If your X56 H.O.T.A.S. Throttle or Stick axes appear to be off-center in the Windows Games Test Page, the calibration data range might be bad. To resolve the problem, you’ll need to run a Registry Editor (RegEdit) script to remove the entries in the Windows registry, and then recalibrate the data range.
Do the following to recalibrate your X56 H.O.T.A.S. throttle or stick axes on Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10:
Do the following to recalibrate your X56 H.O.T.A.S. throttle or stick axes on Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10:
- Unplug the X56 H.O.T.A.S. Throttle and Stick USB cables from your computer.
- Download this zip file. The zip file contains a script that removes the X56 H.O.T.A.S. entries in the Windows registry.
WARNING: Incorrectly modifying the Windows registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. This script is designed to update the Windows registry safely, however, continue at your own risk. - Unzip the .zip file or extract the contents using any file extraction software of your choice.
- Double-click “Saitek - Clear Calibration - X56.reg” to run the script.
- If prompted, click Yes in the User Account Control window.
- A Registry Error warning appears. Click Yes to continue.
- A confirmation message is displayed on-screen. Select OK to close the message.
- Reconnect both X56 H.O.T.A.S. Stick and Throttle USB cables securely to the computer.
- Open the X56 H.O.T.A.S. Test tab in Windows Game Controllers. To open the Test tab, press the Windows and R keys at the same time, and then type “joy.cpl” in the Run window. Press the Enter key or click OK.
- The Game Controllers window appears. Select the X56 H.O.T.A.S. Throttle and click Properties.
- Move all axes on the Throttle through their full range of motion 4 times to rebuild the data range. Click OK.
- In the Game Controllers window, select the X56 H.O.T.A.S. Stick and click Properties.
- Move all axes on the Stick through their full range of motion 4 times to rebuild the data range. Click OK to finish.
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