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Align3GXV2.1‐SetupSummary
SwashplateSettings SpeedGovernorSettings RudderSettings FlightModeSetting
5.Swashplatecyclicpitchsetting:withthemain
bladesparalleltohelicopterbody,throttlestick
positionedwheremainpitchis0degrees,move
aileronstickallthewayto theright,adjusttheAIL
mixingratiowithinradio'sSWASHmenusothe
mainbladepitchisthefactoryrecommended
value±8
degrees.
6.TheELEmixingratioinSWASHmenucanbeset
tothesamevalueasAIL.
7.Whengovernorisfunctioning,enginerotationalspeedis
controlledbythepercentagesetbyuser.Therotationspeedof
mainbladeisconvertedaccordingtotheengineratiooforiginal
helicopter.
8.
Usingthechartontherighttoobtainenginerotationspeedand
headspeedundercorrespondinggovernorchannelpercentage.
Setting2LED LED2Lit LED2Lit STATUSflashesgreentwice
Setting ElevatorTravelLimitSetting Digital/AnalogueServoSelection Elevatortravellimitsetting
SetupMethod Whilekeepingswashplatelevelandmainpitchat
zerodegrees,presstheSETbuttonto
registerthe
neutralpointandenterE.LIM
setupmode.TheE.LIMLEDwilllitupafterDIR
turnsoff.
2.Thethrottlestickpositionwheremainpitchis0
degreemustbemaintainedthroughthissetup
process.
3.Withallchannelsstationary,movethe
transmitterelevatorstickforward,andthenback
tocenter
position.Thiscompletestheswashplate
mixingtyperecognizationprocess.Thecontrol
unitwilldeterminetheCCPMmixingratioor
traditionalmechanicalmixingmaximumelevator
endpoints.

5.MaintainThrottlestickpositionwheremain
pitchis0degreethroughthissetupprocess.
1.Thereisadirectcorrelationbetweenservos'speedtogyro's
performance.Faster
servosareabletoexecutecommands
fromthegyroatfasterandhigherprecision.Duetothehigh
performancegyrosensorsusedinthe3Gflybarlesssystem,
premiumhighspeeddigitalrudderservosaremandatoryfor
optimaltailperformance.Someoftherecommendedrudder
servosincludeAlignDS650,DS620,DS520,
DS420,Futaba
S9257,S9256,S9254,S9253,orotherservoswithsimilar
specifications.
2.Setupmethod：PressandholdtheSETbuttonfor2seconds
toenterthesetupmo de,thenpresstheSETbuttontoselect
DS/ASsetupmode,asindicatedbythelightingofDS/ASLED.
Usingthetransmitter'srudder
stick,selecteitherdigitalservo
DSmode(STATUSLEDisgreen),oranalogservoASmode
(STATUSLEDisred).
1.Beforeenteringelevatorandaileronlimitsetting,pleaseswitch
thetransmittertothrottleholdmodeandpushthethrottledown
to0degreepositiontoavoidmechanicalinterferencedueto
excess
travelrange.
2.Afterenteringsettin gmode,STATUSLEDflashestwice
3.Afterenteringsettin gmode,elevatormaydeviateasmuchas8
degreespluscompensatingrateeitherforwardorback.Moving
elevatorstickcanadjustservotravellimit.Forexample,ifLED
shows50%,totalelevatortravelrangeis8+0.5*8=
12degrees.
4.Generally70%issuitableformosthelicopterframe.If
recommendedvalueisnotused,pleaseadjustsettinguntil
maximumisreachedwithoutmechanicalbinding.
Setting3LED LED3lit LED3lit STATUSflashesgreen3times
Setting Elevatorgyrosetting RudderGyroNOR/REVSetting Ailerontravellimitsetting
SetupMethod 1.PresstheSETbuttonto
enterE.REVsetup
mode.TheE.REVLEDwilllitupafterE.LIMturns
off.Thissetupmodesetstheelevatorgyro
direction
2.Tiltthehelicopterforwardasshownindiagram,
andcheckifswashplateistiltingcorrectlytoward
theback.
3.Iftheswashplateistiltingatthewrong
direction,move
thetransmitterelevatorstickuntil
STATUSLEDchangescolor,andre‐checkthe
swashplatetiltingdirection.
1.Liftupthehelicopterbyhand,andturnittotheleft(yaw).
Checkiftherudderservoisapplyingcorrectcompensationto
theright.Ifreversed,settheNOR/REVsettingasfollow.
2.Setup
method：PressandholdtheSETbuttonfor2seconds
toenterthesetupmo de,thenpresstheSETbuttontoselect
NOR/REVsetupmode,asindicatedbythelightingofNOR/REV
LED.
3.Usingthetransmitter'srudderstick,selecteitherNOR
(STATUSLEDisgreen),orREV(STATUSLEDis
red).
1.Afterenteringsettin gmode,STATUSLEDflashes3times.
2.Afterenteringsettin gmode,aileronmaydeviateasmuchas8
degreespluscompensatingrateeitherforwardorback.Moving
aileronstickcanadjustservotravellimit.Forexample,ifLED
shows50%,totalelevatortravelrangeis8+0.5*8
=12degrees.
3.Generally70%issuitableformosthelicopterframe.If
recommendedvalueisnotused,pleaseadjustsettinguntil
maximumisreachedwithoutmechanicalbinding.
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