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Xtreme Power Systems
Installation And Usage Manual
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XtremeLink
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Firmware v1.0
All material including, but not limited to photographs, text, and concepts contained in
this manual is copyright ©2006-2007 By Xtreme Power Systems. Distribution of this
data without permission is strictly prohibited! All rights reserved, worldwide.
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  • Page 1 Xtreme Power Systems Firmware v1.0 All material including, but not limited to photographs, text, and concepts contained in this manual is copyright ©2006-2007 By Xtreme Power Systems. Distribution of this data without permission is strictly prohibited! All rights reserved, worldwide.
  • 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: Section 1 - Installation

    SECTION 1 – INSTALLATION Step 1 – Removing the stock RF module Futaba, JR, and Hitec RF modules have tabs either on each side or top and bottom. Carefully squeeze these tabs and pull the RF module from the transmitter. Sometimes each side or each end will need to be wiggled for the module to come loose and removed.
  • Page 4 Figure 2 – JR RF module removal...
  • Page 5 Step 2 – Installing the XtremeLink RF Module Position the XtremeLink RF module over the original RF module location, and slowly press the module into the transmitter case. There should be no excessive force required to install the module. When the module is properly installed, it will “snap”...
  • Page 6 Figure 3 – Futaba XtremeLink module installation...
  • Page 7 Figure 4 – Futaba XtremeLink module installation...
  • Page 8 Step 3 – Mounting the receiver No matter which XtremeLink receiver you use, the mounting procedure is the same. The most important thing to remember is that you must keep the antenna portion of receiver no less than 2 inches from anything that is metallic.
  • Page 9 Figure 6 – XtremeLink 10 channel receiver installation The servo connection slots on the XtremeLink receivers are numbered. There is a slot that is labeled “B/T”. This is for a battery connection, and can also be used for the telemetry sensor data port.

  • Page 10: Section 2 - Transmitter Module

    SECTION 2 – TRANSMITTER MODULE After turning on your transmitter, the STATUS LED on the XtremeLink module will flash RED. This means that there is no connection to an XtremeLink receiver. When a connection is established, the STATUS LED will light solid green. If...

  • Page 11: Set Power Level

    SET POWER LEVEL Range: 1 to 5 With LED solid red, press and HOLD the PROG button until the LED turns off. The 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 LED will flash 5 times.
  • Page 12 This function is used to “marry” or “bind” the XtremeLink RF Module with an XtremeLink receiver. You can have as many receivers as you like bound to a single transmitter. Please see section 4 for information on how to bind the XtremeLink™ system.

  • Page 13: Section 3 - Receiver

    SECTION 3 – RECEIVER After powering on your receiver, the STATUS LED on the receiver will flash RED. This means that there is no connection to an XtremeLink RF module (plugged into your transmitter). When a connection is established, the STATUS LED will light solid green.
  • Page 14 The default channel map is 1:1. This means that the transmitter’s output channel 1 is mapped to the XtremeLink receiver’s output channel 1. One common use for this feature is assigning two throttle outputs. Instead of using a “Y-cable” to tie the servo outputs together, you can just assign a second output.
  • Page 15 1. The channel map position begins at 1 (1 flash) and ends with the number of channels that your receiver has. So, the 8 channel XtremeLink has 8 possible channel map positions, while the 10 channel XtremeLink receiver has 10 possible channel map positions.
  • Page 16 This function is used to “marry” or “bind” the XtremeLink receiver with an XtremeLink RF Module. You can have as many receivers as you like bound to a single transmitter. Please see section 4 for information on how to bind the XtremeLink™ system.
  • Page 17 SET OUTPUT TYPE Range: N/A This function is not currently supported. It will be supported in future versions to allow different servo output types such as sequential, grouped, TruDigital™, etc. SET FAILSAFE TIME Range: 1 to 5 seconds The failsafe time is the number of seconds before the receiver will go into failsafe mode.

  • Page 18: Section 4 - Using The System

    Transmitter – The transmitter modulation must be set to PPM, MPX, PPM18, or PPM24 prior to using this product. Switch to one of these modes before any use. Press and hold the PROG button the XtremeLink™ RF module while powering on the transmitter.
  • Page 19 You can program the failsafe position for each channel. To do this, turn on the XtremeLink™ system so that servos can be moved. Now, press and hold the programming button on the XtremeLink™ receiver until the STATUS LED goes out.

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