Alienware Elite AW959 User manual

Alienware Elite Gaming Mouse
AW959
User's Guide

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their respective owners.
2018 – 08
Rev. A00
Notes, cautions, and warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make
better use of your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss
of data if instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,
personal injury, or death.

4│What’s in the box
What’s in the box
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2
Alien
ware
Ultimate
Gaming Mouse
AW9
58
Quick Start
Guide
1. Mouse 2. with 4 buttons
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3
3. with buttons
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Alienware
Elite Gaming Mouse
AW959
Quick Start Guide

Mouse feature
NOTE: Adjustable DPI ( DPI stands for Dots Per Inch)
Left button
Mouse allows setting up to three tracking resolution.
(Default resolution setting: 1200, 3600, 5000, 8000 and
12000 DPI)
Higher resolution The highest resolution
1. Right button
2.
Middle/Scroll button
3. Wheel left tilt
4.
Wheel right tilt
5. DPI left (To decrease DPI level)
6.
DPI right (To increase DPI level)
7.
•Onthefly DI button allows you to instantly change mouse
tracking resolution during game play.
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•Pushing left side ofshing
the right side increases DPI.
•The LED color for 5 DPI stages.
The lowest resolution Lower resolution Middle resolution
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8.Forward
9.Backward 10.4 customizable buttons

Setting up your gaming mouse
1. Insert carrier intoat the back
mouse.
System requirements
teps
•Microsoft Windows 10 and above
2. Remove the footpad protective sheet.
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3. Insert mouse USB pluginto USB port on your computer.
4. Power on your computer.
│Setting up your gaming mouse
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│Alienware Command Center installation procedure
using Alienware Command Center.
Installing AWCC from the Dell Support website
Installing AWCC through Windows Update
Settings Windows Update Check for updates
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Alienware Command Center installation
procedure

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2. Pull backwards 1 or 2 notches
Push Release Button
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Troubleshooting
Problems Possible solutions
Mouse is not functioning Unplug the mouse and plug it back
into the USB port on your computer.
Plug the mouse to another USB port.
Restart the system.
Mouse lighting is o
Mouse is not running
based on the selected
conguration in
Ensure the Alienware Control
Center is installed on your computer.
Open the Alienware Control Center
and ensure the selected
conguration
Press any button to wake up the
mouse from sleep mode.
Unplug the mouse and plug it back
into the USB port on your computer.
Plug the mouse to another USB port.
Restart the system.
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Problems Possible solutions
How to connect a
wired mouse to your
computer
Look for the connector at the end of
the USB mouse cable.
Look for a S port on your
computer.
Resolving cursor
issues
Reseat the wired USB mouse cable into
the USB port.
Make sure the optical opening at the
bottom of the mouse is clean.
Make sure the surface you are using has
enough of a pattern in it that the mouse
can tell when it has been moved (a
mouse pad is best, since the mouse
udges movement by reections, a
Try the wired USB mouse in another
USB port on the computer. A notice
that drivers are being installed may
appear; if so, wait until a message that
the drivers were installed before you
use the mouse.
Try another wired USB mouse, when
available. A notice that drivers are
being installed may appear, if so, wait
until a message that the drivers were
installed before you use the mouse.
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Save any data, close any open
program(s) and restart the computer.
When you do not have another mouse
or touchscreen, you may have to hold
the power button down for at least 15
seconds to turn the computer o and
you will lose any data not saved.

Resolving Mouse
Button Issues Make sure there is nothing preventing
the mouse buttons from moving. Most
mouse buttons make a clicking noise
when pressed down all the way.
Reseat the wired USB mouse cable
into the USB port.
Try the wired USB mouse in another
USB port on the computer. A notice
that drivers are being installed may
appear, if so, wait until a message that
the drivers were installed before you
use the mouse.
Try another wired USB mouse, when
available. A notice that drivers are
being installed may appear, if so, wait
until a message that the drivers were
installed before you use the mouse.
Save any data, close any open
program(s) and restart the computer.
When you do not have another mouse
or touchscreen, you may have to hold
the power button down for at least 15
seconds to turn the computer o and
you will lose any data not saved.
Troubleshooting
a Slow Moving
Cursor
Make sure the optical opening on the
bottom of the mouse is clean.
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Make sure the surface you are using
has enough of a pattern in it that the
mouse can tell when it has been
moved (a mouse pad is best, since the
mouse judges movement by
reections, a uniform surface is harder
for the mouse to tell when it has been
moved).
2.
Problems Possible solutions

•In the Search box, type main.cpl.
•Touch or click main.cpl in the list of
programs.
•Touch or click the Pointer Options
tab.
•Move the slider under Select a
Pointer Speed to adjust the cursor
speed to the desired level.
•Touch or click OK.
Change the mouse settings to adjust
the pointer speed.
Click on the tab that matches the
Operating System (OS) installed on
your computer and perform the steps
within that section to change the
settings.
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Problems Possible solutions
Troubleshooting
a Slow Moving
Cursor
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