Cleaningthemouse
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocleananopticalornon-opticalmouse.
Opticalmouse
Anopticalmouseusesalight-emittingdiodeandanopticalsensortonavigatethepointer.Ifthepointeron
thescreendoesnotmovesmoothlywiththeopticalmouse,youmightneedtocleanthemouse.
Tocleantheopticalmouse,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffyourcomputer.
2.Disconnectthemousecablefromthecomputer.
3.Turnthemouseupsidedowntocheckthelens.
a.Ifthereisasmudgeonthelens,gentlycleantheareawithaplaincotton-tippedswab.
b.Ifthereisdebrisinthelens,gentlyblowthedebrisawayfromthearea.
4.Checkthesurfaceonwhichyouareusingthemouse.Ifyouhaveaveryintricatepictureorpattern
beneaththemouse,itmaybedifcultforthedigitalsignalprocessor(DSP)todeterminechanges
inthemouseposition.
5.Reconnectthemousecabletothecomputer.
6.Turnyourcomputerbackon.
Non-opticalmouse
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentsofanon-opticalmouse.
Note:Theillustrationmightbeslightlydifferentfromyourmouse.
1Retainerring
2Ball
3Plasticrollers
4Ballcage
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