Chicago Gaming REDLINE GT User manual

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4616 W. 19th Street, Cicero, IL 60804 [phone]
Rev 0.
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Flat Panel Television and
Flight Controls Not Included
Display Requirements: 32” to
42” Television with HDMI Input
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Redline GTTM
Thank you for purchasing Chicago Gaming Company’s Redline GT. We strongly
recommend that you follow the instructions and procedures as presented in this
Owner’s Manual and that it be read in its entirety before setting up your game.
1. LEGAL INFORMATION
1.1 SAFETY PROCEDURES
The following guidelines will help protect you and your Redline GT.
Caution: For your safety follow these instructions.
Caution: Shock hazard if instructions are not followed.
•Read these instructions.
•Keep these instructions.
•Heed all warnings.
•Follow all instructions.
•Do not use this apparatus near water.
•Clean only with a dry cloth.
•Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions.
•Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,
stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
•Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug.
A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A
grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The
wide blade and third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided
plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of
the obsolete outlet.
•Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at
plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the
apparatus.
•Only use attachments/accessories specified from the manufacturer.
•Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long
periods of time.
•Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. Servicing is required when the
apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power supply cord or
plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the
apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not
operate normally, or has been dropped.
•Use with only 115 volts ~ 60Hz
•We recommend using a surge suppresser or UPS (Uninterruptible Power
Supply) to safeguard the game from abrupt power spikes or losses.
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•WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose
your system to rain or moisture.
•Do not expose your system to dripping or splashing.
•Be sure to disconnect the power cable before working on the machine.
•Optimum operating environment is between 50-105°Fahrenheit.
1.2 WARRANTY INFORMATION
All parts are warranted against manufacturing defects for a period of 180 days.
Free telephone support is available for the life of the product.
2. GAME SETUP
2.1 INSTALLATION
•Remove the game from its packaging.
•When moving the unit, please treat it as delicately as possible.
•Be sure to install it in a dry location.
•Plug the machine into a three-prong A/C outlet.
2.2 SUPPORTED TELEVISIONS
•Redline GT supports most 32” to 42” flat panel televisions, or those with
VESA compliant mountings up to 400mm x 400mm.
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2.3 Key Features
Storage Ca
binet
Speakers
Main Power Switch
Volume Control
Seat Shaker Control
Adjustable
Racing Seat
Collapsible Arm
Rests
Rotating Flight
Control Mounts
Adjustable
Racing Pedals
Sliding Steering
Wheel
For more details on the features of Redline GT, see page 1
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3. How to Assemble
Monitor Cabinet
Seat Cabinet
Foot Box
Cabinet Connec
tor
Brackets
Shift Mounting Bracket
Shifter
Steering Wheel
Flight Control Mounting
Brackets
Tube Covers
Flight Control Arms
TV Support Brackets
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Hardware List
Connector Bracket Hardware
(12x) ¼-20 x 1-¾” Black Socket Head Cap Screws
(12x) ¼” Black Flat Washers
Foot Box Connect Hardware
(4x) ¼-20 x 1-¾” Hex Head Bolts
(4x) ¼” Flat Washers
Shifter Bracket Hardware
(4x) ¼-20 x 1” Socket Head Cap Screws
Shifter Mounting Hardware
(2x) M6 x 25mm Phillips Pan Head Screws
TV Bracket Hardware
(2x) M4 x 12mm Phillips Pan Head Screws
(2x) M6 x 12mm Phillips Pan Head Screws
(2x) M8 x 12mm Phillips Pan Head Screws
(2x) 10-32 x 1” Black Phillips Pan Head Screws
(4x) ¼” Black Flat Washer
(2x) 3/8” Black Flat Washer
Saitek Control Mounting Hardware
(4x) 6-32 x 2-3/4” Black Phillips Pan Head Screws
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3.1 Connecting the Cabinets
Start by removing the lid of the
Foot
Box. Remove the four Phillips head
screws to free the lid, and it will pull
straight up. Do not close the Foot Box
until you have finished setting up and
connected all of the cables.
Attach the two
Cabinet Connector
Brackets to the Foot Box, as shown on
the right. Use four of the bolts and
washers in the bag labeled Connector
Bracket Hardware and tighten using an
Allen wrench.
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Align the
Seat Cabinet
,
Foot Box
and
Monitor Cabinet as shown here.
NOTE: For the three components to
align properly, this step must be
performed on a level floor.
Push the
Foot Box
up against the
Monitor Cabinet so the Cabinet
Connector Brackets are resting on
the base of the Monitor Cabinet. Pull
the four cables coming from the bottom
of the Monitor Cabinet into the Foot
Box through the rectangular hole.
Pull these four cables
through and make sure they
do not get pinched
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Use the four bolts and washers in the
bag labeled Foot Box Connect
Hardware to connect the Foot Box to
the Monitor Cabinet and Seat
Cabinet as shown to the left. Tighten
the bolts with a 7/16” wrench. Note that
this image does not show the Monitor
Cabinet or Seat Cabinet so that you
can easily see where the bolts attach.
After thes bolts are tightened, tighten
the outside bolts with an Allen wrench.
Use the eight remaining bolts
and washers in the bag
labeled Connector Bracket
Hardware to connect the
Foot Box to the other two
cabinets through the
Connector Brackets.
Only tighten the bolts with
your hands. Do not tighten
with an Allen wrench until
after the next step.
Push the
Seat Cabinet
up to the Foot Box as
shown, so that the
Connector Brackets
are resting on the bases
of the Monitor Cabinet
and Seat Cabinet. Pull
the three cables coming
from the bottom of the
Seat Cabinet into
the Foot Box through
the rectangular hole.
Pull these three cables
through and make sure they
do not get pinched
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3.2 Connecting the Shifter
Align the
Shifter Mounting Bracket
with the mounting holes on the Seat
Cabinet so the wood piece is facing
up, as shown here. Secure the bracket
in place using the four screws and
washers in the bag marked
Shifter Mounting Hardware.
To connect the
Shifter
to the
Shifter Mounting Bracket
, you must
first loosen the mounting clamps on the Shifter. Turn the knobs on
both sides of the Shifter counterclockwise to lower the mounting
clamps, and twist the bottom center clamping screw
so that the Shifter can mount to the bracket as
shown. Once in position, tighten the two knobs
and screw again to hold the Shifter in place.
Pull the Shifter cable through the hole in the
cabinet just below the shifter. Reach in through
the rectangular hole in the
Foot Box and pull the cable
through. Find the bag
labeled Shifter Mounting
Hardware. From under
the Shifter, use the
two screws to secure
the Shifter to the
Shifter Mounting
Bracket.
Run
Shifter
cable through
this hole and pull into the
Foot Box with the others.
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3.3 Connecting the Flight Control Arm Assembly
NOTE: Flight Control Arm installation is optional. Install
only if you intend to purchase flight controls.
If you are not planning on installing flight controls, please skip to page 15.
Remove the two screws on
the side of the Seat Cabinet
just below the armrest
release. These will be used
to connect the Flight
Control Arm to your cabinet.
Align the Flight Control Arm
Mounting Bracket with the
mounting holes, and
attach the bracket with
the screws you just
removed.
The image on the right shows an
exploded image of the left Flight
Control Arm. The Flight Control Arm
comes assembled, but you must
disassemble it to connect it to Redline
GT. Start by removing the screw and
washer from the bottom of the
assembly. Slide the tube up to free it.
Next, remove the four screws on the
side of the Tube Cover, which will then
come free.
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Take the right
Flight Control
Arm and slide it through the
mounted Flight Control
Mounting Bracket.
Reattach the screw and
washer you removed from
the bottom of the tube as
shown. This will prevent the
arm from coming loose.
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Slide the
Tube Cover
over
the Flight Control Mounting
Bracket, aligning the
mounting holes.
Using the four screws and
washers you removed;
attach the Tube Cover to the
bracket you mounted. If your
screwdriver is too long, you
may need to remove the
Shifter to tighten one two of
the screws.
Repeat these steps to
connect the Flight Control
Arm to the left side.
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3.4 Connecting Flight Controls
The Flight Control Arms of Redline GT are designed to work with the Saitek X52
Flight System. Other flight control sticks will work, but you may have to measure
and drill the correct mounting holes through the wooden mounting piece.
Set the flight stick on the right arm
and the throttle on the left arm.
Secure the flight
controls to the
mounting arms
with the screws in
the bag labeled
Saitek Control
Hardware. Each
piece is held in
place with two
screws, circled
here.
The cable that comes with
the Saitek X52 Flight
System is slightly too short
to run through the cabinet
and connect the flight stick
with the throttle, so a longer
cable is included with
Redline GT.
Take this cable and lay it in
the open Foot Box. Run
one end of the cable under
the seat and out through
the hole that the shifter
cable passes through.
Connect this end to the
flight stick. Run the other
side of the cable through
the opposite side and
connect it to the throttle.
Run the USB cable from
the throttle through that
hole, into the Foot Box,
and connect it to the USB
cable marked F.
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3.5 Television Support Brackets
The
TV Support Brackets
are designed to work with
televisions that have VESA standard mounting holes
from 200mm x 200mm to 400mm x 400mm. One end
of the bracket connects to the back of your
television, and the other connects to the Monitor
Cabinet.
Set your television, with the base attached, on top of
the Monitor Cabinet. Try to keep it the television
approximately centered horizontally.
Find the bag labeled
TV
Bracket Hardware, which contains
four different types of screws and
some washers. The three sets
that look similar are different sizes
used to connect wall-mounting
brackets to different televisions.
Usually, the larger the television,
the larger the screw used. Find
the set of screws that fit the
mounting holes on the back of
your television.
Attach the TV Support Brackets
to the lower set of mounting holes
on your television with the slotted
piece at the top. For the smaller
screws, you will need to use the
washers to keep the screw from
sliding through the bracket.
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Loosen these two
screws to adjust the
height of the TV
Support Brackets
You will now need to adjust the
length of the TV Support
Brackets so that the bottom
mounting hole lines up with the
pilot holes behind the television.
Loosen, but do not remove, the
two screws in the center of the
bracket.
When you have adjusted the
bracket to the correct length and
aligned it with the pilot hole in the
cabinet, use the two longest
screws and two washers in the TV
Bracket Hardware bag to connect
the bracket to the cabinet. Tighten
the screws that were loosened to
adjust the length of the bracket.
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3.6 Connecting Foot Box Cables
A
B
C
D
This section will show you
how to connect the
cables in your Redline
GT.
This drawing
represents a
top view of the
open Foot Box
Connect the four sets of
cables that you pulled
into the Foot Box when
you connected the
cabinets. First, connect
the cables with the 9-pin
connectors, marked A.
This cable powers the
taillights and speakers in
the Seat Cabinet.
Next, connect cables B, C
and D to the matching
cables, which are coming
up through the holes in
the bottom of the Foot
Box. These cables power
the strip lighting that runs
underneath Redline GT.
Connect the Shifter cable
that you pulled through
earlier to the shifter
extender cable marked E.
Make sure to check the
labels on the cables
before connecting
them.
E
F
If you are not using
USB flight sticks,
cable F is unused.
If you are using USB
flight sticks, connect the
USB cable from the
flight sticks to cable F.
For information on how
to connect flight sticks,
see page 14.
(optional)
When you have
finished connecting
the cables, replace
the Foot Box Lid and
secure it with the
screws you
removed.
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4. Connecting Gaming Systems
Slide your Playstation into the cabinet
on the left side. Running the cables
through the back of the cabinet,
connect the HDMI cable to the
Playstation and HDMI port on the
television. Connect the power cord to
the Playstation and power strip.
Connect the USB cable labeled PS3
to the front USB port on the
Playstation.
Slide your computer into the cabinet
on the right side. Running the cables
through the back of the cabinet,
connect your video and audio cables
to the computer and television.
Connect the power cord to the
computer and power strip. Connect
the USB cable labeled Computer to
a rear USB port on the computer.
Set your keyboard and mouse on
the keyboard shelf, run the cables
through the back of the cabinet,
and connect them to the rear USB
ports on your computer. If you are
using a wireless mouse, connect the
dongle before installing the computer.
You can also install your computer in the rear cabinet. In order to do this, you will need some
longer cables that are not included. Run the computer cables through the cabinet under the
seat. These cables can be found at an electronics store or PI Manufacturing’s website,
www.PIMFG.com. The part numbers for these cables on PI Manufacturing’s site are:
12 Foot Audio Cable: STEREO-12-MM
12 Foot Power Cable: CORD-1-2
15 Foot VGA Cable: H15-MM-15
10 Foot USB Extension Cable: USB2-10AA-EXT-B
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5. Redline GT Features
In order to display the Playstation or computer on your television, you must
switch the television to the correct input. For the Playstation, you will select
HDMI1, HDMI2, or whichever input you connected the HDMI cable to. For the
computer, if you used a VGA cable, you will select VGA, PC, or RGB from the
list of inputs.
Different televisions have different ways of changing the input. On your
television remote, press INPUT to open the input menu. From here you will
either use the UP or DOWN buttons on the remote to select an input, press a
number on the remote to select an input, or repeatedly press the INPUT button
to cycle through available input options.
So that the Logitech Racing
Wheel will work with both a
Playstation and computer,
Redline GT has a USB
Switcher.
The USB Switcher lets you
toggle the steering and flight
controls between the
Playstation and computer.
Pressing the left button will
make the controls work for
the system on the left, and
pressing the right button will
make the controls work for
the system on the right.
The main power switch,
volume control knob
and bass shaker knob
are located below the
right speaker
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To move the steering wheel
forward or back, pull up on
the release knob and move
the shelf in the direction
you need.
To move the seat forward
or back, lift up on the
release bar under the
front of the seat
To adjust the angle of the
seat back, pull the lever
on the left side of the seat
The electronics case is
located in the back of the
Monitor Cabinet. This
contains the power supply
and amp for the speaker
system. The 3.5mm audio
jack is on the top right side of
the electronics case.
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