The Un-Official Fanatec Wheel Discussion

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Received my RMA replacement CSR wheel about a week ago. I have been messing around with it after initially feeling something not right in regards to the force feedback. After a week of testing I have concluded that the belt must be extremely loose. The wheel gradually loses its center during gameplay and I eventually find myself holding the wheel several degrees to the left or right from the center to keep the car straight (which is confirmed in telemetry from FM4). Ontop of this during the initial power on calibration the wheel seems to stutter and lag. The FFB also feels extremely clunky when compared to my previous CSR. Good thing I didn't send back either of the CSR's yet.

Ahhh, gotta love being sent a broken wheel to replace a broken wheel. How Fanatec handles this determines if I do future business with them. I am not happy about paying for shipping on the initial RMA and especially the RMA replacement.

Come the f on Fanatec.


katpeeler
Still have my Traction Control off and Stability off....Found out my sensitity was on 900..bumped it back to around 140...And its a bit controlable now...Starting to enjoy actualy "fighting" with the wheel to straighten out the car
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There is no need to have your sensitivity set at 140. An appropriate sensitivity for F1 or GT is 220-270. So 140 is extremely off the mark. I don't see how you can even be remotely smooth or consistent with that setting. I honestly didn't even know it went that low lol.
 
katpeeler
Still have my Traction Control off and Stability off....Found out my sensitity was on 900..bumped it back to around 140...And its a bit controlable now...Starting to enjoy actualy "fighting" with the wheel to straighten out the car
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I don't think you should learn to drive with such a low sens! It'll cost you accuracy and won't teach you to countersteer properly etc. I used to do everything with 900 sens but took it down to 540, which seems to work in every type of car/driving for me. Also Sim steering and no Deadzones in the advanced settings.

It'll take a hell of a lot time, but is certainly worth it! I haven't driven with a controller at all since I finally got an Xbox compatible wheel last year. Worth every penny :)
 
In case those of you that are messing with CSR settings and have never seen this site, check this out.

Sort the page by game, wheel, then newest or best rated. Find a settings list and try them out. Maybe it will help you find something you like better. :)
 
Forcone
I don't think you should learn to drive with such a low sens! It'll cost you accuracy and won't teach you to countersteer properly etc. I used to do everything with 900 sens but took it down to 540, which seems to work in every type of car/driving for me. Also Sim steering and no Deadzones in the advanced settings.

It'll take a hell of a lot time, but is certainly worth it! I haven't driven with a controller at all since I finally got an Xbox compatible wheel last year. Worth every penny :)
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When you say Sim steering an Deadzones in the Advanced settings.....you mean in the game or on the wheel.
I spent about 4 solid hours on the wheel and realy love it. I raced my ghost that I made with the controler and notice Im only a couple seconds behind it using the wheel. The biggest difference Im seeing is that I have ABS off now with the wheel and I can brake ALOT later
 
Well, Ive had the CSR wheel/Elite pedals for a couple weeks now and I have to say Ive been loving it. Its like I have a brand new Forza to play. It has totaly changed the way I have played the game. Hell Ive been having fun driving the E Class cars. I appreciate the help here with trying to get the setting right. I know there have been talk about humming in the wheel or the wheel snatching out of your hand but I have had no issues to date with it. Ive only logged about 10-12 hours on it but so far so good. Some of the best money I have spent
 
Instead of starting a new thread, I'll just post here.

Fanatec CSR wheel shaking w/GT5 and throttle down?

I went to play some GT5 and accidentally hit the 2 right black buttons (small and 'start' button) together instead of the 2 left buttons to go to PC mode. I saw the LCD display something like RSR/RST so I'm assuming it reset the wheel. Settings went to SEN 270 so I know it changed from my setting. Thing is when playing, whenever I'm on the throttle the wheel shakes. I tried other cars and same thing. Went to play Forza 4 and this problem isn't there.

Anyone experience this? Should I reload the latest firmware?
 
cuco33
Instead of starting a new thread, I'll just post here.

Fanatec CSR wheel shaking w/GT5 and throttle down?

I went to play some GT5 and accidentally hit the 2 right black buttons (small and 'start' button) together instead of the 2 left buttons to go to PC mode. I saw the LCD display something like RSR/RST so I'm assuming it reset the wheel. Settings went to SEN 270 so I know it changed from my setting. Thing is when playing, whenever I'm on the throttle the wheel shakes. I tried other cars and same thing. Went to play Forza 4 and this problem isn't there.

Anyone experience this? Should I reload the latest firmware?
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When you reset the wheel, the deadzone went to 0. If you set in from about 10 to 20 the shaking should stop in GT5. You can set it back to 0 for Forza. Hope this helps.
 
Wiggs
When you reset the wheel, the deadzone went to 0. If you set in from about 10 to 20 the shaking should stop in GT5. You can set it back to 0 for Forza. Hope this helps.
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Thanks man. I don't mean the wheel shakes back and forth. I mean that the wheel shakes, like the rumble motors inside activate just by throttling. The more I throttle the more it shakes. Is this what you mean? I'll try the deadzone adjustment. I didn't change this before and didn't have this issue before which is what is strange to me.
 
cuco33
Thanks man. I don't mean the wheel shakes back and forth. I mean that the wheel shakes, like the rumble motors inside activate just by throttling. The more I throttle the more it shakes. Is this what you mean? I'll try the deadzone adjustment. I didn't change this before and didn't have this issue before which is what is strange to me.
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Oh sorry, I thought you meant the wheel was shaking, not rumbling. Not sure what's going on there. :odd: Maybe lower FF setting on the wheel? Not sure.
 
cuco33
Thanks man. I don't mean the wheel shakes back and forth. I mean that the wheel shakes, like the rumble motors inside activate just by throttling. The more I throttle the more it shakes. Is this what you mean? I'll try the deadzone adjustment. I didn't change this before and didn't have this issue before which is what is strange to me.
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I don't think that's actually a problem, it is a feature in the wheel! I believe it is to simulate engine vibrations etc. Correct me if I'm wrong :)
 
I thought about that forcone but I don't recall it being like this before. Now it's there regardless of car and stronger the more throttle I give. If it was there it was very weak and now it's very strong. Not a big fan, and I'm sure my neighbor downstairs loves hearing the vibrations lol
 
If I recall correctly, the Fanatec wheels allow the choice of ABS simulation in the pedal OR engine idle vibration in the wheel? Away from my gear now, so can't confirm, but I think this can be controlled by a setting in the wheels internal setup....

_Dave_
 
cuco33
What do you mean by internal setup? Is there a subset menu or something I can access?
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I think he is refering to the Tuning options on the wheel itself. The ABS option simulates ABS vibration or Brake lock-ups by activating the vibration motors in the wheel and on the brake pedal (of the clubsport pedals). This works in conjunction with the shock vibration (SHO) function, which determines the amount of vibrations.
 
Yeah, that's right, and if you set ABS off then you get engine idle vibration in the wheel itself.

_Dave_
 
I'll check tonight but I could have sworn that ABS was set to off and SHO was set to 0, and the braking shake I'd get prerace isn't there now but I get the shakes just with throttle only.
 
Just hooked my H-shifter to the CSR wheel for the first time and no mater how many times I try to calibrate (puting it in gear and hitting start button) some cars will not shift into 5th gear. I can shift it with the paddles but not the shifter..Anyone have problems like this??

BTW it will shift into 6th gear
 
katpeeler
Just hooked my H-shifter to the CSR wheel for the first time and no mater how many times I try to calibrate (puting it in gear and hitting start button) some cars will not shift into 5th gear. I can shift it with the paddles but not the shifter..Anyone have problems like this??

BTW it will shift into 6th gear
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Mines fine. That does sound interesting though. My best suggestion(unfortunatly) is contace Fanatec or Google. Yeah, I know those both suck but it's the best I could do.
 
katpeeler
Just hooked my H-shifter to the CSR wheel for the first time and no mater how many times I try to calibrate (puting it in gear and hitting start button) some cars will not shift into 5th gear. I can shift it with the paddles but not the shifter..Anyone have problems like this??

BTW it will shift into 6th gear
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What firmware did you have installed?

I had the same problem with my CSR Elite. Only after updating the firmware to 721 Beta that problem is gone.

But now I have a much more severe problem for the last days: The pedals (all 3 of them) do not work from time to time. I did found some videos on youtube so I am not the only one with that issue. Any suggestions?
 
I have whatever firmware that came with the wheel.

Contacted Fanatec via e-mail and they advised me that I cannot sync gearshifter in Xbox mode. It HAS to be in either PS3 mode or PC mode. So I drug out my cables for the PS3 and hooked it up and put the wheel in PS3 mode and then synced with no luck. Im still missing 5th gear. Dont know if I have to reset the whole wheel and try it over since Ive already synced it the first time in Xbox mode....I guees I would have been out of luck if I didnt own a computer or a PS3 if I wanted to use my gearshifter
 
flo
@Tom, try updating the firmware, that should do the trick I think...
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The firmware 721 Beta is the latest one for the CSR Elite - :confused:. I think it is a mechanical problem. Looks like sometimes a connection within the wheel comes loose. Now it did work for the last days. Hopefully it is gone now.

By the way: I found it interesting that Fanatec told katpeeler that his H shifter cant be calibrated in XBOX mode. I never had that problem with my CSR H shifter.
 
what settings are needed on the fanatec PTWS to make the clubsport brake pedal vibrate ? (my pedals have a motor attached to the pedal but it never moves when braking (i have the latest firmware on my PTWS.) the wheel vibrates when braking ..
 

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