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3. Type wtest. If the program successfully finds the tablet, you will see the message “WACOM plug-n-
play tablet found!” You will also see the current communication settings and be prompted to position
the UltraPen on the tablet.
If the message “Tablet was not found!” displays, then your tablet may not be connected to an active
Com port or the Com port may have a non-standard memory address or IRQ line setting. Check the
following:
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Verify that the tablet power light is on.
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Verify that your serial communications port is working. Refer to
Avoiding serial port conflicts
. See
also your computer hardware documentation for proper configuration settings.
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Turn off your computer and make sure the tablet cabling is securely connected to the computer.
4. Touch the UltraPen to the tablet. The following will be displayed: the type of input device, the x- and y-
coordinate locations, switch number, and the pressure value. Test the pen by pressing the tip to the
tablet; the switch state should change to 1 and the LED on the tablet will turn green. The pressure
value should change from approximately -127 with no pressure applied to approxi127 when
full pressure is applied.
Repeat this step with the pen’s eraser. Notice that the LED turns green when the eraser is brought into
proximity.
5. Press the side switch without pressing the tip to the tablet. The switch number should change to 2 and
the LED on the tablet will turn green.
6. Press any key to exit the test program.