Summary of Contents for Xtreme Power Systems XtremeLink JR11x
- Page 1 Xtreme Power Systems JR11x VERSION (Internal RF Module Replacement) Installation And Usage Manual XtremeLink ® is a registered trademark of Xtreme Power Systems Firmware v3.10 Manual v1.0 Revision Date: October 1, 2013...
- Page 2 Xtreme Power Systems may at its discretion either repair or replace the unit covered under warranty. The customer will pay all freight charges to and from Xtreme Power Systems.
- Page 3 Legal Information The ‘look and feel’ and functionality of this product are protected by U.S. copyright laws. Various terminology and feature names are protected under U.S. trademark laws.
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Page 4: Section 1 - Installation
SECTION 1 – INSTALLATION Step 1 – Removing the stock RF module Lay your transmitter face down on a towel or something similar to protect it. Using a thin object like an X-acto blade or flat-tipped screw driver, gently pry one side of the back cover upwards. Each side of the cover has plastic tangs the full height of the cover, so it will take some effort to remove the cover. - Page 5 Figure 1 – Removing the back cover Figure 2 – Pull up to unplug stock RF module board...
- Page 6 Figure 3 – Remove antenna connector from the RF board...
- Page 7 Figure 4 – Remove RF board assembly...
- Page 8 Figure 5 – Empty RF module location...
- Page 9 Step 2 – Installing the XtremeLink ® RF Module Place the XtremeLink ® module's plastic case into the empty RF module location and pass the antenna connector through the hole in the case. See Figure 6. Take the XtremeLink ® RF module and place it at an angle into the plastic case.
- Page 10 Figure 6 – Inserting cable into plastic case Figure 7 – Attaching antenna cable to XtremeLink RF module ®...
- Page 11 With the cable routed properly, position the XtremeLink ® RF module completely into the base of the plastic case. See Figure 8. Figure 8 – Put the XtremeLink ® RF module fully into plastic case...
- Page 12 Keeping the case at an angle, take the XtremeLink ® RF module's lid and place it over top of the plastic case, making sure that the push button switch passes through the hole labeled “PROG”. The bottom of the lid has two tangs that will need to be snapped into the case.
- Page 13 Figure 10 – Apply pressure to snap the lid flush with the case...
- Page 14 Without removing the plastic case from the module location, carefully rotate the plastic case and set it in the place. MAKE SURE that the RF cable is not being pinched. There should be plenty of space for the RF cable to slide inside of the RF module enclosure as it is rotated.
- Page 15 Firmly press the module in place. The two large center tangs should lock the module into the transmitter housing. See Figure 12. Use the two screws provided to fasten the top of the case. Installation is now complete. Figure 12 – Module fully seated...
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Page 16: Section 2 - Transmitter Module Usage
® receiver. If the LED does not light up at all, contact Xtreme Power Systems’ technical support for more information. When a connection is established, the STATUS LED will light solid green. If there are telemetry sensors attached to the receiver, the STATUS LED will flash orange every time telemetry data is received. - Page 17 SET POWER LEVEL Range: 1 to 5 With the STATUS LED solid red, press and hold the PROG button until the STATUS LED turns off. The STATUS LED will now slowly flash green the number of times equal to the current power setting. For example, the default power level is 5, so the STATUS LED will flash green five times.
- Page 18 SET HOPPING MODE Range: 1 to 5 With the STATUS LED solid green, press and hold the PROG button until the STATUS LED turns off. The STATUS LED will now slowly flash green the number of times equal to the current hopping mode setting. For example, if hopping mode is currently set to 3, the STATUS LED will flash green three times.
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Page 19: Section 3 - Using The System
SECTION 3 – USING THE SYSTEM Before the XtremeLink™ system can be used, the XtremeLink™ receiver must be instructed to communicate only with a single XtremeLink™ RF module (transmitter). This process, known as “binding” is required only once, for each new XtremeLink™ receiver. Binding the XtremeLink™... - Page 20 YOU MUST SET THE HOPPING MODE PRIOR TO BINDING. HOPPING INFORMATION IS TRANSFERRED DURING THE BINDING PROCESS. IF YOU CHANGE HOPPING MODES, YOU MUST REBIND ALL RECEIVERS. MULTIPLE RECEIVER SUPPORT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN HOPPING MODE 1. ONLY MODES 2-5 SUPPORT MULTIPLE SLAVE RECEIVERS! *** HOPPING MODES 2-5 WARNING! *** IF TWO OR MORE RECEIVERS ARE TURNED ON AT THE SAME TIME, AND THE TRANSMITTER IS THEN TURNED ON,...
- Page 21 Releasing the PROG button should restore 100% control. If it does not, do not use the system and contact Xtreme Power Systems for assistance! 8. Test complete. Range test for original surface or park flyer receivers: Follow the instructions of above.