Cordless

Mouse
Manual

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RADIO & TELEVISION INTERFERENCE
WARNING
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy ,and if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. How
ever, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio rrv technician for help.
NOTICE:

(1) The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party respon
sible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equip
ment.
(2) Shielded interface cables and AC power cord, if any, must be used in order
to comply with the emission limits.

Table of Contents
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Concept of Cordless Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Mouse Standard

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How Software Packages Ues a Cordless Mouse . . . . . 1-2

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How to Install Your Cordless Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Connecting the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Cordless Mouse Hardware Discription . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Mode Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Recharge Your Cordless Mouse Battery . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Basic Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

S()FIWAR.E SE'f-lJP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1

Loading the Mouse or Trackball Driver . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Setting Mouse Driver Options

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Testing the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

What If There's A Problem? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

USING THE CORDLESS MOUSE

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How to use Your Cordless Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Holding Cordless Mouse

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Moving the Cordless Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

MAINTENANCE

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Cleaning Cordless Mouse

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 5-2

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INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the CORDLESS MOUSE product!

Concept of Cordless Mouse

A major purpose of a cordless mouse is to position the cursor, highlight
text for editing functions, select commands through the use of pop-up
menus, and create line art or free-hand graphics. You can use your
computer with greater ease and efficiency to run your favorite application programs much faster and easier. In many cases it can act as a
substiute for the key board and in some cases it does things you can't do,
or can't do efficiently with typed commands or cursor keys.
By using infrared LED technology, the Cordless Mouse frees you from
the hassle of having a cord strung across your desk. You no longer have
to worry about the cord becoming tangled or running out of cord when
extra length is needed.
The rechargeable battery system in the Cordless Mouse provides up to
eight hours of use without recharging and it can be recharged in less
than one hour. Just put the mouse in its stand and it will recharge by
using the power supplied through your computer's serial port when your
computer is on

Mouse Standard
The cordless mouse is compatible with the following two
hardware/software mouse standards commonly used:
The Microsoft Serial Mouse (2-Button)
The Mouse Systems (PC) Mouse (3-Button)
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The mouse driver supports both modes and you can select between
these two hardware modes using the mode switch on the left side of the
mouse. Most software can use either mode. There is however a physical
difference between the two. The Microsoft standard supports the use of
two buttons while the Mouse Systems Mouse supports three. Your
Mouse can operate at either mode. We'll look at this subject in more
detail in chapter 3.

How Software Packages Ues a Cordless Mouse

There are three ways in which software packages use a mouse:
1. Some programs require that you first load the mouse driver software
into your computer's system memory. After you do this you can call up
the program and the mouse will work. Some examples of programs like
this area:
Image72, Image256 Paint software
Microsoft Word
PCTools
2) Other programs have a built-in driver and can communicate with the
mouse directly. With these programs you don't need to load the mouse
driver for the program to work. This kind of program usually will ask
you to select a mouse type during the program's installation procedure.
As we've already noted, the mouse is compatible to the two standards
mentioned and either one will work. Examples of this type of programs
are:
Ventura Publisher
Microsoft Excel

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Autocad
3) Many programs, especially the older versions do not directly support
the use of a mouse at all. These programs are designed to use keyboard
commands only. You can still use your mouse software disk. Some of the
programs supported are:
DBaseIII
Wordstar
Lotus 1-2-3
As you can see, you'll be able to use your mouse with almost any program you want. Now let's go on to the next section which explains how
to install your mouse hardware and software.

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SETUP & INSTALLATION

How to Install Your Cordless Mouse
In this chapter we'll cover what you need to do to get your mouse ready
to use. There are two things you need to do to install your mouse or
trackball:
Connect the mouse recharger
Install the software

Connecting the Hardware

In order to connect the mouse recharger to your computer you will need
a minimum hardware configuration including:
An IBM PC or compatible with:

2 Floppy drives or 1 Floppy and 1 Hard disk driver

256KB of system memory
An RS-232 serial port

The mouse software will support any video display adapter up to VGA
resolution.
Connect your mouse recharger to an RS-232 serial port. This port is
generally located at the rear panel of your system case. Check your
system manual or 1/0 card manual for information about your specific
hardware. Serial ports can have either 9 or 25 pins. The mouse or track2-1

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ball connector have 9 pins or comes with an adapter in case the serial
port you want to use is the 25-pin kind.
Your computer may have more than one serial port. Serial ports are
given a name to identify them. The convention is to number them as
COMl, COM2, etc. You can connect the mouse to either COMl or
COM2

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To connect your mouse recharger follow these instructions:
1) Turn your computer OFF.
2) Locate the serial port you want to use.
3) If the port has 9 pins, plug the connector down.
4) If the port has 25 pins connect the adapter first.
5) Set the hardware mode select switch on the real side of the mouse.

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That's it. After you connect the mouse, place it beside your monitor. For
the mouse make sure the surface is smooth and clean. If you have a
mouse pad, it's a good idea to use it.

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Cordless Mouse Hardware Discription

Infrared Mouse

The infrared mneeds to be turned on for operation and to be turned off

when it is recharging or not in operation. The power switch is located on
the left side of the mouse.
Position "O" is power off
Position "1" is power on.

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Mouse Recharger/Receiver
The operation mode switch is on the back of mouse
Recharger/Receiver. Position "3" is for Mouse Systems Mouse 3-button
mode, and "2" is for Microsoft 2-button mode
A 9V-DC input jack is used to recharge the infrared mouse by external
9V-DC power adapter.
The mouse slot on the top is used to hold mouse and charge mouse.
The red LED in the front panel of Recharger/Rceiever indicating the
mouse in charging status.
The green LED indicates the mouse is communicating with
Recharger/Receiver.

Mode Selection
Mouse Systems Mode:
Set the power switch to "O" position.
Set mode switch to "3" position

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Hold down mouse right button and set the power switch to "l" position
at same time.
Microsoft Mode:
Set the power switch to "O" position.
Set mode switch to "2" position
Set the power switch to "l" position.
After select mouse mode, load in mouse driver software and put your
mouse in front of the recharger.

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Recharge Your Cordless Mouse Battery

Recharging by your computerpower
Turn on your computer.
Set mouse power switch to "O" position.

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Put mouse into Recharger and make sure two screws at the bottom of
mouse is attached to those two metal inside the Recharger/Receiver.
The red LED will be tturned on when all above steps are well done
and the mouse is in charging.
Recharging from external power adapter

Set mouse power switch to "O" position.

Connect external power adapter DC-9V 200mA to recharger
Put mouse into Recharger and make sure two screws at the bottom of
mouse is attached to those two metal inside the Recharger/Receiver.
The red LED will be tturned on when all above steps are well done
and the mouse is in charging.

Note: Recharge time do not exceed 8 hours

Installing the Software

In this section you'll install the software required for your mouse
operate. The Mouse software also includes the menu maker software
and files. Refer to the on-disk manual for information about these.
To keep things simple we'll assume that you are already familiar with
your computer hardware and operating system basics. We'll also assume
you're using MS-DOS . If you're using another operating system, you
might need to refer to its instruction manual.

Basic Installation
Follow these directions to install the mouse driver on your system disk.
It doesn't matter whether your system disk is a hard or floppy disk.
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1) Turn on your computer.

2) Make a backup of your mouse master disk and then use it to install
the software, not the master disk. If you don't know how to do this check
your operating system manual. Do it first, don't put it off, and you won't
have cause for regret later.
3) After your computer boots up, put the Mouse disk in drive "A", switch
to drive "A:" if necessary.
4) Copy the MOUSE.COM file to your system disk. For example, if you
have a hard disk, at the A: prompt type:

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COPY MOUSE.COM C:

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This will copy the mouse driver to the root directory of your hard disk.
At this point the mouse is connected, the driver is installed on your
system disk, and you're ready to test the setup and make sure everything
is working.

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SOFTWARE SET-UP
Loading the Mouse or Trackball Driver
Before you can see whether the installation is successful you'll need to
load the mouse driver. The basic procedure is simple:
1) At DOS prompt type:
A:>MOUSE

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2) The following screen will appear:

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Pointing Device
DRIVER for
Version 8. 00
House & TrackBa l l

House Installed: Microsoft Mode

Installed House Connected with Port of COM1 :
Report Rate (Dynamic Resolution) : Off

(Port : 03F8

IRQ : 4)

Setting Mouse Driver Options

Help function(/?)
At DOS prompt type:

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MOUSE/?

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at the command line to bring up the Help screen. This option provides a
short explanation of the Mouse commands and options.

Mouse software resolution

The software resolutio determines the accuracy and speed that the
Mouse pointer will move across the screen. Higher resolution will cause
the pointer movement to speed up. A lower resolution will slow down
the pointer and cause pointer accuracy to increase.

Communication Port 1 , 2, 3 or 4
The communication port refers to the serial port on some computers.
The Mouse can be configured for either COMl, COM2, COM3, or
COM4. The default is COMl.
Command format: MOUSE/#(1,2,3,4)

Testing the Installation

On your Mouse software disk there is a program to test your mouse
installation and make sure everything is working. The program is called
'TEST' . To use it let's pick up where we just left off the diskette is in
drive A: and you've just installed the driver into the system. Now do as
follows:
1) Type:

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TEST
The TEST program is used for several mouse or trackball models.

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What If There's A Problem?

But what if everything didn't go all right during the test? Don't worry. If
you encounter a problem at this point the solution should be simple.
Generally any problem can be traced to a loose connection or something you forgot to do. Here's a list of everything you have to do so that
the mouse will work:
Make sure your computer has a functioning serial port. You must use
either COMl, COM2, COM3, COM4.
Plug the mouse cable connector into the port.Use the adapter supplied
if necessary. Screw the connector down.
Turn on your computer and copy the MOUSE.COM driver to the root
level of your system disk.
Type MOUSE at the DOS command line. The driver-loaded screen
should appear and tell you the mouse is installed on the right port.

Still Doesn't Work?

If you've been able to use the software from the Mouse disk, the disk in
probably not the problem, though you can examine it with a utility program such as the Norton Disk Doctor to see if there is anything wrong.
If there is a problem with the mouse hardware you'll need to consult
with your dealer to get a replacement.

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USING THE MOUSE

USING THE CORDLESS MOUSE

Chapter 4 describes the basic techniques of mouse operation. This includes how to hold the mouse, move the mouse, and use the mouse
buttons.

How to use Your Cordless Mouse

Now that you've got your mouse installed. Let's review some information on the hardware and how to use .it. The mouse uses a combination
of hardware and software features to give you extra flexibility and personalization. Let's take another look at some of the hardware features of
your mouse
Before actually using the mouse you should make sure you have a few
square inches of clear desk space near your keyboard. Keep this area
clean and dry. Place the mouse in this area with the cable trailing away
from you. Make sure you have enough slack in the cable to freely move
the mouse.
Your cordless mouse has three "buttons" that you push down on and
release to send a command to your computer. Which of these buttons
you use and in what combination depends on the mouse mode and
software
Middle Button

Right Button

Left Button

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Holding Cordless Mouse

Moving the Cordless Mouse

The mouse are used to perform the following basic mouse techniques:
Clicking...refers to pressing and releasing a mouse button. Clicking is
often used to highlight and select a menu item.
Double Clicking... refers to pressing either mouse button twice in rapid
succession. Double-clicking is often used to select menu options.
Chording ... refers to pressing and releasing both mouse buttons at the
same time. Chording is often used to cancel a command.
Dragging... can be used to resize objects in drawing programs or to
select blocks of text for cutting or copying. Dragging is performed by
pressing and holding down a mouse button, moving the cursor over the
text block you want to select, and then releasing the mouse button. The
portion of text you select is highlighted as you drag the cursor across
it.

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MAINTENANCE
Cleaning Cordless Mouse
The mouse is designed and manufactured for continuous use without
preventive maintenance. However, you may pick up dust or lint around
the mouse ball after an extended period of use.
To clean the mouse ball perform the following steps:
1) Turn your computer OFF.
2) Turn the mouse upside down so that the ball is facing up.
3) Slide the mouse ball cover in the direction indicated by the OPEN
arrow, as illustrated below, and remove the cover.
4)Turn the mouse back over into your hand to remove the mouse ball.
5) Wipe the mouse ball off with soft, clean, lint-free cloth. Do not use a
tissue or anything that may leave lint.
6) Use a cotton swab moistened with alcohol or tape head cleaner to
clean the rollers in the mouse housing as illustrated above. Rotate the
rollers as you clean them to ensure you clean the entire roller.
7) blow gently into the mouse housing to remove any dust or lint that
may have collected there.
8) Place the ball back into the mouse and slide the plastic mouse cover
back into place.

9) Turn your computer ON.

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Troubleshooting
If the Mouse does not-".function properly or a problem arises, please
check the following before calling your dealer.

1) Check that the Mouse connector is firmly plugged into the serial port.
2) Make sure that the correct serial port is chosen. If necessary, Move
the Mouse to another serial port.
3) Check the recharger cable to see if it is broken or has any sharp
bends.
4) If the cursor moves irregularly across the screen, clean the Mouse
roller.
5) If the Mouse pointer appears on the screen but does not move, make
sure the correct Mouse driver is installed.
6) If the Mouse pointer moves erratically or jumps on the screen, make
sure that proper mode(2-or3-button) is selected

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