Cooler Master Sentinel Advance User Manual

CMSTORM SENTINEL ADVANCE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction Package Contents

Sentinel Advance Outlook Hardware Setup and Software Installation

LAN-friendly Driverless Setup

03 03

04 05

Hardware Control 07

Main Control Game Profile

Color Control Macro

Script The Library

08-12

14-15

16-17

18-19

Support and Update Q&A

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Complies with 21 CFR 1040.10

and 104.11 except for deviations

pursuant to Laser Notice No. 50,

dated June 24,2007

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Introduction

CMSTORM SENTINEL ADVANCE

Designed for One Purpose: To Search and Destroy

Fortified with uncompromising tactical performance and superior in-hand ergonomics, the Sentinel Advance gaming mouse was developed within the CM Storm Labs with the pure intent to empower up and coming talent with the hardware that the best e-sport pros demand.

Fully equipped with the latest state-of-the-art technology, the Sentinel Advance is armed with a Doppler Effect twin-laser sensor, which enables lag-free play, doubles the precision, and has a maxed-out 5600 DPI resolution. To top it off the Sentinel Advance is completely built with unprecedented tactical controls such as: customizable lighting effects, OLED man agemen t,_adj ustabl e_weight_sy stem,_ on-the -fly swappable gaming profiles and an intelligent encoding engine to perform complex scripts and macros. Best of all the Sentinel Advance gaming mouse is LAN-party friendly and theft proof with the patented security of StormGuard™.

Enhanced and engineered for triumphant victory, the CM Storm Sentinel Advance is your weapon of choice.

Package Contents

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Sentinel Advance Gaming Mouse

Storm Tactic AP Software

StormGuard™

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Sentinel Advance Outlook

A Button 1 Left Click

B Button 2 Right Click

Mechanical Buttons

Octoshade™ LED Tech

OLED DPI System

Storm Tactical

™

Sensor

Weight System

C Button 3 Middle Button/Scroll Wheel

D Button 4 DPI +

E Button 5 DPI -

F Button 6

H Button 8 Storm Profile Button

K LED Octoshade™ Top LED

L Sensor Storm Tactical™ Twin-laser Sensor

M WS Weight System Compartment

Button 7

I OLED OLED DPI Management System

J LED Octoshade™ Front LED

Side Button (IE, Forward)

Side Button (IE, Backward)

M M

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Hardware Setup and Software Installation

The Sentinel Advance is a full-speed, plug and play USB gaming mouse. If your computer system supports plug and play, drivers will be optional for installation. Although most USB ports today are hot-swappable, we do recommend shutting down your system

before plugging in or removing the USB device.

System Requirements:

Windows® 2000/XP/Vista/7 Free USB Port CD-ROM Drive

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(Optional) Secure your Sentinel Advance with the StormGuard security .

Plug Sentinel Advance into any free USB port on your computer system.

Turn on the computer system; Windows® will automatically install the necessary programs.

Open->Control Panel->System->Hardware->Device Manager and confirm that your mouse is working properly.

Insert your Storm Tactic AP Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.

When the Storm Tactic AP Software setup screen appears, select Driver Installation (optional) or Driverless Execution.

Customize your Sentinel Advance through the Storm Tactic AP Software

NOTE:

Regular updates will be available for the Sentinel Advance. For the latest firmware

please visit the CM Storm home page: http://www.cmstorm.com.

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The Sentinel Advance is a high performance gaming mouse with mass data transfer

rates. To ensure optimal performance we do recommend plugging the mouse

directly to system USB port and not a USB HUB.

During customization, the Sentinel Advance must be connected to the computer

system. Do not remove the mouse during customization.

LAN-friendly Driverless Setup

LAN-friendly and Driver-free

As a LAN-friendly gaming mouse, the Sentinel Advance is driver-free; enabling you to bring your mouse to LAN-parties, internet cafes, and other out-of-home locations without extra system installation.

Setup: Copying Source Files

For driverless freedom, simply copy the files from the Storm Tactic AP Software CD, and paste the application files in to a removable drive of your choice. Please make sure that the files are copied on to the local hard disk at the new destination before launching the software. The application will automatically create three folders in the local drive – “Firmware”, “Images” and “Library” to store your tactical settings.

Launching the Application

To launch application, double click on CMSTORM.EXE, and Storm Tactic setup page will appear, choose Driverless Execution and the application will search and load initial mouse settings into the Sentinel Advance.

Optimize Sensor

Set your sensor to perform under office/casual gaming or pro gaming mode, during data exchange the top of the Sentinel Advance will flash, please wait few seconds for the application to load.

For office use please choose casual gaming option.

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The Sentinel Advance is not connected to system

Hardware Control

Switch your DPI mechanically with the Sentinel Advance

Step 1:

Press DPI [-] switch down for 3 seconds to activate mechanical DPI switch mode.

Note: The Octoshade LED Tech will flash during

mechanical DPI switch mode.

Step 2:

Press Down

Roll

Roll the mouse roller forward to increase DPI.

Roll the mouse roller backward to decrease DPI.

Step 3:

Press IE Back button to configure X indepedantly.

Press IE Forward button to configure Y indepedantly.

Step 4:

Press DPI [-] switch and release to exit mechanical DPI switch mode.

DPI-

DPI+

Press X

Press Y

Press / Release

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Main Control

Configuring your Storm Tactic AP Software

Main Control

The main control allows users to have full control over DPI levels, intrinsic mouse settings, and programmable button assignments. After configuration is complete, you can safeguard all your settings inside the 64KB Sentinel-X™ Onboard Memory; all settings are manageable within the gaming profile system.

Note: All settings can be stored internally, allowing applied

settings to be utilized on another computer without the Storm Tactic AP Software installed.

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Main Control Modules:

Button Assignment

DPI Level Control

Motion Sensitivity

USB Report Rate

Game Profiles

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