What follows, is a simple and easy way to check if a Philips Foot Control is correctly configured for use in a Microsoft Windows Operating System in Windows ‘Devices and Printers’.

The example shown is for a Philips 4 button/pedal Foot Control model ACC2330. The Foot Control must be connected to a USB port on the PC.

For Microsoft Windows 7, 8.1, 10

• Launch the Windows [Control Panel]

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• Open [Devices and Printers]

 

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• Locate and right-click on the icon for [Footcontrol USB]

If you do not see the above icon then the Foot Control has not been successfully installed by Windows and you need to contact support.

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• Select [Game controller settings]

You should be presented with the [Footcontrol USB] with a status of [OK]

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• Click the [Properties] button

You are presented with the [Test] panel and 4 red circles representing the Foot Pedal pedal status-condition

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• Individually ‘press and hold’ each of the Foot Control pedals. A numbered circle will ‘light’, indicating which pedal was pressed

The ability to control each circle individually indicates a correctly recognized Foot Control in Windows

 

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