KWorld Kanvus Life 106 User Manual

V1.01

User Manual

Windows & Macintosh

Table of the Contents

About This User’s Manual ......................... 2

Notes for This Manual ............................... 2

Safety Information ..................................... 3

Care and Cleaning ..................................... 3

1. Product Introduction.............................. 4

Package Contents ................................ 5

Tablet .................................................... 6

Digital Pen ............................................ 8

2. Getting Started ..................................... 10

Installation ........................................... 11

4. Using the Bundled Software ............... 43

K-Jotter Overview ............................... 44

Letter Mode ................................. 44

Desktop Mode ............................. 51

K-OfficeMemo Overview ..................... 55

K-Presenter Overview ......................... 60

Before Installation ........................ 60

Hardware Installation ................... 60

How to Open K-Presenter ............ 61

5. Specification Summary ....................... 66

Windows ...................................... 11

Mac OS ........................................ 13

Configuration ...................................... 16

Windows ...................................... 16

Mac OS ........................................ 25

Uninstall .............................................. 32

Windows ...................................... 32

Mac OS ........................................ 33

3. Using the Tablet ................................... 36

Holding the Pen .................................. 37

Working Area ...................................... 38

Tablet .................................................. 67

Digital Pen .......................................... 68

6. Troubleshooting ................................... 69

Testing your device ............................. 70

FAQ .................................................... 73

Service and Technical Support ........... 74

Driver Download ................................. 75

Appendix .................................................. 76

Declarations and Safety Statements ... 77

FCC ................................ ............. 77

CE................................................ 77

Positioning .......................................... 39

Clicking ............................................... 40

Dragging ............................................. 41

Pressure Control ................................. 42

Ordering Components and

Accessories ........................................ 78

Limitation of Liability ........................... 80

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.

About This User’s Manual

You are reading the Kanvus Life 106 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 :

1. Product Introduction

Provides information on the Kanvus Graphic Tablet’s components.

2. Getting Started

Provides information on getting started with the Kanvus Tablet.

3. Using the Tablet

Provides information on using the Kanvus Graphic 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 complete certain tasks

safely and effectively.

Safety Information

Adhering to the following safety information will prolong the life of the Tablet.

1. DO NOT try to open the housing of the tablet and the digital pen. It will void

your warranty.

2. DO NOT expose to or use near liquids, rain, or moisture.

3. DO NOT place or drop objects on top of the Tablet.

4. DO NOT expose to strong magnetic or electrical fields.

5. DO NOT throw the Tablet in municipal waste. The product has been

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 a nd Cle an in g

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 will help expand the

life span of your tablet. DO NOT use any kind of volatile liquid on the tablet surface, as it will damage the plastic case.

3. Store your tablet and the pen in a clean, dry place and avoid extreme

temperatures.

1. Product Introduction

-Package Contents

-Tablet

-Digital Pen

Package Contents

Check your package for the following items.

 Kanvus Life 106 Digital

Tablet

 Digital Pen & 1.5V AAA

Battery & Refills & Pen Clip

 Pad-Cover

 Installation CD(Windows)

 Quick Guide

 Kanvus DM

 Pen Stand

 Installation CD(Mac OS)

 Corel PhotoImpact 12 SE

Tablet

Working Area

Hotspot Area

USB Connector

LED Indicator

Refer to the picture below.

Descriptions :

1 — USB Connector : Connect to a USB port on your PC.

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2 — Working Area : Please refer to Working area section for detail descriptions.

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3 — LED Indicator : The blue LED light on the tablet is the main indicator for hardware

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operation. This LED normally blinks, and will only be turned on/off in response to certain conditions.

Pay attention to the states of the LED when you are encountering the following situations :

(a) A built-in power saving function would execute the power saving mode for the pen if it

is left unused for a period of time. Tap anywhere on the surface with the tip of the pen

to “wake it up” if it has gone into power saving mode.

After the tablet’s device driver has been properly installed, a small

tablet icon will appear in the System Tray, which is normally at the lower right corner of the desktop.

(b) When the tablet detects the digital pen, the LED light will be on and solid. This

happens when the pen tip is idling suspended 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

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used as a hot key. Press the hotspot to start a default or user-defined application or function.

Digital Pen

Button 2

Button 1

Pen Tip

Pen Stand

Refer to the pictures below.

Descriptions

1 — Button 2 : Functions like the Double Click of the mouse (by default).

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2 — Button 1 : This button functions as the Right Click of the mouse (by default).

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3 — Pen Tip : It is a pressure-sensitive freehand tool for image editing and creating pen strokes

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similar to real handwriting. Tap the Pen tip on tablet acts as the Left Click of the mouse (by default).

4 — Pen Stand : Use the Pen stand to store the pen between tasks.

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.

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Changing the battery

Changing the pen tip

2. Getting Started

-Installation

-Configuration

-Uninstall

Installation

Windows

Installing the Driver Software on Windows

Please follow the installation instructions below for Microsoft Windows 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.

4. When installing the driver, please follow the installation instructions on screen, pressing the

Driver must be installed before you connect the device.

“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.

Mac OS

Installing the Driver Software on Mac OS

1. Place CD labeled “Tablet Driver Mac” in CD-ROM 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.

6. In the top 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.

Driver must be installed before you connect the device.

Hardware Installation

After you have finished the driver installation and restarted PC, connect the tablet through a USB

interface to the PC.

Configuration

Windows

Once you install “Hotspot Manager” and plug the tablet into your PC, the icon ( ) will be showed

in the System 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.

About

Shows information of Software Version, Driver Version and Firmware Version.

Show

Shows the Hotspot Manager User Interface.

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.

(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.

(3) Preview : You can see the tablet image and the Hotspots of your tablet. By moving the cursor

to the Hotspot, 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 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 the profile you want to delete and click

“Delete”.

5. How to Set Up the Hotspot Function

(1) Choose the key you want to set as the hotspot (e.g. K29).

(2) Tick “Setting” to enable 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.

Setting

1. Hotspot Timer

You can set a timer for how much time the Hotspot Timer takes to work. 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.

Kanvus Tablet

Please select 【Control Panel】►【Kanvus Tablet】or move the cursor to the Hotspot Manager icon

in the system tray, and then right-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

(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.

(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.

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).

(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.

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