Hitec RCD HPF-M72 R/C of Model Aircraft User Manual User Instructions

Hitec RCD Inc. R/C of Model Aircraft User Instructions

User Instructions

– 1 –Hitec®ECLIPSE 7Owner’s ManualSYSTEM INSTRUCTION MANUALFOR AIRCRAFT • GLIDERS •HELICOPTERS7 CHANNELS • 7 MEMORIES •PROGRAMMABLE FM SHIFT
Introduction to the Eclipse 7SystemCongratulations! You now own aHitec® Eclipse 7, an extremely versatile R/Csystem that may be effectively used by bothbeginning and master pilots. The transmittermay be programmed for airplanes, gliders, orhelicopters, all with special mixing functions,so it can accommodate virtually any modelconfiguration. You can store programming forseven different models in this powerfulsystem! The transmitter will remember all ofyour settings for each of your different modelsforever — no backup battery is ever needed.With programmable shift, it can be used withall PPM/FM receiver models, even otherbrands!The system pushbuttons allow rapiddata input into the easy-to-read LCD display.With its electronic digital trims, you’ll neverlose your trim positions again, because theystay at the same place you left them!Standard programming features includeservo reversing for all channels, end pointadjust on all channels, dual rates, andexponential. Pre-programmed functions andprogrammable mixers allow you to use thesystem for any type of model you can imagine.For those learning to fly, the transmitter has“buddy-box” capability (a second transmittermay be connected for training by an instructorpilot with an optional trainer cord). TheEclipse 7 menus even have the advanced“flight condition” settings found in otherradios costing hundreds of dollars more in allits menus!!The extensive preprogrammed mixingfeatures for aircraft include flaperon (dualaileron servos), V-tail, elevon (for flying-wingmodels), landing settings, throttle cut,aileron →rudder mixing, and elevator → flap.Five programmable mixers for customfunctions are also provided.For sailplanes, you find the followingcustom programming for competition andsport models with two or four wing servos:crow mixing for spot landings, flap → aileronmixing, aileron → flap, elevator → flap,aileron → rudder, flap → elevator, two sets ofswitchable offsets for launching and speed, V-tail, aileron differential, and fiveprogrammable mixers. The second aileron ison channel 5, so you can use the system withultralight five-channel receivers without anyproblems!Helicopter features include five-pointpitch and throttle curves, high and lowrevolution mixing, throttle cut, throttle hold,gyro settings, and rudder → throttle mixing.You may select a conventional swashplate, orif you have a more complex chopper, mixing isprovided for two types of three-servoswashplates.About this manualThis manual is not just a translation —it has been carefully written from scratch to be
– 3 –as helpful to you, the new owner, as possible.There are many pages of setup procedures,examples, explanations, and trimminginstructions. In order for you to make the bestuse of your system and to fly safely, pleaseread this manual carefully. If you don’t havetime to read it thoroughly, at least spend sometime browsing through it to see all the featuresthis fine system has to offer.
Eclipse 7 System Options:1. Airplane Version, Item #171721.Includes four HS-422 deluxe servos, 8channel Supreme receiver, 600 mAHairborne battery, standard switch harness,12" (30 cm) servo extension cord, andovernight wall charger.2. Airplane Spectra Version, Item#171723. Includes four HS-425BB ball-bearing servos, Spectra programmablefrequency module, 8 channel Super Slimreceiver, 600 mAH receiver battery,heavy-duty switch, 12" (30 cm) servoextension cord, overnight wall charger.3. Helicopter Version, Item #171725.Includes five HS-425BB ball-bearingservos, 8-channel Supreme receiver, 1000mAH receiver battery, heavy-duty switchharness, and overnight wall charger.These versions come with thefollowing accessories:• Frequency number flag• Hardware and mounting package forall the servos• Additional “smooth click” throttleratchet• "Flight preserver" closed-cell foamwrap to protect the receiver fromshock and vibration.• Warranty card• Manual4. Eclipse Transmitter only, with Spectramodule, Item #171724. Eclipsetransmitter with Spectra SynthesizerModule, manual, overnight wall charger,and warranty card.This product is to be used for sport andrecreational flying of radio-control modelsonly. Hitec is not responsible for the results ofuse of this product by the customer or for anyalteration of this product, includingmodification or incorporation into otherdevices by third parties. Modification willvoid any warranty and is done at owner’s risk.If you have any difficulties, pleaseconsult this manual, your hobby dealer, orHitec (contact information is provided in therear of this manual). Note the informationcontained in this manual is subject to changewithout notice due to possible changes inmanufacturing procedures, system softwareprogramming, or updates. “Hitec” is a registered trademark of the HitecRCD, Inc.Disclaimer: This information specific toNorth American versions of the Eclipse.
– 5 –TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction to the Eclipse 7 System........................................................................2About this manual ...............................................................................................................2Eclipse 7 System Options:................................................................................................... 4Flying Safety..............................................................................................................7Airplane Frequencies ................................................................................................9Radio Installation Notes..........................................................................................10Notes on Servos.................................................................................................................10Mounting................................................................................................. 10Servo Throw............................................................................................ 10Switch HarnessInstallation............................................................................................... 10Receiver Notes.................................................................................................................. 10Antenna ................................................................................................... 10Connectors .............................................................................................. 11Using The AileronExtension................................................................................................. 11Vibration andWaterproofing......................................................................................... 11Charging the Eclipse 7 Ni-Cd Batteries ..................................................................12Operating With A Trainer Cord ...............................................................................12Other Adjustments ..................................................................................................13Adjustable length control sticks ........................................................................................ 13Stick lever tension adjustment........................................................................................... 13Throttle ratchet change ..................................................................................................... 13Changing the Eclipse 7 transmitter’smode.................................................................................................................................. 14Eclipse 7 Controls and SwitchAssignments Mode II...............................................................................................16Eclipse 7 Controls and SwitchAssignments Mode I................................................................................................16Transmitter Input Buttons.......................................................................................18Receiver — Servo Connection List .........................................................................18Transmitter Displays & Messages...........................................................................20Warning Displays .............................................................................................................. 21Model Setup Functions...........................................................................................23MODL — Model Select ...................................................................................................... 24COPY — Copy Model ....................................................................................................... 24ACRO, HELI, GLID — Model TypeSelect ................................................................................................................................. 25Wing & Swashplate Type Selection.................................................................................. 26Model Name......................................................................................................................27Transmit Shift — SFT.N, SFT.P..................................................................................... 28TIME —Timer Function Setup.......................................................................................... 29REST — Data Reset.......................................................................................................... 29AIRCRAFT (ACRO) MENU FUNCTIONS ......................................................................1Simple Transmitter Setup — AerobaticAirplane (ACRO)........................................................................................................32Eclipse 7 Aircraft Controls and SwitchAssignments .........................................................Airplane Model Function Descriptions ................EPA — End Point Adjust .......................................D/R — Dual Rates.................................................EXP — Exponential ...............................................FLT.C — Flight Condition Menu..........................STRM — Subtrim Settings ......................................REV — Servo Reversing.........................................T.CUT — Throttle Cut (Engine Kill)Function..................................................................PMX1 to PMX5 — ProgrammableMixes 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5...............................................LAND — Landing Function....................................FLPT — Flap Trim Function..................................E->F — Elevator → Flap Mixing ..........................A->R — Aileron → Rudder Mixing.......................ELVN — Elevon Mixing.........................................VTAL — V-Tail Mixing..........................................FLPN — Flaperon Mixing......................................Aircraft Flight Trimming Chart..............................Glider (GLID) Menu Functions..............................Eclipse 7 Glider Controls and SwitchAssignments .........................................................Competition Glider Quick SetupInstructions.............................................................Glider Model Function Descriptions ....................ADIF — Aileron Differential.................................VTAL — V-Tail Programming................................E->F — Elevator → Flap mixing...........................A->R — Aileron → Rudder mixing.......................F->A — Flap → Aileron mixing.............................F->E — Flap → Elevator mixing...........................CROW — Crow mixing (airbrakes) .........................S.TM1, 2 — Subtrim offsets 1, 2(4WNG only)..........................................................AIL.T — Aileron trim...........................................A->F — Aileron → Flap mixing(4WNG only)..........................................................DFL.T — Dual Flap Trim (4WNGonly) .......................................................................SAILPLANE TRIMMING CHART ©1996-2001 by Don Edberg (all rightsreserved)................................................................Eclipse 7 Helicopter (HELI)Programming ........................................................Eclipse 7 Helicopter Controls andSwitch Assignments.............................................Helicopter Setup Instructions...............................
Menu Descriptions — Helicopter ............................................................................88Flight Conditions................................................................................................................88R->T — Rudder → Throttle Mixing..................................................................................89GYRO — Gyro settings.......................................................................................................90HOLD — Throttle Hold......................................................................................................90THCV — Throttle Curve ....................................................................................................91PTCV — Pitch Curve.........................................................................................................92RVMX — Revolution mixing..............................................................................................93SWAH — Swashplate adjust (120’, 180’only)...................................................................................................................................94Hovering Throttle Adjustment Knob.................................................................................96Hovering Pitch Adjustment Knob......................................................................................96Helicopter Flight Trimming Chart............................................................................97Adjusting Hovering Pitch andHovering Throttle ..............................................................................................................97GLOSSARY ..............................................................................................................98ACRO Model Data Recording Sheet........................................................................100GLID Model Data Recording Sheet........................................................................102HELI Model Data Recording Sheet........................................................................104
– 7 –Flying SafetyTo ensure your own safety and the safety ofothers, please observe the followingprecautions:Charge the Batteries!Be sure to recharge the batteries beforeeach flying session. A battery low in chargewill soon die, causing loss of control and acrash. Plug in the charger that comes in thissystem and hook up the transmitter andairborne batteries the day before a plannedflying session. When you begin your flyingsession, reset the transmitter's timer to keeptrack of how long the system’s been used, andmonitor the transmitter’s voltage display. Quitflying long before your batteries become low.Beware of on-field charging of yourbatteries with a field charger. A fast-chargermay overcharge the Ni-Cd batteries, causingoverheating and a premature failure. Nevercharge your transmitter or receiver battery at arate higher than 2 amps.Flying fieldWe recommend that you fly at arecognized model airplane flying field. Youcan find model clubs and fields by asking yournearest hobby dealer, or contacting theAcademy of Model Aeronautics. Always payparticular attention to the flying field’s rules,as well as the presence and location ofspectators, the wind direction, and anyobstacles on the field. Be very careful flyingin areas near power lines, tall buildings, orcommunication facilities as there may be radiointerference in their vicinity. If you must flyat a site that is not a club field, be sure thereare no other modelers flying within a two-mile range, or you may lose control of youraircraft.Once you arrive at the flying field…Before flying, be sure that the frequencyyou intend to fly with is not in use, and secureany frequency control device (pin, tag, etc.)for that frequency before turning on yourtransmitter. Never believe that it’s possible tofly two or more models on the same frequencyat the same time. Even though there aredifferent types of modulation (AM, PPM orFM, and PCM), only one model may be flownon a single frequency.When you are ready to fly your model,position the throttle stick to its low speedposition, or do whatever is necessary tocommand your motor NOT to run. Then, youmay turn on the transmitter power followed bythe receiver power. When you have finishedflying, begin by turning off the receiver power,then turn off the transmitter power. If you donot follow these procedures, you may damageyour servos or control surfaces, flood yourmotor, or in the case of electric-poweredmodels, the motor may unexpectedly turn onand cause a severe injury.Before starting the engine, fully retract thetransmitter antenna, power up the transmitterand receiver, and check to be sure that theservos follow the movement of the sticks. If aservo operates abnormally, don’t attempt tofly until you determine the cause of theproblem. We recommend that you range-check your system before each flying session.Have an observer verify that the system workswith the transmitter about 30 paces away withthe transmitter antenna collapsed. Finally,before starting the engine, be sure to checkthat the transmitter model memory is correctfor the chosen model.While you’re getting ready to fly, if youplace your transmitter on the ground, be surethat the wind won’t tip it over. If it is knockedover, the throttle stick may accidentally getmoved causing the engine to raceunexpectedly.Before taxiing, be sure to extend thetransmitter antenna to its full length. Acollapsed antenna will reduce your flyingrange and may cause a loss of control. It is agood idea to avoid pointing the transmitterantenna directly at the model at all times,since the signal is weakest in that direction.Finally, don’t fly in the rain! Water ormoisture may enter the transmitter through theantenna or stick openings and cause erraticoperation or loss of control. If you must fly inwet weather during a contest, be sure to
protect your transmitter with a plastic bag orwaterproof barrier.
– 9 –Airplane FrequenciesThe following frequencies and channelnumbers may be used for flying aircraft in theU.S. (this information specific to NorthAmerican versions of the Eclipse):72MHzbandCh . No.MHz11 72.010 36 72.51012 72.030 37 72.53013 72.050 38 72.55014 72.070 39 72.57015 72.090 40 72.59016 72.110 41 72.61017 72.130 42 72.63018 72.150 43 72.65019 72.170 44 72.67020 72.190 45 72.69021 72.210 46 72.71022 72.230 47 72.73023 72.250 48 72.75024 72.270 49 72.77025 72.290 50 72.79026 72.310 51 72.81027 72.330 52 72.83028 72.350 53 72.85029 72.370 54 72.87030 72.390 55 72.89031 72.410 56 72.91032 72.430 57 72.93033 72.450 58 72.95034 72.470 59 72.97035 72.490 60 72.990Installing your frequency number indicatorIt is very important to display your transmitters channel number at all times. To install yourfrequency flag device on your transmitters antenna, slide the appropriate paper numbers into theslots and slip the device onto the transmitters antenna.
– –10Radio Installation NotesWhile you are installing the battery, receiver, and servos into your model’s fuselage,please pay attention to the following guidelines:Notes on ServosMountingWhen you mount each servo, use the supplied rubber grommets andinsert an eyelet up through the bottom. Be sure not to overtighten the screws. Ifany portion of the servo case directly contacts the fuselage or the servo rails, therubber grommets will not be able to attenuate vibration, which can lead tomechanical wear and servo failure.Servo ThrowOnce you have installed the servos, operate each one over its full travel and check thatthe pushrod and output arms do not bind or collide with each other, even at extreme trim settings.Check to see that each control linkage does not require undue force to move (if you hear a servobuzzing when there is no transmitter control motion, most likely there is too much friction in thecontrol or pushrod). Even though the servo will tolerate loads like this, they will drain the batterypack much more rapidly.Switch Harness InstallationWhen you are ready to install the switch harness, remove the switch cover and use it as atemplate to cut screw holes and a rectangular hole slightly larger than the full stroke of theswitch. Choose a switch location on the opposite side of the fuselage from the engine exhaust,and choose a location where it can’t be inadvertently turned on or off during handling or storage.Install the switch so that it moves without restriction and “snaps” from ON to OFF and viceversa.Receiver NotesAntennaDO NOT cut or coil the receiver antenna wire. It isnormal for the receiver antenna to be longer than the fuselage.DO NOT cut it or fold it back on itself – cutting or folding changes the electrical length of theantenna and may reduce range. Secure the antenna to the top of the vertical fin or the tailboom,and let the excess length trail behind the aircraft (be sure it cannot tangle with the tail rotor on ahelicopter).
– 11 –You may run the antenna inside of a non-metallic housing within the fuselage (a plasticouter pushrod housing works well for this), but range may suffer if the antenna is located nearmetal pushrods or cables. Be sure to perform a range check before flying. With the antennacollapsed, you should be able to walk 20 - 30 paces from the model without losing control orseeing “jitter” in the servos. The range check should be done with the motor running and themodel should be securely restrained in case of loss of control.ConnectorsBe sure the alignment of a servo or battery connector is correct before inserting it into thereceiver. To remove a connector from the receiver, try to pull on the connector’s plastic housingrather than pulling on the wires. Pulling the wires can ruin the connector pins and break wires.Using The Aileron ExtensionIf any of your servos are located too far away to plug directly into the receiver (like theaileron servo), or you need to unplug the servo each time you disassemble the model, use a servoextension cord to extend the length of the servo lead. Additional Hitec extension cords ofvarying lengths are available from your hobby dealer.Vibration and WaterproofingThe receiver contains precision electronic parts. Be sure to avoid vibration, shock, andtemperature extremes. For protection, wrap the receiver in the provided “Flight Preserver” foamrubber, or use some other vibration-absorbing materials. It’s also a good idea to waterproof thereceiver by placing it in a plastic bag and securing the open end of the bag with a rubber bandbefore wrapping it with foam. If you accidentally get moisture inside the receiver, you mayexperience intermittent operation or a crash.
– –12Charging the Eclipse 7 Ni-Cd Batteries1. Connect the transmitter charging cord into the charging socket (on the rear of the case, leftside) and airborne Ni-Cd batteries to the receiver connector on the charger.2. Connect the receiver battery to the charging cord.3. Plug the charger into a wall socket.4. The charger’s LEDs should light, indicating charging current is flowing. The batteries shouldbe left on charge for about 15 hours.• Try to charge the batteries with the charger supplied with your system exclusively. The use of afast-charger may damage the batteries by overheating and dramatically reduce their lifetime.NOTE: If you need to remove or replace the transmitter battery, do not pull on its wires toremove it. Instead, gently pull on the connector’s plastic housing where it plugs in to thetransmitter. The battery must be removed to charge it properly with a "peak" charger.Operating With A Trainer CordAn optional training cord is available from your dealer. The cord may be used to help abeginning pilot learn to fly easily by allowing a second transmitter, operated by an experiencedinstructor, to be connected to this system. The instructor may override the beginning pilot at anytime to bring the model back under safe control. For training, the transmitter may be connectedto another Hitec FM system, as well as to any Futaba® FM transmitter (if Hitec cord #58310 isused).To use the trainer cord:1. Set up both the student’s and instructor’s transmitters to have identical trim and controlmotions. If the instructor’s transmitter is on a different frequency than the student’s, use thestudent’s as the master transmitter and the other as the student’s.2. Collapse the student's antenna, and fully extend the instructor's antenna. If the student'stransmitter has a removable RF module, remove it from the transmitter.
– 13 –3. The Hitec cord is specifically marked at one end as the“master” the other end as “student”. Plug it accordingly intoeach transmitter, with power switched off. The trainer jack ison the back of the transmitter. Turn the connector until itsnotches line up and it fits without having to be forced.4. Turn on the instructor’s transmitter. DO NOT turn on thestudent transmitter power. Move the controls on theinstructor’s transmitter, and verify each control moves theproper direction. Now verify that the student’s trims andcontrol travels match the instructor’s by using the trainerswitch (the momentary Trainer switch on the top left of thetransmitter case) and switching back and forth while leavingthe control sticks and trims alone, then moving the controlsticks.5. The instructor’s transmitter has normal control over the model unless the trainer switch ispulled, passing control to the student’s transmitter. If the student loses control, the instructorcan quickly "take over" by releasing the trainer switch and controlling the model.Other AdjustmentsAdjustable length control sticksYou may change the length of the control sticks tomake your transmitter more comfortable to hold andoperate. To lengthen or shorten your transmitter’s sticks,first unlock the stick tip by holding locking piece B andturning stick tip A counterclockwise. Next, move thelocking piece B up or down (to lengthen or shorten). When the length feels comfortable, lock theposition by turning locking piece B counterclockwise.Stick lever tension adjustmentYou may adjust the stick tension of your sticks to providethe “feel” that you like for flying. To adjust your springs, you’llhave to remove the rear case of the transmitter. Using ascrewdriver, remove the six screws that hold the transmitter’s rearcover into position, and put them in a safe place. Place somepadding under the front of the transmitter and place it face-down onthe pad. Gently ease off the transmitter’s rear cover and move it toinclude correct figure.include correct figure.include correct figureidentifying proper places
– –14the right side of the transmitter, carefully turning it as you would turn the page of a book. Nowyou’ll see the view shown.Using a small cross-point screwdriver, rotate the adjusting screw for each stick for thedesired spring tension. The tension increases when the adjusting screw is turned clockwise, anddecreases for counterclockwise motion. When you are satisfied with the spring tensions, youmay close the transmitter. Very carefully reinstall the rear cover. When the cover is properly inplace, tighten the six screws.Ratchet changeSome pilots prefer a “softer” or “smoother” ratchet action on the throttle stick. Includedas an accessory in your Eclipse 7 system is an alternate ratchet that provides a smootherratcheting action.After removing the back of the transmitter case as directed above in the “stick levertension adjustment” section, remove the ratchet retaining screw, remove the old ratchet andreplace with the new one.Changing the Eclipse 7 transmitter’s modeIf you wish to change the mode of the transmitter, say from Mode 2 to Mode 1, return theradio to Hitec for conversion. If you don’t know what this means, you don’t need to worry aboutit!Factory Service Repair InformationPlease read the warranty card supplied with your system, and return it so your system willbe under warranty.Before you decide to have your system repaired, if there is no apparent physical damage,read this instruction manual again and check to be sure that you are operating the system as it issupposed to be operated. If you are still having trouble, pack up your system in its originalshipping materials and send it to the factory or the nearest authorized Hitec R/C Service Center.Be sure to include a note in your package that describes the trouble in as much detail aspossible, including:• Symptoms of the problem in as much detail as you can provide, including anyunusual mounting conditions or equipment orientation• A list of items you are sending, and what you want to be repaired.• Your name, address, and telephone number.
– 15 –If you have any questions regarding this product, please consult with Hitec’s servicecenter. The address and telephone numbers of our service center is given below. Telephoneinquiries are accepted from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM weekdays (closed on holidays).Hitec-RCD, Inc.12115 Paine St.Poway, CA 92064Telephone: 1-858-748-6948FAX 1--858-748-1767Web site: http://www.hitecrcd.com
– –16 Eclipse 7 “Mode 2” Controls and Switch AssignmentsInsert “Eclipse 7 Mode 2 Switch Configuration List” drawinghere (PDF file).This figure shows the assignments for a Mode 2 system as supplied by the factory in NorthAmerica. Note that some of the functions will not operate until activated in the mixing menus.
– 17 –Eclipse 7 “Mode 1” Controls and Switch AssignmentsInsert “Eclipse 7 Mode 1 Switch Configuration List” drawinghere (PDF file).This figure shows the assignments for a Mode 1 system as supplied by the factory (not in NorthAmerican versions). Note that some of the functions will not operate until activated in themixing menus.
– –18Transmitter Input Buttons:EngineLeft Right Increase Decrease ClearDown Up Lock CutDataCursorTimer Save Active/InhibitDisplayEdit1 12233456The buttons are used for different things as follows:1. The Edit/Display Up & Down buttons allow you to move up and down within the model menus,and move within the regular display.2. The Cursor Left/Right buttons allow you to select options within a particular function, andcontrol the timer function.3. The Data +Increase & –Decrease buttons allow you to increase or decrease the numericalsettings for a function.4. The Clear Active/Inhibit button resets numbers and turns functions on and off.5. The Engine Lock button holds the throttle channel while other channels may respond to thetransmitter.6. The Engine Cut button closes the throttle so that you can kill the engine without touching thetrim leverYou’ll learn how to use these buttons in the setup sections that follow.Receiver — Servo Connection ListThe table below shows the hookups that should be used for each of the model types.Note that some functions shown will not operate until they are activated in the transmitter.Receiverchannel Aircraft(ACRO) Glider(GLID) Helicopter(HELI)1aileronor right aileronor right flaperon (FLPN)or right elevon (ELVN)right aileron(or rudder for rudder-elevator models)aileronor swash servo 1 (120’)or swash servo 1 (180’)2Elevatoror V-tail right side (VTAL)or left elevon (ELVN)elevator orV-tail right side (VTAL)elevatoror swash servo 2 (180’)3throttle spoiler, throttle (on-offcontrolled by Gear switch) throttle4rudder orV-tail left side (VTAL)rudder orV-tail left side (VTAL)rudder5landing gear left aileron gyro sensitivity6flap (controlled by VR1)or left flaperon (FLPN)or left aileronright flap (4WNG)or single flap (2WNG)pitchor swash servo 2 (120’)or swash servo 3 (180’)7optional, controlled byVR2 left flap (4WNG)or proportional channel,controlled by VR2 (2WNG)optional, controlled byGear switch
– 19 –The servo response varies with the selected function. Standard options are shown first.
– –20Transmitter Displays & MessagesWhen you first turn on your transmitter, the first screen shown below appears on the LCDdisplay. Before flying, or even starting the engine, BE SURE that the model numberappearing in the lower right of the display matches the model that you are about to fly! Ifyou don’t, reversed servos and incorrect trims will lead to an immediate crash.You can scroll up and down through the startup screen by pressing one of the two Edit keys(the two keys on the far left). If you press timer or engine cut or lock keys, you go directly tothose functions regardless of the display.Timer DisplayNormal Display ModeVoltage/Timer Display Trim Menu [TRIM]Model Name DisplayStart/Stop keyOff keyEngine CutCut keyThrottle LockLock key10.3V 1294213567MODEL This screen appears at startup. The model memory number isshown by the small down-arrow. Battery voltage is shown inthe bottom left, and operating time is on the lower right. Youcan reset the operating time display by hitting the Clear button(the one on the farthest right). Do this after each charge to keeptrack of your operating time on a single charge.TRIM 0CH%ST14216ST2 ST3 NORPressing the Up button gives the Trim display (differentnumbers may appear depending on the model type). To seewhere the trim for a certain channel is, you have to move it! Besure to move it back to where it was. Note that the CH3 trimonly moves downward, so if you need more engine RPM, set upidle with the trim at –25% so you can increase it if needed.EAGL- 14213567MODELPressing the Up button again gives the Model Name display. Ifyou’ve named your model, it will appear here so you can besure you have recalled the correct memory. If you do not namethe model, you'll have to remember which model memory it's
– 21 –stored within by the memory number.9:56 1364213567MODELPressing the start/stop button gives the Timer display, with astopwatch display on the left, and operating time on the right.This also starts the timer, so hit the start/stop key again to stopit. Hitting the Cursor Left (Off) button resets the timer andreturn to display mode.10.1V 10421 3 567MODEL LOCKLOCK indicatorPressing the Lock button locks the throttle servo and holds itwhere you last commanded it. This may be used as a safetyfeature when you are carrying the model and transmitter toensure you don’t accidentally give throttle. It is shown by theLOCK indicator.Warning DisplaysL.BATT 1554213567MODEL The LOW BATTERY warning is displayed when thetransmitter battery voltage drops below 9.3 volts, and a beepersounds. The operating time is still shown on the right. If youreset this each time you charge the system, you will have a goodidea of how long you can safely operate.WHEN THE BEEPER SOUNDS, LAND YOUR MODELAS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE LOSS OF CONTROLDUE TO A DEAD RECEIVER BATTERY.IDLE OnThe IDLE ON warning is displayed when the transmitter ispowered up with the Idle switch on in the helicopter mode only.You can turn this off by moving the Flt. Mode switch or theFlt. Cond. switch forward. If you switch the Flt. Cond. switchand you get the HOLD ON alarm (see below), you must movethe Flt. Mode switch fully aft, then move the Flt. Cond. switch.For your safety, the transmitter will not broadcast until thisalarm is ended.HOLD OnThe HOLD ON warning is displayed when the transmitter ispowered up with the Throttle hold switch on in the helicoptermode only. You can turn this off by moving the Flt. Cond.switch forward (this switch is on the top right, in the rear). Ifyou switch the Flt. Cond. switch and you get the IDLE ONalarm (see below), you must move the Flt. Mode switch fully
– –22aft, then move the Flt. Cond. switch. For your safety, thetransmitter will not broadcast until this alarm is ended.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 23 –Model Setup FunctionsThis section describes the model setup functions that are used to choose all of theoperating features of a particular model memory. These functions are used to select themodel memory, the model type (from airplanes, gliders, and helicopters), set thestopwatch, and other useful functions. These functions are used to set up a new model ora new model memory, to switch between memories, and to change transmit shift..Map of Basic Menu Functions...............(see right)M.SEL..... Model select .......................................24COPY ....... Data Copy ..........................................24ACRO ....... Acrobatic model mode .......................25HELI ....... Helicopter model mode ......................25GLID ....... Glider model mode.............................252WNG ....... Two Servo Wing (GLID only)............264WNG ....... Four Servo Wing (GLID only) ...........26NOR.......... Normal swashplate (HELI only) ........26120’ ....... 120’Swashplate (HELI only)..............26180’ ....... 180’Swashplate (HELI only)..............26**** ....... Model Name (four letters +up to three numbers) ..........................27SFT.N..... Transmit Shift.....................................28TIME ....... Timer setup.........................................29REST ....... Reset Memory....................................29 Model Select [M.SEL]Copy Model [COPY]Model Name [ABCD-199]Swashplate type (HELI only) [NOR ] [120’ ] [180’ ]Timer Setup [TIME XX]Reset Memory [REST ]Power On While Pressing both Edit/Display keysShift Dir. [SFT.N] [SFT.P]Model Type [ACRO], [HELI], [GLID]Wing Type (GLID only) [4WNG], [2WNG]
– –24MODL — Model SelectYour Eclipse 7 system can store up to seven independent sets of model data in itsmemory. The Model Select (MODL) function allows you to choose from any of the seven sets ofmodel data. You can assign a four-character name to each model memory.The model names are not visible when you wish to switch memories. There are severalways to keep track of which model is in each memory. You may attach a small piece of whitetape to the transmitter and write the model's name along with the model setup number (and itschannel number), or you may use a notebook, or label the model with its memory numberprominently near its on-off switch inside the fuselage.Choosing a model memory to load1. Start with the transmitter switched off.2. Turn on your transmitter while pressing both of the two Edit keys (the two keys on the farleft). This gets you into the model select (M.SEL) menu.M.SEL4213567MODEL flashing3. Select the desired model number by pressing the Cursor Right or Left button. At this time,the small arrow above the selected model number will blink on and off.4. Switch power off.5. Switch power back on. The previously-selected model number is indicated by the arrowabove the model numbers in the display.COPY — Copy ModelThe COPY function is used to copy the model data stored in the current model memoryinto another model memory. This function is handy to use to start a new model that’s similar toone you have already programmed, and is also handy for copying the current model data intoanother model memory as a backup.Copying from one model memory to another1. With the transmitter switched off, turn on your transmitter while pressing both of the two Editkeys (the two keys on the far left). The model select (M.SEL) menu will be displayed.2. Press the Up arrow key. This gets you into the model copy (COPY) menu. (If you’re alreadyin the setup menus, you can just press the UP or Down arrow key to get here.)
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 25 –COPY4213567MODEL Current No.SLVMASDestination (flashing)3. The source model memory (the memory that will be duplicated) is the current one, indicatedby the fixed upper arrow. To select your destination model number, press the Left or RightCursor keys. The selected destination memory number is shown by the flashing triangleunder it.4. Press the +Increase and –Decrease Data keys at the same time. The transmitter beeps twicerapidly, indicating the copy has been completed. THIS WILL ERASE ALL THE OLDSETTINGS IN THE SLAVE MODEL MEMORY, SO BE SURE YOU’RE IN THECORRECT MODEL BEFORE YOU COPY MODEL!5. Switch power off.6. Switch power back on. If you wish to go to the newly-saved memory, repeat step 1.ACRO, HELI, GLID — Model Type SelectThis function is used to select the type of model to be programmed in the current modelmemory. You may select from aircraft (ACRO), gliders (GLID), and helicopters (HELI). If youselect glider or helicopter types, you will need to set the wing type (for a glider) or the swash type(for a helicopter). These settings are covered below.Selecting the Model Type1. With the transmitter switched off, turn on your transmitter while pressing both of the two Editkeys (the two keys on the far left). The model select (M.SEL) menu will be displayed.2. Press the Down arrow key. This gets you into the type select menu. The current model typewill be flashing on and off. (If you’re already in the setup menus, you can just press the Up orDown arrow key to get here.)ACRO4213567MODELflashing GLID4213567MODELflashing HELI4213567MODELflashing3. If the model type you want is displayed, you’re done. [If you wish to change the wing typeor swash type in the GLID and HELI model settings, see the sections below.]4. If you wish to change the model type from that displayed, press on the Left or Right Cursorbuttons until the model type you want, either ACRO, GLID, or HELI, appears.5. To select your desired model type, press both the +Increase and –Decrease Data keyssimultaneously. Two beeps tell you that the new model type is now registered. THIS WILL
– –26ERASE ALL THE OLD SETTINGS IN THE MODEL MEMORY, SO BE SURE YOU’REIN THE CORRECT MODEL MEMORY BEFORE YOU CHANGE MODEL TYPE!6. Press the Up or Down arrow keys to get to another setup menu, or switch power off.7. Switch power back on. You may now set up the details of your model in the Edit mode.Wing & Swashplate Type SelectionIf you are using the glider (GLID) or helicopter (HELI) setting menus, you must tell theEclipse system what type of model you are using. In the case of a glider, you have to specifywhether it has two (2WNG) or four (4WNG) wing servos (most slope gliders use two wing servos,and competition gliders use four wing servos, two each for outboard and inboard ailerons andflaps). Helicopters may have one servo each for pitch, aileron, and elevator (NOR) or they mayuse three servos in concert on the swash to provide these functions (120’, 180’).Note that these menus will not be available unless you have selected the GLID or HELImodel types.Selecting the Wing or Swashplate Type1. Select the GLID or HELI model type in the Model Type Select menus (see above).2. With the transmitter switched off, turn on your transmitter while pressing both of the two Editkeys (the two keys on the far left). The model select (M.SEL) menu will be displayed.3. Press the Up or Down arrow keys:In the GLID mode, you'll enter the wing setup menu, and WING will be highlighted: 4WNG421 3 567MODEL WING2WNG421 3 567MODEL WINGIf you’re in HELI mode, SWASH will be highlighted and you can select from threeswashplate types: NOR, 120’, and 180’:NOR 4213567MODEL SWASH120’ 4213567MODEL180’ 4213567MODELSWASH SWASHCH1CH2CH1CH6CH2NOR 180°CH2CH1CH6120°CH6
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 27 –If you're happy with the wing or swash type that is displayed, go on to the next step. If you wishto change the wing or swashplate type from that displayed, press on the Left or Right Cursorbuttons until the wing/swash type you want appears. CAUTION: if you change types, you maylose settings in the menus.4. Press the Up or Down arrow keys to get to another setup menu, or switch power off.5. Switch power back on. You may now set up the details of your model in the Edit mode.Model NameThe Model Name function is used to create an alpha-numeric name which is stored in themodel memory along with the rest of the model settings. You will find it useful to help keeptrack of multiple models.The model name can be four alphabetic characters, along with up to three numbersfollowing. The letters may be used to abbreviate the model’s name, and the numbers may beused for the memory number, or you may wish to store that model’s channel number so you canremember easier.Inputting a Model Name1. With the transmitter switched off, turn on your transmitter while pressing both of the two Editkeys (the two keys on the far left). The model select (M.SEL) menu will be displayed, with"stars" to represent letters to be chosen. “NAME” should be added below “MODEL” in thegraphic below****- 0421 3 567MODEL2. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you get into the model name menu. You’ll see thedisplay as shown to the right, with the MODEL and NAME indicators in the upper left on.The first character of the name will be flashing on and off. (If you’re already in the setupmenus, you can just press the Up or Down arrow key to get here.)3. To change the first character, press the +Increase and –Decrease Data keys until you see thecharacter you desire. You may select from the upper case letters A — Z, *, +, –, /, and thenumbers 0 — 9.4. Press the Right Cursor key to move to the next character.5. Press the +Increase and –Decrease Data keys until you see the character you desire.6. Repeat the previous two steps to input the third and fourth characters of the display.7. Press the Right Cursor key to move to the number displays on the right.8. Press the +Increase and –Decrease Data keys until you get to a number that you like. Thiscan be any number from 0 to 199. If you have lots of models with different frequencies, youmay wish to input your channel number here.
– –28EAGL- 48421 3 567MODELNAME9. Press the Up or Down arrow keys to get to another setup menu, or switch power off.10. Switch power back on. You may now set up the details of your model in the Edit mode.Transmit Shift — SFT.N, SFT.PFor 72MHz North American Version.The Transmit Shift function is used to change the shift direction of the Eclipse 7 system.Hitec receivers use a negative shift direction for their transmissions. However, some otherbrands of RC gear use positive shifting. With this menu, you can change the way yourtransmitter broadcasts, so that it can address all types of PPM receivers. (PPM receivers arealso referred to as “FM” receivers.) The Eclipse 7 FM is not compatible with PCM receivers,only with FM. Hitec/RCD and Futaba receivers that use negative shift (N), and JR andAirtronics receivers that use positive shift (P)If you choose the wrong shift direction for your receiver, the servos may moveerratically and will not respond to the transmitter, even if it is on the correct frequency. Turnoff your receiver at once and change the shift direction to preclude damage to your servos.If you use a mixture of receiver brands, sure that it is set for the model of receiver you areusing in the current memory.Changing the Frequency Shift1. With the transmitter switched off, turn on your transmitter while pressing both of the two Editkeys (the two keys on the far left). The model select (M.SEL) menu will be displayed.2. Press the Up or Down Edit key until you get into the shift menu. You’ll see either the wordSFT.N or SFT.P, with the last character, N or P, flashing on and off. (If you’re already inthe setup menus, you can just press the Up or Down arrow key to get here.)SFT.N421 3 567MODELSFT.P421 3 567MODELflashing flashing3. N represents negative shift and will work with Hitec and brand F. P represents positive shiftand will work with brands A and J. The Eclipse 7 will not work with any PCM receivers.4. To change the shift direction from what is shown, press either the Left or Right Cursor keyone time. This will change the display from P to N or N to P.5. Press the Up or Down arrow keys to get to another setup menu, or switch power off.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 29 –TIME-Timer Function SetupThe timer function is helpful for keeping track of flight duration, engine run time, or otherthings that need to be monitored during flight. You can set up the timer to count down fromanywhere from 0 to 60 minutes.If you select a time from 1 to 60 minutes, the timer will count down the number ofminutes selected when you first press the Start/Stop button. You may stop it at any time bypressing the Start/Stop button a second time. Beginning the last 14 seconds of the selected time,the system will beep every second to tell you the time has elapsed.If you wish to reset the timer, just press the Off button, it will then be changed to displaymode. You may then press the Start/Stop button to reset it and count down again, whenever youlike.If you select 0 minutes, the timer acts like a stopwatch and counts upwards.Setting up the Eclipse Timer1. With the transmitter switched off, turn on your transmitter while pressing both of the two Editkeys (the two keys on the far left). The model select (M.SEL) menu will be displayed.2. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you get into the Timer (TIME) menu. You’ll see adisplay with the word “TIME” flashing on and off. (If you’re already in the setup menus, youcan just press the Up or Down arrow key to get here.)TIME 10421 3 567MODEL3. To change the number of minutes shown, press the +Increase and –Decrease Data keys untilyou see the amount you desire. You may select from 0 to 60 minutes.4. Press the Up or Down arrow keys to get to another setup menu, or switch power off.5. Switch power back on. You may now set up the details of your model in the Edit mode.REST — Data ResetThe Reset function is used to clear out an existing set of model data within a single modelmemory, the current one. This function resets all data to the factory default values, and may beused to get a “fresh start” so that you may be begin with a clear memory before you input newmodel settings into a memory that had been used for another model.Resetting the memory1. With the transmitter switched off, turn on your transmitter while pressing both of the two Editkeys (the two keys on the far left). The model select (M.SEL) menu will be displayed.
– –302. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you get into the Reset (REST) menu. This display hasthe word “REST” flashing on and off. (If you’re already in the setup menus, you can justpress the Up or Down arrow key to get here.)REST421 3 567MODEL3. IF YOU ARE SURE YOU WANT TO RESET and clear out the current model memory, pressboth the +Increase and –Decrease Data keys at the same time. The transmitter will beeptwice to indicate a successful reset4. Press the Up or Down arrow keys to get to another setup menu, or switch power off.5. Switch power back on. You may now set up the details of your model in the Edit mode.CAUTION: WHEN YOU COMMAND RESET, YOU’LL ERASE THE MEMORYYOU’RE IN AND LOSE ANY PROGRAMMING YOU HAVE ENTERED. DON’T DOTHIS UNLESS YOU ARE POSITIVE YOU WANT TO FLUSH OUT THAT MEMORYAND START FROM SCRATCH WITH THE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS.AIRCRAFT (ACRO) MENU FUNCTIONSThis section describes the menu functions for fixed-wing aircraft, provides a detailedsetup example, and then describes the functions individually. Functions relatingspecifically to gliders and helicopters may be found in the following sections.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 31 – ACRO Functions Map.......................................... (see right)Simple Aerobatic Airplane Transmitter Setup...............32EPA............End Point Adjust (servo travels)......................41D/R............Dual Rates........................................................42EXP............Exponential Settings.........................................43FLT.C........Flight Condition Select.....................................44STRM .........Subtrim.............................................................47REV............Servo Reverse ..................................................47T.CUT ........Throttle Cut (engine shut off) ..........................48PMX1-5......Programmable Mixer #1 – #5 (five total) ........49LAND .........Landing function settings.................................50FLPT .........Flap trim...........................................................51E->F .........Elevator →Flap mixing.....................................52A->R .........Rudder Coupling..............................................52ELVN .........Elevon mixing (tailless models) .......................54VTAL .........V-tail mixing.....................................................55FLPN .........Flaperon (combined flaps & ailerons)..............57Aircraft Trimming Chart .................................................60Dual Rate Set [D/R]End Point Adjust [EPA]Press both Edit/Display keysAil → Rud Mix [A-R]Flap Trim [FLTR]Landing [LAND]Elev → Flap Mix [E-F]Prog. Mix 1-5 [PMX-]Flight Cond. [FLT.C]Elevon Mix [ELVN]V-Tail Mix [VTAL]Exponential [EXP]Sub-Trims [STRM]Servo Reversing [REV]Throttle Cut [T.CUT]Flaperon Mix [FLPN]Normal Display ModeVoltage/Timer Display
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– –32Simple Transmitter Setup — Aerobatic Airplane (ACRO)The following pages will take you step-by-step through the setup process for a sport oraerobatic airplane in the ACRO menu. Going through this complete section will help youlearn how to use your system quickly and easily. If you need to set up a helicopter orglider, please refer to the quick setup instructions in the helicopter and glider sections.AIRCRAFT SETUP INSTRUCTIONS (AEROBATIC PLANE)The aircraft setup procedure presented belowuses an aerobatic model as an example andassumes that there are two aileron servos, onein each wing. You can use a similar procedureto set up your own model; your setting’snumbers and percentages will probably bedifferent. If your model only has one aileronservo, skip the instructions referring toflaperon.1. Be sure that all of your servos are pluggedinto the proper receiver channels:CH1 — Right aileronCH2 — ElevatorCH3 — ThrottleCH4 — RudderCH5 — GearCH6 — Left aileronCH7 — (optional)2. We recommend that you do thisprogramming exercise with the servos installedin the model and connected to the respectivecontrol surfaces. This will enable you toimmediately see the effect of eachprogramming step.3. Turn on your transmitter while holdingdown the two Edit keys (the two keys on thefar left). This gets you into the model select(M.SEL) menu. Press the Cursor Right buttonto move to a new model memory. Theselected model memory you select is indicatedby the little flashing arrow pointing down.Memory #2 is shown here. 421 3 5674. Press the Up arrow until the word ACROappears, flashing on and off. If it does, you’reready to proceed on to the next step. If not,press the Left or Right Cursor keys until itappears. You must press both Data keys to“Save” the setting, backer which the radiowill beep twice. This is how you select thetype of model you wish to use, either ACRO,HELI, or GLID.5. WARNING: selecting a different modeltype will erase the settings in the modelmemory. BE SURE you’re in the correctmodel memory before selecting a new modeltype, or you might accidentally erase a modelyou’re using. (The other memories will not beaffected.)6. Press the Up arrow once. This gets youinto the model name mode (note the words“MODEL” and “NAME” in the upper left ofthe display).7. Now you can select four letters to identifyyour model. With the first of the four lettersflashing, press the Data +Increase or –Decreasekey to change the letter that is displayed. Stopwhen the first letter is the one you want.8. Press the Right Cursor key once to get tothe second letter. Repeat the previous step tochoose the second letter.9. Repeat two more times to fill out theremaining two letters. If you like, you can hitthe right cursor button one more time andselect a number between 0 and 199 forfurther identification. It can be handy to usethis to store the plane’s channel number.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 33 –10. Press the Up arrow once. This gets youinto the Timer menu (TIME). If you want, youcan use the Data +Increase or –Decrease keysto select the amount of time you want thestopwatch to count down.11. This completes the initial part of the setup.Now, we’ll go ahead and customize the ACROsettings for your model. Switch transmitterpower OFF.12. Now turn power ON. The transmittershould display the model number and batteryvoltage as shown. The number on the right isthe elapsed time, which will vary dependingon how long the transmitter has been left on.10.3V 129421 3 567MODEL13. Press both Edit keys to get to the regularprogramming menu. The end-point adjustmenu (EPA) should appear. Press theDown arrow to get to the flaperon menu(FLPN). The display should show that it isinhibited (INH). FLPN Inh14. Turn on the Flaperon function by pressingthe Active/Inhibit button (Clear) until “On”appears in the display.FLPN OnCH 16SLVMAS15. Be sure that you connect the right aileronservo to receiver CH1 and the left aileronservo to receiver CH6.16. Later, you can get differential by adjustingthe up and down motion of the two servos inthe FLPN menu. Now we’ll set the servo throwdirections.Now check that each servo moves the properdirection. We’ll use the Reversing function ifthey don’t. Go to the Reversing menu (REV)by hitting the Down arrow.REVCH 4213567NR17. We’ll start by setting the right aileronservo direction. This is channel 1, and the 1should be flashing for this command. Whenyou move the right-hand stick to the right, theaileron on the right wing should moveupwards, and the aileron on the left shouldmove downward. Check that the right aileronmoves the correct way!(Need correct drawing)RIGHTLEFTFrontViewLEFT RIGHT18. If it does not, activate the oppositedirection for the CH1 aileron servo by pressingthe Active/Inhibit (Clear) key. Each pressswitches from Reversed to Normal and fromNormal to Reversed. In the display, N forNormal is chosen when the little triangle isabove the channel number, and R forReversed is chosen when the little triangle isbelow the channel number. Move the right-hand stick again and verify the right aileronmoves the right directions. The display showsChannel 1 reversed.REVCH 4213567NR
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– –3419. Next we’ll set the direction of the elevatorservo, channel 2. When you move the right-hand stick towards the BOTTOM of thetransmitter, the elevator should move up.Check to make sure it moves the properdirection! (More planes are crashed due toreversed controls than for any other reason.)UPDOWNUPDOWN20. If the elevator control moves the wrongdirection, move over to Channel 2 by pressingthe Cursor Right key. Now the ‘2’ should beflashing in the display. Activate the oppositedirection for the elevator servo by pressing theActive/Inhibit (Clear) key. Move the right-handstick up-and-down again and verify theelevator moves the right direction.21. Now we’ll set the direction of the throttleservo. When you move the left-hand sticktowards the BOTTOM of the transmitter, thethrottle should close, meaning that the hole inthe carburetor should close. Check to makesure that the throttle lever on the enginemoves the proper direction!LOW Throttle: carburetor at idle position (not fully closed)HIGHLOWHIGH Throttle: carburetor fully opened22. If the throttle servo moves the wrongdirection, move over to Channel 3 by pressingthe Cursor Right key. Now the 3 should beflashing in the display. Activate the oppositedirection for the throttle servo by pressing theActive/Inhibit (Clear) key. Verify the throttlestick makes the servo move the carburetoropening in the correct direction.23. Now we’ll set the direction of the rudderservo. When you move the left-hand sticktowards the CENTER of the transmitter (tothe right), the trailing edge or rear ruddershould move to the right. Check to make sure!RIGHTLEFTLEFT RIGHTFront ViewIf the rudder moves the wrong direction, moveover to Channel 4 by pressing the Cursor Rightkey. Now the ‘4’ should be flashing in thedisplay. Activate the opposite direction forthe rudder servo by pressing the Active/Inhibit(Clear) key. Move the left-hand stick left-and-right again and verify the rudder moves theright direction.If your model has retracts, set the correctresponse direction when commanded by theGear switch, using the same procedure.If you’re using a second aileron servo, you’llnow set the left aileron servo direction(otherwise skip this and the next step). This ischannel 6, and the ‘6’ should be flashing forthis command. When you move the right-hand stick to the right, the aileron on the leftwing should move downwards. Check that theleft aileron moves the correct way! If it doesnot, activate the opposite direction for the leftaileron servo using the above procedures.Move the right-hand stick again and verify theleft aileron moves the proper directions.Press the Up or Down arrow keys to the FlapTrim function (FLPT), and input a percentageof zero (0) using the Data –Decrease key. Thistemporarily disables the flap knob (VR1) sothat you can set aileron neutrals withoutregard to the flap knob position. Later we’llturn it back on.FLPT 0CH 6
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 35 –24. Before we set the servo neutrals, we needto be sure that all the trims are centered. Pressboth Edit keys to get to the main menu, wherevoltage and time are displayed. Press the Uparrow until the word TRIM appears. Bymoving each of the four trim levers around,you can see their positions, and move themback to zero for the next step.25. Once you have centered all the trims,unscrew the screws holding the servo armsonto the elevator, aileron, and rudder (we’llset the throttle travel later). You will want toplace the servo arms on the output shback sothey are near neutral — that is, about 90° tothe servo case sides or, if the servo is mountedsideways, 90° to the pushrod (sidewaysmounting is not recommended). This way youwon't run out of subtrim authority. Removeall the arms that are in the way or interferewith your pushrods.90°Servo 134PushrodAdjust the clevises on each servo pushrod toget the position of each control to be as closeas you can to neutral (lined up with theadjacent portion of wing or tail).Setting Subtrims. Now we’ll adjust all thesubtrims to electronically set the desiredneutral locations. To do so, go back to theprogramming menu by pressing both Edit keys,then press the Up or Down arrow keyrepeatedly until STRM appears.STRM 5CH 421 3 56726. Set the right aileron subtrim first. If thelittle arrow is not pointing at channel 1, pressthe one of the Cursor Left or Right buttonsuntil it is (see figure). Then, adjust the subtrimamount by adding or subtracting with the Data+Increase or –Decrease keys. When you reacha place where the right aileron matches upwith the fixed portion of the wing, you aredone. If you can’t get both to match up, thenset the subtrim back to zero and mechanicallyadjust the clevis to get as close as you can,then readjust the subtrim if necessary.27. Note 1: you should NOT use subtrimsinstead of mechanically adjusting the pushrodsto be close. This is because you can reducethe travel of the radio, especially if you haveto set the subtrim near 100%. As we statedbefore, get the pushrods close mechanicallyfirst, then use the subtrim adjustment to get itjust right.28. Note 2: if you mess up the number you’veentered or find the percentage the wrongdirection, you can get back to zero quickly bypressing the Active/Inhibit (Clear) button.29. Repeat the subtrim adjustment with theelevator servo (CH2). First set the pushrodlength mechanically to get as close to neutralas possible, then set the subtrim to get theelevator lined up to be parallel with thestabilizer portion. For full-flying surfaces, usean incidence meter or another method to getthe incidence angle recommended by the kitmanufacturer or model designer.STRM -8CH 421 3 56730. For the throttle, we recommend not settinga subtrim at this time. You will use the trimtab on the transmitter for setting your idleRPM. To shut off the motor you will use theEngine Cut function. In this way, you don’tlose your carefully-set idle position.31. Most people set up their engines to idlewith the throttle trim near center, so that thereis room for changes due to humidity and otherfactors.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– –3632. The Eclipse 7 provides a special throttletrim function which allows the throttle trimlever to work at low throttle levels, butdisables it at high throttle.33. Repeat the subtrim adjustment with therudder (CH4), gear (CH5), 2nd aileronchannel (CH6), and the CH7 function if used.As before, first set them mechanically, thenadjust the electronic settings. Be sure youhave selected the appropriate channel numbereach time.34. Servo EPA (End Point Adjustment).Now we’ll go through and set the servo travelsfor each channel. This is both helpful andimportant, because you can set the throw ofeach servo, in each direction, so that there isno binding. Binding is important because itcauses very high current drain, and can lead toa battery dying prematurely.Another use for the EPA function is to adjustthe model's total throws to match therecommended control motions specified on theplans or instructions by the model's designer.35. To set travels, get to the EPA menu bypressing one of the Up Down Edit buttonsrepeatedly until EPA appears. In sequence,we’ll set right aileron right travel, right aileronleft travel, up and down elevator travels, rightand left rudder travels, open and closedthrottle positions, and left aileron travels.EPA 100CH 4213567L/U %flashingchanges from L/U to R/D with AIL stick motion36. When you reach the EPA menu, you’ll seethe screen as shown. The channel indicator isabove numeral 1 for right aileron, the percentsymbol will be flashing, and you’ll notice thatyou can change the L/U indicator to R/D (orvice versa) by moving the aileron (right) stick.You are about to see that this is how you setthe travel directions independently for eachstick motion.37. To set the RIGHT aileron motion, movethe aileron stick all the way to the right andhold it. The letters “R/D” should appear nextto the flashing percent sign, meaning you aresetting either Right or Down travel (withailerons it’s right or left only, but the display isset up to use the same indicators for elevatorand throttle, thus the dual meanings for theletters). Now if your servo is stalled orbinding, you’ll hear a buzzing sound. Hit theminus –Decrease Data key until the buzzingstops. If the servo is not buzzing, leave thesetting at 100%. If you can, choose a locationfor the pushrod on the servo arm so that thethrow is adjusted in the 90-100% range.38. To set the right aileron’s LEFT motion,move the aileron stick all the way to the leftand hold it. The letters “L/U” should appearnext to the flashing percent sign (as shown inthe figure above). Again listen and hit the –Decrease Data key until the buzzing stops. Ifthe servo is not buzzing, leave the setting at100%. (Remember, you’re only setting theright aileron travel. You set the other aileron’stravel in channel 6’s EPA.)39. To set the UP elevator motion, press onthe Right Cursor key until the indicator movesover channel 2. Now move the right stick allthe way to the transmitter bottom and hold it.The letters “L/U” should appear next to theflashing percent sign. Again listen for abuzzing sound to indicate the servo is stalling,and hit the –Decrease Data key until thebuzzing stops. If the servo is not buzzing,leave the setting at 100%.EPA 100CH 4213567R/D %flashingchanges from L/U to R/D with ELE stick motion40. Repeat the previous step for DOWNelevator by moving the stick all the way to thetop of the transmitter, full “down” elevator.Check for binding and adjust the percentage asbefore.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 37 –41. To set the throttle position at IDLE, firstreturn to the regular display and set thethrottle trim to +25%. Then go back to theEPA menu and press the Right Cursor keyuntil the arrow moves over channel number 3.Now move the throttle stick all the way to thetransmitter bottom and hold it. The letters“L/U” should appear next to the flashingpercent sign. Listen for a buzzing sound toindicate servo stalling, and hit the –DecreaseData key until the buzzing stops. Change thesetting to nearly — but not completely —close the throttle (engine idle). Later you mayincrease or decrease this number so you can’taccidentally shut off the engine using the trimtab.42. To set the FULL throttle position, movethe throttle stick all the way to the transmittertop and hold it. The letters “R/D” shouldappear next to the flashing percent sign.[Notice that the Eclipse 7 transmitter thinks ofthrottle stick positions to the reverse of theway it seems, in that with the throttle stickfully forwards — “up” towards the transmittertop, is the Down position.] Listen for abuzzing sound to indicate the servo is stalling,and hit the –Decrease Data key until thebuzzing stops. If the servo is not buzzing,leave the setting at 100% or change yourlinkage as necessary to fully open the throttle.43. To set the RIGHT rudder motion, press theRight Cursor key until the indicator movesover channel 4. Now move the left stick allthe way to the transmitter right and hold it.The letters “R/D” should appear next to theflashing percent sign. Listen for a buzzingsound to indicate the rudder servo is stalling,and hit the Data –Decrease key until thebuzzing stops. If the servo is not buzzing,leave the setting at 100%. You may wish toincrease or decrease this number depending onhow strongly the model reacts when therudder is deflected. Now move the stick to theleft side, and repeat the setting procedure forleft rudder.44. In the same manner as described above, besure to set EPA values for channels 5 (landinggear) and 6 (second aileron), if you haveeither.45. If you wish to have the flaps operate withthe CH6 knob, go back to the FLPT menu andinput a number greater than zero. Adjust thenumber to get the desired amount of flaptravel as you turn the knob.FLPT 20CH 646. If you wish to have differential ailerontravel, this can be done in the flaperon menu.First, we’ll reduce the down travel on the rightaileron. Press the Right Cursor key until thelittle triangles are both above and below thenumeral 1. Hold the aileron stick to the leftand press the –Decrease Data key until thenumber is smaller. 50-75% is a good startingpoint. Watch to be sure you’re setting thedown travel on the right aileron.47. Next, we’ll reduce the down travel on theleft aileron. Press the Right Cursor key untilthe little triangle moves below the numeral 6(the second aileron; the upper triangle shouldstay over the number 1). This time, hold theaileron stick to the right and press the –Decrease Data key until the number is thesame as you chose for the other side.48. Aileron Dual Rate setting. You can usethe dual rate function to reduce the aileronand elevator travel in flight by flippingswitches. Dual rates are typically used toreduce a model’s sensitivity.49. Get to the D/R menu by pressing one of theUp Down Edit buttons repeatedly until D/Rappears, as shown.lower arrow indicates lower switch settingflashingD/R 100CH%ST1421ST2 ST3 NOR
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– –3850. The aileron dual rate setting automaticallyaffects both ailerons if the flaperon function isactive. To set the aileron dual rate, move thearrow by pressing the Right Cursor key untilthe little arrow is under or over the numeral 1(the arrow depends on the position of the AilD/R switch above the right stick.) Now movethe aileron D/R switch up or down, noticingthe position of the arrow. You can set twodual rates, one for each switch position. Ifyou set them, be sure to note which switchposition turns them on.51. By pressing the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys, you can add or subtract fromthe numerical value displayed. Note that youmay pick a value anywhere from 0% to 125%(125% is larger than the normal amount, so ifyou do this be careful not to exceed servotravel limits and cause stalling or excesscurrent drain). If you quickly want to get backto the default 100%, press the Clear key. Wesuggest using an initial value of 75%.52. NOTE: if you set any of the dual rates to0%, you will have ZERO CONTROLAUTHORITY and LOSE CONTROL OFYOUR AIRCRAFT when the switch is inthat position. DON’T DO IT!53. Also note that the flight mode indicatorNOR may be flashing. This tells you that youhave set the dual rates for the NOR mode, andif you activate other flight modes, you can setdual rates for them as well.54. Elevator dual rate setting: press the RightCursor key one time to get the little arrowsabove or below the numeral 2. Now set theelevator dual rates in the same way you set theailerons in the previous step.upper arrow indicates upper D/R switch setting D/R 80CH%ST1421ST2 ST3 NOR55. Rudder dual rate setting: press the RightCursor key one time to get the little arrowsabove or below the numeral 4. Now set therudder dual rates in the same way you set theailerons and elevator in the previous steps.56. Note that you can have different valuesof dual rates in each of the different flightconditions. When you activate flightconditions, be sure to go and set dual rates foreach one if you desire.57. Landing setup. You can get an airbrakeeffect by flipping a switch to raise or lowerboth flaperons and add elevator to keep ittrimmed. This high-drag configuration makesthe landing approach steeper to help makesafe landings in small fields. This is an on-offfunction, not proportional.58. With landing mode on, it is possible to losesome aileron effectiveness. Be sure to test thelanding settings at altitude before trying it on alanding approach. You should spend sometime fine-adjusting the elevator travel so thatthere is minimal trim change when the landing(Flt. Mode) switch is operated.59. Press one of the Up Down Edit buttons untilthe LAND window appears, as shown. Thelanding mode is OFF unless the Flt. Modeswitch (upper left of transmitter) is fullyforward.LAND 0CH%OFF ON 26ON or OFF depends on Flt. Mode switch setting60. The arrow should be over the numeral 2.Now press the Data +Increase key to changethe percentage shown. You may input theamount of offset for the elevator at this time.This should be set from -7% to -10%. Don’tuse too much or it could crash your model.61. Press the Cursor Right key one more time,and you may now input the CH6 setting. Therates may vary considerably for differentmodels, but for initial settings you might trythe flap rate around 50-55%. You may want
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 39 –flaps to droop or rise, depending on the modeltype.62. E->F Mixing: you may couple elevator toflaps for tighter corners in the elevator-to-flapmixer. Get to the E->F menu, then activate itby pressing the Clear key. Press the RightCursor key to get the percent symbol to flash.Now you may input the percentage of mixingwith the Data +Increase key. Start out with10-20% and increase it until the corners inyour loops are square enough. If the flapsdon’t drop when you pull up elevator, reversethe sign in front of the mix percentage (changethe + to a – or vice versa).63. Be sure to input a mixing percentage foreach side of the elevator stick motion.E->F 30R/D %ONON or OFF depends on Flt. Mode switch setting64. Programmable mixers: now takeadvantage of your system’s advanced customprogramming capabilities. You may use up tofive programmable mixers (PMX1 throughPMX5) to get rid of unwanted tendencies (forexample, rolling or tucking during knife-edgeflight.65. For tucking during knife-edge, you want toapply a little up elevator when you are usingfull rudder to sustain knife-edge. Thus, wewant the master channel to be rudder, and theslave to be elevator.66. To program this mixing, first get to thePMX1 window. Press one of the Edit Up/Downkeys until you see PMX1 displayed. Thenpress the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key toactivate it (a flashing ON or OFF will appear,depending on the position of the CH. 7 switch,which turns mixer #1 on and off).67. Next, press the Cursor Right key once toselect the master channel (MAS flashes onand off), then press the Data +Increase keyuntil the little arrow moves over the numeral4, indicating CH4 (rudder) is the masterchannel. Press the Cursor Right key once(SLV flashes on and off), then press the Data+Increase key until the little arrow is under thenumeral 2, indicating CH2 (elevator) is theslave channel.68. Now, you’ll define the mixing percentage.Notice that the mixer starts with 100% on bothsides, which is WAY too much. Move therudder stick to one side and press the Clearbutton, zeroing the percentage. Move it to theother side and repeat. Now both sides are setto zero percent.69. If your model tucks during knife-edge,you’ll want to input up elevator for ruddergoing both directions. Move the rudder stickto the right and press the Data +Increase untilyou can see which way the elevator moves; ifincorrect, press the Data -Decrease key untilthe plus sign changes to a minus sign. Repeatthis by moving the rudder stick to the otherside. You’ll end up with a plus sign for onerudder direction, and minus for the otherdirection. Start with only 5-10% mixing onboth sides until you know how much you needfrom actual test flying.70. Be sure you understand how to use theCH. 7 switch to turn PMX1 on and off, sinceyou won’t want this mixing on during normalflight, only during knife-edge. Later, backeryou fly the model you may fine-tune theamount of elevator travel so that the pitchingtendency is eliminated.PMIX1 + 8CH%ON R/D4213567SLVMASPMIX1 + 8CH L/U %ON 4213567SLVMASYou can define another mixer to handleadding aileron corrections during knife-edge.In this case, you’ll have the same percentagesign on both sides of the rudder.This introduction just scratches the surface ofthe capabilities of your Eclipse 7 system.Please read the manual so you’ll know whatother features you can take advantage of. Thesky’s the limit — we know you’ll enjoy usingyour Eclipse 7 system!
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– –40Eclipse 7 Aircraft Controls and Switch AssignmentsThis should be the “Eclipse 7 Mode 2 Switch Configuration List”drawing with only the ACRO features listed (less confusing).This figure shows the assignments for a Mode 2 system as supplied by the factory for the NorthAmerican version. Note that some of the functions will not operate until activated in the mixingmenus.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 41 –Airplane Model Function DescriptionsEPA — End Point AdjustThe EPA function is used to set (or limit) the travel of each servo,and may be set anywhere from 0% and 125% for each traveldirection. Reducing the percentage settings reduces the total servothrow in that direction. The EPA function is normally used toprevent any servos from binding at the ends of their travel. If youchange the EPA setting to 0%, you will not have any servo response in that direction, andwill probably crash.Setting EPA values on your system:1. Enter the programming mode by pressing the two Edit Up Down keys (the two keys on the farleft) at the same time. You should pop right into the EPA screen, but if you do not, presseither Edit Up Down key until you see EPA displayed. The channel indicator is abovenumeral 1 for ailerons, the percent symbol will be flashing, and you’ll notice that you canchange the L/U indicator to R/D (or vice versa) by moving the aileron (right) stick. In the nextsteps you will see how you set the travel directions independently for each stick (or knob orgear switch) motion.EPA 100CH 4213567L/U %2. To set the RIGHT aileron servo travel, move the aileron stick all the way to the right and holdit. The letters “R/D” should appear next to the flashing percent sign, meaning you are settingeither Right or Up travel (with ailerons it’s right or left only, but the display is set up to usethe same indicators for elevator and throttle, thus the dual meanings for the letters). Now ifyour servo is stalled or binding, you’ll hear a buzzing sound. Hit the Data –Decrease key untilthe buzzing stops. If the servo is not buzzing, leave the setting at 100%. Later, depending onhow rapidly the model rolls, you can use aileron dual rates to reduce the sensitivity.3. To set the LEFT aileron motion, move the aileron stick all the way to the left and hold it. Theletters “L/U” should appear next to the flashing percent sign. Again listen and hit the Data –Decrease key until the buzzing stops. If the servo is not buzzing, leave the setting at 100%.4. To set travel volumes for other channels, press the Cursor Right key to select the channel youwish to change. The little triangle moves and indicates the active channel. Repeat thesesteps with each channel in sequence, taking care to set the travel for both directions. You
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– –42may set each channel separately, anywhere in between 0% and 125%, and if you wish torapidly return to the default 100% setting, press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key.5. Return to the regular operating mode by pressing the two Edit Up Down keys simultaneously.Congratulations! You’ve successfully programmed your system!D/R — Dual RatesIf this is your first computer radio, you may have never been introduced to dual ratesbefore. Dual rates are used because most models respond more rapidly to control inputs whilethey’re flying at higher speeds, and it is possible to be really gentle with the controls and yet stillover-control. Dual rates are used to adjust the transmitter so that a control actuated at high speedwill not cause a radical response, so they are very useful for beginning pilots as well as experts.Dual rates are invoked by flipping the dual rate switches on the transmitter. The Eclipse7 has three dual rate switches, one each for ailerons, elevator, and rudder. The aileron dual rateswitch is located over the right-hand stick; the elevator dual rate switch is located over the left-hand stick, and the rudder dual rate switch is to the right of the elevator switch. The amount oftravel reduction or increase may be set anywhere between 0 and 125%. Note: if you set thedual rate amount to zero, you will get no response from that channel, which may cause acrash.If you have flight conditions active, you can select different amounts of dual rates foreach flight condition.Inputting Dual Rate Values1. Get to the D/R screen with the Edit Up Down keys.2. The active channel number is indicated by the arrow above or below the channel numbers.The arrow’s position depends on the position of that channel’s dual rate switch. In the figure,the aileron (CH1) dual rate setting at the D/R switch’s lower position is being programmed.D/R 100CH%ST1421ST2 ST3 NOR3. Use the Data +Increase or –Decrease key to choose the amount of dual rate for that switchposition. You may set the travel for both sides of the switch simply by flipping the switch tothe other position (the arrow will also switch sides). If you wish to return to the original100% value, press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key.4. Press the Cursor Right key to move to another channel you wish to input dual rate settings.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 43 –5. Repeat the first three steps for the dual rate settings on the remaining channels. Note thatyou can leave one side of the dual rate switches alone. This can be used for exponentialsettings (see next function).6. Return to the regular operating mode by pressing the two Edit Up Down keys simultaneously.EXP — ExponentialYou may be new to exponential settings. “Exponential” refers to a mathematical functionwhere the curve grows steeper the further away from center it gets. Expo is a way to get theeffect of dual rates without having to flip a switch. The figure below will help explain thisconcept.Normal linear responseExponential gives smaller response for same stick motion around neutralStick MotionServo ResponseMuch less response around neutral (compare with Normal line)Increasing exponential (shallower around neutral)25%0% (Linear)50%75%You will notice that exponential has a smooth curve. For this reason it is possible to havelow sensitivity at low stick angles (like dual rates), and yet have full motion at full stickdeflection. The Eclipse 7 allows you to have two different values of exponential, chosen by thesame dual rate toggle switches on the transmitter, described earlier. You might want to set a dualrate at one switch position with zero exponential, and an exponential value with 100% dual rateat the other. Then you can switch between them in flight and decide which you like better.Later, you can combine both dual rate settings and exponential on a single switch setting.There are really two kinds of exponential, “positive” and “negative.” Negativeexponential is the one shown above, and the type of expo most commonly used, where servomovement is softer around neutral. Positive exponential is where the servos are very sensitivearound neutral and soft at extremes. It is sometimes used for helicopter tail rotors.The Eclipse 7 allows you to set exponential for ailerons, elevator, and rudder. If youhave flight conditions active, you can select different amounts of expo for each flight condition.Setting Exponentials1. Enter the programming mode by pressing the two Edit Up Down keys (the two keys on the farleft) at the same time. Press either Edit Up Down key until the EXP menu appears, as shown.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– –44EXP -30CH 421%ST1 ST2 ST3 NOR2. To set exponential for channel 1, move the arrow by pressing the Cursor Right or Left keysrepeatedly until the arrow is under or over the channel number you want. Now switch theappropriate switch up or down, noticing the position of the arrow. You can set two values ofexponential, one for each switch position. By pressing the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys,you can add or subtract from the numerical value displayed. Note that you may pick a valueanywhere from –100% to +100%. If you quickly want to get back to the default 0%, pressthe Active/Inhibit (Clear) key. You should understand that you won’t see changes in yourmodel’s servo response unless you move the sticks. To get a feel for how exponential works,just hold partial stick and switch the Expo on and off (one side of the switch should be set tozero expo). You’ll see how it affects the servo travel.3. The values you set for exponential are highly dependent on both the model and pilot’spreference. I normally recommend a start value of about –10% to -20%, and many testflights, slowly increasing the number until things are “right”. Obviously this depends on thepilot and model so go ahead and fly it with Expo only on one side of the switch, turn it on andoff during flight, and change things to suit yourself. Or don’t use it at all if you don’t like it— it’s not for everyone.4. Repeat this procedure for the expo settings on the other remaining channels.5. Return to the regular operating mode by pressing the two Edit Up/Down keys simultaneously.FLT.C — Flight Condition MenuFlight conditions are special functions which allow you to switch certain settings in theEclipse 7 transmitter in order to tailor it to different conditions of flight. For example, you mighthave a scale model which is very sluggish at lower speeds (such as takeoff and landing) yet isvery sensitive at higher speeds. Or, it may need lots of rudder trim at lower speeds, but not athigher speeds. Flight conditions allow you to choose between up to three different individualsets of trims, dual rate settings, and exponential values. You make the change when either theFlt. Mode (upper left, 3-position switch) or Flt. Cond. (upper right, long arm, rear of transmitter)switch is flipped.The Eclipse 7 provides three flight conditions in addition to the normal one (NOR),denoted ST1, ST2, and ST3 (you will see these indicators in the display). Flight conditions are a
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 45 –very unusual feature for a system in the class of the Eclipse 7 and they are normally found onlyon systems costing far more. As you learn to use them, you will really appreciate them.The priority of the conditions (when all three are activated) is as follows: ST3 > (ST1,ST2) > NOR. In words, whenever ST3 is turned on, it has priority over the other conditions. IfST3 is not on, both ST1 and ST2 override NOR, which is only active if all the others are turnedoff. This is better understood if you look at the table below:
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– –46Flt. Mode Switch Flt. Cond Switch Active Flight Cond. CommentsAny position Forward ST3 ST3 overrides allForward Back ST2 ST2 active if ST3 off.LAND also on.Back Back ST1 ST1 active if ST3 off.(E->F on)Center Back NOR Default conditionChoosing Flight Conditions1. Get to the FLT.C screen with the Edit Up Down keys. The display will indicate “Inh” and,depending on the positions of the two controlling switches, one of the condition displays onthe bottom (ST1, ST2, or ST3) may be flashing.FLT.C OnST1 ST2 ST3flashing2. Select the desired flight condition from the third column of the table above, and move thetwo switches to the positions shown on the same row of the table. The active conditionindicator on the bottom right of the display will flash.3. Activate the selected flight condition by pressing the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key. The letters“Inh” will change to “On”. Note that you cannot activate ST1 or ST2 if the Flt. Cond switchis forward, even if ST3 is currently inhibited.4. Repeat this procedure to activate each desired flight condition. You can activate up to threeconditions (besides the normal one, which is always on). In this display, you can tell if youare in the NOR mode if the display indicates “Inh” and ST1, ST2, and ST3 are NOTflashing.5. Verify that the desired flight conditions operate when the appropriate switch combination isselected by looking at the flashing displays.6. Now that you have activated one or more flight conditions, you can have new sets of dualrates, exponential values, and trims. Trims are defined by the trim levers on the transmitter,but you can define the values of D/R and Expo using the programming menu. Use the EditUp Down key to move to the D/R menu.7. With D/R indicated in the display, be sure the flight condition switches are in the desiredposition by checking to see which is flashing. Then input the desired D/R value for the activecondition. Note that you can only define one rate for each flight condition — the position ofthe Dual Rate switches does not matter.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 47 –8. Again use the Edit Up Down keys to get to the Expo menu, and set up a desired value of expofor each flight condition. Again, you can only select one exponential value for each flightcondition.9. Return to the regular operating mode by pressing the two Edit Up Down keys simultaneously.If you move to the TRIM menu with the Edit Up Down key, the flight condition indicators areshown in the lower right of the screen, to tell you which is active. You can change the trimsin one flight condition, and they are stored separately and called up with you switch betweenthem. That’s really cool!STRM — Subtrim SettingsThe Subtrim window is used to make small adjustments or corrections in the neutralposition of each servo, independent of the trim levers. The recommended procedure is to zeroout both the trims (see settings menu) and the subtrims (this menu). Then, one mounts the servoarms and sets up linkages so that the neutral position of each control surface is as close to whereit should be as possible, with the arm 90° to the pushrod. Finally, small amounts of subtrim areused to make fine corrections. We recommend that you try to keep all of the subtrim values ofas small as possible. Otherwise, when the subtrims are large values, the servo’s full range oftravel may be restricted.Setting Subtrims1. Use the Edit Up Down keys to call up the STRM window.STRM 5CH 42135672. Press the Cursor Right or Left key until the small arrow is above the channel you wish toadjust (the figure shows subtrim adjustment for CH1).3. Adjust the neutral position using the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys. You may adjustbetween -100% and +100%. If you want to reset the value back to zero, press theActive/Inhibit (Clear) key.4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each channel to be adjusted in turn.5. Return to the regular operating mode by pressing the two Edit Up Down keys simultaneously.REV — Servo ReversingThe servo reverse function may be used when you need to change the direction that aservo responds to a control stick motion. When you use this function, BE SURE THAT YOURCONTROL IS MOVING THE CORRECT DIRECTION. If you are using any preprogrammed
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– –48mixers such as flaperon, be sure to set correct travels in the REV menu setting up thepreprogrammed function.Reversing Servos1. Get to the REV screen with the Edit Up Down keys.2. Use the Data +Increase or –Decrease key to select the channel you wish to reverse. Theactive channel number will flash.REVCH 421 3 567NR3. Toggle between normal (N) and reverse (R) with the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key. The arrowabove the number indicates normal travel, while the arrow below indicates reversed travel(the figure shows all channels normal, none reversed).4. Repeat this procedure for each channel needing to be reversed.5. Return to the regular operating mode by pressing the two Edit Up Down keys simultaneously.T.CUT — Throttle Cut (Engine Kill) FunctionThe Throttle Cut function provides you an easy way to stop the engine by simplypressing a button with the throttle stick at idle, which commands the throttle servo to move aprescribed amount. The throttle servo moves to the selected cut position when the Cut button ispressed and the throttle stick is below 50%. Above 50% throttle, the cut button has no effect.The activation direction may be chosen by the owner.Setting up the Throttle Cut function1. Get to the T.CUT screen with the Edit Up Down keys.2. Place the throttle at its idle position (towards bottom of transmitter). Use the Data –Decreasekey to select the amount of motion of the throttle servo you wish — normally you want tocompletely close the carburetor, but be careful not to choose too much travel which will stallthe servo. You may see the servo move when you press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) button. Amaximum of 72% may be chosen, but only use the amount you need to fully close thecarburetor without stalling the servo.(Picture : Need !over 3)T.CUT -14CH%3flashing3. Return to the regular operating mode by pressing the two Edit Up Down keys simultaneously.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 49 –PMX1 to PMX5 — Programmable Mixes 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5Your Eclipse 7 system contains FIVE separate programmable mixers (PMX1 — PMX5)with unique capabilities. You may use mixing to correct unwanted tendencies of the aircraftduring aerobatics. Each one of these mixers may be programmed to do things that are not built-in programs. This makes them useful for all sorts of different things. Note that the mixers mustbe turned on by flipping a switch — if you need them to be on all the time, you must not touchthat switch.The elevator dual-rate switch in its down position turns on mixers (if they’ve beenactivated). The method to be used to program mixers is given for Mixer #1, but the other mixersmay be programmed in an identical fashion.You can use both PMXs to create a custom dual elevator function, where you use twoservos for your elevator control, one for each side, the second plugged into an unused receiverchannel and mixed from elevator (if you do this, you must be careful to keep the mixer on at alltimes). Or you may also use the mixers for correcting unwanted flying tendencies, likeautomatically applying a bit of rudder with throttle to account for torque/P-factor effects, to acorrective elevator motion during knife-edge flight to correct for an undesired tucking tendency(the latter is described in the ACRO model setup section and below).Using the Programmable mixers1. Call up the mixer screen by repeatedly pressing one of the Edit Up Down keys until a PMXwindow appears. The default is for the function to be inhibited. To activate, press theActive/Inhibit (Clear) key. This will cause the INH display to change to a display showing100%, Master and Slave indicators, and a flashing ON or OFF depending on the position ofthe mixer's on-off switch (see table below).PMIX1 + 8CH%ON R/D4213567SLVMAS2. Now you’ll select the Master channel for the mixing, the channel that causes the mixing tooccur. Press the Cursor Right key to get the master channel indicator MAS flashing on andoff, then press the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys to move the top arrow over the numberof the desired master channel, 1 – 7.421356CH MasterSlave3. Next you’ll put in the Slave channel, the one that is affected by motion of the masterchannel. Press the Cursor Right key to get slave channel indicator SLV flashing on and off,then press the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys to move the bottom arrow underneath thenumber of the desired slave channel.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– –50• Now we'll input the mixing percentage, which tells how much the slave channel responds tothe master channel. Press the Cursor Right key to cause the percent (%) sign to the right ofthe large number to flash on and off. Note that you can set the percentage for the mixer oneach side of the master channel’s control’s motion by moving the master channel's controlback and forth. The motion of the master channel's control is also indicated by the R/D (=Right/Down) or L/U (= Left/Up) indicator in the window.• Hold the master channel's control to one side, and then use the Data +Increase or –Decreasekey to change the percentage for the mixer. Verify that you get the proper motion of theslave channel when you move the master. If you don't get a response to the mastermovement, check that the mixer is turned on with its on-off switch (either the Ch. 7 switch,or the Rudd D/R switch). Change the percentage if the amount of travel is incorrect. If youwant to set the percentage to ZERO, press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key.6. Move the master control to the other side of its travel and then repeat the actions in theprevious step to set the amount of mixing on the other side. Use the Data +Increase or –Decrease key to change the percentage for the mixer until you get the response you want forthe second side.[Knife-Edge Example: for a model that tucks during knife-edge flight, set up a mixer withMaster = 4 (Rudder), and Slave = 2 (elevator). You want to get up elevator mixed in for eitherdirection of full rudder. Therefore, you’ll set plus mixing on one side of the rudder stick, andminus mixing on the other side. Normally only 5% to 10% mixing is needed to solve thisproblem. Mixer No. Mixer On When … Available menus1 CH7 Switch Down ACRO, GLID2 CH7 Switch Down ACRO, GLID3 Gear Switch Down ACRO, GLID, HELI4 Rudder Switch Down ACRO, GLID, HELI5 Flt Condition Switch Down ACRO, GLIDLAND — Landing FunctionThe LAND function simultaneously moves the flaps and the elevator to defined positions tohelp make steep descents or limit airspeed in dives. The controls move to the defined positionsby flipping the Flt. Mode switch fully forward.If your model has a single flap servo on CH6, the flap is dropped. If flaperons are active,you’ll want to raise both to prevent tip-stalling with some up-elevator to compensate, but youmay want to experiment with small values of down flaperons to slow the model down. Use theelevator offset to maintain pitch trim when the landing function is turned on.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 51 –Setting up Landing function1. Use the Edit Up Down arrow keys to select the LAND window. Depending on the position ofthe landing switch, the display will show a flashing OFF or ON. The Flt. Mode switch turnson LAND when all the way forward.LAND 0CH%OFF ON 262. First the amount of elevator offset is programmed. A small arrow is displayed over thenumeral 2 (representing elevator). You may adjust the amount of travel withthe Data +Increase and –Decrease keys. You may use anywhere between -100% and +100%, but a small value of ±10% or less is the recommended starting value. Becareful as this has a very powerful effect on the model’s trim. Press the Active/Inhibit (Clear)key if you wish to reset to 0%.3. To get to the flap travel setting, press the Cursor Right key. The small triangleis now displayed above the numeral 6, indicating the flap channel. You mayinput any desired flap travel with the Data +Increase and –Decrease keys. The default is 0%,and you may set this anywhere from -100 to +100% (check that there is no binding with largeflap deflections and aileron commands). With flaperons, large motions should also beavoided because of reduced aileron effectiveness. You may return to the 0% settings byhitting the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key.Note: At first, be very cautious using the LAND function when you are flying slowly, as therecould be a loss of roll authority. Check out how it works at high altitude first.FLPT — Flap Trim FunctionThe Flap Trim function is used to specify the amount of flap travel produced by motion ofthe flap control (the CH6 knob). With flaperons active, it controls the motion of both ailerons.Setting Flap Trim function1. Use the Edit Up Down arrow keys to select the FLPT window.FLPT 20CH 62. Pressing the Data +Increase or –Decrease key to input your desired flap motion setting. The30% default value produces “reasonable” travel for many models, but you must try it out on yourown model to be sure. A 100% setting causes extreme travel and is not recommended. You maywant to set it to a smaller number, say 10% for starters. If you wish to return to the default 30%CH 26CH 26
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– –52setting, press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key. You can toggle through the settings 0%, 30%, and100% by continuing to press this key. Setting it to 0% disables the flap knob, but the flaps willstill respond to mixing functions such as E->F and to the Landing function.E->F — Elevator → → → → Flap MixingElevator-to-flap mixing makes the flaps drop or rise whenever you pull on the elevatorstick. It is used to make tighter “pylon” turns or squarer corners in maneuvers. Elevator-to-flapmixing is set up so that the flaps droop (are lowered) when up elevator is commanded.UP elevatorDOWN flap or flaperonNotice that this mixing function works with the flaperon setting. If flaperon mixing(FLPN) AND E->F mixing are activated, when you pull up elevator, BOTH ailerons will droop.This function is turned on with the Flt. Mode switch fully Back.Setting Up E → F Mixing1. Press one of the Up Down Edit buttons until the E->F window appears. The default is for thefunction to be inhibited. To activate, press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key. This will cause theINH display to change to a number display, and either ON or OFF will be flashing dependingon the position of the Flt. Mode switch (fully back turns it ON).E->F 30R/D %ONON or OFF depends on Flt. Mode switch setting2. Press the Cursor Right key to get the percent sign flashing, then press the Data +Increase and–Decrease keys to increase or decrease the amount of mixing. Check the direction the flapsmove with elevator stick: with up elevator, the flaps should droop downwards, and for downelevator they should come up. In other words, they should move opposite the elevatormotion. If they don’t, use the Data +Increase and –Decrease keys to change the sign in frontof the percentage number. You should probably start with a smaller number (say 20% or so)and slowly increase it to learn how the model reacts. Remember the position of the Flt.Mode switch turns this function on and off (fully back turns it ON).A->R — Aileron → → → → Rudder MixingAileron-to-rudder mixing is a function which causes the rudder to move automaticallywith the motion of the aileron stick. This is done because when ailerons are used to command aturn, the down-moving aileron has more drag than the up-moving one, so the plane’s fuselage
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 53 –tries to yaw against the turn. Adding rudder mixing cures this problem by making the fuselagepoint straight into the oncoming air stream (this is also called “coordinating the turn”).The slower the model flies, the more mixing is needed, and the faster it moves, the less isneeded. It is ideal to make slow-flying scale models fly realistically. The amount of coupling ishighly dependent on the model configuration. Usually only a small amount of rudder is needed.It will also help to set up some aileron differential using the EPA menus. A good starting point isto limit the ailerons' down motion to 50% to 75% of the up-moving aileron's motion.The aileron-to-rudder mixing function is turned on and off by the Rudder D/R switch.Coordinated turn: fuse lines up with turn direction (don't change anything!)Nose points inside circle : too much coupling or differential. Reduce one or both.Nose points outside circle: increase coupling and/or differentialSetting Up A->R Mixing (Rudder Coupling)1. Press one of the Up Down Edit buttons until the A->R window appears, as shown. Thedefault is for the function to be inhibited, as shown. To activate, press the Active/Inhibit(Clear) key. The letters “INH” will turn to “0,” and either the ON indicator or the OFFindicator will be flashing, depending on the position of the Rudder D/R switch.A->R 10R/D %ONflashing2. Press the Cursor Right key once, and the Percent sign will be flashing. Move the aileronstick all the way to the right, and adjust the R/D mixing amount by pressing the Data+Increase or –Decrease key. You may set any amount between 0 and 100% (an initial valueof 10-20% is suggested). To return to the initial 0% value, press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key.3. Move the aileron stick all the way to the left, and adjust the L/U mixing amount in the sameway. To return to the initial 0% value, press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– –54ELVN — Elevon MixingThe Elevon function should be used with delta wings, flying wings,and other tailless aircraft whose layouts combine the aileron and elevatorfunctions, and requires one servo for each elevon. Connect the right elevonto receiver CH1 and the left elevon to CH2.The amount of aileron and elevator response can be adjustedindependently. However, if you program in too much elevator or ruddertravel, the servos may reach their travel limits before full stick motion hasoccurred. The default values for this mixer are 100%, but you may want tokeep the travel settings at 50% or below because most elevon planes are very sensitive, andadjust the control linkages to get the travel you desire. Note that you cannot use either flaperonor V-tail mixing when elevon mixing is active.Setting up elevon mixing1. The right elevon should be plugged into CH1, and the left elevon should be plugged intoCH2.2. Press one of the Up Down Edit buttons repeatedly to select the ELVN window.3. To activate, press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key. The letters “INH” will turn to “On.”ELVN OnCH 12SLVMAS4. Press the Cursor Right key once, to get to the elevator travel setting menu. A small arrow isdisplayed over the numeral 2 represents elevator master channel, and the percent indicatorwill blink on and off. The little arrow below the 2 indicates left elevon is being set.CHNR21SLVMAS5. Move the elevator stick all the way to the back (full up position): both elevons should moveupwards like elevators. If the left (CH2) elevon moves down, change the its travel directionby pressing the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key to get 0% quickly, then pressing the Data –Decrease key until you reach -50%.ELVN -50CHN21SLVMAS%CH1 CH2Aileron operationElevator operation
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 55 –6. If the right (CH1) elevon moves down with up elevator stick, change the its travel directionby pressing the Cursor Right key (the little arrow moves under the 1), then press the Data –Decrease key until you reach -50%. Otherwise, continue.7. Now you’ll input the amount of aileron stick response on the right (CH1) elevon by pressingthe Cursor Right key once. Now the little arrows move both over and under the 1, and youmay adjust the amount of right elevon travel with the Data +Increase and –Decrease keys.50% is a good starting point. As before, change the sign and use -50% if it travels the wrongway with aileron stick.CHNR21SLVMAS8. Now you’ll input the amount of aileron stick response on the left (CH2) elevon by pressingthe Cursor Right key once. Now the little arrow moves under the 2, and you may adjust theamount of left elevon travel with the Data +Increase and –Decrease keys. 50% is a goodstarting point. Change the sign if travel needs to be reversed.CHNR21SLVMASVTAL — V-Tail MixingV-tail mixing is used with V-tail aircraft so thatboth elevator and rudder functions are combined forthe two tail surfaces, called “ruddervators.” Theresponse to both elevator and rudder inputs can beadjusted independently. However, if you program in too much elevator or rudder travel, whenboth rudder and elevator are commanded the servos may reach their travel limits before full stickmotion has occurred. Therefore, you should keep the travel settings at 50% or below and adjustthe control linkages to get the travel you desire. Note that you cannot have both V-tail andelevon mixing active at the same time.Setting up V-Tail mixing1. The right ruddervator should be plugged into CH2, and the left ruddervator should beplugged into CH4.2. Press one of the Up Down Edit buttons repeatedly to select the VTAL window. The INHindicator will show.3. Press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key to activate the V-tail function. The display will show On.CH2 CH4 CH2 CH4Up Elevator Left Rudder (view from rear)
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– –56VTAL OnCH 42SLVMAS4. Press the Cursor Right key once, to get to the elevator setting menu. A small arrow isdisplayed over the numeral 2, representing elevator master channel, and under the numeral 2,indicating the right (CH2) ruddervator, and the percent indicator will blink on and off. Movethe elevator stick all the way to the back (full up position): both ruddervators should moveupwards. If the right (CH2) ruddervator moves down, change the its travel direction bypressing the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key, then pressing the Data –Decrease key until you reach -50%.CHNR42SLVMAS5. If the left (CH4) ruddervator moves down with up elevator stick, change the its traveldirection by pressing the Cursor Right key (the bottom arrow moves under the 4), theActive/Inhibit (Clear) key (sets 0%), then press the Data –Decrease key until you reach -50%.Otherwise, continue.CHNR42SLVMAS6. Now you’ll input the amount of rudder stick response on the left (CH4) ruddervator bypressing the Cursor Right key once. Now the little arrows move both over and under the 4,and you may adjust the amount of left ruddervator travel with the Data +Increase and –Decrease keys. 50% is a good starting point. Press Active/Inhibit (Clear) key if you wish toreset to 0%).CHNR42SLVMAS7. Now you’ll input the amount of rudder stick response on the right (CH2) ruddervator bypressing the Cursor Right key once. Now the little arrow moves under the 2, and you mayadjust the amount of right ruddervator travel with the Data +Increase and –Decrease keys.50% is a good starting point. Press Active/Inhibit (Clear) key if you wish to reset to 0%).CHNR42SLVMAS8. Remember to be sure not to have so much travel as to cause binding when both elevator andrudder are commanded simultaneously.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 57 –FLPN — Flaperon MixingThe Flaperon mixing function uses two servos to individually control two ailerons,combining the aileron function with the flap function. Both ailerons can be raised and loweredsimultaneously for a flap effect. Of course, aileron function, where the two controls move indifferent directions, is also performed. The down travel of the left and right ailerons can beadjusted, so you can also get a differential effect. (Left and right flap travel are adjustedindividually in the EPA menu.) To take advantage of the flaperon mixing function, you’ll needto connect the right aileron servo to CH1 (AIL) and the left aileron servo to CH6 (FLP).Aileron Operation Flap OperationCh 1 Ch 6 Ch 6Ch 1You can combine the flaperon function with the landing function (LAND), to get steeperdescents without building up airspeed. This is very convenient for making short approaches onsmall fields. Note that you cannot have both flaperon and elevon mixing active at the same time.Setting up the Flaperon function1. The right flaperon servo should be plugged into CH1, and the left flaperon servo should beplugged into CH6.2. Press one of the Up Down Edit buttons repeatedly to select the FLPN window. The INHindicator will show.3. Press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key to activate the flaperon function. This will show the Onindicator.FLPN OnCH 16SLVMAS4. Press the Cursor Right key once. A small arrow is displayed over the numeral 1, representingaileron master channel, and the percent indicator will blink on and off. A small arrow isdisplayed under the numeral 1, which tells us we’re setting the right (CH1) flaperon servo.Move the aileron stick all the way to the right, and check that both flaperons move the rightdirection. If the right (CH1) flaperon moves the wrong way, change the its travel directionby holding the stick to the right, pressing the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key, then pressing the Data–Decrease key until you reach -100%. This will also change the travel for the left stickmotion.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– –58FLPN +100CH%16SLVMAS5. If the left (CH6) flaperon moves correctly with aileron stick, go to the next step. Otherwise,change the its travel direction by pressing the Cursor Right key (the little arrow moves underthe 6), press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key (sets 0%), then press the Data –Decrease key untilyou reach -100%.CHNR61SLVMAS6. Now you’ll input the amount of flap response on the flaperons. The flap motion iscommanded by the VR1 knob to the left of the antenna, and both flaperons should move thesame direction when you move the knob. Press the Cursor Right key one time, so the littlearrow moves over the 6 indicating flaps are now the master channel. Note the arrow underthe 6 as well, indicating left (CH6) flaperon. Now you may adjust the amount of left flaperontravel with the Data +Increase and –Decrease keys. Press Active/Inhibit (Clear) key if you wishto reset to 0%). You may need to choose negative values to get the control to travel thecorrect direction.CHNR61SLVMAS7. Now you’ll input the amount of flap knob response on the right (CH1) flaperon by pressingthe Cursor Right key once. Now the little arrow moves under the 1, and you may adjust theamount of right flaperon travel with the Data +Increase and –Decrease keys.CHNR61SLVMAS8. You may wish to set aileron differential. Aileron differential means that each aileron hasmore travel in the ‘up’ direction than the ‘down’ direction. Normally the down travel isreduced to about half of the up travel, especially on slower-flying models. Press the CursorRight key two times, so the little arrows move over and under the 1 indicating aileron stick isagain the master channel. The arrow under the 1 indicates the right (CH1) flaperon. Movethe stick to the LEFT and press the Data –Decrease key until you get to 50-75%. If you needeven more differential, you can choose as low as 0% down, and the ailerons will move uponly. This is preferred over reducing the up travel, which reduces the roll rate.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 59 –9. You must repeat this procedure for the left flaperon also. Press the Cursor Right key onetime, so the little arrow moves under the 6 indicating the left (CH6) flaperon. Move the stickto the Right and as before, press the Data –Decrease key until you get to 50-75%.
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– –60Aircraft Flight Trimming ChartThe following chart may be used to systematically set up and trim a model for straight flight andaerobatic maneuvers. Please note that for best results, trimming should be done in near-calmconditions. Before you decide to make a change, be sure to try the test several times beforemaking adjustments. If any changes are made, go back through the previous steps and verify thatthey are not also affected. If they are, make further adjustments as necessary.To test for … Test Procedure Observations Adjustments1. Controlneutrals Fly the model straight and level Use the transmitter trims for hands-offstraight & level flight. Change electronic subtrims oradjust clevises to centertransmitter trims.2. Control throws Fly the model and apply fulldeflection of each control inturnCheck the response of each control• Aileron high-rate: 3 rolls in 4 seconds;low-rate: 3 rolls/6 sec• Elevator high-rate: to give a smoothsquare corner; low-rate gives approx.130 ft diameter loop• Rudder: high-rate 30-35° for stall turns;low rate maintains knife-edgeChange EPA (for high rates),and Dual Rate settings (forlow rates) to achieve desiredresponses.3. Decalage Power off vertical dive(crosswind if any). Releasecontrols when model vertical(elevator trim must be neutral)A. Model continues straight downB. Model starts to pull out (nose up)?C. Model starts to tuck in (nose down)?A. No adjustmentB. Reduce incidenceC. Increase incidence4. Center ofGravity Method 1: Roll into nearvertically-banked turn.Method 2: Roll model invertedA1. Nose dropsB1. Tail dropsA2. Lots of forward stick (downelevator) required to maintain levelflightB2. No forward stick (down elevator)required to maintain level flight, ormodel climbsA. Add weight to tailB. Add weight to nose5. Tip weight(coarseadjustment)Fly model straight & levelupright. Check aileron trimmaintains level wings. Rollmodel inverted, wings level.Release aileron stick.A. Model does not drop a wing.B. Left wing drops.C. Right wing drops.A. No adjustmentB. Add weight to right tip.C. Add weight to left tip.6. Side Thrust &Warped Wing Fly model away from you intoany wind. Pull it into a verticalclimb, watch for deviations asit slows down.A. Model continues straight up.B. Model veers leftC. Model veers rightD. Model rolls rightA. No adjustmentB. Add right thrustC. Reduce right thrustD. Put trim tab under leftwing tip *7. Up/DownThrust Fly the model on normal pathinto any wind, parallel to strip,at a distance of around 100meters from you (elevator trimshould be neutral as per Test3). Pull it into a vertical climb& neutralize elevatorA. Model continues straight upB. Model pitches up (goes toward top ofmodel)C. Model pitches down (goes towardbottom of model)A. No adjustmentB. Add down thrustC. Reduce down thrust8. Tip weight(fine adjustment) Method 1: fly the model as perTest 6 and pull into areasonably small diameterloop (one loop only)Method 2: fly the model as perTest 6 and then push into anoutside loop (one only, fairlytight)A. Model comes out with wings levelB. Model comes out right wing lowC. Model comes out left wing lowA. No adjustment necessaryB. Add weight to left tipC. Add weight to right tip
Aircraft (ACRO) Section– 61 –9. Ailerondifferential Method 1: fly model towardyou & pull into a verticalclimb before it reaches you.Neutralize controls, thenhalf-roll the model.Method 2: fly model on normalpass and do three or morerollsMethod 3: fly the modelstraight and level and gentlyrock the aileron stick backand forthA. No heading changesB. Heading change opposite to rollcommand (i.e. heading veers leftbacker right roll)C. Heading change in direction of rollcommandA. Roll axis on model centerlineB. Roll axis off to same side of model asroll command (i.e. right roll, roll axisoff right wing tip)C. Roll axis off to opposite side ofmodel as roll commandA. Model flies straight ahead withoutyawingB. Model yaws away from rollcommand (i.e. right roll, yaw left)C. Model yaws towards roll command(i.e. right roll, yaw right)A. Differential settings OKB. Increase differentialC. Decrease differentialA. Differential settings OKB. Increase differentialC. Decrease differentialA. Differential settings OKB. Increase differentialC. Decrease differential10. Dihedral Method 1: Fly the model onnormal pass and roll intoknife-edge flight; maintainflight with top rudder (do thistest in both left & right knife-edge flight)Method 2: Apply rudder inlevel flightA. Model has no tendency to rollB. Model rolls in direction of appliedrudderC. Model rolls in opposite direction inboth testsA. Dihedral OKB1. Reduce dihedralB2. Use mixer to produceaileron opposing ruddertravel (start with 10%)C1. Increase dihedralC2. Mix ailerons with rudderdirection 10%11. Elevatoralignment (formodels withindependentelevator halves)Fly the model as in Test 6 andpull up into an inside loop.Roll it inverted and repeat theabove by pushing it up into anoutside loop.A. No rolling tendency when elevatorappliedB. Model rolls in same direction in bothtests — halves misaligned.C. Model rolls opposite directions inboth tests. One elevator half hasmore throw than the other (modelrolls to side with most throw).A. Elevators in correctalignmentB. Either raise one half, orlower the otherC. Reduce throw on oneside, or increase throw onthe other.12. Pitching inknife-edge flight Fly the model as in Test 10 A. There is no pitch up or downB. The nose pitches up (the modelclimbs laterally)C. Nose pitches down (model diveslaterally)A. No adjustment neededB. Alternate cures:1) move CG back;2) increase incidence;3) droop ailerons;4) mix down elevator withrudderC. Reverse ‘B’ above*Trim tab is 3/16” x 3/4” x 4” trailing edge stock, placed just in front of aileron on bottom, pointed end forward.
Glider (GLID) Section– –62Glider (GLID) Menu FunctionsThe following section describes how to use the glider-specific menu functions (modeltype GLID). Descriptions of the other functions are contained in the aircraft (ACRO)section.
Glider (GLID) Section– 63 –There are two different glider modes in the Eclipse 7system. You set them up in the Model Setup menus (seepage 26). 4WNG refers to a glider with four wing servos.2WNG refers to a model with two wing servos for flaperons,but this setup also applies to models with an additional flapor spoiler servo in CH6.Glider Functions Map ............................ (see right)Glider Setup Example........................................ 65EPA .............End point adjust ............................ 41D/R .............Dual Rates..................................... 42EXP .............Exponential................................... 43FLT.C.........Flight Condition ............................ 44STRM...........Subtrim.......................................... 47REV .............Servo Reverse ............................... 47PMX1-5.......Programmable Mixer #1– #5 ........ 49ADIF...........Aileron Differential....................... 55VTAL...........V-Tail............................................ 55E->F...........Elevator → Flap mixing................. 52A->R...........Rudder Coupling........................... 52F->A...........Flap → Aileron mixing................... 72F->E...........Flap → Elevator mixing................. 73CROW...........Crow mixing (airbrakes) ............... 73AIL.T.........Aileron Dual Trim......................... 77S.TM1, 2....Speed Flap trim offsets 1, 2 (GLID4) 75A->F...........Aileron → Flap mixing (GLID4) ... 77DFL.T.........Dual Flap Trim knob (GLID4)...... 78Glider Trimming Chart....................................... 81Useful Control & Switch InformationGear Switch controls receiver CH3VR1 controls camber (flap motions)VR2 controls receiver CH7 and sets DFL.TCH7 switch Forward = F->A On, F->E OnGEAR switch Back = CROW Off,Flt. Condition switch Back= A->F OffFlt. Mode switch Back (“speed”)= E->F On, S.TM1Flt. Mode switch Forward (“launch”) = S.TM2 OnDual Rate Set [D/R]End Point Adjust [EPA]Normal Display ModePress both Edit/Display keysProg. Mix 1 [PMX1] through Prog. Mix 5 [PMX5]Flight Cond. [FLT.C]Exponential [EXP]Sub-Trims [STRM]Servo Reversing [REV]Voltage/Timer Display Ail → Rud Mix [A-R]Crow Mix [CROW]Elev → Flap Mix [E-F]Ail Differential [ADIF]V-Tail [VTAL]Flap → Ail Mix [F-A]Flap → Ele Mix [F-E]Subtrim Set 1 [STM1]Subtrim Set 2 [STM2]Aileron Trim [AIL.T]Ail → Flap Mix [A-F]Dual Flap Trim [DFLT]44444=4WNG only
Glider (GLID) Section– –64Eclipse 7 Glider Controls and Switch AssignmentsThis should be the “Eclipse 7 Mode 2 Switch Configuration List”drawing with only the GLID features listed (less confusing).This figure shows the assignments for a Mode 2 system as supplied by the factory for the NorthAmerican version. Note that some of the functions will not operate until activated in the mixingmenus.
Glider (GLID) Section– 65 – Competition Glider Quick Setup InstructionsThe following example shows how the Eclipse 7 may be programmed for the “typical” high-performance six-servo sailplane, shown below. Six servos are used for right and left ailerons,right and left flaps, elevator, and rudder. If the model happens to have a V-tail, all the functionsare the same, except for the response of the two tail controls. The channel 3 output on thereceiver toggles with the Gear switch and may be used for motor on/off. If you are programminga model with two wing servos, skip the steps labeled “4WNG only.” Your model’s settings willbe dependent on the setup and linkages. Ask an experienced pilot for assistance setting up.Right AileronElevatorRudder Right Flap Left Flap Left AileronSpoilersRight RuddervatorLeft RuddervatorV-Tail1. Before you begin, be sure that all ofyour aileron and flap servos are plugged intothe proper receiver channels:CH1 — Right aileronCH2 — ElevatorCH3 — Motor on/off or spoilerCH4 — RudderCH5 — Left AileronCH6 — Right Flap (4WNG only)CH7 — Left Flap (4WNG only)2. Enter the SETUP mode by turning onthe transmitter while pressing the two UpDown Edit buttons simultaneously. You willbe in the model setup (MSEL) menu.3. Make sure you’re in a clear memory. Ifnecessary, use the Cursor Right button tomove to a new model memory. The selectedmodel memory is indicated by the littleflashing arrow pointing down. Power downif you’ve chosen a new memory, then powerup as in previous step.4. Press the Up arrow until the word GLIDappears, 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 keysuntil it appears. You must press both Datakeys to “Save” the setting; when you dothis, there will be two beeps. This is howyou select the type of model you wish touse.WARNING: selecting a different model typewill erase the settings in the model memory.BE SURE you’re in the correct modelmemory before selecting a new model type,or you might accidentally erase a modelyou’re using! (The other memories will notbe affected.)GLID421 3 567MODELflashing5. Now it’s time to select the wing type.Select 2WNG for models with two aileronservos, and 4WNG for models with twoailerons and two flaps. Press the Up arrowuntil you see the word “WING” in the upperright of the display. The wing type in thelower left will be flashing. You must pressboth Data keys to save the wing type.
Glider (GLID) Section– –664WNG421 3 567MODELflashingWING6. Press the Up arrow once. This gets youinto the model name mode (note that thewords “MODEL” and “NAME” appear inthe upper left of the display).7. Now you can select four letters toidentify your model. With the first of thefour letters flashing, press the Data +Increaseor –Decrease key to change the letter that isdisplayed. Stop when the first letter is theone you want.8. Press the Right Cursor key once to get tothe second letter. Repeat the previous stepto choose the second letter.9. Repeat two more times to fill out theremaining two letters. If you like, you canhit the right cursor button one more time andselect a number between 0 and 199 forfurther identification. It can be handy to usethis to store the plane’s channel number.10. Press the Up arrow once. This gets youinto the Timer menu (TIME). If you want,you can use the Data +Increase or –Decreasekeys to select the amount of time you wantthe stopwatch to count down.11. This completes the initial part of thesetup. Now, we’ll go ahead and customizethe GLID settings for your model. Switchtransmitter power OFF.12. Turn the transmitter on. When you do,you will find that channels 1 and 5 act asailerons. Channels 6 and 7 will only movewhen the flap knob (VR1) is moved.13. Now check that each servo moves theproper direction. Move the aileron, elevator,and rudder sticks. Be sure that the channelsgo the proper direction. If not, go to theReversing menu (REV) by hitting the Downarrow. Follow the procedures in the ACROsetup example, for details.14. (4WNG only) Move to A → → → → F bypressing the Up Down Edit buttons. Activateit by pressing the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key(‘On’ or ‘Off’ will be flashing depending onthe position of the Flt condition switch:forward is on).A->F CH 16SLVMAS 7ON15. (4WNG only) Next, move the aileronstick and be sure that both flaps move thesame directions as the ailerons. If they do,move on to the next step. If they don’t,reverse them in the REV menu. Checkagain that the flaps now move with theailerons.A->F + 50CH%16SLVMAS 7ON L/U16. (4WNG only) Reduce the rate that theailerons mix to the flaps by pressing theCursor Right key until the percent signflashes. You can independently set the upand down travel for each flap, which ishandy for models which have hinging thatprevents motion in one direction. Wesuggest that you set the mixing rate to 50%on all four settings. You can increase thislater if you find you need moremaneuverability.17. Now all the servos should functionproperly for different stick motions. Whenyou move the right-hand stick to the right,the servos on the right wing should move thecontrols upwards, and the servos on the leftshould move the left wing controlsdownward. Rudder and elevator should alsorespond properly.Spend some time getting the correct motionsin this step. If you try to do it later within
Glider (GLID) Section– 67 –the different mixing functions, you will getall messed up!18. Now we’ll input values for ailerondifferential. Press one of the Up Down Editbuttons to get to ADIF. The function isalready activated, but it's set to 100% onboth sides, zero differential.19. The display shows little triangles overand under the numeral 1. This means thatwe are programming the aileron stick input(the upper triangle) into the right aileronservo, CH1 (triangle under the 1).ADIF +100CH%15SLVMASL/U Normally, we want to have more up ailerontravel than down travel. Hold the aileronstick to the right but leave the percentagesetting at 100%. Now move the aileron stickto the left and use the Data –Decrease key todrop it to 60-70%.20. Now we’ll repeat the previous step forthe left aileron. Press the Cursor Right keyonce, so that the small triangle is under thenumber 5. Now we’ll set the differential onthe second aileron. Holding the aileron stickto the left, we leave the percentage setting at100%. Now move the aileron stick to theright and use the Data –Decrease key to dropit to 70% or so. Now, when you move theaileron stick, both ailerons will go up morethan down.ADIF + 70CH%15SLVMASR/D21. Move to the full-wing camber control(F->A) menu, and activate by pressing theActive/Inhibit (Clear) key. For this function,we recommend using a setting of 100% sothe motion of all four wing servos is thesame. It is important to have flap andaileron horns that are the same length, but ifthey differ (hopefully in pairs) it is possibleto make some corrections here. Thecamber-changing is done by turning theknob on the top left of the transmitter (VR1flap knob, on the top left of the transmitter).The default settings for Flap → Aileronmixing are such that you get equal motionabove and below the neutral camberposition. There is a neutral point settingcommand in this menu, which can bereached by pressing the Cursor Right keyinside of the F->A menu. However, werecommend not using this command. It doesmove the flap neutral position relative to theaileron neutral.Note that the motion dictated by the Camberknob (VR1 knob) goes into both positiveand negative camber from the neutral point,unless you set the F → → → → A offset (see previousstep).22. Center the camber knob, also known asthe VR1 knob, on the top left of thetransmitter. Be sure to center all of thetrims, and get all of the servo arms to benear neutral. Use the clevises to get as closeas you can. This way you won't run out ofsubtrim authority.You can make fine adjustments to thepositions of the two outer ailerons using theaileron trim (AIL.T) function in theprogramming menu. Now, you can set theneutral position of the two inboard flaps(CH6 and CH7) relative to each other usingthe dual flap trim (DFL.T) knob (VR2).Then use the subtrims (STRM) to set all theremaining controls the desired neutrallocations.STRM 5CH 4213567Note: you can set the neutrals for theailerons and flaps by using the wing beds (ifthey’re foam wings) or matching up with therest of the wing. Don’t use the fuselageairfoil as these are often far from parallelfrom one side to the other. Set the elevatorincidence per the manufacturer or plans, andthe rudder should be centered.
Glider (GLID) Section– –6823. Set up the crow (also referred to as“butterfly”) function for precise spotlandings. The ailerons reflex (go up), andthe flaps drop with movement of the throttlestick. Turn on by locating the CROW menuwith the Up Down Edit keys, then pressingthe Active/Inhibit (Clear) key. The On or Offdisplay will be flashing, depending on theGear switch.24. First set the CROW function activationpoint. Hit the Cursor Left key one time toget to the offset setting menu. Now movethe throttle stick all the way up. Enter thatposition by pressing the Clear Active/Inhibitkey. SET +127CH 16SLVMASON 2%25. Next, set up the throws for the ailerons.Hit the Cursor Right key two times to get tothe aileron setting menu (a small triangleappears over the number 1). Use the Data+Increase or –Decrease keys to input somepercentage of aileron motion. Move thethrottle stick downwards and be sure theailerons go UP with crow. If they don’t,change the sign in front of the settingnumber. You'll probably want a fair amount,but not all, of aileron travel. Start withabout 50%. Be sure not to use full travel, soyou'll have roll authority while on approachin full crow command. Notice that you setthe throw for both ailerons at the same time:this is the reason to have identical controlarm lengths and neutral positions. CROW + 35CH 16SLVMASON 2%26. Now you may set up the throw for theelevator, but it usually doesn't take much,and too much will be uncontrollable. Wesuggest you set this amount backer you'veflown and know how much elevator motionis needed to trim. Press the Cursor Right keyonce to get to the elevator setting menu (asmall triangle appears over the number 2).Set the desired number with the Data+Increase or –Decrease keys.For starters, use zero or very little elevatorcompensation until you fly and determinewhat is needed: if the model pitches up withcrow, add down elevator compensation andif it pitches downwards, add some upcompensation. Make only small changes incompensation because it has a big effect ontrim. Refer to the sailplane trimming chartfor more details. CROW 0CH 16SLVMASON 2%27. (4WNG only) Now set up the throwsfor the flaps as desired. Press the CursorRight key once to get to the flap settingmenu (a small triangle appears over thenumber 6). Set the desired number with theData +Increase or –Decrease keys. Move thethrottle stick and be sure the flaps goDOWN with crow. If they don’t, change thesign (this may depend on servo orientation).You'll probably want as much flap motion aspossible — 90° is great if you can get it.Like the ailerons, you set both flap offsets atthe same time. CROW +100CH 16SLVMASON 2%28. (4WNG only) Then, using Subtrims, finetune to get neutral flaps on both sides. UseEPAs to get 90° flap travel (or the amountof travel that you’d like) at full crow. Itmay be helpful to use long servo arms on theflap servos to increase their effective throw.29. (4WNG only) You can use the S.TM1(launch) preset for high launches. You canset the two flaps (CH6 and CH7) to drop formore lift, and trim with elevator (CH2).
Glider (GLID) Section– 69 –Increase the up-elevator preset in smallincrements until the plane launches assteeply as you like, or add down elevator ifthe model weaves back and forth or is hardto control (remember to use the rudder stick,or rudder coupling, during the launch). Awell-trimmed model may actually have somedown elevator mixed in for launching.S.TM1 -100CH 16ON 2%7Remember that to get the S.TM1 function toturn on, you have to flip the Flt. Modeswitch Back.30. (4WNG only) You may also set up thespeedmode presets (S.TM2) for high-speedcruise between thermals. Reflex the entiretrailing edge a very small amount —10% oreven less all the way across is recommendedfor starters. The trailing edge should raiseno more than 1/16" (1.5 mm), or you'll gainmore drag than penetration ability. (Themanual I have incorrectly indicates the onposition for the SPEED mixing — it shouldbe on the top of the switch, as shownbelow.)S.TM2 + 10CH 16ON 2%731. If desired, add aileron-rudder coupling(A->R) for coordinated turns. This setting ishighly dependent on the modelconfiguration. Usually only a small amountof rudder is needed, especially if a largeamount of differential is present, so start outwith 10–15%. Carefully observe thedirection of the fuselage relative to thethermal turn the model is making. If thenose points towards the inside of the circle,the coupling is too high, and if it pointstowards the outside of the circle, you needmore coupling. When everything is setproperly, the fuselage will be tangent to thethermal turn circle (see page 70 for moredetails).A->R 10R/D %ONWhile you are flying, watch for trim changesduring launch and crow control actions andset the compensations to cancel them out.You may wish to refer to the sailplanetrimming chart presented earlier.
Glider (GLID) Section– –70Glider Model Function DescriptionsEPA — End point adjustSee ACRO instructions on page 41.D/R — Dual RatesSee ACRO instructions on page 42.EXP — ExponentialSee ACRO instructions on page 43.FLT.C — Flight ConditionsSee ACRO instructions on page 44. There are three FLT.C settings available in theGLID menus. Note that in addition to the FLT.C features described there, you can also use theSTM.1 and STM.2 subtrim offset functions to program different controls move to new positions.Together, these can be used to set up launch and speed control positions and offsets forsailplanes. The trim lever for the flap stick controls the neutral position of both flaps if 4WNG ison.In the GLID menus with the 4WNG option on, the flight condition menus allow you tooffset the trim positions inputted by the trim levers for channels 1, 2, 4, and 6. The Speed FlapTrim offset functions allow you to also offset the position of the elevator servo (CH2) and thedual flap servos (CH6 and CH7). Speed Flap Trim offset functions are described later.STRM — SubtrimSee ACRO instructions on page 47.REV — Servo ReversingSee ACRO instructions on page 47.PMX1 to PMX5 — Programmable Mixing FunctionsSee ACRO instructions on page 49ADIF — Aileron DifferentialAilerons are used to roll or bank the glider's wing, but making a roll or turn has a price. Awing that generates lift also generates a drag component called induced drag, meaning that dragis induced as a byproduct of the lifting wing. This means that the wing that is lifting more is alsodragging more, and the resulting drag difference causes the fuselage of the model to yaw awayfrom the desired turn direction, exactly the wrong thing to have happen. This causes even more
Glider (GLID) Section– 71 –drag, which can really hurt a glider's performance. There are two ways to reduce the yaw of thefuselage, differential (ADIF) and rudder coupling (A->R). Both should be used together, but youonly find ADIF in the glider menus.Aileron differential causes the ailerons to automatically move with more UP than DOWNmotion, which helps to reduce induced drag. It helps, along with rudder-coupling, to make thefuselage point straight into the oncoming air stream (this is also called “coordinating the turn”).The amount of differential is highly dependent on the model configuration. A goodstarting point is for the down aileron to move 50% to 75% as much as the up-moving aileron.Coordinated turn: fuse lines up with turn direction (don't change anything!)Nose points inside circle : too much coupling or differential. Reduce one or both.Nose points outside circle: increase coupling and/or differentialSetting Up Differential1. Press one of the Up Down Edit buttons repeatedly to select the ADIF window. To beginwith, the function is already activated, but it's set to 100% on both sides so there is nodifferential. A->R 10R/D %ON2. A small arrow is displayed under the numeral 1, showing that CH1 is the affected channel.To set the differential for the right aileron (CH1) down travel, hold the aileron stick to theleft side (display shows L/U), and press the Data Decrease key (the right aileron moves downwhen left aileron stick is commanded). Continue reducing the percentage until you reachabout 60% to 70%.3. Make sure that the up travel for the first aileron (CH1) stays at 100% by holding the aileronstick to the right side (display shows R/D) and verifying that the display shows 100%.4. Press the Cursor Right key once, to get to the left aileron (CH5) setting menu. A small arrowis displayed under the numeral 5, showing that CH5 is the affected channel.
Glider (GLID) Section– –725. Move the aileron stick to the right (display shows R/D), and press the Data Decrease keyreducing the percentage until you reach about 60% to 70%.6. Make sure that the up travel for the second aileron (CH5) stays at 100% by holding theaileron stick to the left side (display shows L/U) and verifying that the display shows 100%.7. If for some reason you want a 0% setting, press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key. This is themaximum amount of differential you can get, but will reduce the roll rate if selected.VTAL — V-Tail ProgrammingSee page 55E->F — Elevator → → → → Flap mixingSee ACRO instructions on page 52. The GLID mode E->F function is turned on withthe Flt. Mode switch fully Back. Also, the Elevator-Flap mixing does not provide full trailing-edge motion on gliders even if the F->A mixing function is activated — only the center flaps arecoupled.A->R — Aileron → → → → Rudder mixingSee page 52F->A — Flap → → → → Aileron mixingFlap → Aileron mixing (F-> A) is used to make both ailerons move together as flapswhen the camber-changing/flap knob VR1 is rotated. This allows full-span camber changing onmodels with either two ailerons and one flap (2WNG) or two ailerons and two flaps (4WNG). Itis on only if the Ch. 7 switch is forward, and functions at the same time as flap->elevator mixing(see next menu).Using Flap->Aileron Mixing1. Locate the flap->aileron mixing function by scrolling to the F->A menu with the Up DownEdit keys. The default is for it to be inhibited (Inh). Press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key so thatthe ‘+100%’ display is shown, meaning the ailerons follow the flaps 100%. Depending on theposition of the Ch. 7 switch, either 'On' or 'Off' will be flashing.2. Press the Cursor Right key once, to get to the percent setting menu. Press the Data +Increaseor –Decrease keys to adjust the amount of mixing to suit.3. Move the flap knob so the R/D display changes to L/U, or vice versa, and repeat the settingadjustment for that side of the travel. You can set an input on each side of the flap knob.
Glider (GLID) Section– 73 –4. If you want to zero out the amount of mixing on one side of the knob's travel, press theActive/Inhibit (Clear) key.5. You can observe the effect of flap->aileron mixing on the aileron servos when the function isturned on with the Ch. 7 switch, and you move the flap knob (VR1) back and forth.F->E — Flap → → → → Elevator mixingFlap → Elevator mixing (F->E) is used to make the elevator move to maintain trimwhen the camber-changing/flap knob VR1 is rotated. It functions at the same time as flap->aileron mixing (see previous menu). F->E mixing is on only if the Ch. 7 switch is forward.Setting Up Flap->Elevator Mixing1. Get to the flap->elevator mixing function by locating the F->E menu with the Up Down Editkeys. The default is for it to be inhibited (Inh). Press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key so that the‘+100%’ display is shown, meaning the elevator follows the flaps 100%. Depending on theposition of the Ch. 7 switch, either 'On' or 'Off' will be flashing.2. Press the Cursor Right key once, to get to the percent setting menu. Press the Data +Increaseor –Decrease keys to adjust the amount of mixing to suit. You probably want to select anumber like 10% or less, since the elevator is very powerful as a trimming device.3. Move the flap knob so the R/D display changes to L/U, or vice versa, and repeat the settingadjustment for that side of the travel. You can set an input on each side of the flap knob.4. If you want to zero out the amount of mixing on one side of the knob's travel, press theActive/Inhibit (Clear) key.5. You can observe the effect of flap->elevator mixing on the elevator servo when the functionis turned on with the Ch. 7 switch, and you move the flap knob (VR1) back and forth.CROW — Crow mixing (airbrakes)The Crow mixing function is useful for increasing the drag of a model during landingapproaches, which makes the approach steeper and slower, making landings shorter and easier.This is especially useful for sailplanes, where applying down elevator to steepen the glide alsospeeds things up and makes landings very difficult. Crow is activated by the flap (throttle) stickposition. Ailerons, elevator, and flaps are the three controls that are commanded by crowfunction, which is also called “butterfly” in the sailplane world.The idea of the crow function is to simultaneously raise the ailerons (which reduces thewing’s lift), and drop the flaps (to regain the lift lost by the up aileron movement). Elevatormotion may also be also commanded if needed to prevent a trim change induced by the flap and
Glider (GLID) Section– –74aileron motion. Normally, crow is set up so that the maximum control movements (maximumdrag) occur at "low" throttle stick position (towards the bottom of the transmitter). The Gearswitch must be forward for Crow to operate.Setting Up Crow Mixing1. Start by locating the CROW menu with the Up Down Edit keys. Either the ON or OFF displaywill be flashing, depending on the position of the Gear switch (forward is on).2. First set the CROW function activation point. Hit the Cursor Left key one time to get to theSET menu. Now move the throttle stick all the way up. Enter that position by pressing theClear Active/Inhibit key. The display should read a number around +125%. SET +127CH 16SLVMASON 2%3. Make sure CROW is ON by moving the Gear switch forward. Verify by looking at theflashing indicator.4. Next, set up the throws for the ailerons. Press the Right key two times to get to the aileronsetting menu (a small arrow will appear over the number 1 in the display). Press the Data+Increase or –Decrease keys to adjust the amount of UP aileron motion. Move the throttlestick all the way down and be sure the ailerons go UP. If they don’t go up, but go downinstead, press the Clear Active/Inhibit key and then press the other Data key to achieve thedesired up aileron travel (this may depend on servo orientation). You'll probably want a fairamount, but not all, of aileron travel. Be sure not to use full travel, so you'll have rollauthority while on approach in full crow command. Notice that you set the throw for bothailerons at the same time: this is the reason to have identical control arm lengths and identicalneutral positions. CROW + 35CH 16SLVMASON 2%5. Now press the Right key to get to the elevator compensation menu (a small arrow willappear over the number 2 in the display). Press the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys to set upthe throw for the elevator as desired. Move the throttle stick and be sure the elevator goes UPwith crow. If it goes down, press the Clear Active/Inhibit key and then press the other Data key to
Glider (GLID) Section– 75 –achieve the desired up elevator travel (this may depend on servo orientation). For starters, usezero or very little up elevator compensation until you fly and determine what is needed: if themodel pitches up with crow, add down elevator compensation and if it pitches downwards, addsome up compensation. Make only small changes in compensation because it has a big effect ontrim. Refer to the sailplane trimming chart on page 81 for more details.6. Now press the Right key to get to the flap setting menu (a small arrow will appear over thenumber 6 in the display). Press the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys to set up the throws forthe flaps as desired. Move the throttle stick and be sure the flaps go down with crow. If theydon’t go down, but go up instead, press the Clear Active/Inhibit key and then press the otherData key to achieve the desired down flap travel (this may depend on servo orientation).You'll probably want as much flap motion as possible — 90° is great if you can get it. Likethe ailerons, you set both flap offsets at the same time. CROW +100CH 16SLVMASON 2%7. If you can't get enough travel, go to the EPA menu and be sure CH6 and CH7 are set as highas possible to get 90° flap travel. Of course, you can reduce them to get the amount of travelthat you’d like at full crow, but this is better done in the Crow menu as given in the previousstep. It may be helpful to use long servo arms on the flap servos to increase their effectivethrow.Remember to try your crow setup out at higher altitudes to verify that the trim doesn’tchange rapidly. If you want to steepen the descent, increase the flap downward deflection whileincreasing the up aileron movement.Caution: when setting up crow, do not call for too much aileron “up” travel, or you’ll loseroll authority, and this occurs at a crucial time, when your model is flying relatively slowly on alanding approach. Always make changes in small increments, don't try to do it “all at once.”S.TM1, 2 — Speed Flap Trim offsets(Camber mix) 1, 2 (4WNG only)Speed Flap Trim Offsets, together with flight conditions, are a way to set up gliders withfour wing servos (4WNG). They do not appear in the two wing servo (2WNG) menu. SpeedFlap Trim offsets are used to offset the positions of the elevator servo (CH2) and the inboardflaps (CH6 and CH7) by flipping the Flt. Mode switch. Together with the Flight Condition
Glider (GLID) Section– –76menus (FLT.C), you can command any position of the inboard flaps, ailerons, and elevator byflipping the Flt. Mode switch, and without using Speed Flap Trims.Speed Flap Trim offset #1 is On when the Flt. Mode switch is fully back., and iscommonly used for the "speed" mode, where the trailing edge is reflexed. Speed Flap Trim offset#2 is On when the Flt. Mode switch is fully forwards, and is commonly used for setting upoffsets needed for good launches.Setting Up Speed Flap Trim Offsets1. Start by locating the S.TM1 menu with the Up Down Edit keys, then pressing the Active/Inhibit(Clear) key. Either the 'Off' or the ‘On’ display will be flashing, depending on the position ofthe Flt. Mode switch. Also, the indicators for CH2, CH6, and CH7 will appear at the top ofthe displayS.TM1 -100CH 16ON 2%72. First, you'll set the elevator (CH2) function offset amount. Make sure S.TM1 is ON bymoving the Flt. Mode switch fully back. Verify it's on by looking at the flashing Onindicator. Hit the Cursor Right key one time, and a small arrow will appear over the numeral2.3. Next, set up the elevator (CH2) motion. Press the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys to adjustthe amount of elevator offset. Use a small amount at first, as the elevator is very effective.4. Now set up the throws for the CH6 flap. Hit the Cursor Right key one time, and the smallarrow will appear over the numeral 6. Now use the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys toadjust the amount of CH6 flap offset.5. Next set up the throws for the CH7 flap. Hit the Cursor Right key once, and the small arrowwill move over the numeral 7. Use the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys to adjust theamount of CH7 flap offset.6. Locate the S.TM2 menu by pressing the Up Edit key, and then press the Active/Inhibit (Clear)key to turn it on. Either the 'Off' or the ‘On’ display will be flashing, depending on theposition of the Flt. Mode switch.7. Repeat the previous instructions for the second set of inputs for elevator, CH6, and CH7.
Glider (GLID) Section– 77 –AIL.T — Aileron trimAileron Trim is a special trimming function for gliders with either two or four wing servos.It provides a simple way to adjust the position of the outboard wing controls (CH1 and CH5)without resorting to the Speed Flap Trim menu. When you adjust the Aileron Trim setting, youmove the two outboard wing controls together — they go upwards or downwards together. Inmodels with four wing servos, you can use Aileron Trim together with the Dual Flap Trimfunction (see below) to set any position of the wing controls without using subtrims.Using Aileron Trim1. Turn on Dual Aileron Trim by locating the AIL.T menu with the Up Down Edit keys.AIL.T +64CH 15%2. Adjust the percentage to neutralize them relative to each other with the DATA keys.A->F — Aileron → → → → Flap mixing (4WNG only)To roll a sailplane, we must increase the lift on one wing and reduce lift on the other. Themodel will of course roll towards the wing with reduced lift. For minimum drag when turning, wewant to have the way the lifting is done vary smoothly along the span (i.e. zero at the root andmaximum at the tips). Unfortunately, to do this requires a control surface that tapers from zero atthe root to maximum at the tip. Since this is impractical, we mix from the ailerons to the flaps asshown below, so the inner ailerons don’t move as far as the outer ones. This is an approximationof the ideal lift for rolling, and will reduce the drag created while banking the wings.It’s more efficient to use both inboard and outboard wing controls to make a turn. For aleft turn, the left ailerons go up, the right ones go down. The length of the arrows is proportionalto the control movement (notice that inboard ailerons are programmed to move a smaller angle).Rudder coupling is also shown and may be programmed with the R->A mixing function.(view from behind)Aileron->Flap mixing is turned on and off with the Flt. condition switch. You can adjustthe amounts of up and down mixing independently, which is nice if your model's flaps are hingedon the bottom and they cannot move up past a certain point.
Glider (GLID) Section– –78Using Aileron->Flap Mixing1. Turn on Aileron->Flap mixing by locating the A->F menu with the Up Down Edit keys. Thedefault is for it to be inhibited (Inh). Press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key so that the ‘On’display is shown.2. First, you'll set the aileron (CH1)->CH6 function mixing amount. Make sure A->F is On bymoving the Flt. condition switch fully back. Verify it's on by looking at the flashing Onindicator. Hit the Cursor Right key one time, and a small arrow will appear over the numeral1 and under the numeral 6.3. To set the UP mix amount for the right flap, hold the aileron stick to the right side (displayshows R/D), and press the Data Decrease key. Continue reducing the percentage until theservo stops buzzing. If there's no buzzing, you can start with about 50%. If your model hasbottom-hinged flaps, you can get to 0% quickly by pressing the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key.4. Now set the Down mix amount for the right flap (CH6). Holding the aileron stick to the leftside (display shows L/U), use the Data Decrease key to reduce the percentage to about 50%.5. Now we'll do the same for the second flap servo (CH7). Press the Cursor Right key once, toget to the left flap (CH7) setting menu. A small arrow is displayed under the numeral 7,showing that CH7 is the affected channel. Move the aileron stick to the right (display showsR/D), and press the Data Decrease key reducing the percentage until you reach about 50%.6. Set the up mix amount for the second flap (CH7) as you did for the first flap servo. Hold theaileron stick to the left side (display shows L/U) and press the Data Decrease key to reducethe percentage to about 50%. Again, if your model has bottom-hinged flaps, you can get to0% quickly by pressing the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key.DFL.T — Dual Flap Trim (4WNG only)Dual Flap Trim is a trimming function for gliders with four wing servos, and does notappear in the two wing servo (2WNG) menu. It provides a simple way to adjust the position ofthe inboard flaps (CH6 and CH7) without resorting to the subtrim menu. When you activateDual Flap Trim, you can turn the right-hand knob (VR2) to move the two inboard flaps againsteach other — one goes upwards, the other goes downwards. Together with the Flap/Cambercontrol knob (VR1), you can set any position of the inboard flaps without using subtrims.
Glider (GLID) Section– 79 –Using Dual Flap Trim1. Turn on Dual Flap Trim by locating the DFL.T menu with the Up Down Edit keys. Thedefault is for it to be on. If you wish to disable the dual flap trim, press the Active/Inhibit(Clear) key so that the “inh’ display is shown.DFL.T OnCH 672. Turn the VR2 knob one way or the other and observe the response of both inboard flapservos. Adjust the knob to neutralize them relative to each other. If you inhibit this function,they'll return to their original positions.
Glider (GLID) Section– –80Sailplane Trimming and AdjustingThe following chart gives procedures that may be followed when trimming a newsailplane. The flights should be made in near-calm conditions, and repeat them several timesbefore making adjustments. If any changes are made, go back over the previous steps and verify,or further adjust as necessary.One of the most critical steps is the center-of-gravity (CG)/decalage testing (Step 3).Decalage is a fancy term describing the relative angle difference between the wing and horizontaltail. Although the control neutrals have been set in Step 1, there are differing combinations ofelevator trim and CG that produce stable flight. In general, by moving the CG back you getbetter performance and you reduce the stability, making the model more difficult to fly andrequiring more attention from the pilot. Moving the CG back lessens the download on themodel’s tail, which means the wing and tail are working more together and less against each otheras they do with a forward CG. Many contest flyers use a CG position located between 35 and40% of the mean wing chord, which is near the back limits for stability (the mean chord is justabout the same as the average chord, which is calculated by dividing the area by the wing span).How you set you model up really depends on your preferences. A nose-heavy model will beeasier to fly but will lack the performance of the back-CG model.You should also set differential and/or rudder coupling carefully. Incorrect settings willresult in needless increased drag, and may be checked fairly easily. If you practice keeping thefuselage straight while gently rocking the wings back and forth, you’ll learn how to coordinateturns and won’t need coupled rudder any more. You can also learn about the proper amount ofdifferential or rudder coupling by studying the figures of the model circling in the “coordinatingturns” section, Chapter 5. Too much differential can make the model sluggish when entering orexiting turns and banks.Setting up butterfly can be tricky. The reader is referred to the section earlier in thischapter which describes the instructions contained in the chart’s line 4, 5, and 6. The elevatordelay can be particularly useful to eliminate trim changes with the application of butterfly.Whatever you do, be sure to spend a lot of time trimming your sailplane. If you have anearby slope, practice flying on very light days, where you can just barely keep the modelairborne. It is under these conditions that you learn whether your model is really trimmedproperly.
Glider (GLID) Section– 81 –SAILPLANE TRIMMING CHART ©1996-2001 by Don Edberg (all rights reserved)To test for … Test Procedure Observations Adjustments1. Model Control Neutrals Fly the model straightand level Adjust the transmitter trims forhands-off straight & level flight, nocamber control.Change electronic subtrimsand/or adjust clevises to centertransmitter trims.2. Control ThrowsNote: be sure all aileron &flap horn pairs havematching anglesFly the model and applyfull deflection of eachcontrol in turn. Cambercontrol in neutral (setup6 & 9).Check the model’s response toeach control input. Set flaps for asmuch down flap as possible inglide path control (90° is good) <5°reflex needed.• Aileron & elevator rates: setfor desired authority• Rudder: set for max. throw• Set flap motions in Steps 4, 5,& 9.3. Decalage & Center ofGravity (Note: this is aniterative procedure,depends on desiredhandling characteristics.Back CG = less stabilitybut better performance)Trim for level glide.Enter 45° dive (acrosswind if any) and releasecontrols. CAUTION:beware of airspeed &flutter.A. Does the model continue itsdive without pulling out ordiving?B. Does the model start to pull out(nose up)?C. Does the model start to tuck(dive more nose down)?A. No adjustmentB. Reduce incidence (adddown elevator) and/orreduce nose weightC. Increase incidence (add upelevator) or add noseweight)4. Glide Path ControlSettings — Pitch TrimNote: be sure all aileron& flap horn pairs havematching angles.Fly the model and slowlyapply full deflection ofglide path control(airbrake stick).Observe any pitchchanges.A. Nose drops, up elevatorrequired for level flightB. No pitch changeC. Tail drops, down elevatorrequired to maintain level flightA. Several options:1) more up elevator mix;2) reduce aileron reflex*;3) increase flap motion*B. No adjustmentC. Reverse of A5. Glide Path ControlSettings — ElevatorDelaysRapidly apply full glidepath, observe initialpitching responseA. Nose dropsB. No pitch changeC. Nose risesA. increase elevator delay %B. No adjustmentC. Reverse of A6. Glide Path ControlSettings — RollResponseFly the model and applyfull glide path control.Observe any roll motion.A. Model rolls to right when glidepath control (airbrake stick)activatedB. No roll motionC. Model rolls to leftA. Mix in less right & more leftaileron reflex with airbrakemotionB. No adjustmentC. Reverse of A7. Differential/CoupledRudder setting Fly the model and applyalternating left & rightaileron commands.Observe path of fuselageline.A. Model yaws to right with leftaileron and vice versaB. Fuselage traces straight lineC. Model yaws to left with leftaileron and vice versaA. Increase differential and/oramount of rudder couplingB. No adjustmentC. Reduce differential and/oramount of rudder coupling8. Camber (full wing aileron& flap droop or reflex)settingPut the model in astraight glide passing infront of you. Applycamber control.A. Model slows down & stalls orsinks rapidlyB. Model slows slightlyC. Model speed unchangedA. Reduce amount of droop&/or add elevatorcompensationB. No change neededC. Reverse of A9. Launch Settings(Part 1) Switch to Launch mode.Launch the model &observe climb angle andrequired control inputsA. Shallow climb angle; lots of upelevator requiredB. Model climbs steeply with littlecontrol input neededC. Too steep climb, weaves back& forth, down elev. requiredA. Move towhook rearwardssmall amount, increase upelevator preset a little, oradd camberB. No adjustmentC. Reverse of A10. Launch Settings(Part 2) Switch to Launch mode.Launch the model &observe climb angle andrequired control inputsA. Model banks left on towB. Model climbs straight aheadwith no roll input neededC. Model banks right on towD. Model tip stalls to one sideA. Reduce left ail & flap droopor increase right ail / flapdroopB. No adjustmentC. Reverse of A aboveD. Check droop same on bothsides. Increase aileron ordecrease flap droop11. Speed Settings Switch to speed mode(entire TE reflexedslightly, <1/16”/1 mm)A. Nose dropsB. No pitch changeC. Tail dropsA. Increase up elevator presetB. No adjustmentC. Reverse of A12. Elevator-to-CamberCoupling Setting Fly model at high speed,bank & pull up A. Model keeps speed and comesabout rapidlyB. Model slows downA. Increase down flap or leavealoneB. Reduce amount of downflap*Note: Swept wing planform may cause opposite reactions, so experiment until proper behavior is attained.
Helicopter (HELI) Section– –82Eclipse 7 Helicopter (HELI) ProgrammingThis section describes how to use the Eclipse 7helicopter functions (model type HELI). Descriptions of theother functions, such as endpoints, dual rates, expo, etc., arecontained in the aircraft (ACRO) section.The HELI menu provides three flight conditions inaddition to the normal one (NOR). ST1 may be used forforward flight and mild aerobatics, ST2 may be used forinverted, and ST3 is used for autorotations.Helicopter Functions Map......................see rightHelicopter Setup Example...............................84R->T...........Rudder->Throttle mixing...............89GYRO...........Gyro Settings .................................90HOLD...........Throttle Hold .................................90THCV...........Throttle Curve ...............................91PTCV...........Pitch Curve....................................91RVMX...........Revolution mixing..........................92SWAH...........Swashplate settings (120’, 180’)....94Hovering Pitch Adjusting knob...........................96Hovering Throttle Adjusting knob......................96Helicopter Trimming Chart ............................97The Eclipse 7 system comes with three choices for thehelicopter’s swashplate arrangement, which may be found inthe setup menu: normal (NOR), 120° (120’), and 180°(180’). NOR is the standard swashplate where one servoeach performs the collective pitch, elevator, and aileronfunctions. 120° and 180° are intended for three-servoswashplates needing special mixing to get the servos toproperly provide the required pitch, elevator, and aileronfunctions.CH1CH2CH1CH6CH2NOR 180°CH2CH1CH6120°CH6Dual Rate Set [D/R] End Point Adjust [EPA] Press both Edit/Display keys Revolution [RVMX] Prog. Mix 2 [PMX2] Pitch Curve [PTCV] Rud → Thr Mix [R-T] Prog. Mix 1 [PMX1] Gyro setting [GYRO] Exponential [EXP] Sub-Trims [STM] Servo Reversing [REV] Throttle Cut [T.CUT] Throttle Curve [THCV] Throttle Hold [HOLD] Swashplate [SWAH] 120’, 180’ only Normal Display Mode Voltage/Timer Display
Helicopter (HELI) Section– 83 –Eclipse 7 Helicopter Controls and Switch AssignmentsThis should be the “Eclipse 7 Mode 2 Switch Configuration List”drawing with only the HELI features listed (less confusing).This figure shows the assignments for a Mode 2 system as supplied by the factory for NorthAmerica. Note that some of the functions will not operate until activated in the mixing menus.
Helicopter (HELI) Section– –84Helicopter Setup InstructionsThe following example shows how the Eclipse 7 may be programmed for a helicopter model.Your model’s settings will be dependent on the setup and linkages. If you’re not sure about thesettings for your particular model, please ask an experienced pilot for assistance.The helicopter setup procedure presentedbelow uses a standard helicopter setup, oneservo each for ailerons and elevator. You canuse a similar procedure to set up your ownmodel; your setting’s numbers andpercentages will probably be different.1. In the helicopter, install each servo andhook up the aileron, elevator, throttle, rudder,and pitch pushrods to the servos in accordancewith the model’s instructions or plans.Be sure that all of your servos are plugged intothe proper receiver channels:CH1 — AileronCH2 — ElevatorCH3 — ThrottleCH4 — RudderCH5 — GyroCH6 — PitchCH7 — Aux. or heading hold controlIf your model uses 120° or 180° swashprogramming, plug in the servos as indicatedin the table on page 18.We recommend that you do this programmingexercise with the servos installed in the modeland connected to the respective controlsurfaces. This will enable you to immediatelysee the effect of each programming step.2. Model Memory. Turn on your transmitterwhile holding the two Edit Display keys. Thisgets you into the model select (M.SEL) menu.Press the Cursor Right button to move to anew model memory. The model number ofthe model memory you select is indicated bythe little arrow pointing down. The figureshows Memory #4.M.SEL4213567MODEL3. Model Type. Press the UP arrow twotimes. The word ACRO will appear, flashingon and off. Press the Left or Right Cursor keysuntil HELI appears. You must press bothData keys to “Save” the setting. This is howyou select the type of model you wish to use,either ACRO, HELI, or GLID.HELI421 3 567MODELflashingWARNING: selecting a different model typewill erase the settings in the model memory.BE SURE you’re in the correct model memorybefore selecting a new model type, or youmight accidentally erase a model you’re using.4. Swash Type. Now it’s time to selectthe swash type. Select NOR for helis withindependent aileron, elevator, and pitchservos; 120’ for models using 120°swashplates; and 180’ for models with 180°swashes. Press the Up arrow until you see theword “SWASH” in the upper right of thedisplay. The swash type in the lower left willbe flashing. You must press both Data keys tosave the swash type.NOR 4213567MODEL SWASHflashing
Helicopter (HELI) Section– 85 –5. Name your model. Press the UP arrowonce. This gets you into the model namemode (note the words MODEL and NAME inthe upper left of the display).****- 0421 3 567MODEL6. Now you can select four letters to identifyyour model. With the first of the four lettersflashing, press the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys to change the letter that isdisplayed. Stop when the first letter is the oneyou want.7. Press the Right Cursor key once to get tothe second letter. Repeat Step 5 to choose thesecond letter.8. Repeat the previous steps two more timesto fill out the remaining two letters. If youlike, you can hit the right cursor button onemore time and select a number between 0 and199 for further identification.9. Set the stopwatch. Press the UP arrowonce. This gets you into the Timer menu(TIME). Use the Data Increase and Decreasekeys to select the amount of time you want thestopwatch to count down. This is handy tokeep track of engine running time so you don'trun out of gas.TIME 10421 3 567MODEL10. This completes the initial part of the setup.Now, we’ll go ahead and customize thesettings for your model. Switch transmitterpower OFF.11. Servo Directions. Switch transmitterpower back on and check the proper directionof throw for each servo. Use the reversingfunction [REV] to reverse channels asnecessary to get proper throw directions.REVCH 4213567NR12. If you’re using 120’ or 180’ swash types,please use the swashplate (SWAH) menu,page 94, to adjust these responses.SWAH + 70CH 162%LEFT RIGHTRight Aileron: swashplate tilted towards the chopper's right side.Left Aileron: swashplate tilted towards the left side.DOWNUPDown Elevator: swashplate tilted towards the chopper's front.Up Elevator: swashplate tilted towards the rear.HIGHLOWHIGH Position: high rotor pitch AND carburetor fully openedLOW Position: low rotor pitch, carburetor at idle (use trim tab to fully close)LEFT RIGHT LEFTRIGHT13. Servo Neutrals. First, be sure the hoveringpitch and hovering throttle knobs are centered.Set up all linkages so that all servos are asclose to mechanical neutral as possible. Then,use the Subtrim (STRM) window to make fineadjustments on the servo neutrals.STRM 5CH 421 3 567
Helicopter (HELI) Section– –8614. Servo Travel. Use the EPA command tolimit servo travels to prevent binding.EPA 100CH 421 3 567L/U %15. Collective Pitch. The collective pitchangle (controlled by CH6 on a conventionalhelicopter) should vary from -2° to +10° withfull stick motion, depending on the flightcondition. We recommend setting the hoveringpitch (pitch with throttle stick at center) to+4.5°. Adjust servo arms and EPA values toget the desired travel at the end points,measuring with a pitch meter.16. Engine travel. On the regular displaymenu, enter a value of –25% for throttle trim.Use the EPA menu to set up the carburetorpushrod so that at full throttle there is nobinding, and so the engine idles smoothly atlow throttle.17. Throttle Cut. Enter the throttle cut(T.CUT) menu and enter a value of –25% orso. Press the Cut button and be sure that thecarburetor fully closes, which will shut off theengine. Don’t pick too large a number, orbinding may occur.T.CUT - 59%318. Throttle Curve. You can use theThrottle Curve (THCV) menu's five-pointsetting curves to fine-tune the engine servo'sresponse. Adjust the throttle position for hoverto get the desired head RPM. You can changethe curve values to make a steeper curve nearidle and shallower curve past hover. See theTHCV menu description on page 91 for moredetails.THCV 0 %ST142135ST2 NORIf your instructions don’t give anysuggested values, you may start with thefollowing settings:Throttle Curve NORPoint 1 (low) 2 3 4 5 (high) % 0 26 45 72 10019. Pitch Curve. You can use the PitchCurve (PTCV) menu's five-point settingcurves to make finer adjustments to theendpoints and the middle of travel of the pitchservo.PTCV 0%ST142135ST2 NORYour model’s instructions may providesuggested values for the blade pitch angles. Ifnot, you may want to start with the following:Pitch Curve NORPoint 1 (low) 2 3 4 5 (high) Pitch 0 deg. +5 +6.5 +8.0 +10.0Backer you’ve set the pitch at each of the fivepoints, be sure to check that both aileron andelevator motions do not cause binding atextreme pitch settings. If they do, use EPA toreduce travels.20. Revolution mixing (RVMX) uses the tailrotor to suppress the torque reaction of themain rotor due to changes in collective pitch.It is disabled whenever Idle-Up or ThrottleHold are activated.RVMX may be set on either side of the stick(note the letters R/D and L/U displayed).Adjust RVMX mixing for both travel directionsas described in the trimming instructions onpage 97.
Helicopter (HELI) Section– 87 –RVMX + 10 %ST1 ST2 NORL/U21. Gyro settings. You can select anindependent value of gyro gain for each flightcondition by using the GYRO menu. Selectthe desired flight condition, then use the Datakeys to choose the desired value. The gyromust be plugged into CH6. This function willonly work with dual rate heading hold gyros.GYRO 0%ST1 ST2 NORST322. Aerobatic Setups and Flight Conditions.Your Eclipse 7 system has three built-in flightcondition menus in addition to the normal(NOR) hovering mode. Two -- ST1 and ST2 -- are typically used for aerobatics, including540° stall turns, looping, and rolling stall turns.ST3 is used for "throttle hold" so that thethrottle servo is disengaged duringautorotations. These functions are switchedon as follows:• NOR: ON when Flt. Mode Switch is back.• ST1: ON, when Flt. Mode Switch centered• ST2: ON when Flt. Mode Switch is forward.• ST3: ON when Flt. Cond Switch is forward.As these functions are switched on or off, ST3will override all the others, followed by ST2and ST1, which will override NOR. Regularsettings (NOR) occur when the others are off.Dual rates, exponentials, throttle and pitchcurves, revolution mixing, and gyro gain maybe independently selected for each condition.Here are some suggested starting settings ifyour instructions do not provide any:Throttle Curve ST1Point 1 (low) 2 3 4 5 (high) % 50 385075 100Throttle Curve ST2Point 1 (low) 2 3 4 5 (high) % 100 50 38 50 100Pitch Curve ST1Point 1 (low) 2 3 4 5 (high) Pitch -4 deg. +0.5 +6.0 +7.5 +9.0Pitch Curve ST2Point 1 (low) 2 3 4 5 (high) Pitch -9 deg. -6.0 0 6.0 9 or 10.0Pitch Curve ST3 (HOLD)Point 1 (low) 2 3 4 5 (high) Pitch -4 deg. -- +6.5 -- +1223. Throttle Hold Setting. Throttle hold(HOLD) commands the throttle to a presetposition near idle and disconnects it from pitchwhen activated. Move to the HOLD menu andmove the Flt. Cond. switch forward position.Set the hold position to maintain engine speedsafely above idle without engaging the mainrotor clutch.HOLD + 10%ON24. Dual Rate Settings. If you find that youraileron and elevator controls are too sensitive,you may set dual rates to reduce them. Usethe dual rate (D/R) window to adjust them tothe desired amount of response when theswitch is flipped.D/R 80CH%ST1421ST2 ST3 NORThis is only a brief introduction to thesetup procedure for helicopters. Be sure tobrowse through the pages following thisexample to see the details about the menus forhelicopters.
Helicopter (HELI) Section– –88Menu Descriptions — HelicopterFlight ConditionsYour Eclipse 7 system's HELI menu provides three flight conditions in addition to thenormal one (NOR). Within each condition, you may program an independent set of dual rates,exponentials, throttle and pitch curves, revolution mixing, and gyro gain. In the HELI menus,these are automatically called up whenever you switch to a new condition. (In ACRO andGLID, you have to activate them manually.)NOR is intended for hovering flight. ST1 may be used for forward flight and mildaerobatics, ST2 may be used for inverted, and ST3 is used for autorotations as it includes athrottle hold feature which disengages the throttle servo from collective commands. Theseconditions are activated whenever the model memory is chosen to be HELI type.These flight conditions are switched on as follows:• NOR: ON when Flt. Mode Switch is back.• ST1: ON, when Flt. Mode Switch centered• ST2: ON when Flt. Mode Switch is forward.• ST3: ON when Flt. Cond Switch is forward.As these functions are switched on or off, ST3 = HOLD has highest priority, followed byST2 and ST1. Regular settings (NOR) occur when all of the others are off. You can see whichcondition your transmitter is currently in by viewing the display. The current condition may befound flashing in the lower right of the TRIM display.TRIM 0CH%ST13214ST2 ST3 NOREPA — End point adjustSee ACRO instructions on page 41.D/R — Dual RatesRefer to ACRO instructions on page 42.EXP — ExponentialSee the ACRO instructions on page 43.STRM — SubtrimRefer to the ACRO instructions on page 47.
Helicopter (HELI) Section– 89 –REV — Servo ReverseSee ACRO instructions on page 47.T.CUT — Throttle CutDescribed in the ACRO instructions on page 48.PMX1, PMX2 — Programmable MixingSee ACRO instructions on page 49. There are two programmable mixers in the helicopter menus.PMIX-1 is operated with the Rudder D/R switch and PMIX-2 is selected with the Gear switch.R->T — Rudder → → → → Throttle MixingRudder → Throttle (R->T) mixing is used to maintain rotor speed so that altitude is keptconstant when the rudder stick is operated in hover. The reason for this mixing is that whenrudder is commanded, the tail rotor consumes a little more power, which reduces the power atthe main rotor and the helicopter drops or climbs. For helicopters with normal rotor rotation,commanding right rudder (which requires more power) should also increase throttle slightly,while using left rudder (requires less power) should decrease the throttle slightly. R->T mixing ishandy for hovering but may also be used in 540° stall turns, hovering eights, nose-in circles, TopHats, Pirouettes, and other aerobatics.Setting Up Rudder->Throttle Mixing1. Press one of the Up Down Edit buttons repeatedly to select the R->T window. The function isactivated by switching the Flt. Mode switch all the way back. It's set to 0% on both sides sothere is no differential.R->T + 10%L/U2. To set the mixing amount for the left rudder, hold the rudder stick to the left side (displayshows L/U), and press the Data Decrease key. Continue reducing the percentage until youreach about 10%. If for some reason you want a 0% setting, press the Active/Inhibit (Clear)key.3. Input the mixing amount for right rudder by moving the rudder stick to the right (displayshows R/D), and press the Data Increase or Decrease key to reach about 10%.4. Note that R->T mixing may only be set up in the NOR menu.
Helicopter (HELI) Section– –90GYRO — Gyro settingsGyro settings are used to automatically control the gyro's gain in different flight modes.It may be set to different values in NOR, ST1, ST2, and ST3 flight modes, allowing you to pickthe gain you need for each circumstance. The Gyro settings control the output at receiver CH7.Note: this function only works with dual rate heading hold gyros.Using Gyro Settings1. Press one of the Up Down Edit buttons repeatedly to get to the GYRO menu. To begin with,the function is already activated, but it's set to 50% in all four flight modes.GYRO 0%ST1 ST2 NORST32. To set the mixing amount for the normal (NOR) flight condition, flip the Flt. Mode switch allthe way back. NOR will be flashing on and off. Set the percentage to yield the desired gyrogain (this is usually a high-gain setting). If for some reason you want a 0% setting, press theActive/Inhibit (Clear) key.3. Flip the Flt. Mode switch to its center position. ST1 will be flashing on and off. Set thepercentage to yield the desired gyro gain in this flight condition (this will usually be a lower-gain setting for reduced damping in stunts).4. Flip the Flt. Mode switch all the way forward. ST2 will be flashing on and off. Set thepercentage to yield the desired gyro gain.5. Now flip the Flt. Cond. switch fully forward. You may now input a setting for ST3.6. Make some test flights to try these settings out. Take note of when more gain is need, andwhen less gain is needed. You can adjust all of the gyro settings in each flight condition tosuit your machine.HOLD — Throttle HoldThe Throttle Hold function moves the engine throttle servo to a selected position nearidle, and disengages it from the throttle stick. It is commonly used during autorotation, andactivated with the Flt. Cond. switch on the right rear of the transmitter. You can set the throttleposition to be held over a -50 to +50% range centered about the throttle idle position. Activatingthrottle hold also disables revolution mixing (RVMX).
Helicopter (HELI) Section– 91 –Setting Up Throttle Hold1. Press one of the Up Down Edit buttons until the H0LD window appears. The default is for thefunction to be inhibited. To activate the throttle hold function, press the Data –Decrease key.This will cause the Inh display to change to a -4% value with an ON or OFF display,depending on the Flt. Cond. switch’s position.2. Now you can adjust the throttle hold position with the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys,anywhere between -50 and +50%. (To inhibit this feature, press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key.)HOLD + 10%ON3. Check that your throttle goes to the desired hold position by flipping the Flt. Cond. switchone way and the other. Adjust the number as needed. Be sure to choose an engine speedthat's fast enough to keep the engine from accidentally quitting but slow enough to not engagethe main rotor clutch.THCV — Throttle CurveThe throttle & pitch curves are tied to the position of thecollective stick, and are specified at five points labeled 1 through5 below. These “curves” are really straight lines connecting thesettings at the five points, and are defined by assigning servomovement percentages to five positions of the left stick: lowest =Point 1, the 1/4-up stick position = Point 2, half-stick = Point 3,3/4 position = Point 4, and top position = Point 5. With thenumbers as input as shown, the servo would move 50% of fulltravel to one side at low collective stick position, and 50% of fulltravel to the other side at high stick position.Example Five-point Curve 100%75%50%25%0%LOW ←←←← Collective Stick →→→→ HIGH← ← ← ← Servo Response →→→→12345Curve Point63% 50% 38% 25% 75% You can get a linear response by making the five settingsline up as shown above. But if you want another shape, you’refree to do it. You can “flatten out” or "soften" the curve aroundhover as shown here. This is handy for making the control lesssensitive around hover.5-Pt Curve Soft Near Hover100%75%50%25%0%LOW ←←←← Collective Stick →→→→ HIGH← ← ← ← Servo Response →→→→12345Curve Point60% 50% 40% 25% 75% Shallower slope in this regionSetting Up The Throttle Curve1. Press one of the Up Down Edit buttons until the THCV window appears. The default is for alinear curve, a straight line from 0 to 100% passing through 50% at hover (center, point 3).
Helicopter (HELI) Section– –922. Be sure you're in the desired flight condition by moving the Flt. Mode and Flt. Condswitches to their proper position. Remember, you can input separate, independent throttlecurve settings for each flight condition (except for ST3, throttle hold)! Also, be sure tocenter the hovering throttle knob3. You begin at set point #1, idle. A small arrow should appear over the number 1 in thedisplay, and a value of 0% should be shown. Press the Data +Increase or –Decrease key tochange the setting to your desired value.THCV 0 %ST142135ST2 NOR4. When you're finished with Point 1, move to the next point with the Cursor Right key. A smallarrow over the number 2 indicates you are setting the value for Point 2. Note that thefunction is inhibited (Inh) to start with. If you leave it, you get a straight line from points 1 to3. Otherwise, you can change this setting with the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys. Youcan inhibit THCV point 2 or 4 by pressing the clear key.THCV Inh %ST142135ST2 NOR5. Repeat this procedure for Points 3, 4, and 5 by pressing the Cursor Right key, then adjustingas desired with the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys.6. When you've completed the settings for the first flight condition (NOR), test fly your model.When you're satisfied with the settings, use them as a basis for the other flight conditions.Flip the switches as necessary to get into the new conditions, verify on the display that youare in the desired flight condition, then set all the five points in by going through the stepsgiven previously.PTCV — Pitch CurveLike the throttle curve described above, pitch curves are tied to the position of thecollective stick, and are specified at five points labeled 1 through 5 below. Setup instructions arethe same as those for throttle curve, except that you may also input a curve for the throttlehold/ST3 flight condition. You can get a linear response by making the five settings line up as shown above. But ifyou want another shape, you’re free to do it. You can “flatten out” or "soften" the curve aroundhover, which is handy for making the control less sensitive there.
Helicopter (HELI) Section– 93 –Inputting The Pitch Curve Values1. Press one of the Up Down Edit buttons until the PTCV window appears. The default is for alinear curve, a straight line from 0 to 100% passing through 50% at hover (center).2. Be sure you're in the desired flight condition by moving the Flt. Mode and Flt. Condswitches to their proper position. Remember, you can input separate, independent throttlecurve settings for each flight condition!3. You begin at set point #1, idle. A small arrow should appear over the number 1 in thedisplay, and a value of 0% should be shown. Press the Data +Increase or –Decrease key tochange the setting to your desired value.PTCV 0%ST142135ST2 NORST34. When you're finished with Point 1, move to the next point with the Cursor Right key. Asmall arrow over the number 2 indicates you are setting the value for Point 2. Note that thefunction is inhibited (Inh) to start with. If you leave it, you get a straight line from points 1 to3. Otherwise, you can change this setting with the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys. Youcan inhibit THCV point 2 and 4 by pressing the clear key.PTCV Inh%ST142135ST2 NORST35. Repeat this procedure for Points 3, 4, and 5 by pressing the Cursor Right key, then adjustingas desired with the Data +Increase or –Decrease keys.6. When you've completed the settings for the first flight condition (NOR), test fly your model.When you're satisfied with the settings, use them as a basis for the other flight conditions.Flip the switches as necessary to get into the new conditions, verify on the display that youare in the desired flight condition, then set all the five points in by going through the stepsgiven previously.RVMX — Revolution mixingThe revolution mixing function mixes pitch commands into rudder (pitch → rudder) inorder to suppress the torque generated by changes in the main rotor’s pitch angle and rotationalspeed. You can input independent values for revolution mixing above and below one-halfthrottle for each of the NOR, ST1, and ST2 flight conditions. Revolution mixing is disabledwhenever throttle hold (ST3, operated by the Flt. Cond. switch) is on.For a clockwise-turning rotor, revolution mixing should apply right rudder when pitch isincreased; for a counterclockwise-turning rotor, the opposite should occur. Remember to set thevalue for both the top and bottom of the throttle stick's motion.
Helicopter (HELI) Section– –94Note: A procedure for adjusting revolution mixing is given in a table on page 97.Revolution Mixing Programming1. Call up the revolution mixing screen by repeatedly pressing one of the Up Down Edit buttonsuntil the RVMX window appears. The function is active with 0% mixing turned on. Put thethrottle stick to its idle position.RVMX 0 %ST1 ST2 NORL/U2. Now press the Data +Increase key. This will increase the percentage of RVMX mixing forthe low side of throttle. You may set a value of 0% to 100% for this side. If you wish toreturn the mixing percentage to the default 0% value, press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key.3. Move the throttle stick to a position above half-throttle, and change the percentage number tosuit.4. Now verify that the rudder responds both the correct direction and amount for travel on bothsides when throttle is commanded.5. Set up the RVMX values for the other flight conditions (ST1, ST2) by flipping the Flt. Modeswitch and repeating these procedures.SWAH — Swashplate adjust (120’, 180’ only)The swashplate menu is intended only for helicopters whose collective pitch iscontrolled by more than a single servo at a time, and is sometimes referred to as CCPM(Collective & Cyclic Pitch Mixing). The Eclipse 7 contains settings for 120' and 180'swashplates. Consult your model's setup instructions to find out which you need.When you move the collective stick, all swashplate servos should move in the samedirection and the same amount to lift or drop the swashplate without tilting. If the swashplateshould tilt to one side when you command collective, one or more servos is moving the wrongdirection or the wrong amount, and must be adjusted in the SWAH menu. If the swashplatemoves down when pitch should be increasing or vice versa, change the sign in front of all threeservos from (+) to (–) or vice versa. For reference, there is no SWAH menu in the NOR menu,but the other two swash types do contain the SWAH menu. The swash default settings areshown below.NOR 120' 180'No SWAH menu CH1 +70%, CH2 +70%, CH6 +70% CH1 +70%, CH6 +70%
Helicopter (HELI) Section– 95 –Swashplate Programming1. Consult your model's setup instructions. If two or three servos are needed to move theswashplate, go to the model setup instructions (page 26) and select the appropriate swashtype.2. With all the servos hooked up, and the transmitter and receiver turned on, move thethrottle/collective stick up and down. The swash should move up and down with norotations. Move the aileron stick left and right. The swash should tilt left and right withoutpitching or rising. Move the elevator stick. The swash should tilt fore and back with norotations. If there are rotations when collective is moved, or the swash moves up and downwith aileron or elevator, you need to adjust the settings in the swash menu.3. If the servos do not all respond in the same direction for collective or opposite directions foraileron and elevator, you will need to reverse one or more of them in the reversing menu(REV). It may take a little trial and error trying different combinations of normal and reverserotation to get the servos to respond properly. Don't worry about the direction they respond,just that they all move the same for collective and tilt for aileron and elevator.4. Call up the swash screen by repeatedly pressing one of the Up Down Edit buttons until theSWAH window appears. The function is automatically active when you select 120' or 180'mixing in the model setup menu.SWAH + 70CH 162%5. If all the servos raise the swash with increasing collective, go to the next step. If they lowerthe swash, press the Cursor Right key twice to get to the collective setting menu (the arrowappears over the number 6). Now press the Data –Decrease key until the sign is reversed infront of the percentage value. Now the swash should properly respond to collective. Ifyou've done the wrong thing, you can reset the percentage by pressing the Active/Inhibit(Clear) key.6. If all the servos tilt the swash to the right with right aileron stick, go to the next step. If theytilt the swash to the left, press the Cursor Right key once to get to the aileron setting menu(the arrow appears over the number 1). Reverse the sign in front of the percentage with theData –Decrease key. Now the swash should properly respond to aileron.7. If all the servos tilt the swash back with up elevator stick, go to the next step. If they tilt theswash forwards, press the Cursor Right key once to get to the elevator setting menu (thearrow appears over the number 2). Now press the Data –Decrease key until the sign isreversed in front of the percentage value. Now the swash should properly respond toelevator. Double check that all three functions, collective, aileron, and elevator, produce thedesired result on the swashplate.
Helicopter (HELI) Section– –96Hovering Throttle Adjustment KnobThe Hovering Throttle knob may be used to "tweak"the throttle servo's position around hover withoutaffecting main rotor pitch. It’s handy to make up forchanges in rotor speed caused by variations intemperature, humidity, or other conditions. To changethe hovering throttle setting, simply turn the Hoveringthrottle knob VR1. As shown in the figure, turning theknob has the largest effect in the hovering region andleaves the endpoints alone. Please center this knobbefore you set neutrals or input throttle curves.Throttle Stick MotionThrottle Servo ResponseChanging the HV-T value moves the throttle response above or below the straight lineLow HighIdleFull PwrHoverHovering Pitch Adjustment KnobThe Hovering Pitch knob may be used to trim thecollective pitch near hover without affecting throttle.Like hovering throttle, it’s handy to make up forchanges in rotor speed caused by variations intemperature, humidity, or other conditions. You canadjust the hovering pitch value simply by turning theHovering pitch knob VR2. Like hovering throttle, thisknob only works near hover and tapers off at either endof throttle. Please center this knob before you setneutrals or input throttle curves.Throttle Stick MotionCollective Pitch Servo ResponseChanging the Hovering Pitch value moves the pitch response above or below the straight lineLow HighMin PitchMax PitchHover
Helicopter (HELI) Section– 97 –Helicopter Flight Trimming ChartThis procedure assumes helicopter is trimmed for hovering. Trimming must be done innear-calm conditions. Repeat tests several times before making adjustments. If any changes aremade, go back over the previous steps and verify, or further adjust as necessary.To test … Test Procedure Observations Adjustments1. RVMX mixing— Up settings(Part 1)Fly the model straightand level into the windat 100 ft altitude, lowerpitch to 0°Observe rotation as helicopterdescendsA. No rotationB. Model rotatescounterclockwiseC. Model rotates clockwiseA. NoneB. Add right rudder trimC. Add left rudder trim2. RVMX mixing— Up settings(Part 2)Bring the helicopter intohover, add full pitch andascend 75 ftObserve rotation as helicopterascendsA. No rotationB. Model rotatescounterclockwiseC. Model rotates clockwiseA. NoneB. Increase UP RVMX mixC. Decrease UP RVMX mix3. RVMX Downmixing settings Begin Down RVMXmixing with samenumber as UP mix.From inverted flight(top of loop, or mid-point of roll, or invertedpart of split-S), add fullnegative pitchObserve rotation as helicopterascendsA. No rotationB. Model rotates clockwiseC. Model rotatescounterclockwiseA. No adjustmentB. Increase Down RVMXmixC. Decrease Down RVMXmixAdjusting Hovering Pitch and Hovering ThrottleRPM Stick Primary Corrective ActionHigh Below 1/2 Decrease hovering throttleLow Below 1/2 Decrease hovering pitchPerfect Below 1/2 Decrease hovering throttle, decrease hovering pitchHigh 1/2 stick Increase hovering pitch, decrease hovering throttleLow 1/2 stick Decrease hovering pitch, increase hovering throttlePerfect 1/2 stick Don’t touch a thing!High Above 1/2 Increase hovering pitchLow Above 1/2 Increase hovering throttlePerfect Above 1/2 Increase hovering pitch, increase hovering throttleWant more Keep 1/2 Decrease hovering pitch, then increase hovering throttleWant less Keep 1/2 Increase hovering pitch, then decrease hovering throttle
– –98GLOSSARYThe abbreviations used with the Eclipse 7 are defined below alphabetically. Related pages aregiven in parenthesis following the definition.AACRO .... Acrobatic aircraft menu (1)ADIF .... Aileron differential. Makes aileron movemore to one side than the other (70)AIL.T .. Dual aileron trim (75)ATL ...... Adjustable Travel Limit. Limits throttletrims to only the throttle idle position.(built in to your system)A->F .... Aileron → Flap mixing (77)A->R .... Aileron → Rudder mixing (52)Ccamber A function which droops or raises theentire trailing edge of a glider wing.COPY .... Data copy: command used to copy onememory to another (24)CROW .... Airbrake function for glidersCURSOR Button used to step through menus (18)DD/R ...... Dual rate: switch-controlled functionreduces control travels. (42)DATA..... Editing keys change numbers (18)DFL.T .. Dual Flap trim knob (77)EELVN .... Elevon function combines ailerons &elevators for tailless models. (54)EPA ...... End Point Adjust. Function that adjuststhe servo travel at the left and rightsides. (54)EXP ...... Exponential function, used to reducesensitivity around neutral (43)E->F .... Elevator → Flap mixing (52)FFLPN .... Flaperon function gives the ailerons aflap function. (57)FLT.C .. Flight condition function (44)FLPT .... Flap trim function; controls flap neutralposition. (51)F->A .... Flap → Aileron mixing (72)F->E .... Flap → Elevator mixing (72)GGear .... Landing gear control switch. (16)GLID .... Glider settings menu (62)GYRO .... Gyro setting menu (90)HHELI .... Helicopter settings menu. (25)HOLD .... Throttle hold function holds the throttlein a near-idle position (used forautorotation). (90)IINH ...... Inhibit. Function will not operateLL/U ...... Indicator showing Left or Up stickmotionLAND .... Landing function (50)Lock .... Lock throttle button (21)MMAS ...... Master channel in mixer (49)M.SEL .. Model select menu (24)NNOR ...... Normal helicopter swashplate (1 servoeach for elevator, aileron, pitch. (26)OOFF ...... Function or Switch in OFF position.ON ........ Function or Switch in ON position.PPMX ...... Programmable mixer. Mixing betweenarbitrary channels. (49)PTCV .... Pitch curve function (92)RR/D ...... Indicator showing Right or Down stickmotionREV ...... Reverse. Servo operating directionswitching function. (47)REST .... Reset model memory (29)RVMX .... Revolution mixing (91)R->T .... Rudder → Throttle mixing (89)SSLV ...... Slave channel in program mixer (49)ST1, ST2, ST3: Flight condition 1, 2, & 3indicatorsSTM.1,2:Speed Flap Trim offsets 1 & 2 forgliders (launch presets, etc.) (73)STRM .... Subtrim function used to adjust servoneutrals. (47)SWAH .... Swash type (26)TT.CUT .. Throttle cut function used to kill enginewithout moving trims (48)THCV .... Throttle curve function (91)TIME .... Timer/Stopwatch function (29)
99VVTAL.....V-tail function combines the elevatorsand rudder. (55)Numerical120’.....Helicopter swashplate, 120 deg. (26)180’.....Helicopter swashplate, 180 deg. (26)2WNG.....Glider with 2 wing servos (26)4WNG.....Glider with 4 wing servos (26)
– –100ACRO Model Data Recording SheetMake copies before usingModel Name ___ ___ ___ ___ –__ __ __ Memory No. 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7MENU FUNCTION CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH 5 CH 6 CH7REV Servo Rev (circle) N•R N • RN • RN • RN • RN • RN • REPA End Point Adj. R/D %%%%%% %L/U %%%%%% %SBTR SubtrimsValue %%%%%%%D/R NOR Up % % %Down % % %D/R ST1 Up % % %Down % % %D/R ST2 Up % % %Down % % %D/R ST3 Up % % %Down % % %EXP NOR Up % %Down % %EXP ST1 Up % %Down % %EXP ST2 Up % %Down % %EXP ST3 Up % %Down % %T.CUT %PMX1 Programmable Mixer 1 ON•INH MAS CH ___ SLV CH ___ R/D + • – __% L/U + • –__%PMX2 Programmable Mixer 2 ON•INH MAS CH ___ SLV CH ___ R/D + • – __% L/U + • –__%PMX3 Programmable Mixer 3 ON•INH MAS CH ___ SLV CH ___ R/D + • – __% L/U + • –__%PMX4 Programmable Mixer 4 ON•INH MAS CH ___ SLV CH ___ R/D + • – __% L/U + • –__%PMX5 Programmable Mixer 5 ON•INH MAS CH ___ SLV CH ___ R/D + • – __% L/U + • –__%LAND Landing Mixing ON•INH CH2 ____% CH6 ____%FLPT Flap Trim ON•INH Amount ____%E->F Elevator → Flap Mixing ON•INH Up ____% Down ____%A->R Ail → Rud Mixing ON•INH Left ____% Right ____%ELVN Elevon Mixing ON•INH 2-2 ____% 2-1 ____% 1-1 ____% 1-2 ____%VTAL V-tail Mixing ON•INH 2-2 ____% 2-4 ____% 4-4 ____% 4-2 ____%
– 101 –FLPN Flaperon Mixing ON•INH 1-1 R ____% 1-1 L ____% 1-6 R ____% 1-6 L ____% 6-6 ____% 6-1 ____%
– –102GLID Model Data Recording SheetMake copies before usingModel Name ___ ___ ___ ___ –__ __ __ Memory No. 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7MENU FUNCTION CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH 5 CH 6 CH7REV Servo Rev (circle) N•R N • RN • RN • RN • RN • RN • REPA End Point Adj. R/D %%%%%% %L/U %%%%%% %SBTR SubtrimsValue %%%%%%%D/R NOR Up % % %Down % % %D/R ST1 Up % % %Down % % %D/R ST2 Up % % %Down % % %D/R ST3 Up % % %Down % % %EXP NOR Up % %Down % %EXP ST1 Up % %Down % %EXP ST2 Up % %Down % %EXP ST3 Up % %Down % %PMX1 Programmable Mixer 1 ON•INH MAS CH ___ SLV CH ___ R/D + • – __% L/U + • –__%PMX2 Programmable Mixer 2 ON•INH MAS CH ___ SLV CH ___ R/D + • – __% L/U + • –__%PMX3 Programmable Mixer 3 ON•INH MAS CH ___ SLV CH ___ R/D + • – __% L/U + • –__%PMX4 Programmable Mixer 4 ON•INH MAS CH ___ SLV CH ___ R/D + • – __% L/U + • –__%PMX5 Programmable Mixer 5 ON•INH MAS CH ___ SLV CH ___ R/D + • – __% L/U + • –__%ADIF Aileron Differential 1-1 R ___% 1-1 L ___% 1-5 R ___% 1-5 L ___%VTAL V-tail Mixing ON•INH CH2 + • – ____% CH6 + • – ____%E->F Elevator → Flap Mixing ON•INH Up ____% Down ____%A->R Ail → Rud Mixing ON•INH Left ____% Right ____%F->A Flap → Ail Mixing L/U ____% R/D ____% Set ____%F->E Flap → Elevator Mixing ON•INH L/U ____% R/D ____% Set ____%CROW Crow Mixing ON•INH CH1 ___% CH2 ___% CH6 ____% SET ___%S.TM1 Set of Trims 1 ON•INH CH2 ___% CH6 ___% CH7 ____%S.TM2 Set of Trims 2 ON•INH CH2 ___% CH6 ___% CH7 ____%
– 103 –AIL.T Ail Trim ON•INH Amount ____%A->F Ail-Flap Mixing ON•INH 1-6 R ___% 1-6 L ___% 1-7 R ___% 1-7 L ___%DFL.T Dual Flap Trim ON•INH
– –104HELI Model Data Recording SheetMake copies before using.Model Name ___ ___ ___ ___ –__ __ __ Memory No. 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7MENU FUNCTION CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 CH 5 CH 6 CH7REV Servo Rev (circle) N•R N • RN • RN • RN • RN • RN • REPA End Point Adj. R/D %%%%%% %L/U %%%%%% %SBTR SubtrimsValue %%%%%%%D/R NOR Up % % %Down % % %D/R ST1 Up % % %Down % % %D/R ST2 Up % % %Down % % %D/R ST3 Up % % %Down % % %EXP NOR Up % %Down % %EXP ST1 Up % %Down % %EXP ST2 Up % %Down % %EXP ST3 Up % %Down % %T.CUT %PMX1 Programmable Mixer 1 ON•INH MAS CH ___ SLV CH ___ R/D + • – __% L/U + • –__%PMX2 Programmable Mixer 2 ON•INH MAS CH ___ SLV CH ___ R/D + • – __% L/U + • –__%R->T Rud-Thr Mixing Right Side (R/D) + • – __% Left Side (L/U) + • – __%GYRO Gyro setting NOR __% ST1 __% ST2 __% ST3 __%HOLD Throttle Hold setting ____%THCV Throttle Curve NOR %%%%%THCV Throttle Curve ST1 %%%%%THCV Throttle Curve ST2 %%%%%PTCV Pitch Curve NOR %%%%%PTCV Pitch Curve ST1 % % % % %PTCV Pitch Curve ST2 % % % % %PTCV Pitch Curve ST3 % % % % %RVMX Revolution Mixing NOR High Side (R/D) + • – ____% Low Side (L/U) + • –____%RVMX Revolution Mixing ST1 High Side (R/D) + • – ____% Low Side (L/U) + • –____%
– 105 –RVMX Revolution Mixing ST2 High Side (R/D) + • – ____% Low Side (L/U) + • –____%SWAH Swash settings % % %

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