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PRESTOConnect User Manual 

 

BETACOLOR PRESTO SPECTRO 
PRESTOCONNECT PRELIMINARY USER 
MANUAL.docx 

 

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10/19/2017 

 

Safety Instructions 

Warning 

For safety reasons it is absolutely necessary to read through the user’s guide as well as all of the 
instructions. 

General safety rules 

If the safety recommendations and instructions in this User Guide are not complied with, 
measurement errors, data loss, physical injury or property damage may result 

Installation 

Start your Computer and wait until all boot processes have finished and your computer is ready to 
operate.  

Do not plug in the USB cable at this time. 

Download the Installer from 

www.peret.it

 

Install the PRESTOConnect software 

Do not plug in the USB cable before the PRESTOConnect Software has been installed.

 

Start your Computer and wait until all boot processes have finished and your computer is ready to 
operate.  Run the setup-PRESTOconnect-vxxx.exe application to install the PRESTOConnect Software 
on your PC and follow the instructions. 

Once the setup is ready, you can connect the PRESTO SPECTRO to a USB 2.0 port. Wait until Windows 
has completely installed the driver. 

DRIVER without digital signature 

On Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 there is the possibility of an error message that the “PERET USB 
Driver does not have a digital signature”. In this case it is necessary to boot your Windows in a special 
mode to enable the driver installation. Instructions can be found at 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71YAIw7_-kg

 

 

Hold down the shift key and restart your computer 

 

Select the “Troubleshoot” option. 

 

Select “Advanced” options 

 

Select Startup Settings 

 

Click RESTART 

 

Press the number 7 key on your keyboard (Disable driver signature enforcement) 

 

Windows will restart and the driver will now be installed correctly. 

 

Use the device manager to update the driver 

PERET USBDRV.inf 

located in the 

PRESTOConnect folder. 
 

Run the PRESTOConnect Application 

Connect the PRESTO SPECTRO via USB cable to your PC. 

Click the PRESTOConnect Icon on your desktop 

Summary of Contents for PRESTO SPECTRO

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Page 3: ...sing the PRESTOConnect software 11 Preparing reference colors for a book 12 Downloading reference data to a book of the PRESTO SPECTRO 12 Introduction Congratulations You have just purchased the PREST...

Page 4: ...ct vxxx exe application to install the PRESTOConnect Software on your PC and follow the instructions Once the setup is ready you can connect the PRESTO SPECTRO to a USB 2 0 port Wait until Windows has...

Page 5: ...BETACOLOR PRESTO SPECTRO PRESTOCONNECT PRELIMINARY USER MANUAL docx 3 15 10 19 2017 3 Configure the PRESTOConnect Software to your needs Open the Settings from the File Settings Menu Select the langu...

Page 6: ...USER MANUAL docx 4 15 10 19 2017 4 Select the Device Interface parameters from the Device Page Select the COM port and click connect Click refresh and connect to connect to the PRESTO SPECTRO Click ge...

Page 7: ...evice is registered you can connect to the device by clicking the connect icon on the main screen The Device Page of the Settings Window offers also functions to upload a screen shot of the current PR...

Page 8: ...UAL docx 6 15 10 19 2017 6 PRESTOConnect Database The PRESTOConnect stores colors jobs and customer details in a database Select Open Database to open an existing database Select Create Database to cr...

Page 9: ...t Software can store as many colors as required in a color database Click the colors icon to open the color database Any color record in the colors database is defined by Lab values with delta E toler...

Page 10: ...LIMINARY USER MANUAL docx 8 15 10 19 2017 8 Measure the sample Insert the name and description for the color and click the accept icon to add the measurement to the database The Customer Database Clic...

Page 11: ...b Database The PRESTO SPECTRO offers 4 color books with 8 colors each in its internal memory The PRESTOConnect Software can be used to download a Job into one of the 4 books A Job is composed by up to...

Page 12: ...RY USER MANUAL docx 10 15 10 19 2017 10 Create a Job by clicking the Icon A new record will be created in the database Insert the Job ID and select a customer from the customers database Now select up...

Page 13: ...ct Icon to connect the PRESTO SPECTRO to the software The PRESTOConnect will read out the PRESTO SPECTRO details and display them in a table In case your device has not been registered you will be pro...

Page 14: ...g drop a color from the List of Colors table to a row of the Book table to add a color to a book Check any color that you wish to change or modify Any color can be modified by taking a measurement unl...

Page 15: ...r Manual BETACOLOR PRESTO SPECTRO PRESTOCONNECT PRELIMINARY USER MANUAL docx 13 15 10 19 2017 13 If a color specification is locked a lock icon is displayed Locked color references can not be overwrit...

Page 16: ...MATION Beta Industries The Quality Control Company 707 Commercial Avenue Carlstadt NJ 07072 2685 USA Telephone 201 939 2400 800 272 7336 Toll Free Websites www betascreen com www betascreen net BetaCo...

Page 17: ...PRESTOConnect User Manual BETACOLOR PRESTO SPECTRO PRESTOCONNECT PRELIMINARY USER MANUAL docx 15 15 10 19 2017 15...

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