Belkin OmniView manual Auto-Mouse-Speed and Mouse Synchronization, Fast Sync, Intelligent Sync

3-3 Mouse, Keyboard, and Video Configuration The Remote Console

Auto-Mouse-Speed and Mouse Synchronization

The automatic-mouse-speed mode performs the speed detection during mouse synchronization. Whenever the mouse does not move correctly, there are two ways for re-synchronizing the local and remote mouse:

•Fast Sync

The fast sync is used to correct a temporary but fixed skew. Choose this option from the Remote Console Options menu. If defined, you may also

press the mouse-synchronization hot-key sequence (see the “Remote Console Control Bar” section on page 23).

•Intelligent Sync

If the fast sync does not work or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system, use the intelligent sync instead. This method adjusts the parameters for the actual movement of the mouse pointer so that the mouse pointer is displayed at the correct position on the screen. This method takes more time than the fast sync and can be accessed with the appropriate item in the Remote Console Options menu. The intelligent sync requires a correctly adjusted picture. Use the auto-adjustment function or the manual correction in the Video Settings panel to set up the picture. The shape of the mouse pointer has a significant influence on the pointer detection. Belkin recommends that you use a simple, but common, pointer shape. In most cases, the detection and synchronization of animated pointer shapes is likely to fail. In general, pointer shapes that change during the pointer-detection process are almost impossible to figure out in the transferred video picture. Using a standard mouse-pointer shape ensures that the detection process is rather simple, and that the synchronization is at its best.

The “Mouse” button on top of the Remote Console can behave differently, depending on the current state of mouse synchronization. Usually, pressing this button leads to a fast sync, except in situations where the video mode has recently changed. See also the “Remote Console Control Bar” section on page 23.

Note: At first startup, if the local-mouse pointer is not synchronized with the remote-mouse pointer, press the “Auto-Adjust” button once.

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