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MACGREGOR INDUSTRIES

Instruction Manual

PCM9X

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Page 1: ...MACGREGOR INDUSTRIES Instruction Manual PCM9X...

Page 2: ...2 J R P R O P O PCM9X MacGregor Industries Canal Estate Langley Slough SL3 6EQ Phone 01753 549111 Fax 01753 546983...

Page 3: ...rve 16 Revolution Mixing 16 Gyro 17 Program Mixers 17 Failsafe 19 Trainer 20 Timer 21 Servo Monitor 21 Throttle Cut Trim Select 21 C H A P T E R 3 A E R O Dual Rates Exponential 23 Reverse Switch 24 S...

Page 4: ...box where there are more than two e g when setting a travel adjustment figure Within an entry box rotating the scroll bar will increment or decrement the figure displayed or rotate through the altern...

Page 5: ...the charging equipment please seek expert advice Please ensure the correct charge rate for your battery pack Any battery over 1000mah should receive a charger rate of 120ma Control Stick Length The s...

Page 6: ...ear This indicates that the lithium battery will no longer maintain program memory When the lithium indicator appears on the screen the system should be sent to the JR MacGregor Service Department for...

Page 7: ...or control surfaces Setting up your PCM9X JR radio control systems include two main menus to program a model The System menu is normally only accessed when first setting up a model and allows you to s...

Page 8: ...ize data for 20 models individually Note If the power switch is turned OFF immediately after selecting the new model type the change will not be saved To change and save the model type use the scroll...

Page 9: ...aution when copy function is activated as existing data is replaced with new data Caution When the battery alarm is activated battery low the copy function is not operational Transfer Procedure 1 Sele...

Page 10: ...receiving counter is operating normally and ended with 100 When the receiving counter is stopped or you see ERROR indicated check the trainer cord conditions and try again Be sure that the receiving m...

Page 11: ...udder elevator flap and engine you need to inhibit INH an auxiliary channel within the device select menu to allow it to be available in the wing type menu Once available in the wing type menu it can...

Page 12: ...servo s operational value is set automatically at 75 The applicable channels servo travel is adjustable by using the travel adjust Aileron and elevator travels are adjusted using aileron and elevator...

Page 13: ...xing Either normal mechanically mixed CCPM mCCPM or three types of electronically mixed CCPM eCCPM The three versions of eCCPM pre programmed in the software are 90 degree 4 servo 120 degree 3 servo o...

Page 14: ...d access by pressing the scroll bar Dual rates are available for the aileron elevator and rudder channels of your R C helicopter The amount of travel is adjustable from 0 125 exponential is adjustable...

Page 15: ...rse Switch The PCM9X features a servo reverse function This allows the user to electronically reverse the direction of a channel Servo reversing is available for all 9 channels of the PCM9X In Functio...

Page 16: ...Mix in the Function List When in an eCCPM set up the software allows you to adjust the overall travel for each primary control The exponential function is used to help reduce interaction produced by...

Page 17: ...plus the two 2 additional positions provided by the nominated extra flight mode switch in the system menu The flight switch offers five 5 selectable curves N Normal 1 Stunt 1 2 Stunt 2 3 Stunt 3 and...

Page 18: ...at the same time The PCM9X offers two 2 separate revolution mixing programs with independent up and down mixing for each one for flight mode position N and the other for Stunt 1 2 3 and Stunt 4 positi...

Page 19: ...remain ON at all times or be switched OFF in flight using a number of different switches Each channel is identified by a four character name i e Aileron AILE Elevator ELEV etc The channel appearing fi...

Page 20: ...lows you to smooth the selected curve With the cursor at the point position use the scroll bar to select the EXP function and press to activate exponential Standard Programmable Mixing Mixer 3 Determi...

Page 21: ...conds Use the scroll bar to select the desired setting as activate or inhibit For each channel move the appropriate control to the desired fail safe position and store the setting by pressing the CLEA...

Page 22: ...ansmitter ON Do not switch on the slave transmitter it is only necessary to have the master transmitter switched ON 5 Push the trainer switch to transfer control to the slave Release the switch and co...

Page 23: ...des an integrated timer for each model memory and a countdown timer too The integrated timer shows the total time the transmitter has been turned on for that model and the countdown timer is useful as...

Page 24: ...he throttle cut function turns the trainer switch into an engine kill switch Use the software to determine a point at which the engine will stop When the switch is activated while at a low throttle se...

Page 25: ...levator and rudder channels of your R C aircraft The amount of travel is adjustable from 0 125 exponential is adjustable from 0 LIN to 100 in 1 increments The factory setting or default value for both...

Page 26: ...annels of the PCM9X In Function Mode use the scroll bar to select Reverse Switch and access by pressing the scroll bar Sub Trim The sub trim function allows you to individually fine tune the centring...

Page 27: ...device menu the mix can be activated using the Aileron Elevator and Rudder dual rate switches or the flight mode switch The mix can also be activated using the throttle stick through the THRO STK fun...

Page 28: ...ing facility Roll the bar left or right to decrease or increase the value Press the bar again to set the value Exponential Throttle Curve Function With the PCM9X system individual throttle curves are...

Page 29: ...vice select in the system menu to swap the Flap switch from ACT to SYS Dual flap also needs to be activated in the system menu The 3 position flight mode switch activates the flaps The Flap System is...

Page 30: ...leron always provides more drag than the upwards travelling aileron This can result in adverse yaw because of the drag difference Aileron differential mixing reduces the throw of the downwards moving...

Page 31: ...would indicate aileron to rudder mixing each time the aileron stick is moved the aileron will deflect and the rudder will automatically move in the direction and to the value input Mixing is proporti...

Page 32: ...When origin mixing is activated any dual rate exponential or other modifier applied to the master channel is ignored on the slave channel Therefore the same dual rate etc modifiers are not present on...

Page 33: ...oves to the top position POS1 as a confirmation More than one switch may be selected if required Activation by Throttle Stick Position Click the scroll bar with THRO STK selected Roll the scroll bar t...

Page 34: ...just the presets as you have just done The transmitter automatically stores the settings for the last fail safe adjustment Trainer The PCM9x transmitter employs two separate types of trainer system th...

Page 35: ...he slave rudder and elevator only Thus when the trainer switch is operated the slave has control of rudder and elevator only while the master retains control of throttle and aileron Releasing the trai...

Page 36: ...to 59 min 59 sec and then re start from zero Servo Monitor The PCM9X provides a servo monitor function screen that allows you to see the actual real time travel of all 9 channels This is a useful func...

Page 37: ...termined position When a good idle point is found with the trim enter the software and activate the trim memory This allows the stopping of the engine with the throttle trim but one click forwards on...

Page 38: ...lor your control throws In Function Mode use the scroll bar to select Dual Rate and access by pressing the scroll bar Dual rates are available for the aileron elevator and rudder channels of your R C...

Page 39: ...125 or 30 degrees servo travel It is not a good idea to use excessive sub trim as you can eventually overrun the maximum travel of your servos In Function Mode use the scroll bar to select Sub Trim an...

Page 40: ...ovide equal amounts of drag when they are operated The downwards moving aileron always provides more drag than the upwards travelling aileron This can result in adverse yaw because of the drag differe...

Page 41: ...ap switch position In addition a corresponding compensating elevator adjustment can be set Flap to Aileron Mix By coupling the ailerons to the flaps you can droop the ailerons alongside the flaps to i...

Page 42: ...EV etc The channel appearing first is known as the master channel The second channel is known as the slave channel For example AILE RUDD would indicate aileron to rudder mixing each time the aileron s...

Page 43: ...Position Click the scroll bar with THRO STK selected Roll the scroll bar to select a throttle stick activation position between 0 and 100 or to inhibit INH Note that the stick resolution has 200 step...

Page 44: ...ay be set for the offset reference point Position the cursor over Offset and click Roll the scroll bar to input a value in steps of 2 between 170 and 170 Operating with a switch Position the cursor ov...

Page 45: ...fore you do not have to reset the fail safe each time you fly Should you want to re adjust the fail safe presets access the Fail Safe Function and adjust the presets as you have just done The transmit...

Page 46: ...the trainer switch can be activated without a change to the control surface position Programmable Trainer Function P T F In this mode the master may assign functions one at a time to make learning to...

Page 47: ...ch When the count down time is active the transmitter will beep three times at 30 sec twice at 20 sec and beep once every second from 10 sec to 0 sec At zero there will be a continuous tone for 1 seco...

Page 48: ...ndustries Limited can accept no responsibility for losses or damages caused If you are unsure about any aspect of the operation of your PCM9X please contact our Service Department on 01753 549111 befo...

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