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READ FIRST!
Expert Mouse
®
7.0
User Manual
Congratulations!
Your new Kensington Expert Mouse 7.0 offers you the ultimate in trackball performance and comfort.
Please read this short manual to learn valuable information about the proper use and installation of your new Expert Mouse 7.0.
Be sure to register your new trackball at www.register.kensington.com.
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Important: Computer User Health Information
In recent years, medical attention on occupational injuries has identified normal, seemingly harmless activities as a potential cause of a wide range of problems collectively known as Repetitive Stress Injuries (RSI) or Cumulative Trauma
Disorders (CTD). It is now recognized that any repetitive motion may contribute to these health problems. As a computer user, you might also be at risk.
By paying attention to the way you perform your work, use your computer and phone, play sports, and work around the house, you can identify the behaviors that may be putting you at risk. If you experience pain, swelling, numbness, or weakness in your wrists or hands (especially during sleep), see your physician immediately. These symptoms could mean that you are developing a repetitive stress injury that requires prompt medical attention. For more detailed information, consult your doctor or a reputable book.
Using a Trackball
Most users find the best way to handle a trackball is by using the fingertips to control the ball while using the thumb and pinky, or ring finger to click the buttons. Try the following steps to find your most comfortable hand position.
1. Place your hand over the top of the Expert Mouse, with the heel of your hand at its base or on the wrist rest.
2. Relax your wrist and fingers. Note where your fingers fall on the trackball and which buttons are easiest to reach.
3. If you would like, reprogram the mouse buttons to best suit your hand position.
Creating a Comfortable Workspace
Many factors go into creating a comfortable work space, including proper placement and adjustment of furniture and equipment, good lighting and other environmental considerations.
In this section, we make some suggestions about how you can work more comfortably. Keep in mind, however, that these are only suggestions.
Comfort is very personal, and only you can judge what works best for you.
Position of Keyboard and Input device
Try to place the keyboard and input device so that your arms and hands are in a relaxed, comfortable and natural position. When the input device and keyboard are correctly positioned:
• Your forearms should be parallel or almost parallel to the floor and your wrists and hands should be in line with your forearms. Your wrist should not be extremely flexed or extended.
DON’T DO
Keep wrist and hand in line with forearm.
DON’T
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• Your hands and wrists should be in roughly the same neutral position as when your arms are loosely hanging at your sides. Your wrist should not be bent too much to one side or the other.
DON’T DO DON’T
Your hands and wrists should be in a neutral position.
Your wrist should not bend too much to one side or the other.
• You should not have to reach or stretch to use either the keyboard or the input device.
DO DON’T
Correct and incorrect ways to arrange input device, keyboard and display
• When you return from a break, slightly reposition the keyboard and input device to readjust them to comfortable positions.
Furniture and Posture
Arranging your office furniture is one of the most important things you can do to make your work space comfortable. Adjust the height of your chair and desk so your body is comfortably aligned.
• Stay relaxed and sit relatively upright, but don’t force yourself into an unnatural position. Let your chair support you. Have your knees slightly lower than your hips so the angle of your torso and thighs is more than 90°.
• Support your lower back with your chair’s backrest.
One way to arrange your work space
• Place the items you use regularly within reach. Avoid reaching and stretching.
• If you use a keyboard drawer, try to place the input device in the same tray as the keyboard. If you can’t arrange this, try to place the input device nearby. Try to avoid reaching up, away or to the side for the input device.
• Don’t sit in one position for too long.
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• Take breaks. This doesn’t mean that you have to stop working. If you have been typing, take a filing break or make some phone calls. Frequent short breaks are probably better than a few long ones.
• Stand up and stretch during your workday. Try to do this frequently.
• Keep a light touch on your input device and keyboard.
• Look into stress-reducing techniques that might work for you.
For more information on good computing habits, please visit Healthy
Computing TM online at www.healthycomputing.com.
Installing your Expert Mouse 7.0
Installing the MouseWorks Software
NOTE: Operating systems have increased their native support for multiple button devices. Under Windows ® XP, all four mouse buttons and the scroll ring will have basic functionality without installing Kensington MouseWorks .
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Users who would like additional functionality, such as the ability to fine tune cursor movement or to reprogram the mouse buttons for additional features, will need to install MouseWorks software.
A. Download the latest version of the MouseWorks software at
www.kensington.com.
B. If you do not have an internet connection you can use the MouseWorks
CD that is enclosed in the box. Please save your MouseWorks CD in case you ever need to reinstall the software.
To Install MouseWorks from the CD on a PC
1. Turn on your computer (if it’s not already running) and insert the
MouseWorks CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. MouseWorks Setup should start automatically. If it doesn’t, you can run it from the Start menu: a) Click the Start button and choose Run.
b) Click Browse and choose the CD-ROM drive.
c) Select Mworks/setup.exe and click OK.
3. Read the license agreement in the installer and click Yes to accept the agreement.
4. When the MouseWorks installation is complete, MouseWorks Setup restarts your computer.
NOTE: Once the software is installed always use MouseWorks to control the input device. (See Getting Started with MouseWorks.) Do not use the Mouse control panel supplied with Windows.
To Install MouseWorks from the CD on a Macintosh
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1. Turn on computer and insert the MouseWorks CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. MouseWorks setup should start automatically, if it doesn’t:
3. Open the contents of the CD and double click on the MouseWorks installer.
4. Read the license agreement in the installer and click Yes to accept the agreement.
5. When MouseWorks installation is complete, MouseWorks setup restarts your computer.
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Connecting your Kensington Expert Mouse 7.0
To connect to a Do this:
USB port on a Plug the cord into your computer’s USB port. You may also use the
Mac or PC spare USB port on your keypad or a USB port on a hub connected to your computer. You do not need to turn off your computer before connecting or disconnecting a USB device.
To connect to a Do this:
PS/2 mouse port
Turn off your computer.
Plug the cable into the computer’s round, 6-pin mouse port. If the PS/2 connector is on an adapter, first plug the cable into the adapter, then plug the adapter into the computer’s PS/2 port.
CAUTION: Never force a cable into a port. If you are having trouble, verify that the connector is aligned with the port.
Technical Support
Technical support is available to all registered users of Kensington products.
There is no charge for technical support except long distance charges where applicable. Technical Support Contact information can be found on the last page of this manual.
Technical Support Tips
• You may find the answer to your problem in the Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) section of the Support area on the Kensington Web site: www.kensington.com.
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• Call from a phone where you have access to your computer.
Be prepared to provide the following information
- Name, address, and telephone number
- The name of the Kensington product
- Make and model of your computer
- Your system software and version
- Symptoms of the problem and what led to them
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5
-Year Warranty
KENSINGTON TECHNOLOGY GROUP ("KENSINGTON") warrants this PRODUCT against defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for five years from the original date of purchase. KENSINGTON, at its option, shall repair or replace the defective unit covered by this warranty. Please retain the dated sales receipt as evidence of the date of purchase. You will need it for any warranty service.
In order to keep this warranty in effect, the product must have been handled and used as prescribed in the instructions accompanying this warranty. This warranty does not cover any damage due to accident, misuse, abuse, or negligence. This warranty is valid only if the product is used on the computer or system specified on the product box. Please check product box for details or call technical support.
Repair or replacement, as provided under this warranty, is your exclusive remedy. KENSINGTON shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages. Implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose on this product are limited in duration to the duration of this warranty.
Some states/countries do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. Some states/countries do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from state to state and country to country.
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency
Interference Statement
Note: The Kensington Expert Mouse 7.0 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the 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.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio of 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 of 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/TV technician for help.
MODIFICATIONS: Modifications not expressly approved by Kensington may void the user’s authority to operate the device under FCC regulations and must not be made.
SHIELDED CABLES: In order to meet FCC requirements, all connections to equipment using a Kensington input device should be made using only the shielded cable provided.
Declaration of Conformity Compliance Statement for the
Kensington Expert Mouse 7.0
The Kensington Expert Mouse 7.0 complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. As defined in
Section 2.909 of the FCC Rules, the responsible party for this device is Kensington Technology Group,
2000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Second Floor, San Mateo, CA 94403, (650) 572-2700.
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Contacting Kensington
Technical Support is available by telephone.
Please visit www.kensington.com for hours.
US 800-235-6708 or 650-572-2700
Fax 650-572-9675
Canada 800-535-4242
Mexico 52(55)5384-0620
Kensington Technology Group
2000 Alameda de las Pulgas
Second Floor
San Mateo, CA 94403
USA
ACCO Europe PLC
Nepicar House, London Road
Wrotham Heath, Sevenoaks
Kent TN15 7RS,
UNITED KINGDOM
ACCO Canada Inc.
5 Precidio Court
Brampton, Ontario L6S 6B7
CANADA www.kensington.com
© 2003 Kensington Technology Group, a division of ACCO Brands, INC. 02/03. All rights reserved.
Kensington and Expert Mouse are US registered trademarks of ACCO World Corporation. Registration of the Kensington trademark is pending in several international locations. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Mac and
Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. All other registered and unregistered trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners.
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