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Saitek X52 Instruction Manual

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  • Page 1   WINDBOX  JOYSTICK RADIO CONTROL SYSTEM              INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2.OverallLayoutofGroundStation ........5   2.1Exterior&Interface ......... 5   2.2BasicOperation ..........6   2.3InsertNewJoystick .......... 7   2.4ThrottleAlarm ..........8   2.5DefaultsettingofJoystickX52orX52pro ..... 9   3.InstructionofMenuOperation ........10   3.1WINDBOXButtonsforMenuOperation ..... 10   3.2SystemHomeScreen ........11   3.3Sub-menuOperations ........11  ...
  • Page 3 4.9Output16ChannelsofPWMSignalswithUsingTwoReceivers21   4.10FailSafeSetting ........... 22   4.11ButtonMonitor ........... 23   4.12ButtonMapping .......... 24   4.13CancelButtonMapping ........27   4.14ShortcutSettingforUnlockingActionofmulti-rotorcraft ..28   4.15SetSix-segmentSwitchofAPM/PIXFlyController ..30   4.16MappingLinearaxisoftheJoysticktotheChannel ..31   4.17CanceltheMappingoftheaxisofJoystick ....32   4.18TrainerSetting ..........33   4.19Connectwith433/915MRangeExtender ....35  ...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1. Introduction  ThankyouforpurchasingaWINDBOXseriesdigitalproportionalR/C system.Thissystemisextremelyversatileandmaybeusedbybeginners andprosalike.Inorderforyoutomakethebestuseofyoursystemand toflysafely,pleasereadthismanualcarefully.Duetounforeseen changesinproductionprocedures,theinformationcontainedinthis manualissubjecttochangewithoutnotice. ThisRCControlsystembridgesthegapfromconventionalreal aircraftandRCaircraftallowingforRCpilotstoexperiencearealistic experienceandrealaircraftpilotsafamiliarcontrolinterfacewhen transitioningtohobbymodels.TheGroundcontrolsystemisalso perfectforroboticsandotherRChobbyuses....

  • Page 5: OverallLayoutOfGroundStation

    2. Overall Layout of Ground Station  2.1 Exterior & Interface ...

  • Page 6: BasicOperation

    2.2 Basic Operation  1. Screwtheantennaintotheantennainterfacefromthetop,and inserttheUSBflightjoystickintotheUSBinterfaceatthebottomof theequipment,andconnecttheextensioncordfromthepower interfacewiththebatterywhichcanbe2S(8.4V)or3S(12.6V). 2. PressthepowerswitchtoelectrifytheequipmentandtheLCD screenisthereforeturnedon.Atthistime,theequipmentwillstart toworknormally.Presstherightbuttononthemainpaneltoenter intomenusettingsandpresstheup-downbuttonstoselectthe menu....

  • Page 7: InsertNewJoystick

    3. Linkthereceivertothecontrolledequipment,andthenthe controlledequipmentcanberemotelycontrolledthroughtheUSB flightjoystick. 2.3 Insert New Joystick  WhenthesystemdetectednewUSBjoystick,itwillaskwhetherto activatethenewjoystick.Iftheanswerisyes,thesystemwillclear currentconfigurationandacceptthenewlyinsertedjoystickas primarydevice.                         ...

  • Page 8: ThrottleAlarm

    2.4 Throttle Alarm  Duringtheinitiationofthesystem,ifthethrottleisnotatthelowest position,thesystemwillalarm,andsuspenduntiltheuseradjustthe throttletothelowestposition.Iftheuserclicked“CloseRF”,theRF systemwillbeshutdowntoprotecttheuserwhenthesystemis initiated.  ...

  • Page 9: DefaultSettingOfJoystickX52OrX52Pro

    2.5 Default setting of Joystick X52 or X52pro  1. CH6/Twistswitch 2. CH5/Twistswitch 3. Throttle 4. Aileron 5. Rudder 6. Elevator 7. CH8/3Gradesswitch 8. Roll/Pitchmintrimswitch 9. Multi-rotorunlockkey 10. Yawmintrimswitch 11. CH7/3Gradesswitch...

  • Page 10: InstructionOfMenuOperation

    12. Systemmenukey 3. Instruction of Menu Operation  3.1 WINDBOX Buttons for Menu Operation  Press“MenuRightButton”toentermainmenuwhenunderthe systemhomescreen....

  • Page 11: SystemHomeScreen

    3.2 System Home Screen  A.Atimerisontheleftoftheinformationbar B.InsertedUSBjoystickstatusisinthemiddleoftheinformationbar C.Thebatteryvoltageisontherightoftheinformationbar D.4-channelsdataisinthemiddleofthescreen 3.3 Sub-menu Operations ...
  • Page 12  Forenteringsub-menu,press“MenuRightButton”whenundermain menu. Sub-menuOperation A.Back:press“MenuLeftButton”toreturntoupperlevelmenu.Press “MenuUp”and“MenuDown”buttonstoselectsub-menu. B.Menuwithoutoptions:press“MenuLeftButton”toreturntoupper levelmenu.Press“MenuRightButton”toentersub-menu. C.Menuwithoptions:press“MenuLeft”and“MenuRight”button tosettheparameters. D.Theuparrowattheuprightcornerofthemenuscreenindicates previouspageavailable. E.Thedownarrowatthedownrightcornerofthemenuscreenindicates nextpageavailable.           ...

  • Page 13: Functions

    4. Functions  4.1 Servo Monitor  Thisfunctioncanbeusedtomonitorthevaluesofallchannels.Thefirst pageshowsthevaluesofthefirsteightchannels;press“MenuDown Button”tomovetonextpageforthevaluesofothereightchannels. Press“MenuLeftButton”toreturntoupperlevelmenu. ...

  • Page 14: TrimSetting

    4.2 Trim Setting  ●Optionone:selecttargetedchannel ●Optiontwo:thevalueoftrim ●Optionthree:Resettrim.sub-trimisresettotheinitialvalue. 4.3 D/R Setting  Thisfunctioncanbeusedtoadjusttheoutputrangeofthechannel. ●Optionone:disableorenableallchannelsdualratefunctions. ●Optiontwo:choosetargetedchannel....

  • Page 15: ChReverseSetting

    ●Optionthree:changetheratevalueofthetargetedchannel.The defaultvalueis100%;adjustablerangefrom50%to150%. 4.4 CH Reverse Setting  Thisfunctionreversestheoperationdirectionofthesticks,switches, trimmerlevers,andknobs ● Optionone:choosetargetedchannel ● Optiontwo:  "NORM":Normaloperationdirection   "Reverse": Operationdirectionisreversed....

  • Page 16: LinearCurveSetting

    4.5 Linear Curve Setting  Thisfunctioncanbeusedtoadjustthelinearcurveofspecificchannels. ●Optionone:enableordisablethecurvefunctionsofallchannels  ●Optiontwo:choosethetargetedchannel ●Optionthree:selectthepointforformingthecurve(Atotalof5points) ●Optionfour:thevalueofselectedpointinx-coordinate ●Optionfive:thevalueofselectedpointiny-coordinate Therevisedcurvecanbepreviewed. Note: 1.Thex-valueofthe1 and5 pointcannotbemodified...

  • Page 17: MixingSetting

    2.Thex-valueofcurrentpointshouldbelargerthanthex-valueof previouspoint,andsmallerthanthex-valueofnextpoint.   4.6 Mixing Setting  ●Optionone:enableordisablethemixingfunctions ●Optiontwo:setthemainmixingchannel  ●Optionthree:setthesecondarymixingchannel  ●Optionfour:setmixingrate  ●Optionfive:setmixingmode:Deltawing,carcontroller,andwingflap Forexample:ForDeltawing,choose:mixingchannels:1and2;ratio:50%;mixing mode:Deltawing....

  • Page 18: ReceiverLinkProcedure

    FormixingofacarcontrolleroraUSBsteeringwheel,throttleandbrakepedal shouldbemixedtoamainchannel. 4.7  Receiver Link Procedure  Eachtransmitterhasanindividuallyassigned,uniqueIDcode.Inorderto startoperation,thereceivermustbelinkedwiththeIDcodeofthe transmitterwithwhichitisbeingpaired.Oncethelinkismade,theID codeisstoredinthereceiverandnofurtherlinkingisnecessaryunless thereceiveristobeusedwithanothertransmitter ●Whenpaired,theWINDBOXmustconnectwiththeUSBjoystick.The settingstepsareasbelow: 1. Takeoutanewreceiver,anddon'tturnonthereceiver; ...

  • Page 19: SwitchBetweenPpmAndPwmModeOfTheReceiver

    2. Open“OutputMode”menu;  3. Option1:select“Built-in2.4G”; 4. Option5:select“12CH-FHSS”; 5. Option6:regeneratetheuniqueIDofcontrollerforavoiding interferencebetweencontrollersinaction; 6. Option2:select“MatchCodeOn”; 7. Turnonthereceiver  ; 8. Indicatorlightofthereceiverquicklyflashedfor10timesandturned off.  9. Option2:select“ModeCodeOff”’ 10. Re-electrifythereceiver.Ifthereceiverisconnected,theindicator lightofthereceiverwillkeepon;otherwise,theindicatorlightwillbe turnedoff.Incaseofthelatersituation,repeatabovesettingsteps. 4.8 Switch between PPM and PWM Mode of the  Receiver  ●Thereceivercanworkunderfollowingtwomodes: 1.PWMmode:PWMsignaloutputfromtheNo.1toNo.12portinthe frontofthereceiver,andSBUSsignaloutputfromtheSBUSport....
  • Page 20 2.PPMmode:theSBUSportofthereceiveroutput  theNo.1PPM channel,andCH12portoutputtheNo.2PPMchannel.EachPPM channelcontainseightsignalchannels.  ●Howtoswitchthemodeofreceiver: 1.Judgethecurrentmodeofthereceiverwithusingfollowingmethod: re-electrifythereceiver,thentheindicatorlightslowlyflashesfor threetimes,suggestingthatthereceiverisworkingonPWMmode;if theindicatorlightslowlyflashesforfourtimes,itsuggeststhatthe receiverisworkingonPPMmode. 2.IfthecurrentcodeisPPM,thewaytoswitchtoPWMmodeisas following:re-electrifythereceiver,thenpress“Reset”buttonfor threetimesquickly.Iftheindicatorlightquicklyflashesforseveral times,thatmeanstheswitchissuccessful.  3.Poweroffthereceiver,thenre-electrifyit.Iftheindicatorlightflashes forthreetimes,thatmeansswitchingtoPWMissuccessful.  4.ThewayforswitchingPWMmodetoPPMmodeisthesameasabove operations. ...

  • Page 21: Output16ChannelsOfPwmSignalsWithUsingTwoReceivers21

    4.9 Output 16 Channels of PWM Signals with  Using Two Receivers    ●Areceiveronlyhas12ports.Forenablingoutput16channelsofPWM signals,musttousetworeceivers.The1-12portsofthefirstreceiver canbeoutputCH1-CH12PWMsignalsf;the1-8portsofthesecond receivercanbeoutputCH1-CH8PWMsignals.the9-12portsofthe secondreceivercanbeoutputCH9-CH16PWMsignals. ●Themethodtoset9-12portsofthereceiveroutputCH9-CH16  PWM signalsisasfollows:  1. Option5:Select“16CH-FHSS”,andpairedforthereceiveragain....

  • Page 22: FailSafeSetting

    2. Judgethecurrentmodeofthereceiver.Iftheindicatorlightslowly flashesforthreetimesafterelectrified,itmeansthereceiveris workinginPWMmode;Iftheindicatorlightslowlyflashesforfour timesafterelectrified,itmeansthereceiverisworkinginPPMmode. 16channelsareonlyavailableinPWMmode. 3. Re-electrifythereceiver,quicklypress“Reset”buttonforfourtimes whentheindicatinglightisflashing.Iftheindicatorlightfastflashed for10times,thatmeanstheswitchingissuccessful.   4. Repeatingaboveoperationcanswitchtoothermode. 4.10 Fail Safe Setting      TheFailsafefunctionmaybeusedtosetuppositionsthattheservos movetointhecaseofradiointerference. ●Whensettingfailsafefunction,theWINDBOXmustconnectwithUSB joystick.Thesettingstepsareasfollowing:  1. Open“OutputMode”menu;...

  • Page 23: ButtonMonitor

    2. Option1:Select“Build-in2.4G”; 3. Electrifythereceiver,andtheindicatorlightwillbeonconstantly; 4. Keepallchannelsofthejoystickatthepositionatwhichyouwantto initiatefailsafeprotection; 5. Option3:select“FailsafeON”,thentheindicatorlightofthereceiver willbeturnedoff,thenwaitfor2or3seconds; 6. Option3:select“FailsafeOFF”,thentheindicatorlightofthe receiverwillbeturnedonandbesolid,indicatingthatthesettingis successful.Usercanreleasethejoysticknow; 7. TurnoffWINDBOX,andcheckwhethertheservosatsettingposition.  4.11 Button Monitor  Onthebuttonmonitorscreen,whenpressanybutton,corresponding numberonthescreenwillflash.Thusthenumberrelatedtothat buttoncanbeconfirmed.Suchnumberwillbeusedinbutton mappingwhichwewillexplaininnextchapter. ...

  • Page 24: ButtonMapping

    4.12 Button Mapping  WINDBOXcanmapanybuttonofthejoysticktoaspecificaction.For instance,a3-segmentswitch,shortcutforunlockmulti-rotorscraft, trimbutton,andsoon.   ●Option1:selecttargetedbutton ●Option2:selecttargetedchannel(ifthefollowingactionisselectedfor allchannels,ignorethis) ●Option3:selectaction   Optionalactionsforoption3:  Close:donotmapthecurrentbutton High:Setchannelasathree-stageswitchandsetittohigh Middle:Setchannelasathree-stageswitchandsetittomiddle...
  • Page 25 Low:Setchannelasathree-stageswitchandsetittoLow Three-stageSwitch:Setchannelasathree-stageswitch,switchthethreestage byorder. Two-stageSwitch:Setchannelasatwo-stageswitch,switchthetwostageby order. Thechannelvalue+:Pressthebutton,thechannelvalueisincreased. Thechannelvalue-:Pressthebutton,thechannelvalueisdecreased. Trim+:Pressthebutton,theTrimvalueisincreased. Trim-:Pressthebutton,theTrimvalueisdecreased. switch  D/R:OpenorclosetheProportion(D/R)  function switchCurve:Openorclosethelinearcurvefunction Mapbuttonstothemenucontrol:down,up,left,right. Cleartimer Trainerswitchon:enablethetrainerfunction Trainerswitchoff:disablethetrainerfunction SwitchthetrainerON/OFF  ThrotCutON:Enablethrocutfunction ThroCutOFF:Disablethrocutfunction SwitchtheThroCutON/OFF UnlockShortcut:triggerunlockactionofmulti-rotorcraft APM1-6:trigger   segmentofsix-segmentAPMswitch  ...
  • Page 26   Note: Ifthechannelwasalreadymappedtojoysticklinearaxis,it’sa musttocancelmappingfirst,otherwise,therewillbeconflict.Theway ofcancelingmappingisreferredtothechapter“CancelMappingto Joysticklinearaxis”. Example1:IfwewanttomapthebuttonofSaitekX52ProJoysticktothe 3-segmentswitchofCH8,  1. Open“ButtonMonitor”menu,pressthefirstbutton,thenwewill observebuttonnumber30flashonthescreen;  2. Backto“ButtonMapping”menu,selectbutton30foroption1;  3. SelectCH8foroption2; 4. Select“High”foroption3.Thenthebuttonmappingforfirstbutton isfinished.  5. Refertostep1tofindthebuttonnumberforthesecondbuttonofthe joystick,i.e.,29.SelectCH8foroption2;select“Middle”foroption 6. Refertostep1tofindthebuttonnumberforthethirdbuttonofthe joystick,i.e.,28.SelectCH8foroption2;select“Low”foroption3. Thenthethreebuttonsaremappedtothe3-segmentswitchinCH8. ...

  • Page 27: CancelButtonMapping

    Example2:thewaytomapthePOVhatbuttonofthejoysticktothe menubuttonoftheWINDBOXisasfollows(basedonSaitekX52)   1. Firstlyopen“ButtonMonitor”,findthenumberofthePoVhat; 2. Presstheup,down,leftandrightbuttonofPoVhatofthejoystick, thennumber42,43,40and41flashonthescreenrespectively; 3. Returnto“ButtonMapping”menu.Option1SelectbuttonNo.40  . Ignoreoptions2;  4. Select“MenuLeftButton”foroption3.ThentheleftbuttonofPoV hatismappedto“MenuLeftButton”. 5. RefertoabovestepstomaptherestbuttonsofPoVhatto“Menu RightButton”,“MenuUpButton”“MenuDownButton”.  Note:ForcommonjoysticksuchasX52,X52proandX55,thereare defaultmappingbuttonandchannelswheninsertedintothesystem. Usercanrevisebasedondefaultsettings. 4.13 Cancel Button Mapping    Sometimes,weneedtoreleaseonechannelforlinearaxisofthejoystick. Then,wehavetocheckwhetherthechannelismappedtocertain button. ...

  • Page 28: ShortcutSettingForUnlockingActionOfMulti-Rotorcraft

    Forexample:forcancelingthemappingbetweenthebuttonofSaitek X52andCH8,  1. Open“ButtonMapping”menu.Selectbutton30foroption1,and CH8foroption2; 2. Select“Close”foroption3; 3. Refertostep1,settheactionofButton28and29as“Close”; 4. ThenthemappingbetweenbuttonsandCH8iscanceled.Formapping thischanneltojoysticklinearaxisagain,pleaseoperateaccordingto chapter“JoystickLinearaxisMappingSetting”.  4.14 Shortcut Setting for Unlocking Action of  multi-rotorcraft    Thisfunctioncanbeusedtorecordthespecificunlockingactionofthe flycontroller,andassignaspecificbuttontotriggersuchaction,thusto simplifytheunlockingprocessformulti-rotorcraftforusers.  ●Option1:recordthespecificactionsofunlocking; ...
  • Page 29 ●Option2:setholdtimeofunlockingaction. Thewaytorecordspecificunlockingaction:  1.Selectoption1andthenpressrightbuttontorecordtheunlocking action;  2.Keepthejoystickatunlockingpositionspecifiedbyflycontroller,and keepsuchposition; 3.Selectoption1andthenpresspressleftbuttontostoprecording. Note:Pleasekeeptheunlockingpositionuntiltheendofthe recording.  Thewaytosetunlockingbuttonshortcut:  1.Open“ButtonMonitor”menu,pressthebuttonofjoystickwhichis selectedastheunlockingshortcut,thenconfirmthenumberofthat button(assumedas2);  2.Open“ButtonMapping”menu;  3.Select“Button2”foroption1.   Ignoreoptions2.  4.Select“Unlock”foroption3.Thenthesettingforunlockingshortcut iscompleted.Pressbutton2candirectlyunlockthemulti-rotorcraft.   Attentions:pressingunlockingshortcutisequaltoconductunlocking action,themotorwillrunwithidlingspeed.Pleasebecareful.It’s...

  • Page 30: SetSix-SegmentSwitchOfApm/PixFlyController

     4.15 Set Six-segment Switch of APM/PIX Fly  Controller    ForsixsegmentswitchofAPM/PIX4flycontroller,thesixsegmentcan bemappedtosixbuttons,thustoswitchatanytime.Thismenucanbe usedtorevisethevalueofaspecificgear.  ●Option1:1   gear,pressLeftandRightbuttontoselect.  ●Option2:ValueofAPMgear.PressLeftandRightbuttontoselect.  Thewaytomapbuttonstoeachsegmentofasix-segmentswitch:  1.Open“ButtonMonitor”,pressspecificbuttonofthejoystick,and confirmedthenumberofthatbutton(assumedasbutton2);  2.Open“ButtonMapping”menu;  3.Select“Button2”foroption1,andselecttheplannedmapping channelforoption2; ...

  • Page 31: MappingLinearAxisOfTheJoystickToTheChannel

    4.Select“APM1”foroption3;  5.Refertoabovestepstosetotherfivesegmentsoftheswitch.  4.16 Mapping Linear axis of the Joystick to the  Channel  WINDBOXcanmapalllinearaxisofthejoysticktospecificchannel.  ●Option1:joystickdisplaymenu.Clickittoentersub-menutoviewthe axisnamesofthejoystick;   ●Option2:selectthenameoftargetedaxisoftheUSBjoystick;  ●Option3:selectthechannelnumbertobemappedtothetargeted axis. ...

  • Page 32: CancelTheMappingOfTheAxisOfJoystick

    Forexample:formappingtheleftandrightdirectionaxisofjoystick tochannel1, 1.Clickoption1toenterjoystickdisplaysub-menu.Pullthejoystick leftwardsandrightwards,thenwecanfindtheindicatingrodforRX axisisalsomovingleftwardandrightwards.Thenthenameoftheaxis ofthejoystickisRX.  2. Select“RX”foroption2;  3. Select“CH1”foroption3; 4. ThentheRXaxisofthejoystickissuccessfullymappedtoCH1.  4.17 Cancel the Mapping of the axis of Joystick  Thesystemalreadymappedallthelinearaxisofthejoystickto channels.Butsometimes,wewanttousebuttontocontrolthese channels,forexample,mappingathree-segmentswitchwitha channel.Then,wehavetocancelpreviousmappingforaxis. Thewaytocancelthemappingforaxisofthejoystickisasfollows: (assumption:cancelthemappingbetweenRXaxisandCH6)  Select“RX”foroption2 Select“CH13”foroption3(i.e.,themaximumchannelnumber +1). ...

  • Page 33: TrainerSetting

    4.18 Trainer Setting  TheTrainerfunctionmakesitpossiblefortheinstructortochoosewhich channelsaretobeusedforinstruction,makingitpossibletomatchthe trainingabilitytothestudent'sskilllevel.Twotransmitters(eg:another WINDBOX,orFutab,JR,Frysky,WFLYtransmitters)mustbeconnected byanoptionaltrainercord,andtheinstructor'stransmittershouldbe programmedfortraineroperation,asdescribedbelow.  Youcanalsousethebuttonmappingfunction,Forassigningabuttonof thejoystickasaswitchtodeterminethecontrolright. ●Option1:TrainerswitchON/OFF.Abuttonofthejoystickcanalsobe mappedtoaswitchtoenableanddisablesuchfunction.  ●Option2:selectthetargetedchannelfortheTrainer.  ●Option3:selectsourcechannel....
  • Page 34 ●Option4:selectthedatasource:Joystick,PPMIN.   Forexample,forusingaWINDBOXasTrainer,thesettingisasfollowing:  1.Settheoutputoftrainee’sremotecontrollertoPPMsignal,then usetrainercabletoconnecttrainee’s  Transmitter  withthe WINDBOX;  2.Select“ON”foroption1;  3.Select“PPMIN”foroption4;  4.TurnonTrainerfunction,shakethejoystickofthetrainee.Inthe channeldisplaymenu,youcantracetheactionofthetrainee. Forexample,howtomappingthechannelofthetraineecontrollertothe specificchannelofcoachcontroller? Indefaultsituation,theCH1ofthetraineecontrollerwillbemapped totheCH1ofthecoachTransmitter,andtheCH2ofthetrainee TransmitterwillbemappedtotheCH2ofthecoachTransmitter,and theotherchannelsfollowthesamerule.Ifwewanttochangethe correspondingrelationships,forexample,settheCH1ofcoach TransmittertocorrespondtotheCH3ofthetraineeTransmitter,we canselect“CH1”foroption2,andselect“PPMCH3”foroption3. ...

  • Page 35: ConnectWith433/915MRangeExtender

    Forexample,ifWINDBOXtobesetastraineecontroller,thetraining functionshouldbedisabled.Whiletheoutputmodeshouldbe changedtoPPMsignaloutput.  1. In“TrainerSetting”menu,select“OFF”foroption1;  2. Open“OutputMode”menu;  Setthevalueofoption1from“Built-in2.4G”to“futabaPPM”, thenconnectWINDBOXwithcoachTransmitterviatrainercable. 4.19 Connect with 433/915M Range Extender  WINDBOXcanworkwith433/915Mrangeextendertoincrease remotecontroldistance.TheWINDBOXwilloutputPPMsignalstoa 433Mtransmittermodule,andtherewillbea433Mbpsreceiveron theaircraft. Settingwithcable:  1. Connecting:Onesideofthesimulatorcableshouldbeconnected tothePPMinputportofthe433Mrangeextender;  2. Theothersideofthesimulatorcableshouldbeconnectedtothe PPMoutputportofWINDBOX; 3. Open“OutputMode”menuoftheWINDBOX;  4. Select“futabaPPM”foroption2. ...

  • Page 36: ConnectWindboxWithPcFlightSimulator

    Settingwithusing2.4GreceiverForward:  1. Set2.4GreceivertoPPMoutputmode(pleaseoperateaccording tochapter“4.8SwitchbetweenPPMandPWMModeofthe Receiver”);  2. ConnecttheSBUSportofthereceiverwiththePPMinputport1of the433Mrangeextender;  3. ConnecttheCH12portofthereceiverwiththePPMinputport2 ofthe433Mrangeextender(iftherangeextenderonlyhaveone PPMinputport,thenskipthisstep);  4. In“OutputMode”ofWINDBOX,select“Built-in2.4G”.  4.20 Connect WINDBOX with PC Flight Simulator  1. InstallsimulatorinthePC;  2. Wiring.Inserttheaudioplugintothesoftdogofthesimulator;  3. TheothersideofthesimulatorcableshouldconnectwiththePPM outputportofWINDBOX;  4. Openthe“OutputMode”menuoftheWINDBOX;  5. Select“futabaPPM”foroption2.  Ifthesimulatorcablewasmadebyusersthemselves,connectthetwo wiresoftheaudioplugwiththePPMconnectorofWINDBOX. ...

  • Page 37: LowBatteryAlarmSetting

    Thesignalwireinthemiddleoftheaudioplugofthesimulatorcable   <—>PPMpinofthePPMconnectorofWINDBOX Thegroundingwireattheedgeoftheaudioplugofthesimulator cable  <—>GNDpinofthePPMconnectorofWINDBOX 4.21 Low Battery Alarm Setting  Option1:selectalarmvoltage.Ifthevoltageislowerthanthis value,thebuzzerwillalarm.If2Slithiumbatteryisused,pleaseset thisvalueto7v.If3Slithiumbatteryisused,pleasesetthevalue to10.8v; Option2:selectthetypeofbattery;  Option3:enableordisablelowbatteryalarmfunction. ...

  • Page 38: ConfigurationSetting

    4.22 Configuration Setting  WINDBOXcansavefiveconfigurationformodelaircraftatmost.  Option1:toswitchtheconfigurations.(ifapplythenew configuration,pleasesavetheconfiguration,repoweronthe windbox) Option2:savecurrentconfiguration.  Option3:resetcurrentconfiguration,alltheconfigurationswillbe cleared.Insertedjoystickwillberegardedasnewdevice.  Option4:displaythesystemversion.  Ingeneral,ifaconfigurationisrevised,thesystemwillautomaticallysave theconfigurationwhenthethrottleatthelowestposition.Sometimes,...

  • Page 39: ThrottleSetting

    thereisa“beep”tonewhenthethrottleisatthelowestposition,that meansthesystemsavedtherevisedconfigurationautomatically.  4.23 Throttle Setting  WhentheThrottleOfffunctionisenabled,thethrottleoutputwill alwaysatthelowest,nomatterwhat’sthepositionofthethrottleaxis ofthejoystick.Thisfunctioncouldprotectuserswhenusinga gasoline-poweredengine.Youcanalsomapabuttontoenableor disablethisfunction. Option1:EnableorDisablethisFunction  .  Option2andOption3areforspecifyingthetypeofchannel: non-throttleorthrottle.Accordingtousualpractice,CH3is throttlechannel,andotherchannelsareallnon-throttlechannels. ...

  • Page 40: CompatibleDevices

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