ImmersionRC Tramp HV - Introduction to Tramp HV; TouchNRace (TNR) Feature

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Introduction
The Tramp HV is a tiny, high power 5.8GHz Audio/Video transmitter designed for FPV use, but with a
focus on the Drone Racing market.
Equipped with a dual user-interface, one a traditional button/LED, and another using near-field
communications (Touch’N’Race) to configure the transmitter using a contact-free wand.
The unique (and Patent-Pending) Touch’N’Race (TNR) feature was designed purely to enable race
events with extremely low inter-heat times, and reduce dramatically the risk of accidental power-ups
disrupting a race event. 
Touch’N’Race (TNR)
When arriving at a race event using ImmersionRC TNR Technology, a pilot’s quad is placed in ‘Race
Mode’ during pilot registration. This is achieved without powering up the quad, and without any
physical connection, using a TNR Wand.
When in Race Mode (identified by a blink code on the internal LED), the transmitter will not transmit
unless requested by the race director’s TNR Wand.  This typically happens during preparation for a
race, while the previous heat is running.
Quads are ‘wanded’ safely while their batteries are disconnected, and assigned their race band,
channel, and transmitter power level. When powered up, the quads will transmit on this assigned
channel until the battery is disconnected, at which point they will return to the race-director assigned
mode.
A race organizer may choose to allow quads which are not racing to transmit a very low power level
on a ‘Pit Frequency’ to allow quads to be setup, and debugged, without interrupting a race. This pit
frequency is defined by the race organizer to comply with local regulations.
This Pit Mode also allows quads powered up for equipment inspection to transmit an image.
Note that when leaving a race event, be sure to ‘De-Wand’ to place the transmitter back in normal
operating mode. If you leave an event without De-Wanding, check the ‘Emergency Unlock’
procedure later in this document.
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