Keith Orr 1 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I have a Hitec Optic 6 transmitter and have managed to link it to an Optima receiver in a model a few months ago, this I called Model No 1. I have built another model and therefore want to link another new receiver, I have called the new model Model No 2 in the transmitter memory. I try to link as per manual but the transmitter does not seem to want to go into search mode, when I hold down the link button and switch on the link indicator glows solid red, no flashing. Regardless of this I have switched on the new receiver holding down the link button and it does flash??? It would appear that I am doing something wrong but cannot see what, can anyone help, please. By the way the receiver in No 1 model operates as normal with the transmitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 hello Keith, have a look on here for some info...may be of a help to you.. ken anderson...ne..1...hitec dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Orr 1 Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Hi Ken, Thanks for getting back to me, had a look through but can't see anything that helps. I have the manual so doing everything right, I think, confused by the fact that all works perfectly with the other model. I'll keep trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 keith,binding the optima rx is slightly different to binding others...also make sure that your tx and rx aren't to close to each other...I take it that the 2nd model is using a hitec rx? ken anderson..ne..1 rx dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 ...also make sure that new receiver isn't the newer ones, the high speed ones, which won't work with older Hitec TX's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Keith reading the instructions the LED on the Tx should start blinking to indicate it is looking for a receiver, this would suggest that for some reason when you release the button on the back of the Tx after you have switched it on that it is not entering the bind mode. If the Tx is not in bind mode then the receiver won't bind to it. Your other receiver will continue to work because it has already bound to that Tx. Maybe you are not holding down the button long enough when you power up the transmitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hammond Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Is it possible to link a Hitec tx to a Spectrum one for buddy box use ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hammond Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Is it possible to link a Hitec tx to a Spectrum one for buddy box use ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Brian, we buddy using a Master and a Slave The Master is Bound to the model The Slave, Switched Off Not Transmitting, is plugged into the Master Therefore, the Slave is just offering its Sticks I say all this as I did manage a Spekrum to a Hi tec Slave But I never got a Hi tec Master to work a Spektrum as Slave In the interests of safety Get Paired units of the Same Make Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hammond Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Thanks Denis,the only reason is because a new member is the only one using Hitec in our group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Orr 1 Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Ken, Yes both receivers are Optima, exactly the same. When you say Optima are different to bind, in what way? How far apart should the tx and rx be. Frank, how long do you think would be normal (to hold down the link button) Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan W Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Hi Keith, I have been trying this with my old Optic 6, which I don't use much these days since switching to an Aurora 9X, so I've been re-learning it. When I hold down the link button on the back of the Tx while switching on, the LED immediately starts flashing, no waiting involved. To link to an Optima Rx it needs to be flashing red. If it is flashing blue (for Minima Rx), press and hold the link button again for a couple of seconds and the flashing should swap from the blue to the red LED. Then you can turn on the Rx while also pressing its link button, as per the instructions. If the Tx LED is flashing blue, it won't ever bind to the Optima Rx. If the Tx LED is not flashing at all after powering up with the button pressed, it sounds like something wrong. My Optic linked first try when following the instructions just now, no problem. I appreciate that maybe money is tight, but I can recommend the Hitec Flash 7 Tx as a big improvement over the Optic 6, with a much more user friendly menu system and a better quality feel. You should be able to pick one up secondhand for a reasonable price, since Hitec gear is going a little "out of fashion" these days. However, my Hitec gear has always been 100% reliable and never any interference problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Keith, I was referring to the optima rx's been different to the minima rx's both made by Hitec…..they reckon you need to have the tx and rx spaced apart by a couple of feet when binding and also I would do it away from any other electrical stuff nearby… keep going you should get there...more so if it bound the first set up ok... ken anderson...ne...1...hitec dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Orr 1 Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 Morning, Have been in touch with Hitec head office, they recon that the "module" is the problem. Can anyone recommend a person or company to go to to get this repair/replacement done. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Posted by Keith Orr 1 on 03/02/2020 08:42:25: Morning, Have been in touch with Hitec head office, they recon that the "module" is the problem. Can anyone recommend a person or company to go to to get this repair/replacement done. Thanks Mike Ridley Modelradioworkshop **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Orr 1 Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 Tanks Denis I will give him a call Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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