GRAUPNER mx-16 HOTT, Programming Manual

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31 Using the transmitter for the fi rst time
Any standard commercial USB lead with a fi ve-pin mini-
USB plug at the transmitter end can be used to connect
the transmitter to the PC; a typical example is that sup-
plied with the interface, Order No.
7168.6 .
Important notes:
The transmitter included in the set is prepared at •
the factory with the correct settings for most Eu-
ropean countries (except France).
If you wish to operate the RC system in France,
you MUST fi rst set the Country setting on the
transmitter to “FRANCE” mode; see page 115. IT
IS PROHIBITED to use the system IN FRANCE
using the Universal / EUROPE mode!
You can operate up to eight servos using the
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mx-16
HoTT transmitter and the receiver sup-
plied in the set, which is already bound to the
transmitter.
However, in the interest of maximum possi-
ble fl exibility, control channels 5 … 8 are not as-
signed to transmitter controls by default; this
also helps to eliminate the danger of inadvertent-
ly using them incorrectly. For the same reason
virtually all the mixers are inactive by default. For
more details of this please refer to page 74 (fi xed-
wing model) or 76 (helicopter).
The basic procedure for programming a new
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model memory can be found on page 48, and in
the programming examples starting on page 144.
When switching on, binding or setting up the ra-
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dio control system, please ensure at all times
that the transmitter aerial is an adequate distance
from the receiver aerials. If the transmitter aeri-
al is too close to the receiver aerials, the receiver
will be swamped, and the red LED on the receiv-
er will begin to glow. At the same time the down-
link channel will stop working. As a result the
fi eld strength bars on the transmitter screen are
replaced by “x”, and the receiver battery voltage
is displayed as 0.0 V. At the same time the radio
control system switches to Fail-Safe mode.
If this should happen, simply increase the dis-
tance between transmitter and receiver until the
displays revert to “normal”.