Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: upstage on December 27, 2009, 12:14:36 PM
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got the x52 pro i read in one of the forums that the detents on the throttle could be set i.e. engine off and wep can this be done with out using the sst softwarep
i am havin a hard time using the software ....dont quite understand how im supposed to set up the profiles so im not using it,,i have read different opinions in the forums about using or not using.....ant help would be great guys thanks......<S>
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I'm using the X52 myself. Would be interesting to know how to set up those detents. Would make things interesting.
<S> A8Chustr
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I dont have any of the sst installed. I actually didnt use the cd either. I just plugged in the joystick and let windows use whatever drivers and that worked great for me. It avoided having to recalibrate stick every week.
u can map button withing aces high. go to options, controls, map controller. i just click the button that i want to program twice really fast and it opens the "option windows" then select your preference for that stick. this is how I have mine set up.
on stick:
upper 4 way switch:
up= clipboard
right= text (maximize/minimize)
left= auto pilot level mode
down= auto pilot angle mode
"Safe switch"= select secondary weapon
button to the right of it= flaps raise
button just bellow= flaps lower.
black button to the left of 8 way switch= wep
8 way switch is my views which is auto selected by ah. except for the "up" view which i changed to up and behind.
trigger has 2 functions first (press only 1/2 way) is for primary weapon (machine guns in planes that have cannons/mg) and press all the way to fire all weapons. usefull for when u need to mark tanks or other objects and dont want to waste your cannon rounds.
"pinky" button=fire secondary. useful when flying il2's and u dont need to fire mg (cant damage tanks :)) or when dropping eggs or rockets. use with the "safe switch" above.
throttle:
4 way switch: I have my zoom in/out and zoom toggle.
I also use one of the button to give check sixes.
I dont use any of the rotary dials or whatever u call them
dont forget to match the main throttle control to the engines.
for vh's
since gv's dont have flaps or wep I use these buttons to jump positions (driver, mg, main gun, etc.)
hope I didnt confuse you guys :D. the x52's have so many buttons that once u program them u only need the keyboard for text. some people have the vox programmed into the stick but I could never make it work for some reason.
semp
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You may be talking about this X52 discussion in the Help and Training forum: http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,280219.0.html (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,280219.0.html). The short answer is that you must use SST if you want to try to map WEP and Engine On/Off to the throttle. SST is the only way to set an analog control to bands and map a combination of analog and digital (button pushes) inputs. If you're having problems with SST go to the SAITEK forums, there's lots of info and help there. I haven't looked myself recently but I know when I installed my latest drivers it was not a good idea to use the ones off the disk. Download the appropriate drivers from the Saitek site itself so you'll be sure to have the latest. Assuming your SST software is working correctly, remember that you first must create a profile using the profile editor, then make sure you name and save it. After you have the profile then remember that you have to activiate it using the X52 task tray icon. The new profile should be at the top of the popup box, just select it and check out the display on your X52. The name should show up on the screen and you should have a green box around your X52 task tray icon.