| Step 1: Setup radio for CCPM |
 Enter the system menu by pressing the roller while you turn the radio on. Scroll down to Swash Type. Set it to '3 SERVO - 120'. |
| Step 2: Connect the servos |
In the 'Swash Type' function of the radio you can see the servo layout.
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| Step 3: activate throttle hold |
Enter the system menu by pressing the roller while you turn the radio
on. Scroll down to F Mode. Go to Hold and set it to Hold. This will set
the Hold function to use the switch labeled Hold. If you would like a
different switch, this is where you would set it.
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Step 4: Set Throttle Hold Curve
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This is from the main menu, if you are in the system menu, press the Back button a few times.
From the main menu, press in on the roller then scroll down to 'Throttle Curve'.
Scroll to the 'H' and press the roller. This will highlight all points at the same time. Press the roller and set these to 0%.
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| Step 5: set the pitch curve |
In the main menu select Pitch Curve. Scroll to 'H' and set the points
to 0,50,50,50,100. The reason you set the middle three points to 50 is
so you do not have to wonder if you have the collective stick exactly
in the center during the setup. Notice that the collective stick is at
position 63 yet the output to the servo(s) is still 50%.
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| Step 6: set end points |
In the main menu go to Servo Setup. Set the top selection to 'Travel'.
Set the middle selection to Aileron. Set the bottom two points to 100%.
Once you highlight the values they will be grouped together unless you
move the stick. Just press in on the roller to adjust then press the
Clear button to reset them to 100% each. Do the same for the other two
servos, Elevator and Pitch. |
| Step 7: zero the sub-trim |
While still in the Servo Setup function, change the top selection to Sub Trim. Set the Aileron, Elevator, and Pitch to 0. |
| Step 8: center the trims |
On the startup screen you can see the position of the trims. These are
the bars along the left, right, and bottom of the display. Click on the
picture above and you will see the left trim indicators are solid
black. This means they are not centered. Note that you can have this
radio setup for 'common' trims or seperate trims for each flight mode.
If you have the Trim Step function set for 'F-Mode' then make sure the
trims are centered in every mode. |
| Step 9 Servo direction |
  
Go to the Servo Setup function. Change the top selection to 'Reverse'.
Safety: Make sure the Hold switch is in the on position (pulled toward you).
Servos: Note that normally at this stage you would not have the servo
arms on as shown in the two pictures above. However you could be doing
a setup after changing radios in which case you know the servos
mechanically correct already.
New setup, no servo arms:
Power up the helicopter and move
the collective stick up while you watch the rotation of
the servos.
In the two pictures above you see the rotation each servo needs to go.
The Aileron needs to rotate Clockwise. The Elevator and Pitch need to
rotate counter-clockwise.
Update setup, servos already mechanically setup:
Power up the helicopter and move
the collective stick up while you watch the swashplate.
The only thing that matters is that all three corners of the swashplate
move together. The swash can go up as you move the collective stick up
or it can go down. The direction you will need it to go for flying will
be set later. Right now you just need all three servos to work
together.
So as you move the collective stick up and watch all three points of the swashplate:
Did all three move up? Then you are done, go to the next step.
Did all three move down? Then you are done, go to the next step.
Did two go one way and the third went the other direction? Which servo
is connected to that point of the swashplate? Select that servo in the
radio and reverse it. Now you will see all three points of the
swashplate move the same direction.
Since you are redoing a setup you can skip the next couple of steps about installing the servo arm.
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Step 10: Install link balls
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This part gets complicate because of being a push-pull. Note that if
you bought the upgrade metal levers then they do not have the offset
geometry so the balls will install in the factory drilled holes of the
servo arm.
1. Set length - Adjust both links so that the center of ball holes
exactly match the length from the servo horn screw to the screw in the
center of the lever.
2. Ball distance - Measure the distance from the center of one ball to the other ball.
3. Mark arms - In the sample picture this was 27mm. On the servo arm you would make marks 13.5mm from center.
4. Position links - In the fourth picture you can see the links have
been positioned over the lines that were drawn and the servo arm has
been rotated so both links are an equal distance from the edge of the
servo arm.
5. Drill - With the links positioned correctly, mark the center of the
hole in the links and then drill holes. Use a drill bit that is smaller
then the 2mm screws that you will use. The screws should have a tight
fit.
6. Install the balls and repeat the process for the other two servos.
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Step 11: Install servo arms
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we need to install the arms in the correct position on the servo
spline. To do this we need to first place the collective stick in the
middel. In step 5 we set a flat line in the middle of the throttle hold
pitch curve to ensure the radio is sending out a center position even
if the stick is not perfectly in the center. Make sure the throttle
hold switch is still activated. The start screen on the radio will have
'Hold' on it. Start with the elevator servo, it is the easiest. The arm
should be placed on the spline so it is exactly straight up/down. Due
to the match of the spline teeth and the teeth in the servo arm you may
not be able to find a position to exactly be straight up/down. If so,
then get as close as you can then go to the Servo Setup function and
adjust the sub-trim of the elevator servo so the arm is exactyl
straight up/down. The next two servos are a little more difficult but
not all that hard. First notice the ridge in the frame under the
levers. You can see this in the picture on the right. You need to snap
the links on the balls of the servo arm and install the arm on the
servo so that the edge of the lever is parallel with the ridge in the
frame. Due to the teeth of the servo spline, if you cannot get
perfectly parallel then go to the Servo Setup function and adjust the
sub-trim to get the lever parallel to the ridge. Do the same for the
servo on the other side.
PS: Don't forget to install the screws that hold the servo arms to the servos.
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| Step 12: set blades to zero degrees |
The two long links from the
swashplate to the head are used to set the
blade pitch. Use a pitch guage set to zero and adjust the links so you
have zero pitch with the collective stick in the center. If you do not
have a pitch guage then hold the helicopter on the side with both
blades pointed down. When the blades are inline with each other then
you have zero pitch.
  
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Step 13: reset pitch curve
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At this point you still have the Hold pitch curve set with 0,50,50,50,100. Change this back to factory default: 0,25,50,75,100
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Step 14: Swashplate direction
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Go to the Swashplate function. Move the collective stick up. Did the
swashplate move up? If NOT then sel 'Pit.' and change it from a
positive value to a negative. For example if it was +60 then change it
to -60.
Move the aileron stick right. Did the right side of the swashplate tilt
down? If NOT then select 'Ail.' and change it from positive
to negative.
Move the elevator stick forward (toward the top of the radio). Did the front side of the swashplate tilt
down? If NOT then select 'Ele.' and change it from positive to
negative.
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| Step 15: adjust range |
In the [SWASH MIX] menu you will see a value for the 'Ail', 'Ele', and 'Pit'. This value represents not
only the direction of travel (positive or negative), but
also how much that function is to move. This replaces the
End Point (EPA, ATV's) that most are use to using to
limit the travel of each servo.
Collective Pitch - For
the collective pitch move the stick on radio all the way
up. Make sure that the mixing base does not hit the
bottom of the head block. If so then lower the PIT value.
Measure the pitch of the blade at this full up position
then check the pitch again at full down. The pitch range
you want will depend on the type of flying you do. Most
people will setup a range of 20 degrees (-10 to +10).
However for the latest 3D flying a common range is 26
degrees (-13 to +13). With the collective still up,
adjust the Pit. value in the radio to get 10 degree on the blades. And
with the stick down you should get -10. If you find the
top and bottom angles are not opposite of each other then
it means you did not do Step 12 (zero blade setup)
correct.
Note: If you do not have a pitch guage then look at step 12. With the
blades folded together so they overlap each other, measure the distance between the blade tips. I
would measure from the chordwise center. Say you get 192mm. Now measure
the distance between the center of the head to the same spot you just
measured. In this example say we measured 545mm. Take 192 and divide by 2. This gives 96. Now 96
divided by 545 and you get 0.1761467... Now take 180/pi and multiply
that by your previous answer 0.1761467. That will indicate you have 10
degrees. Another way to calculate this is to use the degrees you want,
in this case 10, and do a tangent of it. tan(10)=0.176326... then
multiply that by the length from the blade bolts to the blade tip, 545
in this example. That gives an answer of 96. Multiply that by 2 and you get 192mm from blade to blade.
Aileron - With the main blades rotated so they are
inline with the tailboom, set the pitch gauge to zero
degrees and move the collective stick so the pitch gauge
aligns with the flybar. Now hold full right aileron and
realign the pitch gauge level with the flybar. This will
give you the amount of right aileron cyclic pitch. A common
value most want to obtain for the cyclic pitch is 8
degrees. Adjust the Ail value in the radio to get this.
Elevator - Do the same as you did with the aileron
except have the main blades 90 degrees to the tail boom.
And use the elevator stick to get the elevator cyclic
range. Adjust with the Ele value.
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| Next... |
The CCPM part is now done and you just need to setup
the pitch range you want to run in each flight mode. Here
you just put the pitch gauge on and adjust the pitch
curves in the radio to get the angles you want. Here are
a few typical configurations:
| -10 to +10 setup |
Point
L
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Point
25%
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Point
50%
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Point
75%
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Point
H
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| Normal (-4,+4,+9) |
30 |
inh |
70 |
inh |
95 |
| ST1 (-10,0,+10) |
0 |
inh |
50 |
inh |
100 |
| ST2 (-10,0,+10) |
0 |
inh |
50 |
inh |
100 |
| Hold (-10,0,+10) |
0 |
inh |
50 |
inh |
100 |
| -13 to +13 setup |
Point
L
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Point
25%
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Point
50%
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Point
75%
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Point
H
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| Normal (-4,+4,+9) |
34.5 |
inh |
65.5 |
inh |
84.5 |
| ST1 (-10,0,+10) |
11.5 |
inh |
50 |
inh |
88.5 |
| ST2 (-13,0,+13) |
0 |
inh |
50 |
inh |
100 |
| Hold (-10,0,+10) |
11.5 |
inh |
50 |
inh |
88.5 |
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