Operation Manual
We don't
mind
i{
you
want
to use the
ordinary
terms.
We
have used
the
word
"list"
here, because
that
is
what
the transmitter
actually
assembles
for each
model,
and
because
a
list is easier
to imagine
than a
"pro-
gram".
Now, it
has become
usual to
talk of
"storing
models"
or
"copying
memories".
In fact it would be
pretty
difficult
to
store
even one
model
in a transmitter
-
it
just
ain't big
enough.
Copying
the
memory chips
in the transmitter
is
not exactly
a simple
job,
either.
Joking
aside: everybody
knows what
the terms
mean.
But
we think
it is worthwhile
cultivating
a clear
and cor-
rect style
of thinking
when dealing
with this
equipment.
Everything
that
the transmitter
"needs
to know"
about
a
particulär
model
is included
in a list, and
the list
is
contained
in a memory.
When a
memory
is copied,
it is
the
contents
of the
memory
which are duplicated
in
a
different
memory, and
so on.
Are
we splitting
hairs?
We have to admit
that
we occa-
sionally
use
the terms
"list",
"memory"
and
"model"
interchangeably.
In this
manual we sometimes
use
the
one
term,
sometimes
the other,
depending
on what
is
most appropriate.
However,
if the
"sloppy"
terms
occa-
sionally
sound
less than
precise,
then
you
at least
know
why, and
can always
keep the
idea of the
list in the back
of
your
mind.
One
important
point
to
remember:
The
model
which is shown
in the display,
and
which
you
are
actually
tlying,
is the
"current"
model.
lf
you
make any
changes
(e.9.
to the trims,
to servo
travel,
to mixing
ratios etc.),
then
the
modification
is
al-
ways recorded
in the
list
(the
"current"
list) automati-
cally,
immediately.
When
you
switch off,
the memory
is
therefore
always
"uP
to date".
When
you
switch
on again,
this
"latest
state"
is auto-
matically
restored,
i.e.
you
never
need to store
anything
expressly.
We have
found that
this
is the easiest and
most
natural method
of
working, and
the one
which
strains
the old
grey
cells the
least.
But take care
-
there could
be a catch!
Let us
imagine that
you
have test-flown
a new
model
and
trimmed
it out
with
great
care.
You would
not want
to risk
making any
lurther changes
to this
"ideal
list".
Nevertheless,
you
would
like to try something
out as
an
experiment
-
but
this
would change
your
hard-won
list.
Or
perhaps you
have built
a new, similar
model, and
want
to use the same
list,
with minor
modiJications.
What to do?
Well, the solution
to the
problem
is simple: copy
the
list
into a
different
memory,
then
"shift"
to the
new
memory and experiment
to
your
heart's content.
This also
applies
to the
"ready-made"
sample
lists.
While
you
are unfamiliar
with the transmitter,
you
should
always
work on
copies of
the original
lists,
and
not
on
the
"genuine
originals".
For this
reason
"copying
memories"
is one of
the
most
important things
to
learn at the start.
lt's sim-
pler
than
you
might think!
The
"Memory"
Menu
All the tasks
connected
with
memories are carried
out
from the
"Memory"
menu.
From the Status
display
you
reach
this
menu with the
key sequence
@ f)
.
You will
see this display:
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From
here
you
select
the Jollowing
points
with the arrow
Keys:
Copying
Z:
The term
"copying"
covers the
actual copying
of
one
memory
to another,
but also
related tasks,
such
as
translerring
a
list from one transmitter
to
another.
Naming
N:
This allows
you
to
enter or
modify the
model's
name in
the
list.
shifring
!:
This
is where
you go
to switch
to a ditferent
model
whose
list
you
have already stored.
Trim
Z:
From
this sub-menu
you
can
check
whether the
posi-
tion of the
trim sliders
has been
moved
since
"
last
time".
More accurately:
since
the last time
you
used
this
memory
Atter
you
shift
memories this
menu
is called up auto-
matically,
as
it is very
likely that the
trims
have been
moved since
the last time
you
used
the
"new"
memory.
Naturally,
you
can
also call
up this
menu without
switch-
ing memories.
In
normal use,
when
you
switch
on the
transmitter
there
is no automatic
check
that the the
trim
sliders
are still
at the
position
where they
were when
you
last switched
off, so this
is a useful
feature.
For example,
if
you
think
that they
might
have been
moved, but
you
are not
quite
sure.
These
four sub-menus
are explained
in
greater
detail
below.
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