5. Select a
3-axis, 4-button joystick. Check the “rudders” box if you are also using rudder pedals. Click OK.
You should now have the 3-axis, 4-button joystick listed in your game controllers control panel with a status of OK. (If not,
refer to the Troubleshooting section) You are now ready to calibrate your Fighterstick.
1. Highlight the 3-axis, 4-button joystick by clicking on it once. Click on Properties.
2. Single click on the Settings tab, then single click on Calibrate. Follow the instructions provided on screen. Note
that the on-screen indicators may not display the correct values during the calibration routine but should during the
Test. Also, the buttons will not register if they are keyboard-programmed during the Test.
3. Click Test… and check for proper joystick and throttle operation. If acceptable, click OK, Apply, then OK.
If after several attempts this does not produce a good calibration, or if the Calibrate button is grayed out, see the
Windows 95/98 troubleshooting section below.
Performing a Hard Reset
Once in a while your Fighterstick may lose a stored template or may have trouble being recognized by the Speedkeys
programming software. Performing a hard reset on the Fighterstick at this point would be necessary to return your joystick
to factory condition.
To perform a hard reset on your Fightersick:
1. Turn the computer off completely.
2. Locate the two upper-most red buttons on your stick. One button is on the face of the joystick and the other is on the
right side. Hold these two buttons down simultaneously.
3. Turn the computer on (while still depressing the two red buttons).
4. Count off 5 seconds, then release the buttons.
5. Allow the computer to complete its boot up process.
6. To verify that the F-16 Fighterstick has been properly reset, open any text editor (for example, Notepad*) and press
the upper most hat switch “up”. You should receive a version number. If you did receive a version number the
Fighterstick’s memory has been successfully cleared and you may proceed. If not, repeat steps 1-6.
*Notepad can be accessed by clicking on Start, Programs, Accessories, and selecting Notepad.
Troubleshooting
⇒ My Fighterstick does not work in DOS games.
Test the joystick in JCENTER (see DOS SETUP). If test fails, make sure the gameport you are using is enabled as
described by the manufacturer. If it tests OK, configure and calibrate the joystick as described in the game’s
documentation.
⇒ My buttons do not work in the game.
Make sure that you have correctly programmed and transmitted the template in Speedkeys. If they still don’t work, reset
the Fighterstick (see section Performing a Hard Reset) and try transmitting again.
⇒ When I calibrate in the Game Controllers Control Panel, I am unable to progress to the next screen, or I
receive an audible “ding”.
You must have at least one joystick button programmed in your F-16 Fighterstick. When Windows 95/98 asks you to
press a button to continue, it is expecting an actual joystick button to be pressed. With Speedkeys, you have the ability to
change a joystick button to a keyboard stroke, which at this point in the calibration will be unrecognized by Windows.
Therefore, when you make your template, make sure you program at least one joystick button to your F-16 Fighterstick’s
template.
⇒ When booting up my computer, my keyboard is not recognized. Or, I cannot access Speedkeys. I get an
error message that the Joystick was not found. Or, my computer hangs when accessing Speedkeys.
There are a couple of things that could be causing this. To start troubleshooting the problem, make sure that:
1. Your keyboard pass-thru cable is attached firmly to both your keyboard and the keyboard connector in the back of
your computer (see Installation)
2. You are not using a programmable keyboard
3. You are not using a ps/2-AT keyboard adapter
4. You have the latest BIOS for your particular motherboard
5. You have tried at least 2 non-programmable keyboards
6. Your gameport is providing your device with 5 volts (check your computer manual for more information)
7. Your motherboard powers down your keyboard completely when the computers power is off.
If the above checks out, then perform a hard reset on your F-16 Fighterstick as described in the Performing a Hard
Reset section of this manual.
⇒ Speedkeys will not work on my Windows 2000 computer.
As of print time, there is no official Windows 2000 support for the F-16 Fighterstick. Windows 2000 will actually see the
different axis of the joystick, but cannot be programmed using the programming software Speedkeys. The only solution at
this time is to use a dual-boot system. You may boot into Windows 98, program the Fighterstick, then boot back into
Windows 2000. Since the F-16 Fighterstick emulates a keyboard it should have no problem being recognized for use in
