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JetMax Throttle Installation Instructions

JetMax Throttle Installation Instructions Ver 1.2 Sept 2012

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The JetMax 737 Throttle unit is designed to bring our customers a highly

realistic looking device that covers all the basic requirements needed!

Features Include:

-USB Plug and Play (No Drivers Required!)

- Functional Twin Thrust Levers

- Reverse Thrust Handles

- TOGA Switches

- A/T Disconnect Switches

- Flap Handle

- Speed Brake Handle

- Fuel Cut-off Levers

- Parking Brake Lever and Light

- Realistic Representation Trim Wheels (non-rotating)

The JetMax 737 Throttle unit is the perfect match for the SSTD, Desktop

use or in your full scale project. The JetMax 737TQ arrives fully

assembled and requires no custom drivers.

Please Note:

The 737TQ is not a “motorized” device.

Trim Control is achieved via your Yoke setup and EICAS display.

Requires calibration and switch assignments in FSUIPC.

*The JetMax product is not designed for commercial use. Any such use would void

any warranties stated or implied.


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Important Information regarding the JetMax throttle:

The JetMax Throttle is a plug and play device using a custom game controller. This controller can be accessed through the Windows Game Controller. There are calibration instructions that need to be followed as outlined in this manual. Also some switch offsets assigned via FSUIPC. A registered version of Peter Dowson’s FSUIPC is required and available here:

http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html

FSUIPC Settings are accessed through Flight Simulator. Some Flight Simulator settings need to be deleted.

*Please refer to the FSUIPC Manual for assignments and calibration. Some are covered in this manual but a detailed listing of all FSUIPC assignments and instructions are available in the FSUIPC Manual located here:

C:\Your Location of FS\Modules\FSUIPC Documents

http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html


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The JetMax Throttle will work with the following Avionics Suites:

•Aerosytems•FS9 /FSX / Prepar3d (limited functionality, some switches require an Avionics Suite)

•iFly•PMDG•Project Magenta•ProSim•Sim-Avionics

•More to follow...

Configuration is dependant on the offsets used by each program. Some experimentation may be required and involves some trail and error. Some configurations may require questions in the above mentioned Forums.

*** This JetMax manual is only a basic guide.***


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JetMax 737 Throttle Game Controller

Location of the Game Controller below:

Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers

Accessing the JetMax Throttle Game Controller allows you to test all the functions of the Game Controller via Windows.

*Windows 7 shown above


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Right-click on the JetMax controller

Select “Game Controller Settings”

Select “Properties”


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Listing of potentiometers and switches:•Slider Engine 1•X-Rotation Spoiler•Y-Rotation Engine 2•Z-Rotation Flaps•Dial Steering Tiller (optional)

1. Parking Brake2. ENG 1 TOGA3. ENG 2 A/T Disc4. ENG 2 TOGA5. ENG 2 Reverser6. ENG 1 A/T Disc7. ENG 1 Reverser8. ENG 2 Fuel Cut-off9. ENG 1 Fuel Cut-off


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How to start the calibration and switch assignments

1. Whenever a game controller is plugged into Windows for the first time in FS9, FSX or Prepar3D the default settings are applied. You need to remove these settings from FS via OPTIONS / CONTROLS and select the Game Controller (in this case JetMax 737 Controller). Go to Joystick Axes and scroll down the Axis list. Select each Axis and click on “Delete Joystick Assignment”. Do this for every Axis listed under the JetMax 737 Controller.

NOTE: if you have other USB devices (Pedals, yoke etc) they will show in the “Joystick Type” in the drop down menu. Only do the JetMax 737 Controller. See Figure 5

*Please refer to the FSUIPC Manual for complete instructions and detailed information related to FSUIPC.



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Figure 5

Select Axis

Click on “Delete Joystick Assignment”

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4) Next delete all the Joystick Buttons that are from the Default settings. Again select the Button and click on “Delete Joystick Assignment” See figure 6

Figure 6

5) Now we are ready to calibrate and assign switch offsets to your JetMax Throttle.


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Open FS and select FSUIPC (Modules in FS9 and Add-Ons in FSX)

Assigning Potentiometers in FSUIPC


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Selecting an Assignment in FSUIPC

1. Move the Axis you want to assign (does not include switches, only potentiometers).

2. Select “Send Direct to FSUIPC Calibration”. 3. Click the first box4. From the drop down menu select the axis function you

want to calibrate (ie: Flaps)


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Select Joystick Calibration and go to the Flaps section (page 6 of 11)Click on Set and proceed to Set the Flaps Up and Flaps Down positions in FSUIPC.


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Low setting

High Setting

*Please refer to Page 46 in the FSUIPC Manual for complete instructions and detailed information related to FSUIPC.



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Continue assigning the following Axis’:

•Speedbrake (Spoilers)•Throttle 1•Throttle 2•Flaps•Steering Tiller (optional item)


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Selecting Switches in FSUIPC

Pressing a switch, it will show in the box above.


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After pressing a switch, it will show in the box as above.


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Engine Reversers

Engine reversers are switches in the JetMax throttle lever, use the following offsets:

Offset Word Set

Eng 1 Offset x088C Parameter -4096

End 2 Offset x0924 Parameter -4096

Use Offset Word Set and the same offsets but use 0 as a parameter for returning to IDLE.


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After you click OK and re-open FSUIPC it will show the following Parameters as a Hexadecimal.

Each Engine can be controlled separately.


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iFly Switch Information

The use of the JetMax Throttle with iFly requires the use of iFLytoFSUIPC software created by Jouni Tormanen. This software interfaces iFly to FSUIPC and has a complete list of switch offsets to use with iFly.

iFlytoFSUIPC available here:

http://files.100megabyte.com/ifly/user%20files/iFlyToFsuipc2.03.zip

In the Zip file is the manual for iFlytoFSUIPC and it has all the offsets listed along with instructions.

http://files.100megabyte.com/ifly/user files/iFlyToFsuipc2.03.zip

http://files.100megabyte.com/ifly/user files/iFlyToFsuipc2.03.zip


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Offsets from iFlytoFSUIPC for the JetMax Throttle

233 KEY_COMMAND_AUTOMATICFLIGHT_AUTOTHROTTLE_DISCONNECT234 KEY_COMMAND_AUTOMATICFLIGHT_TOGA

510 KEY_COMMAND_ENGAPU_ENG_1_START_LEVER_IDLE511 KEY_COMMAND_ENGAPU_ENG_1_START_LEVER_CUTOFF513 KEY_COMMAND_ENGAPU_ENG_2_START_LEVER_IDLE514 KEY_COMMAND_ENGAPU_ENG_2_START_LEVER_CUTOFF

1177 KEY_COMMAND_GEAR_PARKING_BRAKE_LEVER_OFF1178 KEY_COMMAND_GEAR_PARKING_BRAKE_LEVER_ON

Settings in FSUIPC when assigning switches in iFly require the following:

•Select FS Control•Offset Word Set (from Drop-Down menu)

•Offset x9400 (don’t forget the “x”)•Parameter (switch offset in iFly ie:233)

To create an ON/OFF action you need to assign the ON then the OFF using the same Offset Word Set, Offset x9400 and use the correct command in ON and the off command for OFF.

See the examples on the next 4 pages.


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As explained on the previous page the following selections are required to assign the Parking Brake.

1177 KEY_COMMAND_GEAR_PARKING_BRAKE_LEVER_OFF1178 KEY_COMMAND_GEAR_PARKING_BRAKE_LEVER_ON


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NOTE:

Don’t panic when you see the Parameters change, FSUIPC changes them to a hexadecimal code. If you need to change what you assigned you can use the “Clear” button.


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As explained on the previous pages the following selections are required to assign the Parking Brake.

510 KEY_COMMAND_ENGAPU_ENG_1_START_LEVER_IDLE511 KEY_COMMAND_ENGAPU_ENG_1_START_LEVER_CUTOFF


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NOTE:

Don’t panic when you see the Parameters change, FSUIPC changes them to a hexadecimal code. If you need to change what you assigned you can use the “Clear” button.


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Setting up the Steering Tiller on your JetMax

3) Move the Steering Tiller to find the action4) Click on “Send direct to FSUIPC Calibration” under “Type of Action Required” (top one of the 3 choices)

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1) Plug the Red/White/Black wire from the TQ to the Steering Tiller

2) Open FSUIPC from your Modules or Add-on’s menu in FS


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•Send direct to FSUIPC Calibration selected


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4) Select the first row by clicking in the small box on the left5) Select Steering Tiller from the Drop-Down Menu


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6) Go to “Joystick Calibration” and use the right arrow to go to “9 of 11” to locate the Steering Tiller settings page.

7) Click on “Set”


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8) Turn the Tiller to the right and select “Set” (- numbers in left)

9) Center the Tiller handle and click on the center “Set” once

10) Turn the Tiller to the Left and click on the left “Set”

11) Click on the center “Set” again (This creates any Null zone)

12) Press “OK” and return to FS. This saves the changes to the configuration file in FSUIPC

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iFly B737 Spoiler Setup

FSUIPC Notes In this section you can set up two 10 zones (ranges of values) on the current axis that will each, separately, trigger a control. The controls are any of the button/switch controls that you can assign in FSUIPC‘s button section—all are listed in the drop down according to the same rules as on the Buttons + Switches tab. Those controls which take a parameter can do so here, and you can enter an offset too for the FSUIPC offset controls. Everything is exactly comparable to assigning buttons, except that the trigger is related to the values arriving from the axis.


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First you set the range of values in which this action will occur. The little spin control on the left selects which of the 10 ranges you are now setting (you can go back and change or adjust them using that spin control). Then you simply move the lever to the two extremes of the range, clicking the ―From‖ button at one end (the lower number) and ―To‖ at the other (the higher number). If you get these the wrong way round, no matter—FSUIPC will still understand. The values should be different, though. The check boxes ‗Up‘ and ‗Down‖ allow you to select whether the action is to occur when the axis is moving from low values to higher ones (―Up‖), or the other way (―Down‖), or both. This allows you do have different things happen one way than the other.

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This will allow you to configure iFly to use the Speedbrake lever on the JetMax throttle and have the Speedbrakes deploy and retract fully. Follow the instructions on the next pages to configure your Speedbrakes.

Using the iFly offset info below:

9428 Set Speedbrake lever position //Pro only. Val:0~208. 0: Speedbrake down; 25: armed; 67: 50% Speedbrake; 161: flight detent; 208: Speedbrake full up


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Step 1

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 2

Step 6

Six Steps to setting the Speedbrake in iFly

See the followingpages: 34-39


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Step 1 Speedbrake DOWN

•Move the Speedbrake (SB) lever and watch for the “Data”

• Place Speedbrake lever in DOWN position

• #1 setting, click on Up and Down boxes•“Offset Byte Set” in the drop-down menu•Offset x9428 and Parameter 0 (Zero)•Click on “From” in Down position, move SB lever out of the Down position about half way to Armed. Click on “To”


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Step 2 Speedbrake ARMED

•Set to #2, UP box only, Offset Byte Set, Offset x9428 and Parameter 25•Move SB lever to the “Down” side of the Armed detent. Click on “From”•Move the SB lever to the opposite side of the Armed detent and Click on “To”

Note:Don’t panic when you see the Parameters change, FSUIPC changes them to a hexadecimal code. If you need to change what you assigned you can use the “Clear” button.


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Step 3 Speedbrake 50%•Set #3 Up and Down Box, Offset Byte Set, Offset x9428 and Parameter 67•Move SB lever to Down side of 50% and click on “From”•Move SB Lever to opposite side of 50% and click on “To”


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Step 4 Speedbrake Flight Detent•Set #4 Up and Down Box, Offset Byte Set, Offset x9428 and Parameter 161•Move SB lever to Down side of Flight Detent and click on “From”•Move SB Lever to opposite side of Flight Detent and click on “To”


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Step 5 Speedbrake Full UP•Set #5 Up and Down Box, Offset Byte Set, Offset x9428 and Parameter 208•Move SB lever to Down side Full UP and click on “From”•Move SB Lever to Full UP position and click on “To”


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Step 6 Speedbrake DOWN Reset•Set #6 Down Box only, Offset Byte Set, Offset x9428 and Parameter 0•Move SB lever to Down side of ARMED and click on “To”•Move SB Lever to Down position and click on “From”

This resets the Speedbrake to the DOWN Position.

Note:Some of the Data numbers may not match exactly as shown in the previous pictures , parameters will change in FSUIPC as it changes to a Hexadecimal number.


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Manual layout and design by Steve Cos with assistance from Peter Cos and Mark Hastings.

Version 1.2 September 2012

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