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Wacom Graphire® 3 User’s Manual for Windows® & Macintosh®, March 07, 2003 English V1.0 for Windows & Macintosh Copyright © Wacom Company, Limited, 2003 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.

DuoSwitch is a trademark, and Graphire and Wacom are registered trademarks of Wacom Company, Limited. Adobe, Acrobat, and Acrobat Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the

United States and/or other countries. Microsoft and Windows 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 compan y 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. No responsibility is assumed with regard to the performance or use of these products.

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CONTENTS

About the Manual 5 Navigating the Manual 7

WORKING WITH GRAPHIRE3 8 Graphire3 Tablet Features 9 Graphire3 Input Tools 10 Setting Up Your Work Area 11 Using the Pen 12

Holding the Pen 13 Pointing 14 Clicking 15 Using the Side Switch 16 Dragging 17 Proximity 18 Drawing with Pressure 19 Erasing 20 Eye-Hand Coordination Exercise 21

Using the Cordless Mouse 22

Using the Cordless Mouse Fingerwheel 23

Working with the Tablet 24

Changing the Tablet Underlay 25 Creating a New Tablet Underlay 26

CUSTOMIZING 27 Opening the Control Panel 27

Control Panel Basics 28

Customizing the Pen 29 Customizing the Cordless Mouse 30 Customizing the Pop-up Menu 31

Control Panel Details 32

Adjusting Tip and Eraser Feel 33 Adjusting Double-Click 34 Customizing the Side Switch 35 Button Functions 36 Tablet Tracking 40 Mapping to Multiple Monitors 42 Portion of Screen 43 Portion of Tablet 44 Setting Mouse Speed 45

TROUBLESHOOTING 46 T esting Your T ablet 47 Troubleshooting Tables 49

General Problems 49 Windows-Speciﬁc Problems 53 Macintosh-Speciﬁc Problems 54

Technical Support Options 55

Obtaining Driver Downloads 56

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APPENDICES 57 Caring for Your Tablet and Tools 58

Replacing the Pen Tip 58 Uninstalling the Software 59 Product Speciﬁcations 60

General Speciﬁcations for All Graphire3 Tablets 60

Graphire3 4x5 / A6 Tablet (Model CTE-430) 61

Graphire3 6x8 / A5 Tablet (Model CTE-630) 61

Graphire3 Pen (Model EP-130) 61

Graphire3 Cordless Mouse (Model EC-130) 62

Graphire3 Inking Pen (Model EP-200, optional) 62 Product Information 62 Ordering Parts and Accessories 63 Radio and Television Interference 64

FCC Notice 64

CE Declaration 65

License and Warranties (Worldwide, Except for Europe, Africa and Middle East) 66

Software License 66 Limited Warranty (Worldwide, Except Europe,

Africa and Middle East) 67 Warranty on Sales Outside of U.S. and Canada

(Except Europe, Africa and Middle East) 69

License and Warranty (Europe, Africa and Middle East) 70

Software License Agreement 70 Entitlement to Use the Software 70

Limited Warranty 71 GLOSSARY 73 INDEX 75

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ABOUT THE MANUAL

This combined interactive User’s Manual for Windows and Macintosh provides quick access to information about Graphire3. Just click on a navigation button or highlighted w ord to move through the document. The information is common to both platforms, unless otherwise noted. Windows screen captures are shown.

• The Contents

• Working with Graphire3 is the learning chapter, and introduces you to the many capabilities of your Graphire3 pen and mouse set. It includes a description of the features and functions of your Graphire3 tools, as well as exercises for new users. If you are not familiar with a pen tablet, this chapter gives you the basics.

• Customizing mouse set for the way you like to work.

• Want to test your tablet? Need troubleshooting guidelines? T to most common questions.

• The Appendices the tablet software, your license and warranty, and more.

Note:

This manual does not contain information on installing your tablet. Please refer to your product Quick Start Guide and to the automated software installer (located on the Wacom Tablet CD) for details on installing your Wacom tablet.

enables you to go directly to a topic by clicking on it.

describes how you can change the control panel settings to optimize your Graphire3 pen and

roubleshooting is where you will ﬁnd the answers

include a variety of information: tips on caring for y our tab let and tools , a ho w-to on uninstalling

If you are new to electronic documentation, be sure to read Na

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vigating the Manual.

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MALL CAPITAL LETTERS

are used to identify the names of keyboard keys, dialog boxes, and control panel options.

Remember that you can always use the Acrobat Reader zoom-in tool to increase the size of the manual on your display screen.

The following kinds of information are not included with this product: information about your speciﬁc computer hardware or operating system, information about application software, and information about other Wacom tab lets . Your best source for this information is the set of manuals and disks that came with your hardware, operating system, applications, or other Wacom tablets.

Many graphics applications have built-in support for Graphire3 features (such as pressure-sensitivity and eraser support). You can ﬁnd a listing of applications that support these features at Wacom’s web site (see Product

Information). For information on how best to use Graphire3 features within a speciﬁc application, refer to the

instructions in that application’s manuals.

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NAVIGATING THE MANUAL

Use the navigation controls to move through the manual:

Go to front page.

CONTENTS

INDEX

Go to Table of Contents. Go to Index.

Go back to previous view.

Page back, or page forward.

HEADING TEXT

Topic

Go to beginning of section. Go to topic.

Topic continued.

Acrobat Reader provides you with additional tools for using and printing the manual. Refer to the Acrobat

Online Guide

for more information.

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WORKING WITH GRAPHIRE3

The Graphire3 pen and mouse set consists of two basic elements: a tablet that serves as your work area, and the

aphire3 Input Tools you use with the tablet.

The quickest way to learn about your Graphire3 pen and mouse set is to become familiar with its appearance and features. If you are new to using a pen tablet and tablet input tools, read the following sections; they describe your Graphire3 tools and explain how to use them with the tablet.

Note:

The Cordless Mouse that came with your Graphire3 tablet will not work on any other tablet model (including tablets from the Graphire or Graphire2 series).

GRAPHIRE3 TABLET FEATURES GRAPHIRE3 INPUT TOOLS SETTING UP YOUR WORK AREA USING THE PEN USING THE CORDLESS MOUSE WORKING WITH THE TABLET

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GRAPHIRE3 TABLET FEATURES

Pen Storage Compartment

Cable

Active Area

Status LED

Photo Frame Cover

Note:

To learn more about your tablet, see Working with the Tablet.

See also Changing the Tablet Underlay and Creating a New Tablet

Underlay.

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Pen Stand (Not included with some product conﬁgurations.)

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GRAPHIRE3 INPUT TOOLS

Your Graphire3 input tools are cordless, batteryless, and ergonomically designed.

• The Graphire3 pen is a pressure-sensitive freehand tool for image editing and creating natural-looking pen and

brush strokes.

• The Graphire3 Cordless Mouse is an ideal tool for navigation, with three customizable buttons that you can

program for different functions. The integrated ﬁngerwheel is both a programmable middle button and a rolling wheel. In most applications, rolling the wheel will cause the active window to scroll.

Eraser

Fingerwheel

DuoSwitch (rocker style)

Replaceable Nib

(pen tip)

Graphire3 Pen

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Programmable Buttons

Graphire3 Cordless Mouse

(Not included with some product conﬁgurations.)

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SETTING UP YOUR WORK AREA

To minimize fatigue, organize your work area so you can work comfortably. Position your tablet, input tools, and keyboard so they are easily accessible without unnecessary reaching. Your monitor should be positioned so you can view it comfortably with a minimum of eyestrain.

Here are some other points to keep in mind:

• Take short breaks between tasks to stretch and relax your muscles.

• Use a gentle grip when working with your tools.

• Alternate tasks throughout the day.

• Maintain a good posture at all times. Minimize awkward postures and repetitive movements that cause discomfort.

• Change your position if you feel any discomfort due to your work position.

Note:

Wacom makes no representation, promise or guarantee that Wacom products will cure or prevent, in whole or in part, mouse-induced repetitive stress symptoms, injuries or conditions. Individual results may vary. Always obtain competent medical advice to determine the most appropriate treatment for your speciﬁc situation.

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orking with the Tablet for more information.

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USING THE PEN

Your Graphire3 pen is cordless, batteryless, and pressure sensitive. There are four basic techniques for using the pen: pointing, clicking, double-clicking, and dragging. With a bit of practice, using the pen will become second nature to you. If you are unfamiliar with using a pen, try the exercises on the following pages.

HOLDING THE P

EN POINTING CLICKING USING THE SIDE SWITCH DRAGGING PROXIMITY DRAWING WITH PRESSURE ERASING EYE-HAND COORDINATION EXERCISE

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HOLDING THE PEN

Hold the Graphire3 pen like you would a pencil. Make sure the DuoSwitch is in a convenient location where you can toggle it with your thumb or index ﬁnger, but not accidently press the switch while drawing. You can tilt the pen in any way that feels most comfortable for drawing.

Position for erasing

Important:

Position for drawing

When the Graphire3 pen is not in use, place it in the pen storage compartment, the pen stand included with some product conﬁgurations, or lay it ﬂat on your desk. To maintain the sensitivity of your pen tip, do not store the pen in a container where it will rest on its tip . Leaving a Graphire3 tool on the tab let ma y interfere with screen cursor positioning when using other pointing devices.

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POINTING

The Graphire3 pen positions the pointer (or cursor) on your screen. You can position the screen cursor two different ways, like a pen (Pen Mode) or like a mouse (Mouse Mode).

• In Pen Mode , the tablet’s active area is a mapped representation of y our computer screen where every point on the tablet’s active area corresponds to exactly one point on the display screen; wherever you place the pen on the tablet, the screen cursor will jump to the corresponding point on the screen. This is the default setting f or the pen, and makes tracing possible—something you cannot do with a mouse.

• In Mouse Mode (the default setting for the Gr aphire3 Cordless mouse), you move the screen cursor with a “pic k up and slide” motion similar to using a traditional mouse.

Try moving the screen cursor by lifting the pen and placing it in a new location on the tablet. The cursor instantly jumps to the new location.

As the pen enters Proximity, the tablet senses the pen above the tablet surface. You do not need to touch the tablet with the pen tip in order to move the screen cursor.

Hints:

• If you are used to working with a mouse and ﬁnd that using a pen is somewhat difﬁcult, try the Eye-Hand

Coordination Exercise.

• Pointing is easier when you orient the tablet so the screen cursor follows the same direction as your hand movements on the tablet.

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CLICKING

You typically click to highlight or select something on the screen, and double-click to open it.

Clicking.

register a click. (If C then you will hear a “clic k” sound when the pen tip is pressed hard enough to generate a a mouse click. Adjust y our speaker volume as necessary.) Try clicking on a folder icon by moving the screen cursor ov er the icon and pressing down on the pen tip. The icon should highlight when you press.

Double Clicking.

twice with a mouse button. You can also double-click by pressing the side switch – this is the preferred method of double-clicking with a pen. Try both ways of double-clicking on a folder icon to open it. First use your pen tip to do this, then use the side switch.

Hint:

Windows, or the lower side switch to double-click on Macintosh systems. This is easier than tapping twice with the pen tip.

To click, tap the tablet once with the tip of the pen or press the pen tip on the tablet with enough force to

LICK SOUND

is selected in the Pen Tablet control panel and your computer speakers are on,

To double-click, quickly tap the tablet twice in the same place with the pen tip. This is like clic king

Press the upper side switch to double-click in

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USING THE SIDE SWITCH

The Graphire3 pen is equipped with a DuoSwitch. This switch has two programmable functions that can be selected by rocking the s witch in either direction. You can use the DuoSwitch whenever the pen tip is in Pro the tablet. You do not have to touch the pen tip to the tablet in order to use the switch.

ximity of

Windows:

double-click by default.

Macintosh OS X, v10.2:

position is set to INK TOGGLE by default.

Macintosh OS X, v10.1.5:

position is set to right-click by default.

Macintosh OS 9:

simulates a CTRL function by default. Clicking with the pen tip while pressing the upper side switch will display a contextual menu.

Hints:

• Press the upper side switch to double-click.

• Use right-click to bring up application-speciﬁc

The upper s witch position is set to left

The upper switch

The upper switch position

(For Macintosh systems, press the lower side switch.) This is easier than tapping twice with the pen tip.

or icon-speciﬁc menus.

By default, the lower switch is set for a right-click on Windows systems and for a double-click on Macintosh systems.

Macintosh OS 9:

the side switch to MODIFIERS: CTRL+CLICK.

To assign new switch functions, see Customizing the Side Switch

To simulate right-click functionality, set

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DRAGGING

Dragging is used to select and move objects on the screen. To drag, ﬁrst point to an object. Then press the pen tip to the tablet and slide it across the tablet surface. The selected object will move across the screen. To select text, move the screen cursor to the beginning of a text line, then drag the pen across the tablet until the text is highlighted.

First, try moving an icon on the screen. Then, within a document, select some text by pressing and dragging the pen tip across the text.

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PROXIMITY

The pen is activated as soon as it nears the surface of the tablet’s active area. This is known as entering tablet proximity, and allows you to position the screen cursor or use the side switch without touching the pen tip to the tablet. You can also trace a drawing or photograph as long as the pen tip remains within proximity height of the tablet surface.

Place a picture either on top of or beneath the photo frame cover and try tracing it from within one of your graphics applications. (The thickness of the item to be traced or digitized should be 1 mm or less.) See Changing the

Underlay for details on placing an image beneath the photo frame cover.

When positioning the screen cursor and operating the side switch, the pen tip needs to be within 5 mm (0.20 inch) of the tablet surface, average.

When drawing or clicking, the pen tip needs to be within 1 mm (0.04 inch) of the tablet surface.

The Cordless Mouse works similarly to the pen, and can only be used on the tablet’s active area. For the Cordless Mouse, proximity is approximately 1 - 2 mm (.04 - .08 inch).

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DRAWING WITH PRESSURE

The Graphire3 pen responds to the nuance and inﬂection of your hand movements, enabling you to create naturallooking pen and brush strokes. Many graphics applications have drawing tools that respond to the pressure you place on the pen. For example, in some drawing programs sliders are used to vary brush characteristics (width, color, and opacity). These characteristics can be controlled much better by the pen’s pressure-sensitivity. You can vary line width, blend colors, and change opacity with the pressure you exert upon the pen.

To draw with pressure-sensitivity, select a pressure-sensitive tool from your application’s tool palette. Draw along the surface of the tablet while applying v arious amounts of pressure downw ard on the tip of the pen. Press hard for thick lines or dense color. Press gently for thin lines or softer color. To adjust the tip feel, see Adjusting

Eraser Feel.

Tip and

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ERASING

The eraser on the Graphire3 pen works like the eraser on a pencil. In graphics applications that support the pen’s eraser, you can erase intuitively and naturally. When you use the pen’s eraser, the application will automatically switch to the eraser tool. In applications that support pressure-sensitivity , y ou can select pressure-sensitiv e tools in an application’s tool palette to v ary the width and depth of your erasures as y ou change the amount of pressure y ou exert upon the pen.

You can also use the eraser in many standard ofﬁce applications. The eraser will not be pressure sensitive in these applications, but you can use it to select and delete text or spreadsheet cells.

Try your eraser by opening Notepad (Windows) or Simple Text (Macintosh) and typing a few words. Use the eraser to select the text. When you lift the er aser, the text will be erased. For further information on using your eraser , see

Adjusting

Tip and Eraser Feel.

Visit our web site for a list of graphics applications that support the eraser (see Product Inf ormation). If the eraser is not supported in an application, you can still use the eraser for navigating and drawing.

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EYE-HAND COORDINATION EXERCISE

If you use a mouse, you may remember how long it took to get used to positioning the screen cursor. Your Graphire3 pen, likewise, will take a bit of practice to master the technique of positioning the screen cursor in

en Mode. This may seem difﬁcult at ﬁrst, but it is more natural and faster than in Mouse Mode.

This exercise is designed to retrain your eye-hand coordination for using the pen:

1. Open any graphics application. Use the line tool to draw a rectangular grid with line spacings of about 20-25 mm (3/4 to 1 inch). You can use your traditional mouse to do this.

2. Choose a free-hand tool in your application and use the pen to draw a dot at each grid intersection.

3. Draw an X at each grid intersection.

4. Now draw a circle around each intersection. Your screen should look like this:

5. Clear your screen and make a simple dra wing of y our o wn. The more y ou use y our pen, the easier dra wing and navigation will become.

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USING THE CORDLESS MOUSE

The Graphire3 Cordless Mouse is batteryless and works on your Graphire3 tablet. By moving the Cordless Mouse across the tablet’ s activ e area, you can position the screen cursor lik e you do with a regular mouse . The b uttons are programmable, and the integrated ﬁngerwheel is both a programmable middle button and a rolling wheel for scrolling. By default, the rolling ﬁngerwheel provides a line scrolling capability in most applications. See Using the

Cordless Mouse Fingerwheel.

Integrated middle button and ﬁngerwheel. By default, the button function is set to MIDDLE CLICK and the ﬁngerwheel is set to SCROLL 3 lines per wheel notch.

Macintosh OS 9:

and the ﬁngerwheel is set to SCROLL 3 lines per wheel notch.

The right button is set to RIGHT-CLICK by default.

Macintosh OS 9:

MODIFIERS: CTRL+CLICK by default.

Hint:

For MS Ofﬁce applications (MS Ofﬁce 97 and greater) that support a wheel

mouse, press the CTRL key and move the ﬁngerwheel to zoom in and out.

Note:

The Cordless Mouse that came with your Graphire3 tablet will not work on any other tablet model, including tablets from the Graphire or Graphire2 series. (Note also that the Cordless Mouse is not available with some product conﬁgurations.)

To learn how to program buttons, see Customizing the Cordless Mouse.

By default, the button function is set to DOUBLE CLICK

The button is set to

Important:

the Cordless Mouse, place it on your desk. Leaving a Graphire3 tool on the tablet may interfere with screen cursor positioning when using other pointing devices, or prevent your computer from going to sleep.

By default, the left button is set to LEFT-CLICK on Windows systems, and single CLICK on Macintosh systems.

When not using

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USING THE CORDLESS MOUSE FINGERWHEEL

To use the ﬁngerwheel, place your hand on the Graphire3 Cordless Mouse with your index ﬁnger on the wheel.

•

Button function.

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Scrolling.

CROLL 3 lines for each notch of wheel movement in applications that support the ﬁngerwheel function.

to S

Move the ﬁngerwheel f orw ard to scroll up , and bac k to scroll do wn. By default, the ﬁngerwheel is set

Press down on the wheel to perform a button click.

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WORKING WITH THE TABLET

Think of the tablet’s active area as a mapped representation of your computer screen. Wherever you place your pen on the tablet’s active area, the screen cursor will jump to the corresponding point on the screen. For example, when you position your pen tip in the upper right corner of the tablet, the cursor appears in the upper right corner of your screen. This is called “absolute positioning” and makes tracing possible – something you cannot do with a mouse. As you work with Graphire3, you can rest your hand on the tab let surface, just as if it were a drawing board or piece of paper.

Your tablet comes with a transparent photo frame cover used to protect your favorite photos or artwork. See Changing the

Tablet Underlay and Creating a Ne w Tablet Underlay f or details

on this feature.

Your tablet also comes with an integrated pen storage compartment. When you are not using the Graphire3 pen, you can reach behind the tablet and press the pen into the storage compartment or lay it ﬂat on your desk. Leaving a Graphire3 tool on the tablet may interfere with screen cursor positioning when using other pointing devices.

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If your product came with a pen stand, you can use it to store the pen between tasks. This also makes the pen available for quick, easy access when you are working.

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