TBS Tracer Manual
General functions
Binding
Binding a receiver to your Tracer is an easy task and does not require 3 hands or any special jumpering.
General note on model match
You will notice that you can control any r/c model, even if you changed the model in your radio*. This is
due to the Tracer not performing a model match the radio model. You have to make sure that you selected
the right model in your radio before you power up the receiver.
If you are used to FrSky, it’s the same behavior as when you set your receiver number to 00 in the mode
settings (with FrSky receivers).
If you want to make sure that a certain OpenTX model only binds to a specific receiver, you can change the
model number to a unique ID before binding. In this case, having the wrong model selected in OpenTX will
mean the model will not bind. This is a safety precaution that we recommend for models that do not have
a flight controller governing the electric power drive.
*Model matching with the Tracer and OpenTX is available since OpenTx 2.3.10
When do i need to bind again
There are only a few cases when you need to rebind your transmitter to the receiver:
● You updated your transmitter firmware
● You enabled multi-bind*
● You did a factory-reset on the receiver
● You are using a different Tracer TX with your receiver, without multi-bind
● You changed the model id/ receiver number in Opentx*
* you can avoid a rebind, if you change these settings while the receiver is bound and powered up.
Binding issue - Double green flashing
If you get a double green flashing pattern on the receiver for several seconds after updating or binding,
you got an authentication error. To solve this issue:
● Shut down the receiver
● Set the Tx in bind mode
● Power up the receiver
● Push the
Bind
button on the Rx
After the binding the pattern may return but should be gone after a few seconds.
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