Overvoltage protection
If a voltage of 10V or higher is detected, the electronics shut down and the attached lights start blinking.
Sound unit
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Connect the volume control knob to the connector 13.
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Solder a suitable 8 Ohms speaker to the included speaker cable. Plug the cable to the connector 14. The polarity (+/-) is alike.
Status LED (sound unit)
The status LED L2 shows the condition of the sound unit
on
Blaster is operational
blinking
Blaster cannot establish connection to the central unit
off
SD card missing or faulty
flickering
a sound is being played
blinks exactly 3 times
Bootloader active and the sound unit is ready for firmware update
First run
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Make sure all cables have been installed as described above.
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Make sure that the SD card is well fixed.
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Install a full charged battery and switch on the vehicle.
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The status LEDs L1 and L2 must be on. L1 may blink for a couple of seconds until the central unit is synced with the receiver.
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For a function test, press the pushbutton 16. A sound will be played every few seconds. If you cannot hear anything, adjust the volume with
the volume control knob.
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use the included ElMod Configurator with your Windows
®
or Apple
®
computer to fine tune the module's settings.
Motor ignition
If the power is switched on, the main engine will be off by default. Move and release the left stick (channel 3) to the upper most position to
ignite the motor. Move the stick up again to switch the motor off.
Setting up a sample set
The provided microSD card includes several ready-to-use sample sets. For activation of a particular sample set, insert the card in a suitable
card reader of your personal computer and start the program “MasterBlaster.exe” which is located in the root directory of the SD card.
The microSD card includes several third-party sample sets. We are not liable for the quality or the content of these sample sets!
Configuration and update of the central unit
The ElMod configurator allows a very detailed configuration and setup of the central unit of the Famo module. To run the configuration
download and install the ElMod configurator software from our web site, attach the USB cable to the connector 6 and power up the module.
If a new firmware version for the Famo module is released, you will be able to upload it via the ElMod configurator. To activate the update
process download and install the current version of the ElMod configurator Software, attach the USB cable to the connector 6, press and hold
the pushbutton 5 and switch on the power. The LED L1 blinks exactly 3 times. Follow the directions shown by the ElMod configurator software.
Configuration and update of the sound unit
The ElMod configurator allows a very detailed configuration and setup of the sound unit. To run the configuration download and install the
ElMod configurator Software from our web site, attach the USB cable to the connector 12 and power up the module.
If a new firmware version for the Famo module is released, you will be able to upload it via the ElMod configurator. To activate the update
process download and install the current version of the ElMod configurator Software, attach the USB cable to the connector 12, press and hold
the pushbutton 16 and switch on the power. The LED L2 blinks exactly 3 times. Follow the directions shown by the ElMod configurator
software.
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