Contour Design Rollermouse Free2 User manual

For more information please visit www.rollermouse.com

Contour Design, Inc.

10 Industrial Drive

Windham

New Hampshire, 03087, USA

Phone: 800-462-6678

E-mail: ergoinfo @contourdesign.com

Contour Design Europe A/S

International House

Center Boulevard 5

2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark

Phone: +45 32 46 11 20

E-mail: info @contour-design.com

Tested to comply with FCC Standards.

U.S. Patent No. 7,199,792

Congratulations with your new

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Box contents

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RollerMouse Free2

Integrated wrist rest

2 short keyboard risers

2 long keyboard risers

User manual

Basic functions

Use the rollerbar to move the cursor on your screen.

You can also click with it. Use the large left button to left click and the large right button to right click. (See the label around the buttons of your RollerMouse Free2).

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Rollerbar (cursor movement and click)

Copy

Left click

Cursor speed and precision selection

Scroll wheel and scroll click

”One touch” double click

Right click

Paste

Slide/click

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Getting started

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Plug your RollerMouse Free2 into your computer’s USB port. Allow your computer a moment to automatically install it. Your computer may indicate that it has found a new device and is installing it. This process usually takes 10 to 30 seconds.

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Place the keyboard on top of your RollerMouse Free2.

The keyboard’s front edge should be parallel to the rollerbar. Align the scroll wheel with the center of the alphabetical section of your keyboard. (On most keyboards, this will be between the ‘G’ and the ‘H’).

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Take a moment to evaluate the height and angle of your keyboard and find the arrangement that’s most comfortable for you. The flatter your wrists, the better for your body. If you find the keyboard is too low, simply add height to your keyboard by inserting the keyboard risers (for help, see page 8).

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We recommend that you use the integrated wrist rest, as it is ergonomically designed to help keep your hands, wrists and forearms flat. Simply snap it onto the front edge of your

RollerMouse Free2.

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Adjust your keyboard

To achieve the optimal and most ergonomic working position with your hands and wrists as flat as possible, you may need to adjust the height of your keyboard. We’ve developed keyboard risers that can help you achieve the right height and angle, regardless of your keyboard type.

Use riser position A if you have a keyboard with numeric keypad. If you have a compact keyboard (without a numeric keypad), use the alternative riser position B located towards the center of your RollerMouse Free2 for a better fit.

To raise the front edge of your keyboard 5 mm, mount the short risers directly onto the back of your RollerMouse Free2.

If you want to raise the front edge of your keyboard even higher, simply mount the long risers on top of the short risers. If you’d rather a flat, yet raised keyboard simply flip open the small leg on the back of each long riser of your RollerMouse Free2 for a better fit.

You might want to try out a number of combinations to find the most comfortable position for you.

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Adjust the click response of the rollerbar

You can adjust the amount of pressure required to perform a mouse click. Use the click-force tension slider located under your RollerMouse Free2. Simply slide it until you find the tension that works best for you.

Some find it easier to start with high rollerbar tension to avoid accidential clicking while typing. Once familar with your

RollerMouse Free2, you may find it faster with a softer click

(ie. lower roller click force tension).

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Quick and easy cursor speed selection

Use the triangular cursor speed button, located between your copy and paste buttons, to select your cursor speed and precision. There are five speed selections to choose from ranging 800 dpi to 1600 dpi. The string of five lights over the button indicates the current cursor speed.

You may want to start with a lower cursor speed until you get used to your RollerMouse Free2.

Speed

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Precision

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End detection helps cursor reach everywhere

If you find you have moved the rollerbar all the way to the left or right, but you’d like to continue moving your cursor, don’t worry. Simply force the rollerbar slightly further in your intended direction until you hear a gentle click. This activates the end detection and the cursor moves to the end of the screen. Release the rollerbar when the cursor is where you want it.

If you find your cursor is too often out of the rollerbar’s range, it may be that your selected cursor speed is too low for the way you work. Simply make the necessary adjustments referred to on the previous page.

Customize your button settings

In most cases, there is no need to install a driver to use the seven pre-programmed buttons. But with a driver it is possible for you to customize these button functions. To find out more and download your driver, go to www.rollermouse.com/driver

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Ergonomic tips

What’s best for your body?

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Place your RollerMouse Free2 and keyboard a bit away from you so your forearms can rest evenly on the table.

Keep your keyboard low and avoid having your wrists bent upwards. Try not to rest your weight only on your wrists.

Use your wrist rest to help keep your wrists, hands and forearms flat and aligned.

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Discover new ways to work. Use both hands and all fingers to distribute movement and create more variation.

Try pointing with one hand and clicking with the other.

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With your RollerMouse Free2 correctly placed in front you, it is possible for your hands, wrists and forearms to lie flat and relaxed. Your elbows will then naturally fall closer to your body, which helps your shoulders to relax as well. A centered body position is more comfortable, thus safer for your body, and you can work more efficiently. That is why RollerMouse

Free2 offers a better way to work.

For more information go to

www.rollermouse.com

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