Precision Flight Controls Cirrus II Guida all'installazione
CIRRUS II DESKTOP FLIGHT CONSOle
setup and operations guide
CONTENTS
1 PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS
2 INTRODUCTION
3 SET UP AND CONNECTION
4 INSTALLATION OF PFCUSBHID PLUGIN FOR X-PLANE 9.70
5 SWITCHING QUADRANTS
6 SWITCHING TO VERNIER CONTROLS
7 USBHIDPLUGIN OPTIONS
8 LIMITED WARRANTY INFORMATION
1 PRECAUTIONS & WARNINGS
SAFETY
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN DESIGNED WITH CONCERN FOR SAFETY. HOWEVER, ANY ELECTRICAL DEVICE, IF USED
IMPROPERLY, HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR CAUSING FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR PERSONAL INJURY.
TO HELP ENSURE ACCIDENT-FREE OPERATION, FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES:
ŸOBSERVE ALL WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS.
ŸREGULARLY INSPECT POWER AND USB CONNECTIONS.
ŸSTOP USE AND DISCONNECT FROM ELECTRICAL OUTLET IMMEDIATELY IF POWER OR USB CONNECTION ARE
ŸDAMAGED OR IF DEVICE PRODUCES UNUSUAL SOUNDS OR SMELL OR BECOMES HOT TO THE TOUCH.
PRECAUTIONS
BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT, CAREFULLY READ THIS MANUAL AND RETAIN IT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT ALL USERS FOLLOW SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS.
WARNINGS
THIS DEVICE IS ONLY FOR FLIGHT SIMULATION USE. NO OTHER USE IS RECOMMENDED.
THIS DEVICE IS FOR INDOOR USE ONLY. DO NOT EXPOSED TO MOISTURE, LIQUID OR HEAT.
THE DEVICE IS NOT A TOY. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT OPERATE IT WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION.
ELECTRIC SHOCK / FIRE HAZARD. USE ONLY THE POWER SUPPLY PROVIDED BY PRECISION FLIGHT CONTROLS.
MAKE SURE THAT THE DEVICE IS ON A FLAT STABLE SURFACE. FAILURE TO SO MAY RESULT IN THE DEVICE
FALLING WHICH MAY RESULT BODILY INJURY, DEATH AND DAMAGE TO THE DEVICE.
DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER. OPERATION WITHOUT THE COVER MAY RESULT IN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THE DEVICE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY.
DO NOT PLACE DEVICE ON SURFACES THAT ARE UNSTABLE, TILTED OR SUBJECT TO VIBRATION.
DO NOT PLACE THE SYSTEM IN AN AREA SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE DUST OR CIGARETTE SMOKE. DUST BUILD-UP OR
CIGARETTE SMOKE RESIDUE ON THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS MAY CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION.
2 INTRODUCTION
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF THE PFC CIRRUS II DESKTOP FLIGHT CONSOLE!
THE CIRRUS II DESKTOP FLIGHT CONSOLE FEATURES TACTILE SWITCHES, ROBUST YOKE MECHANISM AND
CASTED ALUMINUM YOKES.
THE YOKE MECHANISM FEATURES PRECISION BALL BEARINGS WITH SELF ALIGNING BUSHINGS THAT ENSURES
SMOOTH AND REALISTIC FEEL THROUGH OUT THE CONTROL MOVEMENT. THE BEARINGS ARE MATCHED WITH A
STEEL SHAFT THAT IS PRECISION GROUND AND POLISHED. IT IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART HALL
EFFECT SENSORS FOR PITCH AND ROLL INPUTS FOR LONG TERM FIDELITY.
DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
CIRRUS II: CIRRUS II DESKTOP FLIGHT CONSOLE
USB: UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (CONNECTION USED BY THE CIRRUS II TO THE COMPUTER)
COMPATIBILITY
THE CIRRUS II IS FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH X-PLANE 9.70. BETA DRIVERS MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR LATER VERSION
OF X-PLANE. THE CIRRUS II CONSOLE IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH FS9, FSX OR PREPAR3D OR PREPAR3D V4.
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT
PACKAGE CONTENTS
(1) CIRRUS II CONSOLE
(2) 6 FOOT USB CABLE
(1) 12 VOLT DC POWER SUPPLY FOR CIRRUS II CONSOLE
(1) 24 VOLT DC POWER SUPPLY FOR CONTROL LOADING YOKE
(1) USER'S GUIDE
WIDTH
DEPTH
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
28 IN. / 71.12 cm.
16 IN. / 40.64 cm.
5 IN. / 12.70 cm.
35 lbs / 15.88 kg
3 SET UP AND CONNECTION
1. CHECK PACKAGING FOR DAMAGE. DO NOT UNPACK ITEM IF THERE ARE ANY DAMAGE. REPORT ANY DAMAGE TO
THE CARRIER AND PFC TECHNICAL SUPPORT. TAKE CLEAR PICTURE OF ANY DAMAGE AND EMAIL THE PICTURES
2. IF CIRRUS II IS UNDAMAGED. CAREFULLY LIFT THE CIRRUS II OUT OF THE BOX.
3. SET THE CIRRUS II ONTO YOUR DESK.
4. CONNECT ONE USB CABLE ON THE TOP-BACK-LEFT OF THE CIRRUS II.
5. CONNECT THE 12V DC POWER SUPPLY TO THE BACK OF THE CIRRUS II.
6. CONNECT ONE USB CABLE ON THE BACK-RIGHT OF THE CIRRUS II.
7. CONNECT THE 24V DC POWER TO THE BACK-RIGHT OF THE CIRRUS II.
8. CONNECT THE POWER CABLE TO EACH POWER SUPPLY AND TO AC SOCKET
9. CONNECT THE USB CABLES TO AN OPEN USB 2.0 PORT ON BACK OF YOUR COMPUTER.
10. PROCEED TO THE NEXT PAGE TO INSTALL THE USBHIDPLUGIN FOR X-PLANE 9.70.
12 Volt
Power Supply
BACK OF CIRRUS II CONSOLE
24 Volt
Power Supply
4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
THE CIRRUS II CONSOLE REQUIRES TWO SOFTWARE FOR PROPER OPERATION. THE SWITCHES ON THE CIRRUS II
CONSOLE WORKS WITH X-PLANE BY INSTALLING THE PFC USBHIDPLUGIN. THIS GUIDE ASSUMES THAT YOU HAVE
PROPERLY INSTALLED THE X-PLANE AND THAT YOU HAVE RUN IT AT LEAST ONCE PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF THE
PLUGIN. IF YOU HAVE NOT, PLEASE REFER TO YOUR X-PLANE MANUAL FOR PROPER SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.
THE OTHER SOFTWARE THAT IS REQUIRED IS THE CLS2SIM. THIS CONNECTS THE FORCE FEEDBACK CONTROLS
TO X-PLANE. THE INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION GUIDE FOR CLS2SIM CAN BE FOUND IN THE MEMORY STICK
YOU HAVE RECEIVED WITH THE CONSOLE. PLEASE SEE FILE NAME: CLS2SIM-INSTALL-CONFIGURATION.PDF
CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
PFCUSBHID INSTALLATION STEPS
1. GO TO https://flypfc.com/support/ AND DOWNLOAD THE PFC USBHIDPLUGIN
FOR X-PLANE 9.70
2. SELECT THE DESKTOP AS YOUR DOWNLOAD DESTINATION.
3. UNZIP THE PFCUSBHIDPLUGIN-XPLANE970.ZIP FILE.
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5. DOUBLE CLICK ON THE PFCUSBHID_PLUGIN_XP9.XX_XXXX.EXE
6. READ THE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND CLICK ON NEXT IF YOU AGREE WITH
THE TERMS.
7. AFTER SELECTING THE FOLDER, CLICK ON NEXT.
8. CLICK ON INSTALL IN THIS WINDOW
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9. NOW CLICK ON FINISH.
5 SWITCHING QUADRANTS
THERE ARE 2 MAIN STYLES OF POWER CONTROL FOR THE C2PRO. THE QUADRANT STYLE AND VERNIER STYLE.
PFC MANUFACTURES DIFFERENT QUADRANTS AND VERNIER CONTROLS FOR PISTON SINGLE AND TWIN, SINGLE
AND TWIN TURBO PROP, ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR ENGINE JETS.
SWITCHING TO STANDARD QUADRANT STYLE
1. PULL ALL THE LEVERS BACK.
2. REMOVE THE THUMBSCREW ON EACH SIDE.
3. ALIGN NEW QUADRANT TO PUSH RODS.
4. REINSTALL THUMBSCREWS.
6 SWITCHING TO VERNIER CONTROLS
1. INSTALL A TWIN NON-VERNIER QUADRANT. (SEE SECTION 5 FOR STEPS)
2. REMOVE THE FOUR (4) SCREWS AROUND THE PANEL.
3. CAREFULLY PULL THE ASSEMBLY OUT.
4. DISCONNECT THE RJ-45 CABLE.
5. CONNECT THE RJ-45 CABLE TO THE VERNIER UNIT.
6. CAREFULLY INSERT AND THEN ALIGN THE SCREW HOLES.
7. SECURE THE UNIT WITH THE SCREWS.
8. STORE THE NON VERNIER UNIT IN A SAFE PLACE.
7 USBHIDPLUGIN OPTIONS
THE USBHIDPLUGIN HAVE USER CONFIGURABLE OPTIONS. THE OPTIONS LISTED BELOW WORKS WITH CIRRUS II.
ALT AIR SWITCH
CHANGE ALT AIR FUNCTION FROM ALTERNATE STATIC SOURCE TO ALTERNATE ENGINE AIR SOURCE.
PILOT YOKE BUTTON
CHANGES THE AUTOPILOT BUTTON ON THE YOKE FROM AUTOPILOT DISCONNECT TO PUSH TO TALK BUTTON.
PFC STANDARD THROTTLE QUADRANT
CHANGES THE OUTPUT OF THE QUADRANT BASED ON THE QUADRANT STYLE SELECTED. THE SELECTION
SHOULD MATCH THE QUADRANT OR VERNIER INSTALLED ON YOUR CIRRUS II CONSOLE.
ACCESSING THE USBHIDPLUGIN MENU
TO CHANGE ANY OF THE OPTIONS OF THE USBHIDPLUGIN, YOU MUST FIRST ACCESS THE USBHIDPLUGIN MENU.
1. WITH X-PLANE RUNNING, ACCESS THE X-PLANE MENU BY MOVING YOUR MOUSE TO THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.
2. FROM THE MENU CLICK ON THE “PLUGINS” MENU.
3. FROM THE PLUGINS MENU, CHOOSE THE OPTION YOU WISH TO
CHANGE.
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