom Tablet Utility.

 

Recalibrate the Cintiq. See calibrating the cintiq.

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