Instructions

T-MAXX 3.3 OWNER’S MANUAL
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LED Color / Pattern Name Notes
Solid green Normal Driving Mode See page 9 for information on how to use your transmitter controls.
Slow red (0.5 sec on / 0.5 sec off) Binding See page 10 for more information on binding.
Flashing fast green (0.1 sec on / 0.15 sec off) Throttle Trim Seek Mode
Turn the Multi Function knob right or left until the LED stops flashing.
See above for more information.
Flashing medium red (0.25 sec on / 0.25 sec off) Low Battery Alarm Put new batteries in the transmitter. See page 8 for more information.
Flashing fast red (0.125 sec on / 0.125 sec off) Link Failure / Error
Transmitter and receiver are no longer bound. Turn the system off and then
back on to resume normal operation. Find source of the link failure (ie out of
range, low batteries, damaged antenna).
Programming Patterns
Counts out number (green or red) then pauses Current menu position See Menu Tree for more information.
Fast green 8 times Menu setting accepted (on SET)
Fast red 8 times Menu SET invalid User error such as trying to delete a locked model.
LED Color / Pattern Name Notes
Solid green Normal Driving Mode See page 9 for information on how to use your transmitter controls.
Slow red (0.5 sec on / 0.5 sec off) Binding See page 10 for more information on binding.
Flashing fast red (0.125 sec on / 0.125 sec off) Fail-Safe / Low Voltage Detect
Consistent Low Voltage in the receiver triggers Fail-Safe so there is enough
power to center the throttle servo before it completely loses power.
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TRANSMITTER LED CODES
RECEIVER LED CODES
4. Within 10 seconds, touch the “Search for Traxxas Link Wireless
Module” button on your mobile device (C).
5. The Bluetooth®
icon in the status
bar will turn blue,
and the blue LED
on the module
will glow solid
blue (D).
6. The Traxxas Link Wireless Module and the Traxxas Link App are now
paired, and will automatically connect when the transmitter is turned
on and the app is running.
Available Tuning Adjustments
The following items can be adjusted most easily using your mobile
device and the Traxxas Link application. All the features described
below may also be accessed using the menu and set buttons on the
transmitter and observing signals from the LED. An explanation of the
menu structure follows on page 31.
Your Traxxas transmitter has a programmable Multi-Function knob
that can be set to control various advanced transmitter functions
(set to Traxxas Stability Management (TSM) by default, see page 10).
Experiment with the settings and features to see if they can improve
your driving experience.
Steering Sensitivity (Exponential)
The Multi-Function knob on the TQi transmitter can be set to control
Steering Sensitivity (also known as exponential). The standard setting
for Steering Sensitivity is “normal (zero exponential),” with the dial full
left in its range of travel. This setting provides linear servo response;
the steering servo’s movement will correspond exactly with the input
from the transmitter’s steering wheel. Turning the knob clockwise
from center will result in “negative exponential” and decrease steering
sensitivity by making the servo less responsive near neutral, with
increasing sensitivity as the servo nears the limits of its travel range. The
farther you turn the knob, the more pronounced the change in steering
servo movement will be. The term “exponential” comes from this effect;
the servo’s travel changes exponentially relative to the input from the
steering wheel. The exponential effect is indicated as a percentage—
the greater the percentage, the greater the effect. The illustrations
below show how this works.
Normal Steering Sensitivity
(0% exponential):
In this illustration, the steering servo’s
travel (and with it, the steering
motion of the model’s front wheels)
corresponds precisely with the steering
wheel. The ranges are exaggerated for
illustrative purposes.
Decreased Steering Sensitivity
(Negative Exponential):
By turning the Multi-Function knob
clockwise, the steering sensitivity of
the model will be decreased. Note that
a relatively large amount of steering
wheel travel results in a smaller amount
of servo travel.
The farther you turn the knob, the
more pronounced the effect becomes.
Decreased steering sensitivity may be
helpful when driving on low-traction
surfaces, when driving at high speed, or on tracks that favor sweeping turns where
gentle steering inputs are required. The ranges are exaggerated for illustrative purposes.
Throttle Sensitivity (Throttle Exponential)
The Multi-Function knob can be set to control Throttle Sensitivity.
Throttle Sensitivity works the same way as Steering Sensitivity, but
applies the effect to the throttle channel. Only forward throttle is
affected; brake/reverse travel remains linear regardless of the Throttle
Sensitivity setting.
Steering Percentage (Dual Rate)
The Multi-Function knob can be set to control the amount (percentage)
of servo travel applied to steering. Turning the Multi-Function knob
fully clockwise will deliver maximum steering throw; turning the knob
counter-clockwise reduces steering throw (note: turning the dial
TQ i ADVANCED TUNING GUIDE
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LED Color / Pattern Name Notes
Blue LED off Connecting mode
Traxxas Link App is not running on
a paired device.
Slow blue
(0.5 sec on / 0.5 sec off)
Pairing mode
See above for information on pairing
the module with Traxxas Link App.
Solid blue Connected
See page 12 for information on how
to use your transmitter controls.
TRAXXAS LINK MODULE LED CODES
Turning Range
at Transmitter
Effective Turning
Range on Model