Futaba 18MZ 2.4GHz - Manual (Page 86)

86 <Linkage Menu>
●Return to Linkage Menu
● Touch the [Throttle Cut] button in the Linkage Menu
to call the setup screen shown below.
Throttle Cut Stops the engine safely and easily.(airplane and helicopter only)
(The display screen is an example. The screen depends on the model type.)
Throttle cut provides an easy way to stop the
engine, by flipping a switch with the throttle stick
at idle. The action is not functional at high throttle
to avoid accidental dead sticks. The switch’s
location and direction must be chosen, as it defaults
to NULL.
Throttle cut setting procedure
1. To set up Throttle cut in Conditions, select
the Condition number and touch the "INH"
button.
2. Throttle cut function switch setting:
Touch the "NULL" button to call the <Switch>
screen, and then select the switch and its ON
direction.
(For a detailed description of the selection
method, see [Switch Setting Method] at the
back of this manual.)
3. Throttle cut position setting:
Set the throttle stick to maximum slow, and
touch the Cut Position button. Adjustment
buttons appear. At the same time, the
numerical value of the current maximum
slow side is displayed at "Cut Position".
Use the adjustment buttons to adjust the
servo travel when the throttle cut function is
activated.
●Initial value: 17%
●Adjustment range: 0%~50%
*With throttle stick at idle, adjust the rate until the engine
consistently shuts off, but throttle linkage is not binding.
When finished, touch the “Throttle Cut” button to exit.
To exit the setting, touch the [Throttle Cut]
button.
Note: When conditions are set, at Throttle cut setup can
be performed for each condition. Throttle cut can only be
activated in a specific condition if you have selected and set
up this function within the condition. When using throttle
cut in a specific condition, and ON or active. If you change
to another condition, throttle cut is canceled and no longer
active in the first condition, as long as the second condition
does not have throttle cut active.