HITEC OPTIC 6 - AIRCRAFT SETUP INSTRUCTIONS (AEROBATIC PLANE)

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Simple Transmitter Setup
-
Aerobati
c
Airplane
(
ACGL Menu
)
The following pages will take you step-by-step through the setup process for a sport or aerobatic airplane in the ACGL menu.
Going
through this complete section will help you learn how to use your system quickly and easily.
If you need to set up a helicopter, please refer to the quick setup instructions in the helicopter section.
A
IRCRAF
T
SETUP INSTRUCTIONS
(
AEROB
A
TI
C
PLANE
)
The aircraft setup procedure presented below uses an
aerobatic
model as an example and assumes that there are
two
aileron servos, one in each wing. You can use a similar
procedure
to set up your own model; your setting's numbers
and
percentages will probably be different. If your model only
has one aileron servo, skip the instructions referring to flaperon.
1.
Be sure that all of your servos are plugged into the proper
receiver
channels:
CH1 - Right aileron
CH2 - Elevator
CH3 - Throttle
CH4 - Rudder
CH5 - Gear
CH6 - Left aileron
2. We recommend that you do this programming exercise with
the
servos installed in the model and connected to the
respective
control surfaces. This will enable you to
immediately
see the effect of each programming step.
3. Turn on your transmitter while holding down the two Edit
keys (the two keys on the far left). This gets you into the
model
select ( M.SEL ) menu. Press the Cursor Right button
to
move to a new model memory. The selected model
memory is indicated by the little flashing arrow pointing down.
Memory
#2 is shown here.
5. Press the Down arrow once. This gets you into the model
name
mode (note the words "MODEL" and "NAME" in the
upper
left of the display).
6. Now you can select four letters to identify your model. Wit
h
the first of the four letters flashing, press the Data +Increas
e
or -Decrease key to change the letter that is displayed.
Stop when the first letter is the one you want.
7. Press the Right Cursor key once to get to the second letter.
Repeat
the previous step to choose the second letter.
8. Repeat two more times to fill out the remaining two letters.
If you like, you can hit the right cursor button one more time
and
select a number between 0 and 199 for further
identification.
It can be handy to use this to store the plane's
channel
number.
9. Press the Down arrow four times. This gets you into the
Timer menu ( TIME ). If you want, you can use the Data
+Increase or -Decrease keys to select the amount of time
you
want the stopwatch to count down. You can set the
second
timer for something else in the same menu.
4. Press the Up arrow until the word ACGL appears, flashing
on
and off. If it does, you're ready to proceed on to the next
step.
If not, press the Left or Right Cursor keys until it
appears.
You must press both Data keys to "Save" the
setting,
after which the radio will beep twice. This is how
you
select the type of model you wish to use, either ACGL
or HELI .
Flashing
10. This completes the initial part of the setup. Now, we'll go
ahead
and customize the ACGL settings for your model.
Switch
transmitter power OFF .
11. Now turn power ON . The transmitter should display the
model
number and battery voltage as shown. The number
on
the right is the elapsed time, which will vary depending
on
how long the transmitter has been left on.
WARNING: selecting a different model type will erase the settings in the
model memory. BE SURE you're in the correct model memory before
selecting a new model type, or you might accidentally erase a model
you're using. (The other memories will not be affected.)
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