Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Add-On Airbus Edition User manual

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User manual
TECHNICAL FEATURES
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1.
Speed brake (air brake) axis
2. 4 detents on the axis + 5 virtual
buttons
3. 6 action buttons
4. Flaps axis
5. 4 detents on the axis
6.
4 action buttons
7. Friction adjustment screwon each
module
8. Mechanism todisable/enable the
detents on each axis
9. SATA connectors for TCA Quadrant
Airbus Edition (sold separately)

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CONNECTING THE TCA QUADRANT ADD-ON AIRBUS
EDITION MODULES TO THE TCA QUADRANT AIRBUS
EDITION*
*Sold separately
In order to use the TCA Quadrant Add-OnAirbus Edition modules, you must own a TCA
Quadrant Airbus Edition (sold separately). The TCA Quadrant Add-On Airbus Edition
modules are an extension of the TCAQuadrantAirbus Edition throttle quadrant, and only
work when connected toboth sides of the TCA Quadrant AirbusEdition.
This modularity adds new axes and action buttons, and lets you ex tend the kinematics
(takeoff, in-flightand landing) of the TCA QuadrantAirbus Edition.
1. Turn all of the devices upside down and, using a screwdriverwiththe corresponding head
shape (not included), screw on the four attachment pieces included with the TCA
Quadrant Airbus Edition and the TCAQuadrant Add-On AirbusEditionmodules, to attach
everything together.
2. Connect the speedbrake module to the left of the TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition and the
flaps module to the right, using the SATA cables included with theTCAQuadrantAdd-On
Airbus Edition.
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- To avoid damaging the products, use a screwdriverwiththe corresponding head shape
(not included) to tighten/untighten the screws.
- Only use the official cablesprovided by Thrustmaster: this will allow you t o update the
firmware for the TCA Quadrant AirbusEdition whennecessary.
- Never position the TCAQuadrant Airbus Edition with either of theTCAQuadrant Add-On
Airbus Edition modules hanging near or off the edge of a table or desk.

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INSTALLATIONONPC
1. Please visit https://support.thrustmaster.com. Click Joysticks / TCA Quadrant
AirbusEdition (or TCAQuadrantAdd-On Airbus Ed it i on), and select Drivers.
Download and install the PC driver and its customized interface for theWindowsControl
Panel.
2. Once the PC driver has been installed, connect the USB connector forthe TCA Quadrant
Airbus Edition to one of the USB portson your PC.
3. To access theControl Panel, click Start / Apps/ Thrustmaster / Control Panel (in
Windows® 10 / 8.1 / 8).
The Game Controllers dialog box appears.
The accessory is listed onscreen with the name TCA Q-Eng 1& 2 (or TCA Q-Eng 3&4,
depending on the position of the selector switchfor the engines [5] on the TCA Quadrant
Airbus Edition), along with OK status.
4. In the GameControllers dialog box, click Properties totest and view all features,
including those related to the TCA Quadrant Add-On Airbus Edition modules.
Enablevirtualbuttons:This featurelets you enable or disable the virtual buttons available
on the axes for the throttle quadrant, and the speed brake module. Click Apply once you
have selected the mode youwant to use.
You arenow readyto play!
- In order to use the TCA Quadrant Add-OnAirbus Edition modules, youmust own a TCA
Quadrant Airbus Edition (sold separately).
- Visit https://support.thrustmaster.com to download the package containing the drivers
allowing you to update the product’s firmware, providing you with more detailed control of
the product’s features.

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MAPPING OF THE TCAQUADRANT ADD-ON AIRBUSEDITION
MODULES’15 BUTTONSAND2AXES
22-26
18-19
21
17 20
27
28
29
30
31
0 up
ZR
65536 down
0 up
Z
65536 down

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MAKING CHANGESTO THEAXES ON THETCA QUADRANT
ADD-ON AIRBUSEDITIONMODULES
The TCA Quadrant Add-On Airbus Edition modules feature mechanical selectors allowing
you to disable the detents/notches on eachaxis. Doing so allows you to have smoothaxes,
while maintaining virtual buttons 27 through 31 on the speed brake module.
This option lets youchange the piloting sensations according to the type of airc raft being
used in your simulation (commercial aircraft or civil aircraft).
1. Turn the TCAQuadrant Add-On Airbus Editionmodules upside down, and unscrew the
two screws for each of the selectors usinga screwdriver with the corresponding head
shape (not included).
2. Switch the position of the selectors, using the indicators as a guide: this will let you
choose either a smooth axis,or an axis with detents/notches, for each axis on the TCA
Quadrant Add-On Airbus Edition modules.

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ADJUSTING THEFRICTION
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- The friction on the TCA Quadrant Add-On Airbus Edition modules is set to 50% by
default.
- In order to allow for precise adjustment according to your preferences, y ou c an use a
screwdriver with the corresponding head shape(not included) — or the crossbar included
with the TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition— to turn thefriction adjustment screws.
1. Push both TCA Quadrant Add-On AirbusEdition moduleleversforward to their maximum
values, and then access the friction adjustmentscrewat the back of each module.
2. To increase the friction, turnthe friction adjustment screw clockwise.
3. To decrease the friction, turnthe friction adjustmentscrew counterclockwise.
- To avoid damaging the friction system, be careful not to over-tighten the adjustment
screws: stop turning thescrews whenyou feel resistance.
- Never completely unscrew the adjustmentscrews, to avoid the screws falling inside the
body of either TCA Quadrant Add-OnAirbus Edition module.

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ATTACHING THE TCA QUADRANT AIRBUS EDITION* AND
THE TCA QUADRANT ADD-ON AIRBUS EDITION MODULES
TO THE TM FLYING CLAMP*, A COCKPIT* OR OTHER
STATIONARYSURFACE
*Sold separately
You can use the 6 perforations located on the underside of the TCA Quadrant Airbus
Edition, when connected to the TCA Quadrant Add-On Airbus Edition modules, to attach all
of the devices to a stationary surface, using M6 screws (notincluded).
Attachment diagramfor the TM FlyingClamp* (*sold separately):