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User’s manual for
Windows & Macintosh
®®
Bamboo Touch (CTT-460)
Bamboo Pen (CTL-460)
Bamboo & Bamboo Fun (CTH-460, CTH-461, CTH-661)
Setting up
Navigate with touch
Customize touch
ExpressKeys
Use a pen
Customize a pen
Troubleshooting
Contents Index
Contents 1
Index
1
Contents Index
Contents 2
Index
2
Bamboo
User’s Manual for Windows®& Macintosh®
Version 1.1, Rev G2309
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 and product configurations at its discretion, without prior notice and without obligation
to include such changes in this manual.
The above year indicates when this manual was prepared. However, the date of release to the users of the “manual”
is simultaneous with the introduction into the market of the applicable Wacom product.
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 environment during the disposal process.
Within the European Union, users are required not to dispose of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
as unsorted municipal waste, according to the Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
27 January 2003, or the corresponding local laws of the Member States. Products for which this is applicable will be
marked with the WEEE symbol shown at the beginning of this note unless this is not feasible because of the size or
the function of the product. Wacom products are subject to the Directive 2002/96/EC and therefore you should
always collect them separately and bring them to the appropriate collection point in your community or region.
Wacom tablet products comply with the European Union RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS Directive).
Bamboo is a trademark and Wacom is a registered trademark of Wacom Co., Ltd.
Adobe, Photoshop, and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the
United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows, and Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Apple, the Apple logo, and Macintosh are
registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Any additional company
and product names mentioned in this documentation may be trademarked and/or registered as trademarks.
Mention of third-party products is for information purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a
recommendation. Wacom assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products.
ExpressKey is a registered trademark of Ginsan Industries, Inc., and is used with permission.
Contents Index
Contents 3
Index
3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
About the manual 5
Navigating the manual 6
YOUR BAMBOO 7
Identify your tablet model 7
Bamboo Touch tablet 8
Bamboo & Bamboo Fun tablets 9
Bamboo Pen tablet 10
Pen 11
Pen holder 11
SETTING UP YOUR BAMBOO 12
Ergonomics 12
Configuring the tablet orientation 14
Understanding the tablet active area 15
Working with multiple monitors 17
Control panel basics 17
USING YOUR BAMBOO 18
The touch experience with Bamboo 18
Navigating with touch 19
Customizing touch 25
ExpressKey basics 26
Customizing the ExpressKeys 26
The pen experience with Bamboo 27
Holding the pen 27
Using the pen on the tablet 28
Positioning 28
Clicking 30
Dragging 30
Using the pen buttons 31
Writing and drawing with pressure sensitivity 32
Erasing 33
Eye-hand coordination exercise 34
Customizing pen input 34
CUSTOMIZING YOUR BAMBOO 35
Opening the control panel 35
Control panel overview 36
Customize your touch experience 37
Setting the touch speed 37
Setting the touch functions 38
Setting tablet and ExpressKey functions 39
Disabling touch 40
Customize your pen experience 41
Setting the tip and eraser feel,
and double-click distance 42
Setting the pen button functions 43
Setting the tablet mapping 44
Portion of screen area 46
Portion of tablet area 47
Setting the pen speed in mouse mode 48
Customizing the Pop-up Menu 49
Button functions 50
PROBLEMS WITH YOUR BAMBOO? 54
Testing your tablet 55
Testing a pen 56
Troubleshooting tables 57
General problems 57
Touch input problems 58
Pen input problems 59
Windows-specific problems 60
Mac-specific problems 61
Technical support options 63
Obtaining driver downloads 64
APPENDIX 65
Caring for Bamboo 66
Replacing the pen nib 66
Uninstalling the software 67
Pen and digital ink capabilities in Windows Vista 68
About the Windows Vista Tablet PC Input Panel 69
Product specifications 70
General specifications 70
Bamboo Touch tablet (model CTT-460) 70
Bamboo tablet (model CTH-460) 70
Contents Index
Contents 4
Index
4
Pen (model LP-160E), for Bamboo 71
Bamboo Fun small tablet (model CTH-461) 71
Bamboo Fun medium tablet (model CTH-661) 71
Pen (model LP-161E), for Bamboo Fun 71
Bamboo Pen tablet (model CTL-460) 72
Pen (model LP-160), for Bamboo Pen 72
Product information 73
Ordering parts and accessories 73
Radio and television interference 74
FCC notice 74
Industry Canada (Canada only) 75
CE declaration 75
Precautions 76
Warnings 76
Cautions 77
License and Warranties
(Worldwide, except for Europe,
Africa and Middle East) 78
Software License 78
Limited Warranty 78
Warranty Service in the U.S.A. and Canada 79
Warranty on Sales outside of
the U.S.A. and Canada 80
Licence warranty conditions
(Europe, Africa and Middle East) 81
Software Licence Agreement 81
Limited Warranty 82
GLOSSARY 84
INDEX 87
Contents Index
Contents 5
Index
5
ABOUT THE MANUAL
This manual provides quick access to information about Bamboo. The information is common to Windows
and Macintosh computers and Windows screen captures are shown, unless otherwise noted.
• Go directly to table of contents or index topics by clicking on them.
•Your Bamboo introduces you to the many features of the Bamboo tablet.
•Setting up your Bamboo is a quick guide to understanding how the tablet works.
•Using your Bamboo gives you the basics on working with your tablet. It describes how to use Bamboo,
and includes exercises for new users.
•Customizing your Bamboo describes how to optimize Bamboo for the way you like to work.
•Problems with your Bamboo? Then check this section for test and troubleshooting guidelines, and find
answers to most common questions.
•Theappendix includes tips on product care, a how-to on uninstalling the software, your license and
warranty, and more. Also included is an overview of the pen and digital inking capabilities found in
Microsoft Windows Vista.
Note: This manual does not describe how to install your Wacom tablet. Please refer to your product Quick
Start Guide and to the automated software installer (located on the Bamboo Installation CD) for
details.
If you are new to electronic documentation, be sure to read navigating the manual.
•S
MALL CAPITAL LETTERS are used to identify the names of keyboard keys, dialog boxes, and control panel
options.
• You can use your viewer zoom-in tool to increase the size of the manual on your display screen.
• The following information is not included with this product: information about your specific computer
hardware or operating system, or information about your application software. Your best source for this
information is the set of manuals and discs that came with your hardware, operating system, or
application.
• Pen-equipped models: In addition to the built-in inking support found within Microsoft Windows Vista,
many graphics applications also support pressure sensitivity and the pen eraser (when equipped).
You can find a listing of applications that support these features on Wacom’s web site (see product
information).
• For information on how best to use Bamboo features within a specific application, see the instructions
in that application’s manuals.
Wacom’s philosophy is to continually improve all of its products. As a result, engineering changes and
improvements are made from time to time. Therefore, some changes, modifications, and improvements
may not be covered in this manual.
Contents Index
Contents 6
Index
6
NAVIGATING THE MANUAL
Use the navigation controls to move through the manual:
Go to front page.
Go to table of contents.
Go to index.
Go back to previous view.
Page back, or page forward.
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
topic
Contents Index
Contents 7
Index
7
YOUR BAMBOO
This section introduces you to Bamboo. The quickest way to learn about your Bamboo tablet is to become
familiar with its appearance and features.
• Not all product models are available in all regions.
• Your Bamboo tablet cannot be used with other Wacom pens or input devices, including those from a
previous version Bamboo tablet. Nor can a pen from your new Bamboo tablet be used with other
Wacom tablets or a previous version Bamboo tablet.
Identify your tablet model
Bamboo Touch tablet
Bamboo & Bamboo Fun tablets
Bamboo Pen tablet
Pen
Pen holder
IDENTIFY YOUR TABLET MODEL
Each tablet model within the Bamboo family has a specific feature set.
Icons are located near some of the topic headings in this manual to help you quickly identify sections that
have information specific to touch or pen input.
• Touch input is identified by this icon:
• Pen input is identified by this icon:
Icons do not appear in common sections that may apply to all Bamboo tablet models.
Model-specific notes may be used as necessary.
TABLET MODEL TOUCH INPUT PEN INPUT EXPRESSKEYS
Bamboo Touch
(model CTT-460) XX
Bamboo
(model CTH-460) XXX
Bamboo Fun small
(model CTH-461) XXX
Bamboo Fun medium
(model CTH-661) XXX
Bamboo Pen
(model CTL-460) X
Contents Index
Contents 8
Index
8
BAMBOO TOUCH TABLET
Active area
Use single- or two-finger input for
clicking and navigating with touch.
Use two-finger input for gestures
that control other functions, such
as scrolling and zooming.
Learn about the touch experience
with Bamboo.
Customizable ExpressKeys
USB cable
Bamboo Touch
(model CTT-460) shown.
Status LED
Glows white when your Bamboo
tablet is connected to an active
USB port.
Brightens when you touch the
active area of the tablet or press an
ExpressKey.
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Index
9
BAMBOO & BAMBOO FUN TABLETS
Active area
Includes the touch sensor.
Use single- or two-finger input for
clicking and navigating with touch.
Use two-finger input for gestures
that control other functions, such
as scrolling and zooming.
Learn about the touch experience
with Bamboo.
This is also the active area for pen
input. Learn about your pen and
the pen experience with Bamboo.
Customizable ExpressKeys
USB cable
Bamboo
(model CTH-460) shown.
Pen holder
Status LED
Glows white when your Bamboo
tablet is connected to an active
USB port. Brightens when you
touch the active area or press an
ExpressKey.
Glows amber when the pen is
active, and brightens when the pen
tip touches the tablet surface or
when you press a pen button.
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10
BAMBOO PEN TABLET
USB cable
Bamboo Pen
(model CTL-460) shown.
Status LED
Glows white when your Bamboo
tablet is connected to an active
USB port.
Brightens when the pen is active.
Pen holder
Active area
This is the active area for pen input.
Learn about your pen and the pen
experience with Bamboo.