Kensington Turbo Mouse User manual
Turbo Mouse®
User Manual
TURBO MOUSE USER MANUAL
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Turbo
Mouse®
User Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Turbo Mouse
Hardware
.........................................................................................................................I
Personalizing YourTurbo Mouse ...........................................................................................................1
Special Features
of
Turbo
Mouse ADB .................................................................................................1
Connecting YourTurbo Mouse...............................................................................................................3
Retiring Your Old Mouse .........................................................................................................................3
Using Your Turbo Mouse.......................................................................................................................
.4
Using
the
Chording Feature
in
Turbo Mouse ADB..............................................................................5
MaintainingYour Turbo Mouse..............................................................................................................5
Turbo Mouse Software ...........................................................................................................................6
Software Requirements ...........................................................................................................................6
Making a Backup Disk..............................................................................................................................6
Installing
the
Turbo
Mouse Software.....................................................................................................7
Accessing
the
Turbo Mouse cdev .........................................................................................................7
Using
the
Turbo
Mouse cdev..................................................................................................................8
Acceleration ...............................................................................................................................................9
Creating Custom Acceleration ................................................................................................................9
Double-Click Speed...............................................................................................................................I I
Creating Custom Double-Click Speed ................................................................................................
12
Troubleshooting .....................................................................................................................................
13
FCC
Regulations .....................................................................................................................................
14
Kensington Warranty.............................................................................................................................
15
INTRODUCTION
Thank you forchoosing Kensington's Turbo
Mouse for yourMacintosh
or
Apple
II com-
puter. Turbo Mouse has won numerous
awards since
it
was
first introduced,
voted
Best
Input
Device
by
Apple
II and Mac-
intosh users worldwide.
We
hope
you'll
agree thatTurbo Mouse is quicker, more
precise and easier
to
use than a standard
mouse. And we also
hope
you'll
think
Turbo
Mouse is the Best
Input
Device you've ever
used with your computer.
Ifyou purchased a Turbo Mouse Plus, your
package should contain:
• Turbo Mouse Plus
• Turbo Mouse Ball
• Cable with round mini-DIN 8-plugat one
end
and rectangular DB-9 connector at
the
other
• Turbo Mouse Software
• Mouse Pocket
• Owner Registration Card
If
you purchased aTurbo Mouse ADB, your
package should contain:
• Turbo Mouse ADB
• Turbo Mouse Ball
• Cable with round mini-DIN 8-plugs at
both ends
• Turbo Mouse Software
• Mouse Pocket
• Owner Registration Card
Personalizing Your Turbo Mouse
Before you begin, you'll want
to
personal-
ize yourTurbo Mouse settings. To
do
this,
you must first remove
the
DIP switch cover
on the back
of
your
Turbo Mouse.
To set
the
hardware switches, follow these
steps:
I.
Remove the Turbo Mouse
ball
from its
socket.
2.
Turn Turbo Mouse around and
tilt
it
away from you, so you are looking
at
the
back.
3.
Pull
up
on
the tab
to
remove the cover.
4.
You
will
see a six position DIP switch,
with all six switches set in
the
UP
posi-
tion. (The
UP
position is on;
the
DOWN
position is off.)
5.
Using a
pen
or
other
small
pointed
instrument,
flip
one
or
more
of
the
switches from
the
UP
to
the
DOWN
position
to
selectany
of
the
options
in
the
chart on page
2.
TURBO
MOUSE
HARDWARE
Special Features
of
Turbo Mouse ADB
If
you purchased Turbo Mouse ADB, choose
the
function
you'd
like
for
your
"chording
feature." (This feature is
not
available
in
Turbo Mouse Plus.) The chording feature
in
Turbo Mouse ADB is so
named
because
it
is activated
by
pressing
both
buttons
simultaneously-
like
playing a chord on
the
piano. Adjust the DIP switch
in
the
back,
and
it
will
perform one
of
seven functions -
New, Open, Close, Save, Print,
Quit
or
Undo
-when you press
both
buttons
at once.
Please
note
that
these functions are actually
equivalent
to
pressing Command and a
let-
ter
on
the
keyboard. Forinstance, pressing
Command-S is likechoosing Save from
the
File menu
in
most software,
Command-a
is
Quit, etc. The seven functions
listed
are
the mostcommon,
but
mayvary from soft-
ware
to
software. Ifyou are using a macro
program, such
as
Apple's MacroMaker
that
comes with System
6.0,
you can also use the
chording feature
to
launch
your
macro com-
mand. Make yourchoice and set
the
DIP
switches
as
shown
in
the
chart on page
2.
TURBO
MOUSE
HARDWARE
Click/Click Lock Settings For Turbo Mouse
Plus
Click/Click Lock
SWI
SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5
SW6
For right-handed
use:
(Left
button
click,
right
button
click lock) Down Down Down Up Up Up
For left-handed use:
IRight
button
click,
left
button
click lock) Up Up Up Down Down Down
To
disable click lock
and use
both
buttons
for click Up Up Down Up Up Down
Click/Click Lock Settings For Turbo Mouse ADB
Click/Click Lock
SWI
For right-handed use
(Left
button
click.
right
button
click lock) Up
For left-handed use
IRight
button
click.
left
button
click lock) Down
Chording Feature Settings for Turbo Mouse ADB
Keyboard Equivalent Usual Function
SW2
SW3
SW6
Command N New Down Down Up
Command 0 Open Down Up Down
Command W Close Down Up Up
Command S
Save
Up Down Down
Command P Print Up Down Up
Command 0
Quit
Up Up Down
Command Z Undo Up Up Up
Disabled Down Down Down
2
Connecting Your Turbo Mouse
First, turn
off
your
computer
and disconnect
your
old
mouse. Then follow
the
instruc-
tions for
the
appropriate
Turbo
Mouse
model
below.
Turbo
Mouse
Plus
Turbo Mouse Plus has
both
a round
Mini-
DIN 8
port
and a rectangular DB-9
port
on
the
back. Using
the
connectorcable
provid-
ed,
plug
the
Mini-DIN 8
end
into
the
port
on
the
back
of
Turbo
Mouse Plus, and
plug
the
DB-9
end
into
the
mouse
port
of
your
com-
puter.
If
you want
to
continue using
your
old
mouse for some applications,
plug
it
into
the
empty
DB-9
port
on
the
back
of
your
Turbo
Mouse Plus and you
can
switch
back and forth between
the
two.
Turbo
Mouse
ADB
Turbo Mouse ADB has two
Apple
Desktop
Bus (ADB) ports, one on
either
side. To con-
nect it,
simply
run
the
ADB cable
provided
between one
of
its ADB ports and one
of
the
ADB ports on
the
back
of
your comput-
er. Ifthat's
not
convenient-for instance,
if
you have a Mac II installed in a system
stand
beside
your
desk
-you
can
connect
Turbo
Mouse ADB
to
the
ADB
port
in
the
side
of
your
keyboard.
3
TURBO
MOUSE
HARDWARE
You will
probably
find
it
most comfortable
to
position Turbo Mouse one
or
two inches
from
the
keyboard and at a slight angle.
Experiment
to
find
the
position
most
natu-
ral
to
you.
Please
note:
When connecting
your
ADB cable
to
the port,
be
careful
not
to
force
the
con-
nector
into
the
port
or
the
connector pins
may
bend.
Retiring Your Old Mouse
Turbo
Mouse comes with a special Mouse
Pocket. Because, even though
it
may take
you
an
hour
or
two
to
adjust
to
the
different
feel
of
Turbo Mouse, once you do, you'll
never
want
to
use
your
old
mouse again.
The Mouse Pocket gives you a convenient
place
to
retire
your
old
mouse.
To install
your
Mouse Pocket, just remove
the
protective backing from
the
adhesive
fastener attached
to
the
back
of
the
Mouse
Pocket and press
it
against
the
side
of
your
monitor
or
Macintosh. Wait a day before
putting
your
mouse in,
to
give
the
adhesive
a chance
to
set properly.
USING TURBO
MOUSE
Using Your Turbo Mouse
Turbo Mouse is very easy
to
use. Its basic
features are similar to your mouse.
Roll
the
Turbo Mouse ball to move
the
cursoron
yourscreen.
Click
or double-click
the
Turbo
Mouse button you've
set
to
be
your regular
Click
button to highlight, select,
or
open
something. Click
and
roll
the
mouse
ball
simultaneously to draw something.
Besides its standard
mouse
features, Turbo
Mouse gives you additional features not
found
in
your mouse.
In
both
models, you
can click
the
Turbo Mouse button you've
set
as yourClick
Lock,
let it go
and
Turbo
Mouse
will
function as though you were
holding
the
click button down. (Just click
the
Click
Lock button again
to
release
it.)
Here
are a
few
examples of how
the
Click Lock
feature works:
I.
Move yourcursor
up
into
the
menu
bar
at
the
top
ofyourscreen, Click Lock
and
roll
yourcursoracross
the
menu headings
on
yourscreen. The
menus
will
appear
as
if
you were holding down
the
mouse
button
while rolling
the
ball. To
select
something
from
one
of
the
menus, simply drag
the
cursor down
to
highlight yourselection,
4
then
press
the
Click
Lock
button again
to
release
the
lock feature.
2.
To
highlight a section ofa document, sim-
ply position
the
cursor
at
the
beginning
of
the
section, Click
Lock,
roll
the
Turbo
Mouse ball to move
the
cursor
to
the
end
of
the
section
and
click
the
Click Lock
button again.
You
don't
have
to
hold
the
button down while you
roll!
3.
Click Lock is particularly handy
if
you want
to scroll through a long document
to
scan
its contents. Position
the
cursor over
the
down arrow
in
the
scrolling box, Click
Lock
and
letgo. Ifyou wish
to
pause
momen-
tarily, simply roll
the
Turbo Mouse ball
to
move
the
cursoroff
the
down arrow. To
resume scrolling, move
the
cursor back
onto
the
arrow. Your
document
will
con-
tinue to scroll until you click
the
Click
Lock
button again.
4.
Click Lock is also very handywhen
you are using a graphics program. After
you select
the
tool you wish
to
work with
by clicking
the
regular Click button,
move it into
the
working frame
and
Click
Lock.
You
can now
use
the
tool without
holding down
the
button!
You
can
use
your fingertips
to
manipulate
the Turbo
Mouse ball, and
your
drawing accuracy
will
be
greatly
improved!
Using the Chording Feature in Turbo
MouseADB
Turbo Mouse ADB also offers a chording
feature. Ifyou haven't already
done
so,
fol-
low
the
instructions on page 2
to
set
the
DIP
switch
in
the
back
of
your
Turbo Mouse
ADB. Then click
both
its
buttons
at once
and Turbo Mouse ADB
will
perform
the
command
or
keyboard
equivalent
you have
chosen -Command-N, Command-0,
Command-W, Command-S, Command-P,
Command-0
or
Command-Z.
It
may take a
little
time
to
get
used
to
chording. You may find at first
that
you
tend
to
click one
button
or
the
other
first-you
may even activate Click Lock
by
mistake.
So
if
you're using the chording feature
to
save a
document
or
send
it
to
print,
but
you
look
at
your
screen and notice that you're
unexpectedly highlighting everything in
sight -chances are, you've
hit
the
Click
Lock
button
first
by
mistake. Just click
it
once more
to
release Click Lock, and try
chording again.
5
USING TURBO
MOUSE
Please
note:
Your
Turbo
Mouse ball may roll a
little
stiffly at first. Most units take a day
or
two
of
use for
their
rollers
to
"break in."
However,
by
the
time
you
get
used
to
using
your
Turbo
Mouse, you'll find
that
its
action
will
have become very smooth.
Maintaining Your Turbo Mouse.
Your new
Turbo
Mouse is virtually
trouble-
free. However,
if
your
cursor
ever
fails
to
respond
to
your
movements while using
Turbo Mouse,
simply
disconnect its cable,
wait a few seconds, then reconnect it. This
will reset
your
Turbo Mouse.
Your new
Turbo
Mouse is practically main-
tenance free. From
time
to
time
you should
remove
the
Turbo
Mouse
ball
and clean
it
with a
damp
rag and
mild
cleaning solution.
(Be sure
to
tum
off
your
computer
and
unplug
your
Turbo Mouse first!)
You should also
wipe
out
the
center
inden-
tation with a soft cloth from
time
to
time
to
prevent
dust
and
debris
from
building
up
inside
the
Turbo
Mouse.
Or,
if
you prefer,
you could use a
can
of
compressed
air
to
blow
any
dust
or
debris
out
of
the
bottom
of
the
unit.
TURBO MOUSE SOFTWARE
You
may also want to clean
the
rollers
inside your Turbo Mouse occasionally to
prevent any build up of
the
natural oils
transferred
from
your
hands
to
the
Turbo
Mouse ball
and
then to
the
rollers.
To
do
this, we recommend a gentle cleaning with
alcohol swabs.
Be
very careful to touch
only
the
bearings,
and
avoid touching
the
optical sensors.
Turbo Mouse Software
Turbo Mouse comes with unique software
that allows you to customize Turbo Mouse
to exactly match
the
way you work.
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Turbo Mouse Software requires a I-mega-
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Macintosh computerrunning System
6.0
and
Finder6.0 or later.
To
find
out
what
versions you are presently using, choose
About
the
Finder
from
the
Apple menu
at
the
far left of
the
menu bar.
If
you are
using earlierversions than
those
required,
contact your local Apple
dealer
for a free
software upgrade.
6
Making
a Backup Disk
To
prevent
accidental erasure or contam-
ination from viruses, you should make a
backup copy right away
and
always use
that instead of
the
original.
Before you insert
the
Turbo Mouse disk
into a floppy-disk drive
in
your
Mac
to
make a backup, make sure that
the
disk is
write-protected.
(You
should
be
able
to
see
through
the
square
hole
in
the
corner
of
the
disk.)
For your convenience,
the
Turbo Mouse
disk is not copy protected, so you can
use
the
Finder or any
other
disk management
utility to make a backup.
If
you are not
sure how to copy disks using
the
Finder,
consult your Macintosh owner's guides.
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Turbo Mouse System Folder
Installing
the
Turbo
Mouse
Software
To
install
the
Turbo Mouse software,
insert your backup disk into a floppy
drive. Copy
the
Turbo Mouse file into
the
System folder of your startup device. (It's
a Control Panel device also known as a
cdev for short).
Ifyou are using hard drives,
the
internal
drive is usually
the
startup device. Alter-
nately,
if
you startup your
Mac
using flop-
py disks, copy
the
Turbo Mouse cdev to
the
System folders on all of
the
floppy
disks
that
you
use
as startup disks.
Please
note:
The Turbo Mouse cdev over-
rides most
other
cdevs
devoted
to com-
mon pointing devices (trackballs, mice,
graphics tablets, etc.) -such as
the
Mouse cdev provided by Apple as part of
the
System software.
As
a result, all such
pointing devices connected
to
your
Mac
will
share
the
same
operating character-
istics -acceleration
and
double-dick
speed
-that you
set
for yourTurbo
Mouse.
If
this is problematic for any rea-
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MOUSE
SOFTWARE
son, simply remove
the
Turbo Mouse cdev
from
the
System folder of your startup
device (do not drag it to
the
Trash
in
case
you want
to
use it later).
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Accessing
the
Turbo
Mouse
cdev
Once you have copied
the
Turbo Mouse
file to
the
System folder of your startup
device, it is immediately available for use;
there
is no
need
to
restart
the
Mac
(on all
subsequent
times when you
do
restart, a
small Turbo Mouse icon
appears
momen-
tarily
at
the
bottom of
the
screen indicat-
ing
that
the
cdev is correctly installed).
To access
the
Turbo Mouse cdev, simply
choose Control Panel from
the
Apple
menu
at
the
far left of
the
menu bar. The
Control Panel
desk
accessory
(DA)
appears
on screen,
and
along
the
left-hand
side
of
TURBO
MOUSE
SOFTWARE
the
Control Panel window
there
should
be
a
scrollable column oficons that
represent
all
of
the
cdevs currently
in
the
startup vol-
ume's System folder.
The icon
for
the
Turbo Mouse
cdev
should
appear
in
alphabetical
order
in
the
scrolla-
ble column.
If
it is not immediately visible,
click on
the
down arrow ordrag
the
scroll
box
to
move through
the
column until
the
Turbo Mouse icon appears. When you click
on
the
Turbo Mouse icon,
the
right-hand
portion of
the
Control Panel window auto-
matically changes to show you
the
options
available
to
customize
the
operation of your
Turbo Mouse.
Using the Turbo Mouse cdev
If
you are already familiar with
the
Mac-
intosh, you can probablyfigure
out
exactly
how to use
the
Turbo Mouse
cdev
without
reading further. Feel free
to
experiment
and
have
fun;
you can't hurt anything.
If
you are
new
to
the
Mac,
or
are just interested
in
how
and
why
the
Turbo Mouse
cdev
works
the
way
it
does, read on.
8
Help...
The Turbo Mouse cdev is broken into
Acceleration
and
Double-Click sections.
No
matterwhat you are doing with
the
Turbo
Mouse software, clicking
the
large Help but-
ton
at
the
bottom presents an alert box
that briefly explains
the
options presently
00@00
available. The small round buttons are
called radio buttons
because
only
one
in
a
group may
be
selected
at
any given time,
just like
the
mechanical buttons for
preset
stations on
older
radios. Clicking a radio
button
in
either
the
Acceleration
or
Double-
Click
sections tells
the
Turbo Mouse soft-
ware to use
the
corresponding
preset
speed.
If
you would like
to
create yourown
Acceleration or Double-Click
Speed
set-
tings, click on
the
appropriate Custom but-
( Custom... )
ton
and
a dialog box for customizing
the
Turbo Mouse software
will
be
displayed.
For
detailed
information on how
to
create
yourown custom settings,
see
the
appropri-
ate
following pages.
Acceleration
The
top
section of
the
Turbo Mouse cdev is
devoted
to
Acceleration. Simply stated,
Acceleration
determines
the
speed
your
cursor moves on screen according
to
how
you move
the
Turbo Mouse ball. For ex-
ample,
if
Acceleration is
set
to
Very
Slow,
the
cursor moves sluggishly on screen.
Conversely,
if
Acceleration is
set
to Very
Fast,
the
cursor
speeds
across
the
screen
at
the
slightest
flick
of
the
Turbo Mouse ball.
The Turbo Mouse software helps you find a
setting that matches
the
way you work.
If
you
do
a lot of
detailed
work that re-
quires you to
be
able
to
precisely position
the
cursoron screen, you may want
to
choose
one
of
the
slow Acceleration set-
tings. The slower
the
Acceleration,
the
more
you must move
the
ball to move
the
cursor
across a given amount of screen.
On
the
otherhand, ifyourwork requires you
to
move the cursor all over
the
desktop
in
broad strokes, you
will
probablyfind
one
of
the
fast Acceleration settings suits you best.
The faster
the
Acceleration,
the
less you
9
TURBO
MOUSE
SOFTWARE
must move
the
Turbo Mouse ball
to
move
the
cursor across
the
screen. For this reason,
faster settings may make it
easier
to
move
across large screens
or
Macs with more than
one
monitor.
Creating Custom Acceleration
If
you find that
the
pointer jumpswildly
at
the
slightest movement,
or
seems
like it is
moving through molasses when you'd prefer
greased lightning, try a different Acceler-
ation setting, orcreate your own
by
clicking
on
the
Custom button. Adialog box
appears
with a
bar
graph that represents
the
current
custom Acceleration.
Turbo Mouse Custom Rcceleratlon
..
60
..
52
M
48
:!!
..
..
40
':
36
~
~
~
24
20
18
12
•
•
.;'Custom
Fast
Medium
Slow
Ue
Slow
·~....-
............
......,-...--....--....-
.....
TURBO
MOUSE
SOFTWARE
Creating a custom Acceleration setting
will
make yourTurbo Mouse automatically
be-
have
the
way you want. When you move
the
ball slowly, it is smart enough to know that
you want
to
move
the
cursor slowly,
and
when you move
the
ball quickly,
the
cursor
will
move quickly, too.
The Acceleration graph shows how your
movement is interpreted
by
the
Mac.
You
can
set
a custom Acceleration by changing
the
8
separate
thresholds,
represented
by
the
bars
in
the
graph. The 8 bars correspond
to 8 "multipliers" which multiply your ball
movement according to
the
threshold set-
tings.
By
changing a threshold, you actually
determine
the
amount your movement is
multiplied for a particular
speed.
The small-
er
the
bars,
the
lower
the
thresholds,
and
the
faster
the
cursor moves.
It
may help
if
you think of
the
thresholds as hurdles on a
track-
the
lower theyare,
the
easier
they
are to jump, so you can run faster.
Each threshold must
be
greaterthan, or
equal to,
the
one
immediately
to
its left.
If
you try
to
change a threshold
to
a value less
than
that
of a precedingthreshold,
the
earli-
er
figures are decreased automatically.
Likewise,
if
you try to change a threshold
to
10
a value greaterthan that of a threshold
to
its
right,
the
following thresholds are increased
automatically. This insures that yourAccel-
eration thresholds always increase logically.
The Custom setting can
be
quite powerful
because
a single setting
enables
you to
have slow cursor movement as well
as
the
ability to zip across
the
screen. For exam-
ple,
set
the
custom setting
to
the
values
shown below:
Turbo
Mouse
Custom
Rccelerntion
Set
To
Default:I Custom
••
60
..
'2
M
48
.....
=
40
-;
36
f:
32
~
~:
20
18
12
•
•
•....-..--
................
--....--...-,....-...-
.......
With
slow ball movement,
there
will
be
no
acceleration, so your cursor
will
move very
slowly.
And
with quick ball movement,
there
will
be
greatacceleration,
so
yourcursor
will
move very quickly. As a result, a range of
movement is achieved with a single, custom
setting.
Once you create a custom setting, it re-
mains intact. There are
three
ways to modify
the
custom Acceleration thresholds:
the
pop-up
menu,
the
text fields,
and
the
han-
dles
on
the
bars.
Pop-up Menu
Medium
Slow
Uery Slow
To choose any
one
of
the
five default
Acceleration settings that correspond to
the
radio buttons, click-lock on
the
Set
To
Default
pop-up
menu
and
then
click on
the
desired
setting. The
bar
graph automatically
updates
to reflect yourchoice. Acquaint
yourselfwith
the
settings
to
get
a feeling for
how
the
bar
graph relates to
the
responsive-
ness of
the
cursor.
Textfields
To precisely modify thresholds, double-
click on any
one
of
the
eight text fields so
that
the
current value is highlighted. Then
II
TURBO
MOUSE
SOFTWARE
enter
a new value from O
to
64
(if
you
enter
a
value outside this range, it is automatically
rounded
to
the
appropriate
end
of
the
scale). Although your new setting takes
effect immediately, it is not
permanent
until
you click
OK.
Handles
on
the bars
To
visually modify individual thresholds,
click on
the
box
at
the
top
of any
one
of
the
eight bars
and
drag it up ordown. Move
the
cursor until
the
bar
is
the
desired
height,
then
release
the
button. Turbo Mouse is
now affected
by
your new setting.
Double-Click Speed
The bottom section of
the
Turbo Mouse
cdev is
devoted
to
Double-Click
Speed.
This setting determines
the
responsiveness
of
the
Mac
to
yourdouble-clicking. For
example,
if
Double-Clickis
set
to
Slow, you
TURBO
MOUSE
SOFTWARE
can take your time pressing
the
button
twice
in
a
row
and
the
Mac
still interprets it
as
one
double-dick, not two single clicks.
Conversely,
if
Double-Click is
set
to
Fast,
you must click twice
in
quick succession for
the
Mac
to interpret it as a double-dick. The
trick is to find a setting right for you.
Double-clicking
opens
a folder, application,
ordocument
from
the
desktop.
You
can also
double-dick to highlight a single word
in
text.
To
test
the
current setting, double-dick
on
the
Turbo Mouse icon
the
same
way you
would normally double-dick on an item.
If
the
icon flashes, then
the
current setting is
right for you.
Creating Custom Double-Click
Speed
Ifyou try double-clicking
and
aren't getting
the
expected results, you may
be
clicking
slower or faster than
the
Turbo Mouse is
set
to
accommodate.
Try
a different setting, or
create yourown
by
clicking on
the
Custom
button. Adialog box
appears
with a
bar
graph that represents
the
current custom
Double-Clicksetting.
Creating a custom Double-Click
speed
is
simple.
You
need
only change
the
threshold
12
Turbo Mouse Custom Double Ciiek
"'Custom
Ue
Fast
Medium
Slow
Uer
Slow
level on
the
bar
graph. The smaller
the
bar,
the
lower
the
threshold,
and
the
quicker
you mustdouble-dick.
Once you create a custom setting, it remains
intact. As in setting Acceleration,
there
are
three
ways to modify
the
custom Double-
Click
threshold:
the
pop-up
menu,
the
text
field,
and
the
handle on
the
bar. (See
page
11
for detailed instructions.)
Turbo Mouse Hardware
Problem:
My
click-lock setting
doesn't
work.
Solution: Be sure
the
individual
DIP
switches are
positioned all
the
way
up
or down when set.
Problem: Iam having difficulty moving
the
ball;
it
seems
stiff.
Solution: Most units take a day
or
two of use
for
their rollers
to
"break in."
By
the
time you
get
used
to using Turbo Mouse, you'll find that its
action
will
have
become
very smooth.
Problem: The ball
seems
to stick as
I'm
rolling
it.
Solution: Natural finger oils, dust, etc. may
get
transferred
from
the
ball
to
the
Turbo Mouse
rollers. Remove
the
ball
and
clean it with a
damp
rag and mild cleaning solution.
(Be
sure to turn
off your computer
and
unplug yourTurbo Mouse
first!)
You
may also clean
the
rollers inside your
Turbo Mouse with alcohol swabs.
Be
very careful
to clean only
the
bearings
and
avoid touching
the
optical sensors.
Finally, wipe
out
the
center
indentation with a
soft cloth. Ifyou prefer,
u::;e
a can of compressed
air to blow
dust
or
debris
from
the
bottom of
the
unit. Ifyou still have a problem, call Kensington
Technical Support
at
(800)
535-4242.
Problem:
My
cursor is frozen on screen.
Solution:
You
may have a loose cable or connec·
tion. Simply disconnect
the
Turbo Mouse cable,
wait a
few
seconds,
then
reconnect
it.
This resets
yourTurbo Mouse.
13
TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem: Can Iconvert my Turbo Mouse Plus
to
use on a
Mac
SE
(or vice versa)?
Solution: Turbo Mouse Plus
and
Turbo Mouse
ADB
have different hardware connectors that
cannot
be
interchanged
or
converted. Turbo
Mouse Plus (for
Mac,
Mac Plus
or
Apple Ile with
existing mouse card) has a rectangular
DB-9
con·
nector. Turbo Mouse
ADB
(for
Mac
SE
orgreater
and Apple
IIGS)
has a round
Mini-DIN
8 plug.
Turbo Mouse Software
Problem:
My
Turbo Mouse
cdev
conflicts with
another
INIT
in
my System folder.
Solution:
Try
renaming
the
Turbo Mouse
file
to
(zTurbo or aTurbo) to resolve
the
conflict.
Problem:
My
graphics
tablet
seems
to have a
Very Fast acceleration setting.
Solution: The Turbo Mouse
cdev
overrides most
other
cdevs
devoted
to pointing devices.
As
a
result, this device
will
share
the
same
operating
characteristics -acceleration
and
double-dick
speed
-that you
set
for Turbo Mouse.
Try
using
a Very Slow setting instead.
Problem:
My
Turbo Mouse setting
doesn't
work.
(Or
my Apple Mouse setting
doesn't
work.)
Solution: The Turbo Mouse cdev overrides most
other
cdevs
devoted
to pointing devices,
and
other
cdevs may override
the
Turbo Mouse cdev.
Be sure that you did not choose
the
Apple
Mouse cdev
after
you chose a Turbo Mouse
set·
ting. Likewise,
if
you
selected
a Turbo Mouse
setting
after
you chose an Apple Mouse setting,
the
Turbo Mouse setting
will
be
overridden.
FCC
REGULATIONS
Federal Communications Commission
Radio Frequency Interference Statement
The Kensington Turbo Mouse has
been
tested
and found to comply with
the
limits
for
a Class Bdigital device, pursuant to
Part I5of
the
FCC
Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference
in
a residential
installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and,
if
not
installed and used
in
accordance with
the
instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there
is
no guarantee that interference
will
not occur
in
a particular installation.
If
this
equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can
be
deter-
mined by turning
the
equipment
off
and on,
the
user
is
encouraged to try to correct
the
interference by one or more of
the
following
measures:
• Reorient or relocate
the
receiving
antenna.
• Increase
the
separation between the
equipment
and receiver.
14
• Connect
the
equipment
into an outlet on
a circuit different
from
that to which
the
receiver
is
connected.
• Consult
the
dealeroran experienced
radio!fV technician
for
help.
In
order
to
meet
FCC
requirements, all
connections to
equipment
using Turbo
Mouse should
be
made
using only
the
shielded
cables provided.
Users should
note
that
changes
or
modifi-
cations
made
to Turbo Mouse
or
Turbo
Mouse cabling not expressly
approved
by
Kensington could cause interference
and
thus void
the
user's authority to
operate
the
equipment.
KENSINGTON MICROWARE LIMITED ("KENSING-
TON") warrants this PRODUCT against defects in mate-
rial and workmanship
as
follows:
Fora
period
of
one year from
the
date
you purchased
the
PRODUCT,
KENSINGTON will,
at
no charge
to
you,
either
repair
or
replace (with new
or
rebuilt
replace-
ment
parts) any defective parts, and will pay all
labor
and parts charges
to
repair
the
PRODUCT found
to
be
defective.
Please
keep
the
original packaging for
the
PRODUCT.
You will
need
it
for any warranty service for
the
PROD-
UCT.
You should also
keep
the
dated
bill
of
sale (sales
receipt)
as
evidence
of
the
date
of
purchase.
To obtain warranty service
during
the
warranty
period
you must:
I. Call
the
KENSING1DN
return
department
at
(800) 535-4242
or
(4I5) 572-2700.
2.
Give
the
date
of
purchase on
your
receipt.
If
the
date
of
your
call is
not
within one year
of
the
date
you purchased
the
PRODUCT,
there will
be
a charge
for repair.
3.
Give a full description
of
the
problem.
4.
Get
a Return Authorization
Number
(RA#).
5.
Pack
the
PRODUCT in its original packaging. Enclose
a
letter
inside
the
package giving us your name,
RA#,
address,
phone
number
and check,
if
neces-
sary. You must also enclose a copy
of
your
sales
receipt.
6.
Take
the
PRODUCT
or
mail
the
PRODUCT (with all
mailing cost
paid
by
you)
to
KENSINGTON. The
PRODUCT
must
be
in
its original packaging. Be sure
15
KENSINGTON
WARRANTY
that
your
RA#
is also marked clearly on
the
outside
of
the
package. We will NOT accept any return with-
out
an
RA#
marked on
the
outside
of
the
package.
In
order
to
keep
this
warranty in effect,
the
purchaser
must have
handled
and used
the
PRODUCT
in
accor-
dance with
the
instructions accompanying
this
PROD-
UCT.
This Warranty
does
not
cover any damage
or
defect
that
is caused
by
improper
installation,
modifi-
cation, misuse
or
abuse
of
the
PRODUCT
by
you.
REPAIR
OR
REPLACEMENT
AS
PROVIDED UNDER
THIS WARRANTY
IS
THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OFTHE
CONSUMER. KENSINGTON MAKES NO OTHER
EXPRESS
OR
IMPLIED WARRANTY WITH
RESPECT
TO
THE PRODUCT, AND KENSINGTON SHALL NOT
BE
LIABLE
FOR
ANY INCIDENTAL
OR
CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES
FOR
BREACH OFANY
EXPRESS
OR
IMPLIED WARRANTY WITH
RESPECT
TO THIS PROD-
UCT,
EXCEPT
TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED
BY
APPLICABLE LAW. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY
OR
FITNESS
FOR
A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE
WITH
RESPECT
TO THIS PRODUCT
IS
LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS
WARRANTY.
Some states
do
not
allow
the
exclusion
or
limitation
of
incidental
or
consequential damages,
or
allow
limitations
on
how
long an
implied
warranty lasts,
so
the
above
limitation
or
exclusion may
not
apply
to
you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and
you may also have
other
rights which vary from state
to
state.
Kensington
Microware
Limited
2855 Campus Drive. San Mateo. CA 94403
(800) 535-4242. (4I5) 572-2700
Fax
(4
I
5)
572-9675
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