Thrustmaster TCA Sidestick X Airbus Edition User manual

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XBOX SERIES X|S – XBOX ONE – PC
User Manual

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TECHNICAL FEATURES
1. Right button modules
2. Left button modules
3. Multidirectional “Point of View” hat switch
4. 21 action buttons on Xbox, 22 action buttons on PC
5. Share buttons (Xbox)
6. Throttle + one virtual button (only on PC)
7. Selector switch: LEFT HANDED — PILOT / RIGHT HANDED — COPILOT
8. USB-C (8a) — USB-A (8b) cable

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9. Digital trigger
10. Rudder control via rotating handle with hand rest + lock button
11. Menu button (Xbox)
12. Xbox button + LED
13. View button (Xbox)
14. Xbox / PC selector switch
15. 1/8” / 3.5 mm mini-jack microphone connector for gaming headset*
16. Type-C USB port
17. Type-A USB ports for TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition* or TPR rudder*
*sold separately

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR JOYSTICK
EXCLUSIVE PRECISION TECHNOLOGY
H.E.A.R.T: HallEffect AccuRate Technology
Your TCA Sidestick X Airbus Edition joystick features high-precision technology, with:
−3D (Hall effect) magnetic sensors on the stick;
−a magnet: no friction, for unlimited precision and incredible responsiveness that will last;
−a coil spring on the stick (2.8 mm): for firm, linear and ultra-fluid tension.
THROTTLE
Your joystick features a throttle (6), which you can use to easily control your aircraft’s engine
thrust.
A virtual button only available on PC (number 17 in the PC mapping) is enabled on the first
20 percent of the throttle’s travel, in order to activate the thrust reversers.

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RUDDER FUNCTION
Your joystick features a rudder function (10). In an airplane, the pilot manipulates the rudder
to pivot the plane around its vertical axis (making the plane turn to the left or to the right).
This rudder function is available on your joystick by rotating (i.e. twisting) the stick to the left
or right.

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LOCKING/UNLOCKING THE RUDDER FUNCTION
The rudder function can be disabled using the lock button on the back of the joystick handle.
Press this button in order to lock the rudder’s axis.
Bring this button back into the upper position to unlock the rudder’s axis.

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MULTIDIRECTIONAL “POINT OF VIEW” HAT SWITCH
Your joystick features a “Point of View” hat switch (3) which allows you to instantly view
everything that is going on around your aircraft (in games where this feature is enabled). To
use this feature, simply go into your game’s setup menu, and program the different views
(rear view, view to the left, view to the right, external views) onto the directions of the “Point
of View” hat switch.
If you wish, you can also reserve the “Point of View” hat switch for other uses instead (firing,
etc.).
MICROPHONE CONNECTOR FOR GAMING HEADSET
Your joystick features a 1/8” / 3.5 mm mini-jack microphone connector (15)allowing for the
use of a gaming headset with a built-in microphone for a more immersive experience.

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AMBIDEXTROUS SYSTEM AND ADJUSTING THE MODULES
Your TCA Sidestick X Airbus Edition joystick has the advantage of being ambidextrous,
allowing it to perfectly adapt to all players, whether they are right-handed or left-handed.
By default, the joystick is configured in pilot mode. Four configurations are possible:
Pilot
Copilot
Center stick
To modify the configuration of your joystick:
1. Using a small screwdriver, carefully unscrew and remove the two screws for each
button module.
2. Change the modules according to your preferred configuration.
3. Put the screws back in and completely retighten them.

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CONFIGURING THE STICK IN LEFT-HANDED (PILOT) MODE
To identify the joystick as being in LEFT-HANDED (PILOT) mode, set the selector switch (7)
located under the joystick’s base to LEFT HANDED — PILOT before connecting the joystick.
Your product will then be recognized as a TCA Sidestick X Pilot.
CONFIGURING THE STICK IN RIGHT-HANDED (COPILOT) MODE
To identify the joystick as being in RIGHT-HANDED (COPILOT) mode, set the selector
switch (7) located under the joystick’s base to RIGHT HANDED — COPILOT before
connecting the joystick.
Your product will then be recognized as a TCA Sidestick X Copilot.

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XBOX SERIES X|S / XBOX ONE
INSTALLATION ON XBOX SERIES X|S* / XBOX ONE*
1. Set the selector switch (14)located at the back of the joystick to the Xbox position.
2. Connect the USB-C – USB-A cable (8) to the Type-C USB port (16)on the joystick
and to a Type-A USB port on the console.
3. Power on your console.
4. The joystick’s LED lights up in white.
5. Start up a compatible game supporting Flight Stick mode.
You are now ready to play!
*sold separately

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LIST OF COMPATIBLE XBOX SERIES X|S / XBOX ONE GAMES
On Xbox Series X|S* / Xbox One*, TCA Sidestick X Airbus Edition:
−is only compatible with games supporting Flight Stick mode.
−is recognized in games as a joystick and not as a gamepad, for maximum
responsiveness and precision, as well as to be able to access the joystick options
available in these games.
The list of Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One games compatible with the joystick is available at
https://support.thrustmaster.com in the Joysticks / TCA Sidestick X Airbus Edition
section.
This list will be added to regularly with the arrival of new Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One games
compatible with TCA Sidestick X Airbus Edition.
*sold separately

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XBOX MAPPING
Pitch
Yaw
Roll
Menu
View
Xbox
Share
Share

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TCA SIDESTICK X AIRBUS EDITION CONNECTIVITY ON
XBOX SERIES X|S* / XBOX ONE*
TCA Sidestick X Airbus Edition features four axes, but allows you to directly connect the
TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition* throttle system, the TCA Quadrant Add-On Airbus Edition*
modules and a TPR* rudder system at the back of the joystick.
On Xbox Series X|S* / Xbox One* only, a second throttle system can be connected to TCA
Quadrant Airbus Edition*, allowing the joystick to manage up to nine additional axes.
On Xbox Series X|S* / Xbox One*, compatible Thrustmaster devices connected via the
Type-A USB port will be merged with TCA Sidestick X Airbus Edition.
The only devices supported on Xbox Series X|S* / Xbox One* are TCA Quadrant Airbus
Edition*, TCA Quadrant Add-On Airbus Edition*, and the TPR* and TFRP* rudder systems.
*sold separately

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PC
INSTALLATION ON PC*
1. Go to https://support.thrustmaster.com.Click Joysticks / TCA Sidestick X
Airbus Edition, and select Drivers. Download and install the PC driver and its
customized interface for the Windows Control Panel.
2. Set the selector switch (14)located at the back of the joystick to the PC position.
3. Connect the USB-C — USB-A cable (8) to the Type-C USB port (16)on the joystick,
and to a Type-A USB port on the PC*.
4. Start up a compatible game supporting HID flight peripherals.
You are now ready to play!
*sold separately

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CUSTOMIZED INTERFACE
1. To access the customized Control Panel interface, select Start / Apps /
Thrustmaster / Control Panel (in Windows® 10/11).
The Game Controllers dialog box is displayed. The device appears onscreen with
the name TCA Sidestick X and OK status.
2. In the Game Controllers dialog box, click Properties to test and view all features.

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TCA SIDESTICK X AIRBUS EDITION CONNECTIVITY ON PC*
TCA Sidestick X Airbus Edition features four axes, but allows you to directly connect the
TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition* throttle system, the TCA Quadrant Add-On Airbus Edition*
modules and a TPR* rudder system at the back of the joystick.
When TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition* and the TPR* rudder system or TFRP* rudder system
are connected, they appear independently in the Game Controllers dialog box as virtual
devices:
Connecting the TPR* rudder system or TFRP* rudder system:
- The driver must be installed in order for the devices to function properly.
- If the rudder system is connected to the joystick or to the throttle system connected to the
joystick, the rudder system’s three axes are merged with the virtual quadrant (TCA
Quadrant Airbus Copilot).
*sold separately

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PC MAPPING
(yaw)
(
pitch)
(roll)

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INSTALLING TCA SIDESTICK X AIRBUS EDITION
COMBINED WITH TCA QUADRANT AIRBUS EDITION*
AND THE TPR* AND TFRP* RUDDER SYSTEMS
THROTTLE AND ADD-ON MODULES
TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition* associated with the TCA Quadrant Add-On Airbus Edition*
modules connects to the joystick.
1. Set the selector switch (14)located at the back of the joystick to the Xbox or PC
position.
2. Connect a USB-C — USB-A cable (8) to the Type-C USB port on the throttle, and to
a Type-A USB port (17) located at the back of the joystick.
3. Connect a second USB-C — USB-A cable (8) to the Type-C USB port (16)on the
joystick, and to a Type-A USB port on the console or PC.
*sold separately

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RUDDER SYSTEM
Three axes are reserved for the TPR* and TFRP* rudder systems.
The TPR* rudder system connects to the joystick.
1. Set the selector switch (14) located at the back of the joystick to the Xbox or PC
position.
2. Connect the rudder system’s USB-A — USB-B cable to the Type-B USB port on the
rudder system, and to a Type-A USB port (17)located at the back of the joystick.
3. Connect the USB-C — USB-A cable (8) to the Type-C USB port (16)on the joystick,
and to a Type-A USB port on the console or PC.
On Xbox Series X|S* / Xbox One*, it is not possible to connect a TPR* rudder system when
two TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition* throttle systems are already connected to TCA
Sidestick X Airbus Edition.
*sold separately