Pressure-Sensitive Pen Device FCC ID : M35UCWPENX User's Manual For IBM Personal Computers and Compatibles with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 RS232C: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 USB: Windows 98/ME/2000 Driver and Pen Utilities Version 3.5 The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice, and no part of this document may be reproduced or transferred in any form or by any means without the written consent of UC-Logic Technology Corporation.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection.
General Information Overview Welcome to the world of pen-based computing! You will soon discover how easy it is to control the computer using a pen instead of a mouse. You will also be able to draw, sketch or paint on your computer as easily as you would on paper, using appropriate software such as PhotoImpact, PhotoShop, and Painter. Since all Pen Device models described in this manual are pressure-sensitive, you can choose to emulate a softtipped pen.
Your Pen Device, when properly installed and all system requirements met, provides the following functions: 1. Direct Pointing - You can move the cursor to any spot on the screen by moving the Pen over Tablet Plate without touching the Plate. 2. Three-Button Mouse Commands - The Pen Device provides all functions of a three-button mouse with a Pen Tip and two Barrel Buttons, all programmable. 3.
Pen Tablet Packing List Item Plate Plate Cordless Pen Corded Cordless Driver Application Series RS232 USB Pen Holder Pen Mouse Disc CD DP – USB 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 0 or 1 1 0 or more DP – 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 1 0 or more RS232 WP – USB 1 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 1 0 or more WP – 1 1 0 or 1 1 0 or more RS232C PP – 1 0 or 1 1 1 0 or more RS232C The number in each cell above indicates the number of items packed; an empty cell indicates 0 item.
• • • • • • • • • KD – RS232: KD Series Keyboard with Cordless or Corded Pressuresensitive Pen and with RS232C interface. KD – USB: KD Series Keyboard with Cordless or Corded Pressure-sensitive Pen and with USB interface. KP – RS232: KP Series Keyboard with Corded Pressure-sensitive Pen and with RS232C interface. KP – USB: KP Series Keyboard with Corded Pressure-sensitive Pen and with USB interface. KW – RS232: KW Series Keyboard with Cordless Pressure-sensitive Pen and with RS232C interface.
• • • • • • At least 4M bytes of hard disk space for Driver and Pen Utilities installation At least 4M bytes of RAM (8M bytes recommended) For Pressure Sensitivity: Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, or 2000 (supported through a Wintab-compatible interface) For Annotate for Word: Pentium II 233 MHz or equivalent and above, at least 48M bytes of RAM, and Microsoft Word in Office 97 or Office 2000 For RS232C Interface: An available RS232C port (also known as serial port or COM port) with associated available
1. Attach the hardware to your computer according to its type (Pen Device with USB Interface, Pen Tablet with RS232C Interface, or Tablet Keyboard with RS232C Interface), 2. Verify that hardware is installed properly, 3. Install the Driver and Pen Utilities, and 4. Verify that the pen device as installed functions properly. 5. Install optional Application Software according to its own instructions (not included in this manual). Most Application Software is installed by running its Setup program.
Figure 2 Attaching a USB Pen Device to PC Installing Pen Tablet with RS232C Interface Before attempting to install the Pen Tablet on your computer, please check that the system requirements are all met, and that all items listed in Pen Tablet Packing List are present. This section describes the installation procedure for Pen Tablet with RS232C Interface. If you have a Pen Device with USB interface, please see Installing Pen Device with USB Interface.
3. Locate where the Original Keyboard Connector attaches to the computer. In the figure 4 below, we assume it is in the back of a desktop PC. Examine the size of the keyboard connector (see figure 5 below). Figure 4 Connection of the keyboard to a desktop PC before installing the Pen Tablet Detach the Original Keyboard Connector from the Keyboard Socket, and remember the location of the Keyboard Socket so you can find it later. Examine the connector and try to match one of the pictures in the figure below.
Figure 6 How the Pen Tablet is attached to a desktop PC with a PS/2 keyboard 5. If you have a notebook PC, connect the Male Keyboard Connector (the one with a split data cable) to the PS/2 Port. If there is an external keyboard (assuming it uses a PS/2 connector), and you wish to keep it, you should then attach the Original Keyboard Connector to the Female Keyboard Connector (the one with a single data cable). See figure below. Go to Step 6. Figure 7 How the Pen Tablet is attached to a notebook PC 6.
conflict with the port used by the Pen Tablet. If the mouse uses a PS/2 port, it will not conflict with any COM port. 7. Turn power on and wait for Windows to start up. 8. Verify that the Pen Tablet hardware functions properly. The hardware installation is now complete.
COM1, COM2, COM3, and COM4 ports, please seek help from a professional to ensure that the Tablet Keyboard can indeed use an apparently unused serial port. A built-in modem may use up a COM port which is shared by an outside COM port socket. The Tablet Keyboard requires a free COM port to operate, and it can co-exist with a mouse and/or a modem connected to a different COM port not in conflict with the port used by the Tablet Keyboard. If the mouse uses a PS/2 port, it will not conflict with any COM port. 6.
Figure 9 Driver Setup dialog Note: Annotate for Word will function only if Microsoft Word is properly installed. If you do not have Word installed when you install the Driver and Pen Utilities, you may install Pen Utilities later, selecting only Annotate for Word, after you install Word. 6. The Setup Program will then install the Driver and Pen Utilities per your instruction. Note: Certain Pen Utilities may not function properly in DOS window. 7.
by Windows 95/98/ME/2000 when Windows becomes active. Windows 95/98/ME/2000 will then seek the Tablet Driver, and, when found, will install the Tablet Driver automatically upon your confirmation. However, due to the way Plug & Play is implemented in Windows, many people find this process troublesome on some versions of Windows and certain brands of PC. In addition, the Plug & Play process will install only the Tablet Driver, and you still need to run the Setup program if you want to install Pen Utilities.
also add this command to AUTOEXEC.BAT so the Tablet Driver is automatically started every time you start the system. Make sure the Pen Device hardware has been attached to your computer properly by following the procedure described in the section Verifying Hardware Installation. Note: Only mouse functions are supported on DOS. Specifically, neither pressure sensitivity nor any of the Pen Utilities are supported.
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Mouse is not above Pen Area in Tablet Plate, or it is too high above the Plate. Tap the Cordless Pen on any surface or press the Left Button of the Mouse to "wake it up". You need not do this for a Corded Pen. The LED light will flash slowly when Pen Tip is directly above Pen Area of Tablet Plate and is low enough to be detected by Tablet Plate, or when the Cordless Mouse rests in the Pen Area.
you put the Pen at the upper left corner of the Plate, the cursor will be at the upper left corner of the screen; when you move the Pen to the center of Tablet Plate, the cursor will also move to the center of the screen. On the other hand, the Mouse acts in a way similar to a regular mouse, also known as Relative Mode. That is, when you move the mouse in Pen Area, the cursor on the screen moves relative to its position when the current movement started.
Usage Tips 1. Tapping before You Use the Pen Before you use a Cordless Pen, after you have not used it for several minutes, tap the Pen on any surface to "wake" up the Cordless Pen. Or, whenever the Pen seems not responding, tap it on any surface. This is because a Cordless Pen would turn itself off to save energy after it has not been used for several minutes. This action is not necessary for a Corded Pen.
corresponding to your Pen or Mouse movement. The exact behavior of Pen Scrolling function varies with the application program. Notably, Microsoft Word supports only vertical scrolling, and NetScape Navigator 4.5 does not support Pen Scrolling. See the section Pen Scrolling for more details. After you use Pen Scrolling without tapping or pressing the Left Mouse Button for a few minutes, you may find the Cordless Pen or Mouse stop functioning all in a sudden.
Pen Scrolling Pen Scrolling is a special function provided by the Tablet Driver to let you scroll through a document or an image by simply hovering the Pen over Tablet Plate without using the scroll bar. Thus, scrolling becomes especially convenient for activities such as browsing HTML documents on the Internet, examining images larger than the screen, panning a spreadsheet on the computer, and so on. An example of Pen Scrolling follows.
Figure 10 An example of Pen Scrolling Enabling Pen Scrolling To enable Pen Scrolling, make sure one of Barrel Buttons has been set to trigger the mouse command Middle Click. Let us call this button Scroll Button. We recommend using Barrel Button 1, the button closer to Pen Tip, as Scroll Button.
shape of Scroll Cursor may also change to point to the direction it is moving, such or . To scroll faster, increase the distance between Scroll Cursor and Scroll as Mark; to scroll at a lower speed, decrease this distance. When you release Scroll Button, Scroll Mark disappears and Pen Scrolling stops also. You may also Pen Scroll without holding Scroll Button if you press Scroll Button and release it immediately. You will find that Scroll Mark will remain on the screen after Scroll Button is released.
The Info Configuration Page The Info Configuration Page displays version and other information about the product. Figure 11 A Sample Info Configuration Page The Button Configuration Page You use the Button Configuration Page to change the functions of Pen Tip and Barrel Buttons, to set the speed of double tap with Pen Tip, and so on.
Figure 12 The Button Configuration Page Note: When you configure the Pen Tip and Barrel Buttons, the buttons of the Cordless Mouse are also automatically configured. Namely, the Left Mouse Button will take up the definition for the Pen Tip, the Middle Mouse Button for Barrel Button 1, and the Right Mouse Button for Barrel Button 2. • Mode Absolute: When you move the Pen over Pen Area on Tablet Plate, the cursor on the screen moves instantly with it.
You may choose one of Pen Tip, Barrel Button 1, and Barrel Button 2, and set it to one of the Mouse Commands on a three-button mouse. • Double Click Time Move the Speed Slider toward "Slow" if you wish to allow yourself more time in double tapping with Pen Tip; move the Speed Slider toward “Fast” if you wish the reverse. This setting is the same as Double-click Speed on the page displayed by selecting Start, Settings, Control Panel, Mouse, and Buttons.
Figure 13 The Scope Configuration Page • Full Area Sets Pen Area to the largest possible size. • Screen Ratio Sets Pen Area to be proportional to the screen size by reducing either the current width or height of Pen Area. • Reserve Edges Reduce Pen Area by reserving edges on the four sides with the indicated width. • Pen Area Dimensions Indicates the current height and width of Pen Area. You may also type in new values here to change them.
The Hot Cells Configuration Page You use the Hot Cells Page to define a number of Hot Cells on Tablet Plate so that you can trigger a pre-defined action by tapping on a Hot Cell. The Hot Cells are small areas around Pen Area. You first reserve up to four Hot Edges surrounding Pen Area, and in each Hot Edge you can assign actions to Hot Cells in it. In the figure below, the gray area in Hot Pad Layout indicates the maximum Pen Area.
is the left-most one in the top Hot Edge, its Label is "PenLauncher", and its Associated Action is to run the indicated program. After you exit configuration mode, tapping on the left-most Hot Cell in upper Hot Edge will start the PenLauncher program. • Define You tap on this button to define the action to be taken when the selected Hot Cell is tapped. The Define Hot Cell pages are explained later. Note: Some Hot Cells may be locked from modification when installed.
You may use the browse button on the right to select a file to run, or you may type in a file name with complete path. The effect of tapping on Hot Cell will be as if you double tap on the selected file when it is in the Explorer window. That is, for a program, it will be executed, and, for a document, the associated application will be started. If you select a folder, Explorer will be started with the selected folder in the window. • Start in This is the initial folder when the program starts execution.
Define Hot Cell - Hot Key On this page, you specify a key or key combination to press when the Hot Cell is tapped. For example, in the figure below, the combination of ALT key and F4 key will be simulated when the Hot Cell is tapped. This usually results in closing the current application. Figure 17 Define Hot Cell - Hot Key • Select the key combination to press You may select any key such as alphanumeric key or cursor control key, combined with Shift, Ctrl and/or ALT key.
Figure 18 The Pressure Configuration Page • Pressure Test You may test the "feel" of the Pen in this area. When you draw with a lighter force pressing down on Tablet Plate, you will see a narrower line in this area; when you draw with more force, you will see that the Pen leaves a wider trace in the area. You may also choose a color for the test to get a better feel. While you draw, the barometer on the right side of the drawing area indicates the pressure level you are applying to Pen Tip.
The Resource Configuration Page displays information about the PC resources used by the Pen Device. Figure 19 The Resource Configuration Page Pen Utilities Included in Driver Software are three Pen Utility programs, PenSigner, PenMail, and Annotate for Word. PenSigner allows you to insert your signature or hand drawing into a document, supported by most applications that can handle graphics.
mail. Finally, specifically for Microsoft Word documents, Annotate for Word allows you to put handwritten marks on a document at exactly where you see on the screen as if it were on a piece of paper. That is, whatever and wherever you draw on the screen, and the picture will be placed there. You may start these programs from Start Button as installed, or you may add their shortcuts to any convenient place you wish. Annotate for Word V2.
When you tap on either Pencil Button or Highlighter Button, Drawing Toolbar appears (see below), and you may start drawing your annotation on the document immediately. The document is automatically set to Page Layout mode as soon as you enter drawing mode. Figure 21 Drawing Toolbar You may also select Highlight Text Button to give semi-transparent color to selected texts. Or, you may select About Button to see information about this version of Annotate for Word.
Figure 22 Startup Directory of Word Then copy the file Annotate.dot under Driver and Pen Utilities Directory to Startup Directory of Word. You may determine Driver and Pen Utilities Directory by finding the files Annotate.dot and Annotate.exe. To determine if Annotate Toolbar is temporarily disabled, while the cursor is in the Word toolbar area, press the upper button (usually set to the right click command on a mouse) and make sure that "Annotate" is checked as shown below.
Figure 23 Checking Annotate Toolbar Functions of Buttons on Annotate Toolbar The buttons on Annotate Toolbar (see Figure 21) are explained below. 1. Pencil Button - You tap on this button to start drawing with a hard-tipped pen. That is, the lines drawn are of the same thickness, as indicated by Pen Width Box. Afte you press this button, you will see Drawing Toolbar. Please note that the pencil will apparently stop working after you leave a certain amount of trace on the screen.
Figure 25 Tapping on Highlight Button to Highlight the Selection If you have several segments of texts to color, then you tap on Highlight Button first. For example, you may choose green . After this, each segment of text you select will be color: colored with the semi-transparent color shown on Highlight Button, until you tap on Highlight Button again.
Figure 26 Highlighting Multiple Segments of Texts You may change the color to be used by tapping on the downward arrow of Highlight Button: Figure 27 Setting Highlighting Color • About Button - Tapping on this button would show the information about the current version of Annotate Toolbar. Functions of Buttons on Drawing Toolbar The buttons on Drawing Toolbar (see Figure 21) are explained below. - Tapping on this button would remove the last stroke 1. Undo Button drawn.
2. Clear Button the screen. - Tapping on this button would remove all lines drawn on 3. OK Button - Sends all the lines drawn to the Word document. The finished drawing would, in most cases, be inserted at the place it was drawn. 4. Cancel Button - Tapping on this button would cancel the drawing mode, and all lines drawn up to that point will be discarded. 5. Color Selection Buttons - You tap on any one of these buttons to select a color for the line to be drawn next.
Quick Start You start PenMail program by selecting "Start /Programs /Tablet/PenMail". You are first presented with a choice of the paper size. Figure 21 Selecting Paper Size You are then presented with the PenMail window, as follows. Figure 22 The PenMail Window Write and draw anything you wish on the window. When you are done, press the Send Mail button.
If you have an e-mail program installed properly, you will be presented with something similar to the window below. Just fill in the destination e-mail address, subject, and any message you wish, and press Send to send the message out. Figure 24 Sending an E-mail Functions of Buttons on PenMail Toolbar • New Figure 25 The New Button Tap on New Button to start a new PenMail message. When doing so, you will be asked to select a paper size.
Figure 26 Automatically Adding a Page • Open Figure 27 The Open Button Tap on Open Button to open a previously saved PenMail message. • Save Figure 28 The Save Button Tap on Save Button to save the current PenMail message in a file for later modification. A PenMail message is saved in its own special format.
Figure 29 The Send Mail Button Tap on Send Mail Button to send the current PenMail message through e-mail. The PenMail message will be sent as an attachment in a commonly used format. • Print Figure 30 The Print Button Tap on Print Button to print out the current PenMail message. You will be presented with the printer page to select a printer and change settings. • Pencil Figure 31 The Pencil Button Tap on Pencil to draw with a pen which leaves a trace with a fixed width.
Tap on Brush to draw with a pen whose trace varies in width depending on the force you apply to Pen Tip. The harder you draw, the thicker the trace is. The shape and general width of the pen tip is determined by Pen Tip Shape. • Correction Pen Figure 33 The Correction Pen Button Tap on Correction Pen to pick a special pen, which leaves a trace to cover up whatever was drawn before. It works in a way similar to correction fluid, with the same color as that of the paper.
Figure 36 Pen Tip Color Button Tap on Pen Tip Color to select a color for the trace left by the pen. The current color is shown on the button. The choices are shown below. Figure 37 Choices of Pen Tip Color • Paper Color Figure 38 The Paper Color Button Tap on Paper Color to select a color for the paper you are drawing on. The current paper color is shown on the button. The choices are shown below.
Figure 40 The Undo Button Tap on Undo Button to remove the last stroke made. A stroke is the trace left on paper from the time Pen Tip touches Plate to the time Pen Tip is lifted from Plate. PenMail program keeps track of all the strokes made and their sequence. However, the strokes removed by Undo Button are not saved in PenMail file, nor are they sent through e-mail. • Redo Figure 41 The Redo Button Tap on Redo Button to add back the last stroke removed by Undo Button.
Figure 43 Settings Choices You may choose to display or not display either of horizontal and vertical grid lines. You may also change the distances between horizontal and vertical grid lines respectively, as well as the unit of distance. Changing either one unit automatically changes the other. Also, turning Auto Scrolling on would cause PenMail to automatically scroll the window when you attempt to draw beyond any side of the window.
PenSigner V2.0 Program PenSigner Program allows you to sign your name or to draw a simple picture and insert it into a document. As soon as PenSigner is initiated, you can start drawing anywhere on the screen after you choose Pen Button or Brush Button . By default, PenSigner awaits until you press OK Button before it sends out your drawing. You may also set it up so that PenSigner automatically sends out the drawing after you pause for a certain period of time.
Figure 56 The PenSigner Expanded Toolbar When you draw anywhere on the screen, the Pen leaves a trace just like a regular pen does. PenSigner keeps track of each stroke that you draw. When you press OK Button, PenSigner first emulates an Edit/Copy (Control-C) to insert the entire drawing into system Clipboard, and then emulates an Edit/Paste (Control-V) to copy the drawing into Target Window. Target Window is the window that was last active right before you tapped OK Button.
Tapping on "OK" will save the settings as displayed, while tapping on "Cancel" will leave the settings unchanged. • Close Button Tapping on Close Button will make the PenSigner Toolbar disappear. • Pen Button Tapping on Pen Button provides you with a hard-tipped pen to freely draw on the screen. The Pen leaves a trace with a fixed width and in a color as shown on the Expanded Toolbar. PenSigner remembers the last width and color for this Pen, separate from those for Brush.
away completely. • Color Panel You may pick the color of trace by picking any color button from Color Panel. The currently picked color is shown below Color Panel. • Current Pen Tip Color This button indicates the current color of the trace left by Pen or Brush. • Current Pen Tip Width This box indicates the current width of the trace left by Pen or Brush. The number displayed indicates the number of pixels. The actual width of trace left by Brush varies according to the pressure you apply to Pen Tip.
Annotate All V1.0 Program Overview Annotate All is a pen-based program designed to give you an easy and powerful way to put handwritten notes and drawings on whatever you see on the screen while running ANY application program. It is called Annotate All, because it works with ALL applications that allow their screen image to be captured. The following sections give you detailed instructions on how to use Annotate All.
describe this over a distance to someone that can help you. You could again call out Annotate All while the error message and the program window is still on the screen. You could circle the key points on the screen, write in a few words to describe the circumstances that caused the problem, and then immediately send out the annotated error message screen to your friend for help. Part of he annotated error screen might look like the following figure.
When to Use Annotate for Word When you wish to mark up a Microsoft Word document, you may use Annotate for Word, which allows you to annotate anywhere in the document, and the annotation may be stored as part of the document. While running Word, you start annotating by tapping on either the Pencil icon or the Highlighter icon on the Annotate for Word Toolbar. If you use Annotate All, the annotation you make is overlaid on top of the screen image, which then becomes an independent graphic entity.
Tapping a Hot Cell to start Annotate All does not require the execution of Annotate All Pre-load program. Once Annotate All is started, you will see, on the original screen image, the Annotate All Toolbar, as shown below. Figure 4 The Annotate All Toolbar When Annotate All in active, the Cursor is changed to a hand holding a pen . And, if you look closely, you may also notice a thin, bright yellow frame surrounding the boundary of the screen.
Pencil Icon You must pick a pen before you start annotating. Tap on the Pencil Icon to pick a Pencil. A Pencil will leave a trace with the same thickness regardless how hard you press on the Pen Tip. The Pencil feels like a ballpoint pen when you draw or write. Pen Tip Size & Shape Icon The shape of trace that you leave on the screen while you draw or write varies with the size and shape you pick by tapping on this icon. When you tap on the Pen Tip Size & Shape Icon, the following choices appear.
Figure 7 Choices of Pen Tip Color In addition to the basic colors, you may also define a custom color for later choice. The Custom Color you define here is stored in the Windows system, and is available to other applications that also use this panel. Tap the OK button to finish choosing a color for the Pen Tip. Undo Icon As soon as you have made at least one stroke, the Undo Icon becomes active, and you may tap it to remove the last stroke made.
Figure 8 The Save As Panel You are expected to type in a name for the file to be saved. You may also browse to a different directory to save the file. Note that, even if you did not save the annotated image before closing Annotate All, the annotated screen is still available in system Clipboard for Edit/ Paste function after Annotate All is closed. Send Mail Icon When finishing up, you may also choose to send the annotated screen as an attached file through e-mail.
Tap on the little cross on the upper right corner of the Annotate All Toolbar to close Annotate All program. Immediately after Annotate All is closed, you will be able to Paste the annotated screen into any document that accepts a graphic image, as if you had selected Edit/ Copy in an editing program. You may also close the program by press the Escape key (marked Esc on the keyboard).
