1N00-610 Genesis Super Truck v1.0 03/04
2.11 The Transmitter (TX)
The TX (Diagram 2.09) runs all of the time that the system is turned on. The
transmitter repeatedly broadcasts frames of information. Each frame consists
of one long sync pulse followed by 48 shorter pulses. Each of the shorter
pulses length is determined by the position of the driving controls (or fixed
resistors in the slave timer if the model is not in use). One pulse is transmitted
for each channel and four channels are allocated for each model. Only two
channels are used, the other two are available for future product
development. All channels are transmitted even if your particular set has less
than 12 models.
Note!
If your set has less than 12 models it is essential that shorting plugs are fitted
to all unused console sockets on the transmitter motherboard. The red “fault”
LED will light if any socket is empty.
The signal produced by the transmitter is fed to the Loop Output Board to be
matched to the length of the loop wire. The transmitter is a mature and
reliable design. It is often tempting to assume the TX is the culprit during fault
finding, experience shows this is rarely the case.
Caution!
Always turn the power off at the power supply before removing the transmitter.
Failure to do so will lead to serious damage to the transmitter.
Note!
If you operate more than one type of Tornado equipment, you may have
transmitters for the other equipment which look very similar. All items supplied
in the spares pack should only be used with the equipment for which they
were supplied.
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