GGS SOFTMOUSE 3D User manual

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QUICKINSTALLATIONGUIDE

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Softmouse3D–USBunit
Teflon®coatedmousepad
ThisQuickInstallationGuide
CDROMwithdriver
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RemovetheSoftmouse3D–USBalongwiththeTeflon®coatedmousepad.Westrongly
recommendtheuseofthemousepadprovided.Itprovidesforthemaximumcomfort,smooth
mousemovementandextendedlifeofthemouseskidsthankstothelowfrictionTeflonfinish.
Tounpackthemousepadliftthefrontbezelofthebox.Replacementmousepadsofdifferent
sizescanbeorderedfromGGSoryournearestSoftmousedistributor.
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TheinstallationofSoftmouse3Disverysimple.JustconnectittoanavailableUSBportinyour
workstationorLaptopcomputer.SoftmouseinstallsitselfasaJoystickdevice.Thefollowing
operatingsystemsaresupported:WindowsXPServicePack2orlaterandWindows7,bothin
32and64bits.
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DevicelistinWindows7
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Packagecontents
Unpacking
Installation

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Softmouse3DallowstochangetheX,YmovementresolutionexpressedinCountsPerInch,or
CPI.WithalargeCPIasmallmousemovementtranslatesintoalargecursordisplacementon
thescreen.TheCPIofSoftmousecanbechangedto400,800,1200and1600CPI.Thefactory
defaultis1600CPI.
TochangetheCPI:
1. Unplugthemousemomentarilyfromthecomputer.
2. Pressoneofthekeycombinationsdepictedbelow.
3. WhilekeepingthekeyspressedplugthemouseagainintheUSBportofthecomputer.
Thekeycombinationistherightwhitebuttonplusoneofthesidebuttonsasindicatedinthe
diagrambelow.ThenewCPIwillbememorizedbySoftmouseandwillremainineffectuntilyou
changeitagain,evenifyoudisconnectthemousefromthecomputer.
Plugthemousepressingthekeycombinationsabovetochangethemouseresolution 
Notethatcursordisplacementisalsoaffectedbythescalingfactorappliedbyyourapplication
software.Ifyoufindthatyoursoftwarecan’tadjusttoanadequatecursordisplacement
you
mayneedtoreducetheCPIofthemousewiththemethodabove.
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ChangingtheX,Yresolution

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NOTE:YOUMAYNOTNEEDTOINSTALLTHEDRIVERPROVIDEDIFSOFTMOUSE3D–USBISALREADY
SUPPORTEDBYYOURSOFTWAREMANUFACTURER.
BeforeinstallingthedriverincludedintheboxconsultyoursoftwaremanufacturertofindoutiftheUSB
modelofSoftmouseisalreadysupported.Ifyouarerunningarecentversionofthesoftware,released
inlate2011ornewer,chancesarethatyoudon’tneedthisdriver.
IfyoudeterminethatyouneedtoinstallthedriverloadtheCDROMprovidedinyourcomputer,read
theREADME.TXTfileforlatestinformationandfollowtheinstructionsthere.
WhenthedriverisinstalledyoucanconfigureyourapplicationsoftwaretousetheoldSoftMouseclassic
(identifiedasImmersionMouseinsomeprograms)andselecttheCOMportcreatedbythedriver.
Newerversionsofthedrivermaybeavailablefordownloadat:www.geosupplies.com
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Forinstallationhelp,technicalassistanceormouserepairscontactusto:
[email protected]
Toorderpartsandaccessoriescontactusto:
[email protected]
Oryoucanreachustothephonesbelow.
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POBOX630105
HighlandsRanch,CO80163‐0105
USA
Tel:3037925157–Fax:3039571913
www.geosupplies.com
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