Futaba 10CG 2.4GHz User Manual
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With digital trims you don’t shut the engine off with THROTTLE TRIM. Let's set up IDLE-DOWN and "throttle cut" (THR-CUT)
now.
GOALS of EXAMPLE
STEPS
INPUTS for EXAMPLE
Set up IDLE-DOWN.
P. 40.
IDLE-DOWN
slows the engine's idle for
landings, sitting on the runway, and
maneuvers such as spins. The normal
(higher idle) setting (when IDLE-DOWN is
off) is for engine starting, taxi, and most
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From the BASIC menu, choose IDLE-
DOWN
.
C
to IDLE-DOWN.
to choose IDLE-DOWN.
Activate and adjust IDLE-DOWN.
C
to MIX.
to OFF.
C to center position. Screen now
reads ON.
C
to RATE.
to increase rate until engine idles
reliably but low enough to sit still.
Optional: change switch command from
C center-and-down to any other switch.
(Not needed in this example.)
Close the Function.
THR-CUT
shuts the engine off completely
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(NOTE: DO NOT assign IDLE-DOWN and
THR-CUT
to both positions of a 2position
switch. See IDLE-DOWN for details.)
From the BASIC menu, choose THR-CUT.
C
to THR-CUT.
to choose THR-CUT.
Activate, assign SWITCH and adjust.
Close the function.
C
to MIX.
to OFF.
C
to SW.
to C.
C
to POSI.
to DOWN.
C
to RATE.
C to down position.
THROTTLE STICK.
u n t i l t h r o t t l e b a r r e l c l o s e s
completely.
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(D/R,EXP).
P. 42.
(Note that in the middle of the left
side of the screen is the name of the
channel AND the switch position you
are adjusting. Two or even THREE
rates may be set per channel by simply
c h o o s i n g t h e d e s i re d s w i t c h a n d
programming percentages with the
switch in each of its 2 or 3 positions.)
From the BASIC menu, choose D/R,EXP.
C
to D/R,EXP.
to choose D/R,EXP.
Choose the desired control, and set
the first (Ex: high) rate throws and
exponential.
A to up position.
C
to CH:.
to choose CH>2 (elevator).
[note the screen reads ELEV (UP)]
C
to D/R.
ELEVATOR STICK.
to set desired “UP” percentage.
ELEVATOR STICK.
as needed to adjust “DOWN”
percentage
(normally set the same as down.)
C
to EXP.
ELEVATOR STICK.
to set.
ELEVATOR STICK.
to set.