Cube Controls GT User manual

GT wireless eSports Racing Wheel
User Guide

Due to continuous improvement, the actual product may differ from the manual.
This manual is for reference only.
1

Safety notice
Please read the Manual carefully before you use the racing wheel.
Please do not open the racing wheel, otherwise the supplier will not afford
warranty service.
This product does not have waterproof function, please keep it away from
rain, moisture and other items containing liquid such as vape, cup and so
forth.
This wheel is designed for simulation use only.
Turn off the steering wheel if you will not use this product for a long time.
Should you find any problems in your wheel, please contact us at
[email protected], do not repair it by yourself.
2

Interface introduction
DOWNSHIFT UPSHIFT
L TOGGLE R TOGGLE
2 WAY TOGGLE2 WAY TOGGLE
ENCODER ENCODER
ENCODER ENCODER
3

POWER BUTTON WIRELESS ANTENNA
4

Syncing to your SimuCUBE
Turn on the steering wheel by pressing the power button indicated in the
picture above. The steering wheel enters discovery mode and announces
itself to the SimuCUBE base for 30 seconds. Discovery mode can also be
activated by pressing both paddle shifters simultaneously.
When connecting to a SimuCUBE base for the first time, it is required to
manually select the wireless button plate module from the list provided by
SimuCUBE configuration software True Drive. Double click on the device name
to establish the connection. By checking the “connect automatically to paired
devices” box at the bottom of the window, the wheel will be connected as
soon as it enters discovery mode by power-on or pressing both paddles for 5
seconds.
Connection to SimuCUBE base can be closed by pressing again both paddle
shifters for 5 seconds or simply by turning off the wheel.
The steering wheel status changes are shown by a blinking status LED as seen
in the drawing on page 3:
Discovery mode: continuous blinking at a high frequency
Connected to a SimuCUBE controller: 3 blinks at a medium frequency
Disconnected from SimuCUBE controller: 10 blinks at a slow frequency
5

Battery information
The Formula wireless wheel features a 3.7V 1500mAh LiPo battery that should
allow around 40 hours of use before needing to be charged again.
Battery status can be seen via the LED indicator on the front of the wheel as
drawing on page 3.
LED indicator status:
Off: battery OK
Red: battery low, needs recharging
Blue: battery fully charged
Once the battery indicator LED turns red, there are about 2 hours of use left.
The battery can be charged via the supplied coiled cable using any USB port.
Charging time it’s around 2 hours, and the steering wheel can be used even
while charging.
6

Charging the battery
To charge the battery connect the steering wheel to your PC by only using the
provided cable.
Please note that the wheel connector it’s keyed as the picture below, so it fits
only one way.
Once the plug it’s correctly seated into the body receptacle, secure it by
turning the retaining ring as bottom right picture.
IMPORTANT: do not over-tighten the ring. Just screw it completely until it
stops rotating, do not apply excessive force.
Alignment key
7

Wheel installation
Our universal hub on the back of the wheel body allows the user to install
various adapter, or even connect it directly to your FFB base.
Highlighted in blue the M5x0.8
metric holes.
In gray, 5,5mm through holes.
Both of them are available in
70mm or 50.8mm bolt pattern.
Through holes are rotated by
180°, so flipping your adapter to
match the wheel hub may be
needed.
Please refer to your adapter or
motor manufacturer to ensure
compatibility. Outer
70mm
pattern
Inner
50.8mm
pattern
8

Paddles adjustment
Clutch and shifter paddles can be easily adjusted to better suit your hand size
and driving preferences.
T10 drive needed.
Length can be adjusted by
slightly loosening the two
screws highlighted in the right
picture, and sliding
forward/backwards the
carbon paddle.
Reach can be adjusted by
slightly loosening the two
screws highlighted as the right
picture and the two on the
opposite side of the shifter as
pointed by the small arrows,
then rotating the lever body
upwards/downwards. You
may need to apply a bit of
force.
9

Useful tips
Each wheel comes with a full sheet of stickers and a set of plastic tweezers
useful to install them as your liking. Before applying the sticker make sure
the surface it’s clean.
Try to install the USB coiled cable by wrapping it loosely on your FFB motor
shaft/adapter in such a way that it will not suffer any strain even when doing
full opposite steering rotations.
Black and white long labels are
designed to be placed over the dial
setting name:
10

Shifters maintenance
If lubricant dries up you might experience the paddle shifter not coming back
to its original position freely.
Once a year it’s highly recom-
mended to put a really small drop
of lubricant (sewing machine oil or
similar) on the points as the
drawing on the right indicates,
just where the lever body touches
the base of the shifter when
pressed down.
A small drop of lubricant on the
contact point of the stainless steel
pin as indicated by the arrow will
help as well.
Do not use any spray products
such as WD40 or similar.
Shifter unit bottom view
11

Adjusting shift paddles activation point
Introduction:
Whilst all the racing wheels are already tested, you might need to adjust the
shifter sensor activation point for a correct use on your setup.
Needed tools:
Torx T10 drive and a small philips screwdriver (both provided).
Accessing the trimmers
Locate and remove the two Torx screws on the back of the wheel as high-
lighted in the next picture:
12

Select your Simucube controller
Go to Control Panel and access the Game Controllers window.
13

Select your Simucube base from the list and open the properties panel.
You should now see a window that displays all your controllers buttons:
14

Adjusting the trimmers
Carefully place a small philips screwdriver inside the screw hole leaved by the screw
you removed in the previous step, and move it slightly until it engages the trimmer.
It sits around 10mm below the surface of the main body.
There is one trimmer for each right (upshift) and left (downshift) paddles.
Press the paddle you are adjusting and keep it pressed, rotate the trimmer slowly
clockwise or anticlockwise until the downshift button (9) or upshift button (10) are
on.
Please notice that the adjustment trimmer have end points on both ends, do
not force the rotation if you reach them.
Release the shifter, remove the screwdriver and check if the shifter is now working
properly. If needed, please, do repeat this process for the other paddle.
Once you are done with the calibration, put back in place the Torx screws you
removed at the beginning.

Notes

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