How To: Upload a Custom Tune to Your Predator or Trinity Manual

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DriverTroubleshooting:
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IftheDSDownloaderprogramsearchesbutdoesnotfindthetool:
ForXP:
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Rightclick'MyComputer'/PROPERTIES/HARDWARE/DEVICEMANAGER/double‐clickPORTS/
thenfindthelinedescribingthecable(ProlificUSB,RadioShackwhatever...)anddouble‐clickit,
underDEVICESTATUSithastoread'Thisdeviceisworkingproperly'toinsurethatthedriver
programisinstalled.
ForVista:
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TheprocedureisthesameasXP,butyoucanclickrightto'DEVICEMANAGER'afterright‐
clickingonthe'Computer'icon.
NoteaboutVista
:iftheDeviceStatusreads'ThisdevicecannotstartCode10',thatisan
issuewithWindowsandyouwillhavetohavesomeonediagnosetheproblem(liketheGeek
Squadorequivalent),ortryanothercomputer.However,sometimesuninstallingand
reinstallingthedriverprogramwillsolvethisissue.
ForWindows7:
ClicktheStartMenuandselect‘ControlPanel’,thenDeviceManager,andfindtheline
describingthecable(ProlificUSB,RadioShackwhatever...),double‐clickit,andunderDEVICE
STATUSithastoread'Thisdeviceisworkingproperly'toinsurethatthedriverprogramis
installed.
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IfyourversionofWindows7doesnothavea‘ControlPanel’selectionintheSTARTmenu,you
canselect‘DevicesandPrinters’,andtheportthecableispluggedintowillbelistedunderthe
‘Unspecified’heading.Double‐clickthaticon,thenthe‘Hardware’tab.Thecablewillbelisted
under‘DeviceFunctions’,double‐clickthatlinetoseetheDeviceStatus.Itshouldread'This
deviceisworkingproperly'toinsurethatthedriverprogramisinstalled.
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Ifthedriverprogramisinstalled(DeviceStatusreads“Deviceisworkingproperly”)andthe
tunerisnotconnecting:
ItislikelyabadcableorfaultyUSBport.