Radio Shack 26-442 User Manual
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Dual Wheel Scrolling Trackball
with Programmable Third Button
Cat. No. 26-442
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
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FEATURES
Your RadioShack Dual Wheel Scroll
Trackball Mouse allows you to control
mouse movement and functions with
your fingertips. It was designed specifically to meet the needs of a new generation of PC users. You can scroll, zoom,
or click using the innovative vertical and
horizontal scroll wheels and programmable third button. The trackball lets yo u
more easily use many graphics, word
processing, and desktop publishing programs. Specially designed for Win-
dows
3.1 and Windows 95/98, the
mouse supports Netscape Navigator
and Microsoft
Explorer web browsers,
as well as many other popular applications, including Microsoft Office 97,
Word, Excel, Project, Access,
CorelDraw
, Photoshop, and AutoCAD.
(Check your software’s user’s manual
for compatibility.)
Your mouse’s features include:
Dual-Wheel Scrolling Technology —
lets you move the cursor vertically or
horizontally on the screen while the
mouse and your wrist remain stationary.
Microsoft IntelliMouse
Compatible
— supports basic Microsoft IntelliMouse
functions.
Zoom — magnifies fine text or high resolution graphics at the press of a button.
Enhanced Dual-Wheel Scroll Mode —
scroll functions work with any Window s
application and improve many software
applications that are not supported by
Microsoft IntelliMouse.
Auto Scroll — lets you scroll quickly
and easily through long and short documents and displays a scroll direction indicator.
Super High 520 DPI (dots per inch)
Resolution — supports 1024 × 768 res-
olution and higher, letting you move your
cursor fluidly across higher-resolution
displays.
Ergonomically Shaped Body — comfortably fits your hand and supports your
wrist for hours of use.
Programmable Third Button — you
can use the third button for a variety of
functions, including zoom and scroll.
Plus, you can assign it shortcuts to functions such as system default, backspace, close, delete, double click, enter,
escape, as well as function keys.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
•IBM
• Hard drive with at least 350k bytes
• 3.5 inch floppy disk drive
• IBM PC DOS, MS-DOS 3.3 or later,
PC, XT, AT, PS/2, 486, Pentium, or compatible with one available PS/2 mouse port
of available space (if you plan to
automatically load the mouse driver
each time you boot up)
or Windows 3.1 or later
© 1999 Tandy Corporation.
RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
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CONTENTS
Installation ......................... ............................................. ......................................... 4
Hardware ......................... ................................ ................................ ................... 4
Software ............................................................................................................. 4
Installing in Windows 95/98 ......................................................................... 4
Installing in Windows 3.1 ............................................................................. 4
Installing in DOS .......................................................................................... 5
Operating in Windows ............................................................................................ 6
Buttons Control Panel ........................................................................................ 6
Setting the Right- or Left-Handed Configuratio n ................. ... ... ................... 6
Setting the Double Click Speed ............................................................. .... .. 6
Pointer Control Panel ......................................................................................... 7
Motion Control Panel .......................................................................................... 7
Setting the Pointer Speed ......... ....................................... ... ... ... .... ... ............ 8
Setting the Pointer Trail ................................... ...................................... .... .. 8
Wheel Control Panel .......................................................................................... 8
Setting Wheel Properties ............................................................................. 8
Wheel Mode .......................................................................................... 8
Vertical Wheel ....................................................................................... 8
Setting the Scrolling Speed ...... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ............................ 9
Horizontal Wheel ................................................................................... 9
Scrolling .................................... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... .. 9
Third Button Control Panel ..................................... ... ....................................... .. 9
Zoom ............................... .................... ................... ................... ................. .. 9
Auto Scroll ................ ... ....................................... ... ... ... .... ... ....................... 10
Others ........................................................................................................ 11
Using the Third Button ........................ ...................................... .... ... ... ... .... 11
General Control Panel ...................................................................................... 11
Checking the Driver Version ...................................................................... 11
Changing the Driver Version ...................................................................... 12
Operating in DOS .................................................................................................. 13
Care and Maintenance .......................................................................................... 14
Cleaning the Trackball ...................................................................................... 15
The FCC Wants You to Know ............................................................................... 16
Declaration of Conformity .......................................................... ... ... .... ... ... ....... 16
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INSTALLATION
HARDWARE
Caution: Always turn off your computer
before connecting or disconnecting the
Dual Wheel Scroll Trackball Mouse, otherwise you could damage your computer or its PS/2 port.
Disconnect any mouse
you already have connected to the PS/2 port,
then plug the Dual
Wheel Scroll Trackball
Mouse’s 6-pin mini-DIN
plug into the PS/2 mouse
port.
Note: The Dual Wheel
Scroll Trackball Mouse
only works with a PS/2
mouse port. Do not use
the mouse with a serial
port adapter.
SOFTWARE
ple, if the software setup disk is in
drive A, type
4. Click
5. Choose the
6. Click
7. Select the directory where you want
8. Click
9. Restart your computer to complete
OK
window.
Next
to install the software.
Note: The default is set for the C:\
drive. To choose another drive, click
Browse
tory.
Next
the mouse’s driver.
the software installation.
a:\setup.)
.
button in the
PS/2
.
and find the desired direc-
to complete installation of
Setup
Installing in Windows 3.1
1. Insert the provided setup disk into
your computer’s floppy disk drive.
2. Click
, then click
File
Run
.
Caution: Before installing the 4D Scr ollWare, be sure to remove all other
mouse drivers and quit all applications.
Installing in Windows 95/98
1. Insert the provided setup disk into
your computer’s floppy disk drive.
2. Click on
click
Run
3. In the
<drive>:\setup. (For exam-
4
on the task bar, then
Start
.
Run
dialog box, type
3. In the
Run
dialog box, type
<drive>:\setup. (For exam-
ple, if the Dual Wheel Mouse set up
disk is in drive A, type
4. Click on the disk drive where you
want to install the software, then
click
installation.
to complete the software
Next
a:\setup.)
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Installing in DOS
Note: To ensure a successful DOS in-
stallation, boot up to DOS.
If Windows 3.1 loads automatically at
boot up
with the mouse’s software installation.
If Windows 95/98 loads automatically at
boot up
choose
start the computer in MS-DOS mode?
1. Insert the provided setup disk into
2. At the DOS prompt, type
3. Press
, exit Windows, then proceed
, select
Shut Down
from the task bar,
Start
, and then select
Re-
your computer’s floppy disk drive.
<drive>:\dos\install. (For
example, if the Dual Wheel Mouse
setup disk is in drive A, type
a:\dos\install.)
. A dialog box appears.
Enter
6. Move the cursor to a piano key to
test the mouse’s movement and buttons.
Note: Only the cursor function operates in DOS.
7. After testing the mouse, click
press
line appears,
on your keyboard. A dialog
Q
Do you want to
Quit
or
modify Autoexec.bat? Y/
N?
8. Type Y to edit your computer’s
Autoexec.bat file to include the command
c:\mouse\mouse to load
the mouse driver each time y ou turn
on or restart your computer.
4. In the dialog box, type
A:\DOS
after SOURCE:.
5. Press
twice more to begin the
Enter
mouse driver installation. The
mouse test screen appears.
Or, ty pe
ify the
Autoexec.bat
if you do not want to mod-
N
file.
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OPERATING IN WINDOWS
To launch the mouse’s 4D ScrollWare in
Windows 95/98
tem tray at the bottom right corner of the
computer screen. The
window opens and displays the tabs for
six program control panels.
, click on , in the sys-
Mouse Properties
To launch the mouse’s driver softwar e in
Windows 3.1
. The
V5.21
window opens and displays the tabs for
five program control panels.
Notes:
• The window always opens to the
Buttons
select any other panel by clicking on
its tab.
• After you select all the functions you
want in each control panel, click
at the bottom of the
ties
, click
Dual Wheel Mouse
Dual Wheel Mouse V5.21
control panel, but you can
OK
Mouse Proper-
window to confirm the settings.
Setting the Right- or LeftHanded Configuration
The mouse’s default is for right-handed
users. To change the mouse configuration to left-handed use, click on
Button
handed
box. The right and left buttons then
switch functions.
To change back to a right-handed configuration, click on
in the
configuration dialog
Right-handed
Left-
.
BUTTONS CONTROL
PANEL
To adjust the right-handed or left-handed mouse button configuration and the
double-click speed, click on
The
Mouse Properties
with the
6
Buttons
control panel on top.
window displays
Buttons
Setting the Double Click Speed
You can adjust how the computer responds to the speed of your mouse’s
double clicks. To increase or decrease
.
the double-click speed, click on the
speed control bar and drag it toward
or toward
Slow
To test the setting, click on the box in
the
Test area
.
Fast
.
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