How to turn transmitter power on/off, Registration of the user's name – Futaba 8FGAS, 8FGHS 2.4GHz User Manual

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<Basic Operation>

How to turn transmitter power ON/OFF

When turning on the power, the T8FGS

transmitter will begin emmiting RF automatically

after it confirms the surrounding RF conditions.

The T8FGS transmitter also offers the ability to

auto shut-down.
When turning on the power of the transmitter

1. Turn on the power switch of the transmitter.

*The message "CHECK RF CONDITION" is displayed for a

moment. At the same time the left LED monitor blinks.

2. Then, you will see the home screen and the

transmitter begins to emit radio waves.

*The left and right LED monitors will change to solid red.

How to stop the transmitter

1. Turn off the power switch of the transmitter.

*The transmitter shuts down at once.

Low battery alarm and auto shut-down

When the battery voltage reaches 6.8V, an

audible alarm will sound. Land your aircraft

immediately.

When the battery voltage reaches 5.5V, the

transmitter will be turned off automatically.

*If you do not operate the transmitter (or move a stick,

knob, switch or digital trim) for 30 minutes, the message

"PLEASE TURN OFF POWER SWITCH" is displayed and

an audible alarm will sound.

Warning display at power ON (Airplane/

Helicopter)

When the throttle stick at power ON is at the

high side (1/3 or more the same as throttle cut

operation), a warning is displayed.

* When the throttle stick is returned to SLOW, the warning

display goes off.

Registration of the user's name

If so desired, the T8FGS transmitter can

indicate the owner's name.

User's name setup screen

1. Turn on the power of the transmitter.

*The home screen appears.

2. Lightly touch the SYS button twice rapidly

and the System menu appears.

2. Select [USER NAME] in the System menu and

touch the RTN button.

*The user name set up screen appears.

Input Box

*Current user name is displayed.

Changing the user name

1. Change the user name as described below:
[Moving cursor in input box]
Select [←] or [→], and touch the RTN button.
[Deleting a character]
When [DELETE] is selected and the RTN button

is touched, the character immediately after

the cursor is deleted.

[Adding a character]
When a character is selected from the

character list and the RTN button is touched,

that character is added at the position

immediately after the cursor.

*A name of up to 10 characters long can be entered as the

user name. (A space is also counted as one character.)

2. At the end of input, select [ENTER] and tuoch

the RTN button. (To terminate input and

return to the original state, select [CANCEL]

and touch the RTN button.)

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