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User Manual Part I

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedinaccordancewiththe

requirementscontainedintheappropriateCommission

regulations.Tothebestofourknowledge,thesetestswere

performedusingmeasurementproceduresconsistentwith

industryorCommissionstandardsanddemonstratethatthe

equipmentcomplieswiththeappropriatestandards.Each

unitmanufactured,importedormarketed,asdefinedin

theCommission,

sregulations,willconformtothesample(s)

testedwithinthevariationsthatcanbeexpecteddueto

qualityproductionandtestingonastatisticalbasis.

Wefurthercertifythatthenecessarymeasurementswere

madebyKansaiElectronicIndustryDevelopmentCenter,

IkomaEmissionMeasurementStation,10830,Takayama-

Cho,Ikoma-City,Nara,630-01Japan.

SECTIONIINTRODUCTION

RDS8000RadioControlSystem

2.4GHzsystem

RDS8000Transmitter/ReceiverSpecifications

InitialPreparation

RDS8000TransmitterFeatures

AirborneSystemConnections

NiCdBatteryCharging

AirborneComponents

Connectors

AudioLowVoltageAlarm

TransmitterBatteryRemoval

ThrottleHighWarning

TransmitterStickLengthAdjustment

TransmitterStickTensionAdjustment

TrainerSystem

UsingtheRDS8000Micro-Processor

Failsafe

SECTIONIIAIRPLANE

ImplementationofControlFunction

ServoReversing

ControlCentering

DataReset

ModelSelect

StopWatch

IntegralTimer

NamingYourModel

Exponential

DataCopy

SwitchReverse

Click

ThrottleCut

RDS8000Transmitter-Aircraft

AircraftMenuStructure

ProgrammingforAircraft(ModelType)

DualRate

EndPointAdjustments

LandingGearEndPoints

TrimMemory

3-PositionFlapSwitch

Flaperons

Alarms

Delta(Elevons)

AilerontoRudderMix

V-Tail(RuddertoElevatorMix)

ThrottletoElevatorMix

CompensationMixers(C-Mix)

TABLEOFCONTENTS

AcademyofModelAeronautics6

FCCComplianceStatement6

TransmitterFeaturesandfunctions8

Precautionsforuse:

Transmitter/Receiver

Generalprecautionsforuse13

Precautionsonusingthe2.4GHzband

RangeCheckMode18

Pairing(Binding)16

BarGraphVoltageIndicator

AEROFeaturesDescription

HELIFeaturesDescription21

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Elev-FlapMixing

Rud-AileronMixing

Rud-ElevatorMixing

Flap-ElevatorMixing

Spoileron

AileronDifferential

LandingDifferential

CrowLeftAileron

CrowRightAileron

OptionMenuScreen

TrimStep

BasicMenu

DualElevatorMixing

AUX-1andAUX-262

SECTIONIIIHELICOPTER

RDS8000Transmitter-Helicopter

AirborneSystemConnections

HelicopterMenuStructure

ProgrammingforHelicopter(Type)

PitchCurves

ThrottleCurves

RevolutionMixing

GyroAdjustment

TrimMemory

Exponential

DualRate

DynamicTrimMemory(DTM)

SwashPlateType(CCPM)

ChangingFlightMode1and2SwitchLocations

ImplementationofControlFunction

ServoReversing

ControlCentering

DataReset

ModelSelection

StopWatch

IntegralTimer

NamingYourModel

Exponential

DataCopy

SwitchReverse

Click

ThrottleCut

EndPointAdjustment

TrimMemory

Alarms(ThrottleHighandFlightModeOnly)

CompensationMixers(C-Mix)

OptionMenu

TrimStep

BasicMenu

APPENDIXI

RDS8000AircraftandHelicopterSetuppages

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RDS8000TransmitterSpecifications:

TransmitterType:

Dimensions:

Weight:

PowerOutput:

Frequencies:

PowerSupply:

CurrentDrain:

TemperatureRange:

PulseWidth:

ModelMemory:

RDS8000ReceiverSpecifications:

8Channel,DualStickwithproprietaryMicroprocessor

W:7.5”XH:8.0”XD:2.5”

1lb.11oz

90mWatts

2.4GHz

9.6Volt,NiCd

180MA

0to160degreesF

1.5ms(nominal)

ReceiverType:

Dimensions:

Weight:

92824Z8Channel,FHSS,“Z”Connectors

L:1.85”,W:1.08”,H:0.61”

0.53oz

FourCell,4.8Volt

RDS8000RADIOCONTROLSYSTEM

ThankyouforselectingtheAirtronicsRDS8000RadioSystem.IndesigningtheRDS8000wehave

madeeveryefforttoprovideyouwitharadiothatwillallowyoutoextractthemaximumperformance

fromyourpoweredaircraft,sailplane,orhelicopter,whileatthesametimesimplifyingthetaskof

settingupandadjustingyourmodel.Theseinstructionsarewritteningreatdetailtohelpyou

understandalloftheRDS8000capabilities.BecauseofthemanyfeaturesoftheRDS8000,

thismanualisquitelong.Don’tbeintimidated!Toactuallyusethesystem,youmayonlyneedto

readtheINTRODUCTIONsection,theCommonFunctionssection,andstudythesectionthatapplies

toyourtypeofaircraft.Eachtypeofaircraft,i.e.,fixedwingandhelicopterhasitsownself-contained

sectiondescribingeachapplicablefeatureanditsimplementation.However,helicopterflyersmay

finditadvantageoustoreadallsectionsofthemanualtobecomemoreacquaintedwiththeoperation

oftheRDS8000unit.Notethatthelabelsforfixedwingswitchfunctionsareinredlettersand

helicopterswitchfunctionsareinBlueletters.

Again,weappreciateyourselectionofanAirtronicsRadioControlSystemandwishyoumanyhours

offlyingenjoyment.

SECTIONI

2.4GHzsystem

Thisradiocontrolleroperatesinthe2.4GHzband.The2.4GHzconnectionisdeterminedbythe

transmitterandreceiverpair,therefore,unlikeordinarycrystalsystems,theaircraftcanbeflown

withoutfrequencycontrol.

Also,aseparate2.4GHzreceivercanbepurchasedandpairedwiththeincluded2.4GHz

transmitterthroughapairingoperation.

ReceiverPowerSupply:

SECTIONI

ACADEMYOFMODELAERONAUTICS

5161EastMemorialDrive

Muncie,Indiana47302

TheAcademyofModelAeronautics(AMA)isanationalorganizationrepresentingmodelersintheUnited

States.Weurgeyoutoexaminethebenefitsofmembership,includingliabilityprotectionintheeventofcertain

injuries.TheAcademyhasadoptedsimpleandsaneruleswhichareespeciallypertinentforradiocontrolled

flightastheOFFICIALAMANATIONALMODELAIRCRAFTSAFETYCODE,whichwehavepartiallyreprinted

below:

Iwillnotflymymodelaircraftinsanctionedevents,airshowsormodelflyingdemonstrationsuntilithasbeen

proventobeairworthybyhavingbeenpreviously,successfullyflighttested.

Iwillnotflymymodelhigherthanapproximately400feetwithin3milesofanairportwithoutnotifyingthe

airportoperator.Iwillgivetheright-of-wayandavoidflyingintheproximityoffull-scaleaircraft.Where

necessary,anobservershallbeutilizedtosuperviseflyingtoavoidhavingmodelsflyintheproximityof

full-scaleaircraft.Whereestablished,IwillabidebythesafetyrulesfortheflyingsiteIuse,andIwillnotwillfully

anddeliberatelyflymymodelsinacareless,recklessand/ordangerousmanner.

Iwillhavecompletedasuccessfulradioequipmentgroundrangecheckbeforethefirstflightofanewor

repairedmodel.

IwillnotflymymodelaircraftinthepresenceofspectatorsuntilIbecomeaqualifiedflyer,unlessassistedby

andexperiencedhelper.

Iwillperformmyinitialturnaftertakeoffawayfromthepitorspectatorareas,unlessbeyondmycontrol.

INITIALPREPARATION

PACKAGING:

ThepackagingofyourAirtronicsRDS8000RadioControlSystemhasbeenespeciallydesignedforthesafe

transportationandstorageoftheradio’scomponents.Afterunpackingyourradio,DONOTDISCARDTHE

PACKAGINGMATERIALS!Youshouldsetthepackagingasideforuseifyoueverneedtosendyourradioin

forservice,ortostoreyourradioincaseyoudonotplantouseitforanextendedperiodoftime.

RDS8000TRANSMITTERSFEATURES

ProgramFeaturesforalltypesofmodels(BASICturnedON)

10-ModelMemory

StopWatch

DigitalTrims

ServoReversingonallchannels

DualRateonElevatorandAileronchannels

(PlusRudderonHelicopter)

LargeLiquidCrystalDisplay(LCD)

End-PointAdjustmentonallchannels

AircraftAdvancedFeatures(BASICturnedOFF)

AllofthefeatureslistedundertheprogramwiththeBASICturnedONarealsoincludedinthisAdvanced

Featuressection.

Exponential

AileronDifferential

TrimMemory

LandingDifferential

TrimAuthority(STEP)fordigitaltrims

Crow

ModelNaming(3Letters)

DualRateAlarm

MenuOptions

FlaptoElevatorMix

LowBatteryAlarm

ThrottletoElevatorMix

IntegralSystemTimer

RuddertoAileronMix

DataCopy

AilerontoRudderMix

FlaperonMix

RuddertoElevatorMix

SpoileronMix

ElevatortoFlapMix

ElevonMix

SwitchReversing

V-TailMix

2CompensationMixers

ThrottleCut

"Click"AudioTones DeltaMix

DualElevatorMix

HelicopterFeatures(BASIC) HelicopterFeatures(Advanced)

includesBasic

StopWatch

Exponential

ServoReversing

DualRateElev,AilandRud ThrottleCut

ServoCentering ModelNaming(3Letters)

EndPointAdjustment 2CompensationMixers

ThrottleCurve(5Point)inallFlightmodes IntegralSystemTimer

RevoMix(3Point)inallFlightModes TrimStep

4FlightModes SwitchReversing

GyroSensitivityAdjustmentinallFlightModes DataCopy

PitchCurve(5Point)inallFlightModes

ModelSelect

"Click"AudioTones

ModelType

DataReset

DynamicTrimMemory

BasicON

SwashPlateType

BasicOFF

OptionMenu

ModelTypeselection

CenterAdjustmentonallchannels

DataReset

LCDTransmitterVoltageMeter

High-CapacityTransmitterNiCd

Batteries

AdjustableStickTensionandLength

LowBattery,HighThrottleandPowerAlarms

FCCCOMPLIANCESTATEMENT

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuantto

Part15oftheFCCRules.

Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential

installation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand

usedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,

thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.

Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedby

turningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthe

followingmeasures:

Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

Consultthedealeroranexperiencedtechnicianforhelp.

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRulesandwithRSS-210ofIndustryCanada.Operationissubject

tothefollowingtwoconditions:

1.thisdevicemynotcauseharmfulinterference,and

2.thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

Warning: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void

the user's authority to operate the equipment.

RFExposureStatement

ThistransmitterhasbeentestedandmeetstheFCCRFexposureguidelineswhenusedwiththeAirtronics

accessoriessuppliedordesignatedforthisproduct,andprovidedatleast20cmseparationbetweenthe

antennaandtheuser'sbodyismaintained.UseofotheraccessoriesmaynotensurecompliancewithFCCRF

exposureguidelines.

TheRDS8000computerradiocontrolsystemisdesignedfortheusebypowermodel,sailplane,andhelicopter

pilotswhodemandaqualityproduct.TheRDS8000ispackedwithallofthecapabilitiesthatthebeginneras

wellasthemoreadvancedmodelersdemandforallthreetypesofflying.

Ithasthefeaturesavailabletogetthemostoutofanytypeofmodel.

TheabovediagramshowshowtoconnectthecomponentsofyourRDS8000systemtogether.Atthispointyour

objectiveistogetthesystemoperatingonyourworkbench.Onceconnectedyoumustthenrefertothe

correspondingdiagramforyoursystem,i.e.,eitherAEROorHELIshowingthetransmittercontrolstickfunction.

NiCdBATTERYCHARGINGINFORMATION:

InordertoprotectthechargingcircuitinyourRDS8000transmitter,adiodehasbeeninstalledtoprotectitfrom

someofthehighdischargerate“cycler's”onthemarket.Werecommendthatyouchargethetransmitter

battery(whileinstalled)withthesuppliedATXcharger,Part#95033Z.

Shouldyouwishto“cycle”ordischargethetransmitterbattery,youmustfirstremoveitfromthetransmitter.

Thisallowsyoutobypasstheprotectivediode.

ThefollowingtwoAirtronicsserviceitemswillallowyouto“cycle”yourRDS8000transmitterbattery.Seeyour

localdealerfortheseitems.

(1)#99704TransmitterChargingPlugwithCableforusewithyourcyclingdevice(blackwirew/whitetraceris

positive.

(1)#97051TransmitterBatteryCyclingAdapterCable.

AboveitemswillalsoworkwithAirtronicsQuasar,Radiant,Vanguard,VGSeriesandallRDSeriestransmitter

batteries.

AIRBORNESYSTEMCONNECTIONSTRANSMITTERFEATURESANDFUNCTIONS

NiCd

Battery

SwitchHarness

Charger

Connector

92824ZReceiver

AERO HELI

Flap

RetractGear

Rudder

Throttle

Aileron

Elevator

CollectivePitch

Gyro

Rudder

(TailRotor)

Throttle

Aileron

(L/RCyclic)

Elevator

(F/ACyclic)

AUX2AUX2

AUX1AUX1

97020ZY-Harness

orconnecttheSwitch

Harnessdirectlyinto

theReceiver

RDS8000Transmitter-AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTER

C-MIX1,2

AUX-1

DigitalHoverPitchINC/DEC

AUX-1

CarryingHandle AntennaHELI:

HELI:

AERO

AERO:

ElevatorDualRateSwitch

HELI:Gyro

TrainerSwitch

NeckStrapHook

Throttle(U/D)

Rudder(L/R)

ThrottleDigitalTrim

RudderDigitalTrim

BindLED

UpMoveKey

BindKey

ChannelSelectorLeftMoveKey DownMoveKey ChannelSelectorRightMoveKey

RetractSwitch

HELI

FlightMode3

(SeePage77to

changeF.M.switch

locations)

LiquidCrystalDisplay

AUX-2

AERO:

AileronDualRateSwitch

HELI:C-Mix1,2

HELI:

SelectFlightModekey

AERO:

FlapSwitch

HELI:

FlightModeN,1,2

(SeePage77to

changeF.M.switch

locations)

ThrottleCutSwitch

MainPowerSwitch

ChargingJack

TrainerJack

IncreaseValueor

indicateYESkey

DecreaseValueor

indicateNOkey

EndKey

ElevatorDigitalTrim

AileronDigitalTrim

Elevator(U/D)

Aileron(L/R)

HELI:DigitalHoverThrottleINC/DEC

92824ZReceiverChannelAssignments

8/B

PluginServoFor:

Elevator

Aileron

Throttle

Rudder

Gear

Flapor2ndAileronServo

AUX1

AUX2/Battery

AERO

ReceiverSlotNumber HELI

PluginServoFor:

Elevator(F/A)Cyclic

Aileron(L/R)Cyclic

Throttle

Rudder(TailRotor)

Gyro

CollectivePitch

AUX1

AUX2/Battery

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TRANSMITTERBATTERYREMOVAL

CAUTION:

ObservethecorrectpolaritywhenpluggingintheNiCdbatterypack.

Ifincorrect,damagetothetransmitterwilloccur!

Part(A)LoosenEndCapFirst

Part(B)AdjustStickLengthbyturninghere

Negative

Positive

TheNiCdbatteryinyourRDS8000transmittercaneasilyberemovedandreplacedwithafullychargedpack

toextendoperatingtime.

AdditionalpacksaresoldseparatelyasanaccessoryitemundertheAirtronicspartnumber95010(600Mah),

95090(700Mah)or95052(1100Mah)batterypacks.

Toremovethepack,pushdownonthetwoearsofthebatterydoorlocatedontherearofthetransmitter.

ThedoorcanthenberemovedandtheNiCdbatterypackcannowberemovedandunplugged.Reversethe

proceduretoinstallanewpack.

THROTTLEHIGHWARNING

TheRDS8000hasabuiltinwarningfeaturethatwillnotallowyoutousethetransmitterifthethrottlestickisnot

inthelowestpositionwhenyouturnonthetransmitter.Ifthethrottlestickisnotinthelowposition,whenyou

turniton,youwillhearacontinuousbeepingsoundandthedisplaywillreadTH-HI!Pullthethrottlestickdown

tothefulllowposition.Thenormalmenuwillthenbedisplayedandyoucanoperateand/orprogramthe

transmitter.

TRANSMITTERSTICKLENGTHADJUSTMENT

ThesticksinyourRDS8000transmitterareadjustableinlengthandspringtensiontoallowyoutotailortheirfeel

toyourpersonalpreference.Toadjuststicklength,holdPartBwithyourfingersandunscrewPartA

counterclockwisetoloosenthetwopieces.NowscrewPartAinorouttothedesiredpositionandlockitin

placebyscrewingPartBagainstit.ItisbesttoleaveatleastfourthreadsinsidePartAwhenscrewedouttoits

longestlengthforthebestmechanicalsecurity.Donotovertightenwhenyouscrewthetwopartstogether.

AIRBORNECOMPONENTS

Whileyoursystem'sbatteriesarecharging,youcanfamiliarizeyourselfwiththeairborneportionofyourradio.

Theairborneportionoftheradioreferstoanycomponentswhicharemountedinyourplaneorhelicopterand

carriedaloftwhenyoufly.Theairbornecomponentsconsistofthereceiver,whichreceivesthesignalsfromthe

transmitter,decodesthem,andrelaysthecommandstotheservos;theservoswhicharesimplyelectronically

controlledmotorsusedtomovethesurfacesoftheplane;theNiCdbatterypackwhichprovidespowerforthe

receiverandservostooperate;andtheswitchharnesswhichallowsyoutoturntheairbornepackageonandoff.

CONNECTORS

YourRDS8000unitisequippedwiththeneweruniversalAIRTRONICS“Z”connectorswhicharecolorcodedblue,

andareelectricallycompatiblewiththereceiversofotherradiocontrolsystemmanufacturers.Theconnectors

areruggedbutshouldbehandledwithcare.Notethattheseconnectorsarenotcompatiblewitholder

AIRTRONICSR/CequipmentunlessAdapterp/n99399Zisused!

AUDIOLOWVOLTAGEALARM

YourRDS8000transmitterisequippedwithanAudioAlarmwhichwillsoundwheneverthetransmitterbatteries

dropbelow9.5voltsduringtransmitteroperation.Ifthealarmsoundswhileyouareflying,landimmediately

anddon’toperatethetransmitteruntilithasbeenchargedfor12hours.Thetransmittershouldnormally

operate120to150minutesbeforethealarmsounds.Ifthealarmsoundsevenafterthebatterieshavebeenon

chargefortherequiredtimeitindicatesthatthereisaproblemwitheitherthebatterypackorthetransmitter,

andyoushouldcontactAIRTRONICSaboutservice.

“Z”CONNECTOR

(-)Negative

(+)Positive

Signal

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Antenna coaxial cable

Bind key & Bind LED

Screw Locations

Precautions on using the 2.4 GHz band

The 2.4 GHz band may be used by other devices, or other devices in the immediate area may cause

interference on the same band. Always before takeoff, conduct a bench test to make sure the servos operate

properly. Also, conduct checks with the transmitter as distant as possible from the aircraft. Safety is best

ensured by having an assistant carry the aircraft as far away as possible for checks.

Do not fly aircraft in the vicinity of areas in which wireless LANs are being used. Also, do not operate the

transmitter anywhere near cell phones or other devices that generate radio waves, etc. This can have

adverse effects such as shortening the coverage distance of the aircraft.

The response speed of the receiver can be affected if used where multiple 2.4 GHz radio controllers are

being used, therefore carefully check the area before takeoff. Also, if response seems slow while flying,

land immediately and stop flying.

Observe any applicable laws and regulations on fly zones when using the 2.4 GHz radio controller.

Unlike frequency bands used with earlier radio controllers, reception with this 2.4 GHz radio controller is

adversely affected by large obstructions and concrete or steel structures between the aircraft and

transmitter. Also, wire mesh and similar barriers can adversely affect operation. Keep this in mind in order

to fly the aircraft safely.

General precautions for use

Turn the transmitter ON first and then the receiver to fly the aircraft. When finished flying, turn the receiver

OFF first and then the transmitter. It is very dangerous to activate the components in reverse order as the

servo may start up inadvertently.

Before flying the aircraft, check that the batteries to the transmitter and receiver are sufficiently charged.

Precautions for use: Transmitter

TRANSMITTER STICK TENSION ADJUSTMENT

To adjust the spring tension of the transmitter sticks you need to remove the back of the transmitter case. First

remove the antenna and the NiCd battery pack from the transmitter. Now remove the eight screws that hold the

case back in place, four in the main case, two in the LCD back cover and two on the handle.

Once the screws are removed swing the back of the case away from the transmitter being careful of the trainer

plug wiring.

There are four locations for the stick tension adjustment screws installed because the stick controlling the

throttle is ratcheted and has no tension adjustment. The #1 and #3 screws adjust the tension for the vertical

motion of each stick. The #2 and #4 screws adjust the tension for the horizontal motion of each stick. To make

the tension adjustment use a small phillips type screwdriver to turn the adjustment screws. Turning the screw

clockwise will increase the stick tension, turning it counterclockwise will decrease the tension. Once you have

completed your stick adjustments, replace the case back and install the NiCd battery pack and antenna. Be

careful to line the battery charging port pins when replacing the back cover.

Never touch the transmitter antenna while flying the aircraft. Doing so may cause loss of transmitter output,

making it impossible to operate the aircraft.

Keep the antenna of the transmitter perpendicular to the ground as best possible.

Precautions for use: Receiver handling and mounting on aircraft

The receiver has 2 antenna wires. The thin section at the tip is the antenna reception wire, therefore mount the

antenna to the aircraft without bending the reception wire. Reception performance decreases if the reception

wire is bent.

The transmitter's antenna is delicate. Handle with care.

Do not press the BIND key while flying the aircraft. The radio signal is interrupted while the BIND and trainer

keys are pressed. It may also require time to restore the signal after releasing the keys, which can be

dangerous.

WARNING:

Any other modifications made to the transmitter other than adjusting stick tension will void any and all

warranties covered by Airtronics Inc.

Keep perpendicular to

ground.

Antenna reception wire

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NOTE:

Bothtransmittersmustbeprogrammedidenticallyforthetrainersystemtofunctionproperly.Allservosmust

operateinthesamedirection,centering,endpoints,andothersettingssuchastypeofModulationmustbe

identical.

TrainerSwitch

(SpringLoaded)

MasterTransmitter TrainerTransmitter

Thereceiverantennawiresaredelicate,thereforehandlewithcare.Inparticular,donotpullonthemwith

forceorpushthemintothecase.

Donotcutorextendthereceiverantennawires.

Thethickportionofthereceiver'santennaisthecoaxialcable.Donotusetheunitwiththispartoftheantenna

bentacutely.Inaddition,donotrepeatedlybendthisparttoanacuteanglebecausethiscancausetheantenna

coretobreak.Whenmountingontheaircraft,benditasgentlyaspossibleforusage.

Mountthereceiverantennawiresonawoodorplasticnonconductivepartoftheaircraftandbendsothat

thetwowiresare90¡ apart.

∗Thisisextremelyimportantinensuringthattheaircraftreceivescontrolsignalsnomatterwhatitsposture,

attitudeorheading.

10.

Protecttheantennareceptionwireswithaplasticpipe

(i.e.,antennapipeforcarradiocontroller,etc.)when

mountingthereceiverontheaircraft.

Preventtheantennareceptionwiresfromcontactingconductivepartswhenmountingthereceiverontheaircraft.

Gliderbodiesandhelicopterframesmaycontainconductiveparts,thereforecheckcarefully.

Ifmountingthereceiveronanaircraftmadeofconductivematerialandtheantennareceptionwiresare

surroundedbyconductivematerials,mountthereceiversothatthereceptionwiresextendoutsideoftheaircraft

body.Receptioncanbeblockedifthereceptionwiresareshielded.

MountthereceiverandantennasothattheyareasafedistancefromESCs(ElectronicSpeedController),

motorsandengines.Allsuchcomponentsgeneratenoiseandmayadverselyaffectreception.

Locationofthereceiverandantennareceptionwiresmayalterperformance.Ifthishappens,tryrepositioning

thereceiverandantennareceptionwires,ensuringtheaforementionedmountingrequirementsaresatisfied.

Oncehavingdoneso,checkthattheaircraftandservosoperateproperlybeforetakingoff.

Receiver Receiver Receiver Receiver

Antenna

Plasticpipe Antenna

Anchorinplacewithepoxy

ortapetopreventloss.

TRAINERSYSTEM

TheTrainersystemintheRDS8000transmitterallowsyoutoconnectanytwoAirtronicsRDseriestransmitters

togetherforthepurposeoftraininganewpilot.YoucanalsoconnecttheRDS8000toeitherVG400,VG600,

RD6000,RD8000

RadiantorVanguardPPMunit.TheTrainercordtouseistheATXPart#97100.TheRDS8000

isNOTcompatiblewithStylus,Infinity660orQuasarunits.

Inactualuse,oneofthetwotransmitterswillserveastheMasterandthesecondtransmitterwillserveas

theTrainer.TheMastertransmitterisheldbytheinstructingpilot,ANDISTHETRANSMITTERTHATMUST

MATCHTHERECEIVERFREQUENCYINSTALLEDINTHEMODEL!Thetrainertransmitterisheldbythe

learningpilot,anddoesnotneedtobeonthesamefrequencyasthemodel.ThefrequencyoftheTrainer

transmitterisunimportantbecausetheswitchofthetrainertransmitterisNOTturnedonduringinstructional

flying.Normallyduringtraining,theinstructortakesthemodeloffandfliesittoareasonablealtitude.

WhiletheMaster/TrainerswitchontheInstructor'stransmitterisleftinitsOFFposition,theMastertransmitter

willhavefullcontrolofthemodel.Whentheinstructorisreadytobegintraining,hepressesandholdsthe

spring-loadedswitchonhistransmitterwhichtransferscontroltothestudent.

AslongastheinstructorholdshisTrainerswitchintheONposition,themodelwillrespondtothecommands

oftheTrainertransmittersticksallowingthestudenttoflythemodel.Itisnotnecessaryforthestudenttohold

thetrainerswitchontheTrainertransmitter.

Whentheinstructorceasestraining,orifhefeelsthatthestudentisinasituationthatendangersthemodel,

theinstructorcanreleasethespring-loadedswitchandcontrolofthemodelwillimmediatelyreturntothe

Mastertransmitter.TousetheTrainersystem,youmustplugtheappropriateTrainercableintothebackof

boththeMasterandtheTrainertransmitters.TurnontheMastertransmitterandtheModel.Thecablewill

energizetheencodersectionoftheTrainertransmitter.OnceyouhaveverifiedthatboththeMasterandthe

Trainertransmitterswillcontrolthemodelwiththespring-loadedswitchintheappropriatepositionyouare

readytostarttraining.

Tocheckthis,pressandreleasethetrainerbuttononthemasterradio,whileobservingthecontrolsurfaces

andthrottleposition.Makesurenothingwiggles.Adjustservodirectionandtrimuntilnothingwiggleswhenthe

buttonispressedandreleased.Withthesticksatfulldeflection(fullleftaileron,forinstance)alsopressand

releasethetrainerbuttontoensurethatnoneofthesurfacesorthrottlewiggles.

POWER

HOV—THHOV—PI

1716

TurnONpowertothetransmitter.TheBINDLEDofthetransmitterlights.

∗IfanalarmsoundsandtheLEDdoesnotlight,thethrottlesticksandFlightModeswitchesare

incorrectlypositioned.RepeatthesettingprocedurestartingfromStep1.

WhileholdingdowntheBINDkeyonthereceiver,turnthereceiverON.TheBINDLEDwillflashslowly.

WhentheBINDLEDflashesslowly,letgoofthereceiver'sBINDkey.

WhiletheBINDLEDonthereceiverisflashingslowly,presstheBINDkeyonthetransmitter.TheBINDLED

onthereceiverstartsflashingrapidlyandsoonafterlightssolidly.Thisindicatesthatpairingwassuccessful.

∗UnlesstheBINDkeyonthetransmitterispressedwithin10seconds,theBINDLEDonthereceiverwill

automaticallytimeoutandstopflashing.Ifthisoccurs,yousimplyneedtorepeatsteps3and4.

BindLED

Bindkey MainPowerSwitch

Bindkey

BindLED

USINGTHERDS8000MICROPROCESSOR

NOTE:

PressingtheINC+/YESandDEC-/NOkeyssimultaneouslywillclearasettingandreturnittothedefaultvalue.

Pressthiskeytomoveupinthemenu

PressthiskeytoincreaseavalueortoindicateYES

Pressthiskeyto

decreaseavalueorto

indicateNO

Pressthiskeytoreturnto

thepreviousscreen

SelectFlightMode(Helicopter)

Pressthiskeytomove

downinthemenu

Pressthiskeytoselecta

channelandmovetotheleft

Pressthiskeytoselecta

channelandmovetotheRight

Pairing(Binding)

Whennew,itisnecessarytopairthetransmitterandreceivertopreventinterferencewithradiocontrollers

operatedbyotherpeople.Thisoperationisreferredtoas"pairing"or"Binding".

Oncepaired,thesettingisrememberedevenafterpowerisshutOFF,thereforetheoperationusuallydoes

nothavetoberedone.However,undersomecircumstances,thereceivermaynotoperateafterturningthe

transmitterandreceiverON.Insuchcase,performthepairingoperationagain.

Pairingthetransmitterandreceiver

DropthethrottlestickofthetransmittertoLOW.InHELImode,turntheflightmodeoftheFlightModeswitches

toNormal(N).

AirtronicshasinvestedalargeamountofdesignefforttoensurethatthepowerfulcapabilitiesoftheRDS8000

areassimpleaspossibletouse.Thismanualhasbeenwrittentooffertheusercompleteinstructionsfor

eitherfixed-wingaircraftorhelicoptermodels.Themanualisdividedintothreesections:Introduction,Aircraft

(bothpoweredandsailplane),andHelicopters.Yo u onlyneedtoreadtheintroductionsectionandtheone

thatappliestoyourtypeofmodel.Inmostcases,allthesetupprogrammingisaccomplishedthroughthe

useoftheinputkeysontheRDS8000transmitter.Thefunction(s)oftheseareshownbelow.

F-Mode3orHold:

Switchpositioned

awayfromyou

F-ModeNormal:Switchpositioned

towardsyou

F-Mode2:

Switchpositioned

awayfromyou

F-Mode1:

Switchpositionedin

center

F-ModeNormal:

Switchpositioned

towardyou

Failsafe

Failsafesetstheservotoapredeterminedpositionintheeventthesignalfromthetransmitterisinterruptedfor

somereasonandtheaircraftcannotbecontrolled.

Setfailsafetoapositionthatisconceivablysafeshouldcontrolbelostduringflight,suchastodropthethrottle

toLOW.

Failsafeisnotfactory-setand,theservoisfree(notpowered)ifthesignalisinterrupted.

Toclearyourprogrammedfailsafesettingsandrestorethefactorydefaults,pairthetransmitterandreceiver

oncemore.

IMPORTANTNOTE:

Pairingthetransmitterandreceiverclearsyourfailsafesettings!So,onlyre-pairifnecessaryandthenremember

tore-establishyourdesiredfailsafesettings.

∗Whenthesignalisrestored,normalcontrolreturns.

∗SettingisavailableonlyforCH1throughCH4.(*CH5throughCH8cannotbeset.)Also,thefailsafesettingis

appliedtoallsettingsinagivenchannel;channelsettingscannotbeindividuallyset.

Settingthefailsafe

BARGRAPHVOLTAGEINDICATOR

1918

DropthethrottlesticksofthetransmittertoLOW.WhenusinginHELImode,turntheflightmodeoftheFlight

ModeswitchestoNormal(N).

TurnthetransmitterpowerON.TheBINDLEDofthetransmitterlightsup.

∗IfanalarmsoundsandtheLEDdoesnotlight,thethrottlesticksandFlightModeswitchesareincorrectly

positioned.RepeatthesettingprocedurestartingfromStep1.

TurnthereceiverpowerON.TheLEDsofthetransmitterandreceiverlightup.Atthispoint,trymovingthe

transmitter'sstickstoseeiftheservoisoperating.Ifitdoesnotappeartobeoperating,repeattheBIND

procedure.

Movethetransmitterstickstothedesiredfailsafeposition.Whileholdingthesticksinthosepositions,press

andholdtheBINDkeyofthereceiver.Soonafter,theBINDLEDsofthereceiverstartflashingslowly,then

flashrapidlyandultimatelystaylit.Thisindicatesthatthefailsafewassetsuccessfully.

*PressandholdtheBINDkeyofthereceiveruntilthereceiver'sBINDLEDsstaylit.

TurnthetransmitterpowerswitchOFFtointerruptthetransmissionsignalandcheckwhethertheservoshave

comeintothesetposition.Thischeckisforsafetypurposes,thereforeperformbeforetakeoff.

∗Tochangefailsafesettings,repeatsteps1-4.

Asaconvenience,theRDS8000transmitterprovidesatransmitterbatteryBarGraphvoltageindicatoratthe

topoftheLiquidCrystalDisplaylabeled“E”and“F”.The“F”symbolindicatesFULLandthe“E”indicates

EMPTY.Youcanconsideritsimilartoagasgauge.TheBarGraphindicatorisinadditiontothenormal

batteryvoltagethatisdisplayedonthemainscreenwhenyouselectAEROorHELIbypushingtheEND

keytwice.WhentheBarGraphreadslessthanhalfyoushouldnotflyuntilyourechargethetransmitter.

(9.2V.)

3.ThetransmittersBINDLEDwillblinksteadily.ContinueholdingtheBINDbuttoninforapproximately5

secondsuntiltheLEDgoesoutandthenletgooftheBINDbutton.IftheLEDthenresumesasteady

blinking,thetransitiontoRangeCheckModewassuccessful.

4.ImmediatelyturnthereceiverON,walkabout30pacesfromtheaircraft(approximately90feet)and,with

helpfromanotherperson,checktomakesuretheservosmovewithoutproblem.

Ifthereisaproblemwithservosmovement,trymovingwhilemaintainingthesamedistancefromthe

aircraft,andcheckagaintomakesuretheservosmoveswithoutproblem.

Ifthereisstillaproblemwithservosmovement,checktomakesuretherearenoproblemswithservos

connectorconnectionsandsoon.Donotflytheaircraftuntilyouhavesolvedtheproblem.

∗RangeCheckModeautomaticallyturnsoffinabout3minutes,andthesystemchangestoNormal

Mode.

 Besuretocheckservosmovementwhilecheckingthatthetransmitter'sLEDisblinking.IftheLEDhas

changedtoconstantlylitstatuswhilecheckingservosmovement,turnthetransmitterpowerOFF.

Repeattheprocessfromstep1,thengointoRangeCheckMode.

∗Inthiscase,itisnotnecessarytoturnthereceiverOFF.

∗Caution!DonotflytheaircraftwhileinRangeCheckMode.Youwillbeunabletocontroltheaircraftonceit

hasflownacertaindistance.

RangeCheckMode

ThecontrollerhasaRangeCheckModefunction,whichlowersthetransmitter'soutputleveltocheckradio

signalreception.Usethisfunctiontocheckradiosignalreceptionontheground,priortoflight.Tocheck

reception,putthecontrollerinRangeCheckMode,walkabout30pacesawayfromtheaircraft,andcheckto

makesuretheservomoveswithoutproblem.

HowtotransmittoRangeCheckModeandcheckrange

1.Dropthethrottlesticksofthetransmittertotheendofthelowside.WhenusinginHELImode,turntheflight

modeoftheFlightModeswitchestoNormal(N).

2.Whilepressingthetransmitter'sBINDkey,turnthetransmitterpowerON.

∗Ifyouhearawarningsignal,correctthepositionsofthethrottlesticksandFlightModeswitches,andrepeat

thesettingprocedurestartingwithStep1.

Mode TransmitterLEDstatus

RangeCheckMode(Lowtransmissionoutput) Steadilyblinking

NormalMode(Normaltransmissionoutput) Constantlylitup

2120

RDS8000AEROFEATURES

FEATURES

STW(Stopwatch)

REV(Reverse)

D/R(DualRate)

CNT(Center)

TRM(Trim)

EXP(Exponential)

EPA(EndPointAdjustment)

M-SL(ModelSelect)

TYP(TypeofModel)

INT(IntegralTimer)

RST(Reset)

CLK(Click)

NAM(Name)

SW-R(SwitchReverse)

CPY(Copy)

FLAPE(Flaperons)

DELTA(Elevons)

V-TAIL(RudderandElevator)

D/R-A(DualRateAlarm)

DESCRIPTION

Usedasastopwatchorto

countdowntoapresettime.

Reversestheservooperating

direction.

Adjustsservothrow.Availableon

ElevandAil.

Changesservoneutralposition.

TheLCDprovidesanindicatorof

thevalue,aswellasthedirection

ofthetrim.

Changesthelinearmovementof

theservototherelationofthe

stickmovement.Canbeset

PositiveorNegative.

Limitsthetotalmovementofa

servoineachdirection.

Selectmodels1to10.

ModelTypeAircraftorHelicopter.

Usedtoshowhowlongthe

transmitterhasbeeninuse.Can

beresettozero.

Clearsallsetupdatainanymodel

tofactorydefaultsettings.

Abeepsoundcanbeheardevery

timeyoupressatransmitterkey.

OptionsActiveorInoperative.

Youcanuseupto3charactersto

nameyourmodel.

Youcanreversethedefault

directionofallcontrolswitches.

Copyonemodeltoanother.

Activates2channelstobeused

forAilerons.

Aileronsoperateasaileronsand

aswellasElevators.Usedfor

flyingwings.

UsedforV-Tailmodels.

AlertsyouwhenaDualRate

switchison.OptionsOnorOff.

T-CUT(ThrottleCut)

C-MIX(CompensationMixing)

E>F(ElevatortoFlapMixing)

R>A(RuddertoAileronMixing)

R>E(RudertoElevatorMixing)

F>E(FlaptoElevatorMixing)

SPOIR(Spoilerons)

AI-DIF(AileronDifferential)

L-DIF(LandingDifferential)

CR:LA(CrowLeftAileron)

CR:RA(CrowRightAileron)

OPT(OptionMenu)

Step(TrimStep)

BASIC(ON/OFF)

D-EL(DUALELEVATOR)

Youcansetthepointwherethe

throttlecanbecutusingthe

throttlecut-offbutton.

Abilitytomixamasterchannel

toanotherslavechannelwitha

C-MixSwitch.

AbilitytomixElevatortoFlap.

AbilitytomixRuddertoAilerons.

AbilitytomixRudertoElevator.

AbilitytomixFlaptoElevator.

Forsailplanes.Bothaileronswill

actasspoilersasthethrottle

stickisused.

Changesthetotalamountof

throwupanddowntoboth

aileronservosindependentlyto

helpstopanyadverseyaw.

AllowsAileroncontroltoremain

effectivewhenCroworSpoilers

areused(Sailplane).

Crowisusedtoslowthe

sailplanedown.Aileronsgoup

whenflapsgodown.Leftand

RightAileronsareadjustable.

Advancedprogramallowsyou

toturnofforonfunctiondisplays.

Setstheamountofmovementa

servowillmovewithonebeepof

thetrim.

TurnBasicmenuonoroff.

Activates2channelstobeused

fordualelevatorservos.

Ch1leftservo

Ch7Rightservo

FEATURES DESCRIPTION

RDS8000HELIFEATURES

FEATURES

STW(Stopwatch)

REV(Reverse)

D/R(DualRate)

CNT(Center)

TRM(Trim)

EXP(Exponential)

EPA(EndPointAdjustment)

M-SL(ModelSelect)

TYP(TypeofModel)

INT(IntegralTimer)

RST(Reset)

CLK(Click)

NAM(Name)

SW-R(SwitchReverse)

CPY(Copy)

T-CUT(ThrottleCut)

DTM(DynamicTrimMemory)

GYR(Gyro)

CV-P#(ThrottleCurve)

CV-P#(PitchCurve)

RV(RevolutionMixing)

C-MIX(CompensationMixing)

STEP(TrimStep)

SWH(CyclicType)

BASIC(ON/OFF)

OPT(OptionMenu)

DESCRIPTION

Usedasastopwatchortocountdowntoapresettime.

Reversestheservooperatingdirection.

Adjustsservothrow.OnElev,Ailand(RudinHELIMode)

Changesservoneutralposition.

TheLCDprovidesanindicatorofthevalue,aswellasthedirectionofthetrim.

Changesthelinearmovementoftheservototherelationofthestickmovement.Can

besetPositiveorNegative.

Limitsthetotalmovementofaservoineachdirection.

Selectmodels1to10.

ModelTypeAircraftorHelicopter.

Usedtoshowhowlongthetransmitterhasbeeninuse.Canberesettozero.

Clearsallsetupdatainanymodeltofactorydefaultsettings.

Abeepsoundcanbeheardeverytimeyoupressatransmitterkey.OptionsActiveor

Inoperative.

Youcanuseupto3characterstonameyourmodel.

Youcanreversethedefaultdirectionofallcontrolswitches.

Copyonemodeltoanother.

Youcansetthepointwherethethrottlecanbecutusingthethrottlecutoffbutton.

Memorizestrimsineachflightmode.

Gyrosensitivityforeachflightmode.

Tosetupacurveinallflightmodes.

Tailrotoroffsetmixing.

AbilitytomixamasterchanneltoanotherslavechannelwithaC-MIXswitch.

Setstheamountofmovementaservowillmovewithonebeepofthetrim.

5CyclicOptions(Normal,CP3F,CP3B,CP4F,CP4B).

BasicmenuONorOff.

Advancedprogramallowsyoutoturnofforonfunctiondisplays.

Usedtoprovideaswitchablehighandlowservothrow.Thiscanbeusedtoprovide

moresurfacemovementfor3Daerobatics,andloweramountforprecisionflight,for

example.

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SECTIONIICOMMONFUNCTIONS

ThefollowingfunctionsarecommonandapplicabletobothAircraftandHelicopterprogramming.

TheLiquidCrystalDisplayshowsanAEROmodelselected.However,asimilarscreenwillbedisplayedwhena

Helicoptertypemodelisselected.

NOTE:Switcheslabeledwithredletteringareforaircraftandblueletteringisusedforhelicopter.

IMPLEMENTATIONOFCONTROLFUNCTIONS

Inthissectionyouwilllearnhowtoimplementthecontrolfunctionsandtailortheservomovementand

centeringforeachcontrol.PressingtheENDkeyonthefrontpanelseveraltimeswillbringyoutothe

followingscreen,i.e.,theinitialscreenthatindicatesthecurrentmodeltypeandnumber,andthetransmitter

NiCdbatterypackvoltage.

Pressthe(CH+)keytoobtaintheSTWscreen.TheElevatorchannelwillappearontheupperpartofthe

screen.ThemodelnumberandAEROwillbepresentontheleftsideandthestopwatchwillindicatezero

sincenotimehasbeenprogrammed.

REV(SERVOREVERSING)

TheRDS8000allowsyoutoelectronicallyREVERSEthedirectionofrotationforeachoftheservosinuse.

Thisallowsyoutohookupyourcontrollinkagesandpushrodsinthemostmechanicaldesirablemanner

withoutregardtothedirectionofservomovement.Afterinstallingyourlinkages,checktoseeifanyofthe

servosmoveinthewrongdirectionwhenyoumovethecontrols.Ifsoproceedasfollowsforreversingthe

elevatorchannel.Reverseforallotherchannelsisdonethesameway.

PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoarriveatthefollowingscreen:

Movethecontrolstickfortheelevatorfunction.

IftheElevatorservomovesinthewrongdirection,presstheINC+/YESkeytochangethedirection.

Movethecursortothechannelwhosedirectionyouwishtochange(oneofthefollowing:EL,AL,TH,RU,G,

P/F,7or8)andsetREVfunction.

CNT(CONTROLCENTERING)

YourRDS8000allowsyoutofine-tunetheCENTERorneutralpositionoftheservos.Afterhookingu

pyour

controlsandmechanicallycenteringalllinkagestotheapproximatepositions,presstheFUNCTIONdown

keytoarriveatthefollowingscreenfortheElevatorcontrol.

(NotethattheAileron,Throttle,Rudder,Flap,AUX-1andAUX-2centeringoperatesinthesamemanner

whenyouselectthatchannelontheupperpartofthescreen.YoucanmoveacrosstotheCNTfunctionof

eachchannelaswellassomeoftheotherfunctionsbypressingthe(CH+)key.

BypressingtheINC+/YESorDEC-/NOkeysyoucanvarythevaluefrom0to+or-100%.Defaultis0%.

IMPORTANTNOTE:

Itisdesirabletoadjustthecontrollinkagesascloseaspossibletothecorrectcenterpositions,thenusethe

CNT(CENTER)commandsto“Fine-tune”theexactpositionofthecontrolsurfacewhenthetransmitter

controlisinneutral.

Usingalargeamountofelectroniccenteringadjustmentswilldecreasethetotalthrowavailableforthat

channel.Inparticular,centeringadjustmentsgreaterthan+or-50%willtendtomaketheextremestick

positionononeendlessresponsive!

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Ifyouwantto“UNDO”allofyourprogrammedparametersatonetime,youcanusetheRSTfunction.

However,becertainthatiswhatyouwanttodo,sincethisfunctionwillresetallsettingstothefactorydefault

settings.TheRSTfunctionwillonlyaffectthespecificmodelthatyouhaveselected.Allothermodelsin

memoryareunaffectedbytheRSTfunction.

PresstheENDkeytoselecttheinitialAR1screenthatindicatestheTransmitterNiCdpackbatteryvoltage.

Now,presstheCH+toaccesstheSTW(Stopwatch)screen.Thisscreenallowsyoutomoveupanddown

aswellasleftandrightonthescreenintheRDS8000program.

RST(DATARESET)

First,presstheINC+/YESorDEC-/NOkeytoselectthemodelyouwouldliketoreset.Toresetalldatafor

thismodeltodefaultsettingspressthe(CH+)keyandthescreenwillflashYES.Now,presstheINC+/YES

keyandthescreenwillindicateOK!Allparamametersonthisspecificmodelnumberhavenowbeenresetto

defaultvalues.PresstheENDkeytwicetoreturntotheSTWscreen.

PresstheCH+keyseveraltimestomoveacrosstheCHindicatorportionofthescreenuntilitreads“etc”.

Now,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeythreetimestomovedowninthemenuuntilyoureachtheRST

(DataReset)screen.

HOWTOSELECTMODELSET-UPS:M-SL(ModelSelect)

TheRDS8000hasbuiltinmemorytostoretenmodelsetupsinanycombinationofmodeltypes.Touseor

modifyoneofthemodelsetupsyoufirstmustselectM-SLinthe"etc"menu.Assumethatyouwanttoselect

asecondmodel.Todoso,presstheENDkeytobringuptheinitialscreenthatindicatestransmittervoltage

andmodelnumber.

Pressthe(CH+)keytoscrollto“etc”.UsetheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselectMSL.NextpresstheINC+/

YESkeyandthescreenwillflashMSLtoindicateyoucanselectasecondmodel.PresstheINC+/YESkey

againtoselectthenextorfollowingmodelsuchasAR2.

PresstheENDkeythreetimestoreturntotheinitialscreenwhichwillshowthemodelnumberandthe

transmitterbatteryvoltagereading.

NOTE:ifthemodeltypeisincorrect,i.e.,HELIratherthanAERO,continuewiththemodelselection

procedure.ThemodeltypecanthenbeselectedontheTYPscreen.

TYP(MODELTYPE)

To selectthetypeofmodelyouwishtoprogram,pressthe(CH+)keytoscrollto“etc”.Nextpressthe

FUNCTIONkeytoselectTYP.Nowpressthe(CH+)keytoselectthenextmodeltype,eitherHELIorAERO.

ThescreenwillflashYESwiththetypeofmodelindicatedontheLCDdisplay.To confirmyourselection,

presstheINC+/YESkeyandthescreenwillindicateOK!

PresstheENDkeythreetimestoreturntotheinitalscreenthatwillthenshowyourmodelnumber/typeand

transmitterbatteryvoltage.

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STW(STOPWATCH)

TheRDS8000offersabuilt-intimerandallowsthepilottousethestopwatchfunctionineitherelapsedtime

orcountdownmode.

NOTE:Toprogramatime,youmustbeintheBASICOFFmodeofoperation.

To usethestopwatch,presseitherthe(CH-)orthe(CH+)keytoselect“etc”ontheChannelindicatordisplay.

NowpresstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoscrollthroughthescreensuntilyoufindtheSTWscreenwiththe

flashingindicator.Thisiswhereyousetyourstopwatchcountdowntime.TheSTW(set)screenisjustabove

theINTscreenasshownontheMenuStructure,page38.

UsetheINC+/YESkeytosetavalueforthestartofyourcountdown.Asanexamplesetitat10.00minutes.

Thescreenwilllooklikethefollowingillustration.Ifyouwanttodecreasethetime,usetheDEC-/NOkey.

Ifyouwanttoclearthetime,presstheINC+/YESandtheDEC-/NOkeyssimultaneously.

Youcannowstartthestopwatchfromanychannel-indicatorscreenthatdisplaystheSTWscreenandthe

programmedtime.PresstheINC+/YESkeytostartorstopthecountdown.

Whenthetimereaches10seconds,atonewillbeheardeverysecondasitcountsdowntozero.Whenthe

timerreacheszero,asteadytonewillbeheardanditwillstartcountingup.PresstheINC+/YESkeyand

DEC-/NOkeysimultaneouslytoresetthetimertoyourpreviously-programmedtime.

INT(INTEGRALTIMER)

TheIntegralTimerfunctionoftheRDS8000isactivatedeachtimethetransmitterpowerswitchisturnedon,

andcountsupto99hoursand59secondsatalltimeswhenthetransmitteristurnedon.Thisindicateshow

manyhoursofactualuseyouRDS8000transmitterhasoperated.Youmayresetthetimertozeroatcertain

intervals,forinstance,eachtimeyouchargethetransmitterNiCdbatterypack.

TheINT(IntegralTimer)functionislocatedinthe“etc”columnofthemenu,directlybelowSTW(set).Use

theFUNCTIONdownkeytoaccesstheINTscreen.Notethatitwillhavesomeindicationofhowlongthe

transmitterhasbeenoperating.Itmaylooklikethefollowingscreen,butwithadifferenttimeshown.The

timewillshowachangeforeachelapsedsecondandminute.IfyouwanttoresettheIntegralTimertoZero,

presstheINC+/YESandtheDEC-/NOkeyssimultaneously.

YoucandisplaytheIntegralTimerfunctioninsteadoftheSTW(stopwatch)functiononallChannelscreens.

WhileyouareintheINTscreen,pressthe(CH+)keytoobtainthefollowingscreen.

PresstheINC+/YESkeyandthebottomlineofthescreenwillchangefromINH(inhibit)toreadACT(active).

YoucanpresseithertheDEC-/NOkeyortheINC+/YESkeytochangeitbacktoINH.Mostpilotspreferto

havetheStopwatchfunctiondisplayedonallChannelscreens,ratherthantheIntegralTimer,therefore,they

leavetheIntegralTimerDSPatINH(inhibit).PresstheENDkeytwicetogetbacktothetopofthe“etc”

menucolumn.

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NAM(NAMINGYOURMODEL)

TheRDS8000providesthecapabilitytodesignateeachofthe10modelsyouhaveprogrammedbyuseofa

3digitname.Usethe(CH+)keytoselectthe“etc”screen.PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeytwicetoselect

theNAMscreen.

Nowpressthe(CH+)keytoselectthescreenformodelnumberone.Thefirstcharacterwillflashtoindicate

youcanchangethatletter.

PresstheINC+/YESkeytoscrollthroughthelettersofthealphabetandmakeachangeinthefirstletter.

YoumanyuseanycombinationofLETTERS(upperandlowercase),NUMBERS,Colon(:),Dash(-),

Character,orblankspacetodesignateamodel.Whenyouhavefinishedthefirstletterornumber,pressthe

(CH+)keytomovetothenextletterandsetitinasimilarmanner.TheDEC-/NOkeycanalsobeusedto

changealetterornumberintheoppositedirection.PressboththeINC+/YESandDEC-/NOkeys

simultaneouslytoreturntothedefaultsettingofAR1.Onceyouhavenamedthemodel,presstheENDkey

twicetoreturntothe“etc”columnheading.

100

02550

75 100

100

02550

75 100

ServoTravel

StickDeflection

LINEARTHROW EXPONENTIALTHROW

EXP(EXPONENTIAL)

TheRDS8000allowsthepilottochoosetwosettingsforExponentialthrowforeachofElevator,Aileron

(andRudderinhelicoptermode).

Exponentialthrowisprimarilyusedto“soften”ordecreasethesensitivityofacontrolstickaroundtheneutral

point.WithExponentialdisabled,aservowillmoveinproportiontotheamountofcontrolstickdeflection,i.e.,

50%stickdeflectionwillresultin50%servotravel;75%stickdeflectionwillresultin75%servotravel.

ExponentialsettingsDONOTchangetheamountoftravelavailableat100%stickdeflection,butratherit

changestheamountoftheservotravelatstickdeflectionslessthan100%.Thefirst25%ofstickdeflection

maybesettoresultinonly10%oftotalservo,throwmakingthecontrollesssensitivearoundneutral.Seethe

followingillustrations.

IfyouhavenotusedExponentialfunctionsbefore,youwillwanttostartwithasmallamountofExponential

(10to20%)todeterminewhetheryoulikethissortofcontrolresponse.Exponentialismostusefulwhere

strongcontrolresponseisdesiredatextremestickpositionsbutsofterresponsetosmallstickmovementis

desiredinordertomakeveryaccuratesmallcorrectionstotheflightpath.

TheswitchpositionsforExponential#1andExponential#2correspondtotheDualRateswitchpositionsof

ElevatorandAileron.Exponential#1iswiththeDualRateswitchinthedowni.,(Off)position.Exponential

#2iswiththeDualRateswitchUP(ON)position.(NotehoweverthatyoucanleavetheDualRate

adjustmentsforElevatorandAileronsetat100%whichisnorate,sothatswitchingaDualRateswitchON

willactivateExponentialonly.

NOTE:SettingtheExponentialwithapositivenumberwillmakeservomovementsoftintheneutralareaof

thestickmovement.SettingtheExponentialwithanegativenumberwillmakeservomovementfasterinthe

neutralareaandsofterattheendofthesticktravel.

ServoTravel

StickDeflection

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Asanexample,tosetExponentialforelevator,access“EL”intheChannelareabyusingthe(CH+)key.

NowpresstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselecttheEXPdisplayfortheElevatorChannelasshownbelow.

ThisscreenshowsyouthepresentExponentialstatusoftheelevatorchannelandwhenaDualRate

ExponentialswitchissettoONposition,theExponentialsettingforthatcontrolfunction.Thepossiblerange

forExponentialsettingsisfrom-100%to+100%.Notethat0%islinear.Anegativevaluewillspeedupthe

responseanditwillmakethestickmovementmoresensitivearoundtheneutralposition.

TosetanExponentialrateinthisexample,turntheDualRateswitchforElevatortotheONupwardposition.

NotethatthedisplaychangestoExponential#2.YoucansetthevaluefortheElevatorchannelExponential.

PresstheINC+/YeskeytosetapositivevalueofExponentialfunctionasindicatedbelow.

Intheaboveexample,wesetExponential#2tobe20%ofthemaximumfortheElevatorchannel.Thisisa

goodstartingpointfordeterminingthesuitabilityofExponentialthrowforyouraircraftandflyingstyle.

YoucanactuallyhavetwodifferentExponentialsettingsifyoudesire.Oneforswitchposition#1andanother

forswitchposition#2.However,whenyoufirststartusingExponentialthrow,itisusuallybesttoleavethe

switch#1positionat0%whichislinearthrow.

Ingeneral,largeamountsofExponentialareusefulonlywhereverylargecontrol-surfacedeflectionis

requiredatextremethrow,whileverysmallamountsofcontrolresponsearenecessaryforsmallercontrol

stickinputs.OneexamplewherelargeExponentialsettingsmaybeusefulisthehighlymaneuverable

“CompetitionFUNFLY”stylemodel.Formostsportandaerobaticmodels,anExponentialsettingfrom

+10%to+25%willgivethedesired“softness”aroundneutral.

CAUTION:ProceedwithcarewhensettingExponentialfunctionstoensurethatyouwillhaveadequate

controldeflectionavailableinanypossibleswitchposition.SettingExponentialtoaveryhighor100%

settingwillrequireverylargestickmovementstoachievesmallcontrolresponses.Alwaysmakesurethat

youareawareofthepresentstatusofanyrateassignmentsthatyouhaveselected!Forthemostflexibility

insettingupanaircraftmodeltoyourliking,studytheavailableoptionsforDualRates,EndPoint

Adjustments,andExponential.Thecombinationsoftheseoptionsallowsseveralpossibleset-ups.

TheExponentialfortheAileronChannelissetinthesamemannerasfortheElevator.

TheAID/RswitchlocatedabovetherightstickassemblyisusedwhensettingtheExponentialThrow.

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CPY(DATACOPY)

AvaluablefeatureoftheRDS8000istheDataCopyFunction.Withthisfunction,theentiresetofcontrol

parametersforoneaircraftcanbe‘copied’fromonemodelset-upintoanother.Forinstance,ifyouhave

youraircraftprograminModel#1andnothinginModel#3,youcancopytheModel#1programintoModel

#3withthecopyfunction.

Havingcopiedyourcontrolset-up,youcannowuseMSL(ModelSelect)toaccesstheModel#3program

andthenmakecontrolchangestothatset-up.Thisallowsyoutoexperimentwithdifferentcontroloptions

withoutchangingyouroriginalparameters(inthisexampleModel#1).

TousetheCPY(copy)function,select“etc”ontheChannelindicatorusingeitherthe(CH–)or(CH+)key.

NotethatyoumustbeontheSTWscreentomovehorizontallyacrossthescreento“etc”.

PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselecttheCPY(copy)Function.

Forthisexample,assumeyouwanttocopytheset-upofModel#1(whichyouselected),toModel#3.The

firstnumberonthescreenindicatesthemodelnumberyouarecopying.Thesecondnumberindicatesthe

destinationmodel.PresstheINC+/YESkeytochangethedestinationtoindicateModel#3.Notethatone

ofthesmalltrianglesisblinkingwhichindicatesthereisanotherscreenassociatedwiththisfunction.

Onthepreviousscreen,thedestinationhasbeensettoModel#3.MAKECERTAINthatthecurrentmodel

setupisnotoneyouwishtosave,becausewhenyoucopytheModel#1set-upintoModel#3,alldatathat

wasinModel#3isreplacedwiththeModel#1data!AtthispointModel#3dataisstillintact,soifyouwish

tochangethedestinationforthecopieddata,dosobeforeproceeding.

Havingselectedboththedatasource(Model#1)andthedesireddestination(inthisexampleModel#3),you

cannowproceedtoconfirmthecopyfunction.

PresstheCH+>keytoaccessthenextscreenasshownbelow.The“YES”willbeblinking.

PresstheINC+/YESkeytoconfirmyourdatacopyfunction.Thescreenwillchangetothefollowingscreento

informyouthattheprocesshasbeencompleted,andthatModel#1andModel#3nowhavethesamedata.

PresstheENDkeytoreturntotheCPYselectscreen.

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SW-R(SWITCHREVERSE)

TheSW-RFunctionallowsyoutoreversetheactionofthesixtoggleswitcheslocatedonyourRDS8000

transmitter.ThedefaultoftheSW-RFunctionistheNOR(normal)position.CAUTION!Theswitchreversal

functionisnotindividuallyselective.IfyouchangeitfromNOR(normal)toREV(reverse),allswitcheswillbe

reversedintheiraction!

ToaccesstheSW-RFunction,select“etc”ontheChannelindicatorusingeitherthe(CH-)orthe(CH+)key.

NotethatyoumustbeontheSTWscreentomovehorizontallyacrossthescreento“etc”.

PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoscrolldowntotheSW-R(switchreverse)screen.

Now,presstheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeytochangetheindicationfromNORtoREV.Allswitcheson

thetransmitterarenowreversedintheirfunction.PressENDtoreturntotheSTWscreen.

NOTE:NOR(normal)default(switchoff)position:Fortoptoggleswitchesistheuppositionandallfourslide

switchesonthefrontofthetransmitteraredownorpulledtowardsyou.UsingtheSW-Rfeaturewillchange

thedefaultoffposition:Totoggleswitchesdownandallfourslideswitchespushedforwardoruppositionas

defaultoff.

CLK(CLICK)

TheRDS8000transmitterisfactory-settoemitanaudiotone("Click")whenevertheprogrammingkeysare

pressed,whenvaluesarechanged,andwhenthestopwatchfunctionisstarted,stoppedorreachesthefinal

tensecondsofcountdown.

Itispossibletodisablethe“Click”oraudiotone,usingsoftwaresettings.Whendisabled,ONLYthestopwatch

count-downemitcauseanaudiotone.

Tosetordisablethe“Click”function,select“etc”ontheChannelindicatorusingeitherthe(CH–)orthe

(CH+)key.

PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoaccesstheCLK(CLICK)screen.

PresstheINC+/YESkeytochangetheindicationfromACTtoINH,todisabletheClickfunction.(pressing

eithertheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeywilltogglethefunctionbetween“INHand“ACT”settings

PresstheENDkeytoreturntotheSTWscreen.

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T-CUT(THROTTLE-CUT)

AnotherusefulfunctionprovidedbytheRDS8000forengine-poweredmodelsisT-CUT,(ThrottleCut).

Normally

yousetyourthrottlestickintheextremelowpositionanduseEPAandthedigitaltrimtoobtaina

steadyengineidlespeed.However,tostoptheengineattheendoftheflightyouwouldhavetousethe

throttledigitaltrimandlaterre-trimforproperidle.TheT-CUTfunctioneliminatesthatbyprovidingabutton

thatoverridesthethrottlesticklowpositionanddrivesthethrottleservotoalowerposition,stoppingthe

engine.Thethrottlestickmustbeinthelowpositionforthethrottlecuttofunction.

InordertouseT-CUT,presseitherthe(CH-)orthe(CH+)keytoselectTHontheChannelindicator.

Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeyseveraltimestoobtainthefollowingscreen.

PresstheDEC-/NOkeytosetavalueof–100%.Placethethrottlestickintheextremelowposition.Press

andholddowntheThrottleCutbuttonlocatedabovetheelevator/aileronstickassembly.Thethrottle

servowillthenrotatefurthertoclosethecarburetorandstoptheengine.

RDS8000Transmitter-AIRCRAFT

C-MIX1,2

AUX-1

ElevatorDualRateSwitch

TrainerSwitch

Throttle(U/D)

Rudder(L/R)

ThrottleDigitalTrim

RudderDigitalTrim

PanelInputKeys

RetractSwitch

LiquidCrystalDisplay

AUX-2

AileronDualRate

Switch

ThrottleCutSwitch

MainPowerSwitch

FlapSwitch

ElevatorDigitalTrim

AileronDigitalTrim

Elevator(U/D)

Aileron(L/R)

92824ZReceiverChannelAssignments

ReceiverSlotNumber

8/B

PluginServoFor:

Elevator

Aileron

Throttle

Rudder

Gear

Flapor2ndAileronServo

AUX1

AUX2/Battery

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AIRCRAFTBASICMENUSTRUCTURE

(RxChannel)

CH EL AL TH RU G P/F 78etc

Usethefourcenterbuttonsinthefunctionpaneltonavigate

throughthemenu’s.(UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT)

AIRCRAFTADVANCEDMENUSTRUCTURE

STW

REV

D/R

CNT

EPA

STW

REV

D/R

CNT

EPA

STW

REV

CNT

EPA

STW

REV

CNT

EPA

STW

REV

EPA

STW

REV

CNT

EPA

STW

REV

CNT

EPA

STW

REV

CNT

EPA

STW

M-SL

TYP

RST

BASIC

CH EL AL TH RU G P/F 78etc

STW

TRM

REV

D/R

EXP

CNT

EPA

E>F

STW

TRM

REV

D/R

EXP

CNT

EPA

A>R

STW

TRM

REV

CNT

EPA

T>E

T-Cut

STW

TRM

REV

CNT

EPA

R>A

R>E

STW

REV

EPA

STW

TRM

REV

CNT

EPA

F>E

STW

REV

CNT

EPA

STW

REV

CNT

EPA

STW

M-SL

NAM

MAS1

SLV1

E>E1

MAS2

SLV2

E>E2

STW

INT

STEP

TYP

SW-R

CPY

RST

CLK

Flape

Spoir

Delta

V-Tail

D-EL

Al-DIF

L-DIF

CR:LA

CR:RA

D/R-A

BASIC

OPT

PROGRAMMINGFORAIRCRAFT

INITIALSET-UPOFTYP(MODELTYPE)

TheRDS8000transmitterisfactory-programmedforfixed-wingaircraftmodelsandhelicoptermodels

asfollows:

Ifyouflyonlyfixedwingmodelaircraft,youcanchangemodels2,4,6,8and10toaircraft.

TurnthetransmitterpowerONandpresstheENDkeyuntilyoucometothedefaultmainscreen.Thisscreen

willshowAR1astheaircrafttype,andtheNiCdbatteryvoltage.

Pressthe(CH+)keytoscrollacrosstheCH(channel)indicatoronthescreento“etc”.

PresstheFUNCTIONdownKeyoncetoaccesstheMSL(modelselect)screen.

Model#1 issetupAERO Model#5 issetupAEROModel#9issetupAERO

Model#2 issetupHELI Model#6 issetupHELIModel#10issetupHELI

Model#3 issetupAERO Model#7 issetupAERO

Model#4issetupHELI Model#8 issetupHELI

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PresstheINC+YESkeyuntilthescreenreadsHL2(HELImodel2).NowpresstheENDkey.Thescreenwill

showmodelnumbertwo,whichisahelicoptersetup.However,sinceyouareafixedwingaircraftpilot,you

wantallofthetransmittersetupstobefixedwingaircraft,theTYP(type)ofaircraftmustbechangedfrom

HELItoAERO.

TYP(TypeofModel)

Tochangethetypeofmodel,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselecttheTYP(modeltype)screen.

Notethatoneofthesmalltriangularindicatorswillbeblinkingtoshowthatyoushouldpressthe(CH+)key.

Therefore,pressthe(CH+)keyandthescreenwillchangetoAEROwithaflashingYES.

Toconfirmthechangeofaircrafttype,presstheINC+/YESkey.ThescreenwillthenchangetoreadOK!As

shownonscreenbelowtoindicatethemodeltypehasbeenchangedtoAEROformodel#2.PresstheEND

keytwicetoreturntotheSTWscreen.Thesameprocedureasabovecanbeusedtochangemodel#4,6,8

and10fromHELItoAERO.

D/R(DUALRATE)

TheRDS8000allowsDualRatesettingsforAileronandElevator.ToaccesstheDualRatesettingforElevator

whenyouareontheSTWorREVscreen,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoreachthisscreen.

Thescreentellsyouthepresentratestatus,andwhenaDualRateissettotheONposition,thealternate

rateforthatcontrolfunctionthatispresentlysetintheprogram.Weareshowinganexampleforthe

Elevatorchannel,however,alloftheotherchannelsaresetinthesameway.

TheDualRatesettingcanbevariedfrom0to150%.DefaultforDualRate1is100%.Werecommendyou

leaveitathatsettingandonlychangethesettingforDualRate2.i.e.,TheconventionforDualRatereduced-

throwistheswitchintheUPpositiontoTurnONDualRate.Whenyoudoso,notethattheScreenwill

appearasfollows.PresstheINC+/YESorDEC-/NOkeytoincreaseordecreasethevalue.Aninitialsetting

of50%isagoodstartingpointandyoucantailoritlaterfollowingatestflight.

TheDualRateswitchforAileronislocatedabovetherightstickassemblyandislabeledAID/R.Aileron

DualRatesareprogrammedinthesamemannerastheElevatorDualRates.TosetitforAileron,placethe

AID/RswitchintheupperpositionandusetheDEC-/NOkeytoreducethevalueshownonthescreento

somethinglessthan100%.

CAUTION:Priortotakeoff,checkthepositionofbothDualRateswitchestomakesuretheyareinthe

positionyouwant!

DualRateadjustments,whenoperatingyourRDS8000transmitterintheAEROmode,permitsyoutoswitch

fromyour"standard"controldeflectiontoareducedamountofthrowbysimplyflippingaswitch.Theactual

speedofthesignalprocessingandservomovementarenotaffectedbytheDualRatesettings,onlythe

amountoftotalthrowavailable.NotewhenoperatingtheHelicoptermode,DualRatesforElevator,Aileron

andRudderaresetforeachFlightMode.

TheRDS8000permitsyoutosetDualRateforthefourdistinctFlightModes,e.g.,Normal,1,2and3foreach

helicopter.Seepage67,PITCHCurves(FLIGHTMODES),forthedescriptionoftheavailableFlightModes.

DualRateinaspecificFlightModeissetbyfirstselectingD/RforElevator,AileronorRudder.PresstheF-

MODEkeytoscrollthroughFlightModeN,1,2or3andsetthevalueforDualRate.TheDualRatecanbe

variedfrom0to150%Thedefaultvalueis100%forallDualRates.

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