GTCO CR 1212 - Users Guide - Manual (Page 37)

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Chapter 6: Using the CR 1212
Follow these guidelines to maximize usage of the CR 1212.
 You can tape things down to the tablet, including pictures and drawings. Tape does
not affect the tablet. You can even stack materials up to ½ inch high between the
tablet and stylus/cursor.
 After turning on the tablet, wait until it stops calibrating before starting an
application that uses it.
 Keep the stylus/cursor in the active area of the tablet and in proximity. Please note
when the stylus/cursor is in proximity, the tablet power light is on. When the
stylus/cursor is out-of-prox, the power light blinks.
 Stylus or cursor - which to use? For freehand drawing, the stylus tends to feel more
natural. For tracing, the cursor provides the user with more control and precise
sighting. Also, the cursor has multiple buttons, to which can assign specific
functions in your device driver.
 The cursor and stylus are interchangeable. However, before changing from one to
the other, turn off the tablet. (This allows the tablet’s internal software to re-
initialize for each device.)
 Stylus: The stylus has a switch inside the barrel. To activate the switch, press the
stylus tip or button.
 Hold the stylus above the nose piece, away from the tip. The angle at which you
hold the stylus affects the location reading, so it helps to hold the stylus at the same
angle consistently. The stylus is most accurate when it is perpendicular to the
tablet. However, it functions satisfactorily within 45 degrees of the perpendicular.