SIYI FT24 User manual

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FT24 RADIO SYSTEM
USER MANUAL
V1.1
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Thank you for purchasing SIYI Technology’s products.
FT24 is based on SIYI Tech’s industry-level radio-link technology, accumulated for years.
SIYI’s R&D team devoted themselves to making cool new features in FT24 remote controller
specially for RC hobbyists, such as, super long transmission distance, fast and stable
response, and highly explorable. With diverse model settings, advanced wireless
communicating and interactive functions, FT24 users will have an unprecedented
experience of manipulating their model craft and having fun.
To maintain a safe and orderly public space and to ensure you a good using experience of
FT24 Radio System, please read this manual carefully. If you have any issues using the
product, please consult the manual or check online pages of FT24 on SIYI official website
(http://en.siyi.biz/). You can also send an email to SIYI official A/S center ([email protected]).
SIYI User Group - Facebook
SIYI YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0vdyQDSRr3fiCffNKnYimA)
SIYI Official Aliexpress Store (https://www.aliexpress.com/store/911142095?spm=a2g0o.sto
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CONTENT
1 READ TIPS...............................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Icons ...................................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Safety..................................................................................................................................................................1
1.3 Batteries..............................................................................................................................................................3
1.4 SD Card ..............................................................................................................................................................4
1.6 Storage/Carrying/Recycling ...............................................................................................................................5
2 INTRODUCTIONS...................................................................................................................................................6
2.1 Features...............................................................................................................................................................6
2.2 Parts..................................................................................................................................................................11
2.2.1 At a Glance................................................................................................................................................11
2.2.2 Interface and Tuner Ports...........................................................................................................................12
2.2.3 Buttons and Switches.................................................................................................................................14
2.2.4 Digital Trim...............................................................................................................................................15
2.3 Technical Specification ....................................................................................................................................16
2.4 LED Indicator...................................................................................................................................................17
2.5 Packing List......................................................................................................................................................18
3 GET READY TO USE FT24..................................................................................................................................20
3.1 How to Place Transmitter Antenna Right.........................................................................................................20
3.2 How to Bind FT24 Transmitter with FR / FR Mini Receivers.........................................................................20
3.3 Throttle Joystick Type......................................................................................................................................22
3.4 Battery / Power Supply.....................................................................................................................................23
4 MAIN MENUS........................................................................................................................................................25
5 MODEL SETTINGS...............................................................................................................................................27
5.1 Channel Monitor...............................................................................................................................................30
5.2 Model Select.....................................................................................................................................................30
5.2.1 Select a Model...........................................................................................................................................30
5.2.2 Rename a Model........................................................................................................................................31
5.2.3 Copy a Model............................................................................................................................................33
5.2.4 Reset all Models ........................................................................................................................................34
5.3 Model Type.......................................................................................................................................................35
5.3.1 Steps to Select a Model Type ....................................................................................................................35

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5.4 End Point..........................................................................................................................................................36
5.5 Channel Mapping .............................................................................................................................................38
5.6 Channel Reverse...............................................................................................................................................40
5.7 Sub-Trim...........................................................................................................................................................41
5.8 Trim Setting......................................................................................................................................................42
5.9 Fail Safe............................................................................................................................................................44
5.10 ProgMix (Programming and Mixing).............................................................................................................45
5.11 Trainer Mode (Master-Slave).........................................................................................................................47
5.11.1 Steps Through Trainer Cable...................................................................................................................48
5.11.2 Steps of Wireless Trainer.........................................................................................................................49
5.12 Throttle Cut.....................................................................................................................................................51
5.13 Throttle Hold..................................................................................................................................................52
5.14-5.15 Throttle Curve / Pitch Curve..................................................................................................................53
5.16 Servo Speed....................................................................................................................................................55
5.17 D/R EXP.........................................................................................................................................................56
5.18 Idle Down.......................................................................................................................................................57
5.19 Timer ..............................................................................................................................................................58
5.20 Low-Voltage Alert..........................................................................................................................................59
5.21 Multi-Drone Control.......................................................................................................................................60
5.22 RC Relay.........................................................................................................................................................62
6 SYSTEM SETTINGS..............................................................................................................................................63
6.1 General Settings................................................................................................................................................65
6.2 Display..............................................................................................................................................................66
6.3 External Ports ...................................................................................................................................................67
6.4 Joystick Calibrating..........................................................................................................................................68
6.5 Knob Calibration ..............................................................................................................................................70
6.6 Export/Import Setting Data ..............................................................................................................................72
6.7 ESC Cali...........................................................................................................................................................74
6.8 Custom Voice...................................................................................................................................................75
7 RECEIVER SETTINGS..........................................................................................................................................78
7.1 General Settings................................................................................................................................................79
7.2 Advanced Settings............................................................................................................................................80

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7.3 Link Status........................................................................................................................................................81
6.4 Voltage Calibration...........................................................................................................................................82
6.5 PWM Settings...................................................................................................................................................84
8 EXPAND SETTINGS.............................................................................................................................................86
8.1 Bluetooth ..........................................................................................................................................................87
8.2 External (Radio) Module..................................................................................................................................88
8.2.1 PPM / S.BUS Mode...................................................................................................................................88
....................................................................................................................................................................................89
8.2.2 R9M AST Mode........................................................................................................................................89
9 Firmware and Voice Upgrading..............................................................................................................................90
9.1 USB Firmware Upgrading................................................................................................................................90
9.2 OTA Firmware Upgrading ...............................................................................................................................92
9.2.1 Receiver and transmitter are bond.............................................................................................................92
....................................................................................................................................................................................92
9.2.2 Receiver and transmitter are not bond.......................................................................................................93
10 After-sale Service..................................................................................................................................................94
10.1 To-be-repair Procedure...................................................................................................................................94
10.2 After-sale Policy.............................................................................................................................................94
10.2.1 7-Day Return & Refund...........................................................................................................................94
10.2.2 15-Day Replacement ...............................................................................................................................96
10.2.3 1-Year Warranty Repair ..........................................................................................................................97

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1 READ TIPS
1.1 Icons
Please pay more attention to content indicated with the following marks:
DANGER Dangerous manipulation that probably leads to human injuries.
WARNING Warnings on manipulation that possibly leads to human injuries.
CAUTION Cautions on what manipulation may lead to property loss.
Prohibited Mandatory Mark
1.2 Safety
FT24 Radio System is designed for hobbyists, users who approaches to the device
should have at least the basic knowledge to operate it. Irregular or irresponsible
manipulations to the device may cause damage, property loss, or human injuries.
Users under 14 years’ old should follow an experienced trainer’s guide.
Disassembling or modification to the system is prohibited without permission from
its manufacturer, SIYI Technology.

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To maintain a safe and orderly public space and to ensure you a good using
experience of SIYI’s products, please read the prohibited and mandatory terms
carefully.
Do not use any SIYI radio system to operate your aircraft/vehicle/model at places with
intensive crowd (a square, a park), or at places with many obstructions (a street, a parking
lot), or in fields with strong magnetic or interference (an electricity plant, a radar station,
railways), or in any other fields where an irregular flight/operation may cause property loss
or human injuries.
Do not hold or cover transmitter antenna or obstruct its transmission by any means in
a flight or an operation.
Never point your transmitter antenna’s upper ends straightly to your aircraft/vehicle
while it is working, they are the weakest parts for transmission.
Do not start your aircraft/vehicle/model when you are tired, drunk, in sickness or any
circumstances you are not feeling good.
Do not fly an aircraft/model when it is rainy, windy or at night.
Do not power off the transmitter while your aircraft’s/vehicle’s/model’s engines and
motors are still working.
Please always try to operate your aircraft/vehicle/model within sight range.
Do not forget to check battery level of the transmitter and the receiver before starting
your aircraft/vehicle/model.

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Always power off your aircraft/vehicle/model first, FT24 transmitter the second.
Before changing any settings on the transmitter, make sure your
aircraft’s/vehicle’s/model’s engines are powered off and their motor wires are off connection,
in case of a sudden switch-on.
When you start your aircraft/vehicle for the first time, make sure that the fail-safe
settings in your transmitter is activated.
Always switch on the transmitter first and hold the throttle joystick at its bottom
position, then power on your aircraft/vehicle/model.
1.3 Batteries
FT24 transmitter is powered by external batteries. Please do read the
precautions below before selecting your battery models.
The transmitter Micro-USB port does not support charging.
Make sure that the battery power, voltage, and volume are compatible with FT24
transmitter’s requirement:
2 x 18650 Li-on Batteries
or
1 x 2S LiPo Battery (XH 2.54 3-pin Port)
Stop using the battery immediately if you found it smoking, overheat, or expanded.
Stop using the transmitter immediately if there was a peculiar smell, smokes, or leaks.
In such cases you shall sent the transmitter back to your dealer for after-sales service.

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Do not use SIYI radio system when temperature is high, or battery temperature is over
60℃.
DANGER
Keep SIYI radio system and its parts away from any places that babies or kids may reach
easily.
The batteries should be taken out of transmitter for careful and safe storage if you are going
to stop using the transmitter for more than 3 days.
1.4 SD Card
Do not disassemble, bend, press, abandon or damage SD card by any means.
Stop using the SD card if you find it soaked by water, oil or any other chemical liquid.
CAUTION
A SD card is also an electronic product, keep it away from static electricity.
Keep the Micro-SD card slot clean in case of blocking by sand or dirt.
Keep the SD card in slot while you are downloading or uploading data; taking out it
mistakenly, hitting it or shattering it may cause damage or data loss.
Keep the SD card away from places that a baby or a kid may reach in case that it was
swallowed mistakenly by the baby/kid.

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1.6 Storage/Carrying/Recycling
CAUTION
Always place your SIYI radio system and its parts at places where babies or kids do not
reach.
DANGER
SIYI radio system should be placed as below:
Not too hot (above 60℃) or too cold (under -20℃);
Not under direct sunshine or too dusty or too wet;
Not on an unstable holder which lacks of solid supports or may cause vibration;
Not nearby steam or other heat sources.