GRAUPNER mx-16 ifs, Programming Manual

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25 Using the receiving system for the fi rst time
Graupner | iFS receiver on. After a few seconds the Sta-
tus LED starts fl ashing red . Press and hold the program-
ming button until the LED goes out, then glows green .
Release the button at this point, and the Status LED will
fl ash orange .
Press and hold the programming button again until the
Status LED
changes from fl ashing orange to constant
orange, indicating that the receiver is now waiting to
be “bound” as a subsidiary receiver. Leave the receiver
switched on until the binding procedure is complete!
Repeat this procedure for as many subsidiary receivers
as you wish to use. Please note that you must always
have one primary receiver, and this is the last one to be
set to binding mode; see left.
Caution:
The transmitter’s hopping mode and the output •
stage MUST be defi ned before you initiate the
binding process – see previous double page!
To conclude the binding procedure switch off
•
the receiver(s) and also the transmitter, and
leave them switched off for a few seconds before
switching the transmitter back on, followed by the
receiver(s). Your Graupner | iFS system is ready for
use, BUT ONLY AFTER YOU SWITCH IT OFF, THEN
ON AGAIN.
Always switch the transmitter on fi rst, and only
•
then the receiver or receivers.
If a connection exists, the Status LED on the
•
transmitter RF module will glow a constant green,
as will that of the receiver, provided that a pow-
er output stage between 2 … 5 has been set at the
transmitter; it will glow red if the output power has
been set to 1 - see earlier.
After switching the model off at the end of a fl ight, •
it is ESSENTIAL also to switch the transmitter
off before another model can be operated; this is
due to the “binding” process. For the same rea-
son please ensure that your last model really is
switched off before you switch the next model on.
This is the reason: if you have two or more re-
ceivers which are bound to the same transmitter
module, and they are switched on simultaneously
before the associated transmitter is switched on,
“any” of the receivers will bind itself to the trans-
mitter. Other receivers will not bind themselves
unless they are confi gured as subsidiary receiv-
ers; see above.
Range-checking
When using the Graupner | iFS system range checks
should be carried out as described in the following
paragraph. Ask a friend to help you when carrying out a
range check.
Install the receiver in the model in the appropriate 1.
manner, taking into account the information in the In-
stallation Notes on page 30.
Install the antenna on the transmitter if not there.
2.
Turn on the radio system so servo movement can be 3.
observed.
Using fl at ground (pavement, low cut grass, or dirt)
4.
place the R/C device so that the receiver antenna is
no less than 6” / 15 cm from the ground. This might re-
quire you elevating the R/C device during the testing.
Hold the transmitter at waist-height, away from your
5.
body.
Press and
6. hold the programming button on the trans-
mitter module.
Walk to a distance of at least 125 feet / 40 meters. If 7.
at any time you experience a pause in controls, try to
reproduce it again and release the button to see if the
pause no longer occurs. If the problem does not occur
now, check to make sure that your receiver is at least
6” / 15 cm from the ground while testing.
With the programming button still pressed down, walk
8.
away from the R/C device while moving the sticks un-
til there is intermittent control. If it does not respond
100% fully, do not use the system and contact
Graup-
ner GmbH & Co. KG for assistance!
If the model is powered, switch the power plant on 9.
and check that it does not cause interference to the
radio control system.
This completes the range test.
10.
Note:
In the case of “small” receivers, intended for use in
model cars and / or park-fl y model aircraft, you should
carry out the check as described above, but at a range
of about 25 m.
Caution:
During normal operations (i. e. when controlling a
model) never press and hold the programming but-
ton on the transmitter module!
Altering the servo outputs
The XR-16ifs receiver includes the option to assign the
control channels to any receiver outputs you like. How-
ever, when using the receiver in conjunction with the
mx
-16iFS transmitter, we recommend that you leave the
assignment at the 1 : 1 default setting, and if necessary
make use of the “receiv out” option in the »
base set. «
menu.