Wireless Meeting Tool UPIC Notepad User’s Manual We greatly appreciate your purchase of this PLUS UPIC Notepad. To be sure to make the most of this product’s functions, read this “User’s Manual” carefully before use. After reading, store the manual in a safe place for future reference.
This is the manual for Notepad, the following wireless meeting tool, with which a digital pen, the main unit and the software are included. Product model name: UPIC Notepad (henceforth Notepad in this manual) When using the wireless interactive panel (sold separately) at the same time, please see the manual accompanying the panel. • When epexegesis and so on is included in an accompanying sheet, please ensure you see it.
Contents Important Safety Information…………………………………………………………… 4 Package contents………………………………………………………………………… 7 Names and functions of Notepad……………………………………………………… 8 Preparetion before use/how to quit ………………………………………………… 12 Installing the Software………………………………………………………………… 13 Before installing… …………………………………………………………………………… Operating environment… …………………………………………………………… Software provided… ………………………………………………………………… Updating UPIC Touch&Draw………………………………………………………… Installation of the provided softwa
Important Safety Information Before using Symbols Explained Various symbols are used in this manual included with this product and on the product itself to ensure safe use of the product and to prevent injury to the user and others as well as damage to property. These symbols and their meanings are described below. Be sure to understand them fully before proceeding with your reading of the manual.
Do not touch the edge of the dot pattern sheet. Please be careful not to cut your hand on the edge of the dot pattern sheet. Do not use the included CD-ROM in a CD player for audio discs. Never use the included CD-ROM in a CD player for audio discs. Doing so will produce loud sounds which could injure your ears or damage your speakers. Additional Cautions Concerning use Please do not use in the following places.
Cleaning Dots for coordinate detection are printed on the dot pattern sheet. If the surface of the sheet gets dirty, this may result in read failure during input with the digital pen or a malfunction. Please conduct the following regularly: Cleaning of the main unit - Please do not use moist tissue and OA cleaner. - Please lightly wipe the surface of the dot pattern sheet with a dry and soft cloth (cotton, cotton flannel and so on) .
Package contents If any of the following is missing in the packaging of the product you purchased, please contact the dealer, our company or the inquiry center. Name of package item Main body: 1 The dot pattern sheet on which the coordinate is printed is mounted. Digital pen (model ADP-301(type DP-301)): 1 set Including 1 spare stylus and 1 AAA alkaline battery Exclusive carrying case: 1 The main unit is portable.
Names and functions of Notepad Using the sheet on which the dot pattern coordinates are printed, draw with the digital pen, which also functions as a mouse and a virtual laser pointer.
How to use the command icon Using the pre-prepared profile, users can register functions in the command icon. For each command icon, different functions can be registered for the two operations of “click” and “click and hold” respectively. Icons available for command registration Profile list 1 Touch&Draw Windows XP Vista/7 ○ ○ 2 User setting ○ ○ 3 Slide show ○ ○ 4 Windows Journal × ○ 5 Snipping Tool × ○ 6 Windows standard ○ ○ No.
Names and functions of the command icon The following explanations of the names and functions of the command icon are for when a click operation is carried out while only the Touch&Draw software is running.
Page Up × Executes Page Up of the keyboard Page Down × Executes Page Down of the keyboard ESC (Escape) ○ Executes ESC (Escape) of the keyboard Enlarge × Executes scaling of the application screen. Roll × Rolls the displayed image on some application. Move × Executes move of the application screen.
Preparetion before use/how to quit When using the UPIC Notepad only NOTICE When using a computer on which steps 1 and 2 have been completed, start the preparations from step 3. 1 Install the software on the PC using the CD-ROM provided. (see page 15) 2 Make the computer recognize the digital pen (pairing). (See page 17.) 3 Calibrate the PC and Notepad (see page 27) 4 Set (check) the operation mode of the UPIC utility. 5 Start up UPIC Touch&Draw.
Installing the Software Before installing • Operating environment Item Operating system Internet Explorer Computer CPU Interface Memory Hard disk Display Peripherals Compatible Bluetooth stacks Description Windows 7 (32 bit / 64 bit), Windows Vista (32 bit / 64 bit), Windows XP (SP3 or later, 32-bit version) Ver. 6.0 or later Pre-installed computer on which one of the above operating systems is running 1GHz or greater processor Conforming to Bluetooth 2.
Installation of the provided software “UPIC Utility” and “UPIC Touch&Draw” are installed when “Installation of Software” is selected from the included CD-ROM’s menu. When installing the Microsoft Office add-in, please select “Installation of Microsoft Office add-in” from the menus of the CD-ROM provided. • Check before installing 1. Check that the computer being used satisfies the required operating conditions. 2. When installing, do so with the authority (account) of the computer’s administrator. 3.
3 Follow the installer’s instructions to install the software. “UPIC Utility” and “UPIC Touch&Draw” are installed simultaneously. •When choosing “Mode” at installation, please specify the device you will use. • Normally, please select ”UPIC Notepad only”. This can be changed later. For details please see page 23. NOTICE • If using Windows Vista and Windows 7, the user account control dialog will be displayed.
Uninstallation of the provided software 1 2 3 4 Click [Start] → [Control Panel] to display the control panel window. • Check that the digital pen’s cap is attached and that its power is turned off. • Check that UPIC Touch&Draw is closed. Click “Uninstall Program”. * For Windows XP, the “Add/Remove Program” icon appears. The “Uninstall/Change Program” window appears. * For Windows XP, the “Add/Remove Program” icon appears. Select the items you want to delete from among the displayed list.
Pairing the digital pen and computer The digital pen is a Bluetooth device. Signal transfer between it and the computer is not possible unless the computer has recognized the digital pen. This section describes pairing* using the Bluetooth stack included with Windows. * Pairing refers to the operation of connecting the digital pen and computer by wireless communication. In this manual pairing is also referred to as “connecting”. NOTE • Operation may be unstable when using multiple Bluetooth devices.
3 4 Click [Add…]. The “Add Bluetooth Device Wizard” window appears. Check (click) the “My device is set up and ready to be found” checkbox, then click the [Next (N)] button. The next window in the add wizard appears. 5 Click “ADP-301B”, then click the [Next (N)] button. The next window in the add wizard appears. 6 Choose (click) the “Use the passkey found in the documentation (U)” radio button, input “0000” as the path key, then click the [Next (N)] button. The next window in the add wizard appears.
8 Put the cap on the digital pen. The digital pen’s power turns off. To register multiple digital pens, repeat the above procedure. When doing so, input “0000” as the path key. Now when the digital pen’s cap is removed, the digital pen automatically connects to the computer and the pen input standby mode is set. Registration at Windows Vista and Windows 7 The following is an example of the Microsoft stack screen in Windows 7. The screen differs depending on the stack you use. Preparations: 1.
3 Click “ADP-301B”, then click the [Next (N)] button. The next window in the add wizard appears. 4 Input “0000” as the pairing code, then click the [Next] button. The next window in the add wizard appears. 5 Click the [Close] button. 6 Put the cap on the digital pen to turn it off once. * To register multiple digital pens, repeat the above procedure. When doing so, input “0000” as the path key.
Mouse operation of the digital pen Moving the cursor Lift the digital pen slightly (Less than 5mm from the sheet surface) to move the cursor. Lift the pen slightly to move Click Touch the digital pen once. Touch once Double click Touch the digital pen twice continuously. Touch twice Right click Long-press the digital pen (until the right click menu appears) . Touch and hold 長くタッチ Drag Move the pen, touching the pen point of the digital pen.
How to use the UPIC utility Display pop-up menu 1 Start up the UPIC utility Click the UPIC utility icon of the PC screen task tray to display the pop-up menu. If not displayed, click [Start][All programs][UPIC][UPIC utility] with the mouse, and it will appear (start up). If you use Windows 7 and the UPIC utility icon is not displayed in the task tray, please see the announcement of the “Icon display of UPIC utility of Windows 7” on page 18.
Spotlight A checkmark is placed by clicking, and a spotlight appears. To quit, display the pop-up menu again and remove the checkmark. • When dragging, the position of the spotlight moves, and when touchingup, the spotlight disappears. • To select the shape, size and so on of the spotlight, [Settings][VLP] tab [Spotlight]. Calibration/Cancel By clicking, the calibration patters appear. For the calibration method, please see page 28.
VLP screen The VLP (Virtual Laser Pointer) includes the settings of the pointer and spotlight. Pointer settings Shape: To select the shape of the pointer Type: To select the type of the pointer Always on: Indicates the display settings for when the digital pen is away from the draw area. Place checkmark (On) …To display the pointer Take the checkmark off (Off) …Pointer disappears. (default setting) Spotlight settings Shape: To select the shape of the spotlight.
Select Command Selects the command to register Command Settings Name Click/Long Press Registered Function Keystroke Link Not Registered : : : : : : Registers the command name Registers the command operation to register Sets the function registered to command Sets the keystroke in the command. Sets the execute file and URL address in the command. Unregisters a command Default Initializes the profile currently selected Help To display the help of the UPIC utility Exit To quit the UPIC utility.
Using the VLP (Virtual Laser Pointer) Displaying a VLP (Virtual Laser Pointer) on the projection screen of a PC allows effective presentations to be made. A VLP includes a pointer and spotlight, with selectable shape and so on. (see page 27) Example of the pointer 1 Example of the spotlight Display the pop-up menu by clicking the icon of the UPIC utility and then clicking on [Pointer] or [Spotlight].
Calibration of the PC screen and Notepad Calibration involves adjusting the positions of the drawing area of the Notepad and the PC screen. There are three kinds of calibrations, namely “Fullscreen”, “Aspect Ratio” and “User”. NOTICE You cannot draw (operate) at the edge of the dot pattern sheet (3mm) . The dotted line indicates the limit of the read scope. Click the Calibration icon ( ) of the Notepad, display the Calibration menu on PC screen and select the type of calibration.
Fullscreen The scope of the PC screen and the draw area of Notepad are the same. UPIC Notepad Aspect Ratio Adjusts the PC screen to the draw area of Notepad, maintaining the aspect.
User Adjusts the PC screen to the draw area of Notepad calibrated in “User Setting”. NOTICE • The digital pen automatically switches off when not used for about 7 minutes with the cap removed. • To use again cap the pen and uncap it to activate. Always cap the pen when at no use to avoid battery consumption. • Use 4:3 aspect ratio for UPIC Notepad. 1 2 Uncap the digital pen The indicator of the digital pen flickers. When lit up, no pairing (connection) with the PC is established.
4 Select “User” from the Calibration menu. UPIC Notepad The area calibrated in “User Setting” now becomes the draw area.
Starting up and quitting UPIC Touch&Draw Starting up UPIC Touch&Draw 1 Start up UPIC Touch&Draw. There are three ways to start up this software. • The software can be started up by clicking [Start] → [All Programs] → [UPIC] → [UPIC Touch&Draw] on the computer. • UPIC Touch&Draw can be started up by doubleclicking the software’s icon on the Windows desktop. • UPIC Touch&Draw can be started up by double-clicking the file saved using the software’s “Save” command (extension .tad3).
* Only one of the “Mouse”, “Pen”, “Felt Pen”, “Marker”, “Eraser”, “Figure” and “Select Object” icons can be selected at a time. It is not possible to select multiple icons. These seven functions are called input modes. Mouse Switches the input mode to the mouse mode. In this mode, the computer screen projected on the panel can be operated. • Some buttons does not function at mouse mode. • Windows operations can only be performed when in the mouse mode.
Screen Mode The mode switches between “White Screen” and “Overlay Screen” each time the screen mode icon is clicked. When in the “Overlay Screen” mode : The computer’s screen is displayed on the background. Other applications can be displayed and written on with the digital pen. When in the “White Screen” mode : The background is a white screen with ruled lines. Insert Picture Displays the Windows “Open File” window.
Quitting UPIC Touch&Draw 1 Click “Close” on the UPIC Touch&Draw window’s toolbar. When operating using the image projected on the panel, click “Close” on the toolbar. 2 UPIC Touch&Draw is closed, and the “Confirm closing” message is displayed. The message differs, depending on whether or not there is unsaved data. If there is no unsaved data: [Yes] Click this to quit UPIC Touch&Draw. [No] Click this to cancel quitting.
Basic Operations of UPIC Touch&Draw This section describes the basic operations in UPIC Touch&Draw. For details, please click the Help function of the toolbar. These basic operations are performed after calibration is completed and UPIC Touch&Draw has been started up. If UPIC Touch&Draw is not started up, see “Starting up and quitting UPIC Touch&Draw” on page 30. Example: Conducting a presentation in the overlay screen mode.
2) Select the desired file then click [Open]. The “Open File” window closes and the image is positioned at the center of the drawing area. 3) When the image is clicked after clicking the [Select Object] icon on the toolbar, a frame is displayed. Drag at any position within the frame to move the object to the desired position.
7 To conduct a new presentation at this point, first clear the drawing area. Click the [Delete] icon on the toolbar, then from the “Delete Menu” window click “CLEAR ALL” to delete all the data. * To cancel without deleting, click anywhere outside the “Delete Menu” window before clicking “CLEAR ALL”. National Sales Figures 7000 6000 5000 4000 Amount 3000 To continue, repeat operations 1 to 6. Sales 2000 1000 0 Office A 8 Ending the presentation See “Quitting UPIC Touch&Draw” on page 33.
How to use the Office printing add-in If you install the ”Microsoft Office add-in” (printing add-in for PowerPoint) from the menu of the CD-ROM provided, you will be able to draw in the following program: • Microsoft PowerPoint 2003/2007/2010 (32 bit only) - If conducting printing from the Office printing add-in, it will be single color printing for Notepad. - Please use a color laser printer or color ink-jet printer.
Troubleshooting Digital pen problems Condition Digital pen’s indicator does not light/flash Digital pen’s indicator flashes (lit for 0.
Specifications Model name External dimensions Weight (Not including pen or accessories) Dot Pattern Sheet Size (mm) Read method Digital pen*2 *3 Model name*4 Power supply Interface Main unit weight Operating time Usage conditions Temperature Humidity Software provided UPIC Notepad (W)332mmx(D)8mmx(H)269mm *1 Approx. 445g 298W X 219H Anoto pattern read method by the read method of the Anoto pen*2*3 ADP-301 (Type name: DP-301) AAA alkali battery × 1 (1.5V) Conforming to Bluetooth 2.0 class 2*5 Approx.
• Technical support If the problem with the product or software cannot be solved, contact your nearest PLUS Corporation office, dealer or store. Internet: http://www.plus-vision.com/en/support/index.html *PLUS only accepts inquiries made using the spaecial inquiry Form. Support We call support the provision of all kinds of information including answers to questions, requests, trouble reports, and other matters, and the scope of our support shall be limited to the functions and operation of this software.
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