KWorld Kanvus Note A5 User Manual
User Manual
Windows & Macintosh V1.0
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Table of the Contents
About This User’s Manual ................................ 3
Notes for This Manual ....................................... 3
Safety Information ............................................. 4
Care and Cleaning ............................................. 4
1. Introducing the Kanvus Note A4 .................. 5
Package Contents........................................ 6
Tablet .......................................................... 6
Digital Ink Pen ............................................ 8
Digital Pen ................................................ 12
2. Navigating the Tablet ................................... 14
Dragging ................................................... 57
Pressure Control ........................................ 58
5.Using the Bundled Software ......................... 59
System Requirements ............................... 60
Introduction to Tablet Software ................ 61
Supporting Operating Systems ................. 62
Installing Tablet Software ......................... 63
Uninstalling Tablet Software .................... 65
6.Specification Summary ................................. 66
Tablet ........................................................ 67
Digital Pen ................................................ 68
Front panel ................................................ 15
The Power Button ..................................... 16
Build up and store a new page .................. 17
Modify notes ............................................. 18
Delete pages.............................................. 18
MENU functions ...................................... 19
3.Getting Started .............................................. 26
Installation ................................................ 27
Configuration ............................................ 32
4.Navigating with the Note A4 on PC ............. 48
Note A4 Directions for writing ................. 50
Holding the Pen ........................................ 51
Digital Ink Pen .......................................... 69
7.Troubleshooting ............................................. 70
Testing for Digital Ink Pen ....................... 71
Testing your device ................................... 71
FAQ ........................................................... 73
Service and Technical Support ................. 76
Driver Download ...................................... 77
Appendix ........................................................... 78
Declarations and Safety Statements .......... 79
Ordering Components and Accessories .... 80
Copyright Information .............................. 81
Limitation of Liability .............................. 82
Working Area ............................................ 52
Positioning ................................................ 55
Clicking .................................................... 56
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1.
WARNING
Important Information that must be followed for safe operation.
2.
IMPORTANT
Vital information that must be followed to prevent damage of data,
components, or persons.
3.
TIP
Tips for completing tasks.
4.
NOTE
Information for special situations.
Ab out Th is Use r’s Man ual
You are reading the Kanvus Note A4 Graphic Tablet User Manual. This Manual provides
information regarding the components of the Kanvus Graphic Tablet and how to use them
properly. The sections of this user manual are as followed:
1. Product Introduction
Introduces the Kanvus Graphic Tablet’s hardware components.
2. Getting Started
This is a learning chapter for getting started with the Kanvus Graphic Tablet.
3. Using the Tablet
Instruction on using the Kanvus Graphic Tablet.
4. Using the Bundled Software
Provides information on using the Kanvus Graphic Tablet’s utility.
5. Specification Summary
States the 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 Manua l
A few notes are used throughout this guide, informing you certain significant information.
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S a f e t y I n f o r m a t i o n
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.
6. Please take out the batteries if not using for more than 30 days.
7. DO NOT mix together with different brands or used batteries.
C a r e a n d C l e a n i n 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.
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1. Introducing the Kanvus Note A4
-Package Contents
-Tablet
-Digital Ink Pen
-Digital Pen
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Package Contents
Check your package for the following items.
Kanvus Note A4 tablet
1.5V AAA size (for the Note
A4)
Three refills (Two are Black,
One is Red)
Kanvus Digital Pen
(Including 1 AAA alkaline
battery)
Kanvus Installation CD
Quick Start Guide
Mini Screwdriver
A4 size of notepad
Kanvus ink pen (Black &
Red)
1.4V button cell battery
Leather slipcover
USB connecting cable (150
cm)
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Tablet
Components overview
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If the batteries are installed in a wrong way, the battery liquid will
leak out.
Turn off the power before changing the batteries or the memory
data may appear with errors.
Descriptions
1 — Power : Press and hold the Power button to turn on/off the digital pad or enter the menu.
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2 — USB Connector : Connects to a USB port on your PC.via an USB cable
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3 — Working Area : Please refer to the Working Area section for detail descriptions.
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4 — Function Keys : Please refer to the Front panel’ for more details.
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⑤ — LCD Display: displays information about your pages and pens
⑥ — Pen Refills Trough : Three refills (Two are Black, One is Red) for digital pen
⑦ — Batteries Trough : 1.5V AAA size x 4
Inserting the batteries into the Kanvus Note A4
Open the batteries trough and insert the batteries. After that, close the cover trough. For
replacing the batteries, open the battery trough, remove the old batteries, and then replace with
the new ones.
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Digital Ink Pen
Descriptions
1 — Pen Tip : The pen is your freehand tool for editing images and handwriting. The pen tip is
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pressure sensitive. Tapping the Pen tip on the tablet acts as aLeft Click of a mouse (by default).
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Brand
GP
IEC/JIS
EVEREADY
VARTA
DURACELL
Model
GPZA13
PR48
AC13E
V13
DA13X
Incorrect battery installation will result in the malfunction of the
digital ink pen.
Attention：Remove the cover before inserting the battery.
Changing the battery
1. Open the digital ink pen’s lid at the opposite end of the pen tip.
2. Take out the mercury battery from the package and put it in with the negative (-) facing the
pen tip. (see the diagram below).
3. Put the lid back until tight.
Recommended Mercury battery：
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a. Open the compartment underneath the Note A4
(the one near the battery trough) by lifting its
cover.
b. Hold the digital pen perpendicularly and insert
the pen tip into the center of the notch. (You may
hear a “click” sound so that you can make sure it is
stuck inside)
c. Gently remove the pen to separate the ink
cartridge and the pen so you can pull the ink
cartridge out.
Replacing the ink cartridge of the digital pen
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d. Insert a new ink cartridge and press the tip
gently against a hard surface until it fits into the pen
firmly.
Pen‟s refill:
1. MiniStar D1
MiniStar®
2.Other brands：
Brass tube
Nickel plated brass tip
Stainless steel ball Ø : 0.8 mm
Available colours: Black, Blue, Red
According to ISO 12757-1 or 12757-2 DOC (with Documentary proof)
Standard of dimension： 67.16(L) x Ø 2.35mm) (for the Nickel plated brass tip).
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Button 1
Button 2
Pen Tip
Digital Pen
Refer to the pictures below.
Descriptions
1 — Button 1 : Functions like the scroll of the mouse (by default).
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The power saving mode will be activated if the pen is left unused
for about 3 minutes. To wake the pen up, please tap the pen tip
once anywhere on the tablet surface before you start writing
again.
Please refer to Configuration section for more detail settings.
2 — Button 2 : This button functions as the Right Click of the mouse (by default).
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3 — Pen Tip : The pen is your freehand tool for editing images and handwriting. The pen tip is
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pressure sensitive. Tapping the Pen tip on the tablet acts as aLeft Click of a mouse (by default).
Changing the battery
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2 . N a v i g a t i n g t h e T a b l e t
- Front panel’s functions
- Power Button
- Build up and store a new page
- Modify notes
- Delete pages
- MENU functions
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Please notice that the two enlarged digits on the center of the LCD
indicating page number, whereas the Page Number (in 0-1
hundreds) are displayed behind the hyphen in the top row of the
display.
Theoretically, the Note A4 theoretically has the ability to build up
about 99 workbooks with 199 digital pages each, however, such
ability is limited to the maximum storage capacity of the built-in
flash memory in practice. Therefore, the Note A4 has a storage
capacity of 32MB, which is about 75 digital pages.
The pen icon is shown only when your Pen tip is on the tablet
Page Number
(in 0-1 hundreds))
Page Number
(0-99)
Page status
New blank page
Page with contents
Workbook
Pen icon
Black ink
Blue ink
Red ink
Battery status
Front panel
Status one
POWER : Power on/off
NEW: Start/Create a new Page
The LCD display
UP : Previous Page
DOWN : Next Page
DELETE : Delete current page
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Rotate
Set Timer
Workbook
Information
Status two --MENU
MENU : start MENU
ENTER : Confirm
UP : go up (on the menu list)
The LCD display(MENU setup)
DOWN : go down (on the menu list)
ESC : Return to the main menu
The Power Button
1. Turn on the Digital Note A4 tablet
To start the Digital Note A4 tablet, press and hold the
button about 3 seconds, the will be shown on the LCD
display (see the figure at the right)
2. MENU Functions
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“ON”
Press the button , when the tablet power is on and then the menu will appear on the LCD
display.
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3. Turn off the Digital Note A4 tablet
To shut down the Digital Note A4 tablet, press and hold the
button for about 3 seconds, the LCD shows “OFF”
( see the figure at the right).
Build up and store a new page
1. Press the “New” button to create a new page.
(a) To avoid creations of overlapping digital pages, make sure that the page status indicator
on the bottom right of the LCD screen displays a new blank page before you start writing
on a new page.
(b) Before creating a new page or selecting the old one, waiting for or status signal
comes out from the memory data..
(c) The size of the files varies depending on how much data you have handwritten
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It is strongly recommended to number down the sheets on your
notepad and copy the workbook and page number on the LCD
display each time when you turn over a sheet. This will help you
organize the paper sheets for the workbooks and digital pages in
the memory.
Modify notes
1. You can turn to the page that you have written and saved previously when you wish to
modify it.
2. Press the Up button or Down button to select pages for making corrections or
additional writing.
3. You may check earlier notes with the Page Number on the LCD display. It is
recommended that you copy down you’re your page number each time you use it, so that
you can find your earlier sheets easier. .
Delete pages
Method 1 : Press the Delete button to delete a
sheet/page. It works like tearing off or crossing out a paper
sheet of the notepad.
Press YES Confirm
Press NO Cancel
Method 2 : Delete pages on your computer with the Digital Organizer software:
If you connect your Note A4 to a computer, you can open the page folder with Digital Organizer..
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Rotate
This function allows you to adjust the paper orientation from portrait to
landscape or upside down.
Workbook
Workbook: Start a new workbook or select an existing one.
Format (disk): Use this option to format the flash memory and erase all
of its content.
Version: Display the current firmware version.
Tablet Function: Users can switch on or off the Tablet functions with
this option.
Set Timer
Set the timing for automatically power off
Information
Disk space/ Power Status in %
You can browse the pages and select the one(s) you wish to delete. In addition, you can
remember and delete pages faster by putting a mark “-“ at the head of file name.
MENU functions
1、 Turn on the power by pressing and press this button again to enter the menu..
2、 Select the function you wish to do, such as rotate, workbook, set timer or information.
A. Rotate the directions
Note A4 is designed with four different directions for users to use..
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Select and then to start rotating.
Press to rotate and then to confirm
Press to rotate the direction. The LCD changes directions as the
figure below
Press to confirm the direction and return to the main menu.
This function is only supported on a new page, not one with
written content.
(Enter) (Esc/Return to main menu) (Return to note
taking model)
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Select the workbook on the menu
Press to confirm your selection
Select and press to set the workbook number.
Press or to select the workbook number you want.
Press to confirm and return to the main menu.
(Enter) (Esc/Return to main menu) (Return to note
taking model)
B. Workbook Settings
(a) Access your workbook
The function is designed for user who own several notepads and would like to have
original notebook with multi-numbers to record and trace up all digital notes.（It is
suggested that you save a copy in your computer to avoid data lost.）
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select the workbook icon.
Press to enter the workbook sub menu.
Select the Format command (withor ) and press to
confirm the action.
You will be asked again for your confirmation of disk format.
Choose “YES” to confirm or “NO” to cancel/return to the menu. If
you press to confirm the operation, Note A4 would auto-turn off
after the format is completed
(Enter) (Esc/Return to main menu) (Return to note
taking model)
This function will delete all the data in your flash memory. If
you are not sure the data is still needed or not, please save it
into your computer as your back up copy, or you may just
delete individual pages.
the Note A4 and it works more efficient to manage your files.
(b) FORMAT
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Select the workbook icon
Press [ENTER] to enter the sub menu.
Select “Version” and press to view the version information.
The version information will be displayed on the LCD. After 5
seconds approximately, it will return to the note taking mode.
Select the workbook icon
Press [ENTER] to enter the sub menu.
Select the Tablet command, and then press to enter.
(Enter) (Esc/Return to main menu) (Return to note
taking model)
(c) VERSION Information
(d)
Tablet Function
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When the Note A4 is connected to a PC, Press to enable
the tablet function (default) or select
to disable it, and
then press to confirm.
Select the suspending sub-menu.
Unit:
Minute
Press [ENTER] to confirm.
The default time is 15 minutes for the tablet to be idle before auto
shutdown
Press or to increase or decrease the idle time (from 3 ~ 60
minutes) after which the Note A4 will automatically switch off.
Press to confirm and return to the main menu.
(Enter) (Esc/Return to main menu) (Return to note
taking model)
(Enter) (Esc/Return to main menu) (Return to note
taking model)
C.
Set Timer ( 3 minutes--- 60 minutes)
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Select the to view status.
Press [ENTER] to confirm.
Remaining disk space in %.
Remaining battery capacity in %.
Press to return to the main menu.
(Enter) (Esc/Return to main menu) (Return to note
taking model)
D.
Disk space/Power status Display
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3.G e t t i n g S t a r t e d
-Installation
-Configuration
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Installation
Windows
Installing the Driver Software on Windows
Please follow the installation instructions below if you are using Microsoft Windows 2000, XP or
Vista operating systems :
1. Insert the installation CD provided in the product package into CD-ROM drive.
2. The main installation screen will appear automatically. If not, please run the installation
manually by going to 【My Computer】►【CD/DVD ROM】► then click on the 【Autorun】
3. Select “Driver Setup” on the installation main screen.
4. The “Pen Tablet” dialog box will appear. You can choose which directory you would like to install
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After the tablet’s device driver has been properly installed, a small
tablet icon will appear in the System Tray/Task Bar, which is
normally at the lower right corner of the desktop.
The driver must be installed before you connect the device to your
PC/notebook..
your driver at the “Copy to” space. (see the figure below),
Note: The “Tablet Driver V5.01” is ticked, indicating you have confirmed to select this driver
software to be installed.
5. It is recommended that you restart your computer after the installation is completed to ensure
proper installation.
Installing the tablet
After you have properly installed the driver and rebooted your PC, please connect the tablet to a
PC via an available USB 2.0 port with the USB extension cable provided in the package.
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