Hoverstop ErgoLogic Mouse User manual

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Hoverstop ErgoLogic Mouse
USER MANUAL

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General specications
• High-techreal850nmLASERmouse
• 400/800dpihardwareswitchingresolution
• 6+1buttonsdesign
• Programmablebuttonswithsmart-functions
• Multimedia/Ofce/Webfunctionsbuttonsdesign.
• Ergonomicdesignforcomfortablegrip
• CompatiblewithUSB1.1and2.0low-speedprotocolandPS2
• CE,FCC&eye-Safetycerticate
System Requirements
• 3rdbuttonandwheelfunctionrequire2000/ME/NT/XP.
• 5thbuttonrequireWin2000/XPtofunction,orwillrequireinstallinganadditional
driverwhichcanbedownloadedfromwww.hoverstop.com/support( Windowsonly)
• 6thbuttonrequiresinstallinganadditionaldriverwhichcanbedownloadedfrom
www.hoverstop.com/support.
• MouseiscompatiblewithstandardMicrosoft(HID)mode
• ThemousewillworkonaAppleMACcomputer,however,withstandardfunctions
only.Noneofthedriversorotherconnectedsof twarewillworkonaMACsystem.
Before you begin
Keepthisinstallationguideforfuturereference!ItcontainsImportant
TroubleshootingInformation.FormoreelaborateTroubleshootinginformation,
pleasevisitwww.hoverstop.com/support.
Getting Started
Congratulations on your purchase of 400 / 800 dpi 6+1 buttons Hoverstop
Ergologic LASER Mouse. LASER mouse is the last technique of the mouse
industry. The most important feature for a LASER mouse is it can work on nearly
all kinds of surface and color, even on glass and wood. Another feature is the high
resolution.
Package Contains
YourHoverstopErgoLogicLaserMousepackageincludesthefollowing:
- HoverstopErgoLogicLASERmouse
- PS2AdapterforconnectiontoPS2port
- Usermanual(thisdocument)
- Quickmanualwithuserinstructions
Note: If any par t is missing, please contact your dealer for a replacement immediately.
Hoverstop ErgoLogic Mouse
USER MANUAL
Important Ergonomic Information
Someexpertsbelievethatusinganymouseortrackballmaycauseseriousinjuryto
hands,wrists,arms,neck,orback.Ifyoufeelpain,numbness,orweaknessinthese
areas,seeaqualiedhealthprofessional.
To reduce the risk of injury, follow these precautions:
• Takefrequentbreaks,getupandwalkaroundseveraltimeseveryhour.
• Varyyourtasksthroughouttheday.
• Keepyourshouldersrelaxedwithyourelbowsatyourside.Positionyourkeyboard
andmousesoyoudonothavetoreachandmakesureyourarmsaresupported.
• Adjustyourchairandkeyboardsoyourupperarmsandwristsarestraight.
• Avoidrestingyourwristsonsharpedges.
About the Hoverstop Ergonomic system:
TheHoverstopsystemisdesignedtoreducetheamountofstaticmuscleloadduring
computerwork.Iftheinstructionsarefollowedupcorrectly,are ductioninstaticwork
loadmaybeexpected,withpossiblebenetssuchaslessfatigue,morecomfortand
possiblyareductionof(theriskof)computerrelatedhealthproblems.However,the
systemmaynotworkinthesamewayforeachindividual.
Some instructions and tips for better use of the Hoverstop mouse:
• Pleasereadtheinstructionscarefullyandfollowthemduringuse.
• Ifthefeedbackfunctionremindsyoutoremoveyourhand,takeyourhandoffthe
mousecompletelyandre styourhandonthetableinfrontofyou.Ifnecessar y,
createspaceonyourdeskbypushingthekeyboardforward.
• Donothoveryourhandabovethemouse.Thisincreasesthestaticmuscletension
andmaycause(anincreasein)complaints.
• Donot‘extend’yourhandbackwhilerestingyourwristorforearmonthetable.
Thismayincreasetheriskofcomputerrelatedhealthproblemsormayincrease
existing complaints.
Disclaimer:
UsingtheHoverstopmousedoesnotinanywayreleasetheuserfromtheresponsibilityoftakingother
measu restoav oidg ettingcomputerre l atedhealthprobl e ms.U sethemousespari ngly,ta kesu f f icientbreak s,
usethekeyboardwhenpossible,varyyourtasks,andavoidusingamouseforlongtimescontinuously.Do
exercisesfrequ e ntlyandre la xyo u rmus c leswh enyo uexp e rienceprobl e msoratle a stse veraltimesperh our.
Ina nyc a seofdoubtifyous houldbeusi ngaHove r s topm ouseo rnot ,ple a secon sultaqualifiedp hysic ian.
Important Note:
Ifyoufeelyouaregetti ngcom plaint sfromusingtheHove r s topm ouse,orth atexistin gcomp laintshave
increased,seeaqualifiedhealthprofessional.Ifnecessar y,stopusingtheHoverstopmouseoratleast
disa b leth evib r ationand/orvi s ualfe edbackfunct ion(seein structi onsonhowtod othi s).

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The Hoverstop functions
Normal mouse functions:
YourHoverstopmousefunctionsjustlikeanyothermouse.IthasthenormalLeftand
Rightmousebutton,ascrollwheel,a3rdbuttonunderthescrollwheel,the4thand
5thbuttonontheleftsideofthemouse(willworkunderWXP/2000/Vistaasresp.Back
andForwardbuttons)anda6thbuttonontherightsideofthemouse(programmable
withtheoptionaldriver).
Ontopofthemouseinfrontofthescrollwheelisaround7thbuttonwhichhasadual
function:pressingitbrieywilltogglebetween400and800DPIlasersensorresolu-
tion.Thisallowsyoutomakethecursormovefasteroverthescreenwithsmallerhand
movements(800DPI)ortosetitslowerformoreaccuratework(400DPI).Pressingit
formorethan5secondswillallowyoutochangetheHoverstopfunctionparameters
(settings).
Hoverstop
TheHoverstopsystemisdesignedtowarnyouwhenyouhaveyourhandonorjust
overthemousewithoutactuallyusingit.Inthissituationyoustillhaveconsiderable
musclete nsion,whichaddstothetensionyouhaveduringactivemouseuseandthus
contributestotheriskofgettingcomputerrelatedhealthproblems.
Themouseise quippedwithasensorthatcandetecttheproximity(presence)of
ahandonorjustoverthemouse,evenwithouttouchingit.Ifthepresenceofthe
handisdetectedandnomouseinputisgenerated(click/scroll),awarningtimerwill
starttoruninsidethemouse.Ifthetimersurpassesthepresetthreshold(default12
seconds),afeedbacksignalisgeneratedtoremindyoutotakeyourhandfromthe
mouse and relax.
Feedback signals:
Therearetwot ypesoffeedbacksignal:tactile(vibration)andvisual(LED).Theuser
caneitheruseboth(default),oronlytheLED(vibrationOFF).Thevisualfeedbackcan
beturnedof fusingtheoptionalsoftwareprogram.
Anytimethemouseisclickedorscrolled,thewarningtimerwillberesettozero.
Duringactiveusethemousewillnevervibrate,onlywhenthepresetamountof“pas-
siveuse”occurs.Movingthemousewillinitselfnotresetthetimer.However,ifyou
movethemousecursoronthescreen,theamountoftimebeforethemousevibrates
isprolonged,toallowyoutonavigatemenuswherenoclickorscrollisneededto
navigate.Whenthemaximumamountofextratime(default:12seconds)duetocursor
movementhasbee n“usedup”,themousewillvibrate,evenifthecursorisstillbeing
moved around.
Shortlybeforethevibrationfeedbacksignalwilloccur(default:2seconds),theLED
underthescrollwheeland/orDPIbuttonwillslowlyblink,asanindicationthevibra-
tionwillsoontakeplace.Thisallowsyoutotakeyourhandoffthemousebeforethe
vibration.
Hardware Installation Guide
Step 1. Plug the USB plug to Computer
USBisPlugandPlay;youcanplugorunplugthedevicenomatterifthecomputeris
onoroff.YoucanplugthemouseintoaPS2portbyusingthesuppliedPS2adapter.
However,thisusuallyre quiresrestartingyourcomputerwiththemouseplugge din
beforethemousewillworkproperly.
Step 2. Waiting for sof tware install
IfyoursystemisWindowsME/2000/XP/Vista,Windowswilldetectanewdevice
andinstallthestandarddriverautomatically.WiththeHoverstopmouse,severalUSB
‘devices’willbeinstalledbyWindows.Thismaytakeaminuteormoreforeach‘device’.
Ifthesystemdoesnotcompletetheinstallationofall‘devices’,replugthemouseinthe
sameUSBport.Alternatively,youcantryanotheravailableUSBport.Ifyoustillexperi-
enceproblems,tryrestartingthecomputerwiththemousealreadypluggedin.
Thestandardsoftwareonlysupportstandardmousefunctions(2buttonsandscroll
wheel)andwillnotsupporttheotherbuttonsofthemouse.
TheHoverstopfunctionsdonotrequireadriveroranyothersoftwarefornormal
operation.However,ifyouwouldliketousetheadvancefeaturesoftheHoverstop
mouse,youwillneedtoinstallasoftwareprogramthatcanbedownloadedfromthe
Hoverstopwebsite,www.hoverstop.com/support.( Windowsonly)
Afterafullandsuccessfulinstall,themousebuttons1&2,scrollwheelandscroll
wheelbuttonshouldworkproperly.Moreover,theLEDonthemouseshouldlightup
whenahandisplace donthemouse.Ifthehandisleftthereformorethan12seconds
withoutclicking,scrollingormovingthemouse,themouseshouldvibrate.Ifanyof
thesethingsdonotoccur,tryoneormoreofthefollowing:
• installingthemouseintoanother(USB)port,
• restartingyourcomputeror
• trythemouseonanothercomputertoverifyit’sproperfunction.
If the problem still cannot be solved, contact your vendor or write to [e-mail]
explaining your situation (OS, type of computer) and the proble ms you experience.
TheroundbuttonjustinfrontofthescrollwheelistheDPIbutton.Youmayclickthe
dpiswitchtochangethedpifrom400to800andback.Thiswillmakethecursor
speedslowe rorfaster.
Software Installation Guide
Note:Nosoftwareordriverisneededfornormaloperationofthemouse!Thesoftware
givesyousomespecialfeaturessuchasprogrammingmousebuttonfunctions,set-
tingofHoverstopparametersandtheuseof5thand6thmousebutton.
Installing the Software
1. Downloadthesoftwarefromwww.hoverstop.com/supportandfollowinstall
instructions on the screen.
2. Thesetupprogramwillguideyoutonishtheinstallationstepbystep.
3. Afternishingtheprocess,select“Restart”torebootyoursystemandactivate
multimediahotkeysandwheelscrollingfunctions.

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Altering Hoverstop settings using mouse buttons:
(all new s ettings will b e conrmed by a shor t burst of vibr ation)
• Disable/Enablevibrationfunction:pressandholdLeftandRightbuttonformore
than5seconds.
• Changethetimethemousevibratesfrom12to18seconds(‘Regular’to‘Light’):
Pressandholdthescrollwheelbuttonformorethan5seconds.Pressandhold
again to retur n to the original value.
• Addingtimeforcursormovement:toturnthisfunctionON/OFF,pressandhold
theRightmousebuttonandscrollwheelbuttontogetherforover5seconds.
Performingoneofthesameactionsaboveagainwill‘toggle’themousebacktothe
original value.
Using the Hoverstop button
PressingandholdingtheDPIbuttonjustinfrontofthescrollwheelformorethan5
secondswillturnvibrationOFF.PressingandholdingitagainwillturnvibrationON
again.Ashor tvibrationwillconrmeachtimeONorOFFbecomesactive.
Restore default parameter values:
PressingLeft,RightandScrollbuttonsandholdingdownformorethan10seconds
willrestorethemousetodefaultparametervalues.Ifyouwishtoresetthemouseto
factoryvalues(fullreset),rstrestoreparameters,thenunplug/replugthemouseinto
theUSBpor t.
Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Solution
Installing:nocursormovement
a nd /o rr e sp o ns e to cl i ck / sc r ol l
Windowshasnotdetected
themouse(yet).
Trythefollowingsolutionsinthis
orderuntiltheproblemissolved.
1. Waitafewminutes
2. Replugthemouse
3. UseanotherUSBport
4. Restartcomputer
5. TestthemouseinanotherPC
Installing:LEDnotonwithhand
on mouse
1. Errorincalibrationprocedure Removethehandfor10seconds
forautomaticrecalibration
2. LEDisdisabled Enab leLE Dwit hrese t(se ebelow)
orsoftwareprogram
Regu laruse:NoLEDorvib ration 1. Errorincalibrationprocedure Removethehandfor10seconds
forautomaticrecalibration
2. USBconnectionnotcorrect.
Trythefollowingsolutionsinthis
orde runti ltheprobl e missolve d.
1. Replugthemouse
2. UseanotherUSBport
3. Restartcomputer
4. TestthemouseinanotherPC
Nofunction,incorrectfunction Any Factoryvaluesrestore:First,press
andholdbothLeftandRightmouse
buttonandscrollwheelbuttonfor
10seconds.Thenunplug/replug
themouseintotheUSBpo r t
Mousebuttons4,5or6arenot
working(Windowsonly,onMAC
onlystandardmousebuttons
[1&2]andscrollwheelwillwork)
Operatingsystemneedsdriver
toactiv atethesebutton s:
BeforeXP/2000:4&5need
driver,but t on6notavail able
XP/2000orlater:4&5should
wor k ,but t on6needsd river
Dow nload an d i nstall d river
www.hoverstop.com/support
(Windowsonly)
FormoreelaborateTroubleshootinginformation,pleasevisitwww.hoverstop.com/support
What to do when the (vibration) feedback occurs?
Whenreceivingafeedbackwarning,takeyourhandfromthemousecompletelyand
putyourhandonthetableinfrontofyou,inarelaxedposition.Ifnecessar y,pushyour
keyboardfor wardonthetabletocreatespaceforyourhand.Wheneveryouneedto
usethemouseagain,justpickitupandresumework.Researchhasshownthisproc-
essdoesnotslowyoudownorreduceyourproductivity.
Ifyouwerereadytoclickorscrollrightatthetimethevibrationoccurs,goaheadand
clickorscrollandthevibrationwillstopimmediately,allowingyoutocontinuetowork
productively.Movingthemousewillnotstopthevibration.Ifyouleaveyourhandon
themouseduringthefullperiodofvibration(default:4seconds),thevibrationwillstop
andnotoccuragainforatleast1minute.
Youcouldofcoursechoosetoclickorscrolleverytimethemouseremindsyou,thus
ignoringthefeedback.O r,youcouldjustliftyourhandbrieyandputitbackstraight
away.Thevibrationwillstopineitherofthosecases.However,thiswillnotreducethe
amountoftimeyouhavestaticmuscletensionandthuswillnotgiveyouthebenet
ofrelaxation.Moreover,itwillincreasethenumberoftimesthemousegeneratesthe
vibrationwarningsignalsignicantly.
Compliance
TheHoverstopmousehasbeenequippedwitha“compliancewarningsystem”.Ifyou
stopthevibrationoftenbyclicking,scrollingorjustliftingyourhandbrieyandreplac-
ingit,themousewillrememberthis.Ifthisoccursoveracertainpercentageofallthe
timesthemousevibrates,theLEDcolorwillchangefromGreentoOrangeorevento
Red.ThistellsyouthatyouarenotusingtheHoverstopmouseasitwasintendedtobe
usedandyoushouldprobablytakeyourhandfromthemousemoreoften.IftheLED
colorisOrangeorRedmostofthetime,youareignoringtheHoverstopfeatures.No
possiblebenetsfromusingtheHoverstopmousecanbeexpected.Inthatcaseitis
recommendedyouseekadviceaboutyourmouseusefromaqualiedergonomistor
healthofcial,suchasaphysician.Thecompliancewarningsystemisresetever ytime
thepowertothemousehasbeeninterruptedoraf termorethan8hoursofinactivit y.
Hoverstop Settings
Thestandard(default)settingsfortheHoverstopfunctionsareasfollows:
Vibrationfunction : ON
Timebeforethevibrationoccurs : 12seconds
Visualfeedbacksystem(LED) : ON
Timebeforethevisualfeedbackoccurs : 12seconds
Pre-WarningblinkingLED : ON,2seconds
Time added with cursor movement : ON,setto12secondsmaximum
Maximumdurationofthevibrationcycle : 4seconds
YoucanaltertheHoverstopsettingswithouttheneedofadriverorsoftwareprogram
bypressing(combinationsof)mousebuttons.Thereisasmallprogramavailableat
nochargeatw ww.hoverstop.com/supportthatallowsyoutoalterthesettingsmore
conveniently.