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Function list, Servo setup – Spektrum SPM18000 DX18 w/AR9020 TX/RX ONLY MD2 User Manual

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SPEKTRUM DX18 • TRANSMITTER INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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FUNCTION LIST

Servo Setup

The Servo Setup menu contains the following functions:

• Travel Adjust
• Sub-Trim
• Reverse
• Speed
• Abs. (Absolute) Travel
• Balance

Travel Adjust

Travel Adjust sets the overall travel or endpoints of the servo arm
movement.
To adjust travel values:

1. Scroll to the channel you wish to adjust and press the scroll

wheel. When adjusting travel values assigned to a control
stick:

a. Center the control stick to adjust both directions at the

same time.

b. To adjust travel in one direction only, move the control

stick in the direction you wish to adjust. Continue holding
the control stick in the desired direction while you are
adjusting the travel value.

2. Scroll left or right to adjust the travel value. Press the scroll

wheel to save the selection.

Sub-Trim

Sub-Trim adjusts the servo travel center point. If X-Plus is active,
sub-trim for X-Plus channels appears on the second screen.

CAUTION

Use only small sub-trim values or you may

cause damage to the servo.

Reverse

Use the Reverse menu to reverse the channel direction, for ex-
ample, if the elevator servo moves up and it should move down.
To reverse a channel direction:

1. Scroll to Travel and press the scroll wheel. Scroll left until

Reverse appears and press the scroll wheel again to save the
selection.

2. Scroll to the channel you wish to reverse and press the scroll

wheel.

CAUTION:

If you reverse the Throttle channel, a

confi rmation screen appears. Select YES to reverse the

channel. A second screen appears, reminding you to bind your
transmitter and receiver. Failure to re-bind the transmitter and
receiver will result in the throttle moving to full throttle if failsafe
activates.

CAUTION:

Always perform a control test after making

adjustments to confi rm the model responds properly.

After adjusting servos, always rebind the transmitter and receiver
to set the failsafe position.

Speed

The Speed menu enables you to increase the response time on
any individual channel such as retracts.
The Speed is adjustable in the following ranges:

• Nor (No Delay) - 0.9s in 0.1 second increments
• 1s - 2s in 0.2 second increments
• 2s - 8s in 1 second increments

To adjust the Speed:

1. Scroll to the channel you wish to adjust and press the scroll

wheel.

2. Scroll left or right to adjust the speed and press the scroll

wheel to save the selection.

Automatically Installing AirWare Updates
To install the most recent AirWare update:

1. Download the update from Community.SpektrumRC.com and

save it to the SD Card.

2. Power off the transmitter and install the SD Card in the

transmitter.

3. Power on the transmitter and the update automatically

installs in the transmitter.

Manually Installing AirWare Updates

1. Save the desired AirWare version to the SD Card.
2. Select Update Firmware in the SD Card Menu options. The

Select File screen apepars.

3. Select the desired AirWare version from the File List. When

updates are installing, the transmitter screen is dark. The
orange LED Spektrum bars fl ash and the update status bar
appears on the screen.

NOTICE: Do not power off the transmiter when updates are
installing. Doing so will damage the transmitter.

Select this when
X-Plus channels are
active

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