Access to CrystalControl2 is gained through using the start-menu icon which will be present after installation of CrystalControl2. This icon appears as a red, blue or orange Crystalfontz logo as pointed to in the image below.

The color of this icon represents CrystalControl2's current status:

Blue:		Running
Red:		Stopped
Orange:		In the process of starting, stopping or restarting.

Hovering your mouse pointer over the icon will show CrystalControl2's status and if running, how many times the LCD screen has been updated since starting.

A single right-click of your mouse on the icon will display a small menu with a few self-explanatory options.

A double left-click displays the full CrystalControl2 setup screen.

A single left-click displays the quick-controls menu.
Please note that any settings changed in this menu will not be saved!

Double-left clicking on the start-bar icon will display the full CrystalControl2 configuration window.
An example is shown below.

Note: None of the changes to settings in the full configuration window are immediate.
You must click the "Restart CrystalControl2" button to activate any new settings or changes.

Settings and controls descriptions:

Region	Control Name	Description
LCD Module Selection	Module List	This box lists the LCD modules that have been configured to use.
	Add New	Adds a new LCD module
	Configure	Shows the LCD module configuration dialog.
	Remove	Removes the selected LCD module.
Screen Selection	Screen List	A list of the screens to be displayed on the currently selected LCD module.
	Insert New	Shows the screen-loading dialog box.
	Remove Selected	Removes the selected screen.
	Arrows	Moves the selected screen up or down through the list (useful for ordering screens in alternate mode).
Module Setup Tab	Module Name	Allows for editing of the currently selected module name.
	LCD Brightness	Changes LCD backlit brightness (may not be available with some LCD modules)
	LCD Contrast	Changes LCD contrast (may not be available with some LCD modules)
	Starting Screen	When CrystalControl2 first starts, the screen selected here will be displayed first.
	Alternate Enabled	When this box is ticked, CrystalControl2 will place this module in "Alternate" mode. CrystalControl2 will change between screens automatically.
Screen Setup Tab	Screen Name	Allows for editing of the currently selected screen name.
	Screen Alternate Delay	When CrystalControl2 is in "Alternate" mode, the currently selected screen will be displayed for this amount of time before moving to the next screen.
General Options Tab	Start Service With Windows	When ticked, the CrystalControl2 service will start with windows.
	Put Icon In Start-Bar Tray	When ticked, the CrystalControl2 icon will be displayed in the startbar tray when a user log into windows.
Other	Restart CrystalControl2	Clicking this button will force the CrystalControl2 service to stop itself, then restart with any new settings.

This menu is accessed by single left clicking the start-bar icon.
Settings changed in this window are immediately shown on the selected LCD module.

Note: The settings changed in this window are only temporary, they will not be saved for use on the next CrystalControl2 restart.

Select the LCD module you wish to change the settings of in the "Module" drop-down box.
You can then change that modules settings (currently displayed screen, alternating mode, brightness & contrast) in the "Module Options" box.