GRAUPNER mx-16 ifs, Programming Manual

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50 Program description: basic settings – model helicopter
Basic settings
Basic model-specifi c settings for model helicopters
Before you start programming specifi c parameters,
some basic settings must be entered which apply only
to the currently active model memory. Select the »
base
sett. « (Basic model settings) menu with the rotary cylin-
der, and press ENTER or the rotary cylinder:
mod.mem.
ser vo set.
D/R expo
contr set.
heli mixer
free mixer
base sett.
Model name
model name
stick mode
rotor direct
swashplate
1
left
1 servo
Press ENTER or the rotary cylinder to move to the next
screen page ( ), where you can select characters
to assemble the model name. You can enter up to nine
characters to defi ne a model name:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
model name
?
: ;
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO
STA R
PQ R STUVWXYZ
Use the rotary cylinder to select the fi rst character in
the symbol fi eld. A brief press on the rotary cylinder (or
turning it when held in) moves to the next position in the
name, at which point you can again select a character.
Pressing
CLEAR inserts a space at that point.
You can move to any character position within the input
fi eld using the rotary cylinder pressed in; it is indicated
by a double arrow <––> above the input fi eld while the
rotary cylinder is held pressed in.
The model name entered in this way appears in the
basic display, and also in the sub-menus of the “Model
memory” menu point.
Stick mode
Basically there are four possible ways of arranging the
principal control functions of a model helicopter on
the two dual-axis sticks: the primary functions are roll,
pitch-axis, tail rotor and throttle / collective pitch. Which
of these options you select depends on your individual
preferences and fl ying style.
»MODE 2« (Throttle at left stick)
»MODE 3« (Throttle at right stick) »MODE 4« (Throttle at left stick)
»MODE 1« (Throttle at right stick)
pitch axis
tail rotor
pitch axis
tail rotor
throttle
roll
roll
throttle
tail rotor
tail rotor
throttle throttle
pitch axis
pitch axis
roll
roll
pitch axis
pitch axis
roll
roll
Motor/Pitch
throttle
tail rotor
tail rotor
throttle
throttle
roll
roll
pitch axis
pitch axis
tail rotor
tail rotor
When you select “stick mode” with the rotary cylinder
pressed in, you will see
SEL at the bottom edge of the
screen:
model name
stick mode
rotor direct
swashplate
1
left
1 servo
SEL
STARLET
Press ENTER or the rotary cylinder, and the current
stick mode is highlighted (inverse video – black back-
ground). Now use the rotary cylinder to select one of the
options 1 to 4.
Pressing
CLEAR resets the function to stick mode “1”.
Swashplate type
model name
stick mode
rotor direct
swashplate
1
left
1 servo
SEL
STARLET
You will require a particular program variant to suit the
number of servos which operate the collective pitch
function.
Select “swashplate” with the rotary cylinder pressed
in, and
SEL appears at the bottom edge of the screen.
Press the rotary cylinder. The current number of collec-
tive pitch servos is highlighted on the screen. You can
now determine the required variant using the rotary
cylinder:
„1 servo“:
The swashplate is tilted by one roll servo
and one pitch-axis servo. Collective pitch
is controlled by
one separate servo.
The » swashp.mix « menu point is sup-
pressed in the multi-function menu if
you select “1 servo” as the swashplate