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OPERATING THE
RCS-BEL
T
ROL
ESC’s.
4. HOW TO OPERATE.
N.B. The TX Ch # 5 knob must be OFF. i.e. clockwise.
THE THROTTLE STICK MUST BE ALL THE WAY DOWN BEFORE TURNING SYSTEM ON.
Always turn ON the loco first. The loco will give a slight jerk. See page # 9. The
ESC
& loco the lights will stay OFF.
Then turn the TX ON. After between 2 - 8 seconds the TX & RX will recognise each other. The RX LED will come ON &
not blink. The
ESC
LED & both front & rear loco lights (if fitted) will blink three times & then all lights will go to solid ON.
N.B. In order to select a direction the throttle stick must be OFF and the system must be in neutral.
4.1
FORWARDS.
To select forwards direction push the Elevator stick fully forwards once & then release it.
The rear light will go out. The green LED on the
ESC
pcb & the front light will stay ON.
If the #
ECL
ESC
default motor & lights direction is incorrect please see TROUBLESHOOTING on page # 9.
4.2 SPEEDING UP
. Gently push the Throttle stick forwards. The loco will accelerate away after 3 - 4 clicks.
The speed is proportional to the stick position with a small amount of momentum built in to prevent sudden jerky
movements. Let the stick go once the desired speed has been reached. The speed will stay the same until the Throttle
stick is moved either up or down. Zero - Max speed takes 2 x seconds.
Turn the HOBBY KING 2.4 GHz TX OFF to save the batteries & the loco will “Cruise” along until the TX is turned ON
again & manual control resumed. The
RCS-BEL
T
ROL
program ignores the HOBBY KING Fail safe.
4.3 SLOWING DOWN
. Pull the Throttle stick back to the desired speed. Max - Zero speed takes 2 x seconds.
4.4 STOPPING
. Pull the Throttle stick back all the way back to stop. The
ESC
LED & front light will be ON.
4.5
REVERSE
.
You must completely stop the loco first. The Throttle stick must be all the way down.
Then pull the Elevator stick fully back once & release it to return the system to neutral from forwards.
The
ESC
LED plus both front and rear lights will be ON.
Then pull the stick back again & release it. The
ESC
LED & front light will go out. The rear light will stay ON.
To speed up, slow down & stop in reverse see
SPEEDING UP, SLOWING DOWN & STOPPING
above.
CONTROLLING MOMENTUM & SOUND TRIGGERS.
The
RCS-BEL
T
ROL
ESC’s
feature controllable momentum. An operator can control precisely how much or how little
momentum effect is applied whilst accelerating and braking. The default is Momentum enabled.
Momentum can either be ignored or switched off. See page # 6 - #
3.3
for how to switch momentum OFF.
BRAKE RELEASE
.
Once direction has been set (see
4.1
above) pull the direction stick back (down) fully &
HOLD
stick in place.
Then use the Throttle stick to set the speed you wish to attain.
If you hold the direction stick down the loco will start to accelerate up to the set speed at the slowest rate of acceleration
(30 seconds from zero to top speed).
The acceleration rate is proportional to the stick position. Fully down = 30 seconds, half down = 15 seconds.
Let the direction stick go & the loco will accelerate at the fastest rate (2 secs from zero to full speed) up to the set speed.
BRAKE APPLY
.
Whilst the loco is running pull the direction stick all the way back (down) fully and
HOLD
stick in place.
Then use the Throttle stick to set the speed to zero.
If you hold the direction stick down the loco will start to decelerate to the set speed at the slowest rate of braking (30
seconds from top speed to zero).
The braking rate is proportional to the stick position. Fully down = 30 seconds, half down = 15 seconds.
If you let the stick go the loco will decelerate at the fastest rate (2 x seconds from full speed to zero).
SOUND SYSTEM TRIGGERS
.
RCS-BEL
T
ROL
ESC’s
have 4 x four manual sound triggers controlled by the sprung left to right Aileron & Rudder stick
controls. Outlets are marked 1 – 4 on the row of 8 x screw terminals on the
#
DEC-U
pcb. Max current is 100 ma.
You can activate any sound with any trigger depending on which TX stick you want to operate the sound with.
Mode # 1 & Mode # 2 sound triggers are both the same.
RH
stick to the left is
F 1
.
RH
stick to the right is
F 2
.
LH
stick to the left is
F 4
.
LH
stick to the right is
F
3
.
The default for each is Momentary. All are programmable for latch ON – OFF instead. See page # 6.
3.6/7/8/9
.
If you prefer the trigger outputs the other way around, it is OK to reverse the Aileron & Rudder reversing switches.
Do not reverse the THROTTLE & ELEVATOR switches.
When using with Momentary function, press the stick until the sound is activated. Release stick to turn sound OFF.
When using with a Latch ON – OFF function, press and hold the stick for one second until the sound is activated. Then
release the stick and the sound will stay ON. Press the same stick for one second & release to turn the sound OFF.
They can be used as is with most sound systems such as Sierra
®
, Phoenix
®
, Dallee
®
& MyLocosound
®
.
Sierra will require the additional purchase of one
# SSI-12v5
so that Sierra can function correctly.
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