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  • Page 1 User guide...
  • Page 2 Before you start please read the manual carefully before you use the steering wheel. Any modifications, tampering, changes or unauthorized uses of the product will void the warranty. The steering wheel has no waterproof feature, please keep it away from water, rain, moisture and other items containing liquid such as vape, cups etc.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. INTRODUCING THE HARDWARE 3. USEFUL TIPS 1.1 Interface 1.2 Steering Wheel Installation 1.3 Shifter Paddles Adjustment 1.4 Clutch Paddles Adjustment 1.5 USB/BLE connection 1.6 Battery charging 2. NAVIGATING THE SOFTWARE 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Inputs 2.3 RGB 2.4 Paddles 2.5 Device 2.6 About...
  • Page 5 What you will find in the box F-CORE Steering Wheel Q-CONN USB Cable 1x F-CORE Stickers Sheet Declaration of Conformity Booklet Tool Bag containing: Torx Screwdriver (red) Philips Screwdriver (black) TX10 Allen key TX25 Allen key Nylon Tweezers 3x M5x10 hex bolts 3x M5x16 hex bolts 3x M5x10 button TORX 3x M5 nut...

  • Page 6: Introducing The Hardware

    1. INTRODUCING THE HARDWARE...

  • Page 7: Interface

    1.1 Interface 10 13 12 42 45 44 20 - 19 28 -27...
  • Page 8 The POV switches/funky switches/joysticks directions (up, down, left, right) are meant to work only if a “clicky” sound feedback occurs. Therefore there’s no risk to press the direction and accidentally enable the centre click button. Toggles 24 and 32 work this way: once the toggle has been activated the respective led will turn on, when the toggle has been flipped off it turns the led off.

  • Page 9: Steering Wheel Installation

    1.2 Steering wheel installation Our F-CORE is natively compatible with every wheelbase or adapter that has a 50.8mm bolt pattern. 70mm compatibility is obtained thanks to our Universal Hub, hubs from different manufacturers or different adapters for 50/70 compatibility! MOUNTING A UNIVERSAL HUB If you specifically chose our Universal Hub for compatibility and you purchased it separetely, do not worry: mounting it is the easiest thing in the world.
  • Page 10 1.3 New F-CORE Shifter Paddles The new CORE Shifter Paddles can be easily adjusted to better suit your hand size and driving preferences. NOTE: TX10 drive included in the Tools Bag. Length and Reach can be adjusted by slightly loosening the two screws highlighted in the picture, and sliding the carbon paddle forward/backwards, or rotating it upwards/downwards.
  • Page 11 1.4 Clutch Paddles Mounting and Adjustment If you have purchased the clutches separately, you will now need to mount them on the back of the wheel: do not worry, as you can easily mount them yourself! To do so, you will simply need to use an M4 key to free the covers that you will find on the backplate.

  • Page 12: Usb/Ble Connection

    1.5 USB/BLE Connection The F-CORE has our standard connection method, with two new main features: A dual-mode that allows you to use the steering wheel via USB connection or through Bluetooth connection to the PC. The Q-CONN - our proprietary magnetic connector for a fast and easy connection. On both connection methods, the device is seen by Windows as having the same interface, so the re-mapping of controls in-game is not needed when using it via BLE or wired USB.
  • Page 13 SWITCHING BETWEEN BLE AND USB MODES: Press and hold button 22 and turn on the steering wheel via the dedicated On/Off button on the backside of the wheel. Turning off the steering wheel and repeating the procedure will allow you to toggle between the two different connection modes.
  • Page 14 WHEN IN WIRED USB MODE: Make sure you are in the correct connection mode (top right BLE status led OFF) Just plug the Q-CONN connector on the back of the device. Turn on the steering wheel with the On/Off button on the back of the device. The operative system should immediately recognize the device and reproduce the standard USB connection sound.

  • Page 15: Battery Charging

    1.6 Battery Charging As soon as the Q-CONN cable is connected, the device will automatically start the battery charging process if needed. Battery status led legend: Green means the battery is fully charged. Flashing yellow means the battery is at 5% capacity or less and needs charging. Red means the battery is being charged.

  • Page 16: Navigating The Software

    2. NAVIGATING THE SOFTWARE...

  • Page 17: Introduction

    2.1 Introduction The CubeSet app is here and you can download it from our website. Now, thanks to our proprietary software you can configure your Steering Wheel in every little detail and most of all you can update your wheel firmware with new content that we release continuously.
  • Page 18 STARTING THE CUBESET APP Once the steering wheel is connected, powered on with the On/Off button and recognized by the PC (see the USB/BLE Connection section of this guide), you can then start the CUBESET APP. If the wheel is successfully recognized by the CUBESET APP, this is what you will see at the top of the window: If the wheel is not connected to the PC or not successfully recognized, this is what you will see at the top of the window:...

  • Page 19: Inputs

    2.2 Inputs On the INPUTS page, you can check the correct functionality of every button and encoder present in your wheel, modify the Encoder Pulse Width and calibrate the Clutches (if present).
  • Page 20 CHECKING THE BUTTONS Nothing is easier than that: every button press or encoder rotation on the Steering Wheel will consequently light up the corresponding button/encoder direction on the App page. ENCODER PULSE WIDTH With this slider, you will be able to set a value between 40ms and 240ms for your Encoder Pulse Width! The higher the value, the longer the pulse, ensuring the inputs are recognized by every system/simulator.
  • Page 21 The process is simple: when connecting the steering wheel for the first time the clutches could be not correctly recognized in their full course when pressed. In this case, clicking on “CALIBRATE” will make the RAW values of the clutch appear. Pressing now the clutch full-course will make the system set the correct minimum and maximum values.

  • Page 22: Paddles

    2.4 Paddles On the PADDLES page, you have the CLUTCHES section and the SHIFTERS section. In the CLUTCHES section, you can enable/disable the clutches and the Bite Point. For the Bite Point, you will also be able to select the Slave Clutch to be the Left or the Right one and then limit the percentage for it- and also bind it to an encoder of the wheel to modify the bite point on the fly! In the SHIFTERS section, you will be able to Calibrate automatically the shifters to ensure full compatibility!
  • Page 23 CLUTCHES SECTION Once you calibrate the Clutches on the Inputs page, it is time to set the Bite Point! By default, the maximum value of the Slave Clutch can be adjusted with the respective slider. Therefore, if the clutch slider is set in the middle of its travel when fully depressing the left clutch paddle, its value will go from the minimum to half of the maximum value.
  • Page 24 the analogue paddles to be separate instead of combined. This way the Launch Control will be no longer available and this is a valuable feature, especially for users with leg impairments since it allows them to be set as Throttle and Brake directly on the Steering Wheel.
  • Page 25 Setting the Bite Point on the fly Now it is also possible to modify the Bite Point on the fly, without going back to the CubeSet app in the middle of your driving session! To do so, you will need to set an encoder of your steering wheel for this function. Nothing easier! First of all click the button under the Bite Point slider, to start the process.
  • Page 26 value for the two shifters separately to reach the perfect shifting. Do not worry, as this process is really easy! First of all, you will need to click the CALIBRATE button as shown in the image below. The CALIBRATE button will be replaced by the message “press and hold the left shifter then click me”.

  • Page 27: Device

    2.5 Device On the DEVICE page, you can update your steering wheel’s Firmware, Factory Reset your wheel and also check your Battery Status (only when on BLE connection).
  • Page 28 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE When updating the firmware you have two choices: you can check online for updates (CHECK UPDATE) or, if you already have downloaded the new firmware update on your PC, you can select it and upload it manually (MANUAL UPDATE). CLEAR FLASH DATA If you need for whatever reason to do a Factory Reset of your steering wheel, you can now use this button and clear everything in its memory with just a click!

  • Page 29: About

    2.6 About On the ABOUT page, you can find additional information like the Firmware version your steering wheel is on.
  • Page 30 3. USEFUL TIPS...
  • Page 31 Make sure your rig is grounded correctly. Each wheel comes with an auxiliary USB connector that comes out from the main hub. This will be used with our Cube Controls QRX quick-release kit.
  • Page 32 www.cubecontrols.com...

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