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The Pen Tablet control panel makes it easy to customize the DTF-521 and pen. OPENING THE CONTROL PANEL To open the control panel, use the DTF-521 pen on the pen display: Windows. Click on the Windows START button and choose ALL PROGRAMS. (For Windows 2000, choose the PROGRAMS group.) Then select TABLET and choose the PEN TABLET PROPERTIES option. Macintosh. Open SYSTEM PREFERENCES from either the Dock, the Apple menu, or from the APPLICATIONS folder. Then click on the PEN TABLET icon. After opening the control panel, see Control panel overview on page 20. Notes: For Windows Vista, XP, and Macintosh OS X, user-specific preferences are supported. After logging in, each user can customize their personal settings in the Pen Tablet control panel. Switching to another user will automatically load the settings for that user. When more than one Wacom tablet is installed on a single computer, any changes made in the Pen Tablet control panel will be applied only to the tablet that was last used before opening the control panel. Customizing Page 19 CONTROL PANEL OVERVIEW Use the Pen Tablet control panel to customize your product. Experiment with different settings to find what works best for you. Any changes you make will take effect immediately, but you can always click DEFAULT to return to the factory settings. Tool tips are available for most control panel items. Position the screen cursor over an item and let it rest there; in a few moments the Tool Tip will pop up. Additionally, your keyboard tab and arrow keys can be used to navigate the control panel. CUSTOMIZING THE PEN Selects the pen side switch button functions. See page 24. Customizes the amount of pressure needed to click or draw with the pen. Adjusts the size of the double-click area. See page 24. Closes the control panel. When checked, an audible “click” sound will be heard whenever a pen click occurs and your computer speakers are turned on. Displays information about Returns the PEN tab settings to the control panel and driver. their factory defaults. Hint: To create broad brush strokes or to click with a light touch, use a soft tip setting. A soft setting provides a wider range of pressure values with most pressure-sensitive applications. In some applications, a soft pressure setting can make the pen overreact – any small press on the pen is magnified on the screen. If you experience this, try a firmer tip setting. A firm tip setting will give you maximum control while drawing thin lines. Note: When customizing your pen, choose those options that match the buttons on the pen with which you are working. Customizing Page 20 You can change the SIDE SWITCH MODE for the way you like to use the pen when making right-clicks or other click functions. Click on the ADVANCED button. In the dialog box that appears: • Select HOVER CLICK to perform click functions without touching the pen tip to the tablet surface. • When CLICK & TAP is selected, you must first press the pen button and then touch the pen tip to the tablet surface in order to perform a click function. CLICK & TAP enables the precise placement of your click functions. Customizing Page 21 CALIBRATING THE DTF-521 You must calibrate the pen display tablet in order to align the screen cursor position with the position of the pen on the display screen. This is required to adjust for parallax caused by the display screen cover glass and coating. Set the DTF-521 in its working position, then follow the procedure below. Important: Make sure the display is properly adjusted before calibrating the tablet. See Adjusting pitch and phase on page 30, and Adjusting the display beginning on page 27. • In the Pen Tablet control panel, select the CALIBRATE tab. • If you are working with multiple monitors, select the MONITOR corresponding to the DTF-521 display. (Only monitors that are set to one of the resolutions supported by the DTF-521 will appear in the list.) • Click on the CALIBRATE... button to activate the calibration screen. • Hold the pen and position your head as you normally do when working with the pen display. Use the pen tip to click on the center of the crosshairs in the upper-left corner. Crosshairs • Then click on the center of the crosshairs that are displayed in the lower-right corner. • Test the alignment by positioning the pen at a few different points on the display. Click OK to accept the calibration. Click TRY AGAIN to recalibrate. Be sure to read the directions in the calibration screen for detailed instructions and additional options. The calibration setting applies to all applications. Adjustment pattern for pitch and phase. See Adjusting pitch and phase on page 30 for details. Notes: If you prefer to see the screen cursor slightly offset from the actual position of the pen tip, calibrate by clicking on a spot showing that offset from the crosshairs. For example, to have the screen cursor appear 1/10th of an inch above and to the left of the pen tip, calibrate by clicking on a spot 1/10th ...