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Setting Up the Antenna
You must install the antenna mast (tube) before you operate
your Nitro 4-Tec. You'll find the plastic antenna tube and tip in
the bag with your manuals and documentation.
1. Locate the black antenna wire that exits the receiver. The
Nitro 4-Tec receiver is mounted on the side of the upper
chassis. The receiver is wrapped in a balloon for protection.
The color of the balloon indicates the channel number (see
page 12).
2. Pull the wire straight with your fingers and then insert the
end of the wire into one end of the antenna tube. Push the
wire all the way through the antenna tube.
3. Pull the remaining wire through the antenna tube, and then
insert the base of the antenna tube into the molded post on
top of the chassis.
4. Fold the remaining antenna wire over the top of the tube
and secure it with the antenna tip.
5. On the transmitter, always fully extend the telescoping
antenna when running your Nitro 4-Tec. Make a habit
of holding the transmitter so that the antenna points
straight up.
The Traxxas TQ Radio System
Antenna Tip
Antenna Tube
Spray a little window
cleaner on the
antenna wire to
make it easier to push
through the antenna tube.
Don't shorten the
length of the
antenna wire. Its
length is tuned to the
frequency band; cutting it
could severely shorten the
radio system's range.
Don't push the
transmitter antenna
down from the top.
Pull it down from the
bottom, one segment at a
time, to prevent binding and
kinking the antenna mast.
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