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C-3)
Long press
-
Holding this button when “
V
” is displayed will enter the “gear door time-
lapse s
etup”. Increase 1 second with each press, max setting is 15s.
Function
: The gear door time lapse setting indicates to the nose wheel steering servo when
to be on or off. When gear is up, the nose wheel steering servo is not active. When gear is
down, nose wheel steering servo is active.
This procedure is on a time-lapse. The lapsed time is N-3 seconds. N is lapsed time of the
gear door. When it’s set up at 8 seconds, the recovery time of nose wheel is 8-3=5 seconds.
Control recovers in 5 seconds after sending gear down command. Change the time-lapse of
nose wheel by changing time-
lapse of gear door. Hold the “SETUP” button down and the
setting will be saved. Press the “SETUP” button and “RPM” will be displayed.
C-4)
Long press
this button when “RPM” is displayed to enter the height setting for the
Landing Gear Failsafe (F/S) setup. If the airplane is below your height setting, the landing
gear will not retract to protect your airplane from an accidental retract of the landing gear. The
minimum setting is “002” which means 2 meters, max is “010” which means 10 meters.
Hold the “SETUP” button down to save the setting and exit the menu or it will automatically
exit in 5 seconds.
LED’s Definition
Blue LED:
Corresponds to the landing gear.
ON:
Landing gear is deployed.
OFF
: Landing gear is retracted.
FLASHING:
Sequencer is not receiving transmitter signal or the gear switch is not in the
correct position. Turn on or check the transmitter, make sure switch is in the correct position
to eliminate the flashing.
IMPORTANT
! : When the blue LED is on, make sure the landing gear is deployed! This is
how the controller identifies the status of gear. Failure to do so will result in the landing gear
retracting when Pressure Loss Protection is commanded. If the direction of gear down and
corresponding gear door is incorrect, reverse it by switching the polarity of the appropriate
gear and door 2-wire connections.
Red LED
: Corresponds to PSI.
FLASHING:
“Pressure Loss Protection” feature has been commanded. The landing gear will
deploy automatically; the “Manual” button or transmitter switch will become deactivated and
will not work. The pressure will have to be raised to a pressure higher than the previously set
value
(Refer to C-2).
Resetting the value to “000” will eliminate the flashing.
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