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EPA(ENDPOINTADJUSTMENT)

TheRDS8000allowsyoutoadjustthe“EndPoint”,ortravellimit,forallflightchannels.

Ingeneral,itisbesttouseascloseto100%servothrowaspossible.Thisallowsforthebestpossible

resolutionandcenteringofcontrolsurfaces.However,insomecasesitisnotpossibletousefullservo

movement,suchaswhereshortcontrolhornsmustbeusedbecauseofaircraftdesignconsiderations,or

withfixed-lengthcontrolhornssuchasathrottlearm.

AssumeyouwanttoadjusttheEPAoftheElevatorchannelservo.BringuptheSTW(stopwatch)screenas

previouslyinstructedinINITIALSETUP.Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeyuntiltheEPAscreenappears

fortheElevatorchannel.

TheEPAoftheElevatorchannelcanbeadjustedfrom0%to150%.Bymovingtheelevatorstickupand

down,youwillseetheLCDarrowchangeaccordingtothedirectionyouaremovingthestick.TosettheUP

EPA,movethestickbackpasttheneutralpositionandreleasethestick.Youcanincreaseordecreasethe

amountbyusingthe(INC+)or(DEC-)functionkeys.

Notethatyoucanmoveacrossthemenuusingthe(CH+)or(CH-)keystoadjustEPAforallotherchannels.

ToadjusttheEPAonGearandFlapchannelssimplymovethetoggleswitchupordownandadjusttheEPA

accordingly.

G(LandingGearEndPoints)

Inmostcases,(almostallcasesinthepast)thetotalservothrowforthelandinggearfunctioncouldnotbe

setbythetransmitter,becausemostretractservosareSWITCHED(non-proportional)servos.Withthese

servos,mechanicaladjustmentwastheonlymethodavailabletoensureproperoperationoftheretracts.

Tousethisfunction,selecttheEPAfunctionasshownonthepreviousscreen.

Pressthe(CH+)keytoscrollacrosstheChannelindicatoronthescreenuntilyoureachG(LandingGear).

NotethatyoumustsetthevalueforUpandDownlandinggearbyuseoftheINC+/YESandDEC-/NOkeys.

ActivatetheLandingGeartoggleswitchlocatedontheupperlefttopofthetransmitterwhensettingthevalues

fortheLandingGear.Youcanvaryeachonefrom0%to150%.ThedefaultvaluesforLandingGearare

–125%and+125%.Torestorethelandinggearchanneltothedefaultvalues,presstheINCandDECkeys

simultaneously.

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

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TRM(TRIMMEMORY)

TheRDS8000offerstheTrimMemoryFunctiononallfouroftheflightcontrolchannelsandtheFlapChannel.

TrimMemoryforElevator,Aileron,Throttle,andRudderisinputbytheDigitalTrimkeys.Itcanalsobeset

whenyouusetheINC+/YESorDEC-/NOkeystoinputtrim.

AnytrimthatyousetwhileyourmodelisinflightbyuseoftheDigitalTrimkeyswillautomaticallybestored

inmemoryforthatspecificchannelandmodel.

TheTrimvaluein%thatyousetduringflightisshownontheTRMscreenforeachChannel.Inaddition,

therearebargraphindicatorsthatshowhowmuchtrimhasbeensetforElevator,Aileron,Throttleand

Rudderchannels.

3-POSITIONFLAPS(FLAPSWITCH)

Usingchannel6asaflapsonlychannel,youareabletoadjustthe3flappositions.Up0%flaps,50%flaps

and100%fullflapsdown.

Bystartinginthedefaultscreen,pushthefunctionCH+keytomovethecursertotherightuntilyoureach

theP-F.AllofyourflapadjustmentisdonewiththeCNTandEPA.

YouwillbeusingyourEPAandservocenteringtochangethepercentagesofhowmuchflapyouwouldlike.

Firstmovethe3-positionswitchtothemiddleposition.Thiswillcentertheservo.Withoutusingtheservo

centeringfeature,installtheservoarmsothearmisascloseto90degaspossible.

Nowmovethe3-positionflapswitchtotheuppositionandsetupyourlinkagesoyourflapswillbeat0%.

Afteryourlinkageissetyoucannowmovethe3-positionswitchtothemiddle.Thiswillmoveyourflaps

downtothe50%position.Movingthe3-positionswitchtothelastorfulldownpositionwillgiveyoufull

100%flapsdown.

Withthe3-positionswitchinthemidposition,youcanadjusttheamountofflapsdowninthispositionwith

theservocenteringfeature.Remember,changingtheservocenteringwillchangebothupanddownend

points.Besuretoreadjustbothendpointsafteryouchangetheservocentering.

Afteradjustingthemidflapposition,youcannowadjustboththeupandfulldownpositionswiththeEPA

feature.

FLAPE(FLAPERONS)

TheFlaperonfunctioncanbeusedtoobtaintwoseparateaileronchannelswithaservoineachwing.Itcan

alsobeusedsostripaileronsactasflapsanddeployinadownwarddirectiontocreatebothliftanddrag.

Inthefollowingexample,theaileronswillbeprogrammedtoactasflapsthatarecontrolledbytheFlap/FL-EL

switch.

Pressthe(CH–)orthe(CH+)keytoselect“etc”ontheChannelindicator.

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

Now,presstheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeytosettheFLAPEfunctiontoActive.Theaileronstickwill

nowoperatetwoservosonreceiverchannels#2and#6.PresstheENDkeytoreturntotheSTWscreenat

thetopofthemenu.

BottomView

LeftWingChannel#2

RightWingChannel#6

Servolinkagemustbeontheoutersideoftheservowhenmountedlikeaboveexample.

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Pressthe(CH–)keytoselectP-FontheChannelindicator. ALARMS

D/R-A(DUALRATEALARM)

THROTTLESTICKHIGH

TheRDS8000offersan“ALARM”functiontowarnyouifyouturnyourtransmitteronwhileaDualRateSwitch



isactivated,andanothertowarnyouifyouturnthetransmitteronwhiletheThrottleStickisinanyposition

otherthanFull-Lowthrottle.TH-Hi!WillbedisplayedontheLCDscreenuntilyouplacetheThrottlestickin

thefull-lowposition.

ToactivatetheD/R-A(DualRatealarm),pressthe(CH–)orthe(CH+)keytoselect“etc”ontheChannel

indicator.

PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeyseveraltimestoscrolldownthemenuitemsandselecttheD/R-Ascreen.

Next,presseithertheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeytosetD/R-AtoACTive.

IfaDualRateswitchisONwhenyouturnONthetransmitter,anaudiosignalof3beepswilloccur

approximatelyevery15secondsuntilyouturnoffadualrateswitch.

YoucanturnofftheDualRatealarmbypressingeithertheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeytochange

D/R-AtoINHibit.

NotethattheHigh-ThrottleStickalarmisalwaysactive.

NOTE:TheRDS8000transmitterwillalsosoundanalarmifthepowerswitchisleftonwithoutany

movementofthecontrolsforaperiodoftimethatexceeds15minutes.ThescreenwillshowPWR!.

UsetheFUNCTIONdownkeytoscrolldowntoFLAPEPA(endpointadjust).Notethatthedefaultsettingis

+100%.Therangeofadjustmentisfrom0to150%.PresseithertheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeyto

changethevalueofthefunction.ThethreepositionFLAP/FL-ELswitchwhichislocatedonthetoprightof

thetransmitteractivatedFlaperons.ThenormalpositionforFlaperonsatneutralpositioniswiththeswitch

towardsyou.NotethattheLeftAileronchannelmustbepluggedintoChannel2ofyourreceiverandthe

RightAileronintochannel6.TodisabletheFLAPswitch,setallthreeoftheFLAPEPA'sto0%.

UsetheFLAPTRM(trim)functiontofinetuneflapoperation.NotethatFLAPTRIMwillaffectallthreeFLAP

EPA's.

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DELTA(ELEVONS)

DELTAmixcanbeusedinaflying-wingtypemodeltoprovideELEVONcontrol,wheretheelevatorand

aileronfunctionsarecombined.

ToaccesstheDELTAfunction,useeitherthe(CH–)orthe(CH+)keytoselecttheSTWscreen.

PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoscrolldowntotheDELTAscreen.

NowpresstheINC+/YESkeytochangethedisplaytoACT(Active).NotethatyoucannothaveFLAPE

(Flaperon)ActivewhenDELTAisActiveandviceversa.WhenDELTAisActive,youwillhavetwochannels

assignedforELEVONcontrol.Plugthesetwoservosintochannels#1and#2ofyourreceiver.Thetwo

servoswillnowrespondtomovementoftheelevator/aileroncontrolstick.EndPointAdjustmentsforelevator

andaileroncanthenbemadefortheamountofthrowrequired.

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

A>R(AILERON-RUDDERMIX)

TheRDS8000providesthecapabilitytoprogramyouraircraftsothatAileronstickdeflectionwillalso

causetherudderservotorespondinthesamedirection,(rightaileron=rightrudder).Thisautomatic

coordinationofrudderwithaileronisusefulinmanyhigh-wing/scalemodelsthatsufferfromadverseyaw

withaileronapplication.Notethattherudderservowillstillrespondtorudderstickmovementaswellas

withaileronstickmovement.

TouseA>R(aileron-rudder)mixing,firstaccesstheAL(aileron)channelontheChannelindicator.

Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselecttheA>Rdisplay.

PresstheINC+/YESkeytoadjusttheamountofmixingthatwilloccur.

YoucannowactivatetheAL>RUmixswitch,locatedabovethethrottle/rudderstickassembly,toturn-onor

offtheAL>RUmixfunction.PresstheINC+/YESandDEC-/NOkeyssimultaneouslyifyoudesiretoreset

A>RUto0%.

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V-TAIL(RUDDER-ELEVATORMIX)

TheRDS8000transmitterhastheabilitytocontrolsailplanesorpoweredmodelsthatuseaV-Tailcontrol

system.Intheseaircraftthetwotailcontrolsperformbothaselevatorsandasrudders.Twoservosandtwo

channels(receiverchannels#1and#4arerequiredforV-Tailoperation).

ToselecttheV-Tailoperation,firstpresseitherthe<CH-ortheCH+>keytoaccessthe“etc”channel

indicator.

Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoscrolldowntotheV-TAILdisplay.

PresstheINC+/YESkeytoseethefollowingscreenwhichwillactivatetheV-TAILfunction.Ifyoupressthe

DEC-/NOortheINC+/YESkeyyoucantogglefromINH(Inhibit)toACT(Active).YoucanusetheRudder

andElevatorServoRev(Reverse)andEPA(EndPointAdjustment)functionstofinetuneyourset-up.

YoumayusetheAileron>RuddermixingfunctiontoallowoperationoftheV-Tailrudderswiththerightaileron

controlstick.SeeAL>RUmixing,page49.

T>E(THROTTLE-ELEVATORMIX)

TheRDS8000allowsautomaticadjustmentofElevatortrimasyouadvanceorretardthethrottlestick.This

isavaluableoptionasmostsailplanesneedachangeinpitchtrimwhenflapsaredeployed.Bymakingthis

adjustmentwithanelectronicmixer,thepilotdoesnothavetoaltertheelevatordigitaltrimseachtimeflaps

areused,andthusdoesnothavetore-trimtheelevatorsfornormalflight.Thisfeaturecanalsobeusedon

anengine-poweredmodeltomakesmallelevatortrimcorrectionsaspowerisappliedorreduced.

TousetheT>E(Throttle-Elevator)mix,presseitherthe(CH–)or(CH+)keytoselectTHontheCHindicator

screen.(NotethatyoumustbeontheSTWscreentomovehorizontallyacrosstheentireCHindicatorscreen).

PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoseethefollowingT>Escreen.

PresstheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeytosetavalueforT>Emixing.Therangepossibleisfrom–100%

to+100%.Fornowinthisexample,presstheINC+/YESkeytoinsertavalueof20%fortheT>Emix.

Flighttestingwillalwaysberequiredtodeterminetheoptimumamountofmix.

PresstheINC+/YESandDEC-/NOkeyssimultaneouslytoresetT>Emixtothedefaultvalueof0%.

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COMPENSATIONMIXERS(C-Mix)

TheRDS8000hastwocompensationmixerstohandleadvancedmixingneeds.Theseareinaddition

tothe

predefinedmixers.

ACompensationMixerallowsonetransmittercontrolinputtoaffecttwoflightfunctions.

AcommonmixwouldbeAilerontoRuddertoachievecoordinatedturnswithoutmovingtherudderstick.

However,theRDS8000providesapredefinedmixerforthisfunction.

Pressthe(CH+)keytomoveacrosstheCHindicatorandaccessthe“etc”screen.NextpresstheFUNCTION

downkeyandlocatethefollowingscreennamesinorder:

MAS1:EL=(C-Mix#1Masterchannel)exampleEL“Elevator”

SLV1:EL=(C-Mix#1SlaveChannel)exampleEL“Elevator”

E>E1:0%=(C-Mix#1mixingpercentage)Adjustfrom+150%to-150%example“ElevatortoElevator”

MAS2:EL=(C-Mix#1Masterchannel)exampleEL“Elevator”

SLV2:EL=(C-Mix#1SlaveChannel)exampleEL“Elevator”

E>E2:0%=(C-Mix#1mixingpercentage)Adjustfrom+150%to-150%example“ElevatortoElevator”

(AIRCRAFT)

BothC-Mix1andC-Mix2areoperatedbyoneswitchlocatedonthefrontupperleftsideofthetransmitter

andismarkedinredlettering.

(HELICOPTER)

BothC-Mix1andC-Mix2canbeturnedonandoffbyusingtheslideswitchlocatedonthefrontupper

rightareaofthetransmittermarkedinblueletteringC-Mix1,2.

Thefollowingexampleuse,C-Mix1tomixRuddertoElevatorasmaybeneededforknifeedgeflight.

Startbypressingthe(CH+)keyuntilyoureach“etc”.

NowusetheFUNCTIONdownkeyuntilyoureachthe(MAS1:)screen.NextusetheINCorDECkeysuntil

theRU(rudder)isselected.ThiswillbeyourMasterchannel.

NextpresstheFUNCTIONdownkeyoncetoselect(SLV1:)screen.NowusetheINCorDECkeysuntilyou

reachEL(elevator).ThiswillbeyourSlavechannel.

NextpresstheFUNCTIONdownkeyoncetoselect(R>E1:)screen.

BymovingtheRudderstickyouwillseethearrowindicatorsonthescreenchangedirectionsaccordingtothe

directionyoumovethestick,leftandright.YoucansettheC-Mixforbothdirectionsindependently.For

example,whenyouareinaknife-edgeandyougiveitrightrudderbuttheplanepullstothetopoftheaircraft

youcansimplymovedthesticktotherightandpresstheINCorDECkeysandobservetheelevatormovement.

Ifincreasingthenumbermovestheelevatorinthewrongdirection,youcandecreasethenumberintothe

negativesidetochangethedirectionofthecompensation.Onlyuseasmallamountofcompensationatfirst.

Youcansettheleftcompensationinthesamemanorifanycompensationisneeded.

WhentheC-Mixpercentagesinbothdirectionsareat“0”,therewillbe

nocompensationmixing.

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Thisfunctioncausestheflapstodeploywhentheelevatorcontrolstickismovedupordown.Itcanbeused

withaseparateflapservowithanoutputonthereceiverschannel#6orasflaperonswithtwoaileronservos

onchannel#2and#6.Thisfunctionismostcommonlyusedforaerobaticmodelswheredeployingflaps(or

flaperons)withelevatorcontrolmaketightercornersonmaneuverssuchasthesquareloop.Inordertouse

thisfunctionwiththetwoaileronservooptionyoumustfirstactivatetheFLAPERONfunction.Toactivate,

movethechannelselectorbypressingtheCH+keyuntilyoureach“etc”.NowpresstheFUNCTIONDOWN

keyseveraltimestoreachthe“FLAPE”screenandusetheYESorNOkeystoactive.PresstheENDkey2

timestoreturntotheMainscreen.

NOTE1:BASICmustbeturnedOFFforthisfeaturetooperate.

NOTE2:Flapswitchmustbeinthedefaut“UP”position.WhenactivatingtheFLAPEfunction,ifboth

servosmoveoffcenterwhenactivatingtheFLAPEfunctionthenmovetheflapswitchdown.Thiswillkeep

thecenteringoftheservoscorrect.

NextpresstheCH+keytomovetothe“EL”indicator.PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeyuntilyoureachE>F

0%screen.Nowyoucanaddelevatortoflapamount.Adjustmentisfrom0to100%.

CAUTION:

OnceyouactivatetheE>Fmixerbysettingavalue,itwillbeactiveatalltimesandtheaircraftwillrespond

toallcontrolinputssinceyoucannotturnitonoroffwithaswitch.YoucanuseaCompensationMixer

featuretouseaswitchinstead.

ELEVATOR-FLAPMIXING

Whenyouusethisfunctionyoucancausetheaileronstomoveleftandrightwhentheruddercontrolstickis

movedleftorright.Thepurposeofthismixeristoallowonetransmittercontrolinputtoaffectflightfunctions.

Acommonusewouldbeinknife-edgeflightwhereyouneedasmallcorrectioninailerontopreventroll

coupling.Tosetupsuchamix,usetheCH+keytoselectRUontheCHindicator.

NextpresstheFUNCTIONdownkeyuntilyoureachR>A0%screen.Nowyoucanaddruddertoaileronmix.

Adjustmentisfrom100to-100%.

Youcansetbothleftandrightruddertoaileronmixseparately.Bymovingtherudderstickyouwillseetheleft

orrightindicatordisplayonthescreen.Forexampleyoucansetleftmixat20%andrightat-30%depending

onthedirectionyouneedforthemix.

NOTE1:BASICmustbeturnedOFFforthisfeaturetooperate.

CAUTION:

OnceyouactivatetheR>Amixerbysettinginavalue,itwillbeactiveatalltimesandtheaircraftwill

respondtoallcontrolinputssinceyoucannotturnitonoroffwithaswitch.YoucanuseaCompensation

Mixerfeaturetouseaswitchinstead.

RUDDER-AILERONMIXING

RUDDER-ELEVATORMIXING

Ruddertoelevatormixingisused,forexample,wheninaknife-edgeflight,astheaircraftpullstothebellyor

canopywhenrudderisadded.

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FLAP-ELEVATORMIXING

Thisfeatureisusedwhenyoudeploytheflaps.Normallywhenyoudroptheflapsonanaircraftitwillstartto

climb.Addingsomedownelevatorwillhelpreduceit.Adjustmentisfrom(100)to(-100)%.

NOTE1:BasicmustbeturnedOFFbeforethisfeaturewilloperate.

FromtheMainscreen,presstheCH+keyuntiltheP-FdisplaysintheCHscreenarea.Nowusethe

FUNCTIONdownkeytoselecttheF>Escreen.UsetheINC+/YESorDEC-/NOkeystosetthepercentages.

SPOIR(SPOILERON)

TheRDS8000hastheabilitytocontroldifferentfixed-wingaircrafttypes,includingconventionalsingle-aileron

servoordual-aileronservosonindividualchannelswithdifferentialadjustmentandwingswith

flaperons/spoilerons.TheSpoileronfunctionisnormallyusedwithsailplanes.

UsetheCH+keytomovetheCHindicatorto"etc".NowusetheFUNCTIONdownkeytodisplaytheSPOIR

screen.ActivatetheSPOIRbypressingtheINC+/YESorDEC-/NOkeys.

Inordertousetwoseparateaileronservochannelsand/orhaveelectronicailerondifferential,pressthe

INC+/YESkeytomaketheSPOIRreadACT(Active).Notethatitisonlypossibletoelectronicallyadjust

ailerondifferentialthrow,whenyouchoosetouseTWOCHANNELSforaileron,withaservooneachsideof

thewingdrivingthatwing’sservo.PressingtheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeywilltogglethefunction

between“INH”and“ACT”settings.

WhenSPOIRisACTIVE,youwillhavetwochannelsassignedtotheaileron/spoileronfunction.Plugthese

servosintochannels#2and#6ofyourreceiver.Notethatbothservoswillrespondequallywhenyoumove

theaileronstickonthetransmitter.

IfAL-DIF(AileronDifferential)issetto0%,theservoswillmoveequallyinresponsetoleftandright

transmitteraileronstickmovement.IfavalueisinsertedforAL-DIFwhenusingtheSPOIRfunction,the

FLAPSTICK(throttle)willdeterminewhenAL-DIFbecomeseffectiveforasailplane.

AL-DIF(AILERONDIFFERENTIAL)

TheRDS8000hastheabilitytocontrolseveralaircraft‘wing’types,includingconventionalsingleaileronservo,

dual-aileronservosonindividualchannelswithelectronicdifferentialadjustmentanddelta(or“flyingwing”)

configurationswithElevons.ItisonlypossibletoelectronicallyadjustdifferentialwhenusingTWO

CHANNELSforailerons,withoneservooneachsideofthewingdrivingthatwing’saileron.TheAL-DIF

(ailerondifferential)functiononlyappliestotheDELTAandFLAPEmenufunctions.

Differentialreferstotheratioofup-to-downmovementofeachaileron.Manyaircraftneedmoremovement

fromtheupwarddeflectingaileronthanfromthedownwarddeflectingaileroninordertoeliminateunwanted

yawwhenaileronsareapplied.

NotethatdifferentialfortheSPOIR(Spoileron)function,usedwithsailplanesiscontrolledbytheL-DIF

(landingdifferential)function.AL-DIFhasnoeffectofSPOIR!

Thefollowingexample,assumesyouwanttohaveseparateservosforaileroncontrol.Sinceyoumusthave

twoservostoobtainelectronicdifferential,thefirstthingtodoisactivateFLAPE(Flaperons).Younowhave

twochannelsassignedtotheaileron/flaperonfunction.PlugtheseservosintoCHANNELS#2and#6ofyour

receiver.Notethatbothservoswillrespondequallywhenyoumovethetransmitter’saileroncontrolstick.

Ifyoudonotwanttheaileronstoactasflaps,selectP-HontheChannelindicator,anddisabletheFLAP

switchbysettingFLAPEPAto0%upanddown.

PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselecttheAL-DIF(ailerondifferential)screen.

Next,presstheINC+/YESkeytosetavalueforailerondifferential.Inthisexamplethedifferentialissetto

50%.Thismeansthatthedownwarddeflectingaileronwillmovehalfasmuchasdoestheupward-deflecting

aileron.Thefinaladjustmentswillbedeterminedbyactualflighttesting.

Theabovedisplayshowstheamountofdifferentialthatwehavepresentlyprogrammed.Therangeof

adjustmentisfrom–100%to+100%.Defaultis0%.Ifthedifferentialyousetisinthewrongdirection,i.e.,

lessup-deflectionthandown-deflection,changethepolarityofthevaluethatyouprogrammedbyusingthe

INC+/YESorDEC-/NOkeys.

5958

L-DIF(LANDINGDIFFERENTIAL)

TheL-DIF(landingdifferential)functionenablestheaileronsofasailplanetobeeffectivewheneverboththe

leftandrightaileronsareraisedwhenCROWorSPOILERONareusedinlanding.Typicalthermalsailplanes

requireabouttwiceasmuchuptravelasdowntraveloftheaileronstoproduceacoordinatedturn.

TheRDS8000allowsyoutosettheamountofdifferentialailerontravelduringthelandingmode.TouseL-DIF

theSPOIR(Spoileron)functionmustbesettoActive.Seepage56andactivatetheSPOIRfunction.

Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoscrolltotheL-DIF(landingdifferential)screen.

Now,presstheDEC-/NOkeytosetavalueof–50%forL-DIF.

NotethattheapplicationofLandingDifferentialiscontrolledbythepositionoftheFLAP(throttle)stick.As

youbringthestickdownanddeployyourflaps,theaileronlandingdifferentialincreasestotheamountthat

youprogrammed.IntheaboveexamplewesetL-DIFto–50%.However,thepolarityofthesettingdepends

onyourspecificservoinstallation,i.e.,thesettingcaneitherbepositiveornegative.

Moveyouraileronstickfromsidetosideandobservethechangeintheratioofuptodowntravelasyou

bringtheFLAPstickdown.

TherangeofadjustmentofL-DIFisfrom–100%to+100%.ToresetL-DIFtothedefaultvalueof0%,press

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

FlighttestingwillberequiredtodeterminetheoptimumsettingforyourL-DIF..

CR:LA(CROWLEFTAILERON)

CR:RA(CROWRIGHTAILERON)

Inlandingmode,theflapsprovidealargeamountofbothliftanddrag.Thiscausestheplaneto

flyveryslowlyanddescendgently.Onverylightsailplanestherateofdescentmaybesoslowthattheplane

tendsto“floatrightpast”thelandingspot.CROW(bothaileronsup)addsquiteabitofdragwhiledecreasing

lift.Thisincreasestherateofdescent(steepenstheglideslope)andimprovescontrollability.Theamountof

CROWthatisusedshouldbeadjustedtosuitpersonalpreference.Ingeneral,higherwing-loadingsailplanes

requirelessCROWbecausetherateofdescentwillprobablyalreadybehighenough.

InordertoprogramtheCROWfunctionyoumusthavepreviouslyselectedtheSPOIR(Spoileron)functionand

setittoActive.

PresstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselecttheCR:LA(Crowleftaileron)screen.

Next,presstheINC+/YESkeytoprogramavalueof25%.HerewehavesetCROWfortheLeftAileronat

25%.TheLeftAileronnowwillraise25%ofitstravelupwardwhiletheflapsdeploydownwardwhileinthe

LandingMode.TheLandingMode,FlapdeploymentandCROWareallcontrolledbythepositionofthe

FLAP(throttle)stick.TherangeofadjustmentforCROWis+100%to–100%.Thedefaultvalueis0%.

Now,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytomovedowntotheCR:RA(CROWrightaileron)screen.Pressthe

INC+/YESkeytosetitat25%.NowbothaileronsrespondidenticallytotheCROWcommand.

6160

OPTIONMENUSCREEN

IntheadvancedprogrammingyouhavetheabilitytoturnoffunusedprogrammingscreenswiththeOPTION

MENUSCREEN.Thisisveryusefulandconvenientwhenoneofyourmodelsonlyrequiressome

features.Forexample,oneaircraftisusedasatrainerandyoudonotneedtouseanyC-MIX,CROW,

AI-DIF,DELTA,V-TAIL,youcangototheOPTscreenandturnthemoffsotheywillnotdisplayinthenormal

programmingscreens.Ifyoudecidelaterthatyouwanttouseafeatureyouhaveturnedoff,youcanat

anytimeusetheOPTtoturnthefeaturebackon.

Turningoffthefeatureonlyremovesitfromtheprogrammingscreen.Itwillnot,however,turnoffthe

feature.Example,youhadactivatedyourFLAPEforFlaperonsandthenintheOPTscreenyou

turnedFLAPEoff.YourFlaperonswillstillbeactivebutyouwillnotseetheFLAPEscreeninthe

programmingmenu.

Thisfeatureisbestusedonanaircraftorhelicopterafteryouhavesetupyour“needonallthetime”

features.Forexampletheswashplatetypeforahelicopter,onceyouselecttheswashplatetype

youcanthenturntheswashplatetypescreenoffbecauseyouhavenoadjustmentsinthatscreen,

andbyturningthescreenoffyouwillnotmistakenlychangetheswashplatetype.

Beforeturningoffanyunused-featurescreens,makesuretheyareatthedefaultsettingordonothaveany

affectonacontrolsurface.

UsetheCH+keytomovetothe"etc"intheCHareaofthemainscreen.NextusetheFUNCTIONdownkey

untilyoureachtheOPTscreen.NowpresstheYESkey,theOPTwillnowflash3times.Nowyoucanuse

theFUNCTIONdownkeytoviewallthefeaturescreensthatcanbeturnedoff.Turningthefeatureonoroff

isdonebyusingtheYESorNOkeys.AfterselectingYESorNO,youcannowpresstheENDkeytoexitout

oftheOPTscreen.PressingEND3timeswillbringyoutothemainscreen.

NOTE1:

NOTE2:

STEP(TRIMSTEP)

AnytrimthatyousetwhileyourmodelisinflightbyuseoftheDigitalTrimkeyswillautomaticallybestored

inmemoryforthatspecificchannelandmodel,providingthatTRMwaspreviouslyturnedOFFinthe

OPTIONSsectionoftheprogram.

TheTrimvaluein%thatyousetduringflightisshownontheTRMscreenforeachChannel.Inaddition,

therearebargraphindicatorsonthescreenthatshowhowmuchtrimhasbeensetforElevator,Aileron,

ThrottleandRudderchannels.

TheamountthattheTrimFunctionchangeseverytimeyoupresstheDigitalTrimkeyi.e.,theTrimAuthority,

isvariable,anditcanbesetbytheuser.Forinitialtestflightsofyourmodelitisrecommendedthatitbeset

atavalueof7toallowformaximumabilitytotrimyourmodel.Afteryourfirstflightandyouraircrafthasbeen

trimmed,youcanthenprogramamorepreciseadjustmentfortrimauthoritybyusingtheSTEPfunction.

TochangetheTrimAuthority,accesstheSTWscreenforELaspreviouslyexplained.PresstheCH+key

severaltimestoselectthe“etc”screen.NowpresstheFUNCTIONdownkeyuntilyoufindthefollowing

screenthatindicatesSTEP.

IfyouwanttochangetheTrimAuthoritytoalessernumbertomaketheDigitalTrimkeyslesssensitivefora

finersetting,presstheDEC-/NOkey.Ifyouwanttoincreasethesensitivitytoobtainagreaterchange,

presstheINC+/YESkey.ThemaximumvalueofTrimAuthorityis15andtheminimumvalueis0.

CAUTION:Ifsettozero,youdonothaveanyTrimcapability.

BASICMENU

BydefaulttheBASICaircraftandhelicopterprogrammingmenuareon,givingyouthebasicfeatures

includedintheRD8000.ByturningBASICOFF,youareturningontheADVANCEDaircraftorhelicopter

programmingmenu.

ToturnBASICOFF,presstheCH+keyuntilyoureach“etc”intheCHareaonthemainscreen.Nowpress

theFUNCTIONdownkeyuntilyoureachtheBASICONscreen.PresstheYESorNOkeytoturnonthe

Advancedprogrammingmenu.PresstheENDkey2timestoreturntothemainscreen.

6362

DUALELEVATORMIXING

YourRDS8000offersDUALELEVATORMIXINGthatallowsyoutouseaseparateservoforeachelevatorhalf.

YouuseChannels1and7onthereceiverforthisfeature.

ActivatingtheDualElevatorfeaturewillautomaticallydisableyourAUX-1channel7switchandwillallow

channel7tobeusedwiththeelevatorstick.

YouwillbeabletosettheEPA,REV,CENTERandFAILsafeseparatelyforbothchannels.UseChannel1

foryourleftelevatorandusechannel7foryourrightelevator.

RDS8000Transmitter-HELICOPTER

TrainerSwitch

Gyro

AUX1

DigitalHoverPitchINC/DEC

DigitalHoverThrottleINC/DEC

LiquidCrystalDisplay

Throttle(U/D)

Rudder(L/R)

ThrottleDigitalTrim

RudderDigitalTrim

PanelInputKeys

AUX-2

C-Mix1,2

ThrottleCutSwitch

MainPowerSwitch

FlightModeSelector

FlightMode3

(SeePage77to

changeF.M.switch

locations)

FlightModeN,1,2

(SeePage77to

changeF.M.switch

locations)

ElevatorDigitalTrim

AileronDigitalTrim

Elevator(U/D)

Aileron(L/R)

92824ZReceiverChannelAssignments

ReceiverSlotNumber

PluginServoFor:

Elevator(F/A)Cyclic

Aileron(L/R)Cyclic

Throttle

Rudder(TailRotor)

Gyro

CollectivePitch

AUX1

AUX2/Battery

AUX-1andAUX-2:

AUX-1.PresstheCH-keytoselectCH7ontheChannelIndicator.WhenAUX-1(Channel7)isnotused

forDualElevator(D-EL)controlandisinhibited,thefunctioncanbeturnedonandoffbytheAUX-1switch

whichislocatedabovethethrottlegimbal.ServoReverse,Center,andEPAadjustmentscanbemadeatthe

Channel7menu.NotethatChannel7canbemixedwithanyotherchannelusingtheCompensationMixers.

AUX-2.PresstheCH-keytoselectCH8ontheChannelIndicator.TheAUX-2,Channel8menuprovides

adjustmentsforServoReverse,Center,andEPA.Channel8canbemixedwithanyotherchannelusingthe

CompensationMixers.

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(RxChannel) CH EL AL TH RU G P/F 78etc

STW STW STW STW STW STW STWSTWSTW

REV REV REV REV REV REV REVREVM-SL

D/R D/R CNT D/R GYR CNT CNTCNTTYP

CNT CNT EPA CNT EPA EPAEPARST

EPAEPA CV-PH EPA CV-PH BASICON

CV-P3 RV.H CV-P3

CV-P2 RV.M CV-P2

CV-P1 RV.L CV-P1

CV-PL CV-PL

(RxChannel) CH EL AL TH RU G P/F 78etc

STW STW STW STW STW STW STWSTWSTW

TRM TRM TRM TRM REV REV REVREVM-SL

REV REV REV REV GYR CNT CNTCNTNAM

D/R D/R CNT D/R EPA EPAEPAMAS1

EXP EXP EPA EXP CV-PH

CNTCNT CV-PH CNT CV-P3 E>E1

EPA EPA CV-P3 EPA CV-P2 MAS2

CV-P2 RV-H CV-P1 S

SLV1

LV2

CV-P1 RV-M CV-PL E>E2

CV-PL RV-L STWset

T-CUT INTset

STEP

TYP

SW-R

CPY

RST

CLK

DTM

SWH

BASICOFF

OPT

NOTE:Usethe(CH-)and(CH+)keystomovehorizontallywithinthesamefunction.

UsetheFUNCTIONUPandFUNCTIONDOWNkeystomoveverticallywithinthemenu.

ThesmalltrianglestotheleftofthefunctionthatshowsontheLCDscreenindicatesthedirectionthatyou

canmovehorizontallyandverticallyinthemenu.

Usethefourcenterbuttonsinthefunctionpaneltonavigatethroughthemenus.

(UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT)

HELICOPTERBASICMENUSTRUCTURE

HELICOPTERADVANCEDMENUSTRUCTURE

PROGRAMMINGFORHELICOPTER

INITIALSET-UPOFTYP(MODELTYPE)

TheRDS8000transmitterisfactory-programmedforbothfixed-wingaircraft

andhelicoptermodels.Ifyoufly

onlyhelicoptermodelaircraft,youcanchangemodel’s1,3,5,7and9tohelicopter.

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

screenwillshowAR1whichindicatestheaircrafttypeaswellasshowing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TYP(modeltype)screen.

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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readHELI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HELIfrommodel#1.Pressthe

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

PresstheENDkeytwicetoreturntotheSTWscreen.Thesameprocedureasnotedabovecanbeusedto

changeModel#3,5,7,9fromAEROtoHELI.

PITCHCURVES(FLIGHTMODES)

TheRDS8000allowsyoutocustomizefourdistinctflightmodesforeachhelicoptermodel.

Thefourpitchcurves(flightmodes)availableforeachhelicoptermodelare:

N…………………………..SelectCurveN--NORMAL

1…………………………...SelectCurveOne–IDLEUP1

2…………………………...SelectCurveTwo–IDLEUP2

3…………………………...SelectCurveThree--HOLD

SelectingapitchcurveisdonebyactivatingthetwoFLIGHTMODEswitcheslocatedonthetopofthe

transmitter,asshownbelow.Thedefaultpositionsareasindicted.

NotethatBOTHF-MODEswitchesmustbepositionedtowardyoutoselectF-MODENORMAL.

CAUTION:FlightModes1,2and3.Ifeitheroneisactivatedwhenyouturnonthetransmitter,anaudio

alarmwillsound.Youmustalwaysbeawareofwhichflightmodeyouhaveselectedbeforestartingyour

engineorattemptingflight!

NOTE:Seepage77onhowtoreversethe2-positionand3-positionswitches.NormalHELIflyinginthe

U.S.A.hasthe3-positionswitchontheleftsideofthetransmitter.

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

POWER

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Thepitchcurveforeachflightmodehasfivepointsthatcanbeadjustedtosuityourspecificneeds.Within

eachpitchcurvethesepointsarereferredtoasPH(highpitch),P3,P2,P1andPL(lowpitch).Therangeof

valuesanddefaultsettingsforeachisshownbelow.ToactivateP3andP1,presstheYESkeywheninP3or

P1screens.Tosetbacktodefault,pressboththeYESandNOkeysatthesametime.

CurvePoint

Minimum

-25%

Default

100%

INH

50%

INH

100%

INH

50%

INH

Maximum

125%

FLIGHTMODE

Normal

F.Mode1and2

F.Mode3orHold

Toprogramyourpitchcurves,pressthe(CH–)or(CH+)keytoselectP-FontheChannelindicator.

Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeyandscrolldowntotheCV-PHscreen.

PresstheF-MODE(flightmode)switchtotogglethroughmodes1,2,3andNormal.

NowusetheF-MODEswitchtoselectthespecificflightmodetoadjust.Asanexample,ifyouwanttoadjust

CV-P2inNormalflightmode,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselectCV-P2.Thedefaultvalueforthe

Normalflightmodeof55%willbeshown.

PresstheINC+/YESkeytosetanincreaseinvalueorpresstheDEC-/NOkeytosetalesservalue.Press

bothINC+/YESandDEC-/NOkeyssimultaneouslytoreturntothedefaultvalue.

InnormaloperationyouwillusuallysettheapproximateHoveringPitchwiththesoftwareinthePitch

screensthenadjustasneededforvariousweatherandflyingconditionswiththeHOV-PI(hoverpitch)

digitaltrimswitch.

HOV-TH+-

DigitalTrim

HOV-PI+-

DigitalTrim

FinetuningtheHoverPitchisalsoavailablebytheHOV-PTdigitaltrimswitchlocatedabovethethrottlestick.

NOTE:HOV-PIandHOV-THtrimsareusedonlyforadjustmentinflightmodeN(normal).

TheyhavenoaffectonFlightMode1or2.

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THROTTLECURVES(FLIGHTMODES)

Thethrottlecurveforeachflightmodehasfivepointsthatcanbeadjustedtosuityourspecificneeds.Within

eachthrottlecurvethesepointsarereferredtoasPH(highpitch)P3,P2,P1andPL(lowpitch).Therange

ofvaluesanddefaultsettingsforeachisshownbelow.ToactivateP3andP1,presstheYESkeywheninP3

orP1screens.Tosetbacktodefault,pressboththeYESandNOkeysatthesametime.

Toprogramyourthrottlecurves,pressthe(CH–)or(CH+)keytoselectP-FontheChannelindicator.

Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeyandscrolldowntotheCV-PHscreen.

CurvePoint

Minimum

-25%

Default

100%

INH

50%

INH

100%

INH

50%

INH

Maximum

125%

FLIGHTMODE

Normal

F.Mode1and2

F.Mode3orHold

NowusetheF-MODEswitchtoselectthespecificflightmodetoadjust.Asanexample,ifyouwanttoadjust

CV-P2inNormalflightmode,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselectCV-P2.Thedefaultvalueforthe

Normalflightmodeof50%willbeshown.

PresstheINC+/YESkeytosetanincreaseinvalueorpresstheDEC-/NOkeytosetalesservalue.Press

bothINC+/YESandDEC-/NOkeyssimultaneouslytoreturntothedefaultvalue.

FinetuningoftheHoverThrottleisalsoavailablebytheHOV-THdigitaltrimswitchlocatedabovetheelevator

stick.

PresstheF-MODE(flightmode)switchtotogglethroughmodes1,2,3andNormal.

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REVOLUTIONMIXING

TheRDS8000providesforsettingRevolutionMixingforeachofthefourFlightModes.EachFlightModehas

itsowncurveforadjustingtailrotorpositioninresponsetothethrottle/collectivestickmovements.The

defaultsettingsforRV.H(RevolutionMixingHighPoint),RV.M(RevolutionMixingMidPoint),andRV.L

(RevolutionMixingLowPoint)areasfollows:

FLIGHTMODE

Normal

F.Mode#1

F.Mode#2

F.Mode#3

RV.H

20%

RV.M

-2%

-5%

RV.L

-20%

-5%

-10%

ToprogramRevolutionMixing,presseitherthe(CH–)or(CH+)keytoselectRU(rudder)ontheChannel

indicator.

Next,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoselectRV.H,whichistherevolutionmixinghighpoint.

UsetheINC+/YESorDEC-/NOkeytochangethedefaultvalueifyoudesiretodosoforanyofthethree

flightmodes.Inthisexample,wehavesetRV.HfortheNormalflightmodeto+25%.

ThesameprocedurecanbeusedtoinputvaluesforRV.MandRV.L.PresstheFlightModeswitchtoselect

thedifferentFlightModes.

GYROADJUSTMENT

TheRDS8000allowsyoutosettheGyrosensitivityofyourhelicopter’sgyroifithasthatcapability.Thegain

ofthegyrocanbeadjustedforallofthefourFlightModes2settingsforeach.Inthismannerthepilotcan

adjustthegyroforasuitablelevelofsensitivity(gain)foroneflightmode(forinstance,hover),andby

changingtoadifferentflightmodealterthesensitivityformoreorlessstabilization.Notethatyoumust

beusingagyrothatoffersremotesensitivityadjustment.

Presseitherthe(CH–)orthe(CH+)keytoselectG(Gyro)ontheChannelindicator.

Now,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeyseveraltimestoaccesstheGYR(gyro)screen.Thedisplaywilllook

likethefollowingscreenwhentheNormalflightmodeisselected.

Toadjustthegyrosensitivityforaspecificflightmode,presseithertheINC+/YESorDEC-/NOkey.Default

valuesare:Normal100%,F.Mode#150%,F.Mode#260%andF.Mode#3100%.Therangeofadjustment

isfrom–150%to+150%.PresstheFlightModeswitchtochangefromoneflightmodetoanother.

Fine-tuningofyourgyrosensitivityforthevariousflightmodescanbeaccomplishedbyflighttests.

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TRM(TRIMMEMORY)

TheRDS8000offerstheTrimMemoryFunctiononallfourflightcontrolchannels.TrimMemoryforElevator,

Aileron,Throttle,andRudderisinputbytheDigitalTrimkeys.ItcanalsobesetwhenyouusetheINC+/YES

orDEC-/NOkeystoinputtrim.

AnytrimthatyousetwhileyourmodelisinflightbyuseoftheDigitalTrimkeyswillautomaticallybestored

inmemoryforthatspecificchannelandmodel.

TheTrimvaluein%thatyousetduringflightisshownontheTRMscreenforeachChannel.Inaddition,

therearebargraphindicatorsonthescreenthatshowhowmuchtrimhasbeensetforElevator,Aileron,

ThrottleandRudderchannels.

D/R(DUALRATE)

DualRateadjustmentsallowyoutoswitchfromyour“standard”controldeflectiontoareducedamountof

throwbyusingyourflightmodeswitches.Theactualspeedofsignalprocessingandservomovementarenot

affectedbytheDualRatesettings,onlytheamountoftotalthrowavailable.

TheRDS8000allowsDualRatesettingsforAileron,ElevatorandRudder.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theflightmodethatyouhaveselected.Weareshowingan

examplefortheElevatorchannel.However,alloftheotherchannelsaresetinthesameway.

DualRatesettingscanbevariedfrom0to150%foreachflightmode,N,1,2and3.Defaultforallflight

modesis100%.Selecteachflightmodeusingthe“F-MODE”keyandsetthevaluefordualrate.

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

CAUTION:Priortotakingoffyourmodel,checkthepositionsofyourflightmodeswitchesandmakesure

theyareinthepositionyouwant.

DTM(DYNAMICTRIMMEMORY)

DynamicTrimMemory(DTM)isanadvancedfunctionthatcanbeusedinconjunctionwiththeFlightMode

OPTIONS.Whenactivated,DynamicTrimMemoryallowsyoutomaketrimchangeswhileinanyflightmode

WITHOUTaffectinganyotherflightmodeormodel.

FlightModesareusedtoallowactivationoftheDTMfunction.Thefourflightmodesare:

NORMAL

F.M.#1………….IDLE-UP1

F.M.#2………….IDLE-UP2

F.M.#3...............THOTTLEHOLD

ActivatingDTMwillallowtrimchangesmadeinoneflightmodetoaffectONLYthatspecificmode.To 

activateDynamicTrimMemory,pressthe(CH+)orthe(CH–)keytoselect“etc”ontheChannelindicator.

Now,presstheFUNCTIONdownkeytoscrolldownthemenutotheDTMscreen.

PresstheINC+/YESortheDEC-/NOkeytochangeDTMtoACT(active).Pressingeitherkeywilltoggle

theindicationfromACTtoINH.PresstheENDkeytoreturntotheSTWscreen.

Onceactivated,theDynamicTrimMemoryfunctionistransparenttothepilot.SimplyactivateaFlightMode,

(forinstance“Normal”)andtrimtheaircraftforstablehoverusingthedigitaltrimkeys.Then,switchto

anotherflightmode,anddothesameasdesired.Notethatwhenyouchangeflightmodes,theservos

affectedbytheDTMfunctionwillreturntotheoriginalneutralpositionregardlessofthevalueoftrimforthe

previousflightmode.However,thethrottlechannelisanexceptiontotherule.Thetrimthatissetforone

flightmodewillaffectallotherflightmodes.Alsobeawarethatthethrottletrimkeyonlyaffectsthelow

throttlepositionofthethrottleservo.ThrottletrimDOESNOTaffectthecollectivepitchservo.

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SWH(SWASHPLATETYPE)

YourRDS8000allowsyoutoselecttheSWH(Swash)modeofoperatingthemainrotorpitch,whichis

controlledbytheSwashPlatemovingupordown.WhentheSwashModeisselected,theoutputsofthe

Elevator,AileronandPitchservosaremixedtocontrolthepitchofthehelicopter'smainrotor.Cyclic,

Collective,PitchMixing(CCPM)canonlybeusedonahelicopterthatisdesignedforCCPM.Theservosare

mountedonthesideframesdirectlyundertheSwashPlatewithadirectlinkageconnectionfromtheservo

armtotheSwashPlate.Thisinstallationisdesignedtoeliminateanyslopthatcanoccurwithmultiple

linkagesandlevers.Thethreeservosaremixedinvariouswaystoobtainthecontrolresponsethatis

neededforAileron,ElevatorandPitchcontrol.

TheRDS8000cancontrolthefollowingtypes:

NOR

CP3F

CP3B

CP4F

CP4B

Normaltype.Theelevator,aileronandpitchservosareindependentofeachotheronthereceiver

channels.

Threejointballsarelocatedinatriangle.TheElevballislocatedinfront.

SameasCP3FbutElevatorballislocatedintherearorback.

TheElevatorballjointislocatedat90degreesfromtheAileronballjoint.TheElevatorballjointis

locatedinthefront.

ThesameasCP4FexcepttheElevatorballislocatedintherearorback.

ThefollowingdrawingsillustratethevarioustypesofCCPMavailablewiththeRDS8000.

CCP3(F)

(CP3F)

CCP3(B)

(CP3B)

CCP4(F)

(CP4F)

CCP4(B)

(CP4B)

Elevator

Elevator Elevator

Elevator

Aileron

Pitch

Aileron

Pitch

Front

120° 120°

CHANGINGFLIGHTMODE1and2SwitchLocations

Fromthefactory,flightmode1switchisontherighttoptoggleandflightmode2isonthelefttoptoggle

switch.Someflyerspreferflightmode1switchonthelefttopandflightmode2ontherighttopswitch.

Thefollowingwillbehowtochangeflightmode1and2switchlocations.

RemovetheNiCdbatterycoverandNiCdbatterypack.

Removetheantennabyunscrewingitcounterclockwise.

Removeall8screwslocatedonthebackofthetransmitter.Refertopage12forscrewlocations.

Removebothleftandrightswitchretainernutslocatedontopoftheswitches.

Cutbothleftandrightwiretiesholdingthewiringtobothswitches.

Withablackmarkerpenputadotontheplasticbaseoftheswitchtoindicatetherearoftheswitch.

Thiswillhelptonotmistakenlyfliptheswitchover.

Removebothswitchesbyslidingthemdownintothetransmittercaseandchangethelocations.

Reinstallbothswitchretainernutsandsecureinplace.

Arrangebothswitchwiresawayfromanymovingpartsandsecurewithnewwireties,makingsure

thewireswillnotgetinthewayoftheantennaasitisbeingreinstalled.

ReinstallthetransmitterrearcaseandbecarefulwhenplacingitovertheNiCdbatteryconnectorpins.

Reinstallall8casescrews.

ReinstallAntennabyscrewingclockwise.

ReinstalltheNiCdbatteryandbatterycover.

Before After

WireTielocations WireTielocations

Afteryouhavechangedtheswitches,youcanreplacethetwofrontswitchidentifyinglabels.

(newlabelsaresupplied)

Useasmallscrewdrivertopryuptheoldlabel.Becarefulnottodamagetheplastictransmitter

case.Next,peelthebackingoffthenewlabelandsecureinplace.

Newswitchlocationlabels

WARNING:

Anymodificationsmadetothetransmitterotherthanchangingtheflightmodeswitchlocationswillvoidany

andallwarrantiescoveredbyAirtronicsInc.

7978

RDS8000/TYPE:AERO

MODEL#.............................................................MODELNAME....................................................

RDS8000/TYPE:AERO

MODEL#.............................................................MODELNAME....................................................

WING TYPE

TRM

FUNCTION

REV

NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV

CNT

MIX

E → F

EPA

D/R

1％

％

ＵＰ

％

％％％％

EXP

CH （1）ＥＬ

NORMAL

SPOIRON(GLID)

DELTA

FLAPERON

& V-TAIL

SPOIRON

& V-TAIL(GLID)

FLAPERON

& ＤＵＡＬＥＬＥＶＡＴＯＲ

SPOIRON

& ＤＵＡＬＥＬＥＶＡＴＯＲ

V-TAIL FLAPERON ＤＵＡＬＥＬＥＶＡＴＯＲ

％

％％％％％

％％

％

A → R R → A

％

R → E

％

F → E T → E

（2）ＡＩ（3）ＴＨ（4）ＲＵ（5）Ｇ（6）Ｆ（7）7（8）8

TRM

ON/OFF

E→F

ON/OFF

T・CUT

ON/OFF

INT

ON/OFF

V-TAIL

ON/OFF

D・EL

ON/OFF

REV

ON/OFF

A→R

ON/OFF

STEP

ON/OFF

CLK

ON/OFF

AI-DIF

ON/OFF

D/R

ON/OFF

R→A

ON/OFF

NAM

ON/OFF

TYP

ON/OFF

L-DIF

ON/OFF

EXP

ON/OFF

T→E

ON/OFF

C・M1

ON/OFF

SW・R

ON/OFF

FLAPE

ON/OFF

CR：LA

ON/OFF

CNT

ON/OFF

R→E

ON/OFF

C・M2

ON/OFF

CPY

ON/OFF

SPOIR

ON/OFF

CR：RA

ON/OFF

EPA

ON/OFF

F→E

ON/OFF

STW

ON/OFF

RST

ON/OFF

DELTA

ON/OFF

D/R・A

ON/OFF

T・CUT

MAS

EL AI TH RU GE FL 7 8

R/L

150

(％)

100

VALUE VALUE

−50

−100

−150

NEUTRAL

MASTER STICK TRAVEL

L/H

SLV

VALUE ％％

EL AI TH RU GE FL 7 8

C-MIX

％

OPT

ALL ON

：

NOR /

REV

INH /

ACT

ON /

OFF

％

STW

STEP

SW・R

AI-DIF

L-DIF

CR：LA

CR：RA

D/R・A

BASIC

MAS

EL AI TH RU GE FL 7 8

R/L

150

(％)

100

−50

−100

−150

NEUTRAL

MASTER STICK TRAVEL

L/H

SLV

VALUE ％％

EL AI TH RU GE FL 7 8

8180

RDS8000/TYPE:HELI

MODEL#.............................................................MODELNAME....................................................

RDS8000/TYPE:HELI

MODEL#.............................................................MODELNAME....................................................

SWASH TYPE

TRM

DTM

ACT

REV

CNT

EPA

D/R

3(HOLD)

％

EXP

NORMAL

％

CP3F CP3B CP4F CP4B

3(HOLD)

％

3(HOLD)

％

％％％％％％

％

％％％％％％

％

NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV NOR / REV

CH （1）ＥＬ（2）ＡＩ（3）ＴＨ（4）ＲＵ（5）Ｇ（6）P（7）7（8）8

FLIGHT MODE N

PL P1

％％％％％

P2 P3 PH

125

(％)

100

VALUE

−25

POINT

PL P1 P2 P3 PH

FLIGHT MODE 1

TH-CV

PL P1

％％％％％

P2 P3 PH

125

(％)

100

−25

POINT

PL P1 P2 P3 PH

FLIGHT MODE 2

PL P1

％％％％％

P2 P3 PH

125

(％)

100

−25

POINT

PL P1 P2 P3 PH

FLIGHT MODE 3 (HOLD)

PL P1

％％％％％

P2 P3 PH

125

(％)

100

−25

POINT

PL P1 P2 P3 PH

FLIGHT MODE N

PL P1

％％％％％

P2 P3 PH

125

(％)

100

−25

POINT

PL P1 P2 P3 PH

FLIGHT MODE 1

PI-CV

PL P1

％％％％％

P2 P3 PH

125

(％)

100

−25

POINT

PL P1 P2 P3 PH

FLIGHT MODE 2

PL P1

％％％％％

P2 P3 PH

125

(％)

100

−25

POINT

PL P1 P2 P3 PH

FLIGHT MODE 3 (HOLD)

PL P1

％％％％％

P2 P3 PH

125

(％)

100

−25

POINT

PL P1 P2 P3 PH

RV PL PM PH

3(HOLD)

％％％

FUNCTION

8382

RDS8000/TYPE:HELI

MODEL#.............................................................MODELNAME....................................................

VALUE

T・CUT

MAS

R/L

150

(％)

100

VALUE

−50

−100

−150

NEUTRAL

MASTER STICK TRAVEL

L/H

SLV

VALUE ％％

C-MIX

％

TRM

ON/OFF

TH・C

ON/OFF

C・M1

ON/OFF

SW・R

ON/OFF

DTM

ON/OFF

OPT

ALL ON

：

NOR /

REV

INH /

ACT

ON /

OFF

STW

STEP

SW・R

DTM

BASIC

REV

ON/OFF

PI・C

ON/OFF

C・M2

ON/OFF

CPY

ON/OFF ON/OFF

D/R

ON/OFF

T・CUT

ON/OFF

STW

ON/OFF

RST

ON/OFF

SWH

EXP

ON/OFF

RVL

ON/OFF

INT

ON/OFF

CNT

ON/OFF

STEP

ON/OFF

CLK

ON/OFF

EPA

ON/OFF

NAM

ON/OFF

TYP

ON/OFF

MAS

R/L

150

(％)

100

−50

−100

−150

NEUTRAL

MASTER STICK TRAVEL

L/H

SLV

VALUE ％％

EL AI TH RU GY PI 7 8

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