Radio Shack 26-445 User Manual
Cat. No. 26-445
8 Fire Button Digital Gamepad
Your RadioShack 8 Fire Button Digital Gamepad lets you take control of the
latest computer games! The gamepad’s long cable makes it easy to use it
with your computer. The gamepad’s advanced features include:
Thumb-Control Pad
— allows precise control in eight directions.
Eight Control Buttons
— give you the flexibility you need to pl ay games with
multiple controls.
Master Turbo/Automatic F ire Selector
— lets you fire a conti nuous or single
high-speed blast.
COMPATIBILITY
Hardware
— Your gamepad works with IBM
with a joystic k port, using the in dustry-stand ard 15-pin D subm iniature connector. Joystick ports are also available on game cards and enhanced sound
cards.
Important Notes:
• To take advantage of al l of your gamepad’s features, you must have a
game card with a sin gle dual por t installed in your comp uter. (A dualport game card i s designed to run two 2 -button joysticks or gamepads
at the same time (using a Y-connector)).
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• You must have DirectX
5.0 or above installed on your computer to properly test the gamepad with the included driver. If necessary, you can
download DirectX at
Software
— You can use your gamepad w ith Wi ndows95 or 98 and any P C-
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compatible software that supports a gamepad.
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and compatible PCs equipped
.
Note:
The function of each of the gamepad’s buttons depend on the game
you are playing. Consult your game’s owner’s manual for more information.
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RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
USING THE GAMEPAD
Cautions:
• Always turn off your computer before connecting or disconnecting the
gamepad from the game port.
• When disconnecting the gamepad from the computer, hold and gently
pull on the connector plug. Do not pull the cable.
L1
Thumb-Control Pad
R1
L2
B
A
C
D
OFF/NORMAL/TURBO
R2
1. Turn off the computer.
2. Insert the gamepad’s connector into game port A on your computer, then
turn on the computer.
3. If the game you want to play uses all eight of the gamepad’s buttons, set
OFF/NORMAL/TURBO
ton) or to
Otherwise, set
, and D on your gamepad.
A, B, C
(for high -sp eed turbo fire when you hold down a button).
TURBO
OFF/TURBO/AUTO
to
NORMAL
(for normal fire when you press a but-
to
to use only the buttons marked
OFF
4. Install the driver (see “Installing The Supplied Driver” on Page 3), configure the gamepad (see “Configuring the Gamepad” on Page 3), then load
the game software according to the game's owner's manual.
Note:
Depending on the game you are playing, turbo fire might work dif-
ferently. Try each game with and without it to determine what works best.
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