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6X/6X Super Radio System FAQ

General Questions

  1. Training Information

  2. How do I change this radio from FM to PCM or vice versa?

  3. I own a 6X (or 8U or 9Z) airplane radio. I want to use it with helicopters. How do I get it changed?

  4. How do I change from a heli to an aircraft model type? Or from an aircraft to a heli?

  5. How is a 6XAS different from a 6XA?

  6. How do I completely clear, delete, or reset a single model?

  7. What receivers can I use with my transmitter other than the model which shipped with the radio?

  8. I cannot shut off my throttle with the trim on my 6X. The trim lever seems to work at the top half of the stick not the bottom. How can I adjust this?

  9. Information on changing bands from 72 to 75, and others.

  10. How do I use 8 servos with the R148DF/DP receivers?

  11. Training system info for 6X & 7U.

  12. If my receiver is PCM, do I need a PCM module or PCM crystal for my transmitter? Do I need PCM crystals for it?

  13. I saw that you offer a flap lever for the 6DA to keep the knob from moving past a selected point. Can I use this on the 6X?

  14. Is there any risk to using cellular phones in close proximity with my radio?

  15. My radio's sticks don't operate right. For example, the throttle and elevator are crossed, or the rudder and aileron are crossed. What's wrong? What do I do?

  16. What is 'battery fail-safe'? What does this mean? How does it work?

  17. Can I use the PA2 in conjunction with fail-safe on my PCM transmitter to help protect my airplane in the event of interference?

  18. How do I use the trim memory feature to store my trim positions for my different models? How do I reset them to zero for a rebuilt model?

  19. How do I completely turn off the channel 5 switch or channel 6 knob so that when I do a mix using one of these channels the switch or knob doesn't affect it?

  20. Can I use my computer radio in a different MODE (ie. mode 1)?

  21. I was using my radio, and suddenly my throttle servo went to idle. If I pull my throttle stick all the way back and then move it again, it works for a while and does it again. Am I doing something wrong?

  22. How do I move the ELE. D/R from the the P-MIX switch?

  23. How do I set up/use the rudder dual rate on the 6X Super radios?

  24. We have a very short runway at our field, how do I set my plane up to cut down on landing distance?

  25. When I am using my radio for programming, setup within my house, experimenting, etc, is there anything special I should do?

  26. Can I purchase a flight pack in the PCM mode?

  27. I did not find the answer to my question here. How do I get further assistance?

Airplane Programming

  1. How do I turn off the top half of my channel 6 knob so my flaperons can only go down, not up like spoilers?

  2. Can I assign flaperons, elevons, or ailevators to a switch so they're only functional sometimes (I want to use them for special stunts but not the rest of the time)?

  3. How do I move my flaperons/flaps with a switch instead of the dial?

  4. How can I operate dual elevator or rudder servos using the 6X?

  5. How do I set up an elevator-to-flap mix with an airplane that just has 2 aileron servos, no true flaps?

  6. How can I do a flap to elevator mix?

  7. I want to be able to drop a set amount of flaps or elevators or both for certain flight conditions (such as launching a glider). Can my 6X do this?

  8. When using the elevon feature of my computer radio, I give elevator input and the surfaces move like ailerons. When I give aileron input they move like elevators. What's wrong?

  9. My ailerons work fine, but when I turn the flap knob they both move as ailerons. What's wrong?

  10. Can this radio do 'crow'?

  11. I am trying to set up an unusual model which has just 2 servos similar to the 'elevon' feature described in my manual, except that the servos can only go from center to down and have no 'up' travel. Can I set up the 6X so that when I give right aileron the left aileron goes up and the left aileron stays stationary; with left aileron the opposite occurs, and with down elevator, the two servos drop together?

  12. How can I set up V-Tail mixing and still have a steerable nosewheel that does NOT respond to the elevator input?

  13. Triggering smoke on/off above 1/2 throttle.

  14. What are twin aileron servos and flaperons? Are they beneficial?

  15. My airplane's electric motor runs in the wrong direction. What do I do?

  16. I am setting up a Delta/Flying Wing plane with my 6XA/6XAS and I am having problems getting the control surfaces to function correctly, can you explain any easy way to do this?

Helicopter Programming

  1. Can the 6X do CCPM? If so, which swashplate type do I need?

  2. How do I adjust my gyro's gain when using a 6X super?

  3. My throttle trim, throttle hold, or throttle curve functions seem to be working backward. For example, my trim only affects the high end not the low end. What's wrong?

  4. Setting up 3 point pitch and throttle values.

  5. I'm fairly new to helicopters. How do I know what servos to use?

  6. I am new to helicopters and I see a lot of swash types to choose from. What do they mean and which one do I use? Also, what is eCCPM?

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