FUTABA R204GF-E User Manual

Compliance Information Statement (for U.S.A.)
This device, trade name Futaba Corporation of America, model number R204GF-E, complies with part15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesiredoperation.
The responsible party of this device compliance is:
Futaba Service Center
3002 N Apollo Drive Suite 1, Champaign, IL 61822 U.S.A.
TEL (217)398-8970 or E-mail: support@futaba-rc.com (Support)
FUTABA CORPORATION
1080 Yabutsuka, Chosei-mura, Chosei-gun, Chiba-ken, 299-4395, Japan
Phone: +81 475 32 6982, Facsimile: +81 475 32 6983
©FUTABA CORPORATION 2011, 11 (1)
R204GF-E Specifications:
(
S-FHSS/FHSS
system, 4-channel receiver)
s2ECEIVINGON'(ZBAND
s3YSTEM
S-FHSS/FHSS
SYSTEMAUTODETECTION
At
S-FHSS
.ORMAL(IGHSPEEDMODEAUTODETECTION
s

2ECEIVING2ANGEMFTATTHEBESTCONDITIONS
s
/PERATINGVOLTAGE4YP66 SHAREDWITHSERVO
s &3AND"ATTERY&3FUNCTION4HEOPERATIONCHANNELSDIFFERACCORDINGTOTHETRANSMITTERUSED(OWEVER"ATTERY
&3DOESNgTFUNCTIONWHENITISUSEDWITH&(33AND&3BECOMESONLY#(
s "ATTERY&3VOLTAGE6
s#URRENTDRAINM!ATNOSIGNAL
s3IZEXXvXXMM
s7EIGHTOZG
*
The Battery F/S voltage is set for 4-cell NiCd/NiMH battery. Battery F/S function doesn't work
properly when other type battery is used.
󾾝
WARNING

NEVERUSEDRYBATTERIESFORTHE
POWERSUPPLYOFTHER204GF-E as
THEYMAYCAUSEDIFlCULTIES

NEVER use the R204GF-EIN'0
CARS
Link Procedure
Each transmitter has an individually assigned,
unique ID code. In order to start operation, the
receiver must be linked with the ID code of the
transmitter with which it is being paired. Once the
link is made, the ID code is stored in the receiver
and no further linking is necessary unless the
receiver is to be used with another transmitter.
1
0LACETHETRANSMITTERANDTHERECEIVERCLOSE
TOEACHOTHERWITHINHALFMETER
2
4URNONTHETRANSMITTERANDTHERECEIVER
3
0USHANDHOLDTHE,INKSWITCHONTHE
RECEIVER
4
7HENTHELINKISCOMPLETETHE,%$ONTHE
RECEIVERCHANGESTOSOLIDGREEN
0LEASEREFER TO THE TABLE BELOW FOR,%$ STATUS
ANDRECEIVERCONDITION
.OSIGNALRECEPTION ,%$/FF
2ECEIVINGSIGNALS ,%$/N
2ECEIVINGSIGNALSBUT)$
ISUNMATCHED
,%$"LINK
0OWER/NWHEN&3
SETSIT
,%$%ARLY
"LINKTHElRST
ONESECOND
)FTHERE ARE MANY
S-FHSS/FHSS
 SYSTEMS TURNED
ONAROUNDYOURRECEIVERITMIGHTNOTLINKTOYOUR
TRANSMITTER )NTHISCASE EVEN IFTHERECEIVERS
,%$STAYSSOLIDGREENUNFORTUNATELYTHE
RECEIVERMIGHTHAVEESTABLISHEDALINKTOONEOF
THE OTHER TRANSMITTERS 4HIS IS VERY DANGEROUS
IFYOU DONOT NOTICE THIS SITUATION  )N ORDER TO
AVOIDTHEPROBLEMWESTRONGLYRECOMMEND
YOU TODOUBLECHECKWHETHERYOUR RECEIVER IS
CONTROLLED BY YOUR TRANSMITTER BYGIVING THROTTLE
INPUTETCANDTHENCHECKINGSERVORESPONSE
󾾝
WARNING
￸
!FTERTHELINKINGISDONEPLEASECYCLE
RECEIVERPOWERANDCHECKIFTHERECEIVER
TOBELINKEDISREALLYUNDERTHECONTROLBYTHE
TRANSMITTERTOBELINKED

$ONOTPERFORMTHELINKINGPROCEDURE
WITHMOTORgSMAINWIRECONNECTEDOR
WITHTHEENGINEOPERATINGASITMAYRESULTIN
SERIOUSINJURY
Link switchLED
Ch4 output/Battery terminal (B)
Ch output (1 to 3)
Operating Precautions:
Once the
R204GF-E
DETECTSTHE
S-FHSS
NORMALMODE
S-FHSS
HIGH
SPEEDMODEOR
FHSS
MODETHE
DETECTEDMODEISLOCKEDASLONG
ASTHEPOWERIS/.7HENNEED
TOCHANGETHEMODEPLEASE CYCLE
POWER
Note:
The R204GF-E is compatible with the S-FHSS or FHSS
system transmitters .
*Futaba S-FHSS/FHSS system does not work with current Futaba FASST system.
Usage condition on "High Speed mode"
󾾝
CAUTION
￸
7HENUSINGTHEHIGHSPEEDMODEUSEA&UTABA
DIGITALSERVOINCLUDINGBRUSHLESSSERVO!NALOG
SERVOSCANNOTBEUSED
s4HEUSEOFANALOGSERVOSMAYCAUSESERVOTROUBLE
1M23N17446
S-FHSS/FHSS-2.4GHz
system
(Auto Detection),
For EP Car models
Built-in antenna
4-channel receiver
Thank you for purchasing the
R204GF-E
receiver.
The
R204GF-E
is designed for use with the Futaba
S-FHSS
or
FHSS
system transmitter. The
S-FHSS
system has two(2) operation mode as shown below.
s.ORMALMODE(IGH3PEEDMODE
The "Normal mode" accepts any type of servos or the
peripherals as the frame rate of the output is 13.6ms.
The "High Speed mode" only accepts the digital
servos, including BLS series, and most peripheral
equipments such as the brushless ESCs. The frame
rate of the outputs is 6.8ms. However, there is a
transmitter that cannot correspond, too.
Please pay special attention to the information
contained within this manual and transmitter's manual
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s"UILTINANTENNA
The
R204GF-E
receiver is designed to be used only
for EP Car models. Due to the special design of the
R204GF-E
, we cannot recommend its use in other
types of models (gas poweredmodels.)
s4HE2'&%ISCOMPATIBLEWITHTHE
S-FHSS or FHSS system transmitters.
R204GF-E

FUTABA R204GF-E Specifications

General

Battery voltage	3.8 V
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)
Voltage	4 - 7.4 V
Type	Radio-Controlled (RC) Model Parts
Product type	Receiver
Product color	Black
Number of output channels	4
Maximum operating distance	70 m

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	23.2 mm
Width	35.1 mm
Height	9 mm
Weight	6 g