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Connect Jethro

Jethro connects three ways: wireless connection 1, wireless connection 2, or the USB receiver. Up to three computers.

Windows and Mac · Up to 3 computers · Updated October 16, 2026

Before you start

• Jethro is chargedSee Charge Jethro.

Steps

1. Turn Jethro over and slide the power switch to ON.
2. Lift off the palm cover, take out the USB receiver, and put the cover back.
3. Plug the receiver into a USB port on your computer. Jethro connects on its own.
4. To switch to another computer, press the button on the bottom. Each press moves to the next connection, and the light next to it shows which one is on: red for the USB receiver, blue for wireless connection 1, purple for wireless connection 2.
5. The first time you use wireless connection 1 or 2 with a computer, press the button until the light shows the connection you want, blue or purple. Then press and hold the button until the light blinks fast: Jethro is ready to pair.
6. On the computer, open the settings for wireless devices and pick Jethro.

Tips

• Keep the receiver with JethroWhen you travel, put it back under the palm cover so it never goes missing.
• No app needed to point and clickJethro works as a regular mouse on any computer. The Mic key, Translate key and AI key need the Virtusx app.

If it does not work

• Jethro does not respondCheck the power switch, the charge and the light for the connection you use.

Related

• Install the Virtusx app on WindowsFour steps to start talking.
• Install the Virtusx app on MacFour steps to start talking. Allow the microphone and accessibility, so Virtusx can hear you and type for you.
• Jethro hardwareCharging, the power switch, the palm cover and receiver, and the three connections.