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IMPORTANT NOTE
Before you open the Truck Pro to access the USB port, it is critical that you
understand the risks of electrostatic discharge potentially harming the electronic
board
. You will find that the electronic board is free-floating inside of the housing.
In order to insert the USB cable into the USB port, you must lift up the board
slightly. Prior to opening the Truck Pro and touching the USB port, make absolutely
certain that you are static free. You can touch your hand to a metal refrigerator
door, oven housing, door knob, etc. If you have access to a proper grounding wrist
strap, please use it.
To Connect the Truck Pro to a Computer
1.
Make sure that the Truck Pro is turned off.
2.
Connect one end of your USB cable to the USB port on the Truck Pro.
3.
Connect the other end of the USB cable to a USB port on your computer.
4.
On most major operating systems, you will hear an alert as well as see visual
notification on the screen that a new device has been attached.
After connecting the Truck Pro to your computer, there are a number of things you can do. To
work on sound programming, please go to Chapter 11. To learn about changing the channel of
operation, please proceed to section 3-5.
3-5 Setting the Channel of Operation
Changing the channel of operation requires that you perform two operations. First, a settings
file stored inside of the Truck Pro must be altered to reflect the proper channel of operation.
Second, the remote control must be set to the same channel of operation. By default, the Truck
Pro and Truck Pro remote will be set to channel 5.
To Change the Channel on the Truck Pro
1.
Connect the Truck Pro to your computer as described in section 3-4.
