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How To Program a SmartWinch         

To identify your model software revision and therefore the setup procedures, click on the speaker symbols to hear the startup sounds. Then select the link next to that speaker symbol.

Not sure what model?
E and G models have an extra single wire lead from the winch with small white connector as well as the servo lead and power leads.
All other models only have the two power leads and the 3 wire servo lead.

Setup Lead models 

Startup Signal Series / Revision
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spkrs.png E r2
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spkrs.png G r1
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 J r1


D models and and earlier

To identify model / revision, disconnect from the receiver then turn the winch on and listen to the sequence of sound signals.

The table has recordings of the 4 different startup sequences for comparison. Each includes:

  • Startup signal Always occurs at startup whether connected to radio or not. 
  • Countdown     When no signal from receiver either 4 or 9 beeps (one per second) followed by 3 quick beeps.
  • Abort signal    Three rising tones indicates that setup mode was not entered.
                                 Except for D rev 2 and D rev 3 where further programing options are available.

Select the desired procedure from the table after the model / revision has been identified from the recordings. 

Startup and
Countdown
Sequence

Models 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz AM / FM 
RMGSwitch-BEC Push Pull Tx On/Off

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 A, B & C models
 5 second countdown
 SW280, SW380,
 280C, 380C

 End Points, Travel & Battery


 End Points, Travel & Battery 

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 D model revision 1
 5 second countdown
 280D, 280DL, 
 380D, 380HD

 End Points, Travel & Battery    End Points, Travel & Battery
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 D model revision 2
 10 second countdown
 280D, 280DL, 
 380D, 380HD

 End Points, Travel & Battery

 Deceleration Rate

 

 End Points, Travel & Battery

 Deceleration Rate

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 D model revision 3
 10 second countdown
 280D, 280DL, 
 380D, 380HD

 End Points, Travel & Battery

 Auxiliary Adjustments

 End Points, Travel & Battery 

 Auxiliary Adjustments

 End Points, Travel & Battery

 Auxiliary Adjustments