Problem linking a Fatuba T6K transmitter with an R3006SB receiver.

[Ian Nethercleft]

I'm trying to set up the above transmitter and receiver having dispensed with my Futaba Attack SR transmitter FP-R12JE crystal based set up.and the Futaba

I'm finding the manuals and the Futaba YouTube video 'opaque' to say the least as most of the abbreviations, menu listings and technical vocabulary are pretty lost on me as this is the first time I've swum in these waters.

Having read and followed section 35 on 'Link Procedure' I've got this far:

In the model select menu I go to Link which says "(NO Link)"

I press the jog button and transmitter beeps

I power up the receiver while it's beeping and it flashes red four times. It then returns to continuous red. No sign of green!

Any ideas of how to get the magic green LED?

Any suggestions gratefully received. Please try and avoid any terms or abbreviations I'm not likely to understand. Thanks a lot.

Ian

[John Ball]

I have a Futaba but not your model. I looked at the T6K manual and also found a youtube video on binding (linking) the Rx.

Although not clear in the manual which assumes model #1, the video says to go to a 'new' model before doing the bind. So if your Tx has been used before, you may need to go to a new model # first - or perhaps do a factory reset on the Tx to clear out any old settings and start over.

John

[Ian Nethercleft]

Thanks for going to the trouble of looking at both the video and the manual for me John.

I'll try and reset the transmitter to factory settings tomorrow as you suggest and, at the same time (having just looked at the receiver manual)  try and set the receiver to the default setting of mode 2 in case that has had its mode changed at some time.

Great suggestions - thanks. I'll repost when I've tried them.

Ian

[Ian Nethercleft]

Hi John,

I tried your suggestions and thanks again for them.

Apparently the T6K has no facility for returning it to factory settings and even removing model data, which you should be able to do, proved impossible.

I tried pairing the Rx and the Tx using a new model (never used before and therefore with no data) but this didn't work either.

I checked the Mode of the Rx and this proved to be the default setting so should be OK - even though this would be unlikely to have had any effect anyway!

Having done lots of reading of both the Rx and the Tx manuals, and being pretty certain the problem wasn't anything to do with the procedures I was following, I emailed Futaba UK. They phoned me within 30 mins!! Brilliant!

They were really helpful and worked with me over the phone suggesting I depressed the mode button on the Rx while I powered it up during the pairing even though they agreed this wasn't in either manual. That didn't work either.

They came to the conclusion that there was something wrong with the Tx and it might even be one of the circuit boards! I have their address and will send it for checking once I've had someone try to pair it at my club.

Thanks again for reaching out.

Regards,

Ian

[Guzzilazz]

12 hours ago, Ian Nethercleft said:

Hi John,

I tried your suggestions and thanks again for them.

Apparently the T6K has no facility for returning it to factory settings and even removing model data, which you should be able to do, proved impossible.

I tried pairing the Rx and the Tx using a new model (never used before and therefore with no data) but this didn't work either.

I checked the Mode of the Rx and this proved to be the default setting so should be OK - even though this would be unlikely to have had any effect anyway!

Having done lots of reading of both the Rx and the Tx manuals, and being pretty certain the problem wasn't anything to do with the procedures I was following, I emailed Futaba UK. They phoned me within 30 mins!! Brilliant!

They were really helpful and worked with me over the phone suggesting I depressed the mode button on the Rx while I powered it up during the pairing even though they agreed this wasn't in either manual. That didn't work either.

They came to the conclusion that there was something wrong with the Tx and it might even be one of the circuit boards! I have their address and will send it for checking once I've had someone try to pair it at my club.

Thanks again for reaching out.

Regards,

Ian

I had some issues early on with my T6K which resulted in one of the offset switches (didn't affect sailing) alarming but I couldn't shut down the noise.  The guy at Ripmax is EXCELLENT!!

One caveat, I ALWAYS use my transmitter muff, because the T6K is very sensitive to water ingress, even drips off a boat when you lift it out.  It's a great piece of kit, except for that.

[Ian Nethercleft]

Thanks for the recommendation to try Ripmax and for the muff suggestion. If I get the T6K working I'll definitely get one.

Ian

[RobVice_GBR41]

Completely agree that water ingress in a Futaba T6k  is a weakness. I’ve had three repaired by Ripmax after corrosion below the silver round menu buttons. 
And I agree it’s often after drips from the keel, So don’t keep that TX muff just for those rainy days..

[Trevor]

Those “Tact” switches are available with two pins as against four if you are handy with a soldering iron. 

[Crashard]

 I would agree about the 6K being sensitive to water ingress. I dropped mine in the lake two weeks ago and it doesn't work at all!