CH Control Mgr

[Max]

Question:
 
I'm running a Fighterstick, peds and throttle thru a powered USB hub on Win7. Is there a need or benefit to running Control Mgr software vs standard Windoze calibration?

Thanks

[guncrasher]

you cannot calibrate ch fighterstick using windows calibration.  you must use the control manager.



semp

[The Fugitive]

Funny, I don't have the CH manager installed and I can calibrate in Win7 just fine. When I plugged in my controls windows recognized them as CH products and loaded the drivers for them.

[guncrasher]

mine says it doesnt.  just removed the ch control manager and tried it.


semp

[Ack-Ack]

Funny, I don't have the CH manager installed and I can calibrate in Win7 just fine. When I plugged in my controls windows recognized them as CH products and loaded the drivers for them.

Since you've never installed it, it's not in your registry and you can calibrate your controllers in Windows.  I don't recall which version it was, think it might have been 4.51 that required you use CM to calibrate but if you never installed CM or installed an earlier version then you can still use Windows like you've been doing.

mine says it doesnt.  just removed the ch control manager and tried it.


semp

Because you've installed it and info is still in your registry.

ack-ack

[guncrasher]

Since you've never installed it, it's not in your registry and you can calibrate your controllers in Windows.  I don't recall which version it was, think it might have been 4.51 that required you use CM to calibrate but if you never installed CM or installed an earlier version then you can still use Windows like you've been doing.


Because you've installed it and info is still in your registry.

ack-ack

akak even when I freshly installed win 7 64 it wouldnt let me calibrate in windows.  I have reinstalled win 7 a few times. and every time I couldnt calibrate in windows.  which is the only reason why I have the the ch manager software set up.  the only reason I installed ch software was for that purpose as I dont use it for any other reason.  it seems weird to me but that's what it is.


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[Auger]

The main benefit to using Control Manager is the ability to use the shift function and the three modes to program just about everything into the stick.  Otherwise, just map everything in game and don't even bother with it.

[TequilaChaser]

Heya Max,
I've never had to install the CH manager on any of my win 7 64bit pc's to make /calibrate any of
my ch hotas setups like you are using....

I also remember the glitch akak is talking about I ver. 4.51  ( or one o f the 4.xx versions )

As for using a powered USB hub... Some people need them while others do not....

I have never had to resort to needing or using a USB powered hub....

and have not needed to use the ch manager on any of the last 7 or 8 pc builds that I loaded with the win 7 ultimate 64 bit os

hope this helps, good luck

TC

[Brooke]

I don't use the CH Control Manager, and I don't calibrate in Windows either.  I just calibrate it in AH -- everything works fine.

[Bruv119]

had all CH for 5 years now never used CH manager. 

[guncrasher]

fugitive how old is your stick?




semp

[ink]

I don't use the CH Control Manager, and I don't calibrate in Windows either.  I just calibrate it in AH -- everything works fine.

same here....although I do remember trying to calibrate in windows when I first got 7...and it wouldn't let me.

I have the Ch CM just never use it...AH does a great job of calibrating....think I did it once in AH when I first got 7....

yet my rotary wheels on my X52 throttle will not stay calibrated no matter what I do.....

yet in war thunder they worked perfect.

[The Fugitive]

fugitive how old is your stick?




semp

4 or 5 years old, computer is 6-8 months Win7 64.

[guncrasher]

4 or 5 years old, computer is 6-8 months Win7 64.

my ch stick is 2 maybe 3 years old at most.  since day one, i have never been able to calibrate from within windows.  that's why I had to install the software.  that is weird that you can.


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[The Fugitive]

Navigate to the controls, right click the stick and select "game controller settings", highlight the stick and click "properties" and select setting and then calibrate.