Operation Manual

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R/C (Uplink) Receiver Selection
The Vortex 150/180 Mini is shipped with three receiver interface cables, supporting 4 commonly used
interfaces.
a) 3-Pin 0.1” Servo Cable, for S-Bus, and CPPM (5V)
b) 5-pin Picoblade for FrSky XSR receivers (5V)
c) 3-pin JST-ZH for Spektrum DSMX receivers (3V)
Receivers may be mounted externally on the tail-end of the quad, or internally. Internally is definitely the
preferred solution but does require a suitably small receiver.
The following are recommended for internal installation:
1) FrSky XSR, using the supplied XSR cable
2) FrSky X4R-SB, ‘Naked’ version with SBus output
Requires   some   soldering   to   wire   sbus   cable
3) Spektrum SPM4648 Auto-bind receiver with supplied DSMX cable
Remove   plastic   case   and   heat-shrink   for   optimal   fit
4) Spektrum SPM9646 Carbon fuse receiver
5) Spektrum SPM9649T Telemetry receiver
To access the receiver bay for internal receiver mounting, remove the 8 screws which secure the top plate to
the arms, and carefully remove the top assembly, which includes the camera unit.
The receiver connector is indicated by the red arrow below. To mount the receiver, a small piece of double-sided
tape may be used on the top of the metal can in the receiver bay.
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Finally, the receiver antennas may be routed through the two notches in the bottom of the LED diffuser.
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