DX7s chat

[Alan Randall]

Below is a copy of the instructions for adjusting control stick tensions on a DX8 taken from Chuck Bassanis book The Ultimate Guide to the Spectrum DX8. I would expect that the DX&s is very similar.

In case any one is wondering, the book, which is available on ebay, doesn't say an awful lot more than the Spectrum manual.

[Vince van Dyke]

Thanks everyone for replying to quickly! Chris and Alan, you were right. It's exactly the same as the DX8.

For anyone interested... when you take off the throttle cover (see Alan's diagram), you'll see two little screws (they are a bit offset from the hole). The screw on the left adjusts the throttle friction (Mode 2). It's very easy to adjust.

It's strange though that the DX7s manual doesn't mention this at all. The actual diagram of the back of the transmitter doesn't even show the throttle and elevator holes!

[CJD]

Does anyone on the forum have DX7s,if so i would like to have a chat with them about how to assign the flaps to the flap toogle switch.

Edited By David Ashby - RCME on 01/07/2012 05:21:57

[Del Wheatley]

go into the flap system menu. at the bottom right you will see Sw:innhibit

scroll the box down to it and click,you will then be able to scroll through all the settings.The order is innhibit,gear,flap,f mode and mix.

to work on the flap switch select flap.HTH

Del

Edited By David Ashby - RCME on 01/07/2012 05:22:09

[David Ashby - Moderator]

New posts moved to the existing thread.

[Chris Bott - Moderator]

I have a DX8 CJD which must be very similar.

Have you selected the wing type when originally setting up the model?
You need to select a wing with flaps.

If it's not that I can have a look at my DX8.

Edited By David Ashby - RCME on 01/07/2012 16:21:40

[Rex Keene]

What's HTH?

Edited By David Ashby - RCME on 01/07/2012 16:22:12

[Del Wheatley]

Posted by Rex Keene on 01/07/2012 13:30:42:

What's HTH?

 

it means hope that helps.

the reply you need CJD is at the end of this thread now the mods moved it **LINK** but i kinda knew there'd be some confusion as to where it had gone .

 

Edited By David Ashby - RCME on 01/07/2012 16:22:26

[CJD]

Del. In switch select how do you get the options off INH

Cheers

[Chris Bott - Moderator]

If something else is assigned to the switch then the option won't change from inhibit. You may have to set something else to INH before you can do the one you want.

[CJD]

Chris. I have never had anything assigned to the flap switch.

[Chris Bott - Moderator]

OK Im going to try this on my DX8 and write here what I do. Hope it's the same on the 7s.

• Chose a new model memory and reset the memory to defaults.
• Model type = Airplane
• Wing type changed to 2 Ail 1 Flap
• Sw Select - Flap wont move off inhibit! I guess this is the problem?

OK what I think is going on here is that in Sw Select we have the option to do things other than flaps on that switch. But because we have selected a wing with flaps, we can't use the switch for other things. Let's carry on.

• Go to Main Screen.
• Quick click on the scroller takes us to Function list.
• 6th item down is Flap System, go in there.
• Now choose the amount of flap and the amount of elevator you need at each switch setting.
• Also choose flap speed.
• Finaly theres a choice in here of which switch to use.

[David Ashby - Moderator]

More existing threads moved across. Please use this thread only for DX7s chat please. It keeps the expertise in one place.

[CJD]

Sorted. I would like to thank all members who have contributed to this.

Cheers

[Kieren MacGregor]

Ive had the 7S since it came out and i love mine i got mine for £215 with AR8000 RX off Midland Helicopters. It feels Great and is so user friendly. I can't say the throttle on my monitor is the wrong way round it might be only in a few batches.

[GrumpyGnome]

I have a DX7S - love it. Does more than I think I'l ever need

I'm a bit confused about the comments of throttle on monitor being the 'wrong way'.......... does this mean that when you move the throttle stick up, you'd expect the throttle 'bar' display to move left to right, but it moves right to left ? (or vice versa) Excuse my possible stupidity, but does that matter ? I tend to only use the displays when putting in a mix so I can get an idea of what will happen, without having to use the plane itself during initial set up. Is these something I'm missing ?

GG

[David Pearce 4]

When I got my DX7s my club instructor set it up with my Wot4e for me. As a safety measure he assigned one switch to cut the throttle by using a mix. He said that, as far he knew, the throttle cut function only worked on helis, and so used the mix method which worked well isolating the throttle.

I spoke to another DX7s owner who agreed that you need to use a mix for aeroplanes but I thought it odd as the instructions didn't say so. So now am a a lot more experienced I have just inhibited that mix and set up the throttle cut on a different switch position. It appears to work perfectly.

I just wondered if any other owners had used this function on 'acros'. I am doing something right for a change?

[Ron Revelle]

Alan, Thanks for the info and photo. Got the throttle stick adjusted right to where I like it on my new DX7s. Thanks to you. .I have owned lots of systems dating back to PCS, Kraft, Proline, etc. Just picked up the DX7s and am really enjoying it.