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My new (just received it this morning) TrackIR 4 is being finicky. On the first install, I was able to view my head movement in the tracking screen (via the visor clip), but as soon as I opened IL-2 Sturmovik, the tracking cut out, and has not come back since--even after multiple reinstalls.

The blue LED flickers every few seconds, and whenever I open the TrackIR 4 software the bottom toolbar reads "Status: Configuring." No matter how long I leave it on, that status bar never changes. There are no other lights visible on the unit.

I haven't seen anything in the FAQ or Trouble Shooting sections that explain this issue, so any help would be great. Thanks!

Are you plugging in directly to the system, or are you using a hub?

Have you tried isolating the device on the USB ports?

Have you tried turn off any kind of power save feature for your USB ports?

In the "Device Manager" you can right click the "USB Hub"(s), that show, and then select properties. On the power management tab, uncheck the box that allows the computer to turn off the USB port to save power (i.e. uncheck the box). Sometimes that has an impact on the connectivity of the devices.

Take a look at the following location, C:\Program Files\NaturalPoint\TrackIR4\Profiles. When you look at the file size for each one of the profiles listed here, are any of them larger than 4KB in size? If so delete the files larger than 4 KB.

I'm plugging it directly into my system, and I tried all of your recommendations. Unfortunately there's still no response.

I'm going to test it on a second PC.

No luck on the other PC, it sits in the Status: Configuring mode on a new install.

Please send the following info, in an email

What is the Serial # of the device?
It should be located on the end of the cable, near the USB plug, or on the underside of the device.

Could you send us a copy of the Setupapi.log file?
It should be located in the C:\Windows folder

Have you tried the device on another system?

Are you plugging in directly to the system, or are you using a hub?

Have you tried isolating the device on the USB ports?

Have you tried turn off any kind of power save feature for your USB ports?

In the "Device Manager" you can right click the "USB Hub"(s), that show, and then select properties. On the power management tab, uncheck the box that allows the computer to turn off the USB port to save power (i.e. uncheck the box). Sometimes that has an impact on the connectivity of the devices.

Could you attach a screen shot of your Device Manager (showing USB), and tracking screen (TrackIR software -> View -> Tracking)?

To make Print Screen work, you must save an image of what's displayed on-screen to the clipboard and then paste it into a document where it can be printed.

Windows Help: Print Screen

To do this, follow this procedure:

1. Maximize the window you'd like to capture.
2. To copy/capture the current window, hold down ALT + Print Scrn at the same time. To capture the entire screen, just press Print Scrn alone.
3. Open a new document in MS Paint, MS Word, MS Photo Editor, or Adobe PhotoShop.
4. Paste the screen shot by holding down CTRL and V at the same time.
5. Save the document as a .JPG or .JPEG file and send it in.