Mad Catz RAT 4, Product Manual

Page 1: ...1 PRODUCT GUIDE Version 1 0...

Page 2: ...M Software for Windows 8 FLUX Programming Overview 10 Quick Programming of the Mad Catz Default Profile 11 Profile Management 13 Create your own Profile 14 Custom Command Creation 17 Create a Simple C...

Page 3: ...onomics and it is a key feature that runs through every product to improve the gaming experience From adjustable palm rests on the RAT4 up to ultimate customization of every surface of the product on...

Page 4: ...This section will provide you with an overview of all of the controls indicators and features that make up the product Controls and Indicators RAT4 has 9 programmable controls these are highlighted re...

Page 5: ...ands o Purple Mode 3 macro commands Precision Aim Precision Aim is an important feature of the RAT series By adjusting the Precision Aim slider in the software the gamer can press and hold the button...

Page 6: ...nd the overall length of the product can be adjusted by altering the palm rest This results in a much more natural grip and reduces fatigue over a long period of use To alter the palm rest position lo...

Page 7: ...ter Precision option does not have a tick Driver and Software Installation In order to customize the product settings and make game profiles you will need to download both the driver and software file...

Page 8: ...s As well as offering first line support and setup tips the software s two key functions are to allow the user to configure the performance settings of the product and to create game specific profiles...

Page 9: ...Mode 3 the same button could execute the Spot Enemy action Once the profile has been made it can be linked to the corresponding game or application So that when the program or game window is in focus...

Page 10: ...d key presses These are useful for ultra quick profile setup The third tab is for your favourite commands If you right click a command you can add it to favourites This command will then always be vis...

Page 11: ...system boots up The default profile is great for applying commands that make browsing the Internet and controlling media quick and intuitive To assign a command to a button left click and drag an ico...

Page 12: ...e a command from a button hover your RAT cursor over the callout When the cross appears left click it Once you are happy with the assignments click the Apply button The assignments will now be active...

Page 13: ...indicates that it is currently active If I select a new profile and click apply that dot would move to the newly applied profile The profile name is also highlighted red This means that the profile i...

Page 14: ...e New button It will generate a new untitled profile It will be automatically selected for you to begin editing Right click the profile to reveal the context menu and select Rename Enter the desired p...

Page 15: ...w profile is selected for editing it will not change until you select a different profile 2 Right click inside the Command Library to reveal its context menu This will allow you to quickly jump to the...

Page 16: ...in focus the profile will revert back to your default Set as Default This will set the profile you have made to automatically be applied when Windows loads up Apply Same as the Apply button on the Pr...

Page 17: ...Mad Catz slash logo Click the icon box to open up a file explorer window You can now browse to the image you want to add to the command Alternatively drag and drop the image file straight into the box...

Page 18: ...nt to assign Hover your RAT cursor inside the box to start entering your key presses If you move your cursor out of this area the editor will stop recording keyboard or RAT input Note the RAT icon in...

Page 19: ...n area to browse to the image I want associated with the command When the command is complete click ok It will now appear on the Custom tab ready to be dragged and dropped onto one of the programmable...

Page 20: ...t in the game The timing delay between each key press event is denoted by the red bars in milliseconds ms Note how that when the Mode is set to Advanced both the down and the up component of a keyboar...

Page 21: ...on buttons Once you are happy with your timing delay you can either apply the update to a single delay between two key press events or apply the same delay to all the events in the command Once you ar...

Page 22: ...file is active When it is not all profiles are cleared If you left click the icon the FLUX interface will open If you right click the icon a profile menu will appear From here you can left click a pro...

Page 23: ...files backed up In addition if you use your RAT on multiple PCs you can always access and use the same profiles First locate the folder on your PC that is associated with the cloud service In in the i...

Page 24: ...u can create and edit profiles and they will remain consistent across multiple computers that are using the same cloud service Click the back button to navigate back out to the main profile folder on...

Page 25: ...e sensor The product will remember up to four unique DPI values Both X and Y axes can be independently configured to suit the exact requirements of the game Each DPI level is native to the sensor This...

Page 26: ...ch is used to select up to four DPI levels indicated by the 4 red LEDs Alternatively if you are happy with one DPI level at all times you can turn this feature off and use the two button presses as ex...

Page 27: ...ed to give an additional performance boost to the sensor response Selecting a value on this page will multiply the data counts from the sensor to boost the overall D P I If you want unaltered sensor d...

Page 28: ...28 Precision Aim Adjust the slider to set the desired precision aim performance The higher the precision you set will result in a greater sensitivity reduction when the button is pressed...

Page 29: ...sor movement This can be beneficial in CAD CAM applications where sometimes it is necessary to draw straight lines However when gaming it is often better to have no interference between the movement o...

Page 30: ...t to dynamic which means the sensor intelligently adjusts its performance to match the surface you are using Alternatively you can select Calibrated Once a short calibration process has been completed...

Page 31: ...te This setting determines how often input data is sent to the host computer A higher value means faster data updates up to 1 ms 1000Hz If you want to adjust this simply click the desired value and cl...

Page 32: ...an angle off the vertical axis you may experience slight vertical RAT cursor movement when you think you re just moving it horizontally Use this tool to offset this by rotating the image so that it m...

Page 33: ...33 Lighting This setting allows you to turn the onboard LEDs on or off To reset the product to its factory values go to Settings and click Reset to Factory Defaults...

Page 34: ...an I set a custom profile to be active when my PC boots up Yes To do this expand the interface to show your custom commands Click the context menu and then click Set as Default This profile will now b...