Adrian Smith 1 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Given the recent poor weather in my neck of the woods I decided to spend hours of fun and frolics getting know my new TX. The first irritation is that the hard copy manual is only 35 pages long whereas the online one is 245 pages! That's fair enough if you want to read it on the desk top PC, but it's impossible to read off my mobile phone (at the field may be). The first task was to start transferring the model memories from one TX to the other. There is a helpful YouTube video on this forum that makes it clear how to do it, although the presenter speaks rather quickly. The next hiccup is that the SD card for the T14SG is the standard size while the card for the T16 is a microSD. Much scrabbling around in my office draw before I found a microSD card adaptor. As can be seen from the picture the Pilot Slick was transferred successfully with the correct trim positions. I did wonder about having to rebind the RX, but looking into the new TX, it had picked it up automatically. Very good so far although it was helpful using the T14SG for some years (since 2016) as some of the key strokes are simple to repeat. I am going to the workshop tomorrow to test the TX out in a live situation to make sure all is correct with the Pilot Slick. I have bought a couple of Futaba Telemetry modules (altitude and power pack monitor) although I haven't even got into them to fit. More fun to be had there I am sure. As such there is no dedicated charger supplied for the TX only a lead with a USB socket one end and another type of socket that fits into TX Not a problem although the TX end of the lead appears to be a tight fit. There is lots to get into and if anything interesting crops up I will post here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Good luck with it, I am still with my FX-30 and it is still going strong since 2009, and I am 'shivering' to what I can replace it with when it eventually gives up the ghost, with 40 + planes and still around 10 on the 41.000mhz frequencies, it will be an expensive changeover.,,, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Smith 1 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 I find the best action is to confront fear full on, Paul. That is easier said than done I know, but as a "silver surfer" it's the only way I can confront tech. That's not to say I haven't come unstuck in trying to remember what I have done and to unwind an error! 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Well done Adrian. Incidentally, you might like to look at the SM Modelbau UnisensE sensor. This provides from one small sensor package: V, A, height, Vario, capacity, rpm etc. The sensor can be set up to speak to most Txs including Futaba. I've used it with my JR and now with my JETI. You will find an English language translation here. SMB also do a range of other sensors but I've never used any other than the UnisensE and I can thoroughly recommend it. For the price, it takes some beating and, provided you buy the USB interface, you can both set up and update the firmware using the freely downloadable software. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Smith 1 Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 I had a look at my 5 flyable aircraft to see if all looked as I expected with new TX. The one thing which I suppose is obvious now I think of it, is that while each model memory had retained the RX code number in the TX, I still had to link each aircraft again in turn. No problem there and all fixed there now. One thing I am going to have spend some time and that is the Altitude/Vario Telemetry unit. Sadly the hard copy TX starter manual has nothing to say on it and the sheet that came with the module doesn't really tell you much. I had to come home and refer to the main manual on line with the hope all will be revealed. Anyway the module connected to the RX fine and green light all lit up. Before I came home I did try and go through the Telemetry menu on the TX, but I didn't get very far and I didn't want to bash on without knowing what I was doing. I am curious about the "Speech" button on the bottom left hand side, as after I pressed "off" is opened a window showing all the TX switches and their identifying letters. I came out of it as I didn't quite see how that worked unless the speech on/off is done through an assigned switch. Mmmmmmmm ...... definitely a look at the manual is required. I am wondering whether I can just print the sections I need to refer to rather than waste a ton of ink/paper doing the whole think. More on that later unless of course you guys know better. Essentially I want to hear any Altitude warnings and whether this can be shown on the front screen too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Lewis 3 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 35 minutes ago, Adrian Smith 1 said: I am wondering whether I can just print the sections I need to refer to rather than waste a ton of ink/paper doing the whole think. More on that later unless of course you guys know better. If you can post a link to the manual I'll take a look for you, if it's in pdf format you should be able to print out the pages you want but you won't be able to split the file up but if that is what you want then only print what you want then I can do that for you, you need pdf writer rather than just reader to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) Well done Adrian. Have you tried looking on YouTube for TS 161Z tutorials? There are bound to be quite a few that might answer your questikns without reading the on-line manual. For Jeti, there are loads of videos and they are pretty helpful. Check out this link and just scroll down the list of videos. Peter Edited January 6 by Peter Jenkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Smith 1 Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 Thanks Philip, Peter. You guys are really making it easy for me. Here is the link Philip. https://d3if9wubzr0anm.cloudfront.net/futaba.uk/manuals/T16iZS_ENG_Full_Letter-Size.pdf I looked at the options on my Mac, is the only one I can use is to save the web link in my reading list. I can't physically download into the downloads file. The videos link you have highlighted for me Peter, look interesting and I need to get into them. I did look at at one video earlier that mentions the Telemetry module needs to be registered by attaching a y-lead to the rear of the TX with one attached to "a battery" and the other to the module. There is nothing about that in the online manual strangely. It goes without saying a big thank you to you both for helping me progress. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Smith 1 Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 Philip, I have just opened the online manual in "Preview" and it has allowed me to download in my documents in PDF format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariel Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) Open the page you linked to in Safari on Mac. Then File > Export as PDF Choose where you want to save it. Remember the location ! Open Acrobat Reader File > Open > Navigate to where you saved it and away you go. You can save and rename it if you really want to. Choose File> Save As in Acrobat and call it what you like. You don't really have to do the last bit but I always forget where I left stuff so I Save things to the 'Desktop' if I'm using a File often. Edited January 6 by Ariel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Lewis 3 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2 hours ago, Adrian Smith 1 said: Philip, I have just opened the online manual in "Preview" and it has allowed me to download in my documents in PDF format. If you now open it in adobe acrobat reader and go to file then print you can print whatever selection of pages you want. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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