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<Before Use>

CAUTION

Be sure to install an antenna and do a

flight.

■

When there are no antennas, you can't control.

Please do not grasp the transmitter's

antenna during flight.

■

Doing so may degrade the quality of the RF

transmission to the model.

Do not carry the transmitter by the

antenna.

■

There is the danger that the antenna wire will break

and operation will become impossible.

Do not pull the antenna forcefully.

■

There is the danger that the antenna wire will break

and operation will become impossible.

Attachment and removal of an antenna

FMT-03 can attach or remove an antenna.

Dust and water aren't supposed to be stuck in an

antenna connector.

Antenna screw

Rotation part

Install of an antenna

straight to a screw.

Tighten a screw tightly

so as not to loosen.

Antenna

This nut isn't

removed.

Summary of Contents for FMT-03

Page 1: ...1M23Z04404 For model...

Page 2: ...ging 28 How to turn transmitter power ON OFF 29 Registration of the user s name 29 Home screen 30 User menu 31 Key lock 32 Link procedure 33 Range testing your R C system 35 Channels connection by mul...

Page 3: ...Flap Setting 121 AIL to Camber FLP 122 AIL to Brake FLP 123 AIL to RUD 124 Airbrake to ELE 125 RUD to AIL 127 Camber Mix 128 ELE to Camber 130 Camber FLP to ELE 131 Butterfly 132 Trim Mix 1 2 134 Air...

Page 4: ...ed for use in any application other than the control of models for unmanned aerial vehicle The product is subject to regulations of the Ministry of Radio Telecommunications and is restricted under Jap...

Page 5: ...Cd battery recycling in your area Futaba Corporation involvement in this program is part of its commitment to protecting our environment and conserving natural resources RBRC is a trademark of the Rec...

Page 6: ...er or in the US by contacting the Academy of Model Aeronautics You can also contact the national Academy of Model Aeronautics AMA which has more than 2 500 chartered clubs across the country Through a...

Page 7: ...the user is small but there is a danger of injury or physical damage if not carried out properly Prohibited Mandatory WARNING Always keep electrical components away from small children For safe use F...

Page 8: ...h the teacher and student transmitter Even one transmitter setting or aircraft abnormality cause a crash Before turning on the transmitter 1 Always move the transmitter throttle stick position to the...

Page 9: ...se fire combustion generation of heat rupture or liquid leakage WARNING Use and store the battery and battery charger in a secure location away from children Doing so may cause electric shock or injur...

Page 10: ...n and do not remove the card from the card slot while data is being written or read The data may be damaged or lost Keep wireless equipment batteries aircraft etc away from children Storage and Dispos...

Page 11: ...MT 03 is operated by a 6 6V 2 100mAh Lithium Ferrite battery Micro SD card Secure Digital memory card Not included Model data can be saved to a micro SD card SD 32MB 2GB SDHC 4GB 32GB When FMT 03 tran...

Page 12: ...uency 2 4GHz band System FASSTest 18CH FASSTest 12CH switchable Power supply 6 6V FT2F2100BV2 LiFe battery Receiver FMR 03 FASSTest 2 4G system dual antenna diversity S BUS S BUS2 system Power require...

Page 13: ...utilize bidirectional communication system and to acquire the information from a model high up in the sky Temperature sensor SBS 01T TE Altitude sensor SBS 01A RPM sensor magnet type SBS 01RM RPM sens...

Page 14: ...SC Switch SD Switch SF Switch SE Switch SG Switch SH Volume DA Volume DC Volume DB Volume DD J2 J1 J3 J4 Transmitter controls CAUTION This transmitter is a self neutral stick A throttle stick of a tr...

Page 15: ...uation easily move the antenna to correct this situation Rotating antenna The antenna can be rotated 360 degrees and angled 90 degrees Forcing the antenna further than this can damage it When making a...

Page 16: ...the danger that the antenna wire will break and operation will become impossible Do not pull the antenna forcefully There is the danger that the antenna wire will break and operation will become impo...

Page 17: ...You can use each setting screen of the mixing functions to select volumes and define the direction of a movement DA DC DB DD SA SC SF SH SE SG SB SD Monitor LED RF ON Light Blue light RF OFF Violet l...

Page 18: ...en and movement of the cursor among items on a setup screen can be controlled by scrolling your finger to the left and right in the direction of the arrow in the scrolling diagram above You can also g...

Page 19: ...eturn to the Home screen It pushes from HOME screen To TELEMETRY display Maintenance example of a transmitter Tripod Screw Hole Camera Tripods or Monopods not included Hole of the VESA VIDEO ELECTORON...

Page 20: ...nd update files released from Futaba into the micro SD card you can use those files on your FMT 03 transmitter Equipment for reading and writing micro SD cards is available at most electronics stores...

Page 21: ...3 doesn t correspond to this trainer system An exclusive option trainer code is needed to use a trainer system WARNING Do not connect any other chargers except the special charger to this charging con...

Page 22: ...ransmitter after turning off the power until the screen is completely blank and the transmitter has shut down completely Internal devices such as memories may be damaged If there is any problem the me...

Page 23: ...should now be blinking red with green 4 Each press of the Mode Link button advances the receiver to the next mode Refer to S BUS Mode table shown next 5 When you reach the mode that you wish to opera...

Page 24: ...MR 03 S BUS S BUS2 servo is connected as shown in the figure Hub S BUS2 Servo S BUS2 Servo S BUS2 Servo Transmitter with S BUS setting S BUS servo channel setting device SBC 1 CIU 2 3 or or Drivers an...

Page 25: ...objects that can effect the RF signal In this case the antennas should be placed at both sides of the model Then the best RF signal condition is obtained at any flying attitude 3 The antennas must be...

Page 26: ...tors Be sure to insert the connector until it stops at the deepest point How to protect the receiver from vibration Wrap the receiver with something soft such as foam rubber to avoid vibration Receive...

Page 27: ...d other data for each S BUS2 servo or telemetry device to be used with the S BUS2 device or receiver It is not necessary to carry out multiple connection of the battery like a T18MZ T14SG It will dama...

Page 28: ...reen solid Red blink or 1 Plug the transmitter cord of the special charger into the charging connector in the transmitter 2 Plug the charger into an AC outlet 3 Check that the charging LED lights When...

Page 29: ...me User s name setup screen 1 Turn on the power of the transmitter 2 Select USER NAME in the system menu and Push the RTN button The user name set up screen appears Current user name Input Box Changin...

Page 30: ...t is currently used is displayed here Timer display screen When the cursor is moved to the clock icon of the home screen the timer display screen appears System mode System FASSTest 18CH etc mode is d...

Page 31: ...ser menu is being displayed 2 When the cursor highlights the space box and the RTN button is pushed the menu selection screen appears A user menu which allows the user to customize and display frequen...

Page 32: ...edit dial locked state The edit dial is enabled again STARTUP LOCK Auto Lock functions automatically when the model changes or power is turned on To temporarily allow access to the FMT 03 programming...

Page 33: ...n one model you must change from SINGLE to DUAL Only two receivers can be used In DUAL two setting items come out Input respectively 5 When changing battery fail safe voltage from the initial value 3...

Page 34: ...der control by your transmitter by giving the stick input and then checking the servo response Do not perform the linking operation when the drive motor is connected or the engine is running When you...

Page 35: ...ith the Range check mode on walk away from the model while simultaneously operating the controls Have an assistant stand by the model to confirm that all controls are completely and correctly operatio...

Page 36: ...N 10 CAMERA REC 11 Mode 12 AUX5 Cannels connection by multicopter type The FMT 03 transmitter channels are automatically assigned for optimal combination according to the type selected with the Model...

Page 37: ...uage selection RANGE CHECK A transmitting output is lowered and the check before a flight is carried out S BUS SERVO S BUS servo setting The System Menu sets up functions of the transmitter This does...

Page 38: ...auto power off setting are possible Backlighting brightness adjustment Backlighting off timer adjustment Key lock setup Start lock Auto Lock functions automatically when the model changes or power is...

Page 39: ...his function resets the system timer displayed on the home screen FMT 03 has two type system timers TOTAL timer Displays the total accumulated time on the transmitter from the last time the timer was...

Page 40: ...acter immediately after the cursor is deleted Adding a character When a candidate character is selected from the character list and the RTN button is pushed that character is added at the position imm...

Page 41: ...own below by pushing the RTN button Sound volume operation 1 Move the cursor to the WARNING VOICE or OTHER SOUND item and push the RTN button to switch to the data input mode 2 Select the volume by sc...

Page 42: ...n to use the Reverse mode Stick mode This function changes the stick mode of transmitter Note This will not change the throttle ratchet etc Those are mechanical changes that must be done by a Futaba s...

Page 43: ...ush the S1 button 3Pos 3 position switch 2Pos 2 position switch Stick calibration method J3 J4 correction is described below J1 J2 corrections are performed using the same procedure 1 Select CALIBRATI...

Page 44: ...mation VERSION FMT 03 system program version information MEMORY CARD SIZE Maximum number of model data Micro SD card CARD FREE SIZE Vacant number of model data Micro SD card Language selection 1 Use t...

Page 45: ...Range Check screen is displayed To activate the Range Check mode push the Yes button During the Range Check period the RF power is reduced to allow the ground range tests to be performed 4 The Range...

Page 46: ...ID numbers are memorized for your S BUS servos in your FMT 03 When a servo is used as shown at the right the servo ID number is automatically read by the transmitter If you use multiple S BUS servos a...

Page 47: ...Neutral Offset The neutral position can be changed When the neutral offset is large value the servo s range of travel is restricted on one side Speed Control Speeds can be matched by specifying the o...

Page 48: ...ened Stretcher The servo hold characteristic can be set The torque which attempts to return the servo to the target position when the current servo position has deviated from the target position can b...

Page 49: ...ops the engine safely and easily airplane and helicopter only IDLE DOWN Lowers the idle speed of the engine airplane and helicopter only TIMER Timer setting T1 T6 SETTING Control step amount and mode...

Page 50: ...conditions Specifically the Servo Test function is not operational if the Throttle Cut is ON in either airplane or helicopter modes or if the Throttle Hold is ON in Helicopter mode Select SERVO MONIT...

Page 51: ...or right Push the RTN button INTERNAL Transmitter memory MEM CARD Micro SD card 2 After using the edit dial to move the cursor to the desired model in the model list push the RTN button 3 Use the edit...

Page 52: ...e cursor is deleted Adding a character When a candidate character is selected from the character list and the RTN button is pushed that character is added at the position immediately after the cursor...

Page 53: ...ther than the SWASH function In this case confirmation screen appears However it is initialized when you change the swash type exceeding the group Model type selection 1 Use the edit dial to move the...

Page 54: ...de Dual receivers can be linked with the FMT 03 Two receivers are recognized individually by ID numbers Two sets of receivers can be used as a set in the model Separate fail safe voltage can be set to...

Page 55: ...the SINGLE item and push the RTN button to switch to the data input mode 2 Select the SINGLE or DUAL by scrolling the edit dial 3 Push the RTN button to end adjustment and return to the cursor mode T...

Page 56: ...reen is an example The screen depends on the model type Select FUNCTION at the linkage menu and call the setup screen shown below by pushing the RTN button Trim operation mode COMB Combination mode SE...

Page 57: ...the RTN button to switch to the data input mode Set the trim rate by turning the edit dial Initial value 30 Adjustment range 0 150 When the RTN button is pushed for 1 second the trim rate is reset to...

Page 58: ...rims are set to their center position Sub trim adjustment 1 Use the edit dial to move the cursor to the channel you want to adjust and push the RTN button to switch to the data input mode 2 Adjust by...

Page 59: ...ve the cursor to the channel you want to reverse and push the RTN button to switch to the data input mode 2 Turn the edit dial and change the display to REVERSE or NORMAL The display blinks 3 When the...

Page 60: ...hen the fail safe function is activated and push the RTN button for one second The set position is displayed in percentage If you want to return that channel to the hold mode move the cursor to the F...

Page 61: ...n to switch to the data input mode 2 Turn the edit dial to adjust the limit point Initial value 135 Adjustment range 0 155 When the RTN button is pushed for 1 second the limit point is reset to the in...

Page 62: ...tem and call the switch setup screen by Pushing the RTN button and select the switch and ON direction For a detailed description of the setting method see Switch Setting Method at the back of this man...

Page 63: ...o the left and then push the RTN button 2 Switch setting Move the cursor to the SWITCH item call the switch setup screen by pushing the RTN button and select the switch and ON direction For a detailed...

Page 64: ...c Push the RTN button to end adjustment and Each timer may be set for count down or count up operation with a target time If a target time is set and the timer reaches the set time a buzzer sound for...

Page 65: ...nute of the remaining time up to the alarm time HOUR mode An HOUR mode counts up to 99 hours 50 minutes to the timer modes This mode is convenient when used at engine maintenance period and other long...

Page 66: ...put mode Set the control step amount by turning the edit dial Initial value 4 Adjustment range 0 trim off 200 When the RTN button is pushed for 1 second the control step amount is reset to the initial...

Page 67: ...ted To turn off the multiprop function set at CH 2 When the activated channel is selected and push the RTN button the multiprop setting contents are displayed Control setting 1 Select the CONTROL row...

Page 68: ...n the function whose name is be change is selected and the RTN button is pushed a modification screen is displayed 4 Select the function to be renamed and select RENAME and push the RTN button A chara...

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