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User’s manual for
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Windows & Macintosh
Intuos4 Wireless (model PTK-540WL)
Before you start
Wireless connection
Using the pen
Customizing your pen
Using the tablet
Customizing your tablet
Using the Radial Menu
Application-specific settings
Troubleshooting
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Contents Index 2 ® Intuos 4 Wireless ® ® User’s Manual for Windows & Macintosh Version 1.0, Rev L1709 Copyright © Wacom Co., Ltd., 2009 All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced except for your express personal use. Wacom reserves the right to revise this publication without obligation to provide notification of such changes. Wacom does its best to provide current and accurate information in this manual. However, Wacom reserves the right to change any specifications an
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Contents Index 3 Reuse, recycling, and recovery. You are urged to recycle this product when replacing it with a newer product or when it has outlived its useful life by bringing it to an appropriate collection point for recyclable materials in your community or region. By doing this, you can help improve the environment of your community as well as minimize the potential negative effects created should any hazardous substance that may possibly be present within waste material reach the env
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Contents Index 4 CONTENTS About the manual 6 Working with tablet properties 36 Navigating the manual 7 Customizing the pen 37 Adjusting tip feel and double-click 38 YOUR INTUOS4 WIRELESS TABLET 8 Adjusting eraser feel 39 Tablet features 8 Advanced tip and eraser pressure settings 39 Intuos4 pen 10 Customizing tool buttons 40 Battery and power management 10 Customizing tilt sensitivity 41 Battery activation 11 Customizing the optional mouse 41 Charging the battery 11 Customizing the mouse buttons
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Contents Index 5 Technical support options 79 Ordering parts and accessories 96 Obtaining driver downloads 80 Available parts and accessories 97 Radio and television interference 99 APPENDIX 81 FCC notice 99 Tablet installation 81 Industry Canada (Canada only) 100 Battery life information 82 CE declaration 100 Replacing the tablet battery 83 Precautions 101 Caring for your tablet and tools 83 Warnings 101 Replacing the pen tip 84 Safety precautions for Lithium-Ion batteries 102 Uninstalling the
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Contents Index 6 ABOUT THE MANUAL This manual provides quick access to information about Intuos4. The information is common to Windows and Macintosh computers and Windows screen captures are shown, unless otherwise noted. � Go directly to contents or index topics by clicking on them. � Your Intuos4 Wireless tablet introduces you to the various features of your wireless pen tablet and input tools. Information is also included for battery and power management, and details on making a wireless
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Contents Index 7 NAVIGATING THE MANUAL Use the navigation controls to move through the manual. Go to front page. Contents Go to table of contents. Index Go to index. Go back to previous view. Page back, or page forward. topic Go to topic. Topic continued. ® ® Adobe Reader provides additional tools for using and printing the manual. See the Adobe Reader help for more information. Contents Index 7
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Contents Index 8 YOUR INTUOS4 WIRELESS TABLET This section introduces you to the Intuos4 Wireless professional pen tablet. Intuos4 consists of two basic elements: a wireless tablet that serves as your work area, and the input tools you use on the tablet. The quickest way to learn about Intuos4 is to become familiar with its appearance and features. Tablet features Intuos4 pen Battery and power management Wireless connection USB data connection TABLET FEATURES Status LEDs Wireless connection
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Contents Index 9 USB charging cable To charge Intuos4, first plug the USB charging cable into the tablet. Connect the other cable end to a USB port located directly on your computer, or to a powered USB hub. See charging the battery. You can work while charging. See USB data connection. Power switch and indicator Slide switch to turn tablet on and off. Indicator shows red when the switch is in the on position. Switch must be in the on USB port position to use tablet. Power input and dat
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Contents Index 10 INTUOS4 PEN All Intuos4 input tools are cordless and battery free. Eraser Pen stand Unscrew the base to access a nib extraction tool and assorted replacement nibs. Grip area Nib extractor Replacement nibs � 5 standard nibs, black DuoSwitch � 1 flex nib, white (rocker style and black side switch) Intuos4 Grip Pen � 1 stroke nib, white To personalize your pen, � 3 hard felt nibs, unscrew the tip cone and gray Replaceable nib replace the colored ring with (pen tip) one of
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Contents Index 11 BATTERY ACTIVATION Your wireless pen tablet uses a rechargeable Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery. Before you can charge or work with Intuos4 you must first remove the insulating safety tag from between the battery and tablet contacts. 1. Turn the wireless tablet upside down and open the battery cover. Use your fingernail to press inward on the latch bar and flip the cover outward to open. 2. Making sure the battery stays in place, gently pull on the safety tag to remove it from
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Contents Index 12 To check the current battery charge status, open the Wacom Tablet control panel and look at the tablet icon in the TABLET list of the control panel. See working with tablet properties. � To maximize battery operation time, consider turning off the ExpressKeys display (see advanced options). � When you are done working, turn off the tablet using the tablet power switch in order to conserve battery power. � The tablet will draw current from the battery whenever the power swit
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Contents Index 13 POWER SAVING FEATURES Intuos4 uses a number of power saving features designed to conserve the tablet battery charge and improve performance. � Auto power save mode: Automatically reduces power to the Touch Ring status LEDs and ExpressKeys display as follows: 1 minute no user input: Low LED and ExpressKeys display brightness 2.5 minutes no user input: ExpressKeys display turns off Low LED brightness Active user input: Returns brightness to set level � Auto sleep mode: To conse
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Contents Index 14 BATTERY STATUS AND WIRELESS CONNECTION LIGHTS Observe the battery status and wireless connection lights to check the operational status of the tablet: BATTERY STATUS LIGHT TABLET AND BATTERY STATUS Green High battery charge (35% to 100%) remaining. Red Low battery charge (15% - 34%) remaining. Red, flashing Very low battery charge (less than 15%) remaining. You need to recharge the battery now! Off Tablet has been turned off either manually or automatically, or no battery ch
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Contents Index 15 WIRELESS CONNECTION The Intuos4 pen tablet connects to your computer via a wireless Bluetooth connection. Bluetooth is a radio-frequency technology, so it is not necessary for Intuos4 to be “in sight” of the Bluetooth antenna on your computer. The radio frequency can pass through non-metallic objects like desks. Important: Intuos4 is a Class 2 Bluetooth enabled device, and can operate for up to 10 meters (33 feet) from the Bluetooth antenna of your computer. Interference f
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Contents Index 16 ESTABLISHING A BLUETOOTH CONNECTION Before connecting the tablet, ensure your computer has a working Bluetooth configuration that supports the Human Interface Device (HID) profile. If your computer does not have built-in Bluetooth support, obtain and install a commercially available USB-to-Bluetooth adapter (dongle). The process whereby Intuos4 and the computer discover one another for the “first” time is called “pairing”. The following is an overview. For detailed instru
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Contents Index 17 If you have not already done so, install the Wacom tablet driver software. Insert the Intuos installation CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive, click on the INSTALL TABLET link, and follow the prompts to install the driver software. Important: Remember that the Intuos4 Wireless tablet driver software must be installed before you can work with full tablet functionality and features such as pressure sensitivity with the pen. After you have paired your wireless tablet and comp
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Contents Index 18 OPTIMIZING THE BLUETOOTH CONNECTION If your screen cursor lags behind the pen movement on the tablet or frequently “jumps” about, or if you see excessive straight line segments when drawing in graphics applications, then your Bluetooth connection may not be able to transmit all of the data from the tablet with the necessary speed. This may be caused by interference from other radio sources, obstructions in the radio wave path, excessive distance from the computer, or a com
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Contents Index 19 BEFORE YOU GET STARTED This section provides information that will help you work more comfortably with the tablet, and to better understand how you and the tablet interact with your computer. Ergonomics Configuring the tablet orientation Understanding the tablet active area Working with multiple monitors ERGONOMICS To minimize fatigue, comfortably organize your work area. Position your tablet, input tools, and keyboard for easy access without unnecessary reaching. Adjust yo
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Contents Index 20 CONFIGURING THE TABLET ORIENTATION You are prompted to choose a default tablet orientation when installing the tablet using the Intuos installation CD. At the log-in and user switching screens, the tablet orientation will use the default setting selected when the driver was installed. To change the default orientation, you must re-install the driver from the Intuos installation CD. You can also change how your tablet is oriented using the following procedure. However, the
