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Flex Mini-M Instruction Manual 

August 2021 v1.0 

Page 29 of 38 

 

4. Receiver Installation

 

4.1 Output Diagram 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Important Note: 

Total current for any single output is limited to 3 Amps.  Make sure you connect all 3 COM  
wires (wire #9, #10 and #20) if your application requires pressing more than one pushbutton  
at the same time.  

 

 

4.2 Pre-installation Precautions

 

1.  Make sure the transmitter and receiver are with identical serial number and channel.   
2.  Make sure the receiver is not set to the same channel as any other systems in use in the 

 

surrounding area.  

3.  Make sure the crane or equipment is working properly prior to installation. 

 

4.  Make sure the power source to the receiver is set correctly.   
5.  Switch off the main power source to the crane or equipment prior to installation. 

 
 

DC12~24V

DC12~24V

Power

11

1

OUT1

OUT2

OUT3

OUT4

OUT5

OUT6

19

18

17

16

15

14

PB5

PB6

PB1

PB2

PB3

PB4

OUT7

13

PB7

OUT8

12

PB8

MAIN 1

MAIN 2

6

5

OUT12

OUT11

OUT9

OUT10

8

7

FUNC 1

FUNC 2

COM

2

4

3

COM

COM

COM

9

20

10

COM

COM

Summary of Contents for FLEX Mini M

Page 1: ...FLEXMiniM Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...o 3 South 1st Road Chien Chen District Kaohsiung Taiwan Telephone 886 7 812 8112 Fax Number 886 7 812 8119 Website www advanced radiotech com E mails info advanced radiotech com sales advanced radiotech com All rights reserved This notice applies to all copyrighted materials included with this product including but not limited to this manual and software embodied within the product This manual is ...

Page 3: ...of the manufacturers of the equipment where the radio system is used Plant safety rules and procedures of the employers and the owners of facilities where the ARC Products are being used Safety standards and practices for the industries in which ARC Products are used This manual does not include or address the specific instructions and safety warnings of these manufacturers or any of the other req...

Page 4: ...9 3 1 6 Transmitter Inactivity Timer Settings 19 3 1 7 Transmitter Output Power Settings 19 3 1 8 Infrared Programming 20 3 2 Receiver 3 2 1 Receiver Channel Setting 20 3 2 2 Receiver Channel Scanning Functions 21 3 2 3 Receiver Output Types 22 3 2 4 Dipswitch Settings 23 3 2 5 Indicator Light and Buzzer Installation 27 3 2 6 External Antenna Connection 27 3 2 7 System Channels Table 28 4 Receiver...

Page 5: ...rating or maintenance procedure practice etc which if not strictly observed could result in damage to or destruction of equipment or loss of functional effectiveness Cautions are highlighted as shown below CAUTION WARNINGS and CAUTIONS SHOULD NEVER BE DISREGARDED The safety rules in this section are not intended to replace any rules or regulations of any applicable local state or federal governing...

Page 6: ...S OF THIS PRODUCT ARE NOT DESIGNED TO INTERFACE DIRECTLY TO TWO STATE SAFETY CRITICAL MAINTAINED FUNCTIONS I E MAGNETS VACUUM LIFTS PUMPS EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ETC A MECHANICALLY LOCKING INTERMEDIATE RELAY SYSTEM WITH SEPARATE POWER CONSIDERATIONS MUST BE PROVIDED FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OR DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT 1 2 GENERAL Radio controlled material handl...

Page 7: ... and knowledgeable in proper and safe operation of the crane hoist lifting device or other material handling equipment that utilizes the radio control know how to keep the operator and other people clear of lifted loads and to avoid pinch points continuously watch and monitor status of lifted loads know and follow cable and hook inspection procedures know and follow the local lockout and tagout pr...

Page 8: ...NSMITTER UNIT Transmitter switches should never be mechanically blocked ON or OFF When not in use the operator should turn the transmitter OFF A secure storage space should be provided for the transmitter unit and the transmitter unit should always be placed there when not in use This precaution will help prevent unauthorized people from operating the material handling equipment Spare transmitters...

Page 9: ...n 2 1 Transmitter 2 1 1 External Illustration 1 Pushbutton 1 PB1 6 Pushbutton 6 PB6 2 Pushbutton 2 PB2 7 Pushbutton 7 PB7 3 Pushbutton 3 PB3 8 Pushbutton 8 PB8 4 Pushbutton 4 PB4 9 Status LED Indicator 5 Pushbutton 5 PB5 10 Battery Cover Screw 11 System Information 2 4 6 8 9 1 3 5 7 10 11 ...

Page 10: ...ton 1 PB1 8 Pushbutton 8 PB8 2 Pushbutton 2 PB2 9 Status LED Indicator 3 Pushbutton 3 PB3 10 RF Encoder Board 4 Pushbutton 4 PB4 11 Function Dipswitch 5 Pushbutton 5 PB5 12 Infrared Sensors 6 Pushbutton 6 PB6 13 Battery Contacts 7 Pushbutton 7 PB7 14 Programming Port 2 4 6 8 9 1 3 5 7 10 12 11 13 14 ...

Page 11: ...eceiver 2 2 1 External Illustration 1 External Antenna Port optional 6 Remote Pairing Button 2 Status LED Indicator 7 System Information 3 Power LED Indicator 8 Cord Grip 4 Output LED Indicators 9 Mounting Bracket optional 5 Infrared Sensors 10 Mounting Bracket Release ...

Page 12: ...F Decoder Board 6 Remote Pairing Button 2 INT EXT Antenna Dipswitch 7 Internal Antenna 3 Function Dipswitches 8 MCX External Antenna Connector 4 Infrared Sensors 9 CN6 Function Output Connector 5 12 24VDC Photo FET Outputs 10 Programming Port 11 Channel Dipswitch INT EXT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...

Page 13: ...et dipswitch position 7 9 to 010 2 Reinsert batteries and press any pushbutton to proceed 3 The Status LED displays current channel setting with red and green blinks A green blink represents the tens 10 and a red blink represents the units 1 For example 1 green blink followed by 5 red blinks is channel 15 4 Change transmitter channel by pressing PB1 to increment the units 1 and PB2 to increment th...

Page 14: ...istance during the entire process Skip step 6 if changing receiver channel is not required 6 Exit transmitter channel settings by reset dipswitch position 7 9 to 000 Note When selecting a new channel make sure each button press does not exceed 3 seconds Important Note Step 5 illustrated above is strictly required if you are intending to change the entire system channel both transmitter and receive...

Page 15: ...shbutton to proceed 3 The Status LED displays current keypad type with red and green blinks A green blink represents the tens 10 and a red blink represents the units 1 4 Change keypad type by pressing PB1 to increment the units 1 and PB2 to increment the tens 10 For example press PB1 two times is keypad type 2 Status LED blinks 2 reds 5 Exit transmitter keypad settings by reset dipswitch position ...

Page 16: ...ess and hold PB2 5 Receive data new transmitter by press and hold PB1 Status LED blinks green 6 When the Status LED receiving data end turns to constant green while both pushbuttons are still pressed down the pairing is completed Output data original transmitter Receive data new transmitter press and hold PB2 press and hold PB1 7 Exit transmitter to transmitter remote pairing mode by reset dipswit...

Page 17: ... on receiver 6 Receive data transmitter by press and hold PB3 Status LED blinks green 7 When the transmitter Status LED turns to constant green while both PB3 and the PAIRING button are still pressed down the pairing is completed S2 dipswitch position 10 set to 0 Output data receiver Receive data transmitter press and hold the Pairing button press and hold PB3 8 Exit receiver to transmitter manual...

Page 18: ... 1 for auto remote pairing mode 5 Receive data transmitter by press and hold PB3 Status LED blinks green 6 When the transmitter Status LED turns to constant green while PB3 is still pressed down the pairing is completed 7 Exit receiver to transmitter auto remote pairing mode by reset transmitter dipswitch position 7 9 to 000 Important Note Make sure the pairing process is executed within distance ...

Page 19: ...blinks green 6 Receive data receiver by press and hold the PAIRING button on receiver 7 When the transmitter Status LED turns to constant green while both PB4 and the PAIRING button are still pressed down the pairing is completed S2 dipswitch position 10 set to 0 Receive data receiver Output data transmitter press and hold the Pairing button press and hold PB4 8 Exit transmitter to receiver manual...

Page 20: ...s are deactivated Dipswitch Settings Time Dipswitch Settings Time 1 xxx000xxxx 1 minute 5 xxx100xxxx 10 minutes 2 xxx001xxxx 20 seconds 6 xxx101xxxx 30 minutes 3 xxx010xxxx 3 minutes 7 xxx110xxxx 60 minutes 4 xxx011xxxx 5 minutes 8 xxx111xxxx Constant On sleep mode disabled 3 1 7 Transmitter Output Power Settings 1mW offers the shortest operating range with lowest battery consumption while 10mW of...

Page 21: ...t the receiver channel by configuring the S3 channel dipswitch located on the RF decoder board only the first 6 dipswitch positions are used for channel programming The system channels table on section 3 2 7 illustrates which dipswitch setting corresponds to which channel Once the receiver channel is altered do make sure to change the transmitter channel as well The channel on both transmitter and...

Page 22: ...e preset channel X 2 01 scans 2 channels channel X and channel X 1 3 10 scans 3 channels channel X channel X 2 4 11 scans 4 channels channel X channel X 3 Channel X Channel set on the Channel dipswitch Please contact ARC representative if your application requires scanning more than 4 channels Example If the first 6 dipswitch positions are set to channel 01 000001 when set to 2 channel scanning ty...

Page 23: ...ns on the transmitter to behave like a mechanical ON OFF rocker or toggle switch ON output activates when ON pushbutton is pressed OFF output deactivates and OFF output activates when OFF pushbutton is pressed ON output deactivates Refer to section 3 2 4 1 on how to set to this function 4 2 3 3 Momentary Output When pushbutton is released the corresponding output is deactivated This type of out us...

Page 24: ...ur dipswitch positions correspond to a pushbutton pair Dipswitch Settings Function 0000 Normal Normal 0001 On right button Off left button 0010 Toggled Toggled EMS 0011 Normal Normal OUT 10 output 0 second delay 0100 Normal Normal OUT 10 output 0 5 second delay 0101 Normal Normal OUT 10 output 1 0 second delay 0110 Normal Normal OUT 10 output 1 5 seconds delay 0111 Normal Normal OUT 10 output 2 0 ...

Page 25: ...utton pair be pressed simultaneously at the same time Four dipswitch positions correspond to a pushbutton pair Dipswitch Settings Left Pushbutton Right Pushbutton 1000 Normal Normal 1001 Toggle Normal 1010 Normal Toggle 1011 Toggle Toggle 1100 Toggle EMS Normal 1101 Normal Toggle EMS 1110 Toggle EMS Toggle EMS EMS Output deactivates when STOP or ON OFF pushbutton is pressed keypad Type 2 and 3 or ...

Page 26: ...et to 0 or down Normal Dipswitch set to 1 or up Display receiver firmware version S2 Dipswitch Position 9 Function Dipswitch set to 0 or down Normal Dipswitch set to 1 or up System testing receiver MAIN B output disabled S2 Dipswitch Position 10 Function Dipswitch set to 0 or down Receiver to transmitter remote pairing pressing the PAIRING button required Dipswitch set to 1 or up Receiver to trans...

Page 27: ...ART pushbutton is pressed keypad Type 3 only TOGGLE START function AUX with toggled latching output keypad Type 3 only TOG E START function AUX with toggled latching output affected by the STOP command Function output deactivates when STOP button is pressed down keypad Type 3 only EXT Function output works simultaneously with the receiver MAIN outputs HORN Function output activates for up to 3 sec...

Page 28: ...EXT setting When receiver MAIN outputs are activated the indicator light or buzzer is also activated The indicator light or buzzer is connected to the CN6 port located inside the receiver Please contact ARC representative if you would like this indicator light or buzzer work differently than described above 3 2 6 External Antenna Connection Make sure to set the jumper to EXT when external antenna ...

Page 29: ...0 08 001000 39 100111 09 001001 40 101000 10 001010 41 101001 11 001011 42 101010 12 001100 43 101011 13 001101 44 101100 14 001110 45 101101 15 001111 46 101110 16 010000 47 101111 17 010001 48 110000 18 010010 49 110001 19 010011 50 110010 20 010100 51 110011 21 010101 52 110100 22 010110 53 110101 23 010111 54 110110 24 011000 55 110111 25 011001 56 111000 26 011010 57 111001 27 011011 58 11101...

Page 30: ...with identical serial number and channel 2 Make sure the receiver is not set to the same channel as any other systems in use in the surrounding area 3 Make sure the crane or equipment is working properly prior to installation 4 Make sure the power source to the receiver is set correctly 5 Switch off the main power source to the crane or equipment prior to installation DC12 24V DC12 24V Power 11 1 ...

Page 31: ...ction Manual August 2021 v1 0 Page 30 of 38 4 60 4 66 117 mm 118 mm 141 mm 5 56 55 mm 2 17 19 mm 0 74 4 60 4 66 117 mm 118 mm 141 mm 5 56 55 mm 2 17 4 3 Step By Step Installation With Optional Removable Mounting Bracket ...

Page 32: ... 3 Ensure the selected location has adequate space to accommodate the receiver If external antenna is used to avoid the possibility of antenna damage always locate the receiver where the antenna is free from any obstacles 4 When installing an external antenna make sure the MCX jack located on the RF decoder board inside the receiver is connected and dipswitch set to EXT position 5 For better recep...

Page 33: ...Bracket 1 Drill two holes on the control panel wall or location where the receiver is to be installed 2 Slide down the receiver along the guided track to secure the receiver to the mounting bracket 3 Remove the receiver by pressing down the bracket release and pull the receiver upward until it clears the guided track Install Remove ...

Page 34: ... any pushbuttons green on Status LED to wake up the transmitter and reactivate the receiver MAIN outputs refer to section 3 1 5 Transmitter START ON OFF Function Settings Turn off the transmitter power by pressing the ON OFF pushbutton for up to 1 second red on Status LED and then off the receiver MAIN outputs are also deactivated The system will not work when pressing any pushbuttons prior to exe...

Page 35: ...ne battery x 2 by unscrewing the battery cover located on the backside of the transmitter counterclockwise During battery installation make sure the batteries are installed correctly to charge and to charge Also make sure the screw is tightened after battery installation to avoid water moisture dirt grease or other liquid penetration ...

Page 36: ...n defective pushbutton condition occurs type 4B above find out which pushbutton is defective by pressing all of them one at a time If the pushbutton is in good working order when pressed the Status LED is off If the Status LED maintain 2 red blinks then the pushbutton is defective 6 4 red blinks followed by a 2 second pause Transmitter is unable to lock onto the assigned channel 7 Constant green f...

Page 37: ...ive 4 3 red blinks Decoding processors defective 5 4 red blinks RF decoder board defective 6 Fast red blinks Incorrect transmitter serial number 7 Constant red Receiver low voltage 8 No light displayed Decoding processors defective 9 slow red blinks followed by slow green blinks STOP or ON OFF pushbutton pressed down keypad Type 2 and Type 3 6 3 Receiver Power Indications Type Display Type Red Ind...

Page 38: ...ntrol Synthesized PLL Receiver Sensitivity 118dBm Antenna Impedance 50ohms Responding Time 40mS average Transmitting Power 2mW Enclosure Type NEMA4 Enclosure Rating IP66 Output Contact Rating 12 24VDC 3A Transmitter Operating Voltage 3 0VDC Transmitter Power Consumption 20mA average Receiver Power Consumption 20mA max Receiver Voltages 9 36VDC Operating Temperature 25 C 75 C 13 F 167 F Transmitter...

Page 39: ... CE Mark Machinery Directive 2006 42 EC Low Voltage Directive 2014 35 EU LVD and Radio Equipment Directive of 2014 53 EU RED are fulfilled as laid out in the guideline set down by the member states of the EEC Commission The standards relevant for the evaluation of the electrical safety requirements are as follow RED EMC EN 301 489 1 V2 2 0 EN 301 489 3 V2 1 1 RED RF EN 300 220 1 V3 1 1 EN 300 220 ...

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