GTCO DrawingBoard VI - Users Guide - Manual (Page 27)

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Learning the Basics
You will find that using your DrawingBoard VI tablet is as easy or easier, than using a
mouse. The DrawingBoard VI 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 ½” 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
transducer 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 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 of 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, the yellow button, 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 (Large Format Only)
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.