Adder Technology X200 Manuale Utente

For computer systems that use PS/2-style keyboard and mouse connections, 
it is strongly recommended that you switch off the computer system before 
attempting to connect it via the CAM. However, if this is not possible then you 
need to ‘hot plug’ the CAM while power is still applied to the system (keyboards 
and mice with USB connections are unaffected by hot-plugging). There is 
not normally a danger of damage to the system, however, when PS/2 mouse 
communications are interrupted, often they fail to reinitialise when reconnected. 
CAMs provide a feature to reinstate mouse communications once the necessary 
connections have been made.
There are two main types of data formats used by current PC mice, these are the 
older ‘PS/2’ format and the more recent ‘IntelliMouse

®

’ format introduced by 

Microsoft. These use slightly different data arrangements and it is important to 
know which type was being used before you hot-plugged the CAM module. The 
previous setting depends both on the type of mouse and the type of driver as 
various combinations of PS/2 and Intellimouse are possible. Using the incorrect 
restore function may produce unpredictable results and require the system to be 
rebooted.

The general rule is that unless both the mouse and the driver are both 
Intellimouse compatible then you need to restore the mouse as ‘PS/2’. 

Recognising an Intellimouse-style mouse
The Intellimouse format was introduced to support, among other features, the 
scroll wheel function. If your mouse has a scroll wheel, then it is likely to support 
the Intellimouse format. If you have a Microsoft mouse, then it will usually state 
that it is an Intellimouse on its underside label. 

Recognising an Intellimouse driver
Before hot plugging your CAM (or afterwards using only keyboard control), 
access the Windows Control Panel and select either the Mouse option (on 
Windows NT, 2000 and XP) or the System option (on Windows 95, 98, ME). 
Look for the name of the driver, which will usually include the words PS/2 or 
Intellimouse. 

1  Carefully connect the CAM to the system and its keyboard, mouse, monitor 

and audio output (if used).

2  Simultaneously, press the hotkeys (by default, 

 and 

) along with 

 

to enter configuration mode.

3  Enter the appropriate restore function code:   

• 

PS/2 – press        

•  IntelliMouse – press          

4  To exit configuration mode, press 

.

5  Move the mouse a short distance and check for appropriate on-screen 

cursor movement. If the mouse cursor darts erratically around the screen, 
then cease moving the mouse. This is an indication that the chosen restore 
function is incorrect. Try again using the other restore function.
Note: The restore functions predict the likely mouse resolution settings but 
may not restore the exact speed or sensitivity settings that were originally 
set. 

In certain installations some Logitech mouse drivers may lose the action of the 
mouse buttons when used with the standard ‘Microsoft compatible’ signalling 
protocol used between the modules. To solve this problem, select the ‘Logitech 
compatible’ mouse signalling protocol.

1  Simultaneously, press the hotkeys (by default, 

 and 

) along with 

 

to enter configuration mode.

2  Enter the appropriate protocol code:   

•  Microsoft compatible – press        
•  Logitech compatible – press          

3  To exit configuration mode, press 

.