Model Helicopter - GRAUPNER MX-16S Programming Manual

Base settings
Basic model-specifi c settings for fi xed-wing model aircraft
Before you start programming specifi c parameters,
some basic settings must be entered which apply only
to the currently active model memory. Select the »Base
settings« menu with the right-hand rocker button, and
press ENTER or SELECT.
Model name
Press ENTER or SELECT to move to the next screen
page ( ), where you can select characters to as-
semble the model name. You can enter up to 9 charac-
ters to defi ne a model name.
Use the right-hand rocker button to select the fi rst cha-
racter in the symbol fi eld. A short press on SELECT
moves to the next position in the name, at which point
you can again select a character. Pressing CLEAR in-
serts a space at that point.
You can move to any character position within the in-
42 Base settings – Model helicopter
put fi eld using the right-hand rocker button with the SE-
LECT button pressed in. The next space is indicated by
a double arrow <--> below the input fi eld while the SE-
LECT button is held pressed in.
The model name entered in this way appears in the
basic display, and also in the sub-menus of the »Model
memory« menu point.
Stick mode
Basically there are four possible ways of arranging the
principal control functions of a model helicopter on the
two dual-axis sticks: the primary functions are roll, pitch-
axis, tail rotor and throttle / collective pitch. Which of the-
se options you select depends on your individual prefe-
rences and fl ying style.
»MODE 1« (Throttle at right stick) »MODE 2« (Throttle at left stick)
pitch axis throttle throttle
pitch axis throttle throttle
»MODE 3« (Throttle at right stick) »MODE 4« (Throttle at left stick)
pitch axis Motor/Pitch throttle
pitch axis throttle throttle
When you select »stick mode« you will see SEL at the
bottom edge of the screen.
Press the SELECT button, and the current stick mode
is highlighted (inverse video – black background). Now
use the right-hand rocker button to select one of the op-
tions 1 to 4.
Pressing CLEAR resets the function to stick mode "1".
Modulation
When you select »modulation« you will see SEL at the
bottom edge of the screen.
The mx-16s transmitter differentiates between two diffe-
rent types of modulation:
pitch axis
„SPCM": Super PCM modulation with high system re-
solution of 1024 steps per control function,
for "smc" type receivers and up to 8 servos.
„PPM": The most commonly used standard trans-
pitch axis
mission mode (FM or FMsss) for all other ty-
pes of GRAUPNER PPM-FM receivers and
pitch axis
up to 8 servos.
Press the SELECT button. The current modulation is
highlighted (inverse video). Now use the right-hand ro-
pitch axis
cker button to switch between the two possible modula-
tions. The selected modulation is immediately active, i.e.
you can immediately test the signal transmission to the
receiver.
Pressing CLEAR switches to the "PPM" type of modu-
lation.