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INSTALLATION FOR PC
System requirements:
PC (Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP) equipped with USB port.
The CD-ROM included with this product allows you to install the Force Feedback drivers.
1.
Insert the installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the
Force Feedback drivers. Once the installation is complete, click
Finish
and restart your computer.
2.
Once your computer has restarted, connect the USB connector
(15)
to one of your computer’s USB
ports. Windows 98/Me/2000/XP will automatically detect the new device. (If you are connecting a USB
device for the first time, Windows may ask you to insert the Windows CD-ROM during the installation
procedure in order to install the required system files.)
3.
Driver installation:
Windows 98: the
Add New Hardware Wizard
will search for the appropriate drivers. Click
Next
.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Windows Me/2000/XP: the drivers are installed automatically.
4.
Select
Start/All Programs/Thrustmaster/Force Feedback driver/Control Panel
. The
Game
Controllers
dialog box displays the wheel’s name with
OK
status.
5.
In the
Control Panel
, click
Properties
to configure your wheel:
•
Page 1 = Test input
: to test and visualize the buttons, D-pad and 5 axes (wheel, brake and gas
pedals, left and right progressive levers).
•
Page 2 = Test forces
: to test 8 Force effects and configure the Force Feedback and recentering
settings (
Auto-center
).
WHEEL CALIBRATION
The wheel auto-calibrates independently once the USB connector has been connected (this involves the
wheel making movements on its own). The pedals auto-calibrate once they have been pressed a few
times.
AXIS SELECTION (2, 3 or 5 AXES)
•
Axis selection via “Software” (page 1 of the “Control Panel”)
Click the mode you wish to use and then click
OK
.
•
Axis selection via “Hardware”
Press the 2 pedals and the
Force
button simultaneously
(12) + (13) + (6)
.
Axis selection via hardware must always be carried out outside of the Control Panel!
This allows you to select your mode directly in your game’s “Controls” option.
•
2 AXIS mode (LED is orange)
In this mode, your wheel’s gas and brake controls function in “combined” mode (the pedals are therefore
combined with the 2 analog levers):
