Calibrating the Joystick


  • If the Joystick is not functioning properly when tested using USB Game Controller, it may need to be calibrated. To calibrate the Joystick, simply follow these steps: Plug the joystick in to the computer
  • Open Control Panel 
  • Navigate and open ‘Set Up USB Games Controllers’ window
  • When the joystick appears in the ‘Installed Game Controllers’ section, select it and click on ‘Properties’
  • From the new pop-up window, select the settings tab and click on ‘Calibrate’
  • Click Next button on the Device Calibration Wizard
  • Follow the steps of the Device Calibration Wizard
    • Press a button of the joystick
    • In Axis Calibration, to set the center point, move the joystick axis along all the sides of the square, and make sure the '+' sign traces all the sides and corners of the square; release it and then press a button on the joystick.
    • Click a button on the joystick again.
    • Now, for Z calibration, move the throttle all the way up and down and press a button on the joystick.
    • Click ‘Finish’ button to complete calibration.