User manual FUTABA FX-18

[. . . ] I N S T RU C T I O N M A N UA L N O T I C E D ' U T I L I S AT I O N Illustration shows expanded version of the transmitter, fitted with optional accessories. L'illustration présente l'émetteur pourvu d'extensions et équipé de divers accessoires. FM 35 MHz NC FM 40 MHz NC FM 41 MHz NC No. F 4092 FM 35 MHz NiMH FM 40 MHz NiMH FM 41 MHz NiMH No. F 4097 Order Numbers F4090 - F4091 - F4092 F4095 - F4096 - F4097 Contents Section Page Safety requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. [. . . ] - Check the "sense" of the aileron system: when you move the aileron stick to the right, the right-hand aileron should rise, the left aileron fall. If one or both servos runs in the wrong direction, reverse it in the Setup menu "REVR". - Check also that the travel of the down-going aileron is now smaller (correct differential). the travel of the up-going aileron is smaller, press the "S" button. The "+" prefix now flashes; rotate the 3-D hotkey to the left, and the prefix changes to "-", which reverses the differential. 0% 50% 100% No differential Differential by half the maximum travel "Split" mode: only the up-going aileron moves If you connect an external mix trimmer to Pin 4 (see Section 8. 2) the differential value can be over-ridden by +/- 25%; this enables you to set the correct differential in flight. If you connect an external mixer switch to socket 7, you can switch off differential in flight, which produces greater aileron response for the landing approach. Explanation of terms: Since the mixer inputs for the wing flap travels can be set separately for "up" and "down", the ailerons can be used for several functions; their function varies according to the flap travel: - Large deflection up -> spoilers - Small deflection up -> speed flaps for high-speed flying - Large deflection down -> landing flaps It is possible to program the wing flap deflection in the same direction for both sides of centre; for example: large "up" deflection as spoilers, at the other extreme only slight "up" as speed flight trim. To help you understand and emulate the following adjustments, we recommend that you set up a model with two aileron servos (sockets 1 and 6), or just two servos on their own, and observe the effects of the mixer on the model. Holding the 3-D hotkey pressed in for 1 second restores the default differential value (+50%). Selecting the 2nd aileron output (CH) Pressing the "S" button again activates the menu in which you can select the output to which the second aileron is to be connected. The default arrangement is channel "6". Turning the 3-D hotkey to the left switches it to channel "7". If you select channel 7 for the second aileron output, the wing flpn mixer function is automatically switched off. If you connect a transmitter control, e. g. a linear slider, to channel 6, it acts as a normal transmitter control on servo channel 6. This is the correct setting for model aircraft which require aileron differential, but no superimposed flap function for the ailerons. The second aileron servo must be connected to receiver output 7; re-connect the servo if necessary. Flaperon mixer FLPN - Move to the Select menu "WING". - Press the 3-D hotkey, and the display "INH" (Off ) appears; the flaperon and delta mixers are switched off. - Turn the 3-D hotkey to the right, and the Setup menu FLPN appears; confirm by pressing the "S" button, and the display "SET %" flashes. - The two aileron servos (channels 1 and 6) are now mixed together; the flap function (FLPN) is also active, and aileron differential is set to the default of +50%. 28 Order Numbers F4090 - F4091 - F4092 F4095 - F4096 - F4097 Setting flap travel (flaperon) (FLTR) Provided that you have selected channel 6 as the second aileron channel, you can now press the "S" button to move on to a further sub-menu in which you can set the travels for the flaperon option (flaps). If the mixer is switched off (INH), flap travel is 100%. Offset position - The first step is to activate the mixer. [. . . ] 8370 Multi-decoder required to decode Multi-module signals. The decoder takes up only one servo channel, and directly controls 12 switched channels and 2 servo channels. Operating voltage 4. 8 - 24 Volts, up to 2. 7 A per output. FX Multi-Switch module lighting set No. 8372 Expansion module for switching auxiliary working functions. [. . . ]