Holatron Systems XMTR12C Users manual

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE GUIDE -

InstantFire-12C

High-speed 144-shot Controller

HOLATRON SYSTEMS, LLC

833 ILANIWAI ST, STE. 2

Honolulu, HI 96813

[phone]

www.holatron.com

WARNING

Holatron Systems specializes in the design and manufacture of standard and custom electronic
control systems where reliability and error free data communication are critical. The transmitter
described in this manual is part of a system intended to remotely actuate pyrotechnic or other
hazardous devices, and the components of this system have been carefully designed to
minimize the possibility of accidental actuation of such devices. Holatron’s design goal is to
ensure that data communication errors due to radio interference or to insufficient signal
strength due to low battery, exceeding specified range, or conductive objects in the signal path
will result in failure of intentional actuation rather than unintended actuation. Techniques used
to achieve this design goal are described in section 2.0. Though the probability of unintended
actuation is extremely small, it cannot be guaranteed to be zero. It is also possible that an

unexpected actuation can occur if another Holatron transmitter set to the same digital
channel and system code is being operated in the vicinity. Therefore, it is important that
the user not enable (arm) the receiver until all persons who might be harmed by
accidental actuation are in a safe area.

Equipment that has been damaged or contaminated internally with water or other substances
could be hazardous to operate, and it could generate an unintended actuation. The user must
consult with Holatron Systems before continuing use of such equipment.

As a condition of purchase, the user must acknowledge awareness and agreement that
utilization of this product and participation in activities utilizing compressed gas, fireworks,
rockets, explosives, etc. is an ultra-hazardous activity carrying implied and explicit risks of
injuries and damages to the user and to other participants. The user assumes the risk
connected with the utilization of this product and all risks of participation in the activities for
which this product is sold. User acknowledges that he/she/it has the necessary and required
skill, expertise, training and licensing, as may be applicable or necessary by custom, usage,
trade or law, to engage and participate in the ultra-hazardous activities connected with the use,
purchase, transportation, or employment of the products sold under this agreement. User
acknowledges that Holatron Systems, LLC, has not and will not conduct any investigation into
the skill, expertise, training and licensing, as may be applicable or necessary by custom, usage,
trade or law, of the user or of user’s agents, employees and assigns, to engage and participate
in the ultra-hazardous activities connected with the use, purchase, transportation, or
employment of this product. User specifically agrees that Holatron Systems, LLC, its officers,
employees, and agents shall not be liable for any claim, demand, cause of action of any kind
whatsoever for, or on account of death, personal injury, property damage or loss of any kind
resulting from or related to user’s or user’s employees’, agents’ or assigns’ use of this product,
and user agrees to indemnify, defend in any action at law, and hold harmless Holatron
Systems, LLC, from same, whether brought by the user, user’s agent, or assigns, or any third
party.

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INFORMATION TO USER

This device complies with Part 15 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 undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested, assigned FCC ID number OI4XMTR12C, and found to comply
with the limits for Class B Digital Device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures.

· Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

· Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver

· Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected

· Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Les changements ou modifications non approuvés expressément par la partie responsable de
la conformité pourrait annuler l'autorité de l'utilisateur à faire fonctionner l'équipement..

This device also complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this
device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation
of the device.

Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio
exempts de licence. L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) l'appareil ne
doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage
radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le
fonctionnement.

This radio transmitter 11556A-XMTR12C has been approved by Industry Canada to operate
with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna
impedance for each antenna type indicated. Antenna types not included in this list, having a
gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with
this device.

Le présent émetteur radio 11556A-XMTR12C a été approuvé par Industrie Canada pour
fonctionner avec les types d'antenne énumérés ci-dessous et ayant un gain admissible maximal
et l'impédance requise pour chaque type d'antenne. Les types d'antenne non inclus dans cette
liste, ou dont le gain est supérieur au gain maximal indiqué, sont strictement interdits pour
l'exploitation de l'émetteur.

This radio transmitter is approved for operation with Linx Technologies ANT-315-CW-HW
quarter wave antenna with RP-SMA connector and peak gain of 0 dBi.

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This manual is divided into four sections. The first is a description of the system hardware. The
second describes radio interference suppression methods. The third lists system specifications.
The fourth covers the recommended operating and maintenance procedure.

1.0 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION.

The model XMTR12C high-speed 144-shot controller is a low power hand-held remote
control transmitter which can transmit commands over any of twelve different digital
channels.

The transmitter can be configured to be fixed or multi-channel multi-shot, and any fixed
channel setting or multi-channel range can be set from the keypad by pressing a special
code on the keys during the LED scan period immediately after power-up. Once set, this
configuration is saved in non-volatile memory even when power is off. The configuration
is defined by 3 parameters: “Base Channel”, “High Channel”, and “Low Channel”. Each
of these can be assigned the value 1 through 12 by pressing the appropriate key.

“Base Channel” is the channel on which the transmitter starts after power-on. “High
Channel” is the last channel the transmitter uses before cycling back to “Low Channel”
after firing cue 12 of the high channel. So if you want to configure a transmitter to be
fixed channel 3, for example, you would key in 3,3,3 after entering the special code. If
you wanted it to be a 72-shot unit operating on channels 1 through 6, you would key in
1,6,1. You can do much more elaborate configurations, too, such as making it an 84­shot unit operating on channels 3 through 9 and starting on base channel 5 by keying in
5,9,3. The special code consists of pressing the 5 and 11 keys simultaneously. This
cannot occur accidentally, because it is very difficult to press these keys simultaneously
with one hand, and because this code is only sensed during the initial LED scan after
power-up

Operation can be switched on-the-fly to a different channel (within the configured range)
by pressing the Pwr / Rst button, followed by the number of the desired new channel.
On-the-fly channel changes are not saved in non-volatile memory. So operation will
revert to normal after power cycling the transmitter or after firing past cue 12.

Transmitters operating on separate digital channel numbers can transmit simultaneously
without interfering with each other. This permits up to twelve different receivers or
groups of receivers to be controlled by separate transmitters simultaneously. A
transmitter will only actuate receivers whose digital channel switches are set to the
same channel as the transmitter. Thus, multiple transmitters may be used to actuate
different selected receivers even though all operate on the same frequency.
Transmitters operating on the same digital channel number should not be used
simultaneously, as they will interfere with each other and possibly result in failure-to-fire.

This transmitter features an enhanced display mode which provides the following
indications:

Current cue number (to be fired next).
Current channel number (in single-shot mode).
Battery “fuel-gauge”.
Current firing mode (Safe, Single-shot, or Auto-fire).
Automatic firing rate (in Auto-fire mode).
Base-channel, High-channel, Low-channel configuration (at power-on).

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