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Opti-Wiz Wiring Help
Vicious Burger:
Got everything hooked up,but I'm having problems getting windows or mame to recognise the trackball. The trackball has a green wire which i think could be ground. I tried screwing it to the case of the PC but no luck. Any ideas? Checked that power is going through the adapter cable,which it is,5v on the red wire.
Searcher7:
It would be a good idea for all third party hardware sellers to have a doc online. Not just a doc, but something that gives clear step-by-step instructions with visuals.
I've been sitting on a spinner and some controllers for several years because I can't do anything with them.
Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: Vicious Burger on June 13, 2009, 07:41:52 pm ---Got everything hooked up,but I'm having problems getting windows or mame to recognise the trackball. The trackball has a green wire which i think could be ground. I tried screwing it to the case of the PC but no luck. Any ideas? Checked that power is going through the adapter cable,which it is,5v on the red wire.
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Best thing for you to do would be to take this to support email. You should have everything you need at this point, so unless you are hooking things up incorrectly, or the HAPP trackball is defective (is it new?), it should just work. The green wire is pretty much optional, so that isn't the cause of your issues.
--- Quote from: Searcher7 on June 13, 2009, 08:13:29 pm ---I've been sitting on a spinner and some controllers for several years because I can't do anything with them.
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Most of these devices are very simple and the documentation provided is substantial regardless. If you are having difficulty using hardware made by us, you should try the support email address and you will get help. If it's from somewhere else, you might want to try contacting them or posting a new thread about it instead of inferring in this one that there is an "industry wide problem" base solely on your particular experience with that vendor.
RandyT
Searcher7:
--- Quote from: RandyT on June 14, 2009, 01:38:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: Vicious Burger on June 13, 2009, 07:41:52 pm ---Got everything hooked up,but I'm having problems getting windows or mame to recognise the trackball. The trackball has a green wire which i think could be ground. I tried screwing it to the case of the PC but no luck. Any ideas? Checked that power is going through the adapter cable,which it is,5v on the red wire.
--- End quote ---
Best thing for you to do would be to take this to support email. You should have everything you need at this point, so unless you are hooking things up incorrectly, or the HAPP trackball is defective (is it new?), it should just work. The green wire is pretty much optional, so that isn't the cause of your issues.
--- Quote from: Searcher7 on June 13, 2009, 08:13:29 pm ---I've been sitting on a spinner and some controllers for several years because I can't do anything with them.
--- End quote ---
Most of these devices are very simple and the documentation provided is substantial regardless. If you are having difficulty using hardware made by us, you should try the support email address and you will get help. If it's from somewhere else, you might want to try contacting them or posting a new thread about it instead of inferring in this one that there is an "industry wide problem" base solely on your particular experience with that vendor.
RandyT
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An "industry wide problem"? Be careful with your quotes. You're taking a suggestion not directed toward any company in particular and treating it like it's a personal attack.
What I wrote was appropriate for this thread. The original poster had received no documentation and I "inferred" it would be a good idea for all manufacturers to have their documentation online. So why would I start another thread just to say that?
Now I do not know if this is an "industry wide problem" but I figured what I said was a good idea.
And since you mentioned it. I'm still waiting for answers concerning the Opti-Wiz™ Trackball and Spinner Interface", since the documentation and reviews I've read online don't address my questions.
Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
Vicious Burger:
And to add to this I wasn't suggesting that there was anything wrong with the optiwiz device,as my PC seems to recognise it and tells me the device is working.
It seems to me to be an issue with the trackball if anything,which actually is a used one,even though i was assured it works. I'm looking for ideas on what I can check as far as that goes to confirm whether or not the trackball is dead or alive because i don't know how to test it.
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