Hi XLjedi,
you basically have the option of creating everything through the officers, everything manually or a mix of both. You have to find the way you like it best.
If you are at the UZO/Peri, you can either enter the values in the attack UI and send it to the TDC (button Speak bubble) or switch to the TDC and set it manually. Man an officer at the TDC so that you can always switch between the target and the TDC on the left.
If you do not want an officer to perform any tasks on his own, remove the officer's role or set the priority to 0.
Use the M button to switch to the map and back to the initial station.
You do not wait for a timer. Based on the input from you or the officer on the TDC, the gyro angle is calculated and transmitted to the torpedo receiver and torps. You can watch the torpedo receiver as the angle is set (torp station). As soon as this is set, the white lamp lights up "Deckung" on the TDC and on the Torp UI. The motors and duration correspond approx. to the originals.
If you want to use the levers, (on TDC or on torp-tubes) make sure that the boxes are set correctly.
Cheers Ruby