Running SteamVR compatible applications

Make sure that you don’t have any other SteamVR compatible headset (for example HTC Vive) connected to the computer
Start the VR Tool service application
Go to Settings tab
- Make sure that the VRG runtime is installed and updated
- Make sure that the SteamVR driver is enabled
- Make sure that the display mode is set to Direct Mode

Start SteamVR
If everything started correctly you should see the XTAL headset icon and icons of your base stations in SteamVR

Go through the standard SteamVR Room Setup to calibrate the play area
Start any SteamVR compatible software/application
Find the XTAL tray icon in the Windows notification area and right click on it to access detailed runtime settings

You can use the XTAL runtime settings menu to set rendering quality, adjust FOV and other image parameters, or setup motion cancellation
Motion cancellation setup
- If you’ll be using XTAL headset on a motion platform, you can utilize secondary Lighthouse tracker for direct platform movement cancellation/compensation
- Go to Tracking tab
- Make sure that the tracker icon is visible in SteamVR
- Check the ‘Motion cancellation’ checkbox in the Tracking tab
- Select the correct ID for the motion cancellation tracker
  - If the movement of the headset doesn’t seem correct, try selecting different ‘Motion cancellation tracker ID’

This page was last modified on April 18th, 2023 at 10:56

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