Suncom Animation station User manual

Introduction

Welco

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to

the

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Animallon

Stallon

and

Deslgnlab

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t

Forget

the

c

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keyboard

routines

that

have

kept

you

away

from

computer

graphli:s

mthe

past,

and

enjoy

creating

your

own

designs

merely

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the

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18

opllons,

each

represented

by

easily

-

recognizable

icons,

and

each

available

by

plaCing

the

cursor

on

the

Icon

a

nd

pressing

one

of

the

bUllons

on

the

pad.

You

can

generate

black

,

while,

or

colored.

dots,

lines,

ovals,

circles,

squares,

boxes,

or

pre-stored

shapes.

You

can

ske

t

ch

freehand.

or

you

can

automatli:ally

generate

a

variety

01

geometric

shapes

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can

draw

wlih

Imes

that

are

wide,

narrow.

or

made

up

01

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of

dlflerent

shapes

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you've

drawn

the

shapes

you

want,

you

can

iiI/them

wllh

plam

or

textured

color,

or

you

can

''spray''

color

into

them

eilher

lighrly

or

heavily

II

you

want

to

add

Ime

details

,

you

can

zoom

m

on

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area

s

to

examme

what

you

are

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by

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add

tMto

your

illustratIOns,

you

can

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different

character

set

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type

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the

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2

What

the

Animation

Station

is

and

how

it

works

The

Animation

Station

is

a

pressure-sensitive

pad

that

converts

the

touch

of

a

stylus

on

its

surface

into

electrical

impulses,

which

are

fed

directly

into

your

computer.

PAD

SURFACE

~Suncom

The

Animation

Station

has

four

bunons

which,

in

conjunction

with

the

stylus,

enable

you

to

make

menu

selections,

move

back

and

forth

from

the

menus

to

the

picture

you

are

creating,

and

place

lines,

dots,

circles,

etc.,

on

the

screen.

The

bunons

on

either

side

duplicate

each

other

for

ease

of

operation.

An

easel

nips

down

from

the

back

so:

you

may

lay

the

pad

nat

or

prop

it

at

an

angle.

A

small

switch

at

the

lower

right

front

of

the

pad

allows

it

to

emulate

video

game

functions.

With

the·

Commodore

64.

slide

the

switch

·down

and

both

bon

am

bunons

will

work

like

video

game

firing

bunons.lf

you

are

using

an

AppliJl1,

11+,

IIc

.or

lie,

the

same

switch

allows

the

pad

to

emulate

an

analog

joystick.

Lift

the

stylus

from

the

pad,

the

cursor

will

automatically

center.

Two

centering

adjustments

are

located

on

the

back

of

the

pad.

A

wide

variety

of

supplemental

software

is

either

currently

under

development

or

already

available,

including

Art.

Design,

General

Education,

Aduh

Education,

Business,

and

Entertainment.

For

information,

write

to:'

Sunf:tJm,

Inc.

260

Holbrook

Drive

Wheeling,

Illinois

60090

How

to/look

up

your

Animation

Station

For

the

Commodore

64.

plug

your

Animation

Station

line

into

Control

Port

#1

on

the

right-hand

side.

For

the

Apple

lie

and

lie.

plug

the

lille

that

comes

out

of

your

Animation

Station

into

the

externaf9-pin

joystick

port.

If

you

are

using

an

Apple

II

or

Apple

11+.

use

the

enclosed

Suncom

SFAI

cable

adaptor.

Plug

the

pad

line

into

one

end

of

the·

adaptor

and

plug

the

other

end

of

the

adaptor

into

the

16-pin

I/O

port

on

the

circuit

board.

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STATION

WARNINGION

THE

APPLE

II

AND

11+,

MAKE

SURE

THAT

THE

COMPUTER

IS

I!FF

BEFORE

YOU

PLUG

IN

THE

SFAI.

A

note-

on

different

computers

Hookup

procedures.

as

well

as

loading

and

using

the

Oesignlab

program.

differ

slightly

from

one

computer

to

another.

Notes

relevant

to

your

particular

system

are

added

to

the

text

where

appropriate.

Hardware

Requirements

The

Animation

Station

runs

on

the

Commodore

64.

and

on

the

Apple

II,

11+.

lie.

and

lie

with

a

minimum

of

48k.

3

4

HDW

to.

Dperate

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AnimatiDn

Station

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fDr

the

Apple

1.

With.

the

computer

turned

OFFand

the

Animation

Station

plugged

into

the

back-

panel

as

described

above,

insert

the

Oesignlah

program

disk

into

the

disk

drive

and

press

the

load

lever

down.

2.

Tum

on

the

computer's

power

switch

and

the

program

will/oad

itsellln a

few

seconds,

ihe

SuncomlOesignlab

logo

will

appear

on

the

sc;een.

Shortly

thereaher.

the

MAIN

MENU

will

appear

as

a

border

of

illustrated

squares

around

all

four

sides

of

the

logo.

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1.

With

the

computer

turned

ON

and

the

Animation

Statidn

jJlugged

into

the

side

as

described

above,

insert

the

Oesignlab

prog;am

disk

into

the

disk

drive

and

press

the

load

lever

down.

2.

Type:

LOAD"*';8

(and

press

the

RETURN

key)

3.

Then

type:

RUN

(and

press

the

RETURN

key)

4.

In

a

few

seconds,

the

SuncomlOesignlab

logo

will

appear

on

the

screen:

and

shortlyaherwards,

the

MAIN

MENU

will

appear

as

a

border

of

illustrated

squares

around

all

four

sides

of

the

logolsee

illustration

below).

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bDth

the

Appl.

and

the

CDmmtJdDfB

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the

pad

with

the

stylus.

The

cursor

will

appear

on

the

screen.

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the

stylus

across

the

surface

of

the

pad

to

move

the

cursor

from

one

part

of

the

menu

to

another.

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The

DesignLab

MAIN

MENU

consists

of

18

squares

plus

"paint

brush"

options

(seven

brushes

for

the

Apple;

seven

pre-defined

brushes

and

one

user-defined

brush

for

the

eommodore).

Each

square

has

a

We

and

a

small

icon

that

symbolizes

the

menu

option.

2.

To

choose

the

menu

item

you

want.

move

the

stylus

across

the

pad

so

that

the

cursor

is

placed

within

the

borders

of

that

item.

Then

press

either

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

3.

Some

items

have

internal

menus,

which

appear

when

you

select

the

items.

Choices

in

these

menus

are

made

the

same

way

as

in

the

MAIN

MENU.

4.

When

you

have

made

your

choice,

lift

the

stylus

and

press

either

BOTTOM

BUTTON

again

to

return

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

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6.

Before

you

do

anything

else,

format

a

data

storage

disk

as

follows:

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Using

a

felt-tipped

pen,

write

SUNCOM

OATA

STORAGE

on

a

disk

label

and

stick

it

on

a

blank

disk.

(b)

Place

the

cursor

on

the

DISK

icon

and

press

a

BOrrOM

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When

the

DISK

menu

appears,

use

the

ARROW

keys

(Apple),

or

CURSOR

keys

to

highlight

FORMAT

DATA

DISK.

(d)

Remove

the

Oesignlab

program

disk

from

the

disfdrive

and

replace

it

With

the

blank

disk

you

just

labeled.

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ANY

DATA

THAT

IS

ALREADY

ON

A

DISK.

MAKE

SURE

THE

DISK

YOU

FORMAT

IS

EITHER

BLANK

OR

HAS

NOTHINfl

ON

IT

THAT

YOU

WANT

TO

SAVE.

(e)

Press

the

RETURN

key.

You

will

be

asked

by

the

screen

if

you

really

want

to

format.

Press

the

Y

key

for

"YES."

Formatting

will

proceed

automatically,

and

the

screen

will

tell

you

when

formatting

is

complete.

(t)

Remove

the

FORMArrED

DISKfrom

thli

drive

and

lay

it

aside

for

future

use.

(g)

Insert

the

Oesignlab

program

disk

into

the

disk

drive

and

push

the

load

lever

down.

How

to

create

pictures

with

your

Animation

Station

Creating

pictures

involves

four

steps:

1.

Choose

a

background

color

and

clear

the

screen

2.

Choose

the

color

with

which

you

want

to

draw

3.

Choose

the

brush

type

with

which

you

want

to

draw

4.

Choose

the

mode

i/7"Which

you

want

to

draw

(SKETCH,

LINE,

BOX,

DOT,

etc.).

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tutorial

by

MENU

item

let's

go

through

the

MAIN

MENU,

starting

with

the

CLEAR

option.

We'll

give

the

title

of

each

menu

option

and

an

illustration

of

its

icon.

A

note

fin

Instructions

All

menu

selections

are

made

by

moving

the

stylus

across

the

pad

until

the

cursor

is

on

the

icon

within

the

square

of

the

menu

Item,

then

pressing

and

releasing

either

of

the

pad's

BOTTOM

BUTTONS.

When

menu

selections

are

made,

unless

otherwise

noted,

I'll

just

say

"choose"

and

give

the

name

of

the

menu

item,

rather

than

repeating

instructions

on

how

selections

are

made.

Ready?

The

first

step

is

to

clear

the

screen.

IDe

sure

that

you

have

a

FORMATTED

DATA

DISK

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1.

Unless

you

press

your

Apple

computer's

ESC

key

or

SPACE

bar,

your

Commodore's

SPACE

bar,

or

lift

the

stylus

and

press

one

of

the

pad

bu"ons

with

Apple

or

Commodore,

once

you

choose

this

option,

you

°are

on

the

way

to

a

clean

slate.

Choose

CLEAR

.

2.

The

Apple

computer

version

of

the

Designlab

software

offers

choices

between

8

colors;

the

Commodore

64

offers

choices

between

16.

3.

When

you

choose

the

CLEAR

option

while

using

an

Apple

computer,

the

CLEAR

COLOR

MENU

will

appear

in

the

ceilfer

of

the

screen

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illustration

below).

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menu

offers

several

choices

of

background

colors:

two

BLACKs,

GREEN,

ORANGE,

PURPLE,

BLUE,

and

two

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let's

choose

BLACK

because

it's

the

easiest

background

color

to

work

with.

The

menu'

will

disappear

alld

the

screen

will

clear

itself

until

it

is

completely

black.

The

screen

will

then

automatically

clear

in

the

color

you've

chosen.

N.te:

Colored

background

can

produce

a

variety

iJf

special

effects,

which

the

advanced

operator

can

use

to

enhance

certain

types

of

graphics.

6.

For

Commodore

version

CLEAR

color

section,

refer

to

"COLOR"

MENU

beginning

on

page

10,

paragraph.4

..

6.

The

is

to

decide

which

color

you're

going

to

use

to

draw

on

the

IlLACK

background

Move

the

cursor

to

the

COLOR

option

at

the

bouom

right-

hand

comer

of

the

screen.

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1.

Choose

the

COLOR

option.

The

intemal

CtJLOR

MENU

will

appear,

offering

choices

between

8

colors

and

6

textured

hues

with

the

Apple,

·and

16

colors

with

the

Commodore

64.·

With

the

Apple,

each

color

selection

gives

textures

in

hues

corresponding

to

that

color.

The

color

selected

will

appear

in

the

COLOR

icon

box.

2.

Notice

the

MIX

option

at

the

bottom

right-hand

side

of

the

COLOR

MENU.

Any

two

colors

may

be

mixed

by

placing

the

cursor

in

the

MIX

square,

pressing

a

BorrOM

BUrrON,

then

placing

tkecursor

in

the

two

chosen

color

boxes

and

pressing

aBOrrO.

BUrroN

once

for

each

of

the

two

choices.

The

mixed

color

will

appear

in

the

color

icon

box.

Textured

hues

corresponding

to

the

mixed

color

will

also

appea.r.Colors

miied

with

white

yield

pastels.

Colors

mixed

with

black

yield

textured

designs.

9

3.

let's

keep

it

simple

tbe

first

time

and

cboose

WHITE.

Then

lift

tbe

stylus

and

press

eitber

a

TOP

or

a

BorrOM

BUrrON

to

go

back

to

tbe

MAIN

MENU.

.

'.

4.

The·

Commodore

version

of

Suilcom's

Oesignlab

software

offers

two

modes

of

color

selection:

BIT

OPTIMIZATION

and

REGISTER

SELECTION.

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selecting

tbe

COLOR

option,

you

will

be

given

a

cboice

of

1IJ0des.

(a)

Place

tbecursor

on

the

COLOR

icon

and

press

a

BOrrOM

BiJrrON.

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COLOR

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will

appear,

and

yoil

will

see

16

cboices

in

the

form

of

color

swatcbes,

plus

two

boxes

labeled

COLOR

1

and

COLOR

2,

a

MIX

option,

and

tbe

COLOR

ICON

box.

*

Cboose

WHITE

by

placing

tbe

cursor

on

tbe

WHITE

square

and

pressing

a

BOrrOM

BUrrON.

The

COLOR

ICON

box

will

become

wbite.

10

*

At

another

time,

if

you

decide

to

mix

the

colors,

first

place

the

cursor

on

the

COLOR

I

box

and

press

a

BOrrOM

BurrON.

Then

choose

a

color

for

that

box

by

placing

the

cursor

on

the

desired

color

square

and

pressing

a

BOrrOM

BurrON.

Follow

the

same

procedure

with

another

color

for

the

POLOR

2

box.

Then

place

the

cursor

on

the

MIX

square

and

press

a

BOrrOM

BurrON.

The

colors

in

COLOR

1

and

COt.{JR

2

will

be

mixed.

and

the

result

will

appear

.

in

the

COLOR

ICON

box.

For

the

purposes

of

this

tutorial,

however.

this

time

let's

stick

with

WHITE.

*

Press

a

BOTTOM

BUrrON'again

to

leave

the

BIT

OPTIMIZATION

COLOR

MENU.

(b)

If

you

choose

the

REGISTER

SELECTION

mode,

the

REGISTER

SELECTION

COLOR

MENU

will

appear.

and

in

addition

to

16

color

squares,

you

will

see

three

boxes

(labeled

COLOR

I,

COLOR

2,

and

COLOR

3),

a

MIX

option,

and

the

COLOR

FUNCTION

box.

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that

COLOR

"

COLOR

2,

and

COLOR

3

correspond

to

bit

pattern

01,

10,

and

11.

These

options

give

you

choices

of

both

color

and

bit-pattern

for

your

drawing

operations.

For

the

purposes

of

this

tutorial,

let's

choose

any

register

and

the

color

WHITE.

*

Choosing

colors

for

any

of

the

three

COLOR

boxes

is

simple:

place

the

cursor

in

one

of

the

boxes

and

press

aBO"OM

BUrrON.

Then

place

the

cursor

in

a

color

square

and

press

a

BOrrOM

BUrrON.

If

you

choose

colors

for

all

three

boxes,

the

last

one

chosen

willappeai

in

the

COLOR

ICON

box.

*

Mixing

colors

is

equ"lIy

simple:

choose

different

colors

for

COLOR

"

COLOR

2,

or

COLOR

3.

Then

place

the

cursor

on

the

MIX

square

and

press

a

BOrrOM

BUrrON.

The

colurs

in

the

last

two

color

boxes

selected

will

be

mixed

and

the

result

will

appear

in

the

COLOR

ICONbox.

*

The

MIX

option

offers

another

feature:

ERASE.

When

this

option

is

chosen,

the

COLOR

FUNCTION

box

will

display

the

background

color,·

and

drawing

will

be

done

with

the

00

bit-pattern.

This

will

enable

you

to

erase

pans

of

your

picture

as

if

you

were

actually

using

a

pencil

eraser.

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1.

The

currently-selected

brush

type

willne

bordered

by

heavy

purple

lines

on

the

Apple,

cyan

lines

on

the

Commodore'(also

note

thai

the

Apple

has

lbrush-width

options

and

the

Commodore

8).

Note

that

the

brush

types

are

made

up

of

dots.

The

system

defaults

to

the

two-dot

brush,

which

is

the

best

for

drawing.

Let's

stay

with

the

two-dot

brush

for

the

time

being.

If

you

want

later

to

choose

a

different

brush,

simply

place

the

cursor

on

the

desired

brush,

keep

it

there,

and

press

a

BOrrOM

BUrrON.

2.

Note

that

the

brush

chosen

will

also

affect

the

appearance

of

the

lines

and

borders

(in

the

case

of

boxes

and

ovals)

that

you

draw.

For

example,

a

slanted

brush

wiN

draw

lines

and

borders

with

a.

"ratchety"

appearance.

3.

Now

that

you've

chosen

background

color,

the

color

iNith

which

you'll

be

drawing,

and

the

brush

type

with

which

you'll

be

drawing,

you

are

ready

to

draw.

Move

the

12

stylus

across

the

pad

until

the

cursor

is

in

the

SKETCH

icon.

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••••••••••••••••••••••••••

1

1.

Choose

the

SKETCH

option.

The

menu

will

disappeai;

to

be

replaced

by

a

completely

clear,

black'screen

.

2.

Hold

aBorrOMBurrON

dflwn

while

you

move

the

stylus

back

and

forth

across

the

pad.

A

line

will

appear

.

on

the

screen

as

you

move

the

Slylos

.

3.

When

you

want

to

stop

sketching,

release

the

buuon,

then

lift

the

stylus

from

the

pad.

/I

you

want

to

"undo"

what

you've

just

drawn,

press

either

TOP

BUrrDN.

4.

To

start

sketching

again,

touch

Ihe

stylus

to

the

pad.

hold

a

BOrrOM

BUrrDN

down,

and

move

the

stylus

in

any

direction.

When

you're

done

sketching,

lift

the

stylus,

and

press

aBorrOMBurrON

again

to

return

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

Title:

BOX

~·4ii~················1

••••••••••

1.

Choose

the

BOX

option:

.Thi!n

lift

the

stylus

and

a

pulsating

rectangle

will

radiate

from

the

place

where

you

initially

put

the

cursor.

The

box

WIll

elongate,

Hauen,

or

fauen,

depending

on

the

direction

in

which

you

move

the

sty/us

.

2.

When

the

box

is

the

size

and

shape

.

you

want,

press

a

BOrrOM

BurrON

again,

then

lift

the

sty/us.

The

box

will

be

"planted"

on

the

screen.

By

repeating

the

process,

you

caD

generate

additiooal40xes

of

all

shapes

and

sizes.

1

··········1 I

••••••••••••••••••••••••••

3.

You

can

"unhook"

the

initial

corner

of

a

box

/iy.lifting

ihestyluslJnrjpre.$sing

" :

aBorrOM

BUrrON.

You

can

undo

the

last

box

made

by

liftiflg

the·stYIus.

siid.

.

pressing

a

TOP

BUrrDN.

Make

four

or

five

boxes

for

later

use.

liftthti

stY/us

and

press

aBorrOM

BUrrD.N

to

return

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

13

14

4.

Now.

let's

fill

some

of

the

boxes

with

color.

Remember,

you're

still

in

the

.

WHffE

color

mode,

so

you71

have

to

change

color

before

going

to

FILL.

lift

the

stylus

and

press

a

BOrrOM

BUrrON

to

get

back

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

Then

cho.ose

COLOR.

Choose

from

the

internal

COLOR

MENU

a

color

to

fill

the

boxes.

TititJ:

FILL

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

FILL

~

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••

t.

Choose

the

FILL

option

.

2.

Place

the

cursor

in

one

of

the

boxes

you've

drawn.

Press

a

BOrrOM

BurrON

and

the

area

will

fill

with

the

coloryou've

chosen.

3.

A

Word

Df

CautiDn:

when

filling

an

enclosed

area

that

you

made

while

sketching,

be

sure

that

there

are

no

places

where

the

lines

don~

quite

meet.

Enclosed

areas

fill

from

the

bouom

upwards.

If

there

is

a

leak

in

the

border

of

the

area

that

is

filling,

the

"fill"

color

will

come

out

at

the

'7eak"

point

and

will

continue

to

filruntil

it

runs

into

a

boundary.

You

can

stop

leaks

with

either

dots

or

lines.

We

71

get

to

them

later.

4.

You

can

also

fill

the

boxes

with

texture.

Go

back

to

the

MAIN

MENU

and

select

COLOR

.again.

This

time,

when

the

COLOR

MENU

appears,

select

one

of

the

texture

options

to

the

left

instead

of

a

plain

color.

Then

select

FILL

again,

and

go

back

to

the

picture.

Fill

one

of

the

boxes

with

texture

the

same

way

you

filled

it

with

culor.

5.

Note

that

some

areas

that

are

already

colored

will

not

accept

the

filling

action.

With

the

Apple

version

of

OesignLab,

any

primary

color

can

be

refilled

with

another

color.

Textured

areas,

on

the

other

hand,

mayor

may

not

accept

colortill.

since

they

are

mixtures

of

textures

and

colors.

6.

If

you

want

to

stop

the

filling

process,

press

the

BorrOMBurrON.

You

can

undo

the

last

colorfillby

lifting

the

stylus

and

pressing

a

TOP

BUrrON

(try

i1."

it's

helpful

when

leaks

occur).

When

you

are

finished

with

colorfill.

lift

the

stylus

and

press

a

BOrrOM

BurrON

to

return

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

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••••••••••••••••••••••••••

BOX

2

II

••••••••••••••••••••••••••

1.

To

make

boxes

that

are

already

filled

with

color,

choose

BOX

2.

The

procedure

is

exactly

the

same

as

it

is

with

the

BOX

option,

eXC8/ltlbauhe

boxes

are

made

of

colormstead

of

being

''hollow''

boxes'

made

with

lines

.

2.

You've

got

squiggly

lines,

boxes,

and

colored

squares

or'rectangles

on

the

screen.

How

about

circles

or

ovals?

We

will

be

drawing

lines

allain,

so

go

back

to

COLOR

and

choose

WHITE

before

proceeding

to

OVAL.

Pres$

a

BOTTOM

BUrrON

to

return

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

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Choose

the

OVAL

option,

then

place

the

cursor

on

the

screen

anywhere.

you

wanlit,

then

press

and

release

a

BOrrOM

BUrrON.

Move

the

stylus

around

the

pad

and

an

oval

will

appear

the

same

way

the

box

appeared

above.

When

it's

the

size

you

want,

press

a

BorrOM

BUrrON

again

to

"plant"

the

oval

on

the

screen.

Make

a

few

ovals

of

.

different

sizes.

Note

that

you

can

''undo''

the

last

oval

you

made

by

pressing

a

TOP

BUrrON.

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16

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OVAL

2

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OVAL

2

works

the

same

way

as

.

BOX

2:

ovals

appear

on

the

screen

as

colored

ovate

or

circular

shapes.

1.

Aher

you've

chosen

a

color

for

the

dots,

with

the

MAIN

MENU

on

the

screen,

choose

the

DOTS

option

.

2.

Place

the

cursor

anywhere

on

the

screen,

press

a

BOrrOM

BUrrON,

and

a

dot

will

appear.

Repeat

the

process

to

make

as

many

dots

as

you

want.

Note

that

if

you

have

chosen

a

slanted

brush,

the

dots

will

appear

as

small

slanted

lines.

Note

thatif

you

plant

black

dots

and

fill

with

another

colot,

pauerns

will

appear.

Title:

SPRAY

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••

This

option

simulates

an

airbrush:

you

can

"spray"

pilelsof

color

onto

the

screen.

The

"coat"

of

pilels

can

be

thick

or

thin.

If

you

want

to

spray

in

a

color

different

from

the

one

with

which

you

are

presently

drawing,

go

back

to

the

COLOR

option.

1.

Choose

the

SPRA

Y

option,

then

place

the

cursor

on

the

area

you

want

to

spray.

Press

and

hold

down

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

Move

the

stylus

without

lihing

it.

Color

will

appear

on

the

screen·

everywhere

you

move

the

cursor.

To

spray

a

'1hin"

coat,

move

the

cursor

once

over

the

area

you

wadf

to

color.

To.spraya

'1hick"

coat,

•

miJvethe

cursor

several

times

over

the

same

area.

2.

Now

let's

draw

some

straight

lines.

Press

a

BOTTOM

Bb

"ON

to

get

/Jack

to

tlie

MAIN

MENU,

then

go

back

to

COLOR

and

ch!"":e

WHITE

again.

Also,

don

1

forgel

that

brush-type

choice

will

affect

the

appearance

of

the

lines.

Title:

LINE

.,.

Choose

the

LINE

option.

2.

Place

the

cursor

anywhere

on

the

screen,

then

press

and

release

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

3.

Move

the

cursor

to

any

other

point

on

the

screen,

and

a

"rubber-banding"

line

will

appear

to

stretch

and

contract

between

the

initial

touch-point

and

.

the

point

where

the

cursor

is

now.

17

·18

,-

4.

Press

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

again

to

"plant"

the

line

on

the

screen.

You

can

undo

a

line

by

pressing

a

TOP

BUTTON,

and

you

'can

unhook

a

line

by

lifting

the

stylus

and

pressing

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

5.

To

make

additionatlines,

repeat

the

process.

To

make

lines

in

a

differentway,

use

the

Press

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

to/eturn.to

the

MAIN

MENU.

Title:

LINES

I·.

I

..

I

0.

t c

••

e.

I

••.•

•

I

••••••••

•••

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••

The

LINES

option

enables

you

to

draw

lines

that

always

connect

to

the

last

line

drawn.

1.

Choose

the

LINES

option,

then

place

the

cursor

anywhere

on

the

screen

and

press

and

release

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

.

2.

Now

move

the

stylus

to

another

point

on

the

screen:

and

a

"rubber-banding"

line

will/arm

between

the

initial

cursor

point

and

the

present

point

Press

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

to

plant

the

line.

To

undo

the

line,

press

a

TOP

BUTTON.

Unhook

the

line

by

lifting

the

stylus

and

pressing

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON.

3.

Place

the

cursor

anywhere

on

the

screen

again.

A

line

will

now

form

between

the

end

of

the

first

line

and

the

present

cursor

position~

Press

a

BOTTOM

BUTTON

to

"piant"

the

line.

4.

Repeat

the

process

to

produce

more

lines.

Each

successive

line

will

be

connected

to

the

lasl

line

formed.

5.

Return

to

the

MAIN

MENU.

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