Flex 8EX / 12EX EU System Instruction Manual
March 2018
Page 3 of 66
Table of Contents
1
Service Information ............................................................................................................................5
Your New Radio System ..............................................................................................................5
U.S. Service Information..........................................................................................................5
World Headquarters:................................................................................................................5
1
Introduction.........................................................................................................................................6
1.1
Product Manual Safety Information ..............................................................................................7
1.2
Warnings and Cautions ................................................................................................................8
2
Critical Installation Considerations ..................................................................................................9
2.1
General.........................................................................................................................................9
2.2
Persons Authorized to Operate Radio-Controlled Cranes ...........................................................9
2.3
Safety Information and Recommended Training for Radio-Controlled Equipment Operators ...10
2.4
Transmitter Unit..........................................................................................................................11
2.5
Pre-Operation Test.....................................................................................................................11
2.6
Batteries .....................................................................................................................................12
2.7
Battery Handling.........................................................................................................................12
2.8
Battery Charging ........................................................................................................................12
2.9
Battery Disposal .........................................................................................................................12
2.10
......................................................................................................... Specific System Warnings13
3
General System Information............................................................................................................14
3.1
Transmitter .................................................................................................................................14
3.1.1
External Illustration ................................................................................................................14
3.1.2
Internal Illustration .................................................................................................................16
3.2
Transmitter Handset (A/B)..........................................................................................................18
3.2.1
External Illustration ................................................................................................................18
3.2.2
Internal Illustration .................................................................................................................20
3.3
Receiver Unit..............................................................................................................................22
3.3.1
External Illustration ................................................................................................................22
3.3.2
Internal Illustration .................................................................................................................23
4
Function Settings .............................................................................................................................24
4.1
Transmitter Handset...................................................................................................................24
4.1.1
System Channel Settings ......................................................................................................24
4.1.2
Continuous Transmitting Time Adjustment............................................................................25
4.1.3
Pushbutton Functions with LED Displays ..............................................................................25
4.1.4
Channel Change via Pushbuttons .........................................................................................37
4.1.5
Optional 4-Digit Security Code ..............................................................................................38
4.1.6
I-CHIP ....................................................................................................................................39
4.2
Receiver Unit..............................................................................................................................40
4.2.1
System Channel Settings ......................................................................................................40
4.2.2
Output Relay Configurations..................................................................................................41
4.2.3
Receiver Auto-Scanning Settings ..........................................................................................44
4.2.4
Dipswitch Settings .................................................................................................................45
4.2.5
Jumper Settings.....................................................................................................................48
4.2.6
I-CHIP Programming Port......................................................................................................50
4.2.7
Voltage Settings.....................................................................................................................51
5
System Channels Table ...................................................................................................................52
6
Receiver Installation.........................................................................................................................53
6.1
Output Relay Contact Diagrams.................................................................................................53
6.1.1
Flex 8EX ................................................................................................................................53
6.1.2
Flex 12EX ..............................................................................................................................54
6.2
Pre-installation Precautions........................................................................................................55
