1. iPen-IP21000-01.exe Driver
2. README.TXT File Contents

README.TXT Driver File Contents (iPen-IP21000-01.exe)

README
February 20, 1998

This file contains information relative to the A. T. Cross
iPen writing tablet for Windows NT

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

  o  A computer system with Microsoft Windows NT version 3.51 
     or 4.0 installed (including a mouse).

  o  A dedicated (available) serial port (e.g. COM1 thru COM4)

INSTALLING THE iPen on Windows NT 3.51

  o  Boot up and Log on as the Administrator
  o  Connect the iPen tablet hardware to an available serial port.
  o  Insert the iPen Wintab driver disk into a disk drive.
  o  From the PROGRAM MANAGER 
  o  Pull down the FILE menu
  o  Select RUN...
  o  Enter the location and name of the SETUP program:  
     e.g. A:\SETUP.EXE
  o  Press ENTER or click OK with the mouse.
  o  Answer the questions asked by SETUP

INSTALLING THE iPen on Windows NT 4.0

  o  Boot up and Log on as the Administrator
  o  Connect the iPen tablet hardware to an available serial port.
  o  Insert the iPen Wintab driver disk into a disk drive.
  o  From the START menu, select RUN...
  o  Enter the location and name of the SETUP program:  
     A:\SETUP.EXE
  o  Press ENTER or click OK with the mouse.
  o  Answer the questions asked by SETUP

GETTING STARTED USING THE IPEN

  After the installation is complete, and the sytem is 
  restarted, the iPen is active.  In fact, both the iPen and
  the mouse are active.  You can use either pointing device
  as you choose.

  How the iPen works - the pen is battery operated. It sends 
    signals to the tablet.  It has two buttons (or switches), 
    just like a mouse.  

    TIP - the tip of the pen has a switch that operates like
    the left button on a mouse each time the pen tip is pressed
    down on the surface of the tablet. To use it:

      o Hold the pen in a near vertical orientatation

      o Press down on the tip of the pen, like you would press
        down on the tip of an ink pen when writing

    SIDE - the switch on the side of the pen operates in 
    conjunction with the TIP switch to provide the functionality
    of a right button on a mouse.  To use it:

      o Squeeze the side switch

      o Point the pen at the screen object you wish to right click

      o Press down on the tip of the pen.  It is the sequence
        of holding the side switch while pressing the tip switch 
        creates the right mouse action.

  Waking up the pen - to save battery life, the pen automatically 
    turns off if the TIP switch is not pressed for about five
    minutes.  To wake the pen up, press the TIP switch.  You 
    have to press it on the tablet, you can press it on the desk
    or wherever you like.

  Holding the pen - hold the pen in a nearly vertical 
    orientation. It doesn't have to be straight up and down,
    but too much of a tilt makes the pen tip difficult to
    operate.

  Operating modes - the iPen tablet has two operating modes. These
    modes are indicated and selected by two icons on the iPen
    tablet surface.  To change mode, use the pen to click (press
    the TIP switch on) either icon.

      o ABSOLUTE MODE - use this mode for writing, signing, 
        annotating, and drawing.  The tablet surface is mapped
        one to one to the computer screen.  Every movement of
        the pen is precisely duplicated on the screen.

      o RELATIVE MODE - use this mode for simple menu navigation
        and mouse like operation.  The pen operates just like 
        a mouse.  A small movement of the pen results in a 
        relatively large movement of the screen cursor.

UNINSTALLING THE iPen on Windows NT 3.51

  o  Boot up and Log on as the Administrator
  o  From the PROGRAM MANAGER 
  o  Find the "iPen" group
  o  Double Click the "Uninstall iPen Tablet" icon
  o  When prompted, reboot the computer
  o  On some systems you must reboot your computer 
     again before all the internal resources are freed

UNINSTALLING THE iPen on Windows NT 4.0

  o  Boot up and Log on as the Administrator
  o  From the START menu, select SETTINGS and then 
     CONTROL PANEL
  o  Double click the ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS icon
  o  Under the INSTALL/UNINSTALL tab, click 'iPen'
  o  Click the ADD/REMOVE button
  o  You must restart (reboot) your computer for the serial port to
     be free

Restrictions

  The iPen drivers run as a "service" in the NT environment.  There
  are two restrictions that come from this architecture.  

  o The iPen services don't get started until after the user logs
    on, so the pen is not active until after logon.

  o The iPen will not "wake up" the NT screen saver.  Use the 
    keyboard or mouse to wake up the screen saver.  Because of 
    this, you will probably want to set the screen saver 
    timeout to be fairly large.


TROUBLESHOOTING NOTES

  Did you know you have to press the pen tip down on the tablet
  to wake it up.  To save battery life, the pen 'goes to sleep'
  when not in use, and you wake it up by clicking the pen tip.

  If the tablet doesn't work at all, try running the tablet test
  contained in the SETUP.EXE program you used to install the 
  iPen.  To re-run SETUP, you will first have to UNINSTALL the 
  iPen and Wintab drivers (see UNINSTALL above).  Run the 
  SETUP program again and this time use the 'Check for tablet
  presence' button to verify the tablet is responding correctly.
  A common problem is to not be able to tell to which COM port 
  the tablet is connected.  Using the SETUP program in this 
  way, you can select a COM port then test the tablet.  The 
  program tells you whether or not the tablet is connected and
  operating correctly on the selected COM port. At this point
  the SETUP program allows you to run a test that displays
  the actual pen status.  If SETUP reports that the tablet 
  is connected and operating, but there is no response
  displayed in the second test, the problem is almost 
  certainly the Pen itself.  

  Pen problems - 

    Is the battery inserted correctly - the positive end of the 
      battery (marked with a plus +) is closest to the tip of the
      pen.

    Is the battery dead - you can purchase a replacement at most
      local drug stores.
  
TECHNICAL SUPPORT

  When nothing else will do but a friendly technical person, 
  call: (610)651-8377

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

  When you need to order more A. T. Cross computer products,
  call: (610)651-8377