Spectrum DX8, Instruction Manual

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30 SPEKTRUM DX8 • RADIO INSTRUCTION MANUAL
To Access Programmable Mixes (1 thru 6)
With the Elevator to Flap mix screen displayed, rotate the roller to highlight Ele >
Flp then press the roller. Now rotate the roller to select programmable Mix, 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, or 6 and press the roller. The Mix screen appears.
To Select Master and Slave Channels
The Master channel is the controlling channel. The slave is the channel, the
master will be mixed to. The slave channel will follow the master channels input
based on the rate that is programmed.
Rotate the roller to highlight the left INH then press the roller to access the master
channel. Rotate the roller to select the desired master channel. When selected,
press the roller to accept that master channel.
Rotate the roller to highlight the right INH then press the roller to access the slave
channel. Rotate the roller to select the desired slave channel. When selected,
press the roller to accept that slave channel.
Assigning a Programmable Mix to a Switch
Rotate the roller to highlight Sw: at the bottom of the screen. Press the roller to
access the switch select function then select the desired switch to turn on/off the
aileron to rudder mix. If you select On, the mix will always be on.
Adjusting Programmable Mix Rates
Rotate the roller to highlight the desired rate then press the roller to highlight that
rate. Rotate the roller to adjust the value. You can reverse the direction of the slave
channel with po and negative - values.
Adjust the rate for all both directions/values.
To verify that the programmable mix is working properly and in the correct
direction, place the correlating switch in the active positions, move the
programmed master channel and observe the slave channel. The slave channel
should move accordingly.
Offset
The offset function establishes the point at which the two mix rates converge.
Typically this rate is center or 0%. If an offset is needed do the following:
Programming an Offset
Rotate the roller to highlight Offset then press the roller to highlight the Offset
rate. Rotate the roller to adjust the value. Po and negative - values are
available shifting the offset in either direction. Press the roller to accept the offset
value.
Trim Include
The trim include function applies trim to the slave channel when the master
channel you select is a channel that has trim (throttle, aileron, elevator and
rudder). Typically, this is used when more than one channel is used to operate a
primary control surface (dual rudder servos, etc.) With trim include activated, the
master channel’s trim affects the master and slave channels.
Activating Trim Include
Rotate the roller to highlight Trim. Press the roller to toggle between INH and ACT.
TAIL CURvE- FOR NON-hEADING
hOLD GYRO USE ONLY
The Tail Curve programming functions nearly identically to the Throttle and Pitch
curve programming. You can assign four separate Tail curves or a common Tail
curve to 2 or more flight modes. A graph displays at the left side of the screen to
help you adjust the Tail curves. An Expo function is available that smooths out
the curve.
Note:
Only use tail curves when the gyro is in the conventional gain (non-
heading hold) mode.
To Program Tail Curves
With the transmitter on and the main or telemetry screen displayed, press the
roller. The Function list displays.
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