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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/25/2007 10:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		My module and receiver arrived today and I did a very foolish thing.

I read the manual!

I'll be moving the receiver from plane to plane as new ones come into the shop. If I bind the receiver to the transmitter and set up channel mapping and fail safes on several channels, do I have to "un-program" the receiver for a new plane or is that info stored in the transmitter module somewhere?

Is there a "clear all" or "format: C" that will reset the receiver to factory settings?

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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/26/2007 12:15 AM   
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I'll be moving the receiver from plane to plane as new ones come into the shop. If I bind the receiver to the transmitter and set up channel mapping and fail safes on several channels, do I have to "un-program" the receiver for a new plane or is that info stored in the transmitter module somewhere?

Is there a "clear all" or "format: C" that will reset the receiver to factory settings?

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Stored in the receiver isn't it? Failsafe wouldn't do any good in the TX, but that is probably what you meant.

I believe for some version the "reset" changed time to failsafe to some unreasonable number so you may not want to reset, or if you reset then check failsafe time.


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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/26/2007 12:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		You will want to perform a RESET. To do this, get into the receiver's programming menu (described in the manual). Once there, press and HOLD the programming button until the LED goes out and then start blinking red. It will take about 7 seconds or so before the LED blinks red. Once you have done this, all of the settings will be restored to the factory defaults. We did have one batch that did not reset the failsafe time. The unit you received does not have this issue.

ALL of the failsafe and channel mapping is stored in the receiver. It is rare that people move receivers from plane to plane.



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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/26/2007 1:29 AM   
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My module and receiver arrived today and I did a very foolish thing.

I read the manual!

I'll be moving the receiver from plane to plane as new ones come into the shop. If I bind the receiver to the transmitter and set up channel mapping and fail safes on several channels, do I have to "un-program" the receiver for a new plane or is that info stored in the transmitter module somewhere?

Is there a "clear all" or "format: C" that will reset the receiver to factory settings?

Thanks


NO HE DIDNT!


I think this is good information, I have seen several people asking about metallic coverings and how they affect 2.4Ghz radios. I would make a suggestion that the test results be worded such so as not to show any bias, which was probably the intention. Thanks for the testing, I would also suggest starting a new thread for this as it is information that many would find useful.

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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/26/2007 4:25 AM   
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There is no bias in the report as it is an evaluation of our Flite-Metal covering with the 2.4 within it at X distance compared to X distance for the 2.4 systems out in the open. I am going to place the receiver model numbers in the headings of the results matrix beneath each brand name.

The Futaba test was the initial one performed; at which time the test team discovered the system sitting in the open on the flat platform and the system buried in the fuselage without the antenna(s) protruding...worked perfectly at 700 feet with no difference in their performance.

The Xtreme and Spektrum systems were tested within the fuselage at that distance or "further" and it worked with no problem just like the Futaba. Therefore there was no reason to do the other evaluations on those because the system was buried within the fuse with no antenna outside. It was working under the worst case we presented the receivers.

We already knew Bags and Taylor had flown without any issues with Flite-Metal on their F-100.

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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/26/2007 5:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		I know you didnt intend any bias, but I can see where some people may get the impression that there is from the wording. It is good information, just a suggestion.

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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/26/2007 8:28 PM   
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Like i said THERE will be a problem if when they are asked by officials to provide the certificate, which i might add does exist according to XPS. I agree with you it will be interesting, i am involved with Inverter Drives and PLC's which we do not have this problem in Europe


If they state they have and they cannot produce it and they were selling in the EU they would be prosecuted,BUT XPS are not selling directly from EU at moment but if and when they do whoever sells them had better be able to supply comformity paper etc.

I have just ordered 4 more rx's and another tx for my JR 9X and MX22, flew the system the other day in my edge 540 with YS63 very good no problems though i have done mod to get aerial on top of the TX. Going to put in my jet once it keeps testing 100%
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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/26/2007 8:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		I would like to see a coax connection which would be mounted through to exterior of a fuselage with a screw-on 1/2 wave antenna. Antenna technology is where robust performance is easily gained (pardon the pun) in SS, be it on 700, 900 or 2.4. This would help in compliance to power levels in various parts of the world where 2.4 is utilized by utilities & military. With recent antenna changes on the transmitter modules it would be nice to see Xtreme provide the antenna for receiver use as an option.

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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/26/2007 11:59 PM   
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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/27/2007 12:22 AM   
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I don't believe anyone answered your question...yes there is a default setting however there may be attributes you want to change with respect to combining channels, etc. You did not indicate if you had the 8 or 10 chanel receiver.

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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/28/2007 1:26 AM   
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ALL of the failsafe and channel mapping is stored in the receiver. It is rare that people move receivers from plane to plane.





Perhaps less rare now that you have provided a system with an antenna a little shorter than 41". (Oh Oh sales!) Temporarily I have added short extensions to the one receiver I have from a Toledo purchaser, while I wait for my receivers to arrive(!) and find that transferring occasionally may not be too big a deal for some models that are very open and infrequently flown.

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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/28/2007 3:13 AM   
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i have done mod to get aerial on top of the TX.



How difficult was the mod ?..I like that much better than the stock location

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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/28/2007 6:54 PM   
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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/29/2007 1:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		Set up my XPS system in a JR 783/Pulse XT 40 size electric and put several flights on it this weekend. Not only "no glitches, no problems" but it dramatically improved my landings ! :-)

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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/29/2007 1:47 AM   
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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/30/2007 4:27 AM   
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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/30/2007 4:29 AM   
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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/30/2007 4:47 AM   
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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/30/2007 5:18 AM   
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I'd kind of like to hear that one myself...


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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/30/2007 8:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		Let me see if I interpret this right. My 8UA is set up and binded (bound?) with my Rascal 110 as first in line. Now I can set up my Cap232 as second in the cue and bind it to the transmitter, likewise The Super Hots as #3 and bind it also, Etc., etc. So when I set my transmitter to Cap232 it will recognize only the Cap232 (?) and not work with the other aircraft. Right? Hope so!

My package arrived today - 7 days from date I was notified it shipped! Of course there was a 3 day weekend involved so thats not to bad for USPonyXpresS! Give Jim a break - he can't control those ponies!

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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/30/2007 8:20 AM   
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Let me see if I interpret this right. My 8UA is set up and binded (bound?) with my Rascal 110 as first in line. Now I can set up my Cap232 as second in the cue and bind it to the transmitter, likewise The Super Hots as #3 and bind it also, Etc., etc. So when I set my transmitter to Cap232 it will recognize only the Cap232 (?) and not work with the other aircraft. Right? Hope so!

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I don't think so...

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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/30/2007 12:25 PM   
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Let me see if I interpret this right. My 8UA is set up and binded (bound?) with my Rascal 110 as first in line. Now I can set up my Cap232 as second in the cue and bind it to the transmitter, likewise The Super Hots as #3 and bind it also, Etc., etc. So when I set my transmitter to Cap232 it will recognize only the Cap232 (?) and not work with the other aircraft. Right? Hope so!

My package arrived today - 7 days from date I was notified it shipped! Of course there was a 3 day weekend involved so thats not to bad for USPonyXpresS! Give Jim a break - he can't control those ponies!

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No. There is nothing in the original code from the TX to accomplish this and that code is not changed. You are binding the module to the receiver and that is it. IE. I have bound one receiver to my TX module. It has been in 3 models so far. It could have been 3 receivers but the TX would not know which is which model, only that it should communicate with those receivers. (a TX module code stored by the RX?). The problem would probably be that the TX module gets all the signals to control the model but does not get a "memory/Model" location to pass on, so does not know which model memory it is flying.

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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/31/2007 3:39 AM   
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Is it latency? I switched from my 9C to a 12z and it is night and day!

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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/31/2007 4:14 AM   
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I want to hear how it improves your landings!

Is it latency? I switched from my 9C to a 12z and it is night and day!


That was "tongue in cheek", guys! In fact, I have been struggling with my landings (30% gassers) since I got back into the hobby about a year ago. I can't really explain it, but 1000 hours of full scale has somehow messed up 30 years of model landing experience. And with the Pulse, the problems seem to go away.

Bottom line, I am delighted with the XtremeLink setup and plan to drop it into a 30% Yak 54 in about two weeks (after the Albuquerque IMAC) and then we'll see how my landings are.

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RE: XtremeLink™ - 2.4GHz for Futaba, JR, and Hitec ra... - 5/31/2007 4:21 AM   
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I did a range check pre flight (500+'). 30 seconds into the flite it went into Failsafe, made 2 circles and smite the ground.
Postmortum showed a battery voltage of 6.68v W/ load, and the system range checked (500+'). The system checks normal, but I will not put this system in another aircraft......
TX 10.6V, Yak was flown monday and the only change was the Extreme Link receiver and Module. The ignition on the 3.2 Sachs was new last week.

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