Cal-Comp DrawingBoard III User manual

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USER'S GUIDE
Part Number: 50451 -1 Rev. B

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Trademarks
DrawingBoard III and Cal Comp Advanced Function Technology (AFT) are
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Warranty
For all Drawing Bo ard III tablets pur chased a nd insta ll ed in the USA and Canada,
a
nd f or which a registration ca rd has been re turn ed within 30 days of pur chase,
CalCo
mp wa rr a nt s that the tablet will be free from defects, a nd will meet the tablet
specifica ti ons as pr ese nt ed by Cal Co mp at the time of original pur chas e, for the life
of the original
ow ner, as long as they ow n the tablet.U nd er this wa rr a nt y Cal Co mp
will, at its sole option, repa ir or replace any ta bl et which is defec ti ve or does not
meet the tablet specifica ti on s. All wa rr a nt y service will be performed at the
CalCo mp digiti zer factory or at a Cal Co mp service depo t. Opti ons, up grades,
con
ve rsion s, ca bles, accesso ri es, a nd included items are covered by the same
wa rr anty as the Dr aw ingBoard TIT tablet for which they are pur chased. P ur chaser
pays freig
ht charges to the Cal Co mp di giti ze r factory or serv ice depot und er this
w
arr a nt y.
If you think you have a defec ti ve tablet, ca ll Cal Co mp 's Technical S upp ort at
1-800-458-5888 for ve rifica ti on. Before returning a fa il ed w1it, yo u mu st o bt ain a
Re turn Mercha nd ise A uth oriza ti on (RMA) numb er from Tec hni cal S upp ort. The
RMA numb er sho uld be promin ently di splayed on the o ut side of the re turn ed
package a nd on the acco mp anying packing li s t. Cal Co mp ca nn ot be held respons i-
ble fo r any packa ge re turn ed witho ut an RMA numb e r.
Wa rr a nt y does not cover: (1) cons um able pa rt s (i.e., batteries, pe n tips, et c.); (2)
tablets with serial numb ers thatca nn ot be read; ( 3) tablets which hav e been operated
with inco mp atible cons um able pa rt s or accesso ri es. Warr anty will not cover da ma ge
res ultin g from: (1 ) a bn o rm al conditions including but not limited to accide nt s, fire,
wa ter, et c.; (2) neglect or mi suse of tablet; (3) c au ses external to the tablet in cl udin g
but not limited to fa ilure or fluc tu ation of electrical p owe r, air conditio nin g,
hwnidit y c ontr ol, et c.; (4) maint enance, repa ir s, alteration s, or modifications
perfor me d by any person or en ti ty other than Cal Co mp.
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Radio Frequency Energy Notice
This e quipm e nt has been tested a nd fo un d to comply wi th the limits fo r a Class B
digital device, pur suant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These U mit s are designed to
prov i de reasonable pro tec ti on aga in st harmful interference in a resi de ntial insta ll a-
ti on. This e quipm e nt ge nerates, uses a nd can radiate radio fre qu ency energy a nd ,
if not insta ll ed a nd used in acco rdan ce with the instruc ti ons, may cause ha rm ful
interference to radio co mmuni ca ti on s. However, there is no guara nt ee that
int erference will not occ ur in a particular insta ll a ti on. If this eq uipm ent does cause
harmful interference to ra
di o or television reception, which can be dete rmin ed by
turnin g the e qui pment o ff a nd on, the u se r is enco ur age d to try to co rr ect the
int erference by one or more of the fo ll ow ing meas ur es:
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• Reo ri e nt or relocate the receiving ant en na.
Increase the separation bet wee n the eq uipm ent and receive r.
• Co nn ect the e quipm e nt into an outlet on a circuit diff ere nt from that to
which the receiver is co nn ected.
• Reorie nt or coil cables.
• If necessary, consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ television techni-
cian for a dditi onal su gges ti ons.
Canada
Any cables the user a dd s to the device mu st be shielded to be
in co
mpli ance with the FCC stand ar d s. Any unauthori ze d
mo
di fica ti on to this device could result in the revoca ti on of the
end u ser's a uth or ity to operate this device.
This digital a
pp ara tu s do es not exceed the Class Blimits for ra dio noise emissions
from digital a
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Canadian Department of Comm uni ca tion s.
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Table of Contents
Trademarks .
Warranty . iii
Radio Frequency Energy Notice . iii
1 Introduction. . . . .
1-1
DrawingBoard III compatibility 1-2
System requirements . 1-2
How to use this manual 1-2
2 Getting Started . . . . . . .
2-1
Unpacking DrawingBoard III
2-2
Installing the tablet . 2-3
Installing the PC drivers and software 2-6
Installing for Windows 3.0 2-8
Configuring AutoCAD . 2-9
Verifying installation 2-
11
3 Using DrawingBoard
III . . . . .
3-1
Active area . 3-2
Menu strip 3-2
Indicator lights. 3-3
DrawingBoard
III modes . 3-4
Pointing devices . 3-5
4 Using the Menu Strip.
. . . . .
4-1
Menu key definitions 4-2
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5 Maintaining Orawing8oard III ...... .
Cleaning the tablet . . . . . .
Replacing pointing device batteries
Returning for repair
.. . . .
A Troubleshooting . . . . . . .
How to get help. .
CalComp 's bulletin board
Tablet check list
Computer check list .
Software
check list
Troubleshooting chart
8 Tablet configurations .....
Using the preset configurations . . . . . . .
. 5-1
5-2
5-3
5-6
A-1
A-1
A-2
A-3
A-4
A-4
A-6
Recommended settings for
common PC software programs
Recommended settings for
common Sun software programs
Configuration key definitions .
8-1
8-2
8-3
8-8
8-9
Customized configurations
C Specifications . . . . . . . . . . .
o Accessories
E Glossary
..
Communications specifications .
Design specifications
Electrical specifications . . .
Regulatory specifications . .
Environmental specifications.
Physical specifications . . .
8-14
C-1
C-1
C-1
C-1
C-2
C-2
C-2
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. E-1

1 Introduction
Introduction
DrawingBoard III is a full-featured digitizing tablet used to input
graphical information into your computer. The tablet combines
sophisticated software
and programmable function keys to pro-
vide high productivity .DrawingBoard III also eliminates the need
for multiple input devices given its ability to be used both as a
mouse and a digitizer.
By placing a
drawing or sketch on the tablet's surface and tracing
or digitizing specific elements of the drawing, you can easily
convert graphicsintoaccuratedigital information that is input into
the computer. This information is then available for
manipulation
by your software program. When used as a mouse, Drawing-
Board III allows you to select software commands from the
computer screen or from a template attached to the tablet.
DrawingBoard III can
be used for drawing, drafting, mapping,
desktop publishing, presentation graphics, and other software
applications.
It is available in six sizes and comes with both corded
and cordless pointing devices.
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