Vtech Video Painter User Manual - Page 11

Begin, Drawing

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TO BEGIN DRAWING 1. Press (Drawing Tool) with the point of the Video Pen. A menu with 7 choices appears on the screen. # 9 o a There are 2 ways to access choices that appear on screen: 1) Place the Video Pen on the Drawing Pad and move the cursor (which looks like a small pencil) to one of the choices at the top of the screen. 2) There are 7 blocks printed on the top of the Drawing Pad. These blocks correspond with the various menu choices. Press the center (centre) of a block with the Video Pen for easy access of a menu choice. 2. Choose A (pencil) for thin line or (crayon) for bold line. A white frame will appear around your choice. Press the MARK button (either the right or left) to enter the sketch mode. The menu at the top of the screen will then disappear. The function you are currently using will be indicated at the bottom right of the screen. 3. Choose a color by pressing the desired color "dot" located at the top of the unit. The color bar appearing on the bottom of the TV screen indicates the color currently in use. NOTE: You can change colors at any time during your drawing just by pressing another color "dot." 4. Choose a point on the Drawing Pad to start. Press and hold down the MARK button. Start to draw by placing the Video Pen on the Drawing Pad and moving the pen, as if you were drawing on a piece of paper. 5. Release the MARK button when you finish. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until the drawing is completed. HELPFUL HINTS: 1. Don't press down on the MARK button until the cursor is in the correct position you want to start drawing. 2. Do not press the Drawing Pad with your hands while making a sketch, or the lines will not follow the movement of the Video Pen. To sketch without continually holding down the MARK button, press the MARK LOCK button once. The RED light will go on. Press the button again if you want to return to normal operation. NOTE: You can change the ft.nctions anytime while drawing by just pressing another function key. The new menu will then appear at the top of the screen. 8 144/1f1P= ICI

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TO
BEGIN
DRAWING
1.
Press
(Drawing
Tool)
with
the
point
of
the
Video
Pen.
A
menu
with
7 choices
appears
on
the
screen.
# 9
o
a
There
are
2
ways
to
access
choices
that
appear
on
screen:
1)
Place
the
Video
Pen
on
the
Drawing
Pad
and
move
the
cursor
(which
looks
like
a
small
pencil)
to
one
of
the
choices
at
the
top
of
the
screen.
2)
There
are
7
blocks
printed
on
the
top
of
the
Drawing
Pad.
These
blocks
correspond
with
the
various
menu
choices.
Press
the
center
(centre)
of
a
block
with
the
Video
Pen
for
easy
access
of
a
menu
choice.
2.
Choose
(pencil)
for
thin
line
or
A
(crayon)
for
bold
line.
A
white
frame
will
appear
around
your
choice.
Press
the
MARK
button
(either
the
right
or
left)
to
enter
the
sketch
mode.
The
menu
at
the
top
of
the
screen
will
then
disappear.
The
function
you
are
currently
using
will
be
indicated
at
the
bottom
right
of
the
screen.
3.
Choose
a
color
by
pressing
the
desired
color
"dot"
located
at
the
top
of
the
unit.
The
color
bar
appearing
on
the
bottom
of
the
TV
screen
indicates
the
color
currently
in
use.
NOTE:
You
can
change
colors
at
any
time
during
your
drawing
just
by
pressing
another
color
"dot."
4.
Choose
a
point
on
the
Drawing
Pad
to
start.
Press
and
hold
down
the
MARK
button.
Start
to
draw
by
placing
the
Video
Pen
on
the
Drawing
Pad
and
moving
the
pen,
as
if
you
were
drawing
on
a
piece
of
paper.
5.
Release
the
MARK
button
when
you
finish.
6.
Repeat
steps
4
and
5
until
the
drawing
is
completed.
HELPFUL
HINTS:
1.
Don't
press
down
on
the
MARK
button
until
the
cursor
is
in
the
correct
position
you
want
to
start
drawing.
2.
Do
not
press
the
Drawing
Pad
with
your
hands
while
making
a
sketch,
or
the
lines
will
not
follow
the
movement
of
the
Video
Pen.
To
sketch
without
continually
holding
down
the
MARK
button,
press
the
MARK
LOCK
button
once.
The
RED
light
will
go
on.
Press
the
button
again
if you
want
to
return
to
normal
operation.
NOTE:
You
can
change
the
ft.
nctions
anytime
while
drawing
by
just
pressing
another
function
key.
The
new
menu
will
then
appear
at
the
top
of
the
screen.
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