Sanwa Electronic Instrument Co ATX90354 Remote Control Transmitter User Manual RD8AT 002 003 eps

Sanwa Electronic Instrument Co Ltd Remote Control Transmitter RD8AT 002 003 eps

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User Manual Part II

4342EPA(ENDPOINTADJUSTMENT)TheRDS8000allowsyoutoadjustthe“EndPoint”,ortravellimit,forallflightchannels.Ingeneral,itisbesttouseascloseto100%servothrowaspossible.Thisallowsforthebestpossibleresolutionandcenteringofcontrolsurfaces.However,insomecasesitisnotpossibletousefullservomovement,suchaswhereshortcontrolhornsmustbeusedbecauseofaircraftdesignconsiderations,orwithfixed-lengthcontrolhornssuchasathrottlearm.AssumeyouwanttoadjusttheEPAoftheElevatorchannelservo.BringuptheSTW(stopwatch)screenaspreviouslyinstructedinINITIALSETUP.Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeyuntiltheEPAscreenappearsfortheElevatorchannel.TheEPAoftheElevatorchannelcanbeadjustedfrom0%to150%.Bymovingtheelevatorstickupanddown,youwillseetheLCDarrowchangeaccordingtothedirectionyouaremovingthestick.TosettheUPEPA,movethestickbackpasttheneutralpositionandreleasethestick.Youcanincreaseordecreasetheamountbyusingthe(INC+)or(DEC-)functionkeys.Notethatyoucanmoveacrossthemenuusingthe(CH+)or(CH-)keystoadjustEPAforallotherchannels.ToadjusttheEPAonGearandFlapchannelssimplymovethetoggleswitchupordownandadjusttheEPAaccordingly.G(LandingGearEndPoints)Inmostcases,(almostallcasesinthepast)thetotalservothrowforthelandinggearfunctioncouldnotbesetbythetransmitter,becausemostretractservosareSWITCHED(non-proportional)servos.Withtheseservos,mechanicaladjustmentwastheonlymethodavailabletoensureproperoperationoftheretracts.Tousethisfunction,selecttheEPAfunctionasshownonthepreviousscreen.Pressthe(CH+)keytoscrollacrosstheChannelindicatoronthescreenuntilyoureachG(LandingGear).NotethatyoumustsetthevalueforUpandDownlandinggearbyuseoftheINC+/YESandDEC-/NOkeys.ActivatetheLandingGeartoggleswitchlocatedontheupperlefttopofthetransmitterwhensettingthevaluesfortheLandingGear.Youcanvaryeachonefrom0%to150%.ThedefaultvaluesforLandingGearare–125%and+125%.Torestorethelandinggearchanneltothedefaultvalues,presstheINCandDECkeyssimultaneously.PresstheENDkeytoreturntotheSTWscreen.
4544TRM(TRIMMEMORY)TheRDS8000offerstheTrimMemoryFunctiononallfouroftheflightcontrolchannelsandtheFlapChannel.TrimMemoryforElevator,Aileron,Throttle,andRudderisinputbytheDigitalTrimkeys.ItcanalsobesetwhenyouusetheINC+/YESorDEC-/NOkeystoinputtrim.AnytrimthatyousetwhileyourmodelisinflightbyuseoftheDigitalTrimkeyswillautomaticallybestoredinmemoryforthatspecificchannelandmodel.TheTrimvaluein%thatyousetduringflightisshownontheTRMscreenforeachChannel.Inaddition,therearebargraphindicatorsthatshowhowmuchtrimhasbeensetforElevator,Aileron,ThrottleandRudderchannels.3-POSITIONFLAPS(FLAPSWITCH)Usingchannel6asaflapsonlychannel,youareabletoadjustthe3flappositions.Up0%flaps,50%flapsand100%fullflapsdown.Bystartinginthedefaultscreen,pushthefunctionCH+keytomovethecursertotherightuntilyoureachtheP-F.AllofyourflapadjustmentisdonewiththeCNTandEPA.YouwillbeusingyourEPAandservocenteringtochangethepercentagesofhowmuchflapyouwouldlike.Firstmovethe3-positionswitchtothemiddleposition.Thiswillcentertheservo.Withoutusingtheservocenteringfeature,installtheservoarmsothearmisascloseto90degaspossible.Nowmovethe3-positionflapswitchtotheuppositionandsetupyourlinkagesoyourflapswillbeat0%.Afteryourlinkageissetyoucannowmovethe3-positionswitchtothemiddle.Thiswillmoveyourflapsdowntothe50%position.Movingthe3-positionswitchtothelastorfulldownpositionwillgiveyoufull100%flapsdown.Withthe3-positionswitchinthemidposition,youcanadjusttheamountofflapsdowninthispositionwiththeservocenteringfeature.Remember,changingtheservocenteringwillchangebothupanddownendpoints.Besuretoreadjustbothendpointsafteryouchangetheservocentering.Afteradjustingthemidflapposition,youcannowadjustboththeupandfulldownpositionswiththeEPAfeature.FLAPE(FLAPERONS)TheFlaperonfunctioncanbeusedtoobtaintwoseparateaileronchannelswithaservoineachwing.Itcanalsobeusedsostripaileronsactasflapsanddeployinadownwarddirectiontocreatebothliftanddrag.Inthefollowingexample,theaileronswillbeprogrammedtoactasflapsthatarecontrolledbytheFlap/FL-ELswitch.Pressthe(CH–)orthe(CH+)keytoselect“etc”ontheChannelindicator.Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeyseveraltimestoseethefollowingscreen.Now,presstheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeytosettheFLAPEfunctiontoActive.Theaileronstickwillnowoperatetwoservosonreceiverchannels#2and#6.PresstheENDkeytoreturntotheSTWscreenatthetopofthemenu.BottomViewLeftWingChannel#2RightWingChannel#6Servolinkagemustbeontheoutersideoftheservowhenmountedlikeaboveexample.
4746Pressthe(CH–)keytoselectP-FontheChannelindicator. ALARMSD/R-A(DUALRATEALARM)THROTTLESTICKHIGHTheRDS8000offersan“ALARM”functiontowarnyouifyouturnyourtransmitteronwhileaDualRateSwitchisactivated,andanothertowarnyouifyouturnthetransmitteronwhiletheThrottleStickisinanypositionotherthanFull-Lowthrottle.TH-Hi!WillbedisplayedontheLCDscreenuntilyouplacetheThrottlestickinthefull-lowposition.ToactivatetheD/R-A(DualRatealarm),pressthe(CH–)orthe(CH+)keytoselect“etc”ontheChannelindicator.PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeyseveraltimestoscrolldownthemenuitemsandselecttheD/R-Ascreen.Next,presseithertheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeytosetD/R-AtoACTive.IfaDualRateswitchisONwhenyouturnONthetransmitter,anaudiosignalof3beepswilloccurapproximatelyevery15secondsuntilyouturnoffadualrateswitch.YoucanturnofftheDualRatealarmbypressingeithertheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeytochangeD/R-AtoINHibit.NotethattheHigh-ThrottleStickalarmisalwaysactive.NOTE:TheRDS8000transmitterwillalsosoundanalarmifthepowerswitchisleftonwithoutanymovementofthecontrolsforaperiodoftimethatexceeds15minutes.ThescreenwillshowPWR!.UsetheFUNCTIONdownkeytoscrolldowntoFLAPEPA(endpointadjust).Notethatthedefaultsettingis+100%.Therangeofadjustmentisfrom0to150%.PresseithertheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeytochangethevalueofthefunction.ThethreepositionFLAP/FL-ELswitchwhichislocatedonthetoprightofthetransmitteractivatedFlaperons.ThenormalpositionforFlaperonsatneutralpositioniswiththeswitchtowardsyou.NotethattheLeftAileronchannelmustbepluggedintoChannel2ofyourreceiverandtheRightAileronintochannel6.TodisabletheFLAPswitch,setallthreeoftheFLAPEPA'sto0%.UsetheFLAPTRM(trim)functiontofinetuneflapoperation.NotethatFLAPTRIMwillaffectallthreeFLAPEPA's.
4948DELTA(ELEVONS)DELTAmixcanbeusedinaflying-wingtypemodeltoprovideELEVONcontrol,wheretheelevatorandaileronfunctionsarecombined.ToaccesstheDELTAfunction,useeitherthe(CH–)orthe(CH+)keytoselecttheSTWscreen.PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoscrolldowntotheDELTAscreen.NowpresstheINC+/YESkeytochangethedisplaytoACT(Active).NotethatyoucannothaveFLAPE(Flaperon)ActivewhenDELTAisActiveandviceversa.WhenDELTAisActive,youwillhavetwochannelsassignedforELEVONcontrol.Plugthesetwoservosintochannels#1and#2ofyourreceiver.Thetwoservoswillnowrespondtomovementoftheelevator/aileroncontrolstick.EndPointAdjustmentsforelevatorandaileroncanthenbemadefortheamountofthrowrequired.PresstheENDkeytoreturntotheSTWscreen.A>R(AILERON-RUDDERMIX)TheRDS8000providesthecapabilitytoprogramyouraircraftsothatAileronstickdeflectionwillalsocausetherudderservotorespondinthesamedirection,(rightaileron=rightrudder).Thisautomaticcoordinationofrudderwithaileronisusefulinmanyhigh-wing/scalemodelsthatsufferfromadverseyawwithaileronapplication.Notethattherudderservowillstillrespondtorudderstickmovementaswellaswithaileronstickmovement.TouseA>R(aileron-rudder)mixing,firstaccesstheAL(aileron)channelontheChannelindicator.Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselecttheA>Rdisplay.PresstheINC+/YESkeytoadjusttheamountofmixingthatwilloccur.YoucannowactivatetheAL>RUmixswitch,locatedabovethethrottle/rudderstickassembly,toturn-onorofftheAL>RUmixfunction.PresstheINC+/YESandDEC-/NOkeyssimultaneouslyifyoudesiretoresetA>RUto0%.
5150V-TAIL(RUDDER-ELEVATORMIX)TheRDS8000transmitterhastheabilitytocontrolsailplanesorpoweredmodelsthatuseaV-Tailcontrolsystem.Intheseaircraftthetwotailcontrolsperformbothaselevatorsandasrudders.Twoservosandtwochannels(receiverchannels#1and#4arerequiredforV-Tailoperation).ToselecttheV-Tailoperation,firstpresseitherthe<CH-ortheCH+>keytoaccessthe“etc”channelindicator.Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoscrolldowntotheV-TAILdisplay.PresstheINC+/YESkeytoseethefollowingscreenwhichwillactivatetheV-TAILfunction.IfyoupresstheDEC-/NOortheINC+/YESkeyyoucantogglefromINH(Inhibit)toACT(Active).YoucanusetheRudderandElevatorServoRev(Reverse)andEPA(EndPointAdjustment)functionstofinetuneyourset-up.YoumayusetheAileron>RuddermixingfunctiontoallowoperationoftheV-Tailrudderswiththerightaileroncontrolstick.SeeAL>RUmixing,page49.T>E(THROTTLE-ELEVATORMIX)TheRDS8000allowsautomaticadjustmentofElevatortrimasyouadvanceorretardthethrottlestick.Thisisavaluableoptionasmostsailplanesneedachangeinpitchtrimwhenflapsaredeployed.Bymakingthisadjustmentwithanelectronicmixer,thepilotdoesnothavetoaltertheelevatordigitaltrimseachtimeflapsareused,andthusdoesnothavetore-trimtheelevatorsfornormalflight.Thisfeaturecanalsobeusedonanengine-poweredmodeltomakesmallelevatortrimcorrectionsaspowerisappliedorreduced.TousetheT>E(Throttle-Elevator)mix,presseitherthe(CH–)or(CH+)keytoselectTHontheCHindicatorscreen.(NotethatyoumustbeontheSTWscreentomovehorizontallyacrosstheentireCHindicatorscreen).PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoseethefollowingT>Escreen.PresstheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeytosetavalueforT>Emixing.Therangepossibleisfrom–100%to+100%.Fornowinthisexample,presstheINC+/YESkeytoinsertavalueof20%fortheT>Emix.Flighttestingwillalwaysberequiredtodeterminetheoptimumamountofmix.PresstheINC+/YESandDEC-/NOkeyssimultaneouslytoresetT>Emixtothedefaultvalueof0%.
5352COMPENSATIONMIXERS(C-Mix)TheRDS8000hastwocompensationmixerstohandleadvancedmixingneeds.Theseareinadditiontothepredefinedmixers.ACompensationMixerallowsonetransmittercontrolinputtoaffecttwoflightfunctions.AcommonmixwouldbeAilerontoRuddertoachievecoordinatedturnswithoutmovingtherudderstick.However,theRDS8000providesapredefinedmixerforthisfunction.Pressthe(CH+)keytomoveacrosstheCHindicatorandaccessthe“etc”screen.NextpresstheFUNCTIONdownkeyandlocatethefollowingscreennamesinorder:MAS1:EL=(C-Mix#1Masterchannel)exampleEL“Elevator”SLV1:EL=(C-Mix#1SlaveChannel)exampleEL“Elevator”E>E1:0%=(C-Mix#1mixingpercentage)Adjustfrom+150%to-150%example“ElevatortoElevator”MAS2:EL=(C-Mix#1Masterchannel)exampleEL“Elevator”SLV2:EL=(C-Mix#1SlaveChannel)exampleEL“Elevator”E>E2:0%=(C-Mix#1mixingpercentage)Adjustfrom+150%to-150%example“ElevatortoElevator”(AIRCRAFT)BothC-Mix1andC-Mix2areoperatedbyoneswitchlocatedonthefrontupperleftsideofthetransmitterandismarkedinredlettering.(HELICOPTER)BothC-Mix1andC-Mix2canbeturnedonandoffbyusingtheslideswitchlocatedonthefrontupperrightareaofthetransmittermarkedinblueletteringC-Mix1,2.Thefollowingexampleuse,C-Mix1tomixRuddertoElevatorasmaybeneededforknifeedgeflight.Startbypressingthe(CH+)keyuntilyoureach“etc”.NowusetheFUNCTIONdownkeyuntilyoureachthe(MAS1:)screen.NextusetheINCorDECkeysuntiltheRU(rudder)isselected.ThiswillbeyourMasterchannel.NextpresstheFUNCTIONdownkeyoncetoselect(SLV1:)screen.NowusetheINCorDECkeysuntilyoureachEL(elevator).ThiswillbeyourSlavechannel.NextpresstheFUNCTIONdownkeyoncetoselect(R>E1:)screen.BymovingtheRudderstickyouwillseethearrowindicatorsonthescreenchangedirectionsaccordingtothedirectionyoumovethestick,leftandright.YoucansettheC-Mixforbothdirectionsindependently.Forexample,whenyouareinaknife-edgeandyougiveitrightrudderbuttheplanepullstothetopoftheaircraftyoucansimplymovedthesticktotherightandpresstheINCorDECkeysandobservetheelevatormovement.Ifincreasingthenumbermovestheelevatorinthewrongdirection,youcandecreasethenumberintothenegativesidetochangethedirectionofthecompensation.Onlyuseasmallamountofcompensationatfirst.Youcansettheleftcompensationinthesamemanorifanycompensationisneeded.WhentheC-Mixpercentagesinbothdirectionsareat“0”,therewillbenocompensationmixing.
5554Thisfunctioncausestheflapstodeploywhentheelevatorcontrolstickismovedupordown.Itcanbeusedwithaseparateflapservowithanoutputonthereceiverschannel#6orasflaperonswithtwoaileronservosonchannel#2and#6.Thisfunctionismostcommonlyusedforaerobaticmodelswheredeployingflaps(orflaperons)withelevatorcontrolmaketightercornersonmaneuverssuchasthesquareloop.InordertousethisfunctionwiththetwoaileronservooptionyoumustfirstactivatetheFLAPERONfunction.Toactivate,movethechannelselectorbypressingtheCH+keyuntilyoureach“etc”.NowpresstheFUNCTIONDOWNkeyseveraltimestoreachthe“FLAPE”screenandusetheYESorNOkeystoactive.PresstheENDkey2timestoreturntotheMainscreen.NOTE1:BASICmustbeturnedOFFforthisfeaturetooperate.NOTE2:Flapswitchmustbeinthedefaut“UP”position.WhenactivatingtheFLAPEfunction,ifbothservosmoveoffcenterwhenactivatingtheFLAPEfunctionthenmovetheflapswitchdown.Thiswillkeepthecenteringoftheservoscorrect.NextpresstheCH+keytomovetothe“EL”indicator.PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeyuntilyoureachE>F0%screen.Nowyoucanaddelevatortoflapamount.Adjustmentisfrom0to100%.CAUTION:OnceyouactivatetheE>Fmixerbysettingavalue,itwillbeactiveatalltimesandtheaircraftwillrespondtoallcontrolinputssinceyoucannotturnitonoroffwithaswitch.YoucanuseaCompensationMixerfeaturetouseaswitchinstead.ELEVATOR-FLAPMIXINGWhenyouusethisfunctionyoucancausetheaileronstomoveleftandrightwhentheruddercontrolstickismovedleftorright.Thepurposeofthismixeristoallowonetransmittercontrolinputtoaffectflightfunctions.Acommonusewouldbeinknife-edgeflightwhereyouneedasmallcorrectioninailerontopreventrollcoupling.Tosetupsuchamix,usetheCH+keytoselectRUontheCHindicator.NextpresstheFUNCTIONdownkeyuntilyoureachR>A0%screen.Nowyoucanaddruddertoaileronmix.Adjustmentisfrom100to-100%.Youcansetbothleftandrightruddertoaileronmixseparately.Bymovingtherudderstickyouwillseetheleftorrightindicatordisplayonthescreen.Forexampleyoucansetleftmixat20%andrightat-30%dependingonthedirectionyouneedforthemix.NOTE1:BASICmustbeturnedOFFforthisfeaturetooperate.CAUTION:OnceyouactivatetheR>Amixerbysettinginavalue,itwillbeactiveatalltimesandtheaircraftwillrespondtoallcontrolinputssinceyoucannotturnitonoroffwithaswitch.YoucanuseaCompensationMixerfeaturetouseaswitchinstead.RUDDER-AILERONMIXINGRUDDER-ELEVATORMIXINGRuddertoelevatormixingisused,forexample,wheninaknife-edgeflight,astheaircraftpullstothebellyorcanopywhenrudderisadded.
5756FLAP-ELEVATORMIXINGThisfeatureisusedwhenyoudeploytheflaps.Normallywhenyoudroptheflapsonanaircraftitwillstarttoclimb.Addingsomedownelevatorwillhelpreduceit.Adjustmentisfrom(100)to(-100)%.NOTE1:BasicmustbeturnedOFFbeforethisfeaturewilloperate.FromtheMainscreen,presstheCH+keyuntiltheP-FdisplaysintheCHscreenarea.NowusetheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselecttheF>Escreen.UsetheINC+/YESorDEC-/NOkeystosetthepercentages.SPOIR(SPOILERON)TheRDS8000hastheabilitytocontroldifferentfixed-wingaircrafttypes,includingconventionalsingle-aileronservoordual-aileronservosonindividualchannelswithdifferentialadjustmentandwingswithflaperons/spoilerons.TheSpoileronfunctionisnormallyusedwithsailplanes.UsetheCH+keytomovetheCHindicatorto"etc".NowusetheFUNCTIONdownkeytodisplaytheSPOIRscreen.ActivatetheSPOIRbypressingtheINC+/YESorDEC-/NOkeys.Inordertousetwoseparateaileronservochannelsand/orhaveelectronicailerondifferential,presstheINC+/YESkeytomaketheSPOIRreadACT(Active).Notethatitisonlypossibletoelectronicallyadjustailerondifferentialthrow,whenyouchoosetouseTWOCHANNELSforaileron,withaservooneachsideofthewingdrivingthatwing’sservo.PressingtheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeywilltogglethefunctionbetween“INH”and“ACT”settings.WhenSPOIRisACTIVE,youwillhavetwochannelsassignedtotheaileron/spoileronfunction.Plugtheseservosintochannels#2and#6ofyourreceiver.Notethatbothservoswillrespondequallywhenyoumovetheaileronstickonthetransmitter.IfAL-DIF(AileronDifferential)issetto0%,theservoswillmoveequallyinresponsetoleftandrighttransmitteraileronstickmovement.IfavalueisinsertedforAL-DIFwhenusingtheSPOIRfunction,theFLAPSTICK(throttle)willdeterminewhenAL-DIFbecomeseffectiveforasailplane.AL-DIF(AILERONDIFFERENTIAL)TheRDS8000hastheabilitytocontrolseveralaircraft‘wing’types,includingconventionalsingleaileronservo,dual-aileronservosonindividualchannelswithelectronicdifferentialadjustmentanddelta(or“flyingwing”)configurationswithElevons.ItisonlypossibletoelectronicallyadjustdifferentialwhenusingTWOCHANNELSforailerons,withoneservooneachsideofthewingdrivingthatwing’saileron.TheAL-DIF(ailerondifferential)functiononlyappliestotheDELTAandFLAPEmenufunctions.Differentialreferstotheratioofup-to-downmovementofeachaileron.Manyaircraftneedmoremovementfromtheupwarddeflectingaileronthanfromthedownwarddeflectingaileroninordertoeliminateunwantedyawwhenaileronsareapplied.NotethatdifferentialfortheSPOIR(Spoileron)function,usedwithsailplanesiscontrolledbytheL-DIF(landingdifferential)function.AL-DIFhasnoeffectofSPOIR!Thefollowingexample,assumesyouwanttohaveseparateservosforaileroncontrol.Sinceyoumusthavetwoservostoobtainelectronicdifferential,thefirstthingtodoisactivateFLAPE(Flaperons).Younowhavetwochannelsassignedtotheaileron/flaperonfunction.PlugtheseservosintoCHANNELS#2and#6ofyourreceiver.Notethatbothservoswillrespondequallywhenyoumovethetransmitter’saileroncontrolstick.Ifyoudonotwanttheaileronstoactasflaps,selectP-HontheChannelindicator,anddisabletheFLAPswitchbysettingFLAPEPAto0%upanddown.PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselecttheAL-DIF(ailerondifferential)screen.Next,presstheINC+/YESkeytosetavalueforailerondifferential.Inthisexamplethedifferentialissetto50%.Thismeansthatthedownwarddeflectingaileronwillmovehalfasmuchasdoestheupward-deflectingaileron.Thefinaladjustmentswillbedeterminedbyactualflighttesting.Theabovedisplayshowstheamountofdifferentialthatwehavepresentlyprogrammed.Therangeofadjustmentisfrom–100%to+100%.Defaultis0%.Ifthedifferentialyousetisinthewrongdirection,i.e.,lessup-deflectionthandown-deflection,changethepolarityofthevaluethatyouprogrammedbyusingtheINC+/YESorDEC-/NOkeys.
5958L-DIF(LANDINGDIFFERENTIAL)TheL-DIF(landingdifferential)functionenablestheaileronsofasailplanetobeeffectivewheneverboththeleftandrightaileronsareraisedwhenCROWorSPOILERONareusedinlanding.Typicalthermalsailplanesrequireabouttwiceasmuchuptravelasdowntraveloftheaileronstoproduceacoordinatedturn.TheRDS8000allowsyoutosettheamountofdifferentialailerontravelduringthelandingmode.TouseL-DIFtheSPOIR(Spoileron)functionmustbesettoActive.Seepage56andactivatetheSPOIRfunction.Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoscrolltotheL-DIF(landingdifferential)screen.Now,presstheDEC-/NOkeytosetavalueof–50%forL-DIF.NotethattheapplicationofLandingDifferentialiscontrolledbythepositionoftheFLAP(throttle)stick.Asyoubringthestickdownanddeployyourflaps,theaileronlandingdifferentialincreasestotheamountthatyouprogrammed.IntheaboveexamplewesetL-DIFto–50%.However,thepolarityofthesettingdependsonyourspecificservoinstallation,i.e.,thesettingcaneitherbepositiveornegative.MoveyouraileronstickfromsidetosideandobservethechangeintheratioofuptodowntravelasyoubringtheFLAPstickdown.TherangeofadjustmentofL-DIFisfrom–100%to+100%.ToresetL-DIFtothedefaultvalueof0%,pressboththeINC+/YESandDEC-/NOkeyssimultaneously.FlighttestingwillberequiredtodeterminetheoptimumsettingforyourL-DIF..CR:LA(CROWLEFTAILERON)CR:RA(CROWRIGHTAILERON)Inlandingmode,theflapsprovidealargeamountofbothliftanddrag.Thiscausestheplanetoflyveryslowlyanddescendgently.Onverylightsailplanestherateofdescentmaybesoslowthattheplanetendsto“floatrightpast”thelandingspot.CROW(bothaileronsup)addsquiteabitofdragwhiledecreasinglift.Thisincreasestherateofdescent(steepenstheglideslope)andimprovescontrollability.TheamountofCROWthatisusedshouldbeadjustedtosuitpersonalpreference.Ingeneral,higherwing-loadingsailplanesrequirelessCROWbecausetherateofdescentwillprobablyalreadybehighenough.InordertoprogramtheCROWfunctionyoumusthavepreviouslyselectedtheSPOIR(Spoileron)functionandsetittoActive.PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselecttheCR:LA(Crowleftaileron)screen.Next,presstheINC+/YESkeytoprogramavalueof25%.HerewehavesetCROWfortheLeftAileronat25%.TheLeftAileronnowwillraise25%ofitstravelupwardwhiletheflapsdeploydownwardwhileintheLandingMode.TheLandingMode,FlapdeploymentandCROWareallcontrolledbythepositionoftheFLAP(throttle)stick.TherangeofadjustmentforCROWis+100%to–100%.Thedefaultvalueis0%.Now,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytomovedowntotheCR:RA(CROWrightaileron)screen.PresstheINC+/YESkeytosetitat25%.NowbothaileronsrespondidenticallytotheCROWcommand.
6160OPTIONMENUSCREENIntheadvancedprogrammingyouhavetheabilitytoturnoffunusedprogrammingscreenswiththeOPTIONMENUSCREEN.Thisisveryusefulandconvenientwhenoneofyourmodelsonlyrequiressomefeatures.Forexample,oneaircraftisusedasatrainerandyoudonotneedtouseanyC-MIX,CROW,AI-DIF,DELTA,V-TAIL,youcangototheOPTscreenandturnthemoffsotheywillnotdisplayinthenormalprogrammingscreens.Ifyoudecidelaterthatyouwanttouseafeatureyouhaveturnedoff,youcanatanytimeusetheOPTtoturnthefeaturebackon.Turningoffthefeatureonlyremovesitfromtheprogrammingscreen.Itwillnot,however,turnoffthefeature.Example,youhadactivatedyourFLAPEforFlaperonsandthenintheOPTscreenyouturnedFLAPEoff.YourFlaperonswillstillbeactivebutyouwillnotseetheFLAPEscreenintheprogrammingmenu.Thisfeatureisbestusedonanaircraftorhelicopterafteryouhavesetupyour“needonallthetime”features.Forexampletheswashplatetypeforahelicopter,onceyouselecttheswashplatetypeyoucanthenturntheswashplatetypescreenoffbecauseyouhavenoadjustmentsinthatscreen,andbyturningthescreenoffyouwillnotmistakenlychangetheswashplatetype.Beforeturningoffanyunused-featurescreens,makesuretheyareatthedefaultsettingordonothaveanyaffectonacontrolsurface.UsetheCH+keytomovetothe"etc"intheCHareaofthemainscreen.NextusetheFUNCTIONdownkeyuntilyoureachtheOPTscreen.NowpresstheYESkey,theOPTwillnowflash3times.NowyoucanusetheFUNCTIONdownkeytoviewallthefeaturescreensthatcanbeturnedoff.TurningthefeatureonoroffisdonebyusingtheYESorNOkeys.AfterselectingYESorNO,youcannowpresstheENDkeytoexitoutoftheOPTscreen.PressingEND3timeswillbringyoutothemainscreen.NOTE1:NOTE2:STEP(TRIMSTEP)AnytrimthatyousetwhileyourmodelisinflightbyuseoftheDigitalTrimkeyswillautomaticallybestoredinmemoryforthatspecificchannelandmodel,providingthatTRMwaspreviouslyturnedOFFintheOPTIONSsectionoftheprogram.TheTrimvaluein%thatyousetduringflightisshownontheTRMscreenforeachChannel.Inaddition,therearebargraphindicatorsonthescreenthatshowhowmuchtrimhasbeensetforElevator,Aileron,ThrottleandRudderchannels.TheamountthattheTrimFunctionchangeseverytimeyoupresstheDigitalTrimkeyi.e.,theTrimAuthority,isvariable,anditcanbesetbytheuser.Forinitialtestflightsofyourmodelitisrecommendedthatitbesetatavalueof7toallowformaximumabilitytotrimyourmodel.Afteryourfirstflightandyouraircrafthasbeentrimmed,youcanthenprogramamorepreciseadjustmentfortrimauthoritybyusingtheSTEPfunction.TochangetheTrimAuthority,accesstheSTWscreenforELaspreviouslyexplained.PresstheCH+keyseveraltimestoselectthe“etc”screen.NowpresstheFUNCTIONdownkeyuntilyoufindthefollowingscreenthatindicatesSTEP.IfyouwanttochangetheTrimAuthoritytoalessernumbertomaketheDigitalTrimkeyslesssensitiveforafinersetting,presstheDEC-/NOkey.Ifyouwanttoincreasethesensitivitytoobtainagreaterchange,presstheINC+/YESkey.ThemaximumvalueofTrimAuthorityis15andtheminimumvalueis0.CAUTION:Ifsettozero,youdonothaveanyTrimcapability..BASICMENUBydefaulttheBASICaircraftandhelicopterprogrammingmenuareon,givingyouthebasicfeaturesincludedintheRD8000.ByturningBASICOFF,youareturningontheADVANCEDaircraftorhelicopterprogrammingmenu.ToturnBASICOFF,presstheCH+keyuntilyoureach“etc”intheCHareaonthemainscreen.NowpresstheFUNCTIONdownkeyuntilyoureachtheBASICONscreen.PresstheYESorNOkeytoturnontheAdvancedprogrammingmenu.PresstheENDkey2timestoreturntothemainscreen.
6362DUALELEVATORMIXINGYourRDS8000offersDUALELEVATORMIXINGthatallowsyoutouseaseparateservoforeachelevatorhalf.YouuseChannels1and7onthereceiverforthisfeature.ActivatingtheDualElevatorfeaturewillautomaticallydisableyourAUX-1channel7switchandwillallowchannel7tobeusedwiththeelevatorstick.YouwillbeabletosettheEPA,REV,CENTERandFAILsafeseparatelyforbothchannels.UseChannel1foryourleftelevatorandusechannel7foryourrightelevator.RDS8000Transmitter-HELICOPTERTrainerSwitchGyroAUX1DigitalHoverPitchINC/DECDigitalHoverThrottleINC/DECLiquidCrystalDisplayThrottle(U/D)Rudder(L/R)ThrottleDigitalTrimRudderDigitalTrimPanelInputKeysAUX-2C-Mix1,2ThrottleCutSwitchMainPowerSwitchFlightModeSelectorFlightMode3(SeePage77tochangeF.M.switchlocations)FlightModeN,1,2(SeePage77tochangeF.M.switchlocations)ElevatorDigitalTrimAileronDigitalTrimElevator(U/D)Aileron(L/R)92824ZReceiverChannelAssignmentsReceiverSlotNumber12345678PluginServoFor:Elevator(F/A)CyclicAileron(L/R)CyclicThrottleRudder(TailRotor)GyroCollectivePitchAUX1AUX2/BatteryAUX-1andAUX-2:AUX-1.PresstheCH-keytoselectCH7ontheChannelIndicator.WhenAUX-1(Channel7)isnotusedforDualElevator(D-EL)controlandisinhibited,thefunctioncanbeturnedonandoffbytheAUX-1switchwhichislocatedabovethethrottlegimbal.ServoReverse,Center,andEPAadjustmentscanbemadeattheChannel7menu.NotethatChannel7canbemixedwithanyotherchannelusingtheCompensationMixers.AUX-2.PresstheCH-keytoselectCH8ontheChannelIndicator.TheAUX-2,Channel8menuprovidesadjustmentsforServoReverse,Center,andEPA.Channel8canbemixedwithanyotherchannelusingtheCompensationMixers.
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6766Notethatoneofthesmalltriangularindicatorswillbeblinkingtoshowthatyoushouldpressthe(CH+)key.Therefore,pressthe(CH+)keyandthescreenwillchangetoreadHELIwithaflashingYES.Toconfirmthechangeofaircrafttype,presstheINC+/YESkey.ThescreenwillthenchangetoreadOK!AsshownonscreenbelowtoindicatethemodeltypehasbeenchangedtoHELIfrommodel#1.PresstheENDkeytwicetoreturntotheSTWscreen.PresstheENDkeytwicetoreturntotheSTWscreen.ThesameprocedureasnotedabovecanbeusedtochangeModel#3,5,7,9fromAEROtoHELI.PITCHCURVES(FLIGHTMODES)TheRDS8000allowsyoutocustomizefourdistinctflightmodesforeachhelicoptermodel.Thefourpitchcurves(flightmodes)availableforeachhelicoptermodelare:N…………………………..SelectCurveN--NORMAL1…………………………...SelectCurveOne–IDLEUP12…………………………...SelectCurveTwo–IDLEUP23…………………………...SelectCurveThree--HOLDSelectingapitchcurveisdonebyactivatingthetwoFLIGHTMODEswitcheslocatedonthetopofthetransmitter,asshownbelow.Thedefaultpositionsareasindicted.NotethatBOTHF-MODEswitchesmustbepositionedtowardyoutoselectF-MODENORMAL.CAUTION:FlightModes1,2and3.Ifeitheroneisactivatedwhenyouturnonthetransmitter,anaudioalarmwillsound.Youmustalwaysbeawareofwhichflightmodeyouhaveselectedbeforestartingyourengineorattemptingflight!NOTE:Seepage77onhowtoreversethe2-positionand3-positionswitches.NormalHELIflyingintheU.S.A.hasthe3-positionswitchontheleftsideofthetransmitter.F-Mode3orHold:SwitchpositionedawayfromyouF-ModeNormal:SwitchpositionedtowardsyouF-Mode2:SwitchpositionedawayfromyouF-Mode1:SwitchpositionedincenterF-ModeNormal:Switchpositionedtowardyou
ONPOWER6968Thepitchcurveforeachflightmodehasfivepointsthatcanbeadjustedtosuityourspecificneeds.WithineachpitchcurvethesepointsarereferredtoasPH(highpitch),P3,P2,P1andPL(lowpitch).Therangeofvaluesanddefaultsettingsforeachisshownbelow.ToactivateP3andP1,presstheYESkeywheninP3orP1screens.Tosetbacktodefault,pressboththeYESandNOkeysatthesametime.CurvePointPHP3P2P1PLPHP3P2P1PLPHP3P2P1PLMinimum-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%Default100%INH50%INH0%100%INH50%INH0%0%INH0%INH0%Maximum125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%FLIGHTMODENormalF.Mode1and2F.Mode3orHoldToprogramyourpitchcurves,pressthe(CH–)or(CH+)keytoselectP-FontheChannelindicator.Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeyandscrolldowntotheCV-PHscreen.PresstheF-MODE(flightmode)switchtotogglethroughmodes1,2,3andNormal.NowusetheF-MODEswitchtoselectthespecificflightmodetoadjust.Asanexample,ifyouwanttoadjustCV-P2inNormalflightmode,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselectCV-P2.ThedefaultvaluefortheNormalflightmodeof55%willbeshown.PresstheINC+/YESkeytosetanincreaseinvalueorpresstheDEC-/NOkeytosetalesservalue.PressbothINC+/YESandDEC-/NOkeyssimultaneouslytoreturntothedefaultvalue.InnormaloperationyouwillusuallysettheapproximateHoveringPitchwiththesoftwareinthePitchscreensthenadjustasneededforvariousweatherandflyingconditionswiththeHOV-PI(hoverpitch)digitaltrimswitch.HOV-TH+-DigitalTrimHOV-PI+-DigitalTrimFinetuningtheHoverPitchisalsoavailablebytheHOV-PTdigitaltrimswitchlocatedabovethethrottlestick.NOTE:HOV-PIandHOV-THtrimsareusedonlyforadjustmentinflightmodeN(normal).TheyhavenoaffectonFlightMode1or2.
7170THROTTLECURVES(FLIGHTMODES)Thethrottlecurveforeachflightmodehasfivepointsthatcanbeadjustedtosuityourspecificneeds.WithineachthrottlecurvethesepointsarereferredtoasPH(highpitch)P3,P2,P1andPL(lowpitch).Therangeofvaluesanddefaultsettingsforeachisshownbelow.ToactivateP3andP1,presstheYESkeywheninP3orP1screens.Tosetbacktodefault,pressboththeYESandNOkeysatthesametime.Toprogramyourthrottlecurves,pressthe(CH–)or(CH+)keytoselectP-FontheChannelindicator.Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeyandscrolldowntotheCV-PHscreen.CurvePointPHP3P2P1PLPHP3P2P1PLPHP3P2P1PLMinimum-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%-25%Default100%INH50%INH0%100%INH50%INH0%0%INH0%INH0%Maximum125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%125%FLIGHTMODENormalF.Mode1and2F.Mode3orHoldNowusetheF-MODEswitchtoselectthespecificflightmodetoadjust.Asanexample,ifyouwanttoadjustCV-P2inNormalflightmode,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselectCV-P2.ThedefaultvaluefortheNormalflightmodeof50%willbeshown.PresstheINC+/YESkeytosetanincreaseinvalueorpresstheDEC-/NOkeytosetalesservalue.PressbothINC+/YESandDEC-/NOkeyssimultaneouslytoreturntothedefaultvalue.FinetuningoftheHoverThrottleisalsoavailablebytheHOV-THdigitaltrimswitchlocatedabovetheelevatorstick.PresstheF-MODE(flightmode)switchtotogglethroughmodes1,2,3andNormal.
7372REVOLUTIONMIXINGTheRDS8000providesforsettingRevolutionMixingforeachofthefourFlightModes.EachFlightModehasitsowncurveforadjustingtailrotorpositioninresponsetothethrottle/collectivestickmovements.ThedefaultsettingsforRV.H(RevolutionMixingHighPoint),RV.M(RevolutionMixingMidPoint),andRV.L(RevolutionMixingLowPoint)areasfollows:FLIGHTMODENormalF.Mode#1F.Mode#2F.Mode#3RV.H20%0%0%0%RV.M0%-2%-5%0%RV.L-20%-5%-10%0%ToprogramRevolutionMixing,presseitherthe(CH–)or(CH+)keytoselectRU(rudder)ontheChannelindicator.Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselectRV.H,whichistherevolutionmixinghighpoint.UsetheINC+/YESorDEC-/NOkeytochangethedefaultvalueifyoudesiretodosoforanyofthethreeflightmodes.Inthisexample,wehavesetRV.HfortheNormalflightmodeto+25%.ThesameprocedurecanbeusedtoinputvaluesforRV.MandRV.L.PresstheFlightModeswitchtoselectthedifferentFlightModes.GYROADJUSTMENTTheRDS8000allowsyoutosettheGyrosensitivityofyourhelicopter’sgyroifithasthatcapability.ThegainofthegyrocanbeadjustedforallofthefourFlightModes2settingsforeach.Inthismannerthepilotcanadjustthegyroforasuitablelevelofsensitivity(gain)foroneflightmode(forinstance,hover),andbychangingtoadifferentflightmodealterthesensitivityformoreorlessstabilization.Notethatyoumustbeusingagyrothatoffersremotesensitivityadjustment.Presseitherthe(CH–)orthe(CH+)keytoselectG(Gyro)ontheChannelindicator.Now,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeyseveraltimestoaccesstheGYR(gyro)screen.ThedisplaywilllooklikethefollowingscreenwhentheNormalflightmodeisselected.Toadjustthegyrosensitivityforaspecificflightmode,presseithertheINC+/YESorDEC-/NOkey.Defaultvaluesare:Normal100%,F.Mode#150%,F.Mode#260%andF.Mode#3100%.Therangeofadjustmentisfrom–150%to+150%.PresstheFlightModeswitchtochangefromoneflightmodetoanother.Fine-tuningofyourgyrosensitivityforthevariousflightmodescanbeaccomplishedbyflighttests.
7574TRM(TRIMMEMORY)TheRDS8000offerstheTrimMemoryFunctiononallfourflightcontrolchannels.TrimMemoryforElevator,Aileron,Throttle,andRudderisinputbytheDigitalTrimkeys.ItcanalsobesetwhenyouusetheINC+/YESorDEC-/NOkeystoinputtrim.AnytrimthatyousetwhileyourmodelisinflightbyuseoftheDigitalTrimkeyswillautomaticallybestoredinmemoryforthatspecificchannelandmodel.TheTrimvaluein%thatyousetduringflightisshownontheTRMscreenforeachChannel.Inaddition,therearebargraphindicatorsonthescreenthatshowhowmuchtrimhasbeensetforElevator,Aileron,ThrottleandRudderchannels.D/R(DUALRATE)DualRateadjustmentsallowyoutoswitchfromyour“standard”controldeflectiontoareducedamountofthrowbyusingyourflightmodeswitches.TheactualspeedofsignalprocessingandservomovementarenotaffectedbytheDualRatesettings,onlytheamountoftotalthrowavailable.TheRDS8000allowsDualRatesettingsforAileron,ElevatorandRudder.To accesstheDualRatesettingforElevatorwhenyouareontheSTWorREVscreen,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoreachthisscreen.Thescreentellsyouthepresentratestatusandtheflightmodethatyouhaveselected.WeareshowinganexamplefortheElevatorchannel.However,alloftheotherchannelsaresetinthesameway.DualRatesettingscanbevariedfrom0to150%foreachflightmode,N,1,2and3.Defaultforallflightmodesis100%.Selecteachflightmodeusingthe“F-MODE”keyandsetthevaluefordualrate.Aninitialsettingof50%isagoodstartingpointandyoucantailoritlaterfollowingatestflight.CAUTION:Priortotakingoffyourmodel,checkthepositionsofyourflightmodeswitchesandmakesuretheyareinthepositionyouwant.DTM(DYNAMICTRIMMEMORY)DynamicTrimMemory(DTM)isanadvancedfunctionthatcanbeusedinconjunctionwiththeFlightModeOPTIONS.Whenactivated,DynamicTrimMemoryallowsyoutomaketrimchangeswhileinanyflightmodeWITHOUTaffectinganyotherflightmodeormodel.FlightModesareusedtoallowactivationoftheDTMfunction.Thefourflightmodesare:NORMALF.M.#1………….IDLE-UP1F.M.#2………….IDLE-UP2F.M.#3...............THOTTLEHOLDActivatingDTMwillallowtrimchangesmadeinoneflightmodetoaffectONLYthatspecificmode.To activateDynamicTrimMemory,pressthe(CH+)orthe(CH–)keytoselect“etc”ontheChannelindicator.Now,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoscrolldownthemenutotheDTMscreen.PresstheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeytochangeDTMtoACT(active).PressingeitherkeywilltoggletheindicationfromACTtoINH.PresstheENDkeytoreturntotheSTWscreen.Onceactivated,theDynamicTrimMemoryfunctionistransparenttothepilot.SimplyactivateaFlightMode,(forinstance“Normal”)andtrimtheaircraftforstablehoverusingthedigitaltrimkeys.Then,switchtoanotherflightmode,anddothesameasdesired.Notethatwhenyouchangeflightmodes,theservosaffectedbytheDTMfunctionwillreturntotheoriginalneutralpositionregardlessofthevalueoftrimforthepreviousflightmode.However,thethrottlechannelisanexceptiontotherule.Thetrimthatissetforoneflightmodewillaffectallotherflightmodes.Alsobeawarethatthethrottletrimkeyonlyaffectsthelowthrottlepositionofthethrottleservo.ThrottletrimDOESNOTaffectthecollectivepitchservo.
7776SWH(SWASHPLATETYPE)YourRDS8000allowsyoutoselecttheSWH(Swash)modeofoperatingthemainrotorpitch,whichiscontrolledbytheSwashPlatemovingupordown.WhentheSwashModeisselected,theoutputsoftheElevator,AileronandPitchservosaremixedtocontrolthepitchofthehelicopter'smainrotor.Cyclic,Collective,PitchMixing(CCPM)canonlybeusedonahelicopterthatisdesignedforCCPM.TheservosaremountedonthesideframesdirectlyundertheSwashPlatewithadirectlinkageconnectionfromtheservoarmtotheSwashPlate.Thisinstallationisdesignedtoeliminateanyslopthatcanoccurwithmultiplelinkagesandlevers.ThethreeservosaremixedinvariouswaystoobtainthecontrolresponsethatisneededforAileron,ElevatorandPitchcontrol.TheRDS8000cancontrolthefollowingtypes:NORCP3FCP3BCP4FCP4BNormaltype.Theelevator,aileronandpitchservosareindependentofeachotheronthereceiverchannels.Threejointballsarelocatedinatriangle.TheElevballislocatedinfront.SameasCP3FbutElevatorballislocatedintherearorback.TheElevatorballjointislocatedat90degreesfromtheAileronballjoint.TheElevatorballjointislocatedinthefront.ThesameasCP4FexcepttheElevatorballislocatedintherearorback.ThefollowingdrawingsillustratethevarioustypesofCCPMavailablewiththeRDS8000.CCP3(F)(CP3F)CCP3(B)(CP3B)CCP4(F)(CP4F)CCP4(B)(CP4B)ElevatorElevator ElevatorElevatorAileronAileronAileronPitchPitchAileronPitchPitchFrontFrontFrontFront120° 120°120° 120°120° 120°CHANGINGFLIGHTMODE1and2SwitchLocationsFromthefactory,flightmode1switchisontherighttoptoggleandflightmode2isonthelefttoptoggleswitch.Someflyerspreferflightmode1switchonthelefttopandflightmode2ontherighttopswitch.Thefollowingwillbehowtochangeflightmode1and2switchlocations.12345678910111213RemovetheNiCdbatterycoverandNiCdbatterypack.Removetheantennabyunscrewingitcounterclockwise.Removeall8screwslocatedonthebackofthetransmitter.Refertopage12forscrewlocations.Removebothleftandrightswitchretainernutslocatedontopoftheswitches.Cutbothleftandrightwiretiesholdingthewiringtobothswitches.Withablackmarkerpenputadotontheplasticbaseoftheswitchtoindicatetherearoftheswitch.Thiswillhelptonotmistakenlyfliptheswitchover.Removebothswitchesbyslidingthemdownintothetransmittercaseandchangethelocations.Reinstallbothswitchretainernutsandsecureinplace.Arrangebothswitchwiresawayfromanymovingpartsandsecurewithnewwireties,makingsurethewireswillnotgetinthewayoftheantennaasitisbeingreinstalled.ReinstallthetransmitterrearcaseandbecarefulwhenplacingitovertheNiCdbatteryconnectorpins.Reinstallall8casescrews.ReinstallAntennabyscrewingclockwise.ReinstalltheNiCdbatteryandbatterycover.Before AfterWireTielocations WireTielocationsAfteryouhavechangedtheswitches,youcanreplacethetwofrontswitchidentifyinglabels.(newlabelsaresupplied)Useasmallscrewdrivertopryuptheoldlabel.Becarefulnottodamagetheplastictransmittercase.Next,peelthebackingoffthenewlabelandsecureinplace.NewswitchlocationlabelsWARNING:AnymodificationsmadetothetransmitterotherthanchangingtheflightmodeswitchlocationswillvoidanyandallwarrantiescoveredbyAirtronicsInc.
7978RDS8000/TYPE:AEROMODEL#.............................................................MODELNAME....................................................RDS8000/TYPE:AEROMODEL#.............................................................MODELNAME....................................................WING TYPETRMFUNCTIONREVNOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REVCNTMIXE → FEPADND/R1％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ＵＰ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ 212EXPCH （1）ＥＬ NORMALSPOIRON(GLID)DELTAFLAPERON    & V-TAILSPOIRON  & V-TAIL(GLID)FLAPERON  & ＤＵＡＬＥＬＥＶＡＴＯＲ SPOIRON  & ＤＵＡＬＥＬＥＶＡＴＯＲ V-TAIL FLAPERON ＤＵＡＬＥＬＥＶＡＴＯＲ LTRTHI％ LO％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ LTRTHILO12A → R R → A％ R → E％ ％ ％ F → E T → E（2）ＡＩ （3）ＴＨ （4）ＲＵ （5）Ｇ （6）Ｆ （7）7（8）8TRMON/OFFE→FON/OFFT・CUTON/OFFINTON/OFFV-TAILON/OFFD・ELON/OFFREVON/OFFA→RON/OFFSTEPON/OFFCLKON/OFFAI-DIFON/OFFD/RON/OFFR→AON/OFFNAMON/OFFTYPON/OFFL-DIFON/OFFEXPON/OFFT→EON/OFFC・M1ON/OFFSW・RON/OFFFLAPEON/OFFCR：LAON/OFFCNTON/OFFR→EON/OFFC・M2ON/OFFCPYON/OFFSPOIRON/OFFCR：RAON/OFFEPAON/OFFF→EON/OFFSTWON/OFFRSTON/OFFDELTAON/OFFD/R・AON/OFFT・CUT1MASEL AI TH RU GE FL 7 8R/L150(％)100500VALUE VALUE−50−100−150NEUTRALMASTER STICK TRAVELL/HSLVVALUE ％ ％ EL AI TH RU GE FL 7 82C-MIX％ OPT ALL ON： NOR /   REVINH /   ACTON /   OFF％ ％ ％ ％ STWSTEPSW・RAI-DIFL-DIFCR：LA CR：RAD/R・ABASICMAS EL AI TH RU GE FL 7 8R/L150(％)100500−50−100−150NEUTRALMASTER STICK TRAVELL/HSLV VALUE ％ ％ EL AI TH RU GE FL 7 8
8180RDS8000/TYPE:HELIMODEL#.............................................................MODELNAME....................................................RDS8000/TYPE:HELIMODEL#.............................................................MODELNAME....................................................SWASH TYPETRMDTM ACTREVCNTEPADND/RN123(HOLD)％ ％ ％ UP％ EXPNORMALLT％ RTHILOLT％ ％ ％ RTN123HN123HHILOCP3F CP3B CP4F CP4BN123(HOLD)％ ％ ％ ％ N123(HOLD)％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REVCH （1）ＥＬ （2）ＡＩ （3）ＴＨ （4）ＲＵ （5）Ｇ （6）P（7）7（8）8FLIGHT MODE NPL P1％ ％ ％ ％ ％ P2 P3 PH125(％)1007550VALUEVALUEVALUEVALUEVALUEVALUEVALUEVALUE250−25POINTPL P1 P2 P3 PHFLIGHT MODE 1TH-CVPL P1％ ％ ％ ％ ％ P2 P3 PH125(％)1007550250−25POINTPL P1 P2 P3 PHFLIGHT MODE 2PL P1％ ％ ％ ％ ％ P2 P3 PH125(％)1007550250−25POINTPL P1 P2 P3 PHFLIGHT MODE 3 (HOLD)PL P1％ ％ ％ ％ ％ P2 P3 PH125(％)1007550250−25POINTPL P1 P2 P3 PHFLIGHT MODE NPL P1％ ％ ％ ％ ％ P2 P3 PH125(％)1007550250−25POINTPL P1 P2 P3 PHFLIGHT MODE 1PI-CVPL P1％ ％ ％ ％ ％ P2 P3 PH125(％)1007550250−25POINTPL P1 P2 P3 PHFLIGHT MODE 2PL P1％ ％ ％ ％ ％ P2 P3 PH125(％)1007550250−25POINTPL P1 P2 P3 PHFLIGHT MODE 3 (HOLD)PL P1％ ％ ％ ％ ％ P2 P3 PH125(％)1007550250−25POINTPL P1 P2 P3 PHRV PL PM PHN123(HOLD)％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ ％ FUNCTION
8382RDS8000/TYPE:HELIMODEL#.............................................................MODELNAME....................................................VALUET・CUT1MAS R/L150(％)100500VALUE0−50−100−150NEUTRALMASTER STICK TRAVELL/HSLV VALUE ％ ％ 2C-MIX％ TRMON/OFFTH・CON/OFFC・M1ON/OFFSW・RON/OFFDTMON/OFFOPT ALL ON： NOR /   REVINH /   ACTON /   OFFSTWSTEPSW・RDTMBASICREVON/OFFPI・CON/OFFC・M2ON/OFFCPYON/OFF ON/OFFD/RON/OFFT・CUTON/OFFSTWON/OFFRSTON/OFFSWHEXPON/OFFRVLON/OFFINTON/OFFCNTON/OFFSTEPON/OFFCLKON/OFFEPAON/OFFNAMON/OFFTYPON/OFFMASR/L150(％)10050−50−100−150NEUTRALMASTER STICK TRAVELL/HSLVVALUE ％ ％ EL AI TH RU GY PI 7 8EL AI TH RU GY PI 7 8EL AI TH RU GY PI 7 8EL AI TH RU GY PI 7 8

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