This tutorial shows you how to assemble, install, and calibrate a Huion Kamvas GT-191.
This is a tablet with a display you draw directly on.
The tablet itself is about 18.5” by 12” so the box it comes in is fairly big and a
little bit heavy, so be careful when unpacking.
Inside the foam insert you will find a box of parts, HDMI and VGA cable, a pen box or
two, the support stand for the tablet, installation guide and CD, and the monitor itself packed
inside an anti-static bag.
The monitor comes with a screen protector on the front of it.
It is easy to remove, but you should keep it on to avoid damaging the screen while installing
the tablet.
Leaving the protector on also prevents the pen from scratching the glass while drawing.
If you don’t like the Huion-provided protector, there are a couple companies that sell more
secure, thinner protectors.
There’s a lot inside the box of parts.
On the top might be a gift of a smudge guard glove to use while you are drawing.
A special cloth for cleaning the tablet screen.
Never use chemicals to clean your tablet screen.
Only use a microfiber cloth like this and water.
Next inside the box is a cord for charging your tablet pen.
The USB cable for the tablet.
The stand for the pen, with extra pen tips inside.
Replace the pen tip when it starts to wear down.
The tablet’s power cable.
And screws and a screw driver for installing the stand.
To install the stand, put the screen protector on the tablet if you took it off earlier.
Flip the monitor over.
If you have a large microfiber cloth to put it on that would be best, otherwise use a
flat surface.
Unfold the tablet stand by pulling on the silver handle at its base and moving the arm
at the same time.
The four holes in the stand align with the four holes in the tablet like so, with the
arm at the bottom of the tablet.
The bottom two holes are tricky to reach.
The stand can’t be extended all the way or you won’t be able to put the screws in.
Adjust the stand and fit all four screws into the stand holes.
Place the stand with the screws in it onto the back of the tablet.
Screw the top two screws in first, then slide the stand back and screw the bottom two screws.
Flip the tablet over.
Now you have an adjustable stand.
Next insert the cables into the back of the tablet.
You can do this with the tablet in its upright position, but I have it face down here so
you can see.
First, you have your choice between a blue VGA cable and an HDMI cable.
Choose the HDMI cable unless you have an old computer that doesn’t have HDMI ports.
Next connect the power supply box to the cord, and then plug the cord into the back of the
computer.
The end of this plugs into an electrical outlet.
I recommend plugging this and all computer equipment into an outlet bar a.k.a surge protector
and not directly into the wall.
Last is the USB cable.
Plug the other ends into your computer.
Now it’s time to install the drivers.
Do not use the CD from the box.
Instead, go to huion.com.
Under Download choose Driver.
Look for the GT-191 under Pen Displays and download the most recent driver for Windows
or Mac.
You can also find the tablet manual under Instruction.
Go to your download, right click on the file, and choose Extract All.
Click Extract.
Now you’ll see a regular looking folder.
Double click and then double click on the installer.
Say yes to everything, next next next.
Note if you already have a different tablet installed, you need to uninstall it.
For computer-savvy people, you can copy your Wintab32 file out of System32 to a backup
area, then delete it out of System32 and continue with Huion’s installation.
Save and swap out different Wintab32 files depending on which tablet you feel like using.
Once the drivers finish installing, restart your computer.
It’s time to calibrate the tablet settings.
To run the Huion software on Windows, you need to right click the desktop icon and choose
Run as Administrator.
Go to Stylus Pen.
On your tablet screen, click Start Pressure Test and draw in the square underneath to
preview pressure sensitivity.
Drag the slider above to change your settings.
You can always come back here and change it if you don’t like how it’s working.
You can also set the actions for the two pen buttons.
I recommend Undo for the second pen button.
If you ever have trouble with drawing on your tablet, try unchecking Enbable Windows Ink
box here.
Next, if you don’t like where your pen cursor is relative to where you are holding your
pen, go to Work Area and click Monitor Calibration.
Click on the dots to calibrate your pen to the monitor.
The GT-191 is picky, so you may need to try more than once.
That’s all for tablet settings.
The last thing to do is calibrate the tablet monitor.
Along the bottom of your physical tablet is a row of buttons.
Press the Menu button to open the screen settings.
Press the Menu button to go into a setting.
Press the + or - button to change a value.
Press the Auto button to back out of a setting.
From the main menu with nothing selected, press + or - to change tabs.
Go to this tab to reset all settings to default.
I find the screen looks best by leaving everything default except brightness.
Turn the brightness down a bit.
That’s it.
Your tablet should be ready to go now.
Remember to charge your pen once in a while, and have fun drawing!