User's Instructions

Introduction to the Eclipse 7
System
Congratulations! You now own a
Hitec
®
Eclipse 7
, an extremely versatile R/C
system that may be effectively used by both
beginning and master pilots. The transmitter
may be programmed for airplanes, gliders, or
helicopters, all with special mixing functions,
so it can accommodate virtually any model
configuration. You can store programming for
seven different models in this powerful
system! The transmitter will remember all of
your settings for each of your different models
forever — no backup battery is ever needed.
With programmable shift, it can be used with
all PPM/FM receiver models, even other
brands!
The system pushbuttons allow rapid
data input into the easy-to-read LCD display.
With its electronic digital trims, you’ll never
lose your trim positions again, because they
stay at the same place you left them!
Standard programming features include
servo reversing for all channels, end point
adjust on all channels, dual rates, and
exponential. Pre-programmed functions and
programmable mixers allow you to use the
system for any type of model you can imagine.
For those learning to fly, the transmitter has
“buddy-box” capability (a second transmitter
may be connected for training by an instructor
pilot with an optional trainer cord). The
Eclipse 7 menus even have the advanced
“flight condition” settings found in other
radios costing hundreds of dollars more in all
its menus!!
The extensive preprogrammed mixing
features for aircraft include flaperon (dual
aileron servos), V-tail, elevon (for flying-wing
models), landing settings, throttle cut,
aileron
→rudder mixing, and elevator → flap.
Five programmable mixers for custom
functions are also provided.
For sailplanes, you find the following
custom programming for competition and
sport models with two or four wing servos:
crow mixing for spot landings, flap
→ aileron
mixing, aileron
→ flap, elevator → flap,
aileron
→ rudder, flap → elevator, two sets of
switchable offsets for launching and speed, V-
tail, aileron differential, and five
programmable mixers. The second aileron is
on channel 5, so you can use the system with
ultralight five-channel receivers without any
problems!
Helicopter features include five-point
pitch and throttle curves, high and low
revolution mixing, throttle cut, throttle hold,
gyro settings, and rudder
→ throttle mixing.
You may select a conventional swashplate, or
if you have a more complex chopper, mixing is
provided for two types of three-servo
swashplates.
About this manual
This manual is not just a translation —
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