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SPEKTRUM DX8e • TRANSMITTER INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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TRANSMITTER FUNCTIONS

Function

1

LED

2

Elevator Trim 

(Mode 2, 4)

Throttle Trim 

(Mode 1, 3)

3

R Knob

4

Switch H

5

Switch G

6

Switch F

7

Throttle Tension Adjustment
Throttle Ratchet Adjustment 

(Mode 1, 3)

8

Throttle/Aileron Stick 

(Mode 1)

Elevator/Aileron Stick 

(Mode 2) 

Throttle/Rudder Stick 

(Mode 3)

Elevator/Rudder Stick 

(Mode 4)

Function

9

Left/Right Gimbal Stick 
Tension Adjustment

10

Up/Down Gimbal Stick 
Tension Adjustment

11

Aileron Trim 

(Mode 1, 2)

Rudder Trim 

(Mode 3, 4)

12

Neck Strap Mount

13

Scroll wheel

14

LCD

15

Buzzer Grill

16

Back Button

17

Clear Button

18

Rudder Trim 

(Mode 1, 2)

Aileron Trim 

(Mode 3, 4)

Function

19

Throttle Tension Adjustment
Throttle Ratchet Adjustment 

(Mode 2, 4)

20

Elevator/Rudder Stick 

(Mode 1)

Throttle/Rudder Stick 

(Mode 2)

Elevator/Aileron Stick 

(Mode 3)

Throttle/Aileron Stick 

(Mode 4)

21

Left/Right Gimbal Stick 
Tension Adjustment

22

Up/Down Gimbal Stick 
Tension Adjustment

23

Switch D

24

Switch B

25

Switch A

Function

26

Switch C

27

Bind/Switch

28

Elevator Trim 

(Mode 1, 3)

Throttle Trim 

(Mode 2, 4)

29

On/Off Switch

30

Antenna

The transmitter comes with a 
thin, clear plastic fi lm applied to 
some front panels for protection 
during shipping. Humidity and 
use may cause this fi lm to come 
off. Carefully remove this fi lm as 
desired. 

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Summary of Contents for DX8e

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual Bedienungsanleitung Manuel d utilisation Manuale di Istruzioni 8e 8 Instruction Manual Bedienungsanleitung Manuel d utilisation Manuale di Istruzioni ...

Page 2: ... Models are hazardous when operated and maintained incorrectly Always install and operate a radio control system correctly Always pilot a model so the model is kept under control in all conditions Please seek help from an experienced pilot or your local hobby store Contact local or regional modeling organizations for guidance and instructions about flying in your area When working with a model alwa...

Page 3: ...VER LEAVE THE BATTERY AND CHARGER UNATTENDED DURING USE NEVER CHARGE BATTERIES OVERNIGHT Read all safety precautions and literature prior to use of this product Never allow minors to charge battery packs Never drop charger or batteries Never attempt to charge damaged batteries Never attempt to charge a battery pack containing different types of batteries Never charge a battery if the cable has bee...

Page 4: ...r Spektrum AirWare Software Version 26 Calibrate 26 Transfer SD Card 27 Import Model 27 Export Model 27 Update AirWare Software 28 FUNCTION LIST 29 Servo Setup 29 Travel Adjust 29 Sub Trim 29 Reverse 29 Speed 30 Balance 30 AS3X Gain Live View ACRO and SAIL Types Only 30 D R Exponential 31 Differential ACRO and SAIL Types Only 31 Throttle Cut ACRO and HELI Types Only 31 Throttle Curve ACRO and HELI...

Page 5: ... rate of 0 5 amps The charge port on the battery is not polarity dependent CAUTION Never connect an external battery charger to your DX8e transmitter Always charge the transmitter on a heat resistant surface 1 Power off your transmitter 2 Connect the power supply SPM9551 connector to the Li Ion charge port located under the rubber flap on the battery door 3 Connect the power supply to a power outle...

Page 6: ...ton 17 Clear Button 18 Rudder Trim Mode 1 2 Aileron Trim Mode 3 4 Function 19 Throttle Tension Adjustment Throttle Ratchet Adjustment Mode 2 4 20 Elevator Rudder Stick Mode 1 Throttle Rudder Stick Mode 2 Elevator Aileron Stick Mode 3 Throttle Aileron Stick Mode 4 21 Left Right Gimbal Stick Tension Adjustment 22 Up Down Gimbal Stick Tension Adjustment 23 Switch D 24 Switch B 25 Switch A Function 26...

Page 7: ...ton to turn on the DX8e 2 Press and hold the power button for about 4 seconds to power off the DX8e Function 1 Bind Button 2 Switch A 3 Handle 4 Mode Change Slider 5 SD Card Opening Function 6 Charge Port for Use w Optional Lithium Ion Battery 7 Battery Cover 8 Mode Change Door 9 Antenna Rotation Tension 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 ...

Page 8: ...t the value you want to change such as 0 1 2 up down or left right Enter Choose or Exit Move between options or change value in an option Hold for 3 seconds and release to move to the Main Screen Scroll Hold Press Tip The tick mark below shows the current switch position Rolling and clicking the scroll wheel turns the selected box black indicating that the value or condition will act on that posit...

Page 9: ... the SD Card from the transmitter To Upload the serial number to www spektrumrc com 1 Insert the SD Card in your computer and check the contents of the SD card on your computer for a My_DX8e xml file 2 In your favorite browser navigate to www spektrumrc com and find the Product Registration link on the top of the page as shown 3 If you do not already have an account create one now If you have an acc...

Page 10: ...r in the MY PRODUCTS list and click on Download Updates Follow directions on the screen for downloading the update to an SD card through your computer 4 Eject the SD card from the computer 5 Make sure the transmitter is powered off and install the SD card into the transmitter 6 Power on the transmitter and the update automatically installs in the transmitter Manually Installing Spektrum AirWare So...

Page 11: ...Bind button after the receiver has stopped flashing rapidly once the receiver s LED stays illuminated this indicates the receiver is bound to the transmitter The screen also provides binding information 6 Remove the bind plug from the receiver 1 Lower the throttle to the lowest position and make sure the transmitter is powered off 2 Insert the bind plug into the BIND DATA port 3 Insert the ESC plug...

Page 12: ...rs have a tendency to false peak i e not fully charge which could lead to a crash QuickConnect Technology with Brownout Detection DSM2 Only The AR8010T features QuickConnect technology with Brownout Detection Should an interruption of power occur brownout the system will reconnect immediately when power is restored The LED on the receiver will flash slowly indicating a power interruption brownout h...

Page 13: ...ailsafe maintains the last command on all channels except throttle If the radio signal is lost the aircraft maintains the commanded control inputs until the receiver regains signal To program Hold Last Command follow the provided binding instructions in this manual To Test Hold Last Command 1 Power on the transmitter and receiver 2 Move one of the control sticks to the desired Hold Last Command po...

Page 14: ...etup Frame Rate Bind Trainer Digital Switch Setup Sound Utilities System Settings Transfer SD Card Function List Servo Setup D R and Expo Throttle Cut Throttle Curve Pitch Curve Swashplate Gyro Tail Curve Mixing Range Test Timer Telemetry Custom Voice Setup System Setup Monitor System Setup List Model Select Model Type Model Name Aircraft Type F Mode Setup Spoken Flight Mode Channel Assign Trim Se...

Page 15: ...esired model memory is highlighted press the scroll wheel once to select the model The transmitter returns to the System Setup List 3 Add a new model by rolling to the bottom of the list You will then be prompted with the Create New Model screen with the option to create a new model or cancel If you select Cancel the system will return to the Model Select function If you select Create the new mode...

Page 16: ...4 5 flight mode Model Name enables you to assign a custom name to the current model memory Model names can include up to 20 characters including spaces To add letters to a Model Name 1 Scroll to the desired letter position and press the scroll wheel once A flashing box appears 2 Scroll left or right until the desired character appears Press the scroll wheel once to save the character 3 Scroll to the...

Page 17: ...rent transmitter channel For example the receiver gear channel could be re assigned to the transmitter throttle channel 1 Scroll to the receiver channel you wish to change 2 Press the scroll wheel once and scroll left or right to change the receiver input selection 3 Press the scroll wheel a second time to save the selection IMPORTANT You cannot assign a mix to a channel that has been moved Create...

Page 18: ...ottle Throttle Digital trim button default Throttle Trim Type Common Flight Mode Trim Location Normal and Cross trim types are available Normal trims align with the control stick for example the throttle trim is next to the throttle stick Cross trims reverse the position of the trims for example the throttle trim is next to the elevator stick and vice versa To change the Trim Position from Normal ...

Page 19: ... to an SD Card To copy model programming to the SD Card please see Transfer SD Card Use the Model Reset menu to delete all model programming in the active model memory Reset returns all model settings to the default settings and erases all programming in the selected model After a model reset it is necessary to re bind With this function you can sort the model order in the model select function Th...

Page 20: ...lemetry Auto Config 1 Make sure all telemetry components are bound to the transmitter and receiver 2 Power on the transmitter then power on the receiver 3 Select Telemetry from the Function List then select Auto Config Configuring flashes for 5 seconds and any new sensors appear in the list 4 Adjust the sensor alert values as necessary Status Reports Status Reports determines how often the transmitter...

Page 21: ... or when you select a new model memory Each item on the list must be confirmed before you can access the Main Screen The Frame Rate menu enables you to change the frame rate and modulation mode Select the option you wish to change and press the scroll wheel You must use digital servos if you select 11ms frame rate Analog and digital servos can be used with a 22ms frame rate Modulation Mode We recom...

Page 22: ... Master enables you to program the master transmitter to transfer any or all individual channels when you activate the trainer switch Pilot Link Master is ideal for complex models as the master transmitter maintains control of all secondary functions such as flight modes retracts flaps and brakes Secondary functions can be individually assigned to the Slave transmitter as necessary It is not necessa...

Page 23: ...values of each digital switch and flight mode switch The switch can be assigned to a channel in the Channel Input Config function and the output of the channel set in the Digital Input Setup screen Additionally the Flight Mode switch can have position values defined for each flight mode and may be used as a mix input or channel input source with the values defined in Digital Input Setup To use the Digi...

Page 24: ...adjustable in 10 increments from 10 darker to 100 brighter SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETTINGS 4User Name 4Contrast 4Backlight You can easily change the transmitter Modes from 1 2 3 and 4 Use the slider found on the back of the transmitter to change between modes 2 4 and 1 3 Finish the mode change by following the programming steps below To change the gimbal stick mode 1 Scroll to Mode and press the scro...

Page 25: ...roll left or right to change the alarm time Press the scroll wheel to save the selection Inh No alarm sounds 5 min 10 min Default 30 min 60 min SYSTEM SETUP 4Selecting a Language 4Inactive Alarm Trim Style Trim style changes the shape of the trim indicators on the Main Screen Display options include Boxed Boxes Default The indicators appear as an outlined box when you adjust the trim Boxed Arrows ...

Page 26: ...turn both gimbal sticks to the center position 2 Select SAVE to store the calibration You may find it helpful to export the transmitter serial number to a text file for your personal records or when you are registering the transmitter on the Spektrum Community To export the transmitter serial number 1 Insert an SD Card in the card slot on the transmitter 2 Scroll to EXPORT and press the scroll wheel...

Page 27: ...card can only contain 50 models Save files to folders on the card then remove from the card all unused models Files are selected by their position in the directory table You can use the Export Model option to export a single model file to the SD Card 1 Make sure the active model file is the one you wish to Export 2 In the Transfer SD Card menu scroll to Options and press the scroll wheel once 3 Scrol...

Page 28: ...he most recent update 1 Download the update from spektrumrc com and save it to the SD Card 2 Power off the transmitter and install the SD Card in the transmitter 3 Power on the transmitter and the update automatically installs in the transmitter Manually Installing AirWare Software Updates 1 Save the desired AirWare version to the SD Card 2 Select Update Firmware in the SD Card Menu options The Se...

Page 29: ...t This change is throughout the multirotor menu options Sub Trim adjusts the servo travel center point NOTICE Use only small sub trim values or you may cause damage to the servo Use the Reverse menu to reverse the channel direction For example if the elevator servo moves up and it should move down To reverse a channel direction 1 Scroll to Travel and press the scroll wheel Scroll left until Revers...

Page 30: ...Live View 1 In the telemetry screen in one of the empty positions select AS3X and activate the Display This will activate the AS3X Gain menu in the Function List 2 In the Function List Access the AS3X Gain menu If an AS3X receiver is bound to the transmitter and the receiver and trans mitter are on live gain values will be displayed on this screen Axis Roll Pitch and Yaw gain are displayed to the ...

Page 31: ...select On Differential is always on or assign the differential to a switch position 2 Press the scroll wheel a second time to save the selection 3 Scroll to the percentage selection and press the scroll wheel once to change the value 4 Press the scroll wheel again to save the selection The Throttle Cut menu option enables you to assign a switch position to stop an engine or motor Throttle Cut acti...

Page 32: ...l Linking primary to secondary trim These mixes are available for each model memory Select a channel for master and slave Inputs for the master channel control both the master and slave channels For example Elevator to Flap makes elevator the master channel and flap the slave channel Offset Change the Offset value to move the effective center position of the slave channel Positive or negative value...

Page 33: ...he Range Test screen displayed push and hold the trainer button The screen displays Reduced Power In this mode the RF output is reduced allowing for an operational range test of your system 4 If you let go of the trainer button the transmitter will go back to Full Power IMPORTANT Telemetry alarms are disabled during the Range Test Range Testing the DX8e 1 With the model restrained on the ground st...

Page 34: ...Control Alerts settings Available options include Timer Start alert Timer Stop alert and Timer Reset alert 4Timer Event and Timer Control Alerts Use System Setup to enter the System List from the Function list without turning the transmitter off A Caution screen will appear that warns that RF will be disabled the transmitter will no longer transmit Press YES if you are sure and want to access the ...

Page 35: ... Elevon A Elevon B Tail Normal V Tail A V Tail B Dual Elevator Dual Rudder A AUX1 servo port left aileron B AILE servo port right aileron C ELEV servo port left V tail D RUDD servo port right V tail E AILE servo port left aileron F ELEV servo port right aileron A B Dual Aileron Wing Type Connection F E Elevon Wing Type Connection D C V Tail Type Connection Acro Model Type NOTICE Refer to your airp...

Page 36: ...Function List from the Main Screen and select Flap System 4 Select Inhibit and scroll to the switch or lever you wish to use to control the flap channel 5 Assign the Flap travel values and any desired Elevator mixing 6 Select a Flap speed if desired Norm default does not have a delay Flap speed options range from 0 1s to 30 seconds Rudder to Aileron Elevator Rudder to Aileron Elevator mixing correc...

Page 37: ...vernor manuals for programming recommendations CAUTION Always do a Control Test of your model with the transmitter after programming changes to make sure your model responds as desired HELI HELICOPTER The collective type is used to turn on Pull collective for reversed collective Available settings are Normal and Reverse Press NEXT from the Swashplate Type screen to access the Collective Type scree...

Page 38: ... enables you to assign a gyro gain value to an independent switch or a Flight Mode Assign the receiver channel connected to the gyro then assign the switch for gyro options You can also assign values to available switch positions from 1 to 4 rates are available depending on the switch assigned Make sure the gyro operates correctly and compensates in the correct direction Cyclic to Throttle Cyclic ...

Page 39: ...ransition over a period of time up to 30 seconds when you change flight modes Move the flight mode switch to the desired position to change the Camber Preset values Sailplane Model Type NOTICE Refer to your sailplane manual for recommended control throws CAUTION Always do a Control Test of your model with the transmitter after programming to make sure your model responds as desired Camber System is ...

Page 40: ...only with the Camber System The Flap to Elevator mix operates as a curve so that the elevator moves down the most during the first 20 of flap deployment decreases over the next 40 then remains the same from 60 to 100 of flap travel For sailplanes with ailerons tips flaps make sure an appropriate Sailplane Type is selected so that tips appear in the transmitter as RAIL and LAIL Decrease or increase tra...

Page 41: ...puts for each Flight Mode Each channel can be assigned any switch on the transmitter including but not limited to trim switches gimbals and the Clear Back buttons Example Assign Flight Mode 1 to be your primary flight mode where your gimbals control primary flight axis Switching to Flight Mode 2 you can have the gimbals control the camera axis and the trim buttons control primary flight axis Tip You ...

Page 42: ...or Motor Cut activates regardless of Flight Mode When you activate Motor Cut the ALT channel moves to the pre programmed position normally Off You may need to use a negative value to move the ALT channel to the off position CAUTION Always test the model after making adjustments to make sure the model responds to controls as desired You can use the Motor Curve menu option to optimize the throttle r...

Page 43: ...lips screwdriver to tighten the stick tension and counter clockwise to loosen NOTICE Always do a test of stick tension while turning these screws to ensure stick tension is not too loose or too tight Tightening a screw too much can damage a spring Loosening a screw too much can let a spring fall off and cause short circuit in the transmitter Control Stick Length Adjustment 1 Using a 2mm Allen wren...

Page 44: ...sired position All changes happen automatically inside the transmitter If you are changing from mode 2 4 to mode 1 3 you must first go into the System Settings and change the mode in the programming Programming Conversion 1 Access the System Settings menu from the Setup List and select the desired Mode 2 Exit the System Settings menu to save the selection Calibrating After changing modes the transm...

Page 45: ...M protocol Bind aircraft to transmitter Damaged remote receiver or receiver extension Required remote receiver is not connected The receiver goes into failsafe mode a short distance away from the transmitter Check the receiver antenna to be sure it is not cut or damaged Replace or contact Horizon Product Support Main and remote receivers too near each other Install main and remote receivers at lea...

Page 46: ... better answer your questions and service you in the event that you may need any assistance For questions or assistance please visit our website at www horizonhobby com submit a Product Support Inquiry or call the toll free telephone number referenced in the Warranty and Service Contact Information section to speak with a Product Support representative Inspection or Services If this Product needs ...

Page 47: ...ned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does...

Page 48: ...ation can be found online at www faa gov Instructions for disposal of WEEE by users in the European Union This product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead it is the user s responsibility to dispose of their waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collections point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your wa...

Page 49: ...Ware ModelMatch X Plus AS3X SmartSafe Hangar 9 and the Horizon Hobby logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Horizon Hobby LLC The Spektrum trademark is used with permission of Bachmann Industries Inc The SD Logo is a trademark of SD 3C LLC US 7 391 320 Other patents pending www spektrumrc com Updated 02 19 57542 1 SPMR8105 ...

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