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Aradiofrequencyrangewhichishigherthanpreviousonessuchas27MHzand40MHz.
However,thisalsomeansitisalsomoredirectandsignaltransmissionmaybedifficultifthere
areinterferingobjectsbetweenthetransmitterandreceiver.
Afeaturewhichchangesthesteeringangleofallfourwheelsaccordingtothedriving
conditiontoenablegreaterstability.
Aservowhichusesaseparatepowersourceforitsmotor.InthecaseofelectricR/Ccars,KO
Propo'suniquesystemseestheservodrawpowerfromthe7.2Vbatteryusedforrunningthe
car.
OneoftheradiofrequencyrangesusedfortheR/Chobby.12bandsexistforboth
ground-basedandairborneR/Cmodels.
OneoftheradiofrequencyrangesusedfortheR/Chobby.8bandsand5bandsareassigned
forusewithground-basedandairborneR/Cmodelsrespectively.
Abatterychargerwhichplugsintothestandard100Vwallsocket(inJapan).Itoftenrequires
chargingtimesofseveralhoursormore.
Abuzzersoundemittedbythetransmitter.Itmaybeusedasawarningnotification,etc.
SeeESC.
Atypeofservowhichusesanalog-typeintegratedcircuits(IC).
SinceLCDsdonotgeneratetheirownlightandaredifficulttoseeindarkplaces,thislightis
placedbeneathittoilluminatethedisplay.
Anotherwordforradiofrequency.Thiscanbesetwithfrequencycrystalsanddifferentcrystals
candictatethefrequenciesusedinacertainfrequencyrange.
Anitemwhichindicatestoothersthefrequencythataparticularuserisusing.
Therepeatedactionofapplyingandreleasingthebrakes.
AdevicewhichmixesairandfuelinanengineandgovernsengineRPM.
Atrimwhichonlyadjuststhepositionofneutralwithoutdisturbingtheoverallrangeoftravel.
Referstothenumberofservos,etc.whichcanbecontrolledbyatransmitterortheirindividual
signalnumbers.
Adevicewhichisusedtoengage/disengageanengine'sdriveshaftwiththetransmission.
Anelectriccircuitcontactunitwhichcanbeconnected/disconnected.
Thecoreofacomputerwhichperformsdigitalcalculationsforvarioususes.Alsosometimes
calledanMPU.
Adevicewhichsetsthefrequencyusedbyatransmitter.27MHzand40MHzsystemsrequire
crystalsforchangingfrequencieswhileDSSSandFHSS2.4GHzsystemsdonot.
Amarkeronthedisplaywhichindicatesthepositioninthetextwhichcanbecontrolledat
thattime.
Aprocesswhichreturnstothebeginningandrepeatsitself.
Amodulecontainingadditionalmemorywhichmaybeusedtoincreasetheamountofmodel
memory.
Abatterychargerwhichusesa12Vbatteryorotherstable12Vpowersource.
AcronymforDirectDigitalSystem.Previoustransmitterstransmittedananalogsignal,but
transmitterssuchasEurusandEX-1,whichuseDDS,transmitadigitalsignaltoenablelag-free,
directcontrol.
Anareainwhichtransmitterwheelortriggermovementdoesnotresultinservooperation.It
couldbecausedbywornoutcomponentsandmayberesolvedusingVRADJ.
Whenanoperationisslow,orhasbeenslowed.
Atypeofservowhichusesdigital-typeintegratedcircuits(IC).
AdevicewhichforciblydischargesremainingelectricityfrombatteriessuchasNi-Cd.
AcronymforDirectSequenceSpreadSpectrum.Itisatypeofspreadspectrumtransmission
systemwhichusesthe2.4GHzband.
Aratiobetweentwooperations.
Atypeofmemoryinwhichstoreddataisnotdeletedwhenthepoweristurnedoff.This
productfeaturesthistypeofmemory.
AnacronymforElectronicSpeedController,whichcontrolsthespeedofthemotoronan
electric-poweredR/Ccar.
AnacronymforElectricTrim.ButtonTrimissimilarlyshortenedasBT.
Adevicewhichsetstheservohorntoapredeterminedpositiontopreventthecarfromgoing
outofcontrolwhensignalinterferenceisexperienced.
Ahigh-endservoinwhichthemotorfeaturesfield-effecttransistorsasopposedtobipolar
transistors.
AcronymforFrequency-HoppingSpreadSpectrum.LikeDSSS,itisatypeofspreadspectrum
transmissionsystem.
Arangeofradiowavefrequenciessuchas27MHz,40MHz,2.4GHz,etc.
AnESCwhichutilizesahighfrequencytocontrolthemotor.NearlyallcurrentESCsarehigh
frequencytypes,butolderESCswhicharenotalsoexist.ThereareESCstomatcheither
brushedorbrushlessmotors.
ThissystemisuniquetoKOPropoandenablestwo-waycommunicationwithaPC.Byusing
theInterfaceKit(soldseparately),thetransmitter'sinternalmemorydatamaybeeditedona
PC.
AglobalcommunicationsnetworkwhichconnectssmallernetworksmadeupofmultiplePCs.
Thisnetworkenablesthereleaseofinformationviawebsitesaroundtheworld,
communicationviaE-mail,etc.
Atypeofrotatingdialwhichhasnostops.Eachclickofthedialequatestoaonepoint
adjustmenttothedatatobemodifiedanditisconvenientformakinglargeadjustmentsat
onetime.
AcronymforLiquidCrystalDisplay.Thescreenisusedtodisplayletters,numbers,etc.
AcronymforLightEmittingDiode.Itisatypeofsemi-conductorwhichuseselectricityto
generatelight.
Acomponentwhichconnectstheservotoanotherpartofthecarchassis.
Atypeofbatterywhichisquicktochargeandisgoodforrepeatedrecharges.Theyarealso
lesssusceptibletonaturaldischargingandareeasytomanage,makingthemsafercompared
toothertypesoflithiumbatteries.
Atypeoflithiumbatterywhichislightweightandavailableinvarioussizes.Theyareequipped
withbalanceconnectorssincethereisariskoffire/explosioniftheyareovercharged.
Aunitoffrequency.1000Hertz(Hz)=1Kilohertz(kHz),1000kHz=1MHz.
Atermwhichreferstoalocationwhereinformationistemporarilystored(onaPCfor
example).Transmittersfeaturenon-volatilememorywherethestoredinformationisnot
erasedwhenpoweristurnedoff(refertoEEPROM).
Afeaturewhichcombinesthesignalsformultipleoperationsoreffectsintoamoreefficient
outputsignal.
Afunctionwhichcheckstheoperationofeachchannel.
Thepositionofthetransmittercontrolswhentheyarenotoperated,orthepositionofthe
servohornatthattime.
Afeaturewherebrakingisappliedwhenthethrottleisreturnedfromforwardaccelerationto
neutralposition.Alsocalled“dragbrake.”
Atypeofbatterywhichcanberechargedforrepeateduse.Othertypesofrechargeable
batteriesincludeNi-MHandLi-ion.
ComparedtoNi-Cdbatteries,Ni-MHbatterieshavealargercapacity.Theyaremore
environmentally-friendlysinceitdoesnotcontainCadmium,buttheyarealsomore
susceptibletodamagefromoverdischarging.
Electricalinterference.Sinceitisatypeoffrequency,itcouldcausethereceivertooperatein
error.
Whenahigh-priority(1CH/2CH)functionsettingisswitchedtoalow-priorityone.
Theactofwritinga2.4GHztransmitter'sIDintoareceiversothatthereceiveronlychoosesto
receivethattransmitter'ssignals.Thismustbedoneoncebeforeatransmitterisused.
AnadapterusedtoconnectatransmittertoaPCtoenabletheadjustmentoftheformer's
settingsonthelatter.
Theactofspecifyingasettingpositioninadvance.
Japaneselanguageabbreviationof“proportional.”ReferstoanR/Ctransmitterorthe
transmitter/receivercombination.
Arod-shapedlinkage.
AchargerwhichcouldrechargeNi-Cd,Ni-MH,etc.batteriesinashortamountoftime.
Atray/deckonanR/Ccarchassisonwhichthereceiverservo,etc.areinstalled.
Adevicewhichreceivesradiosignalsfromthetransmitterandpassesthemontotheservo
andESC.Useofthesametypeofsignalasthetransmitterisrequired.
Acircuitwhichstabilizestheinputvoltagetotheleveloftherequiredvoltage.
Returningthesettingstotheoriginalpresetcondition.
Thetimebetweenatransmitterinputandareceiverreaction.
Acomponentwhichgeneratesandtransmitsradiofrequencies.Theyexistin27MHz,40MHz,
2.4GHz(DSSS),and2.4GHz(FHSS)types,withsometransmittersallowingmodulestobe
interchanged.
Arubbercomponentattachedtotheservocaseearswhichprotectstheservofromvibrations.
Adevicewhichtranslatesthetransmitter'sradiosignalsintomechanicalrotationalmovement.
Ahornwhichfeaturesaninternalshockabsorber.Thisisincludedinthekit.
Alistwhichdescribesthemakeup,performance,etc.ofapieceofR/Cequipment.
Anotherwordfor“universal.”Duetotheoffsetintegratedintotheoutputshaft'sgrooveand
thehorn'shole,thiswillpreciselymatchtheirpositionswhenspun.
Adjuststheoverallsteeringanglerange.
※RefertoTrimandSubTrimUsage
Arepeatedactionbetweentwosetpoints.
Ameasureoftheforceatworkintherotatingshaftsofmotors,servos,etc.
Adevicewhichsendsoutradiowavestoareceiverlinkedtoservos,ESCs,etc.tocontrolan
R/Cmodel.
Theangle/amountofservohornmovement.
Amechanismonatransmitterwhichlookslikeaguntrigger,theoperationofwhichcontrols
thethrottle.
Amechanismwhichadjuststheneutralpositionofeachchannel.
AcronymforVariableResistor.Anelectricalcomponentwhichsensesthepositionofthe
steering,throttle,etc.
Placesontheinternetonwhichinformationisdisseminated.TheyareaccessedviaPC
softwarecalledwebbrowsers.Somewebsitesarealsoknownashomepages.
Amechanismonatransmitterwhichisrotatedleftandrighttocontrolsteering.
TherangewithinwhichtheABSorthrottleoperates.
2.4GHz
4WS
7.2VServo
27MHz
40MHz
ACCharger
Alarm
Amp
AnalogServo
Backlight
Band
BandIDTag
BrakePumping
Carburetor
CenterTrim
Channel
Clutch
Connector
CPU
Crystal
Cursor
Cycle
Databank
DCCharger
DDS
DeadZone
Delay
DigitalServo
Discharger
DSSS
DutyCycle
EEPROM
ESC
ET
Fail-SafeAdapter
FETServo
FHSS
HighFrequencyESC
FrequencyRange
ICS(Interactive
CommunicationSystem)
Internet
JogDial
LCD
LED
Linkage
Lithium-Ferrite(Li-Fe)
Battery
Lithium-Polymer(Li-Po)
Battery
Megahertz(MHz)
Memory
Mixing
Monitor
Neutral
NeutralBrake
Ni-Cd
Ni-MH
Noise
Override
Pairing
PCInterface
Preset
Propo
Pushrod
QuickRecharger
R/CEquipmentTray
Receiver(RX)
Regulator
Reset
Response
RFModule
RubberGrommet
Servo
ServoSaverHorn
SpecList
Spline
SubTrim
Swing
Torque
Transmitter(TX)
Travel
Trigger
Trim
VR
Website
Wheel
Width
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■ Glossary
This section explains terms which appear in this instruction manual as well as terms which are
common in the radio control hobby.