Troubleshooting

Problem

Hint

You have to press hard with the pen Open the tablet control panel and go to the PEN tab. Move

when clicking or drawing.

the TIP FEEL slider toward SOFT.

The side switch does not work. Be sure you are using the pen (model UP-911E) that originally came with your pen display tablet. Other pens may not function properly on the DTU-710 pen display tablet.

Be sure you press the side switch when the pen tip is in proximity – do this without pressing down on the pen tip.

From the tablet control panel, verify that the side switch is set to the proper function you are expecting to occur.

Make sure the status LED lights blue when you press the side switch. Verify also that the USB cable is plugged in; The LED will not light if the USB cable is not plugged into an active port. If the LED does not light, you may have defective hardware .

The pen tip and screen cursor do Open the tablet control panel and select the CALIBRATE tab.

not properly line up.

Continue with Calibrating the DTU-710 on page 14.

The screen cursor moves but it does Make sure the pen tablet driver has loaded properly by

not jump to the pen tip location.

opening the tablet control panel. If the driver did not load,

When the pen is placed on the

you will see an error message. If an error message appears,

display screen, and it does not

reboot your computer. If the problem persists, refer to the

follow the pen tip when the pen is

appropriate Installation instructions for your platform and

reinstall the pen tablet software.

moved across the display.

If you have customized the side switch (when equipped)

 

 

on your pen to toggle between pen mode and mouse mode,

 

make sure that your pen display tablet is operating in pen

 

mode. See Button Functions, beginning on page 12, for more

 

information.

The line you are drawing does not To function properly, some applications require that the pen

line up with the location of the

is set to pen mode. Make sure the pen has not been toggled to

screen cursor in paint applications.

mouse mode.

If the pen is set to pen mode and the problem still exists, then you may have a corrupted preferences file. Follow the instructions in the next tip to create a new preferences file.

The screen cursor jumps back When the pen is not in use, place it on the pen rest, in the

when using your regular mouse or

pen storage compartment, or at some location near the pen

trackball.

display tablet, but not on the display. Leaving your pen

 

on the pen display tablet may interfere with screen cursor

 

positioning when using other input devices.

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Wacom DTU-710 manual Troubleshooting