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2.2

 

MAME

 

Configuration

 

Troubleshooting

 

 

NOTE:

 

the

 

information

 

in

 

this

 

section

 

is

 

only

 

relevant

 

if

 

the

 

gun

 

is

 

correctly

 

moving

 

the

 

Windows

 

mouse

 

cursor

 

on

 

the

 

desktop,

 

but

 

not

 

operating

 

in

 

games.

 

 

The

 

following

 

are

 

common

 

problems

 

in

 

MAME

 

that

 

may

 

help

 

you

 

identify

 

and

 

resolve

 

any

 

issues

 

you

 

are

 

having.

 

 

The

 

crosshair

 

does

 

not

 

move

 

when

 

I

 

move

 

the

 

AimTrak

 

 

Check

 

that

 

you

 

have

 

correctly

 

assigned

 

the

 

Player

 

1

 

input

 

to

 

your

 

AimTrak

 

in

 

Section

 

2.1

 

above.

 

 

If

 

you

 

have

 

more

 

than

 

one

 

AimTrak

 

installed

 

check

 

the

 

other

 

light

 

gun,

 

to

 

see

 

if

 

the

 

inputs

 

are

 

reversed.

  

 

The

 

game

 

you

 

are

 

playing

 

may

 

have

 

an

 

in

game

 

service

 

menu

 

with

 

additional

 

calibration

 

settings

 

to

 

configure.

 

See

 

the

 

tables

 

in

 

Section

 

2.2

 

above.

 

 

I

 

can

 

move

 

the

 

Crosshair,

 

but

 

my

 

trigger

 

isn’t

 

doing

 

anything

 

(or

 

is

 

doing

 

the

 

wrong

 

thing)

 

 

Check

 

that

 

you

 

have

 

correctly

 

assigned

 

the

 

P1

 

Button

 

1

 

to

 

your

 

trigger.

 

Repeat

 

steps

 

11

 

and

 

12

 

in

 

the

 

Primary

 

Method

 

of

 

Section

 

2.1

 

above.

 

 

Try

 

a

 

different

 

game,

 

to

 

see

 

if

 

the

 

problem

 

is

 

specific

 

to

 

that

 

game,

 

or

 

that

 

game’s

 

input

 

mapping.

 

 

I

 

can’t

 

see

 

the

 

Crosshair

 

in

 

MAME

 

The

 

Crosshair

 

needs

 

be

 

turned

 

on/off

 

for

 

each

 

game,

 

and

 

also

 

for

 

each

 

Player.

 

See

 

Section

 

2.1

 

Showing/Hiding

 

Crosshairs

 

above

 

for

 

more

 

information.

 

 

My

 

shots

 

are

 

firing

 

in

 

a

 

game,

 

but

 

they

 

all

 

go

 

to

 

center

 

of

 

the

 

screen

 

no

 

matter

 

where

 

I

 

point

 

the

 

AimTrak

 

 

This

 

usually

 

means

 

you

 

need

 

to

 

map

 

the

 

AimTrak

 

to

 

the

 

Lightgun

 

X

 

and

 

Lightgun

 

Y

 

inputs

 

in

 

MAME.

 

Repeat

 

steps

 

1

 

through

 

9

 

of

 

the

 

Primary

 

Method

 

in

 

step

 

2.1

 

above.

 

 

If

 

you

 

have

 

plugged

 

in

 

(or

 

removed)

 

additional

 

USB

 

devices

 

since

 

you

 

last

 

configured

 

MAME,

 

the

 

AimTrak

 

may

 

now

 

be

 

a

 

different

 

number

 

than

 

before.

 

Repeat

 

steps

 

1

 

through

 

9

 

of

 

the

 

Primary

 

Method

 

in

 

step

 

2.1

 

above.

 

 

The

 

game

 

you

 

are

 

playing

 

may

 

have

 

an

 

in

game

 

service

 

menu

 

with

 

additional

 

calibration

 

settings

 

to

 

configure.

 

See

 

the

 

tables

 

in

 

Section

 

2.2

 

above.

 

 

My

 

shots

 

are

 

not

 

hitting

 

in

 

the

 

center

 

of

 

the

 

Crosshair

 

 

You

 

may

 

need

 

to

 

recalibrate

 

your

 

AimTrak,

 

using

 

the

 

built

 

in

 

calibration

 

routine.

 

This

 

is

 

best

 

performed

 

in

 

Windows

 

without

 

MAME

 

or

 

a

 

Front

End

 

running.

 

See

 

Step

 

4

 

of

 

Section

 

1.1

 

above.

 

Summary of Contents for Aim-trak

Page 1: ...AimTrak Setup Guide http www ultimarc com Page 1...

Page 2: ...up 3 1 2 Software Installation and Advanced Setup 5 2 MAME Configuration 11 2 1 Understanding Reload in MAME 16 2 2 Game Specific Settings 17 3 Troubleshooting 23 3 1 Hardware Software Troubleshooting...

Page 3: ...cture screen as possible There may not be enough power available on a passive USB hub such as a port on a keyboard or un powered USB hub so use a port on the back of your computer or a USB hub that ha...

Page 4: ...to a location near the top right corner Aim at the cursor and pull the trigger The cursor will then point near the lower edge of the screen Aim at this point and pull the trigger Note the position to...

Page 5: ...e gun to assign a new ID to the additional guns NOTE The software requires the Microsoft NET runtime to be installed on the PC 1 Device ID Drop Down This is used to select the device being accessed fr...

Page 6: ...st cursor movement but is not accurate to line of sight It might also be useful in Light Gun applications which have a visible cross hair target which does not require any visual aim of the gun INTELL...

Page 7: ...able checkbox is checked the slider still functions but will be over ridden during use In auto mode the slider moves on its own 3 Disable Auto Gain Checkbox This checkbox is used to disable the automa...

Page 8: ...irections This display can be used to determine why calibration is failing You can start the calibration process from this window When you aim at the flashing cursor each time check the display as wel...

Page 9: ...ed to upgrade firmware Upgrading Firmware Click Upgrade Firmware then OK The PC will detect a new USB device and a driver will be automatically installed The upgrade program will start Click on Select...

Page 10: ...It is refreshed every 5 seconds but should not normally change after the initial read or calibration Dynamic Data This section displays data read from the device such as X and Y location This is used...

Page 11: ...e Windows operating system will only recognize one mouse in the Windows environment it will appear as if there are two mouse cursors on your desktop if there are two Light Guns installed We recommend...

Page 12: ...rrect Player 1 and Player 2 Inputs There are two ways to do this Primary Method 1 Launch MAME with any ROM mame robby 2 Press the Tab key default key to bring up the MAME Config Menu 3 Use the Up Down...

Page 13: ...ead of horizontal 9 The Analog Dec and Analog Inc inputs can be assigned to None for both X and Y Do this by selecting them Enter key and then pressing Escape 10 If you have two AimTrak Light Guns ins...

Page 14: ...p P1 Button 1 assigned to your normal button assignment also press the Enter key again without moving the menu selection and press the Ctrl key or Button 1 on your control panel This will assign them...

Page 15: ...r key default key to select Crosshair Options NOTE This menu item will only appear for guns recognized by MAME as lightgun games 3 Change the setting by selecting P1 Visibility Auto The crosshair is o...

Page 16: ...Right In mame ini Joystick 1 lightgun 1 offscreen_reload 1 How it works When you point the AimTrak off screen the gun sets the pointer to 0 MAX left bottom of the screen If you fire then you are pres...

Page 17: ...me romname Key Notes Area 51 area51 Bang bang Bronx bronx Bubble Trouble bubbletr From mamedev org Hold Service 1 9 then press F2 to enter Service Mode Shoot at the targets it shows using the crosshai...

Page 18: ...rt wait contining sic to hold F2 the game should say EEPROM INITIALIZE COMPLETE Lethal Justice lethalj Lord of Gun lordgun Lucky Wild luckywld From mamedev org Press F2 then press Service 1 9 twice Sh...

Page 19: ...http www ultimarc com Page 19 Wild Gunman Pc_wgnmn Zero Point zeropnt Zero Point 2 zeropnt2...

Page 20: ...ire at indicated spots with P1 P2 and P3 controls Only then will a proper eprom be made Born To Fight borntofi CarnEvil carnevil d Requires in game calibration through the F2 setup menu before it will...

Page 21: ...m mamedev org Gunsight Adjustment Hit 9 Service SW F2 Test SW to enter gun calibration Hit LEFT ALT two times then aim for the target using LEFT ALT to shoot lining up your shot Test to see that the t...

Page 22: ...button as shown above Advanced Settings Game Name romname Key Notes Aliens 3 alien3 Jurassic Park jpark Operation Thunderbolt othunder Revolution X revx From mamedev org The game will automatically a...

Page 23: ...AimTrak to start calibration but it won t register all my shots or it keeps repeating the same spot Calibration will not complete if the sensor in the gun cannot see the LED bar at all gun aim locati...

Page 24: ...oom lights off or lowering the blinds to see if it improves Note normal room lighting will not affect the gun It will only be affected by very bright point sources which are in view of the gun Fluores...

Page 25: ...1 above Try a different game to see if the problem is specific to that game or that game s input mapping I can t see the Crosshair in MAME The Crosshair needs be turned on off for each game and also...

Page 26: ...outer edges of the screen Check the mouse cursor accurately follows the gun aim in the Windows desktop You may need to recalibrate your AimTrak using the built in calibration routine This is best perf...

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