AIPTEK HYPERPEN 6000 Installation Procedures Manual

Brand: AIPTEK

Model: HYPERPEN 6000

Type: Installation Procedures Manual

AIPTEK HYPERPEN 6000 is an advanced pen-style input device that allows users to interact with their computers in a more natural and intuitive way. The device is compatible with Windows 2000 and later operating systems and connects to the computer via a serial port.

HYPERPEN 6000 features a pressure-sensitive pen that allows for precise control over the cursor and drawing applications. The pen also has two programmable buttons that can be customized to perform various tasks, such as launching applications or executing macros.

The device comes with a variety of software that allows users to customize the pen's settings and create custom profiles for different applications. The software also includes a number of drawing and painting tools that allow users to create digital artwork.

HYPERPEN 6000 Serial Installation Procedure

Section 1 - Installing the HYPERPEN.

1. General Preparation.

i. Ensure that the HYPERPEN 6000 is NOT plugged into the PC, if

it is already plugged in then please disconnect it before beginning

the installation.

ii. Exit any other Windows programs that you are running, including

any anti-virus programs you may have installed.

iii. Place the HYPERPEN 6000 installation CD into the drive, it

should auto-run and bring up the HYPERPEN 6000 installation

splash screen as on the right. If the CD does not auto-run then go to

the Start menu, locate and click on Run and type d:\setup.exe before

pressing OK. You may need to substitute the letter “d” with the letter

designated for your CD-Rom drive.

2. Installing the Software

i. Click the HYPERPEN Manager option and you will be presented

with the screen on the right.

ii. Click NEXT to begin the installation.

iii. Choose English as your language type.

iv. Complete the installation of the software, Windows 2000 users

may get a digital verification prompt, say yes to complete the

installation.

v. Windows will prompt you to restart your PC. Say no and manually

shut down the PC, (Start menu, Shutdown). Then set-up the Pen (3)

3 Setting up the Pen.

i. You will notice that the cable coming off the HYPERPEN Tablet has 3 connectors, a 9 pin Serial mouse

connector (A), a Serial Keyboard connector (B) and a PS2 connector (C). You should also have been supplied

with an adaptor (D). You may not need the adaptor depending on your particular PC.

ii. The 9 pin Serial Mouse connector needs to go into one of the Comm ports at the back of the PC, usually you

will have 2 of these.

iii. If you have a Serial Keyboard connector similar to the one depicted in (B) above then you will need to plug

your Adaptor (D) into your PS2 connector (C). Then plug the Serial Adaptor into the circular serial port (round the

back of the PC) that is normally occupied by your keyboard. You will then be able to plug your keyboard into the

remaining HYPERPEN connector (B)

iv. If you have a PS2 keyboard (the small round connector (C) ) then unplug that keyboard and put the

HYPERPEN PS2 connector (C) into the slot previously occupied by the keyboard. You can then plug the Adapto

(D) into the Serial connector for the HYPERPEN. This enables you to attach your PS2 Keyboard to the adapto

supplied with the HYPERPEN.

v. Reboot the PC, you should see that the pen is getting power by looking at the green light on the top left of the

Tablet.

vi. Windows will now detect the pen attached to your PC, tell it to automatically search for the drivers and restart

the PC if prompted. The pen should now work.

TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR HYPERPEN INSTALLATION

Problem 1 - The HYPERPEN is getting no power

i. Ensure that the HYPERPEN is set up correctly, it should be able to get power from your keyboard port, if it is

not correctly set-up then it wont get any power to the tablet (the green light indicates if the pen is getting power.

Check all the connections are properly inserted and are in the right configuration. Please refer to page 1 which

deals with installing your HYPERPEN.

ii. If the tablet still gets no power, but the keyboard is fine then please contact Serif Technical Support as regards

a replacement.

Problem 2 - The HYPERPEN is getting power but doesn’t operate the mouse cursor

i. Check your COM port settings in Device Manager (instructions (a) to (f) below).

a. Go to Start>Settings and click Control_Panel.

b. Double left click the System icon.

c. Click the Device Manager tab (Hardware then Device Manager in Windows

2000)

d. You should be able to see Ports Com and LPT listed, click the “+” sign by

this.

e. Double click COM1 and go to Resources. It should be set to the factory

default of IRQ (Interrupt Request) 4 and an (IO) Input Output range of 03f8-

03ff.

f. Check the same thing for COM2 which should be set to IRQ3 and 02f8-02ff.

Make a note of these settings and then check that you modem (also listed in

Device Manager) is not in conflict i.e.. not sharing an IRQ.

If you find that your internal modem is in conflict with COM2 then please contact your manufacturer/supplier o

simply put the HYPERPEN into a different COM port. If you are not sure, try a different COM port anyway, if the

pen suddenly starts working then it is likely that this is the problem. Again contact your manufacturer/PC supplie

as regards this.

ii. Check for conflicting pointing devices, e.g.. Logitech mice etc. with non standard drivers.

a. Go to Start>Settings and click Control_Panel.

b. Double left click the System icon.

c. Click the Device Manager tab (Hardware then Device Manager in Windows 2000)

d. Look under Mouse (or Mice and other pointing devices depending on your operating system.

e. If your mouse is not installed as a Microsoft PS2 compatible mouse then, remove the drivers for you

pointing device. You can usually do this in Control_Panel>Add/Remove Programs. Restart the PC to finish

removing the drivers and try again.

iii. Check the batteries in the Pen/Mouse. If the batteries are flat the pen/mouse will not operate.

a. Open up the pen and check that there is a battery inside and the polarities are correct (i.e.. the batteries

are the right way round).

b. Try a new set of AAA batteries.

c. Contact Serif Technical Support for assistance if this does not solve the problem.

Problem 3 - The HYPERPEN cursor is behaving erratically

i. First check for obvious sources of interference, for example; if the pen within range of the tablet whilst you are

operating the cordless mouse or visa-versa. Remember that the pen uses magnetic fields so it is possible that you

are getting magnetic interference from some other source.

ii. Failing that check for conflicting drivers, if you have any unusual pointing devices installed that use their own

drivers rather than the standard windows drivers e.g.. Logitech mice then proceed as follows.

a. The drivers can normally be removed in device manager, go to START>SETTINGS>CONTROL_PANEL

and locate Add/Remove Programs.

b. Highlight the relevant drivers and click the Add/Remove option. Remove the drivers following the Wizard

guidelines.

c. Restart the PC via Start>Shutdown (the un-installation program may prompt you to do this anyway).

d. Now try and use the HYPERPEN. If you wish to reinstall your old drivers then please remove the

HYPERPEN drivers you got with the disk and refer to step iii below.

iii. Try alternative drivers.

a. Go to Start>Settings and click Control_Panel. Locate Add/Remove Programs and double left click the

icon. Find the HYPERPEN Driver and click the Add/Remove button. Remove the driver and restart the

PC.

b. When the PC has restarted launch your Internet Browser and type www.aiptek.com.tw into the address

bar. If you get prompted to install a Character set say no and select the English option when you get to

the web site. Choose Products and then click Downloads.

c. Locate the section for Hyper Pen 4000/5000/5001/6000/8000 ( Com Port ) and download the drivers

appropriate to your operating system.

d. Click to download and choose “Save the file to disk”. When the Save As dialog pops up click the Save

In menu and choose a location where you can easily retrieve the file e.g.. Desktop or My Documents.

e. Wait for the file to download. It will be in *.zip format. If you don’t have a program that can open these

files then go to www.winzip.com and download the free trial version. Install this and your downloaded

drivers will display the icon below. If you are unsure what you are doing then please refer to the guide

below. Then refer to Section 3 - Setting up the Pen.

STEP 1 - The downloaded file looks like this, double click it to get the screen shown in

step 2

STEP 2 - Double clicking the icon brings up the screen on the left. You

need to decompress the files, so click EXTRACT. This will bring up the

screen in Step 3.

STEP 3 - Clicking EXTRACT bring up the next screen, you will want to

extract the files into a folder, so click New Folder to bring up the Create

Folder dialog.

STEP 4 - Type a name into the Create folder dialog and press the OK

button.

STEP 5 - You will go back to the Extract Window. Click the Extract

button, you files will decompress into a new folder in the same directory

as your original file.

STEP 6 - Locate you new folder and double click it, the locate the

SETUP file. Double click the SETUP file and follow the InstallShield

Wizard.

Problem 4 - After installing the HYPERPEN Drivers the machine fails to boot

i. This usually occurs when you have loaded drivers not appropriate to your operating system. You will need to

remove the drivers in SAFE mode. Steps (A) to (F) tell you how to do this.

a. Start up the PC. As soon as it begins to boot start tapping the F8 key at one second intervals. You will

arrive at a Selective Startup Menu.

b. Use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Networking if you are on a network. Press

Enter on the keyboard to confirm the selection.

c. Wait for Windows to load up, it may take longer than usual so be patient. When it does boot up it

should display the words “Safe Mode” in each corner of the screen and an OK dialog box explaining you

are running in Safe Mode. Click OK on this dialog box.

d. Now go to Start>Settings and Control_Panel. Find the Add/Remove Programs icon and double click it.

You should be able to see HYPERPEN Driver listed.

e. Left click the Hyper Driver entry and click the Add/Remove button. Opt to completely remove the

program.

f. Restart the System normally. Download alternative drivers from www.aiptek.com.tw and try installing

them instead. Refer to Problem 3, sub section iii Try alternative drivers for further information.

Please note that this guide is a basic installation troubleshooting document, if you have a problem not covered

in this document please do not hesitate to either email [email protected] or to phone on 0845 345 6770

(Press 1 for technical support, or wait for a customer service representative to transfer you).

Using the HYPERPEN:

The HYPERPEN works just like any other pointing device so you can use it to navigate your files and folders in Windows, to surf

the Internet or to drawn lines in any drawing package. You can however change a number of settings in the Control_Panel:

Click Start>Settings>Control_Panel> and locate the HYPERPEN icon as shown on the right.

Double click this Icon and you will see the screen below.

Most of the settings in this utility are self explanatory, such as the ability to

change the measurement units from inches to cm’s. You can also switch

between absolute and relative modes. Absolute mode should allow you to “dot”

an area of the pad and have the cursor jump to the corresponding point on the

screen. If this feature doesn’t work try a different set of drivers from

www.aiptek.com.tw

The Buttons tab allows you to reconfigure your buttons, you can also change

Click Pressure (i.e.. the pressure you have to use on the tablet to simulate a

mouse click) and the Pen Offset. To alter this take the tick out of the Auto

Setting check box and click adjust. The pen will automatically adjust its setting

as you move the pen around the screen.

The Mouse tab allows you to alter the sensitivity and button configuration.

The Control Tab controls the Offset value and the dimensions of the

active work area. Only alter these settings if you feel that the position of

the pen on the tablet is not corresponding to the relative position on the

monitor screen. Obviously the settings will depend upon your system so

there are no set guide lines for altering these settings.

If you install the latest revision of the drivers from www.Aiptek.com.tw

you will also be able to specify function eyes. To association one of the

“F” keys on the tablet with a function you need to click the “...” icon. Then

browse to the application or document you want to associate with the

function and double click it. Alternatively type a web site URL e.g.. http://

www.serif.com/

Other Software that comes with the Package -

Serif are not able to offer technical assistance using the third party utilities provided with the HYPERPEN past

installation. That is, we can advise on problems you have getting the software on to the system, but cannot advise you

on how to use these utilities. Please contact the respective manufacturer’s or consult the program’s help menu if you

have problems with these extra applications that are provided free with the HYPERPEN. All these companies offer

online support, some also offer an over the phone service.

Pen Soft www.fineart.com.tw

Cadix www.cadix.com

Video Live Mail www.cyberlink.com

Foto Express / Explorer www.ulead.com

Corel / Paint www.corel.com

(Customer Service no. 0800 581 028)

AIPTEK HYPERPEN 6000 Installation Procedures Manual

AIPTEK HYPERPEN 6000 Installation Procedures Manual

AIPTEK HYPERPEN 6000 Installation Procedures Manual

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