Creative Cobra 2 USB User manual

User’s Guide
Creative GamePad Cobra 2 USB - CTM1060
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Contents
Introduction
Before You Begin .........................................................................................................1
Minimum System Requirements.................................................................................1
Knowing Creative GamePad 2 USB
Connecting Creative GamePad 2 USB....................................................................................4
To connect Creative GamePad 2 USB to your computer ...........................................4
To configure Creative GamePad 2 USB for the first time..........................................5
To configure Creative USB GamePad II for the first time in Windows 2000...........6
Using Creative GamePad 2 USB .............................................................................................9
To test Creative GamePad 2 USB................................................................................9
Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................10
Technical Support
If You Have a Problem............................................................................................................14
Returning a product for repair....................................................................................16
Limited Warranty....................................................................................................................17
Creative European Help Line

Introduction
At Creative, having fun is serious business. That’s why we have created Creative GamePad 2
USB which opens the door to an entirely new world of game controllers. Creative GamePad 2
USB uses the USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection, which means that it is instantly
recognized by your system the moment you connect it to your computer.
Before You Begin
Creative GamePad 2 USB package comes with the following items:
❑Creative GamePad 2 USB
❑Installation CD
Minimum System
Requirements
❑Pentium 100 PC with 16 MB RAM
❑Motherboard with USB port
❑Microsoft Windows 98

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Knowing Creative GamePad 2 USB
Your GamePad 2 USB has 12 digital buttons A, B, C, X, Y, Z, L1, L2, R1, R2, Start, Select
and a Throttle. Their functions depend on the games you are playing. You can also redefine
their functions in the games’ calibration settings.
Figure 1: The front view of Creative GamePad 2 USB.
Select button Start button
Button A
Button B
Button C
Data cable
USB GamePad 2 plug
Connects to the USB port of a
computer. For more information,
see the next section “Connecting
Creative GamePad 2 USB”.
Button X
Button Z
Left-Shift Button 1 (L1) Right-ShiftButton1(R1)
Directional pad
Allows you to move objects
or characters in eight
different directions by
pressingtheUp,Down, Left,
and Right sections.
Button Y
Throttle

User’s Guide 3
Figure 2: The back view of Creative GamePad 2 USB.
Left-Shift Button 2 (L2)
Right-Shift Button 2 (R2)
To activate the turbo throttle
function, press the Left-Shift
button 2 (L2) and the throttle
simultaneously to accelerate the
game object e.g. an airplane. This
function may not be available for
all games.

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Connecting Creative GamePad 2 USB
You do not need to switch off your computer when you plug in the GamePad 2 USB.
To connect Creative
GamePad 2 USB to
your computer
1. Locate a free USB port, which is usually at the back of your computer.
Most computers come with two USB ports similar to those shown in Figure 3.
2. Align the plug of Creative GamePad 2 USB with the USB port and gently push it into the
port.
3. To connect a second Creative GamePad 2 USB, locate another free USB port and repeat
step 2.
Figure 3: Connecting Creative GamePad 2 USB to the USB port.
Creative
GamePad 2 USB
USB plug
USB
ports

User’s Guide 5
To configure Creative
GamePad 2 USB for the
first time
1. When you connect the Creative
GamePad 2 USB to your system
for the very first time, the dialog
box similar to Figure 4 appears.
2. Click the Next button.
3. Select Display a list of all the
drivers in a specific location, so
you can select the driver you
want and click the Next button.
An Add New Hardware
Wizarddialogboxappears, with
USB Human Interface Device
highlighted.
4. Insert the Creative USB Game
Pad II CD and then click the Have Disk button.
An Install From Disk dialog box appears.
5. Click the Browse button and locate D:\WIN98 (where D: is your CD-ROM drive) and click
the OK button twice in succession.
The Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box reappears with Creative USB Game Pad II
highlighted.
Follow the installation
instructions carefully. The
GamePad may not operate
correctly in some games if
Creative’s driver is not installed.
Refer to “To uninstall Creative
GamePad 2 USB” on page 10 to
install Creative’s driver.
Figure 4: The Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box.

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6. Remove the installation CD and insert
the Windows 98 CD when you are
prompted to do so and then click OK.
After the driver is installed, the dialog
box similar to Figure 5 appears.
7. Click the Finish button.
To configure Creative
USB GamePad II for the
first time in Windows
2000
1. When you connect the Creative GamePad 2 USB to your system for the first time, Windows
2000 installs the default driver automatically.
2. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
The Control Panel window appears.
3. Double-click the System icon.
The System Properties dialog box appears, with the General tabbed page displayed.
4. Click the Hardware tab.
The Hardware tabbed page appears.
5. Click the Device Manager button.
The Device Manager window appears.
Figure 5: Installation of Creative GamePad 2 USB
driver is completed.

User’s Guide 7
6. Click the beside Human Interface
Devices and then double-click USB
Human Interface Device as shown in
Figure 6.
The USB Human Interface Device
Properties dialog box appears, with the
General tabbed page displayed.
7. Click the Driver tab and then click the
Update Driver button.
The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard
dialog box appears, with USB Human
Interface Device highlighted.
8. Click the Next button.
9. Select Display a list of the known
drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver and click the Next button.
10.Insert the Creative USB Game Pad II CD and then click the Have Disk button.
An Install From Disk dialog box appears.
11.Click the Browse button and locate D:\WIN2000 (where D: is your CD-ROM drive) and
click the OK button.
The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box reappears, with Creative USB Game Pad
II highlighted.
12. Click the Next button twice in succession until theDigital Signature Not Found dialog box
appears.
Figure 6: The Device Manager window.

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13.Click the Yes button.
After thedriveris installed, a dialog box
similar to Figure 7 appears.
14.Click the Finish button.
The Creative GamePad 2 USB
Properties dialog box appears, with the
Driver tabbed page displayed.
15.Click the Close button.
The Device Manager window appears,
with Creative GamePad 2 USB
highlighted under Human Interface
Devices.
16.Click the button to exit the Device
Manager window.
Figure 7: Dialog box indicating that Windows has finished
installing Creative GamePad 2 USB.

User’s Guide 9
Using Creative GamePad 2 USB
This section is organized as follows:
❑To test Creative GamePad 2 USB
❑To uninstall Creative GamePad 2 USB
To test Creative
GamePad 2 USB
1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the
Game Controllers icon.
The Game Controllers dialog box appears,
with the General tabbed page displayed and
Creative GamePad 2 USB highlighted similar
to Figure 8.
Note:If you see HID Game Controller: 3 axis, 12
button gamepad highlighted instead, refer to “To
uninstall Creative GamePad 2 USB” on page 10 to
install Creative’s driver.
3. Ensure that the Status is OK.
4. Click the Properties button.
The Game Controller Properties dialog box
appears, with the Settings tabbed page
displayed.
5. Click the Test tab.
The Test tabbed page appears.
6. Press the Directional pad, buttons and slide the throttle on your GamePad 2 USB.
The corresponding buttons in the tabbed page light up in red.
7. Click OK twice in succession.
You do not have to calibrate
Creative GamePad 2 USB’s
settings as it is a digital game
controller. You can start playing
your games once you have
verified the instructions on the
right.
Your GamePad may not work
properly in some games if the
GamePad is not calibrated. For
instructions to calibrate your
GamePad, refer to “To uninstall
Creative GamePad 2 USB” on
page 10.
Figure 8: The Game Controllers dialog box.

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To uninstall Creative
GamePad 2 USB
It is very easy to uninstall the Creative GamePad 2 USB. Just unplug the GamePad from your
computer’s USB port.
Troubleshooting
Your GamePad 2 USB may not work properly in some games.
To calibrate your GamePad 2 USB:
1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Game Controllers icon.
TheGame Controllers dialog box appears, with the General tabbed page displayed and the
Creative GamePad 2 USB highlighted.
3. Click the Properties button.
The Game Controller Properties dialog box appears.
4. Click the Settings tabbed page.
5. Click the Calibrate button.
The Controller 1 Calibration dialog box
similar to Figure 9 appears with instructionsto
set your GamePad 2 USB’s Calibration
Information.
6. Click the Next button successively to set the
rest of the Calibration Information.
7. Click the Finish button.
The Game Controller Properties dialog box
appears.
8. Click the Test tabbed page.
9. Press the Directional pad, buttons and slide the
throttle on your GamePad 2 USB.
The corresponding buttons in the tabbed page light up in red.
10.Once testing is complete, click the Apply button and then click the OK button.
If your GamePad still cannot
work properly in some games
after calibration, refer to the
games’ calibration instructions.
Figure 9: The Controller1 Calibration
dialog box.

User’s Guide 11
To install Creative’s driver:
1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon.
The System Properties dialog box appears, with the General tabbed page displayed.
3. Click the Device Manager tabbed page.
4. In the Device Manager tabbed page, click the plus sign beside Human Interface Devices,
and then check that USB Human Interface Device is present.
5. Click the Properties button.
The USB Human Interface Device Properties dialog box appears, with the General
tabbed page displayed.
6. Click the Driver tab.
The Driver tabbed page appears.
7. Click the Update Driver button.
An Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears.
8. Follow the instructions from step 2 of “To configure Creative GamePad 2 USB for the first
time” onwards until step 7.
9. After you click the Finish button, the Creative GamePad 2 USB Properties dialog box
appears.
10.Click the Close button.
The Device Manager tabbed page is displayed.
11.Click the plus sign beside Sound, video and game controllers to ensure that Creative
GamePad 2 USB is present.
12.Click the OK button to close the dialog box.

User’s Guide 13
Technical Support
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The Creative web site at
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access to the latest drivers and
troubleshooting tips.

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See also European Helpline section in manual
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Less than 30 days since
date of purchase
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30-day time period may not apply in all instances, so please check the seller’s
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More than 30 days since
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Contact European Technical Support to clarify the nature of the problem and to obtain
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