Thrustmaster Force Feedback Racing wheel User Manual

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End-user software license agreement

IMPORTANT: please read the Agreement carefully prior to installing the software. By opening the software package, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. The Software enclosed in this package is licensed, not sold, and is only available under the terms of the present license Agreement. If you do not agree with the terms hereafter, you must promptly return the Software within 15 days, together with the entire contents of the box, to the place of purchase. The Guillemot Corporation/Thrustmaster software (hereafter named the “Software”) is copyrighted by Guillemot Corporation and/or Thrustmaster. All rights are reserved. The term “Software” refers to all documentation and related material, including drivers, executable programs, libraries and data files. The purchaser is granted a license to use the Software o nly. The licensee also agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the present Agreement concerning copyright and all other proprietary rights for any third party software, documentation and related material included in the software package.

Thrustmaster reserves the right to terminate this license in the event of failure to comply with any of the terms or conditions laid out in the present Agreement. On termination, all copies of the Software shall immediately be returned to Thrustmaster; the purchaser remaining liable for any and all resulting damages.

License:

1. The licen se is grant ed to the original p urchas er only. Gu illemot Corporation and T hrustma ster ret ain all t itle to and o wnership of the Software and reserve all rights not expressly granted. The licensee is not permitted to sub-license or lease any of the rights that are hereby granted. Transfer of the license is permitted, provided that the transferor does not retain any part or copy of the Software and the transferee accepts to be bound by the terms and conditions of the present Agreement.

2. The licensee may only use the Software on a single computer at any time. The machine-readable portion of the Software may be transferred to another computer provided it is previously erased from the first machine and there is no possibility that the Software can be used on more than one machine at any one time.

3. The licensee acknowledges the copyright protection belonging to Guillemot Cor poration and/or Thrustmaster. The copyright notice must not be removed from the So ftware , nor fro m any copy t hereof, nor from any documentation, written or electronic, accompanying the Software.

4. The licensee is granted the right to make one back-up copy of the machine-readable portion of the Software on the condition that all copyright and proprietary notices are also reproduced.

5. Except where the present Agreement expressly permits, the licensee is strictly prohibited from engaging in, nor may he permit third parties to engage in, the following: Providing or disclosing the Software to third parties.

Pro vidin g us e of t he Softw are in a net work, mult iple C PU ( Cent ral P roc essing Un it) , multi-u ser or t ime-s har ing a rra ngem ent wher e the users are not individual licensees.

Making alterations or copies of any kind of the Software.

Making any attempt to disassemble, de-compile or reverse engineer the Software in any way or form, or engaging in any activity aimed at obtaining underlying information not visible to the user during

normal use of the Software. Making copies or translations of the User Manual.

Warranty

Thrustmaster Force Feedback Racing Wheel comes with a one year by exchange parts and labor warranty from the date of purchase. Thrustmast er’s entire liabilit y and your exclusive remedy is limited t o the replacement of defective products. In no event shall Thrustmaster be liable to you or any third party for direct or indirect consequential, incidental or special damages which you may incur as a result of using the software, including, but not limited to, loss of data, or information of any kind that you may experience.

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CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 3

II. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................. 4

III. WHEEL FIXATION ........................................................................................5

IV. DRIVER/SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .....................................................6

V. FORCE FEEDBACK RACING WHEEL EDITOR ................................... 10

VI. TECHNICAL SUPPORT .............................................................................. 11

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SING THIS MANUAL

RIVER/SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS

RIVER/SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS MILLENNIUM

RIVER/SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS

NSTALLATION TEST

AUNCHING THE SOFTWARE

EVICE PROGRAMMING

F YOU NEED TO RETURN

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2000 .......................................7

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To begin with, this manual assumes you are familiar with frequently used terms, such as click on, right-click on and double-click on. Further to this, the following list of conventions has been drawn up to help you get situated:

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INTRODUCTION

SING THIS MANUAL

BOLD CAPITALS

you will have to manually type in (e.g.

for interface messages or on-screen information.

Italics

Keyboard keys in square brackets, with a plus sign separating keys that you have to press simultaneously (e.g. Press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del]).

for all directory, file and path names; and also all text that

INSTALL.EXE

situations.

consideration before proceeding.

Designates a caution or warning that can steer you away from risky

Offers you an on-the-spot definition or explanation.

Indicates information of particular importance that should be taken into

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II.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Digital gearshift levers Proportional braking lever Proportional gas lever 8 way POV (Point Of View) button Multi-function (4 in 1) button Action buttons Gearshift lever Analog brake pedal Analog gas pedal

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Be careful not to overtighten the clamps before locking in order to avoid damaging either the clamps or the table.

III. WHEEL FIXATION

Place the Thrustmaster Force Feedback Racing Wheel on a table or flat surface. Set the locking device on the front of the wheel to the clamp screws on the underside of the table until the wheel is firmly fixed into place and then secure it by setting the locking device to the pedals to the wheel using the pedal cable provided. You are now ready to install your drivers and software.

UNLOCK

position. Tighten the

position. Connect the

LOCK

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This manual describes driver

installation for

Millennium

screens and procedure may vary slightly from what is shown and described in this manual. These variations may be caused by other software/hardware installed on your computer, or the version of the Windows operating system.

Windows 98

and

2000

. Your installation

IV. DRIVER/SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

The USB connectors on the Thrustmaster Force Feedback Racing Wheel enable you to hot-plug your racing wheel on your PC’s USB ports. Plug the Thrustmaster Force Feedback Racing Wheel into the mains using the mains cable provided. Place the switch at the back of the racing wheel to the On position and plug the USB connector into the USB port at the back of your CPU (Central Processing Unit). The new peripheral will be detected automatically. Please consult the passage corresponding to the operating system installed on your machine for the procedure on how to install the drivers of your racing wheel.

RIVER/SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS

The

Add New Hardware Wizard

display a list of current drivers. Insert the installation CD-ROM into the appropriate drive (wait a few moments for the computer to recognize the CD). Enable

the best driver for your device (Recommended)

will propose to search for optimized drivers or

and click on

Search for

(fig.1).

Enable

fig.1

and the name of the folder where the drivers are located. Click on driver installation.

Once you have completed installing the drivers, the Force Feedback Racing Wheel Editor will install itself automatically. Follow the on-screen instructions to install this program in the default directory

FORCE FEEDBACK RACING WHEEL

Click on

fig.2

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CD-ROM drive

. You are now ready to test your racing wheel (see

Finish

and click on

(fig.2). Windows will then specify the path

to continue

C:\PROGRAM FILES\THRUSTMASTER\

Installation Test

fig.3

fig.4

RIVER/SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS MILLENNIUM

Insert the installation CD-ROM in the appropriate drive. Driver installation should begin automatically (if not, click on

). Follow the on-screen instructions.

FORCE FEEDBACK RACING WHEEL

Click on

RIVER/SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS

The

Found New Hardware Wizard

. You are now ready to test your racing wheel (see

Finish

display a list of the known drivers for the device. Enable

for my device (recommended)

Windows, check the

CD-ROM drives

and click on

your CD-ROM drive (fig.5). Click on

If Windows fails to detect the drivers on the CD-ROM, also check the

location

option, click on

and type in

C:\PROGRAM FILES\THRUSTMASTER\

(fig.3). Click on

Installation Test

2000

will propose to search for a suitable driver or

Search for a suitable driver

(fig.4). At the search prompt from

option and insert the installation CD-ROM into

Specify a

D:\WIN2K DRIVERS

(or replace D with the drive letter used on your computer) and click on OK. Windows will then specify the path and the name of the folder where the drivers are located. Click on

continue driver installation.

fig.5

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fig.6

Click on

Found

to continue installation when Windows displays a

Yes

dialog box (fig.6) and click on

in the following dialog box that appears

Finish

Digital Signature Not

to complete setup.

Once you have finished installing the drivers, you may then proceed to install the Force Feedback Racing Wheel Editor, the programming software supplied with your racing wheel. To do this, select

Start/Run…

and type in

D:\EDITOR

(or replace with the drive letter used on your computer). Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software in the default directory

THRUSTMASTER\FORCE FEEDBACK RACING WHEEL

C:\PROGRAM FILES\

Click on

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. You are now ready to test your racing wheel (see

Finish

Installation Test

NSTALLATION TEST

Click on

Game Options

box will appear, displaying

Start/Settings/Control Panel

, depending on your operating system). The

Thrustmaster Force Feedback Racing Wheel

(fig.7). If the dialog box displays the state

reinstall the hardware. To do this, click on

D:\CLEANW.EXE

(or replace D with the drive letter used on your computer). This

and double-click on

Game Controllers

Not connected

Start/Run…

Game Controllers

with the state

, you may need to

and type in

program will automatically uninstall the current drivers to facilitate reinstallation.

(or

dialog

fig.7

fig.8

Click on

Properties

in the

Game Controllers

dialog box and select the

Test Input

tab. Test the various axes by pressing the buttons and checking the on-screen result (fig.8). Now click on

in the

Game Controllers

dialog box.

You are now ready to launch the Force Feedback Racing Wheel Editor (see following section).

In the event of malfunction during use due to electrostatic emission, please quit the game and unplug the unit from the computer. Resume normal game play by plugging the unit back in and restarting the game.

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FORCE FEEDBACK RACING WHEEL EDITOR

Please remember that the Force Feedback Racing Wheel Editor can only be used with Windows. Therefore, you will not be able to create presets for DOSbased games with this software.

Now click on

Start/Programs/Thrustmaster Force Feedback Racing Wheel/ Thrustmaster Force Feedback Racing Wheel Editor Manual

further details on gaming presets.

for

AUNCHING THE SOFTWARE

Click on

Force Feedback Racing Wheel Editor

The Force Feedback Racing Wheel Editor is a software which allows you to easily configure your game controller to play PC games. With this software you can program a game’s most commonly used key stroke functions to the buttons of your game device, and then save your settings.

EVICE PROGRAMMING

Start/Programs/Thrustmaster Force Feedback Racing Wheel/Thrustmaster

to launch the software.

Click on one of the action buttons in the picture of the device (or press the actual button on the device itself) to program action buttons to emulate keyboard strokes. The button pressed must be shown highlighted in red. Almost all keyboard commands can be programmed.

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VI. TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Before you contact us (*), please have the following information/items ready:

Product name,

Date of purchase of your product,

Your full system configuration details: processor type, memory, operating system,

Pen and paper.

Please have your computer switched on and ready at the point where you have encountered your problem.

OU NEED TO RETURN

IF Y

Thrustmaster offers a standard one year parts & labor warranty.

To return a product for factory service, contact a Thrustmaster technical support representative at the phone number corresponding to the country you live in (*).

In Europe

will then deal directly with Thrustmaster. All customers should register online at our web site. Just visit http://europe.thrustmaster.com, click on

In the USA and Canada

should register online at our web site. Just visit http://us.thrustmaster.com, click on be added to the mailing list to receive upgrade information, information on new products and special offers.

Note: only packages that have been assigned an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) number by a technical support agent will be accepted.

When returning the product, make sure all the materials such as the manual(s), the connection cable(s) and the product packaging box are included.

: after confirmation by our technical support (*) that your product is defective, please return it to your retailer who

: refund policies apply to products purchased directly from Thrustmaster (30 days). All customers

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Tech Support

and choose

Reach us

and choose

Support

. You will

(*) Hotline details are listed at the end of this manual.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

INTRODUCTION

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

FORCE FEEDBACK RACING WHEEL EDITOR