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 Remote Control „HT-6“ 2,4 GHz

Item no. 1310037

Version 04/15

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Summary of Contents for HT-6

Page 1: ... Remote Control HT 6 2 4 GHz Item no 1310037 Version 04 15 7 ...

Page 2: ...the Control Stick Length 14 11 Setting up the Receiver 15 a Connecting the Receiver 15 b LED Display 16 c Mounting the Receiver 17 d Installing the Servos 18 e Checking the Servo Function 18 12 Programming the Remote Control 19 13 The System Setting Menu System Setup 20 a Model Memory Selection Model Select 21 b Model Name Setting Model Name 22 c Model Type Selection Type Select 23 d Copying Model...

Page 3: ... d Encoder Assignment Aux Channels 43 e Basic Trim Subtrim 44 f Dual Rate Exponential Setting Dual Rate Exp 45 g Throttle Curve Setting Throttle Curve 47 h Pitch Curve Setting Pitch Curve 49 i Swash Plate Servo Setting Swash AFR 51 j Mixer Programming Mix 53 k Delta Mixer Elevon 56 l V Tail Mixer V Tail 58 m Gyro Sensitivity Setting Gyroscope 60 n Switch Assignment Switches Assign 62 o Throttle sw...

Page 4: ... Also consider this if you pass on the product to any third party Therefore retain these operating instructions for reference All company names and product names are trademarks of their respective owners All rights reserved If there are any technical questions please contact International www conrad com contact United Kingdom www conrad electronic co uk contact 2 Explanation of Symbols The symbol ...

Page 5: ...ent flight modes and thus set individual rudder deflections for specific flight phases such as take off or landing Thanks to pioneering 2 4 GHz radio transmission with return channel you can read current values such as the recei ver voltage or the quality of the radio control comfortably at the display of your remote control transmitter In connec tion with a receiver with I BUS system and the corr...

Page 6: ...is product is not a toy and not suitable for children under 14 years of age The product must not get damp or wet Taking out private liability insurance is recommended If you already have one get some information on whether or not the operation of a radio operated model is covered by your insurance Do not connect the drive motor to electric models before the receiver system has been installed compl...

Page 7: ...persons animals or objects Only operate it on private sites or in places which are specifically designated for this purpose In case of a fault stop operating your model straight away and remove the cause of malfunction before you continue to use the model Do not operate your RC system during thunderstorms beneath high voltage power lines or in the proximity of radio masts Never switch off the remo...

Page 8: ...tteries about every 3 months Otherwise so called deep discharge may result ren dering the rechargeable batteries useless Always replace the entire set of batteries or rechargeable batteries Never mix fully charged batteries rechargeable batteries with partially discharged ones Always use batteries or rechargeable batteries of the same type and manu facturer Never mix batteries and rechargeable bat...

Page 9: ...or aileron roll function in mode II 9 OK button 10 CANCEL button 11 On off switch 12 LC display 13 Binding button 14 DOWN button 15 UP button 16 Trim button for rudder tail function in mode II 17 Control stick for rudder tail and throttle pitch function in mode II 18 Trim button for throttle pitch function in mode II 19 Toggle switch SWA 20 Toggle switch SWB 21 Eyelet for shoulder belt 22 Rotary e...

Page 10: ...the transmitter you will need 4 alkaline batteries e g Conrad item no 652507 pack of 4 order 1 of the size AA mignon Proceed as follows to insert the batteries The battery compartment lid 1 is located on the back of the transmitter Press the corrugated area 2 and push off the lid downwards Ensure that the polarity is correct when inserting the 4 batteries A corresponding note 3 is located on the b...

Page 11: ...eration If no ope rating element ids operated within 60 s with the plant on the plant will emit short signal sounds as warning note The operating display consists of the following elements 1 Manufacturer logo 2 Digital encoding 3 Memory display 4 Model name display 5 Throttle pitch trimming display in Mode II 6 Rudder tail trimming display in Mode II 7 Aileron roll trimming display in Mode II 8 El...

Page 12: ...o the operating display and the warning sounds go out Important If the power supply is not sufficient for correct transmitter operation anymore the battery icon will flash at a voltage of less than 4 2 V and the transmitter emits acoustic warning sounds at regular intervals The model should then no longer be operated When the voltage drops below 4 0 V the transmitter emits alarm sounds without int...

Page 13: ...our screws by means of a Phillips tip screwdriver from the rear panel of the transmitter and lift the rear panel carefully towards the left On demand you can disconnect the supply lines of the battery box and the teacher student socket 1 at the main PCB For this loosen the four screws at the control stick units and swap the two units fig 6A item 2 You need to turn the control stick units by 180 ea...

Page 14: ...ticks depending on your steering habits To do so simply hold the bottom part of the grip 1 and turn the upper part 2 up anti clockwise You can now set the length of the control stick by turning the bottom part of the grip Finally tighten the upper part of the grip back up Figure 7 ...

Page 15: ...s depending on manufacturer yellow white or orange must be connected to the left inner one of the three adjacent plug in contacts The plug contact for the negative line black or brown depending on the manufacturer must be connected to the right outer pin contact The receiver outputs are assigned as follows Channel Output Helicopter Motor model plane 1 CH1 Roll servo Aileron servo 2 CH2 Pitch servo...

Page 16: ...f the three freely programming mixers For more information on the servo connection and the mixing functions see the following chapters programing of the remote control transmitter in the respective function Important It is recommended to use a pair of tweezers or long nosed pliers to disconnect the connection To prevent cable breaks you should always pull on the plastic casing of the plug to disco...

Page 17: ...ed receiver securely in place are suitable for fastening Caution important The receiver has two separate HF receiver parts that are equipped with a receiver aerial 1 and 2 each To achieve the maximum possible reception line the two aerials must be placed at a 90 angle to each other It is not relevant if one aerial is placed to the right and the other up or one to the left and the other down It is ...

Page 18: ... lever is at an angle to the linkage rod see figure 9 sketch B the control paths of the two control directions will be unequal A slight mechanical inclination due to interlock of the servo le vers may be corrected with the trim later e Checking the Servo Function To run a test connect the servos used to the receiver Pay attention to the assignment of the receiver outputs as described above Take th...

Page 19: ... button To call the programming menus briefly push the button OK with the transmitter on The displayed operating display switches to the menu display and the transmitter switches to programming mode This button can also activate selected settings If the button is pushed or longer the factory settings stored in the menu item are called CANCEL button This button allows you to leave the currently sel...

Page 20: ...etup menu in this setting Briefly push the button OK again to get to the system settings menu The first 6 menu items of the system setting menu are now dis played The following setting functions are available for you in the system setting menu Function Display Model memory selection Model select Model name settings Model name Model type selection Type select Copying model memory Model copy Deletin...

Page 21: ...ctivate the menu item The display shows the currently activated model memory Additionally the model name and a model type figure are dis played Push the buttons UP or DOWN to select the desired model memory 1 20 Keep the button CANCEL pushed for a longer period to ac tivate the desired model memory The display then shows the system setup menu again Push the button CANCEL repeatedly until you retur...

Page 22: ...ly set model memory with the model name The first letter in the name is already backlit back and can be set Push the buttons UP or DOWN to select the desired letter now The arrow pointing to the right at the lower display edge indicates that the remaining letters and special characters are available on a second display page To switch to the second letter briefly push the button OK The second lette...

Page 23: ...ther by 90 120 or 140 Depending on angle of the linkage points different mixing ratios of the three swash plate servos are required that the transmitter will be considered automatically then On demand you can find more information on the swash plate linkage in the documents of your model helicopter Selection of the model type Switch on the transmitter and call the system setting menu Move the curs...

Page 24: ...y above is the data source and the model memory below is the target memory Use the buttons UP or DOWN to select the model memory from which the data are to be copied Briefly push the button OK to switch to the target memory Use the buttons UP or DOWN to select the model memory into which the data are to be copied Push the button OK for longer to start copying The display now shows a safety prompt ...

Page 25: ...ns UP and DOWN Briefly push the button OK to activate the menu item The display shows the currently set model memory with the model name and model figure Use the buttons UP or DOWN to select the model memory to be reset to factory parameters After pushing the button OK a safety prompt appears Pushing the buttons UP or DOWN switches the cursor ar row from No to Yes Push the button OK again to delet...

Page 26: ...e information on sensor connection can be taken from the optional I bus receivers The menu receiver programming is structured in the following submenus Function Displayanzeige Digital encoding AFHDS 2A Receiver voltage RX Battery Failsafe setting Failsafe Sensor list Sensor list Sensor selection list Choose sensors Speed and distance Speed distance Data bus setting i BUS Setup Servo control freque...

Page 27: ...proceed as follows Call the RX Setup menu The menu item AFHDS 2A is already selected and can be activated with the button OK The buttons UP or DOWN switch the digital encoding AFHDS 2A off The display shows Off Pushing the button OK saves the setting and the display shows the digital code AFHDS Push the button CANCEL repeatedly until you get back to the operating display Then perform binding Switc...

Page 28: ...e Alarm The setting is made with buttons UP and DOWN again Use the button OK to switch to the voltage value at fully char ged rechargeable battery High and again set the required value with the buttons UP or DOWN Keep the button CANCEL pushed for a longer period to save the set voltage values The display then shows the system setup menu again Push the button CANCEL repeatedly until you get back to...

Page 29: ...or channel 1 is displayed Use the buttons UP or DOWN to switch the activation con dition from OFF to ON or vice versa If the function is switched on move the control stick for chan nel 1 to the desired failsafe position and push the button CANCEL a little longer The display switches back to the channel overview and dis plays the percentage set value for channel 1 If you keep the button OK pushed t...

Page 30: ... larger the distance between the transmitter and the receiver and the worse the quality of the receiver signal the higher the percentage of the defectively received data Since a moving model will have a continually changing align ment of the receiver aerials the strong fluctuation at the error display is perfectly normal If several sensors are connected to one I BUS recei ver these sensors are dis...

Page 31: ... menu item Ser vos Freq and activate it with the button OK Use the buttons UP or DOWN to set the desired servo control frequency If the button OK is pushed and held the factory parameters are called Keep the button CANCEL pushed for a longer period to save the set servo control frequency The display then shows the RX setup menu again Push the button CANCEL repeatedly until you get back to the oper...

Page 32: ...rsor arrow to the menu item Trainer mode with the two buttons UP and DOWN Briefly push the button OK to activate the menu item The display shows the indication Mode Switch and depen ding on the trainer student switch Engaged connected to the student transmitter or not engaged not connected Push the buttons UP or DOWN to select whether to activa te the trainer function and the transmitter ON or to ...

Page 33: ...uttons UP and DOWN Briefly push the button OK to activate the menu item The display shows the notice that all transmitter settings are invalid in the student configuration and the control stick set tings are transferred right to the trainer transmitter After pushing the button OK a safety prompt appears Pushing the buttons UP or DOWN switches the cursor ar row from No to Yes Push the button OK aga...

Page 34: ...cursor arrow to the menu item Sticks mode with the two buttons UP and DOWN Briefly push the button OK to activate the menu item The display shows the currently used control stick assign ment The two circles with the lines offset by 90 are the two control sticks Additionally the control functions are displayed according to the control stick assignment Pushing the buttons UP or DOWN permits setting ...

Page 35: ...tem The currently set brightness value is displayed with a nume ric value and a bar chart in the display To better assess the brightness settings the two model icons at the lower display edge are indicated as well Push the buttons UP or DOWN to select the desired display brightness now If the button OK is pushed and held the fac tory parameters are called Keep the button CANCEL pushed for a longer...

Page 36: ...ollowing menu item Display of the transmitter software version Switch on the transmitter and call the system setting menu Move the cursor arrow to the menu item Firmware ver with the two buttons UP and DOWN Briefly push the button OK to activate the menu item The transmitter designation software version and date of the transmitter software are displayed in the display Push the button CANCEL repeat...

Page 37: ... are as ked to push the button OK to activate the update function After pushing the button OK a safety prompt appears Pushing the buttons UP or DOWN switches the cursor ar row from No to Yes Push the button OK again to activate the update function The push of the button is in this case not confirmed with a sound but the display lighting is darkened The display shows that the update function is act...

Page 38: ...wo buttons UP and DOWN Briefly push the button OK to activate the menu item The display shows the message that the transmitter deletes all entered settings when resetting to factory settings You are asked to push the button OK to activate the reset function After pushing the button OK a safety prompt appears Pushing the buttons UP or DOWN switches the cursor ar row from No to Yes Push the button O...

Page 39: ... Push the button UP or DOWN so that the selection window frames the tools Briefly push the button OK to get to the function settings menu The first 6 menu items of the function setting menu are now displayed The following setting functions are available for you in the function setting menu Function Display Servo direction setting Reverse Servo end deflection setting End points Servo control test D...

Page 40: ... menu The top menu item Reverse is marked by the cursor arrow Briefly push the button OK to activate the menu item In the display you will see display items for the six control func tions with the respective currently set running directions Nor corresponds to the standard running direction of the servo and Rev to the reversed running direction Pushing the button UP or DOWN changes the rotating di ...

Page 41: ...nsmitter and call the function setting menu Move the cursor arrow to the menu item End points with the two buttons UP and DOWN Briefly push the button OK to activate the menu item In the display you will see display items for the six control func tions with the currently set servo end deflections Move the control stick for channel 1 all the way to the left and then adjust the maximum possible serv...

Page 42: ... to the menu item Display with the two buttons UP and DOWN Briefly push the button OK to activate the menu item The display shows the 6 channels in the current position of the encoders If you move the control sticks activated switches or rotating encoders in different directions now you will see precisely which servo is controlled in which direction Push and hold the button CANCEL to start the ser...

Page 43: ... menu item The display shows channels 5 and 6 in the respective assig ned encoders Source The two cursor arrows at channel 5 show that the encoder can be set at once in this channel Push the buttons UP or DOWN to select the control en coder now In addition to the four toggle switches SwA SwD and the two rotary encoders VrA and VrB the value None can be selected as well when channel 5 is e g not to...

Page 44: ... cen trally Setting the basic trim Switch on the transmitter and call the function setting menu Move the cursor arrow to the menu item Subtrim with the two buttons UP and DOWN Briefly push the button OK to activate the menu item In the display you will see display items for the six control func tions with the respective currently set trim values Push the buttons UP or DOWN to select the base trim ...

Page 45: ...he middle area of the control sticks This is required when large rudder deflections are set for extreme aerobatics Setting the dual rate exponential function Switch on the transmitter and call the function setting menu Move the cursor arrow to the menu item Dual rate exp with the two buttons UP and DOWN Briefly push the button OK to activate the menu item The display shows the displays for the dua...

Page 46: ...owing menu switch assignment menu Switches assign Repeat the above process again and set the desired dual rate and exponential values for flight condition Sport in all three channels as well For setting Sport the settings should be larger than for the setting Normal which leads to a much more agile model Keep the button CANCEL pushed for a longer period to save the settings The display then shows ...

Page 47: ...nts and the settings can be saved Setting the throttle curve Switch on the transmitter and call the function setting menu Move the cursor arrow to the menu item Throttle Curve with the two buttons UP and DOWN Briefly push the button OK to activate the menu item The display shows the indications for the percentage setting values for the five points of the throttle curve L 1 2 3 and H the control cu...

Page 48: ...n the following menu switch assignment menu Switches assign In flight condition Idle up the idle speed can be increased a little to warrant secure running of the engine The throttle curve is set in a V shape in helicopter models to have sufficient motor power available in reverse flight as well Repeat the above process again and set the desired value of the throttle curve for all five points in th...

Page 49: ...e chart and the flight condition Normal the switch SWB has to be in the front position for this The vertical dash in the chart marks the position of the pitch control stick In flight condition Normal the values of the pitch curve should be reduced a little to keep the curve flatter The model helicopter will thus be controllable more easily and delicately in hover flight this way Pushing the button...

Page 50: ...ll Keep the button CANCEL pushed for a longer period to save the settings The display then shows the function setup menu again Push the button CANCEL repeatedly until you get back to the operating display Attention Precise information on the respective angles of attach of the rotor blades in the different flight conditions can usually be taken from the documents of the model helicopter Important P...

Page 51: ...l ever for the roll function to the stop and push the buttons up and down to adjust the tipping movement to the desired inclination by turning the swash plate to the right and left If a negative value is entered the move ment direction of the swash plate will change The precise values then must be determined and adjusted in several test flights If the button OK is pushed and held the factory param...

Page 52: ...ntered the movement direction of the swash plate will change Keep the button CANCEL pushed for a longer period to save the settings The display then shows the function setup menu again Push the button CANCEL repeatedly until you get back to the operating display Important Adjust the swash plate paths so that even min and max pitch will still provide the maximum nod and roll path without the swash ...

Page 53: ...tem Mix with the two buttons UP and DOWN Briefly push the button OK to activate the menu item The display shows the indication for mixer 1 with the pre set mixing values Push the buttons UP or DOWN to select the desired mixer Mix 1 Mix 3 When pushing the button OK the cursor arrow will jump to the mixer function Pushing the buttons UP or DOWN can activate On or deactivate Off the mixing function W...

Page 54: ...ve value the running direction of the slave servo will change When pushing the button OK again briefly the cursor arrow will switch to the negative mix value Deflect the encoder of the master channel on the other side to the stop The setting is performed according to the same principle as with a positive mixing value Push the button OK again so that the cursor arrow will switch to the offset value...

Page 55: ...ick is pulled back to the body the spoiler flaps extend In most models an elevator deflection must be mixed in for the model to fly on straight Without offset setting sketch A the elevator would be deflected down and up according to the values set with the flaps retracted and extended With half extended spoiler flaps the elevator is in the centre position since the throttle stick is also in the ce...

Page 56: ...on AILERON ELEVON control together If the elevator control stick is pulled towards the pilot both rud ders elevons must deflect upwards Sketch B when looking at the model from behind If the elevator control stick is pushed all the way to the front both rudders must deflect downwards Sketch C when looking at the model from behind If the aileron control stick is moved all the way to the left the lef...

Page 57: ...ive value the running directions of the two ser vos will reverse If the button OK is pushed and held the factory parameters are called When pushing the button OK briefly again the cursor ar row will jump to the defection values for the elevator function CH2 Alternatingly deflect the encoder for the elevator function down or up to the stop and adjust the desired deflection values of both servos by ...

Page 58: ...or downwards when the control sticks at the transmitter are not deflected Sketch A If the elevator control stick is pulled towards the pilot both rud ders must deflect upwards Sketch B when looking at the model from behind If the elevator control stick is pushed all the way to the front both rudders must deflect downwards Sketch C when looking at the model from behind If the rudder control stick i...

Page 59: ...rs are called When pushing the button OK briefly again the cursor ar row will jump to the deflection values for the rudder function CH4 Alternatingly deflect the encoder for the rudder function on the one side to the stop and adjust the desired deflection values of both servos by pushing the buttons UP or DOWN If the button OK is pushed and held the factory parameters are called Keep the button CA...

Page 60: ...of the receiver For further information refer to the design documents of the gyro system Setting the gyro sensitivity Switch on the transmitter and call the function setting menu Move the cursor arrow to the menu item Gyroscope with the two buttons UP and DOWN Briefly push the button OK to activate the menu item The display shows the current switching condition of the gyro sensitivity the flight c...

Page 61: ...he button CANCEL pushed for a longer period to save the settings The display then shows the function setup menu again Push the button CANCEL repeatedly until you get back to the operating display On demand another toggle switch for switching the flight conditions can be assigned in the following menu switch assignment menu Switches assign Figure 52b ...

Page 62: ...osition of the switches the displays show Normal and Off or Sport idle up and On Pushing the buttons UP or DOWN chooses which one of the toggle switches SwA SwB or SwD should be used for switching the flight conditions Normal and Sport When pushing the button OK the cursor arrow will jump to switching the next flight condition Normal and Idle up Pushing the buttons UP or DOWN selects which toggle ...

Page 63: ...current switching condition of the throttle switch and the set value The respective setting of the toggle switch for the throttle switch is also displayed at the lower edge of the display The display Not engaged shows that the throttle switch is deactivated Engaged means that the throttle switch is activated Pushing the buttons UP or DOWN can activate On or deactivate Off the throttle switching Wh...

Page 64: ...e model about 1m above the ground At a direct line of sight the model must react without defects to the control signals even from a distance of at least 400 m Once you have checked your range and all functions are working without defects you can start your model If your model does not fly straight you have the option of trimming the rudders in flight Since you should always have sight contact to t...

Page 65: ... the receiver The power supply of the receiver receiver battery or speed controller with BEC is connected to any output of the recei ver Switch on the receiver The receiver LED 2 starts to flash quickly Press the binding button at the receiver see also figure 1 item 13 and keep the button pressed Switch on the transmitter with the on off switch with the binding button pushed The display briefly sh...

Page 66: ...rgeable batteries and dispose of them separately from the product b Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries You as the end user are required by law Battery Ordinance to return all used batteries rechargeable batteries Dis posing of them in household waste is prohibited Batteries and rechargeable batteries containing hazardous substances are marked with the adjacent sym bol to indicate that disposal i...

Page 67: ...ode Perform binding again For test purposes change the receiver and bind again The servos vibrate Check batteries in the remote control and the receiver Check connectors on the receiver Dry the receiver with a hair dryer in case it has gotten wet Check the receiver aerials for damage Reorient the receiver aerials in the model for test purposes One servo is humming Check the batteries in the receiv...

Page 68: ...tal System Operating voltage 6 V DC via 4 type AA mignon batteries Signal output input PS 2 socket PPM Dimensions W x H x D 174 x 187 x 80 mm Weight without batteries 400 g b Receiver Frequency range 2 4 GHz Number of channels 6 Connector system Futaba Graupner JR Operating voltage 4 5 6 5 V DC Dimensions L x W x H 41 x 22 x 7 5 mm Weight 7 g ...

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Page 72: ...nslation reserved Reproduction by any method e g photocopy microfilming or the capture in electronic data processing systems require the prior written approval by the editor Reprinting also in part is prohibited This publication represent the technical status at the time of printing Copyright 2015 by Conrad Electronic SE V1_0415_01_DT ...

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