Table Of Contents - HITEC ECLIPSE 7 Owner's Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction to the Eclipse 7 System........................................................................2
About this manual ............................................................................................................... 2
Eclipse 7 System Options:................................................................................................... 4
Flying Safety..............................................................................................................7
Airplane Frequencies ................................................................................................9
Radio Installation Notes.......................................................................................... 10
Notes on Servos................................................................................................................. 10
Mounting ................................................................................................. 10
Servo Throw ............................................................................................ 10
Switch Harness
Installation............................................................................................... 10
Receiver Notes .................................................................................................................. 10
Antenna ................................................................................................... 10
Connectors .............................................................................................. 11
Using The Aileron
Extension................................................................................................. 11
Vibration and
Waterproofing ......................................................................................... 11
Charging the Eclipse 7 Ni-Cd Batteries .................................................................. 12
Operating With A Trainer Cord ............................................................................... 12
Other Adjustments .................................................................................................. 13
Adjustable length control sticks ........................................................................................ 13
Stick lever tension adjustment........................................................................................... 13
Throttle ratchet change ..................................................................................................... 13
Changing the Eclipse 7 transmitter's
mode.................................................................................................................................. 14
Eclipse 7 Controls and Switch
Assignments Mode II............................................................................................... 16
Eclipse 7 Controls and Switch
Assignments Mode I................................................................................................ 16
Transmitter Input Buttons....................................................................................... 18
Receiver - Servo Connection List ......................................................................... 18
Transmitter Displays & Messages........................................................................... 20
Warning Displays .............................................................................................................. 21
Model Setup Functions........................................................................................... 23
MODL - Model Select ...................................................................................................... 24
COPY - Copy Model ....................................................................................................... 24
ACRO, HELI, GLID - Model Type
Select ................................................................................................................................. 25
Wing & Swashplate Type Selection .................................................................................. 26
Model Name...................................................................................................................... 27
Transmit Shift - SFT.N, SFT.P..................................................................................... 28
TIME -Timer Function Setup.......................................................................................... 29
REST - Data Reset.......................................................................................................... 29
AIRCRAFT (ACRO) MENU FUNCTIONS ......................................................................1
Simple Transmitter Setup - Aerobatic
Airplane (ACRO) ........................................................................................................ 32
Eclipse 7 Aircraft Controls and Switch
Assignments .........................................................
Airplane Model Function Descriptions ................
EPA - End Point Adjust .......................................
D/R - Dual Rates .................................................
EXP - Exponential ...............................................
FLT.C - Flight Condition Menu..........................
STRM - Subtrim Settings ......................................
REV - Servo Reversing.........................................
T.CUT - Throttle Cut (Engine Kill)
Function..................................................................
PMX1 to PMX5 - Programmable
Mixes 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5...............................................
LAND - Landing Function ....................................
FLPT - Flap Trim Function..................................
E->F - Elevator
A->R - Aileron
ELVN - Elevon Mixing.........................................
VTAL - V-Tail Mixing..........................................
FLPN - Flaperon Mixing......................................
Aircraft Flight Trimming Chart..............................
Glider (GLID) Menu Functions..............................
Eclipse 7 Glider Controls and Switch
Assignments .........................................................
Competition Glider Quick Setup
Instructions.............................................................
Glider Model Function Descriptions ....................
ADIF - Aileron Differential.................................
VTAL - V-Tail Programming................................
E->F - Elevator
A->R - Aileron
F->A - Flap
F->E - Flap
CROW - Crow mixing (airbrakes) .........................
S.TM1, 2 - Subtrim offsets 1, 2
(4WNG only)..........................................................
AIL.T - Aileron trim...........................................
A->F - Aileron
(4WNG only)..........................................................
DFL.T - Dual Flap Trim (4WNG
only) .......................................................................
SAILPLANE TRIMMING CHART ©1996-
2001 by Don Edberg (all rights
reserved)................................................................
Eclipse 7 Helicopter (HELI)
Programming ........................................................
Eclipse 7 Helicopter Controls and
Switch Assignments .............................................
Helicopter Setup Instructions...............................
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Flap Mixing ..........................
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Rudder Mixing .......................
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Flap mixing...........................
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Rudder mixing.......................
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Aileron mixing.............................
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Elevator mixing...........................
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Flap mixing