Ch products Flightstick pro User manual

User

Manual

Version

1.0

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PRODUCTS

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Joystick

Technologies

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Inc

.

Company

F~IGHTSTICH

PRO™

FOR

MACINTOSH

JETSTICH™

FOR

MACINTOSH

User

Manual

Version

1.0

TRB~E

OF

CONTENTS

Introduction

..............................

2

Package

Contents

..........................

3

Connecting the Joystick

....................

3

Installing the software

......................

3

The

Control Panel

.........................

5

Modes

...................................

7

a.

The

Relative Mouse Mode

.............

7

b.

The

Absolute Mouse

Mode

.............

8

c.

The

Keyboard Mode

...................

9

Fire Buttons

.............................

10

Stick

Trim

...............................

11

Throttle

.................................

12

System Settings

..........................

13

Importing and Exporting Settings

...........

14

Miscellaneous Notes

......................

15

Troubleshooting

..........................

16

Specifications

............................

17

Warranty

................................

18

Trademarks

..............................

19

FCC

Notice

.............................

19

•

INTRODUCTION

a.

The

FLIGHTSTICK

PRO

for Macintosh

(Figure

1)

and

the

JETSTICK

for Macintosh

(Figure

2)

are joysticks for the Apple Macintosh

(Mac) family.

They

connect to the Apple Desktop

Bus (ADB)

of

the

Mac. Each can control

the

mouse cursor or emulate keypresses.

The

FLIGHTSTICK

PRO

offers four programmable

buttons, which include a trigger and three fire

buttons. In addition it offers a throttle control and

an eight way switch which are also programmable.

The

JETSTICK

offers a trigger and one fire but-

ton which are programmable.

b.

In

the

basic mode each joystick emulates a

3fire buttons

give

you

--

the

full

range

of

combatfeatures and a

profess1onalfeeL

Responsive

throttle control

lets

you

command

your

speed.

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designed trigger

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and

elevator

positions.

Figure

1-

The

FLIGHTSTICK

PRO

mouse. Each

either

moves the mouse cursor in

relative mode (i.e., the cursor starts to move in the

direction the stick

is

pointed) or they can control

the cursor in absolute mode (i.e., releasing the

stick

to

the

center

position will

center

the

mouse

cursor on the screen, likewise pulling it to

upper

left corner will place the cursor in

the

upper

left

corner

of

the screen). Additionally, each offers

emulation

of

the

keyboard by translating stick

movement

into keypresses.

c.

The

joysticks can be used simultaneously

with a keyboard, mouse, and

other

ADB devices.

d.

The

joysticks come with a Control Panel file

that allows the setting

of

various parameters such

as

speed and key codes. Settings can be saved

for

several

hundred

different programs.

When

a pro-

X-Alls

Trim

Alljuatment

Figure

2-

The

JETSTICK

gram

is

started for which settings exist,

the

set-

tings will

be

automatically activated.

e. System requirements: Any Macintosh with

ADB

except

Mac 128, 512, 512e and MacPlus;

System 6.0.7 or later (also 7.x). Also compatible

with

the

Apple PowerMacintosh.

Minimum

memory for System 7.x should

be

4MB.

a.

The

joystick package contains:

1

FLIGHTSTICK

PRO

or 1

JETSTICK

1

Diskette

containing

the

Control Panel

software

1 User Manual

CONNECTING

THE

JOYSTICH

a.

Switch offyour computer.

Note:

ADB

devices shouldonlv

be

connected

to

the

Mac when

it

is switchedoff, otherwise

your

Mac

or

thejoystick might

be

damaged!

b.

Insert

the

joystick ADB plug into a free ADB

socket on your Mac or keyboard.

Note:

The

joystick has

an

ADB

cable with a feed

through

plug

that

allows

for

the insertion

of

the connector

of

another

ADB

device.

c.

If

there

is

no free socket on your Mac or key-

board you may insert

the

joystick connector any-

where

between

two ADB devices (e.g.,

between

the

keyboard and

the

mouse).

d. Switch on your Mac.

If

the

connection has

been

done

successfully, you will

be

able to control

the

cursor with

the

joystick.

INSTALLING

THE

SOFTWARE

a.

The

supplied

diskette

contains

the

files:

-Flightstick Pro Control Panel or Jetstick

Control Panel

-Flightstick

Pro Prefs or Jetstick Prefs

b.

For System 7.x

(

1)

Select all

of

the

above files and drag

them

onto

the

System Folder icon on your hard disk.

(2)

The

system will ask you if some

of

the

files should

be

copied

to

specific locations in

the

System Folder. Click on "OK"

so

that

the

system

will place

the

files in

the

correct places.

The

Control Panel files will be copied to

the

"Control

Panels" folder. For convenience you may move

the

Prefs file into

the

"Preferences" folder

but

it

works also

if

it

is

in

the

System Folder.

c.

For System 6

(1) Select

the

Control Panel and Prefs files

and drag

them

into your System Folder. •

•

d. Restart your computer.

During

start-up

one

of

the

symbols in Figure 3 should

appear

on

the

screen

to

indicate

that

you have correctly installed

the

software.

FLIGHTSTICK

PRO

JETSTICK

Figure

3-

Symbols

denoting

correct

joystick

installation

e.

Troubleshooting

(1)

Should

the

software

not

be

able

to

detect

the joystick,

the

same symbol will

be

crossed

out

on

the

screen.

If

this

is

the

case,

check

all cable-

connections.

(2)

If

no symbols

appear

on

the

screen,

the

software has not

been

correctly installed. It may

either

be

in

the

incorrect folder (e.g.,

the

Control

Panels folder in

the

System

Folder

under

System

7 and in the System

Folder

under

System

6) or the

System

Folder

you installed it in

is

not

used for

starting

the

machine.

f.

If

you now move

the

joystick in any direction,

the

cursor will move in

the

same direction.

Forward/backward

movements

of

the

joystick cor-

respond

to

upward/downward

movements

of

the

mouse, and left or right

movements

correspond

to

the

equivalent

mouse movements.

g.

Now

open

the

Control Panel

under

the

Apple

menu.

You will find a new device

named

Flightstick Pro or

Jetstick

there.

THE

CONTROL

PANEL

a.

To

avoid setting

the

joystick parameters for

each individual program, you can associate and

save settings for a specific program via

the

Control

Panel.

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( Keys... )

(Absolute...

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( Options... )

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b.

When

you

open

the

Control Panel, you will

see

the

dialog box found in

Figure

4.

If

you have a

color or gray scale monitor with 256 or more colors

or shades, you will

get

a slightly different dialog

box with a

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design.

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4-

The

Control

Panel

(with

System

7.x)

•

c.

Dialog box description for

the

Control Panel

(1) List Box -contains all programs for which

settings exist. When you select an item on the list

by clicking on it

the

joystick settings saved for this

item are activated except for screen resolution

and loudness. Changes made to

the

selected set-

ting are stored automatically.

The

first three items

on

the

list have special meanings.

They

are always

present and cannot be deleted.

(a)O

0 0 0 0 0 - a scratch setting not assigned

to any program.

You

can try out new settings here

without changing existing settings.

When

the

Control Panel

is

opened,

the

settings for this item

are always identical to those

of

the

second

item-

Unknown.

(b)

<<Unknown>>

- a setting loaded for any

program that has no specific setting assigned.

(c)

<<Finder>>

-contains settings for

the

Finder.

(2)

Relative

... button -works in conjunction

with whichever setting

is

selected in

the

List

Box.

The

check

(-.J)

in the button indicates that

the

joy-

stick

is

in

the

Relative Mouse Mode.

When

this

button

is

clicked,

the

Relative Mouse Mode dia-

log box appears (Figure 5). See "Modes" for fur-

ther information.

(3)

Keys

... button -works in conjunction with

whichever setting

is

selected in

the

List Box.

The

check

(-.J)

in

the

button

indicates

that

the

joystick

is

in

the

Keyboard Mode. When this button

is

clicked,

the

Keyboard Mode dialog box appears

(Figure

7).

See "Modes"

for

further information.

(4)

Absolute

...

button

-works in conjunction

with whichever setting

is

selected in

the

List Box.

The

check

(-.J)

in

the

button indicates that the joy-

stick

is

in

the

Absolute Mouse Mode.

When

this

button

is

clicked, the Absolute Mouse Mode dia-

log box appears (Figure

6).

See "Modes" for fur-

ther information.

(5)

Options

... button -works in conjunction

with whichever setting

is

selected in

the

List Box.

Allows you to change

the

settings for screen reso-

lution and speaker volume.

When

this button

is

clicked,

the

Systems Settings dialog box appears

(Figure 12). See "System Settings" for further

information. ·

(6)

New

applic. button -allows you to connect

current active settings with any application. When

you click this button, an open dialog box appears

from which you can select a program for which

these settings are to be saved.

The

new settings

are always a clone

of

the

ones activated

when

you

click on this button. Settings for

up

to 200 differ-

ent

programs can

be

stored.

(7)

Delete

button -used to delete an item from

a list.

(8)

Im-/Export

button

-used to import and

export

settings (see paragraph

11

).

(9)

On/off

switch

-used to switch

the

joystick

off

completely for a setting.

(10)

Sound

popup

menu

-allows a sound to

be

chosen which will be played

when

its settings are

loaded at

the

start

of

a program.

(11)

Graphic

image

-clicking this will provide

more detailed information on

CH

Products

and

product

development.

(12)

Automatic

Load

option -

when

this box

is

checked

(default), settings are loaded automatical-

ly

when

a program

is

started.

MODES

a.

The

Relative Mouse

Mode

(1)

In

the

Relative

Mouse

Mode

movements

of

the

joystick result in

movements

of

the

cursor.

Steering

the

joystick slightly up results in a slow

cursor

movement

upwards, while a greater deflec-

tion results in faster cursor movement.

(2)

When

you click on the Relative...

button

on

the

Control Panel

the

dialog box

in

Figure 5

appears and allows you to

set

various parameters

for

the

joystick.

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Mouse

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dialog

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(3) Dialog box description for

the

Relative

Mouse

Mode

(a)

Flip

X-Axis

box -allows you to

invert

the

orientation

of

the

X-axis (left/right)

of

the

joystick.

(b)

Flip

Y-Axis

box -allows you to

invert

the

orientation

of

the

Y-axis (up/down)

of

the

joystick.

(c)

Exchange

Axes

box -allows you to

exchange

the

X-axis

movement

for

the

Y-axis

movement

and vice versa.

(d)

Fire

Buttons

button

-allows you to

modify

the

settings

of

the

fire

buttons

for

the

set-

ting

you

selected

on

the

Control Panel

and

noted

at

the

top

of

the

dialog box after

"Relative

Mouse

Mode

for." See

"Fire

Buttons"

for more informa-

tion. •

•

(e)

Stick

Trim

button

-allows you to

check

and/or

center

the

trim

of

the

stick. See

"Stick

Trim"

for more information.

(f)

Throttle

button

-allows you to

change throttle settings. See

"Throttle"

for more

information.

Nore: Mode Dialog boxes

for

the

Jetstick

will

not

contain a "Throttle" button.

(g)

Horizontal

Default/Linear

graph/Curve graph buttons -allows you to define

the

speed

of

the

cursor

movement

in

the

X-axis in

relation to

the

deflection

of

the

joystick.

This

is

done by clicking on a column and dragging it

to

the

desired value.

Higher

numbers

equate

to

higher speeds.

The

buttons manipulate these val-

ues.

To

read

the

scale,

the

column on

the

left

relates to full deflection

of

the

joystick

either

left

or right, while

the

columns

as

you move to

the

right relate

to

lesser amounts

of

deflection

of

the

joystick. (h)

Vertical

Default/Linear

graph/Curve graph buttons -allows you to define

the

speed

of

the

cursor

movement

in

the

Y-axis in

relation to

the

deflection

of

the

joystick.

This

is

done by clicking on a column and dragging it

to

the

desired value. Higher

numbers

equate

to

higher speeds.

The

buttons manipulate

these

val-

ues.

To

read

the

scale,

the

column on

the

left

relates to full deflection

either

up or down

of

the

joystick, while

the

columns

as

you move to

the

right relate to lesser amounts

of

deflection

of

the

joystick.

(i)

Cancel

button

-allows you to cancel

all changes and leave

the

dialog box. (Can also

be

done by using

the

command

key in combination

with

the

period). Performs

the

same function for

all

dialog boxes.

(j)

OK

button

-allows you to accept and

store all changes

then

leave

the

dialog box. (Can

also

be

done

by pressing

the

return key). Performs

the

same function for all dialog boxes.

b.

The

Absolute Mouse

Mode

(

1)

In

the

Absolute Mouse

Mode

every posi-

tion

of

the

stick has a corresponding screen posi-

tion. For example, steering and

then

stopping

the

joystick slightly up and right results in a cursor

movement

up and right.

When

you stop moving

the

joystick,

the

cursor will freeze in that position.

If

you allow

the

stick to return to center,

the

cur-

sor will return to

the

center

position.

(2)

When

you click on

the

Absolute

...

button

on

the

Control Panel

the

dialog box in Figure 6

appears which allows you to

set

various parame-

ters for

the

joystick.

(3) Dialog box description for

the

Absolute

Mouse

Mode

(a)

Flip

X-Axis

button

-same as in

Relative Mouse

Mode

(b)

Flip

Y-Axis

button

-same

as

in

Relative Mouse

Mode

(c)

Exchange

Axes

button

-same

as

in

Relative Mouse

Mode

(d)

Fire

Buttons

button

-same

as

in

Relative Mouse

Mode

(e)

Stick

Trim

-same

as

in Relative

Mouse

Mode

(f)

Throttle

-same

as

in

Relative Mouse

Mode

(g)

Acee!.

Curve

popup

menu

-allows

you

to

specify

whether

to

use a linear or parabolic

relation

between

deflection

of

the joystick

and

the

cursor position.

The

parabolic settings give a high-

er

resolution

in

the

joystick positions closer

to

the

center

and

thus

allows a more delicate control

of

the

joystick.

(h)

Hurricane

Eye

popup

menu

-com-

pensates for

the

cursor

tremble

(which would

make

the

mouse unusable) which

is

associated

with

the

analog joystick inaccuracy

due

to

analog

to

digital conversion.

To

compensate, this

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6

-The

Absolute

Mouse

Mode

dialog

box

allows you to define a

"don't

move range" speci-

fied in pixels

out

from

the

screen center. Within

this area

the

cursor does not move.

If

you

steer

out

of

this hurricane eye,

the

cursor moves normally.

A value

of

20

is

recommended.

(i)

Cursor

Area

popup

menu

-defines

the

pixel area in which

the

cursor will work. Some

older games are only able to

accept

smaller areas

such

as

512 pixels horizontally and 384 vertically.

Specifically for Falcon

MC,

set

the

numbers

in

Other

Size... to 320 horizontal

and

200 vertical.

(j)

Area

Position

popup

menu

-available

only

when

the

Cursor

Area

popup

menu

is

other

than

Full Screen. Provides reference positions for

the

cursor area if less

than

the

full screen.

For

example,

Top

Left

Edge

means

that

the

cursor

area

is

moved to

the

upper

left portion

of

your

screen.

c.

The

Keyboard

Mode

(1) In

the

Keyboard

Mode

the

stick move-

ment

is

translated into key presses.

If

for instance

you move

the

stick

to

the

left

and

hold it, the key-

code for left will be

generated

and

the

Mac will

see

a key pressed for

the

time

you hold

the

stick in

that

position.

(2)

When

you click on

the

Keys

...

button

in

the

Control Panel,

the

dialog box in Figure 7

appears which allows you to change key settings.

(3) You can assign keys to

every

direction.

To

do so, simply click

on

the

key

that

you

want

to

change. It will

then

be

surrounded

by a

dotted

frame and awaits your input. You can now press a •

•

single key, a combination

of

a

key

and a modifier

key (e.g., shift, control, alt), or

the

mouse button.

(4) Dialog box description for

the

Keyboard

Mode (a)

Change

All

button

-Used

when

all

key settings are to

be

changed. Each direction

is

selected in turn and requires that a key setting be

input.

This

sequence

cannot

be

interrupted.

(b)

Combinations

box -Used to specify

whether

two different keys are to be generated

when

the

joystick

is

moved diagonally.

If

this

option

is

not selected,

the

diagonal directions are

grayed out.

If

this option

is

selected,

then

a diago-

nal

movement

of

the

joystick will generate a sin-

gle key stroke.

(c)

Fire

Buttons

button

-same as in

the

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The

Keyboard

Mode

dialog

box

Relative Mouse Mode.

(d)

Stick

Trim

button

-same

as

in

the

Relative Mouse Mode.

(e)

Throttle

button

-same

as

in

the

Relative Mouse Mode.

FIRE

BUTTONS

a.

The

Fire Buttons dialog

is

accessed from

the

Relative Mouse Mode, Absolute Mouse Mode, or

Keyboard dialogs, and

is

always

the

same.

b.

This

dialog allows you to control

the

actions

of

the

fire button(s),

the

trigger, and

the

eight

way

switch (for

the

Flightstick Pro only).

These

con-

trol items are displayed graphically in

the

dialog

as

seen

in Figure 8 for

the

FLIGHTSTICK

PRO

and Figure 9 for

the

JETSTICK.

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Fire

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dialog

box

for

FLIGHTSTICK

PRO

c.

Besides key definitions you can specify three

options for buttons programmed to generate a

mouse click.

d. Dialog box descriptions for Fire Buttons

(1)

Autofire

popup

menu

-

depending

on

the setting 1 to

15

mouse clicks per second are

produced

as

long as the fire

button

is

pressed.

When set to

"Off'

the buttons function like a nor-

mal mouse button.

(2)

Combinations

box -same

as

in the

Keyboard mode.

(3)

Auto

Double

Click

box -ifthis option

is

selected, pressing the fire button

of

the joystick

for a period

of

time results in a double click.

The

time period

is

controlled by the

number

in the

Autofire

popup menu.

(4)

Locking

Fire

box -this changes the fire

button into a toggling switch. Each press

of

the

fire button switches it from a "mouse pressed" to

"mouse released" and vice versa.

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fire

buttons

for

"o

o o o o

o"

0Auto

Double Ciiek

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Fire

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Figure

9-

Fire

Buttons

dialog

box

for

JETSTICK

STICH

TRIM

a.

The

Stick

Trim

dialog

is

accessed from the

Relative Mouse Mode, Absolute Mouse Mode, or

Keyboard dialogs, and

is

always the same.

b.

This

dialog allows you to trim the joystick

prior to use. Figure

10

shows

the

dialog box.

When entering this dialog, the joystick

is

in

the

absolute mouse mode and there

is

no "hurricane

eye."

c.

To

trim the joystick, use

the

two trim con-

trols on the base

of

the joystick to

center

the cross

cursor in the middle

of

the

dialog. Select

OK

or

press return when complete.

Note: Slightcursor

jitter

is normal,

so

an accuracy

of

abouttwo pixels is acceptable.

Center

the

stick

using the trim

adjustment

contrnls

until

the

cross

in

the

middle

is

pure

white!

Stick

Trim

Figure

10

-

Stick

Trim

dialog

box

•

THROlTLE

[FLIGHTSTICH

PRO

ONLY]

a.

The

Throttle

dialog

is

accessed from

the

Relative Mouse Mode, Absolute Mouse Mode, or

Keyboard dialogs, and

is

always

the

same.

b.

This

dialog (Figure 11) allows you to control

the

actions

of

the throttle which

is

located on the

left side

of

the

FLIGHTSTICK

PRO

base. You

can assign key strokes to

the

movement

of

this

control.

c.

There

are two general modes for the throttle:

(1) Trigger mode -moving

the

throttle con-

trol beyond 2/3rd up or below l/3rd down results

in a continuing key press until you move back

towards

the

center.

(2) Incremental mode -in this mode several

key strokes are generated when moving

the

con-

trol up or down.

The

number

of

key strokes gen-

erated over

the

full travel can be

set

using

the

slider. Values 1 to 99 are possible in

the

Absolute

Mouse Mode, and

1to14

in the Relative Mouse

Mode. In

the

incremental mode you can also

define special keys which correspond to

the

end-

point positions

of

the

throttle.

d.

Dialog box descriptions for

the

Throttle

(1)

Backwards

-key stroke or mouse click

that

is

generated when

the

throttle

is

moved back-

wards.

(2)

Forwards

-key stroke or mouse click

that

is

generated

when

the throttle

is

moved for-

ward.

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11

-

Throttle

dialog

box

(3)

Incremental

Mode

box -when checked

puts

the

throttle in

the

incremental mode

as

described above.

(4)

Bottom

-allows you to

set

a key that cor-

responds to

the

bottom (i.e., full aft) position

of

the

throttle. Available in Incremental mode only.

(5)

Top

-allows you to set a key that corre-

sponds to

the

top (i.e., full forward) position

of

the

throttle. Available in Incremental mode only.

SYSTEM

SETTINGS

a.

By

selecting

the

Options

button in

the

Control Panel, you will

enter

a dialog box (Figure

12) which enables you to

set

parameters that do

not affect

the

joystick.

These

are screen resolution

colors and sound volume.

b.

When a setting

is

selected on the Control

Panel, and then

the

Options

button

is

selected,

you are able to set up specific system settings for

the

selected program.

These

settings will be auto-

matically activated when

the

program

is

started

and will be reset when

the

program

is

finished.

c.

The

settings are only saved when you quit

the dialog with

OK.

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immediately

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12

-

System

settings

d.

Dialog box description for System settings.

(1)

Screen

Resolution

Colors

popup

menu

-allows you to

set

a specific screen type or resolu-

tion. Since various games function only with a

specific screen resolution, this

menu

provides

the

options. (i.e., ifyou set

the

screen resolution for a

game to

16

colors and launch

the

game,

the

soft-

ware will automatically switch

the

screen to

16

color mode, and

then

switch it back

when

you

quit

the

game). See Figure

13

for menu. •

•

(2)

Sound

Volume

popup

menu

-Allows

you to

set

the

sound volume for

the

program. See

Figure 14 for menu.

(3)

Reflect

changes

immediately

box -

Allows you to apply any changes in

the

above set-

tings to a program

that

is

already running.

Don't change

b/w

4 greys

4 colors

16

greys

16colors

~

256

greys

256

colors

Thousands

Millions

Fig.

13-Colors

menu

Don't change

Sound

off

1

2

5

6

7

Fig.

14-Sound

menu

IMPORTING

ANO

EXPORTING

SETTINGS

a.

To

import or export program settings you

need

to

enter

the

Import/Export dialog box

(Figure

15)

by

selecting

the

Im-/Export

button

on

the

Control Panel.

Existing settings: Exported Settings

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15

-

lm-/Export

settings

dialog

b.

This

dialog box works similiarly to

the

Apple

"Font/DA-Mover" found

in

system 6.x.

c.

Before you can copy settings, you mu·st

either

open

or create a file. Any change you

make

cannot

be cancelled.

d. Dialog box descriptions for Importing

and

Exporting settings

(1)

Existing settings list

-This

list box con-

tains all

of

the

settings currently in

the

Control

Panel.

(2)

New

settings list -

This

list box allows

you to specify

the

name

and location

of

the

file

that will contain

the

exported settings. You can

export settings to a file

so

that

you can give your

settings to a friend, or save

them

as a

backup

to

your

current

settings.

(3)

Copy

button

-used to copy settings from

the

Control Panel to an

export

file.

The

button

will point to

the

left

(<<Copy<<)

or

the

right

(>>Copy>>)

depending

on

which setting has

been

selected, and thus shows which direction

the

copying takes place.

(4)

Delete

button

-

Deletes

a setting.

(5)

Done

button

-used to exit this dialog

box. (6)

New

...

button

-used to create a

new

export file.

(7)

Open

...

button

-used to

open

an existing

export file.

a.

The

sound

menu

is

dynamic and displays all

"snd" resources

of

the

system, which means

that

this

menu

can be

expanded

by your own sounds.

Up to 100 different sounds are supported. Settings

are supplied along with some games,

but

these

can be changed, or

even

deleted,

at any time.

b.

Each joystick has a small

"I

nit" in its Control

Panel which enables settings for individual pro-

grams to be

set

automatically at start-up.

This

is

a

program which

is

executed

when

the

computer

restarts. It notes which programs are launched,

which program

is

currently running in

the

fore-

ground

and

makes

the

necessary settings.

Of

course for this

"Init"

to function it

must

not have

been

disabled by utility programs such

as

"init

cdev"

or

the

"Extensions

Manager."

If

this

is

the case,

the

Control Panel

cannot

be

opened.

c.

As

long

as

the

Control Panel

is

open, chang-

ing

the

foreground program or

launching

programs

will not automatically load their settings.

The

Control Panel always has priority.

d.

If

you wish to change

the

setting

at

the

Control Panel

between

Relative Mouse Mode,

Absolute

Mouse

Mode, and Keyboard

Mode

with-

out

changing

the

values

themselves

in any way,

then

you can avoid

the

corresponding dialog boxes

by holding down

the

command

key

when

you

click on

the

Relative

,

Absolute

, or

Keys

but-

ton.

•

TROUB~ESHOOTING

a.

This

section contains a listing

of

the

most fre-

quent

problems. Please check

the

following para-

graphs before considering something

to

be defec-

tive.

b.

The

most common reason

for

a malfunction

is

that

either

the

joystick was not connected on

the last system start, or your Mac has not

been

restarted since the installation

of

the joystick soft-

ware.

c.

If

the

troubleshooting tips below do not help

you, please call

CH

Products at 619-598-2518 and

ask for Technical Support. Additionally, you may

contact us on any

of

the

following on-line services:

AppleLink:

CHPRODUCTS

CompuServe:

74650,2411

Genie:

CH.Products

America

OnLine:

CHProducts

Prodigy: FBVU54A

National

Videotex

Network:

CHProducts

BBS:

619-598-3224

Internet:

[email protected]

d.

Other

problems:

(

1)

Problem

-

the

joystick

does

not

move

the

cursor.

Reason -

the

joystick might

be

disabled for

the program currently in the foreground or it

might

be

in Keyboard mode.

Solution -

go

to

the Control Panel and check

the settings.

(2)

Problem

-

after

restarting

the

Mac,

none

of

the

joystick

symbols

are

displayed.

Reason -

the

software was incorrectly

installed or switched off by an

INIT

control pro-

gram. With System 6.x, the Control Panel file

"Flightstick Pro" or "Jetstick"

must

be in

the

System Folder. With System 7.x,

the

"Flightstick

Pro" or "Jetstick" file must

be

in

the

Control

Panel folder which

is

in

the

System Folder.

Solution -check (e.g., with

"Get

Info")

whether "Flightstick Pro"

is

a Control Panel file.

Ifthis

is

not

the

case, copy the Flightstick Pro

software

to

your hard disk and restart

the

system.

If

this does not solve

the

problem, check

whether

there

is

another system folder on the hard disk,

from which the Mac

is

started.

The

"Flightstick

Pro" or "Jetstick" file must be in

the

System

Folder that starts

the

system.

(3) Problem -when

the

Mac

is

(re)started,

the

crossed-out joystick icon always appears.

Reason -

the

ADB cables are not correctly

connected.

Solution -check that all cables are properly

connected and that all

input

devices (mouse, key-

board, joystick) are functioning

as

required.

(4)

Problem

-

the

cursor

moves

in

a dif-

ferent

direction

than

the

joystick

movement.

Reason -

the

settings "Flip

X/Y

axis" or

"Exchange axes" are active. ·

Solution -deactivate those settings.

(5)

Problem

-

with

System

6.x,

the

joy-

stick

is

not

found

in

the

Control

Panel.

Reason -

The

joystick cannot be found on

the

ADB by

the

software.

Solution -

check

whether

all

cables are cor-

rectly plugged in.

(6)

Problem

-

the

Control

Panel

will

not

open;

the

message

you

receive

is

"On

this

Macintosh

the

Control

Panel

cannot

be

used

or

is defective."

Reason -

the

last time

the

computer

was start-

ed the Control Panel was not in

the

System File or

had

been

disabled by an

INIT

manager.

Solution -ifyou are using

the

"Extensions

Manager" or

the

"Init

CDev"

you should

check

whether

the

Control Panel has

been

activated.

If

so, activate

the

Control Panel and restart your

computer.

(7)

Problem

-

although

settings

for

a

par-

ticular

program

exist

they

are

not

activated

when

the

program

runs.

Reason -Automatic Loading may

be

deacti-

vated in

the

Control Panel.

Solultion -

open

the

Control Panel and

check

whether

the

Automatic Loading option

is

on.

(8)

Problem

-

the

mouse

cursor

occasion-

ally

jumps

to

the

center

of

the

screen.

Reason -

the

joystick

is

in

the

Absolute

Mouse Mode and it

is

not properly centered, or

the Hurricane

Eye

setting

is

too narrow.

Solution -

go

to

the

Control Panel and trim

the stick.

If

the

stick

is

trimmed

and

the

problem

is

still present,

set

the

Hurricane

Eye

to at least

20

or higher.

(9)

Problem

-

the

mouse

cursor

floats

across

the

screen.

Reason -

the

joystick

is

in

the

Relative

Mouse

Mode

and

is

not properly trimmed.

Solution -go to

the

Trim

Stick dialog and

trim

the

joystick.

SPECIFICATIONS

ADB Model

Connector

assignments (see figure

16) Pin 1 - Data

Pin 2 -

No

Connection/Reserved/Power

On

(ifapplicable)

Pin 3 - Ground

Pin 4 - Supply (+SVDC)

Figure

16

-

ADB

connector

male

cable

face

•

FLIGHTSTICK

PRO

3 Potentiometers @

lOOk

Ohm

Rated @2,000,000 cycles

8 Momentary Switches

Rated@

6,000,000 and 10,000,000 cycles

Current: lOmA Max

Voltage: +5VDC

WARRANTY

The

FLIGHTSTICK

PRO

and

JETSTICK

are warranted to the orignial purchaser to be free

from defects in materials and workmanship for a

period

of

one year from the date

of

purchase.

During this warranty period,

CH

Products will, at

its option, repair or replace, at no charge, any com-

ponent

determined

to be defective.

The

liability

under

this warranty

is

limited to

the repair

of

and/or replacement

of

the

defect or

defective part at our factory, and does not include

shipping expenses.

The

warranty does not apply

if,

in

the opinion

of

CH

Products, the

FLIGHTSTICK

PRO

or

JETSTICK

has

been

damaged by accident,

abuse, improper usage, or

as

a result

of

service or

modification by

other

than

CH

Products.

"NO

OTHER

WARRANTIES

ARE

EXPRESSED

OR

IMPLIED,

INCLUDING,

BUT

NOT

LIMITED

TO,

THE

IMPLIED

WARRANTIES

OF

JETSTICK

2 Potentiometers @

lOOk

Ohm

Rated @2,000,000 cycles

2 Momentary Switches

Rated @10,000,000 cycles

Current: lOmA Max

Voltage: +5VDC

SALEABILITY

AND

FITNESS

FOR

A PAR-

TICULAR

PURPOSE.

CH

PRODUCTS

IS

NOT

RESPONSIBLE

FOR

CONSEQUEN-

TIAL

DAMGES."

SOME

STATES

DO

NOT

ALLOW

THE

EXCLUSION

OR

LIMITATION

OF

INCIDENTAL

OR

CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES,

SO

THE

ABOVE

LIMITATION

OR

EXCLUSION

MAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.

This

warranty gives you specific legal rights,

and you may also have

other

rights which vary

from state to state.

To

obtain warranty services, send

the

joystick,

postage prepaid, with a

check

for $4.00 to cover

shipping and handling, together with a dated

proof

of

purchase to:

CH

Products

Customer Service

970 Park

Center

Dr.

Vista, CA 92083

619-598-2518

The

software

is

made available

as

is,

and with-

out warranties

of

any kind.

All

warranty claims

made on

CH

Products relating to defects which

may be present are expressly excluded where this

is

legally permissible.

CH

Products assumes no

liability for the correctness, precision, or currency

of

the software or

of

its accompanying documenta-

tion, nor for the suitability

of

the

software for a

specific purpose or for normal market quality.

The

risk relating to usability or the running characteris-

tics

of

the

software and

the

accompanying hard-

ware lies with

the

user

of

the

software.

CH

Products shall not be liable for

the

performance

of

the

software or for its functional capability in a

multiple users association.

The

user shall bear

the

costs for correction

of

defects, costs for mainte-

nance, repair or improvement work and not

CH

Products, its dealers, distributors, representatives

or employees.

TRAOEMAAHS

Apple, Apple Desktop Bus, ADB, and

Macintosh are registered trademarks

of

Apple

Computer Inc., Cupertino, California.

FCC

NOTICE

Certified to comply with

the

limits for a Class B

computing device pursuant to Subpart B

of

Part

15

of

FCC

Rules.

See

instructions

if

interference

to radio reception

is

suspected.

PLEASE

NOTE:

In order for an installation

of

this product to maintain compliance with

the

lim-

its for a class B device, you must use shielded

cables for the connection

of

any devices external

to this product.

WARNING:

This

equipment

generates and uses

radio frequency energy and

if

not installed and

used properly, in strict accordance with manufac-

turer's instructions, it may cause interference with

radio and television reception.

It

has

been

type

tested and found to comply with

the

limits for a

Class B computing device in accordance with

the

specifications in Subpart B

of

Part

15

of

FCC

Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable

protection against such interference in a residen-

tial installation. However, there

is

no guarantee

that interference will not occur in a particular

installation.

If

this

equipment

does cause interfer-

ence

to radio or television reception, which can be

determined by turning

the

equipment

offand on,

the user

is

encouraged to try to correct

the

inter-

ference by one or more

of

the

following measures: •

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