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Testing a pen – Wacom 12WX User Manual

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Troubleshooting
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TESTING A PEN

1.

While observing the P

OINTING

D

EVICE

I

NFO

column, bring your pen within 5 mm (0.2 inch) of the

display screen. A value for P

ROXIMITY

, the D

EVICE

N

AME

, D

EVICE

T

YPE

, and a D

EVICE

S/N (serial

number) should be displayed. If you have more than one Cintiq unit connected to your system, be
sure to select the unit for which you are testing a pen in the T

ABLET

I

NFO

column.

2.

Move your tool along the tablet surface. The X and Y D

ATA

values should change to reflect the tool

position.

3.

Test your pen switches. The Cintiq status LED should light blue each time you click with the tool
tip, press the side switch, or press the tool’s eraser to the display screen.

Press on the display screen surface with the tool tip – the S

WITCHES

state and P

RESSURE

value

should change. (P

RESSURE

should change from approximately 0% with no pressure applied to

approximately 100% when full pressure is applied.)

Next, press the side switch without pressing the tip to the tablet – the S

WITCHES

state should

change. (For the Grip Pen, do this for both positions of the DuoSwitch.)

Press the tool’s eraser to the display screen – the S

WITCHES

state and P

RESSURE

value should

change. (P

RESSURE

should change from approximately 0% with no pressure applied to

approximately 100% when full pressure is applied.)

For the optional Airbrush, move the fingerwheel forward – the W

HEEL

value should decrease to

a value of approximately 0 when the fingerwheel is all the way forward. Move the fingerwheel
backward – the W

HEEL

value should increase to approximately 1000 when the fingerwheel is

all the way back.

4.

Test tilt for the x-axis by moving the pen from a vertical position toward the right; the X T

ILT

value

should change from approximately 0 to +60. Now move the tool to the left of vertical; the X T

ILT

value should change from approximately 0 to -60.

5.

Test the tilt for the y-axis by moving the pen from a vertical position toward the bottom of the
tablet; the Y T

ILT

value should change from approximately 0 to +60. Now move the tool toward

the top of the tablet; the Y T

ILT

value should change from approximately 0 to -60.

6.

For the optional 6D Art Pen, test the rotation feature by placing the pen tip on the display screen
surface and slowing rotating the pen on its axis. The R

OTATION

value should change as you rotate

the pen.

7.

When you are done, click on the C

LOSE

button to exit the dialog box.

Pen

Tip = 1, DuoSwitch (lower position) = 2,
DuoSwitch (upper position) = 3, Eraser = 1

Airbrush

Tip = 1, Side Switch = 2, Eraser = 1