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Wacom Graphire

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3 User’s Manual for Windows

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& Macintosh

®

, March 07, 2003

English V1.0 for Windows & Macintosh

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 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. 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

Testing Your Tablet 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 word to move through the document. The information is

common to both platforms, unless otherwise noted. Windows screen captures are shown.

• The Contents

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

• 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

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

mouse set for the way you like to work.

• Want to test your tablet? Need troubleshooting guidelines? T

roubleshooting is where you will ﬁnd the answers

to most common questions.

• The Appendices

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

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.

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

vigating the Manual.

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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 tablets.

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.

Go to Table of Contents.

Go to Index.

Go back to previous view.

Page back, or page forward.

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

Reader

Online Guide

for more information.

CONTENTS

INDEX

HEADING TEXT

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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

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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

Active Area

Pen Storage Compartment

Status LED

Cable

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.

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.

Graphire3 Cordless Mouse

(Not included with some

product conﬁgurations.)

Programmable Buttons

Eraser

DuoSwitch (rocker style)

Replaceable Nib

(pen tip)

Fingerwheel

Graphire3 Pen

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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.

See W

orking with the Tablet for more information.

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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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

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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.

Important:

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 tablet may

interfere with screen cursor positioning when using other pointing devices.

Position for drawing

Position for erasing

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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 your 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 for the

pen, and makes tracing possible—something you cannot do with a mouse.

• In Mouse Mode (the default setting for the Graphire3 Cordless mouse), you move the screen cursor with a “pick

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.

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.

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.

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CLICKING

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

Clicking.

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

register a click. (If C

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

then you will hear a “click” sound when the pen tip is pressed hard enough to generate a a mouse click. Adjust your

speaker volume as necessary.) Try clicking on a folder icon by moving the screen cursor over the icon and pressing

down on the pen tip. The icon should highlight when you press.

Double Clicking.

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

Press the upper side switch to double-click in

Windows, or the lower side switch to double-click on

Macintosh systems. This is easier than tapping

twice with the pen tip.

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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 switch in either direction. You can use the DuoSwitch whenever the pen tip is in Pro

ximity of

the tablet. You do not have to touch the pen tip to the tablet in order to use the switch.

To assign new switch functions, see Customizing the Side Switch

.

Hints:

• Press the upper side switch to double-click.

(For Macintosh systems, press the lower side

switch.) This is easier than tapping twice with

the pen tip.

• Use right-click to bring up application-speciﬁc

or icon-speciﬁc menus.

Windows:

The upper switch position is set to left

double-click by default.

Macintosh OS X, v10.2:

The upper switch

position is set to INK TOGGLE by default.

Macintosh OS X, v10.1.5:

The upper switch

position is set to right-click by default.

Macintosh OS 9:

The upper switch position

simulates a CTRL function by default. Clicking

with the pen tip while pressing the upper side

switch will display a contextual menu.

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:

To simulate right-click functionality, set

the side switch to MODIFIERS: CTRL+CLICK.

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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

Tablet

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 natural-

looking 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 various amounts of pressure downward 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

Tip and

Eraser Feel.

Visit our web site for a list of graphics applications that support pressure. See Product Inf

ormation.

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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, you can select pressure-sensitive tools in

an application’s tool palette to vary the width and depth of your erasures as you change the amount of pressure you

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 eraser, 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 Information). If the eraser is

not supported in an application, you can still use the eraser for navigating and drawing.

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