Atari RetroBLE2P User manual

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BluetoothWirelessAtariRetroJoystickandPaddleAdapter
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User’sManual
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SafetyInstructions
Alwaysreadthesafetyinstructionscarefully:
 KeepthisUser’sManualforfuturereference.
 Keepthisequipmentawayfromhumidity.
 Ifanyofthefollowingsituationarises,gettheequipmentcheckedbyaservicetechnician:
o Theequipmenthasbeenexposedtomoisture.
o Theequipmenthasbeendroppedanddamaged.
o Theequipmenthasobvioussignofbreakage.
o TheequipmenthasnotbeenworkingwelloryoucannotgetitworkaccordingtoUser’s
Manual.
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CopyrightStatement
Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedinanyformbyanymeanswithoutthepriorwritten
permission.Othertrademarksorbrandnamesmentionedhereinaretrademarksorregistered
trademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.
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Disclaimer
Informationinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Themanufacturerdoesnotmakeany
representationsorwarranties(impliedorotherwise)regardingtheaccuracyandcompletenessofthis
documentandshallinnoeventbeliableforanylossofprofitoranycommercialdamage,includingbut
notlimitedtospecial,incidental,consequential,orotherdamage.
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Introduction
Thisadapterallowsyoutoconnect2AtariJoysticksor2PaddlesandpairthedevicetoyourPCor
phone.YoursystemwillrecognizeyourAtarijoysticksandpaddlesasstandardgamepadsreadyforyou
tousewithyouremulatorsandgames.
ExtrasharedbuttononthedevicewillshowupasbuttonsonthePCgamepadandtheycanbemapped
toothercapabilitiesinyouremulator.
InadditiontostandardsinglebuttonAtariJoystick,thisdevicealsosupportsFlashbackAtarijoysticks
thathave5buttons,Atarisingleordualpaddles,7800joysticks(bothbuttonsonthe7800willtriggera
singlefirebutton).
Features
 Built‐inRechargeableBatteryviaUSB
 ConnectsWirelesslyviaBluetooth
 Dualportsallowing2JoyticksorPaddles
 ScreendisplayprovidesdeviceoperationsandJoystick/Paddlefeedbackinreal‐time
 5Buttonsonthedeviceprovideadditionaloptionsforgamepaduse
 Nodriversneeded
 CompatiblewithWindows,Linux,Mac,andPhones
PackageContents
 User’sManual
 BluetoothWirelessAtariRetroJoystickandPaddleAdapter
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SystemRequirements
 PC,Laptop,Pi3or4,SmartPhone
 Bluetoothconnectivity
 Oneofthefollowingoperatingsystems(nodriversneeded):
o Windows10
o MacOS,
o LinuxOS(includingRetroPie)
o AndroidoriOS

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InstallationVerification
Afteryouturnonthedevice,ifyouhavenotpairedthedeviceyet,youwillseeablueblinkingConthe
devicessmallscreen.BlinkingCindicatesthedeviceisdisconnectedandreadyforpairingprocess.
TopairwithyourPC,Laptop,Pi,orPhone,simplyfollowyouroperatingsystemsnormalBluetooth
connectionprocess.BelowisanexampleprocessonWindows10.
Windows10
GotoWindowsControlPanelandclickon“ViewDevicesandprinter”
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ClickonAddadeviceontopleftcorner
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SelectRetroJoysticksandclickNext
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Oncethedeviceispairedyouwillseeitonyourdeviceslist.RightclickontheshownRetroJoystick
deviceandselectGamecontrollersettings
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Youwillseethedevicestwoportslisted.Theybothwillhavethesamename.Selectthetoponeforthe
rightportlabeled1onthedevice.Selectthebottomonefortheleftportlabeled2onthedevice.
Thenclickproperties
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SeeOperationsectionformoreinformationonhowyourjoysticks/paddlesandbuttonsonthedevice
aremappedtogamepadcontrollersonyourPC.
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Asyoumoveyourjoystick/paddles,youwillseetheappropriateaxisandbuttonsupdateaccordingly.
NotetheZaxesandRotationandbutton7,8arereceivingdatafromthealternatejoystickport.Having
datafrombothportscombinedishelpfulforsomeemulatorsandoperatingsystems.

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Operation
MakesuretoconnectyourPaddleorJoysticksbeforeyouturnonthedevice.Thesystemwilldetectthe
typeofdeviceyouconnectedatstartup.
WorkingwithPaddlesvsJoysticks
Eachtimeyouswitchfrompaddlestojoystickorviceversa,youmusteitherresetorturnoff/onthe
deviceforthesystemtoreinitializesoitcandetectthechange.Toresetthedevicewhilethedeviceis
on,pressandholdtheRed+Green+Blue+Yellowbuttonsimultaneously(allbuttonsexceptwhite).You
willseethescreendisplayRESETandbegincheckingall4portsforpaddles.Note:Whileyoucan
connect4paddlestothedeviceandsystemwillgenerallyworkfine,only2paddlesareofficially
supported.Paddle3hasaslightlysmallerrangein4‐paddleconfigurationduetolimitationofhardware.
SinglevsDoubleModeofOperation
Whenyoufirstturnonthedevice,itwillautomaticallybeinDoublemode.InDoublemodethedevice
willsendinformationbacktothePCtobothgamepadsshownonthePC.InSinglemodethedevicewill
sendinformationfrombothportsconnectedonlytoasinglegamepadonyourPC.
YoucantogglethemodeofthedevicebypressingGreen+Blue+Yellow+Whitesimultaneously.The
devicewillchangemodesandthescreenwilldisplaythemodeyouchangedto;either“Mode:Single”or
“Mode:Double”.
SingleMode
SinglemodeisneededforsomeoperatingsystemssuchasLinuxorRetroPieastheydonotproperly
handlemulti‐hidconnectionsviaasingleBluetoothconnection.IfyoustayinDoublemode,yourOSwill
getconfusedanddatefromyourjoystickswillgetintermingled.Makesuretoswitchtosinglemodeif
youhavetroublewithoperatingsystemsotherthanwindows.
InSinglemode,youcanstilluse2joysticksor4paddlesbecausethedevicewillsendbothportsdatato
asinglegamepadshownonyourPC/Linux/Mac.
ForbothportsasJoysticksthedevicewillsenddataofthe2Joysticksconnectedtothesystemssingle
gamepadasfollows:
‐ X/Yaxisandbutton1willbeJoystick1onthedevice
‐ Zaxis,rotation,andbutton6willbeJoystick2onthedevice
Ifyouconnect4paddles(2onPort1,and2onPort2)thedevicewillsenddataofall4paddlestothe
systemssinglegamepadasfollows:
‐ Xaxisandbutton1forpaddle1
‐ Yaxisandbutton2forpaddle2.
‐ Zaxisandbutton7forpaddle3
‐ Zrotationandbutton8forpaddle4.
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DoubleMode
DoublemodeismainlysupportedforWindowsOSbecauseitdoesproperlyhandlemulti‐hid
connectionsviaasingleBluetoothconnection.
Indoublemode,bothgamepadsshownonyourPCwillworkcorrectly.Asanaddedbonus,thedevice
willdevicewillsenddataoffrombothportstoeachgamepadshownonyourPC.
2Joysticksconnectedtothesystemsaremappedasfollows:
OnyourPCGamepad1:
‐ X/Yaxisandbutton1willbeJoystick1onthedevice
‐ Zaxis,rotation,andbutton6willbeJoystick2onthedevice
OnyourPCGamepad2:
‐ X/Yaxisandbutton1willbeJoystick2onthedevice
‐ Zaxis,rotation,andbutton6willbeJoystick1onthedevice
Ifyouconnect4paddles(2onPort1,and2onPort2)thedevicewillsenddataofall4paddlesto
gamepadsonyourPCasfollows:
OnyourPCGamepad1:
‐ Xaxisandbutton1forpaddle1
‐ Yaxisandbutton2forpaddle2
‐ Zaxisandbutton7forpaddle3
‐ Zrotationandbutton8forpaddle4
OnyourPCGamepad2:
‐ Xaxisandbutton1forpaddle3
‐ Yaxisandbutton2forpaddle4
‐ Zaxisandbutton7forpaddle1
‐ Zrotationandbutton8forpaddle2
ButtonsontheDevice
Herearehowthebuttonsonthedevicemapped:
‐ Red–Button1(Commonfirebuttononallgamepads)
‐ Green–Button2
‐ Blue–Button3
‐ Yellow–Button4
‐ White–Button5
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Pleasenote,thesebuttonsareconsideredCommonButtons,thustheywillshowupasbutton2‐5
pressedonyourgamepadshownonyourPC.
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ChargingtheDevice
Thedevicewilldisplaythebatterystatusonthescreen.IfyouconnectedthedevicetoaUSBcharger,
thedisplaywouldlikelyshow100%.Thisdoesnotmeanbatteryisfullycharged.Thebatterystatus
displaycurrentlyisonlyforwhenyoudonothavethedevicepluggedin.
Tocharge,simplyplugthedeviceintoaUSBchargeranditwillchargeautomatically.Itcantake1‐2
hoursforafullchargedependingontypeofchargeryouhave.Toseethestatusofbattery,unplugfrom
chargerandthenturnonthedeviceandwait10seconds.
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