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Hi I am using a TrackIR 4 (Pro?) with trackClip Windows XP with Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT card, 5.1.3 TrackIR software.

Problem is I get random flip/flops of the screen. Perhaps one every 2 minutes or so. In Aces High Online Combat Sim this totally throws off my orientatiion and I am toast if in a dogfight. I don't think I had this issue with v4.x software but I prefer the v 5.x software as it seems to allow a "sticky spot" where if I have the trackir aligned with my gunsite I can move my head a little bit without throwing off the gunsite alignment. I have turned the "smoothing" setting to full smooth. Is there anything else I should do? All lights in the room are turned off and it is at night so there is zero stray light.

TIA

-Doug

OK. I think I figured this one out. I went back to the latest version 4.x software and studied the TrackIR diagnostic/settings screens. The tracking screen was showing the 3 green "reflection signals" from my trackir clip just fine. But at certain angles, especially when I tilted my head back, I noticed two small red dots along with the 3 green. On a hunch I shielded my glasses and sure enough the red dots went away. I have recently upgraded to a larger and brighter monitor.

I noticed that by using one hand to shield my glasses that I was no longer getting the spurious "flip" of the screen. So I turned the "light filtering" almost to max (just enough to filter out the reflection from my glasses). Problem solved!

-Doug

Good troubleshooting, Doug. Light filtering is exactly what we would recommend to fix this issue.

-Seth