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Physical control, switch and control switch assignments
Physical control, switch and control switch assignments
Principle procedure
Maximum flexibility is offered by the mc-16 Hott and
mc-20 HoTT system when it comes to assigning
standard equipment operating elements to certain
functions.
Since the assignment of controls and switches is
done in the same way, even though different menus
may be involved, it is appropriate at this point to
explain the fundamental programming technique so
that users can concentrate on the particular contents
when reading the detailed menu descriptions.
Transmitter control assignment
It is possible to assign any direction of transmitter
control (Ch1 … Ch4), and also any available trans-
mitter control, to inputs 5 … 8 (
mc-16) and 5 …
12 (mc-20 only as standard) at the transmitter,
in order to operate servos. This is carried out in the
third column of the »Control adjust« menu; see the
sections starting on pages 118 and 122. When you
press the central SET button of the right-hand touch-
key the following window appears on the screen:
Move desired
control adj.
Now simply operate the transmitter control you wish
to use.
Note:
The software only detects the transmitter control after
it has moved a certain distance: move it left or right,
or forward or back, until the assignment is displayed
on the screen. If the travel in one direction is not suf-
ficient, move the control in the opposite direction.
The same method is used throughout the other men-
us when transmitter controls have to be assigned.
Switch assignment
Wherever programming permits a switch to be as-
signed, a switch symbol will appear in the screen’s
bottom display line:
Use the selection keys in the left or right four-way but-
ton to select the appropriate column.
How to assign a switch
1. Briefly touch the SET key of the right four-way but-
ton. The message shown below will appear in the
screen.
Move desired switch
to ON position
(ext. switch: SET)
2. Now it is only necessary to put the selected switch
into the desired “ON” position or, as described at
the right in “Assignment of external switches”, to
select a switch from the list of “External switches”.
This concludes the assignment. The switch sym-
bol to the right of the switch’s number indicates the
current state of the particular switch.
Special features of SW 16 + 17 / SW 18 + 19
These two “push-buttons” are fitted in line with the
side-mounted proportional sliders on the back of the
mc-20 HoTT transmitter only, and can be assigned
to operate in either of two ways:
• Change-over On / Off switch “SW 16” or “SW 17”,
i. e. the switched state (“on” or “off”) changes every
time you press the button briefly.
• Momentary switch (push-button) “SW 18” and “SW
19”, i. e. the switch only remains ON for as long as
the button is held pressed.
Important note:
When the transmitter is switched on, the switches
“SW 16” and “SW 17” are always set to the “OFF”
position by default.
Changing switch action
If the activation of a switch is to result in the oppo-
site action, put the switch or stick in the desired OFF
position, again activate the switch assignment and
reassign the switch again so it will respond with the
desired action.
Clear switch
A switch which has been assigned as described un-
der point 1 can be cleared with a brief simultaneous
tap on the  or  key combination in the right
four-way button (CLEAR).
Assignment from the “external switch” list
Those menus in which the message …
Move desired switch
to ON position
(ext. switch: SET)
… appears permit the assignment of switches be-
longing to the so-called “external switches”.
Do this by confirming the message text with the SET
key. A new window will appear with a list of the four
control switches “C1 … C4”, followed by two so-called
“FX” fixed switches and the eight logical switches “L1
… L8”.
Control/Logic/fix sw
C2 C3 C4 FX
FXi L1 L2 L3 L4
C1
Use the selection keys in the left or right four-way
button to select the desired switch then assign it with
a brief tap on the center SET key of the right four-way
button.
Notes:
• Switching for some special functions may be bet-
ter implemented from a certain freely program-
mable control position rather than switching them
manually with a normal switch.