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16. Setting the Fail Safe Function
Your remote control receiver offers the option of taking the throttle servo to a certain position if no correct remote
control signal is received any longer in case of an interference.
If the idle position (central position of the operating lever for driving) is selected as a fail safe position, the vehicle
comes to a halt automatically if the radio transmission is interfered with or the model drives out of the remote control’s
range at full throttle. You can also select any brake position (e.g. 50% brake effect) as the fail safe position. In this
case, fix the operating lever for driving in the desired position with a rubber ring when setting the fail safe function.
In order perform the fail safe settings, proceed as follows:
• Take the operating lever for driving to the desired position.
• Switch on the transmitter and then the receiver.
• Right after that, press and hold the receiver button (1).
• The receiver LED (2) on the receiver starts to flash after
approx. 3 seconds.
• When the LED flashes, release the button.
• When the LED is lit again permanently, the fail safe position
is stored.
When using the throttle servo, accelerate a little with the combustion engine out and then switch off the
transmitter. The throttle servo then has to go into the fail safe position immediately. For electronic models
with an electronic speed controller, support the vehicle so that the wheels can turn freely for the test.
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