Clearly Superior Technologies Trackball manual
Introduction
9
Hardware and Features – IMPORTANT!!!!!!!
The PC-TRAC (or UNITrac) is a trackball-pointing device that functions like a 2-button mouse**.
Like a mouse, the PC-TRAC is used to navigate the cursor across the monitor screen, but instead of
sliding the mouse on a pad to move the cursor, you rotate the ball.
Just like a regular mouse the PC-TRAC's left button is the primary selection button and the right is the secondary
selection button. If desired, the primary and secondary buttons may be swapped. (E.g. For left-handed users that would
want to set the right button as their primary selection button.) This can be done by pressing and holding down the center
button then clicking both selection buttons once then releasing the center button.
As an additional feature the center button defaults as a drag lock, and doubles (when Maxyz software is loaded in PS/2
mode) as a scroll lock. Holding the center button down for three seconds activates scroll lock. Once you release the
middle button the trackball will be in scroll lock mode. To exit scroll lock mode simply click any of the selection buttons.
You will know you are in scroll mode if the four-way cursor appears after releasing the button.
A note to users taking advantage of the PC-TRAC's swap feature: If you have swapped the selection buttons and you
desire to use the drag lock function, then you will need to reconfigure the drag lock. To do this simply press and hold the
middle button down and press the primary selection button. The default for this is the left button. If you have swapped
the buttons then it is the right button.
For most pointing devices you must go through the operating system to change to left handed mode, not so with the
PC-TRAC/UNITrac. Simply hold the center button down and click each of the other two switches in any order to
toggle between right and left handed modes.
When a program asks you to “drag the cursor” it means to continuously hold down the button while rolling the ball
of your pointing device.
The center button of the PC-TRAC allows you to activate the drag lock mode by clicking once and releasing. The
trackball stays in drag lock mode until you click any button again. This feature is extremely helpful when you are
trying to view menus, move items etc.
Function by Mode
PS/2 and Serial mode on 2 button versions (all models except CST445 and CST1345):
Drag Lock native, Scrolling by use of included software.
USB mode on 2 button versions:
Drag Lock AND Scrolling native
Installing PC-TRAC Hardware
If your PC-TRAC came with a serial interface with PS/2 adapter, PS2 only or USB, follow the directions below for
installation:
1. Turn off your computer
.
Note:
if you will be using the serial
interface there is no need to turn off the power, just restart your
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