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Contrast Mode

There are three Contrast Modes from which to choose: None, Negative, and Fixed. Depending on your system display settings and personal preference, you may find one Contrast Mode more useful than another may.

· None. No contrast adjustments are applied. This is the default setting.

· Negative. The magnified area is displayed as a reversed (negative). This Contrast Mode is especially useful when working with photos and negatives.

· Fixed Gamma (CUP max). When Fixed Gamma is the selected Contrast Mode, you can adjust the Brightness, Contrast, and Saturation independently. The Intense Preset resets the Fixed gamma settings to the default (strong contrast). Click the None Preset button for no contrast at all, then adjust the sliders as needed.

WARNING: The Fixed Gamma Contrast Mode requires the use of additional system resources.

Glass Position

Choose from five Glass Positions to control the placement of the magnified view relative to the cursor: Under Cursor (Win2000/XP), Corner Tracker, Fixed Elusive, and Fixed.

· Under the mouse cursor. When this setting is enabled, the Glass (magnified area) is centered directly over the cursor. This is the mode most users prefer, since the eye naturally follows the cursor movement. This mode is supported on Windows 2000 and Windows XP only.

· Corner tracker. When this setting is enabled, the cursor is positioned at one of the corners of the Glass (magnified area) and the Glass follows the cursor. As the cursor moves near the edge of the screen, the Glass position changes, relative to the cursor, to accommodate the screen location. You can control the spacing between the cursor and the Glass by adjusting the Offset from cursor (pixels) setting. The default is 30 pixels.

· Fixed elusive. In this mode, the Glass remains in a fixed position on your screen unless the cursor moves into the magnified area, in which case, the Glass moves to a new fixed position automatically. This Glass Position is especially useful when typing in a word processor or other text-based application because you can focus on the magnified area as you type without affecting existing text. TIP: We recommend you use the Gray Scale Effect in conjunction with this Glass Position so the text is displayed as monochrome (as opposed to a color), which is easier on the eyes.

· Fixed position. In this mode, the Glass remains in a fixed position on your screen. It does not move “out of the way” as the cursor passes into the magnified area, as happens with the Fixed elusive position (see above). Mouse clicks pass through Glass check box setting is supported on Windows 2000 and Windows XP only.

You can easily adjust the Fixed Glass screen position from within Command mode.