HITEC OPTIC 6 - Page 23

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Simple Transmitter Setup - Electric
A
irplane,
5
-Channel Receiver
(
ACGL Menu
)
5. Press both Edit keys to get to the regular programming
menu.
The end-point adjust menu ( EPA ) should appear.
Press
the Down arrow to get to the aileron differential menu
(
ADIF ). The display should show that it is inhibited ( INH ).
the left should move downward. Check that the right
aileron
moves the correct way! (More planes are crashed
due
to reversed controls than for any other reason.)
RIGHT
LEFT RIGHT
LEFT
6. Turn on the ADIF function by pressing the Clear button until
"On"
appears in the display.
7. Be sure that you connect the right aileron servo to receiver
CH1 and the left aileron servo to receiver CH5 .
8. You may wish to have the electric motor controlled by an
ON-OFF switch instead of the throttle stick (good for racers
and
aircraft that only use full throttle). In this case, go to the
STCK INPUT SELECT menu by pressing the UP or DOWN
arrow key.
Front
V
iew
12. If it does not, activate the opposite direction for the CH1
aileron
servo by pressing the Active/Inhibit (Clear) key.
Each
press switches from Reversed to Normal and from
Normal
to Reversed. In the display, N for Normal is chosen
when
the little triangle is above the channel number, and R
for Reversed is chosen when the little triangle is below the
channel
number. Move the right-hand stick again and
verify the right aileron moves the right directions. The
display
shows Channel 1 reversed.
INPUT SEL
13. Next we'll set the direction of the elevator servo, channel 2
.
When you move the right-hand stick towards the BOTTO
M
of the transmitter, the elevator should move up . Check t
o
make sure it moves the proper direction!
9. You can select Switch SW-01 ("ELEV RUDD D/R" to
operate
the electronic speed control by pressing the CLEAR
button.
DO W N
DOWN
UP
INPUT SEL
10. Now we will check that each servo moves the proper
direction.
If not, we'll use the Reversing function. Go to
the
Reversing menu ( REV ) by hitting the Down arrow.
U P
14. If the elevator control moves the wrong direction, move over
to
Channel 2 by pressing the Cursor Right key. Now the '2'
should
be flashing in the display. Activate the opposite
direction
for the elevator servo by pressing the Active/
Inhibit (Clear) key. Move the right-hand stick up-and-down
again
and verify the elevator moves the right direction.
15. Now we'll set the direction of the electronic speed control. If
you're using the left-hand stick for throttle control, when
you
move the stick towards the TOP of the transmitter, the
motor
should spin. It should stop at low throttle stick.
11. We'll start by setting the right aileron servo direction. This
is
channel 1, and the 1 should be flashing for this command
.
When you move the right-hand stick to the right, the ailero
n
on the right wing should move upwards, and the aileron on
H I G H
L O W
HIGH Throttle
LOW Throttle
Sim
p
le Transmitter Setu
p
-
Electric
A
ir
p
lane,
5
-
Channel Receiver
(
ACGL Menu
)
-
Pa
g
e 2
3