Sharkoon FireGlider Assembly instructions

Manual

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Content
1. Features
2. Specifications
3. Package content
4. The mouse at a glance
5. Connecting to a PC
6. Installing the software
7. The editor
7.1 Launching the editor
7.2 The user interface (main window)
7.3 The pulldown menus
7.3.1 General info
7.3.2 No setting
7.3.3 Keyboard
7.3.4 Mouse
7.3.5 Internet
7.3.6 Multimedia
7.3.7 Execute program
7.3.8 Key Combination
7.3.9 Office Sets
7.3.10 Windows 8
7.3.11 System
7.3.12 Select Macro File
7.3.13 Macro Manager
7.3.14 DPI setting
7.3.15 Report Rate
7.4 Macro Manager
7.4.1 Overview
7.4.2 The tabs “Loop”, “Key”, “If” and “Equ”
7.4.3 Command icons
7.4.4 The record function
7.4.5 Macro play back mode
7.4.6 Time control
7.4.7 Absolute/relative movements
7.5 Further functions
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1. Features
 • Opticalsensor
 • 7buttons,5ofwhicharefreelyprogrammable
 • DPIswitchwithcolordisplay(5steps)
 • Weighttuningsystem(max.19.5g)
 • On-boardmemoryformacros
 • Smoothrunningandnelyadjustablescrollwheel
 • Ergonomicdesignforconvenienthandling
 • Specialgripareasofferingmaximumhold
 • Supportedoperatingsystems:WindowsXP,Vista,7/8(32-/64-bit)
2. Specifications
Max.DPI/CPI 3000
DPI/CPIstepping 400-800-1200-1600-3000
Max. acceleration 5G
Mouse weight max. 135g(w/ocable)
Dimensions(LxWxH) 130x65x45mm
Sensor Optical
Connector USB(gold-plated)
Cablelength 180cm(textilesheathing)
Max.FPS 3600
Button reaction time 3ms(leftmousebutton),rest16ms
Pollingrate Max.1000Hz(1ms)
Onboardmemory Yes
Numberofbuttons 7
DPIindication Yes(LED)
Mouse slide pads 5,plastic
Chip PixArtPAW3305
Liftingsensitivity 3mm
Weight Tuning System Yes,max.19.5g
3. Package content
 • FireGliderOptical
 • CDwithsoftwareandmanual(asPDF)
 • Additionalmouseskates
 • Transportbag
Note:
If you are missing any of the items listed above, please contact our customer service immediately:
[email protected] (Germany and Europe)
[email protected] (international).
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4. The mouse at a glance
A – Button1:leftmousebutton
B – Button2:double-clickbutton(freelyprogrammable)
C – Button3:rightmousebutton(freelyprogrammable)
D – Button4:middlemousebuttonandscrollwheel
  (freelyprogrammable)
E – Button5:DPIselector
F – Button6:freelyprogrammable
G– Button7:freelyprogrammable
A – Button6:freelyprogrammable
B – Button7:freelyprogrammable
C – Griparea
A – Weighttuningsystem(max.19.5g)
B – Mouse slides made of teflon
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5. Connecting to a PC
 1.Plugthemouse’sUSBconnectorintoanavailableUSBportonyourPC.
 2.Theoperatingsystemwillautomaticallyrecognizethemouseandinstallallrequireddrivers.
 3.Ifyourmouseisnotrecognized,disconnectitandtryitinadifferentUSBport.
6. Installing the software
 1.Beforeinstallingtheincludedsoftware,removeallpreviouslyinstalledmousesoftwarefromyoursystem.
 2.PlacetheincludedToolsCDintoyourCD/DVDdrive.
 3.OpentheCD/DVDdrive’sfolder(e.g.D:/).
 4.Start“Setup.exe”andfollowtheinstructionsoftheinstallationwizard.
 5.Aftercompletingtheinstallationprocessthefollowingiconwillappearinthetaskbar:
7. The editor
7.1 Launching the editor
 Starttheapplicationbydouble-clickingthesymbolonthedesktoportherespectiveiconlocatedinthetask
 bar.
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7.2 The user interface (main window)
A – Filemenu:seeg.1.
B – Thecurrentconguration’sname.Viathelemenuanynumberofcongurationswithveproles
  eachcanbecreatedandedited(seeg.1).
C – Prolemenu:uptoveprolescanbesavedonthemouse’sinternalmemory,selectthemfromthis
  dropdownmenu(g.2).
D – Renamethesingleproleshere.
E – Buttonconguration:eachmousebuttoncanbeassigneddifferentfunctions,selectthesefunctions
  fromtherespectivedropdownmenu(see7.3).
F – Functiondenition:Fromthispulldownmenuselectthedesired,pre-denedfunctiontoassignitto
  thebutton.
G– Thistextelddisplaysthepre-denedfunctiondescription.Thisdescriptionmaybechangedany
time.
H – Clickingthisbuttonwillclosetheeditorwithouttransferringthechangestothemouse.
I – Clickingthisbuttonwilltransferallchangesmadeinsidetheeditortothemouse,theeditorwindow
remains open.
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New   – Createsanewconguration.
Open   – Opens/loadsanexistingconguration.
Save   – Savesthecurrentcongurationunderitsexistingname.
Saveas  – Savesthecongurationunderanewname.
Rename  – Changesthecurrentprole’sname.
Import/export– Allowsfortheimport/exportofmacros(seebelowg1a).
Readmemory– Readsthecurrentcongurationfromtheinternalmouse
memory.
Exit    – Closestheeditorwithouttransferringthechangestothe
mouse.
 Fig.1(Filemenu)
 Fig.1a(Import/Export):
 ImportexistingmacrosinAMCformatorexportthemasAMCle.
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 Fig.2(Prolemenu):
 Openthelistbyclickingthearrow.Selectbetweenproles1through5.
 Theseprolesallowdeningvedifferentbuttonassignmentswithinoneconguration.Example:Youcan
 createdifferentbuttonassignmentsfordifferentcharactersinonegame.
7.3 The pulldown menus
7.3.1 General info
 Thepulldownmenuswillopenupwhenthebuttonispressed.Thepulldownmenusaresimilarforall
 mousebuttons(g.3).
A – Button
B – Menu items
C – Flyoutmenuswithfurtherfunctions/
options
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Byclickingthe“OK”buttonallchangesfromtheeditorwillbetransferredtothemouse.
Pressing“”willdiscardallchangesandexittheprogram.
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7.3.2 No setting
 Thebuttonisassignednofunction.
7.3.3 Keyboard
 Assignkeyboardfunctionstothebutton(g.4).
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7.3.4 Mouse
 Clickingthearrowwillbringupayoutmenu(g.5).Assignmousefunctionstothebutton.
 Fig.5:Assigndifferentmousefunctionstothebutton.
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7.3.5 Internet
 Clickingthearrowwillbringupayoutmenu(g6).Assignabrowserfunctiontotheselectedbutton.
 Fig.6:Assigndifferentbrowsercommandstothebutton.
7.3.6 Multimedia
 Clickingthearrowwillbringupayoutmenu(g.7).Assignmultimediafunctionstothebutton.
 Fig.7:Assigndifferentmultimediacommandstothebutton.
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7.3.7 Execute program
 Designateanyprogrambeinglaunchedafterpressingthisbutton.
7.3.8 Key combination
 Clickingthearrowwillbringupayoutmenu.Assignakeycombinationfromtheset“Textcommands”
 (g.8)resp.“FileCommands”(g.9)tothebutton.
 Fig.8:Assigndifferenttextcommandstothebutton.
 Fig.9:Assigndifferentlecommandstothebutton.
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7.3.9 Office Sets (OS functions)
 Clickingthearrowwilldisplayayoutmenu(g.10).Assignofcefunctionstothebutton.
 Fig.10:Assigndifferentofcefunctionstothebutton.
7.3.10 Windows 8
 Clickingthearrowwilldisplayayoutmenu(g.11).AssignWindows8functionstothebutton.
 Fig.11:AssignWindows8functionstothebutton.
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7.3.11 System
 Clickingthearrowwillbringupayoutmenu(g12).Assignasystemfunctiontothebutton.
 Fig.12:Assigndifferentsystemfunctionstothebutton.
7.3.12 Select Macro File
 Clickingthearrowwillbringupayoutmenu(g13).Assignapre-setmacrofunctiontothebutton.
 Fig.13
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7.3.13 Macro Manager
 Launchthemacromanager(seebelow7.4).
7.3.14 DPI setting
 Fig.14:DenethedesiredinitialDPIsettingmatchingyourpersonallikingshere.
 TogglebetweenthesingleDPIsteppingbypressingthemouse’sDPIbutton.
7.3.15 Report Rate
 Fig.15:Denethemouse’sreportrate(=numberofreportspersecond).
 NotethatahigherreportratealsorequiresmorePCpower.
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7.4 Macro manager
 Usingthemacromanagerallowsyoutocreateyourownmacros,whichthenmaybeassignedtoany
 button(see7.3.2).
 Thereare3waystocreateascript:
 1.Addthedesiredfunctionsusingthefunctionsbuttonsandfunctionsmodules.
 2.Tapemousemovementsandkeycombinationsusingtherecordfunction.
 3.Enterinstructionsusingtheinputarearesp.thekeyboardconnectedtothePC.
 Saveyoursettingsbyclicking“”.
 Viathebutton“”inthemainwindowyoursettingswillbetransferredtothemouse.
7.4.1 Overview
 A – Thetabs“Loop”,“Key”,“If”and“Equ”(seebelow7.3.4.2)
 B – Menubar
 C – Commandicons(seebelow7.3.4.3)
 D – Recordfunction(seebelow7.3.4.4)
 E – Macroplaybackmode(seebelow7.3.4.5)
 F – Insertsectionrepeat(seebelow7.3.4.6)
 G– Insertjumpinstruction(seebelow7.3.4.7)
 H – Denedelaytime(seebelow7.3.4.8)
 I – Deneabsoluteandrelativemousecursormovements(seebelow7.3.4.9)
 J – Deneasequenceofmousebuttonstrokes
 K – Codearea
 L – Deneasequenceofkeystrokes 
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7.4.2 The tabs “Loop”, “Key”, “If” and “Equ”
 Thetabs“Loop”,“Key”,“If”and“Equ”allowsyoutodenedifferentinstructionswhichwillbecopiedinto
 thescriptbyclickingthe“Plugin”button.
 1.Loop:
  a)Insertsectionrepeat
   Usetheinputareastoentertherespectivestartandendlineanddenehowoftenthisareashallbe
   insertedintothescript.Pressingthe“Plugin”buttonwillcopythedenedsectionintothescript.
  b)Insertjumpinstruction
   Thisfunctionenablestodenejumpinstructionswhichwillbecopiedtothescriptusingthe“Plug
   in”buttonafterwards.
 2.Key:denetheeffectofpressing/releasingabuttonandcopythisconditionintothescriptusingthe
  “Plugin”button.
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 3.If:denedifferentconditionsandinsertthemintothescriptbyclickingthe“Plugin”button.
 4.Equ:createdifferentconditionsandinsertthemintothescriptbyclickingthe“Plugin”button.
7.4.3 Command icons
Save Back Next Cut Copy Paste Down Up Erase
7.4.4 The record function
 Byselectingthe““buttonyoucaneasilycreateamacrobypressingthecompletekeyboard
 andmouseactions.Thesingleinstructionswillsimultaneouslybedisplayedinthecodearea.
 Usingthe““buttonwillsavethecreatedinstructioncode.
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7.4.5 Macro play back mode
 Choosebetweenthefollowingmenuitems:
 PlayMacroOnceONLY:themacrowillbeexecutedoncebypressingthebutton.
 PlayMacroRepeatedly:themacrowillbeexecutedseveraltimes.Youmaydeneifthemacroisreplayed
 untilthebuttonisreleased(Presstostartreleasetostop)orifthemacroisexecutedaslongafterhitting
 thebuttonuntilanyotherbuttonispressed(Presstostart.Re-presstostop).
7.4.6 Time control
 Tickthecheckboxestodeneifthetimedelayshallbecarriedoutafterpressingthebuttonorafter
releasing it.
 Thecomboboxesallowyoutosettimeunitandtimedelay.
 “Plugin”copiesyoursettingstothecodearea.
7.4.7 Absolute/relative movements
 Todetectthecurrentabsolutecoordinatesgrabthecrosshairs()bypressing(andnotreleasing)the
 mousebuttonandmovingthecrosshairsacrossthescreen.
 Relativecoordinatesaredenedusingtherespectiveinputforms.
 With“Plugin”youcopythesettingstothecodearea.
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7.5 Further functions
 Morefunctionsandcongurationsmaybeaccessedbyright-clickingtheicon““inthetaskbar.
 Thefollowingcontextmenuwillbedisplayed(g.16):
 Fig.16
 Selectbetweenthesemenuitems:
 a)AutoLaunchonBoot:decideswhetherthemousesoftwareshallbeloadedandstartedduringsystem’s
start.
 b)OpenEditor
 c)Exit:closesthecontextmenu.
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