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Page 1: ...1 mc 22s GB mc 22s 3D Rotary Programming System Programming manual ...

Page 2: ...ing 78 79 Phase assignment 80 80 Undelayed channels 81 81 Timers Timers general 82 82 Mixers Basic mixer functions 84 84 Wing mixers 84 Helicopter mixers 90 Setting up the throttle and coll ective pitch curves 96 Helicopter mixer auto rotation 99 General notes on freely program mable mixers 101 101 Free mixers 102 102 MIX active phase 108 108 MIX only channel 108 108 Dual mixers 110 110 Swashplate...

Page 3: ...eck the units at regular intervals for damage to cases and leads Do not re use any item which is damaged or has become wet even after you have dried it out thoroughly Use only those components and accessories which we expressly recommend Be sure to use only genui ne matching GRAUPNER connectors of the same de sign with contacts of the same material Insofar as they are still required use only genui...

Page 4: ...upply to ensure that the motor cannot run up to high speed accidentally The gyro can generate such a high voltage as it runs down that the receiver picks up apparently valid throttle commands and the motor could re spond by accelerating unexpectedly Range checking Before every session check that the system works properly in every respect and has adequate range This means checking that all the cont...

Page 5: ...es Lightning causes magnetic shock waves which can interfere with the operation of a radio control transmit ter even if the thunderstorm actually occurs several kilometres away For this reason always cease flying operations immediately if you notice an electrical storm approaching Static charges through the transmitter aerial can be life threatening Caution Radio control systems may only be operat...

Page 6: ...with clarity in mind However if you en counter a problem and the manual is not immediately to hand a quick button press calls up the integral on line help which will quickly get you back up to speed It is important for the beginner s first attempts at pro gramming the transmitter to be as painless as possib le and with this in mind our developers decided to re strict the menus available initially ...

Page 7: ...r etc plus EXPO DUAL RATE functions and mixer curves CONVENIENT MODE SELECTOR allows easy switching between stick modes 1 to 4 e g throttle right throttle left Real Time Processing RTP All selected settings and changes take immediate effect at the receiver output virtually in real time ADT Advanced Digital Trim system for all four stick trim functions with easily variable throttle idle trim and va...

Page 8: ... each model Helicopter swashplate mixers for 1 2 3 and 4 point linkages Integral flight phase menus sub trim for neutral point adjustment of all servos aileron differential mixer butterfly crow mixer flaperon mixer Graphical servo display provides a fast straightfor ward overview for checking servo settings Servo travel limiting for all servo channels variab le separately for each end point single...

Page 9: ... will also need the transmit ter charge lead Order No 3022 and the receiver battery char ge lead Order No 3021 12 V power source required Please refer to the main GRAUPNER FS catalogue for details of other chargers Recommended battery chargers optional Order No 6422 Minilader 2 Order No 6427 Multilader 3 Order No 6426 Multilader 6E Order No 6428 Turbomat 6 Plus Order No 6429 Turbomat 7 Plus Automa...

Page 10: ... However this battery is not charged when the transmitter is de livered When you are using the transmitter you can monitor the battery voltage on the LCD screen If the voltage of the transmitter battery falls below a certain point you will hear an audible warning signal The screen then displays a message reminding you that the transmitter battery needs to be recharged Charging the transmitter batt...

Page 11: ...5 Amp fast acting in the fuse holder If you by pass the reverse flow safety circuit the re is a constant danger of short circuit between the charge lead plugs If a short circuit or reverse polarity occurs the transmitter s charge circuit fuse will immediately blow A blown fuse must always be replaced by a new 20 mm glass cartridge fuse 5A fast acting Never attempt to repair the fuse by by passing ...

Page 12: ...ar ge lead Order No 3021 12 V power source required Please refer to the main GRAUPNER FS catalogue for an overview of batteries battery chargers and measuring equipment General notes on battery charging Keep to the recommendations provided by the ma nufacturers of the charger and the battery at all ti mes Observe the maximum permissible charge current stated by the battery manufacturer To avoid da...

Page 13: ...tic pillar using the black self tapping screw then screw the M3 screw in or out to set the desi red spring force on the side of the hexagon sleeve 3 Check that the stick functions work correctly then close the transmitter case again Brass pillar Changing back to self neutralising action Open the transmitter as already described 1 Remove the ratchet spring as shown in the illust ration on the left ...

Page 14: ...ease refer to the frequency table on page 168 The table also lists the channels which may legally be used for the various model ty pes i e model aircraft model boats and model cars Please refer to the frequency table on page 168 for a list of the channels which are valid in the European continent at time of going to press The receiver must be operated on the same channel and on the same frequency ...

Page 15: ...rewdriver through them from the rear to clear the openings twisting it gently to act as a drill Installing NAUTIC modules external switches switch modules and rotary modules The transmitter case is supplied with all the holes for the installation of optional modules already present Start by disconnecting the transmitter battery to avo id short circuits The holes are sealed by blind grommets which ...

Page 16: ...nsmitter controls using the system software The external switch sockets can be assigned in any arrangement you wish as you define the external switch for software assignment simply by operating it which means that the number of the socket is irrele vant However in the interests of clarity and comprehensi bility we do recommend that you assign the sockets in numerical order and install the correspo...

Page 17: ...unctions or make chan ges to settings even if another pilot is using your frequency Since power OFF the transmit ter does not broadcast a radio signal in this state you can for example prepare your model ready to fly without causing interference to other pilots Another advantage is that the transmitter s current drain is reduced to only about 70 mA since the transmitter s RF section is not active ...

Page 18: ...lways switch the transmitter on first then the receiver After a flight switch the receiver off first then the transmitter Stick units Two dual axis stick units providing four independent control functions Variable length sticks The prima ry control functions i e stick mode can be assigned within the Base setup model menu e g throttle left or right The throttle stick can also be set to self neutral...

Page 19: ... swit ched from the 35 35B MHz to the 40 41 MHz band or vice versa by an authorised GRAUPNER Service centre RF module socket 4 pin Socket for connection to RF Syn thesizer module Service socket for use by GRAUPNER Service Centres only Sockets 0 7 for external switches see Appendix DSC module socket DSC Direct Servo Control see page 17 and Appendix Battery socket Battery plug polarity Transmitter f...

Page 20: ...e Motor line of the Model Type menu see page 52 Stopwatch in minutes count up count down Flight time in minutes count up count down Battery voltage with dynamic bar display If voltage falls below the pre set level a warning message appears and a buzzer sounds Transmit ter operating time This va lue is auto matically re set to zero when the bat tery is re charged Model type display fixed wing aircr...

Page 21: ...h socket numbers are assigned to the three swit ches on the Multi Switch Board Which crystals can be used The mc 22s requires no plug in crystals The trans mission channel is selected by software see the next page Battery charged When you first take delivery of your transmitter the battery will be in the discharged state so you must first charge it as described on pages 10 12 If you do not do this...

Page 22: ...the channel you wish to use However please check before you do this that no other model flyer is operating a radio control sys tem on the channel you intend to use Press the ro tary control ENTER or ESC to confirm your choice and the screen reverts to the previous screen page C73 HF off switch on Channel N O Y E S è Now switch the RF module on as previously descri bed by moving the highlighted squ...

Page 23: ...ost powerful transmitter signal so you must ensu re that no other radio control transmitter is located very close to your receiver 2 Locate the push button marked SCAN on the re ceiver and use a tool such as a ball point pen to hold the button pressed in until the LED goes out this takes about three seconds 3 When the LED is extinguished press the SCAN button again immediately the LED now flashes ...

Page 24: ...ommets provide some degree of protec tion from mechanical shocks and severe vibration Don t over tighten the servo retaining screws as this will compress the grommets and thereby redu ce the vibration protection they afford The system offers good security and vibration protection for your servos but only if the servo retaining screws are fitted and tightened properly The picture on the right shows...

Page 25: ...s switch the transmitter on first then the receiver When switching the system off Always switch the receiver off first then the transmitter When programming the transmitter you must always ensure that any electric motors in the system cannot possibly start running accidentally and that an I C engine fitted with an automatic starter cannot start unintentionally In the interests of safety it is alwa...

Page 26: ...thout having to re position connectors inside the trans mitter i e the default assignments can be chan ged at any time in the Control adjust menu pages 58 and 60 In the Heli menu the inputs 6 7 and 12 are termed Throttle Gyro and Thrott le limit respectively since helicopter specific func tions are operated using these inputs In the case of these six control functions the servos follow the movemen...

Page 27: ...ixed input signal to a control function e g FXI 100 and FX 100 For example a fixed switch can be used in flight phase programming to switch a servo or a speed controller between two settings You will find another example on page 107 Definition of terms Control function Control channel Aerial RF Servo adjustment reverse centre travel limit mc 22s programs For example Model type Helicopter type Cont...

Page 28: ...t Copy Erase Suppress codes Base setup model Model type Servo adjustment Control adjust Dual Rate Expo Switch display Timers Wing mixers Basic Settings B A S I C S E T T I N G S M O D E L M o d e l n a m e S t i c k m o d e 2 M o d u l a t i o n P P M 1 8 T r i m s t e p s 4 4 4 4 C H 1 A I L E E L E V R U D D t s B A S I C S E T T I N G S M O D E L M o d e l n a m e S t i c k m o d e 2 M o d u l ...

Page 29: ...e the individual menu in which you are currently located Within the Help text you can leaf through the screen pages by pressing the HELP button again and leaf through backwards using the CLEAR button In the Code lock menu see page 119 you can enter a confidential number which bars access to all menus In this case the four input buttons are used in a different way to that outlined above Function fi...

Page 30: ...efore you activate the switch sym bol 3 Changing the direction of switching If the switch turns out to work in the wrong direc tion correct it as follows move the switch to the desired OFF position select the switch symbol once more and assign the switch again this time with the direction of switching you prefer 4 Erasing a switch Activate the switch symbol as described under point 2 then press th...

Page 31: ...her values can be obtained by changing the servo travel Note All switches can also be assigned to multiple functions Please take care to avoid assigning se veral functions to one switch accidentally We re commend that you take careful note of the switch functions you have assigned 5 To erase the control switch Press the CLEAR button at the following display The control switch must now be assigned ...

Page 32: ...tor cut off as far as its end point i e you hold the trim le ver at its end point continuously until the audible signal ceases pushing the lever in a single move ment a marker appears on the screen in the last position You can now return to the idle setting for starting the motor simply by pushing the idle lever once in the direction of more throttle Notes The cut off trim is disabled if you enter...

Page 33: ...33 Digital trims ...

Page 34: ...nd Phase assignment menus A copy facility is provided making the setting of individual flight pha ses much easier Copy Erase menu Two timers are available at all times when flying The screen also displays the transmitter operating time and the time which has elapsed for each model me mory The digital trim positions are stored separately for each flight phase with the exception of the Ch1 trim The ...

Page 35: ... outputs However an alternative method is to use the Receiver output sub menu of the Base setup model menu see page 51 Different methods of installing servos and control linkages may make it necessary to reverse the direction of rotation of some servos when programming In both cases this is car ried out in the Servo adjustment menu see page 56 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 Batt izer MICRO SUPERHET 1 6 FM Best N...

Page 36: ...s and tail rotor and they can be coupled to gether and programmed to provide two settings in each flight phase You can set up four freely assignable linear mixers two curve mixers and two dual mixers and they can be switched on or off separately in each flight phase in the MIX active phase menu Five point curves are provided for the collective pitch throttle and tail rotor mixers variable separate...

Page 37: ...t Nr 7052 Kanal 60 282 182 191 as 35MHz 35MHz B Band Made in Malaysia S C A N Receiver battery Y lead Order No 3936 11 or 3936 32 Speed governor Gyro gain Throttle servo speed controller electric motor Unused or pitch axis servo 2 Tail rotor servo gyro system Pitch axis servo 1 Roll servo 1 Collective pitch or roll servo 2 or pitch axis servo 2 will need to set up a suitable mixer in the Free mi x...

Page 38: ...ttings Servos Basic setup model Model name max 11 characters letters numbers special symbols Characters selected using rotary control Stick modes fixed wing model aircraft 1 Elevator rudder left and throttle brake aileron right 2 Throttle brake rudder left and aileron elevator right 3 Aileron elevator left and throttle brake rudder right 4 Throttle brake aileron left and elevator rudder right Stic...

Page 39: ...eft anti clockwise as seen from above Coll pitch min Minimum collective pitch angle channel 1 control forward or back see also Basic settings menu Expo throttle limit Throttle limit can be set to exponential in Control adjust menu 53 Servo adjustment Servo direction Left or right Neutral setting Offset centre point within range 125 to 125 Servo travel Symmetrical or asymmetrical range 0 to 150 Ser...

Page 40: ...ATE Altered control travel within the range 0 to 125 of normal control travel Switch can be assigned enabling user to switch between two settings in flight EXPO Sets an exponential control curve without changing total travel Variable rate of progression within the range 100 to 100 optionally can be switched between two settings using external switch or control switch Asymmetrical DUAL RATE or EXPO...

Page 41: ...a transition time at this point 0 9 9 sec to avoid abrupt changes between different flight phases this provides a soft transition Meaning of symbols in right hand column Indicates the phase assigned to each switch position Phase 1 by default if no other switches are assigned or if all phase switches are at the base position A switch position is provided for this phase in the Phase setting menu The...

Page 42: ...ype menu aileron differential flap differential aileron 2 4 rudder aileron 2 7 flaps brake 3 elevator brake 6 flap brake 5 aileron elevator 3 6 flaps ele vator 3 5 aileron flaps 6 3 elevator flaps 6 5 aileron and differential reduction All mixers the mixer ra tio can be varied within the range 150 and 150 separately for each flight phase All wing mixers with flap or elevator inputs can also be pro...

Page 43: ...annel 1 curve menu on page 68 70 Shifting the offset point mixer neutral point use the transmitter control to move the bar in the graph to the appropriate position select STO and press the ro tary control briefly Press the bottom CLR field to move the offset point back to centre Notes DUAL RATE may limit the offset range of the vertical line Mixers may be suppressed in the MIX active phase menu 10...

Page 44: ...ied out at the Teacher transmitter The pupil transmitter s con trol functions must affect the control channels i e the receiver outputs directly without any mixers or other set tings being involved The modulation of the Pupil transmitter must be set to PPM Only stick mode throttle coll ective pitch reverse and idle trim should be set up to suit the pupil s preferences 115 Global functions Global f...

Page 45: ...er red Servo display The servo outputs can be checked on screen taking into account all coupling and mixer functions etc when you operate the corresponding transmitter control useful aid when programming 118 Code lock A four character code number can be entered using the four side buttons or erased with a short press of the ro tary control CLR and subsequently corrected Confirm by pressing the ENT...

Page 46: ...are now invited to define the basic model type i e either fixed wing or helicopter Use the rotary control to select the appropriate type then press the rotary control or the ENTER button to confirm your choice The screen switches back to the basic display the model memory is now reserved Changing to another model type for this model me mory is now only possible if you first erase the model memory ...

Page 47: ... m o d e l m o d e l C o p y M C 2 2 e x t e r n a l C o p y e x t e r n a l M C 2 2 C o p y f l i g h t p h a s e S e c u r e a l l m o d e l s P C t s This menu is used to erase a model memory copy internally from one model memory to ano ther copy a model memory from one mc 22s transmit ter to another from the mc 22s to the mc 22 or mx 22 and from the mc 22s to an industry stan dard PC copy indi...

Page 48: ...u have to enter the destination me mory and confirm your choice or interrupt the pro cess by pressing ESC A model memory which is al ready occupied can be overwritten In the interests of safety you have to confirm the copy process once more M o d e l r e a l l y 0 3 D V 2 0 K A T A N A 0 6 V V V f r e e V V V t o b e c o p i e d N O Y E S t Copy mc22 external Select the model memory in the Copy fr...

Page 49: ...all global settings such as modulation stick mode servo settings etc The multi function list can then be restricted to just a few menus and the function select list becomes ea sier to read Suppressing the menus does not disable those functions it just means that they can no longer be accessed directly Select the function to be suppressed using the rota ry control then press the rotary control brie...

Page 50: ...l see SEL Press the rotary control and the current stick mode appears with a black background Now use the rotary control to select one of the options 1 to 4 CLEAR re sets the function to stick mode 1 Fixed wing stick modes Helicopter stick modes Modulation Select this line then press and turn the rotary control to select the required transmission mode modulati on type The modulation you set takes ...

Page 51: ...t p u t 2 S e r v o 3 O u t p u t 3 S e r v o 4 O u t p u t 4 S E L t Hold the rotary control pressed in and turn it to select the servo output combination you wish to change then give the rotary control a brief press to assign the desired servo to the selected output or alterna tively press CLEAR to revert to the default sequence Please note that any changes to servo settings such as servo travel...

Page 52: ... elevator stick is moved the servo connected to receiver output 8 moves in tandem with the standard elevator servo The eleva tor trim lever affects both servos In this mode a transmitter control which is assigned to input 8 in the Control adjust menu is de cou pled from servo 8 this is for safety reasons Ailerons camber changing flaps You can define the number of aileron and flap servos at this po...

Page 53: ...by two roll servos to provide collective pitch control pitch axis control is de coupled by a mechanical compensa ting rocker HEIM mechanics 3Sv 2roll Symmetrical three point swashplate linkage using three linkage points ar ranged equally at 120 actuated by one pitch axis servo front or rear and two roll servos left and right For col lective pitch control all three servos move the swashplate axiall...

Page 54: ...cts the throttle servo only If you need to trim the collective pitch servo use the procedure described in Example 3 on page 107 Notes If you operate all your models using the same col lective pitch stick sense you can select this preset value in the global Basic settings menu page 117 This preset is automatically adopted when you open a free model memory with the Heli mo del type but you can still...

Page 55: ...55 Program description Base setup model ...

Page 56: ...e r v o 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 S e r v o 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 R e v c e n t t r a v e l l i m i t S E L S E L S Y M A S Y S Y M A S Y t In this menu you can adjust parameters which only affect the servo connected to a particular receiver output namely the direction of servo rotation neutral point servo travel and if required a travel limit The basic procedure 1 Hold the rotary control ...

Page 57: ...e within the range 0 to 150 of nor mal travel If you wish to set different limits for each side of neutral select the ASY field Now press the rotary control briefly and set the travel limit values in each inverse field in turn using the rotary control For an asymmetrical setting move the associated trans mitter control to each end point in turn the inverse field then switches between the negative ...

Page 58: ...ify now switches to inverse video black back ground 4 Carry out the adjustment using the rotary control 5 Press the rotary control to conclude the input pro cess Column 2 Control or switch assignment Hold the rotary control pressed in and turn it to select one of the function inputs 5 to 12 Use the rotary control to move to SEL or if SEL is already selected press the rotary control briefly to sele...

Page 59: ...vos which are influenced by that transmitter control Transmitter control travel can be adjusted symmetri cally SYM to both sides or asymmetrically ASY In the latter case you must move the stick in the appro priate direction before altering the setting When the field changes to inverse video black background you can change the setting using the rotary control Pressing CLEAR resets the transmitter c...

Page 60: ...rol to select SEL the switch symbol SYM or ASY in the bottom line of the screen so that you can carry out the desired ad justments 3 Press the rotary control the input field you wish to modify now switches to inverse video black back ground 4 Carry out the adjustment using the rotary control 5 Press the rotary control to conclude the input pro cess Column 2 Control or switch assignment Hold the ro...

Page 61: ...adjusted symmetri cally SYM to both sides or asymmetrically ASY In the latter case you must move the stick in the appro priate direction before altering the setting When the field changes to inverse video black background you can change the setting using the rotary control Pressing CLEAR resets the transmitter control travel to 100 Note For technical reasons the control travel of the two sli ders ...

Page 62: ...of starting and stopping the motor it also offers a convenient method of recording flight times To achieve this all you have to do is program a transmitter control switch close to the full throttle point of the throttle limit slider and then assign this to the timer to act as the On Off switch At the same time this arrangement provides a sig nificant additional level of safety Just imagine what mi...

Page 63: ...rward end point so that the inverse video field moves to the right 7 Use the rotary control to enter the desired time de lay e g 4 0 sec The pre set time should be se lected to suit the throttle opening at the collective pitch minimum position You will need to carry out practical testing to check that the set value suits you 8 Press the rotary control or the ESC button to com plete the process The...

Page 64: ...applies directly to the corresponding stick function regardless of whe ther that function controls a single servo or multiple servos via any number of complex mixer and coupling functions The Expo function can also be programmed asymmetrically can be switched on and off in flight if a switch is assigned to it and can also be program med separately for different flight phases Since switches can be ...

Page 65: ...ane ously e g Asymmetrical setting of Dual Rate and Expo If you wish to set asymmetrical Dual Rate and or Expo values i e varying according to the direction of stick movement you must define one of the control switches G1 G4 or G1i G4i when selecting swit ches In the Control switch menu you could assign say Control 3 elevator stick to the control switch G1 but leave the switching point at the neut...

Page 66: ...Expo value greater than 0 with the result that the angular travel of the output device increases dispro portionately as stick travel increases Like Dual Rates the Expo setting applies directly to the corresponding stick function regardless of whe ther this controls a single servo or multiple servos via any number of complex mixer and coupling functions The Expo function can also be programmed asym...

Page 67: ...mmetrical Dual Rate and or Expo values i e varying according to the direction of stick movement you must define one of the control switches G1 G4 or G1i G4i when selecting swit ches Select the relevant control function e g Pitch axis and select a control switch e g G1 In the Control switch menu you could assign say Cont rol 3 pitch axis stick to this control switch but lea ve the switching point a...

Page 68: ...nd also generates an output sig nal of 60 since the curve is linear Between the two end points L and H you can now insert a maximum of three reference points The mini mum spacing between two adjacent reference points is around 30 control travel If you now move the stick the inverse video questi on mark immediately appears and you can place a reference point at the corresponding stick positi on by ...

Page 69: ...eal world examples of this application can be found in the programming examples on pages 125 and 147 Example reversing a transmitter control To reverse the direction of a transmitter control e g to operate airbrakes so that the airbrakes are retrac ted when the stick is back towards you and exten ded in the forward position you simply need to pro duce the mirror image of the Channel 1 curve Raise ...

Page 70: ... mixer menu If you have not already done so switch to the approp riate flight phase Setting and erasing reference points You will find a vertical line in the graph and you can shift this between the two end points L and H by moving the relevant transmitter control throttle col lective pitch stick The current stick position is also displayed in numeric form in the Input line The point at which this...

Page 71: ...tick is not set to the exact reference point ple ase note that the percentage value in the Output line always refers to the momentary stick position Rounding off the Channel 1 curve In the following example the reference points have been set as follows as described in the last section Reference point value 1 to 50 Reference point value 2 to 90 and Reference point value 3 to 0 C h a n n e l 1 C U R...

Page 72: ...itching a stopwatch on and off to time the mo tor run of an electric motor Switching a combi switch mixer coupled aileron rudder on and off automatically when airbrakes are extended for example to allow you to match the model s angle of bank to the slope of the ground when landing on a ridge as the mixed rud der would affect the model s heading at this time Changing various settings on the landing...

Page 73: ...switch to disable the control switch this enables you to switch the func tion on only in particular flight situations regardless of the position of the transmitter control and therefore of the control switch To do this move to the field in column 5 The simplest method is to select one of the external swit ches as described in the section entitled Assigning external switches and control switches on...

Page 74: ...tching facilities offers plenty of scope for special applications in the whole field of model flying Note If you wish to operate the control switch using a two position switch module Order No 4151 see Ap pendix connected to one of the sockets CH5 CH10 you must first program the switching point by means of a proportional control e g using one of the integral sliders Start by assigning the substitut...

Page 75: ... applied immediately if a critical situation should develop Auto rotation Operating the auto rotation switch invokes the auto rotation flight phase in which the controls for thrott le and collective pitch are separated and all mixers which affect the throttle servo are switched off This flight phase is assigned the fixed name Autorot which appears in the basic display and all menus which can be se...

Page 76: ... fixed wing model aircraft these settings are programmed in the Phase setting menu In the Heli program you start in the Auxiliary switch menu if you wish to set up an auto rotation facility otherwise you also start programming in the Pha se setting menu 2 In the second stage you set up the required pha se switches in the Phase assignment menu 3 Once these preliminary steps have been comple ted you...

Page 77: ...77 Program description Flight phases ...

Page 78: ...w which flight phase is switched on at any one time Switch time column When you switch between flight phases it is advisab le to program a soft transition into the next phase this is carried out by entering a transition time in this column the range available is 0 to 9 9 sec The mc 22s also allows you to set different transition times for switching from say Phase 1 to Phase 3 and from Phase 3 to P...

Page 79: ... inverse field in this column the range available is 0 to 9 9 sec The mc 22s also allows you to set diffe rent transition times for switching from say Phase 1 to Phase 3 and from Phase 3 to Phase 1 However for reasons of safety there is never any de lay when you switch into the auto rotation flight pha se The arrow in the column switch time indica tes that a delay time can still be set out of auto...

Page 80: ...ypically two simple ON OFF switches e g Order No 4160 or 4160 1 P H A S E A S S I G N M E N T p r i o r c o m b i A B C D 1 2 3 1 n o r m a l S E L Assign the switches using the rotary control then move to the SEL field and assign a phase name to each switch position or combination of switch positi ons the phase names are selected from the Pha se assignment menu for example 1 normal 2 launch 3 dis...

Page 81: ...flight phases on pa ges 134 135 U N D E L A Y E D C H A N N E L S u n d e l a y e d n o r m a l 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 N o r m a l In the default state of the mc 22s transmitter this menu is initially suppressed To activate it move to the Suppress codes menu see page 49 or set this menu point to yes in the Basic settings menu see page 117 before you set up a new model memory In the Phase se...

Page 82: ... Timer sections The flight timer can be started using a switch assig ned to the function Once the switch is opened again the timer can be stopped from the basic display by pressing ESC and once stopped can be reset to the starting value by pressing CLEAR For this re ason it is advisable to use a momentary switch Order No 4160 11 as the external switch for this applicati on If you select a control ...

Page 83: ...sec before zero triple tone 20 sec before zero double tone 10 sec before zero every second 5 sec before zero every second at higher fre quency Zero long tone Press CLEAR with the timer stopped to reset the Ti mer Note An example of Operating the timer via the Ch1 stick can be found on page 132 ...

Page 84: ...mum possib le mixer functions For example if your model is not equipped with camber changing flap servos and you have not entered any flap servos in the Model type menu all the flap mixers are automatically excluded from the program This makes the menu clearer and easier to understand and also helps to avoid pro gramming errors Notes The transmitter control for the airbrake mixers can be re progra...

Page 85: ...Note If the offset is not positioned right at the end of the transmitter control travel the remainder of the travel is a dead zone i e the transmitter control does not affect any of the airbrake NN mixers from that point on Mixer functions The number of aileron and flap servos set in the Mo del type menu determines the extent of the mixer list but at least the Brake 3 elevator mixer will ap pear i...

Page 86: ...avel of the flaps is reduced to zero when an aileron command is given Note Negative values are not usually necessary if the cor rect channels are used Aileron 2 4 rudder In this case the rudder automatically follows when an aileron command is given and the mixer ratio de gree of following can be set by the user Coupled ai leron rudder sometimes abbreviated to CAR is es pecially useful for suppress...

Page 87: ...selected so that the ailerons deflect up when the brake function 1 8 or 9 is operated However do check that there is still suf ficient aileron travel for directional control and that none of the servos is mechanically stalled at maxi mum travel CLEAR 0 Combination of the brake NN mixers Crow or Butterfly setting If you have programmed all three airbrake mixers for your model it is then possible to...

Page 88: ...th the aileron channels 2 and 5 so that the ailerons follow the movement of the flaps but normally with a smaller deflection This provides more even lift dis tribution over the full wingspan The ailerons move in the same direction when the flaps are raised or lowe red usually travelling through a smaller angle This mixer is usually set up in such a way that the flap travel of the ailerons is sligh...

Page 89: ...89 Program description Mixers ...

Page 90: ...e ap propriate mixer value CLEAR 0 3 A second short press concludes the input process 4 Press ESC to move back to the first page Collective pitch P i t c h I n p u t 6 0 C u r v e O u t p u t 6 0 o f f P o i n t O U T P U T 1 1 0 0 A short press on the rotary control or the ENTER but ton switches to the second screen page In contrast to the Channel 1 curve menu this dis play refers only to the con...

Page 91: ...3 or H high which you wish to change The number and the current curve value of this point are display ed on the screen You can now use the rotary control to change the momentary curve value in the inverse field within the range 125 to 125 without affec ting the adjacent reference points Example P i t c h I n p u t 0 C u r v e O u t p u t 9 0 o f f P o i n t 2 9 0 O U T P U T 2 1 0 0 1 3 N o r m a ...

Page 92: ...tly hig her speed compared to the idle setting with the clutch reliably engaged In all flight phases the motor is started and stop ped using the gas limiter see below If you are used to a different radio control system which uses two separate flight phases for this with idle up and without idle up please note that this complication is now superfluous and for reasons of safety we strongly recommend...

Page 93: ... the control curve of the tail rotor servo when the throttle collec tive pitch stick is moved whereas the Channel 1 cur ve see page 70 applies to all servos which are af fected by the throttle collective pitch stick Note that the output signal of the Channel 1 curve also acts as the input signal for the tail rotor curve which is pro grammed at this point the vertical line in the diagram which move...

Page 94: ...tained so that the pro gram can still cater for all requirements and all pilots preferences In this program segment the effect of the gyro sensor gyro varies according to the tail rotor stick position this assumes the use of a gyro system whose gain can be controlled from the transmitter via an auxilia ry channel this is channel 7 for GRAUPNER JR mc radio control systems The gyro suppression funct...

Page 95: ...ction which manifests itself in tail oscillation In order to ob tain optimum stabilisation from a gyro in all flight si tuations gyro gain has to be adjusted from the trans mitter via slider 7 in conjunction with gyro suppres sion and or the two adjustors on the NEJ 120 BB gyro Additional notes on gyros with multi stage variab le gyro gain e g NEJ 120 BB Since you cannot pre set gyro gain proporti...

Page 96: ...actical procedure tre and another point for inverted flight below the centre Idle setting and throttle curve The idle setting is adjusted exclusively with the thrott le limiter closed normally using the trim lever of the Ch1 function but in special cases using the throttle li miter slider itself The bottom point L low setting of the throttle curve defines the throttle setting when the helicopter i...

Page 97: ... this adjustment until the model hovers at the correct rotational speed at the centre point of the throttle collective pitch stick s tra vel All the other model settings depend upon the cor rect setting of this parameter The standard set up The remainder of the standard adjustment procedu re is completed on the basis of the fundamental set up which you have just carried out i e the model ho vers i...

Page 98: ...cannot keep pace with such swift acceleration they may respond by swinging far out of their normal position perhaps resulting in a boom strike Once the motor is running you should slowly increa se system rotational speed using the throttle limiter if you have assigned an external switch for the thrott le limiter we strongly recommend that you program a time constant of about five seconds for runni...

Page 99: ...ctive pitch control system In this case the thrott le servo takes up the 90 position shown in the illustration For further notes see the Throttle set ting section Tail rotor offset Sets the tail rotor blade pitch to a value within the range 125 to 125 CLEAR 0 The Channel 1 tail rotor mixer is switched off for auto rotation For notes on defining this value see the Tail rotor setting section Collect...

Page 100: ...the main rotor is not driven by the motor and therefore there is no torque effect for which compensation is required i e which the tail rotor would have to correct For this re ason all the appropriate mixers are automatically swit ched off in auto rotation mode However the basic tail rotor setting must be different for auto rotation as the corrective thrust described above is no longer required Cu...

Page 101: ...ely programmable mixer is always switched on by default once set up but it is possible to assign an optional ON OFF switch to any mixer However since there are so many functions to which switches can potentially be assigned you should take care not to assign too many functions to any particular switch The two vital mixer parameters are the mixer ratio which defines the extent to which the input si...

Page 102: ...In the interests of clarity the control functions 1 4 are abbreviated as follows in the Fixed wing program C1 Throttle airbrake stick AI Aileron stick EL Elevator stick RU Rudder stick And in the Heli program 1 Throttle collective pitch stick 2 Roll stick 3 Pitch axis stick 4 Tail rotor stick Note Don t forget to assign a transmitter control to the se lected control function 5 12 in the Control ad...

Page 103: ...ial link for additional subsequent mixers can be continued as far as you like so that for example the effect of transmitter control signal 6 extends as far as output 12 if a mixer 8 12 is programmed with its associated mixer ratio Of course each individu al mixer can still be controlled via the assigned trans mitter control even when a serial link has been set up The fixed wing and helicopter mixe...

Page 104: ...nnected to receiver outputs 9 and 10 may be slightly less than smooth running if you have set up the mixers 1 9 1 10 and 2 10 If you are using one of the new SPCM recei vers which offer higher system resolution these ef fects may occur at outputs 9 and 10 if you have programmed mixer combinations in which sever al servos are operated in parallel by one transmit ter control This does not constitute...

Page 105: ...ol and press the rotary control briefly The dotted verti cal line now moves to this point the new mixer neu tral point which always retains the OUTPUT value of zero in accordance with the mixer definition As it happens this setting is difficult to show in a screen shot so we will change the offset value to just 75 L i n e a r M I X 1 6 E L M i x i n p u t O f f s e t 0 0 7 5 O U T P U T 1 0 0 S T ...

Page 106: ...hich this line coincides with the current curve is termed the output and this point can be varied within the range 125 to 125 by setting the reference points see below This control signal acts upon the mixer output In the example above the stick is at 45 travel but the output signal is still 0 Between the two end points L and H a maximum of three reference points can be set with a minimum spacing ...

Page 107: ...e rotary control briefly the offset va lue now jumps to 100 or 100 depending on the selected switch position Move to ASY using the rotary control move the se lected switch to the mixer ON position and set the required mixer input after a brief press on the rota ry control 2 The Ch1 stick is to be used alternately to control an electric motor and or the braking system of a hot line electric model T...

Page 108: ...e lost its servo now only affect mixer inputs and the servo connected to a channel set to MIX only is only accessible by means of mixers program med to its control channel That is why the term Mix only is used for this function You can exploit this facility to use the transmitter con trols and servos assigned to one or multiple channels independently of each other for any special functions you req...

Page 109: ...irbrakes and you wish perhaps to test the effect of the butterfly crow system with and without the airbrakes then simply set channel 1 to MIX only in order to be able to control the airbrakes via servo 1 If you as sign a switch to this mixer you could then switch it on and off whenever you like ...

Page 110: ... and indicate the same opposed direction of travel of the control surface con nected to the servo in question not the direction of servo rotation If the second control surface moves in the wrong sense direction simply interchange the two inputs or use servo reverse in the Servo adjust ment menu see page 56 In the right hand column define the degree of dif ferential as described in the Wing mixers ...

Page 111: ...ou have defined the number of servos which are installed in your helicop ter for collective pitch control see page 53 With this information the mc 22s program automatically coup les together the functions for roll pitch axis and col lective pitch as required so that you do not need to define any additional mixers yourself If you have a model helicopter which only has a sing le collective pitch ser...

Page 112: ...switch the transmitter on The message remains on screen in the basic display for a few seconds Model name 01 0 00h C73 H J Sandbrunner 9 8V 4 10h 0 0 0 0 Stoppuhr Flugzeit 0 00 0 00 S t o p p u h r F l u g z e i t If a longer period of interference affects the radio link between transmitter and receiver the PCM20 ope rating mode offers two optional types of fail safe pro gramming and you can selec...

Page 113: ...ischarge behaviour of batteries varies widely according to type and in any case the battery characteristics change as it ages You can program any of three positions as the batte ry fail safe setting for servo 1 and they are selected using the right hand SEL field 75 travel in one direction 0 servo centre or 75 travel in the opposite direction Select your preferred servo position using the rotary c...

Page 114: ...odel memo ries The message remains on screen in the basic display for a few seconds Model name 01 0 00h C73 H J Sandbrunner 9 8V 4 10h 0 0 0 0 Stoppuhr Flugzeit 0 00 0 00 S t o p p u h r F l u g z e i t If interference affects the radio link between transmit ter and receiver the Fail Safe function determines the receiver s behaviour In SPCM transmission mode the servos can either 1 maintain hold t...

Page 115: ... control signals via the light pipe lead The following transmitters can be used as the Pupil unit GRAUPNER JR D14 FM414 FM4014 FM6014 mc 10 mc 12 mx 12 mc 14 mc 15 mc 16 mx 16s mc 16 20 mc 17 mc 18 mc 19 mc 20 mc 22 mc 22s mx 22 and mc 24 with four to eight control func tions The Pupil modules required for the transmitters stated above are listed in the main GRAUPNER catalogue Important The Pupil ...

Page 116: ...f control Possible faults Interface in Pupil transmitter not connected cor rectly in place of the RF module Pupil transmitter not ready to use Pupil transmitter not set to PPM mode Light pipe not connected properly Light pipe lead loose in plug if this should hap pen press lightly on the end of the connector 1 to release the light pipe clamp mechanism then push the light pipe lead 2 in as far as i...

Page 117: ...ble arrow at the appropriate point Pressing CLEAR inserts a space character at that point Stick mode Basically there are four possible ways of arranging the principal control functions on the two dual axis sticks the primary functions are aileron elevator rud der and throttle or airbrakes for a fixed wing model and roll pitch axis tail rotor and throttle collective pitch for a model helicopter Whi...

Page 118: ...itch stick Ch1 is forward away from you back minimum collective pitch setting when the collective pitch stick Ch1 is back to wards you Pressing CLEAR resets to forward Note The direction of operation of the Ch1 stick for the fixed wing program can be reversed in the Model type menu Servo display Display of servo positions 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 5 0 6 1 2 5 7 0 8 0 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 In this me...

Page 119: ...number combination C O D E L O C K P l e a s e e n t e r s e c r e t n u m b e r _ 1 2 3 4 If you enter the code number incorrectly you have to wait a certain period of time before you can try again C O D E L O C K P l e a s e e n t e r s e c r e t n u m b e r 1 2 3 4 I n p u t e r r o r T i m e l o c k Erasing the code number If the code number is erased again at some later date call up this menu...

Page 120: ...servo output arms should be offset forward by one spline relative to the neutral point i e towards the leading edge and fitted on the servo out put shaft in that position The mechanical differential achieved by this asymmetrical installation takes into account the fact that the braking effect of the up going ailerons increases with their angle of deflection and this means that much less travel is ...

Page 121: ...ood idea to be forced to let go of one of the primary sticks in order to extend the airbrakes or deploy the crow braking system when your glider is on the landing approach It surely makes more sense to set up switchable functions for the Ch1 stick see programming example page 129 or to as sign the braking system to the stick and shift the mo tor control to a slider or even a switch With this type ...

Page 122: ...d wing model we select the fixed wing model symbol using the rotary control and confirm with ENTER or a brief press on the rotary control The screen now re verts to the basic display Once you have called up the Model select option it is not possible to interrupt the process i e you must choose one or the other model type However if you make a mistake you can always correct it simply by erasing the...

Page 123: ... requirements we mean adjustments to servo centre and servo travel which are needed to compen sate for minor tolerances in servos and slight inaccu racies on the model Note The facilities provided in this menu for setting asym metrical servo travels are not intended for setting dif ferential travel on ailerons and or camber chan ging flaps There are functions designed specifical ly for this in the...

Page 124: ...l you have to do is move the Brake offset in the Mo del type menu to coincide with the idle stick positi on and set a suitable value in this mixer If you have selected 2 AIL or 2 AIL 1 2 FL in the Ai lerons flaps line of the Model type menu ONE ORMAL NTER 4AIL TYPE ILERON CAMBER FLAPS RAKE and if the ailerons are required to operate as bra kes when the throttle brake stick Ch1 is moved then a suit...

Page 125: ... in order to tailor the model s control response to your preferences perhaps the servo travels are overall too great or too small then we suggest that you turn to the following menu Dual Rate Exponential page 64 A i l e r o n 1 0 0 2 5 E l e v a t o r 8 0 3 0 R u d d e r 1 0 0 0 D U A L E X P 0 S E L S E L t s in order to adjust the overall set up to suit your re quirements and flying style Dual R...

Page 126: ... and this means that you would need to repeat your settings in each flight phase separately and also adjust the settings again after any changes you make assuming that you wish to use these inputs 5 to 8 This is clearly an extremely complicated procedure and one which invites errors so we strongly recom mend that you use one of the inputs 9 to 12 which are independent of the flight phases and ther...

Page 127: ...as standard but it is used for a different purpo se and Input 8 to de couple any transmitter control 8 which may be present from Input 8 E n t e r 5 C n t r 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 E n t e r 6 C n t r 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 E n t e r 7 f r e e 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 E n t e r 8 f r e e 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 o f f s e t t r a v e l t i m e t s A S Y S Y M A S Y S Y M S E L S E L You would normally ...

Page 128: ... 0 0 0 o f f s e t t r a v e l t i m e t s A S Y S Y M A S Y S Y M S E L Here again you move to the line for the flight phase independent input 9 with the rotary control pressed in As in Example 2 you now activate the switch sym bol in the second column adjacent to SEL with a brief press on the rotary control and then opera te the selected three position external switch e g 7 Move the switch from ...

Page 129: ...t e r 1 S E L t M O D E L T Y P E move first to the Motor line and set the thrott le minimum position to forward or back In the fol lowing programming example we assume that motor OFF and brake OFF are both set to forward Note If you choose Throttle min forward back the trim is then only active at the idle end of the travel i e it does not affect the whole travel of the Ch1 stick as it would if yo...

Page 130: ...tterfly position see also page 87 In the Landing flight phase the Channel 1 stick is of course required not to switch the electric motor on To prevent this happening move to the menu MIX only channel page 108 M I X O N L Y C H A N N E L M I X o n l y n o r m a l 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 and set Channel 1 to MIX only with a brief press on the rotary control However since the motor is to be ope...

Page 131: ...ve to set this second mixer to no in the Normal phase of the MIX active phase menu When you switch between the two flight pha ses only one of the two mixers will ever be active If you have set up everything correctly the Ch1 stick only controls the motor in the Normal flight phase but the motor is switched off in the Landing flight phase servo 1 in Servo display to 100 In this flight phase the Ch1...

Page 132: ...ft to the STO field and move the corresponding transmitter control in the direction of motor OFF e g stick back towards you Give a brief press on the rotary control to define the switching point The right hand column displays the status of the switch above the switching point the G1 switch in our example is closed below that point it is open The stopwatch in the basic display now starts when you m...

Page 133: ... shown in the screen shot Of course the opposed movement which would occur via Input 8 must not be allowed to take place in this application For this reason it is essential to ensure in the menu Control adjust page 58 E n t e r 5 C n t r 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 E n t e r 6 C n t r 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 E n t e r 7 C n t r 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 E n t e r 8 f r e e 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 o f f s ...

Page 134: ...ys active even if you disable the flight phases For general model flying three flight phases are gene rally quite sufficient Thermal for launch and staying up Normal for normal conditions and Speed for flying in top gear In the Trans time column you can define the period over which the transition from one phase into ano ther flight phase occurs this provides a smooth tran sition between the differ...

Page 135: ...xers page 84 A i l e r o n d i f f e r e n c e 0 F l a p d i f f e r e n c e 0 A i l e r o n s 2 4 R u d d e r 0 A i l e r o n s 2 7 F l a p s 0 B r a k e 3 E l e v a t o r 0 N o r m a l S E L t s and you will see the name of the current flight phase at the bottom edge of the screen If you now change the position of the phase switch the name of the new flight phase assigned to that switch position...

Page 136: ...ween the transmitter control and the output Once this requirement is met we can manipulate the transmit ter control signal in almost any way on its detour via a curve mixer before it is passed on to the appropria te output For this reason the next step is to move to the menu Free mixers page 102 L i n e a r M I X 2 L i n e a r M I X 3 L i n e a r M I X 4 C u r v e M I X 5 9 9 t y p e f r o m t o A...

Page 137: ...etrical or ASYmmetrical time delay in the Time column this is the period in which the function is to complete its course Note When assigning the switch to this function please bear in mind that a single switch can be used to trig ger several functions For example the same switch could be used to operate a retract system connected to output 6 and as shown in this example operate the time delayed wh...

Page 138: ...d At the transmitter you can adjust the control travel of the elevator and aileron stick in the Dual Rate Exponential menu see page 64 Note If your model features more than just these two con trol surfaces then you should skip this section and continue reading in the right hand column under del ta flying wing designs of modern layout Certain settings in the Wing mixers menu see page 84 may be usef...

Page 139: ...which would be the right slider by default with greatly reduced travel Viewed overall the method described here using the two free mixers is therefore the easiest to set up The following settings are model specific and must not be adopted without careful checking After this we move to the menu Wing mixers page 84 where the effect of the aileron stick on the flaps is set in the Aileron 2 7 flaps li...

Page 140: ...e two reference points 1 and 2 are set to 0 the left end point to 60 and the right end point to 65 the curve is then rounded by pres sing the ENTER button Please note that you should be extremely careful when setting differential travel with such a configura tion regardless of the type of servo arrangement you are using This is because differential travels tend to produce an asymmetrical elevator ...

Page 141: ...can be achieved as follows if you have selected the normal tail type set up a further Line arMIX Ch1 3 with a suitable travel setting The off set should be set to 100 as the Ch1 stick is usual ly at the forward end point when the airbrakes are re tracted and the winglet rudders are required to de flect outwards proportionally when the brakes are de ployed Programming examples Fixed wing models ...

Page 142: ...f f s e t 1 0 0 E n t e r 1 S E L t s Select 2AIL 2FL in the Ailerons flaps line then switch to the menu Dual mixers page 110 and set up mixer 1 to 8 and C1 This dual mixer combines servos 8 and 1 to act as ai lerons 8 and 1 opposite movement C1 and as flaps 8 and 1 same direction 8 However sin ce the ailerons are not controlled by the Ch1 stick but by the aileron stick you must now move to the me...

Page 143: ... for each flight phase If one flap position is sufficient for each flight phase move to the menu Control adjust page 58 and select the offset for inputs 5 6 and 8 to match the position of the flaps phase trimming At the same time set inputs 5 6 and 8 to free in each flight phase so that any accidental movement of transmitter controls assigned to those inputs do not affect the wing flaps Note The o...

Page 144: ... L t s S E L and set up an EL 8 mixer for each flight phase These mixers have the effect of making both inboard flaps follow in the same direction when an elevator command is given provided that you have already set up the dual mixer as described on page 142 On the second page of the screen set up a mixer ra tio suitable for the model and the flight phase in ques tion To ensure that these mixers i...

Page 145: ...ers page 102 L i n e a r M I X 2 E L 8 L i n e a r M I X 3 E L 8 L i n e a r M I X 4 C 1 9 C u r v e M I X 5 C 1 8 t y p e f r o m t o A d j u s t S E L t s S E L and select a curve mixer Move to the second screen page and start by erasing reference point 1 by moving to this point and pressing the CLEAR button at the side Now move the Ch1 stick to the Airbrakes retracted position and set the assoc...

Page 146: ...ribed in detail in the section starting on page 122 so this section concentrates on tips speci fic to F3A models In the menu Servo adjustment page 56 S e r v o 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 S e r v o 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 S e r v o 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 S e r v o 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 R e v c e n t t r a v e l l i m i t S E L S E L S Y M A S Y S Y M A S Y t you can adjust the servo...

Page 147: ...l values of around 30 on aileron ele vator and rudder have proved to be a good star ting point and you can set them in the right hand co lumn of this menu using the rotary control These va lues provide smooth well defined control of the typi cal F3A model Many experts use higher values even up to 60 exponential Since the response of several glowplug motors to the throttle stick is by no means trul...

Page 148: ...n to ensure that the model does not climb when the aile rons flaps are extended To meet these two requirements you need the two li near mixers shown in the illustration below The mi xers are activated using one and the same external switch e g switch No 8 which therefore has to be assigned to both mixers Move to the second screen page and set the ap propriate mixer ratios In both cases the mixer n...

Page 149: ...nu ally Here again a curve mixer is recommended e g CurveMIX 6 which is again programmed as a linear mixer albeit this time with a very small mixer ratio The adjustment process should only be carried out in calm weather Often all you need to do is apply the mixer in the control segment between half throttle and idle To achieve this set one reference point in the centre of the stick travel Rolling ...

Page 150: ...page 117 First enter the Owner s name which will appear in the basic screen display The letters and symbols for this are selected from the comprehensive character table on the second screen page which you can re ach with a brief press on the rotary control after se lecting the arrow symbol 3ANDBRUN h 0123456789 c A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z N C àÏÉÊËÌÎÐÑÒÕÔÖ ÙÚÛßáã Ã N WNER...

Page 151: ...r the mo ment At this point if you have not already done so the ser vos should be connected to the receiver in the follo wing order Please note one important difference in the mx 16s mc 19 mc mx 22 and 22s and mc 24 compared with previous GRAUPNER mc radio control systems the first collective pitch servo and the throttle servo 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 Batt izer MICRO SUPERHET 1 6 FM Best Nr 7052 Kanal 60 2...

Page 152: ...t without let ting go of either stick e g above the collective pitch stick Note Please refer to the next page for more details on set ting up this Emergency off switch And another tip We recommend that you make it a routine matter to assign all the switches a common on direction then a quick glance at the transmitter before flying will soon reassure you that all switches are off If you wish you co...

Page 153: ...back position and move it slightly to and fro The thrott le servo should not respond to this movement This arrangement gives you a seamless transition from idle trim to the throttle curve You will probably need to make further adjustments to the throttle curve but this must be carried out later as part of the flight tes ting process If you temporarily switch from this graphic display to the auto r...

Page 154: ... cir cuits Of course you may wish to activate further functions depending on your skill and flying experi ence If you wish to fly using different rotor speeds and trim set ups you will need to activate a series of flight phases which can be called up via switches which you assign The first step in this process is to call up the menu Phase setting page 79 A u t o r o t A u t o r o t 1 5 s P h a s e...

Page 155: ...ately for each flight phase in addition to the other menu settings which you have entered separately for each flight phase see page 32 Suggested additional programming speed gover nor At some stage you will probably consider installing a speed governor regulator such as the mc Heli Control in your helicopter This unit provides a safe way of flying your helicopter with different system ro tational ...

Page 156: ...find Programming examples Model helicopters you have to set a value below the 0 point you will need to alter the value in the Offset column Repeat the procedure in flight phase 3 Acro this time with a percentage value of around 40 to provi de a high rotor speed for aerobatics Once again this value will vary according to the type of governor you are using This method of programming the system to in...

Page 157: ... value using CLEAR 6 Make sure that the direction of servo rotation is standard not reversed and check that the servo centre is at 0 If one of the servos connected to the decoder at the receiver end jitters slightly at full travel adjust the servo centre within a range of about 20 to 20 until the jitter disappears This completes the set up procedure at the trans mitter Installing and connecting NA...

Page 158: ...servo travel of the control channel to be used for NAUTIC purposes must be set SYM metrically to 150 in the Servo adjustment menu and the travel limit left at 150 or be reset to this value using CLEAR 6 Make sure that the direction of servo rotation is standard not reversed and check that the servo centre is at 0 If one of the servos connected to the decoder at the receiver end jitters slightly at...

Page 159: ...rs supplied with the adaptor lead 4184 4 must be fitted to both NAUTIC modules in stalled in the transmitter mc 22s transmitter connections NAUTIC Expert 16 channel module Order No 4108 NAUTIC Multi Prop module Order No 4141 Fit the jumpers NAUTIC adaptor Order No 4184 4 Adaptor Order No 4184 1 or mc 22 s interface distributor Order No 4182 3 Transmitter interface mc 19 mc 22 s mc 24 NAUTIC adapto...

Page 160: ...et are possible using the three core lead Order No 3941 6 See Fig 2 NAUTIC switch or reverse modules are available for electric motors and other electrical consumers drawing higher currents See Figs 3 4 To obtain a forward stop reverse function con nect the reverse module to the Expert switch mo dule using the synchronous distributor lead noting that one plug attached to the reverse module must be...

Page 161: ...t Schaltbaustein Empfänger 1 H 2 1 G 2 1 F 2 1 E 2 1 D 2 1 C 2 1 A 2 1 B 2 2 1 6 K Best Nr 4142 N 1 4 K N A U T I C M u l t i P r o p M i n i D e c o d e r RX S 4 S 3 S 2 S 1 Alternatively two NAUTIC Expert switch modules or two NAUTIC Multi Prop decoders can be con nected Please read the notes on pages 157 158 Speed controller PPM receiver ...

Page 162: ...ing functions are carried out and transferred by the Teacher trans mitter If you are using a D 14 FM 414 FM 4014 FM 6014 FM 6014 PCM 18 transmitter you should check the direction of servo rotation and stick mode and if necessary correct them by re con necting the appropriate cables inside the transmit ter Any mixers should either be switched off or set to zero Connections in the mc 22s Teacher tra...

Page 163: ...vice Centre if you prefer Module for other Pupil transmitters Order No 3290 3 Required for additional Pupil transmitters which are to be operated using the opto electronic Trai ner system mc 22 mc 22s PC interface lead alone Order No 4182 9 The PC interface lead is also available alone un der this Order No if the interface distributor is al ready installed in your mc 22s transmitter mc 22 mc 22s P...

Page 164: ...ection This enables you to connect it to a flight simulator or a DSC lead very simply and operate the transmitter without broadcasting an RF signal DSC Direct Servo Control 4160 11 4160 44 4160 4160 1 4147 1 The latching On Off switch has a mechanical lock which prevents the toggle being moved ac cidentally The switch can only be operated by si multaneously lifting and tipping the toggle If you ha...

Page 165: ... of short stick tops Order No 1128 For pilots who prefer to use their thumbs Protective stick switch caps Order No 4110 pack of two These caps are made of high quality aluminium and protect the delicate stick switches and kick buttons from damage especially in the trans port case Transmitter support bar system Order No 1127 The support bars can be snapped into the sto rage and support positions Th...

Page 166: ...ls Two function stick switch Order No 4143 Stick unit with single pole change over switch for two switched functions Ideal for auxiliary func tions especially useful for competition pilots Kick button Order No 4144 Pressing the button once turns the switch on pressing it again causes the button to spring out to the off position again The kick button can be converted into a momentary button by remo...

Page 167: ...ray can be transported in the GRAUPNER aluminium trans mitter case Order No 10 conveniently without re moving the transmitter the support bars neck strap and optional rainshield Order No 3079 Supplied without transmitter neckstrap and ac cessories Helical aerial Order No 1149 35 for the 35 MHz band Order No 1149 40 for the 40 MHz band A short flexible aerial providing optimum freedom of movement a...

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Page 169: ...169 Approval certifi cates Conformity certifi cate EU conformity declaration Approval certificates Conformity Appendix ...

Page 170: ... receiver battery 12 transmitter battery 10 20 CLEAR 18 20 29 Code number see Input lock Collective pitch curve 42 70 90 96 99 152 153 min 39 44 54 75 117 118 122 150 151 Contrast 18 20 28 46 see also Screen Display Control channel 26 40 60 84 90 101 103 108 131 133 140 141 142 157 158 curve 40 68 70 90 92 93 96 103 106 125 136 145 147 function 17 18 26 40 42 44 50 56 58 60 64 66 68 75 84 87 90 10...

Page 171: ...transmitter control 16 Interface see Socket Interface distributor 16 18 19 47 157 163 J Jumper NAUTIC 157 158 159 K Kick button 44 115 162 163 165 166 L Language select 21 46 LCD screen see Screen Display Liability 5 168 Light pipe 115 162 Linear mixer 41 102 110 131 142 145 148 149 M MIX active in phase 43 101 102 107 108 110 131 MIX only channel 37 39 43 62 85 101 103 108 126 130 133 136 140 142...

Page 172: ...tput 38 51 113 140 142 157 Receiver socket assignment Fixed wing 35 Heli 37 Reference point 29 40 68 70 90 106 140 145 147 149 153 Reverse flow safety circuit 11 RF module 14 15 19 22 162 163 Rotary control 18 20 28 Rotor direction 39 54 93 94 S Safety notes 3 Screen 20 22 contrast 20 22 Security code see Input lock Serial mixers 102 Servo centre offset 39 43 52 56 58 60 113 118 120 123 146 157 15...

Page 173: ...81 85 130 134 155 Transmission mode see Modulation Transmitter aerial see Aerial battery 4 10 11 12 17 19 20 49 82 case 10 13 15 16 162 description 18 19 support bars 15 165 transport case 167 tray 167 Transmitter control 16 26 direction 32 39 40 59 61 70 offset 59 61 position 27 29 30 59 61 73 106 settings 6 16 39 58 60 76 84 127 128 133 135 136 137 139 143 147 152 switch 27 29 30 39 40 58 60 64 ...

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Page 180: ...resses of retail outlets We accept no liability for printing errors Printed in Germany PN KF 01 We have checked the information in these instructions with great care and believe it to be correct However we accept no liability of any kind for errors omissions and printing errors GRAUPNER reserves the right to modify the software and hardware features described in this manual at any time and without...

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