Getting Started Guide

Overview

This guide will provide you everything you need to set up and start using your new SketchTank: Virtual Coloring Aquarium. We’ll take you through the simple steps of setting up the necessary hardware, configuring your SketchTank: Aquarium, and scanning your first coloring page.

Before you begin, make sure you have not only the kit provided to you by us, but a display (either a projector, monitor, or TV) to use as your Aquarium Display (which will show all the fish swimming in the ocean environment).

If at any time, you have questions about the setup or need assistance, don’t hesitate to contact us. We’ll be glad to help.

Hardware Setup

Hardware Provided by Workinman Interactive

Preconfigured MiniPC (with keyboard and mouse), Scanner, Monitor for scanner, and cabling to connect them.

Hardware NOT Included (customer must supply)

Aquarium display (Projector, Monitor, or TV), Cable to this display, and either a Desk, Cabinet, or Custom build for the scanning station.

Connect Your MiniPC

Tip

Place the MiniPC (along with its keyboard & mouse) in a location that is only accessible to authorized users, ideally locked in a ventilated drawer. Only the Scanner and Monitor should be accessible to everyday users.

Connect Your Scanner Display

Tip

The Scanner Display is a monitor (provided in this kit) that will show the guest’s artwork being scanned and then come to life before it swims off to the Aquarium Display. It connects to the MiniPC and is best positioned adjacent to the scanner so guests can see their artwork clearly while it’s scanned.

Connect Your Aquarium Display

Tip

The Aquarium Display (NOT provided in this kit) is either a Projector, TV, or additional Monitor that will display the aquarium scene with all the fish swimming around in it. While most of our clients use projectors, any display with an HDMI connection will work. If your Projector is not yet installed, you can easily set up and test the SketchTank: Virtual Coloring Aquarium with a TV or Monitor as your Aquarium Display and swap it for the Projector later.

Connect Your Document Scanner

Tips

The Document Scanner will sit on a desk or cabinet along with the Scanner Monitor and connect directly to the MiniPC. The scanner is where kids will place their artwork, face up, to be scanned into the aquarium.

You can securely mount the scanner to avoid it being moved or knocked over with a set of 4 lag bolts.

Optionally, you may have chosen to have a custom Scanning Station cabinet built, or will build one yourself. In this case, you can disregard this section. Custom cabinets will use a modular camera and not need a Document Scanner.

Launching the SketchTank Software

Configuring Your SketchTank: Virtual Coloring Aquarium

When you first launch the experience, the First Time Setup instructions will guide you through some calibration steps.

1. • Ensure you are using a blank sheet of white paper for calibration, ideally the same type of paper you will use to print your fish coloring pages on.
   • Ensure your environment lighting conditions are set to what they will be during normal hours of operation.
   • You can replay the First Time Setup at any time within the Configuration Menu (press [ENTER] on the keyboard when the app is running in order to access the menu).

Print Your Coloring Pages

Coloring pages are provided in PDF format and you can print as many as you need. You will find a copy of them in the Documents Folder of the MiniPC.  You can also download them here.

Load them up in Adobe Acrobat Reader or in a web browser to print them.

For best results…

• Print to standard 8.5 x 11in copy paper. A4 paper will also work.
• Use “scale to fit page” setting when printing (if available)
• Laser printers tend to work better and faster, but inject will work as well
• Make sure the printer prints the black lines evenly

Try Your New Aquarium

Configuration Menu

The Configuration Menu can be accessed by pressing the [Enter] key on the keyboard while the experience is running. Any changes within this menu will be automatically saved and kept until you change them.

• Clear Aquarium – To remove all fish from the aquarium, press the [Backspace] key on the keyboard.
• Quit Application – To exit the application, press and hold the [Esc] key on the keyboard for 2 seconds.
• Toggle Screen Layout – Toggles which display the aquarium/scanner screens are shown.
• Scanner Pipe Y Position – Toggles which side of the scanning station the pipe is located.
• Aquarium Pipe Y Position – Toggles which side of the aquarium the pipe is located. Use this to match the pipe position on the Scanning Station’s monitor with the pipe in the Aquarium Display.
• Scan Saturation – Adjusts the saturation of the scanned coloring page.
• Reset – Resets all settings to their default configuration. You must restart the app for this to take effect.
• Replay First Time Setup – Allows you to calibrate the scanner white balance to your environment lighting conditions.

Helpful Hotkeys

You can press the following hotkeys on the keyboard to make on-the-fly adjustments to the SketchTank Aquarium

• [Enter] – Open config menu
• [Backspace] – Delete all the fish in the aquarium
• [Escape] (Hold for 2 seconds) – Quit the app
• Hold [Delete] and press [Space] – Resets all saved settings to defaults (Must restart the app to take effect)

Have Any Questions?

Check out Frequently Asked Questions for more help.

Contact our team for support or to show off your new SketchTank in action.