FrSky Delta 8 User manual
Delta 8
ThankyouforpurchasinganFrSkyDeltareceiver.TheFrSkyDeltareceiveristhefirstmulti‐brand
2.4GHzreceiverfortheR/Cmarket,allowingyoualltheflexibilitygainedfromnotbeinglockedinto
asinglebrand.Pleasereadtheseinstructionsfully,assettingupthisreceivermaydifferfromwhat
youareusedto.
Specifications
LEDStatusIndication
LinkingtoyourTransmitter
Whenlinkingyourreceiver,itswitchesbetweenthedifferentformatstolockontoyourtransmitteruntilitfinds
it.Therearetwomethodsofdoingthis.Eitherthroughanautomaticsearchormanuallyspecifyingwhichbrand
youwishtolinkto.
AutomaticLinking
ManualLinking
Insomecases,itmaybebeneficialtomanuallyspecifywhichbrandthereceivershouldbindto.Theprocedureis
thesameasabove–exceptbeforebindingputthesuppliedjumpersintothefollowingpositions.
CPPMandRSSIoutputmode(AdvancedUsers)
ForsomeapplicationssuchasOSD,FBLHelicopters,FlightControllers,ReturntoHomesystemsetc.,theymay
requireCPPMand/orRSSIinput.Ifyouneedthisforyourapplication,youcanenableitbyputtingajumper
betweenpins3and4,thenlinkyourreceiverasdescribedabove.Oncesuccessfullylinked,thereceiverwill
outputCPPMonServoConnector1,andoutputRSSIonServoConnector2.AstheRSSIoutputisadigitalsquare
wave,someunitsmayrequireananaloguefilterfortheirRSSIinput.InHitecAFHSSmode,ServoConnectors5to
8willbecomeChannels6to9.Pleaserefertoyourunitinstructionsformoreinformation.
Failsafe
Thefailsafefunction,intheeventofsignalloss,willmovetheservostoadesignatedpositionandtostopany
propulsionsystem.Thisistotryandpreventamodelfromcausingdamageorharm.Note,inmanycountries,it
2.4GHzReceiverwithCPPM/RSSIoutputmode
CompatiblewithFrSkyD8/V8,FutabaS‐FHSS/FHSSandHitecAFHSSsystems
Usage
LAlwayssetthefailsafe.Asaminimum,anyelectric
motorsshouldbesettostopandICenginesto
beeitheridlingorstopped.
LAlwaysperformarangecheck.Thisshouldbedone
asaminimumbeforethefirstflightoftheday.
✋Thereceiverneedstobeprotectedfromvibration.
Wrapitinfoamorothersimilarvibration
absorbentmaterials.
✋Electronicdevicesandfluidsdonotmix!Ifthe
receiverisgoingtobeusedinanareaofhigh
moistureorwhereitcouldgetwet,please
ensureitisputintoasealedcontainerto
protectit.
Antennamounting
LMounttheantennaat90°anglestoeachotherfor
optimumperformance.
LTheantennashouldnotbesituatednearareasof
electricnoisesuchasmotors,ESCs,gasengines
andignitionunits.
LWhenmountinginacarbonfibreaircraft,ensure
thattheexposedareaoftheantennais
mountedoutsidetheaircraft.
✋Donotbendtheantennacablearoundasharp
radius.Theexposedtipshouldbekeptstraight.
✋Donotcuttheantennacableshorterorwrapitinto
acoil.
•Channel:8
•Dimensions:44x24x14mm
•Weight:9.3g
•OperatingVoltageRange:3.0vto16.0v
•OperatingCurrent:30mA
•TypicalRange:>1.5km(FullRange)
Receivingmode
Re
d
GreenIndication
OffFlashingNoSignal
OffSolidReceivingSignal
SolidSolidReceivingSignal+PPMOutput
AlternatingLink/FailsafeMemoryError
Linkingmode
RedGreenIndication
OffFastPulse FrSkyD8
OffSlowPulse FrSkyV8
FastPulse OffHitecAFHSS
SlowPulse OffFutabaS‐FHSS/FHSS
FastPulse FastPulse LinkedwithTransmitter
SolidFastPulse LinkedinPPMoutputmode
FrSkyD8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
FrSkyV8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
HitecAFHSS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
FutabaS‐FHSS/FHSS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
FrSkyD8/V8Module
•Pushandholdthebuttononthebackofthe
module.Poweronthetransmitter.
•Pushandholdthebuttononthereceiver.
Poweronthereceiver.
•WhentheredandgreenLED’sflashtogether,
thereceiverisnowbound.
FrSkyTaranisTransmitter
1Poweronthetransmitter.Selectbindfromthemenu
options.
2Pushandholdthebuttononthereceiver.Poweronthe
receiver.
3WhentheredandgreenLED’sflashtogether,the
receiverisnowbound.
FutabaS‐FHSS/FHSS
1Poweronthetransmitter.
2Ensurethatanydrivemotorsaredisconnected.
3Pushandholdthebuttononthereceiver.
Poweronthereceiver.
4WhentheredandgreenLED’sflashtogether,
thereceiverisnowbound.
5Powercyclethereceiverandcheckthatyour
transmitteristheonelinkedtothereceiver.
Failuretodothiscouldleadtoinjury.
HitecAFHSS
1Pushandholdthelinkbuttononthebackofthe
transmitter.Poweronthetransmitter.
2CheckthattheBlueLEDisflashing.IftheRedLEDis
flashing,tapthelinkbuttonagaintoturnitBlue.
3Pushandholdthebuttononthereceiver.Poweronthe
receiver.
4WhentheredandgreenLED’sflashtogether,the
receiverisnowbound.
Delta 8
ThankyouforpurchasinganFrSkyDeltareceiver.TheFrSkyDeltareceiveristhefirstmulti‐brand
2.4GHzreceiverfortheR/Cmarket,allowingyoualltheflexibilitygainedfromnotbeinglockedinto
asinglebrand.Pleasereadtheseinstructionsfully,assettingupthisreceivermaydifferfromwhat
youareusedto.
Specifications
LEDStatusIndication
LinkingtoyourTransmitter
Whenlinkingyourreceiver,itswitchesbetweenthedifferentformatstolockontoyourtransmitteruntilitfinds
it.Therearetwomethodsofdoingthis.Eitherthroughanautomaticsearchormanuallyspecifyingwhichbrand
youwishtolinkto.
AutomaticLinking
ManualLinking
Insomecases,itmaybebeneficialtomanuallyspecifywhichbrandthereceivershouldbindto.Theprocedureis
thesameasabove–exceptbeforebindingputthesuppliedjumpersintothefollowingpositions.
CPPMandRSSIoutputmode(AdvancedUsers)
ForsomeapplicationssuchasOSD,FBLHelicopters,FlightControllers,ReturntoHomesystemsetc.,theymay
requireCPPMand/orRSSIinput.Ifyouneedthisforyourapplication,youcanenableitbyputtingajumper
betweenpins3and4,thenlinkyourreceiverasdescribedabove.Oncesuccessfullylinked,thereceiverwill
outputCPPMonServoConnector1,andoutputRSSIonServoConnector2.AstheRSSIoutputisadigitalsquare
wave,someunitsmayrequireananaloguefilterfortheirRSSIinput.InHitecAFHSSmode,ServoConnectors5to
8willbecomeChannels6to9.Pleaserefertoyourunitinstructionsformoreinformation.
Failsafe
Thefailsafefunction,intheeventofsignalloss,willmovetheservostoadesignatedpositionandtostopany
propulsionsystem.Thisistotryandpreventamodelfromcausingdamageorharm.Note,inmanycountries,it
2.4GHzReceiverwithCPPM/RSSIoutputmode
CompatiblewithFrSkyD8/V8,FutabaS‐FHSS/FHSSandHitecAFHSSsystems
Usage
LAlwayssetthefailsafe.Asaminimum,anyelectric
motorsshouldbesettostopandICenginesto
beeitheridlingorstopped.
LAlwaysperformarangecheck.Thisshouldbedone
asaminimumbeforethefirstflightoftheday.
✋Thereceiverneedstobeprotectedfromvibration.
Wrapitinfoamorothersimilarvibration
absorbentmaterials.
✋Electronicdevicesandfluidsdonotmix!Ifthe
receiverisgoingtobeusedinanareaofhigh
moistureorwhereitcouldgetwet,please
ensureitisputintoasealedcontainerto
protectit.
Antennamounting
LMounttheantennaat90°anglestoeachotherfor
optimumperformance.
LTheantennashouldnotbesituatednearareasof
electricnoisesuchasmotors,ESCs,gasengines
andignitionunits.
LWhenmountinginacarbonfibreaircraft,ensure
thattheexposedareaoftheantennais
mountedoutsidetheaircraft.
✋Donotbendtheantennacablearoundasharp
radius.Theexposedtipshouldbekeptstraight.
✋Donotcuttheantennacableshorterorwrapitinto
acoil.
•Channel:8
•Dimensions:44x24x14mm
•Weight:9.3g
•OperatingVoltageRange:3.0vto16.0v
•OperatingCurrent:30mA
•TypicalRange:>1.5km(FullRange)
Receivingmode
Re
d
GreenIndication
OffFlashingNoSignal
OffSolidReceivingSignal
SolidSolidReceivingSignal+PPMOutput
AlternatingLink/FailsafeMemoryError
Linkingmode
RedGreenIndication
OffFastPulse FrSkyD8
OffSlowPulse FrSkyV8
FastPulse OffHitecAFHSS
SlowPulse OffFutabaS‐FHSS/FHSS
FastPulse FastPulse LinkedwithTransmitter
SolidFastPulse LinkedinPPMoutputmode
FrSkyD8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
FrSkyV8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
HitecAFHSS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
FutabaS‐FHSS/FHSS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
FrSkyD8/V8Module
•Pushandholdthebuttononthebackofthe
module.Poweronthetransmitter.
•Pushandholdthebuttononthereceiver.
Poweronthereceiver.
•WhentheredandgreenLED’sflashtogether,
thereceiverisnowbound.
FrSkyTaranisTransmitter
1Poweronthetransmitter.Selectbindfromthemenu
options.
2Pushandholdthebuttononthereceiver.Poweronthe
receiver.
3WhentheredandgreenLED’sflashtogether,the
receiverisnowbound.
FutabaS‐FHSS/FHSS
1Poweronthetransmitter.
2Ensurethatanydrivemotorsaredisconnected.
3Pushandholdthebuttononthereceiver.
Poweronthereceiver.
4WhentheredandgreenLED’sflashtogether,
thereceiverisnowbound.
5Powercyclethereceiverandcheckthatyour
transmitteristheonelinkedtothereceiver.
Failuretodothiscouldleadtoinjury.
HitecAFHSS
1Pushandholdthelinkbuttononthebackofthe
transmitter.Poweronthetransmitter.
2CheckthattheBlueLEDisflashing.IftheRedLEDis
flashing,tapthelinkbuttonagaintoturnitBlue.
3Pushandholdthebuttononthereceiver.Poweronthe
receiver.
4WhentheredandgreenLED’sflashtogether,the
receiverisnowbound.
isalegalrequirementthataFailsafeissetupcorrectly–asaminimumtoidle/stopanymotors,enginesorany
otherformofpropulsionsystem.Thereceiver’sFailsafeoperatesonallchannels–irrespectiveofthe
transmittermodelorbrand.IfyourtransmitterhasitsownFailsafefunction,it’srecommendedtodisableitto
preventanyconflicts.
Troubleshooting
IssueSolutions
Checkthatthereceiverbatteryisnotempty.
Checkthattheservoconnectorsareorientatedcorrectly.
Receiverdoesnotpoweron/No
LEDsarelitonthereceiver.
Ifthereceiverissubjectedtomoisture,itcancauseittofail.Itmayfunction
oncedriedout;however,itsperformancecannotbeguaranteed.Ensurethat
thereceiverisprotectedfrommoisture.
Movethetransmittercloserorfurtherawayfromthereceiver.
Avoidanyareasnearother2.4GHzdevices,suchasWi‐FiRouters,Laptops,
Phones,VideoRepeatersandothertransmitters.
Trysettingthereceiverintomanuallinkingmodeforthebrandtypein
question.
Unabletolinkreceiver.
Note,thisreceiverdoesnotsupportFutabaFASST.PleaseseetheotherFrSky
Futabarangeforacompatiblereceiver.
Receiverlosessignalinclose
range.ThereceiverhasahighlysensitiveRFfrontendtogivesuperbrange.Ifa
transmitteristooclose,itcancauseittobecomeoverwhelmedandloose
signal.AlsoifthereceiverisinCPPM/RSSIoutputmode,theRSSIoutputsignal
maybecomeunstable.Movethetransmitterfurtherawayfromthereceiver’s
antenna.
Brieflypressthebindbuttonagain.Thisshouldchangebetweenaflashingred
LEDandaflashinggreenLED(viceversa).
HitecTransmitterisnotflashing
BlueLEDinbindmode.
Ifthisstilldoesnotwork,youmayneedtoupdatethetransmitter’smodule.It
needstobeonversion3.01orgreater.PleasecontactyourlocalHitec
distributor.
InHitecmode,theservosjitter
andareslowtoreact.
YoumayhaveaccidentallyputyourHitecmoduleintorescanandretune
mode.Thiscanhappenifthelinkbuttonisheldtoolong.Pleaserelinkyour
receivers.
Receiverdoesnotlockontoa
signalwhenchangingbetween
FutabaS‐FHSSandFHSSmodes.
Forsafetyreasons,thereceiverwillonlylockontoeitherS‐FHSSorFHSS,
dependingonwhatthetransmitterwassettoduringlinking.Tochange
betweenS‐FHSSandFHSSmodes,pleaserelinkthereceiver.
FutabaFHSSmodeonlycontrols
4channels.
FutabaFHSSonlysupports4channels.Ifyouneedmorethanthis,useS‐FHSS
mode(ifyourtransmittersupportsit).Unlessyourtransmitteronlysupports
FHSSmode,therearenobenefitusingitoverS‐FHSSmode.
TransmitterFailsafehasno
effect.
ThisreceiverdoesnotsupportsettingofitsFailsafeusingyourtransmitter.
PleaserefertotheFailsafesettingadviceabove.
Receiverlightsflash
alternativelyonpower‐up.
Oneverypower‐upthereceiververifiesthatitsinternallinkandFailsafedata
iscorrectforsafety.Ifthisshouldfail,youwillgetawarningindication.Try
linkingagainandthereceiverwilluseanalternativestorageareaforthelink
data.Ifthiserrorrepeatedlyoccurs,thereceiver’smemorymayhavefailed.
PleasecontactyourlocalFrSkyresellerforadvice.
SettingtheFailsafe
1Ensurethatthetransmitterandreceiverarebothswitchedonandlinkedfirst.
2MoveallcontrolstothedesiredpositionsthatyouwishtosettheFailsafetoo.
3Pushandholdthereceiverbuttonfor5seconds.
4TheRedLEDwillflashrapidlyforashortperiodtoindicatethattheFailsafehasbeenset.
LTodisabletheFailsafe,re‐linkthereceiver.
LIfyourtransmitterhasaFailsafefacility,thiswillnottakeeffect.Itisrecommendedtodisablethetransmitter
Failsafetopreventanyconflict.
✋AlwaysensurethattheFailsafeissettoturnoffanymotorsandidle/stopanyICengines.
✋Ifyouhavereversedanychannelsorchangedthelinkagesetup,resettheFailsafetoensureitissetcorrectly.
LTopreventaccidentalsetting,theFailsafecanonlybesetonceperpowercycle.Tosetagain‐powercyclethe
receiverfirst.
LAftersettingtheFailsafe,checkthatitissetupcorrectlybyturningoffthetransmitterwiththereceiverstill
switchedon.Ensurethatthepropareaisclearandthemodelistetheredbeforedoingthis.
isalegalrequirementthataFailsafeissetupcorrectly–asaminimumtoidle/stopanymotors,enginesorany
otherformofpropulsionsystem.Thereceiver’sFailsafeoperatesonallchannels–irrespectiveofthe
transmittermodelorbrand.IfyourtransmitterhasitsownFailsafefunction,it’srecommendedtodisableitto
preventanyconflicts.
Troubleshooting
IssueSolutions
Checkthatthereceiverbatteryisnotempty.
Checkthattheservoconnectorsareorientatedcorrectly.
Receiverdoesnotpoweron/No
LEDsarelitonthereceiver.
Ifthereceiverissubjectedtomoisture,itcancauseittofail.Itmayfunction
oncedriedout;however,itsperformancecannotbeguaranteed.Ensurethat
thereceiverisprotectedfrommoisture.
Movethetransmittercloserorfurtherawayfromthereceiver.
Avoidanyareasnearother2.4GHzdevices,suchasWi‐FiRouters,Laptops,
Phones,VideoRepeatersandothertransmitters.
Trysettingthereceiverintomanuallinkingmodeforthebrandtypein
question.
Unabletolinkreceiver.
Note,thisreceiverdoesnotsupportFutabaFASST.PleaseseetheotherFrSky
Futabarangeforacompatiblereceiver.
Receiverlosessignalinclose
range.ThereceiverhasahighlysensitiveRFfrontendtogivesuperbrange.Ifa
transmitteristooclose,itcancauseittobecomeoverwhelmedandloose
signal.AlsoifthereceiverisinCPPM/RSSIoutputmode,theRSSIoutputsignal
maybecomeunstable.Movethetransmitterfurtherawayfromthereceiver’s
antenna.
Brieflypressthebindbuttonagain.Thisshouldchangebetweenaflashingred
LEDandaflashinggreenLED(viceversa).
HitecTransmitterisnotflashing
BlueLEDinbindmode.
Ifthisstilldoesnotwork,youmayneedtoupdatethetransmitter’smodule.It
needstobeonversion3.01orgreater.PleasecontactyourlocalHitec
distributor.
InHitecmode,theservosjitter
andareslowtoreact.
YoumayhaveaccidentallyputyourHitecmoduleintorescanandretune
mode.Thiscanhappenifthelinkbuttonisheldtoolong.Pleaserelinkyour
receivers.
Receiverdoesnotlockontoa
signalwhenchangingbetween
FutabaS‐FHSSandFHSSmodes.
Forsafetyreasons,thereceiverwillonlylockontoeitherS‐FHSSorFHSS,
dependingonwhatthetransmitterwassettoduringlinking.Tochange
betweenS‐FHSSandFHSSmodes,pleaserelinkthereceiver.
FutabaFHSSmodeonlycontrols
4channels.
FutabaFHSSonlysupports4channels.Ifyouneedmorethanthis,useS‐FHSS
mode(ifyourtransmittersupportsit).Unlessyourtransmitteronlysupports
FHSSmode,therearenobenefitusingitoverS‐FHSSmode.
TransmitterFailsafehasno
effect.
ThisreceiverdoesnotsupportsettingofitsFailsafeusingyourtransmitter.
PleaserefertotheFailsafesettingadviceabove.
Receiverlightsflash
alternativelyonpower‐up.
Oneverypower‐upthereceiververifiesthatitsinternallinkandFailsafedata
iscorrectforsafety.Ifthisshouldfail,youwillgetawarningindication.Try
linkingagainandthereceiverwilluseanalternativestorageareaforthelink
data.Ifthiserrorrepeatedlyoccurs,thereceiver’smemorymayhavefailed.
PleasecontactyourlocalFrSkyresellerforadvice.
SettingtheFailsafe
1Ensurethatthetransmitterandreceiverarebothswitchedonandlinkedfirst.
2MoveallcontrolstothedesiredpositionsthatyouwishtosettheFailsafetoo.
3Pushandholdthereceiverbuttonfor5seconds.
4TheRedLEDwillflashrapidlyforashortperiodtoindicatethattheFailsafehasbeenset.
LTodisabletheFailsafe,re‐linkthereceiver.
LIfyourtransmitterhasaFailsafefacility,thiswillnottakeeffect.Itisrecommendedtodisablethetransmitter
Failsafetopreventanyconflict.
✋AlwaysensurethattheFailsafeissettoturnoffanymotorsandidle/stopanyICengines.
✋Ifyouhavereversedanychannelsorchangedthelinkagesetup,resettheFailsafetoensureitissetcorrectly.
LTopreventaccidentalsetting,theFailsafecanonlybesetonceperpowercycle.Tosetagain‐powercyclethe
receiverfirst.
LAftersettingtheFailsafe,checkthatitissetupcorrectlybyturningoffthetransmitterwiththereceiverstill
switchedon.Ensurethatthepropareaisclearandthemodelistetheredbeforedoingthis.
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