Should I use Saitek SST software or just ingame setting?

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Originally Posted by ATAG_knuckles

Good question: I've never figuered that out

Now my question to you is :::::: how do you turn it off and use it as a "Button"

the "Pinkie" lever on the stick is another one ????????

The clutch button disables all buttons. If you have named the buttons using SST then when you press a button the name you gave that particular button is displayed in the MFD. If you have lots of profiles you can check the function of a button without it actually doing anything in game by pressing the Clutch button.

To make it a regular button just open Windows control Panel and launch the x52 properties box, navigate to the section for MFD/Buttons brightness and you will see a check box for the option to use the 'clutch' button as a normal button.

The clutch button is more useful with the X52 pro as it displays any names assigned to the POV switches (of which there are 36 possible assignments)- the Standard X52 doesn't and only shows names assigned to the regular buttons.