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Installation Notes

1 .  You can abort the software installation by clicking the ‘CANCEL’ button . The following screen would then 

appear . Clicking ‘RESUME’ will resume the installation, while clicking ‘EXIT SETUP’ will quit the installation .

 

 

 

2 .  If you previously installed the SGC2910 software on your PC the following Windows prompt may appear . 

This prompt will only appear if you selected to backup profiles during a previous SGC2910 software 

uninstall. If you click ‘Yes’ the backup profiles will be automatically loaded. If you click ‘No’ the backup 

profiles will be deleted. This prompt will not appear during the first installation of the SGC2910 software.

  

Installation

Summary of Contents for SGC2910

Page 1: ...SGC2910 User manual EN ...

Page 2: ... Features 3 Controller Diagram 4 Button Descriptions 4 5 Installation 6 11 Properties 12 15 Profile Editor 16 23 Uninstall 24 Vista 32 Addendum 25 30 Troubleshooting 31 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ 32 38 Technical Support 39 FCC Warning 39 Contents ...

Page 3: ...stem Requirements IBM compatible personal computer with a Pentium 350 or higher processor Microsoft WindowsVista 32 98SE ME 2000 or XP operating system 32 MB of RAM or higher 35 MB of available HDD space Double speed CD ROM drive or higher SuperVGA monitor with display card supporting High Color USB port Product Features A Advanced 2 4GHz RF Tech Wireless Technology B Auto Sleep and Wake function ...

Page 4: ...n a repeating mode Auto Fire Start Select buttons serve as digital buttons 9 10 See game manual for use of these buttons F Connect Button This button is found on the SGC2910 Wireless PC Controller and on the docking receiver marked with PHILIPS logo This button is used to force link a SGC2910 Wireless PC Controller and docking receiver An advanced feature of this function is as follows Suppose pla...

Page 5: ... 8 11 12 Select and Start Note Turbo fire will also work with your custom profiles In this instance the turbo fire will repeat the keyboard key that was programmed to the SGC2910 Wireless PC Controller button Force Connect Button The F Connect button is used to force link the SGC2910 controller and docking receiver The F Connect button is found on the SGC2910 Wireless PC Controller and docking rec...

Page 6: ...e will announce NEW HARDWARE FOUND The ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD will open announcing that Windows has detected a USB Human Interface Device Click NEXT to continue Windows will ask What do you want Windows to do Choose the default option Search for the best driver for your device Then click NEXT Follow the onscreen instructions to allow Windows to install the recommended HID drivers for your device ...

Page 7: ...ect Setup for Philips Wireless PC Controller exe and click OK The following window should appear 6 Once initialization has finished the SGC2910 Wireless PC Controller Install Wizard screen will appear Installation ...

Page 8: ...indicating that the software is being installed on your system Note During installation on Windows XP and 2000 the following digital signature message may appear The message will read that the Philips Controller has not passed Windows Logo testing Please click Continue Anyway or Yes to continue with the installation Installation ...

Page 9: ...er to the computer You may need to wait a few seconds for Windows to load the HID drivers Once completed you can click the OK button 9 When the PC detects the SGC2910 Wireless PC Controller the following message will appear and ask you to disconnect the controller Once you have disconnected the SGC2910 you should click the OK button If the message reappears you should wait several seconds and then...

Page 10: ...ISH button at the following screen to complete the installation 11 Once installation is complete you can reconnect the SGC2910 to your PC s USB port Windows may prompt you to restart your PC If this occurs please select YES Installation ...

Page 11: ...llation 2 If you previously installed the SGC2910 software on your PC the following Windows prompt may appear This prompt will only appear if you selected to backup profiles during a previous SGC2910 software uninstall If you click Yes the backup profiles will be automatically loaded If you click No the backup profiles will be deleted This prompt will not appear during the first installation of th...

Page 12: ...Windows 98SE ME and 2000 you must click on the START button in the Windows Task Bar and select SETTINGS and CONTROL PANEL Now click on the Gaming Options Icon 3 In Windows XP you must click on the START button in the Windows Task Bar and select CONTROL PANEL If Windows XP is running in CategoryView you select PRINTERS and OTHER HARDWARE and then GAME CONTROLLERS If running in ClassicView you click...

Page 13: ...ault the d pad will function as a POV hat Placing a check in the Remap POV hat to Left Joystick will set the d pad to control the X Y axes This will disable the d pad s default POV controls and the d pad and left analog stick will have the same directional movement controls Clicking the Advanced button will open the Profile Editor main menu You should take some time to familiarize yourself with ho...

Page 14: ... is used to calibrate the analog sticks This page is only used if you experience misaligned axes or erratic shaky response of the analog sticks on the TEST PAGE Click the SET button and follow the onscreen instructions Properties ...

Page 15: ...es If you have a PC game that only supports the keyboard and mouse you should look through the Mouse and Key Profile Editor Software section to learn how to program the SGC2910 for use with your game Congratulations you have now completed familiarizing yourself with how your SGC2910 Wireless PC Controller operates At this time if your PC game supports USB game controllers you can start playing you...

Page 16: ...n The Profile Editor is for use with PC games that only support the mouse and keyboard as input devices Typically game controllers could not be used with these PC games The Profile Editor will allow you to use your SGC2910 with these PC games You are able to assign keyboard keys mouse buttons and mouse movement to the controller with the Profile Editor This will allow you to use the SGC2910 with P...

Page 17: ... to the SGC2910 You can assign a keyboard key to any of the SGC2910 s buttons and d pad directionals You can assign mouse movement to the left or and right analog stick 3 To program a controller button you must click on the button label representing the controller key In the screen below we are programming button 7 Profile Editor ...

Page 18: ...selected the Advanced Key Map window will appear b Pressing any keyboard key will assign the pressed key to the selected controller button In our example above the L key has been assigned to controller button 7 Pressing the Cancel button will cancel the programming and return you to the main menu Clicking OK will program the L key to controller s button 7 c Once you click OK you will be returned t...

Page 19: ...ammed In our example below the left mouse button has been assigned to the d pad right directional e Mouse Right Button This option allows you to assign the mouse s right button to the highlighted button Once selected the controller is automatically programmed In our example below the right mouse button has been assigned to the controller s button 3 Profile Editor ...

Page 20: ...nd Right analog sticks Mouse movement is the only option that can be assigned to the analog sticks Mouse movement can be assigned to one or both analog sticks a Click on the label of the analog stick you wish to program In our example the right analog stick is selected You can then select the Map to Mouse Movement option to automatically assign mouse movement to the right analog stick Profile Edit...

Page 21: ...EN 21 EN b You will then return to the main menu The mouse movement has been assigned to the right analog stick Moving the right analog stick will control the mouse cursor Profile Editor ...

Page 22: ...ista profiles are saved to the C Users Public Public Documents Wireless PC Controller Profiles Profiles 7 LOAD button The LOAD button is used to load a previously saved profile a Clicking the LOAD button will bring up the following window Select the desired profile you wish to load by clicking on it Once the profile has been highlighted you can click the open button Note Before playing your game y...

Page 23: ...ll increase the velocity b Acceleration You can adjust acceleration by dragging the slider with your mouse s left button The acceleration setting adjusts the sensitivity of the SGC2910 s analog stick The left of the slider will cause the acceleration to be slower while the right side of the slider will increase the acceleration Note It is recommended that you adjust the velocity and acceleration t...

Page 24: ... the START button in the Windows Task Bar 3 Select the PROGRAMS folder on the START MENU 4 Scroll down to the Philips folder then select the SGC2910 Wireless PC Controller folder 5 Select uninstall The SGC2910 Wireless PC Controller Uninstaller will start 6 You have three selections available Automatic will automatically uninstall the Wireless PC Controller software Custom will allow you to choose...

Page 25: ...n It will be detected as a pop up window on your system tray on the lower right of your screen The window will say INSTALLING DEVICE DRIVER SOFTWARE Once install is complete the following window appears USB HUMAN INTERFACE DEVICE Device driver software installed successfully The controller installation is now complete and you can proceed to theVista instruction section of your manual Software inst...

Page 26: ... drive If you have auto play enabled the auto play window will be displayed shortly after inserting the CD into your drive You may double click on Setup for Philips Wireless PC Controller exe to begin the software installation If auto play is not enabled click on the Start button select Computer Double click on the CD drive where the SGC2910 CD is located This will launch the installer Follow the ...

Page 27: ...s security message will appear Windows can t verify the publisher of this driver software Please click Install this driver software anyway 8 In WindowsVista the SGC2910 Wireless PC Controller should be connected to your Computer before beginning software installation If the SGC2910 is not connected to your PC the following message will appear Please Plug into the Wireless PC Controller If this mes...

Page 28: ...u can reconnect the SGC2910 to your PCs USB port Uninstall Software uninstall for users of WindowsVista Note We recommend that you use un install under an Administrator Account for the simplest process There are two procedures for uninstalling the the Wireless PC Controller driver software Both procedures are listed below Both procedures will remove the SGC2910 software from your system Uninstall ...

Page 29: ...veral seconds to detect the SGC2910 as disconnected 7 During the uninstall process a Windows prompt will ask Leave game profiles saved on your system If you click the Yes button the profiles you created will be backed up in C Users Public Public Documents SGC2910 Profiles backup profiles folder If you click the No button then all your created profiles will be deleted It is recommended that you cli...

Page 30: ...NEXT 5 Click FINISH to begin the uninstall Follow the onscreen prompts to finish the uninstall During the uninstall process you may be prompted to disconnect your controller If this occurs disconnect the controller and press the OK button If the message reappears you should wait several seconds and then click the OK button Some PCs require several seconds to detect the SGC2910 as disconnected Note...

Page 31: ...le you are using the SGC2910 with a game profile the loaded profile will be lost You would then need to exit the PC game restart the SGC2910 Profile Editor and reload the profile You can then restart your PC game If the software title stops responding to the Wireless PC Controller this indicates that the connection may have been lost due to extending or retracting the connection cable Wait several...

Page 32: ...B port on the PC Answer 3 The SGC2910 was not properly installed The SGC2910 may not be properly installed The installation steps will vary depending on your operating system Verify that you performed the following 1 Windows ME and 98SE users must install the software first and then plug the SGC2910 controller to a USB port 2 Windows XP and 2000 users must plug the SGC2910 controller to a USB port...

Page 33: ...e will be listed under the Human Interface Devices category In Win98SE one new entry called Philips Joypad Mouse will be listed under the Human Input Devices HID category b In all Windows operating systems a new entry should be listed under the Keyboards category The new entry should be HID Keyboard Device c In all Windows operating systems a new entry should be listed under the Mouse category The...

Page 34: ...e The standard location to place these files is the C Windows Options Cabs directory or sometimes simply the C Cabs directory You can also try the C Windows System32 Drivers directory for the location of the files The last possible location to place these files is C Win98 or C Win9x When the Windows installer for the SGC2910 asks you for your Windows CD simply click OK it will come back to you say...

Page 35: ...ority of PC games do not The SGC2910 will only work in PC games that support vibration or force feedback You should check the game s instruction manual and packaging Also check the website of the game publisher and developer If you still can not find any information you should try contacting the game publisher Most PC games that only support the mouse and keyboard as input devices do not support v...

Page 36: ...d reload the profile You then can restart your PC game If your software title freezes or hangs up due to extending or retracting the cable you will need to try the following Wait several seconds and the SGC2910 should automatically reconnect If this doesn t work try unplugging the USB connector and then reconnecting to the same USB port If the above tip does not work then you will have to exist th...

Page 37: ...d key to the controller s button pressing that button when now send the controller button command and the keyboard key command This isn t a problem with PC games that only support the mouse and keyboard This PC game will only register the keyboard key However a game that supports USB game controllers will register the controller button and keyboard key So the game will assume you are pressing a co...

Page 38: ...ers consider the mouse and keyboard to provide the best control so controller support is usually very basic or not included Currently our Profile Editor will not allow you to setup the SGC2910 so it emulates the Playstation2 control setup in FPS game Currently only mouse movement can be assigned to the SGC2910 analog sticks You can configure the D pad to theWASD keys and the right analog stick to ...

Page 39: ...no guarantee that interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different form that to wh...

Page 40: ... are subject to change without notice Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V or their respective owners 2007 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V All rights reserved www philips com SGC2910 ...

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