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Griffin PowerMate Setup

The Griffin PowerMate is a great input device that is recommended for use with the topsXin program running on a workstation located in your reception area.  With a Griffin PowerMate plugged in to the workstation and the keyboard and mouse removed patients can only scroll up and down in the list of patients by turning the knob.  Once they have their name selected they press down on the knob to check themselves in.  Griffin PowerMate info.

 
       

After you have installed the Griffin PowerMate software and restarted your computer open your Apple Menu and select System Preferences.  At the bottom of the System Preferences window in the "Other" category you will see an icon for the Griffin PowerMate pane.

Click on the PowerMate icon and you will see the window to the left.

The first thing to do is to check the "Global Only" checkbox in the "Settings" section.

In the "Action" section of the PowerMate pane:

1.  Make sure the "User Action:" pop-up menu is set to "Rotate Right".

2.  Make sure the "Computer Action" pop-up menu is set to "Send Key".

3.  Click the "Change Key" button in the "Action" section of the window.

4.  The "Enter Keystroke" window should appear.

5.  Click the "Clear" button

6.  Press the down arrow key on your keyboard.  The text box in the "Keystroke" section of the Enter Keystroke window should now say "Down Arrow".

7.  Click the "OK" button.

The PowerMate pane should now look like this.

In the "Action" section of the PowerMate pane:

1.  Set the "User Action" pop-up menu to "Rotate Left"

2.  Make sure the "Computer Action" pop-up menu is set to "Send Key".

3.  Click the "Change Key" button.

4.  The "Enter Keystroke" window will appear again.

5.  Click the "Clear" button

6.  Press the up arrow key on your keyboard.  The text box in the "Keystroke" section of the Enter Keystroke window should now say "Up Arrow".

7.  Click the "OK" button.

The PowerMate pane should now look like this.

In the "Action" section of the PowerMate pane:

1.  Set the "User Action" pop-up menu to "Click".

2.  Make sure the "Computer Action" pop-up menu is set to "Send Key".

3.  Click the "Change Key" button.

4.  The "Enter Keystroke" window will appear again.

5.  Click the "Clear" button

6.  Click on the "Cmd" check box to put a check in it.

7.  Press the "G" key on your keyboard.  The text box in the "Keystroke" section of the Enter Keystroke window should now say "g".

8.  Click the "OK" button.

In the "Pulsing" section of the PowerMate pane:

1.  Uncheck the "Pulse during sleep" checkbox.

2.  Check the "Pulse always" checkbox.

3.  Adjust the "Rate" slider until you like how fast the Griffin PowerMate's light pulses.  40% to 50% is usually enough to get peoples' attention.

4.  Click the "Apply Now" button

5.  Click the red button in the upper left corner of the window to close system preferences.

You are all done configuring your Griffin PowerMate!

Now launch the topsXin program which is located in the "topsXtreme Applications" folder inside the "Applications" folder on your hard drive.  (Provided you have run the topsXtreme workstation installer on that computer)