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Heh - Yes as stated above. The problem must be me understanding the programming of the mapping. This morning after resinstalling the software and driver again. Tried to set up a quick profile and while everything seems fine - It loads, The MFD highlight what command is being executed I did not get any reaction ingame. Even the basic mappings like you suggest, Gear up/down, Flaps, Nosewheel stearing or combo mappings like Left Shift + G etc. do not have any effect what so ever. I have now mapped the keys inside the game options. It is a nice stick and good to finally have some kind of HOTAS. But I have accepted that no matter what I try and what you guys suggest to me. It just won't work. I have not tried with any other game though. (I dont play anything else so it does not matter) But that is the last thing I could imagine to test out. So I will just have to learn to live with out the two rotarys, the slider and the Mode setting. It's okay. You get what you pay for hehe ;) Thank you guys for your great help. We can conclude that either: I am a noob and are not understanding what you are trying to tell me. Or the software are not working with my current system: Asus z68-v SandyBridge 2500K Nvidia 780 Soundblaster Recon3d windows home edition 64bit. While I am no rocket engineer I don't think I am that stupid. I did learn to master the A10C after all ^^

Goodmornings and on it again. I will try as you say Mano. Thank you for your patience. EDIT: It is still not working with either suggestions. Or any of the old or new profiles. Thank you guys for your great help. I do not think this hardware/software deserve to have more energy spend on it. I will go bind manually. :D Have a nice day But hey good things: I made a fresh install of my game. (yae :S)

yep it certainly do. The MFD and the control panel both show that the keys are being registered. which mode (1,2,3) I am in as well. By luck... I saw that I never deleted my installation files for DCS and have now reinstalled the game as well. reactivated everything and so on. Still no luck with the Joystick. I have tested Mano's pr0files as well as the one I original tried. I have tried to select and deselect the Clutch mode in Clutch setting. The joystick is responsive. If I map a button in the game control settings it is also working as it should. I guess the only solution left for me now is to drop the idea of using all the sliders and rotarys and just set it up manually in the ingame control settings. it is just kind of sad to have buttons with out any function.

Yes when I have selected a profile the icon turns green and the selected profile is caved by a circle. I have installed SST(After uninstall first time I made sure to DEL all files in %TEMP% as well as C:\windows\temp\) so I expect it to be a clean install. Could it be that my keyboard have a "danish layout" ? That was my reason to why I tried creating my own profiles. I am currently so confused I am not sure what else to try. Other than go to sleep and try again tomorrow. Thank you for helping out.

During installation you are advised to connect hardware before the installation will continue ? Due to the very fragile nature of this hardware - Do I need to ignore that ? The "continue" option will not highlight unless I connect the controller. Thank you guys for helping me out here. Imagine how lost I would be with out you ;) Good Weekend BTW

I have uninstalled USB 3.0 software, Disabled USB 3.0 Host controller in my BIOS. Loaded several profiles(something.pr0) and tested with them, Created my own profiles and tested with them, Cleaned my registry with CCleaner, deleted my entire "Input" folder inside my DCS directory, All above have been done after i followed the steps provided by Mano. I still see that DCS have my Old/default keymappings saved inside the game. None of the solutions are working out for me. I simply can't get any of the programmed profiles to work. I tried a simple profile where I only binded NoseWheel steering and Autopilot but still nothing. If I select "insert" I see the nosewheel steering light activate. If I push the button assigned on the joystick to enable/disable the Nosewheel steering there is no reaction. I understand it like this: The Saitek/Madcat profiles are working seperate from DCS, That mean I can bind any keys I want in the Saitek profiler and it will send that command to the ingame "keyboard" - But how ever as described it does not work. I am loosing my patience with this. Do I need to reinstall my entire game and maybe windows to make a simple piece of hardware work ? I think not. There has to be something I missed or misunderstood. I will go through the checklist for the 20th time and see if this fix it. Last solution is to reinstall game. All my keys on joystick are working and reactive when I test them. The MFD is showing what ever key is being pushed. I will take a break now before I destroy anything hehe =) Oh I miss flying in my sim bobble world. WHY YOU HEF TO DO THIS SAITEK sry for frustrating comments.

Thank you - Let me say why: No I have not downloaded the SST, And yes how spooky it is. I have the HOTAS connected to my USB 3.0 port. (How did you know.) I will do as I understand what you ask in this order: 1 - Remove hardware from USB 3.0 2 - Uninstall drivers/Saitek software Reboot 3 - Reconnect hardware to USB 2.0 4 - Install Driver and SST software. 5 - Open Teamspeak and select: Only keyboard and mouse (I read somewhere this is best) 5 - PM you with contact info. Thank you many times. Could we meet on TS or something anyway so you can show me other erhm. First time user errors =)

Hi everyone! First let me describe my frustration. I have search the forum and the big Internet with out results(Maybe that's my real problem) I have downloaded a profile for A-10C to make it easier/faster to get in the air and deliver some weapons hopefully on the enemy. -> Here I had a Thrustmaster1600M before I got this X52-Pro. I deleted my old settings via the C:\Users\Idiotdanewithnewhardware\Saved Games\DCS\Config\Input\A-10C\joystick - Which is now empty and no new files have been created even after I have played around in a testrange map to, well test my settings. (Ramp start, Air start - all the same) The throttle have a MFD as you are aware and I can see what function is being ordered to the module/plane on the MFD. ex. Coolie hat left, flaps etc. The case is that nothing seems to response on that. However all the default keyboard settings work as they should, And it looks like all of the joystick-bindings are set up in the in-game input-settings. -> The tile next to Keyboard read: Saitekx52Pro and many functions are programmed to corresponding function. So basically i have only working THR and Stick. None of the pushdown, flips, sliders and rotarys are doing anything as I would expect even though the MFD is showing what command I execute. I really hope that I am the problem here and luckily I can still fly the Eagle and the Sukhois which I have binded manually - Only ingame and not via the Saitek Profile manager. I am pretty sure you guys are going to say to me that it is the Saitek software which is not working and if that is true well great. Then I can move on and set everything up manually with out looking back in the Saitek pro flight control system software anymore. Ofcourse I am also very confused on how to manually get the rotarys and sliders to work with manually programming the input settings ingame. I want to know if I am the error40(Error is placed 40cm away from the monitor) or if I perhaps have misunderstood somethings. Is the profile I downloaded simply not working anymore due to the many patches released since the profile(s) was created or ??!?!? :helpsmilie: I might add that this of course is my first experience with HOTAS and I have only been flying sims since September 2014. I bought the TM1600M back then just to see if this kind of game was something for me. Oh sweet lordy lord, ever since I found DCS I have not been playing anything else and can't see any reason to stop. Saitek "About": Current Software/Driver versions are: 7.0.39.0 DonnaTello

I noticed that the status changed from UNS to RDY seconds after the CDU read 4.0.0.8. Does this mean I am doing something in a wrong order with a cold ramp start ? I know it can be childish(It's just a game/sim) But I want to do things in a correct way just because the child inside me are truly a pilot :pilotfly: Thanks for the clear up with all the technical expressions. EDIT: no worries. I think I got it.

Plz correct me if I am wrong - But as I understand you can select "Ground" or "Inflight" in the alignment options giving by the CDU upon start up. If one forgot or simply made a mistake not making sure the alignment has done it's job after take off - You can select "inflight" but it require one to fly straight for ten minutes(I am sure I have read this somewhere on the forum) No matter the case. It is best to make sure the CDU read INS NAV READY/4.0.0.8 - select NAV, select EGI(Behind the stick) Arm the autopilot. And you are good to go.

iirc You must wait for them to align when you are stationary. If you wait on the startup you will see that shortly after the 4.0.0.8 on the CDU you can notice that the UNS change to RDY in your DSMS

YES! And I want to ad that I had a very good time even though I was not much around. No team stacking. good comms. :thumbup: Thank you from a semi-beginner sim-pilot. o7

I never noticed the bombs on that Eagle. Is that new ? (When I searched the thread no one else mentioned anything about it- sry for not reading through 190 pages) Oh boy I look forward to 2.0 I am sure many new sim-pilots will be born with the release. ^^ Keep up the good work! - Can I pay now ?

I see all them numbers in benchmark go up and that is good for that. But I do not feel any difference or get a better experience inside the games when OC my CPU. Buying a SSD some years back was the biggest jump I have seen in performance. But I was thinking about getting a new and bigger monitor to improve my SA :P

Have to try flying Su-27 with R-77. Sounds like to good.

They should have just called it Newsletter ^^

You can how ever Take the P-fiddy(p51) trainer out and it allows you to use all cockpit buttons. But for a new guy there is still plenty of things to keep your eye on with the FC3 modules. (for me that was the case) Feel free to pm me if you have further questions you cannot find on forum/internet. Or if you want to shot at me that's fine too. There is also Tuesdays night's on Hoggit multiplayer-server where you can play with other people trying to learn the basics. Welcome to the awesome game !

If you need a Sukhoi to fly around creating spikes and pulling hard turns I will be happy to show up! This is a really good idea. I hope all newcomers with see this, and use it.

The radar will lock the target that are the closets automatically once your distance are lower than 80% of engagementzone iirc.

There should be a red-colored download link in the Training mission selection box. Or alternately you can go -> http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/video_training/ Where you can download them as well. Welcome to the game !

Sure! I will send you pm when I am available. I am currently rebuilding my house so I am almost home all the time :D Thank you feefifofum - This community is great

Found my next objective ! I will make sure to revisit with feedback and silly beginner questions. If anyone is up for a coop let me know. I am still learning but I got all the basics and more often I turn labels off. To my surprise it is actually better to use/rely on your instruments and it helped me a lot with understanding the different radar modes and search angles. Just need to find a excuse to get the wife off my back :P

As a new gamer I must say this has been entertaining! The missions them selves are good and I am pretty sure I am going to play it again. I really enjoy low light or night missions and some of the AI really made me work for the kill especially the MIGS. Thank you and do not hesitate to create more !

I will bring lube to my butt. So I can walk away this time unlike how it's use to be ^^

Download the manual and use some time in that. Then I would recommend this You can look in the channel and see there are several more giving you a quick intro. Remember: YOu are in control ;)