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Version 1.2.9 FSC 737 TQ Pro Manual date: 2017-12-24

WELCOME TO 737 NG TQ Pro / Motor

Version 1.2.9 – December 2017

INDEX

1 INTRODUCTION 2 2 INSTALLATION 3 3 USING THE TQ IN X-PLANE 5 4 USING THE TQ IN FS9, FSX, ESP AND Prepar3D 6 5 CONFIGURING TQ THROTTLE FOR FIRST TIME USE 7 6 USING TQ THROTTLE DEVICE 9 7 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING THE TQ IN PROJECT MAGENTA 18 20 8 INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING THE TQ IN PROSIM 737 9 COMPATIBILITY NOTES 22 10 HOW TO CONFIGURE TQ CONNECTION WITH LAN INTERFACE 23 11 USING THE TQ IN X-PLANE 11 24 12 USING THE TQ WITH PMDG 777 X AND 747 QUEEN OF THE SKY II 25 13 HOW TO CONTACT SUPPORT 26

! IMPORTANT !

Most of the functionalities of this product require registered FSUIPC if using MSFS related software and XPUIPC if using X-Plane. These products are not supplied with this driver and can be obtained from simmarket.com (FSUIPC) or from tosi-online.de (XPUIPC).

The name of TQ program executable begins always with "MS173486 TQ" and may vary depending the release.

If you are using the TQ in Project Magenta or Prosim 737 software, do not run the 737 NG TQ Pro Motor program (MS173486 TQ xxx.exe) since the TQ hardware can’t be used by two software running at the same time. Official website for information and support: http://www.flightsimulatorcenter.com

Revision History : 1.2.9 : added configuration for PMDG 777 and 747 1.2.8 : added configuration for X-plane 11 737-800 1.2.7 : added configuration for LAN interface 1.2.6 : added configuration for Prosim737 1.2.5 : added configuration for Project Magenta

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1 - INTRODUCTION

Welcome to 737 NG TQ Pro Metal. The throttle device has the followings features:

• Plug&Play USB connection and driver for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 (both 32 and 64 bits editions are supported);

• Supports Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004, Microsoft Flight Simulator X, Microsoft ESP, Prepar3D and X-Plane. Support is guaranteed via FSUIPC (or XPUIPC in X-Plane) and configurable offset

• Compatible with most add-on aircraft like PMDG 737NGX and IFly 737NG (requires FSX or later)

• Very robust and heavy metal construction;

• Motor assisted throttle levers, speed brake servo assisted lever and motor trim wheels, for real time feedback from autothrottle and autopilot;

• Speed brake lever with electro-mechanical flight detent lock

• Thrust reverser levers that can be moved while the autothrottle is connected;

• Fuel valve shutoff levers;

• Autothrottle disconnect and TOGA buttons;

• Flaps lever with B737 standard detents;

• Operable motorized trim wheels;

• Motorized STAB TRIM indicator;

• Park brake lever with status indicator;

• Gear horn cutoff button;

• Backlighted panel;

• Compatible with glass cockpit software via offset configuration;

• Throttle lever’s behaviour can be customized to control three and four engine aircrafts;

• Keyboard emulation for AT disconnect buttons, TOGA button and Fuel valves shutoff levers, to extend the compatibility to most add-on aircrafts when offset can’t be used

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2 - INSTALLATION

It is recommended to install the drivers before the TQ Throttle is physically connected to the computer. This will ensure that the Plug & Play procedure will work as required.

You must have Administrator rights into operative system to ensure correct installation

Make sure that antivirus and other malware software doesn’t prevent the setup program to copy the files as expected (just in case, you may wish to disable them during the setup process). Should you get errors reporting files not found or copy file errors, this is due to the antivirus.

To install the USB driver for TQ Throttle, please insert either the DVD or the USB pen supplied with the unit, in the computer , browse to the unit manually and locate the folder "Setup FTDI USB driver" , select the correct folder for Your system, "Windows" or "Windows 8-10" and "32" or "64" for a 32bit or 64 bit system.

During the installation process, the USB driver is installed. They let your operative system to recognize the TQ properly. During this process, a window like the one displayed on the left is shown.

Once the drivers are fully installed, you can connect the power supply cable to the TQ Throttle unit and then connect the USB cable from TQ Throttle to the computer.

The TQ Throttle works in COM (serial) emulation via USB, so a fictitious new serial port is added to your PC configuration. In order to use the TQ Throttle, you need to know the unique COM port number assigned to the TQ Throttle by your operative system. To do so, please follow these steps:

From Windows START button, run “devmgmt.msc” as a command line program (use START | Run | type devmgmt.msc | click OK in Windows XP or just type devmgmt.msc in Windows Vista, 8, 10 as illustrated below):

• The following window will appear, just click “Ports” to expand the tree and get a list of the ports installed in your PC.

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• The port belonging to TQ Throttle is listed as either “USB Serial Port” or “FSC Throttle Motorized PRO”. Should you have multiple serial ports with the same name, just double click each of them and check the manufacturer. If the manufacturer is FTDI, then this is the serial port belonging to TQ. Take a note of the COM port number (4 in the example above), as it will be required by TQ driver.

• You are now ready to configure and use the TQ Throttle for use in your preferred flight simulation software, please see the next chapter.

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3 – USING THE TQ IN X-PLANE

In order to work as expected, the TQ driver requires X-Plane and XPUIPC started in the following sequence:

1) Start X-Plane, making sure that it loads also the XPUIPC plug-in as indicated below:

From the Plug-in Admin menu, XPUIPC/XPWideFS must be set as Enabled.

2) If the TQ Throttle is physically connected to a slave computer (say computer “B”) not running X-Plane, you will have to run XPWideClient on computer B, configuring the IP address of the computer where X-Plane runs. The TQ driver will be executed on computer B too.

For first time use, XPWideClient needs to be configured in order to communicate with X- Plane. In the sample shown above, XPWideClient is configured to communicate with X- Plane running on the same computer where XPWideClient and the TQ driver are used (IP address of 127.0.0.1, meaning “itself”).

XPWideClient is configured by directly editing its INI file by a text editor (for example, Windows Notepad). Please consult the documentation shipped with XPWideClient to know how to edit its INI file and configure it as required.

If the TQ Throttle is connected to the same computer where X-Plane runs, step 2 can be skipped.

3) Start the TQ driver by running the correct “MS173486 TQ xxx.exe”

! IMPORTANT ! The installer will NOT copy MS173486 TQ executable from the installation media to your computer. So, just copy it manually from the installation media to your desktop, as it is a single file not requiring any complex installation procedure.

NOTE: to get XPUIPC, not supplied with this software, please visit http://www.tosi-online.de/

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4 – USING THE TQ IN FS9, FSX, ESP AND Prepar3D

In order to work properly, the TQ requires FSUIPC installed and registered into the client simulator software that you would like to use. Most cockpit builders and general users already have FSUIPC installed and registered because it is required by most add-ons. In case you don’t have it, you may buy a license from simmarket.com.To run the TQ under one of these simulator clients, just run the correct “MS173486 TQ xxx.exe” executable, You can rename it as You wish.

NOTE FOR USERS OF PMDG 737NGX

The TQ is compatible with PMDG 737NGX, just make sure to follow the followings steps: 1) Make sure that PMDG Service Pack 1c (March 2012) is installed 2) Open 737NGX_Options.ini file located in the following folder:\PMDG\PMDG 737 NGX 3) Make sure the following section exists in the file: [SDK] EnableDataBroadcast=1 4) Restart the client simulator if you have made any of the above changes 5) Enable the option “Activate PMDG NGX Mode” into menu “TQ | Throttle Configuration...” in the TQ Driver

NOTE FOR USERS OF IFLY 737NG

The TQ is compatible with IFly 737NG, just make sure to enable the option “TOGA button activates servo motors - A/T Disegngage button disconnects them” in the menu “TQ | Throttle Configuration...”. As self-explained, this option will engage the servo motors when TOGA buttons are pressed and will disengage them when A/T Disengage buttons are pressed.

ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER CONTROLS OPERATING THROTTLE, SPEED BRAKE, FLAPS ETC. TO PREVENT CONFLICTS. Always check the analog assignments in the input peripheral configuration of your client simulator, to make sure there are no assignments!

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5 – CONFIGURING TQ THROTTLE FOR FIRST TIME USE

To run the TQ Driver, just double click correct “MS173486 TQ xxx.exe” executable supplied on the installation media. It works via a single file and doesn’t require installation, so you may manually copy it onto Windows desktop.

The main window displays some self-explaining information that can be used as “test” in case of any trouble. You will find here aircraft status information (how the TQ driver is “seeing” the aircraft currently active in the client simulator), while on the TQ STATUS, you can check if the servo motors are actually engaged and the analog input values.

But, in order to work, the TQ must be first of all configured in the proper COM port, as mapped by your system (see the Installation chapter for more information). In order to do so, select menu TQ | Throttle Configuration... and input the correct serial port in the box illustrated below:

Restart the TQ driver when the COM port changes!

The TQ Throttle must be calibrated now. The calibration is done manually from menu TQ | Calibration... The following window appears:

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The calibration is used to store minimum and maximum control values and is normally necessary only once, regardless of how many aircrafts are used with TQ Throttle. To perform the calibration, please move multiple times the followings levers all the way from their minimum to maximum position and back:

- Throttle lever 1 - Throttle lever 2 - Reverser lever 1 - Reverser lever 2 - Speed brake lever

Then, once all the boxes are properly filled-out with numerical values like on the sample shown above, drag the STAB TRIM sliders to match the positions of the trim indicators with those on the picture.

For your convenience, calibration files are supplied on the installation media, so you don’t have to do the calibration manually and you can skip this step in case of any trouble.

If you wish to use the calibration files provided by ourselves, please proceed as follows:

A) Browse the supplied installation media \calibration B) Open an Internet Explorer window and, as internet address type %appdata% including both percent symbols, then click xptq C) Copy the “cmthrcal” file from the installation media to the Internet Explorer window D) Once copied, right click the destination file, select Properties and DEselect “Read only” option, otherwise you will be unable to calibrate the TQ manually in future. Click OK.

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6 – USING TQ THROTTLE DEVICE

Once installed and calibrated, the TQ Throttle can be used normally. The unit can be used virtually with any aircraft, including tri and four engines, by configuring the driver properly. Please read below for a reference about each single control present on the unit.

A) Servo assisted throttle levers. They work independently for engine 1 and engine 2. If aircrafts with a different number of engines are used, the behavior of each lever can be customized via the configuration menu of TQ driver. The throttle levers are moved automatically by servo motors, to match the actual position of them in the client simulator, when the autothrottle is engaged. There are several options about how the driver controls the throttle, to ensure better compatibility with most add-on aircrafts on the market, please see later in this chapter.

B) Engine thrust reversers. They work independently for engine 1 and engine 2. Pull to actuate the engine reversers, push to disengage them.

C) Auto throttle disconnect buttons. Push to disconnect the auto throttle.

D) TOGA buttons. Push to activate the TOGA mode.

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E) Servo assisted speed brake lever. This lever is servo assisted, to match the actual position of the speed brake lever in the client simulator (for example, it moves to full extended position after landing). Pull gently to arm the speed brake when needed, until you feel the servo motor taking control of the lever. Continue to pull gently, to extend the speed brakes at various degrees. Push the lever back to armed position to retract the speed brakes. Continue to push the lever gently, to disarm the speed brake.

The Speed brake lever has an electro-mechanical lock at the “flight detent” position, preventing the lever to be operated beyond the limits while airborne.

F) Flaps lever. Pull up and move the lever to the proper detent, as desired. The detents are the same of a B-737, but the lever will work also with aircrafts having a different number of detents (in such case, the actual flap position will be rounded to nearest detent selected).

G) Servo assisted trim indicator. The wheels turn under the control of servo motors, moving the STAB TRIM indicator at the same time. The trim wheels can be operated manually if necessary (just make sure both the STAB TRIM switches are OFF).

H) Gear Horn cutoff button. Can be used to silence the gear horn warning.

I) The STAB TRIM switches can be placed to OFF position in case you would like to manually operate the trim wheel. This action will also prevent that the trim wheel turns when trim setting changes. Please read page 17 for important info on Trim speed.

J) Fuel valves shutoff levers. Pull out, move up & down, pull in to respectively unlock the levers, open / close the fuel shutoff valves, and guard the levers. To ensure proper engine startup sequence, these levers can be used only with twin engines aircrafts.

IMPORTANT: in some client simulator like FSX, although the fuel shutoff valve is actually operated as expected, you will not see the movement of the levers on the screen due to a known simulator’s bug (you will see the fuel shutoff levers locked to a fixed position, even if the fuel shutoff valves are actually in correct position).

K) Park brake lever and indicator. Pull and push the lever to respectively engage and disengage the park brake. When engaged, the red indicator illuminates.

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Advanced options are available for full customization of TQ behaviour, to improve the compatibility with most aircrafts on the market and with third parties glass cockpit software, like Project Magenta and Sim-Avionics. These options are available in the configuration menu of TQ driver as displayed below:

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Select “Throttle Configuration” and “Buttons and switches configuration...” to open the configuration windows.

Here you can set the COM Port where the TQ Throttle is connected (although the TQ Throttle is actually USB, the connection is “seen” by the driver like a “virtual” COM serial port, please refer to the installation chapter to know more). The TQ driver must be restarted when the COM port changes.

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From this frame you decide the input / output behaviour of the TQ driver and how each throttle lever is used.

Memory offsets are used to read and write throttle values. It’s normally not necessary to change the default numbers proposed here, unless for very special cases and advanced use. In case they are accidentally changed, please click “Set default offsets” button to restore the factory values.

IMPORTANT: 1) when offsets are used, you are responsible to set them properly, some expertise is unavoidably required and you may need to experiment a lot using a “trial-error” approach. Unfortunately it’s difficult to provide accurate technical support on this, because every software and every cockpit is different, so it would be impossible to replicate the same conditions on our testing computers. Please consult the documentation supplied with you glass cockpit software or add-on aircraft to know how the software interacts with client simulator and what offsets are actually used. 2) Setting the offsets in a bad way, may give very unexpected results, including hard simulator freezes and crashes. We take for good that if you feel the need to operate via offsets, you are an expert simulator user, knowing what you are doing.

Options “Throttle lever 1 commands engine:”, “Throttle lever 1 feedback from engine:”, “Throttle lever 2 commands engine:” and “Throttle lever 2 feedback from engine:” are used to specify what aircraft’s engine (1, 2, 3, 4) the throttle lever 1 and 2 must command (for example, for a B747 the throttle lever 1 can command engine 1 and 2, while the throttle lever 2 can command the

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We recommend using the option “the followings offsets conditions are met” and then pushing “Set offsets as FSUIPC default” which will enter the correct offsets automatically (the same button for Project Magenta is supplied too).

For some aircraft, like IFly 737NG, you may use the first option “TOGA button activates servo motors – A/T disengage button disconnects them”. This is very useful when add-on aircraft doesn’t communicate ATS status correctly to the TQ driver, thus preventing the servo motors to be engaged and disengaged accordingly.

IMPORTANT: 1) when offsets are used, you are responsible to set them properly, some expertise is unavoidably required and you may need to experiment a lot using a “trial-error” approach. Unfortunately it’s difficult to provide accurate technical support on this, because every software and every cockpit is different, so it would be impossible to replicate the same conditions on our testing computers. Please consult the documentation supplied with you glass cockpit software or add-on aircraft to know how the software interacts with client simulator and what offsets are actually used. 2) Setting the offsets in a bad way, may give very unexpected results, including hard client simulator freezes and crashes. We take for good that if you feel the need to operate via offsets, you are an expert simulator user, knowing what you are doing.

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From this frame, you decide how the Horn Cutout button behaves. You can let this button to work as expected, by several different methods:

“Simulates a click on screen, over Gear Horn button” this option can simulate a mouse click over the Horn Cutoff button displayed on the instrument panel of the add-on aircraft that you are using (not every aircraft may have this button!) To define where the Horn Cutoff button is displayed on the screen, click the “Save & define an hot spot area” and follow the upcoming instruction. Once done, every time you push the Horn Cutoff button on the TQ Throttle, a mouse click is simulated on the hot spot area that you have defined.

“Inhibit gear warning by setting the following offset:” If the glass cockpit software or the add-on aircraft that you are using has a dedicated offset used to reset the aural gear warning, insert it in the provided box. If you are using Project Magenta (pmSounds), click “Auto set for Project Magenta”.

IMPORTANT: 1) when offsets are used, you are responsible to set them properly, some expertise is unavoidably required and you may need to experiment a lot using a “trial-error” approach. Unfortunately it’s difficult to provide accurate technical support on this, because every software and every cockpit is different, so it would be impossible to replicate the same conditions on our testing computers. Please consult the documentation supplied with you glass cockpit software or add-on aircraft to know how the software interacts with client simulator and what offsets are actually used. 2) Setting the offsets in a bad way, may give very unexpected results, including hard client simulator freezes and crashes. We take for good that if you feel the need to operate via offsets, you are an expert simulator user, knowing what you are doing.

“Inhibit gear warning by keystroke” X-Plane sample. This is the default, recommended way to operate this button in X-Plane. This option works simulating a keystroke. To let it work, just define the same keystroke used by X-Plane (we recommend configuring X-Plane to use F8 as displayed on the next picture). X-Plane must have the keyboard input focus to let this option work (click X-Plane window to set keyboard focus)

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From this frame, you decide the behaviour of the A/T Disengage buttons (how the TQ Throttle driver communicates to client simulator that the button has been pressed). It can operate in the followings ways:

“via keyboard emulation”: RECOMMENDED FOR X-PLANE - assign a key combination to the A/T Disengage button, letting it to work in keyboard emulation mode. Click Shift, Ctrl, Alt and insert the appropriate keycode, to define exactly the same key that your aircraft or glass cockpit software uses to disconnect the auto throttle. We suggest using F11 key, making sure that also X- Plane is configured on such key, as displayed below (X-Plane must have the keyboard input focus to let this option work – just click X-Plane window to set keyboard focus):

“via the following offset:” if the aircraft or glass cockpit software that you are using has an offset dedicated for A/T connection, insert the offset address and bit. If Project Magenta is used, click “Auto set for Project Magenta” to set the offset info automatically. If you are using Sim-Avionics, you will have to define a custom offset into FSUIPC I/O file supplied with Sim-Avionics and then set the same offset here (please consult the documentation shipped with Sim-Avionics to know more). For Flight Simulator / Prepar 3D default just click “Auto set for FSUIPC”

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Here you define how the TQ Throttle driver communicates to the client simulator that a TOGA button has been pressed. Can work as follows:

“via keyboard emulation” RECOMMENDED FOR X-PLANE: assign a key combination to the TOGA button, letting it to work in keyboard emulation mode. Click Shift, Ctrl, Alt and insert the appropriate keycode, to define exactly the same key that your aircraft or glass cockpit software uses to command a TOGA. We suggest using F12 key, making sure that also X-Plane is configured on such key, as displayed below (X-Plane must have the keyboard input focus to let this option work - click X-Plane window to set keyboard focus):

“via the following offset:” if the aircraft or glass cockpit software that you are using has an offset dedicated to command a TOGA, insert the offset address and bit. If Project Magenta is used, click “Auto set for Project Magenta” to set the offset info automatically. If you are using Sim-Avionics, you will have to define a custom offset into FSUIPC I/O file supplied with Sim-Avionics and then set the same offset here (please consult the documentation shipped with Sim-Avionics to know more). For Flight Simulator / Prepar 3D default just click “Auto set for FSUIPC”.

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IMPORTANT: 1) when offsets are used, you are responsible to set them properly, some expertise is unavoidably required and you may need to experiment a lot using a “trial-error” approach. Unfortunately it’s difficult to provide accurate technical support on this, because every software and every cockpit is different, so it would be impossible to replicate the same conditions on our testing computers. Please consult the documentation supplied with you glass cockpit software or add-on aircraft to know how the software interacts with client simulator and what offsets are actually used. 2) Setting the offsets in a bad way, may give very unexpected results, including hard client simulator freezes and crashes. We take for good that if you feel the need to operate via offsets, you are an expert simulator user, knowing what you are doing.

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From here you set how the TQ Throttle driver commands the fuel shutoff valves. Several methods are available:

“via keyboard emulation”: assign a key combination to the Fuel Cutoff levers, letting them to work in keyboard emulation mode. Click Shift, Ctrl, Alt and insert the appropriate keycode, to define exactly the same key that your aircraft or glass cockpit software uses to command the Fuel Cutoff levers.

“via default offsets 3590 - 359C (fuel valve)” : RECOMMENDED FOR ALL SIMS uses dedicated fuel valves offset. Should work well with most aircrafts and glass cockpit software.

“via default Engine Mixture offsets (lean to close; full rich to open)” : uses generic mixture offsets. Should work well with most aircrafts and glass cockpit software.

“via the following offset:” if the aircraft or glass cockpit software that you are using has an offset dedicated to command the fuel shutoff valves, insert the offset address and bit. If Project Magenta (pmSystems) is used, click “Auto set for pmSystems” to set the offset info automatically. If you are using Sim-Avionics, you will have to define a custom offset into FSUIPC I/O file supplied with Sim-Avionics and then set the same offset here (please consult the documentation shipped with Sim-Avionics to know more).

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IMPORTANT: 1) when offsets are used, you are responsible to set them properly, some expertise is unavoidably required and you may need to experiment a lot using a “trial-error” approach. Unfortunately it’s difficult to provide accurate technical support on this, because every software and every cockpit is different, so it would be impossible to replicate the same conditions on our testing computers. Please consult the documentation supplied with you glass cockpit software or add-on aircraft to know how the software interacts with client simulator and what offsets are actually used. 2) Setting the offsets in a bad way, may give very unexpected results, including hard client simulator freezes and crashes. We take for good that if you feel the need to operate via offsets, you are an expert simulator user, knowing what you are doing.

“Disable Fuel Cutoff levers (useful for non twin-engine aircraft)” can be used to disable the Fuel Cutoff levers and is particularly useful for non twin engine aircrafts or if your aircraft doesn’t work with any method previously explained.

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From this frame you may enable or disable various elements of the TQ and adjust trim rotation time and trim tolerance (please do not change them unless directed by technical support).

The offset between throttle levers can be used to better align them in case they are always misplaced even when they are aligned on the screen.

These options are used to change servo motors speed. We do not recommend to change these values, since they are already optimized to obtain best performance based on our extensive experience.

The only exception is the Trim speed. The default value of 16 gives a very realistic feeling, however, the trim wheels turn at very high speed: do not even try to touch the trim wheels, because they may start spinning suddenly and it may be painful for your fingers. If you want a safer setting for your hands, just use a lower value (for example 8). In case of emergency (or if desired) trim wheels can be completely disconnected by setting both STAB TRIM switches to OFF.

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7 – INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING THE TQ IN PROJECT MAGENTA

Step 1 Install the TQ COM to USB Driver as explained on chapter 2. This will allow the PM MCP to connect to the throttle hardware.

Step 2 If you are using X-Plane, make sure XPUIPC is running; with FSX/FS2004, make sure FSUIPC is running. Start Project Magenta’s MCP.EXE

If you are using the TQ in Project Magenta software, do not run the 737 NG TQ Pro Motor driver (MS173486 TQ xxx.exe) since the TQ hardware can’t be used by two software running at the same time.

Press the Esc key for the Menu

Select the FSC TQ COM port (obtained at step 1) from the dropdown box Click on “Calibrate”

Step 3 The MCP will perform an automatic calibration upon startup, but some items have to be set manually:

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Identify whether your Throttle is motorized or not (if you are reading this user’s guide, your Throttle is likely a motorized one). So, remove the checkmark next to “Not Motorized”.

Move the spoiler lever to from the up to the down position. If the spoiler values are inverted, check the “Spoiler Inverted” checkbox. Place the Spoiler into the Arm position and click on “Set Arm”

Move the throttles all the way to idle, deploy the reversers.

Use the TRM (Trim) bar to move the trim indicator motor to the “0” position. Click on “Set Trim 0”.

Use the TRM (Trim) bar to move the trim indicator motor to the “10” position. Click on “Set Trim 10”.

Flaps should be detected automatically with the optical encoder of the throttle.

Exit the calibration screen, then exit the Menu screen.

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Install the TQ COM to USB Driver as explained on chapter 2. This will allow the Prosim MCP to connect to the throttle hardware. make sure FSUIPC is running. Start Prosim’s MCP.EXE

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1. Right Click on Mcp Window and left click on “config” 2. In the “FSC Throttle” TAB set the COM port 3. Move the ENG levers slowly from min to max twice or more, then move to minimum and click on “Set Idle”, then move slowly to max and click on “ Set Full Thrust” 4. Move Thrust Reversers levers slowly from min to max twice or more, then move to minimum and click on “Set Min”, then move slowly to max and click on “ Set Max” 5. Move the Spoiler lever slowly from min to max twice or more, then move to down position and click on “Set Down”, move to Armed position and click on “Set Arm”, the move to full up position and click on “Set Up”, Uncheck the “Servo can move speedbrake when it is in down detent”. 6. Grab the slider and move the trim indicator in the TQ, position it on 0 position and click on “Set 0”, then grab the slider and move the trim indicator on TQ to 15 position and click on “Set 15”. 7. If the TQ is a SEMI-PRO, check “Require Flap Calibration”, scroll down the calibration window, move the lever slowly from min to max, then move on up position and click on “Set up” , then move on 1 and click “Set 1” , ect. repeat for each flap position. 8. Click on “Ok” to close the configuration window.

Most of the functionalities of this product require registered FSUIPC This product is not supplied with this driver and can be obtained from simmarket.com .

If you are using the TQ in Project Magenta software, do not run the 737 NG TQ Pro Motor driver (MS173486 TQ xxx.exe) since the TQ hardware can’t be used by two software running at the same time.

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9 – COMPATIBILITY NOTES

COMPATIBILITY WITH ADD-ON AIRCRAFTS The TQ Throttle driver uses FSUIPC / XPUIPC to create a link to aircraft panels. While it should work virtually with any add-on aircraft on the market, full compatibility cannot be totally guaranteed. Advanced options are supplied into TQ Throttle driver configuration, to exclude switches and levers on the TQ Throttle unit in case they cannot be used for some aircrafts, while different autothrottle linking behaviours are available to ensure throttle levers compatibility in any really situation. In any case, a special keyboard emulation mode is provided to ensure the compatibility with Project Magenta and with most Add-on aircrafts.

COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER DEVICES If you are using other devices having the same controls present on the TQ Throttle (for example flaps or spoiler lever) you may disable the duplicate controls on the TQ Throttle or on the other device, to make sure that no conflicting controls exist.

NOTE: should you get unexpected behaviours, like for example flaps not moving or parking brake not responding, the aircraft that you are flying may require some logic to complete, for example, you must have enough hydraulic power. Alternatively, check the other game controls connected to the computer and make sure that no conflicting controls exists.

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10 – HOW TO CONNECT THE TQ WITH LAN INTERFACE (This Guide is for the 737NG Throttle Quadrant Pro Full metal motorized)

The PC must have a software that can emulate a COM port, to do so:

1. download LANTRONICS COM port Redirector Software (CPR) from this link: https://www.lantronix.com/products/com-port-redirector/

2. Install and Run it

3. Press "Search For Devices" , it will find the Lantronics interface.

4. Press "Add/Remove" and add a com port , for example COM13

5. Click on COM13 , scroll down

6. Click on LAN port You discovered to transfer the data to the first row of Service host table.

7. Press "SAVE"

8. Now click on little world icon on the right column of Service Host table to access the web configuration of the lan interface, Leave the user and password blank.

9. Go to "channel 1 serial setting " page

10.Check "Enable Packing" and press "OK"

11.Now You have the TQ connected to COM13

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11 – HOW TO CONNECT THE TQ WITH X-Plane 11 Laminar 737-800 (This Guide is for the 737NG Throttle Quadrant all versions, X-plane 11 with stock 737-800 aircraft, not use with payware aircraft)

The X-plane must have the "XPUIPC" plugin.

NOTE: to get XPUIPC, not supplied with this software, please visit http://www.tosi-online.de/ 1. download Xpuipc plugin from this link: http://www.tosi-online.de/XPUIPC/XPUIPC.html

2. see section 3 "Using the TQ in X-plane" for Xpuipc setting.

3. locate the Xpuipc folder: YOURDRIVE:\X-plane11\Resources\plugins\XPUIPC\

4. edit the file "XPUIPCOffsets.cfg" with WORDPAD

5. add these lines : # Fuel Cutoff Eng 1 for Xplane 11 738 Dataref fuel_cutoff1 laminar/B738/engine/slider/condition_lever1_target int Offset 0x3590 UINT32 3 rw >fuel_cutoff1 @

# Fuel Cutoff Eng 2 for Xplane 11 738 Dataref fuel_cutoff2 laminar/B738/engine/slider/condition_lever2_target int Offset 0x3594 UINT32 3 rw >fuel_cutoff2 @

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12 - HOW TO USE THE TQ WITH PMDG 777 AND 747 Queen of the Sky II

- In order to add support for PMDG 777 and 747 QOTS II, copy the supplied “PMDG_ipc_interface.lua” in the same folder where FSUIPC is installed, for example:

C:\Program Files(x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules.

C:\Program Files\Lockeed Martin\Prepar3d\Modules.

Then, open FSUIPC4.ini (or FSUIPC5.ini)(in the same folder) and make sure the followings line exists: [Auto] 1= PMDG_ipc_interface

(if you already use other LUA files that are loaded automatically once the simulator starts, you will see them listed in the same section: in such case, just add PMDG_ipc_interface as last entry, respecting the order number in your INI file)

Open 777 X_Options.ini file located in the following folder:\PMDG\PMDG 777 X

Make sure the following section exists in the file:

[SDK]

EnableDataBroadcast=1

Or do the same for 747 QOTS II

Enable the option “Activate PMDG NGX Mode” into menu “TQ | Throttle Configuration...” in the TQ Driver

SETTING 4 ENGINES COMMAND for 747. For 747 only , You must set up the "4 engines" mode on the software. To do so, first of all load the aircraft PMDG 747 QOTS, then open menu “TQ | Throttle Configuration...” in the TQ Driver. Configure the Lever 1 for command engines 1 and 2, and the lever 2 for command engines 3 and 4. Set the offset for engine 4 to "0A54" for read and write. Press "ok assign these values to current profile" and the settings will be stored, will be racall every time You load this aircraft.

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13 – HOW TO CONTACT SUPPORT

To contact the support team, check news and download latest drivers, please consult the official TQ Throttle website at the following address: http://www.flightsimulatorcenter.com