Porsche 911 GT3 RS Wheel Manual
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1. General
2. Whats in the box
3. Compatibility
4. Description of buttons and accessories
4.1 Buttons
4.2 Pedals
4.3 Shifters
4.4 Cables
5. Installation
5.1 Installation of shifters
5.2 Table Installation
5.3 Simulatior installation
5.4 Installation of pedals
5.5 Electrical Connection
6. „Getting started“
6.1 Select Platform mode
6.2 Tuning
6.3 Calibration
7. Summary: Modes and button combinations
8.
8. Cleaning the wheel
9. Troubleshooting
10. Technical Support / FAQ
11. Manufacturer
12. Trademarks
13. Warranty
INDEX
Before using this product, read this manual for important
safety and health information. Keep all manuals for future
reference.
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WARNING
Use of game controllers, keyboards, mice, or other elec-
tronic input devices may be linked to serious injuries or
disorders. When playing video games, as with many ac-
tivities, you may experience occasional discomfort in your
hands, arms, shoulders, neck, or other parts of your body.
However, if you experience symptoms such as persistent
or recurring discomfort, pain, throbbing, aching, tingling,
numbness, burning sensation, or stiffness, DO NOT
IGNORE THESE WARNING SIGNS. PROMPTLY SEE A
QUALIFIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, even if symptoms
WARNING:
Musculoskeletal disorders
above symptoms – children and teenagers are more likely
than adults to experience these seizures. The risk of pho-
tosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by taking
the following precautions:
- Sit farther from the TV screen.
- Use a smaller TV screen.
- Play in a well-lit room.
- Do not play when you are drowsy or fatigued.
If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or
epilepsy, consult a doctor before playing.
A very small percentage of people may experience a sei-
zure when exposed to certain visual images, including
ashing lights or patterns that may appear in video
games. Even people who have no history of seizures or
epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can
cause these „photosensitive epileptic seizures” while
watching video games. These seizures may have a variety
of
of symptoms, including light-headedness, altered vision,
eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs,
disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of aware-
ness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or
convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or
striking nearby objects. Immediately stop playing and
consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms.
Parents should watch for or ask their children about the
WARNING:
Photosensitive Seizures
1. GENERAL
occur when you are not playing a video game. Symptoms
such as these can be associated with painful and some-
times permanently disabling injuries or disorders of the
nerves, muscles, tendons, blood vessels, and other parts
of the body. These musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in-
clude carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tenosynovitis,
vibration syndromes, and other conditions.
While researchers are not yet able to answer many ques-
tions about MSDs, there is general agreement that many
factors may be linked to their occurrence, including medi-
cal and physical conditions, stress and how one copes
with it, overall health, and how a person positions and
uses their body during work and other activities
(including playing a video game). Some studies suggest
that the amount of time a person performs an activity
may also be a factor. If you have questions about how
your own lifestyle, activities, or medical or physical condi-
tion may be related to MSDs, see a quali ed health pro-
fessional.
Attention!
- The device must not be exposed to rain or humidity in
order to avoid risk of re and the danger of electric shock.
- Operating temperature: 0°C – 40°C.
- The maximum operation time of the wheel with con-
tinuous Force feedback activity is 1 hour. Let the wheel
cool down for a few minutes before you continue.
- Long playing may cause health risks. Take a break of 5
minutes every 20 minutes, and do not play for more than
2 hours per day.
- We strongly advise you to not drive a vehicle immedi-
ately after using a video game.
- Utilisation of the vibration and Force Feedback function
may cause damage to your health.
- In case of interferences with other wireless 2.4 GHz de-
vices, the interfering devices must be removed or
switched off.
- Not intended for children under the age of 3 years.
- Contains small pieces. Danger of swallowing!
- Do not open the casing of the device.
- The device only contains components that cannot be
repaired by the user and opening will void the warranty.
As with many other electrical devices, failure to take the
following precautions can result in serious injury or death
from electric shock or re or damage to the racing wheel.
If you use AC power, select an appropriate power source:
- Use only the power supply and AC power cord that
came with your racing wheel or that you received from an
authorized repair center.
- Do not use non-standard power sources, such as gen-
erators or inverters, even if the voltage and frequency
appear acceptable. Only use AC power provided by a
standard wall outlet.
To avoid damaging the AC power cord:
- Protect the cord from being pinched or sharply bent,
particularly where it connects to the power outlet and
the racing wheel.
- Do not jerk, knot, sharply bend, or otherwise abuse
the power cord.
- Do not expose the power cord to sources of heat.
- When disconnecting the power cord or power supply,
pull on the plug - do not pull on the cord.
- If the power cord becomes damaged in any way, stop
using it immediately and contact Fanatec Customer
Support for a replacement.
- Unplug your racing wheel’s power cord during storms
or when unused for long periods of time.
WARNING:
Electrical Safety
Your Fanatec Porsche 911 GT3 RS wheel comes with:
• Steering Wheel
• 110V-220V Power supply
• UK Adapter (EU Version only)
• USB, PS/2 Cables
• Quickguide manual
• Adapter for G25 and G27 pedals
Optional
• Porsche wheel shifter set with sequential and 6+1
h-pattern shifter
• Standard pedals for Porsche wheels
• ClubSport Pedals
• ClubSport table clamp
2. What’s in the Box
PC
This wheel can be used with any computer that meets
minimum system requirements:
• Windows XP (SP2)
• Windows Vista (32-Bit/64-Bit)
• Windows 7 (32-Bit/64-Bit)
• 20 MB of Harddisk space
• Free USB 1.1 or higher port
• Direct X9.0 or higher
The game must support Direct X Force Feedback functionality.
PlayStation 3
Only racing games which support the Porsche wheel will
use the full functionality of the wheel. To ensure increased
compatibility you can switch to Playstation 3 mode which
makes the Porsche wheel compatible to games which
only support other Force Feedback wheels. Please note
that we cannot guarantee the full functionality for fea-
tures like the 900° rotation, the clutch or the 6-speed gear
stick in this mod
stick in this mode.
3. Compatability
4.1 PlayStation 3 button layout part 1
4. Description of buttons and accessories
D
PAD
SELECT START
4.1 PlayStation 3 button layout part 2
4. Description of buttons and accessories
Shifter Paddles
L1R1
Tuning Button Base Button
4.2 Pedals (optional)
Clutch
Brake
Throttle
Clutch
Brake
Throttle
4. Description of buttons and accessories
4.2 Shifters (optional)
4. Description of buttons and accessories
6-speed gear stick plus reverse Sequential
PS/2 Slot
Wheel to Shifter cable
4.3 Cables
4. Description of buttons and accessories
Power Supply (DE)
Power Supply (US)
G25/G27 pedal adapter
110V-220V Power supply for wheel
UK adapter (EU version only)
5.1 Shifter
1. Make sure that the tube xation screws are lose.
Use a coin and not a screwdriver.
2. Insert the metal tubes into the base from the left
or right side. The tube has to be fully inserted until it
comes out of the base on the other side.
3. To build up some counterforce use a at under-
ground and place the wheel vertical on the tubes.
Then push the wheel down with soft pressure.
4. Tighten the tube xation screws with a coin.
5. Choose either the sequential or the 6-speed gear
stick and attach it to the tubes.
5. Installation
5.1 Shifter
1. Put the wheel on the side to build up some coun-
terforce and press the gear stick on the tubes from
above until you see the metal tubes coming out on
the other side of the gear stick channels.
5. Installation
7. Connect the gear stick connection cable with the
base and the gear stick.
Please note that you can mount the shifter on both
sides but only one gear stick can be active at the
same time.
5.2 Table Installation
1. Open the table clamp xation screw.
2. Pull out the table clamp a little bit (5 cm).
5. Installation
3. Mount the wheel to the table and then push in the
table clamp as much as possible. Please note that the
quick release clamps must be unfastened, and then
tighten the table clamp screw.
5. Fasten the quick release clamps.
5.3 Simulator installation
5.4 Installation of pedals
If you prefer a permanent installation on a table or simu-
lator you can x the wheel with 4 screws to any at sur-
face. Please use the drilling template to drill the holes. The
length of the screws depends on your table so we did not
include any screws but you can use standard metric
screws with a diameter of 6 mm.
IMPORTANT:
Please only tighten the screws very gently to avoid
damaging the wheel.
IMPORTANT:
Use only one connection cable for the ClubSport
pedals and use the USB cable only for PC.
Connect the pedals with the PS/2 cable to the green
socket on the right side of the wheel.
If you use the ClubSport Pedals you can also connect
them directly to the PC as a separate USB controller.
5. Installation
5.5 Electrical connection
Please plug-in the power supply to the right side of the
base.
5. Installation
After pressing the power switch it automatically self cali-
brates with a full rotation to the right side and back to the
center. Please keep your hands off the wheel during cali-
bration and do not press any pedals.
The wheel automatically starts in PC mode.
Please note that if you use the wheel for the rst time
you might need to calibrate the shifter (7GS). Please see
instructions below how to do this.
instructions below how to do this.
6.1 Select platform mode
PC Mode
1. Installation of drivers
For PC use, you need to install the driver before you
plug in the USB cable. The driver requires less than
10 MB of space on your hard disk and is compatible
to Windows XP (SP2) and Windows Vista (32-
Bit/64-Bit) as well as Windows 7 (32-Bit/64-Bit).
Please check www.FANATEC.com/support for the
latest updates on the driver.
2. Connect the USB cable to a free USB slot of your PC.
3. Power on the wheel.
4. PC and GT3 RS are connected.
Driver
To open the driver dialog you have to go to the control
panel, double click „Game Controllers“ and choose the
properties of „Porsche Wheel“. In this window you can
change several settings of the wheel and test if all buttons
are working ne.
PS3 Mode
1.
1. Connect the USB cable to a free USB slot of your Play-
station and to the connector on the left side of the wheel.
2. After self calibration you will automatically enter the PC
mode rst.
3. Press Base Button + Back Button simultaneously.
4. Playstation 3 and GT3 RS are connected.
IMPORTANT:
Please note that on some Playstation 3 games it is re-
quired to use the SIXAXIS controller for Navigation in
the games menu.
After starting a game, the wheel could return to PC
mode – re-enter PS3 mode.
6. Getting started
With the TUNING feature you can ne tune the wheel set-
tings independent from the game or platform even
during gameplay directly on the wheel. You can adjust
the strength of the Force Feedback and vibration motors
as well as setting the best sensitivity for your favourite
game. Additionally you can enable the Drift Mode, the
ABS vibration feature and permanently save 5 settings in
the memory of the wheel.
the memory of the wheel.
NOTE: The amount of function depends on the rmware
version of your wheel. You can upgrade the rmware but
this is only recommended for experienced users and at
your own risk.
Tuning Button
D-PAD
6.2 Tuning
6.2 Tuning
To navigate in the menu:
1. Press the Tuning Button.
2. The currently active set-up will appear,
indicated by S_1 to S_5. You can save
up to ve set-ups in the controller.
3. Select set-up: and
4. Select function: and
5.
5. Change setting of the respective func
tion: and
6. Leave tuning mode: Press „TUNING“
The settings will remain.
Sensitivity
The value shows the wheel rotation
which is needed for a full rotation in the
game. The available values depend on
the used platform:
PS3: 90 to 900 in steps of 10 / OFF
If the setting is „OFF“ the sensitivity of
the wheel will be controlled by the Game
In case you are not able to choose the
sensitivity in a Playstation 3 game, you
can force the wheel to a certain sensitiv-
ity.
PC: 90 to 900 in steps of 10 / OFF
If the setting is „OFF” the sensitivity will
be controlled by the driver
(recommended)
Force FeedbackForce Feedback
In steps of 10 from 0 to 100
Adjust the percentage of the total Force-
Feedback strength.
Shock Vibration
In steps of 10 from 0 to 100
In the wheel rim are two additional vi-
bration motors which can be controlled
by the game if a game supports it. By de-
fault the vibration motors are synchro-
nized with the gas pedal to let you feel
the vibration of the motor. You can adjust
the percentage of the vibration strength
you want.
Drift Mode
OFF / 1 / 2 / 3
Enable the unique drift mode feature
which makes the wheel easier and faster
to turn.
6.2 Tuning
ABS Vibration
In steps of 1 from 0 to 100 / OFF
This feature simulates ABS vibration by
activating the vibration motors in the
wheel and on the brake pedal of the
ClubSport Pedals (optional). You can set a
value of brake power from 0-100% that is
needed to start the vibration.
needed to start the vibration.
Linearity Setting
In steps of 10 from 0 to 100
If you like to have the precision around the
center of a large steering angle (e.g. 900°) but
the advantage of fast movements of a short
angle (e.g.) 180° you can change the linearity
of the steering axis. The car will react slowly
around
around the center and make bigger move-
ments the more you turn the wheel.
Dead Zone Setting
In steps of 10 from 0 to 100
For some games you can add a little
dead spot where the car does not react to
wheel movements in the center in order
to avoid shaking.
Spring Setting
In steps of 1 from -3 to +3
This setting changes the spring forces sent
from the game and determines how strong
the wheel returns to the center. Only noti-
cable in PS3 mode.
Damper Setting
In steps of 1 from -3 to +3
This changes the dampening effect sent by
the games. The damper lets the wheel move
slower. The more damper the more resistance
you can feel. Only noticable in PS3 mode.
Note:
Note: The Tuning functions depend on the
Firmware version of the wheel. You might
need to upgrade the rmware of the wheel
to see the full functionality but this is only
recommended for experienced users.
6.3 Calibration
Shifter
If the 6-speed gear stick (7GS) is not
working properly it might require new
calibration. Please go through the follow-
ing steps:
1. Power on the wheel
2. Choose any platform mode (PS3/PC)
Make sure your shifter is connected to the wheel!
3. Press „Start Button“ + „TUNING
button“ at the same time: The LED display
will show G_n
4. Bring the 7GS into neutral position
and press the „Start Button“
and press the „Start Button“
5. Enter reverse gear and press “Start Button”
6. Enter 1st gear and press “Start Button”
7. Enter 2nd gear and press “Start Button”
8. Enter 3rd gear and press “Start Button”
9. Enter 4th gear and press “Start Button”
10. Enter 5th gear and press “Start Button”
11. Enter 6th gear and press “Start Button”
Wheel Center
Base Button
1 2
1. Bring the wheel into PC mode and turn it to its
center position, then press and hold L3 Button and R3
Button at the same time.
3. Press Base Button.
4. Release all three buttons.
Modes and button combinations Racing wheel
Choose platform mode
PWGT3 RS starts in PC mode, to enter PS3 mode
press Back Button and Connect button simultane-
ously.
Calibrate wheel center
Start PC mode and then press and hold L3 and R3 si-
multaneously. Then Press Base Button and release
the buttons.
Reset all Tuning Menu setting
Press and hold Tuning Button for ten seconds.
Start 7GS Shifter Calibration
Press Start Button and Tuning Button simultane-
ously.
Clean only with a dry or slightly damp cloth. Using
cleaning solutions may damage your racing wheel.
7. Summary 8. Cleaning
The Porsche 911 GT3 RS Wheel must not be opened
or modied. Endor® AG expressly prohibits analysis
and utilisation of the electronics, hardware, software
and rmware contained in the controller. In case dif-
culties occur in connection with utilisation of the
Porsche 911 GT3 RS Wheel, please use the following
guide for elimination of errors. On the website you
will nd further details and contact data.
will nd further details and contact data.
Malfunctions on Playstation 3
• Game does not recognize the Porsche wheel:
Please switch the wheel to compatibility mode.
• Wheel switches to PC mode after starting a game:
Please enter PS3 mode again.
• Saving the game is not possible:
Please use the SIXAXIS controller to save the
game and navigate in the system menu.
Clutch or 6-speed gear shift is not working at all
• Please make sure that your game supports this
feature.
• Please check if you have chosen the right settings
in the options menu of the game.
• Please make sure that the gear stick cable is con-
nected properly.
• Please make sure that the gear stick is calibrated. If
you bought the shifters separately you will have to
calibrate the 7GS shifter before you can use it.
• Please test the functionality on the PC if possible.
• In GranTurismo 5: Prologue you need to press the
triangle
triangle button in the game in order to activate the
clutch.
Wheel is not working properly
• Please check if the game is supporting the wheel
and if you selected the right settings in the options
menu of the game.
• Make sure the latest version of the Porsche wheel
driver is installed (PC only)
• Please make sure that the power cable is connect-
ed properly. After the power switch is pressed the
wheel should automatically self calibrate.
wheel should automatically self calibrate.
• In general we highly recommend installing a
separate and dedicated PCI USB controller card only
for the wheel in order to avoid con icts with other
USB devices and to get maximum performance of
your wheel.
9. Troubleshooting
• Some older PC games don’t support enough but-
tons to make use of all features of the wheel.
• Some racing games are not optimized for racing
wheels. Even if they can be played with the PWTS
they could work better with a gamepad or a key-
board.
Problems with USB headset
Some PC with AMD processor have problems with
Force feedback wheels. In such a case please install a
USB 2.0 PCI card and use it for the Porsche wheel.
Problems with driver
Please make sure to download the latest version of
the driver at www.FANATEC.com/support.
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10. Technical Support / FAQ
11. Manufacturer
12. Trademarks
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Normally, the warranty period is two years. However,
this may differ depending on the respective state.
1) Endor® AG grants for the hardware product – as ex-
tension of shorter national warranty regulations, if ap-
plicable –a two-year warranty for material and manu
facturing defects. The warranty does not include de-
fects that are due to commercial use of the product
and/or normal wear and tear and/or damaging by third
parties and/or improper utilisation or treatment and/or
utilization of the product contrary + to the operating
and maintenance instructions and/or not intended in-
stallation and/or non-compliance with the local safety
standards and/or the results of an intervention by a
third party or a not authorised opening of the device in-
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and/or adaptation measures (also in case of profession-
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