NX8 Manual

28 SPEKTRUM NX8 • TRANSMITTER INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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About / Regulatory
NOTICE: The orange LED Spektrum bars ash and a status bar
appears on the screen when AirWare updates are installing.
Never power off the transmitter when updates are installing.
Doing so may damage the system les.
Before installing any AirWare les, always Export All Models to
an Memory card separate from the Memory card containing the
update. The update may erase all model les.
For more information on AirWare updates, visit spektrumrc.com
Installing AirWare Updates through WiFi
To install the most recent update:
1. Download the update from spektrumrc.com and save it to the
Memory card.
2. The system allows you to install the update directly after
downloading.
Automatically Installing AirWare Updates with micro SD
To install the most recent update:
1. Download the update from spektrumrc.com and save it to the
Memory card.
2. Power off the transmitter and install the Memory card in the
transmitter.
3. Power on the transmitter and the update automatically installs
in the transmitter.
Manually Installing AirWare Updates with micro SD
1. Save the desired AirWare version to the Memory card.
2. Select Update Firmware in the Memory card Menu options.
The Select File screen appears.
3. Select the desired AirWare version from the File List. When
updates are installing, the transmitter screen is dark. The
orange LED Spektrum bars ash and the update status bar
appears on the screen.
NOTICE: Do not power off the transmitter when updates are
installing. Doing so will damage the transmitter.
SYSTEM SETUP
Update AirWare
The Serial Number screen displays the transmitter serial number
and Spektrum AirWare software version.
Reference the Serial Number screen any time you need to register
your transmitter or update the Spektrum AirWare software from the
Spektrum Community website.
The transmitter Spektrum AirWare software version appears
between PREV and NEXT at the bottom of the Serial Number
screen. Register your NX8 to get Spektrum AirWare software
updates and other news at spektrumrc.com
IMPORTANT: Spektrum AirWare les are specic to the
transmitter serial number and you cannot transfer Spektrum
AirWare les between transmitters, ie., downloading an
Spektrum AirWare software update once and attempting to
install it on multiple transmitters.
You may nd it helpful to export the transmitter serial number to a
text le for your personal records or when you are registering the
transmitter on the Spektrum Community.
To export the transmitter serial number:
1. Insert an Memory card in the card slot on the transmitter.
2. Scroll to EXPORT and press the scroll wheel. The SD Status
screen appears and should display MY_NX8.xml in the middle
of the screen.
3. Press the scroll wheel again to return to the Serial Number
screen.
4. Power off the transmitter and remove the Memory card from
the transmitter.
5. Install the Memory card in a card reader connected to your
computer.
6. Open the MY_NX8.xml le from the Memory card location.
You can then copy and paste the serial number into your
personal records or to the Spektrum Community website.
Serial Number
Exporting the Serial Number to the Memory card
Locating the Transmitter Spektrum AirWare Software Version