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Multi Switch Panel Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................... 2
General .......................................................................................................... 2
Features ........................................................................................................ 2
Installation .......................................................................................... 4
Connecting the Multi Switch Panel ..................................................................... 4
Calibration ........................................................................................... 5
General .......................................................................................................... 5
Windows 7 (or Vista) ....................................................................................... 5
Windows XP ................................................................................................... 9
Assignment keys/commands to the Multi Switch Panel .....................
Introduction ................................................................................................. 11
Flight Si ulator X (or FS2004) ....................................................................... 11
La inar Research X-Plane 9.x ........................................................................ 14
Falcon 4.0 Allied Force ................................................................................... 16
Appendix ............................................................................................ 7
FSX Standard.x l file .................................................................................... 17
Modifying Standard.x l (FSX) ........................................................................ 17
Modifying FS9.CFG (FS2004) .......................................................................... 18

VRinsight
Multi Switch Panel Introduction and Features
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Introduction
General
The Multi Switch Panel is a co pact unit to control any function available fro ALL si ulators
and ga es capable of handling joystick inputs. Because of this, the installation as a joystick
akes it easy as well as co ands/key assign ents. Due to its design, the VRinsight Multi
Switch panel will fit needless with other VRinsight flight panel products like the MCP Panel,
CDU II, and Instru ent RadioStack or even with the JetPit or ProPit.
Co binations are endless!
The Multi Switch Panel black box offers the following parts:
•Multi Switch Panel co plete with angled bracket,
•A DVD with this User Guide, standard.x l sa ple file, MSFS_Controls text file and
several VRinsight product instruction ovies and Wilco Publishing pro otion ovies.
•An “Application Instruction” sheet with three re oval tools and attached to it, a
pushbutton placards sheet.
Features
The following offers all the features of the VRinsight Multi Switch Panel.
•Fully co patible with all si ulators:
- Flight Si ulator X and FS2004,
- Falcon 4,
- IL-2 Stur ovik,
- Black Shark,
- Lock ON,
- X-Plane,
- Ship Si Extre es,
- Space Shuttle etc.
•Plug & Play installation.
•No driver required.
This eans it’s fully progra able directly fro your si ulators or FSUIPC.
•Full etal case.
•A USB 2.0 cable connection.
•Panel backlight, which is always ON.
•Ten push buttons.
•Two 2-positions ON/OFF toggle switches.
•One return toggle switch.
•One 3-position ON/OFF toggle switch.
•Six encoder switches.
•Two potentio eters.
•Four sliders.
•One four position HAT view button.
•Measure ents:
Length: 30.5c (12 inch)
Width: 12.5c (4.9inch)
Height: 11c (4.3 inch).
•Weight: 1.5kg
•1 year warranty.

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Multi Switch Panel Introduction and Features
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These two i ages of the Multi Switch Panel show you the identification of the used push
buttons, switches, knobs, encoders and sliders.
A Fast Rotate and Hold feature for rotary encoders “D”
B Pushbuttons (12)
C Encoder switches (6)
D Potentio eters (2)
E Four positions view button (1)
F Two positions ON-OFF toggle switches (2)
G Return toggle switch (1)
H three positions ON-OFF toggle switch (1)
J Sliders (4)
A
B C D E
F G H J

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Multi Switch Panel Installation
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Installation
Connecting the Multi Switch Panel
Since the Multi Switch Panel co es only with one USB cable, hardware installation will be as
easy as possible. Re e ber that the USB receptacle should be USB 2.0 co pliant else
proble s could arise. Follow these steps for a successful hardware installation. Although the
following steps represent Windows Vista/7 installation, the Multi Switch panel is also
co patible with Windows XP.
•Connect the USB cable of Multi Switch panel to a USB PC receptacle or to a USB 2.0 hub.
•The Multi Switch panel is recognized as a new Hu an-Interface Device (New Hardware).
•Check all four parts of the Multi Switch panel are illu inated. This eans the blue
backlight behind the pushbuttons, switches, sliders and HAT switch should illu inate at
the light blue arked areas down below.
Note: The blue LED light will be di ed in a bright environ ent.

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Multi Switch Panel Assign ent Procedures
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Calibration
General
Since the Multi Switch panel is recognized as a joystick, it ust be calibrated before using it.
Hardware calibration exa ples are given for working with Windows 7 and Windows XP-SP3.
Because of the si ilarity with Windows Vista, no calibration exa ple of this Operating Syste
is included. The actual Windows calibration is for all Windows syste the sa e and therefore
only screenshot in relation to Windows 7 are shown.
Windows 7 (or Vista)
Step 1 Connect your Multi Switch panel to a USB 2.0
receptacle.
Step 2 Open the Windows Control Panel.
Either you have Category view or Large (s all Icons)
view active. For Category view follow step 3A else 3B.
Step 3A - Category view -Click Hardware and Sound.
-Click Devices and Printers.
-Right click the usb pad icon and chose
Ga e controller settings.

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Multi Switch Panel Assign ent Procedures
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Step 3A - Category view (con’t) -The Ga e Controllers window appears.
-Click the Properties button.
-Continue with step 4.
Step 3B – Large (s all) Icon view -Click the Devices and Printers icon.
-This will bring you to the 3
rd
screenshot of step 3A
thus right click the usb pad icon and chose
Ga e controller settings.
-The Ga e Controllers window as you can see above
appears. Click the Properties button.
Step 5 -Click the Settings tab in the usb pad properties
window followed by the Calibrate button.
Step 6 -The Welco e to the Device Calibration Wizard
appears. Start the wizard by clicking the Next>
button. Continue till the Axis Calibration appears.

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Multi Switch Panel Assign ent Procedures
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Step 7 -Gently rotate knobs R1 and R2 several ti es fro
left to right and follow their output on the screen.
Note: Knob R1 will ove “+” left to the right and
knob R2 will ove “+” up and down).
-When done, click the Next> button.
Step 8 -The Axis Calibration Z Axis window appears.
-Move S1 slider, which is recognized as Z axis,
up and down and check for ove ent of the blue bar
down below.
-When you are ready, click the Next> button.
Step 9 -The Axis Calibration for X Rotation appears.
-Move S2 slider, which is recognized as X Rotation,
up and down. Check for correct blue bar ove ent.
-When you are ready, click the Next> button.

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Multi Switch Panel Assign ent Procedures
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Step 10 -The Axis Calibration for Rudder window appears.
-Move S3 slider, which is recognized as Rudder,
up and down.
-Click once ore the Next> button.
Step 11 -The Axis Calibration for Throttle windows appears.
-Move S4 slider, which is recognized as Throttle,
up and down.
-Click Next> and finish the Calibration Wizard.
This concludes the calibration procedure for the
sliders and rotary encoders R1 and R2.
Step 12 -Select the Test tab as shown below.
-Move and/or press all Multi Switch panel buttons,
switches, knobs and sliders and check for their
correct output on the usb pad properties window.
-When you are finished with testing are the switches,
buttons, sliders and knobs, click the OK button.

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Multi Switch Panel Assign ent Procedures
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Windows XP
Since the Ga e Device Calibration is ore or less the sa e for every Windows version, this
Windows XP section only covers those parts that differ fro Windows 7 (or Vista). Once you’ve
reached Windows XP step 4, you continue with the device calibration of the previous section.
Step 1 -Connect your Multi Switch panel to a USB 2.0
receptacle.
Step 2 -Open the Windows Control Panel.
-Either the contents co es up with Category view or
Classic view. For Category view take step 3A else 3B.
Step 3A (Category view) -Click Printers and Other Hardware.
-Click Ga e Controllers icon.
-This will lead you to the Ga es Controllers window
with the usb pad joystick or actually the Multi Switch
panel.
-Click the Properties button.