Designer Appliances Aerobic Operator Guidance Manual

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OPERATOR GUIDANCE MANUAL

Designer Appliances Inc

140 Old Country Road

Suite 205

Mineola

NY, 11501, USA.

Tel + 1 (516) 747 5665

Toll Free (USA) 1- 866 WE MOUSE

Fax + 1 (509) 472 4654

support@aerobicmouse.com

www.aerobicmouse.com

Built for OS 9.X

For the Virtually Hands Free™

Mousing System.

Mac OS.X

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Page 1 OPERATOR GUIDANCE MANUAL Designer Appliances Inc 140 Old Country Road Suite 205 Mineola NY, 11501, USA. Tel + 1 (516) 747 5665 Toll Free (USA) 1- 866 WE MOUSE Fax + 1 (509) 472 4654 support@aerobicmouse.com www.aerobicmouse.com Built for OS 9.X For the Virtually Hands Free™...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
OPERATOR GUIDANCE MANUAL Table of Contents: Page Windows Overview Macintosh Overview Plug and Play Installation Hand Placement and Button Use Mouse Properties Setting Button Reassignment Windows® Smart Move Re-Syncing Cursor & Mouse. Glide Well™ Mouse Mats. Maintenance and Mouse Service CD ROM Content Nib™...
Page 3: Operator Guidance Manual
It is now believed that avoiding the need to grip helps maintain better circulation to the hand and so keeps tissues more oxygenated so help maintain an aerobic equilibrium. AirO bic™...
Page 4: Hand Placement And Button Use
1. Plug and Play Installation USB Port. Note: PC users; If your mouse is not recognized (does not work) ensure that you have all the latest Microsoft® updates including and especially USB 2.0 Fast USB Driver. Those preferring to use PS/2 can purchase an adaptor and NT 4.0 users needing PS/2 assistance please contact support@aerobicmouse.com.
Page 5: Mouse Properties Setting
“OverDriver” called the Aerobic Panel that is provided on the enclosed CD with updates as they occur on the member download section of the website. This will add an extra Tab to the Mouse Properties section allowing for reassignment of all 3 buttons.
Page 6: Windows® Smart Move
Windows® Smart Move (Mouse Properties/Setup/Motion Tab) “Smart Move causes the cursor to jump to the highlighted button of a new dialogue box” What this results in is your cursor changing position independent of mouse movement. This means that the mouse position on your mouse mat and the cursor position on the screen will become out of sync.
Page 7 the “furry” materials that other manufacturers may use that feel “nice” when new, which, due to the mouse work load (and constant grip), can eventually wear down. We want our products to look as good as they work for the long period of service we expect that you should get from them.
Page 8: Cd Rom Content
Usage & Warranty Manual Product Range Overview 3. PC Software Folder Aerobic Panel Folder. Aerobic Panel.msi Software (see Re-Assigning Mouse Buttons: page 4) Release Notes. Nib Software Folder. Nib.msi Time Restricted, expires after 30-days, Software Key unlocks. Nib (only) Instruction Set.
Page 9: Nib™ & Mcnib™ Click-Less Software
Nib™ & McNib™ (with Gestures) Click-less Software. (This Information applies to demo and full, Purchased, versions) Nib™ (for PC) & McNib™ (for Mac) work by intelligently monitoring your cursor moves on the screen. When you pause the mouse click is made for you.
Page 10 ApplyNib sets different functions in different windows. Upon opening Nib for the first time, the timer is activated and you will see it start to count down in the blue upper section of the Toolbar sho wn (and in the menu bar at the bottom of the screen).
Page 11 Audible Track makes a sound when a click occurs (leave it off it’s annoying!). Start Nib when Windows Start starts Nib when Window’s starts. Keep Nib on Top refers to the Nib Tool bar. When you get used to Gestures you will not need the Nib Toolbar.
Page 12 connected and permission to visit such sites is provided. It also “calls a break” on the basis of time verses activity (as does Nib), but it also has the option to call a break on a time base only if desired. It will be downloaded-able from the aerobicmouse.com website and also a new site, www.StopWatchBreakMedia.com will be the location for...
Page 13 Hotkey & ApplyNib Functions ee the “on board” user instructions for a fuller explanation of the above and also how to se and apply Hotkey and ApplyNib functions. Software Activation. If you have purchased Nib Software standalone or as a part of the Virtually Hands Free™ ousing system and have your software key you will be asked to enter it during installation.
Page 14: Mcnib (Mac) Short Instruction Set
McNib (Mac OS 10X is required and McNib will perform clicks over Classic Environment) HotSpot ™ A prompt at the cursor lets you know what Nib is doing DragnMove™ highlights text, copies & pastes and moves frames. Mouse History monitors User & Software clicks so users know just how much muscular activity they save and how many pixels they travel.
Page 15 Quick R eview: McNib Preferences. General (tab): efault Option Settings: “Comfy User” Suggested Options: Dwell Time the “Dwell Period” between the cursor stopping and the click. Dwell Zone the distance in pixels (screen dots) that yo u have to move after a click before the next lick will be “primed”.
Page 16 Minutes between breaks this is the total “hands on” time that you spend typing or mousing before e system prompts you to take a break. It is not just a count down timer. If you stop working with the mouse or ke yboard after 30 seconds the system starts to add time back to the count down to e next break.
Page 17 Software Activation. When you first open McNib, whether you have purchased it as a part of the Virtually Hands Free™ mousing system or you are running the 30-day evaluation version you will be asked to enter a software key. Please enter it if you have one or click “Later”...
Page 18 Starting McNib Autom atically You can have McNib start automatically each time you log into yo ur account. To do this: 1. Open up OS X's System Preferences window 2. Click on Accounts 3. Click on Startup Items 4. Drag the McNib icon into the list of programs to start automatically.
Page 19: Gestures Cheat-Sheet
Gestures Cheat sheet (PC & Mac) Control- and Double-clicks Gesture: Move to the right and Gesture: Move to the left and back. back. Result: PC Left/ Mac Ctrl Click. Result: PC Right/ Mac Double Turning Nib On Or Off Gesture: Gesture: Counter- Clockwise circle, clockwise circle, starting...
Page 20: Computer Posture And Use
When muscles contract blood is squeezed out and working muscle s use up to 50 times more oxygen compared to being at rest. When muscles relax fresh blood is drawn in, so each contraction/relaxation cycle pumps blood in and out of the tissues in its vicinity.
Page 21 We always assume that we work aerobically as we ty pically only experience acute, non-aerobic states such as a Charl ie Horse. Understanding aerobic iochemistry can explain a mechanism that is slow and progressive and why working less...
Page 22: Condensed User Guide
Condensed User Guide: 1. Installation: Install your new AirO bic™ into a USB port. USB is Plug n Play and does not require you to load any software. This is the HID compliant device in your driver software. (Windows NT purchases contact support@aerobicmouse.com for information on PS/2 connection.)
Page 23 issues to be dealt with. The AirO bic™ will help to stop this from getting worse, but ithout hand exercise, improvement, if any, will likely be slow. We can help with hand claw problems to o. You will also knock your mouse off the mouse surface a few times going from the mouse to the keyboard and back.
Page 24 Outside of the US Call 1.516 747 5665 Or visit www.aerobicmouse.com Your purchase of the Aerobic™ mouse shows your awareness and concerns as to the ossibilities of premature limb deterioration associated with extensive computer use. Those individuals who have purchased the AirO bic™...
Page 25: Work Station Posture
Work Station Po sture 1. Adjust your comput er, keyboard, chair and general position to try and achieve these positions at your workstation. You may find it more comfortable to have the seat of your chair inclined 5 – 10 degrees downwards.
Page 26: Regulatory Information
4. Your elbow should be generally at 90 degrees. 5. General In the positio ns depicted above, for your elbows and wrists, your desk height should llow your keyboard to be directly below your fingers to avoid reaching. Keep your arm loose when mousing, movement improves blood flow, also and try to allow th bic™...
Page 27 Inc or its authorized representative in the region prevailing. Designer Appliances Inc may have intellectual property rights prevailing to all or some of the content of this document, which include but are not limited to, patents, trade marks or copyright and may consist of the right under license for patents, trade marks or copyright, which for all operative purposes shall be deemed as the same.
Page 28: Product Part Numbers
NT 4.0 Adaptor Standal one Software 0180-2000 Nib™ for PC 0180-3000 McNib™ for Macintosh Designer Appliances Inc 140 Old Countr y Road Suite 205 Mineola NY, 11501, USA. Tel + 1 (516) 747 5665 Toll Free (USA) 1- 866 WE MOUSE Fax + 1 (509) 472 4654 support@aerobicmouse.com...