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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
GRID DDU5
VERSION 1.4
Last updated: 19-04-2024

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL GRID DDU5 VERSION 1.4 Last updated: 19-04-2024...

  • Page 2: Before You Start

    BEFORE YOU START: Thank you for your purchase. In this manual we will provide you with the means to get started using your new dash! GRID DDU5 Features: 5” 854x480 VOCORE LCD 20 full RGB leds Up to 30 FPS...
  • Page 3 Mounting the dash To be able to mount the dash on the hardware of your choice, we provide several mounting brackets. Which ones you have received may depend on your purchase and may be different from the following ones we show. However, mounting is all more of the same.
  • Page 4 OSW/SC1/VRS Remove the existing upper bolts which hold the motor in place. Re-use these bolts and washers to fix the mounting bracket to the front mount. 4 18...
  • Page 5 Fanatec DD1/DD2 Locate the accessory mounting holes on your Fanatec hardware and use the two bolts (A4) and washers (A6) from our supplied hardware kit. 5 18...

  • Page 6: Installing Drivers

    Installing drivers To make the display part of the dash functional, specific drivers are needed. Drivers can be downloaded from the product page. Vocore drivers download: Installation To install the display drivers, run the downloaded package and specify the location where to install the drivers: Press ‘Next’.
  • Page 7 Specify the name of the start menu folder: Press ‘Next’. Review the settings before installation: Press ‘Install’. 7 18...
  • Page 8 The drivers will install now. Sometimes this can take longer than expected. This usually means a system restore point is being made and should not hinder installation. If it does, unplug the USB cable to the Dash in case it is connected and try again. Make sure you have administrator rights on your system.
  • Page 9 First we need to activate the product, this is done on the ‘Settings’ (1) page. Tick the ‘ A ctivate’ tickbox next to ‘Grid DDU5 Display Unit’ (2) and its icon (3) should appear on the left side of the screen. Selecting the icon (3) will take us to its device pages.

  • Page 10: Device Pages

    Device pages DISPLAY (A) Almost all of the options found here speak for themselves, though for the sake of being complete, we will go over them on by one. - ‘Current Dash’ (1) This allows you to select a dash for a given car. We do not support all cars in every sim.
  • Page 11 - ‘Next dash page’ (5) Cycle to the next page of the loaded dash. Select the appropriate button you want to use and press ‘Confirm’. - ‘Previous dash page’ (5) Cycle to the previous page of the loaded dash, works like described above. Note: when the page controls are configured, they won’t affect a dash unless a sim is running or the ‘Run Demodata’...
  • Page 12 - ‘Low fuel warning’ (1) This number (in liters) will be used for the dash to know when to acticate the ‘Low Fuel’ alarm or warning. - ‘ A verage fuel laps’ (2) This value determines how many laps are used to calculate average fuel usage.
  • Page 13 LEDS (B) This will be explained in two parts, first we will go over the main options. - ‘Default’ (1) This selection menu is how you select an existing profile and load it, or create a brand new one. In this case, the ‘default’ LED profile is loaded. You can create and store as many as you like.
  • Page 14 - ‘Blinking speed ms’ (5) This determines how slow or fast your LEDs will be blinking in milliseconds. This is a global setting per device and requires the ‘Blinking’ or ‘RPM redline flash’ behavior to be activated. Warning: please take care with low settings when you are sensitive to seizures.
  • Page 15 When happy with your settings, there is the obligatory ‘Confirm LED configuration’ (9) button. This confirms your LED settings and returns you to the main RaceDirector window. There should be enough info in the provided default LED profiles to be able to adjust LED settings to your liking.
  • Page 16 FIRMWARE (D) On this page you can see the current firmware loaded on the device. If your firmware is out of date, we recommend to update it using our tool. RaceDirector keeps tabs on current firmware versions. When it detects a difference, a notification will let you know more recent firmware has been detected.
  • Page 17 Simhub Support For advanced users, we do still support people who prefer using Simhub. When adding a device, choose the ‘GRID DDU5’. Changing the LEDs’ functions. To change the LED effects you need to know their numbering to identify them on the device.

  • Page 18: Bill Of Materials

    Bill of materials IN THE BOX Part QTY Note Dash DDU5 USB B-mini cable Bracket Fanatec DD1/DD2 Bracket OSW/SC1/VRS Bolt M6 X 12 DIN 912 Used with Fanatec. Bolt M5 X 10 DIN 7380 To fit mounting bracket to dash.