USER GUIDE Revision 04
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1. USER GUIDE Revision 04 Please Read All Instructions Carefully Before Using Please retain the information in this User Guide for future reference A WARNING CHOKING HAZARD Small parts Not for Children under 3 years Egg Box User Guide Battery precautions Batteries should only be fitted by adults Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used Replace batteries when function becomes impaired Remove exhausted batteries from your Ege Box Batteries are to be inserted with correct polarity Do not short circuit the battery terminals Always dispose of old batteries safely Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from your Egg Box before charging Ege Box User Guide Getting Started 4 pairs of outputs Red Record button Green Run Status LED button 4 channel LEDs 4 Blue channel On Off buttons switch 6mm mounting holes Battery compartment Power connector 2 Egg Box User Guide Batteries Insert a 9V PP3 type battery into the battery compartment Ensure that it is connected correctly as shown on the cover Discard any exhausted batteries safely Please note that these small batteries cannot provide sufficient power for very bright lights or powerful motors We recommend you use an external power pack for larger projects Programming a sequence 1 Hold down the Red button for 1 second until the Status LED glows red2. technical support TTS Group Ltd Freephone 0800 318686 Unit 1 Freefax 0800 137525 Park Lane Business Park Kirkby in Ashfield Nottinghamshire UK NG17 9LE 9 CE
3. other way You could also use the other two channels to flash lights on and off as you change the direction of the motor Switch on Status gt Amber Y l 7 Press Record Status gt Red y Motor rotates Press Channel 1 clockwise Y 7 Press Channels Motor rotates 1 amp 2 anti clockwise d Y Press Channel 2 Motor stops y 7 s Press Record Status gt Amber ee ey rata tee Press Run Sequence plays a ws L Ege Box User Guide 3 Build a moving model from wood and dowel with a motor to drive left wheel and right wheel independently Fit the Egg Box onto two vertical pieces of dowel and use Channels 1 and 2 to drive the left motor and channels 3 amp 4 for the right Using all four channels you can make the model a go forwards 1 amp 3 ON b go backwards 2 amp 4 ON c rotate left 2 amp 3 ON or d rotate right 1 amp 4 ON Try to program your moving model to negotiate obstacles Wiring a motor with an external battery pack Egg Box User Guide Support amp Warranty This product is provided with a one year warranty for problems found during normal usage Mistreating the Ege Box or opening the unit will invalidate this warranty All out of warranty repairs will be subject to a replacement fee Please visit www ttseggbox co uk for hints tips and latest product information Email techsupport ttseggbox co uk for
4. Press the Blue buttons corresponding to the outputs required The Status LED will flicker and the Channel LEDs above will light up Press Blue buttons again to switch off any required channel You can press several Blue buttons at a time 5 When your sequence is complete press the 6 Red button again The Status LED will turn orange A maximum of 64 steps can be recorded Ege Box User Guide Replaying a sequence 1 2 Press the Green button The Status LED will turn green and the Channel LEDs will switch on and off in the sequence you have programmed When the sequence is complete the Status LED will flicker then the sequence will begin once more To stop the sequence at any time press the Green button again Technical specification 4 independent channels Each channel can drive up to 800mA depending upon power supply The red connectors are positive ve and the black connectors are negative ve Record 64 steps with 1 10 sec accuracy Connect motors between 2 red connectors for bi directional operation Remembers sequences even when turned off 4 Egg Box User Guide Power issues The internal 9V battery can only supply around 30mA to 50mA in total As this is what is required by a typical bright light or low power motor a larger power supply may be necessary This can be provided by using larger batteries such as AA ot C size batteries Connect the pack using the provided
5. battery pack adaptor For higher power operation the mains adaptor can be used Ensure the lights and motors used are suitable for the power provided Accessories available to support this product IEGMAINS 800mA 9V UK mains adaptor IBATAA 6 Holder for 4 AA size batteries IBATC 6 Holder for 4 C size batteries EBAT A Pack of 10 AA batteries EBAT C Pack of 10 C size batteries EBAT G Single 9 volt battery IEGPOW High power rechargeable 9V Ege Box User Guide Examples of use 1 Use the four channels to drive a set of traffic lights Use channel 1 for Red 2 for Amber 3 for Green and use channel 4 to drive a light or buzzer for a pedestrian signal See if you can program the lights to turn on in the correct sequence Switch on Status gt Amber y Press Record jJ Status gt Red y 7 Press Channel 1 Red gt On Press Channel 2 Amber gt On y Press Channels Red amp Amber Off 1 2 amp 3 Green On y Press Channels Green gt Off 2 amp 3 Amber gt On y f Press Record Status gt Amber ywo 7 Press Run P Sequence plays Egg Box User Guide 2 Use two channels to drive a motor on a fairground carousel first one way and then the other Plug one motor wire into the red connector for channel 1 and the other into the red connector on channel 2 Then program 1 ON and 2 OFF to go one way then 1 OFF and 2 ON to go the
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