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Align3GXV2.1‐SetupSummary
SwashplateSettings SpeedGovernorSettings RudderSettings FlightModeSetting
Setting4LED LED4 LED4 STATUSflashesgreen4times
Setting AileronTravelLimitSetting RudderServoTravel SwashplateDampeningSetting
SetupMethod 1.PresstheSETbuttontoenterA.LIMsetup
mode.TheA.LIMLEDwilllitupafterE.REVturns
off.
2.Withallchannelsstationary,movethe
transmitteraileronsticktotheright,and
then
backtocenterposition.Thiscompletesthe
aileronendpointsetupprocess.Thecontrolunit
willdeterminethemaximumaileronendpoints.
1.PresstheSETbuttontoenterLIMITsetupmode.
2.Pushthetransmitterrudderstickleftuntiltailpitchslider
reachestheend,thencentertherudderstickandwait
2
secondsfortheSTATUSLEDtoflashred.Thiscompletesthe
rudderendpointlimitadjustmentfortheleftside.
3.Pushtherudderstickrightuntiltailpitchsliderreaches
theend,thencentertherudderstickandwait2seconds
fortheSTATUSLEDtoflashred.Thiscompletes
the
rudderendpointlimitadjustmentfortherightside.
1.Afterenteringsettin gmode,STATUSLEDflashes4times.
2.Movetheaileronsticktoadjustcyclicpitchdampeningrate;the
moreLEDlightsup,themoredampeningeffect.Pleasenote
aileronandelevatordampeningcannotbeadjustedseparately.
Movingaileron
stickisforadjustingcyclicpitchdampeningrate,
butmovingelevatorstickisforadjustingcollectivepitch
dampeningrate,NOTelevatordampeningrate.
3.Themoredampeningeffect,thesmootherhelicopterflies,but
feelslessdirect.Therateofdampeningshouldbeadjustedtosuit
pilot’spreferences.
Setting5 LED LED5 LED5 STATUSflashesgreen
5times
Setting Ailerongyrosetting HeliSizeandDelayValue Swashplatebump(acceleration)Setting
SetupMethod 1.PresstheSETbuttontoenterA.REVsetup
mode.TheA.REVLEDwilllitupafterA.LIMturns
off.
2.Tiltthehelicopterrightasshownindiagram,
andcheckifswashplateistiltingcorrectlytoward
the
left.Iftheswashplateistiltingatthewrong
direction,movethetransmitteraileronstickuntil
STATUSLEDchangescolor,andre‐checkthe
swashplatetiltingdirection.
3.PresstheSETbuttonagain,andthecontrolunit
willrestartwithallLED'sflashing.
Thiscompletestheflybarlessportionofthe
setup
process.
1.PressSETbutto ntoselectDELAYsetupmode.Thechoiceof
smallorlargehelicopterisdonebymovingthetransmitter
rudderstickleftorrightwhileobservingthecolorofSTATUS
LED.(Forexample,T‐REX500/550/600/700theSTATUSLED
willbegreen.T‐REX250/450the
STATUSLEDwillbered.)
2.TheamountofrudderstickmovedfromcenteristheDELAY
amount.WhenDELAYLEDbeginstoflash,delayisat0%.
Whenrudderstickispushedtotheend,delayisat100%.
3.ConfirmthesettingbypushingtheSETbutton.
1.After
enteringsettingmode,STATUSLEDflashes5times.
2.Movetheaileronsticktoadjustcyclicpitchaccelerationrate;
themoreLEDlightsup,themo reaccelerationeffect.Pleasenote
aileronandelevatoraccelerationcannotbeadjustedseparately.
Movingaileronstickisforadjustingcyclicpitchaccelerationrate,
butmovingelevator
stickisforadjustingcollectivepitch
accelerationrate,NOTelevatoraccelerationrate.
3.Whencyclicpitchaccelerationisactive,hoveringpointfixation
abilitymaybereduced.BeginnersorF3Cpilotsshouldminimize
cyclicpitchaccelerationratevalue,orsetittozero.
4.Settingswashplateaccelerationmayincreasetheburstamp
draw
ofservos.Therefore,BECoutputcapabilityshouldbe
confirmedtohandleburstcurrentwhensettingcollectivepitch
acceleration,otherwiseinsufficientcurrentsupplymayresultin
flightaccidents.Werecommenddirectpowersupplyif
accelerationishigherthan50%.
3GXV2.1EasySetupTable(English).xlsx DduRand‐July2012 3of4