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13. BASIC INFORMATION ON OPERATING THE TRANSMITTER
MODEL TYPE CHANNEL SEQUENCE
The mixer functions required for any model vary greatly accor-
ding to the model type. This is the basis for the new operating
philosophy introduced in the FX-40 system.
MODEL CATEGORY
In the Base Select menu the model types are divided into four
categories: Power models, Helicopters, Gliders and Electric
Gliders.
WING TYPE, TAIL TYPE
Each model aircraft category is sub-divided according to the
number of wing-mounted servos, and the tail type.
CHANNEL SEQUENCE
The transmitter suggests a channel sequence and a set of mixer func-
tions based on the model type you have selected. Of course, you are
not bound to this; the sequence of functions is freely selectable, so you
can still operate existing models with different channel sequences
without having to re-connect the servos.
MIXER FUNCTIONS
The larger the number of servos (control surfaces) in the
model, the more mixer functions the software offers. However,
superfluous mixer functions are suppressed in the on-screen
display to avoid confusion.
TRANSMITTER CONTROL SELECT
The display for selecting transmitter controls for particular functions
always looks the same; this again is to avoid possible confusion. The
available transmitter controls are displayed in graphical form, while the
control you have selected is picked out in colour on the screen. Any
transmitter control can be selected for any function, and multiple
assignments are also possible.
The screen also displays an additional button field which
varies according to the transmitter control you select (stick,
digital trim button, linear slider or digital rotary knob), and the
function for which you have selected that control. This new
button field provides access to a sub-menu where you can
carry out further adjustments to the transmitter control.
If the selected control
is a switch, you can
determine the direc-
tion of switching at
this point.
If the selected control
is a trimmer, you can
set the type of trim
and the trim increment
(step size).
If you select a propor-
tional control used as
a switch, you can
determine the swit-
ching points and the
direction of the swit-
ching action.
Switching points with
hysteresis, symmetri-
cal relative to the neu-
tral position
