KDS-7X Remote controller Manual

Contents
Before using this product, check that you have all items of the following. If any item is missing, please
contact your dealer.

Name Amount Picture

Transmitter 1

Receiver 1

Belt 1

Manual 1

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing KDS-7X digital proportional R/C system. This system is extremely versatile
and can be used by beginners and professionals alike. In order for you to make the best use of your
system and to fly safely, please read this manual carefully. If you have any difficulties while using your
system, please contact your hobby dealer.

Liability Declaration
KDS model company has the right to change the product, including the exterior, the functions parameter,
and use request, but no notice.
KDS model does not provide any guarantee, declaration and promise for special use of any KDS
products.
The recommended or text technologies data in the technology introduction for KDS model company only
indicates the test result at that time, but it does not mean KDS model company acknowledges the result
in law.
KDS model company will not be responsible for the result made by using any product or circuit, including
the incidental or indirect compensation.
The parameters of KDS electronic products will be changed under different conditions. The products will
work only after all the functions parameters are approved by each use intension.

Precaution of Safety
™ It requires professional skills and technical knowledge to install and operate R/C model properly.
Incorrect installation and operation will result in severe property loss and personal injuries.
™ KDS-7X 2.4GHz controller system is exclusively designed for civil use of R/C models. Don’t use it
in any other flying machines.
™ The governmence for R/C model is different in different place, therefore, please consult your local
regulatory body and follow the rules and regulations to operate legally.
™ Radio wave transfers almost in straight routine in 2.4GHz, please make sure there is no any
obstacle when you are operating the product. The antenna tube should point at the controlled
model to ensure efficient control, and keep conductive materials away from receiver and
transmitter.
™ If there is prang, collision, welter and other accidents when operating, please test all the things
before next operating.
™ Always keep electrical components away from small children.
™ Stop flying long before your batteries become low on charge. Do not rely on your radio's low battery
warning systems, intended only as a precaution, to tell you when to recharge. Always check your
transmitter and receiver batteries prior to each flight.
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™ While you are getting ready to fly, if you place your transmitter on the ground, be sure that the wind
won’t tip it over. If it is knocked over, the throttle stick may be accidentally moved, causing the
engine to speed up. Also, damage to your transmitter may occur.
™ It is a good idea to avoid pointing the transmitter antenna directly at the model, since the signal is
weakest in that direction.
™ Don’t fly in the rain! Water or moisture may enter the transmitter through the antenna or stick
openings and cause erratic operation or loss of control. If you must fly in wet weather during a
contest, be sure to cover your transmitter with a plastic bag or waterproof barrier. Never fly if
lightning is expected.

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Part 1 KDS 2.4GHz Remote Controller System

KDS-7X 2.4GHz CONTROLLER SYSTEM UNITS ADVANCED ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND
FEATURES WIDE USES. It can support multi-users and multi-equipment simultaneously, and features
quick response, high precision, and strong capability for anti-jamming, and it can support most brand
gyro in market.
KDS-7X 2.4GHz supports one transmitter and several receivers, and makes it possible that single radio
can control several models.

1. Mounting of Receiver

Installation position shall follow these conditions:

1. Keep the receiver away from engine, motor, ESC, battery, and other metal parts
2. The antenna can not be covered by metal, carbon material or the other electronic conduction
material
3. Keep the antenna in 90 degrees with installed frame or bottom plate, it means that try to keep the
antenna visible, see the graph below:

2. Connect Devices to Receiver

Connect all devices and parts to the corresponding channels. Take notice of 3P signal wire must be
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connected in right way, or it will cause the severe damage to certain device or fail to work. There are
some corresponding symbols of 3P on one side of the receiver:

Mark Detail
means cathode of power connected to the earth, usually
(-)
links to the black line or brown line of 3P signal wire
means the anode of power, usually links to the red wire of
(+)
3P singal wires.
means signal wire, usually links to the white or yellow wire
(s)
of 3P singal wires.

Notice: please assess the power demand of the receiver of model when selecting the electricity supply
style, ensure the receiver can get enough power supply when using, the voltage of the receiver not less
than 4.2V at any time.

3.Binding Transmitter and Receiver

Before using the 2.4GHz remote controller system, you must bind the transmitter and the receiver.
Binding them as following step:
1) Plug the 'BIND line' into the 'BIND' slot of receiver. Then power on receiver by plugging the ESC
line, then the LED of receiver will flash fast. Then you can remove the 'BIND line'.
2) Hold the 'BIND button' of transmitter, then turn on it (keep holding), the RF LED of transmitter will
flash fast.
3) After few seconds, binding will finish, the LED of receiver will shine three times slowly, then enter
working mode.
4) Release the 'BIND button' of transmitter, the RF LED will keep light indicates it is in working mode.

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Notice:
1) Please make sure there’s only your radio scaning. If there is any person who also use KDS-7X
2.4GHz remote controller system at local, please operate only after other users pare the signal.
2) KDS-7X support seven model saving in one transmitter, they are numbering as n1 to n7. The binding
will save the serial numbers in receiver. So if you bind one receiver with n1, it can only working when
the transmitter is switched to n1.

4. Control Distance

All remote controller system equipment has an effective range. It’s not the same on the ground, water
surface or fly in the sky; it’s not the same on flat ground and complicated layout; it’s not the same in rainy
days or sunny days; and besides, the external electrical environment is changing continuously. It’s quite
necessary for the users who want to control at a long distance to test effective distance beforehand.
Radio wave transfers almost in a straight line, please make sure there is no object between antenna and
the controlled model. And the antenna should point at receiver’s antenna, and keep the controlled model
in certain distance where you can see the model.

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Part 2 Transmitter Manual

1 Features
1．LED screen display, Show model type and battery voltage on normal status.
2．7 models parameters store supported
3．Support 5 points throttle(THR) curve in NORMAL mode and IDLE mode.
4．Support 5 points pitch(PIT) curve in NORMAL mode, IDLE mode and HOLD mode.
5．Support HELI(helicopter) mode and AERO mode. Following modes are supported in each mode:
9 HP1: Normal helicopter with 1 servo
HELI mode 9 HP2: Swash helicopter with 2 servos
9 HP3: CCPM 120°swash helicopter with 3 servos
9 AP : Normal aero plane
AERO mode 9 VP : V-tail plane
9 DP : Delta wing plane
6．7 channel standard servo signal output
7．Adjustment by buttons and LED screen
8．Dual rate (DR) control supported
9．Throttle hold supported
10．Gyro sensitivity adjusting supported
11．Beep when battery voltage is low (gate voltage can be set)
12．Beep when throttle is not in zero when power on
13．Down timer relate to throttle

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2 Transmitter Panel
ANT
POWER LED

RF LED
GEAR
DR

IDLE HOLD

HOOK STICK

STICK

STICK TRIM STICK TRIM

UP POWER SW

INC
DN
DEC

LED DISPLAY

Fig.1 - Transmitter panel

Switch &
Description Detail
Button
In HELI mode, it is used to switch NORMAL See
IDLE mode and IDLE mode. In AERO mode, it section-6.6 section-6.7
controls channel6. section-6.8 section-7
Using for control dual rate of aileron, elevator
DR See section-6.4
and rudder.
HOLD THR hold switch. See section-6.5
In AERO mode, it controls channel5. See section-7
GEAR
In HELI mode, it controls channel7. See section-6.10
UP Page up button
DN Page down button
INC Increase button
DEC Decrease button
TABLE1 - Button list

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3 Batteries Charging

If you are using NiCd or NiH batteries, you can charge it with a external power without getting batteries
out.
You can find the power slot in the right side of transmitter, use a power with the plug shown as Fig.2.

Fig.2 - External Power

Warning: The power should be 11.6V, the current should be at least 50mA. Other style may be
dangerous!

4 Stick Adjusting

To adjust the stick length, you should use a 1.5mm inner hexagonal screwdriver. Use the screw driver
rotate anticlockwise one or two cycles to release the stick head, then you can rotate the stick head to
adjust the length (see Fig.3). When finish, tighten the screw.

Fig.3 - Stick Adjusting

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5 System setting

Hold UP and DN, turn on transmitter, it will enter system setting mode like following:

Setting index Setting content

Fig.4 - System setting interface

There are four items "S1", "S2", "S3" and "S4".

9 Pressing INC or DEC will change setting index from S1 to S4
9 Pressing UP or DN will change setting content as TABLE2

Index Content

S1. Model choice Support seven model, see Section-10

9 AP : Normal aero plane
9 VP : V-tail plane
9 DP : Delta wing plane
S2. Model type choice
9 HP1: Normal helicopter with 1 servo
9 HP2: Swash helicopter with 2 servos
9 HP3: CCPM 120°swash helicopter with 3 servos
9 D1: Right hand mode
S3. Stick type choice
9 D2: Left hand mode
S4. Low voltage gate Set the voltage gate of low battery warning
TABLE2 - Details of system setting

When you finish adjustment, you have to turn off the transmitter and reopen it.

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6 Helicopter Mode

HP1, HP2 and HP3 are HELI mode, in this mode, the screen will display like Fig.5:

"H" means
HELI mode Battery
is 10.1V
"1" means
4
the first model

Fig.5 - HELI mode

In HELI mode, the channel is:

Channel Control Detail
1 AIL Aileron
2 ELE Elevator
3 THR Throttle
4 RUD Rudder
5 GY Gyro
6 PIT Pitch
7 AUX Auxiliary
TABLE3 - HELI Channels list

In HELI mode, there are 10 items can be set, during configuration, you can press INC and DEC at the
same time to exit setting and return to using mode.

6.1 Reverse setting

Set normal or reverse for 7 channels, default is normal. To enter reverse setting, turn on transmitter,
then press UP and DN at the same time, you will see "r1 xxx" like Fig.6.

INC or DEC

nor: normal rev: reverse

UP or DN

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Fig.6 - Reverse setting

Pressing UP or DN will change channel number, seems like "r2 xxx" "r3 xxx", etc. Pressing INC or DEC
will change reverse status.

6.2 End point setting

Set travel(end point) between 0~120 for 7 channels, default is 100. To enter this setting, turn on
transmitter, then press UP and DN at the same time twice, you will see "E1 xxx" like Fig.7.

INC

UP or DN DEC

Fig.7 - End point setting

Pressing UP or DN will change channel number, seems like "E2 xxx" "E3 xxx", etc. Pressing INC or DEC
will increase or decrease the travel value.

6.3 Sub trim setting

Set sub trim between -100~100 for 7 channels, default is 0. To enter this setting, turn on transmitter,
then press UP and DN at the same time three times, you will see "T1 xxx" like Fig.8.

T1 INC

UP or DN DEC
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Fig.8 - Sub trim setting

Pressing UP or DN will change channel number, seems like "T2 xxx" "T3 xxx", etc. Pressing INC or DEC
will increase or decrease the sub trim value.

6.4 Dual rate setting

DR switch (see Fig.1) control the dual rate of aileron, elevator and rudder. And the rate of aileron,
elevator and rudder can be set independency. There are two rates for DR SW=0 and DR SW=1, the two
rates can be set between 0~120. Default value is 100 for DR SW=0, 70 for DR SW=1.
To enter this setting, turn on transmitter, then press UP and DN at the same time four times, you will see
"dA0 xxx" like Fig.9.

INC

dA0 dA1 UP or DN DEC dA0=101

Fig.9 - DR for Ail setting

Pressing UP or DN will change the channel as TABLE4. Pressing INC or DEC will increase or decrease
the rate value.
Screen Text Meaning

dA0 Ail rate on DR SW=0

dA1 Ail rate on DR SW=1

dE0 Ele rate on DR SW=0

dE1 Ele rate on DR SW=1

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dr0 Rud rate on DR SW=0

dr1 Rud rate on DR SW=1

TABLE4 - DR setting turn

6.5 Throttle holding setting

Throttle holding will lock the throttle at setting value, in lock status, the throttle signal be not changed
even if the throttle stick is changed. It is controlled by HOLD switch (see Fig.1). When HOLD switch to 1,
the throttle signal is locked (holding status), when HOLD switch to 0, the throttle signal is normal
(change by throttle stick).
To enter this setting, turn on transmitter, then press UP and DN at the same time five times, you will see
"H1 xxx" like Fig.10.
Pressing INC or DEC will increase or decrease the holding value, it can be set between -20~+20, default
is 0.

INC

-1

DEC

Fig.10 - Throttle holding setting

6.6 Gyro sensitivity adjusting

To enter this setting, turn on transmitter, then press UP and DN at the same time six times, you will see
"G1 xxx" like Fig.11.

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INC

UP or DN DEC
-1

Fig.11 - Gyro sensitivity setting

There are two sensitivities for gyro -- G1 and G2. The gyro signal is one of the two values decided by
IDLE switch (see Fig.1). When the IDLE switch in IDLE mode, the gyro signal is G2, when IDLE switch
in NORMAL mode, the gyro signal is G1.
The sensitivity value can be set between -100~100. When it is greater than 0, the gyro is in head-lock
mode, when the value is lessor than 0, the gyro is in non-lock mode, and the zero value will cause gyro
stop working. The default value is G1=G2=0.

6.7 Throttle curve setting

There are two throttle curves, one is for NORMAL mode, the other is for IDLE mode. Every curve has 5
points. Each point means the relation between signal and stick position as TABLE5.
To enter this setting, turn on transmitter, then press UP and DN at the same time seven times, you will
see "CN1 xxx" like Fig.12.

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INC

CN1

UP or DN

CI2

Fig.12 - Throttle curve setting

Pressing UP or DN will change setting from CN1 to CN5 and CI1 to CI5. Pressing INC or DEC will
increase or decrease the value of the point.
CN1~CN5 are the five points for NORMAL mode, CI1~CI5 are the five points for IDLE mode.

Point index Stick position Default signal value

1 Stick at lowest position 0

2 Stick at 25% position 25
3 Stick at center 50
4 Stick at 75% position 75
5 Stick at highest position 100
TABLE5 - Throttle curve stick value

6.8 Pitch curve setting

There are three pitch curves, the first is for NORMAL mode, the second is for IDLE mode, the third is for
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HOLD mode. Each point mean a stick position as TABLE5.
To enter this setting, turn on transmitter, then press UP and DN at the same time eight times, you will
see "PN1 xxx" like Fig.13.

INC

PN1
UP or DN

PI1

PH5

Fig.13 - Pitch curve setting

Pressing UP or DN will change setting from PN1 to PN5, then PI1 to PI5, then PH1 to PH5. Pressing
INC or DEC will increase or decrease the value of the point.
PN1~PN5 are the five points for NORMAL mode, PI1~PI5 is the five points for IDLE mode, PH1~PH5
are the five points for HOLD mode,

*Signal and Curve

The output signal of transmitter is relate to "Curve" and "End point". For example, if the transmitter in
HELI NORMAL mode, and THR curve of NORMAL mode is 0,30,75,80,100 (show as Fig.12), and THR
end point is 110. Then, if the THR stick is in 25% position, the curve value is 30, the output signal is
110%*30%=33%.

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Fig.14 - Signal and Curve

6.9 Swash mixture setting

There are three items in swash mixture: AIL, ELE, PIT. The three mixture percent values are between
-100~100, default value is 50.
To enter this setting, turn on transmitter, then press UP and DN the same time nine times, you will see
"PA xxx" like Fig.15.

INC

DEC
UP or DN

UP or DN

Fig.15 - Swash mixture setting

Pressing UP or DN will change setting from PA to PE to PP, which means the "Mixture percent" of AIL,
ELE and PIT.
Pressing INC or DEC will increase or decrease the value of the mixture.
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6.10 Aux channel setting

When in HELI mode, the GEAR switch controls channel 7, the AUX channel. There are two items in
AUX channel setting, A1 and A2, control the signal of AUX channel when GEAR switch in different
position.
To enter this setting, turn on transmitter, then press UP and DN at the same time ten times, you will see
"A1 xxx" like Fig.16.

Fig.16 - AUX channel

Pressing UP or DN will change setting from A1 to A2.

Pressing INC or DEC will increase or decrease the value of the position.

7 Aero Mode

AP is AERO mode. In AERO mode, the screen will display like Fig.17:

"A" means
AERO mode Battery
is 10.1V

"1" means
the first model
Fig.17 - AERO mode

In AERO mode, the channel is:

Channel Control Detail

1 AIL Aileron
2 ELE Elevator
3 THR Throttle
4 RUD Rudder
5 GER Gear, control by GEAR switch
6 FLA Flap, control by IDLE switch
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TABLE6 - AERO Channels list

There are five settings in AERO mode. To enter setting, press UP and DN at the same time special
times, and the operations are the same as in HELI mode. See TABLE7 for details. You can press INC
and DEC at the same time to exit setting and return to using mode.

UP&DN
Setting Detail
press times
1 Reverse See section-6.1
2 End point See section-6.2
3 Sub trim See section-6.3
4 Dual rate See section-6.4
5 Throttle holding See section-6.5
TABLE7 - AERO settings

8 V-tail Mode

VP is V-tail mode. In this mode, the screen will display like Fig.18:

"U" means
Battery
V-tail mode
is 10.1V

"1" means
the first model

Fig.18 - V-tail mode

The channels and switches are the same as AERO mode, see TABLE6.
There are six settings in V-tail mode. To enter setting, press UP and DN at the same time rspecial times,
and five operations beyond is are the same as in HELI mode. See TABLE8 for details. You can press
INC and DEC at the same time to exit setting and return to using mode.

UP&DN
Setting Detail
press times
1 Reverse See section-6.1
2 End point See section-6.2
3 Sub trim See section-6.3
4 Dual rate See section-6.4
5 Throttle holding See section-6.5
6 V-tail mixture See section-8.1
TABLE8 - V-tail settings

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8.1 V-tail mixture setting

There are four items in this setting: V1, V2, V3, V4. The value is between -100~100, default value is
V1=V3=V4=50, V2=-50.The output signal is decided by TABLE9.

Signal
CH2 CH4
Stick
ELE stick V1 V3
RUD stick V2 V4
TABLE9 - V-tail signal

Pressing UP or DN will change setting from V1 to V4. Pressing INC or DEC will increase or decrease the
value. See Fig.19.

INC

DEC
UP or DN

Fig.19 - V-tail mixture setting

9 Delta wing Mode

DP is Delta wing mode. In this mode, the screen will display like Fig.20:

"d" means
Battery
Delta wing
is 10.1V
mode

"1" means
the first model

Fig.20- Delta wing mode

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The channels and switches are the same as AERO mode, see TABLE6.
There are six settings in Delta wing mode. To enter setting, press UP and DN at the same time special
times, and five operations beyond are the same as in HELI mode. See TABLE10 for details. You can
press INC and DEC at the same time to exit setting and return to using mode.

UP&DN
Setting Detail
press times
1 Reverse See section-6.1
2 End point See section-6.2
3 Sub trim See section-6.3
4 Dual rate See section-6.4
5 Throttle holding See section-6.5
6 Delta wing mixture See section-9.1
TABLE10 - Delta wing settings

9.1 Delta wing mixture setting

There are four items in this setting: d1, d2, d3, d4. The value is between -100~100, default value is
d1=d2=d3=100, d4=-100. The output signal is decided by TABLE11.

Signal
CH1 CH2
Stick
AIL stick d1 d3
ELE stick d2 d4
TABLE11 - Delta wing signal

Pressing UP or DN will change setting from d1 to d4. Pressing INC or DEC will increase or decrease the
value. See Fig.21.

INC

DEC
UP or DN

Fig.21 - Delta wing mixture setting

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10 Model Switch

KDS-7X controller system can support 7 models, each model has its own parameters. To switch among
the 7 models, please hold UP and DN , then turn on transmitter, and press INC till "S1 xx" is shown like
Fig.22.

INC or DEC

Fig.22 - Model switch

Pressing INC or DEC will switch from n1 to n7 which indicate each model. When some model is
selected, press UP and DN at the same time to return to normal using mode. Now the transmitter will
load the parameters of your selection and all your settings will be saved into the model you selected.

11 Throttle warning

KDS-7X controller sysetem supports throttle warning. If the throttle stick is not in lowest position when
power on, the transmitter will block in warning status. You will see "THro" in panel and hear continuously
beep till you move the stick to lowest position.

Fig.23 - Throttle warning

12 IDLE warning

KDS-7X controller system supports Idle warning. If the Idle switch on when power on, the transmitter will
block in warning status. You will see "IdLE" in panel and hear continuously beep till you switch Idle to off.

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Fig.24- Idle warning

13 Down timer

KDS-7X has a down timer relate to throttle.

When in normal using status, press DEC and DN at same time to enter down timer. The default value is
five minutes,like Fig.23. You can press INC or DEC to change the value.
When you push throttle stick up, the timer will run from the value you set to zero. After minutes
remaining, the transmitter will beep to notify you.

Fig.25 - Down timer

14 No Control Protection

KDS 7CH controller system supports 'No Control Protection' function. You can predefine a set of values
for each channel. The receiver will use these values if it lose the signal from transmitter.
To set the values, you should do as following steps:
1. Turn on the transmitter and receiver, bind them.
2. Adjust the transmitter, make all channel to the position as you want.
3. Press UP and INC at same time, the screen of transmitter will display 'NCP' like Fig.24, and the RF
led shines, at the same time, the led of receiver will go out.
4. After 1 second, the transmitter and the receiver will restore to normal status, the defining of 'NCP'
is done.

Fig.26 - NCP setting

15 Using PPM signal

KDS 7CH controller systemis is a digital device, it also has a signal output slot at bottom. But in common
using, the output signal is PCM format. If you are using a flying emulator on your computer, the emulator
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software can not working with KDS PCM signal. So you must switch the signal to PPM by following
steps:
1. Set the model to the type you want, for emulator using, it should be set to AP normally.
2. Turn off the transmitter, then Hold INC and DEC and turn on it.
3. You will see the screen show ‘PP XX.XV’ likes Fig.25.
4.The transmitter switch to PPM status now, and the signal from the slot is standard PPM format,
you could connect it with emulator adapter.

Fig.27 – PPM status

Notice: when the transmitter in PPM status, the RF module stop working and RF led will off, then the
receiver will lost signal if it was on.

16 Change Transmit Frequency

Electric interfere may be exists when using remote control system, if it interfere with the frequency of
your remote control system, your devices will out of control. Under these circumstances, you can try to
change the transmit frequency by following steps to keep away from it:
1. Turn off receiver, turn on transmitter.
2. Hold the bind button of transmitter until the RF led shines once a second.
3. Release the bind button, then press bind button again instantly, RF led will shine for 1 seconds.
4. Turn off the transmitter, frequency changing done.

Notice:
1. You must repower on the transmitter after frequency changing.
2. The new frequency is selected randomly, if the interfere still exists, you can try to change it again
until the interfere disappear.
3. After the frequency changing, all the receiver bind with this transmitter should be rebind again.

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