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New Automatic ID controllers
Have been using two of the new controllers for a few days now. Here's we've learned.
To set up:
Turn the tank on.
Turn the controller on.
The tank will flash as normal.
Be sure to:
Turn the controllers on one at a time.
Turn the tanks on one at a time.
If a tank is on and hasn't been initialized yet, it will accept the ID of any transmitter that you turn on. You will end up with more than one tank having the same ID.
Turn them off and start again.
The first tank activated will be ID #1 and the #1 LED will light on the controller.
The second tank activated will be ID #2 and both the #1 and #2 LED's will light on both controllers. Etc. . . .
For a quick restart/reset after a battle, you don't have to turn the tanks off. Just turn off all the controllers. Then turn them on, one at a time, in the order of the previous ID. For example, if you were the first to activate your tank when you started, you are ID #1. You have to turn on your tank first during the restart. #2 follows, etc.
The sound tower seems not to care what order you restart. The tanks, however, remember their previous ID until turned off.
With the old tanks/controllers, it didn't matter what order you reset, because, the controller ID was already set. With those you simply turn off the transmitter and turn it back on. As long as you are sure that the tank receives a strong signal, it will reset properly.
Hope this isn't confusing. Any else have anything to add?
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