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Sidus - electronic timer 

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T1   T3 

 
 
 

T2   T4 

Programming the Timer 

The  Programmer  displays  the  possible  choices  by  displacing  them  at  the  corners  of  a 
rectangle:  each  choice  is  selected  by  pressing  the  key  that  corresponds  to  the  same 
corner  in  the  rectangle  made  up  of  the  4  keys  (see  drawing  below).  When  possible,  the 
same method is used for all the menus shown on the display. 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Modify the timing sequence 

After power on, the Programmer display shows the following: 
 

                     

                     

 
Before  modifying  the  timing  sequence  it  is  needed  to  read  it  from  the  Timer.  Press  T1 
(Read) until the intervals programmed for the 6 functions appear on the display: 
 

                                                         F1           F2           F3 
 
 
 
 

 

                                                         F4           F5           F6 
 

By shortly pressing T1 now, an asterisk appears close to the time of the first function (F1). 
Shortly  press  again  T1  to  move  the  asterisk  close  to  the function that must be modified, 
then keep T1 pressed until the asterisk turns into ‘w’ (write) and release it: the function is 
ready  to  be  modified.  Shortly  press  T3/T4  to  increase/decrease  the  time  of  one  step  or 
keep  T3/T4  pressed  to  have  faster  increments/decrements.  When  the  wished  value  is 
reached, shortly press T2 (Esc) to end modifications or shortly press again T1 to choose 
another function to modify. The modified values shown on the display must now be written 
onto the Timer for permanent storing. Keep T2 (write) pressed until the following message 
appears: 

 

 
 

 

The modified values are then read back from the Timer and shown again on the display. 

Writing

Writing

Writing

Writing 

  

 

 

1.00  1.00  01.0

1.00  1.00  01.0

1.00  1.00  01.0

1.00  1.00  01.0 

  

 

01.0  01.0  0010

01.0  01.0  0010

01.0  01.0  0010

01.0  01.0  0010 

  

 

READ         RDT

READ         RDT

READ         RDT

READ         RDT 

  

 

WRITE        SET

WRITE        SET

WRITE        SET

WRITE        SET 

  

 

READ         RDT

READ         RDT

READ         RDT

READ         RDT 

  

 

WRITE        SET

WRITE        SET

WRITE        SET

WRITE        SET 

  

 

Summary of Contents for Sidus F1C

Page 1: ...Sidus Sidus Sidus Sidus F1C F1C F1C F1C FAI Free Flight Electronic Timer Operating Manual Version 4 0 Jun 2010 M U 2007 2010...

Page 2: ...to the pictures of next page to recognize the system components Connect the Timer control board 1 to the battery 2 and to the micro servo by matching the color of plugs and cables The Timer comes wit...

Page 3: ...enna socket SE MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY OPTION Timer Control Board Timer Battery MAGNETIC START SWITCH Hall Sensor BOTTOM VIEW Servo Battery Hall sensor Charger PROGRAMMER IR sensor aperture LCD display RD...

Page 4: ...RED and GREEN 3 flashes Timer battery pack to be recharged Using the Timer The function of the start switch depends on the current state of the Timer Starting from a discharged Timer GREEN led ON disc...

Page 5: ...ent the Programmer displays Battery low and goes back to sleep to prevent the batteries from being harmed Notes about Programmer s key pressing The Programmer has only 4 keys A long key pressure press...

Page 6: ...erisk close to the function that must be modified then keep T1 pressed until the asterisk turns into w write and release it the function is ready to be modified Shortly press T3 T4 to increase decreas...

Page 7: ...mer allows changing the positions assumed by the disc for each function 1 Press and release T4 Servo to enter the FUNCTION menu The disc moves to the start position 2 Press T3 func or T4 func to incre...

Page 8: ...rmediate position safer than DT in order to prevent model damage due to the high speed it has probably reached If the RDT is activated again or if it is activated when the engine is not running the di...

Page 9: ...o the Timer recharge cable of the control board through the adapter cable supplied the battery can remain connected to the Timer A spare battery can be directly connected to the 2 pin socket on the ch...

Page 10: ...e battery when needed The battery pack ensures about 80 flights of 180 seconds each Do not recharge it too frequently just refresh it from one flight session to another If you are not going to fly the...

Page 11: ...rn Dethermalization The effect is the same as the termination procedure Be aware that this command is accepted also during climb On the Programmer press and keep pressed the red button to dethermalize...

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