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Page 2: ...h no need for a formal license of any kind A thorough study of Part 15 of FCC Rules will show you the many legal uses of radio transmitting devices which do not require licensing either amateur or commercial The FCC is beginning to look out for the interest and good plans and intentions of private citizens community groups and schools as never before in radio communications history Do not modify y...

Page 3: ...urbofan Blimp 6 6 Installation in Plastic Box Housing and in the Desktop Rover 9 7 Notes about lawful use of the PTV16C 10 8 Troubleshooting 11 9 Specifications 12 10 Warranty and Repairs 12 1 Desktop Rover with PTV16C installed R C Telepresence Vehicle with computer control capabilities A New Miniature World Awaits You Under the Sofa ...

Page 4: ...held TV sets for example CASIO Model EV660 with digital scan tuning are reccomended for the best continuous and clear UHF Channel 16 reception We have carefully designed the PTV16 to comply with part 15 of FCC regulations so as not to cause interference with other electrical devices Although the PTV16 is a very low power transmitter 150 foot operating range is easily achieved and can be extended w...

Page 5: ...ching transformer See Fig 3 1 for your Bow tie or Loop antenna both are available on our website for 8 00 If you have a portable or automobile TV set with built in rabbit ears type antennae you can use this antenna 4 Set your TV to receive off air TV UHF reception NOT CABLE TV On recently manufactured TV sets you will have to use the TV remote control to go into the TV tuner set up on screen menu ...

Page 6: ...r table Your kit is as lightweight as we could make it so that it can be flown in our Tri Turbofan powered Remote Controlled Blimp The PTV16C is encased in a copper shield which isolates the circuitry from inductance interference The Copper shield also functions as a ground plane antenna Examine Figure 4 0 and familiarize yourself with the key components highlighted here 1 CCD Camera Lens 2 Power ...

Page 7: ...ually tun able TV Receiver with fine tuning Handheld TV sets for example CASIO Model EV660 with digital scan tuning are ideal for continuous PTV16C UHF Channel 16 reception 4 Attach a 9 Volt battery to the PTV16C and observe the TV screen If the switch on the PTV16C is turned to the on position you should now see a color image on the TV If you have no picture check the following items Check to be ...

Page 8: ...nife carefully cut a hole to allow the CCD cam era lens to protrude from the inside of the Tri Turbofan gondola You can use the paper template in Figure 5 0 to assist you The hole can be cut anywhere you like depending on your intended usage We suggest mounting near the front of the sensor pod region of the Tri Turbofan plastic housing See Figs 5 1 5 5 6 SECTION 5 Installation on Plantraco Tri Tur...

Page 9: ... be bent over top of the black tape The black tape serves as an insulator to prevent the copper ground plane from shorting out the PCB Figs 5 6 5 7 and 5 8 4 Next you will attach a 9V battery to the PTV16C and place the battery within the Tri Turbofan housing Black tape can be used to fix the position of the 9V battery within hollow cavity of the Tri Turbofan Fig 5 9 5 You are almost finished All ...

Page 10: ... Tri Turbofan gondola Again check to be sure that the antenna will completely clear the central propeller rotation path Fig 5 11 8 Figure 5 12 shows how the installation should look when you are done Fig 5 12 9 Re attach the Tri Turbofan to the inflated 52 Blimp balloon 10 Adjust ballast weights plasticine putty works well as needed to achieve neutral buoyancy of the fully assembled airship 11 Tur...

Page 11: ...small flat head screwdriver or the end of a pen with the ballpoint retracted see Fig 6 1 The LED will pop through the round hole in the plastic case and the camera will be locked in place 6 The copper ground plane item 4 in Fig 4 0 has a self adhesive backing If this is a permanent installation you can remove the paper backing from the ground plane and stick it to the inside of the plastic housing...

Page 12: ...ther authorization which may permit you to upgrade your PTV16C or other equipment to accomplish any objec tive which the FCC sees to be in the public interest and not interfering with other author ized uses of the radio spectrum FCC regulations are evolving and are becoming less restrictive allowing radio experimenters more and more opportunities to explore many frequency bands using many communic...

Page 13: ...lucky and this is the only problem Inductor Coil If you squished or squeezed the inductor coil there is a good chance that you have fouled the tuning of the transmitter circuit The coil is fairly robust and is held in firmly in position but remember this kit weighs only 16 grams you will have to be gentle with it It is quite possible to alter the tuning with rough play If you have total ly screwed...

Page 14: ...ver from Plantraco we can handle your service needs If you have purchased from another retail outlet contact them first for returns and exchanges For rapid turnaround time please contact our service department by Email at moonbase plantraco com We will issue you a Return Authorization Number with more details about shipping your goods back to us When we issue you a Return Authorization number you ...

Page 15: ...any fun uses for the PTV16C Tape one to a skateboard put one on your helmet monitor the baby spy on a birds nest If you come up with some interesting camera footage please send us a copy on video tape or on CDROM maybe we will add it to our website or put them in the next version of our manual In return we will send some freebies your way ...

Page 16: ...PLANTRACO Planrite Trading Company Ltd 1105 8th Street East Saskatoon SK Canada S7H 0S3 Phone 306 955 1836 Fax 306 931 0055 www plantraco com c 2000 Plantraco PTV16C Instruction manual v 1 5 ...

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