IBM TrackPoint User manual

TrackPoint Keyboard
User's Guide
OPTIONS
by IBM

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Contents
Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
About This Book ........................ iv
Part 1: Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Connecting the Keyboard to a Desktop Personal Computer 1-2
Connecting the Keyboard to an IBM ThinkPad Computer . 1-4
Connecting the Keyboard to a Docking Station or Port Replicator 1-4
Connecting the Keyboard to the Single Port .......... 1-6
When to Disable the ThinkPad Onboard Pointing Device ... 1-7
Connecting a Mouse to the Keyboard ............ 1-7
Installing TrackPoint Software ................ 1-8
Installing the Device Driver for Windows 98 ......... 1-8
Installing the Device Driver for Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 1-8
Installing the Device Driver for OS/2 Version 4 ........ 1-9
Installing the Device Driver for DOS, Windows 3.1 or OS/2
Version 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Uninstalling the TrackPoint Device Driver ........ 1-11
Uninstalling the Device Driver for Windows 98 ....... 1-11
Uninstalling the Device Driver for Windows 95 or Windows NT
4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Uninstalling the Device Driver for OS/2 Version 4 ...... 1-12
Uninstalling the Device Driver for DOS, Windows 3.1 or OS/2
Version 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Using the TrackPoint Keyboard .............. 1-14
TrackPoint Keyboard Features ................ 1-14
Customizing Your TrackPoint Pointing Device ........ 1-16
Adjusting Mouse Properties in Windows 98, Windows 95 or
Windows NT 4.0 ...................... 1-20
Maintaining the TrackPoint Keyboard .......... 1-21
Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 iii

Part 2: Appendixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Appendix A. Help and Service Information ......... 2-1
Step 1. Problem Solving .................... 2-1
Step 2. Preparing for the Call ................. 2-2
Step 3. Placing the Call to IBM ................ 2-2
Appendix B. Product Warranty and Notices ........ 2-3
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Electronic Emission Notices .................. 2-7
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About This Book
This manual contains information on the TrackPoint keyboard. The
manual is divided into the following parts:
Part 1: Product description and installation, use, and maintenance
information
Part 2: Help and service information, warranty, and notices
Note: The illustrations in this manual might be slightly different from
your hardware.
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Part 1: Installation Instructions
Product Description
This IBM TrackPoint keyboard works with IBM and ISA-standard
computers that have 6-pin, mini-DIN, PS/2-style keyboard and mouse
connectors. The TrackPoint keyboard will not work with non-IBM
notebook computers. Two buttons below the Spacebar work similarly
to the buttons on a mouse. With the built-in TrackPoint pointing
device, you do not need a mouse. However, you have the option of
connecting a mouse to the mouse connector on the rear of the
keyboard.
The keyboard also provides Press-to-Select and third-button scrolling
functions for Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0
and IBM OS/2 Version 4 operating systems. However, the keyboard
will function as a standard PS/2-style keyboard and mouse for DOS
Version 5.02 or later, Windows 3.1, and IBM OS/2 Version 3. Any
earlier versions of these operating systems are not supported. For
more information on TrackPoint keyboard features, see “TrackPoint
Keyboard Features” on page 1-14.
The keyboard option includes:
TrackPoint keyboard
TrackPoint Keyboard Option Diskette
Bag of spare caps for the TrackPoint pointing device
TrackPoint Keyboard User’s Guide
Note: If you are attaching the TrackPoint keyboard to a ThinkPad
computer that does not have a docking station or port replicator, you
must purchase an IBM Keyboard/Mouse Connector cable. To order
the Keyboard/Mouse Connector cable, call IBM PC Direct at
1-800-PC-DIRECT, or contact your local computer store.
Contact your place of purchase if any parts are missing or damaged.
Be sure to retain your proof of purchase because it might be required
to obtain warranty service. For information on how to get help,
technical support, and warranty service, see Appendix A, “Help and
Service Information” on page 2-1.
Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 1-1

If you are connecting the keyboard to a desktop personal computer,
continue with “Connecting the Keyboard to a Desktop Personal
Computer.”
If you are connecting the keyboard to a ThinkPad computer, go to
“Connecting the Keyboard to an IBM ThinkPad Computer” on
page 1-4.
Connecting the Keyboard to a Desktop
Personal Computer
Note: The keyboard is not designed or supported for the following
connections:
1. Connection of the keyboard to more than one computer.
2. Connection of the keyboard to any port other than a PS/2-style
mouse port.
3. Connection to a serial port of the computer.
To connect your keyboard:
1. Turn off your computer and all attached devices.
2. Disconnect any keyboard or mouse now attached to the computer.
3. Look at the two connectors at the end of the keyboard cable.
One connector shows a symbol of a keyboard 1 and one shows
a symbol of a mouse 2.
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4. Insert the connector with the keyboard symbol into the computer
keyboard port 1.
5. Insert the connector with the mouse symbol into the computer
mouse port 2.
6. Turn on your computer and attached peripherals.
Note: If you are not sure of the keyboard or mouse ports, refer to
your computer documentation.
Part 1: Installation Instructions 1-3

Connecting the Keyboard to an IBM
ThinkPad Computer
Note: Completely turn off your ThinkPad notebook computer before
connecting or disconnecting the keyboard. If the ThinkPad notebook
computer is suspended when you connect or disconnect the keyboard,
your system might not install the correct TrackPoint device driver
when the system returns to full power.
The following information shows how to set up the TrackPoint
keyboard and the optional mouse for your IBM ThinkPad notebook
computer.
Connecting the Keyboard to a Docking Station or Port
Replicator
If you are connecting the keyboard to your ThinkPad’s docking station
or port replicator, connect the keyboard using the following steps:
1. Turn off your computer and all attached devices.
2. Disconnect any keyboard or mouse now attached to the computer.
3. Look at the two connectors at the end of the keyboard cable.
One connector shows a symbol of a keyboard 1 and one shows
a symbol of a mouse 2.
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4. Insert the connector with the keyboard symbol into the computer
keyboard port 1.
5. Insert the connector with the mouse symbol into the computer
mouse port 2.
6. Turn on your computer and attached peripherals.
Note: If you are not sure of the keyboard or mouse ports, refer to
your computer documentation.
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Connecting the Keyboard to the Single Port
If your ThinkPad does not have a docking station or port replicator,
you must purchase an IBM Keyboard/Mouse Connector cable so that
you can attach the keyboard to the single port on your ThinkPad.
Then, connect your keyboard using the following steps:
1. Turn off your computer and all attached devices.
2. Disconnect any keyboard or mouse now attached to the computer.
3. Attach the single connector end 1 of the Keyboard/Mouse
Connector cable to the ThinkPad mouse connector.
4. Look at the two connector ends of both the Keyboard/Mouse
Connector cable and the cable connected to the TrackPoint
keyboard. On each cable, one connector shows a symbol of a
keyboard and one shows a symbol of a mouse.
5. Attach the cables together, keyboard symbol to keyboard symbol
2 and mouse symbol to mouse symbol 3.
6. Turn on your computer and attached peripherals.
For information on alternative keystrokes for the Function (Fn) keys
on your IBM ThinkPad computer, see your ThinkPad User’s Guide.
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When to Disable the ThinkPad Onboard Pointing
Device
Use the Option Diskette to install the device driver even if the
TrackPoint pointing device is included in your ThinkPad computer.
After you install the TrackPoint device driver on a ThinkPad notebook
computer, the TrackPoint onboard pointing device on your ThinkPad
will be automatically disabled each time you start your computer with
the keyboard connected.
However, on a ThinkPad 600 or follow-on, or a ThinkPad 770 or
follow-on, you must use the following procedure so that the ThinkPad
TrackPoint is set to Auto-Disable:
1. Click on Start.
2. Select Programs, ThinkPad, ThinkPad Configuration.
3. Click on the TrackPoint icon.
4. Select Auto-Disable on the pull-down menu next to TrackPoint.
5. Click on OK to save changes.
6. Click on OK to restart the ThinkPad notebook computer.
Connecting a Mouse to the Keyboard
Note: If the mouse you are connecting requires additional software,
the software must be uninstalled for the TrackPoint pointing device to
work properly. For instructions on how to configure the mouse to
function as a standard PS/2-style mouse, refer to the instructions
provided with the mouse.
You can connect an optional mouse to the keyboard. The mouse must
be PS/2-style with a 6-pin, mini-DIN connector. The keyboard does
not support any other style of mouse. When a mouse is connected,
you can use it or the TrackPoint pointing device or both.
To install a mouse, attach it to the round mouse connector on the rear
of the keyboard 1.
The mouse is now operational.
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Installing TrackPoint Software
Installation instructions are provided below for the TrackPoint device
drivers for Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, OS/2 Version
4, DOS, Windows 3.1, and OS/2 Version 3.
Installing the Device Driver for Windows 98
Note: If this procedure does not work with your operating system,
you might need to uninstall your current mouse support such as
MouseWare. For mouse uninstallation instructions, double-click on
the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel window or
consult the documentation included with your operating system or
provided with the mouse.
To install the device driver for Windows 98:
1. Start Windows 98.
2. Insert the Option Diskette into the diskette drive.
3. On the Taskbar, click on the Start button.
4. Select Settings, Control Panel.
5. Double-click on the System icon to open System Properties.
6. Click on the Device Manager tab at the top of the System
Properties window.
7. Double-click on the Mouse icon.
8. Double-click on IBM PS/2 TrackPoint.
9. Click on the Driver tab at the top of the IBM PS/2 TrackPoint
Properties window.
10. Click on Update Driver....
11. Click on Next.
12. Place a check in the Display a list of all drivers in a specific
location checkbox.
13. Click on Next.
14. Click on Have Disk....
15. Click on OK.
16. Click on IBM PS/2 TrackPoint in the displayed list.
17. Click on Next.
18. If the Update Driver Warning window displays, click on Yes.
19. Click on Next.
20. Click on Finish in the Update Device Driver Wizard window.
21. Remove the Option Diskette from the diskette drive.
22. Restart your computer so the new settings take effect.
Installing the Device Driver for Windows 95 or
Windows NT 4.0
Note: If this procedure does not work with your operating system,
you might need to uninstall your current mouse support such as
MouseWare. For mouse uninstallation instructions, double-click on
the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel window or
consult the documentation included with your operating system or
provided with the mouse.
To install the device driver for Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0:
1. Start Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0.
2. Insert the Option Diskette into the diskette drive.
3. On the Taskbar, click on the Start button.
4. Select Settings, Control Panel.
5. Double-click on the Mouse icon to open Mouse Properties.
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6. Click on the General tab at the top of the Mouse Properties
window.
7. Click on the Change button.
8. Click on the Have Disk... button.
9. Click on the OK button.
10. Click on IBM PS/2 TrackPoint in the displayed list.
11. Click on the OK button to install the TrackPoint device driver.
12. Click on the Close button on the Mouse Properties window.
13. Remove the Option Diskette from the diskette drive.
14. Restart your computer so the new settings take effect.
Installing the Device Driver for OS/2 Version 4
Note: If this procedure does not work with your operating system,
you might need to uninstall your current mouse support. For mouse
uninstallation instructions, consult the documentation included with
your current mouse.
To install the device driver for OS/2 Version 4:
1. Start OS/2.
2. Insert the Option Diskette into the diskette drive.
3. Double-click on the OS/2 System icon on the desktop.
4. Double-click on the Command Prompts icon.
5. Double-click on the OS/2 Window icon.
6. At the C:\ prompt, type A:\OS2\install and press Enter. (The
system will take a few moments to download the files.)
7. Follow the instructions on the screen. (If you are prompted to
choose a directory for installing the files, select the drive
containing OS/2.)
8. Remove the Option Diskette from the diskette drive.
9. Restart your computer so the new settings take effect.
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Installing the Device Driver for DOS, Windows 3.1 or
OS/2 Version 3
Important: If you are using DOS Version 5.02 or later, Windows
3.1, or IBM OS/2 Version 3, you do not need the Option Diskette.
The mouse device driver is included in the operating system, but must
be activated to use the TrackPoint pointing device. If a mouse already
works on your computer system, you do not need to do anything
further.
Note: Scrolling, Press-to-Select, and Magnification features are not
available in these operating systems.
Your system must have MOUSE.COM installed in order to activate
the DOS mode mouse device driver. The setup of some operating
systems, however, might not provide a selection for TrackPoint. If
there is no selection for TrackPoint, select the IBM PS/2 mouse
instead. Refer to your operating system documentation for selecting
pointing devices.
Activating the DOS Mode Device Driver
To activate the DOS TrackPoint device driver:
1. Start the computer.
2. Type MOUSE and press Enter. This command activates the
MOUSE.COM program.
The device driver activation is now complete.
Activating the TrackPoint Device Driver Automatically in DOS
To activate TrackPoint automatically whenever you start the computer,
add the MOUSE command to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on either
drive C or the diskette that contains DOS.
1. Use a text editor such as edit or e to edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT
file.
2. Type MOUSE at the left margin of a blank line.
3. Save the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
Note: If you are using the DOS Shell, the MOUSE statement must
appear before the DOSSHELL statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
Refer to the DOS documentation for more information on the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
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Uninstalling the TrackPoint Device
Driver
If you want to remove the keyboard to use a different pointing device,
you must uninstall the TrackPoint device driver and disconnect the
TrackPoint keyboard.
Uninstalling the Device Driver for Windows 98
To change from the TrackPoint device driver to the standard mouse
driver:
1. On the Taskbar, click on the Start button.
2. Select Settings, Control Panel.
3. Double-click on the System icon.
4. Select the Device Manager tab.
5. Double-click on the Mouse icon.
6. Select IBM PS/2 TrackPoint.
7. Click on Properties.
8. Click on the Device tab under IBM PS/2 TrackPoint Properties.
9. Click on Update Driver.
10. Place a check in the Search for better driver than the one your
drive is using now (Recommended) checkbox.
11. Click on Next.
12. Place a check in the Updated Driver (Recommended) PS/2
Compatible Mouse Port checkbox.
13. Click on Next.
14. Click on Next.
15. Restart your computer so the new settings take effect.
To uninstall the TrackPoint application for Windows 98:
1. On the Taskbar, click on the Start button.
2. Select Settings, Control Panel.
3. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. Then choose
IBM TrackPoint Keyboard Support from the displayed list and
click on the Add/Remove button to uninstall.
4. Select OK and restart your computer so the new settings take
effect.
Uninstalling the Device Driver for Windows 95 or
Windows NT 4.0
To change from the TrackPoint device driver to the standard mouse
driver:
1. On the Taskbar, click on the Start button.
2. Select Settings, Control Panel.
3. Double-click on the Mouse icon to open Mouse Properties.
4. Click on the General tab at the top of the Mouse Properties
window.
5. Click on the Change button.
6. Place a check in the Show all devices checkbox.
7. On the left side under Manufacturers, select (Standard mouse
types).
8. On the right side, select Standard PS/2 Port Mouse.
9. Click on the OK button.
10. Click on the Close button on the Mouse Properties window.
11. Restart your computer so the new settings take effect.
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To uninstall the TrackPoint application for Windows 95 or Windows
NT 4.0:
1. On the Taskbar, click on the Start button.
2. Select Settings, Control Panel.
3. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. Then choose
IBM TrackPoint Keyboard Support from the displayed list and
click on the Add/Remove button to uninstall.
4. Select OK and restart your computer so the new settings take
effect.
Uninstalling the Device Driver for OS/2 Version 4
To uninstall the device driver for OS/2 Version 4:
1. Start OS/2.
2. Insert the Option Diskette.
3. Double-click on the OS/2 System icon on the desktop.
4. Double-click on Command Prompts.
5. Double-click on the OS/2 Window icon.
6. At the C:\ prompt, type A:\OS2\install and press Enter. (The
system will take a few moments to download the files.)
7. Follow the instructions on the screen.
8. Place a check in the Delete the installed product and re-install
checkbox in the Installation Options window, and click on
Continue.
9. Select TrackPoint Support and click on Delete.
10. Restart your computer to activate the changes.
Uninstalling the Device Driver for DOS, Windows 3.1
or OS/2 Version 3
To uninstall the standard mouse device driver for DOS, Windows 3.1
or OS/2 Version 3:
1. Use a text editor such as edit or e to edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT
file.
2. Delete MOUSE.
3. Save the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
4. Restart your computer so the new settings take effect.
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To disconnect your keyboard from a desktop personal computer, turn
off your computer and all attached devices, and remove the keyboard
cable from the computer keyboard and mouse ports.
To disconnect the keyboard from a ThinkPad notebook computer, turn
off your computer and all attached devices, and remove the keyboard
cable, or the Keyboard/Mouse Connector cable, from the ThinkPad
port.
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Using the TrackPoint Keyboard TrackPoint Keyboard Features
The TrackPoint keyboard has four main features:
1. A stick 1 near the center of the keyboard.
2. Two buttons 2 at the bottom of the keyboard.
The button on the left side is equivalent to a left mouse
button.
The button on the right side is equivalent to a right mouse
button.
3. Press-to-Select, if enabled, allows you to select an object by
pressing down on top of the TrackPoint stick rather than using a
left or right mouse button.
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