Logitech 221401 Users Manual

Logitech® Mouse, Trackball,

and Keyboard

User’s Guide for MouseWare® and iTouch

™

Welcome!

Congratulations on your purchase of your Logitech® product. Your mouse, trackball, or keyboard is part of the Logitech family of interactive desktop products, which make your time at the computer, or on the Internet, more productive, comfortable, and enjoyable.

Logitech has been designing, manufacturing, and marketing computer peripherals for over 18 years. These products form the bridge between people and computers, a link so intuitive that the digital world feels like a natural extension of your senses.

To help you get the most from your Logitech product, this manual was written to be used either online or as a printed document. It is a downloadable file, which is copied to your hard drive automatically during software installation. You can quickly view the contents of this manual by clicking one of the topics you see listed on the left. Or you can print this manual by clicking “File” then “Print” in the menu bar above.

To use this manual effectively, you must

first

install your Logitech product by connecting the hardware and installing the software. To install your Logitech product, please refer to the printed Getting Started Guide that comes with your product. This document tells you everything you need to know in order to get started right away. After you have finished installation, refer to this document to learn more about the following topics:

• Comfort Guidelines

• MouseWare®, Logitech’s Premier Pointing Device Software for Windows

and Macintosh

• Button Assignments for Your Mouse or Trackball

• Scrolling and Zooming (Zooming in Windows® Only) in Documents with

Your Mouse or Trackball

• WebWheel

™

, Logitech’s Easy-to-Use and Intuitive Web Interface

• iTouch™ Software, Logitech’s Innovative Keyboard and Internet Software

• Product Maintenance

• Troubleshooting

• Logitech

Addresses and Telephone Numbers

• Product Warranties

Comfort Guidelines

Important Ergonomic Information

Feels Good, Feels Better...

Whether you spend five minutes or five hours using your keyboard, mouse, or trackball, these suggestions can help you stay comfortable and productive.

Some research suggests that

• long periods of repetitive motion,

• using an improperly set up work space,

• incorrect body position, and

• poor work habits

may be associated with physical discomfort and injury to nerves, tendons, and muscles. If you feel pain, numbness, tingling, weakness, swelling, burning, cramping, or stiffness in your hands, wrists, arms, shoulder, neck, or back, see a qualified health professional.

Comfort Guidelines

Follow the guidelines in this booklet to maximize your comfort and lessen the chance of injury.

Comfort Guidelines

Make sure that your workspace is set up properly...

Your keyboard and monitor should be directly in front of you with your mouse or trackball next to it. Place your mouse or trackball within easy reach so that your elbow can remain next to your side when using them.

• DO adjust the height of your chair and table as to have the keyboard, mouse, or trackball at or below elbow height.

• DO use the adjustment mechanism on the keyboard, if necessary to obtain the proper keyboard height.

• DO remember, if you use a mouse pad, take its thickness into consideration when making the height adjustments.

• DO have your feet well supported and your shoulders relaxed.

place materials on your desk according to their frequency of use:

• Frequent - Put materials you use the most closest to you.

• Occasional - Put materials that you use occasionally no farther than an arm's length away.

• Infrequent - Put your infrequently used materials further away, but consider convenience.

place documents you need while typing close to the monitor to reduce frequent head turning and change of eye focus. You can use a document holder to help.

Comfort Guidelines

Keep your shoulders, arms, wrists, and hands relaxed and comfortable as you work...

To keep your shoulders, arms, wrists, and hands relaxed as you work, let them hang loosely at your sides for a moment, allowing them to dangle toward the floor and to become relaxed. Try to maintain this relaxed feeling while you work.

If you have a wrist rest or a palm rest, use it between keying tasks, not while typing.

Using it while typing may increase pressure against the hand and increase the chance of injury.

When you use your keyboard, mouse, or trackball, avoid placing or supporting your wrists on sharp edges or on your desktop.

As you use your keyboard, mouse, or trackball, make sure that your elbow is next to your side. Keep your wrist relaxed and straight–don't bend it up, down, or to either side. Keep your shoulders relaxed. Do not hunch or shrug.

DON’T rest your wrist

on sharp edges.

DON’T bend your wrist.

•

Comfort Guidelines

Practice good work habits...

Take frequent short breaks. Get up and walk around at least a couple

of times every hour.

• Vary your tasks throughout the day. Do something different with

your hands and arms for a while.

•

Use a light touch

or trackball.

•

Use software features

you reduce stress to your arm, wrist, or hand by minimizing repetitive or awkward motions.

on the keyboard and for better control of the mouse

to customize your mouse or trackball to help

Be alert to signs of discomfort...

If at any time during or after typing you feel pain, weakness, numbness, or tingling in your hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders, neck, or back, or if you have any reason to believe that you might be experiencing discomfort as a result of typing or from using the mouse, you should consult a qualified health professional.

Getting information...

Please review this entire booklet for suggestions regarding work habits and workspace arrangement.

For information regarding strategies or customizations which might increase your comfort when using the other parts of your computer system (monitor, CPU, etc.), please consult the literature and software packaged with those components.

MouseWare for Windows

®®

This section of the Online User’s Guide is for Windows users. If you are running Windows or Windows and trackball.

Using MouseWare

Your mouse or trackball comes with the MouseWare includes features for making button assignments, controlling cursor movement, and setting up the mouse or trackball in Windows Windows support, refer to “Using the Mouse or Trackball in Windows

To access the MouseWare software, double-click the mouse icon on the Windows Taskbar, or start MouseWare from the Control Panel. The Mouse Properties displays, as shown below. Choose from

the available options to set up the mouse or trackball.

Modifies cursor movement Sets mouse orientation

Selects a pointer shape

98, Windows

Sets up a mouse

3.1x, Windows

2000, refer to this section to learn how to use your mouse

2000, and Windows NT

95, Windows

98, Windows NT

software, which

4.0. (For Windows

3.1x.”)

Adds another mouse

Shows battery level

95,

4.0,

3.1x

Click this button to run

the Mouse Wizard which

helps you set up a mouse

Click here to launch

the Logitech website

Mouse picture varies depending on device connected to system

Makes button assignments

MouseWare for Windows

Choosing Options

Need help choosing options? Let the Mouse Wizard show you how. To begin, go to the Mouse Properties. To do this, double-click the mouse icon in the Windows

Taskbar. Now choose the Quick Setup tab. Click Device Setup, then follow the on-screen instructions.

Button Assignments

By default, the mouse or trackball buttons are assigned various useful functions, such as Click/Select, AutoScroll, Context Menu/ Alternate Select, Double-Click, etc. Using the Buttons tab of the Mouse Properties, you can change the button settings of your mouse or trackball and configure the wheel, if your device has one. (Refer to the figure to the right.)

Note

The setting Context Menu/Alternate Select provides easy-to-use shortcuts to speed up common tasks, such as cut and paste.

To change button assignments, click the down arrow to select a function for a button. (Note that at least one button must be assigned to Click/ Select.)

Click the down arrow under “Scrolling Size:” to choose the amount of scrolling.

much you move the wheel.

Click the Options button to specify settings for AutoScroll, CyberJump

This sets the amount of scrolling in relation to how

HyperJump and double-click timing.

For more information, click the Help button.

MouseWare for Windows

Battery Warning!

(Cordless Devices and Desktop Systems Only)

When battery power is low for the mouse, trackball, or keyboard, the MouseWare Windows batteries. It is recommended that when you change batteries you change them for the mouse/trackball and keyboard (if you own a Logitech

software displays a dialog box in Windows

2000, and Windows NT

4.0 suggesting that you change the

95, Windows

cordless

98,

keyboard) at the same time to optimize performance. When replacing the batteries, use alkalines. You may use other battery types, but do not mix them with alkalines. Note that the battery level indicator in the iTouch

™

software or in the Mouse Properties is calibrated for alkaline batteries only, and will not give an accurate indication of battery life for batteries other than alkalines.

Note For the cordless trackball, removing the ball for long periods of time

may accelerate the rate at which battery power is used.

Discard all used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s instructions. Exercise care when handling batteries. When batteries are misused, they may explode or leak, causing burns and personal injury. Do not open a battery or mutilate, dispose of in a fire, expose to heat above 130

F (54

C), immerse in water, install improperly, or recharge. Conducting materials, such as rings, bracelets, and keys, can short out a battery causing it to overheat and possibly leak or explode. When you are not using your cordless device for long periods of time, remove the batteries and store them in a dry place at normal room temperature.

MouseWare for Windows

Cordless Desktop

Various Cordless Desktop icons appear on the Windows

™

Icons

Taskbar. These icons provide valuable information about the Cordless Desktop, and make it possible for you to display keyboard and mouse property sheets easily and quickly. Double-clicking either the keyboard or mouse icon launches its respective property sheet in which you can specify options. Standard keyboard functions are also conveniently displayed on the Taskbar, which give the status of Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock. When mouse or keyboard battery power is low, a warning icon appears to let you know that it is time to change the batteries. Whenever you change the batteries, it is a good idea to change the batteries in both the keyboard and mouse at the same time for best performance.

MouseWare

for Windows

Double-click the MouseWare

icon located in the Logitech

3.1x

MouseWare group window (or in the Windows Control Panel). Choose from the available options to configure the wheel mouse. Note that Scroll and

Zoom, as well as WebWheel

™

, CyberJump

and HyperJump

functions, are not supported in Windows 3.1x.

Performs Windows

functions

Sets double-click speed

Saves settings

Identifies button being pressed

Assigns shortcuts

to second/third buttons

Sets cursor travel in relation

to mouse speed

Interchanges

button functions

Cancels changes

Enhances the cursor

Provides Connection settings and battery status

Redetects devices after plugging/unplugging a serial mouse

Provides online help

Moves cursor to default command button automatically

Adjusts cursor speed in relation to mouse movement

MouseWare for Windows

Cursor Enhancement

Use the Cursor Enhancement dialog box to customize the cursor. To display the dialog box, click the Cursor button in the Mouse Control Center.

Makes the cursor grow larger as it moves across the screen**

Sets the speed the cursor must move

Displays the cursor in normal

or reverse video

Changes the pointing

direction of the cursor

Sets cursor size

Leaves trail behind cursor

as it moves*

* Disabled with some SVGA resolutions.

**Disabled if Size is set to Large.

Button Assignments

MouseWare allows you to assign functions to three mouse/trackball buttons and replaces frequently used tasks, such as Double-Click, DragLock, etc., to a single button click. To override a button assignment temporarily so you can use an application-specific feature, press the Control key while clicking the button to be overridden.

to change size**

Sets the time the cursor stays large before it shrinks in size**

Controls tracker icon at the bottom of screen

Causes tracker icon to point to cursor as it moves

Places the tracker icon on top of all applications

Retains position of tracker icon upon exiting

MouseWare for Macintosh

®®

This section of the Online User’s Guide is for Macintosh® users. Refer to this section to learn how to use your mouse or trackball with your Macintosh computer.

Customizing the Mouse or Trackball

The Logitech® MouseWare® software includes features for making button assignments, controlling the amount of scrolling, and setting up the mouse or trackball.

select MouseWare in the Control Panels.

options to set up your mouse or trackball.

The picture displayed here

will show the mouse

or trackball connected

to your computer.

Adjust cursor speed

in relation to mouse

movement.

Choose double-click

speed.

To access MouseWare,

Choose from the available

Click one of these boxes to make button assignments. (One button must be assigned to “Click.”)

Choose how much is scrolled in the active window when you move the mouse wheel.

Choose to have the cursor move automatically to a default command button when an application window is opened.

Scrolling: Windows and Macintosh

Battery Warning!

(Cordless Devices)

When battery power is low for the mouse or trackball, the MouseWare® software displays a dialog box on your desktop suggesting that you change the batteries. When replacing the batteries, use alkalines. You may use other battery types, but do not mix them with alkalines. Discard all used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s instructions. Exercise care when handling batteries. When batteries are misused, they may explode or leak, causing burns and personal injury. Do not open a battery or mutilate, dispose of in a fire, expose to heat above

130

F (54o C), immerse in water, install improperly, or recharge. Conducting materials, such as rings, bracelets, and keys, can short out a battery causing it to overheat and possibly leak or explode. When you are not using your cordless device for long periods of time, remove the batteries and store them in a dry place at normal room temperature.

Scrolling: Windows and Macintosh

®®

(Not Available in Windows® 3.1x)

If your mouse or trackball has a wheel, it functions both as a wheel and as a button. As a wheel, you can use it to scroll both vertically and horizontally, and you can also use it to zoom. To scroll, simply move the wheel. To use the wheel like a standard mouse button, click (press down) the wheel. Read the following tables to find out more about scrolling and zooming with your mouse or trackball.

Scrolling: Windows and Macintosh

Scrolling with a Wheel

Task What is It? How to Do It?

Wheel Scroll Use Wheel Scroll for precise up

Horizontal Scroll Use Horizontal Scroll in Windows

and down movement.

98, Windows® 2000,

Windows and Windows NT

4.0 to scroll left to right, or right to left, whenever horizontal scroll bars are present in the active window.

To scroll up, move the wheel forward; to scroll down, move the wheel back.

95,

When both vertical and horizontal scroll bars are present in a window, press the Ctrl and Shift keys (Option key for the Macintosh then move the wheel forward to scroll left; move the wheel backward to scroll right. If no vertical scroll bars are present, simply move the wheel to scroll horizontally.

) on the keyboard,

Zoom (Windows

)

Use Zoom to either magnify or demagnify the view of a document in an application that supports it.

Place the cursor in an application that is compliant with Microsoft Office 97 (or a higher version of this application). Press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard, then to zoom in, move the wheel forward; to zoom out, move the wheel backwards.

Scrolling without a Wheel (Windows

Task What is It? How to Do It?

Universal Scroll

)

(Windows

AutoScroll

)

(Windows

Zoom

)

(Windows

Universal Scroll in a document without having to use the window’s scroll bars. Use the mouse or trackball to scroll up and down or left and right.

Use AutoScroll to scroll through large documents in Microsoft® Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows and in applications that are compatible with Microsoft version of this application). AutoScroll allows you to scroll a document automatically without having to move the mouse or trackball continuously.

Use Zoom to either magnify or demagnify the view of a document.

™

lets you scroll

2000,

Office 97 (or a higher

Assign Universal Scroll to a button on the mouse or trackball if it is not already assigned. Press the button you have assigned to Universal Scroll. To scroll up, move the mouse or trackball up; to scroll down, move the mouse or trackball down. To scroll left or right, move the mouse or trackball left or right respectively.

Assign AutoScroll to a button on the mouse or trackball if it is not already assigned. Place the cursor in an application. Press the button assigned to AutoScroll. The AutoScroll icon appears. Move the mouse or trackball once in the direction you want to scroll (vertical, horizontal, or diagonal). The farther you move the pointer from the starting point, the faster the scrolling. To stop AutoScroll, press any mouse or trackball button.

Place the cursor in an application that is compatible with Microsoft Office 97 (or a higher version of this application). Press the Ctrl key on the keyboard, click the button assigned to Universal Scroll or AutoScroll, then to Zoom in, move the mouse or trackball up; to Zoom out, move the mouse or trackball down.

)

WebWheel for Windows and Macintosh

™

WebWheel for Windows

and Macintosh

The Logitech® WebWheel™ helps you work faster and with greater ease when using your Internet web browser. The WebWheel has three of the most commonly used web browsing commands along with five web addresses, which you can personalize.

1. Launch your Internet browser.

Note The WebWheel browser command icons (Back, Stop, Reload,

Bookmarks/Favorites) will appear with a small red “X” when you are not in your web browser.

2. Click and depress the assigned WebWheel button on your mouse or trackball.

3. Roll the wheel-button, or move your mouse, to highlight a selection on the WebWheel.

Back. Returns you to the previous web page. Since the Back

function is always the starting point when launching the WebWheel, double-clicking the assigned WebWheel button executes the Back function.

Stop. Halts the loading of a web page. Reload. Reloads or refreshes the current web page. Open Bookmarks/Favorites. Opens your bookmarks or favorites page. View WebWheel Help. Opens the WebWheel help file. Go to a Web Address. Opens the designated URL (Internet address)

or one of the other web address selections on the WebWheel.

(Not Available in Windows® 3.1x)

4. Click the highlighted WebWheel button, or press your clickselect button on your mouse or trackball.

WebWheel for Windows and Macintosh

Assigning a New Web Address

The WebWheel™ comes set up with five web addresses. These web pages give you an overview of possible addresses that you may wish to assign to the WebWheel. You may change these assignments to Internet addresses of your own choosing.

Note Some web addresses may be “locked”; that is, customization will not

be possible. If you attempt to reassign a locked web address, you will receive a message telling you that reassignment is not permitted.

1. Open your web browser, then navigate to the desired web address.

2. Launch the WebWheel by pressing the assigned WebWheel button on your mouse or trackball.

3. Choose the section of the WebWheel where the web address is to be placed by rolling the mouse/trackball wheel or moving the mouse. Note that WebWheel browser command buttons cannot

be changed.

4. To assign the web address, press and hold the CTRL key while clicking the WebWheel button you wish to change.

5. In the dialog box that displays, enter a name for the web address, then click the assigned WebWheel button (or click OK for Macintosh).

Note When assigning web addresses within the AOL

4.0 browser, the CTRL-click method may not work. In this case, type the web address (e.g., http://www.logitech.com) and name in the edit boxes provided.

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