CMSTORM SENTINEL ADVANCE TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Package Contents Sentinel Advance Outlook Hardware Setup and Software Installation LAN-friendly Driverless Setup Hardware Control Main Control Game Profile Color Control Macro Script The Library Support and Update Q&A 03 03 04 05 06 07 08-12 13 14-15 16-17 18-19 20 21 22-23 Complies with 21 CFR 1040.10 and 104.11 except for deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No. 50, dated June 24,2007 For manuals in other languages please visit: http://www.
Introduction CMSTORM SENTINEL ADVANCE Designed for One Purpose: To Search and Destroy Fortified with uncompromising tactical performance and superior in-hand ergonomics, the Sentinel Advance gaming mouse was developed within the CM Storm Labs with the pure intent to empower up and coming talent with the hardware that the best e-sport pros demand.
Sentinel Advance Outlook Mechanical Buttons Octoshade™ LED Tech OLED DPI System Storm Tactical™ Sensor Weight System A Button 1 Left Click B Button 2 Right Click C Button 3 Middle Button/Scroll Wheel D Button 4 DPI + E Button 5 DPI - F Button 6 Side Button (IE, Forward) G Button 7 Side Button (IE, Backward) H Button 8 Storm Profile Button I OLED OLED DPI Management System J LED Octoshade™ Front LED K LED Octoshade™ Top LED L Sensor Storm Tactical™ Twin-laser Sensor M W
Hardware Setup and Software Installation The Sentinel Advance is a full-speed, plug and play USB gaming mouse. If your computer system supports plug and play, drivers will be optional for installation. Although most USB ports today are hot-swappable, we do recommend shutting down your system System Requirements: Windows® 2000/XP/Vista/7 Free USB Port CD-ROM Drive before plugging in or removing the USB device. Step 1: (Optional) Secure your Sentinel Advance with the StormGuardTM security .
LAN-friendly Driverless Setup LAN-friendly and Driver-free As a LAN-friendly gaming mouse, the Sentinel Advance is driver-free; enabling you to bring your mouse to LAN-parties, internet cafes, and other out-of-home locations without extra system installation. Setup: Copying Source Files For driverless freedom, simply copy the files from the Storm Tactic AP Software CD, and paste the application files in to a removable drive of your choice.
Hardware Control Switch your DPI mechanically with the Sentinel Advance Step 1: Press Down Press DPI [-] switch down for 3 seconds to activate mechanical DPI switch mode. Note: The Octoshade LED Tech will flash during mechanical DPI switch mode. Step 2: Roll DPI- Roll the mouse roller forward to increase DPI. DPI+ Roll the mouse roller backward to decrease DPI. Step 3: Press X Press IE Back button to configure X indepedantly. Press IE Forward button to configure Y indepedantly.
Main Control Configuring your Storm Tactic AP Software Main Control Main Control Modules: The main control allows users to have full control over DPI levels, intrinsic mouse settings, and programmable button assignments. After configuration is complete, you can safeguard all your settings inside the 64KB Sentinel-X™ Onboard Memory; all settings are manageable within the gaming profile system.
Main Control Button Assignments From the drop down menu, you can re-define each button based on your own preference. In addition to buttons re-assignment, there are also various functions to utilize such as scripts, macros, rapid fire mode, multimedia and internet functions. Note: To assign scripts and macros to a specific button, you must first record macro or script in the corresponding menu of your selection.
Main Control Advanced Button Assignments Keyboard This option is made to emulate keyboard commands; single or compound short-cuts can be inserted and assigned to memory. The process is as follows. Step 1 Image: Step 2 Image: Step 1: Choose a button and select "Keyboard" from the drop down menu. Step 2: Input the command by keyboard. (Clear input by clicking icon C ) Step 3: Press Apply to activate new setting.
Main Control Advanced Button Assignments Rapid Fire Mode The Rapid Fire Mode allows gamers to assign automatic firing power to 6 function buttons on the Sentinel Advance. The rapid shots can be looped continuously or repeated from ranges of 1shot to 254 shots; user can also define the time duration with each shot and also the time interval between each shot. Step 1 Image: Step 1: Choose a button and select "Rapid Fire(Mouse)" or “Rapid Fire (Keyboard)”. Step 2: Define the button to emulate.
Main Control: DPI Level Control Windows Sensitivity Control Motion Sensitivity I+ DP With default DPI levels set at 1100, 2600, 3800 and 5600; you can manually fine tune each DPI by either adjusting the DPI slider or through text definition in the X and Y DPI input box. To suit your gaming environment X & Y can be adjusted independently. USB Report Rate % 200 The USB report rate can be set to 100Hz, 111Hz, 125Hz, 142Hz, 166Hz, 200Hz, 250Hz, 333Hz, 500Hz, and or 1000Hz.
Game Profiles 1 2 3 4 5 Game Profiles The Game Profiles area holds 5 sets of profiles – 1 standard and 4 customizable profiles are available for settings creation and data storage management. All setting changes are registered into the internal Sentinel-X™ Memory, allowing users to load presets from memory and perform without reconfiguration.
Color Control Configuring your Octoshade™LED Color Control Take pride in your team colors, whether it is red + white, yellow + blue or fully white, the Octoshade™ LED lighting system allows an 8 shade color combination and a 4 color stylization option to be applied to the front and top positions of the LED area. In addition to the color customization, you may also upload your personal team logo and tag it on the OLED display area. 14 WWW.CMSTORM.
Color Control 1. Choose Color Simply click and choose the color of choice: Octoshade™ Front LED: [Off-Red-Green-Blue-Yellow-Purple-Turquoise-White] Octoshade™ Top LED: [Off-Red-Green-Blue-Yellow-Purple-Turquoise-White] Simply click and choose the style of choice 2. Choose Style 3.
Macro Configuring your Storm Tactics TM Macro Support Macro Function Vital to in-game situations and to further fortify input performance, the Storm TacticsTM Macro Support system allows gamers to record all keyboard and mouse inputs into a sequential and organise able format. Storm Tactics TM Macro Support system allows 124 byte length of string storage, which allows users to input single or compound commands executable to variable methods of choice.
Macro Recording and Editing A Macro Recording C Move the cursor to the "record area", click on Start Record to record keyboard and mouse instructions. After you've finished recording, click Stop Record to enable macro editing mode. By activating this function, keyboard and mouse input recordings will be inserted after the selected "Macro Line" of your choice. D Note: After recording, users can edit each "Macro Line" by selecting the recorded data in the left column.
Script Configuring your Storm Tactics TM Script Support Script Function The Storm TacticsTM Script Support system is an advanced macro editor coupled with a robust scripting engine. A total of 6 script assignments are available, with each holding 256 byte length of string storage.
Script Recording and Editing A Script Recording D Move the cursor to the "record area", click on Start Record to record keyboard and mouse instructions. After you've finished recording, click Stop Record to enable script editing mode. Note: After recording, users can edit each "Script Line" by selecting the recorded data in the left column. B By activating this function, keyboard and mouse input recordings will be inserted after the selected "Script Line" of your choice.
The Library: This library function allows you to save macro & script to your local hard disk. A B C D The Step as following: A. Upload Macro file C. Upload the Script file 1. Select " SELECT MACRO" 2. Select the profile and macro button you want to upload to library 3. Select Upload to Library 4. Input the file name (*.mac, macro file), then save it. 1. Select " SELECT SCRIPT" 2. Select the Script you want to upload to library 3. Select Upload to Library 4. Input the file name (*.
Support and Update Technical Support For technical support and the latest drivers and firmware, please visit www.cmstorm.com Email: eservice.tw@cmstorm.com Update Firmware Download the latest firmware from CM Storm website and click UPDATE to load the latest firmware. Warranty Two years’ limited manufacturer’s warranty 21 WWW.CMSTORM.
Q&A Q1. Hi, I just plugged in the mouse and the cursor doesn't work so well? What can I do? A: By default the Sentinel Advance should work virtually on any gaming mouse pad or surface. If this happens, please try to reduce the USB report rate on the Storm Tactics AP Software. Your system may not support the current USB report rate. B: Uncheck the "Enhance pointer precision" in Mouse Pointer Option, for better performance.
Q&A Q2. The Sentinel Advance is connected to the PC, but not enabled. What can I do? A: Here are possible solutions: 1. First try to change to another USB port. 2. (Windows XP) USB registry error process: Start>Control Panel>View By Large icons or small icons>Mouse or DeviceManager> delete the hid compliant mouse (Sentinel Advance)>unplug Sentinel Advance mouse> re-plug Sentinel Advance.
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