Deluxe Joystick  (260-0384)   Centering the Joystick   Faxback Doc. # 14975

Software-Controlled Joystick Centering

Most joystick-compatible software includes a calibration routine to
automatically center a joystick.  If your software has this routine, refer
to the application software manual for instructions on how to select
JOYSTICK  as your input device.  Then follow the program's instruction
screens (which generally appear within the "set-up" portion of the program)
to define the limits of the joystick's range.

If the software's joystick-calibration routine does not allow you to center
the joystick, manually adjust the appropriate trimmer (X or Y-Axis)
slightly, then repeat the procedure from the beginning.

Manual Joystick Centering 

The Deluxe Joystick has a spring loaded self-centering system that returns
the control stick to its center position when you let go of it.  Over time,
this center position might require fine tuning.

Use the X- and Y-Axis trimmers to manually center the Deluxe Joystick if
your software does not include its own joystick centering routine, or if
the routine does not allow you to center the joystick.  The X-Axis Trimmer
adjusts left/right centering and the Y-Axis Trimmer adjusts up/down
centering.  Slowly slide each trimmer until your software's display shows
that the joystick is centered.


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