menu. Use joystick to highlight
“
LINK.
”
CAUTION: Read all of the following steps before performing any actions:
III. Press in and hold the joystick button to start a 20 second countdown timer. Beeping
tones will be heard as timer counts down, and
“
RX power OFF
à
ON
”
will flash on the
bottom of the menu screen.
IV. Turn on port pontoon power switch before RCU timer completes the countdown.
V. Confirm pairing by listening to beeping tones from speed controller (four fast beeps
followed by one long beep). Observe speed controller light flashes red and then
extinguishes. Also, observe receiver LED light flashes red, then amber, then solid green.
VI. Perform the above steps (2 through 5) to pair starboard pontoon receiver.
C
Test controller joysticks. Confirm that port and starboard propellers rotate in proper
directions (forward, neutral and reverse). Ensure propellers rotate at same speed with
joysticks in same position.
Note: If propellers are not working properly, for instance, propellers rotate at different
speeds or continue to rotate with joystick in neutral etc., then perform the following speed
controller calibration.
I.
Ensure RCU and receivers are correctly armed and paired. (See previous steps.)
II.
Ensure port and starboard pontoon power switches are turned to the off position.
Note: Read all steps below before performing any actions. After pontoon power switch is
turned on, you have approximately three seconds to move the speed controller joystick
from forward position to neutral (middle) position.
Caution: If you hear a string of beeps (musical tones) then immediately turn the pontoon
power switch off. Do not move the pontoon stick until the pontoon power switch is off. Start
procedure over at step 7.4 C II.
III. Move the left speed controller joystick all the way forward.
IV. Turn port pontoon power switch to the on position.
V. After you hear two beeps from the speed controller, quickly and smoothly move the
joystick to the neutral (middle) position.
VI. Confirm correct calibration by listening to beeping tones from speed controller (one long
beep, four fast beeps, one long beep).
Caution: If you hear musical tones, STOP. DO NOT move joystick. Immediately turn
pontoon power switch to off. Start procedure over at step 7.4 II.
VII: After port pontoon is correctly calibrated, then perform calibration procedures for
starboard pontoon.
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