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Q315602: Flight Simulator 2002: Pan a View May Not Work As Expected

Article: Q315602
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbimu
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Professional Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you fly, the Point of View (POV) hat switch on your joystick may not pan
the views as expected.

CAUSE
=====

This behavior may occur if the "Pan a view" event is not assigned properly.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, assign the "Pan a view" event to the joystick. To do
this, follow these steps:

1. On the Main menu, click Settings.

2. Under Controls, click Assignments.

3. Scroll the Event list to "Pan a view".

  NOTE: If the Joystick column shows an assignment already, click to highlight
  the "Pan a view" line, and then click "Delete joystick assignment" to remove
  it.

4. Double-click "Pan a view" in the Assignment list.

5. Move the POV hat switch on the joystick to assign this event.

  NOTE: As you move the POV hat switch, POV 0 should be listed in the box.

6. Click OK.

7. Under the Repeat column, make sure the lever is all the way to the right.

8. Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION
================

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to emulate a POV hat switch
movement.

IMPORTANT: To use the shortcuts in the following table, press the number keys on
the numeric keypad, not on the keyboard. Make sure that NUM LOCK is off.

+------------------------------------------------------+
| Event                              | Keyboard Stroke | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look ahead                         | SHIFT+8         | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look ahead and to the left         | SHIFT+7         | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look ahead and to the left and up  | CTRL+7          | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look ahead and right               | SHIFT+9         | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look ahead and to the right and up | CTRL+9          | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look ahead and up                  | CTRL+8          | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look back                          | SHIFT+2         | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look back and to the left          | SHIFT+1         | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look back and to the left and up   | CTRL+1          | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look back and to the right         | SHIFT+3         | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look back and to the right and up  | CTRL+3          | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look back and up                   | CTRL+2          | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look down                          | SHIFT+5         | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look left                          | SHIFT+4         | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look right                         | SHIFT+6         | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
| Look up                            | CTRL+5          | 
+------------------------------------------------------+

Additional query words: msgame FS2002

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Keywords          : kbimu 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim2002 kbFlightSim2002Pro
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb

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