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Article #81448Re: Sidewinder Precision Pro Problem
From: Kevin Murphy
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 00:00
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 00:00
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yep, although the PPRo doesn't have a switch, it is in CH emulation mode sort thru the config software and change it to Thrustmaster emulation Bryan D. <b...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:uDSa5.69300$T9.560779@news1.rdc1.sdca.home.com... > Well, if it's like the older Sidewinder 3D pro, it has a mode 1 and 2 > switch. One is CH flightstick emulation, the other is thrustmaster > emulation. You get to use the throttle control, or multiple buttons at > once, depending on that setting; you can't have both. I reccomend not using > the throttle anyway. > > Bryan > > > Justo M. Casablanca wrote in message ... > >I cannot get any 2 of my sidewinder buttons to act simultaneously. For > >example, I have one button set to accelerate, whereas another is set to > >slide up. If I press both, only 1 action occurs; the other is ignored. > >So, if I'm moving forward and want to slide up, I have to stop moving > >forward, then slide up, then stop sliding, then move forward again. Isn't > >this annoying ? Anyone know how to get around this, other than use the > >keyboard, which, by the way, provides exactly this kind of functionality ? > > > >I am using DirectX 7.0a and version 3.02 of the MS Sidewinder drivers and > >config software. Also am using the latest patch for d3. > > > >Thx in advance !! > > > >Justo M. Casablanca > >jcas...@hotmail.com > >jcas...@yahoo.com > > > >-- > >Posted via CNET Help.com > >http://www.help.com/ > >
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