IBM TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboardwith Hub, TrackPoint USB Space Saver Keyboard User Manual

TrackPoint

USB Space Saver Keyboard with Hub

User’ s Guide

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OPTIONS

by IBM

Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Appendix D. Product warranty and notices” on page D-1.

First Edition (April 2001)

US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

Contents

Safety: Read first ....................v

About this book ....................vii

Registering your option ..................vii

Installation and user’s guide................1-1

Product description ...................1-1

Installing the keyboard ..................1-2

Installing the TrackPoint USB Keyboard with Hub software ......1-3

Using the Multi-Port USB Hub................1-4

Disabling a ThinkPad

onboard pointing device ..........1-4

Using the TrackPoint USB Keyboard with Hub .........2-1

Using the TrackPoint pointing device .............2-1

Customizing your TrackPoint pointing device...........2-2

Enabling Press-to-Select .................2-3

Adjusting sensitivity ..................2-4

Enabling scrolling ...................2-5

Selecting a scrolling method ...............2-6

Adjusting mouse properties in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000,

or Windows Me ....................2-7

Using the embedded numeric keypad .............2-7

Appendix A. Maintaining your keyboard ...........A-1

Appendix B. Problem solving ...............B-1

Appendix C. Help and service information ...........C-1

Online technical support .................C-1

Telephone technical support ................C-1

Appendix D. Product warranty and notices ..........D-1

IBM Statement of Limited Warranty..............D-1

Part 1 - General Terms .................D-1

Part 2 - Country-unique Terms ..............D-4

Notices .......................D-11

Trademarks .....................D-13

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement .......D-13

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Safety: Read first

Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.

Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança.

Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.

Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt.

Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information.

Avant d’installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité.

Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen.

Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza.

Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.

Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet.

Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.

red inštaláciou tohto zariadenia si pečítaje Bezpečnostné predpisy.

Antes de instalar este producto lea la información de seguridad.

Lässäkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.

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About this book

This manual contains instructions for installing and using your IBM

TrackPoint®USB Keyboard with Hub. The manual is divided into two parts:

Part 1: Installation and user’s guide:

This guide contains the product description and hardware and software installation instructions in the following languages:

v English v French v Spanish v Italian v Brazilian Portuguese v Traditional Chinese v Japanese

Part 2: Appendixes

This section contains problem solving, help and service information, and warranty and notices.

Registering your option

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Installation and user’s guide

This guide contains instructions for installing and using the IBM TrackPoint USB Keyboard with Hub.

Product description

The IBM TrackPoint USB Keyboard with Hub works with IBM computers and ISA-standard computers that have USB ports. You can use the TrackPoint pointing device for pointing, selecting, dragging, or scrolling. As a result, you do not need to use a mouse with the keyboard. However, you have the option of connecting a mouse to the USB port on the top of the keyboard.

Three buttons are located below the Spacebar on the keyboard. The left and right buttons work similarly to the buttons on the mouse. Pressing the middle button changes the built-in TrackPoint stick from a pointing device to a scrolling device. An illustration of the keyboard is provided in “Using the TrackPoint USB Keyboard with Hub” on page 2-1.

The keyboard provides Press-to-Select and third-button scrolling functions for Microsoft

Windows®98, Windows 2000 Professional, and Windows Millennium Edition (Me). However, if you are using a mouse that comes with its own device driver, you must uninstall the mouse device driver before you can use the Press-to-Select and third-button scrolling functions.

Note: The keyboard will not work when it is connected to more than one

computer. The extended TrackPoint features and drivers may not be compatible with non-IBM mobile computers.

In addition to this guide, the keyboard package contains:

v One IBM TrackPoint USB Keyboard with Hub v CD with device drivers and installation instructions v Warranty book v Bag of spare caps for the TrackPoint pointing device

Contact your place of purchase if any parts are missing or damaged. Be sure to retain your proof of purchase because it might be required to obtain warranty service.

Installing the keyboard

To install the keyboard, use the following set of instructions which correspond to your operating system.

Installing the keyboard for Windows 98

1. With Windows 98 running, plug your keyboard into the USB slot on your

computer.

2. When the Add New Hardware window opens for the USB Generic Hub

Device, click Next.

3. Click Search for the best driver for your device, and then click Next.

4. Clear all check boxes, and then click Next.

5. Click Next.

6. Wait until your computer finishes copying the files, and then click Finish.

7. When the Add New Hardware window opens for the USB Composite

Device, click Next.

8. Click Search for the best drivers for your device, and then click Next.

9. Clear all check boxes, and then click Next.

10. Click Next.

11. Wait until your computer finishes copying the files, and then click Finish.

The keyboard is now ready to use.

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Installing the keyboard for Windows 2000 or Windows Me

1. With Windows 2000 or Windows Me running, plug your keyboard into the

USB slot on your computer.

2. Wait until your computer finishes copying the files.

Your keyboard is now ready to use.

Installing the TrackPoint USB Keyboard with Hub software

To install the TrackPoint USB Keyboard with Hub software, insert the TrackPoint USB Keyboard with Hub CD into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. The Installation window opens. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. If the installation program does not start automatically, do the following:

1. Click Start --> Settings --> Control Panel.

2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

3. If the installation program does not start automatically, follow the

instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

4. Restart Windows.

Note: When you have restarted Windows, a 301 error message might be

displayed on the screen. Disregard this error message; it occurs automatically when there is no keyboard plugged into the PS/2 keyboard port.

The Rapid Access icon is now in the desktop tray and in the Control Panel.

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Using the Multi-Port USB Hub

To use other USB devices with the ports on the back of the keyboard, follow these instructions.

With your computer turned on and the TrackPoint USB Keyboard plugged in and operating, plug the other USB devices into the port on the keyboard, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

For more information on how to configure and use the other devices with your keyboard, see the user guides that came with those devices.

Important: Do not activate resource-intensive devices at the same time, because USB limitations might cause a degradation in the performance and speed of the devices. For example, do not start a USB scanner while you are using a USB camera. Instead, close the application for the camera; then start the scanner.

Disabling a ThinkPad®onboard pointing device

Use the TrackPoint USB software CD to install the device driver, even if a TrackPoint pointing device is included in a ThinkPad computer.

After you install the TrackPoint device driver on a ThinkPad mobile computer, the onboard TrackPoint pointing device on most ThinkPad mobile computers will automatically disable each time you start your computer with the keyboard connected.

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However, on a ThinkPad 600, 770, 390, i-series, or other late-model ThinkPad mobile computer, you must follow these steps to disable the ThinkPad TrackPoint pointing device:

1. Click Start.

2. Click Programs, ThinkPad, ThinkPad Configuration.

3. Double-click the TrackPoint icon.

4. Select Auto-Disable from the TrackPoint menu.

5. Click OK to save the changes.

6. Click OK to restart the ThinkPad mobile computer.

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Using the TrackPoint USB Keyboard with Hub

This section contains information on using the TrackPoint USB Keyboard with Hub.

The main features of the keyboard are:

v A TrackPoint stick 1 near the center of the keyboard. v Three buttons at the bottom of the keyboard.

– The left and right buttons 2 are equivalent to left and right mouse

buttons.

– The center button 3 can be used with the TrackPoint pointing device to

scroll.

v Press-to-Select

If Press-to-Select is enabled, you can select an object by pressing down on top of the TrackPoint stick rather than using a left or right mouse button.

v Third-button scrolling

If third-button scrolling is enabled, you can use the middle button and the TrackPoint stick to scroll in many software applications. (Third-button scrolling might not work in some software applications.)

Note: The Press-to-Select and third-button scrolling functions are supported

only if the device drivers that come with the keyboard are installed.

Using the TrackPoint pointing device

Follow these instructions to start using the TrackPoint pointing device:

1. Place your hands in the typing position. Place either index finger on the

stick. Rest your thumbs comfortably above the buttons.

2. Press gently on the stick, in the direction that you want the pointer to

move: away from you to move up the screen and toward you to move

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