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Dual Rate / Expo - fi xed-wing model
D/R Expo
Switchable control characteristics for aileron, elevator and rudder
Use the arrow buttons of the left or right-hand four-way
button to leaf through to the “
D/R Expo
” menu point of
the multi-function menu:
mod. mem.
ser vo set.
D/R expo
wing mixer
base sett.
contr set.
phase trim
free mixer
ser vo disp
basic sett
fail-safe
telemetr y
A press on the central
SET
button of the right-hand four-
way button opens this menu point:
100%
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
aile
elev
rudd
DUAL
EXPO
–––
–––
–––
The Dual Rate / Expo function provides a means of
switching to reduced control travels, and of infl uencing
the travel characteristics, for aileron, elevator and rudder
(control functions 2 ... 4).
Dual Rate
works in a similar way to transmitter control
travel adjustment in the “
Transmitter control settings
”
menu, i. e. it affects the corresponding
stick function
, re-
gardless of whether that function controls a single servo
or multiple servos via any number of complex mixer and
coupling functions.
For each switch position the servo travels can be set to
any value within the range 0 to 125% of full travel.
Expo
works in a different way. If you set a value greater
than 0%, exponential provides fi ne control of the model
around the centre position of the primary control func-
tions (aileron, elevator and rudder), without forfeiting
full travel at the end-points of stick movement. If you set
a value lower than 0%, travel is increased around the
neutral position, and diminishes towards the extremes of
travel. The degree of “progression” can therefore be set
to any value within the range -100% to +100%, where
0% equates to normal, linear control characteristics.
Another application for exponential is to improve the
linearity of rotary-output servos, which are the standard
nowadays. With a rotary servo the movement of the
control surface is inevitably non-linear, as the linear
movement of the output disc or lever diminishes pro-
gressively as the angular movement increases, i. e. the
rate of travel of the control surface declines steadily
towards the extremes, dependent upon the position of
the linkage point on the output disc or lever. You can
compensate for this effect by setting an Expo value
greater than 0%, with the result that the angular travel of
the output device increases disproportionately as stick
travel increases.
Like Dual Rates, the Expo setting applies directly to the
corresponding stick function, regardless of whether that
function controls a single servo or multiple servos via
any number of complex mixer and coupling functions.
The Dual Rate and Expo functions can be switched on
and off together if you assign a switch to the function.
The result of this is that Dual Rates and Expo can be
controlled simultaneously using a single switch, and
this can be advantageous - especially with high-speed
models.
Flight phase dependent Dual-Rate and Expo set-
tings
If you have assigned a switch and - if you wish - a more
appropriate name to one of the phases 2 and 3 in the
“
Base settings
” menu (see page 60), then this appears
at bottom left, e. g. “normal”. If necessary, operate the
associated switch in order to switch between the fl ight
phases.
The basic set-up procedure
Switch to the desired fl ight phase, and then select
1.
the desired line “aile”, “elev” or “rudd” using the arrow
buttons
cd
of the left or right-hand four-way button.
If necessary, use the
2.
ef
buttons of the left or right-
hand four-way button to select the desired column.
Press the central
3.
SET
button of the right-hand four-
way button: the corresponding input fi eld is now high-
lighted (black background).
Set the desired value using the arrow buttons of the
4.
right-hand four-way button.
Press the central
5.
SET
button of the right-hand four-
way button to conclude the input process.
Simultaneously press the
6.
cd
or
ef
buttons of
the right-hand four-way button (
CLEAR
) to reset any
changed settings to the default values.
Dual Rate function
If you wish to switch between two possible D/R set-
tings, use the
f
button of the left or right-hand four-way
button to move to the right-hand column, marked at the
bottom edge of the screen with the switch symbol
,
then press the central
SET
button …
100%
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
aile
HR
SR
DUAL
EXPO
–––
–––
–––
nor mal
push desired switch
into position ON
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