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Thank you for purchasing the products of Flysky! To find out more about our products, visit our website at www.flysky-cn.com. If you encounter any problems during using, please refer to the manual first. If the problem is still not resolved, contact your local dealer directly or contact the customer service staff via Flysky official website.
instructions carefully. • Make sure the product is properly installed in your model. Failure to do so may result in serious injury. • Make sure that the receiver's battery is disconnected before turning off the transmitter. Failure to do so may lead to unintended operation and cause an accident.
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Shortcut Button 3 Shortcut Button 4 Shortcut Button 2 Shortcut Button 5 Shortcut Button 1 Shortcut Button 6 Cell Phone Holder Mounting Hole Neck Strap Hook TR2 Trim TR1 Trim TR3 Trim TR4 Trim Back View PPM/TX S.port Carrying Handle KEY1 Button KEY2 Button KEY3 Button...
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Antenna Balanced Charging JST Port Port (2.54mm 3-Pin ) Note:Only the balanced charging port supports power supply to the external RF module. Top View Antenna(Can be 3.5mm Audio Jack (DSC) pulled out and rotate) SWF 2-Position SWE 2-Position Switch Switch VRC Self- VRD Self- centering Dial...
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Basic Operations Installing the 18650 Battery Follow the steps below to install the 18650 battery: 1. Open the battery compartment cover as shown. 2. Insert 2 batteries into the compartment. Make sure that the batteries are well set according to the polarities marked on the battery compartment. 3. Close the battery compartment cover. Press and slide to remove the battery compartment cover. Installing the LiPo Battery The transmitter supports LiPo batteries which are equipped one JST connector or one balanced charging connector of the battery wiring.
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Control(MENU Button/EXIT Button/Scroll Wheel) The functions of the MENU button, EXIT button, and Scroll Wheel are described below. MENU Button • On the Home interface, short press the MENU button to enter the Main Menu interface; • When not on the Home interface, Short press the MENU button to return to the Home, but it cannot be returned to the Home during a pop-up or firmware update.
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Powering On Follow the steps below to turn on the transmitter: 1. Check to make sure that the batteries are fully charged and installed correctly. 2. Long press , and follow the prompts on the screen to successfully power • If the built-in RF module is not detected or needs to be updated, the system will prompt a pop-up window. Please follow the instructions in the pop-up window to proceed. • Whether the switch is in the safe position (If the control background is highlighted in red, it indicates that the position needs adjustment). Please check the position of the control according to the prompts and follow the prompts to adjust it to the correct position. • The system will pop up a window prompting whether the failsafe is set for the current model. To turn off the failsafe prompt, select No or turn off the Failsafe Prompt through System. • If the system is powered on using the USB Type-C port without a battery installed, a pop-up window will appear, "Please use after installing the battery!" Powering Off Follow the steps below to turn off the transmitter: 1. Turn off the receiver first.
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Power Indicator The power indicator can be set to on or off. It is set to on, by default.Setup: 1. On Home interface, short press the MENU button to enter the Main Menu interface. 2. Scroll the wheel to select System Menu, and short press the scroll wheel to enter the System Menu interface. 3. Select Setup, then short press the scroll wheel to enter the function item. 4. Select Power Light, then short press the scroll wheel to switch between On and Off. 5. Short press the EXIT button to return to the previous interface. Main Ambient Lights Set the colors and brightness levels of the main ambient lights. You can set whether to turn off the upper ambient lights, be as battery indicator or throttle indicator, and adjust the color types and brightness levels of the ambient lights.
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Secondary Ambient Lights The functions and settings are the same as the main ambient lights, refer to the description of Main Ambient Lights. Calibration Use this function to correct for the mechanical deviation of the controls (left/right stick, VRA and VRB knob, VRC and VRD self-centering dial). For example, deviation occurred in the self-centering or maximum/minimum travel.
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Setup: 1. Go to Home > Main Menu > RX Menu, and select Failsafe, then short press the scroll wheel to enter. 2. Set all channels. • Select Have output, short press the scroll wheel, and the system will pop up a prompt interface; • Adjust the corresponding controls to the desired positions and hold them if needed. • Select Yes on the pop-up prompt interface, and short press the scroll wheel again, failsafe setting for all channels is completed 3. Continue to set an individual channel if needed. • Select the channel to be set, short press the scroll wheel. • Select the appropriate value or adjust the corresponding control to the desired position and hold it. Short press the scroll wheel to save the settings. Notes: 1. Because the S.BUS signal information contains failsafe flag bits, the failsafe information can be transmitted to the subsequent devices by the failsafe flag bits ruther than by No Output state.
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Output Two combined output options are available, including four output modes, namely PWM/S.BUS, PPM/i-BUS, PWM/i-BUS and PPM/ S.BUS. Choose according to your needs.Using the FS-ST16 transmitter and FS-SR8 receiver for binding as an example: • When the [Output Mode] is set to PWM/S.BUS, connectors such as CH1 output PWM signals, and the SERVO connector outputs S.BUS signals.
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LED changes to slow flash, and at the same time, the receiver LED is solid on, indicating that the binding is completed. 2. The binding mode may vary according to the receiver model. Visit the Flysky official website to check the receiver manual or other relevant information.
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This firmware can be updated via the following two ways. • The firmware of this transmitter can be updated through the Flysky Assistant (The firmware of Flysky Assistant is available on the Flysky official website www. flysky-cn.com). • Or update it by following the steps below: 1. Download and open the latest official firmware.
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FS-SR8 receiver firmware update should be done through FlySkyAssistant (only supported by version 3.0 and later, FlySkyAssistant firmware can be got from the official website www.flysky-cn.com). This receiver fimware can be updated via the following two ways: Mode Ⅰ : After the binding between the transmitter and the receiver (the LED of the receiver is solid on), connect the transmitter to the computer, then open the FlyskyAssistant on the computer to update the firmware.
Specifications • Product Model: FS-ST16 • Compatible Receiver: FS-SR8 and other receivers with ANT protocol • Compatible RC Models: Airplanes, cars or boats • Number of Channels: 16 • RF: 2.4GHz ISM • Maximum Power: < 20dBm (e.i.r.p.) (EU) • RF Protocol: ANT •...
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-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. EU DoC Declaration Hereby, [ShenZhen FLYSKY Technology Co., Ltd.] declares that the radio equipment type [FS-ST16] is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: www.flyskytech.com/info_detail/10.html...
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RF Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. These requirements set a SAR limit of 4 W/kg averaged per ten gram of tissue. The highest SAR value reported under this standard during product certification for use when properly worn on the limbs..
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