Mouse speed timing adjustment

English Manual

These configuration options allow you to overcome a rare timing problem caused by certain mouse, computer and switch combinations. The problem can occur when the mouse driver software and computer are over-sensitive to timing changes within the information from the mouse. Adding a switch, such as the LINDY Console Switch, can cause slight timing changes that result in the on-screen mouse pointer responding very slowly. Choosing the L6 option helps to counteract the rare problem that is known to occur in combinations such as an HP Vectra running later versions of Windows NT, using a Logitech mouse driver and a Logitech mouse.

L5 Do not adjust mouse speed timings (default setting).

L6 Adjust mouse speed timings to solve response problems.

Miscellaneous functions

Note: These functions use the letter ‘F’. As with all of the other configuration options, press the letter and then the number, i.e. F and then 1 – not the ‘F1’ function key.

F1 Declare the LINDY Console Switch firmware version. When selected, the version number will be sent to the currently selected computer – ensure that a suitable application is running (such as a notepad or word processor) so that the version number may be displayed on screen.

F8 RESET all configuration options to the default settings.

Hot plugging and mouse restoration

It is strongly recommended that you switch off the host system or KVM switch before attempting to connect your LINDY Console Switch. However, if this is not possible then you need to ‘hot plug’ your LINDY Console Switch while power is still applied to the system. There is not normally a danger of damage to the system, however, when mouse communications are interrupted, often they fail to reinitialise when reconnected. Your LINDY Console Switch provides 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 LINDY Console Switch. 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.