STEELSERIES FREE MOBILE WIRELESS CONTROLLER
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1. such as up right Like the 4 Direction mode each of the 8 directions can have an action assigned to it If you toggle on the Automatic Corners when you trigger the corners it will automatically output the macros for the adjacent sides For example if you move the joystick up right the actions for up and right will output Mouse Movement The joystick simulates mouse input allowing you to move the mouse cursor with the Free This mode is optimal for 3D games in which you would otherwise use a mouse After you set a joystick to Mouse Movement move to the Settings tab at the top to adjust the details on how the analog joystick operates Note To see and apply your changes you must hit the save button first SETTINGS DEAD ZONE DEAD ZONE Slowest SPEED Y Invert The colored circles represent your two analog joysticks The small white circles in the center represent your analog stick s current position If you move your joystick around you will see the white circles move Dead Zone The black area in the center of the image represents the dead zone which is the region around the center of the joystick where movement is not registered this is a feature found in all controllers with analog joysticks to avoid very slight jitter when not moving the analog sticks You can adjust the size of the dead zone by moving the Dead Zone slider to the right bigger or left smaller The size of the black area will get larger or2. and have fun 8 Osteelseries professional gaming gear
3. every three seconds IF YOU ARE ASKED TO ENTER A PAIRING CODE FOR YOUR iOS DEVICE REFER TO THESE KEY MAPPINGS Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG Inc Android is a trademark of Google Inc Phone iPod touch iPad and Mac 0SO are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries CONNECTING ON ANDROID TABLETS PHONES If this is your first time turning on your Free hold down the A button for 3 seconds to turn on the controller You ll know the controller is on because the white light will start flashing Please note that the controller will remember the last mode you were in If you ve used the Free on an i0S device previously you will need to switch to Gamepad Mode by pressing A B buttons for 3 seconds while the controller is off If your Free is properly paired and connected the white light will be in a single blink pattern Enable Bluetooth on your Android device by going to the Settings menu turn on Bluetooth then tap Search for Devices and look for the Zeemote SteelSeries Free in the device s list Select the controller and your Free should pair effortlessly If a code prompt is displayed enter 0000 to pair your device Open up a compatible game navigate to the in game controller settings menu and select the Gamepad Controller option Exact name varies from game to game If the game supports remapping feel free to
4. smaller according to how you adjust the dead zone Increasing the dead zone size will result in needing to move the joystick more to register movement i o steelseries professional gaming gear Mouse Emulation Speed When the joystick is set to Mouse Movement the image of the joystick corresponds to how you selected the two speeds using the sliders on the right The Speed sets the speed at which the joystick moves the cursor The left slider defines the slowest speed you would like to have on your joystick when the smallest amount of pressure is applied The right slider defines the fastest mouse speed when the maximum amount of pressure applied The mouse speeds are color coded with blue being the slowest and the red being the fastest These colors are matched on the image to the left this is done so that after you set the speeds you will get a good indication of what mouse speed will be output at various parts on the joystick map Acceleration Curves SteelSeries Engine also provides four options for mapping joystick movement to mouse speed e Smooth Linear The speed will gradually adjust from the slow to fast speeds at a normal rate e Slow ease in The change from the slow speed to the fast speed will gradually occur later a little more movement will be required on the joystick to start speeding up the cursor e Fast ease out The change from the slow speed to the fast speed will gradually occur earlier a littl
5. to connect to Select Zeemote SteelSeries Free when it appears If it gives you any options for pairing codes choose to use your own key and enter 0000 If you re playing a controller enabled game start up the game go to the in game controller settings and select the gamepad option Otherwise use the SteelSeries Engine to emulate a mouse keyboard see the SteelSeries Engine section below CONNECTING ON MAC OSX If is your first time turning on your Free hold down the A button for 3 seconds to turn on the controller You ll know the controller is on because the white light will start flashing Please note that the controller will remember the last mode you were in If you ve used the Free on an i0S device previously you will need to switch to Gamepad Mode by pressing A B buttons for 3 seconds while the controller is off If your Free is properly paired and connected the white light will be in a single blink pattern To pair the controller with the computer click on the Apple icon in the top left corner of the screen Select System Preferences gt Bluetooth On the pop up window click on the plus sign at the bottom left corner to add a device Select Zeemote SteelSeries Free when it appears If it prompts you for a pairing code enter 0000 If you re playing a controller enabled game start up the game go to the in game controller settings and select the gamepad option Otherwise use t
6. STEELSERIES FREE MOBILE WIRELESS CONTROLLER USER GUIDE INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the SteelSeries Free Mobile Controller This controller is designed by SteelSeries a dedicated manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear and mobile gaming accessories This user guide is designed to familiarize you with all aspects of our controller its setup and its usage We hope that it will be of use to you If there are any questions that are not answered or clarified in this user guide please refer to our website http faq steelseries com CHARGING THE CONTROLLER Prior to using your SteelSeries Free for the first time it is recommended that you charge the controller for 2 hours by plugging in the USB cable provided in the box plug one end of the cable in your Free and plug the other end into a powered USB port Remember you can use your Free while it s charging Your FREE controller is built with a Lithium ION rechargeable battery During charging a red and white LED will give you the charging status e While the FREE Controller is charging the red light will stay on e When the FREE Controller is fully charged the red light will turn off e Low battery Indicator The white light will flash very quickly and repeatedly GENERAL INFORMATION Modes The SteelSeries Free Mobile Wireless Controller was designed with cross platform play in mind The Free Controller ships with two modes Gamepad Mode defau
7. do so from the in game controller settings menu If you don t know if the game is controller compatible go to www steelseries com free android to find a list of compatible games and much more o steelseries professional gaming gear CONNECTING ON i0S iPHONE iPAD iPOD TOUCH If this is your first time turning on your Free or you ve used your Free on Android device PC or Mac previously hold down A B buttons for 3 seconds to switch to Arcade Mode and simultaneously turn on the controller You ll know the controller is on because the white light will start flashing in a double blink pattern Please note that the controller will remember the last mode you were in so you don t need to repeat this process every time Going forward you can simply turn the controller on by holding down the A button for 3 seconds Enable Bluetooth on your iPhone iPad iPod touch by going to the Settings menu navigate to the General tab turn on Bluetooth and look for the Zeemote SteelSeries Free in the device s list Select the controller and your Free should pair effortlessly If a code prompt is displayed enter the code based on the graphic on the last page of this Quick Start Guide Open up a compatible game navigate to the in game controller settings menu and select the Gamepad Controller option Exact name varies from game to game If the game supports remapping feel free to do so from the in gam
8. e controller settings menu If you don t know if the game is iCade controller compatible go to www steelseries com free ios to find a list of compatible games and much more NOTE On iOS devices your Free controller is recognized as a Bluetooth keyboard Therefore when your Free is paired on your 0SO device you will not be able to type as the on screen keyboard disappears If you would like to search for games or use your keyboard please disconnect or power off your Free and proceed CONNECTING ON WINDOWS PC If you have a Windows computer that has Bluetooth capability and this is your first time turning on your Free hold down the A button for 3 seconds to turn on the controller You ll know the controller is on because the white light will start flashing Please note that the controller will remember the last mode you were in If you ve used the Free on an IOSG device previously you will need to switch to Gamepad Mode by pressing A B buttons for 3 seconds while the controller is off If your Free is properly paired and connected the white light will be in a single blink pattern To pair the controller with the computer go to Start gt Control Panel Look for either the Add a device option under the Hardware and Sound section or click the Devices and Printers option and select Add a device in the top left corner A window will pop up indicating that Windows is searching for a Bluetooth device
9. e less movement will be required on the joystick to start speeding up the cursor e Instant There is only one speed throughout the entire analog stick Y Invert Y Invert reverses the up and down movements of the controller If selected pressing up on the joystick will cause the cursor to move down and pressing down will move the cursor up Directional Pad When the joystick is set to 4 Direction or 8 Direction the alternating shades of blue represent the separation between each direction Note To see and apply your changes you must hit the Save button first o steelseries professional gaming gear TROUBLESHOOTING Q After I pair my Free to a Windows PC I get a warning message that Device driver software was not successfully installed A This is OK Because the Free is a true cross platform controller it must present itself as multiple types of devices to the host system Your Free controller is still working properly and can be used to play games Q When I connect to a mobile device either Android or iOS in Arcade mode can t access my touch screen keyboard A While in Arcade mode the Free controller is technically recognized as a Bluetooth keyboard which will cause a phone or tablet s on screen keyboard to disappear Unfortunately you will have to have to unpair or turn off the Free during the times you want to type Q While 1 am installing the SteelSeries Engine it unpairs my Free controller A Unfort
10. he SteelSeries Engine to emulate a mouse keyboard see the SteelSeries Engine section below i o steelseries professional gaming gear INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE On Windows and Mac OSX the Free is powered by the SteelSeries Engine software suite The SteelSeries Engine will allow you to play virtually any game with the Free Controller Many games do not support Gamepads natively and the SteelSeries Engine will allow keyboard and mouse emulation to work around that limitation 1 Ensure that the Free is paired with your machine see Connecting on Windows PC or Mac OS X for more information 2 Download the version of the SteelSeries Engine that is appropriate for your platform http www steelseries com downloads 3 Launch the installer and follow the instructions on the screen Detailed instructions on how to operate most of the SteelSeries Engine can be found in the SteelSeries Engine user manual To access the user manual in Windows go to Start gt Program Files or All Programs gt SteelSeries gt SteelSeries Engine On Mac go to Applications gt SteelSeries Engine Then select the SteelSeries Engine User Guide UserGuide pdf on Mac The following parts will describe aspects of the Engine that are specific to the Free BUTTONS Buttons ON TT Mouse amp Keyboard Mode Mouse and Keyboard Mode Mouse amp Keyboard Mode will allow you to assign keyboard and mouse inputs to the Free s buttons and joysticks T
11. his enables use of the Free with games that only support mouse and keyboard input To turn the mode on or off click on the switch next to the Mouse and Keyboard label You may want to turn the mode Off for games that provide native controller support Presets Click the arrow next to the label Presets to view a list of preset button assignments for the Free Presets are optimized for different game genres such as first person shooters 2D platformers etc Once you select a preset all the buttons and joysticks will be loaded with a setup customized for that particular genre To configure the Free for your particular game you may have to make some adjustments to the presets However these presets are a great jumping off point o steelseries professional gaming gear 5 Analog Joystick Settings If you click the buttons labeled L Joystick or R Joystick instead of getting to customize the buttons on the Free you will be able to customize the left or right joystick respectively Both the left and right joysticks can be set to one of three modes 4 Direction The joystick behaves like a directional pad with only four basic directions up down left and right The joystick will not recognize diagonal movements like up right Each direction can have an action assigned to it just like one of the buttons 8 Direction The joystick recognizes eight directions up down left right and four basic diagonal directions
12. lt Lets you play games on Android devices PC s and Mac OSX Arcade Mode Lets you play games on 0S6O that support iCade controls To toggle between the two modes press A B buttons simultaneously while the controller is powered off The Free Controller will remember the last mode you were in on standard power up holding A for 3 seconds o steelseries professional gaming gear Illumination Patterns When the Free is on the white LED next to the A button flashes in a specific pattern to inform you of the current mode and connection status Gamepad Mode the white LED will blink once this will repeat single blink Arcade Mode the white LED will blink twice this will repeat double blink Disconnected white light will blink once or twice depending on your current mode every second Connected white light will blink once or twice depending on your current mode every 3 seconds For example if your Free is currently in HID Gamepad Mode the default and it is not paired to a device yet it will blink one quick blink once every second Once you pair it to a device the lighting behavior will change to blinking one quick blink every three seconds On the other hand if your FREE is in Arcade Mode and it is not paired to your iOS device yet it will blink two quick blinks once every second Once you pair it to your iOS device the lighting behavior will change to blinking two quick blinks
13. unately this is an unavoidable part of updating the drivers Furthermore you ll notice if you look at the device list the Free controller is still considered connected by Windows It is very important that you do not remove the Free from the devices list To fix this simply turn the controller off then turn it back on Q What games will work with the Free controller on my device A For Windows and Mac OS X computers just about any game that works with mouse keyboard will work with the Free controller thanks to the SteelSeries Engine For Android or iOS devices you can find a list of compatible games using the following links Android http www steelseries com free android iOS http www steelseries comffree ios Q What features are available in the Android version of the SteelSeries Engine A The Android version of the SteelSeries Engine is a great assistant for helping first time users set up their Free controller with their tablet or phone Once paired the application will also allow you test out your controller providing feedback on button presses and analog joystick movements Also included in the application are links to the quick start guide as well as a list of compatible games CONCLUSION This concludes the user manual for the SteelSeries Free Mobile Controller We hope this manual answered any questions you may have had If you have any further questions please refer to our website http faq steelseries com Good luck
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