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User’s Manual for Windows & Macintosh

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English version 1.0, April 03, 2004

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Copyright

WACOM Company, Limited, 2004

All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced e xcept for your express personal use. W acom 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.

Penabled, Tool ID, QuickPoint, and DuoSwitch are trademarks, and Intuos and Wacom are registered trademarks of
WACOM Company, Limited.

Adobe, Acrobat, Reader, and Photoshop 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 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.

Watch for the Penabled logo to ensure you
are getting the natural feel and superior
performance of Wacom’s patented cordless
and battery-free pen technology.

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CONTENTS

About the manual 5
Navigating the manual 6

ORKING WITH INTUOS3 7

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Intuos3 tablet features 8
Intuos3 input tools 9
Intuos3 optional tools 10
Setting up your work area 11
Using the Grip Pen 12

Holding the Pen 12

ointing 13

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Clicking 14
Dr

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Using the side switch 15
Drawing with pressure-sensitivity 16
Drawing with tilt 16
Erasing 17
Eye-hand coordination exercise 18

Using the Mouse 19
Using the Airbrush 20
Working with the tablet 21

Using the Tablet Keys 22
Using the Touch Strips 23

CUSTOMIZING
Opening the control panel 24
Control panel overview 25
Control panel settings 26

Customizing the Pen 27

Adjusting tip feel and double-click 28
Adjusting eraser feel 29
Advanced tip and eraser pressure settings 30
Customizing tool buttons 31
Button functions 32
Customizing tilt sensitivity 35

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Customizing the Mouse

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Customizing Mouse buttons 36
Customizing the Mouse fingerwheel 37

Tablet to screen mapping 38

Pen mode 38
Mouse mode 39
Orientation 39
Screen area 40
Force proportions 41

ablet area 42

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Mapping to multiple monitors 43

Customizing the tab

let functions 44
Customizing Tablet Keys 45
Customizing tablet Touch Strips 46
Advanced Touch Strip settings 49

Customizing the Pop-up Menu 50
Working with multiple tools 51
Working with application-specific settings 52

Creating an application-specific setting 53
Changing settings for a specific tool

and application 54
Removing application-specific settings 54

ROUBLESHOOTING 55

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Testing your tablet 56
Testing your tools 57

Testing the Tablet Keys 58
Testing the tablet Touch Strips 58
Testing a Pen 59
Testing a Mouse 60

Troubleshooting tables 61

General problems 61
Windows-specific problems 64
Macintosh-specific problems 65

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echnical support options 67

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Obtaining driver downloads 68

APPENDICES

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Caring for your tablet and tools 69

Replacing the Pen tip 70
Uninstalling the softw
Changing the tab

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let mode 71
Installing multiple tablets 71
Product specifications 72

General specifications for all Intuos3 tablets 72
Intuos3 4x5/A6 tablet (model PTZ-430) 72
Intuos3 6x8/A5 tab

let (model PTZ-630) 72
Intuos3 9x12/A4-regular tablet (model PTZ-930) 72
Intuos3 Grip Pen (model ZP-501E) 73
Intuos3 Mouse (model ZC-100) 73
Intuos3 Airbrush (model ZP-400E) 73
Intuos3 Ink P

en (model ZP-130) 73
Product information 74
Ordering parts and accessories 74

Tablets 75
Tools 75
Other parts and accessories 76

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Radio and television interference 77

FCC notice 77
CE declaration 77

License and Warranties
(Worldwide, Except for Europe,
Africa and Middle East) 78

Software License 78
Limited Warranty (Worldwide, Except Europe,

Africa and Middle East) 78
Warranty Service in the U.S. and Canada 80
Warranty on Sales Outside of U.S. and Canada

(Except Europe, Africa and Middle East) 80

License and Warranty
(Europe, Africa and Middle East) 81

Software License Agreement 81
Entitlement to Use the Software 81

Limited Warranty 81
GLOSSAR
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About the manual

This combined interactive User’s Manual for Windows and Macintosh provides quick access to information
about Intuos3. Just click on a navigation button or highlighted word to move through the document.
The information is common to both platforms and Windows screen captures are shown, unless otherwise
noted.

• In the contents

• Working with Intuos3 is the learning chapter , and introduces you to the man y capabilities of y our Intuos3
tablet. It describes the various tablet models, the features and functions of each Intuos3 tool, and
includes exercises for new users.

• Customizing
and tools for the way you like to work.

•Want to test your tablet and tools? Need troubleshooting guidelines? T
find the answers to most common questions.

• The appendices
uninstalling the software, your license and w arr anty, and more. If you are using more than one tablet on
your computer, you will find instructions on adding and working with multiple tablets.

Note: This man ual 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.

If you are new to electronic documentation, be sure to read na
Here are some other points to keep in mind:

• The tablet size descriptions shown within this manual reflect usage for both the USA and European
markets, and are separated by a “/ “. For example, in the descriptor “4x5/A6”, “4x5” is the tablet sizing
descriptor for markets in the USA. “A6” is the descriptor for European markets . Within this manual, USA
tablet size descriptors are always shown before the “/ “.

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options.

• Remember that you can always use the Adobe 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, or information about your application software. Your best
source for this information is the set of manuals and disks that came with your hardware, operating
system, or application.

• Many graphics applications have built-in support for Intuos3 features (such as pressure-sensitivity, tilt,
airbrush simulation, and fingerwheel input for the Intuos3 Mouse). You can find a listing of applications
that support these features at W acom’s web site (see product inf
to use Intuos3 features within a specific application, refer to the instructions in that application’s
manuals.

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

describes how you can change the control panel settings to optimize your Intuos3 tablet

roubleshooting is where you will

include a variety of information: tips on caring for your tablet and tools, a how-to on

vigating the manual.

LETTERS

are used to identify the names of ke yboard ke ys , dialog bo x es , and control panel

ormation). F or information on how best

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Navigating the manual

Use the navigation controls to move through the manual:

Go to front page.

CONTENTS

INDEX

HEADING TEXT

topic

Go to table of contents.
Go to index.

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Page back, or page forward.

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This section introduces you to the Intuos3 professional pen tab let. Intuos3 consists of a tablet that serves as
your work area and the Intuos3 input tools

you use on the tablet. The quic kest way to learn about Intuos3 is
to become familiar with its appearance and f eatures . If you are new to using a pen tablet, read the following
sections to learn about your Intuos3 tools and how to use them with the tablet.

Note: Intuos3 tools will only work on an Intuos3 tablet. They will not work on an Intuos or Intuos2 series

tablet. Likewise, older Intuos or Intuos2 input tools will not work on your Intuos3 tablet.

Intuos3 tab

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Intuos3 input tools
Setting up your work area
Using the Grip Pen
Using the Mouse
Using the Airbrush
Working with the tablet

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Intuos3 tablet features

Cable
Recessed cable
tracks on the back
of the tablet allow
the cable to exit
the top or left of
the tablet.

Customizable
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Pen stand

Touch Strip controls

Note: 4x5/A6 tablet
models come equipped
with Tablet Keys and a
single Touch Strip
located to the left of the
tablet’s active area.

Note: Intuos3 6x8/A5 tablet shown. To learn more about your
tablet, see working with the tablet. For a complete listing of Intuos3
tablets, see ordering parts and accessories.

Tablet work surface
Identifies the tablet

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Intuos3 input tools

Various input tools are available for your tablet. All Intuos3 tools are cordless, batteryless, and
ergonomically designed. Each tool also features a unique T
tools and to customize each tool differently.

The Intuos3 Grip Pen is a pressure-sensitive freehand tool for image editing and creating natural-looking
pen and brush strokes.

If you prefer to use a mouse for general navigation, pointing, and clicking, just set aside your Intuos3 Pen
and place the Intuos3 Mouse on the tablet – the mouse is cordless and symmetrically designed so you can
use it just as easily in your left or right hand.

Eraser

Rubberized
grip area

Fingerwheel. An integrated

middle button and rolling
wheel that can be used for
up and down scrolling in the
active window. It can also
be customized to perform a
variety of button functions.

ool ID, which enables you to work with multiple

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Removable DuoSwitch
(rocker style)

Replaceable nib

(standard or stroke tip)

Intuos3 Grip Pen

Programmable buttons can be

customized for the way you like to work.

Note: Some product configurations may not include the Intuos3 Mouse.

Intuos3 Mouse

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