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Global Preferences (continued)
OSD Dwell Time
Settings: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 SECONDS
After.a.successful.computer.channel.change.the.AdderView.CATx.will.display.
a.confirmation.message.for.a.few.seconds..The.length.of.time.that.this.
confirmation.message.dwells.on.the.screen.may.be.changed.
User Timeout
Settings: 1, 2, 5, 10, 30 SECONDS, 1, 5, 10 MINUTES
When.two.users.are.connected.to.the.same.computer.only.one.can.have.access.
at.any.one.time..When.no.keyboard.or.mouse.data.has.been.received.from.the.
active.user.port.for.the.user.timeout.period,.the.AdderView.CATx.will.allow.
other.users.to.access.the.computer..The.new.port.then.becomes.the.active.port.
until.it.too.times.out..To.avoid.confusion.between.users.it.is.desirable.to.set.
the.timeout.period.to.be.sufficiently.long.so.that.user’s.work.is.not.needlessly.
interrupted.by.other.users.and.sufficiently.short.to.ensure.good.overall.system.
efficiency..The.user.timeout.value.also.controls.the.timeout.between.the.local.
port.and.remote.(extended).user.port.1.
RS232 Mouse Type
Settings: INTELLIMOUSE, 2 BUTTON, 3 BUTTON
This.setting.controls.the.type.of.RS232.mouse.that.the.AdderView.CATx.reports.
to.computers..All.the.necessary.conversions.are.dealt.with.automatically.by.the.
AdderView.CATx..The.IntelliMouse.setting.sends.four.byte.mouse.reports.to.the.
computers.and.is.therefore.very.slightly.more.sluggish.than.the.others.that.send.
three.byte.mouse.reports..RS232.mice.are.almost.always.more.sluggish.than.
PS/2.types.because.the.data.rate.is.much.slower.
Mouse Type
Settings: LOGITECH, MICROSOFT
This.setting.determines.how.the.mouse.type.is.reported.to.each.connected.PC..
Some.Logitech.mouse.drivers.are.unable.to.handle.the.more.advanced.features.
of.Microsoft.Intellimouse.Explorer.type.mice,.so.the.LOGITECH.setting.here.
reports.a.more.basic.mouse.type.