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Stowaway Travel Mouse
Owner’s Manual
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Microsoft Pocket PC / Windows Mobile 2003
Apple Macintosh OS X
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Microsoft Windows XP
Includes:
Asus MyPal A620BT iPAQ 4150
Dell Axim x30 iPAQ 4155
Dell Axim x3i iPAQ 4350
iPAQ 1945 iPAQ 4355
iPAQ 2210 iPAQ 5450
iPAQ 2215 XDA II
Mouse/Keyboard Driver:
Stowaway 4.0
Stowaway Travel Mouse Owner’s Manual Page 1
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Installing the Mouse with Macintosh OS X.......... 3 Before You Begin....................................................................................3 Creating a Paired Connection with your Macintosh ............................3 Installing the Mouse for Use with Windows XP .. 4 Before You Begin....................................................................................4 Creating a Paired Connection with your PC.........................................4 Installing and Confi
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Installing the Mouse with Macintosh OS X Before You Begin Determine that your Macintosh is Bluetooth-enabled with either a built-in Bluetooth component, or via an external hardware adaptor (Dongle). Ensure that the accompanying Bluetooth software (Stack) is installed. It is not necessary to disable or remove your existing mouse software. (Refer to the User’s Guide included with your Macintosh with any questions on your current mouse.) Insert the 2 AAA batteries (included) b
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Installing the Mouse for Use with Windows XP Before You Begin Determine that your PC is Bluetooth-enabled with either a built-in Bluetooth component, or via an external hardware adaptor (Dongle). Ensure that the accompanying Bluetooth software (Stack) is installed. It is not necessary to disable or remove your existing mouse software. (Refer to the User’s Guide included with your PC with any questions on your current mouse.) Insert the 2 AAA batteries (included) beneath the
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Installing and Configuring the Mouse for PPC Before You Begin Before you install the Stowaway keyboard and mouse software for Windows Mobile 2003-compatible PDAs: Disable or remove any other keyboard/mouse applications that you have previously installed on your Pocket PC device. (Refer to the User’s Guide included with your Pocket PC device for instruction on how to do this.) Ensure there is at least 400 KB of memory on your Pocket PC device. To check the available memory, t
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Configuring the Mouse to Your Pocket PC Device 1. After the driver installation completes, the Stowaway Settings screen will display and you will be prompted to Choose device to setup. Select the Stowaway Travel Mouse and tap Setup. 2. The Select mouse pointer mode screen will display for selecting Enhanced or Safe pointer mode: a. Enhanced mode – Works for most PDAs. Try Enhanced mode first. b. Safe mode – In the event that display issues arise with Enhanced mode
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5. The Bluetooth mouse status screen will open, stating that Connection is not set up. You may also open this page by selecting the Connection tab of the Stowaway Travel Mouse application. You can begin a connection to the mouse and view the status of a connection from this screen. Make sure the mouse is Discoverable. To do this, press the Discoverable button on the underside of the mouse (Please refer to your Getting Started Guide for detailed instruction).
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8. If the connection process is successful, the Mouse connection enabled message will display on the Pocket PC device. This is the normal mode for wireless communication between the Stowaway Travel Mouse and the Pocket PC device during use. 9. In the event that several Stowaway Bluetooth mice (or BT keyboards) happen to be nearby and in Discoverable mode, the scan will display all of these devices in the list. Compare the ID (Bluetooth address) of the device y
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11. If the Bluetooth scan or connection fails, ensure the mouse is Discoverable and tap Connect again. If the connection still fails: a. Power cycle the mouse, make it Discoverable, and tap Connect. b. Or, reset the PDA, make the mouse discoverable, and tap Connect. c. If neither step works, check/replace the mouse batteries, and/or charge the PDA battery. 12. If the mouse has previously been connected with your Pocket PC but you have pressed the Discoverable mode but
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14. The Mouse Status Page displays the mouse battery status. The three states of the battery are Normal, Low and Critical: a. Normal – This is the most common state of the battery. b. Low – This is a warning that the batteries have reached a threshold where they should be replaced soon. c. Critical – This means the batteries are in imminent danger of reaching a point where they will no longer function. 15. When the mouse batteries reach Low or Critical, a warning mess
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Reconnecting the Stowaway Travel Mouse The above steps establish the Bluetooth wireless connection and bonding between the Pocket PC device and the mouse for the first time. The Mouse pointer should display and be enabled as long as the connection is maintained. Despite a high degree of reliability, the Bluetooth connection could break for many reasons: When the mouse is powered off, the mouse circuit will be powered off, and the Bluetooth connection will be lost. As a power
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Reconnecting and Bluetooth Accessibility If your Stowaway Travel Mouse software returns to waiting mode, and pressing a mouse button will not trigger reconnection with the PDA, this may be because the Bluetooth stack is awaiting a signal only from a previously paired device, (such as if you had been using a Secured keyboard connection). If you want the convenience of not placing the mouse in Discoverable mode before every use, you will need to select All devices in the Bluetooth S
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Customizing Mouse Functions Once the mouse software is installed on the Pocket PC device, you may customize the options. A mouse icon will display in the lower right corner of the screen while using Calendar, Contacts, or other applications. Tap the mouse icon on the bottom toolbar to display the Mouse Control Panel. Tap the keyboard icon at the Mouse Control Panel to display the Input Method Toolbar. Input Method Toolbar There are four icons that appear on the Input M
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Mouse Control Panel On the Mouse tab: Tap Enable to choose which device to enable (the next screen will allow you to select the Stowaway Travel Mouse). Tap Disable to turn off access to the mouse. To select Button Assignments for custom applications to launch, or functions to perform with each of the mouse buttons, tap the down- arrows following the Left, Middle and/or Right drop down lists. To increase mouse pointer speed, drag the Mouse Speed slider to the right. To decrease k
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Disabling the Stowaway Travel Mouse When the Stowaway Travel Mouse is no longer needed, you can disable it by tapping the Disable button, on the Connection or Mouse page. The Connection is not set up message will then be displayed on the Connection page. NOTE: Disabling the Stowaway Travel Mouse will not automatically turn off the Bluetooth radio. Conversely, turning the Bluetooth radio off while the Stowaway BT keyboard driver is still enabled will not work. Because of the behavior
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Using the Stowaway Travel Mouse Moving the Pointer/Highlighting Text Using default mouse functions: Mouse movements and Mouse button clicks, you can easily navigate, position the cursor, and select text for subsequent editing functions. You may also customize mouse functionality with the Left, Middle and Right Button Assignment options via the Mouse tab: To Perform/Navigate Press Mouse Click Left mouse button (default) Launch Mouse Settings Middle mouse button (default) Context M
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Menu and Toolbar Navigation You can access program menus, submenus, and toolbars with the Stowaway Travel Mouse using the following activities. Action To activate a program’s menu bar at the bottom of the Pocket PC device screen and select a main menu item: • Mouse click on the menu title, then move the mouse and click on the menu item, or submenu you want to activate. To access a program’s toolbar at the top or bottom of the Pocket PC device screen: • Mouse click on the desired to
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Frequently Asked Questions Q: My mouse and handheld are in-range and powered on, why won’t they reconnect after a mouse button press? If Bluetooth Accessibility is set to Paired devices only, the mouse may not automatically reconnect. To allow the mouse to reconnect with a button press, change the default settings within the Bluetooth accessibility settings, see Reconnecting and Bluetooth Accessibility. Q: What should I do when I try to use the mouse and nothing happens? • Ver
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Q: I received an error message saying the keyboard/mouse driver cannot find a supported Bluetooth component, what should I do? The current version of the keyboard/mouse driver supports Widcomm Bluetooth for Windows CE (BTW-CE) version 1.4.1 or later, and Microsoft stack version TBD. If you have a different version, you may need to check for upgrades for either the Bluetooth stack or for the mouse driver. (To determine the version of the Bluetooth stack installed on your Pocket PC device
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