OrangeRx TX6i, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL 6 CHANNEL TRANSMITTER ...

Page 2: ... minor injuries and even to serious injuries Do not use at night or during a lightening storm as bad weather will adversely affect the control of your system Make sure that the motors are all moving the same direction as the operating direction The shutdown sequence 1 Disconnect the receiver battery 2 Switch off the transmitter Failure following this sequence may result in uncontrolled movement an...

Page 3: ...ansmitter s antenna during flight It may be degraded the quality of the radio frequency transmission Make sure the model flies within a certain distance range FCC statement Note This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including int...

Page 4: ...5 S1 S2 Trim Trim Trim Trim Lanyard hook Throttle Rudder Binding key Cancel key Elevator Aileron Wheel LCD Antenna Handle Trainer port Grip Bettery compartment S8 S7 S4 S3 Installation and removal of the transmitter battery The T6i transmitter is designed to work with four x LR6 AA alkaline dry cell batteries ...

Page 5: ...orrect pinout GND VCC SIGNAL 3 You will see the orange LED rapidly blinking That means the receiver is in Bind mode 4 Press and hold the binding key and turn on the transmitter Or turn on the transmitter press and hold the wheel to enter the main menu to select model setup then choose the bind menu to enter binding mode 5 6 CHANNEL TRANSMITTER DIGITAL PROPORTIONAL RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMPROGRAMABLE S...

Page 6: ...utton to left or right to select Nor Normal and Rev Reverse 3 Press and hold the Roller button to save and exit 4 OR press the cancel key to exit without saving 6 6 CHANNEL TRANSMITTER DIGITAL PROPORTIONAL RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMPROGRAMABLE SYSTEM 5 The system will display RX Binding After successfully binding the transmitter will automati cally exit this binding menu 6 Remove the bind plug s from th...

Page 7: ...cel key to exit without saving 7 6 CHANNEL TRANSMITTER DIGITAL PROPORTIONAL RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMPROGRAMABLE SYSTEM End points End points controls the low and high travel limits for each servo For each channel the user can set the low and high limits This ensures that the channel date for the servo is consistent with structur al design and performance requirements to ensure the best results Adjustm...

Page 8: ...es Throttle curve This function enables the user to adjust the ratio between stick and servo movement using linear or nonlinear curves This is useful to change how the throttle reacts at different stick positions The 5 points L 1 2 3 H of throttle curve can be adjusted from 0 to 100 The horizontal dotted line displays in real time the throttle stick position The vertical dotted line displays in re...

Page 9: ...e Roller button to select the minimum throttle value or Sw Switches 1 to 8 or Disable 3 Move the Roller button left or right to change the value OR select the Switches 4 Press and hold the wheel to save an exit 5 Or press the cancel key to exit without saving 9 6 CHANNEL TRANSMITTER DIGITAL PROPORTIONAL RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMPROGRAMABLE SYSTEM Throttle cut The throttle cut function is used for gas p...

Page 10: ...d of having to walk several hundred meters away from the receiver press and hold the bind key and walk 30 meters away from your model for some effects Set up 1 Select the Range Test in Main Menu Setup 1 Select Mixes in main menu 2 Press the roller button to select below options Mix 1 to 6 Mix is on off Master Channel 1 to 6 Slave Channel 1 to 6 Pos Mix 100 to 100 Neg Mix 100 to 100 Offset 50 to 50...

Page 11: ...nd reset a switch 1 to 8 The type of timer can be selected from among up UP down DN and down then up D U The up timer is counted up from 0 and the elapsed time is displayed on the screen The down time is counted down from the set time and the remaining time is displayed on the screen The down then up is counted down and then started to count up Setup 1 Select the Timer in Main Menu 2 Press and hol...

Page 12: ...er button to set the time in min and sec Press and hold the Roller button to save an exit or press the cancel key to exit without saving 4 Multi Timer Mode Turn the Roller button to select a mode Up Down Down then up Up Mode Timer State Turn the Roller button to select Stop or Run If Run is selected the timer is counted up Reset Press and hold the cancel key to reset the timer if needed then press...

Page 13: ... the wheel b Use the wheel to change the reset switch then press the wheel c Use the wheel to change the status of the switch then press the wheel d Press and hold the wheel to save an exit or press the cancel key to exit without saving Telemetry Choose sensors The main screen can display the value of up to 3 sensors This function is used to select which sensors to display Setup 1 Press the wheel ...

Page 14: ...ormation is came from an optional Temperature sensor If it becomes higher or lower than the settling an alarm will alert you Current information is came from a optional Current sensor If it becomes higher or lower that the settling And alarm will alert you RPM RPM information is came from an optional RPM sensor Min value indicates that the alarm will start when the RPM falls below the set value Ma...

Page 15: ... to exit without saving Assign switches The assign switches function enables the user to assign a switch to the flight mode and thr hold functions Setup 1 Press the wheel to switch between flight mode and Thr hold 2 Use the wheel to assign a switch 3 Press and hold the wheel to save an exit or press the cancel key to exit without saving Display This function displays the transmitter s channel outp...

Page 16: ...e cancel key to exit without saving Type select Change between airplane glider and different helicopter types and multicopter 1 Use the wheel to select the model type 2 Press and hold the wheel to save an exit or press the cancel key to exit without saving Model name Change the name of a saved model 1 Use the wheel to select number letter or special character 2 Press the wheel to enter a number le...

Page 17: ...er airspeeds by increasing the camber of the wing or in some cases increasing the camber and surface area of the wing this is quite useful during landing and take off If your model has flaps this function will set the UP and DOWN positions for the flaps The flaps can also be controller by a switch knob or logic gate This function can also mix flap movement to ailerons Setup 1 Use the wheel to enab...

Page 18: ...the fourth channels position 4 Press and hold the wheel to save an exit or press the cancel key to exit without saving Aileron The aileron function enables flaps to be used as ailerons The function sets a ratio between aileron and flap movement which can be customized for the users needs For example if flap one is set to 10 in the down column when the aileron is at 100 movement the flap will have ...

Page 19: ...ding After successfully binding the transmitter will auto matically exit this menu the receiver s LED will stop flashing remaining solid then to sloid indicat ing that binding has been successful Pitch curve Pitch curve can be used to smooth out or alter the rotor pitch over the sticks range of movement For example if more reaction was needed though a certain range of the sticks movement then this...

Page 20: ... hold the wheel to save an exit or press the cancel key to exit without saving Gyroscope This function is used for adjusting the gyro sensitivity If the sensitivity is too high the helicopter will oscillate Tail moving from side to side and if the sensitivity is too low the helicopter will be sluggish and unresponsive Setup 1 Use the wheel to select a switch or on then press the wheel 2 Use the wh...

Page 21: ...ode This function allows you to connect 2 transmitters together The system that enables the trainer function will become the master and will be able to override the system it is connected to if the slave is set to student mode Usually this function is used by instructors to teach students how to fly they can give the student full control but can quickly step in if anything goes wrong Setup 1 Use t...

Page 22: ...3 the vertical axis controls elevator and the horizon tal axis controls aileron These modes are largely down to personal preference Move the wheel to select a stick mode then press and hold the wheel to save and exit LCD brightness This function controls the backlight brightness Note that increasing the brightness will reduce battery life To change the LCD brightness Use the wheel to change the sc...

Page 23: ... 3 Select Firmware Update from the systems function menu Press the wheel the system will show a prompt This will enter firmware update mode and halt other functions with an option to continue select Yes When in update mode the system will show a prompt Update mode active Turn the system off and on again to exit 4 Once the system has been recognized by the computer select the update button Once the...

Page 24: ...pdate mode and halt other functions with an option to continue Select Yes 3 Open the software update on a computer Select COM port then press Connect 4 Press Open file to choose the file and press Write to enter the update mode 5 Restart your system Factory reset Resets the system to factory settings To reset enter this function press the wheel then move the wheel to select yes and press the wheel...