User's Manual Part 1

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TRANSMITTER BATTERY REMOVAL
CAUTION:
ObservethecorrectpolaritywhenpluggingintheNiCdbatterypack.
Ifincorrect,damagetothetransmitterwilloccur!
Part(A)LoosenEndCapFirst
Part(B)AdjustStickLengthbyturninghere
Negative
Positive
The NiCd battery in your RDS8000 transmitter can easily be removed and replaced with a fully charged pack
to extend operating time.
AdditionalpacksaresoldseparatelyasanaccessoryitemundertheAirtronicspartnumber95010(600Mah),
95090(700Mah)or95052(1100Mah)batterypacks.
Toremovethepack,pushdownonthetwoearsofthebatterydoorlocatedontherearofthetransmitter .
ThedoorcanthenberemovedandtheNiCdbatterypackcannowberemovedandunplugged.Reversethe
proceduretoinstallanewpack.
THROTTLEHIGHWARNING
TheRDS8000hasabuiltinwarningfeaturethatwillnotallowyoutousethetransmitterifthethrottlestickisnot
inthelowestpositionwhenyouturnonthetransmitter.Ifthethrottlestickisnotinthelowposition,whenyou
turniton,youwillhearacontinuousbeepingsoundandthedisplaywillreadTH-HI!Pullthethrottlestickdown
tothefulllowposition.Thenormalmenuwillthenbedisplayedandyoucanoperateand/orprogramthe
transmitter.
TRANSMITTERSTICKLENGTHADJUSTMENT
ThesticksinyourRDS8000transmitterareadjustableinlengthandspringtensiontoallowyoutotailortheirfeel
toyourpersonalpreference.To adjuststicklength,holdPartBwithyourfingersandunscrewPartA
counterclockwisetoloosenthetwopieces.NowscrewPartAinorouttothedesiredpositionandlockitin
placebyscrewingPartBagainstit.ItisbesttoleaveatleastfourthreadsinsidePartAwhenscrewedouttoits
longestlengthforthebestmechanicalsecurity.Donotovertightenwhenyouscrewthetwopartstogether.
AIRBORNE COMPONENTS
Whileyoursystem'sbatteriesarecharging,youcanfamiliarizeyourselfwiththeairborneportionofyourradio.
Theairborneportionoftheradioreferstoanycomponentswhicharemountedinyourplaneorhelicopterand
carriedaloftwhenyoufly.Theairbornecomponentsconsistofthereceiver ,whichreceivesthesignalsfromthe
transmitter,decodesthem,andrelaysthecommandstotheservos;theservoswhicharesimplyelectronically
controlledmotorsusedtomovethesurfacesoftheplane;theNiCdbatterypackwhichprovidespowerforthe
receiverandservostooperate;andtheswitchharnesswhichallowsyoutoturntheairbornepackageonandoff.
CONNECTORS
YourRDS8000unitisequippedwiththeneweruniversalAIRTRONICS“Z”connectorswhicharecolorcodedblue,
andareelectricallycompatiblewiththereceiversofotherradiocontrolsystemmanufacturers.Theconnectors
areruggedbutshouldbehandledwithcare.Notethattheseconnectorsarenotcompatiblewitholder
AIRTRONICSR/CequipmentunlessAdapterp/n99399Zisused!
AUDIOLOWVOLTAGEALARM
YourRDS8000transmitterisequippedwithanAudioAlarmwhichwillsoundwheneverthetransmitterbatteries
dropbelow9.5voltsduringtransmitteroperation.Ifthealarmsoundswhileyouareflying,landimmediately
anddon’toperatethetransmitteruntilithasbeenchargedfor12hours.Thetransmittershouldnormally
operate120to150minutesbeforethealarmsounds.Ifthealarmsoundsevenafterthebatterieshavebeenon
chargefortherequiredtimeitindicatesthatthereisaproblemwitheitherthebatterypackorthetransmitter,
andyoushouldcontactAIRTRONICS about service.
“Z”CONNECTOR
(-)Negative
(+)Positive
Signal