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Need Help With Logitech M305 wireless mouse
On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 17:21:59 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:
Did you read the Logitech article to which I linked? Note that it says: Move the power switch on the bottom of the mouse to ON position so the power indicator turns green." Missed the word green. Sorry. Still trying this thing. BF Green, not red. Plus the *battery* indicator LED is on top, not the bottom. So far I have seen no LED light up on the top. Just the bottom BF 'The light on the bottom is the mouse sensor, not a battery indicator. Reread their article (and the KB article to which it links). |
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Need Help With Logitech M305 wireless mouse
On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 17:21:59 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:
Green, not red. Plus the *battery* indicator LED is on top, not the bottom. The light on the bottom is the mouse sensor, not a battery indicator. Reread their article (and the KB article to which it links). I have tried several AA batteries, but the green LED has never shown. I gonna go buy a 'good' battery in a bit to settle this part anyway. In meantime when I plug in the USB receiver, the laptop beeps - that's good. Device Manager shows 'HID-compliant mouse' when I plug in the receiver also. The latter is not there when the receiver is not in place - that's good too. The laptop mouse pad works fine except the cursor is herky jerky. - That's good also. My wired USB mouse works fine when plugged into USB. - That's good as well. Hope the Logitech mouse itself is not bad. Big Fred |
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Need Help With Logitech M305 wireless mouse
Frederick wrote:
VanguardLH wrote: Green, not red. Plus the *battery* indicator LED is on top, not the bottom. The light on the bottom is the mouse sensor, not a battery indicator. Reread their article (and the KB article to which it links). I have tried several AA batteries, but the green LED has never shown. I gonna go buy a 'good' battery in a bit to settle this part anyway. In meantime when I plug in the USB receiver, the laptop beeps - that's good. Device Manager shows 'HID-compliant mouse' when I plug in the receiver also. The latter is not there when the receiver is not in place - that's good too. The laptop mouse pad works fine except the cursor is herky jerky. - That's good also. My wired USB mouse works fine when plugged into USB. - That's good as well. Hope the Logitech mouse itself is not bad. Do you have a pen flashlight that takes AA batteries? That would clue if the batteries were good or not (as long as the light was bright and not dim). If you have a multimeter then you could check the voltage (but that would be under no-load and not accurately represent voltage under load). Presumably you aren't inserting the battery backwards into the compartment inside the mouse. Have you check the contacts inside the mouse? If the mouse shipped with an included battery (granted of crappy quality, like a carbon battery), it's possible there is a plastic shield in place that gets removed by the customer to prevent draining of the battery during shipping and storage. Is the battery tight when inserted so it touches the contacts with some force? The jerky touchpad movement (assuming it only occurs when the USB mouse receiver is plugged in) could be due to multiple pointing devices enabled at the same time or a conflict in their softwares. There might be a convenient disable button alongside the touchpad to disable it when you plug in the USB receiver for the cordless mouse. The USB receiver appears to work correctly. If you're sure a good battery is inserted correctly into the cordless mouse and there's still no function for mouse pointer control, and if this is a new mouse covered by a return policy at the store, then return it immediately for refund or exchange as you might've gotten a defective one. One time after boarding an airplane and waiting to retract from the loading spot, a USPS employee was loading airmail onto the plane. Packages marked "This Side Up" and "Fragile" were getting turned upside side and forcibly slammed onto the conveyor belt. Shipping can be sometimes be pretty tough. |
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Need Help With Logitech M305 wireless mouse
On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 09:14:42 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:
Do you have a pen flashlight that takes AA batteries? That would clue if the batteries were good or not (as long as the light was bright and not dim). If you have a multimeter then you could check the voltage (but that would be under no-load and not accurately represent voltage under load). I have some re-chargeable's that are being re-charged right now. Presumably you aren't inserting the battery backwards into the compartment inside the mouse. Have you check the contacts inside the mouse? If the mouse shipped with an included battery (granted of crappy quality, like a carbon battery), it's possible there is a plastic shield in place that gets removed by the customer to prevent draining of the battery during shipping and storage. Is the battery tight when inserted so it touches the contacts with some force? Yes it is tight. No battery came with it. The jerky touchpad movement (assuming it only occurs when the USB mouse receiver is plugged in) could be due to multiple pointing devices enabled at the same time or a conflict in their softwares. There might be a convenient disable button alongside the touchpad to disable it when you plug in the USB receiver for the cordless mouse. The jerkiness has always been true. Even before I bought the Logitech. Which is basically why I bought it in the first place. The USB receiver appears to work correctly. If you're sure a good battery is inserted correctly into the cordless mouse and there's still no function for mouse pointer control, and if this is a new mouse covered by a return policy at the store, then return it immediately for refund or exchange as you might've gotten a defective one. Seems what is likely to happen. One time after boarding an airplane and waiting to retract from the loading spot, a USPS employee was loading airmail onto the plane. Packages marked "This Side Up" and "Fragile" were getting turned upside side and forcibly slammed onto the conveyor belt. Shipping can be sometimes be pretty tough. Yeh. Big Fred |
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Need Help With Logitech M305 wireless mouse
On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 17:21:59 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:
Did you read the Logitech article to which I linked? Note that it says: Move the power switch on the bottom of the mouse to ON position so the power indicator turns green." "Frederick" wrote in message ... Missed the word green. Sorry. Still trying this thing. Green, not red. Plus the *battery* indicator LED is on top, not the bottom. "Frederick" wrote in message ... So far I have seen no LED light up on the top. Just the bottom This indicates your mouse battery is dead (or the circuit broken.) The power indicator LED is central on the top surface, at the near edge of the two mouse buttons. When the battery is in place and the mouse switched ON this LED shows green. If not, either your battery or your mouse is defective. The light on the bottom surface is the motion sensor, lit only when the mouse has been activated. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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Need Help With Logitech M305 wireless mouse
Frederick wrote:
The jerkiness has always been true. Even before I bought the Logitech. Which is basically why I bought it in the first place. Please stop prefixing another "" in the Subject header for your replies. It's getting ridiculous now with 4 of them in the Subject (and a 5th one on the way in your next reply). If Forte Agent is adding them then it's configured badly, or your using an old buggy version (it's up to version 6 now). I reduced the "" count down to 1 in this reply. The jerkiness of the touchpad, since it's always been an artifact for that device, could be due to configuring it to be over sensitive. If over sensitive, it could detect the approach of your finger (without touching the pad) or the proximity of the heel of your palm as an input change. Hovering your finger or palm over the touchpad could be resulting in it thinking there were multiple changes. Try lowering its sensitivity. |
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Need Help With Logitech M305 wireless mouse I'm Done
On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 14:47:41 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:
Please stop prefixing another "" in the Subject header for your replies. It's getting ridiculous now with 4 of them in the Subject (and a 5th one on the way in your next reply). If Forte Agent is adding them then it's configured badly, or your using an old buggy version (it's up to version 6 now). I reduced the "" count down to 1 in this reply. ok I am using v4 The jerkiness of the touchpad, since it's always been an artifact for that device, could be due to configuring it to be over sensitive. If over sensitive, it could detect the approach of your finger (without touching the pad) or the proximity of the heel of your palm as an input change. Hovering your finger or palm over the touchpad could be resulting in it thinking there were multiple changes. Try lowering its sensitivity. tried dat alreddy At this point I think the problem is with the mouse itself. My fully re-charged batts did nothing. I bought some brand new energizers - no improvement either. Returning it would cost me almost what I paid for it. OTOH the trash is free. Don't buy from dailysteals.com I should have known better. Big Fred |
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Need Help With Logitech M305 wireless mouse I'm Done
Frederick wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 14:47:41 -0500, VanguardLH wrote: Please stop prefixing another "" in the Subject header for your replies. It's getting ridiculous now with 4 of them in the Subject (and a 5th one on the way in your next reply). If Forte Agent is adding them then it's configured badly, or your using an old buggy version (it's up to version 6 now). I reduced the "" count down to 1 in this reply. ok I am using v4 The jerkiness of the touchpad, since it's always been an artifact for that device, could be due to configuring it to be over sensitive. If over sensitive, it could detect the approach of your finger (without touching the pad) or the proximity of the heel of your palm as an input change. Hovering your finger or palm over the touchpad could be resulting in it thinking there were multiple changes. Try lowering its sensitivity. tried dat alreddy At this point I think the problem is with the mouse itself. My fully re-charged batts did nothing. I bought some brand new energizers - no improvement either. Returning it would cost me almost what I paid for it. OTOH the trash is free. Don't buy from dailysteals.com I should have known better. Big Fred Before throwing it in the trash, take it all apart. You never know what you might find by inspecting things. Some mice, hide a single screw underneath a sticker. The sticker may have a cross-shaped pattern scribed in it. That makes it easier to push a screwdriver tip through the sticker, and turn the screw. The mouse body may have a sort of "hinge" on one end, and a single screw on the other, to hold it together. Older mice, may hide screws underneath the rubber feet. But check for the sticker/screw method first. Once apart, you can see if any of the giblets inside are loose. Paul |
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Need Help With Logitech M305 wireless mouse I'm Done
On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:45:48 -0400, Paul wrote:
Before throwing it in the trash, take it all apart. You never know what you might find by inspecting things. Some mice, hide a single screw underneath a sticker. The sticker may have a cross-shaped pattern scribed in it. That makes it easier to push a screwdriver tip through the sticker, and turn the screw. The mouse body may have a sort of "hinge" on one end, and a single screw on the other, to hold it together. Older mice, may hide screws underneath the rubber feet. But check for the sticker/screw method first. Once apart, you can see if any of the giblets inside are loose. Paul Will do Paul BF |
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Need Help With Logitech M305 wireless mouse I'm Done
Frederick wrote:
Returning it would cost me almost what I paid for it. OTOH the trash is free. Logitech M305 cordless mouse http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826104348 $21 Shipping: $1.99 That's pretty cheap shipping, plus if you return it for exchange then you probably don't have to pay the shipping to get it to you. What you pay would be the shipping to send in the defective unit. Don't know where you live but shipping might be a lot cheaper than the cost of getting another same-model mouse. USPS Priority Mail Small Box Flat Rate (if the mouse fits inside it) would be $5.20 (plus $0.70 if you include Delivery Confirmation). No need to include insurance on what is probably a broken item. USPS Parcel Post (in case you need a bigger box) would be around $6.18 (w/Delivery Confirm). So returning the item could cost you less than a third of buying another mouse. Depending on where you bought the mouse, you may or may not have to pay for the shipping cost to get the replacement item sent to you. For example, if you bought from Newegg, you pay the shipping cost to send the defective unit back to them but you do not pay the shipping cost to get the replacement sent from them to you. In fact, I can't remember ever having to pay for the shipping to get the warranty replacement sent to me. So you're only cost is the shipping to get the defective unit the seller (if within their return/exchange policy period) or to the manufacturer. You would have to be some rather remote location to have your shipping cost as much as for this mouse. Don't buy from dailysteals.com Never heard of them. While I can search around for the cheapest online price, that's not my only criteria regarding from WHERE to make the purchase. I'd rather pay a little more for an etailer that has a good reputation. While Newegg may not always be the one with the rock bottom price for an item, their reputation and reliability is worth a slightly higher cost for an item. How much cheaper was the Logitech M305 mouse from dailysteals.com (for BOTH the price *and* shipping) than the $22.99 cost (price + shipping) from Newegg? Unlike a normal etailer, the dailysteals.com site doesn't really list what are their return/exchange policies. They just vaguely mentioning sending them an e-mail or calling thei Sales folk. From their FAQ page, it looks like they expect you to return the defective item to the manufacturer under the terms of the warranty. In contrast, etailers usually have a return/exchange policy with *them*: you get the replacement from the etailer, not by waiting 6-10 weeks for the manufacturer to send you a replacement. I should have known better. Sure doesn't look like a site that I'd trust with my money ... or with my credit card, either. |
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