Quick Guide To Setting Up A 4-Channel Airplane - FUTABA 7CAP Instruction Manual

A QUICK GUIDE: GETTING STARTED WITH A BASIC 4-CHANNEL AIRCRAFT
This guide is intended to help you get acquainted with the radio, to give you a jump start on using your new radio, and to give you
some ideas and direction in how to do even more than you may have already considered. It follows our basic format of all
programming pages: a big picture overview of what we accomplish; a "by name" description of what we're doing to help acquaint
you with the radio; then a step-by-step instruction to leave out the mystery when setting up your model.
For additional details on each function, see that function's section in this manual. The page numbers are indicated in the
goals column as a convenience to you.
See p.21 for a legend of symbols used.
GOALS of EXAMPLE
Prepare your aircraft.
Name the model.
P. 25.
[Note that you do not need to do
anything to "save" or store this data.
Only critical changes such as a MODEL
RESET require additional keystrokes to
accept the change.]
Reverse servos as needed for proper
control operation.
P. 31.
Adjust Travels as needed to match
model's recommended throws (usually
listed as high rates). P. 32.
STEPS
Install all servos, switches, receivers per your model's instructions.
Turn on transmitter then receiver; adjust all linkages so surfaces are nearly centered.
Mechanically adjust all linkages as close as possible to proper control throws.
Check servo direction.
Make notes now of what you will need to change during programming.
Open the BASIC menu, then open the
MODEL submenu.
Go to MODEL NAME.
Input aircraft's name.
Close the MODEL submenu.
In the BASIC menu, open (servo)
REVERSE.
Choose desired servo and reverse its
direction of travel. (Ex: reversing
rudder servo.)
From BASIC menu, choose END POINT.
Adjust the servo's end points.
(Ex: throttle servo)
Close the function.
22
INPUTS for EXAMPLE
Turn on the transmitter.
for 1 second.
ADVANCE,
(If
as needed to highlight MODEL.
to choose MODEL.
to NAME.
(First character of model's name is flashed.)
to change first character.
When proper character is displayed,
to move to next character.
Repeat as needed.
to return to BASIC menu.
4 steps to REVERSE.
to choose REVERSE.
so REV is selected.
Repeat as needed.
2 steps to END POINT.
to choose END POINT.
to THROTTLE.
T S
HROTTLE TICK
until carb barrel closes as desired.
T S
HROTTLE TICK
until throttle arm just opens carb
fully at full T
HROTTLE
Repeat for each channel as needed.
again.)
to CH4: RUDD.
.
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S .
TICK