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Simple Transmitter Setup - Electric Airplane, 5-Channel Receiver (ACGL Menu)Simple Transmitter Setup - Electric Airplane, 5-Channel Receiver (ACGL Menu)

16. If the throttle stick operates the speed control the wrong

direction, move over to Channel 3 by pressing the Cursor

Right key. Now the 3 should be flashing in the display.

Activate the opposite direction for the throttle servo by

pressing the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key. Verify the throttle

stick makes the motor turn on and off in the correct direction.

17. If you are using Switch SW-1 for throttle on-off, check that

the switch operates the motor in the direction you would like.

The UP position should be used for motor ON, and DOWN

for motor OFF. If it does not, reverse CH3 using the REV

menu as described above.

18. Now we'll set the direction of the rudder servo, if used.

When you move the left-hand stick towards the CENTER

of the transmitter (to the right), the trailing edge, or rear of

the rudder should move to the right. Check to make sure!

If the rudder moves the wrong direction, move over to

Channel 4 by pressing the Cursor Right key. Now the '4'

should be flashing in the display. Activate the opposite

direction for the rudder servo by pressing the Active/

Inhibit (Clear) key. Move the left-hand stick left-and-right

again and verify the rudder moves the correct direction.

19. Now set the CH5 aileron servo direction (otherwise skip

this and the next step). This is channel 5, and the '5'

should be flashing for this command. When you move the

right-hand stick to the right, the aileron on the left wing

should move downwards. Check that the CH5 aileron

moves the correct way! If it does not, activate the opposite

direction using the above procedures. Move the right-hand

stick again and verify the CH5 aileron moves the proper

directions.

20. Before we set the servo neutrals, we need to be sure that

all the trims are centered. Press both Edit keys to get to the

main menu, where voltage and time are displayed. Press

the Up arrow until the word TRIM appears. By moving each

of the four trim levers around, you can see their positions,

and move them back to zero for the next step.

21. Once you have centered all the trims, unscrew the screws

holding the servo arms onto the elevator, ailerons, and

rudder (we'll set the throttle travel later). You will want to

place the servo arms on the output shaft so they are near

neutral - that is, about 90

to the servo case sides or, if

the servo is mounted sideways, 90

to the pushrod

(sideways mounting is not recommended). This way you

won't run out of subtrim authority. Remove all the arms

that are in the way or interfere with your pushrods.

Adjust the clevises on each servo pushrod to get the

position of each control to be as close as you can to neutral

(lined up with the adjacent portion of wing or tail).

Setting Subtrims. Now we'll adjust all the subtrims to

electronically set the desired neutral locations. To do so,

go back to the programming menu by pressing both Edit

keys, then press the Up or Down arrow key repeatedly until

STRM appears.

22. Set the subtrims for CH1 and CH5 ailerons, elevator, and

rudder following the instructions given in steps 25 - 32 in

the aerobatic setup instructions. Remember your second

aileron servo is plugged into CH5.

23. Servo EPA (End Point Adjustment). Set up the servo

travels for each channel following the instructions given in

steps 33 - 43 in the aerobatic setup instructions.

24. Dual Rates and Exponential Functions. You can use the

exponential function to make the aileron and elevator

responses less sensitive around neutral, so that your racer

reacts smoothly for mild control inputs, but reacts strongly

when you command a lot of stick. You can adjust the

amount in flight by flipping switches. Exponential functions

make the response slower around center and larger away

from center. You may also use dual rate to adjust the total

travels, but keep them linear.

Set up dual rates following the procedures given in steps

48 - 53 of the aerobatic aircraft setup instructions.

NOTE: if you set any of the dual rates to 0%, you will have ZERO

CONTROL and LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR AIRCRAFT when the

switch is in that position. DON'T DO IT!

25. Airbrake setup using CAMB. You can get airbrakes by

flipping a switch to raise both flaperons and add elevator to

maintain trim. This configuration increases the drag, making

the landing approach steeper to help make safe landings in

small fields.

With CAMB on, it is possible to lose some aileron

effectiveness. Be sure to test the landing settings at altitude

before trying it on a landing approach. You should spend

some time fine-adjusting the elevator travel so that there is

no trim change when CAMB is on.

26. Press one of the Up Down Edit buttons until the CAMB

window appears, as shown. Activate it using the CLEAR

button. The CAMB mode is OFF unless the FLT MODE

switch SW-4 is forward. (You can change this switch in the

SWITCH SELECT menu.)

27. Hit the Cursor Right key one time to get to the Ch1 preset

menu. Press the Data +Increase key to input a preset

value for the CH1 aileron. Start out with a moderate value

and increase it after you've seen how the model behaves.

34. Now, you'll define the mixing percentage. Notice that the

mixer starts with 100% on both sides, which is WAY too

much. Move the elevator stick down and press the Clear

button, zeroing the percentage. Move it up and repeat.

Now both sides are set to zero percent.

35. You'll probably want to input down flap for up elevator only.

Move the elevator stick up and press the Data +Increase

until you can see which way the elevator moves; if incorrect,

press the Data -Decrease key until the plus sign changes to

minus sign. You'll end up with a number for up elevator

direction, and zero for the down direction. Start with only

5-10% mixing on the UP side until you know how much you

need from actual test flying. Too much droop increases

drag and slows the model down.

36. Be sure you understand how to set the switch to turn PMX1

on and off, since you only want this on during racing. Later,

after you fly the model you may fine-tune the amount of

aileron travel for tighter turns.

Use the other mixer to set up the droop of the second

aileron, CH5, in the same way. In this mixer, master = CH2,

slave = CH5. Set the mixing percentages so that both

ailerons droop the same amount, or else your model will

roll when you pull elevator!

This introduction just scratches the surface of the

capabilities of your Optic system for a five-channel electric

model. Please read the manual so you'll know what other

features you can take advantage of. We hope you enjoy

using your Optic system!

28. Press the Cursor Right key to move the arrow over the

numeral 2. Now press the Data +Increase key to change

the percentage the elevator moves to. This should be set a

very small number, as it will affect the trim considerably.

Don't use too much or it could crash your model.

29. Press the Cursor Right key one more time, and you may

now input the second aileron's CH6 setting. Set it to match

the CH1 servo's travel.

30. If you want this airbrake function to be a proportional control

using the left slide lever, use the CROW menu instead of

the CAMB menu. See the setup instruction for more

information on the CROW menu.

31. Elevator->Flaperon Mixing: you may want to set up your

model so that when you pull elevator, the two ailerons

droop for tighter corners. This may be done with

Programmable mixers. You will use both of the

programmable mixers (PMX1, PMX2) for this feature.

For a little down flap when you pull elevator, set the master

channel to be elevator, and the slave to be aileron 1 (CH1).

32. To program this mixing, first get to the PMX1 window.

Press one of the Edit Up/Down keys until you see PMX1

displayed. Then press the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key to

activate it (a flashing ON or OFF will appear, depending on

the position of the selected ON-OFF switch, which turns

mixer #1 on and off).

33. Next, press the Cursor Right key once to select the master

channel (MAS flashes on and off), then press the Data

+Increase key until the little arrow moves over the

numeral 2, indicating CH2 (elevator) is the master channel.

Press the Cursor Right key once (SLV flashes on and off),

then press the Data +Increase key until the little arrow is

under the numeral 1, indicating CH1 (aileron 1) is the slave

channel.

Front View

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

Servo

Pushrod

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