Graupner Hendheld RC 2.4 GHz No. of channels: 5 33110 User Manual

Product codes
33110
Page of 208
99
Defi nition of terms
Defi nition of terms
Control functions, transmitter controls, function inputs, control channels, mixers, switches, control switches, Smart-Box
To make it easier for you to understand the 
mx-10 
HoTT manual, the following section contains defi nitions 
of many terms which crop up again and again in the 
remainder of the text.
Control function
The term “control function” can be thought of as the 
signal generated for a particular function which needs 
to be controlled - initially independent of its subsequent 
progress through the transmitter. In the case of fi xed-
wing model aircraft the control functions include throttle, 
rudder and aileron, whereas collective pitch, roll and 
pitch-axis are typical of those used for helicopters. The 
signal of a control function may be assigned directly, or 
to several control channels simultaneously via mixers. A 
typical example of the latter is separate aileron servos or 
a V-Tail. The essential feature of a control function is its 
infl uence on the mechanical travel of the corresponding 
servo.
Transmitter control
The term “transmitter control” refers to the mechanical 
elements on the transmitter which are operated directly 
by the pilot. Their movements in turn generate corres-
ponding movements in the servos, speed controllers etc. 
at the receiver end. The transmitter controls include the 
following:
The two dual-axis stick units for the control functions 
• 
1 to 4; for both model types (“fi xed-wing” and “helicop-
ter”) these four functions can be interchanged in any 
way you wish using the “Mode” function, e. g. throttle 
left or right, without having to re-connect the servos. 
The dual-axis stick function for throttle (or airbrakes) is 
often referred to as the Ch 1 (Channel 1) control.
The switch for channel 5
• 
When a proportional transmitter control is operated, 
the servo or servos follow the position of the control 
directly, whereas a switched channel provides just the 
two or three set servo positions.
Function input
This is an imaginary point on the signal path, and must 
not be considered the same as the point on the circuit 
board where the transmitter control is connected! The 
two menus “Stick mode” and “Transmitter control 
settings
” affect the course of the signal “after” this point, 
and it is possible (and likely) that there will be differences 
between the number of the transmitter control (as stated 
above) and the number of the subsequent control chan-
nel.
Control channel
There is a point on the signal path where the signal con-
tains all the control information required for a particular 
servo – this may be directly generated by a transmitter 
control or indirectly via a mixer – and from this point on 
we call the signal a “control channel”. This signal is only 
affected by any adjustments carried out in the “Servo 
settings
” menu before leaving the transmitter via the RF 
module. Once picked up at the receiver, this signal may 
be modifi ed by any settings made in the Telemetry menu 
before fi nally passing to the corresponding servo in the 
model.
Mixer
The transmitter’s software includes a wide range of mixer 
functions. Their purpose is to enable a control function to 
affect multiple servos at the branching point of the mixer 
input, or alternatively to allow several control functions to 
affect one servo. For more information please refer to the 
numerous mixer functions of the Smart-Box as described 
on page 119 of the manual.
Switch
The standard toggle switch for channel 5 moves the 
connected servo to the min./max. position.
Smart Box
The optional Smart-Box allows the use of many other 
HoTT functions such as:
•  transmitter voltage display with programmable warning  
 threshold
•  Receiver Temperature
•  Servo travel
•  Channel Mapping
•  Mixer settings
•  Signal quality
•  Receiver Voltage
•  Servo neutral position
•  Cycle time
•  Channel-dependent fail-safe settings
•  Servo test
see the section „telemetry“ on page 113.
More details of the Smart-Box you will fi nd the Graupner 
catalog FS and online under ww.graupner.de/en