Quick Start Guide
Page 1: ...Quick Start Guide ...
Page 2: ...D I G I T A L C O M B A T S I M U L A T O R ...
Page 3: ...n By E mail 9 Activate by ProActive Website 13 Deactivation 18 Disk protection FAQ 26 Initial Settings 32 Flying the Helicopter 36 Simplifed Avionics Indicators 38 Commands 43 Cockpt Indicators 44 Combat 46 Helpful Hints 47 Aircraft Trim 47 Vista 47 End User License Agreement 48 Ka 50 Black Shark Quick Start Guide 1 ...
Page 4: ...e epileptic seizures while playing computer games These seizures have a variety of symptoms including lightheadedness dizziness disorientation blurred vision eye or face twitching loss of consciousness or awareness even if momentarily The risk of seizures can be reduced if the following precautions are taken as well as a general health advice for playing computer games Do not play when you are dro...
Page 5: ...s configured using Game settings Note Some anti virus and security programs DrWEB anti virus for example can conflict with the game and cause severe performance degradation when using a joystick The indicators of such a conflict are 1 When moving the joystick the game slows down considerably 2 If the joystick remains untouched game performance returns to normal If you have encountered this conflic...
Page 6: ... customer service at http forums eagle ru forumdisplay php f 38 To avoid using Activations we recommend using the Deactivation option as explained later in this document Generally the Automatic Activation method is the preferred method and will generally work best if you have an Internet connection Enter your Serial Number printed on the cover of the Quick Start guide and follow the directions If ...
Page 7: ...ess the Activate button Quick Start Guide 5 Activation Over Phone No Internet connection is required Install DCS on your computer and launch it Enter the Serial Number printed on the cover of your Quick Start guide ...
Page 8: ...ACTIVATION Ka 50 Black Shark 6 Press the Manually button in the next window if automatic activation failed Your Hardware Code is then displayed copy the code and press the Next button ...
Page 9: ... number indicated in the Information window and tell the support representative your Serial Number and your Hardware Code You will then be provided an Activation Key Enter the Activation Key you had copied an then enter it into the Activation window ...
Page 10: ...ACTIVATION Ka 50 Black Shark 8 Activation by phone call will then be complete If restrictions on DCS usage have been implemented the Activation window will display the details Press OK to launch the DCS ...
Page 11: ...Quick Start Guide 9 Press the Activate button Activation by E mail Internet connection is necessary Install DCS on your computer and launch it Enter the Serial Number written on the cover of your Quick Start guide ...
Page 12: ...k Shark 10 Press Manually button in the Activation window if the automatic activation failed Your Hardware Code will now be displayed in the Activation window Copy this code to a safe location and then press the Next button ...
Page 13: ... Serial Number Hardware Code and e mail address shown in the Information window When convenient open your e mail and send your Serial Number and Hardware Code to the indicated e mail address You will be sent an Activation Key shortly afterwards Enter your Activation Key to the Activation window and press the Activate button ...
Page 14: ...ACTIVATION Ka 50 Black Shark 12 Activation by e mail will now be complete If restrictions on DCS usage have been implemented the Activation window will display the details Press OK to launch the DCS ...
Page 15: ... Guide 13 Press the Activate button Activate by ProActive Website Internet connection is necessary Install DCS on your computer and launch it Enter the Serial Number you obtained when purchasing DCS in the Activation window ...
Page 16: ...n in the Activation window This window will some times appear if an automatic activation has failed and it will display a cor responding error message Your Hardware Code is then displayed in the Activation window copy this and save it to a safe location ...
Page 17: ...s not connected to the Internet you can write down your Serial Number and Hardware Code and go to the website indicated in the window using another computer Enter the Serial Number and the Hardware Code to the Serial Number and Hardware Code fields on the website and press the Get Activation Key button ...
Page 18: ...ACTIVATION Ka 50 Black Shark 16 You will then be provided your Activation Key Copy this to a safe location Enter the Activation Key to the Activation window and press the Activate button ...
Page 19: ...ACTIVATION Quick Start Guide 17 Activation by e mail will now be complete If restrictions on DCS usage have been implemented the Activation window will display the details Press OK to launch the DCS ...
Page 20: ...e three methods 1 Run the Deactivation command from the Start menu 2 Run the protect exe file which is located in your DCS folder Select the Activate or Deactivate Application command as displayed in the window 3 Run the Deactivate executable file of the protection system protect exe with the lic deactivate key Press the Deactivate link in the displayed window the Serial Number used to Activate th...
Page 21: ...tivation and reactivation were performed previously the Serial Number will be followed by the Deactivation Code after a colon that has been used for the reactivation After pressing deactivate a window requesting deactivation confirma tion is displayed ...
Page 22: ...message is then displayed Confirm the application deactivation with the Yes button Attention DCS will be deactivated on your computer after the deactivation confirmation but not after obtaining the Deactivation Code It is necessary to obtain this code only for DCS reactivation ...
Page 23: ...r computer is not connected to the Internet a window suggesting manual deactivation appears After press ing Deactivate in the deactivation confirmation window the following window is displayed You can also switch to this window by pressing the other link in the deactivation confirmation window ...
Page 24: ...de in the correspon ding fields in the End users section of the ProActive website Press the Get Deactivation Code button You will then be provided a Deactivation Code Copy the code to a safe place so that later you can use it along with the Serial Number to reactivate the application ...
Page 25: ... The same should be done to obtain the Deactivation Code once more if it was lost before you could use it for reactivation To do so launch the deactivation application once more using one of the described methods After deactivation confirmation a window request ing the repeated deactivation confirmation is displayed After this confirmation the above mentioned process to obtain the Deactivation Cod...
Page 26: ...hod is determined in the same way as a normal Activation Automatic Reactivation The process of Automatic Reactivation is similar to the Automatic Activation except one thing the Deactivation Code should be typed in after the Serial Number and a colon in the corresponding edit box ...
Page 27: ... the corresponding fields After pressing Get Activation Key you will be provided an Activation Key to Reactivate and run DCS Attention If this is not the first time the DCS license has been trans ferred on this computer the Deactivation Code of the previous deacti vation is displayed in the Serial Number field after a colon This code should be replaced with the code generated during the last deact...
Page 28: ...rive the disc is not required to run the game within the next 7 days After this period expires you are prompted to insert the disc in the drive and have your disc checked If you have problems with running the game and you think they are related to the StarForce protection system this topic is intended to significantly reduce the time required to solve the problem and provide comprehensive answers ...
Page 29: ...ror codes Attach the text file to your email We STRONGLY recommend that you check the protection driver update whenever possible For details on driver update see section 5 The most common errors 1 Disc check fails The message states that the disc is not a licensed one or that there is no disc in the drive This error occurs most fre quently when using NEC drives The error occurs because either the ...
Page 30: ...ou can try disabling the Ignore media type option in the Settings section and try again If there has been the Alcohol emulator installed on your computer but you have removed it while the option has been enabled during the emulator removal then the driver is likely to remain in the system and it operates with this very option enabled You can either remove the driver or reinstall the emulator and d...
Page 31: ...ttempt is made to emulate a licensed disc Recommendations It is necessary to disable the emulator and run the game using a licensed disc If you are certain that there are no emulators in the system send the minidump to the technical support minidump is gen erated in case of BSOD It contains debugging information that helps find the cause of the error and is necessary to solve the problem How to ge...
Page 32: ...ec essary files and installation manual If Windows Vista is installed on your computer and the utility does not oper ate properly run it with administrator rights The corresponding option is accessed by right clicking 6 The game is installed properly but the protection driver would not install Most likely Windows Vista is installed on your computer Disable User Account Control before running the p...
Page 33: ...l the operating system after you activate the game via the Internet you can use the Deactivation tech nology to deactivate your license It is the publisher who decides during the game protection whether or not to enable this technology After Deactivation the system informs you of the Deactivation Code save it Afterwards this code is required to reactivate the game on the computer after you modifie...
Page 34: ...st launch the game by double clicking on the DCS Black Shark icon on your desktop Once the game has launched you will see the following screen From the Options screen press the System tab at the top of the screen This will open the System window that will let you adjust graph ics audio input and game play settings ...
Page 35: ...orresponds to the pro cessing power of your computer We recommend you start with Medium settings and if the game performance is inadequate you should switch to the Low option Please refer to the user interface manual for a detailed description of each game setting option Quick Start Guide 33 Low Setting Medium Setting High Setting ...
Page 36: ...ow the instructions below If you do not have a joystick you can still control the helicopter using the keyboard In this case press the OK button once you have adjusted the Graphics settings and skip to the next chapter Press the Controls tab to configure your joystick You will then need to verify joystick axis assignment 34 Ka 50 Black Shark ...
Page 37: ...k column and the row cor responding to Rudder Click on it to highlight it Press the CLEAR button This will clear any existing command assignment if one exists Press the ADD button When you see the new popup window move the joystick or axis hat that you wish to assign as the Rudder control back and forth to its limits Press the OK button once your control is detected Adjust the helicopter pitch rol...
Page 38: ...Btn 4 Target reset Btn 2 Weapon select Collective control altitude Roll Right Back Here is a sample control configuration using a 4 axis joystick with a 8 position POV and 6 buttons You can control the Ka 50 helicopter by either joystick or keyboard However a joystick with a rudder axis is strongly recommended We have provided sample control configurations for both joystick and keyboard below ...
Page 39: ...opter at the set roll angle To fly the helicopter with a level roll angle use the appropriate roll control in the opposite direction or press LCTRL T to reset helicopter trim Pressing Turn Left Z or Turn Right X on the keyboard will cause the heli copter to turn to the left or right yaw motion and releasing the button will keep the helicopter flying the current course Pressing Up Q or Down A on th...
Page 40: ...mode is ON In this view the camera is located directly behind the helicopter Players can also jump into the cockpit by pressing F1 to go back to third person view press F4 The F4 view presents the player with the following indicators Aiming reticule Targeting system aim 360 deg radar Player s helicopter Selected weapons ...
Page 41: ...dar screen displaying all the units around the helicopter PLAYER S HELICOPTER The view directly behind the player s helicopter SELECTED WEAPONS Indicates currently selected weapon system including its type and remaining ammo ATGM anti tank guided missiles ROCKETS unguided air to ground rockets CANNON HE cannon high explosive rounds CANNON AP cannon armor piercing rounds UPK under wing external can...
Page 42: ...the currently locked target ATTACK COMMAND Flashing indicator that indicates you can now engage the target DISTANCE TO TARGET Distance to target in kilometers GREEN MARKERS FRIENDLY Friendly objects are marked with green indicators RED MARKERS ENEMY Hostile objects are marked with red indicators Optical targeting system video Target lock Target Green markers friendly SHOOT cue Distance to target R...
Page 43: ...licopter s altitude above ground One tick 300 meters NORTH Compass north indicator RADAR SCALE Radar screen scale 1 5 10 20 or 50 km CURRENT HEADING Indicates helicopter s current flight direction CURRENT WAYPOINT Helicopter s current waypoint ENEMY UNITS Red markers enemy units FRIENDLY UNITS Green markers friendly units Locked target North Player s helicopter Altitude indicator Radar scale Curre...
Page 44: ...mum engagement range cue Green White Locked friendly target indicator including range scale and maximum engagement range cue Red Green Red Green Red Green Red Green Blue Aimpoint marker Inside the firing range Current waypoint Aimpoint marker Outside the firing range Enemy SAM Friendly SAM Friendly vehicle Enemy aircraft Friendly aircraft Airbase landing area Enemy vehicle ...
Page 45: ...rcraft O Lock previous aircraft Lock next aircraft Lock center ground target V Lock nearest ground target B Lock previous ground target N Lock next ground target M Reset target lock Delete Radar increase scale Radar decrease scale Cycle weapons D Fire selected weapon Space Release flares Insert Outside view F4 Cockpit view F1 Quick Start Guide 43 ...
Page 46: ...300 m 6 Rotor RPM indicator 7 Barometric altimeter Indicates altitude above sea level 8 Clock 9 Rotor blades pitch indicator 10 Planning and navigation indicator 11 Shkval television system 12 Backup artificial horizon 13 ABRIS navigation system 14 Engines temperature indicator 15 Engines RPM indicator in percent 16 Fuel level indicator Cockpit gauges and indicator are shown below ...
Page 47: ...Velocity indicator 2 Velocity scale from 0 to 500 km h and velocity indicator 3 G scale and indicator 4 Heading scale and indicator 5 Pitch indicator 6 Roll indicator 7 Altitude indicator The P indicates altitude from the radio altimeter 8 Radio altimeter indicator and scale The scale will appear when the altitude is 50 m or less 9 Vertical velocity indicator and scale ...
Page 48: ...or penetration Range up to 8 km ROCKETS unguided rockets Average armor penetration Range 1 3 km Cannon HE Low armor penetration Range 0 5 2 km Cannon AP Average armor penetration Range 0 5 2 km UPK Under wing cannons Low armor penetration Range 0 5 2 km Bombs Average armor penetration 4 Fly towards the target until you see the FIRE cue displayed 5 Place the aiming reticule on the target 6 Press an...
Page 49: ...ot playing missions with large unit counts spread over a large area when using Vista Windows XP however can handle such missions much better but even Windows XP can crash if mission sizes are made too large Audio Warning Tones When flying the Ka 50 you will often hear a variety of audio tones The two most important you will here are Overtorque warning black and yellow light plus the audio tone Thi...
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Page 56: ...seum Duxford Airfield Cambridge CB2 4QR England UK 2008 The Fighter Collection DCS Series and DCS Black Shark are registered trade marks of The Fighter Collection Ltd All rights reserved D I G I T A L C O M B A T S I M U L A T O R serial number ...
