Gembird STR-W1-VF User manual

USERMANUAL
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УКОВОДСТВО ПОЛЬЗОВАТЕЛЯ
КЕ ІВНИЦТВО КОИСТУВАЧА
WIRELESS2.4GHZSTEE
RINGWHE
ELWITHVIBRATION
WIRELESS2.4GHZLENKRADMIT VIBRATION
DRAADLOOS2.4GHZSTUURWIELMET VIBRATIE
ROUEDEDIRECTIONSANSFIL2.4GHZ AVECVIBRATION
БЕСПОВОДНОЙ ИГОВОЙ УЛЬ ДИАПАЗОНА 2.4Г
ГЦ С
ВИБ АЦИОННОЙ ОБАТНОЙ СВЯЗЬЮ
БЕЗДОТОВИЙ ІГОВИЙ КЕ МО ДІАПАЗОНУ 2.4ГГЦ ЗВІБАЦІЙНОГО
ЗВООТНОГО ЗВ'ЯЗКОМ
STR-W1-VF

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VFWIRELESS 2.4GHZS
TEERING WHEELWITH
VIBRATION
Features
•2.4GHzRFtechnologyforwireless comfortablegaming
•Vibration feedback forrealisticdriving sense
•Morethan 65 hoursof non-stop gaming on 1000 mAHbatteries
•2spring acceleration and brakepedals
•The released wheelreturnsbyitself tothe centerposition
•2axis, direction-pad and 12 independent controlbuttons
•USB plug-and-playreceiverwiththe forceconnectionpairingbutton
Specifications
•USB1.1/2.0compatibleRF receiver
•4pcsxAA battery wheelpowersupply
•Working distance: up to10 m
•Vibration feedback motor
•180 degreesrotation
•Powerconsumption:6VDCup to15 mA (less than 1mA during sleep
mode)
•Powerand connection LEDindications
•1mUSBreceivercable
•1.6mpedalscable
•5desktop holders
•Dimensions(LxHxW):320 x260 x240 mm
•Net weight ofthe wholeset: 1.4kg

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VFWIRELESS 2.4GHZS
TEERING WHEELWITH
VIBRATION
PowerSwitch
(ON/OFF)

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TEERING WHEELWITH
VIBRATION
PedalPort
Compartmentfor4AA
Batteries

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VFWIRELESS 2.4GHZS
TEERING WHEELWITH
VIBRATION
FCButton

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TEERING WHEELWITH
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Wheel Connection
Connect the pedaltothe wheel
Insert the receivercableintoPCUSB port
Load 4batteriescorrectlyintothe wheel.Slide the powerswitchto“ON”
The receiverwillautomaticallystart connecting tothe wheel.
Operatethe wheelwhen receiverconnection LEDstays lit
Press FCbutton todesignateacertainwheelif the receiverfailstoconnecta
wheelautomaticallyformorethan one wheelgaming.Reviverconnection
LEDstartsblinking fast.Press button 9and down ofD-PADtostart
connecting tothe wheel
Note:Do notpoweron the wheelifthe pedalsarenotconnected tothe
wheel. Doingthat maycausepedaland wingsfunction failures.
FeaturedFunctions
MODEfunction
Cycle Setup
Digital (LEDOFF)Analog (REDLEDON)
3-level WheelSensitivityAdjustment
Pressbutton 9and button 10 atthe sametime.Hold for3secondsuntil
PROGLEDturnsorange.
Press button 9again. Current sensitivityisdisplayed

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TEERING WHEELWITH
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Press button 9athirdtimetoselect asensitivitylevel.It cyclesasbelow:
Middle(PROGLEDison) High (PROGLEDflashesquickly) Low
(PROGLEDflashesslowly)
Press UPofthe D-PADtoconfirmand quit
Button Programming
Programsourcebuttons: button 1to8
Programmedbutton:left wing,rightwing,gaspedal,brakepedal,button11,
button 12
Program setup
Press button9 and button 10 atthe sametime.Hold for3secondsuntil
PROGLEDturnsorange
Press the programmed button and PROG LEDstartsblinking.
Press programsourcebutton. PROG LEDisoff.Programisset.
Clearsingleprogram
Pressbutton 9and button 10 atthe sametime.Hold for3secondsuntil
PROGLEDturnsorange
Press programmed button and PROG LEDstart blinking.
Press programmedbutton againand PROGLEDisoff. Singleprogrammed
button iscleared.

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TEERING WHEELWITH
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Clear all programs
Press button 9and button 10 atthe sametime.Holdfor3second and
PROGLEDturnsorange. Releasethe button.
Press button 10 and holdfor4seconds.PROGLEDisoff. All programmed
buttonsarecleared. Defaultisrestored.
Note: Allthe settingswillbe cleared when the wheelpoweriscut off
LowPowerMode /Sleep ModeFunction(ReceiverConnectionLEDis
blinking)
Tosavepowerand prolong battery life,thiswheelprovideslowpowermode.
Lowpowerisactiveinthe following situations:
The wheelispowered on without areceiverfor4minutes
Thereisno button oraxisactionsfor3minuteswhen connection isdone
Press button 10 towakeup fromlowpowermode/sleep mode.Receiver
connection LEDstayslit.
Low VoltageAlarm Function
Whenbatteriesarelow,PROGLEDstartsblinking toindicatelowvoltage.
Thatmeansyou need tochange the batteriesorcharge the rechargeable
batteriesintime.Motorvibration willbe automaticallyshut down
Activateand DeactivateMotorVibrationFunction
Motorvibration function isactivebydefault when the wheelispowered on

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VFWIRELESS 2.4GHZS
TEERING WHEELWITH
VIBRATION
Press button 9and button 6atthe sametime.Holdfor4seconds.Motor
vibration function isdeactivated
Press button 9and button 6again.Holdfor4seconds.Motorvibration
functionisactivated
Troubleshooting
Problemdescription Proposedsolution
TheSteeringWheel
doesnot workafter the
installation
a). Check connectionwiththePCUSB port
b). GotoControlpanel →System →Hardware tab
→Devicemanager. Check thesetting“GamePort
Controller” ofyourdevice,itshouldbe
“Confirmation”, andthesetting“ID”shouldbe “1”.
Check theconverter I/O settingsandmakesure
theydo not conflict withyourotherperipherals
c). Trytoreboot your PC.
Thedriver cannot be
installed or doesnot work
after installation
Check yourDirectXversion. Version7.0or higher
isrequired.
Duringgaming,some
analog axesdo not workor
operateerratically
Check whether thedeviceisproperlycalibrated
(Note: intheinactivestatealltheaxiscursors
shouldbe positioned inthecenter).
There isnovibration
a). Check yourDirectXversion. Version7.0or
higher isrequired.
b). Trytorestart thegameor reboot yourPC

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TEERING WHEELWITH
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Problem description Proposed solution
No driverisfound after
the steering wheelis
connected tothe USBport
Most probablycaused byproblemsduring
installationorsoftwareconflictswithsome
otherexisting drivers. Checkifanydevices
inDevicemanager(Controlpanel →System
→Hardwaretab →Devicemanager) were
not recognized (theywill be shownwith
exclamation mark“!”beforethem).Delete
thesedevices, reinstallthe softwaredriver
and reconnect the device.
Whenstarting agame,
the right motorkeeps
vibrating
Turnthe vibration enginedownunderthe
game’s“Forcefeedback”options
Whenstarting agame,
the vibration getsweaker
Adjust the vibration intensityusing controls
“STICKVOLUME”,“ROADEFFECTS”
and/orsimilaroptionsinthe Gamesetup
section