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Capture the Total Drag Racing Experience




You've never seen anything like this before! Traxxas innovation takes your racing fun to a whole new level with an authentic, portable, and affordable drag race timing and scoring system. The DTS-1 unfolds and turns any strip of smooth asphalt into your own personal dragstrip. Everything has been scaled to re-create the entire drag racing experience with as much accuracy and realism as possible. The center point is the authentic christmas tree with its super-bright LED display and modern stage light configuration. Dual beams on the starting line allow competitors to pre-stage and stage with laser-precise accuracy. Depending on your quickness and skill, you can select either a Pro or Sportsman tree for the countdown. When the lights go green, the race is on--but don't jump the start or you'll be disqualified! At the end of the track, the finish line beams determine the winner with millisecond accuracy. Race up to 330 feet, the equivalent of a 1/4 scale quarter mile.


Want even more race data and detail? Use the TQi with Docking Base and an iPhone or iPod touch with the Traxxas Link application (all available separately), and the DTS-1 creates digital time slips with your elapsed time, reaction time, and trap speed to a tenth of a mph. The DTS-1 adds a whole new dimension that takes your drag racing fun to an exciting, full-on simulation of the NHRA Pro Racing experience. Click here to learn about binding and linking your TQi transmitter to the DTS-1 system.





Laser Precise Dual-Beam Staging and Speed Trap
Dual beams on the starting line indicate pre-stage and staged status. The Traxxas NHRA Funny Car is equipped with a staging mode that allows the driver to roll carefully into the beams without having to bend down and stage by hand. Drag races are won and lost by fractions of second on the clock. At the finish line, dual laser beams determine the winner within milliseconds. When you equip your model with the TQi Docking Base and the Traxxas Link app, DTS-1 displays your trap speed through the finish line beams on your iPhone or iPod touch. Adjustment capability is incorporated into the Staging and Finish Line consoles to allow you to compensate for uneven or sloping racing surfaces.


 


High-Visibility Laser Reflectors
Each of the DTS-1's precision lasers is returned by a highly efficient reflector. Each reflector features a pocket for sand, rocks, or other ballast if needed on windy race days, and the reflectors stack for easy transport. Setting up the reflectors takes only seconds; DTS-1 alerts you by sound and LED indicator when each reflector is properly positioned.


 


Pro-Level Racing Simulation


    

  • Laser precise dual-beam staging and speed trap 

  • Race up to 330 feet (quarter-scale 1/4 mile) 

  • Authentic starting line Christmas tree with pre-stage and staging lights 

  • Simple pushbutton operation 

  • Pro and Sportsman tree 

  • High-intensity LEDs 

  • Portable, with easy and fast setup 

  • Compatible with the Traxxas Link App and TQi Docking Base (#6510)
    to show elapsed time, reaction time, and trap speed (sold separately)




 


Take Your Racing to the Next Level with the Traxxas Link App
(TQi Docking Base required and sold separately)



The TQi radio system is Docking Base ready so that you can use your iPhone or iPod touch and Traxxas Link (available on the App Store) to capture all the nuances of Pro competition.  Traxxas Link now support the DTS-1 to fill in your time slip with reaction time, elapsed time, and trap speed in actual miles per hour. Keep a run history on each of your models. Share time slips and setup race events with your friends -Traxxas Link runs the race and fills in the brackets for you. Dial in your ETs and any two cars can compete fairly, regardless of their top speeds! Race like the pros, using staging strategy to pressure your opponent. Only Traxxas makes drag racing so easy, accurate, fast, and fun! Already a Traxxas Link user? Be sure to update your app with DTS-1 support! Go to the App Store to update your Traxxas Link app today!





MODEL 6570: DTS-1 Drag Timing System fully assembled, Ready-To-Race®,
with DTS-1 staging tree, finish line console, 6 laser reflectors, and detailed instructions.







Operating the DTS-1 with your TQi Transmitter and the Traxxas Link App


Article #89870










This article explains how to electronically Bind the DTS-1 Drag Timing System to the TQi transmitter for operation with an iPhone or iPod touch and the Traxxas Link App. The TQi Docking Base and the Traxxas Link App (available now) are required. If you have already downloaded Traxxas Link, be sure to update your app to the latest version.


 


Understanding Binding and Linking


To operate the DTS-1 with your TQi transmitter and Traxxas Link, you will need to electronically Bind the transmitter to the DTS-1 system. Once bound, the transmitter and DTS-1 consoles will automatically Link to communicate with each other when powered on. Here's what these terms mean:


BIND: When you bind a device (a vehicle or the DTS-1) to the TQi transmitter, the transmitter stores that device in its memory so it may later identify the device and Link to it. Binding is required the first time you set up the DTS-1 system. Once bound, the transmitter will automatically Link to the DTS-1 each time you power up your transmitter and the DTS-1 together.


LINK: Each time you power up your TQi transmitter, it will search for devices it has been previously bound to. When you power on a device that you have previously bound to your TQi transmitter, the transmitter will recognize the device and automatically Link to it. This only takes a moment. Once Linked, the device is ready to be controlled using the TQi transmitter and Traxxas Link App.


Before You Begin
If you plan to operate the DTS-1 using the same transmitter you will be using to operate a vehicle, bind the TQi transmitter to the vehicle before you set up your DTS-1 system. If you've already been driving your vehicle with the TQi transmitter, you're all set—the vehicle has been bound to the transmitter. If you need to bind your vehicle to the transmitter, click here to learn how.


All the steps below should be performed with your iOS device installed in the transmitter, with the Traxxas Link application running.


 


STEP 1: Bind the TQi transmitter to
the DTS-1 Starting Line console


1. Hold the SET button on the TQi transmitter as you switch it on. Release the SET button. The transmitter is now in Bind mode.


2. Hold the SET button on the Finish Line console as you switch it on. Release the SET button. The console is now in Bind mode.  


3. Allow the console and TQi transmitter to bind automatically. 


4. If prompted, update firmware. See "Updating Firmware" below for more information.


5. Power off the transmitter and console when the update is complete.


6. Repeat Steps 1–5 for the Starting Line console. Note: the Starting Line console's buttons are labeled on the Sun Shade. Install the Sun Shade now if you have not already done so.


 


STEP 2: Bind the Starting Line Console to the Finish Line console


1. Hold the SET button on the Starting Line console as you switch it on. Release the SET button.


2. Hold the SET button on the Finish Line console as you switch it on. Release the SET button.


3. Allow the consoles to automatically link.


4. Power off the consoles and the transmitter.




STEP 3: Link the DTS-1 Starting Line and Finish Line consoles


1. Power on the Starting Line console. Press and hold the SET button on the console until the console beeps twice, and then release.


2. Power on the Finish Line console. The two consoles will link automatically. NOTE: The consoles must be switched on within ten seconds of each other or the link mode will time out.


3. When the consoles are linked properly, the green LEDs on the DTS-1 Starting Line console will flash slowly.


 


STEP 4: Link the TQi to the DTS-1


1. Switch on the TQi  transmitter and launch the Traxxas Link application.


2. Switch on the Starting Line console. Since they have been previously bound, the transmitter and DTS-1 should link automatically, and the DTS-1 icon will glow green in the upper right corner of the Traxxas Link screen.


 


Operating the DTS-1 and your vehicle
together with a single TQi transmitter


The TQi transmitter can be linked to the DTS-1 and a model at the same time, so you can operate the DTS-1 and race a vehicle with the DTS-1 using one transmitter. If you have not already bound the TQi to your model and the DTS-1, do so now. This will allow the model and DTS-1 to link to the TQi at the same time. It does not matter if you link the vehicle first, or the DTS-1 first. Follow these steps:


1. Power on the TQi transmitter and launch the Traxxas Link application.


2. Power on either your model or the Starting Line console.


3. The transmitter and model or console will link automatically. The DTS-1 icon or Veh icon will show green in the Traxxas Link status bar, depending on what you've linked to.


4. At the Traxxas Link home screen, touch the Garage icon.


5. Touch the Connect icon to access the Connect screen.


7. Touch Set TQi Transmitter to Link mode. The key will turn blue, indicating the TQi is in Link mode.


8. Power on the second device you wish to link to. It will link to the transmitter automatically.


The Connect screen may also be used to bind two devices to one TQi transmitter. Follow the instructions above using the Set TQi Transmitter to Bind mode key instead of the Set TQi Transmitter to Link mode key.


 


Updating Firmware



When you Bind the TQi transmitter to the DTS-1 console, the Traxxas Link App may ask you to update firmware. Follow the prompts to complete the firmware updates. The App will indicate the progress of each update as it proceeds. Once the update has completed successfully, touch the Leave Update Screen key, and then power off the transmitter and device.


If you need help or have questions about operating your DTS-1 or any Traxxas product, contact Customer Support at 1-888-TRAXXAS or emailmailto:support@traxxas.com.