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You are reading the Kanvus Artist 127 Graphic Tablet User Manual. This Manual provides
information regarding the components in the Kanvus Graphic Tablet and how to use them. The
following are major sections of this User’s Manual :

Product Introduction

Provides information on the Kanvus Graphic Tablet’s components.

Getting Started

Provides information on getting started with the Kanvus Tablet.

Using the Tablet

Provides information on using the Kanvus Graphic Tablet.

Using the Bundled Software

Provides information on using the Kanvus Graphic Tablet’s utility.

Specification Summary

Gives you specifications summary of Kanvus Graphic Tablet.

Troubleshooting

Provides information on Kanvus Graphic Tablet, where you can find the answers to most
common questions.

Notes for This Manual

A few notes and manuals are used throughout this guide, allowing you to complete certain tasks
safely and effectively.

WARNING

Important Information that must be followed for safe operation.

IMPORTANT

Vital information that must be followed to prevent damage to data,
components, or persons.

TIP

Tips for completing tasks.

NOTE

Information for special situations.

Summary of Contents for Artist 127

Page 1: ...V1 01 User Manual Windows Macintosh ...

Page 2: ...sitioning 40 Clicking 41 Dragging 42 Pressure Control 43 4 Using the Bundled Software 44 K Jotter Overview 45 Letter Mode 45 Desktop Mode 52 K OfficeMemo Overview 56 K Presenter Overview 61 Before Installation 61 Hardware Installation 61 How to Open K Presenter 62 5 Specification Summary 67 Tablet 68 Digital Pen 69 6 Troubleshooting 70 Testing your device 71 FAQ 74 Service and Technical Support 75...

Page 3: ... Tablet 4 Using the Bundled Software Provides information on using the Kanvus Graphic Tablet s utility 5 Specification Summary Gives you specifications summary of Kanvus Graphic Tablet 6 Troubleshooting Provides information on Kanvus Graphic Tablet where you can find the answers to most common questions Notes for This Manual A few notes and manuals are used throughout this guide allowing you to co...

Page 4: ...een designed for proper reuse and recycling of parts The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product should not be placed in municipal waste Check your local regulations for disposal of electronic products Care and Cleaning 1 DO NOT expose to dirty or dusty environments to avoid wearing down the surface of the tablet 2 Regular cleaning of the tablet surface with a soft cloth w...

Page 5: ...4 1 Product Introduction Package Contents Tablet Digital Pen ...

Page 6: ...r the following items Kanvus Artist 127 Digital Tablet Digital Pen 1 5V AAA Battery Refills Pen Clip Pen Stand Pad Cover Installation CD Windows Installation CD Mac OS Corel PhotoImpact 12 SE Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 0 Quick Guide Kanvus DM ...

Page 7: ...ea There are two working areas for you to choose wide 12 X 7 25 and 4 3 9 5 X 7 25 Please press the Wide or 4 3 buttons on the top side of your tablet then the respective LED will be on Please refer to Working area section for detail descriptions Working Area Hotspot Area USB Connector LED Indicator Rolling Pad ...

Page 8: ... When you tap the tip or press a button of the pen within the working area on the tablet the LED light will be turned off temporarily d Moving the pen around the working area will cause the cursor on the screen to move accordingly 4 Hotspot Area The hotspot area is located at the edge of the working area A hotspot is used as a hot key Press the hotspot to start a default or user defined applicatio...

Page 9: ...ge to Hand Tool c VOL Adjusts the volume with the Rolling Pad Click the central button of rolling pad to enable disable mute We design these key functions for Adobe PhotoShop Serial applications However different applications might have different definitions in terms of horizontal scrolling Zoom and Hand Tool Thus the rolling pad may not work in all kinds of applications ...

Page 10: ... default 2 Button 1 This button functions as the Right Click of the mouse by default 3 Pen Tip It is a pressure sensitive freehand tool for image editing and creating pen strokes similar to real handwriting Tap the Pen tip on tablet acts as the Left Click of the mouse by default Button 2 Button 1 Pen Tip Pen Stand ...

Page 11: ...attery Changing the pen tip The power saving mode will be activated if the pen is left unused for about 3 minutes To wake the pen up please press the pen tip once anywhere on the surface before you start writing again Please refer to Configuration section for more detail settings ...

Page 12: ...11 2 Getting Started Installation Configuration Uninstall ...

Page 13: ...ndows 2000 XP Vista and 7 operating systems 1 Place the CD into the CD ROM drive 2 The main installation window will appear automatically If not please start the installation manually by opening My Computer CD DVD Rom then click on the Autorun program 3 Press Driver Setup to install the Kanvus Tablet driver with the Hotspot manager ...

Page 14: ...Enter key through each step After the installation is complete please reboot the computer recommended Hardware Installation After you have finished the driver installation and restarted Windows connect the tablet through a USB interface to the PC Driver must be installed before you connect the device ...

Page 15: ...M drive 2 Double click the icon USB Tablet and you will see the folder containing Kanvus Tablet Driver 3 Double click the driver Kanvus Tablet Driver 4 Type your name and password and press OK Please note that Mac computers require a username and password 5 Press Continue on the Introduction page ...

Page 16: ...p bar choose Easy Install and press Install 7 Installation may take a moment please be patient 8 The window will show a message telling you that the Installation was successful Please press Restart to restart your PC ...

Page 17: ...16 Hardware Installation After you have finished the driver installation and restarted PC connect the tablet through a USB interface to the PC Driver must be installed before you connect the device ...

Page 18: ...em Tray However you can choose to disable the Hotspot Manager by clicking the right button and selecting Disable Once you disable Hotspot Manager or un plug your tablet from your PC the original icon will be changed into icon Setting Move the cursor to the Hotspot manager icon in the system tray and then click the right button ...

Page 19: ...18 About Shows information of Software Version Driver Version and Firmware Version ...

Page 20: ...e 1 Hotspot Manager Panel Double click the Hotspot Manager in the system tray to access the functions 1 Profile You can select create or modify Hotspot profiles on this page There is a wide testing space for you to configure the profiles of Hotspots ...

Page 21: ...ot the Hotspot hint will pop up next to the key 2 How to Set up a New Profile 1 Click New and type in a file name 2 If a profile is set for a particular software click the browser icon If not please skip this process and click OK to finish setting a new profile 3 All installed software will be displayed Click the software you need and then click OK 4 Click OK to finish this setting 3 How to Modify...

Page 22: ...the setting function 3 Type in the function hint necessary 4 Define the function as a Hot Key or a Linking and then click Confirm 6 Start Use After setting the profiles you can start to use the Hotspot Manager Please select the profile you want to use and click OK and then this selected profile will be the active profile ...

Page 23: ...k There are five different choices 0 0 5 1 2 and 3 seconds This means that it can take 0 0 5 1 2 or 3 seconds for the Hotspots to work when the pen is pointed at the Hotspot area 2 Pointing Sound You can enable and disable the pointing sound which occurs when the pen tip is pointing on the tablet ...

Page 24: ...click to select Kanvus Table 1 About The pen is used as a normal handwriting pen On the About tab make sure the Tracking Mode is set to Pen 2 Buttons On the Buttons tab click on Side Button 1 or Side Button 2 to customize the two side buttons 1 Default settings Side Button 2 Left double click Side Button 1 Right click The pen tip Left click ...

Page 25: ...m the Pen Offset Value setting a On the Buttons tab un tick the Auto Setting box to remove the former value b Click the Adjust button Then follow the on screen instructions for adjustment Tap the OK button when the OK message appears c Ticking the Auto Setting box will detect the new pen offset value automatically when the ...

Page 26: ...tab move the slider up and down to adjust the pen pressure from level 0 to level 8 level 0 is the lowest and level 8 is the highest b Click the Test button to launch the Click Pressure Test writing area You can then test to see if the setting meets your needs ...

Page 27: ...S Connect the tablet via a USB port on your Mac computer In the Dock area you will see the driver icon Setting Click the icon FKeyHandlerX and hold the button or right click the icon you will see Kanvus Tablet ...

Page 28: ...ing pen or a mouse To change the Tracking Mode select Pen or Mouse 2 Button Under Buttons you can set side button functions and pen tip pressure 1 Default settings Side Button 2 Double Click Side Button 1 Context Menu The pen tip Clcik 2 Pen Offset Value When using the tablet if you want to use a new pen without restarting the computer you need to perform the Pen Offset Value setting ...

Page 29: ...ions for adjustment Tap the OK button when the OK message appears c Ticking the Auto Setting box will detect the new pen offset value automatically when the system is restarted 3 Click Pressure a On the Buttons tab move the slider up and down to adjust the pen pressure from level 0 to level 8 level 0 is the lowest and level 8 is the highest ...

Page 30: ...29 b Click the Test button to launch the Click Pressure Test writing area You can then test to see if the setting meets your needs ...

Page 31: ...modify Hotspot profiles on this page There is a wide testing space for you to configure the profiles of Hotspots 2 Options You can set the function of an individual Hotspot here There are two kinds of setting One is keyboard event setting Use hot key and the other is hyperlink setting Linking To finish setting these functions you need to name the hints which will appear next to each key ...

Page 32: ... a particular software click the browser icon If not please skip this process and click OK to finish setting a new profile 3 All installed software will be displayed Click the software you need and then click OK 4 Click OK to finish this setting 3 How to Modify a Profile Select the profile you want to modify and follow Hotspot setting steps to modify Then click OK 4 How to Delete a Profile Select ...

Page 33: ...the setting function 3 Type in the function hint necessary 4 Define the function as a Hot Key or a Linking and then click Confirm 6 Start Use After setting the profiles you can start to use the Hotspot Manager Please select the profile you want to use and click OK and then this selected profile will be the active profile ...

Page 34: ...33 Uninstall Windows In order to uninstall the Kanvus Tablet driver with the Hotspot manager move your cursor to the lower left corner of the screen Start Programs Hotspot Manager Remove Hotspot ...

Page 35: ...ck the icon USB Tablet and you will see the folder containing Kanvus Tablet Driver 3 Double click the driver Kanvus Tablet Driver 4 Type your name and password and press OK Please note that Mac computers require a username and password 5 Press Continue on the Introduction page ...

Page 36: ...35 6 In the top bar choose Uninstall and press Uninstall 7 Press Continue 8 Uninstalling the driver This will take a moment ...

Page 37: ...36 9 Uninstall has been completed Click Quit when you see the Finish Up dialog box ...

Page 38: ...37 3 Using the Tablet Holding the Pen Working Area Positioning Clicking Dragging Pressure Control ...

Page 39: ...ons of the pen close to your index finger or thumb so that you can click the button easily When the pen is not in use place it in the pen stand 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 ...

Page 40: ... tablet that can sense the movement of the digital pen The working area of the tablet corresponds with the screen of your PC The cursor in the screen area indicates pen position and the cursor follows the movement of the pen Screen Area Working Area ...

Page 41: ...nd the tablet surface must be less than 10mm so that the tablet can sense the movement location of the pen The cursor location on the screen corresponds with the location of your pen tip on the tablet Lift the pen tip and place the pen tip in a new location on the tablet The cursor will jump to the new position ...

Page 42: ... something Double Click A double tap with the pen tip in the working area performs a double click Double Click is used to open something you select You can also set the function of pen buttons to click or double click You can also set the function of pen buttons to click or double click To assign new switch functions see Configuration ...

Page 43: ...42 Dragging To drag an object simply point to and click on the object to highlight the object then move the pen tip to the location you want to drag to ...

Page 44: ...ure just as if you were using a real pen or pencil To draw with pressure sensitivity first select a pressure sensitive tool from your application s tool bar Then 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 thin lines or dense color Press gently for thin lines or softer color ...

Page 45: ...44 4 Using the Bundled Software K Jotter Overview K OfficeMemo Overview K Presenter Overview ...

Page 46: ...ke your mails more colorful under the Letter Mode Under the Desktop Mode you can create desktop notes like your personal memos Those notes can be saved in FNS JPG formats Letter Mode When you click the K Jotter icon the Letter Mode window will appear automatically You can start to create a mail with your personal style in the document window Before you get started with the Letter Mode familiarize ...

Page 47: ... help you to be familiar with the work area and icons 1 Letter mode work area 2 Basic Operation Navigation Bar This lists all the functions New Open a new document Open Open the document Save Save the document Navigation Bar Letter Paper Script Line Tool Bar Document Window ...

Page 48: ...ndwriting Pencil Activate the digital pen as a pencil for writing and drawing Brush Activate the digital pen as a brush pen for writing and drawing Marker Activate the digital pen as a marker for writing and drawing Thickness Adjust the thickness of the pencil brush marker 1 is the thinnest and 5 is the thickset Script line Color Set the script line color Script lines Interval Adjust the width bet...

Page 49: ...one an action Zoom In Zoom into the document window by 100 200 and 400 Zoom Out Zoom out of the document window by 200 100 and 50 Capture Screen Capture the screen to your document Insert Image Insert the BMP or JPG file in the document from files stored on your computer Add line Add lines to your document This feature is enabled when the document reaches the last two lines Using the pen tools 1 C...

Page 50: ...e toolbar click Erase Move the eraser cursor to the unwanted part and draw a line or circle around the unwanted part to remove it 2 Undo the last handwriting In the toolbar click Undo to undo the last handwriting Setting the script line and letter paper colors 1 Script line color In the toolbar click Set Script Line Color Select the color you want and then click OK 2 Letter paper color In the tool...

Page 51: ...to the picture you want to move and click it You can then move the picture Editing a picture You can arrange the order of pictures delete re scale or re shape a picture 1 Click and the icon will turn to Then move the cursor to the picture you want to edit and click it Right click on the picture and select one of the items to arrange it to the front the back the forward one the back one or delete i...

Page 52: ...nt blue Draw a square with your pen to define the area you want to capture Then lift your pen to capture the selected scene and paste it onto your document 2 Click to exit the capture panel Sending your mail In the navigation bar click to send your mail When using this function the document will be saved as an attached JPG file automatically Saving the file and exiting 1 Saving the file In the nav...

Page 53: ...op Mode You can handwrite and draw on the full screen desktop An interesting feature of the Desktop Mode is that it allows you to send an email with the desktop handwriting note as an attachment Before you get started with the Desktop Mode familiarize yourself with the following Basics Desktop Mode ...

Page 54: ...features of the Desktop Mode will help you get familiar with the working area and icons 1 Desktop mode working area 2 Basic Operation Toolbar lists the functions System functions New Ope n a new document Save Save the document Desktop Tool Bar ...

Page 55: ...ng and drawing Brush Activate the digital pen as a brush pen for writing and drawing Marker Activate the digital pen as a marker for writing and drawing Thickness Adjust the thickness of the pencil brush marker 1 is the thinnest and 5 is the thickset Set Foreground Color Set the pen color Pallet Show all the available foreground color Undo Undo the last handwriting that was written You can use und...

Page 56: ...ar click one of the items on the pallet to change the color of the pen tool Correcting a mistake 1 Using the erase tool In the toolbar click Erase Move the eraser cursor to the unwanted part and draw a line or circle around the unwanted part to remove it 2 Undo the last handwriting In the toolbar click Undo to undo the last handwriting Sending your mail In the navigation bar click to send your mai...

Page 57: ...o freely handwrite in applications where images can be inserted such as Word Excel PowerPoint FrontPage Photoshop CorelDraw etc Both the handwriting and drawing can be saved in the document Before you get started with K OfficeMemo please go through the following Basics ...

Page 58: ...ttom right of the desktop This introduction to the basic features of K OfficeMemo will help you get familiar with the working area and icons 1 K OfficeMemo working area 2 Toolbar Start to Write Start to handwrite or draw Cancel Cancel the handwriting or drawing Tool Bar Document Window ...

Page 59: ...arker Activate the digital pen as a marker for writing and drawing Thickness Adjust the thickness of the pencil brush marker 1 is the thinnest and 5 is the thickset Set Foreground Color Set the pen color Pallet Show all the available foreground color Undo Undo the last handwriting that was written You can use undo until the document is blank Redo Redo the deleted handwriting This is only available...

Page 60: ...he color you want and then click OK Or in the toolbar click one of the items on the pallet to change the color of the pen tool Creating a document with personal handwriting or drawing Launch an application first i e Word or PowerPoint In the toolbar click to start Handwriting or Drawing You can save the drawings into your document if you wish The drawing you save will become an independent object ...

Page 61: ...move all the drawings that are not yet embedded Correcting a mistake 1 Using the erase tool In the toolbar click Erase Move the eraser cursor to the unwanted part and draw a line or circle around the unwanted part to remove it 2 Undo the last handwriting In the toolbar click Undo to undo the last handwriting ...

Page 62: ...nt When PowerPoint is not activated this application is just a normal mouse tool and a written input interface Installing procedure 1 Driver 2 K Presenter 3 Connecting the tablet and PC USB port Hardware Installation Plug the larger end of the USB cable to the USB port on your PC Before starting K Presenter make sure the tablet device is well connected with your PC Or K Presenter will not be activ...

Page 63: ...62 How to Open K Presenter 1 Click the K Presenter icon on the Desktop to start the program 2 Click on Start Programs K Presenter ...

Page 64: ...slideshow By clicking these three icons you can switch between these three different screens to write or make notes 3 Point Outline There are three thicknesses of point outlines which can be selected 4 Eraser Tool You can select delete all or erase to erase what you ve written 5 When using erase you can choose to erase only one line you ve drawn or make a closed area and erase what includes in tha...

Page 65: ...able only when Microsoft PowerPoint is activated Click on the icon to go into any page of filmstrips directly 8 Mail Save You can also mail the screen image including your writing as an attached file jpg or save it into any assigned folder in your HD 9 Record Playback This function helps you record the notes you have mentioned in the document If you wish to present the same document again you can ...

Page 66: ...ction bar to play the clip 2 A full screen player with the control bar at the bottom will pop up 3 Click to start the playback 10 My Computer This icon will open the window of My Computer you can open any kind of files during a presentation 11 My Link You can define your hot keys Click Browse to search or paste URL into the empty Exit Stop Pause Play Save Open Time Indication Timing Scroll Bar ...

Page 67: ...6 space below directly Then click OK 12 Quit Slide Show This icon will light up when a slide show starts Click on this icon to stop playing the slide show 13 Exit Click on this icon to close K Presenter ...

Page 68: ...67 5 Specification Summary Tablet Digital Pen ...

Page 69: ... USB 1 1 Full Speed Resolution 4000 LPI Report rate 200 RPS Pressure sensitivity 1024 Level Reading height 10 mm max Hotspot 34 Hotspots Top 16 Left 9 Right 9 Express Key Scroll Zoom Vol Wide 4 3 Rolling Pad X 2 Power consumption 0 2W USB cable length 1 5 m Windows OS Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 Macintosh OS Mac OS X 10 2 8 above ...

Page 70: ...t 32 g Include battery Power supply One 1 5V AAA alkaline battery Power consumption Sleep mode 10uA Operation mode 650uA max Buttons 3 keys Pen Tip Side Button x 2 Power saving Mode Yes Time to stand by 5 30 Min Durability batteries 2000 Hr min ...

Page 71: ...70 6 Troubleshooting Testing your device FAQ Service and Technical Support Driver Download ...

Page 72: ...make sure the USB Hub is properly connected to a USB port 4 Check if your USB controller is activated or not 2 Diagnose the device If the pen or the tablet still does not work properly please follow these steps to help diagnose the problem with the device 1 Pull off the tablet s USB plug from the computer 2 Remove the Tablet driver from the system 3 Re connect the Tablet s USB to the computer a Ch...

Page 73: ...the tablet icon at the bottom right of the screen it means the driver failed during startup This might be caused by an incompatibility issue b Check from My Computer Properties Hardware Device Manager if there is an exclamation mark it means the installed tablet driver is incompatible with the windows system If you have this problem please contact us immediately for help 7 By clicking the tablet i...

Page 74: ... Options in Outlook Express 4 0 Then you will see a dialogue box below Please check each item carefully and then click on OK If your default mail system is not Outlook Express 4 0 you don t have to follow the procedure above ...

Page 75: ...nload the latest version of the driver in the download section and save it onto your hard drive 3 Unzip the file in a folder on your hard drive with Windows built in unzip utility or a program like Winzip for instance 4 Double click the Setup exe in the folder where you unzipped the file Question How to install a new Pad Cover Answer Please follow the steps below 1 Remove the device from USB port ...

Page 76: ... to our web site to download the latest driver software and check the updated FAQ If your problem still remains unsolved please contact our service and technical support staff support kanvus global com KWorld Computer Co Ltd Tel 886 2 8228 6066 6 F No 113 Jian 2nd Road Jhonghe City Taipei County 235 Taiwan R O C http www kanvus global com ...

Page 77: ...76 Driver Download You can download the latest driver and e documents from the following web sites http www kanvus global com ...

Page 78: ...77 A p p e n d i x Declarations and Safety Statements Ordering Components and Accessories Copyright Information Limitation of Liability ...

Page 79: ...mmunications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation You can determine whether the equipment is causing interference by disconnecting it from your computer If the interference stops it was probably caused by the equipment If the equipment does cause interference to radio or television you may be able to correct the interference by using one or mo...

Page 80: ...79 Ordering Components and Accessories To purchase parts and accessories please contact your local dealer or distributor ...

Page 81: ...R LOSS OF PROFIT LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF KANVUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation...

Page 82: ...ent up to the listed contract price of each product Kanvus will only be responsible for or indemnify you for loss damages or claims based on contract tort or infringement under this Warranty Statement This limit also applies to Kanvus suppliers and its distributors It is the maximum for which Kanvus its suppliers and its distributors are collectively responsible UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS KANVUS LI...

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