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Simple Transmitter Setup - Aerobatic Airplane (ACGL Menu) Simple Transmitter Setup - Aerobatic Airplane (ACGL Menu)
AIRCRAFT SETUP INSTRUCTIONS (AEROBATIC PLANE)
The aircraft setup procedure presented below uses an
aerobatic model as an example and assumes that there are
two aileron servos, one in each wing. You can use a similar
procedure to set up your own model; your setting's numbers
and percentages will probably be different. If your model only
has one aileron servo, skip the instructions referring to flaperon.
The following pages will take you step-by-step through the setup process for a sport or aerobatic airplane in the ACGL menu.
Going through this complete section will help you learn how to use your system quickly and easily.
If you need to set up a helicopter, please refer to the quick setup instructions in the helicopter section.
1. Be sure that all of your servos are plugged into the proper
receiver channels:
CH1 - Right aileron
CH2 - Elevator
CH3 - Throttle
CH4 - Rudder
CH5 - Gear
CH6 - Left aileron
2. We recommend that you do this programming exercise with
the servos installed in the model and connected to the
respective control surfaces. This will enable you to
immediately see the effect of each programming step.
3. Turn on your transmitter while holding down the two Edit
keys (the two keys on the far left). This gets you into the
model select (M.SEL) menu. Press the Cursor Right button
to move to a new model memory. The selected model
memory is indicated by the little flashing arrow pointing down.
Memory #2 is shown here.
4. Press the Up arrow until the word ACGL appears, flashing
on and off. If it does, you're ready to proceed on to the next
step. If not, press the Left or Right Cursor keys until it
appears. You must press both Data keys to "Save" the
setting, after which the radio will beep twice. This is how
you select the type of model you wish to use, either ACGL
or HELI.
5. Press the Down arrow once. This gets you into the model
name mode (note the words "MODEL" and "NAME" in the
upper left of the display).
6. Now you can select four letters to identify your model. With
the first of the four letters flashing, press the Data +Increase
or -Decrease key to change the letter that is displayed.
Stop when the first letter is the one you want.
7. Press the Right Cursor key once to get to the second letter.
Repeat the previous step to choose the second letter.
8. Repeat two more times to fill out the remaining two letters.
If you like, you can hit the right cursor button one more time
and select a number between 0 and 199 for further
identification. It can be handy to use this to store the plane's
channel number.
9. Press the Down arrow four times. This gets you into the
Timer menu (TIME). If you want, you can use the Data
+Increase or -Decrease keys to select the amount of time
you want the stopwatch to count down. You can set the
second timer for something else in the same menu.
10. This completes the initial part of the setup. Now, we'll go
ahead and customize the ACGL settings for your model.
Switch transmitter power OFF.
11. Now turn power ON. The transmitter should display the
model number and battery voltage as shown. The number
on the right is the elapsed time, which will vary depending
on how long the transmitter has been left on.
12. Press both Edit keys to get to the regular programming
menu. The end-point adjust menu (EPA) should appear.
Press the Down arrow to get to the flaperon menu (FLPN).
The display should show that it is inhibited (INH).
13. Turn on the Flaperon function by pressing the Active/
Inhibit button (Clear) until "On" appears in the display.
14. Be sure that you connect the right aileron servo to receiver
CH1 and the left aileron servo to receiver CH6.
15. Later, you can get differential by adjusting the up and down
motion of the two servos in the FLPN menu. Now we'll set
the servo throw directions.
Now check that each servo moves the proper direction.
We'll use the Reversing function if they don't. Go to the
Reversing menu (REV) by hitting the Down arrow.
16. We'll start by setting the right aileron servo direction. This
is channel 1, and the 1 should be flashing for this command.
When you move the right-hand stick to the right, the aileron
on the right wing should move upwards, and the aileron on
the left should move downward. Check that the right aileron
moves the correct way!
17. If it does not, activate the opposite direction for the CH1
aileron servo by pressing the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key.
Each press switches from Reversed to Normal and from
Normal to Reversed. In the display, N for Normal is chosen
when the little triangle is above the channel number, and
R for Reversed is chosen when the little triangle is below the
channel number. Move the right-hand stick again and verify
the right aileron moves the right directions. The display
shows Channel 1 reversed.
18. Next we'll set the direction of the elevator servo, channel 2.
When you move the right-hand stick towards the BOTTOM
of the transmitter, the elevator should move up. Check to
make sure it moves the proper direction! (More planes are
crashed due to reversed controls than for any other reason.)
19. If the elevator control moves the wrong direction, move
over to Channel 2 by pressing the Cursor Right key. Now
the '2' should be flashing in the display. Activate the
opposite direction for the elevator servo by pressing the
Active/Inhibit (Clear) key. Move the right-hand stick up-
and-down again and verify the elevator moves the right
direction.
20. Now we'll set the direction of the throttle servo. When you
move the left-hand stick towards the BOTTOM of the
transmitter, the throttle should close, meaning that the hole
in the carburetor should close. Check to make sure that the
throttle lever on the engine moves the proper direction!
21. If the throttle servo moves the wrong direction, move over
to Channel 3 by pressing the Cursor Right key. Now the 3
should be flashing in the display. Activate the opposite
direction for the throttle servo by pressing the Active/Inhibit
(Clear) key. Verify the throttle stick makes the servo move
the carburetor opening in the correct direction.
22. Now we'll set the direction of the rudder servo. When you
move the left-hand stick towards the CENTER of the
transmitter (to the right), the trailing edge or rear rudder
should move to the right. Check to make sure!
WARNING: selecting a different model type will erase the settings in the
model memory. BE SURE you're in the correct model memory before
selecting a new model type, or you might accidentally erase a model
you're using. (The other memories will not be affected.)
LEFT RIGHT
RIGHT
LEFT
Front View
DOWN
UP
DOWN
UP
HIGH Throttle :
carburetor fully opened
LOW Throttle :
carburetor at idle position
(not fully closed)
HIGH
LOW
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Flashing "1"
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Flashing "1"