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  • Page 1 Manual www.fanatec.com...
  • Page 2 Thank you for choosing To get the most out of your Podium Racing Wheel F1®, please read this man- ual before use. It contains important health and safety information and should be retained for future reference.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    INDEX 1. General ........................ 2. Introduction ......................3. Compatibility ......................4. Plug & Play ......................8-10 5. Preparation ......................11-12 5.1 Package contents ..................11-12 6. Assembly ......................13-22 6.1 Plan your configuration ................6.2 Mounting the Podium Racing Wheel F1® using the ClubSport Table Clamp V2 ................
  • Page 4 WARNING! Musculoskeletal disorders Use of game controllers, keyboards, mice, or other electronic input devices may be linked to seri- ous injuries or disorders. When playing video games, as with many activities, you may experience occasional discomfort in your hands, arms, shoulders, neck, or other parts of your body. However, if you experience symptoms such as persistent or recurring discomfort, pain, throbbing, aching, tingling, numbness, burning sensation, or stiffness, DO NOT IGNORE THESE WARNING SIGNS.

  • Page 5: General

    When connecting and / or disconnecting any steering wheel to / from Podium Racing Wheel F1® take care of the pins inside the Quick Release. • Only use Fanatec steering wheels with the Podium Racing Wheel F1® base. ® •...
  • Page 6 ® wheels which might be mentioned in this manual are not included within the Podium Racing Wheel F1® package and sold separately. You can obtain them from the Fanatec webshop: www.fanatec.com • Additional peripheral devices like shifters, pedals, LED displays and others which might be mentioned in this manual are not included within the Podium Racing Wheel F1®...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    It’s up to you! Additional peripheral devices from Fa- natec such as pedals, shifters and handbrake are fully compatible with the ® Podium Racing Wheel F1®. You can obtain them from the Fanatec webshop: www.fanatec.com The Podium Racing Wheel F1® can be used on PlayStation 4 and PC*.

  • Page 8: Plug & Play

    Centre the Quick Release shaft so the slot is at the top. Pull and hold the Quick Release sleeve and carefully push the steering wheel onto the shaft. Release the sleeve. When using the Fanatec ClubSport Quick Release on a Podium Wheel Base, no bolt is required.
  • Page 9 Fanatec offer optional Podium Mounting Brackets for side mounting, and the ClubSport Table Clamp V2 can also be used. Fanatec pedals are required for operation on PS4™. You can obtain these add-on products from the Fanatec...
  • Page 10 Comp PS4 : Some older games on Playstation®4 may require the use of this mode, which emulates a CSL Elite Wheel Base + with any Fanatec steering wheel* Your setup is ready to use now. If you have difficulties please check the follow- ing chapters of this user manual, there are much more detailed descriptions for each of the above steps.

  • Page 11: Preparation

    PREPARATION 5.1 Package contents Podium Wheel Base DD1 PS4™ Power supply unit Power supply cable USB connection cable with straight plug...
  • Page 12 Torque Key RJ12 connection cable for Pedals ClubSport Steering Wheel F1® PS4™ Cylinder head bolt ISO 4762 M6x20 (only for simplified QuickRelease) Racing style button caps for ClubSport Steering Wheel F1® PS4™ PS4™ button caps for (already installed on the steering wheel) ClubSport steering wheels Quick Guide...

  • Page 13: Assembly

    ASSEMBLY 6.1 Plan your configuration To operate the Podium Racing Wheel F1® plug your steering wheel onto the Quick Release of the Podium Wheel Base DD1 PS4™ and get started. Con- nect the Podium Racing Wheel F1® to your PlayStation 4 system or PC* by ®...

  • Page 14: Hard-Mounting The Podium Wheel Base Dd1 Ps4

    M6-threaded hole patterns which are 12mm deep for Fanatec triangular mounting and square mounting (78,4mm x 66mm): Using the front centre hole with the two rear holes (Fanatec Triangular mounting - marked with gold ar- rows) is sufficient for use. max 12mm IMPORTANT: Use only good quality M6 bolts.

  • Page 15: Attaching A Steering Wheel

    Attaching a Steering Wheel 6.4.1 Attaching Fanatec Steering Wheels with Simplified Quick Release Use the clamp ring bolt included with the Podium Racing Wheel F1® package and use the Allen key included with your steering wheel package. It is recommend to turn the wheel base off before attaching a steering wheel with Simplified Quick Release.
  • Page 16 6.4.2 Attaching the ClubSport Steering Wheel F1® PS4™ Position the locking ring until it touches the rubber gas- ket, but do not tighten. This keeps the rubber gasket in place during wheel rim attachment. IMPORTANT: Do not over-loosen the locking ring to the end of the steering axle before attaching a steering wheel! The rubber ring will not sit in position to hold the Steering Wheel properly.
  • Page 17 Pull and hold the Quick Release sleeve and carefully push the steering wheel onto the shaft. When using the Fanatec ClubSport Quick Release on a Podium Series wheel base, no bolt is required. IMPORTANT: Take care not to use high forces when attaching the steering wheel.

  • Page 18: Changing The Quick Release

    Changing the Quick Release Make sure your wheel base is off and unplugged. Position the locking ring until it touches the rubber gasket, but do not tighten. This keeps the rubber gasket in place. Now loosen the bolts of the black clamp ring at the end of the steering axle.
  • Page 19 Now connect your new Quick Release system in the same way with the match- ing cables (the short QR cable connects to the long wheel base cable, and the long QR cable connects to the short wheel base cable). Twist the cable by turning the Quick Release five times to avoid damaging the cables inside the wheel base.

  • Page 20: Connections

    Wheel F1® (e.g. the ClubSport Shifter or the ClubSport Shifter SQ in H-pattern mode.) Sequential shifters can also be connected to this port. Note: Sequential shifters connected to this port can be mapped identically to the shifter paddles at the ClubSport Steering Wheel F1® PS4™ or any other Fanatec steering ®...
  • Page 21 Racing Wheel F1® (e.g. the ClubSport Shifter SQ in SQ mode or the ClubSport Static Shifter Paddles.) Note: Sequential shifters connected to this port can be mapped identically to the shifter paddles on the ClubSport Steering Wheel F1® PS4™ or any other Fanatec steering wheels by PC* driver settings (see ®...

  • Page 22: Drilling Template

    6.7 Drilling Template Please download and print the drilling template for hard-mounting the Podium Racing Wheel F1® from the download area of our website www.fanatec.com. The Podium Racing Wheel F1® supports a variety of different CSL and ClubSport series steering wheels and other peripheral devices like shifters, pedals and handbrakes.

  • Page 23: Functions & Features

    When you start the driver, this window (right) will appear and show all connected USB devices: Double-click the FANATEC Podium Wheel Base DD1 to see the complete properties menu. *PC compatibility not tested nor endorsed by Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe...
  • Page 24 In the Properties menu, ‘Function Test’ will display the attached Fanatec® Steering Wheel. In this example a ClubSport Steering Wheel F1® PS4™ is shown below: This window provides a lot of diagnostic information and gives the option to test the hardware and peripherals:...
  • Page 25 D-pad arrows (up, down, left, right) change their colour from black to blue when the corresponding direction is pressed on the attached Fanatec steering wheel. ® Rotary Encoder boxes flash blue when turning left or right the FunkySwitch (clockwise or counter-clockwise).
  • Page 26 With the Mode Switch you can see the selected mode are the analog paddles of the Advanced Paddle Module. A Clutch bite point** Left & right paddle work in parallel. The paddle that is pressed further is valid. B Handbrake + Clutch Left: handbrake;...
  • Page 27 The biggest area in this window is the upper right section of this view. This shows a diagram of the attached Fanatec® steering wheel with all buttons. If you press one of the buttons on the attached steering wheel, the corresponding button will be highlighted with a blue spot as long as the button is physically activated.
  • Page 28 ‘Map sequen- tial shifter to the shifter paddles’. Usually shifters connected to the SHIFTER2 port are mapped to different inputs (I/Os) than the shifter paddles on Fanatec ® steering wheels. If you want to change the mapping so that the used inputs for...
  • Page 29 7.1.2 Firmware update procedure To initiate the firmware update the Podium Racing Wheel F1® first has to be connected to the PC* by USB cable and then it has to be switched to Bootload- er mode. You can switch to Bootloader mode in two different ways: ON/OFF button “...
  • Page 30 Click on the upper button ‘Start firm- ware updater’. Then a new window will appear (shown right): Connect to your Podium Racing Wheel F1® by pressing the button ‘Connect’. When the Wheel Base Updater is connected to the Podium Racing Wheel F1®...
  • Page 31 The firmware update is proceeding. You can see the progress bar in green (shown right). When the update is done the Podium Racing Wheel F1® will restart automatically after firmware update is completely finished (shown right): The Podium Racing Wheel F1® switches off and automatically on again and then will execute the calibration run.

  • Page 32: Start-Up Procedure

    IMPORTANT: Software measures protect the product from installation of wrong firmwares on the device. Do not try to force install any firmware. IMPORTANT: After firmware update the centre position of the Podi- um Racing Wheel F1® has to be manually calibrated again. This is also indicated by the OLED display of the steering wheel showing ‘CAL’.

  • Page 33: Tuning Menu

    Setups default: S_1 The Podium Racing Wheel F1® provides five different setups to store your adjusted values independently from each other. To change which setup is active, move the directional stick of the Fanatec steering wheel in the up or ®...
  • Page 34 7.3.4 SHO (Shock) SHO range: OFF 010 ... 100 SHO default: 100 The strength of the shock / vibration motors inside the Fanatec steering wheel ® can be adjusted from 100% to 0%. These vibration motors can be used by a game directly (Fanatec SDK) or by the ABS function.
  • Page 35 Fanatec SDK. ® 7.3.6 Force Effect, Spring Effect, Damper Effect FOR range: OFF 010 … 120 FOR default: 100 (%) SPR range: OFF 010 … 120 SPR default: 100 (%) DPR range: OFF 010 … 120 DPR default: 100 (%) These force feedback modifiers give you the ability to change the force feed- back signals of a game (only applicable if game uses these effects).
  • Page 36 default value of 50 is a good balance between steering responsiveness and oscillation mitigation. 7.3.8 Natural Friction NFR range: OFF ... 100 NFR default: Off The natural friction setting is used to simulate the mechanical feel of a vehicle’s steering components. The higher the setting, the more resistance you will feel when rotating the wheel.

  • Page 37: Oled Display

    7.4 OLED Display The Podium Racing Wheel F1® features an OLED Display which shows by default the Fanatec logo, detected peripherals, USB connection and operation mode. The display can also show alternative screens with different data, for example installed firmware versions, torque curves or device temperatures. To...

  • Page 38: Cooling System

    10 cm System Info 7.5 Cooling system To avoid damage to the Podium Racing Wheel F1® there is an effective cooling system integrated to the hardware and the firmware. 7.5.1 Hardware measures The Podium Wheel Base DD1 PS4™ uses an internal fan to expel hot air from the back of the device.

  • Page 39: Electronic Operation

    Menu as described above. When you use the ClubSport Steering Wheel F1® PS4™ you must press both sticks at the same time. Please see corresponding quick guide of the Fanatec steering wheel you use ® with the Podium Racing Wheel F1®.
  • Page 40 There is no performance penalty when using this mode. • Comp PS4: Some older games on Playstation®4 may require the use of this mode, which emulates a CSL Elite Wheel Base + with any Fanatec steering wheel** NOTE: Once the mode is changed manually the Podium Racing Wheel F1®...
  • Page 41 To enter the H-pattern shifter calibration mode press the shown buttons of the ClubSport Steering Wheel F1® PS4™ at the same time while H-pattern shifter is connected, see picture (above). For other Fanatec steering wheels please refer to the corresponding quick ®...
  • Page 42 FunkySwitch to get to the next one. The following pictures show the instructions on the OLED display of the Club- Sport Steering Wheel F1® PS4™ but are similar on the other Fanatec steering ® wheels: .

  • Page 43: Cleaning

    Podium Racing Wheel F1®, please use the following guide for elimination of errors. On the website www.fanatec.com/support you will find further details and contact data. If the Podium Racing Wheel F1® is not working properly:...
  • Page 44 Make sure that you have updated your Podium the auto calibration is not working properly. Racing Wheel F1® to the latest firmware version which can be downloaded from www.fanatec.com/ support. After playing a while the Podium Racing Wheel When the motor temperature is close to the upper F1®...

  • Page 45: Serial Number

    SERIAL NUMBER Before contacting the Fanatec Customer Support please note the serial num- ® ber of your Podium Racing Wheel F1®: • Podium Wheel Base DD1 PS4™: ……………...…..…………..• ClubSport Steering Wheel F1® PS4™: …………...…..…………... To find your serial number, you must lift the top housing cover off.

  • Page 46: End Of Life Product Recycling

    END OF LIFE PRODUCT RECYCLING Please follow your local regulations when disposing of this product as e-waste. English: The European Union’s WEEE directive requires that products sold into EU countries must have the crossed out trash bin label on the product (or the package in some cases).
  • Page 47 Spanish: La directiva WEEE de la Unión Europea requiere que los productos vendidos en países de la UE tengan la etiqueta de un contenedor de basura tachado en el producto (o el paquete en algunos casos). Según lo define la directiva WEEE, esta etiqueta de contenedor de basura tachado significa que los cli- entes y usuarios finales en los países de la UE no deben desechar equipos electrónicos y eléctricos o sus accesorios en la basura doméstica.
  • Page 48 ηλεκτρικό εξοπλισμό ή εξαρτήματα στα οικιακά απορρίμματα. Οι πελάτες ή οι τελικοί χρήστες στις χώρες της ΕΕ πρέπει να επικοινωνήσουν με τον τοπικό αντιπρόσωπο προμηθευτών εξοπλισμού ή το κέντρο εξυπηρέτησης πελατών για πληροφορίες σχετικά με το σύστημα συλλογής αποβλήτων στη χώρα τους. Maltese: Id-direttiva tal-WEEE tal-Unjoni Ewropea tirrikjedi li l-prodotti mibjugħa fil-pajjiżi tal-UE jrid ikoll- hom it-tikketta tal-kontenitur tal-iskart maqsuma fuq il-prodott (jew il-pakkett f’xi każijiet).
  • Page 49 v državah EU se morajo za informacije o sistemu zbiranja odpadkov v svoji državi obrniti na predstavnike lokalnih dobaviteljev opreme ali na servisne centre. Hungarian: Az Európai Uniós WEEE-irányelv előírja, hogy az EU-ba értékesített termékeknek a terméken (vagy bizonyos esetekben a csomagoláson) meg kell jelölniük az áthúzott szemetet. Az elektromos és elektronikus berendezések hulladékairól szóló...

  • Page 50: Fcc Compliance

    FCC COMPLIANCE This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. The operation of this device is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 51: Warranty

    WARRANTY Endor AG („Endor“) warrants to the original purchaser that the Fanatec prod- ® ® uct, which includes components contained in the retail box with this product will be free from material defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the original date of purchase (the “Warranty Period”).
  • Page 52 In case of issues apparently related to system software / firm- ware as well as any other product related issues, Endor recommends checking the FAQ database at www.fanatec.com/support to see if your problem can be solved there.
  • Page 53 Seligenthaler Straße 16 a - 84034 Landshut - Germany Telephone: +49 (871) 9221-122 Fax: +49 (871) 9221-221 Email: info.webshop@fanatec.com Website: www.fanatec.com - www.endor.ag Licensed for sale in Europe and Australia and for use exclusively with PlayStation ® The F1 FORMULA 1 logo, F1 logo, FORMULA 1, FORMULA ONE, F1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing BV, a Formula 1 company.

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