[NSRCA-discussion] Futaba 8-channel 2.4 GHz Module/Receiver

[Ron Van Putte]

The module came as a package with the 8-channel receiver and the  
switch on the 8-channel receiver was in the correct position.  It's  
interesting to note that there's another switch on the module which  
has two positions: "General" and "France".  I always knew there was  
something different about the French.

BTW, The receiver LED always came on solid after the first time and I  
did a range check while holding down the "range check" button.  I  
think the instructions said to look for 30-50 paces.  I walked out 80  
paces and never lost contact with the airplane.  Whoever wrote the  
instructions must have awfully large paces.

Ron VP

On Nov 11, 2008, at 7:09 AM, Bob Richards wrote:

> With the 8ch module, there is also a switch that must be flipped  
> depending on the receiver type. It should be in the 7ch position  
> for 6 or 7 channel receivers, and 8ch for everything else. It will  
> not bind if it is not in the correct position.
>
> When you press the button on the receiver, you must hold it down  
> for a few seconds.
>
> Bob R.
>
>
> Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net> wrote:
> I tried one of the Futaba 8-channel module/receiver combinations on
> 2.4 GHz with my Futaba 9ZAP transmitter. The instructions are
> somewhat misleading, at least they are to me . The instructions
> talked about pushing the button on the module and then pushing the
> button on the receiver. The receiver is supposed to bind to the
> transmitter. The question is what indication you get when the
> receiver is bound to the transmitter. I thought (they don't say what
> to look for) I'd see the green LED go from a blinking green to solid
> green. That didn't happen and I tried it half a dozen times. Then,
> on a whim, I plugged a servo into the receiver before pushing the
> receiver button. Low and behold, the LED turned solid green. Later
> in the instructions they talk about range checking and say, "After
> the radio link has been established (as indicated by either a solid
> green LED or a blinking green LED), ....." Huh?! EITHER solid or
> blinking green is OK? Now I'm really confused.
>
> Ron Van Putte
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