FUTABA FX-18 User manual

Futaba FX-18
Switch off the transmitter!
Turn upside down
Unlock plastic locks
Open rear casing
DUPLEX TU fits this transmitter well. t is recommended to use plastic part from assembly
kit FC18 to mount the antenna or to drill small hole to the proper place. Transmitter must
be switched off during manipulation. Put the transmitter on a soft pad to avoid damage.

Futaba FX-18
Drill 6mm hole
Drill 6 mm hole to the proper palce for mounting the antenna. Be carefull not to damage
transmitter inside. f you need to mount 2.4GHz antenna to the original place of FM
antenna, it is possible to you plastic part from FC16 assembly kit. n this case drill hole with
diameter of FM antenna to the centre.

Futaba FX-18
Cut electric conductors
about 1 cm from FM board
solate electric conductors
that go to FM module.
Unscrew two screws as on image, later you will mount TU module to their place. This
transmitter has encoder and transmitting FM module on the common board. Two electric
conductors (black and red, shown on a picture) subserve as power suply. electric
conductors are soldered to the board, thus cut the electric conductors so that unused
electric conductors that ends out of FM module can be secured from the shor-circuit for
example with spaghetti insulation.

Futaba FX-18
Cut connecting cable
Solder connecting cable to
cable that goes from
transmitter to the original
FM
solate electric conductors
connections
Package contains four-core cable ended on the both sides with white connectors. Cut it in
half and solder(by the table bellow) to the power suply cable that goes from transmitter.
Solder signal from encoder (pin 4) to the board of encoder in transmitter as shown on a
picture. solate connections of electric conductors properly.

Futaba FX-18
Screw antenna connector
Mount TU module
Connect cable to the TU
module
●Use screws, washers and distance bars fom assembly kit FX18 for mounting TU module
to the transmitter. Connect powered up cable to the input connector ( N). Put antenna
connector through under the board of transmitter. Be carefull of antenna cabel in order not
to block mechanical parts of transmitter or not to get broken because of excessive bend.
Screw antenna connector to the drilled hole.

Futaba FX-18
ncase the transmitter
Screw the antenna
●ncase the transmitter, lock the plastic locks. Screw enclosed antenna. nstallation is
completed. Before using it is necessary to pair off new receiver and transmitter, see
receiver manual.