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FOR ALL WHO ARE HAVING TROUBLE CALIBRATING "EMS TOPGUN II"
vetteguy112233:
Ok, I've been struggling for weeks with my Topgun II's trying to get them to stop jumping around erratically.
I'm not sure what exactly fixed the problem, but here is what I did. I noticed that my mouse cursor was going completely off the right side of the screen, and then it hit me. Since the ArcadeVGA video card has 2 video ports, Windows XP allows you to use both ports for 2 monitors at once. So I am wondering if that might be screwing up the calibration, since technically the edge of the desktop that I had been shooting at, was only "half" of my desktop (sorry if that only makes sense to me). I went into the device manager and disabled the second VGA port, then restarted and the cursor now stays on the screen. Before all this I had also noticed that my monitor was not perfectly centered vertically/horizontally, so I opened up the cap and adjusted that with the knobs for the monitor. I also changed my resolution to 640X240.
I then tried to calibrate the guns and the very first try it worked absolutely PERFECT.
If any of you are having this same problem, please see if any of this helps you and let me know.
vetteguy112233:
I also found that the stereo amplifier I am using, that sits next to my cabinet (for now), interferres with the Topgun signal. I never would have guessed that the amplifier's LCD screen would somehow scatter the signal. I just covered the LCD screen with a piece of cardboard and solved the problem.
So if any of you are having similar issues, make sure that all electronic that send/receive a signal, are covered by a blanket or something.
yuff:
Also, make sure you don't have a ceiling fan with a light on it in the same room lol.
Hunk_4TH:
I know this is an old thread. But I having a hard time getting my topgun III calibrated. I have the four senors placed vertically. No matter what I do the mouse cursor just goes all over the place. I even tried placing the senors horizontally on the screen with no luck. I'm using a CRT TV. I also tried on my Lcd with same result. I know I should have bought an Aimtrack or Act Labs or something. But this was all I could afford at the moment. And depending on the forum I've heard decent stories about the Topguns. Any advice?
Xiaou2:
Make sure the bars are not inverted in any way.
For example.. if your left bar is on the right side...
or if the top of the bar is on bottom.