CO N T E NT ADVANCE INFORMATION Features, technical data, scope of delivery page 3 QUICK INTRODUCTION page 4 Installation Preparing the remote control page 5 Connection page 5 LED display page 6 Setup / Einstellung page 7 Flying in page 8 RealTime-Tuning page 8...
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FEATURES The units within the bavarianDEMON X-series, 3X and 3SX, are professional SAS FBL electronics and replace the mechnical fl ybar. Helicopter models without fl ybar are more agile and manoeuvrable and offer approx. 15% more power. In combination with these FBL electronics, huge performance is supplied without the need to adjust the fragile fl...
The helicopter would „wobble“. All four orientation directions are possible with 3X and 3SX (see PC software). As an alternative, the FBL system can also be fi tted upside down, or on a left or right vertical side.
PREPARING THE REMOTE CONTROL Switch off ALL mixers in the transmitter! The mixers are set only in the FBL system according to the linkage type. In the transmitter, select an unmixed standard program (CCPM/H1, in case disable the collective tail mixing). The functions for AVCS menu, pitch-throttle curve, or if (e.g.
• Do not move the heli for the fi rst fi ve seconds after switching on (LED fl ashes red). The FBL system runs a self-test and needs standstill to do this, as otherwise it does not activate the servos and starts to fl ash 3x red.
SETUP / ADJUSTMENT After installation, the FBL system must be tuned to heli and transmitter, which fi rst includes adaptation of the transmitter to the FBL system, followed by setting up the FBL system to the model. The PC software includes a setup wizard guiding you swiftly and easily through all the steps. Additionally there are helpful mouse-over tips available for each parameter in the software, as well as additional notes in the [Help] menu.
FLYING IN ! It is mandatory to have tested all sensor directions! (page 7, point 2) ! First fl y with considerably reduced gain settings for tail and head gyro. ! Control test before every take off. Never take off before the servos can be moved! Only if servos are moving, the initialisation was completed. PAY ATTENTION DURING TAKEOFF ! Generally pay attention to the horizontal position of the swashplate! Similarly to a tail gyro, it may happen that inadvertently issued slight stick defl...
TAIL GYRO OPTIMISATION SENSITIVITY (GAIN) SETTING As usual, set the gyro gain as high as possible, at which the tail does not yet tend to oscillate, not even at high fl ight speed. The tendency to oscillate and thus the holding force crucially depend on the speed of the tail servo, but also on a play-free and easy-moving linkage as well as an optimum drive (no belt slipping, no breakdown of the motor controller at full coll.pitch, etc.).
HEAD GYRO OPTIMISATION The attitude stabilisation („head gyro“) for the rigid linkage maintains any pilot-operated attitude and prevents disturbances, like e.g. ballooning. On ground, the function is visible at the swashplate: when giving control commands and let go off the stick, the swash moves slowly back to level, maybe even stays in the inclined position for a short while.
PA RT I C U L A R F EATU RE S O F THE 3S X As long as the functions of the [Horizon] menu are not activated, the 3SX’s function is identical with the 3X’s function. SETTING UP THE 3SX Important: The 3SX does not allow „exceptions“...
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HORIZON MENU Usually all settings can be left at their default values. Beyond that, there are several options, which are precisely explained in the tool-tips (mouse-over) and should be read. The slider ‚Manual priority‘ defi nes the stick elevation of aileron and elevator, which will disable the horizontal stabilisation (fading-out, yielding to manual con- trol).
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AUTOMATIC COLL. PITCH The automatic c.pitch action of the rescue features (3b), (4b) overrides the pilot‘s commands from coll.pitch stick more and more with increasing gain setting at the Hor.-Channel. A signal of 100% negative (left according to [Diagnose] menu) brings 100% of the control to the automatic, which is highly recommended. Such setting is perfect as a rescue action, however should be triggered only by a spring loaded momentum switch, so that thepilot re-gains full control by relea- sing the switch.
TRIMMING NEUTRAL Using Rigid stabilisation, trim adjustment at the transmitter is not allowed (and not neccessary) any more. Helicopters equipped with fl ybar, even though they would not need a Rigid stabilisation, can still use this stabilisation in order to correct any minor trim differences and drifts.
AP P E ND I X TROUBLESHOOTING SERVOS DO NOT RUN AND LED FLASHES RED See page 6 (LED) Fine agitation movements audible when using digital servos No problem; these result from the control loop; much stronger movements occur during fl ight anyway. JERKING TAIL SERVO If the tail gyro‘s auxiliary channel is at neutral position, it will stay around the switching point between heading hold mode and normal mode, and will randomly switch it on or off.
WE RECOMMEND FOR YOUR SAFETY • Always observe a suffi cient safety distance from persons and objects. • Do not underestimate the weightiness of rotating rotor blades. • Always observe legal regulations. • Keep your distance from radar stations, transmission masts and other radio interference sources. •...
AC C E SS O I R E S Foam tape ‚Acro‘ (3 pcs) No. 92769 Foam tape ‚Soft‘ (3 pcs) No. 92770 Cableloom L90 (90mm) No. 92771 Cableloom L150 (150mm) No. 92772 Cableloom L250 (250mm) No. 92773 USB cable No.
VERSION 6.0 IMPRINT CAPTRON Electronic GmbH Johann-G.-Gutenberg Str. 7 D-82140 Olching Germany Fon +49 8142 4488 -0 Fax +49 8142 4488 -100 SERVICE AND INQUIRIES and lists of authorised dealers, e-mail Kontact, etc.: see our webpage www.bavarianDEMON.com Hiermit erklärt die CAPTRON Electronic GmbH, dass sich dieses Gerät in Übereinstimmung mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und anderen relevanten Vorschriften der entsprechenden CE Richtlinien befi...
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