Compaq Combo Mouse User manual

Owner’s Manual
Please read before using this equipment.
2-Button 3D Optical
Combo Mouse
with Scroll Wheel

2Contents
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Contents
Features .............................................. 4
System Requirements ...................... 5
FCC Statement .................................... 6
Installation .......................................... 8
Hardware ......................................... 8
Computer with USB Mouse Port .. 8
Computer with PS/2 Mouse Port . 9
Software ......................................... 10
Operation .......................................... 13
Configuring the Mouse ................... 13
Buttons Tab ................................ 15
Pointers Tab ............................... 16
Motion Tab ................................. 17
Double-Click Tab ....................... 18
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Contents
Orientation Tab .......................... 18
Wheel Tab ................................. 19
Pointer Utility Tab ...................... 20
Mouse Suite Tab ....................... 22
General Tab .............................. 22
Special Functions ............................ 23
Using the Wheel ............................ 23
Scroll ......................................... 23
Auto Scroll ................................. 24
Zoom ......................................... 25
Using Hyper Grid ........................... 25
Troubleshooting ............................... 30
Care ................................................... 33

4Features
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Features
Your Compaq 2-Button 3D Optical Com-
bo Mouse is designed specifically for
notebook PCs or PCs with either a uni-
versal serial bus (USB) or PS/2 port. You
can scroll, zoom, or click using the scroll
wheel and programmable buttons.
Optical Sensing Technology — sens-
es mouse movement precisely and
smoothly, with no moving parts to clean
or replace.
True 400 DPI (Dots per Inch) Resolu-
tion — use the mouse with a monitor that
supports 1024 × 768 resolution or more,
letting you move your mouse fluidly
across higher resolution monitors.

5
Features
Supplied Driver CD — lets you quickly
configure your mouse with almost any
IBM-compatible computer.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Hardware — IBM PC or compatible with
one available USB or PS/2 port and a CD
drive.
Software — Microsoft Windows 95, Win-
dows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows
ME.
Note: To use the mouse connected to
the USB port, Windows 98, 2000, or ME
must be installed on your computer.

6FCC Statement
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FCC Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules
. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device
may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interfer-
ence received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
This equipment 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 de-
signed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residen-
tial installation. This equipment gener-
ates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions,

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FCC Statement
may cause harmful interference to radio
communications.
However, there is no guarantee that inter-
ference will not occur in a particular in-
stallation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the in-
terference by one or more of the following
measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving
antenna.
• Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver.
• Consult your local RadioShack store
or an experienced radio/TV techni-
cian for help.

8Installation
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Installation
HARDWARE
Notes:
• Refer to your computer’s owner’s
manual for the location of the USB or
PS/2 port.
• The mouse only works with a USB or
PS/2 port. Do not use a serial port
adapter.
Computer with USB Mouse
Port
1. With the computer on, connect the
mouse cable’s rectangular USB plug
to the computer’s USB port.

9
Installation
2. Proceed with software installation.
See “Software” on Page 10.
Computer with PS/2 Mouse
Port
1. Turn off the computer.
2. Connect the supplied PS/2 adapter
plug to the mouse cables’ USB plug.
3. Plug the mouse cable’s round PS/2
plug to the computer’s PS/2 mouse
port.
4. Turn on the computer.
5. Proceed with software installation.
See “Software” on Page 10.

10 Installation
SOFTWARE
To use all of the mouse features, you
must install the supplied Mouse Suite
software onto your computer.
1. Insert the Mouse Suite software CD
into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Click Start on the task bar.
3. Click Run.
4. Type <drive>:\setup in the
Run
dialog
box. (For example, if the software
setup CD is in drive D, type d:\setup.)
5. Click OK or Enter. The
Mouse Suite
Setup
screen appears.
6. Click Next to continue the installa-
tion. The
Hardware Interface Selec-
tion
screen appears.

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Installation
7. Select PS/2 Interface if you are using
a PS/2 port, or USB (Universal Serial
Bus) Interface if you are using a USB
port.
8. Click Next. The
Choose Mouse Loca-
tion
screen appears.
9. Select Right side of the keyboard if
you are right-handed, or Left side of
the keyboard if you are left-handed.
10. Click Next. The
Start Installation
screen appears.
11. Verify that the configuration settings
on the screen are the ones you pre-
viously selected.
If they are not, click Back to return to
the appropriate screen and adjust
your configuration settings.

12 Installation
Otherwise, click Next. Files are auto-
matically copied, then the
Setup
Complete
screen appears.
12. Remove the Mouse Suite software
CD from the driver.
13. Select Restart my computer now and
Finish to activate the mouse settings.

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Operation
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Operation
CONFIGURING THE MOUSE
1. Click Start, then Settings, then Con-
trol Panel.
2. Double-click the Mouse icon. The
Mouse Properties
dialog box
appears.

14 Operation
Notes:
•The
Mouse Properties
dialog box
contains several tabs, which vary
depending on the default configura-
tion of your operating system. The
tabs described in this manual are
common for most operating systems.

15
Operation
• For unique tabs that are not avail-
able for other operating system(s),
refer to that operating system’s
user’s guide or help menu.
•TheButtons tab appears as the
default tab when the
Mouse Proper-
ties
dialog box is opened. Click on
another tab to open that tab.
• After selecting the desired functions
in each tab, click OK.
Buttons Tab
The mouse buttons can be assigned to
any function listed in the corresponding
Function drop-down menu.

16 Operation
The default settings for your mouse but-
tons are as follows:
Click Use Default at any time to restore
the default button settings.
Pointers Tab
This tab allows you to customize the
pointer’s appearance. Select a pointer
display from the Customize list, or select
a scheme to apply from the Scheme drop-
down list.
Button Function
Left Button Primary Mouse Button
(standard click and drag
action)
Wheel Button Quick/Auto Scroll
Right Button Context Menu

17
Operation
Click Use Default at any time to restore
the default pointer setting.
Motion Tab
Note: If you are using Windows ME, the
Motion tab is replaced by the Pointer Op-
tions tab. Refer to your operating system
manual for more information on this tab.
Pointer speed — Adjust how fast or slow
the pointer travels across the screen as
you move it. Drag the
Pointer speed
slid-
er toward Slow or Fast.
Note: If mouse movement is not smooth,
adjust Pointer speed to a lower speed.
Pointer Trail — Click Show pointer trails.
Drag the
Pointer trail
slider toward Short
or Long.

18 Operation
Double-Click Tab
Drag the slider toward Slow or Fast to
change the double-click speed. To test
the setting, double-click on the mouse
icon in the
Test Area
.
Click Reset to Default Value at any time to
restore the original double-click setting.
Orientation Tab
This tab lets you re-calibrate the mouse
to your liking. Click Set Orientation. Move
the mouse horizontally to the right until
the dog icon moves to the right side.
Then move your cursor around the
screen to test its calibration, and reset if
necessary.
Click Reset Orientation at any time to re-
store the original setting.

19
Operation
Wheel Tab
This tab lets you set scroll options for the
Wheel button.
Wheel — Select Enable Universal Scroll-
ing or Use Microsoft Office 97 Scrolling
Emulation Only.
Wheel Button — Select Quick/Auto
Scroll Control or Button Function for the
wheel as a third button function.
Note: If you are running Microsoft Office
97 with Windows 2000 for the first time,
you must reboot your computer before in-
stalling this mouse driver, to activate the
wheel button functions. For Windows op-
erating systems other than Windows
2000, you do not need to reboot the com-
puter to activate these functions.

20 Operation
Scrolling Speed — Select Scroll line(s)
per notch or Scroll one screen per notch.
Reverse Scrolling Direction — Click
Reverse Scrolling Direction to reverse the
direction in which the wheel button scrolls
through a document.
Pointer Utility Tab
Select any of the options on this screen
to customize pointer movement and func-
tion.
Pointer Wrap — When the pointer
reaches the edge of the screen, it auto-
matically goes through and appears on
the other side.
Pointer Vanish — The pointer is hidden
while you are typing. The pointer auto-
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