User's Manual

Flex ECO 4S/4X/8S/8X/12S/12X Instruction Manual
April 2015
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6. Operating Procedures
6.1 General Operation
a. Reset the STOP button located on the top left hand
corner of the transmitter by rotating it clockwise or
counter clockwise, the button will pop up. Transmitter is
powered on when the STOP button is elevated.
b. After turning on the transmitter power, check the Status LED on the transmitter for
any sign of system irregularities (refer to section 6.6.1 Transmitter Status
Indications). If the transmitter is in good working order the Status LED will blink
green for up to 2 seconds at startup (no faults detected).
c. Press the START button for up to 1 second to activate the
receiver MAIN relays. The same START button becomes an
auxiliary function thereafter (refer to section 4.2.2.3 START +
AUX Function). Then press any pushbutton on the
transmitter to begin operation. Pressing any pushbutton
prior to initiating the START command at startup will result in
no signals transmitted (Status LED blinks orange).
d. In case of an emergency, press down the STOP button to disconnect the receiver
MAIN relays and as well as the transmitter power. To resume operation, rotate the
STOP button clockwise or counter-clockwise, it will pop up. Then press the START
button for up to 1 second to reconnect the receiver MAIN relays. For safety,
pressing the START button is strictly required every time when the transmitter is
turned on or after every STOP button reset.
e. After 1 minute or 3 minutes of inactivity (pushbutton not pressed) the receiver MAIN
relays are temporarily disconnected (refer to section 4.1.5 Inactivity Timer Settings).
Press any pushbutton or the START button to resume operation (refer to section
4.1.4 Start Function Settings). The receiver MAIN relays are also temporarily
disconnected when the system encounters strong radio interference, dead spots, low
battery condition, and system out of operating range.
f. Turn off the transmitter power by pressing down the STOP button, it will disconnect
the transmitter power and the receiver MAIN relays altogether.