Griffin Tuning Wheel - Perseus and Vista

If you're running a PC with Perseus and you want a little extra control over the 'radio' tuning then the Griffin Powermate is a fantastic multimedia USB device to use.

You can set the Powermate to tune up and down and move the tuning steps in the display window in the Perseus software.

Under Vista if you're running as a 'User' with UAC enabled you may need to right click the start-up short cut and choose 'Run As Administrator' for it to work properly. Make sure you also download the latest drivers from the Griffin website. The ones on the CD that come with them (even now) are older and do not work under Vista properly.

To set-up the Griffin to work with Perseus follow these steps:

• Open Perseus.
• Right click the Powermate icon in the taskbar and choose 'Powermate Editor'.
• Click 'Applications' then click 'Add'.
• You will see perseus in the task list, click it once, then click 'Ok'.
• Then highlight perseus in the left hand Applications list and setup the options for the wheel as the below picture shows:

Once you have the same as above just close the Powermate editor window. Your settings will be saved.

Now go to the Perseus software and focus the mouse over the main FFT window. Once done the Powermate wheel should tune up and down in the steps you have chosen as the default for the mode you're using.

To change the step move the mouse cursor over to the frequency display and then hold down the Powermate while tuning the wheel - the mouse will move left or right and that's how you choose the step - release the middle button and then the wheel should tune the digits up and down that you have highlighted.

It tales some getting used to! But is worth the effort if you need the feel of a real knob to tune. In Windows by default the Powermate wheel does the volume up and down, a short press to mute and a longer press to sleep or hibernate.

The latest Powermate (XP/Vista) drivers are located here and there are some listings on eBay here should you fancy getting a hold of one or try your local PC retailer. Note: You can get a black or a silver Powermate - they are both the same just the black one is a little more expensive and MUCH harder to purchase.

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