MonoMouse and ColorMouse for Windows

HC115 and HC118

Please retain these instructions for future reference. These instructions are also available in other formats.

General description

The MonoMouse-Win and ColorMouse-Win offers MD Mode which provides pure white text on a black background for maximum contrast and reduced glare for anyone with acute sensitivity to light. This can be beneficial for anyone with Macular Degeneration. Features include different colour modes and variable magnification.

Orientation

The Mouse has a halved pear shaped plastic body with a silver coloured top half and a black flat base. The flat surface has the video camera underneath set back in a square recess.The Mouse sits naturally in the palm of the hand with the combined camera video signal and cable going towards the Windows computer.

Please note: The blue section identified by the raised oval section in the centre towards the front of your mouse, is not a button; it is fixed in placed and has no function.

Getting started

Installing

The MonoMouse/ColorMouse for Windows comes with a USB that contains the software for your computer.

To install the software, insert the USB into a suitable port and follow the prompts that appear on the screen to install the software. This will only need to be downloaded once, unless the software is un-installed.

When the file has downloaded, drag the program file to your desktop. The icon looks like a blue “B”. You canpin this to your start menu if desired.

Now plug the USB connector on your Color/MonoMouse cable into any USB port.

Using the product

Click the blue B icon on your desktop andbegin moving the magnifier over the material that you wish to read. It will be displayedin the main window of your Windows PC.

On the screen will appear the following icons along the bottom (from left to right):

  • Minus sign –decrease magnification
  • Plus sign –increase magnification
  • Black and white circle – mode button to change the colour mode
  • Cross sign – expands the display to full screen

Press these buttons accordingly to zoom in, out or to change the mode of colour.

With the ColorMouse only, the available colour options in the mode setting are as follows:

  • Full colour
  • White on black
  • Black on white

With the MonoMouse only, the available colour options in the mode setting are as follows:

  • Full greyscale
  • White on black
  • Black on white

How to contact RNIB

Phone number: 0303 123 9999

Textphone: 0845 758 5691

Postal address: RNIB, PO Box 173, Peterborough PE2 6WS, U.K.

Email:

Web address:

RNIB Technology Team

Telephone: 0845 90 00 015

Email:

Email for international customers:

Terms and conditions of sale

This product is guaranteed from manufacturing faults for 12 months from the date of purchase. If you have any issues with the product and you did not purchase directly from RNIB then please contact your retailer in the first instance.

For all returns and repairs contact RNIB first to get a returns authorisation number to help us deal efficiently with your product return.

You can request full terms and conditions from RNIB or view them online.

Registered Charity No. 226227

This product is CE marked and fully complies with all applicable EU legislation.

At the end of the product’s life you can return it to the supplier or manufacturer for free of charge disposal. This is to comply with ‘The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive’ (WEEE).

Date: February 2017

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