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Figure 6 -  STEERING UNIT LAYOUT

Figure 7 -  USB HD-ULTRA R6000.1 BOARD LAYOUT

POTENTIOMETER
HEADER

USB TERMINAL
HEADER

SYSTEM LOGIC
CHIPS

DIGITAL BUTTON
HEADER

JUMPER J-1

4 - BUTTON MODE

8 - BUTTON MODE

MOUNTING
SCREWS

TRACKSTAR

STEERING POTENTIOMETER

HI-DEF USB CIRCUIT BOARD

ACCESSORY
EXPANSION
PORT CABLE
(OPTIONAL)

PEDAL UNIT
CABLE

ELECTRONICS PAN

FLDS FLUID
DAMPER

MONOPOINT II
CAM SYSTEM

insert the spacer washers between the strut and the pedal frame as shown. 
Turn finger tight, then back off one half turn. 

Make sure the nuts holding the bottom end of the diagonal struts are backed 
off a bit from contact so the rod assembly can mover freely in the slot. Grasp 
the  rod  in the  center of  the  base  with  one hand, grasp the  top  of the  pedal 
Frame  with  the  other,  and  rotate  the  pedal  frame  upright  sliding  the  rod  in 
the adjustment slot forward until the unit is at your preferred angle. Test the 
pedals  to  see  if  their  geometry  is  correct  for  your  seating  position.  Adjust 
until  comfortable,  and  finally  tighten  all  pivot  bolt  nuts.  For  more  tips  on 
adjusting geometry, see Section 2.4. 

2.2 

BASIC PEDAL PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT 

Pedal  pressure  for  all  non-PMB  equipped  pedals  is  done  in  two  steps.  Perform 
adjustment in the following sequence: 

1. 

Overall  pedal  pressure

,  has  three  settings:  light,  medium  and  heavy.  

These  are adjusted  by  changing  the  location  of the pedal  resistance spring 
and  its  upper  and  lower  mounts  to  one  of  three  possible  positions  [Figure 
17].  Moving  the  spring  towards  the  pedal  arm  pivot  point  will  reduce  the 
pressure  needed  to  depress  the  pedal.  Moving  the  spring  away  from  the 
pivot  will  increase  the  required  pressure.  Generally  it  is  recommended  that 
the brake pedal be set in the medium or heavy; and the gas pedal in the light 
or medium position. 

2. 

Pedal  spring  preload

  is  set  by  how  far  the  screw  supporting  the  lower 

spring seat is turned in towards the spring. Preload is defined as the amount 
of  initial  pressure  needed  to  begin  to  move  the  pedal.  To  change  preload, 
loosen the locknut on the lower spring bracket and turn the set screw. 

It may be advantageous to set preload at a moderate to high level if you like 
to  rest  your  foot  on  the  pedal.  If  preload  is  too  light  one  might  be  applying 
brake  with  the  slightest  touch  of  the  pedal.  This  is  particularly  a  concern  if 
one  uses  a  two  foot  pedal  method.  Try  different  settings  but  make  sure  to 
tighten the lock nut to preserve your settings when finished with adjustment. 

2.3 

PMB BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT 

The  second  generation  ECCI  PMB  II  (Pressure  Modulated  Brake)  mechanism 
has two basic adjustments: 

 

Main  PMB  pressure  adjustment  screw

  [Figure  15].  This  screw  sets  the 

ultimate amount of  pressure  required  to bring  the brake  pedal  down  to  full 
travel. This effect is highly progressive and this screw should only be used 
for setting maximum braking pressure. Do not use this screw to adjust initial 
pedal pressure. 

 

The 

Pedal  spring  preload

  adjustment  screw  sets  the  amount  of  initial 

pedal pressure required to begin to depress the pedal. It is set as described 
in Section 2.2.  Make sure to tighten the lock nut after adjustment. 

2.4 

ADJUSTING PEDAL UNIT GEOMETRY 

The 6000 Trackstar pedals offer a wide range of adjustments [Figure 16]: 

Summary of Contents for Trackstar 6000 Series

Page 1: ...ration USB HD 4 5 Linked mode calibration USB HD 4 6 Properly calibrating the PMB II brake pedal 7 0 SERVICE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT The 3 6 FLDS fluid damped steering 1 1 1 3 Steering wheel assembly 1 2 Wheel mounting bracket assembly Unpacking the wheel unit 1 5 Cockpit mounting 1 4 Wheel angle adjustment 2 1 2 3 PMB brake pedal pressure adjustment 2 2 Basic pedal pressure adjustment Assembly sequ...

Page 2: ...all the two bolts about one turn and leave them loose 3 Invert the table bracket assembly towards the central chassis structural plate and align the two central slots with the previously loosened chassis tube bolts Figure 3 The table bracket should be seated between the spacer tubes and the gray central chassis structural plate 4 Using a 1 8 inch hex wrench attach the mounting bracket with the 3 s...

Page 3: ...ction any way they are plugged in Carefully arrange the wires within the hub cavity such that none are pinched when the center logo button is installed The center logo button is installed by engaging the four prongs of the button through the button retaining ring that sits behind the wheel Push the button firmly until flush to the wheel 1 4 WHEEL ANGLE ADJUSTMENT The final step of wheel unit setup...

Page 4: ...te these struts vertically until they are tilted towards the rear of the base Figure 10 3 Retrieve the 6 inch long 5 16 diameter threaded rod and related nuts from the hardware kit supplied with the pedal unit This rod will be used to attach the pedal frame assembly to the base at Pivot A as shown in Figure 10 Note that there are four vertical slots for this attachment These are used to offer a va...

Page 5: ...int will reduce the pressure needed to depress the pedal Moving the spring away from the pivot will increase the required pressure Generally it is recommended that the brake pedal be set in the medium or heavy and the gas pedal in the light or medium position 2 Pedal spring preload is set by how far the screw supporting the lower spring seat is turned in towards the spring Preload is defined as th...

Page 6: ...by loosening the two screws that hold the pedal pad to the pedal arm The pedal pads can slide laterally to the user s preference Make sure to tighten the nuts firmly before using the pedals 5 For those installing their controller in a tightly dimensioned cockpit the Trackstar 6000 pedals can be reduced to only the pedal arm frame When attached securely top and bottom the pedal arm frame can be use...

Page 7: ...r moderate to light spring settings when using an FLDS equipped system 3 3 STEERING LOCK ADJUSTMENT Four positions of steering lock are available 180 200 220 and 240 degrees The default factory setting is 240 This adjustment should be performed first before other changes to steering resistance are contemplated 1 Loosen the ten screws that attach the steering unit cover to the chassis Then remove t...

Page 8: ...eload perform the following step 5 If using the large outer spring make sure to rotate the spring on the lower spring seat counterclockwise until the lower end of the spring coil is seated firmly against the set screw provided in the spring seat Figure 22 If the spring is not seated against the set screw the springs may make noise during operation If spring noise is encountered this is the likely ...

Page 9: ... wheel rotation the damper will rotate multiple times The damping ratio provided standard with the Trackstar 6000 provides a balance of damping and spring resistance Some users may wish to reduce or increase the amount of damping ECCI offers pulleys in several different ratios for purchase Figure 27 Generally someone who uses many rapid wheel movement corrections while driving may prefer a lighter...

Page 10: ...ating systems No driver disk or outside software is necessary When the unit is plugged in it will be recognized as a four axis four button controller 1 Install the unit by connecting the pedal component to the wheel and the wheel to the USB port on your computer 2 Select linked axis or separated axis pedal operation via the switch located at the back face of the pot cartridge of your pedal unit Se...

Page 11: ...RT COMMON 5 BUTTON 2 BUTTON 4 BUTTON 3 BUTTON 1 COMMON 1 COMMON 3 COMMON 2 COMMON 4 Figure 19 STEERING POT OUTER TERMINALS OF ALL POTS ARE BRIDGED WITH A JUMPER LEAD THE LEADS ATTACHED TO THE JUMPER ARE ALWAYS TO BE CONNECTED TO THE OUTSIDE POT TERMINALS BLUE WHITE RED JUMPER LEAD VIOLET GREEN BLUE ORANGE RED BLUE ORANGE RED WHITE BLACK RED NOTE TRACKSTAR Figure 17 PEDAL RESISTANCE SPRING ADJUSTME...

Page 12: ...d integrated USB systems Many of these use a single root hub controller that is shared by multiple ports on the computer case If you have such a system you may wish to install a quality USB PCI bus card that includes one USB root controller at each of several USB ports A good choice would be an add in card that utilizes the OPTI FireLink 82C861 USB controller For a list of lab certified add on PCI...

Page 13: ...ve the pedal down all the way release it repeat several times then press a button If you have a PMB equipped unit and wish to reduce the amount of brake pedal pressure to reach maximum braking you can short calibrate the brake pedal Press down only as hard as you wish for maximum braking release and press a button 9 After finishing select Test Carefully observe the movement of your controls in the...

Page 14: ...click the OK button The controller should show OK under Status If not check all connections reboot and try again 5 Next click on the controller line and select Properties Select the Settings tab and click on Calibrate Follow the prompts carefully to calibrate your driving system In separated mode the brake pedal will act on the Y axis and the gas pedal on a slider bar When using a clutch it will a...

Page 15: ...placing the wheel pot is a simple procedure Refer to Figures 6 and 28 for illustrations The steps to perform replacement are as follows 1 Mount the wheel unit securely to a tabletop with the clamp Unplug the USB cable from your computer Remove the ten screws which secure the cover of the wheel unit to the chassis Lift the cover and set aside 2 Leave the pedal unit and its associated ground cable a...

Page 16: ...de loading can wear out the pot bushing prematurely 4 Finally slide on the wire terminal connectors as shown in Figure 19 Do not tighten the steering shaft clamp yet The pot needs setup which is explained in the following section 6 2 STEERING POT SETUP USB HD ULTRA 1 The pot is setup using the Windows Game Controllers calibration routine Reconnect all cables making sure the ground cable is properl...

Page 17: ...l pot Using a slender flat blade screwdriver or bit rotate the pot shaft in the gas pot follower arm You will notice the numbers will change This is the method used to setup the static at rest position of the pots before tightening them with the set screws 6 4 PEDAL POT SETUP USB HD ULTRA 5 Leaving the pedals at rest turn the pot shaft to the following values for each pedal The max and min extreme...

Page 18: ... 2 BUT 15 3 BUT 16 4 BUT 17 1 BUT 18 2 BUT 19 3 BUT 20 4 COMMON 2 COMMON 3 COMMON 4 COMMON 5 RED COMMON 5 17 BUTTON 1 14 9 5 1 COMMON 4 COMMON 3 COMMON 2 COMMON 1 BUTTON 2 BUTTON 3 BUTTON 4 18 15 10 6 2 19 16 11 7 3 20 12 8 4 13 GROUND FOR BUTTON POD HOUSING BUTTON ASSIGNMENT MATRIX BLUE GREEN YELLOW PIN 1 PIN 6 PIN 2 PIN 7 PIN 3 PIN 8 PIN 4 PIN 9 PIN 5 BUT 5 1 BUT 6 2 BUT 7 3 BUT 8 4 BUT 9 1 BUT ...

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