The Short Course – Power Breaks
(adjusting the Pacing Engine)
The general rule of thumb
for setting ErgoEnterprise relates to you and the daily occurrence of
signals that your body provides to you – in an effort to get you to take a
brief power break.
Doctors and ergonomists will
explain that when you are using the computer and feel the need to stretch,
if your eyes are sore, hands are cold or numb, neck or back are stiff or
sore, that you are experiencing a micro-trauma. This is the body's built-in
defense mechanism designed to force you to move around and take a
micro-break to restore blood flow, stimulate oxygen flow in tissues and
removal of waste products from muscles. The repeated accumulation of these
micro-traumas sometimes results in what doctors call a cumulative trauma
disorder or repetitive stress injury.
If you feel these warning
signals from your body anytime while using the computer, you should think
about if you were keying or mousing recently. Then, increase the
frequency of alerts for that activity in ErgoEnterprise (keying or mousing).
Conversely, if you feel you are receiving too many alerts and are not
feeling any of the warning signals from your body, then decrease the
frequency of alerts for that activity in ErgoEnterprise.
That’s it! Most people take
a few days to a week to adjust ErgoEnterprise for themselves and
periodically adjust it, from time to time, afterwards. Generally, clients install
the product for all employees who use the computer at least one hour a day
in accumulated time. If your organization offers
access to users for changing their settings, users can easily alter
independent settings for each of the keyboard and mouse.
It's quite simple to adjust
the sensitivity of your ergonomic tool:
1. Click on the
ErgoMeter™ to display the menu.
2. Select "Choose
Personal Settings" and the following window will display:
3. Simply adjust the
slider controls for the keyboard, mouse or StretchTimer alert sensitivity,
which fits your situation, to fine tune your ergonomic tool - OR you can
select the Settings Wizard to quickly and effortlessly guide you through
setting your ergonomic tools by answering simple questions about your
situation:
Advanced Alert Concepts
Settings Wizard
Overview
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