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Map Modes
The Control Manager supports "Modes" as a way to multiply the number of functions available from a particular control. The current Mode can be controlled using the ProThrottle or the FighterStick. In these cases there are three Modes. One of the buttons on the device cycle through the three Modes and three LED indicators on the unit which show the particular Mode under which the map is currently operating.

The Mode can also be controlled via the Control Manager Scripting. In this case there are four modes available, but there is no indicator to show under which particular mode the map is operating. Selecting Mode via the CMS is most easily done using one 4-way Hat switch, giving access to any particular mode immediately. For more information on controlling the mode via the CMS, see the section on CMS scripting.

Enabling Modes

When you first start a new map, only Mode 1 is available. The Mode Tabs in the Dialog Pane will show only a single tab marked "Mode 1".

To enable the map to use multiple modes you have to define which device is to be used to control the mode that you are in. Currently there are two products, the FighterStick and the ProThrottle, that have mode control capability in hardware. On the FighterStick, the controlling button is that on the right side of the top of the stick. On the ProThrottle, the controlling button is activated by pressing directly on the microstick actuator, pressing the actuator down into the microstick itself (as opposed to "Down" relative to the "Left", "Right", "Up" and "Down" directions that refer to the microstick directions. Both of these products have color-coded LED indicators to show which mode is active. These operate whether mode switching is enable or not so you can tell you've got the right button when the LEDs start cycling each time you click it.

You can also control the mode via a CMS script. In this case, the mode will change but there will be no LED indication. See the examples section for Sample CMS Scripts for more info.

Defining which of these is to be used to control the mode is done using the Program Settings dialog. Once you've selected which of the above it to control the Mode, additional tabs will appear in the Dialog Pane labeled. If you select the ProThrottle or the FighterStick, tabs for Modes 1 through 3 will become available. If you select the CMS, then tabs for Modes 1 through 4 will appear.

Programming

Programming for multiple modes is the same as programming for a single mode, the only difference being that the control can do one of three or four different actions based on the current mode. As mentioned above, Mode 1 is the default mode. It must be programmed or the control will cause no action at all.

When using Modes, it's not necessary to program all three modes on every control. Any unprogrammed mode on a control will take the action assigned for Mode 1, so if you only want to use modes on three or four particular controls, you don't need to program the other controls to duplicate its operation through the three modes. Just program for Mode 1 and it will automatically be used in Mode 2 or Mode 3. Mode 1 will fill in for any empty mode, it doesn't necessarily cover all three modes. For example, if you program a control to do one thing in Mode 1 and a second in Mode 2 but leave Mode 3 blank, Mode 3 will still get the function assigned to Mode 1.