Configuring Visual Effects for Scanning

Visual effects are used with scanning to help the user identify selected items. To access the visual effects settings, choose Menu > Settings > Input > Visual Effects.

Effect

Description

Outline

When Outline is turned on, an outline appears around the active area.

Outline Color

When Outline is turned on, Outline Color allows you to set the color of the outline.

Outline Width

When Outline is turned on, Outline Width allows you to set the width of the outline.

Translucent Overlay

When Translucent Overlay is turned on, a subtle trace of color appears over the active area.

Overlay Opacity

When Overlay is turned on, Overlay Opacity allows you to set how clearly the underlying image shows through the overlay. To allow less of the underlying image to show through, tap +. To allow more of the underlying image to show through, tap . Then choose OK.

Overlay Color

When Overlay is turned on, Overlay Color allows you to set the color of the overlay. Tap a color in the color selection window. The selected color appears in the circle to the right of Overlay Color.

Invert Colors

When Invert Colors is turned on, the colors of the active area are reversed. Dark areas become light, light areas become dark, and colors are replaced by their opposites—black and white are reversed, red becomes green, yellow becomes blue, etc.

 

Magnify

When Magnify is turned on, the active area is magnified.

 

Magnify Multiplier

When Magnify is turned on, Magnify Multiplier allows you to set the amount by which the active area is magnified. To increase the amount of magnification, tap +. To decrease the amount of magnification, tap . Then choose OK.

 

Animate Effects

When Animate Effects is turned on, the visual effects visibly move or grow when an area becomes active. You must turn on one or more visual effects for Animate Effects to work.