The DrawingBoard V
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Basic Usage
Learning the Basics
You will find that using your
DrawingBoard V
tablet is as easy, or easier,
than using a mouse. The DrawingBoard V transducers are more accurate
than a mouse, giving you greater control over your movements.
Using the Transducer
The transducer does not need to be in contact with the tablet surface in
order for the tablet to sense its presence. It can be detected up to 1/2"
above the Active Area. When the transducer is in the zone above the
surface of the digitizer, it is referred to as being
in prox
. The Indicator light
will go from a blinking green light to a solid green light when the trans-
ducer is in prox of, or touching, the tablet’s surface. The
in prox zone
allows you to trace through materials placed on the digitizer’s surface,
such as a drawing or a book. Before using the transducer, be sure that
Sleep Mode is turned off by pressing a button, or in the case of the pen,
touching the tip to the tablet’s surface.
Using the Cursor
When you use the cursor, the intersection point of the crosshairs on the
lens identifies the point you are selecting. The crosshairs are etched on
the bottom of the lens to increase accuracy. For maximum precision, look
through the lens from a position directly over it.
Button 0 on the cursor is used as the
pick
,
or left mouse, button. All other
buttons are defined by the TabletWorks software, or through your own
software application.
High-Accuracy Cursor
To illuminate the lens area of the high-accuracy cursor, press and hold any
button in the far right column (3, 7, B, or F); at the same time, press and
hold any button in the far left column (0, 4, 8, or C). The right column
button must be held down while pressing the left column button. This
same procedure turns the illumination off. The illumination defaults to off
when the tablet is first powered on.
Because you will always need one right column button and one left
column button free to control the cursor illumination, you should reserve
one button in each column from any macro recording.
The DrawingBoard V high-accuracy cursor resembles the
cursor for the 9500 series tablet. The only outward difference
in appearance is the presence of the row of LEDs above the
top row of buttons on the 9500 series cursors. Nevertheless,
there are internal differences that can cause damage to both
the tablet and the cursor.
Do not interchange these cursors
.
Using the Pen
There are three variations of pens: the click tip, the pressure tip, and the
lite touch tip. The variations among these pens are tilt- and height-sensitiv-
