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Doc. No.:

Release Transmitter User Manual

Date:

02.07.2019

Design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH.

Unauthorized duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited.

Select “Browse my computer for driver software”.

7. Browse o

n the VECTRONIC CD for the folder “Drop Off Manager \ USB Driver

for Release Transmitter” and click “Next”.

8. Windows will warn you that it cannot verify the publisher of this driver software.

Click on “Install this driver software anyway”. Windows will now install the driver
software.

9. After the driver has been installed successfully, switch on the release transmitter

by pressing the

button. You can now use the release transmitter.

Summary of Contents for Drop-Off Release

Page 1: ...Project Drop Off Release Transmitter Title User s Manual Document No Drop off User s Manual Version 1 4...

Page 2: ...perty of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorized duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited Name Date Signature Prepared by Annette Krop Benesch 23 12 2010 Edited by Marc B ntjen 12 06 2...

Page 3: ...rized duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited DOCUMENT CHANGE RECORD Issue Date Item s Affected Description 1 23 12 2010 Initial Issue 2 01 02 2011 Installation Automatic installati...

Page 4: ...Quick guide to the Release Transmitter 8 5 Charging batteries and inserting them into the transmitter 8 6 Connecting the Transmitter to the PC 10 7 Drop off list 11 8 Configuring drop offs or upload...

Page 5: ...umbers Its functions are while the release transmitter is connected to the PC via USB cable it transfers drop off telemetry data to the computer and sends release times and firmware to the drop off Co...

Page 6: ...ansmitter is attached to a PC via USB After 30 seconds the backlight of the display will be switched off after 5 minutes the transmitter will be switched off It can be switched on again by pressing th...

Page 7: ...n the transmitter The transmitter will automatically give a list of all registered drop offs Press this button at any point in the menus to reset the transmitter and return to the drop off list Allows...

Page 8: ...ncluded Eneloop batteries need to be charged For this use the included Sanyo USB battery charger only for further details see Sanyo manual page 18 You can charge two batteries at the same time Recharg...

Page 9: ...ransmitter must not fall under 4 0 Volt At 4 05 Volt the display will warn LowBat for a few seconds and switch off the backlight At a lower voltage the transmitter cannot be switched on anymore Please...

Page 10: ...ication between PC and transmitter took place the display backlight will be switched off After 5 minutes the transmitter is switched off It can be switched on again by pressing the button If the trans...

Page 11: ...buttons 8 Configuring drop offs or upload new firmware To configure a drop off to change the release settings or to upload new firmware the transmitter needs to be connected to the PC with the GPS PLU...

Page 12: ...e no confirmation from the drop off if the signal was received and the drop off triggered If you are not sure whether the collar has been released you can resend the release command 10 The information...

Page 13: ...perty of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorized duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited tags will be shown in the display e g ID 65534 If more than one UHF tag is in range the ID num...

Page 14: ...nsmitter User Manual Date 02 07 2019 14 Design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorized duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited 12 Operating instructions for Sanyo A...

Page 15: ...re inserted according to the correct polarity and that each battery is touching both contacts The actual charging level is indicated by up to three bars per battery symbol It will only take 10 seconds...

Page 16: ...respective country Safety This battery charger is intended for use only with rechargeable batteries Charging other types of batteries alkaline RAM zinc carbon may cause the cells to burst and in the w...

Page 17: ...l installation of the Release Transmitter driver In some cases the driver for the release transmitter will not be installed automatically If this is the case follow these steps for Windows XP 1 Insert...

Page 18: ...l Date 02 07 2019 18 Design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorized duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited 3 Select No not this time and click on Next 4 Select Ins...

Page 19: ...r will now be installed After the driver has been installed successfully switch on the release transmitter by pressing the button You can now use the release transmitter Follow these steps for Windows...

Page 20: ...e 02 07 2019 20 Design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorized duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited 4 Open the node Other Devices and double click on GPS Plus Re...

Page 21: ...Browse on the VECTRONIC CD for the folder Drop Off Manager USB Driver for Release Transmitter and click Next 8 Windows will warn you that it cannot verify the publisher of this driver software Click o...