Esky EK0406A Transmitter - Whats it all about.

[DierWolf]

Brief Breakdown of what all the Dials and Knobs do on the Transmitter (eSky Model: 0406A) that ships with the Esky Belt CP RTF.

Numbers on the Picture in each section Corresponds to the descriptions below it.

Rear Side of the Transmitter:



1, Battery Compartment Cover (Compartment houses 8 AA batteries)
2, Trainer socket to connect to another transmitter or a Flight Simulator
3, Antenna
4, Carring Handle.

Here is the TOP of the Transmitter:


1, A Trainer Switch. Instructor Holds Switch in on his Transmitter to give Student Control.
2, Pitch Trim knob to increase or Decrease Pitch Range of Main Rotors
3, IDLE UP Switch. Used for 3D Flying
4, HOV / PITCH / Throttle Curve knob.. Left of 12 o clock More headspeed Less pitch,
Right of 12 O clock, More pitch less Headspeed
5, Antenna
6, Carring Handle

Left Portion of Transmitter:



1, Transmitter LED voltage Indicator
2, Gyro switch to Turn the Gyro OFF or ON (on Heading Hold Gyro Only), Up is off, Down is on.
3, Collective Stick : Push UP to increase Rotor Speed and Positive Pitch, Push DOWN to decrease Rotor Speed and negative Pitch. Push LEFT to turn helicopter Tail Left and Push RIGHT to turn helicopter tail right
4, Not used (keep trim always all the way down)
5, Elevator Trim Adjustment
6, Power Switch
7, Rudder (Tail) Trim Adjustment

Right Portion of Transmitter:



1, Elevator & Aileron Stick. Push it Up to make the Elevator tilt forward and Down. Pull it back to make the Elevator tilt backward and Down. Move it Left to make the Aileron tilt left (move Left, Sideways flight) and right to tilt right (move Right, Sideways flight).
2, Elevator trim Adjustment.
3, Lanyard connection point.
4, Power Switch
5, Aileron trim adjustment.
6, To control direction of Servo`s connected to Reciever. Normal or reverse

[another_finn]

Switches inside battery compartment:



A - aileron & rudder. Up = AIL left, RUD right. Down = AIL right, RUD left.
B - pitch & elevator. Up = PIT right, ELE left. Down = PIT left, ELE right.

Mode 1 is A down, B up.
Mode 2 is both switches down.

1 - Pitch mixing. On = FP mode (90 deg swash), Off = pitch mixing enabled.
2 - Mixing mode. On = Belt style mixing, Off = CP2 style mixing.

[zimatosa]

Originally Posted by DierWolf

Brief Breakdown of what all the Dials and Knobs do on the Transmitter (eSky Model: 0406A) that ships with the Esky Belt CP RTF.


Left Portion of Transmitter:



1, Transmitter LED voltage Indicator
2, Gyro switch to Turn the Gyro OFF or ON (on Heading Hold Gyro Only), Up is off, Down is on.
3, Collective Stick : Push UP to increase Rotor Speed and Positive Pitch, Push DOWN to decrease Rotor Speed and negative Pitch. Push LEFT to turn helicopter Tail Left and Push RIGHT to turn helicopter tail right
4, Not used (keep trim always all the way down)
5, Elevator Trim Adjustment
6, Power Switch
7, Rudder (Tail) Trim Adjustment

On your description of the "Left portion of the transmitter", on number 3 you said for Left Stick: "Push LEFT to turn helicopter Tail Left and Push RIGHT to turn helicopter tail right"

Actually, pushing the LEFT stick turns the TAIL to the RIGHT. Pushing the stick RIGHT turns the tail to the LEFT. You should always "Fly the nose" when piloting Heli's....But you know that...

Z

[DierWolf]

Holy Crap.. my mistake!!! Will fix

EDIT! Cant edit the post now that it became a sticky... For anyone reading please take note of above comment.

[tomgj]

I wasn't able to change the mode of my tx using the two dip switches, any clues?

[another_finn]

Originally Posted by tomgj

I wasn't able to change the mode of my tx using the two dip switches, any clues?

Not really. What did they do, or didn't they have any effect? Not all Esky transmitters even have the switches, and sometimes they seem to wire by luck - so I suppose it's possible that the switches simply aren't connected on your Tx.

[tomgj]

Didn't really take the time to play with the heli with the different switch settings, but when I get more time I will give a few combinations ago. Also the motor was disconnected. I'm thinking I may just have to get used to mode 1, as both my tx units and my sim are mode 1, oh well!

[Ber60]

Originally Posted by tomgj

I'm thinking I may just have to get used to mode 1, as both my tx units and my sim are mode 1, oh well!

If you want to switch from mode1 to mode2 follow the link

http://www.twf-sz.com/english/downlo...de=Transmitter

and look at "the exchange of left and right operating rods"

[lerneaen_hydra]

Does anyone know how to correctly set up trainer mode (using two TX's). I've tried all iterations of batteries in/removed, crystal in/removed and anything else I could think of, the slaved controller never manages to control the heli at all (no response to stick movement).

[Heli Yea!]

Don't quote me on this but I think you must remove the crystal from Tx #1 (The NOOBIE) and the trainer switch is held by Tx #2(the one who has the skills to pilot the bird)and must be held to give control to Tx #1. When the trainer switch is not held by Tx #2, Tx#2 has full control of the heli. READ THE 1ST 8 WORDS AGAIN thanks, just so we're clear.