Copyright: Copyright (c) September 1997 Creative Technology Ltd.
Citation: Copyright (c) September 1997 Creative Technology Ltd.  BlasterControl Virtual Desktop What's This Help


Click the screen area of the monitor to see test patterns. You can use the test patterns to help you while you adjust the monitor's alignment settings.


Shows the model of your monitor. If you change to a new monitor, you should install the software for it. To do this, click Change Display Type in the Settings property page and then click Change in the Monitor Type group box.


Shows the vertical refresh rates supported by your display adapter. To change to a new refresh rate, select a refresh rate from the list and click OK or Apply.


Click here to shift the display up.


Click here to shift the display down.


Click here to shift the display to the left.


Click here to shift the display to the right.


Click here to increase the height of the display.


Click here to decrease the height of the display.


Click here to decrease the width of the display.


Click here to increase the width of the display.


Click here to select factory default settings for refresh rate and alignment settings. This will restore your Windows desktop. In cases where your display becomes distorted after adjusting the refresh rate, press <Alt+D>.


Click here to launch the About box.


Displays the model of your monitor, and allows you to specify a new refresh rate for your monitor.


The alignment buttons allow you to adjust the position and the size of your monitor display.


Click these buttons to adjust the position of your monitor display.


Click these buttons to change the size of your monitor display.


Select this check box if you want BlasterControl to choose the best refresh rate for the current resolution and color depth of your monitor.  Clear the box if you want to select the refresh rate yourself.


Lists test patterns that help you in adjusting the color correction of your monitor display.


Lists the target color components for adjustment.


Adjusts the gamma correction for the currently selected target color component.


Adjusts the contrast for the currently selected target color component.


Adjusts the brightness for the currently selected target color component.


Click here to restore all the color correction settings to the factory default.


Click here to restore only the currently selected target color component to the previously saved factor.


Shows the currently selected test pattern.


Shows the curve of each color component.


Click here to launch the About box.


Shows the supported operations and the currently assigned hot keys.


To define a keyboard hot key for executing the currently selected operation, place the text cursor here and press the desired key. The hot key must consist of CTRL, ALT and another key, unless it is a function key (F1, F2...). You cannot use ESC, ENTER, TAB, SPACEBAR, PRINT SCREEN, or BACKSPACE.

The same hot key cannot be assigned to more than one operation.


Click here to assign the hot key to the currently selected operation.


Click here to clear the hot key assignment of the currently selected operation.


Click here to set the assigned hotkey of the currently selected operation to the default hot key.


Click here to launch the About box.


Lists the available refresh rates that you can choose manually.


Enables the use of hot keys.


Increases or decreases the amount of information that appears on your screen, relative to the desktop area. For example, if you have set your screen area to be smaller than your desktop area, only a part of the desktop is displayed at a time. You can view the other parts of the desktop by panning it. Your monitor and display adapter determine whether you can change this setting.


Select this if you want BlasterControl to warn you before you change the desktop area.


Select this if you want BlasterControl to warn you before you change the screen area.


Select this if you want BlasterControl to be displayed on the taskbar everytime after you start up your system.


Indicates whether you want a window to be maximized to the screen area or the desktop area when you maximize the window.


Click this if you want the area of a maximized window to be the screen area.


Click this if you want the area of a maximized window to be the desktop area.


Indicates how you want BlasterControl to pan the screen area.


Specifies that you want BlasterControl to pan the screen area to the activating window.


Move the slider to adjust the amount of screen area that you want BlasterControl to pan in a single keystroke.


The options in this box allow you to lock the desired direction(s) of panning. To enable the lock, go to the Display Properties dialog box, click the Hotkey tab, and select the Enable Hotkey check box.


Click this if you want to lock the horizontal panning.


Click this if you want to lock the vertical panning.


Click this if you want to lock the panning completely.