Graupner mc-32 Hott Programming Manual

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Programming Manual

Table of contents

General notices

Warning and note symbols ......................................... 3

Safety notices ........................................................... 4

Safety notices and handling regulations for Lithium-Ion (LiIo) and Lithium-Polymer (LiPo)

batteries ..................................................................... 8

Environmental protection notices .............................. 10

Foreword .................................................................. 10

Remote control set description ................................. 13

Technical data .......................................................... 16

General operating notices

Transmitter .......................................................... 18

Opening the transmitter housing ..................... 18

Transmitter power supply ............................... 18

Recommended chargers (accessory) ............. 19

Battery operation timer ................................. 19

General charging notices ................................ 20

Lithium battery CR 2032 .............................. 20

Stick length adjustment .................................. 20

Stick conversions ........................................... 21

Transmitter neckstrap support bars .............. 22

Installation of switches, switch modules and

knob modules ............................................... 22

Aligning the antenna ..................................... 22

Transmitter description

Front side ....................................................... 23

Face-side connectors

Charger socket ............................................. 24

DSC jack ........................................................ 24

Mini USB connector ....................................... 25

Data jack ........................................................ 25

Card slot ........................................................ 26

Headset connector ......................................... 27

Ext. PPM ........................................................ 27

SPI ................................................................. 28

Bottom side transmitter interior ............................ 29

Display and keypad ............................................. 30

Operating the “data terminal“ ............................... 31

Table of contents

Shortcuts ............................................................ 32

Warning notices in the display ............................. 33

Function ﬁelds in the display ................................ 34

Entry lockout ....................................................... 34

HIDDEN MODE ................................................... 35

Display contrast .................................................. 35

Language selection

VOICE .................................................. 35

Change of display language ................. 36

Firmware update via SD card ......................... 36

STICK CALIBRATION ..................................... 37

Bluetooth initialization ..................................... 39

Telemetry data display ......................................... 40

Commissioning the transmitter ........................... 48

Transmitter ﬁrmware updates............................... 50

Restoring the transmitter software ....................... 51

Receiver initialization ............................................ 52

Receiver ﬁrmware updates .................................. 53

Secure receiver settings....................................... 53

Installation notices ................................................ 54

Receiver power supply ........................................ 55

Deﬁnitions of terms ................................................... 58

Physical control, switch and control switch assignments ...... 60

Digital trim ................................................................ 62

Winged models ...................................................... 64

Receiver layout .................................................... 65

Servos in wrong direction .................................... 66

Helicopter models ................................................. 68

Receiver layout .................................................... 69

Program descriptions

Loading a new memory location .............................. 70

»Model select« ....................................................... 73

»Copy / Erase« ....................................................... 74

Erase model ....................................................... 74

Copy model  Model ......................................... 75

Export to SD card ............................................... 75

Import from SD card ........................................... 76

Copy ﬂight phase ................................................ 77

Changes ............................................................. 77

»Suppress codes« ................................................. 80

»Suppress models« ............................................... 81

»Basic settings, model«

Winged model .................................................... 82

Binding type .................................................. 83

Binding receivers ........................................... 84

Range test ..................................................... 88

Helicopter model ................................................ 92

Binding type .................................................. 93

Binding receivers ........................................... 94

Range test ..................................................... 99

»Model type« ........................................................ 104

»Helicopter type« ................................................. 108

»Servo adjustment« ............................................ 112

»Stick mode«

Winged model .................................................. 114

Helicopter model .............................................. 116

»Control adjust«

Winged model .................................................. 118

Helicopter model .............................................. 122

Throttle limit function ................................... 128

Idle setting ................................................... 129

Throttle limit in combination with AR

in the »Stick mode menu« ......................... 131

»Dual Rate / Expo«

Winged model .................................................. 132

Helicopter model .............................................. 136

»Channel 1 curve«

Winged model .................................................. 140

Helicopter model .............................................. 143

»Switch display« .................................................. 146

»Control switch« .................................................. 146

»Logical switches« .............................................. 150

How do I program a ﬂight phase? .......................... 152

»Phase settings«

Winged model .................................................. 154

Helicopter model .............................................. 158

»Phase assignment« ........................................... 160

»Phase trim« (winged model) ............................... 162

»Non-delayed channels« .................................... 163

»Timers (general)« ............................................... 164

»Flight phase timers« .......................................... 168

What is a mixer ...................................................... 171

»Wing mixers« ..................................................... 172

1 aileron ............................................................ 175

1 aileron and 1 camber ﬂap .............................. 176

2 ailerons .......................................................... 178

2/4 ailerons and 1/2/4 camber ﬂaps ................. 180

»Helicopter mixer« .............................................. 190

Adjusting the throttle and pitch curve ............... 202

Autorotation setting ........................................... 206

General remarks about freely progr. mixers .......... 208

»Free mixers« ...................................................... 209

Linear mixers .................................................... 213

Exponential mixers ........................................... 215

Examples .......................................................... 218

»MIX active/phase« .............................................. 220

»Mix only Channel« ............................................. 221

»Dual mixer« ........................................................ 222

»Swashplate mixer« ............................................ 223

»Fail Safe« ............................................................ 224

»Teacher/pupil« ................................................... 226

Connection schematic ...................................... 229

Wireless HoTT system ..................................... 230

»Transmitter output« ........................................... 234

»Pro-trim«

Winged model .................................................. 236

Helicopter model .............................................. 238

»Trim memory«

Winged model .................................................. 240

Helicopter model .............................................. 242

»Telemetry« .......................................................... 244

Important notes ................................................ 244

Setting & dataview ............................................ 246

Satellite mode of two receivers ................... 255

Sensor/s ...................................................... 257

Selecting sensor/s ............................................ 258

RF status view .................................................. 259

Select voice update .......................................... 260

»Channel sequence« ........................................... 262

»Multichannel« ..................................................... 264

»Ring Limiter« ...................................................... 268

»MP3-Player« ....................................................... 272

»Basic settings« .................................................. 275

»Servo display« ................................................... 282

»Servo test« ......................................................... 283

»Code lock« ......................................................... 284

»Info display« ....................................................... 286

Programming examples

Introduction ............................................................ 288

Winged model

First steps ......................................................... 290

Incorporating an electric drive .......................... 296

C1 stick switchover between

Electric motor and butterﬂy .......................... 300

Electric motor and airbrake ......................... 303

Timer activation by control or switch ................. 304

Parallel operating servos .................................. 306

Using ﬂight phases

Example 1 ................................................... 308

Example 2 ................................................... 312

Control of temporal processes ......................... 318

Delta and ﬂying wing models ............................ 320

F3A model ........................................................ 324

Helicopter model .................................................... 328

Appendix

FCC declaration ..................................................... 342

Conformity declaration ........................................... 343

Guarantee certiﬁcate ............................................. 344

Warning and notice symbols

and their meaning

WARNING:

This symbol highlights the adjacent or following instructions, which absolutely must be adhered to by the user! Any disregard of these instructions, can affect the safe operation and safety of the operator as well as bystanders.

ATTENTION:

This symbol highlights the adjacent or following instructions which must be observed by the user! Any disregard of these instructions can lead to damage of any kind, loss of guarantee and so on.

This symbol without speciﬁc headline emphasizes the adjacent or following notes and tips which should be strictly observed by the user! Any disregard of these instructions and tips can result in damage of any kind.

This symbol highlights hints and tips of all kinds, which should be observed by the user.

This symbol highlights information about cleaning the device, which should be strictly observed by the operator in order to ensure a long life of the device.

Table of contents

Safety notices

Be sure to pay attention!

In order to enjoy your modelling hobby for a long time, please read these instructions thoroughly and give particular attention to the safety notices.

If you are a beginner with remote controlled model aircraft, ships or cars, you should really ask an experienced model pilot for assistance.

INTENDED USE

ATTENTION:

This remote control system may only be used for the purpose intended by the

manufacturer, i.e. for the operation of unmanned remote controlled models. Any other usage is not permissible and can cause damages to the remote control system, to other things and/ or to the people. For damages derived from other use we offer no warranty and take no liability.

ATTENTION:

NOT SUITABLE FOR KIDS UNDER 14

YEARS OLD, SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT

and REMOTE CONTROLLED MODELS ARE NOT TOYS

… because even small models can cause substantial property damage and/or personal injuries if they are not handled properly - even if caused by third parties.

This manual is an important part of the set, it

contains important information for a proper

and safe use and maintenance. If this remote control system changes ownership, these instructions should surely be included with remote control system.

Failure to comply with the operating instruc-

tions and the safety instructions will void the

warranty.

Other notes and warnings

Technical defects of an electrical or mechanical nature can lead to unexpected startup of a motor and/or parts being hurled through the air to pose a danger of injury to you and to others.

Short circuit conditions are to be avoided absolutely! A short circuit condition may not only destroy parts of the remote control system but, depending on the circumstances and the battery energy involved, may also pose acute danger of incineration or even explosion.

All motor-driven parts, such as aircraft or ship propellers, helicopter rotors, open gearboxes etc. represent a constant danger. Contact with these parts must be avoided. A rapidly turning aircraft propeller can, for example, sever a ﬁnger. Also pay attention that other objects do not come into contact with driven parts.

When a drive battery is connected or a motor is running: never get into the danger zone of driving mechanisms.

Be sure to pay attention that motors do not start up unintentionally while performing programming operations. Disconnect the fuel supply or battery terminals to motors before programming.

Protect all units from dust, dirt, moisture and other foreign parts. Never expose these units to vibrations or excessive hot or cold temperatures. Remote control operation may only be performed under “normal” outdoor temperatures, i.e. within a range of -10 °C to +55 °C.

Avoid mechanical jarring and pressure stresses. Always check units for damage to housings and cables. Do not use units which have been damaged or become wet, even after they are dry again.

Only those components and accessories which we recommend may be used. Always use original Graup- ner plug and jack connectors which are made for one another out of the same materials.

When routing cables, pay attention that they are not stressed, unduly kinked or broken. The sharp edges of adjacent parts also represent a hazard for insulated conductors.

Be sure that all plug and jack connections are ﬁrmly seated. Do not pull on the cable to disconnect a plugged connector.

No modiﬁcations whatsoever may be made to units. Modiﬁcations will void the operating permit and all insurance protection. If necessary, send the device concerned to your local Graupner Service Centre; see page 343.

Installing the receiver

The receiver is to be installed with a cushion of foam rubber to afford protection against

jarring; in aircraft models behind a strong rib, for a car or ship model the location must be protected against dust and spray water. However, do not enclose your receiver completely, otherwise it may overheat in use.

The receiver may not be mounted in direct contact with the hull or chassis as this would allow motor vibrations and/or roadway jarring to be transferred directly to the receiver. When a receiver system is installed in a model with a combustion motor, all receiver parts should always be protected against the intrusion of exhaust gases and oil residue. Above all, this applies to the model’s ON/OFF switch, which is typically built into the model’s outer surface.

Position the receiver such that connecting cables to the servos and the power supply are routed with a bit of slack and that the receiver’s antennas are at least 5 cm away from any large metal parts or wiring except for other receiver wires/cables. In addition to steel, this also includes carbon ﬁber parts, servos, electric motors, fuel pumps and all sorts of cables, etc.

Optimally the receiver should be placed at a readily accessible location that is well away from all other

Safety notices

equipment. Under no circumstances may a servo cable be wrapped around the antenna or routed close to it.

Make sure that cables near the antenna cannot move about during ﬂight.

Routing the receiver’s antennas

The receiver and its antennas must be positioned as far away as possible from drives of any kind. If the model’s hull is made of carbon ﬁber material, the ends of the antennas must extend outside of the hull.

If your model features a carbon ﬁbre fuselage, the aerial tips must always extend outside the fuselage for a length of at least 35 mm. If this is not possible, it is essential to substitute longer aerials for the standard ones (approx. 145 mm long) ﬁtted to HoTT receiver(s).

The orientation of the aerial(s) is not critical, but it is advantageous to install one receiver aerial in a vertical – upright – position in the model. If your receiver is a Diversity type – two aerials – the active tip of the second aerial should be positioned at 90 ° to the tip of the ﬁrst aerial, and ideally the distance between the two tips should be greater than 125 mm.

Servo installation

Always mount servos with the provided rubber vibration-damper parts, see “installation notes” on page

54. Only in this manner can these parts be protected against excessively hard vibrations.

Installing control rods

Control rods must be installed such that they operate freely and smoothly. It is particularly important that all rudder levers are able to move to their full limits, i.e. not otherwise mechanically blocked.

In order to be able to stop a running motor at any time, control rods must be adjusted such that the carburettor tap is completely closed when the joystick and trim lever are brought into their end idle position.

Pay attention that no metal parts, e. g. as a result of rudder actuation, vibration, rotating parts, etc., rub against one another. Metal-to-metal contact causes electrical “noise” which can interfere with the correct operation of the receiver.

Transmitter antenna orientation

Transmission ﬁeld strength is minimal in an imaginary line extending straight out from the end of the transmitter’s antenna. This means that “pointing” the transmitter’s antenna directly toward the model will not produce good reception but rather degrade reception.

When multiple remote controls are operating simultaneously, pilots should position themselves in a loose group. Pilots standing off to themselves not only endanger their own models but those of others as well.

However, when 2 or more pilots using 2.4 GHz remote control systems are closer than 5 m to one another this can lead to return channel overdrive which, in turn, will trigger a range warning much too early. Increase your distance between one another until the range warning ceases.

Pre-start checks Before switching the receiver on, be sure the throttle

control is at its Stop/Idle position.

Always switch the transmitter on rst

and then the receiver.

Always switch the receiver off rst

and then the transmitter.

If this sequence is not maintained, such that the receiver is still switched on when the corresponding transmitter is switched to “OFF”, then the receiver may respond to other transmitters or general radio frequency noise. This can cause the model to execute uncontrolled operations that may cause personal injuries and/or property damage.

In particular, for models equipped with a mechanical gyro:

before switching off the receiver, disconnect the model’s power supply to prevent the motor from revving up unintentionally.

The residual spin of a gyro often produces so much voltage that the receiver may falsely interpret a throttle signal! This will then cause the motor to start up unexpectedly.

WARNING:

If this order is not respected, that the receiver is turned on, but the corresponding transmit-

ter is “OFF”, the receiver could respond by other transmitters and any interference. The model can be run as a result uncontrolled steering movements, thus possibly causing property damage and / or personal injury. In particular with a mechanical gyro for models: Before you switch your receiver off, make sure by interrupting the power supply, that the motor can not run up unintentionally.

An expiring gyro can generate such a voltage that the receiver picks up as an apparently valid throttle command. Then, the motor may start unintentionally!

Range test and function test

Perform checks for proper operation and

range before every session. Secure the mod-

el adequately in place and ensure that no one is in front of the model.

Perform a complete functional test on the ground and execute a complete simulated ﬂight to exclude the possibility of system faults or problems with the model’s programming. When doing this, be sure to follow the notices provided on pages 88 and 99.

Never operate the transmitter in Model mode, i.e. for ﬂying or driving, without an antenna. Be sure the antenna is ﬁrmly seated in its socket.

Safety notices

WARNING:

If the range and functional test, and ight

simulation are not carried out in detail and

conscientiously, this may have undetected malfunction and / or reception failures result in eg loss of control or even a crash of the model and can lead to signicant things and / or personal injury as a result.

Operating a winged aircraft, helicopter, ship or car

WARNING:

•

high-voltage wires. Do not operate the model in the vicinity of sluice locks or where real boats or ships are operating. Do not operate a model on public streets or highways, paths or plazas, etc.

• Never switch the transmitter off whilst operat-

ing a model! If this should happen accidentally, keep your nerve and wait until the transmitter screen is entirely blank, i. e. until the transmitter has shut down completely; this takes at least three seconds. Do not switch your transmitter on again until this has occurred. If you neglect this, there is a risk that the transmitter will “hang” immediately after being switched on, and you will lose control of the model. In this case your only recourse is to switch the transmitter off again, allow it to shut down completely, and then switch on once more after the correct interval.

Never y over spectators or other

pilots. Never endanger humans or

animals. Never y in the vicinity of

Aero-towing

WARNING:

When operating a powered tug, ensure that the receiving systems in the two

models are always at least 50 cm apart. We recommend the use of satellite receivers in such situations. If you neglect this, there is a chance of interference from the downlink channel.

Monitoring transmitter and receiver batteries

You must stop running the model to recharge

the transmitter’s battery no later than when

low transmitter battery voltage triggers the “Batt must be recharged!!” display and acoustic signal.

Check the charge in batteries routinely, particularly the receiver’s battery. Do not wait until the movements of controlled mechanisms are noticeably slower. Replace expended batteries before they cause problems.

The battery manufacturer’s charging instructions are always to be followed, this includes mandatory adherence to the length of charging time. Never leave batteries being charged unattended.

Never attempt to charge primary batteries (non-rechargeable batteries) because they can explode.

All secondary batteries (rechargeable batteries) must be charged before every session. To avoid short circuit conditions, ﬁrst connect the charger cable’s banana plugs, polarity correct, into the charger and thereafter connect the charger cable’s plugs to the transmitter and receiver batteries.

Disconnect all power sources from the model when it is not to be used for an extended period of time.

Never attempt to use defective batteries, damaged batteries or mixed-type battery combinations as a single group. Do not use mixed combinations of old and new batteries or batteries of different manufacture.

Capacity and operating time

The rule: “capacity is reduced with every successive recharging”, applies to all batteries. Internal resistance increases at low temperatures to further reduce capacity. As a consequence, the battery’s ability to provide current and hold its voltage is reduced.

Frequent charging or the use of battery maintenance programs can also result in gradual loss of battery capacity. Therefore the capacity of batteries should be checked at regular intervals, not in excess of every six months, and replaced if performance is found to be signiﬁcantly deﬁcient.

Purchase only genuine Graupner batteries!

Interference suppression for electric motors

All conventional electric motors produce sparks between their collector and brushes.

Depending on the type of motor involved, this may cause more or less interference with the functionality of the remote control system.

The electric motors of a properly built system should therefore have interference suppression features. For electric drive models it is particularly important that every one of its motors is provided with proper interference suppression. Interference ﬁlters extensively suppress such disturbances and should always be included.

Follow the respective recommendations included in the motor’s operating and installation notices.

For further details about interference ﬁlters, refer to the Graupner RC main catalog or in Internet at www.graupner.de.

Servo interference lters for extension cables

No. 1040 The servo interference ﬁlter is necessary when an

extended-length servo cable is used. This ﬁlter is attached directly to the receiver output. In critical cases a second ﬁlter can be attached to the servo.

Safety notices

Using electronic speed controllers

Choosing the right electronic controller is largely a matter of matching controller performance to the motor to be controlled.

In order to prevent an overload or damage to the speed controller, its current rating should be at least half of the maximum locked-rotor current draw of the motor to which it is connected.

Particular attention is appropriate for so-called “tuning motors”. Because of their low-turns coils these motors can draw a multiple of their rated current in a lockedrotor condition and this can lead to the destruction of the speed controller.

Electric ignition systems

Combustion motor ignition systems also produce interference that can negatively inﬂuence remote control functionality.

Always supply power to an electric ignition system from a separate, dedicated battery.

Use only interference-suppressed spark plugs, spark caps and shielded ignition leads.

Mount the receiver sufﬁciently far away from ignition system components.

Static charges

WARNING:

A remote control system will be destroyed by the magnetic shock waves produced by a lightning strike – even if the storm is

miles away. Therefore, stop ying right away if a storm is approaching. Static charging via the antenna also represents a lethal hazard.

Attention

•

between this system’s antenna and other persons

In order to fulﬁll FCC HF emission requirements for mobile transmitters, a distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained

when this system is operating. Operation of this system at a lesser distance is therefore not recommended.

• To avoid disturbance caused by the electrical characteristics and emissions of other transmitters, keep at least a 20 cm distance from other transmitters.

• Operation of the remote control system requires a correct program setting for the given country in the transmitter unit. This is necessary for compliance with diverse regulations like FCC, ETSI, CE etc. Follow the respective instructions provided for this with the transmitter and receiver.

• Prior to every ﬂight, perform a complete functional test, range test and execute a complete simulated ﬂight in order to exclude the possibility of system faults or problems with the model’s programming.

• Never program the transmitter or receiver while the model is being operated.

Care and maintenance

Never clean the housing, antenna, etc. with cleaning agents, gasoline, water or similar

means. Use only a dry, soft cloth.

Components and accessories

WARNING:

As manufacturer of this equipment Graupner GmbH & Co. KG recommends only com-

ponents and accessories which have been tested and approved by Graupner for their suitability, functionality and safety. If this recommendation is followed, Graupner accepts responsibility for the product.

Graupner cannot accept any responsibility for the parts or accessories of other manufacturers which have not been approved and Graupner cannot evaluate every individual product made by other companies to assess if they are safe to use.

Liability exclusion / damage compensation

This manual serves only as a source of information and can be changed without prior notiﬁcation. Graup- ner accepts no responsibility or liability for errors or inaccuracies which may be contained in this manual.

Graupner cannot monitor compliance with the assembly instructions, the operating instructions or the conditions and methods under which remote control components are installed, operated, utilized or maintained. Therefore Graupner accepts no form of liability for loss, damage or costs consequential to incorrect usage or operation or which can be attributed to same.

Unless otherwise prescribed by law, the obligation of Graupner to provide damage compensation, regardless of legal grounds, is limited to the invoice value of the quantity of Graupner goods contributing directly to the damage-inducing event. This does not apply if Graupner is found to be subject to unlimited liability pursuant to binding legal stipulations with respect to intent or gross negligence.

Furthermore we will only consider claims if a log le is present; see page 26 un-

der “Data recording” so as page 159 under “Flight time”. For the same reason the transmitter must always be updated to the latest software status.

Keep in mind, however, that for technical reasons

during playback of MP3 les NO data recording is

possible.

It is essential that you register at https://www.graupner.de/en/service/product_registration.aspx to ensure that you are constantly informed of important software updates. This is the only means by which we can automatically keep you aware of new updates by e-mail.

Safety notices

Safety notices and handling regulations for Lithium-Ion (LiIo) and Lithium-Polymer (LiPo) batteries

As applicable for all highly technical products, observance of the following safety notices and handling instructions is essential for a long service life, fault-free operation, and harmless utilization of lithium/polymer batteries.

These instructions are to be safeguarded. If the unit is transferred to another user, these instructions should certainly be passed along to the new user.

LiIo-/LiPo batteries require particularly attentive handling. This applies to charging, discharging as well as for storage and other handling. Adherence to the following special speciﬁcations is necessary:

Special notices for charging LiIo-/LiPo batteries from Graupner

WARNING:

•

of improper charging or discharging.

• Only approved chargers with appropriate charging cables may be used for charging LiIo-/LiPo batteries. Any manipulation to the charger or charger cables can lead to severe damage.

• The maximum charging capacity must be limited to 1.05 times the battery’s capacity.

Example: 700 mAh battery = 735 mAh max. charging capacity

• Use only the outlet-charger included with the set or a specially designed charger/discharger from Graupner to charge and discharge LiIo-/LiPo batteries, refer to page 18 or www.graupner.de.

Since Graupner GmbH cannot supervise the correct charging and discharging of cells, the entire guarantee is void in cases

• Ensure the settings for the number of cells or for ﬁnal charging voltage and ﬁnal discharge voltage are correct. Be sure to observe the operating instructions for your charger/discharger.

• Under these conditions Graupner LiIo-/LiPo batteries can be charged with a maximum of 2 C (the value 1 C corresponds to the cell capacity) charging current. At a voltage of maximum 4.2 V per cell and above, charging must continue a constant voltage of 4.2 V per cell until charging current drops below 0.1 … 0.2 A.

• The permissible temperature range for charging and storing LiIo-/LiPo batteries is 0 … +50 °C.

• Never leave batteries being charged unattended.

• The battery to be charged must be placed on a non-combustible, heat resistant, non-conducting surface during the charging process. Combustible or readily ignited objects are to be kept away from the charging conﬁguration. Batteries may only be charged under supervision.

• Avoid short circuit. Never pierce a LiIo/LiPo battery, by doing it you may cause a short circuit and a ﬁre, explosion and other problems.

• Charging voltage over 4.20 V per cell must be avoided absolutely as the cell would otherwise be permanently damage and could cause a ﬁre. In order to prevent the over-charging of individual cells in a pack, a cut-off voltage between 4.1 … 4.15 V per cell should be set to increase service life.

• Incorrect handling can lead to explosions, ﬁre, smoke and poisoning hazards. Furthermore, disregard for instructions and warnings can lead to performance losses and other defects.

• Before every use check the state of your batteries. Damaged or ruined batteries or cells should not be used.

• LiIo/LiPo batteries contain electrolytes and electrolyte vapours which are unhealthy. Never enter in touch directly with electrolytes. In case of contact with eyes, skin or other parts of the body, wash soon with a lot of water and call soon a doctor.

• The battery’s capacity is reduced by every charge/ discharge cycle. Storing the battery at temperatures which are too high or too low can also lead to a gradual reduction in capacity. In model operation, battery capacity drops to about 50 … 80 % of new battery capacity after about 50 charge/discharge cycles – even though all charge/discharge rules are followed. This is due in part to the high discharge currents and inductive currents caused by motors.

• Never attempt to charge battery cells with the wrong polarity. Abnormal chemical reactions take place when batteries are charged with reversed polarity and the battery will be useless.

This can cause breaks, smoke and ames.

• Battery packs may only be connected in series or parallel in exceptional cases as cell capacities and charged state can differ too greatly. This is why the battery packs we deliver are selected.

• LiIo-/LiPo batteries connected in series within a pack may only be charged as a group if the voltage of individual cells do not differ by more than 0.05 V. The LiIo battery included with the set is equipped with a special safety circuit such that “compensation” for voltage differences between individual cells, by way of an otherwise typical balancer plug connection, is not necessary.

• Individual battery cells and batteries are not toys and must therefore not get into the hands of children. Batteries/cells must be kept out of the reach of children.

Safety notices

• Batteries must not get into the vicinity of babies or small children. If a battery is swallowed, immediately go to a doctor or emergency medical facility.

• Batteries must not be put in a microwave oven or put under pressure. Smoke, ﬁre and more can be the consequences.

• Never dismantle a LiIo-/LiPo battery. Dismantling a battery can cause internal short-circuits. Gas, ﬁre, explosions and other problems can result.

• The electrolyte and electrolytic vapors in LiIo-/LiPo batteries are harmful. Absolutely avoid all direct contact with electrolytes. If electrolytes come into contact with skin, eyes or other body parts, immediately wash out or rinse out with generous amounts of fresh water then be sure to consult a doctor.

• Batteries built into equipment must always be removed from that equipment when it is not currently in use. Always switch off equipment after it is used to prevent deep discharging. Always charge batteries before it is too late. Store batteries on a non-combustible, heat resistant, non-conducting surface! Deep-discharged LiIo-/LiPo batteries are defective and may no longer be used!

Storage

LiIo-/LiPo cells should have a 10 … 20 % charge capacity when stored. If cell voltage

drops below 3 V, then LiIo-/LiPo cells must absolutely be recharged to a capacity of 10 … 20 % of full capacity. Otherwise, further deep-discharging of the battery will make it useless during storage in a discharged state.

Special notices for discharging LiIo-/LiPo batteries from Graupner

•

currents, please follow the catalog speciﬁcations.

A continuous current rate of about 1 C does not represent a major problem for Graupner LiIo-/LiPo batteries. For larger

In any case, observe the maximum current rating for the connector system, see maximum discharge current on the battery.

• Discharging below 2.5 V per cell damages cells permanently and is therefore to be avoided absolutely.

Short circuit conditions are to be avoided absolutely. Permanent short circuits lead to destruction of the battery, high temperatures and perhaps even self-ignition may follow.

• During discharge, battery temperature must not rise, in any case, to over +70 °C. Otherwise, better cooling or a lower rate of discharge must be introduced. The temperature can easily be checked with the infrared thermometer, No. 1963. The battery must never be discharged via the transmitter’s charging socket. This socket is not suitable for this purpose.

Other handling notices

•

loss of electrolyte, the production of gases and perhaps even explosions. In the vicinity of, or while handling, Graupner LiIo-/LiPo batteries, avoid electrically conducting surfaces because of the danger of creating a short-circuit condition.

• Battery packs may only be connected in series or parallel in exceptional cases as cell capacities and charged state can differ too greatly. This is why the battery packs we deliver are selected.

Handling connectors

•

can easily be broken off. Due to thermal transfer, the connector tabs may not be soldered directly.

• The connections of LiLo / LiPo batteries are not

Never short-circuit the battery. A shortcircuit allows very high current to ﬂow and this heats up the cells. This will lead to

These connectors are not as robust as for other batteries. This applies particularly to the plus pole connector. The connections

as robust as those of other batteries. This applies in particular to the positive pole connection. The connections can easily break off.

Cell connection

Direct soldering on battery cells is not permitted.

The heat of direct soldering can damage

battery components, such as separator or isolator. Battery connections should only be made by

industrial spot welding. A professional repair made by the manufacturer or distributor is necessary to replace missing or torn-off cables.

Replacing individual battery cells

The replacement of battery cells may only be made by the manufacturer or distributor and never by the user himself.

Damaged cell usage

Damaged cells may never be used or returned to service.

Characteristics of damaged cells include: damaged housing packing, deformed battery cells, electrolyte or leaking electrolyte. In these cases, further use of the battery is not permissible.

Damaged or useless cells are hazardous waste items and must be appropriately disposed.

General warning notices

Batteries must never be put in ﬁre or burned.

Battery cells must not be submerged in liq-

uids, such as water, seawater or beverages. Any contact with liquids, of whatever nature, is to be avoided.

Safety notices

Notes for environmental protection

Notice for remote control set mc- 3 2 HoTT

No. 33016 / 33020

These radio control sets are ﬁ tted as standard with a LiIo transmitter battery with integral

protective circuit (changes reserved). Once the factory preset voltage limit of 3.60 V has been reached, a warning will appear in the display.

Disposal of used batteries

Some countries have laws requiring that all

used batteries be turned over to an author-

ized collection centre. Disposing of batteries along with common household

garbage is forbidden. Old batteries can be turned into communal collection centres for disposal at no charge or they can be returned to one of our dealerships or anywhere else where batteries of that given type are sold. Used batteries we have delivered can also be sent back to us, at your cost, through the mail. Use the return address below:

Graupner GmbH Service: Used batteries Henriettenstr. 94-96

D-73230 Kirchheim unter Teck This represents an essential contribution to environ-

mental protection.

Environmental protection notices

The symbol on this product, its operating instructions or packaging gives notice that

this product may not be discarded as common household waste at the end of its service life. It must be turned over to a recycling collection point for electric and electronic apparatus.

The materials can be recycled according to their markings. You make an important contribution to protection of the environment by utilizing facilities for reuse, material recycling or other means of exploiting obsolete equipment.

Batteries must be removed from the unit and disposed of separately at an appropriate collection point.

Please inquire with local authorities about the responsible waste collection locations.

Caution:

Damaged batteries require among other things, special packaging, because they are very toxic!

Foreword

This manual serves only as a source of infor-

mation and can be changed without prior noti-

ﬁ cation. Graupner accepts no responsibility or liability for errors or inaccuracies which may be contained in the information section of this manual.

11Remote control set description

mc-16 and mc-20

The Newest Generation of Remote Control Technology

The technical advances across the entire spectrum of model building is an ever-present challenge to design engineers. This is why the introduction of new transmission technology in the 2.4 GHz band represents a new milestone.

The HoTT-System (Hopping Telemetry Transmission) developed by Graupner is a synthesis of know-how, engineering and testing done around the world by professional pilots.

Established Graupner HoTT techniques theoretically permit over 200 models to be operated at the same time. However, because of the interspersed radio-frequency utilization permitted by certiﬁ cation for the 2.4 GHz ISM band, this number is signiﬁ cantly lower in practical application. Nevertheless, in general more models can be operated simultaneously in the

2.4 GHz band than would be the case in conventional 35 or 40 MHz frequency bands. The real limiting factor is – as often before – is still likely to be the size of available operating space (i. e. airspace for aircraft). Alone the fact that it is no longer necessary to coordinate transmitting frequencies with other pilots in the vicinity (which is sometimes quite difﬁ cult in broken landscapes, such as on hillside slopes) represents an enormous boost for remote control operating security.

Bidirectional communication between transmitter and receiver, by way of a return channel built into the receiver, permits convenient access to data and programming in the HoTT receiver. For example, this makes it possible to swap receiver outputs or to divide up control functions among multiple servos (channel mapping). Servo travel and servo rotation directions in the receiver can also be matched to one another with these facilities. Telemetry data, like VARIO and GPS data, can be called up from optionally available modules.

Based on the mc-24 Graupner/JR computerized remote control system, the control system has been especially developed for ex-

mc- 3 2 HoTT remote

perienced RC pilots All conventional model types can be readily operated with the regardless of whether the model is a winged aircraft, helicopter, ship or land vehicle.

Complex mixed-control functions of guiding surfaces are often necessary for winged aircraft (rudder, elevators) and helicopter models (swashplate). Thanks to modern computer technology, very diverse model requirements can be programmed in the simplest conceivable manner with touch-sensitive keys (CAP Touch). Simply select the given model type from the

mc- 3 2 HoTT system,

mc- 3 2 HoTT program and its software will assem-

ble all signiﬁ cant mixer functions and coupling functions automatically. This eliminates the need for separate modules in the transmitter to implement complex coupled functions and also makes sophisticated mechanical mixer mechanisms in the model unnecessary. For example, this makes the mc-3 2 HoTT transmitter fully equipped with both software and hardware to operate the well-known NAUTIC modules on the receiver side. The “channel sequencer” is new. It permits the operation of up to three servos to be automated.

mc- 3 2 HoTT system offers optimal security

The and reliability without having to forgo great operating convenience. The m c-32 HoTT remote control system has 80 model memory locations. Additional ﬂ ightphase-speciﬁ c settings can be stored in every model memory location. For example, such settings can be made for various parameters that can be called up to implement particular ﬂ ight maneuvers at the “press of a button”. Additional model memories can be stored on the SD card, which is included standard with the set. Even telemetry data can be recorded for subsequent evaluation on a PC.

Since the plays, the lower display has been optimized for comprehensible, simple operation of the software. The graphic representation of mixer functions is particu-

mc- 3 2 HoTT is equipped with two dis-

larly helpful. The upper display allows telemetry data to be called up from the receiver.

Functionally-related options are clearly arranged by content in a simple organization. The clear, comprehensible program structure permits a beginner to quickly become familiar with the various functions and able to use all options pertinent to his level of expertise with remote control models.

This handbook describes every menu in detail. There are tips, many notices and programming examples to supplement the descriptions and also explanations for model speciﬁ c technical terms, like transmitter control, dual rate, butterﬂ y, and so on.

Please observe the safety notices and technical notices. Read through the instructions attentively. Before usage, test all functions by simply attaching servos to the receiver included in the set. While doing this, observe respective notes on page 68. This will help you learn the essential operating techniques and functions of the

Always handle your remote controlled model with a sense of responsibility so that you do not endanger yourself or others.

The Graupner team wishes you much pleasure and success with your eration of remote control systems.

mc- 3 2 HoTT.

mc- 3 2 HoTT, the newest gen-

Kirchheim-Teck, july 2015

Remote control set description

mc-16 and mc-20 series computer systems

two remote control sets with 2,4-GHz-Graupner-HoTT technology (Hopping Telemetry Transmission)

• Integrated Graupner HoTT 2.4 GHz transmission system

• The high-speed primary processor is used for data transfer, ensuring ultra-fast response times. No additional delays through detours via a module processor.

• Maximum interference immunity made possible by optimized frequency hopping through as many as 75 channels and wider channel spread

• Intelligent data transfer with correction function

• Over 200 systems can be used simultaneously

• The HoTT technique of bidirectional communication between sender and receiver, as well as the fastest possible transmission rate (10 ms) assures extremely short reaction times.

• Modulation can be switched by software: when necessary, you can switch from “HoTT” to “EXT.” or “SP.” by pressing a button.

• Case incorporates integral patch aerial

• Transmitter features integral slot for SD and SDHC memory cards, formatted to FAT or FAT32, for saving log ﬁ les, model programming data and supplementary functions such as transmitter ﬁ rmware updates.

• Transmitter features alternative method of battery charging via the USB socket.

• 6 different languages (Dutch, English, French,

Technology that enthralls. The superior functional security of Graupner

HoTT technology accomplished with bidirectional communications between transmitter and receiver with integrated telemetry, freely programmable voice output via headset connector, and ultra-fast response times.

Simpli ed programming using capacitive touch-

buttons on the buttons on the mc-16 HoTT.

mc- 2 0 HoTT and four-way push-

High-contrast eight-line graphic screen provides a clear display of all set-up parameters. Switchable blue backlighting. The tures an independent second screen for displaying telemetry data. Storage of telemetry data on a micro SD memory card.

USB connection to read and write the model’s

memories as well as for making  rmware up-

dates.

mc- 2 0 HoTT fea-

German, Italian and Spanish) available per software update.

• Simpliﬁ ed arrangement of operating elements, such as joysticks, external switches, proportional controls and trim levers as control functions

• CONVENIENCE MODE SELECTOR to simplify changeovers between operating modes 1 … 4 (e. g. throttle left/throttle right)

• Extremely wide receiver operating voltage range of 3.6 V to 8.4 V (functional to 2.5 V)

Remote control set description

Computer System mc-32

32 channel remote control set in 2.4 GHz Graupner-HoTT technology (Hopping Telemetry Transmission)

• As many as four servos can be controlled simultaneously as a block in the SAME operating mode with a servo cycle time of 10 ms (digital servos only).

• Thanks to cycle time reduced down to as little as 10 ms, extremely short response times are achieved.

• Real-time telemetry evaluation in the transmitter display Additionally, telemetry data can also be selectively displayed by the SMART-BOX.

Additional HoTT features of the

• Super-fast response time through use of a fast main processor for data transmission.

• Micro-SD card for storage of telemetry data and for additional functions

• Obsolescence-proof through update capability over USB interface as well as via the micro-SD card

• The included Lilo battery (changes reserved) has a capacity of over 6000 mAh. This makes extremely long ﬂ ight times possible and also reduces the number of charging repetitions.

• Modulation changeover per software: e. g. from "EXT. PPM" (e. g. Weatronic) to HoTT at the press of a button.

• Swashplate limiting: This function limits the swashplate's tilt angle to prevent the potential for mechanical collision in helicopter 3D operation at full-limit roll and pitch-axis

• Ring-limiter: functions similar to swashplate limitation but is used for control of up to three VoithSchneider drives in ship models

• Channel sequencer for automating servo motion sequences of up to three servos, e. g. to automate the lowering of landing gear or to extend/retract drives in self-launching gliders

• Multi-channel function for operating Graupner product line NAUTIC modules

• Digital trimming with pseudo »analog« endless pinions, effective per speciﬁ c ﬂ ight-phase

Remote control set description

mc- 3 2

• Auto-trim function. The current stick positions for trimming ﬁ xed-wing or helicopter models will be stored in trim memory at the press of a button. (Model »compensation«, activate switch and release stick. The correction will be blended in »gently« upon return of the stick.

• C1 changeover, brake/elec. motor: This changeover can be implemented very easily via enhanced ﬂ ight phase programming. The pilot determines the stick positions (forward/rear) at which the motor is to switched off or the airbrakes are to be retracted.

• 16 control functions maximum

• Simpliﬁ ed arrangement of operating elements, such as sticks, external switches, proportional controls and trim levers as control functions

• Protection against obsolescence is provided by virtue of a fast 32-bit operating system with modern ﬂ ash memory that can be updated.

• Blue back-lighted MULTI-DATA-GRAPHIK-LCD monitor with signiﬁ cantly better legibility under unfavorable light conditions

• CONVENIENCE MODE SELECTOR to simplify changeovers between operating modes 1 … 4 (e. g. throttle left/throttle right)

• Twelve freely programmable mixers for ﬁ xed-wing or helicopter models, each with freely selectable input and output functions; four curve mixers with innovative 8-point curve technology for easy to set and adjust curve values at up to eight points for throttle, pitch, tail or other non-linear characteristics. The arithmetic unit in the CPU employs an ingenious method of calculating polynomial approximations for truly-rounded, ideal MPC (multipoint curve) mixer curves

• Shifting curve mixer points can be done along both axes with the CAP touch pad keys

• Eight ﬂ ight-phase programs can be individually adapted for each model and given a name. The

switchover time is programmable separately.

• SUPER SERVO menu with a perfect overview of all servo setting data and simple parameter correction at four "levels": direction of rotation, midpoint setting, separate servo travel on both sides and separate travel limiting on both sides for 16 servos with a total of 96 setting options

• SUPER-DUAL-RATE, EXPO and EXPO/DUALRATE menu with 36 potential setting variants for three servo functions and six ﬂ ight phases

• Practice-optimized multi-function menu for aerofoils and helicopter models. Entry of the number of aileron and ﬂ ap servos automatically programs all necessary mixer functions in the multi-function "Wing mixers" menu. Differential aileron mixer, butterﬂ y mixer, dual-ﬂ ap mixer, automatic gyro set function and other special functions

• Helicopter swashplate mixer for 1, 2, 3, or 4 point steering.

• Selectable cycle time: 10 ms or 20 ms/30 ms, depending on receiver and operating mode

• A convenient timers menu with a system of eight stopwatches, alarm timer, countdown timer, laps counter and so on. Two running timers and one lap timer can be displayed at the same time in large characters.

• Stopwatch with history: In addition to the lap counter there is a "Time 1" which captures the switchon time and a "Time 2" which records the ON and OFF times separately

• Channel mapping in the receiver allows free distribution of control functions.

• The travel distance and rotation direction settings integrated into the receiver make it possible, for example, to match up mapped servos with one another

• The programmable fail-safe functions »Hold«, »Off« and »Move to preset positions« that are built

into the receiver for every individual servo channel can be set separately

• A slot for FAT or FAT32 formatted SD and SDHC memory cards is available on the transmitter for log ﬁles and model programs

Model programs

• Transmitter operating time timer

• Flight phase switch assignments: six switches, two with a priority function. Every switch combination can be named freely. This makes the number of ﬂight phases independent of the number of ﬂight phase switches.

• Tail type normal, V-tail, Delta/ﬂying-wing and 2 HR Sv 3+8 (which immediately makes two coupled elevator servos available without using free mixers or dual mixers)

• Flap count 4 AIL/4 FL: Full support of eight wing servos, even without use of free mixers

• Flight phase switching cutoff delay: the delay time can be switched off for individual

channels on a ﬂight-phase basis (e. g. for motor off in electric models or to activate/deactivate helicopter head lock).

Ten additional, user deﬁnable phase names: aside from the prescribed ﬂight phase names, the user can also freely assign up to ten phase names of his own choice.

• Enhanced transmitter control menu: option to assign input-side mid-point setting for C1 control + trim as a transmitter control. A single input can be assigned to two switches for a true 3-way switch function.

• Wing mixers: New concept for the multi-ﬂap menu to simplify settings of one to eight wing servos on a ﬂight-phase speciﬁc basis in a comprehensible manner without requiring the use of free mixers

• »Info« sub-option in the Base setup model menu Any kind of additional information about every

model can be entered here. This additional information will then appear in the newly designed model select function

• »Logical switches«: this function permits two switches to be coupled as »and« or »or« logic functions. The result can be employed as a virtual switch. Typical application: The activation of certain functions should only be possible in conjunction with other functions, e. g. wheel brake can only be activated when the landing gear is down. A number of functions which are normally independent of one another, are to be put in their base settings by way of an »Emergency switch«. This program automation can be activated by multiple switches that also select the appropriate program.

• Servo-middle setting range extended to ±125 %

• Number of ﬂight phases: (ﬁxed-wing: 8, helicopter: 7 + AR)

• Settable »Throttle too high« warning threshold in the helicopter menu, programmable switch-on warning

• Phase trim for all axes of ﬁxed-wing models possible

• Servo occupancy swap on the receiver output

• CAP TOUCH operating elements with key lock function to prevent unintentional operation.

• CAP TOUCH display change from the main menu to the telemetry main menu via ESC.

• Numerous telemetry displays, programming functions and evaluation functions are presented directly in the transmitter's screen

• Graphic presentation of model icons for the model type display (ﬁxed-wing/helicopter)

• Built-in connector sockets for PC-USB interface, headset, SMART BOX, external RF module, DSC system. Prepared for teacher/pupil operation.

• Teacher/pupil system with or without cable for complete transfer; all settings are made on the teacher transmitter.

Additional functions

• Super Fast response time by using the fast main processor for data transmission

• Binding of any number of receivers for channel expansion

• Range: test and warning function

• Low voltage warning

• Selectable cycle time 10ms or 20ms / 30ms, depending on the receiver and connected thereto servo and transmitter-side mode

• Up to four servos in the SAME mode blocks with a signal repetition time of 10 ms are driven simultaneously (only digital servos!)

• The reduced cycle time of up to 10ms an extremely short reaction time is achieved.

• Telemetry analysis in the transmitter display in real time. In addition, the telemetry data can be displayed either with the SMART-BOX.

• Numerous Telemetry displays, programming and evaluation functions directly in the transmitter display

• Software switchable modulation: If necessary, deactivate by pressing a button of HoTT to “EXT. PPM“ or ”SP Mode“.

• Using Channel mapping in the receiver arbitrarily divisible control functions.

• Select integrated rotational direction setting for example mapped servos receiver successive

• In the receiver, programmable fail-safe “Hold” function, “Off” or “pre-set positions” for each individual servo channel can be set separately

• Future-proof design with update fast 32-bit operating system with modern Flash memory

Remote control set description

Computer System mc-32

32 channel remote control set in 2.4 GHz Graupner-HoTT technology (Hopping Telemetry Transmission)

The set, No. 33032, includes

• Microcomputer transmitter built-in LiIo single cell six-pack/6000 mAh/3.7 V transmitter battery (change reserved)

• Graupner HoTT 2,4 GHz FHSS module

• integrated Bluetooth ® v2.1+ EDR module

• Electric outlet charger (4.2 V, 500 mA)

• Graupner bidirectional receiver, GR-12L HoTT (No. S1012) for connection of up to 6 servos and GR-32 Dual HoTT (No. 33516) for connection of up to 16 servos

• USB adapter/interface (No. 7186.6) including suitable USB cable for connection to a PC and an adapter cable for receiver updates

• Micro-SD card with an adapter for a card reader

• Sturdy aluminum transmitter case with foam cushioning (No. 3080)

• Graupner HoTT transmitter strap

Accessories

No.

Description

72.40 Transmitter straps, deluxe

Teacher/pupil cable for

see page 213

Replacement parts

No.

Description

71.26 Transmitter straps, Graupner HoTT

3080 Aluminum transmitter case, HoTT,

400x300x150 mm

33000.1 Transmitter battery, ﬂ at LiIo, single cell six-

pack/6000 3.7 V TX

33002.1

33032.2 Transmitter metal hanger for mc- 3 2

33032.3 Hand rests for mc-32 (2 pieces)

33801 HoTT transmitter antenna

Micro-SD card, 2 GB for HoTT transmitter

Remote control set description

mc- 3 2 HoTT with

mc- 3 2 HoTT

Technical data for the

Frequency band 2.4 … 2.4835 GHz Modulation FHSS Transmitter power 100 mW EIRP Control functions 16 functions, 4 of these can be

Temperature range -10 … +55 °C Antenna collapsible Operating voltage 3.2 … 4.8 V Current draw about 500 mA Range up to about 4 000 m Dimensions about 252 x 252 x 60 mm Weight about 1,685 g with transmitter

Technical data for the GR-12L HoTT receiver

No. S1012 Operating voltage 3.6 … 8.4 V*

Current draw about 70 mA Frequency band 2.4 … 2.4835 GHz Modulation FHSS Antenna 1 x about 145 mm long,

Plug-in servos 6 Plug-in sensors 1 (port 5T) Temperature range about -10 … +55 °C Dimensions about 36 x 21 x 10 mm Weight about 7 g

mc- 3 2 HoTT transmitter

trimmed

battery

about 115 mm of this length encapsulated and about 30 mm active

Technical data for the GR-32 Dual HoTT receiver

No. 33516 Operating voltage 3.6 … 8.4 V* Current draw about 140 mA Frequency band 2.4 … 2.4835 GHz Modulation FHSS Antenna 2 x 2 diversity antennas,

Plug-in servos 16 Plug-in sensors up to four sensors Temperature range about -10 … +55 °C Range up to about 5 000 m Dimensions about 63 x 30 x 14 mm Antenna length 4 x wire 145 mm (active

Weight about 24 g

The speci cation for permissible operating voltage range applies only to the receiver. Please note in this context

that receiver input voltage is applied without regulation to connected servos but the voltage range for most connectible servos (speed controls, gyros, etc.) is only 4.8 to 6 V.

Other accessories in Internet at www.graupner.de. Contact or visit your local dealer. He will be glad to provide advice.

about 145 mm long, about 115 mm of this length encapsulated and about 30 mm active

antennae 30 mm)

For your notes

General operating notices

Transmitter

Opening the transmitter housing

Switch off the transmitter before opening it (power switch to »OFF«). Push both housing

base latches in the opposite the direction of the arrow marks, toward the inside, to their limits. Now tilt the transmitter somewhat to the rear so the housing base can ﬂ ip open and can be unhooked. Close the transmitter's housing base by ﬁ rst hooking it to the underside, ﬂ ip the base closed then push both latches toward the outside. When closing the base, pay attention that no cables are pinched.

Notes:

•

• Be sure not to touch the circuit boards

with any metallic objects. Do not touch contacts with your ﬁ ngers.

• Before performing any tasks inside the

transmitter, disconnect the transmitter's battery (see next page) to avoid potential short circuit damage to the transmitter's circuit boards.

Make no modiﬁ cations of any kind to the circuit boards as this will void the guarantee as well as the unit's ofﬁ cial permit.

Transmitter power supply

The

mc- 3 2 HoTT transmitter is equipped with a

high-capacity, rechargeable LiIo 1s6p/6000 3.7 V TX battery (No. 33000.1) as standard equipment. (changes reserved)

However, the standard built-in battery is not charged upon delivery of the transmitter.

When the transmitter is used, its battery voltage should be monitored by way of the indicators provided in the LCD display. If the voltage level preset in the "Battery warning" line of the »General basic settings« menu, page 279, (default setting 3.60 V) is underrun, an acoustic signal will be sounded and a warning message will appear in the display.

Stoppuhr

Batt must

be re-

Flugzeit

charged!!

K78

#01

0:00h

3.5V

No later than now, operation must be terminated so the battery can be charged again.

Note:

Be sure the correct battery type is set in the »General basic settings« menu, page 260! The standard setting for this is

"Lith.".

0:00.0 0:00.0

Charge the transmitter battery with the plug-in charger.

The transmitter's rechargeable LiIo battery can be charged by way of the charger socket located behind a cover on the left, front side of the transmitter – as viewed from the front – with the included plug-in charger (No. 32032.4).

Depending on the state of discharge, the included plug-in charger (4.2 V/500 mA) requires up to about 15 hours to fully recharge the transmitter battery.

Never use plug-in chargers from other manufacturers or chargers intended for other bat-

tery types. Charger output voltage which is too high or possibly even different plug polarity, see further below, can cause immense damage. We recommend that this plug-in charger be appropriately labelled.

Also observe the safety notices provided on pages 4 … 7.

The transmitter must be switched "OFF"

during the entire charging procedure. Never

switch on the transmitter when it is connected to the charger. Even a brief interruption to charging can cause charging voltage to rise to a level that will immediately damage the transmitter with over-voltage. Also for this reason, be sure all connectors are always plugged in securely and have good contact.

General operating notices

Charging with automatic chargers

To achieve quicker recharging of the single cell LiIo battery, Graupner automatic chargers can also be used. The table below shows a selection of these chargers.

Recommended chargers (accessory)

suitable for

battery types

Order No. Designation

6411 6463 6464 6466 6468 6469 6470 6475 6478 6480

Charger cable, No. 3022 is additionally needed for the transmitter and charger cable, No. 3021 is additionally needed for the receiver.

Other charger units and details about the listed chargers can be found in the Graupner RC main catalog or in Internet at www.graupner.de.

Ultramat 8 x x x x x Ultramat 12 plus x x x x x x Ultramat 14 plus x x x x x x x Ultra Trio plus 14 x x x x x x x Ultramat 16S x x x x x x x Ultra Trio Plus 16 x x x x x x Ultramat 18 x x x x x x x Ultra Duo Plus 45 x x x x x x x Ultra Duo Plus 60 x x x x x x x

Ultra Duo Plus 80 x x x x x x x

Input voltage 220 V

Input voltage 12 V

NiCd

NiMH

LiPo/LiIo

lead battery

The charger socket is equipped standard with a diode to protect against reversed polarity. Original Graupner automatic chargers also detect battery voltage polarity.

Observe the conﬁ guration notices for the charger used.

First connect the charger cable's banana plugs to the charger and only then con-

nect the cable's other end into the charging jack on the transmitter. Never allow the bare ends of the banana plugs to come into contact with one another when the other end of the cable is plugged into the transmitter.

Charging current may not exceed 1.5 A as otherwise the diode, and perhaps other components, could be damaged. If necessary, limit the current at the charger.

mc- 3 2 HoTT charging jack polarity

The charger cables on the market from other manufacturers often have different polarities. Therefore use

integr. balancer

only an original Graupner charger cable, No. 3022.

Removing the transmitter's battery

To remove the transmitter's battery, ﬁ rst unlatch the cover of the battery compartment on the rear side of the transmitter housing then remove the cover.

Battery connector

Take out the transmitter's battery then disconnect the transmitter battery's connector by carefully pulling on the supply line cable.

Inserting the transmitter's battery

The battery connector is protected against a reverse polarity connection by two slanted edges, see illustration. When correctly plugged in, the unconnected pin of the connector is at the bottom, as shown in the illustration. The plus pole (red lead) is in the middle and the minus pole

Transmitter connector polarity

(brown or black lead) is toward the antenna side.

Never try to force the connector onto its circuit-board socket.

Place the battery into its compartment and close the transmitter's cover.

Battery operation timer at the bottom left of the screen

This timer shows the transmitter's cumulative operating time since the transmitter's battery was last charged.

This timer is automatically reset to "0:00" when the transmitter is switched on and its battery voltage is signiﬁ cantly higher than when the transmitter was last used, e. g. because the battery was charged.

#01

4.1V

0:00h

Stop watch

Flight tim

0:00h

K78

General operating notices

0:00.0 0:00.0

Lithium battery CR 2032

On the side of the transmitter board opposite the transmitter battery there is a ﬁ xture containing a lithium battery, type CR 2032, which can be replaced by the user.

Lithium battery

This battery maintains the date and time settings during a transmitter power supply outage, for example when the transmitter's main battery is being replaced.

General charging instructions

•

ter, the transmitter charging current should generally not exceed 1.5 A. Limit the charge current if necessary. If the transmitter battery is charged with more than 1.5 A, it must be charged outside of the transmitter. Otherwise, the printed circuit board may be damaged from overloading the printed connectors and/or overheating the battery.

• Perform a few test charges to make sure that the automatic cutoff of automatic chargers works. This is especially true when you want to use an automatic charger to charge the NiMH battery which comes standard in the mz-18 HoTT transmitter, or the lithium battery which comes standard in the mz-24 HoTT transmitter. Monitor the cutoff behaviour if the charger that you are using has this option.

• Do not discharge the battery or run battery care programs using the charging socket. The charging socket is only for charging.

• Always ﬁ rst connect the charging cable to the charger, and then connect it to the receiver or transmitter battery. This prevents unintentional short-circuiting with the bare ends of the charging cable plug.

• If the battery becomes hot, check the battery and exchange it or reduce the charging current.

• Do not charge the batteries without monitoring them.

• Follow the safety instructions and handling guidelines starting page

Follow the charging instructions of the charger manufacturer and battery manufacturer.

Do not exceed the maximum permissible charging current of the battery manufacturer. To prevent damage to the transmit-

Stick length adjustment

The length of both sticks can be continuously adjusted to adapt these transmitter controls to the pilot's preference.

Hold the lower half of the knurled grip in place then turn the upper section to release its counter-locked threads.

Now pull up or push down on the stick's end to the desired length. When the length is suitable, tighten the counter-locked threads of the upper and lower sections again.

General operating notices

Stick conversions

Neutralization

Both the left and the right stick can be conﬁ gured for neutralized or non-neutralized operation. Open the transmitter.

To change the stick's factory setting, locate the screw shown in the ﬁ gure below enclosed in a white circle.

Note:

The aggregate for the right stick is a mirror image of the left stick so the corresponding screw for the right stick is on the right side

just below the middle.

Now turn this screw down until the respective stick is free to move from limit to limit - or turn the screw out until the stick again completely self-restoring.

Brake spring and ratchet

The outboard screw of the two marked in the next ﬁ gure adjusts the braking force and the inboard screw adjusts the strength of the ratchet for the respective stick.

Note:

The aggregate for the right stick is a mirror image of the left stick so corresponding screws for the right stick are located at the top left.

Stick restoring force

The stick's restoring force can also be adjusted to the pilot's preference. The adjustment is located next to the return springs, see markings in the ﬁ gure below.

Spring force for the given direction of motion can be adjusted by turning the respective screw with a Phillips screwdriver.

• clockwise = stronger return,

• counter-clockwise = weaker return.

vertical

horizontal

Note:

The aggregate for the right stick is a mirror image of the left stick so corresponding screws for the right stick are located to the right of the middle.

General operating notices

Holder bracket for transmitter straps

A stable transmitter hanger for fastening neck straps is standard equipment on the

mc- 3 2 HoTT trans-

mitter. To unfold the holder brackets, ﬁ rst press both brack-

ets inward a bit near where they are lettered then turn them upward by 90 °. The brackets will automatically lock into position.

If you have a neck strap fastened to the holder bracket with key-rings, ﬁ rst press lightly on the right holder bracket to release its latch so it can be folded down then do the same with the left holder bracket. Afterward, press both brackets SIMULTANEOUSLY into the recess.

The following straps are available as accessories:

No. Description

71.26 Transmitter straps, Graupner HoTT

72.40 Transmitter straps, deluxe

Installation of switches, switch modules and knob modules

There are a total of 20 holes in the transmitter's housing available for mounting accessory modules.

ATTENTION:

To be safe, always disconnect the transmitter battery before installation to avoid short cir-

cuit conditions. Be sure to pay attention that soldered points on the transmitter board do not come into contact with metal objects!

Unoccupied holes in the transmitter's housing are closed with blind plugs. These can easily be pulled out from the outside with one's ﬁ ngernails.

Insert the accessory switch, etc. through a hole in the housing from the inside.

Accessory switches, potentiometers, etc. are fastened into place by screwing a nut onto the threaded shaft protruding though the housing and tightening it with a suitable wrench. If the control has a knob, it can be reattached after the nut is tightened down. Trim nut wrench (No. 5733) is well suited for tightening down these nuts.

Aligning the antenna

The removable, articulated antenna is to be screwed into the ball-joint connector then aligned by hand.

The antenna exhibits very limited ﬁ eld strength straight out from its end, pointing it directly toward the model is wrong.

ATTENTION:

When screwing in the antenna, pay attention that the centre pin in the antenna socket does not get bent or pressed back in the socket.

General operating notices

Trim nut wrench (No. 5733) is well suited for tightening down switch element trim nuts.

Transmitter description

Front side

Antenna

removable antenna, with kink and twist joint

Connector sockets on the face side, protected by a cover, see beginning page 24

Function modules

Drum roller control: left "Tv5", top "Tv3", right "Tv1"

Function modules

Knob control (depressible): left "Tv4", right "Tv2"

Option locations

for retroﬁ tting the transmitter with switches and knob modules 8 switches included as standard equipment

Function module

rotary control: left-side "Lv2", right-side "Lv1"

Function modules

three sliders, "Sl1", "Sl2", "Sl3"

Digital trim

For the ﬁ ne-tuning of servo positions (travel neutralization). When turned, each click produces an increment of adjustment (position indicator in display). A press on the trim wheel will reset the trim adjustment.

LC Display (more details available on page 30.) Telemetry indicators: receiver parameters, standard. Other indicators dependent on the data from the optional sensors connected.

Loudspeaker

ON/OFF switch (ON/OFF with LED display)

Note:

Always switch on the transmitter then the receiver. When switching off,  rst switch off the receiver then the transmitter.

LED indicators

BATTERY: illuminates when voltage is sufﬁ cient RF: illuminates during RF radiation WARNING: blinks, for example, when "Throttle too

high", "no pupil signal", "Transmitter battery voltage too low", …

Stick

Two sticks for a total of four independent control functions. The length of the sticks can be adjusted. The correlation of control functions 1 … 4 can be set on a model type basis by way of the »Basic settings, model« menu, e. g.

throttle left or right. The throttle stick can be converted from neutralizing to non-neutralizing, see page 21.

left touch pad:

ESC = select/conﬁ rm ESC touched for about 1 s: Changeover between

= scroll in one of the four directions with every

simultaneous horizontal tap () = changeover between basic display and servo

telemetry menu and basic display

tap (, , , )

display

simultaneous vertical tap of the left () keys + "SET" of the right touch pad = changeover to the "secret options", see page 35.

LC Display (more details available on page 30.) Contrast adjustment: a simultaneous tap on () + "SET" of the right touch pad = change to "secret options"

Warning indicators:

• for underrun of preset battery voltage threshold

• for fault function of the teacher/pupil system

• C1 stick too far toward full throttle when transmitter is switched on

• …

right touch pad:

SET = select/conﬁ rm

= scroll or change value with every touch of one

Circle with the ﬁ nger around the circumference = scroll/change values. Alternative values

Transmitter description - Front side

of the four direction symbols (, , , )

selection with the left touch pad (, , , )

simultaneous tap on  or  = CLEAR

Face-side connections

Charger jack

The mc- 3 2 HoTT transmitter's charger jack becomes accessible after turning the left face-side cover away.

Maximum permissible charging current with Graupner automatic chargers: 1.5 A.

Never use plug-in chargers from other manufacturers or chargers intended for other battery types. Charger output voltage which is too high or possibly even different plug polarity, see further below, can cause immense damage.

More information about charging the transmitter's battery can be found on page 18. Observe the safety notices on pages 8 … 10 when handling lithium batteries.

DSC / Direct Servo Control

The acronym "DSC" is a carryover which stands for the original "Direct Servo Control" function. However, in HoTT systems the "direct servo control" function is no longer available via a diagnose cable due to technical reasons.

Once the left face-side cover has been moved away,

mc- 3 2 HoTT transmitter's DSC socket is ac-

the cessible:

The standard two-pole DSC jack in the mc-32 HoTT transmitter is used as the teacher or pupil jack as well as an interface to ﬂ ight simulators or external RF module.

To ensure a proper DSC connection, please observe:

1. Make any necessary menu changes. Refer to the section beginning on page 226 to

adapt the pupil system.

2. When operating a ﬂ ight simulator or when operating the pupil transmitter, ALWAYS leave the transmitter's ON/OFF switch in the "OFF" position as only in this position does the transmitter's RF module remain inactive after the DSC cable is inserted. This also reduces the transmitter's power consumption somewhat.

Only the " constantly illuminated and the transmitter's basic display should show the character string "DSC" below the operating time clock. At this time, the

mc- 3 2 HoTT transmitter to a teacher/

mc- 3 2 HoTT transmitter as a

Battery

" LED should remain

display of telemetry data and symbols will be suppressed.

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The transmitter's upper display will show the message "CANNOT RECEIVE DATA" during this time.

Thus the transmitter is ready for operation. In contrast, the

in teacher mode is to be switched on prior to plugging in the respective cable.

3. Connect the other end of the cable to the desired unit in compliance with the given operating instructions for that unit.

Important:

Pay attention that all plugs are inserted securely into their respective sockets

and use only the prescribed 2-pole TRS

connector plugs on the DSC-side.

4. In the line "DSC Output" in the »Basic settings, model«, page 89 or 100 or the line "Pre-set DSC

Output" in the »General basic settings«, page 277, – depending on the number of functions transferred – one of the following modes can be set: PPM10, PPM16, PPM18 or PPM24. Default setting: PPM10.

Notice about  ight simulators:

•

the audio plug or DSC module appropriately

modi ed by Graupner Service.

Because of the myriad of  ight simulators available on the market, it may be necessary to have the contact layout of

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Transmitter description - Face-side connections

Mini-USB connector

Data jack

CAUTION:

For direct connection of your transmitter to a PC or a laptop via cable (DSC-cable) and / or

PC interface for your simulator it may possibly result in destruction of the transmitter by electrostatic discharge! This type of connection may therefore only be used if you are, for example, using

a grounding strap against electrostatic discharge

protection (commercially available in electronic shops) during the simulator operation. Therefore

Graupner strongly recommends to use only

simulators with wireless transmission technology.

Connector jack for software updates as well as for changing date and time from a PC with a Windows XP, Vista or 7 operating system.

The USB cable, No. 32032, which is included with the set is to be connected to this jack. The procedure for carrying out a software update via a PC is described in next paragraphs.

The PC software required, as well as the suitable USB driver, can be found on the download page for the given product on the Graupner website at www.graupner.de.

Once the necessary driver and software is installed on the PC, this USB connection can be used to update the transmitter or even just to set the transmitter's date and time.

To set the transmitter's date and time by way of this jack, refer to the »Info display« menu, beginning page 286.

The so-called "DATA jack" is located at the right of this group of connector sockets.

This jack is intended for connection of the optional Smart-Box, No. 33700.

Details about the Smart-Box can be found with the given product in the Graupner RC main catalog or in Internet at www.graupner.de.

However, the Data socket can also be used to connect external RF modules made by other manufacturers; see “EXT.” and “SP.” in the “Module” section of the “Basic model settings” menu on pages 86 and 96.

The operation of a Smart-Box or a Bluetooth module, see below, is generally not possible

in the “SP mode”. Firmware version V1102 or higher From ﬁ rmware version V1102 to the Data jack can

be connected now not only the Smart-Box or alternatively an external RF module, but also the external Bluetooth module of MZ transmitter, No. 8351 will be operated. For details on switching between the respective operating modes of the socket, see “Data sel.” Description of the menu “General. Settings“on page 280.

Transmitter description - Face-side connections

Card slot

micro SD and micro SDHC

mc- 3 2 HoTT transmitter's card slot for type

The micro-SD and micro-SDHC memory cards becomes accessible once the right face-side cover has been turned away.

All conventional micro SD memory cards up to 2 GB and micro SDHC cards up to 32 GB storage capacity can be used. However, as a manufacturer we recommend the use of memory cards no larger than 4 GB as this is completely adequate for all normal situations.

The type of memory card to be used in the transmitter is that known in conjunction with digital cameras and cell phones. It is to be pushed into the slot, contacts up, until it latches, see photos above.

Once the memory card has been inserted, the transmitter's cover ﬂ ap can be closed again.

The stylized image of a memory card will appear in the basic setup screen to indicate the presence of the inserted memory card.

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Removing the memory card

Press the SD or SDHC card a bit further into the card slot to release the slot's latch then pull out the memory card.

Data acquisition / storage

The storage of data on the SD card is coupled to the ﬂ ight timer. If this timer is start-

ed – when a suitable memory card is inserted in the card slot and a telemetry link to the receiver exists – data acquisition is also started. Data acquisition will stop again when the ﬂ ight timer is stopped. The ﬂ ight timer is started and stopped as described in the section "Timers (general)" on page 165.

The amount of data written on the memory card is presented as a black bar graph ( from left to right as data ﬁ lls the memory card .

After a data acquisition session is ﬁ nished, there will be an (empty) folder “Models” and a “LogData” folder on the memory card. Within the “LogData” folder there will be log ﬁ les, that are designated with names in the format 0001_year-month-day.bin, 0002_year-monthday.bin, etc., in sub-folders named “model name”.

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If a model memory is still “unnamed” the respective log ﬁ les can be found in a sub-folder designated “NoName” when the memory card is removed from the transmitter and inserted into the card slot of a PC or laptop. There is a PC program available on the transmitter’s download web page at www.graupner.de with which the stored data can be evaluated on a compatible PC.

Importing voice  les

As mentioned in section "Headsets", here at the right, the transmitter's acoustic signals as well as those signals and announcements associated with the telemetry menu can be output by way of the headset connector. These announcements are made in German language by default. These announcements are summarized in a voice packet which is stored in a transmitter-internal memory but can be replaced by a voice packet of a different language at any time. More information about this can be found in the section »SECRET MODE« beginning on page 35.

Transmitter  rmware updates

The transmitter ﬁ rmware can be updated and – if necessary – replaced at this menu point, using the procedure described in the previous section entitled “Importing voice ﬁ les”; the screen language can also be changed here. For more details of this please refer to the section entitled “SECRET MODE” which starts on page 35.

In addition to a German can be found on the supplied standard SD card at the time of revision of this guide as an English, French, Dutch, Italian and Spanish ﬁ rmware version.

Corresponding updates and information, visit the product page of each HoTT transmitter on www. graupner.de.

Transmitter description - Face-side connections

Headset connector

EXT.PPM

Important notes:

• Any claims will not be considered without the presence of a log ﬁ le. For the same reason the

transmitter must always be updated to the latest software version. Keep in mind, however, that for technical reasons during playback of MP3 ﬁ les NO data recording is possible.

•

graupner.de/de/service/ produktregistrierung.aspx. Thus, you will be automatically notiﬁ ed via email about new updates.

Importing/exporting model memories

Any model memory can be stored to an inserted memory card or from an inserted card into the transmitter. This feature is intended to support data exchange between identical transmitters or even use as data backup. More information about this can be found in the section »Copy / Erase« beginning on page 74.

Note:

 le system used by the memory cards and these special symbols will be replaced during the copy process with a tilde (~).

To be always informed about important software updates, you should register at https: // www.

Some special symbols that can be used in model names are subject to speci c

restrictions associated with the FAT or FAT32

Once the right face-side cover has been moved away,

mc- 3 2 HoTT transmitter's headset connector is

the accessible:

The jack is intended for connecting conventional earplugs or a headset by way of a 3.5 mm TRS plug. (not included in the set) An appropriate symbol will appear in the basic display when a headset is connected.

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The transmitter's acoustic signals as well as those signals associated with the telemetry menu are output via this connection. These announcements are made in German language by default. More about this can be found under "Voice output" in the section »SECRET MODE« beginning on page 35 and »Te- lemetry« beginning on page 244.

The volume of signals and voice output sent to the headset can be adjusted individually in the lines "Voice volume", "Vario volume", and "Touchbeeps vol." of the »General basic settings« menu, page 275.

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An external RF module, for example a WEATRONIC module, can be connected to this jack, see illustration below.

An external RF module, for example a WEATRONIC module, can be connected to this jack.

If an external RF module is attached, then switching between the external module and the internal HoTT RF module is accomplished in the "Module" line of the »Basic settings, model« menu, page 83 or 94, by selecting either "HoTT" or "EXT.PPM". If necessary, the signal provided on this connection can be inverted by selecting the appropriate option for the line "ext. PPM signal" in this same menu, see page 87 or

96.

Note:

The "INT PPM" socket located inside the transmitter is also suitable for this purpose.

However, a connecting cable must be passed through to the outside of the transmitter housing by way of one of the module openings originally intended for a switch.

Transmitter description - Face-side connections

SPI

The designation "SPI" stands for an interface for future applications. This socket is currently non-functional and may not be connected.

Transmitter description - Face-side connections

Bottom side transmitter interior

INT PPM plug-in location

One free plug-in location for connecting an additional – internal – RF module

Plug-in location

Three free plug-in locations for proportional rotary control modules.

Plug-in locations

Six free plug-in locations for additional switches are standard, see page 23

These switch plug-in locations can be used in any sequence.

Notes: Disconnect the transmitter battery at its connector when performing any type of work inside the transmitter. Never allow solder points to come into contact with objects as this can create short circuit conditions.

All jacks and plugs ot described are to be left unconnected.

Plug-in locations (UVR, 5-pole)

eight free plug-in locations for future rotary control installations.

Transmitter battery

Observe charging rules, see page 18

Transmitter battery plug

For charging the battery and a list of suitable automatic chargers, see page 19

Lithium battery CR2032 (not rechargeable)

Independent backup for the transmitter's

date and time settings, see »Info display« menu on page 286.

Transmitter description - Bottom side transmitter interior

Display and keypad

left touch pad:

ESC = select/conﬁ rm ESC touched for about 1 s: Changeover between

= scroll one of the four directions with every tap:

simultaneous horizontal tap () = changeover between basic display and servo

telemetry menu and basic display

(, , , )

display

simultaneous vertical tap of the left () keys + "SET" of the right touch pad = changeover to the "secret options", see page 35.

Model memory location 1 … 80

Model type indicator winged model, helicopter

Owner name

Model name

Model operating time

Operating mode HoTT/PPM

pupil

signal!

Throttle

too

high!

Batt. must

be re-

charged!!

Fail Safe

setup

t.b.d.

A selection of potential warnings and notices. More about this on page 33.

Flight timer in min:s

Stopwatch in min:s (upward/downward)

Transmitter battery voltage with dynamic bar indicator. If the lithium battery voltage underruns the 3.60 V (adjustable) threshold a warning message will appear and an acoustic warning will sound. (Switchover for NiMH batteries.)

micro-SD card inserted

Transmitter operating time. This will automatically be reset to zero after a charging process.

Display diagram for all four digital trim levers with numeric indicator and direction indicator

Transmitter description - Display and keypad

M=Model operation P = Pupil (pupil trans- mitter)

Signal strength

Graupner|SJ logo or ﬂ ight phase name

Receiver battery voltage RX-SPG

right touch pad:

SET = select/conﬁ rm

= scroll or change value with every touch of one

Circle with the ﬁ nger around the circumference = scroll/change values. Alternative values

of the four direction symbols (, , , )

selection with the left touch pad (, , , )

simultaneous tap on  or  = CLEAR

Operating the "data terminal"

Entry keys ESC and SET

Display symbols

Displayed telemetry symbols

the active model memory has not yet been

"bound" to a HoTT receiver. More about the "Binding" process can be found on page 77 and 85.

Switched off on RF transmitter side

blinking antenna symbol: The last receiver bound to the active model is inactive or out of range

M x no telemetry signal to receive

signal strength indicator of the connection to

the model

signal strength indicator of the connection to the

pupil transmitter in the display of the teacher transmitter for wireless teacher/pupil operation

Keys left of the display

• ESC key each brief tap on the ESC key will cause a

stepwise return in function selection or even further to the base screen. Any changes made to settings remain.

Momentarily touching the ESC key for about 1 s while in the base screen will open and close the »Telemetry« menu.

• Selection keys  

1. A tap on one of these keys will scroll, appropriate for the given arrow direction, through lists, such as through the model selection list or the multi-function list or within menus though the menu's lines.

2. A brief simultaneous tap on the  keys will cause a switch from the transmitters base screen, as well as from almost any menu position, into the »Servo display« menu.

Keys to the right of the display

• SET key

1. After switching the transmitter on, a brief tap

2. Within menus having settings, activate /

• Selection keys  

1. "Scrolling" through the Multi-function menu

2. Select or set parameters in setting ﬁelds after

3. A brief simultaneous tap on the  or  keys

Notes:

•

• In the event the touch pads do not exhibit any

functionality immediately after switching the transmitter off and then on again right away, this is not a fault. Just switch the transmitter off again then wait for several seconds before switching it on again.

on the SET key will cause a jump from the displayed base screen to the Multi-function menu. In the same manner, a selected menu can now be called up with the SET key.

deactivate (conﬁrm) the given setting ﬁelds with a tap on the SET key.

and menu lines within the Basic Settings menu analogous to the selection keys of the left touch pad or by "circling" over the four selection keys.

their activation with a tap on the SET key, whereby the  and  keys will have the same given function. In this case it is completely irrelevant which of these two keys are used.

will set a changed parameter value in the entry ﬁeld back to its default value (CLEAR).

Touching the given touch pad does not itself initiate the given action but rather the end of the touch.

Transmitter description - Operating the “data terminal“

Shortcuts

The following key combinations can be used to directly call up certain menus and options:

• CLEAR A brief simultaneous tap on the  or 

keys of the right touch pad will reset a changed parameter value in the active entry ﬁeld back to its default value.

• »Servo display« A brief simultaneous tap on the  keys of the

left touch pad will change from the transmitter's base screen or from almost any menu position to the »Servo display« menu, see page 262.

• »Telemetry« menu Tap the centre ESC key of the left touch pad for

about 1 s to call up the »Telemetry« menu from the transmitter's base screen or return to the base screen again, see text beginning on page 228.

• Graphic display of telemetry data

Brieﬂy touching one of the selection keys of the left or right touch pad will cause a jump from the base screen directly to the transmitter's graphic display of telemetry data or will allow paging back and forth between individual graphic displays.

A brief tap on the centre ESC or SET key will cause a return back to the base screen.

• »SECRET MODE« (language selection and contrast)

Touch and hold the  selection keys of the left touch pad then momentarily touch the SET key of the right touch pad, see text beginning on the next double-page.

• Entry lockout Entry lockout is activated and deactivated from the

base screen by simultaneously touching the ESC and SET keys for about 2 s.

• Quick-Select

From the multi-function list, a jump can be made into a "Structure overview" by way of a brief, simultaneous tap on the  or  keys of the right touch pad. Menus are arranged in clear groups in this overview.

All codes

Base servo sett. Transm. controls Switches Timers Special funct.

Memory

Flight phases Mixers Global functions

Now the desired group can be selected with the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad …

All codes Base servo sett. Transm. controls Switches Timers Special funct.

Memory

Flight phases Mixers Global functions

… then ﬁnally tap the centre SET key of the right touch pad brieﬂy. As soon as the key is released, only the respective generic term for the given menu will remain listed. For example:

Model select

Supress codes

Copy / Erase Supress models

Now you can select the desired menu point using the  or  buttons, and then call it up by pressing the SET button of the right-hand four-way button.

Transmitter description - Shortcuts and warning notices

Warning notices

Batt. must be recharged!!

BIND. N/A

CAN‘T

RECEIVE

DATA

Attention! Switch-OFF

the Receiver first!

Please select

RF on/off?

OFFON

transmitter operating voltage is too low

"Bind not available" A receiver has not yet been

bound to the currently active model memory. A brief tap on the SET key will cause a direct jump to the appropriate option.

No bound receiver in range

This warning appears if you try to change models in the »Model select« menu with the receiver of the previously active model still switched on.

Only for a receiver that has already been bound:

Please select RF "on" or "off"?

Prompt to switch off RF

MUST BE

OFF

Fail Safe

setup

t.b.d.

Throttle too high!

No pupil signal

SD-CARD

INSERT

• The transmitter has not been operated within the time period speciﬁ ed by the "Stick warning" line of the »Basic settings« menu, see page 279. The message …

transmission (A bound receiver can only

be replaced by another receiver when RF sion is switched off.)

Failsafe has not yet been activated

Gas stick by winged models or throttle stick or limiter by helicopter too high

Connection between teacher and pupil transmitter is interrupted

No SD or SDHC memory card in the card slot or card is not legible

transmis-

sound. If the transmitter is now still not actuated switches

• If battery voltage is too low, a model switch is blocked for reasons of safety. An appropriate message will appear in the screen:

not possible now voltage too low

• Is the “wireless teacher/pupil connection” that was active when the transmitter was last used to be continued, ACT or switched off INH?

Please select

Trainer link?

ACT INH

Please select

Trainer link?

ACT INH

Power on warning

is active!

• ..., The “WARNING” LED to the right of the ON / OFF switch will blink and acoustic signals will

Transmitter description - Function  elds and entry lockout

Function ﬁelds in the display

CLR, SEL, SET, STO, SYM, ASY, POS, , Depending on the given menu, certain function ﬁelds

will appear on the bottom display line.

Entry lockout

A lockout for the touch keys, and thus protection against inadvertent use of all setting options, can be established by touching and holding the ESC and

SET keys simultaneously for about two seconds while

the mc- 3 2 HoTT transmitter is in its basic display. This lockout condition is indicated by a key symbol, located at the intersection point of the trim bars, which is displayed in reverse video.

CLR SEL SET STO SYM ASY

A marked function is activated with a tap on the

SET key.

Function elds

• CLR (clear) erase

• SEL (select): selection

• SET (set) "set" or adjust a value

• STO (store): store (e. g. control position)

• SYM set values symmetrically

• ASY set values asymmetrically

• POS nur im Menü »Trimmspeicher« switch ﬁeld symbol

•

(assignment of all types of switches)

within a menu, change to the sec-

•



ond page, (menu continuation)



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The lockout is effective immediately but controls remains operationally ready.

This lockout can be removed by again touching and holding the ESC and SET keys for about two seconds.

ESC

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Transmitter description - Function elds and entry lockout

SECRET MODE

Language selection and display contrast The mc- 3 2 HoTT transmitter's »SECRET MODE«

menu can be called up from almost any menu position by touching and holding the  selection keys of the left touch pad and the SET key of the right touch pad for at least 3 seconds. This will produce the display shown below.

 SECRET MODE

TOP LCD CONTRAST

BOTTOM LCD CONTRAST

VOICE UPDATE FIRMWARE UPDATE CALIBRATION

TOP / BOTTOM LCD CONTRAST

Following a tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad, a selected "… CONTRAST" line can be used to adjust the contrast of the given display to meet personal preference with the selection keys, as described in more detail on page 259. Another tap on the SET or ESC key will return to line selection.

The line …

VOICE UPDATE

As mentioned in section "Headsets" on page 24, the transmitter's acoustic signals as well as those signals and announcements associated with the telemetry menu can be output by way of the headset connector. These announcements are made in German language by default. These announcements are summarized in a voice packet which is stored in a transmitter-internal memory but they can be replaced by a voice packet of a different language at any time.

At the time of this manual's printing, the standard

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SD card delivered with the set includes the following languages:

• German

• English

• French

• Dutch

• Italian

• Spanish The given active language packet can be swapped out

either with the PC program available as a download from the transmitter's web page at www.graupner.de or with the SD card, as described below. If not already done, insert the SD card or SDHC card into the transmitter as described on page 26. Once the memory card is inserted in the transmitter, switch the transmitter on with RF switched off...

Please select

RF on/off?

... And then switch, as described above in this section, in the “secret mode” menu.

Language change

Use the selection keys of the left or right touch pad to select the line "VOICE UPDATE" line.

 SECRET MODE

TOP LCD CONTRAST

BOTTOM LCD CONTRAST

VOICE UPDATE FIRMWARE UPDATE

OFF

Use the centre SET key of the right touch pad to switch to the selection page for the "VOICE UPDATE" line.

FILE LIST

VOICE_ENGLISH.VDF

VOICE_FRANCE.VDF VOICE_GERMAN.VDF VOICE_ITALIANO.VDF VOICE_SPAIN.VDF

Now use the  keys of the left or right touch pad to choose the desired language, for example:

FILE LIST

VOICE_ENGLISH.VDF

VOICE_FRANCE.VDF VOICE_GERMAN.VDF VOICE_ITALIANO.VDF VOICE_SPAIN.VDF

Conﬁ rm the choice with another tap on the centre

SET key of the right touch pad. The selected language

packet will be loaded into the transmitter's memory.

 SECRET MODE

TOP LCD CONTRAST

BOTTOM LCD CONTRAST

VOICE UPDATE

FIRMWARE UPDATE

The loading process is ﬁ nished as soon as the progress bar at the lower edge of the display disappears.

0 0

22/100%

Transmitter description - Secret mode

 SECRET MODE

TOP LCD CONTRAST

BOTTOM LCD CONTRAST

VOICE UPDATE FIRMWARE UPDATE

When this process is ﬁ nished, switch off the transmitter. All settings stored in the transmitter remain intact

after a change of language has been made.

Notes:

•

… appears, then the transmitter's RF radiation is still active. Jump to the »Base setup model« menu, select the "RF transmit" line, select its

"OFF" option then repeat the procedure

• If the warning …

… appears then the transmitter does not detect a memory card in its card slot or the card found cannot be read.

• If the selection window is empty …

If the warning …

MUST BE

OFF

SD-CARD

INSERT

0 0

FILE LIST

… then the transmitter could not  nd an appropriate  le on the inserted memory card. Check the contents of the SD card's "VoiceFile" directory on a PC or laptop.

FIRMWARE UPDATE Change display language

Important notice:

Be sure to check the charge status of your transmitter's battery or

charge its battery as a precaution before every update. Also backup all occupied model memories so they can be restored if that should become necessary.

 SECRET MODE

TOP LCD CONTRAST

BOTTOM LCD CONTRAST

VOICE UPDATE FIRMWARE UPDATE

In the same manner as described above in the section "VOICE UPDATE", this menu item can be used to update or change the transmitter's ﬁ rmware, including its display language. At the time of this manual's printing, the standard SD card delivered with the set includes the following languages:

• German

0 0

• English

• French

• Dutch

• Italian

• Spanish Appropriate updates and information can be found on

mc- 3 2 HoTT transmitter's product page under

the the Download link at www.graupner.de.

FILE LIST

MC-32_1V234_DUTCH.BIN MC-32_1V234_ENGLISH.BIN MC-32_1V234_FRENCH.BIN

MC-32_1V234_DEUTSCH.BIN

MC-32_1V234_ITALIANO.BIN

Now use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to choose the desired ﬁ rmware version, for example:

FILE LIST

MC-32_1V234_DUTCH.BIN

MC-32_1V234_ENGLISH.BIN

MC-32_1V234_FRENCH.BIN MC-32_1V234_DEUTSCH.BIN MC-32_1V234_ITALIANO.BIN

Conﬁ rm the choice with another tap on the centre

SET key of the right touch pad. The loading of ﬁ rm-

ware into the transmitter's memory will be started and following two displays, visible only very brieﬂ y, which only make reference to the ﬁ rmware update …

Transmitter description - Secret mode



Firmware Download Prozess Start



Please Wait....



Boot Download Success!!!



Please Wait....



…, the message:



Firmware Downloading...



Progress 023/275



… will appear in the display. As soon as the counter to the left of the "/" character reaches the value shown on the right as the volume to be loaded, the message …



Firmware Upgrade Success!!!



… will appear. After a few seconds this message will be erased and the transmitter will automatically restart. The transmitter is now again operational.

Notes:

•

If the warning …

MUST BE

OFF

..., Then the RF section of the transmitter is still active. Turn this in the line “RF module” of the menu “Model basic adjustment” or turn off the transmitter, as mentioned in this section, with disconnected HF, and then try again.

• If the warning ...

SD-CARD

INSERT

… appears then the transmitter does not detect a memory card in its card slot or the card found cannot be read.

• If the selection window is empty …

FILE LIST

STICK CALIBRATION

If you feel the neutral position of your self-centreing sticks (controls 1 … 4) are not exactly 0 % of their control travel, then this can be checked and, if necessary, corrected as follows.

Jump to the »Model select« menu and initialize a free model memory as described on page 69. Whether the model to be initialized is a winged aircraft or a helicopter is irrelevant.

Wait for the notices which typically appear in the transmitter's base screen following a model change then jump to the »Servo display« menu, for example by simultaneously touching the  keys of the left touch pad (WITHOUT any interim changes to trim settings or other program settings).

If all four of your transmitter's stick functions are still self-neutralizing, this display should ideally look like the one shown below.

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11 13 15

1 3 5 7 9

Otherwise the graph bars show current setting percentages for stick control functions which are not self-neutralizing – typically for the "C1" throttle/brake or throttle/pitch stick. For example, if the throttle/brake stick is in its "quarter-throttle" position, the display would appear as shown below.

… then the transmitter could not  nd a suitable  rmware  le on the inserted memory card. Check the contents of the SD card's "Firmware" directory on a PC or laptop.

Transmitter description - Secret mode

11 13 15

1 3 5 7 9

–50

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 SECRET MODE

BOTTOM LCD CONTRAST

VOICE UPDATE

FIRMWARE UPDATE STICK CALIBRATION

0 0

STICK CALIBRATION



+102%



One after the other, put both sticks into each of their four possible limit positions without exerting force at the limit position. In each of these eight possible limit positions, the – side dependent – indication for exactly

-100 % or +100 % should be displayed. For example, if transmitter control 2 is at its right limit and the other three stick functions are in their respective middle positions then the transmitter's display should look like the one shown below.

–100

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11 13 15

1 3 5 7 9

Regardless of the number of self-neutralizing stick functions available on your transmitter, if these checks produce four 0 % results and eight 100 % results then your transmitter's sticks are optimally calibrated. You can terminate this process then, if appropriate, delete the model memory just created.

Otherwise jump (as described at the outset of the previous double page) to the "Stick calibration" line in the »SECRET MODE« menu...

... then brieﬂy touch the centre SET key of the right touch pad.

STICK CALIBRATION





The  selection keys of the right touch pad will now allow you to cyclically select the four calibrated stick planes, e. g. the left/right plane of the right stick.

STICK CALIBRATION





Now position the right stick – without exerting extra force – to its left limit corresponding with the on-screen blinking arrow pointing to the left.

… and brieﬂy tap the centre SET key of the right touch pad. This concludes this example calibration of the right stick's left limit. The circle in the middle of the stylized stick plane will now blink as conﬁrmation of the calibration.

STICK CALIBRATION





+100%

Now release the self-neutralizing stick so it can return to its centre position and then tap again on the centre

SET key to calibrate the stick's centreed position. The

right triangle marker will begin to blink.

STICK CALIBRATION





Repeat the calibration process for the right limit of the right stick. The other stick planes are calibrated analogously.

Transmitter description - Secret mode

Proceed similarly to calibrate the three sliders mounted in the middle console and the two proportional rotary controls on the sides of the transmitter. The calibration options for these ﬁve proportional controls can be reached by repeatedly tapping on the  or  selection keys of the right touch pad until the desired calibration position is reached, e. g..:

LEVER CALIBRATION

Bluetooth initialization

 SECRET MODE

VOICE UPDATE

FIRMWARE UPDATE

STICK CALIBRATION BLUETOOTH INITIALIZATION





Notes:

•

Correct any bad calibrations by repeating the respective process.

• Within a given stick plane, each of the three

calibration positions can be selected directly with the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad.

Brieﬂy touching the centre ESC key of the left touch pad will terminate the process and return to the submenu "Stick calibration".

With this menu item you initialize a later Built-in Bluetooth module, if necessary, No. 33002.5 according to the instructions supplied with the module.

Transmitter description - Secret mode

Telemetry data display

mc- 3 2 transmitter has two independent dis-

The plays; a large display for operating the transmitter and a smaller display just below the antenna socket for the graphic display of telemetry data. The telemetry display is activated automatically as soon as the transmitter receives telemetry data from the receiver via the return channel.

Stopwatch

#01

0:00h

4.1V

If however, at the lower edge of the base display, only "X" – as shown in the ﬁ gure above – is displayed at two locations instead of " " then the telemetry display will show the warning …

RECEIVE

… which will be replaced shortly thereafter with the Graupner|SJ logo and the transmitter names …

Flight tim

K78

CAN‘T

DATA

0:00.0 0:00.0

mc32

… to indicate there is no receiver with a responding telemetry connection within range. Switch on the model's receiver system or bind a receiver to the active model memory as described in detail on page 84 and 94.

Stop watch

#01

0:00h

4.1V

When a telemetry connection exists, the upper display will automatically present the "Receiver" screen …

RX–S QUA: 100% RX–S STR: 100% RX–dBm: 33dBm TX–dBm: 33dBm

L–PACK: 10ms

RX–VOLT:4.8 TMP

CH OUTPUT TYPE:ONCE

R-LOW V:4.6 +22°C

… which is described in more detail in a section by the same name on the next page.

Sensor(s)

Up to four sensors can be connected, in any combination, to a telemetry-capable receiver.

The data output of these sensors in the graphic displays described below must be accepted if they have been properly connected before turning on the receiver on this and afterwards also recognized automatically via the return channel from the transmitter.

For transmitters number lower than V1.050 the “Telemetry” data output by these sensors must be (as described on page 258) selected in the »SENSOR SELECT« sub-menu of the »Telemetry« menu …

mc- 3 2 HoTT with ﬁ rmware version

Flight tim

K78

RX VOLT:4.8V

0:00 0:00

SENSOR SELECT RECEIVER GENERAL MODULE ELECTRIC AIR.MOD VARIO MODULE GPS

… to activate the sensors accordingly. Likewise, it must be ensured that the intended recipient in the line “module” of the menu “Basic adjustment model” (page 83 or 94) bound as described and selected according to the line “TEL.RECEIVER” of the “Telemetry” menus (Bind 1 ... 4) and also turned on. If necessary, another receiver selected, only the data in the “receiver” screen will be displayed.

Furthermore, only sensors activated in the »SETTING & DATAVIEW« sub-menu of the »Telemetry« menu, beginning page 246, according to the instructions included with the given sensor will be responsive.

To switch between the screens for activated sensors in the »SENSOR SELECT« sub-menu of the »Telem- etry« menu, tap brieﬂ y on one of the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad …

RX–S QUA: 100%

RECEIVER

RX–S ST : 100% RX–dBm: 33dBm

GENERAL

TX–dBm: 33dBm

ELECT. AIR

V–PACK: 10ms

RX–SPG.:4.8 TMP

CH OUTPUT TYPE:ONCE

… and, after the selected screen has been displayed, use one of the  two keys to select the line of the desired sensor. If no sensor is activated, then all display lines and sensors described in the next column, except for the "RECEIVER" line, are blended out of the display and the selection list:

VARIO

GPS

Transmitter description - Telemetry data display

RX–S QUA: 100%

RECEIVER

RX–S ST : 100% RX–dBm: 33dBm

GENERAL

TX–dBm: 33dBm

ELECT. AIR

V–PACK: 10ms

RX–SPG.:4.8 TMP

CH OUTPUT TYPE:ONCE

VARIO

GPS

The selection can be conﬁrmed right away by activating the centre SET key of the right touch pad or by simply waiting until, after a brief pause, the main display of the given selected sensor appears automatically.

Note:

The sequence of the below described displays is a consequence – starting from the given main display – of taps on the  key.

More details about the following named modules can be found in the appendix and in Internet at www.graupner.de in the web page for the given product.

RECEIVER

RX–S QUA: 100% RX–S STR: 100% RX–dBm: 33dBm TX–dBm: 33dBm

L–PACK: 10ms

RX–VOLT:4.8 TMP

CH OUTPUT TYPE:ONCE

R-LOW V:4.6 +22°C

This screen presents the »RX DATAVIEW« of the Telemetry menu's »SETTING & DATAVIEW« submenu, see page 246, with data processed and displayed graphically.

The displayed items are as follows:

Value Explanation

RX-S QUA signal quality in %

RX-S STR signal strength in %

RX-dBm Reception power in dBm

TX-dBm transmit power in dBm

L-PACK Indicates the longest time span in ms

in which data packages are lost in the transmission from the transmitter to the receiver.

RX-VOLT current operating voltage of the

receiver's power supply in volts

R-LOW V Lowest receiver operating voltage since

last startup, in volts

TMP the thermometer depicts the receiver's

current operating temperature

Note:

Detailed explanations of the “Value” column quoted terms, see “RX DATA VIEW” page 246

GENERAL MODULE

RX–S QUA: 100%

RECEIVER

RX–S ST : 100% RX–dBm: 33dBm

GENERAL

TX–dBm: 33dBm

ELECT. AIR

V–PACK: 10ms

RX–SPG.:4.8 TMP

CH OUTPUT TYPE:ONCE

BAT1

0.0V

T1 0°C

BAT2

0.0V T2 0°C

BAT1

0.0V

T1 0°C

BAT2

0.0V T2 0°C

VARIO

GPS

E FUEL F

0ml

E FUEL F

0ml

CELL.V 1:0.00 2:0.00

3:0.00 4:0.00 5:0.00

6:0.00

ALT

0m 0m1 0m3

POWER

0.0V

0.0A 0

If attached to the receiver, this screen will display the data acquired by a General-Engine module, No. 33610, or a General-Air module, No. 33611. More details about these modules can be found in the appendix or in Internet at www.graupner.de in the web page for the given product.

Depending on how this module is equipped with sensors, this screen can permanently display the data shown in the table below.

The current voltage of up to two batteries (BAT1 and BAT2), the measurement results of up to two temperature sensors (T1 and T2) and a ﬁll level gage for the fuel tank.

Transmitter description - Telemetry data display

An alternating display along the screen's right edge

0ml

0.0

will display a list of current cell voltages for a LiPo battery with up to six cells or operational data (current altitude with respect to the starting location, ascent/ decent m/1 s and m/3 s, current being drawn in amperes and current voltage of the battery connected to the sensor).

The displayed items are as follows:

Value Explanation

ON Power regulator ON

BAT1 / BAT2

100

FUEL fuel level / tank gage

E / F empty / full

ml Used fuel in ml

T1 / T2 temperature of sensor 1 or 2

CELL V cell voltage of cells 1 … max. 6

ALT current altitude

0m1 m/1 s ascent/decent rate

battery 1 or 2

Signal quality in % (RX-S QUA)

Battery and load indicators

0.0V

0.0A 0mAh

This display depicts current voltage, current current draw and, if attached, the expended capacity of "Batt 1" connected to the General-Engine module (No. 33610) or General-Air (No. 33611) module as well as the fuel consumed in ml.

SENSOR 1

0.0V 0°C

If attached, this display depicts currently measured voltage and temperature from a temperature/voltage sensor, No. 33612 or 33613, connected to "T(EMP)1" of the General-Engine module (order no. 33610) or the General-Air module (No. 33611).

SENSOR 2

If attached, this display depicts currently measured voltage and temperature from a temperature/voltage sensor, No. 33612 or 33613, connected to "T(EMP)2" of the General-Engine module (No. 33610) or the General-Air module (No. 33611).

Rotary speed sensor

U/min

If attached, this display depicts the measured rotary speed of a speed sensor (No. 33615 or 33616) attached to a General-Engine module (No. 33610) or a General-Air module (No. 33611).

Note:

The appropriate blade count must rst be set in the module's telemetry menu before the correct speed can be displayed.

Vario

m m

0m3 m/3 s ascent/decent rate

A current draw in amperes V battery voltage

Transmitter description - Telemetry data display

SENSOR 2

0.0V 0°C

If attached, this display will depict the altitude (in m) relative to location, starting location as well as the current rate of ascent/descent (in m/s) data originating from a Vario integrated into a General-Air module (No. 33611).

Speed display

km/h

Subject to availability of the corresponding sensor, this display visualizes the current speed over ground.

Air pressure display

0.0

Subject to availability of the corresponding sensor, this display visualizes the current air pressure.

”lowest cell“

Bar

CELL0=0.00V

Subject to availability of the corresponding sensor, this display visualizes the current lowest cell voltage of the connected LiPo battery pack so as the number of the corresponding cell.

ELECTRIC AIR MODULE

RX–S QUA: 100%

RECEIVER

RX–S ST : 100% RX–dBm: 33dBm

GENERAL

TX–dBm: 33dBm

ELECT. AIR

V–PACK: 10ms

RX–SPG.:4.8 TMP

CH OUTPUT TYPE:ONCE

0.0V 0A

ALT 0m

BAT1 0m/1s

0.0V 0m/3s

BAT2

0.0V T2 0°C

0.0V 0A

ALT 0m

BAT1 0m/1s

0.0V 0m/3s

BAT2

0.0V T2 0°C

If attached to the receiver, this display will depict the data acquired by an Electric-Air module, No. 33620. More details about this module can be found in the appendix or in Internet at www.graupner.de in the web page for the given product.

Depending on how this module is equipped with sensors, this screen can permanently display the data shown in the adjacent table.

The current voltage of up to two batteries (BAT1 and BAT2), up to two temperature measurements (T1 and T2), current altitude with respect to the starting location, the model’s ascent/decent rate in m/1 s and m/3 s and, in the middle of the screen, the current draw currently being taken from a power source.

VARIO

GPS

AIR ESC

T1 0°C

0 1L0.00 2L0.00 3L0.00 4L0.00 5L0.00 6L0.00 7L0.00

0 1H0.00 2H0.00 3H0.00 4H0.00 5H0.00 6H0.00 7H0.00

Along the right edge of the screen is a table of alternating values for cell voltages at balancer connections (L) or voltages for up to 7 attached battery cell packs (H).

The displayed items are as follows:

Value Explanation

ON Power regulator ON V current voltage A current current BAT1 /

BAT2 ALT current altitude m/1s m/1 s ascent/decent rate m/3s m/3 s ascent/decent rate

100

T1 / T2 temperature of sensor 1 or 2 L or H cell voltage of cells 1 … max. 14

Micro-copter display

battery 1 or 2

Signal quality in % (RX-S QUA)

L = balancer connection 1 H = balancer connection 2

0.0V 0:00

0mAh

0 0km/h

Alt: 0m Dir:

0° 0A

0m 0°

Transmitter description - Telemetry data display

0.0

This display visualizes the data of an HoTT compatible microcopter. It means from left up to right down:

SENSOR 1

Speed display

Value Explanation

V current voltage „0:00“ Power on time mAh Capacity used in actual power on time „0“ Satellites position number km/h Average speed over ground as relieved

by GPS system Alt current altitude Dir Direction I Actual current m Distance from start as relieved by GPS

system ° Position in degreeses related to start as

relieved by GPS system

In the blank in the above ﬁgure line of the display any messages Mikrokoptersensors display.

BAT 1

0.0V

SENSOR 1

0.0V 0°C

If attached, this display depicts currently measured voltage and temperature from a temperature/voltage sensor (No. 33612 or 33613) connected to "T(EMP)1" of the Electric-Air module (No. 33620).

SENSOR 2

0.0V 0°C

If attached, this display depicts currently measured voltage and temperature from a temperature/voltage sensor (No. 33612 or 33613) connected to "T(EMP)2" of the Electric-Air module (No. 33620).

Vario

km/h

Subject to availability of the corresponding sensor, this display visualizes the current speed over ground.

”lowest cell“

CELL0=0.00V

Subject to availability of the corresponding sensor, this display visualizes the current lowest cell voltage of the connected LiPo battery pack so as the number of the corresponding cell.

0.0A 0mAh

This display depicts current voltage, current current draw and, if attached, the expended capacity of “Batt 1” connected to the Electric-Air module (No. 33620).

Transmitter description - Telemetry data display

m m

0.0

VARIO

Micro-copter display

Vario

RX–S QUA: 100%

RECEIVER

RX–S ST : 100% RX–dBm: 33dBm

GENERAL

TX–dBm: 33dBm

ELECT. AIR

V–PACK: 10ms

RX–SPG.:4.8 TMP

CH OUTPUT TYPE:ONCE

m/1s

0.0

m/3s

0.0

m/10s

0.0

If attached to the receiver, this display will depict the data acquired by a Vario module, No. 33601.

The displayed items are as follows:

Value Explanation

ALT current altitude RXSQ Signal quality of the signal received by

the receiver in %, see page 241.

MAX the preset maximum altitude limit

relative to starting location at which, when exceeded, will cause an audible warning to be sounded

MIN the preset minimum altitude limit

relative to the starting location at which, when underrun, will cause an audible

warning to be sounded m/1s m/1 s ascent/decent rate m/3s m/3 s ascent/decent rate m/10s m/10 s ascent/decent rate

VARIO

GPS

ALT 0

RXSQ 0

MAX 0m

MIN 0m

0.0V 0:00

0mAh

0 0km/h

This display visualizes the data of an HoTT compatible microcopter. It means from left up to right down:

Value Explanation

V current voltage „0:00“ Power on time mAh Capacity used in actual power on time „0“ Satellites position number km/h Average speed over ground as relieved

by GPS system Alt current altitude Dir Direction I Actual current m Distance from start as relieved by GPS

system ° Position in degreeses related to start as

relieved by GPS system

In the blank in the above ﬁgure line of the display any messages Microcopter sensors display.

Alt: 0m Dir:

0° 0A

0m 0°

m m

If attached, this display will depict altitude relative to location or starting location (in m) as well as the current rate of ascent/decent (in m/s) from data acquired by a Vario module (No. 33601).

Text display

Subject to availability of the sensors, its text can be displayed in the following two displays if necessary with 2 x 10 or 3 x 7 signs:

Transmitter description - Telemetry data display

GPS

RX–S QUA: 100%

RECEIVER

RX–S ST : 100% RX–dBm: 33dBm

GENERAL

TX–dBm: 33dBm

ELECT. AIR

V–PACK: 10ms

RX–SPG.:4.8 TMP

CH OUTPUT TYPE:ONCE

Kmh

Note:

As long as the two ﬁelds are highlighted in black on the bottom right, yet there are no current GPS data.

If attached to the receiver, this display will depict the data from a GPS module with integrated Vario, No.

33600. Aside from the model’s current position and speed,

the centre section of this screen will also display current altitude with respect to the starting location as well as the model’s current ascent/decent rate in m/1 s and m/3 s, current reception quality and the model’s distance from its starting location.

The displayed items are as follows:

Value Explanation

W / N / E / S west / north / east / south Kmh speed RXSQ return channel signal quality DIS distance ALT current altitude with respect to starting

VARIO

GPS

RXSQ 0 DIS 0m ALT 0m

0.0m/1s 0m/3s

0m/10s

N 0°00.0000 O 0°00.0000

m/1s m/1 s ascent/decent rate m/3s m/3 s ascent/decent rate

Note:

With ﬁrmware version 1.072 the GPS functionality of the mc- 3 2 HoTT was

expanded: Once out of what ever reason, the telemetry link to the model is interrupted for longer than three seconds and as long as the transmitter is not switched off, the last correctly transmitted GPS data received are saved in the transmitter’s memory. These data can be read from the GPS display when required by pressing the corresponding four-way keys of the transmitter.

Microcopter display

0.0V 0:00

0mAh

0 0km/h

This display visualizes the data of an HoTT compatible microcopter. It means from left up to right down:

Value Explanation

V current voltage „0:00“ Power on time mAh Capacity used in actual power on time „0“ Satellites position number km/h Average speed over ground as relieved

by GPS system Alt current altitude Dir Direction I Actual current

Alt: 0m Dir:

0° 0A

0m 0°

m Distance from start as relieved by GPS

system

° Position in degreeses related to start as

relieved by GPS system

In the blank in the above ﬁgure line of the display any messages Microcopter sensors display.

GPS

Kmh

0.0

If attached to the receiver, this display will depict the data from a GPS module with integrated Vario, No.

33600. The displayed items are as follows:

Value Explanation

W / N / E / S west / north / east / south km/h speed DIS horizontal distance in m m/s ascent/decent rate in m/s ALT altitude relative to starting location in m

km/h DIS

m/s ALT

Transmitter description - Telemetry data display

Vario

0.0

0°C0°C

m m

If attached, this display will depict the altitude (in m) relative to location, starting location as well as the current rate of ascent/descent (in m/s) from data originating from the Vario integrated into the GPS-/Vario module (No. 33600).

Speed display

km/h

Subject to availability of the corresponding sensor, this display visualizes the current speed over ground.

AIR ESC

RX–S QUA: 100%

RECEIVER

RX–S ST : 100% RX–dBm: 33dBm

GENERAL

TX–dBm: 33dBm

ELECT. AIR

V–PACK: 10ms

RX–SPG.:4.8 TMP

CH OUTPUT TYPE:ONCE

0.0V/ 0.0V 0

VARIO

AIR ESC

GPS

0.0A

0rpm

0( 0)°C

0( 0)°C 0( 0)°C

0mAh

0.0A

This display visualises the data from a possibly connected to the receiver brushless controller with internal telemetry with one of the time of the revision of these instructions current No. 33718-33770 and 33850th

Regardless of any regulator values the operating temperature and the maximum temperature reached in the current energizing period of a telemetry-capable electric motor is visualized in the second line of the display.

It means from top left to bottom right:

Value Explanation

V left value: current battery voltage

Right value: lowest battery voltage in the current power on time

°C Graphing and left value: current regula-

tor and motor temperature Value in brackets: maximum ESC and

motor temperature in the current power on time

mAh current consumed battery capacity in

the actual power on time

A Centre and bar display: actual current

value Right value: highest power in the actu-

alpower on time

rpm Centre and bar graphic: Current speed

of the connected motor Right value: the highest speed in the

actual power on time

Rotary speed sensor

U/min

This display depicts the measured rotary speed of a connected brushless motor speed controller.

Current and consumption display

0.0A

0mAh

This display visualises the actually ﬂowing current; that occurred in the actual power on time so as the peak current consumed during the same period and the capacity of the battery connected to the brushless speed controller.

Voltage, current, speed and temperature display

0.0V

0.0A 0rpm

This display visualizes the actual power supply voltage of the motor, the current ﬂowing through the controller and the speed of the drive motor and left the operating temperature of the brushless controller and the right temperature of a telemetry-capable drive motor.

0.0A

Transmitter description - Telemetry data display

Batt. must be recharged!!

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Preliminary remarks about the mc-3 2 HoTT transmitter

Preliminary remarks

The Graupner HoTT system theoretically permits simultaneous operation of more than 200 models. However, because of the interspersed radio-frequency utilization permitted by certiﬁ cation for the 2.4 GHz ISM band, this number is signiﬁ cantly lower in practical application. Nevertheless, in general more models can be operated simultaneously in the 2.4 GHz band than would be the case in conventional 35 or 40 MHz frequency bands. The real limiting factor is – as often before – is still likely to be the size of available operating space (i. e. airspace for aircraft). Alone the fact that it is no longer necessary to coordinate transmitting frequencies with other pilots in the vicinity (which is sometimes quite difﬁ cult in broken landscapes, such as on hillside slopes) represents an enormous boost for remote control operating security.

Battery charged?

Since the transmitter is delivered with an empty (not charged) battery, the battery must ﬁ rst be charged according to the charging instructions on page 16. Otherwise a warning tone will be sounded and an appropriate message will be blended into the basic display if the low voltage threshold set in the "Battery warning" line of the »General basic settings« menu (see page 260) is underrun.

Transmitter startup

From ﬁ rmware version V 1.090 “Motor on C1 forward / back” is after switching the transmitter when a surface model of the type analysed the position of the output to 1 or when the heli model is connected to the output 6 throttle servo.

Should the respective servo be outside the idling range thus can be a risk of a high-speed motor, for

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safety reasons the RF module remains switched off. After being switched on, the message shown below will appear in the transmitter's screen for about two seconds.

Please select

RF on/off?

OFFON

You can now either wait until the display after a few seconds automatically disappears, or manually shorten the waiting time by tapping the centre SET key of the right touch pad.Within this brief period there is an opportunity to switch RF transmission off by using the  or  key of the right touch pad to shift the position of the ﬁ eld shown in inverse video to the right so that ON is in standard video and OFF is presented in inverse video.

Please select

RF on/off?

Now switch the RF module off by tapping on the centre SET key of the right touch pad. The meantime glowing green “RF” LED to the right of the switch turns off. Then you are in the basic display of the transmitter and the front display the Graupner logo and type designation of the sender is displayed:

OFF

mc32

… and in parallel to this, the transmitter's basic display will appear similar to that shown below:

Stop watch

#01

0:00h

00:00h

4.1V

The symbol combination means that the currently active model memory has already "bounded " with a Graupner-HoTT receiver but there is no connection to that receiver at the moment. (In this example, RF transmission has been switched off.)

If, however, the transmitter is switched on without switching RF transmission off, the symbolic antenna mast will blink. At the same time, an acoustic warning will sound until a connection is established with the respective receiver. As soon as the connection is established, the "X" at the base of the symbolic antenna will be replace with a ﬁ eld strength indicator, for example

, and the visual and acoustic warnings will cease.

If a telemetry connection has also been established for the incoming signal, that is output by the receiver in the model, then the right side of this same screen line will display a similar indication of signal strength for this reception of the receiver's transmitted signal (M ) as well as the current voltage of the receiver's power supply.

On the other hand, if the symbol combination appears in the display and the front display shows the message "Can't receive data" then the currently active model memory is not "bound" to any receiver at the moment.

Under-voltage warning

If the transmitter's voltage drops below a certain value set in the »General basic settings« menu (page

Flight tim

K78

0:00.0 0:00.0



279), 3,60 V by default, there will be visual and acoustic under-voltage warnings issued.

Important notices:

•

2.4 GHz Set. The speciﬁc receiver included in the set has already been bound to the set's transmitter at the factory.

In order to achieve the greatest possible ﬂexibility but still preclude unnecessary inadvertent operator errors, control channels 5 … 16 have not been assigned to any controls. This means that servos connected by way of these channels will remain in their middle positions until an operator element has been assigned. Practically all mixers are initially inactive for this same reason. More about this can be found on page 118 (winged aircraft) or 122 (helicopter models).

• The fundamental procedure for initial programming of a new model memory location can be found on page 70 and the programming examples that begin on page 288.

• When the remote control system is switched on, being bonded or when making settings, that the transmitter's antenna is always far enough away from the receiver's antennas. If the transmitter's antenna is brought too close to the receiver's antennas this will cause receiver over-modulation and its red LED will illuminate. At the same time the return channel will drop out and, as a consequence, the ﬁeld strength

As many as 16 servos can be attached to the standard receiver included with the mc- 3 2 HoTT

indicator in the transmitter's screen will be replaced by an "x" and the receiver's current battery voltage display will show

0.0 V. The remote control is then in FailSave mode, see page 2248, i. e. servos will remain in their current positions until a new, valid signal can be received. In such a case, increase the distance (between the transmitter and the model containing the receiver) until the indicators are again "normal".

WARNING:

Never switch the transmitter off during model operation! Should it

happen, then keep your nerve and wait until the transmitter display is completely shut down. This takes at least three seconds. Turn on again your transmitter only after that. Otherwise you run the risk that the transmitter immediately after turning “hangs” and, consequently, to lose the control of the model. A restart of the transmitter is possible only after the described procedure.

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Transmitter ﬁrmware updates

The necessary for updating a station programs and ﬁles you ﬁnd-grouped into a software package with the relevant product on www.graupner.de.

Note:

After registering your transmitter under https://www.graupner.de/de/service/produktregistrierung.

aspx You will be automatically informed via email about new updates.

Download this software package from the Internet and unpack it on your PC or laptop.

For details, please refer to the internet page related to the item, at the same page detailed instructions are available.

Firmware updates of the transmitter can be carried out in two ways. However, in both cases please note the following “Important notes”.

Per memory card

Download as described above, a current software package from the Internet and unpack it on your PC or laptop.

Plug the included mini-SD card into the card slot of your PC or laptop and copy afterwards the required ﬁrmware ﬁle from the unzipped software package in the left hand on the memory card folder “ﬁrmware”. Then, remove the memory card to your PC or laptop and insert it into the card slot of the transmitter as described on page 26.

Turn on your transmitter with switched off RF. Change to the submenu “Firmware Update” menu “hidden mode” and proceed further as described on page

37. The USB interface cable (USB-A to mini-B-USB 5-pole) included with the set, will be needed to update the transmitter’s software via the transmitter’s faceside USB interface connector. This cable’s connector has to be directly plugged into the 5-pole mini-USB connector socket on the rear side of the transmitter.

Per front-side USB connector...

... By means of a PC or laptop running Windows XP, Vista, 7 or. 8

Download as described above, a recent update of the transmitter software package from the Internet and unzip it on your PC or laptop.

Connect mini- your off station with the standard USB cable (USB A to mini-B USB 5-pin) port on your PC or laptop to by the in the 5-pin one end of the USB cable directly plug in USB connector under-seen from the front-right cover of the transmitter and the other end into an available USB port on your computer. For details, please refer to the place as well in the Internet detailed update instructions.

Important notes:

•

perfectly if the ﬁrmware is compatible. That is why all the programs and ﬁles required to update all HoTT components are grouped together in one ﬁle, the current version of which is entitled “HoTT_Software_V4.zip”.

• Always use your transmitter only with the current software version. At the time of revision of this manual can be found relevant information http://www. graupner.de/de/supportdetail/cc489e1d0c1c-4cdd-a133-398d908bc27d.

• If this link does not work, you can achieve the same information: www. graupner.de => Service & Support => Update and Revision History for Graupner HoTT components.

• Be sure to check the charge status of your transmitter’s battery or charge its battery as a precaution before every

Please note that the HoTT components in your radio control system can only communicate

update. Also backup all occupied model memories so they can be restored if that should become necessary.

• It is essential not to disconnect the transmitter from the PC or laptop during an update process! Please ensure that the lead between the transmitter and the computer is making good contact at both ends.

• Check after every update that all model functions operate properly.

Transmitter rmware updates

Restoring the transmitter software

If a ﬁrmware update of the station have failed, or the transmitter software “hang” and allows the transmitter may also no longer on the “POWER” switch off, then please disconnect the transmitter battery connector and plug it after a few seconds.

Leave the transmitter off! Download in this case download an actual software

package from the Internet and unzip it on your PC or Laptop and if you have already done this, restart the PC program gr_Studio and follow the details of the section “restore” following the instructions contained in the software package.

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Receiver initialization

Preliminary remarks about the GR-32 DUAL receiver

Receiver system

The

mc- 3 2 HoTT remote control set includes a

type GR-32 DUAL, 2.4 GHz bidirectional receiver for connecting up to 16 servos and a receiver GR-12L for connection of up to 6 servos is included.

After switching on this HoTT receiver, should "its" transmitter not be within range or switched off or possibly even the “wrong” model memory in the transmitter is active, then the receiver's red LED will illuminate continuously for about 1 s then begin to blink slowly. This indicates the receiver has not (yet) established a link to a Graupner HoTT transmitter. If a link has been established, the green LED will illuminate continuously and the red LED will extinguish.

In order to establish a link to the transmitter, the Graupner HoTT receiver must ﬁrst be "bound" to "its" particular model memory in "its" Graupner HoTT transmitter. This “binding” linkage is only necessary once for each receiver/model memory combination. Refer to pages 84 or 94. This procedure is known as "binding". This “binding” is only once per receiver / model memory combination or - after appropriate conversion of one or more model memory, see page 83 or 93 - even each receiver / transmitter combination is required; the GR-32 DUAL receiver included in the set is pre-bound by factory for the model memory 1, so that the “binding” is only necessary when additional receivers are used or if you desire to change model memory (and can be repeated at any time).

On-board voltage display

The current voltage of the receiver's power supply will be shown in the right side of the transmitter's screen if a telemetry link exists between the receiver and transmitter:

Receiver initialization

Stoppuhr

#01

0:00h

4.1V

Temperature warning

Should the receiver’s temperature sink below an adjustable threshold (default value -10 °C) or rise above an adjustable threshold (default value +55 °C), an acoustic warning will be issued by the transmitter in the form of a uniform beep of about 1 s duration. The aforementioned threshold limits are stored and adjusted in the receiver.

Servo connections and polarity

Graupner HoTT receiver servo connections are numbered. The connectors used are keyed against polarity reversal. Pay attention to the small side chamfers when plugging in these connectors. Never use force.

The four outer, vertical connectors, designated with "B + -" are intended for battery connections.

Do not reverse the polarity of this connection. Reversed polarity could destroy the receiver and devices attached to it.

The supply voltage is bussed across (i. e. common for) all numbered connections. The function of every individual channel is determined by the transmitter used, not by the receiver. It is not only the throttle servo connection which is different for every manufacturer and model type. For example, in Graupner remote control systems the throttle servo is on channel 1 for winged aircraft and on channel 6 for helicopter models.

* Battery Elimination Circuit

Flugzeit

K78

RX-SPG:4.8V

0:00.0 0:00.0

Concluding notices:

•

behaviour in comparison to previous technology. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with this sensitive behaviour.

• If you have a speed controller with integrated BEC* arranged in parallel with the receiver battery, its positive pole (red cable) may to be removed from the 3-pole connector. Be sure to look for notices about this in the instructions for the speed controller used.

With a small screwdriver, carefully lift up the connector's centre latch (1) just a bit then pull out the red lead (2) and tape it up with insulation tape to prevent possible short circuits (3).

Follow the installation instructions on page 52 for the receiver, the receiver antenna and for mounting the servo.

Reset

To execute a reset of the receiver, press and hold the SET button on the receiver's top-side while switching the power supply on.

If a receiver reset is done while the transmitter is switched off or on a receiver which is not bound, the GR-32 DUAL receiver's LED will slowly blink red for about 2 or 3 seconds. Now release the button again. The binding process can now be initiated right away on the transmitter-side.

If the reset is done on a bound receiver and the corresponding model memory is active in the powered on transmitter, the LED will illuminate in green after 2 or 3 seconds as an indication that the transmitter/ receiver system is again ready for operation. Now release the button again.

The signicantly greater servo resolution characteristic of the HoTT system produces a noticeably rmer response

rot

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Secure receiver settings

When also the default set enclosed receiver GR-12L only the red LED lights up for about 3 seconds, then goes out for about 3 seconds and starts to glow red constant after this break.

Release the button once the red LED goes out. If the reset is performed with an unbound receiver, a

binding process can be initiated immediately afterwards.

Please note the following:

A receiver RESET will cause ALL receiver settings, except for binding information, to return to their factory

settings. Therefore if a RESET is triggered uninten-

tionally, any custom settings that had been present in the receiver before the reset will have to be established again by way of the Telemetry menu.

A deliberate RESET is recommended, especially if a receiver is to be "transferred" into another model. This is a rather simple method to eliminate settings which are no longer applicable.

Receiver ﬁrmware updates are made by way of the connector located on the side of the receiver and the help of a PC running under Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 or 8. The included USB interface cable No.7168.6 along with adapter cable, No.7168.6A are needed to run an update. The programs and ﬁles also needed can be found as a complete packet in Internet on the Graupner website at www.graupner.de under the downloads for the respective product.

Download this software package, such as the entrance to the section “Update the transmitter software” on page 50 describes from the related internet page and unzip it on your PC or laptop. For details, please refer to the same internet page detailed instructions.

Note:

After registering your receiver at

https://www.graupner.de/de/service/ produktregistrierung.aspx

you will automatically receive notication of future updates per email.

As you enter the section “Update the transmitter software” on page 50, after having downloaded from the Internet and unzipped on the PC or laptop the software packet, among other things it is included the PC program “Firmware_Upgrade_grStudio” . You may even have already installed this program on your PC or laptop. With the menu item “Receiver settings” this PC program “Firmware_Upgrade_grStudio” it is always possible to save all the settings programmed in a receiver to a ﬁle on the PC or laptop, so you also can transfer back to the receiver these if necessary. The otherwise possibly necessary reprogramming of a receiver via the menu “Telemetry” is therefore unnecessary. For this program the default to mc-32 HoTT transmitter set (No. 33032) is included USB interface (No. 7168.6) and also the supplied interface cable (No. 7168.S) are needed. For details, please refer to the place on the internet at the same place detailed instructions.

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Installation notices

Receiver installation

Regardless of which Graupner receiver system you use, the procedure is always the same.

Please pay attention that the receiver's antennas must be mounted at least 5 cm away

from all large metal parts or any wiring that is not directly routed out of the receiver itself. In addition to steel parts, this also includes carbon ﬁber parts, servos, fuel pumps and all kinds of cables etc. Optimally the receiver should be placed at a readily accessible location that is well away from all other equipment. Under no circumstances may servo cables be wrapped around the antennas or routed close to it.

Please note that cables are subject to the acceleration forces which occur during ﬂight and these forces may cause such cables, to shift in position. Therefore be sure the cables in the vicinity of the antennas are not able to move. Such moving cables can cause reception disturbances.

Tests have shown that vertical (upright) antennas provide the best results during wide-range ﬂights. In the case of diversity antennas (two antennas), the second antenna should be oriented at a 90° angle to the ﬁrst antenna.

The connectors designated "B + -" on the GR-32 DUAL HoTT receiver are intended for battery connections. The power supply is bussed across all numbered connections so it can be attached at any of these 16 connectors. However, due to additional voltage losses associated with the traverse connectors, connections 13 through 16 should not be used for connecting the receiver's battery.

In the also included in the set GR-12L receiver HoTT , no specially designated connection for power supply is available, so that the battery can generally be connected to any free servo connection.

In the GR-12L receiver HoTT the terminals 1 ... 6 are opposite respect to the GR-32 DUAL

receiver, it means they are installed rotated by 180 degrees, which is why all the connecting cables are „upside down“ to insert the GR-12L. If necessary, is to use a V- or Y-cable (No. 3936.11).

The function of every individual channel is determined by the transmitter used, not by the receiver. However, channel assignments can be changed in the receiver by programming done in the »Telemetry« menu. Nevertheless, it is recommended this be done on the transmitter side via the "Transmitter output" option, see page 234.

Several notices and suggestions for installing remote control components into a model are provided below.

1. Wrap the receiver in a foam rubber pad that is at

least 6 mm thick. Attach the foam rubber to the receiver with rubber bands so it will be protected against vibration and/or the jars of a hard landing.

2. All switches must be installed such that they are

not affected by exhaust gases or vibration. The switch knob must be freely accessible over its entire range of movement.

3. Mount servos on rubber bushes/spacers with

hollow brass bearings to protect them from vibration. Do not tighten the fastening screws down too tight as this would negate the vibration protection to be provided by the rubber bush/ spacer.

Only when servo fastening screws are properly tightened will this arrangement provide security and vibration protection for your servos. The ﬁgure below shows how a servo is mounted properly. The brass bearings are to be pushed into the rubber bushes/spacers from below.

Servo mounting lug

Retaining screw

Rubber grommet

Tubular brass spacer

4. Servo arms must be free to move throughout their entire range of motion. Pay attention that there are no objects which could hinder servo arm motion.

5. Connect the power supply cable as well as the power connection cables to the receiver as shown below ...

Installation notices

Receiver system power supply

... but never so:

ATTENTION:

At the receiver, GR-32 “T” (telemetry) and “S” (“Signal”) servos and other components are connected horizontally only at the termi-

nals 13 to 16. Under no circumstances may be connected across

the other terminals 1 to 12 components and espe cially the receiver battery as shown demonstratively in the ﬁgure above. The same applies to the terminals 1 ... 6 of the receiver GR-12L. A plug in “cross” over 2 to 3 terminals, immediately leads to a short circuit of the receiver battery; the destruction of possibly connected components and the immediate loss of warranty claims.

The sequence in which servos are connected to the receiver depends on the type of model. Follow the nection layouts provided for this on pages 65 and 69.

Also observe the safety notices provided on pages 4 …

10.

con-

In order to prevent uncontrolled movements of servos connected to the receiver during startup

always rst switch on the transmitter

and then the receiver

and when ﬁnished with operation

rst switch off the receiver

and then the transmitter.

When programming the transmitter, be sure that electric motors cannot start running without control or that a combustion motor equipped with automatic starting cannot start up unintentionally. To be safe, disconnect the receiver's drive battery or, in the case of a combustion motor, disconnect the fuel supply.

fully charged battery, battery leads with adequate cross-section, minimum contact resistances at connectors, etc., the transmitter indicates repeated receiver voltage collapses or is receiver voltage is generally too low; please give attention to the following notices:

Give primary attention to fully charged batteries when model operation is to be started. Be sure that the contact surfaces of connectors and switches really are low resistance. If necessary, measure the voltage drop across installed switch cables when they are under load because even new heavy-duty switches can cause a voltage drop of up to 0.2 V. This value can increase in contacts by factors as a consequence of aging and oxidation. The constant vibrations and jarring also takes its toll on contacts to produce a creeping increase of contact resistance.

Servos present another possible problem source. Even rather small servos like a Graupner/JR DS-281 can draw up to 0.75 A of current when it is blocks under load. Just four of these servos in a “foam” model can therefore load down the on-board power supply by as much as 3 A …

A further factor is that 2.4 GHz receivers generally pass control signals to servos at a higher rate than with comparable receivers used in earlier frequency ranges. This equates to shorter “off” periods, which also has an effect on the power consumption of the receiving system. The current drain of many of today’s digital servos is also higher, reﬂected by their greatly improved ability to hold the prescribed position between control signals.Therefore you should choose a power supply which will not break down under greater loads but rather always deliver sufﬁcient voltage. To “calculate” necessary battery capacity you should always ﬁgure on at least 350 mAh for every analog

Among other aspects, the safe operation of a model depends on a reliable power supply. In the event that, despite smooth operating rods,

Receiver power supply

servo and at least 500 mAh for every digital servo. For example, from this point of view a battery with

1400 mAh would be the absolute minimum to power a receiver system with a total of 4 analog servos. But be sure to also consider the receiver itself into the calculation because its bidirectional functionality will draw about 70 mA of current too.

Regardless, it is generally recommended that you connect the receiver via two cables to the power supply: cable “1” is to be as usual, plugged into the “12 + B” port of the receiver and cable “2” at the opposite, with “11 + B - “label, the end of the edge connector of the receiver.

For example, by using a switch or voltage regulator with two leading to the receiver power supply cable. If necessary, use to connect them to the receiver a V or Y cable No. 3936.11, see ﬁgure, if you need one or both terminals of the receiver and to connect a servo, speed controller etc.. They reduce by the double connection to the switch or voltage regulator not only the risk of a cable break, but also ensure more power to the connected servos.

If a separate battery is connected to each receiver battery connection, be absolutely sure the batteries have the same voltage and power rating. Never connect different battery types or batteries charged to signiﬁcantly different levels to the receiver. This can lead to effects similar to short circuit conditions. In such cases, insert voltage stabilizers, such as the PRX-5A receiver power supply, between the batteries and the receiver.

Receiver power supply

PRX receiver power supply, stabilized Order No. 4136

For reasons of safety, do not use battery boxes or dry cell batteries.

The voltage of the on-board power supply will be displayed at the bottom right of the transmitter’s screen while the model is in operation:

GRAUBELE

#01

Stp Flt

0:00 0:00

«normal »

3.9V

2:22h

K78

HoTT

5.5V

If the voltage falls below the warning threshold – 3.80 V as standard – set in the “RX SERVO TEST” display of the “SETUP, DISPLAYS” sub-menu of the »Telemetry« menu, page <?>, then the system generates a visual and audible low voltage warning.

Despite this feature, be sure to check the condition of the battery at regular intervals. Do not wait for the warning to be

issued before recharging the battery.

Note:

An overview of available batteries, chargers and current source test instruments can be

found in the Graupner RC main catalog or in Internet at www.graupner.de. A selection of suitable Computer chargers are listed in the table on page <?>.

Receiver system power supply

NiMH 4-cell battery packs

In compliance with the aforementioned conditions, your Graupner HoTT receiver system can be readily operated with traditional 4-cell battery packs as long as the packs have adequate capacity and voltage level.

NiMH 5-cell battery packs

Five-cell battery packs offer a greater voltage tolerance than do 4-cell packs.

However, be aware that not every servo available on the market is able to tolerate the voltage level output by a 5-cell pack over the long term, this is particularly true when the battery pack is freshly charged. Some of these servos react to this with a noticeable “grinding” sound.

Therefore pay attention to the speciﬁcations

of the servos you use before making a choice

for a 5-cell battery pack..

LiFe 6.6 V batteries with 2 cells

From a contemporary perspective, these new cells are the very best choice.

LiFe cells are also available in hard plastic casings to protect them from mechanical damage. Like LiPo cells, LiFe cells can be quick charged in suitable chargers and they are comparatively robust.

This type of secondary cell battery is also rated for a signiﬁcantly greater number of charge/discharge cycles than, for example, LiPo batteries The nominal

6.6 V output of a 2-cell LiFe battery pack does not

present a problem for either Graupner HoTT receivers nor for those servos, speed controllers, gyros and other devices which have been speciﬁcally approved for operation in this – higher – voltage range.

Please note however that practically all servos, speed controllers, gyros and other devices built in the past and most such

devices currently still offered on the market have

only a permissible voltage range of 4.8 to 6 V. Use of these batteries in conjunction with these devices demand use of a stabilized voltage regulator, e. g. the PRX, No. 4136, see appendix. Otherwise there is danger that attached devices will incur damage within a short period of time.

LiPo 2-cell packs

For a given capacity, LiPo batteries are lighter than, for example, NiMH batteries. LiPo batteries are also available in hard plastic casings to protect them from mechanical damage.

The comparatively high nominal voltage, 7.4 V, for a 2-cell LiPo pack does not present a problem for either Graupner HoTT receivers nor for those servos, speed controllers, gyros and other devices which have been speciﬁcally approved for operation in this – higher – voltage range.

Please note however that practically all servos, speed controllers, gyros and other devices built in the past and most such

devices currently still offered on the market have

Charging the receiver battery

Charger cable, No. 3021, can be plugged directly onto the receiver’s battery for charging. If the battery in the model is connected by way of an No. 3046, 3934,

3934.1 or 3934.3 power supply cable, then charging can be accomplished via the charging jack or special charging connector integrated into the switch. The switch in the power supply cable must be in its “OFF” position for charging.

Receiver battery

connection polarity

Receiver power supply

Term denitions

Control function, control, function input, control channel, mixer, switch, control switch, ﬁxed switch

To make use of this mc- 3 2 HoTT manual easier, a number of the terms used repeatedly throughout this manual have been deﬁned below.

Control function

A "control function" is to be perceived – initially independent of its signal path – as a signal intended to affect a given control function. For example, this could be for throttle, rudder or aileron in a winged aircraft or pitch, roll or crow for a helicopter.

A control function signal can be applied directly over a single control channel or also through a mixer and then applied over multiple control channels. A typical example of multiple control channels is separately operated aileron servos or the use of two roll or crow servos in helicopters. The control function explicitly includes the inﬂuence of the control's mechanical travel on the respective servo. This can not only be spread or compressed by software but even the travel characteristic can be modiﬁed from linear to extremely exponential.

Control

"Controls" include all operating elements on the transmitter, which are directly activated by the pilot, that impose an effect on servos, speed controllers etc. connected to the receiver. This includes:

• both sticks for control functions 1 through 4, whereby these four functions can be freely swapped around for both model types ("winged aircraft" and "helicopters") by way of software "Mode" settings, e. g. throttle left or right. The function for throttle/airbrake control is often referred to as the C1 control (channel 1).

• both proportional controls located on the transmitter's sides, which are, for example, given the designations Lv1 (right-side "rotary slider") and Lv2 (left-side "rotary slider") in the »Control adjust« menu, page 118 and 122.

stick

also

• the three proportional sliders in the middle console designated Sl1 … 3, for example as shown in the »Control adjust« menu, page 118 and 122,

• all ﬁve proportional rotary controls on the transmitter's front side, which are, for example, given the designations DR1 … 5 in the »Control adjust« menu, page 118 and 122,

• the switches present, if they are assigned to a control channel in the »Control adjust« menu.

The proportional operating elements produce a direct effect on servos which is commensurate with the control's position whereas switch modules can only effect a two or three increment change.

Just which of these controls and switches operate which of the servos 5 … 16 (max.) is freely programmable.

Important notice:

Inputs 5 … 15 for helicopters and 5 … 16 for winged aircraft are generally "free", i. e. not assigned, in

the transmitter's basic programming.

Function input

This is an imaginary point in the signal path and must not be considered the same as the point on the circuit board where the transmitter control is connected. The choice of "Stick mode" and settings in the »Con- trol adjust« menu have their effect "downstream" of these imaginary connection points. Thus differences between the physical control's number and the number of the downstream control channel can indeed emerge.

Control channel

From the point at which a signal contains all control information necessary for a particular servo – whether directly from the physical control or indirectly by way of a mixer – the term "control channel" is used.

(The control function “Aileron” in a surface model is so divided, for example the model type “2AIL” in the control channels left and right aileron. Analogously,

e. g. in the Heli type “3sv (2Roll)” the control function splits left and right in the control channels aileron servo.)

This signal is only yet to be inﬂuenced by settings made in the menus »Servo adjustment« and »Transmitter output« before it leaves the transmitter's RF module.

Once it arrives at the receiver, this signal may still be modiﬁed by settings made in the telemetry menu before ﬁnally being applied as a control quantity for the respective servo.

Mixer

The transmitter's software contains a variety of mixer functions. These can be used to apply one control function to multiple servos or, conversely, to apply multiple control functions to a single servo. Please look over the numerous mixer functions in the text beginning on page 171 of this manual.

Switches

The four standard toggle switches, the two 3-way switches and both push-button switches can also be incorporated into control programming. However, these switches are generally intended for switching program options, e. g. to start and stop timers, to switch mixers on and off, or as a teacher/pupil switchover, etc. Each of these switches can be assigned any number of functions.

Appropriate examples are detailed in the manual.

Control switches

Since it is very practical to have some functions automatically switched on or off for a certain control's position (e. g. switch on/off of a stopwatch for acquisition of model run time, automatic extension of spoilers and other possibilities), eight control switches have been integrated into

These software switches, designated "C1 … C8", are merely deﬁned by virtue of their contact state along

mc- 3 2 HoTT software.

Term denitions

the physical control's course of travel by the touch of a key. The switching action can be correlated to the physical control's travel direction by software.

Of course control switches can also be freely combined with the aforementioned physical switches to solve even more complex problems.

There is a series of instructive examples which make this programming child's play. Learn about this by taking advantage of the programming examples beginning on page 268.

Logical switches

These functions permit two switches, control switches and/or logical switches or any combination of these to be combined with one another to create logical "AND" and "OR" functionality. A total of 8 logical switches, "L1 … L8" can be programmed, see page 138.

Fixed switches FXI and FX

This type of switch turns a function, e. g. a timer, permanently on (closed ﬁxed switch) or off (open ﬁxed switch) or they can provide a ﬁxed input signal for a control function, e. g. FXI = + 100 % and FX = -100 %. For example, in ﬂight phase programming, these ﬁxed switches can be used to switch a servo or speed controller between two settings.

Term denitions

Physical control, switch and control switch assignments

Principle procedure

Maximum ﬂ exibility is offered by the mc-3 2 Hott system when it comes to assigning standard equipment operating elements to certain functions.

Since the assignment of controls and switches is done in the same way, even though different menus may be involved, it is appropriate at this point to explain the fundamental programming technique so that users can concentrate on the particular contents when reading the detailed menu descriptions.

Physical control and switch assignments

The third column of the »Control adjust« menu (see page 118 to 122) can be used to assign transmitter inputs 5 … 16 to operate servos ...

fr ---

S6 S7

GL GL

Normal

Type

... both in any given stick direction (C1 … C4) as well as to assign any present control or switch. After tapping on the centre SET key of the right touch pad, the window shown below will appear in the display.

Now simply move the desired control or switch.

---

SEL

Move desired

Offset

control adj.

+100%

0% 0%

+100% +100%

+100%

– trv + –time+

+100%S5 +100% +100% +100%

0.0 0.0

Notes:

The control will only be recognized beyond a certain amount of travel. Therefore these

controls can be moved back and forth until the correct assignment is shown in the display. If adjustment travel is insuf cient, activate the control in the other direction.

On the other hand, if the »Control switch« menu, page 146, is used to assign a control, the message shown below will appear:

Switch assignment

Wherever programming permits a switch to be assigned, a switch symbol will appear in the screen's bottom display line.

Use the selection keys in the left or right touch pad to select the appropriate column.

How to assign a switch

1. Brieﬂ y touch the SET key of the right touch pad.

The message shown below will appear in the screen.

Move desired switch to ON position (ext. switch: ENTER)

2. Now it is only necessary to put the selected switch

into the desired "ON" position or, as described at the right in "Assignment of external switches", to select a switch from the list of "External switches". This concludes the assignment. The switch symbol to the right of the switch's number indicates the current state of the particular switch.

Changing switch action

If the activation of a switch is to result in the opposite action, put the switch or stick in the desired OFF position, again activate the switch assignment and reassign the switch again so it will respond with the desired action.

Clear switch

A switch which has been assigned as described under point 1 can be cleared with a brief simultaneous tap on the  or  key combination in the right key pad (CLEAR).

Assignment from the "external switch" list

Those menus in which the message …

Move desired switch to ON position (ext. switch: ENTER)

… appears permit the assignment of switches belonging to the so-called "external switches".

Do this by conﬁ rming the message text with the SET key. A new window will appear with a list of the eight control switches "C1 … C8", followed by two so-called "FX" ﬁ xed switches and the eight logical switches "L1 … L8".

M wünschten Schalter

Control/Logic/fix switch

C3C1

to die EIN Position (erw. Schalter: SET)

Use the selection keys in the left or right key pad to select the desired switch then assign it with a brief tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad.

C2 C4 C5 C6

FX FXi L1 L2

Physical control, switch and control switch assignments

Notes:

•

rather than switching them manually with a normal

switch. To this end, there are a total of 8 so-called "control

switches", C1 … C8, available whose switching direction can be established, even inverted, in the

»Control switch« menu, page 146.

• Two switches and/or also control switches can be

combined with one another to form the logical "AND" or "OR" functions via the »Logical switch« menu, see page 150. A total of 8 logical switches "L1 … L8" (as well as another 8 inverted logical switches with inverted switching direction) are available.

The result of a logical switch function can also be used as an input for another logical switch function. Refer to the appropriate menu for more details about this.

• The two FX switches switch a function on "FXI" or

off "FX

• All switches mentioned can have multiple

assignments. Pay attention that you do not UNINTENTIONALLY assign reciprocally conicting functions to a single switch. If necessary, note down the given switch functions.

Typical applications:

• Shut-off of an on-board glow plug heater upon

underrun or overrun of an idle threshold point programmed for the C1 stick. In this case the glow plug heater switch is controlled by a transmitter mixer.

Switching for some special functions may be better implemented from a certain freely programmable control position

" permanently.

• Automatic switch on/off of the timer to measure

pure "ight time" for a helicopter by way of a control switch on the throttle limiter.

• Automatic switch off of the "AI  Rud" mixer when

brake aps are extended, for example to adapt the roll of a model to the ground when making a landing on a slope without inducing a change of ight direction due to inuence on the rudder.

• Extending landing aps with elevator trim adjustment during a landing as soon as the throttle stick is

moved beyond its switch point.

• Switch on/off of the timer for measuring the operating time of electric motors.

Physical control, switch and control switch assignments

Digital trimming

Functional description and description of C1 cut-off

Digital trim with visible and audible indicators

Both sticks are equipped for digital trimming. By default, turning trim wheels will offset the stick's neutral position by 4 increments (out of a possible 100 steps per side). This offset is also reported acoustically. A brief press on the trim wheel will reset an existing trim offset back to "0". Any other "zero points" can be speciﬁed with the help of the »Trim memory« menu. If ﬂight phases have been created and each assigned with a ﬁtting name in the »Phase settings« (page

154) and »Phase assignment« (page 160) menus, then these names will appear at the bottom left in the »Trim memory« menu (page 240 to 242) and their trim values will be stored on a ﬂight-phase speciﬁc basis.

The default 4-steps per click increment range placed in every new model memory upon initialization can be changed at any time in the »Stick mode« menu, page 114 or 116, separately for each stick plane, in a range of 1 … 10 for ﬁxed-wing models and in a range of 0 … 10 for helicopter models. (A trim function can be deactivated by selecting "0" steps, which can be advantageous in helicopters with certain gyro systems.)

Current trim values are automatically stored when a model memory change is made. Furthermore, – except for the trim of the throttle/airbrake stick, the so-called "C1"(channel 1) control function – digital trim can be set to operate globally or on a ﬂight-phase speciﬁc basis within a memory location. This choice is made, separate for each stick plane, in the second column of the »Stick mode« menu, page 114 or 116.

Notes:

•

on the trim wheel will reset trim to "0" or, in the »Trim memory« menu, will reset a stored ight- phase specic trim value.

• The "cut-off trim" function, known from other

Graupner remote control systems in the mc and

mx series, and typically described in this section can be realized with the help of the "Thr. CutOff" option in the »Basic settings, model« menu, see page 90 and 101.

Finding the mid-point position during a

ight is easy and can be done without even looking at the display. A brief press

Digital trimming

For your notes

Winged models

EL  AI

Convenient support is provided for up to four aileron servos and four ﬂap servos on normal models or, for V tail and ﬂying wing/delta models, up to two aileron/ elevator servos plus four ﬂap servos.

The majority of motorized and glider models belong to the tail unit type "normal" and are equipped with one servo each for elevator, rudder and ailerons in addition to a motor throttle or electronic speed controller (or for brake ﬂaps in the case of a glider model). Beyond this, tail unit type "2 HR Sv 3+8" permits the connection of two elevator servos to receiver outputs 3 and 8.

"V-tail" is to be selected from the »Model type« menu if the model has a V-tail instead of a "normal" tail. This V-tail option provides coupled control functions for elevator and rudder such that both tail ﬂaps – each controlled by a separate servo – are able to handle both elevator and rudder functionality.

For delta and ﬂying wing aircraft models, aileron and elevator functionality is affected by way of a common rudder ﬂap on the trailing edge of each side (right and left) of the wing. The program contains appropriate mixer functions for both servos.

If ailerons, and conditionally the ﬂaps, are each actuated with two separate servos then settings can be made for differentiated control of all aileron and ﬂap pairs in the »Wing mixers« menu, i. e. settings for downward rudder throw independent of upward throw. And ﬁnally, the positioning of ﬂaps can also be controlled by one or even more of the three proportional sliders or the seven proportional rotary controls.

Alternatively, there is a phase-dependent trim function available for ﬂaps, ailerons and elevators in the »Phase trim« menu.

Up to 8 ﬂight phases can be programmed into each of the 80 model memory locations.

Except for C1 trim, digital trim will be stored on a ﬂight-phase basis. C1 trim permits easy location of a carburettor idle setting.

Two timers are always available for ﬂight operation. The transmitter operating time expired since the last battery charge is also displayed.

All transmitter controls and switches can be assigned in the »Control adjust« menu to inputs 5 … 16 with almost no restrictions.

The "Dual Rate" and "Exponential" functions for

ailerons, rudder and elevators are separately programmable and each are convertible between the two variations on a speciﬁc ﬂight-phase basis.

In addition to 8 freely allocatable linear mixers, 4 curve mixers (»Free mixers« menu) and 4 dual mixers (»Dual mixer« menu) there are also ﬂight-phase de- pendent 8-point curves available to control channel 1 (throttle/brake), see »Channel 1 curve« menu.

Depending on the number of wing servos, ﬁxeddeﬁnition mix and coupling functions can be selected from a list in the »Wing mixers« menu.

• Multi-ﬂap menu: control of ﬂaps as ailerons, the inﬂuence aileron trim on ﬂaps controlled as ailerons, ﬂap differentiation, ﬂap function throw magnitude for all aileron and ﬂap pairs, ailerons controlled as ﬂaps, elevator mixer  ﬂaps

• Brake settings: butterﬂy, differential reduction, elevator curves

• aileron  rudder mixer

• ﬂaps  elevator mixer

Winged models

AI, AI2

Airbrake-Function 1

right

left

Airbrake

Flap

Elevator

Rudder/Elevator

left

V-Tail

right

AI2





FL2





RU  AI



AI2



Brake

FL, FL2

Elevator

Installation notices

Servos MUST be connected to the receiver in the sequence illustrated here.

Outputs which are not used are simply left empty. Also be sure to follow the notices on the next pages.

Winged aircraft with and without motor having up

to 4 aileron servos and up to 4 ap servos …

… and tail plane type "normal" or "2 elevator

servos"

Telemetry connection

free or aux. function

13 14 T

15 16

10 11 12

9 8 77

free or aux. function

Receiver power supply

Flap or left flap

Right aileron or aux. function

Rudder

Receiver power supply

Elevator or 1st elevator Aileron or left aileron Airbrake or throttle servo or speed controller (electric motor)

Receiver power supply

SUMO / SUMI-connection

free or aux. function free or aux. function

Receiver power supply

free or AIL2 right or aux. function free or AIL2 left or aux. function free or flap2 right or aux. function

Receiver power supply

free or left flap2 or aux. function

free or 2nd Elevator or aux. function

Right flap or free or aux. function

Receiver power supply

… and tail plane type "V tail unit"

15 16

10 11 12

9 8 77

13 14 T

SUMO / SUMI-connection

free or aux. function free or aux. function

Receiver power supply

free or right AIL2 or aux. function free or left AIL2 or aux. function free or right flap2 or aux. function

Receiver power supply

free or left flap2 or aux. function

free or 2nd elevator or aux. function Right flap or free or aux. function

Receiver power supply

Telemetry connection

free or aux. function free or aux. function

Receiver power supply

Flap or left flap

Right aileron or aux. function Right elevator/rudder

Receiver power supply

Left elevator/rudder Aileron or left aileron Airbrake- or throttle servo or speed controller (electric motor)

Receiver power supply

Delta/ying wing aircraft models with and without

motor having up to 4 aileron/elevator servos and

up to 4 ap/elevator servos

15 16

10 11 12

9 8 77

13 14 T

SUMO / SUMI-connection

free or aux. function free or aux. function

Receiver power supply

free or aux. function or AIL2 / right EL free or aux. function or AIL2 / left EL free or aux. function or flap2 / right EL

Receiver power supply

free or aux. function or flap2 / left EL free or aux. function free or flap / right elevator

Receiver power supply

Telemetry connection

free or aux. function free or aux. function

Receiver power supply

free or flap / left elevator free or aux. function free or rudder

Receiver power supply

AIL / elevator right AIL / elevator left Airbrake- or throttle servo or speed controller (electric motor)

Receiver power supply

Winged models - Receiver layout

Because of orientation differences for installed servos and their rudder linkages, the actuating direction of some servos may be initially backward. The table below provides remedies.

Model

type

V tail Rudder and

Delta, ﬂying wing

Servo

direction

wrong

elevator reversed

Rudder correct, elevators reversed

Elevators correct, rudder reversed

Elevator and aileron reversed

Elevator correct, aileron reversed

Aileron correct, elevators reversed

Remedy

Reverse polarity of servos 3 & 4 in the »Servo adjustment« menu

Swap servos 3 & 4 on the receiver

Reverse polarity of servos 3 & 4 in the »Servo adjustment« menu AND swap them on the receiver

Reverse the polarity of servos 2 & 3 in the »Servo adjustment« menu

Reverse polarity of servos 2 & 3 in the »Servo adjustment« menu AND swap them on the receiver

Swap servos 2 & 3 on the receiver

All "program descriptions" for menus relevant to a winged aircraft model are marked with a winged aircraft symbol …

… so only these menus need to be dealt with to program a winged aircraft model.

Winged models - Servo direction wrong

For your notes

Helicopter models

The advanced developments incorporated into the transmitter as well as those now in helicopter models and their components like gyros, speed regulators, rotor blades, etc. make it possible to master a helicopter even in 3D acrobatic ﬂight. On the other hand, a beginner needs only a few settings to get started with hovered ﬂight training then, step-by-step, take advantage of mc- 3 2 HoTT features with increasing expertise.

mc- 3 2 HoTT program can operate all con-

The ventional helicopters having 1 … 4 servos for pitch control.

Seven ﬂight phases plus autorotation are available within a model memory, see menus »Control adjust«, »Phase settings« and »Phase assignment«.

As with winged aircraft, here too, in addition to the basic screen's standard timers there are additional timers as well as a lap counter with ﬂight-phasedependent stopwatch functionality which are available for selection (menus »Timers (general)« and »Fl. phase timers«). Except for pitch/throttle trimming, digital trimming can be stored as "global" for all ﬂight phases or as "ﬂight phase speciﬁc". C1 trim permits easy location of an idle setting.

The control assignments for inputs 5 … 16 is made separately for each ﬂight phase (»Control adjust« menu).

A ﬂight phase copy function is helpful during ﬂight trials (»Copy / Erase« menu).

"Dual Rate" and "Exponential" functions can be coupled for roll, nick and tail rotor and programmable in two variations in every ﬂight phase.

There are 8 freely assignable linear mixers. There are also 4 curve mixers that can be programed and these can also be switched on or off, depending on the ﬂight phase, in the »MIX active/phase« menu. Beyond this, there are also 4 dual mixers available.

The »Helicopter mixer« menu provides ﬂight-phasedependent 8-point curves for the non-linear characteristics pitch, throttle and tail rotor mixer as well as two independent swashplate mixers each for roll and nick. Independent of this, the control curve of the channel 1 stick can be deﬁned with up to a total of 8 points in every ﬂight phase. The beginner will initially only adapt the hover ﬂight point to the control middle for the non-linear characteristics.

Pre-programmed mixers in the »Helicopter mixer« menu:

1. Pitch curve (8-point curve)

2. C1  throttle (8-point curve)

3. Channel 1  tail rotor (8-point curve)

4. Tail rotor  throttle

5. Roll  throttle

6. Roll  tail rotor

7. Pitch-axis  throttle

8. Pitch-axis  tail rotor

9. Gyro suppression

10. Swashplate rotation

11. Swashplate limiter

The "Throttle limit" function (input Tl16 in the »Con- trol adjust« menu) allows the motor to be started in any ﬂight phase. From ﬁrmware version 1103 the right-side proportional rotary slider is no more assigned to input "Tl16" by default. This "throttle limiter", which can however always been set again if necessary, establishes – depending on its given position – the maximum possible throttle servo position. This makes it possible for the motor to be controlled in the idle range, if necessary even by the proportional regulator. The throttle curves become effective only when the proportional regulator is pushed toward the full throttle direction.

Helicopter models

Swashplate

Roll

Throttle Pitch-Axis Channel 1

Rotation

Throttle

Collective

Pitch Curve

Roll

Tail Rotor Pitch-Axis Channel 1

Tail Rotor

Notice for those transitioning from older Graupner systems:

In comparison to previous receiver layouts, servo connector 1 (pitch servo) and servo connector 6 (throttle servo) have exchanged

places. Servos must be connected to receiver outputs as illustrated at the right in the bottom gure. Outputs which are not used are simply left empty. More details about respective swashplate types can be found on page 98 in the »Helicopter type« menu.

Installation notices

Servos MUST be connected to the receiver in the sequence illustrated here.

Outputs which are not used are simply left empty. For more details on each swash plate type in the

menu »Helicopter type«, see page 108.

Also be sure to follow the notices on the next pages.

Note:

To use the comfort and safety features of the throttle limiter (see page 128), and a speed

controller against the adjacent receiver occupancy is instead to receiver output “8“ to the receiver output “6“ to connect. Refer to page 196

Receiver allocation for helicopter models with 1 to 3 swashplate servos

15 16

10 11 12

9 8 77

13 14 T

SUMO / SUMI-connection

free or aux. function free or aux. function

Receiver power supply

free or aux. function free or aux. function free or aux. function

Receiver power supply

free or aux. function

frei or speed governor or aux. function Gyro gain

Receiver power supply

Telemetry connection

free or aux. function free or aux. function

Receiver power supply

Throttle servo or speed controller

free or aux. function

Tail rotor servo (gyro system)

Receiver power supply

Pitch-axis 1 servo Roll-1 servo Collective pitch or roll 2 or pitch-axis 2 servo

Receiver power supply

Receiver allocation for helicopter models with 4 swashplate servos

15 16

10 11 12

9 8 77

13 14 T

SUMO / SUMI-connection

free or aux. function free or aux. function

Receiver power supply

free or aux. function free or aux. function free or aux. function

Receiver power supply

free or aux. function

free or speed governor or aux. function Gyro gain

Receiver power supply

Telemetry connection

free or aux. function free or aux. function

Receiver power supply

Throttle servo or speed controller Pitch-axis 2 servo Tail rotor servo (gyro system)

Receiver power supply

Pitch-axis 1 servo Roll 1 servo Roll 2 servo

Receiver power supply

All menus relevant to helicopter models are marked in the "program descriptions" section with a helicopter symbol …

… so only these menus need to be dealt with to program a helicopter model.

Helicopters - Receiver layout

Detail program description

Loading a new memory location

Anyone who has worked through to this part of the manual has certainly already tried out a bit of programming. Nevertheless a detailed description of every menu should not be left out.

This section begins with the loading of a "free" memory location, a procedure which would be performed if a new model was being "programmed".

#01

4.1V

0:00h

00:00h

Stop watch

Flight tim

K78

RX VOLT:0.0v

0:00.0 0:00.0

From the basic display, a jump to the "Multi-function list" is made with a tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad. (The centre ESC key of the left touch pad will cause a jump back to the basic display.) By default, when the multi-function list is called for the ﬁrst time after switching on the transmitter, the »Mod- el select« menu option will be active and displayed in inverse video. Otherwise use the  or  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to select the »Model select« menu option, whereby the upper of the two following ﬁgures shows a selection list for a ﬁxed-wing model and the lower shows the selection list for a helicopter model.

Model select

Suppress codes

Base setup model Servo adjustment Control adjust Channel 1 curve

Model select

Suppress codes Base setup model Servo adjustment Control adjust Channel 1 curve

Copy / Erase Suppress models Model type Stick mode Dual Rate / Expo Switch display

Copy / Erase Suppress models Helicopter type Stick mode Dual Rate / Expo Switch display

Tap brieﬂy on the centre SET key of the right touch pad to open this menu option:

02 03 04 05 06



free free free free free



00:12h

E16

In the transmitter's delivered state, the ﬁrst model memory is initialized to the "xed-wing model" type and the receiver in the delivery is "bound" to this model. The time display located near the line's middle indicates the overall operating time of the respective model memory.

In the above example E16 in dark font on a light background.

On this view it can be seen that the receiver is “speciﬁc memory” associated with the default option set with the model memory 1 so that it only responds to the control signals that a model memory of his station. For details, see page 83 or 93.

In a “transmitter-speciﬁc” bound receiver the receiver identiﬁer is displayed in bright characters on a dark background ...

02 03 04 05 06



free free free free free



00:12h

E16

The remaining memory locations, marked with "free", are still unoccupied and therefore also "non-bound". If you wish to program a ﬁxed-wing model then, after leaving the »Model select« menu with a tap on the centre ESC key of the left touch pad, programming of the model can begin right away … or now use the  or  keys of the left or right touch pad to select one of the free memory locations …

03 04 05 06



free

free free free free



00:12h

R16

… and then tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad to conﬁrm the choice.

Program description - Loading a new memory location

Afterward you will be prompted to select the basic model type, i. e. either "winged model" or "helicopter model".

Select model type ( free model memory )

Use the  or  keys of the left or right touch pad to select the basic model type then tap on the centre

SET key of the right touch pad. This initializes the

selected model memory with the selected model type and the display will return to the base screen. The memory location is now accordingly occupied.

Changing over to another model type is still possible if you ﬁ rst erase this memory location (»Copy / Erase« menu, page 74).

Notes:

•

If the currently active model memory is to

be erased then immediately after the erase

action one of the two model types, "Winged" or "Heli" must be de ned. You cannot avoid this selection even if you switch the transmitter off. When the transmitter is switched on again the undesired occupation of the that model memory will have to be erased from another memory location.

If a non-active memory location is erased, it will subsequently be marked as "free" in the "Model select" menu.

• After the selected model memory is initialized with

the desired model type, the display will switch to the base screen of the freshly occupied model memory. At this time the warning …

BIND. N/A

… will appear for several seconds as noti cation that a binding connection to a receiver is "not

available". A brief tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad will cause a direct jump to the

appropriate option.

BASIC SETTINGS, MODEL

Model name Info Stick mode Module

HoTT SEL BD1 BD2 BD3 BD4

bind

n/a

Further details about binding a receiver can be found on page 84 or 94.

• At the right and above the aforementioned "BIND.

N/A" warning message, the warning …

Fail Safe

setup

t.b.d.

… will appear (also for just a few seconds) to indicate that no fail safe settings have yet been made. More about this can be found on page 224.

• If the screen should display the warning …

Throttle too high!

… then move the throttle stick, or the limiter for a helicopter, (by default this is the right rotary slider Lv1) into its idle position.

Whether or not this warning appears also depends

on the settings selected for the "Motor on C1" and "Pitch min." options in the »Model type« menu, see page 104, or »Helicopter type« menu, see page 108. For winged aircraft models, select "None" to deactivate this message if you have no

motor

to enter.

• If the transmitter already has occupied model

memories then sub-menus of the »Copy / Erase« menu will display a pictograph of the selected model type at the respective memory location followed by a blank line or the model

name which was entered in the »Basic settings, model« menu, page 82 or 92. To

the right of this will be as display of the model operating time and, if present, "Info" about the model.

• If battery voltage is too low, the model switchover

cannot be made due to reasons of safety. An

appropriate message will appear in the screen:

not possible now voltage too low

As a basic principle, there are four different ways to assign the four control functions, aileron, elevator, rudder and throttle or brake ﬂ aps for winged models as well as rolling, pitching, tail rotor and throttle/pitch for helicopter models, to the two sticks. Just which of these methods is used depends on the preferences of the individual model pilot. This function is set for the currently active model memory in the "Stick mode" line of the »Basic settings, model« menu, page 82 or 93.

Program description - Loading a new memory location

BASIC SETTINGS MODEL

Model name Info Stick mode Module

If this setting is desired as a default for future models, the setting can also be entered into the »General basic settings« menu, page 276:

GENERAL BASIC SETTINGS

Owners name Pre-set stick mode Pre-set modulation Pre-set DSC Output

It should be noted here once again that, in the interest of greatest ﬂexibility in combination with the prevention of unintentional operating errors, no controls are preassigned to control channels 5 … 16 by default.

the two sticks and that any servos attached to

receiver connectors 5 … 16 (max) will remain in

their middle positions.

HoTT

This means that, in the system's delivered state, only servos attached to receiver outputs 1 … 4 can typically be operated by

bind

n/a

1 n/a

SEL

HoTT

PPM10

SEL

n/a

With either model type, this situation will only change after appropriate assignments have been made in the »Control adjust« menu.

On the other hand, if a newly initialized model memory is to be put into operation then it MUST ﬁrst be appropriately "connected" with one or more receivers before the servos attached to the receiver/s can be operated. More about this can be found in the section "Binding" on page 118 or 122.

A fundamental description of programming steps for a winged aircraft model can be found in the programming examples section beginning on 288, or for helicopter models beginning on page 328.

The menu descriptions below are arranged in the sequence individual menus are listed in the multifunction list.

Firmware version V1102 and lower

A newly initialized helicopter model is also able to more-or-less move servo 6 – depending on the position of the right-side proportional rotary slider, which is the default throttle limiter control.

Firmware version V1102 and higher

A newly initialized helicopter model is also able to more-or-less move servo 6.

Program description - Loading a new memory location

Model select

Call up model 1 … 80

The basic operation of the transmitters keys was explained on pages 30 and 31 and, on the previous double-page, explanations were provided for navigating to the multifunction list and about how to make allocations for a new model memory. At this point we now wish to begin with the "normal" description of individual menu items in the sequence they are arranged in the transmitter. Therefore we will begin with the menu …

Model select

Suppress codes Base setup model Servo adjustment Control adjust Channel 1 curve

Model select Suppress codes Base setup model Servo adjustment Control adjust Channel 1 curve

Select the »Model select« menu with the selection keys of the left or right touch pad then brieﬂ y tap on the SET key of the right touch pad.

Note:

• Firmware V109x to uncluded V1100

Attention!

Switch-OFF

the Receiver first!

If this message appears, there is a telemetry link to a receiving system operational.

Copy / Erase Suppress models Model type Stick mode Dual Rate / Expo Switch display

Copy / Erase

Suppress models

Model type Stick mode Dual Rate / Expo Switch display

Turn off this.

• Firmware from V1101

If the currently active model “Global” bound, a model change is only possible after switching off the receiving system for safety reasons:

Attention!

Switch-OFF

the Receiver first!

If the currently active model memory bound speciﬁ cally, a model change is now possible without the need to switch off the receiving system:

02 03 04 05 06

As many as 80 complete model settings, including digital trim values for the trim wheel, can be stored. Trimming is stored automatically such that a switchover from one model to another does not cause a loss of current trim settings. To the right of the model number, each occupied model memory line in this display shows a pictograph of the model type as well as the model’s name entered for the model in its »Basic settings, model« menu, page 76 or 84. The code, if present, for the receiver “bound” to the model memory location will appear right in the line.

Now, with the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad, select the desired model memory from the list and activate it with a tap on the SET key. A tap on the ESC key will cause a return to the previous menu page without activating a model change.

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Notes:

•

the right-side proportional rotary slider – is too far in the full throttle direction.

• If a model change causes the message …

… to appear then binding settings should be checked.

• If a model change causes the message …

If, after a model change, the "Throttle too high" warning appears, the throttle/pitch stick (C1) or the throttle limiter – by default,

BIND. N/A

Fail Safe

setup

t.b.d.

… to appear then respective failsafe settings should be checked.

• If battery voltage is too low, the model switchover

cannot be made due to reasons of safety. An

appropriate message will appear in the screen:

not possible now voltage too low

Program description - Model select

Copy / Erase

Erase model, copy model  model, copy from or to SD card, copy ﬂight phases, store/cancel changes

Use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to select the »Copy / Erase« menu …

Model select Suppress codes Base setup model

Servo adjustment

Control adjust

Channel 1 curve

Model select Suppress codes Base setup model

Servo adjustment Control adjust Channel 1 curve

… then brieﬂy tap the centre SET key of the right touch pad.

Erase model

Select the “Erase model” sub-menu with the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad then brieﬂy tap on the SET key.

Erase model Copy modelodell –> Modell Export to SD-Karte Import fromn von SD-Karte Copy flight en kopieren

Please select

RF on/off?

Copy / Erase

Suppress models Model type Stick mode Dual Rate / Expo Switch display

Copy / Erase

Suppress models Helicopter type Stick mode Dual Rate / Expo Switch display

OFFON



If the message shown above should appear, the transmitter’s RF module is still active.

By pressing the central ESC button of the left or the centre SET key of the right touch pad to cancel the operation.

Choose contrast with the  button left or right touch pad to “OFF” and conﬁrm your choice with a brief tap on the SET key, the process continues. Safety, turn off but before a possibly in operation receiving system.

Erase model Copy model –> model Export to SD Import from SD Copy flight phase



Tap to open the submenu, brieﬂy press the central

SET button of the right touch pad.

Choose the model to be erased with the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad …

Select model to be erased : 01

03 04

… whereby another tap on the SET key will cause the conﬁrmation request …

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Test

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Model really

to be erased?

… to appear. A NO response will cause the process to be cancelled and a return to the previous screen. Selecting the YES response with the  selection key of the left or right touch pad followed by conﬁrmation of the selection with a brief tap on the SET key will erase the selected model memory.

This erase process cannot be undone. All data in the selected model memory will be erased completely.

Note:

If the currently active model memory is to be erased, a model type "Winged" or "Heli" must

be dened immediately after the erase process. You cannot avoid this selection even if you switch the transmitter off. Only afterward the undesired occupation of that model memory erase from another memory location.

If, however, an inactive memory location is erased, it will subsequently appear in "Model select" list as "free".

Ultimate

YES

Program description - Copy / Erase

Copy model  model

Select the “Copy model  model” sub-menu with the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad then

tap the SET key.

Yet another tap on the SET key will then conﬁrm the copy process or a tap on ESC key will cause the copy to be cancelled. A memory location which is already occupied can be overwritten.

Exporting to SD card

Use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to select the “Export to SD” sub-menu then tap on the SET key.

Erase model

Copy modelodell –> Modell Export to SD-Karte

Please select

RF on/off?

Import fromn von SD-Karte Copy flight en kopieren

OFFON



If the message shown above should appear, the transmitter's RF module is still active.

By pressing the central ESC button of the left or the centre SET key of the right touch pad to cancel the operation.

Choose the model to be copied with the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad …

Copy from model: 01

03 04 05

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… then, following the change into the "Copy to model" window caused by another tap on the SET key of the right touch pad, the destination memory can be selected with the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad.

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Copy to model: 01 02 03 04

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After conﬁrming the selected model memory with a tap on the SET key, a conﬁrmation request will appear:

Model really

Ultimate



free



to be copied?

YES

A NO response will cancel the process and return the screen to the originating screen. If the  YES response is selected and conﬁrmed with a tap on the

SET key then the selected source model will be cop-

ied into the selected model memory destination.

Note:

In addition to model data, binding data is also copied by this process. This means that a

receiver system which was/is bound to the original model memory can also be operated by its copy in the SAME transmitter without establishing the binding again.

Erase model Copy modeModell –> Modell Export to SDach SD-Karte

Please select

RF on/off?

Import from von SD-Karte Copy flight sen kopieren

OFFON



If the message shown above should appear, the transmitter's RF module is still active.

By pressing the central ESC button of the left or the centre SET key of the right touch pad to cancel the operation.

Choose the model to be exported with the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad …

export to SD-Card: 01

03 04 05

Graubele

Ultimate

Starlet

BELL47G

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free

1234g/080811

Test

trim needed



After conﬁrming the selected model memory with a tap on the SET key, a conﬁrmation request will appear:

01:23hR16

00:44hR12

00:33hR08 00:22hR08

Program description - Copy / Erase

Model really

export?

A NO response will cancel the process and return the screen to the originating screen. If the  YES response is selected then conﬁ rmed with a tap on the

SET key, the selected model will be copied to the SD

card.

Notes:

• Should the notice …

• In addition to model data, binding data is also

copied by this process. This means that a receiver system which was/is bound to the original model memory can also be operated in the SAME transmitter by its copy without establishing the bond again.

• An exported  xed-wing model will be stored on

the memory card in the \\Models\mc-32 folder with a  lename format of "aModelname.mdl" and a helicopter model with a  lename format of "hModelname.mdl".

Ultimate

SD-CARD

INSERT

… appears instead of a screen for model selection, there is no SD card in the transmitter's card slot, see page 26.

YES

On the other hand, if a "nameless" model is exported, its data will be stored on the memory card under "ahNoName.mdl" or "hNoName.mdl", as appropriate.

• Some special characters that can be used in

model names are subject to speci c restrictions associated with the FAT or FAT32  le system used by the memory cards and these special characters will be replaced during the copy process with a tilde (~).

• A model  le already on the memory having

the same name as the  le to be copied will be overwritten without warning.

Importing from SD card

Use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to select the “Import from SD” sub-menu then tap on the SET key.

Erase model Copy modell –> Modell Export to mnach SD-Karte Import from von SD-Karte Copy flight sen kopieren

Please select

RF on/off?

OFFON



If the message shown above should appear, the transmitter's RF module is still active.

By pressing the central ESC button of the left or the centre SET key of the right touch pad to cancel the operation.

Choose contrast with the  button left or right touch pad to “OFF” and conﬁ rm your choice with a brief tap on the SET key, the process continues.

Safety, turn off but before a possibly in operation receiving system.

Select the model to be imported from the SD memory card with the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad.

import from SD-CARD: 01

03 04

Note:

The export date posted at the right end of each model name line is represented in the format "year/month/day".

After another tap on the SET key of the right touch pad, the "import from SD-CARD" window will appear. Now the destination memory location can be selected with the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad then conﬁ rmed with a tap on the SET key, or the process can be cancelled with a tap on the ESC key. A memory location which is already occupied can be overwritten.

Import to model: 01 02 03 04

After conﬁ rming the selected model memory with a tap on the SET key, a conﬁ rmation request will appear:

Soarmaster

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Program description - Copy / Erase

model

Extra 300

free



YES



import?

A NO response will cancel the process and return the screen to the originating screen. If the  YES response is selected and conﬁ rmed with a tap on the

SET key then the selected source model will be im-

ported into the selected destination model memory.

Notes:

• If the message …

SD-CARD

INSERT

… appears instead of a screen for model selection, there is no SD card in the transmitter's card slot, see page 26.

• If a memory speci cally bound and in the

meantime on the SD card, for example, for backup purposes, unlocked model is loaded back into the original model memory from the same transmitter, the receiver existing bond is retained.

• On the other hand, the same model is copied

to a different model memory, or even in another channel, the affected receiver MUST be re-bound.

• When a transmitter is speci cally bound and in

the meantime have stored on the SD card model loaded back into any model memory from the same transmitter, the receiver existing bond is retained.

On the other hand, the same model is copied to another station, the affected receiver MUST be re-

bound.

Copy  ight phase

Select the “Copy ﬂ ight phase” sub-menu with the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad then tap on the SET key.

Erase model Copy modelodell –> Modell Export to SD-Karte Import fromn von SD-Karte

Copy flight en kopieren

Please select

RF on/off?

OFFON



If the message shown above should appear, the transmitter’s RF module is still active.

By pressing the central ESC button of the left or the centre SET key of the right touch pad to cancel the operation.

Choose contrast with the  button left or right touch pad to “OFF” and conﬁ rm your choice with a brief tap on the SET key, the process continues. Safety, turn off but before a possibly in operation receiving system.

Tap to open the submenu, brieﬂ y press the central

SET button of the right touch pad.

In the "Copy ﬂ ight phase" sub-menu …

Copy from phase:

3 5 7

… the ﬂ ight phase to be copied (1 … 8 for ﬁ xed-wing models or 1 … 7 for helicopter models) is selected with the selection keys of the left or right touch pad

2 4

then conﬁ rmed with a brief tap on the SET key of the right touch pad. In the next window to appear …

Copy to phase:

3 5 7

… a destination must be selected and it must be conﬁ rmed too. Another conﬁ rmation request will follow:

Phase to:

1 normal

to be copied?

A NO response will cancel the process and return the screen to the originating screen. If the  YES response is selected and conﬁ rmed with a tap on the

SET key then the selected source model will be im-

ported into the selected destination model memory.

Storing changes permanently Undoing changes

Storing changes permanently

If necessary, the program of the active model memory can be “enshrined” with the help of this menu item, the current status of the “uncommitted changes”, which have been possibly already previously overwritten.

Program description - Copy / Erase

2 4

2 Thermik

YES

Undoing changes

Assuming that you already have at least once pressed “save changes permanently” option in the active model memory, you can “undo changes” the active model memory as needed using the menu item to reset the state of the last “permanently saved changes”.

However previously no “changes will be permanent,” the proper model memory to the state at the begin-

ning of the programming model is reset !!!

Use the selection keys  the left or right touch button and select the submenu, then tap the SET button.

Export to SD Import fromvon SD-Karte Copy flight en kopieren Store changes ft speichern Undo changesgig machen

Please select

RF on/off?

OFFON



If the message shown above should appear, the transmitter's RF module is still active.

By pressing the central ESC button of the left or the centre SET key of the right touch pad to cancel the operation.

Data is only backed up by "Store change" or a switch from one model to another in the »Model select« menu. Switching the transmitter on or off will not store the permanently.

To store changes permanently, select the appropriate line then brieﬂy tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad. The conﬁrmation request shown below will appear:

Programming changes to be

store permanently?

A NO response will cancel the process and return the screen to the originating screen. If the  YES response is selected and conﬁrmed with a tap on the

SET key then the changes made since the last back-

up or model change will be stored permanently. If, however, the changes made since the last backup

or model change are to be cancelled, then select the line "Undo change". Following a brief tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad, the conﬁrmation request shown below will appear:

Programming changes to be

reset to original?

A NO response will cancel the process and return the screen to the originating screen. If the  YES response is selected and conﬁrmed with a tap on the

SET key then the changes made since the last back-

up or model change will be stored permanently.

YES

Programmbeschreibung - Menüs ausblenden

Suppress menus

Suppression of menus in the multifunction list

Use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to select the »Suppress codes« menu …

Model select

Suppress codes

Base setup model Servo adjustment Control adjust Channel 1 curve

Model select

Suppress codes

Base setup model Servo adjustment Control adjust Channel 1 curve

… then brieﬂy tap the centre SET key of the right touch pad.

Model select

Suppress models Model type Stick mode Dual Rate / Expo Suppress : SET

Model select

Suppress models Helicopter type Stick mode Dual Rate / Expo Suppress : SET

Copy / Erase Suppress models Model type Stick mode Dual Rate / Expo

Switch display

Copy / Erase Suppress models Helicopter type Stick mode Dual Rate / Expo Switch display

Copy / Erase Base setup model Servo adjustment Control adjust Channel 1 curve

Copy / Erase Base setup model

Servo adjustment

Control adjust Channel 1 curve

In the menu which then appears, menu items which are no longer needed or those which should not be changed, can be blocked from appearing in the multifunction list.

The option to be suppressed/displayed is selected with the selection keys of the left or right touch pad then its status is switched over with a tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad.

Model select Suppress models Model type

Stick mode

Dual Rate / Expo Suppress : SET

Model select Suppress models Helicopter type

Stick mode

Dual Rate / Expo Suppress : SET

This can reduce the multi-function list considerably, in some cases to only a few menus, thus substantially improving clarity of the multi-function list. Options are not deactivated by being suppressed. They will simply no longer appear in the list. This also blocks direct access to these functions.

Tip:

If you wish to forgo access-blockage to the multi-function list altogether, suppress the »Code lock« menu in the multi-function list

by way of this menu as a precautionary measure. It is then not so easy for an unauthorized person to lock up the transmitter.

Copy / Erase Base setup model

Servo adjustment

Control adjust Channel 1 curve

Copy / Erase Base setup model

Servo adjustment

Control adjust Channel 1 curve

Programmbeschreibung - Menüs ausblenden

Suppress models

Suppression of model memory locations

Use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to select the »Suppress models« menu …

Model select Suppress codes Base setup model Servo adjustment Control adjust Channel 1 curve

Copy / Erase

Suppress models

Model type Stick mode Dual Rate / Expo Switch display

Copy / Erase

Suppress Models

Helicopter type Stick mode Dual Rate / Expo Switch display

… then brieﬂy tap the centre SET key of the right touch pad.

Model memories which are rarely needed or to which access is to be blocked for other reasons can be hidden from the model selection list. This also clariﬁes the overview layout for model selection.

The model to be suppressed/displayed is selected with the selection keys of the left or right touch pad then its status is switched over with a tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad.

03 04 05

Graubele

Ultimate

Starlet BELL47G



Suppress :

free

1234g/080811

Test

trim needed



SET

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00:33hR08 00:22hR08

A model memory which is "stricken through" will no longer appear in the »Model select« menu.

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Starlet BELL47G

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

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trim needed



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Programmbeschreibung - Modelle ausblenden

Base setup model

left aileron

Model-speciﬁc base settings for winged aircraft models

Before programming speciﬁc parameters, there are some basic settings to be made which effect the currently active model memory.

Use the selection keys of the left or right touch pad to select the »Basic settings, model« menu …

Model select Suppress codes

Base setup model

Servo adjustment

Control adjust

Channel 1 curve

Copy / Erase Suppress models Model type Stick mode Dual Rate / Expo Switch display

… then tap the centre SET key of the right touch pad.

Model name

BASIC SETTINGS,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

HoTT

bind

n/a



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?+,–./0123456789:;

@ACDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[¥]^_ `abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~

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Model name

Graub

Now the desired characters can be selected with the selection keys of the left touch pad. Move to the next position to select the next character with a tap on the  selection key of the right touch pad or its centre

SET key. A simultaneous tap on the  or  keys

of the right touch pad (CLEAR) will place a space character at the current position.

Positioning to any character position within the entry ﬁeld can be done with the  keys of the right touch pad.

A return to the previous menu screen is accomplished with a tap on the centre ESC key of the left touch pad.

A model name entered in this manner will appear in the base screen of the »Model select« menu and in the sub-menus of the »Copy / Erase« menu item.

Info

Stick mode

“MODE 1” (Throttle at right stick)

elev. down

left rudder

elev. up

“MODE 3” (Throttle at right stick) “MODE 4” (Throttle at left stick)

elev. down

elev. up

right rudder

left aileron

right aileron

left rudder

full throttle

idle

Motor Vollgas

idle

“MODE 2” (Throttle at left stick)

full throttle

right aileron

left rudder

right rudder

full throttle

right rudder

left aileron

idle

right aileron

left rudder

idle

elev. down

elev. up

elev. down

elev. up

There are four fundamental options for assigning the four control functions (aileron, elevator, rudder and throttle/brake ﬂap) for a winged aircraft model to the two sticks. Just which of these options is chosen depends on the individual preferences of the individual model pilot.

Use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to select the "Stick mode" line. The option ﬁeld will be framed.

right aileron

right rudder

Change to the next screen page with a brief tap on the SET key of the right touch pad. This will open a screen of characters for entry of the model's name. A maximum of 13 characters can be used to specify a model name.

Program description - Base setup models | Winged models

BASIC SETTINGS,MODEL

Model name

Graubele Info Stick mode Module

HoTT

bind

n/a



Every model can be given a supplementary note of up to 12 characters (maximum) by following the same procedure as already described for creating a "Model name". This info note will appear as a supplement in the »Model select« menu and in the sub-menus of the »Copy / Erase« menu item.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

HoTT

Graubele

1234g/111111

bind

n/a

SEL

Tap on the SET key. The currently displayed stick mode will be displayed in inverse video. Now use the selection keys of the right touch pad to select from among options 1 through 4.

A simultaneous tap on the  or  keys of the right touch pad (CLEAR) will reset the display to stick mode "1".

Another tap on the SET key will again deactivate option selection so a change to another line can be affected.

Binding type

Note:

This menu item is only visible as long as no receiver is bound to the currently active model memory.

An “unbound” model memory can be changed at any time from the default preset memory speciﬁc HoTT transmitter-speciﬁc synchronization, and vice versa.

So If necessary, change the line “Binding Type” and press the SET button to the right touch pad.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Info Stick mode Binding type Module

HoTT

SEL

1234g/111111

bind

BD1

BD2

n/a

Model

n/a

BD3

n/a

BD4

... And change with the selection keys of the left or right touch pad, the setting in “global” (or vice versa):

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Info Stick mode Binding type Module

HoTT

SEL

1234g/111111

bind

BD1

BD2

n/a

Global

n/a

BD3

n/a

BD4

Note:

•

“Global”, ie speciﬁc sender, receiver bound to respond to the signals of all

model memories “their” station, which is why ﬁrmware version V1101 for safety reasons, a model change only after switching off the receiving system is possible.

• “Model” -speciﬁc bound receivers respond only to signals of them explicitly allocated memory model. One, possibly unintentional, operating on an unallocated model space is not therefore possible.

• The HoTT synchronization behavior of a copied or imported model memory depends on several factors. For details, refer to the appropriate section.

• The respective HoTT synchronization type of “bound” model memory can be seen on the display of the receiver type in the menu “Model select”:

“Model” -speciﬁc bound receivers are inversely and “Global”, ie Transmitter far, bound receiver “normal” displayed.

As an illustration of this, the model memory 01, 02 and 04 with model-speciﬁc and model memory 03 are in the ﬁgure below exempliﬁed with transmitter-speciﬁc HoTT Syndication:

02 03 04 05 06

Graubele

Ultimate Starlet BELL47G



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free

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test phase new to trim

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Module

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

HoTT SEL

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bind BD1

BD2

n/a

BD3

n/a

BD4

The mc- 3 2 transmitter has a HoTT RF module as standard equipment. In addition to the built-in module, there is a connector for an external RF module behind one of the two front cover ﬂaps (see page 25) and a switchover to an external module connected there can be affected per software. To do this, use the selection keys of the left or right touch pad to move the marker frame left to the "Module" selection ﬁeld above the "SEL" column label.

HoTT

To be able to connect to the transmitter, Graupner HoTT receiver must be connected to at least one model memory “of their” Graupner HoTT transmitter. This process is commonly referred to by the English term “binding” and can be repeated anytime. This “binding” of a receiver is by default always memoryspecic, but may at any time and for any unbound model memory of a transmitter in the menu that appears row “binding type”, see above, to transmitter specic, and can be reversed, changed.

Important notices:

•

During the binding procedure be sure the transmitter’s antenna is always far enough away from the

receiver’s antenna.

Program description - Base setup models | Winged models

To be on the safe side, keep them at least one meter apart. Otherwise there is a risk of a faulty connection to the return channel and malfunctions will result.

• Pay close attention to the correct power supply of the receiving system. Too low supply voltage while responding the LEDs of the receiver as described below on your Binding effort, yet there is no proper HoTT Synchronization.

• When binding additional receivers, note that any other – switched on – receivers already bound to the transmitter will fall into Fail safe mode during the transmitter-side “binding” period.

“Binding” multiple receivers per model

Multiple receivers per model can be bound if desired, whereby for managing up to two receivers directly and for dividing up the transmitter’s 16 control channels (max) in any arrangement among these receivers under menu control. Refer to additional details further down in this section. First bind the receivers individually as described below.

receiver to be bound, or the receiver which you selected in the “TEL.RCV.” line of the »Telemetry« menu, for example:

mc- 3 2 HoTT programs offer the potential

When the system is actually in use, the only receiver which creates a telemetry link to the transmitter is either the last

TELEMETRY

n/a

BIND. 1

n/a

BD3

BD4

n/a

TELEMETRY RCV SETTING & DATAVIEW SENSOR SELECT RF STATUS VIEW VOICE TRIGGER

Any telemetry sensors which may be built into the model should therefore be connected to this receiver because the transmitter only receives and evaluates data from the return channel of the receiver activated on this line. The second, and all other receivers, operate in parallel but are fully independent in slave mode.

"Binding" transmitter and receiver

Use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to move into the "Module" line. The marker frame will be positioned by default to the column for the next free binding channel. In the example shown in the figure below, the marker frame is positioned above the column label "BD2" because the binding channel in the column labeled "BD1" is already in use by default for the receiver which was delivered with the set.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

If not already off, now switch the receiver on.

• Receiver GR-32 DUAL

The red LED on the GR-32 HoTT receiver will blink.

HoTT

SEL

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bind BD1

BD2

Press and hold the SET button on the receiver while the LED continues to blink red for about 3 seconds then, after about another 3 seconds, begins to blink red/green. The SET button on the receiver can now be released. As long as this LED blinks red/green, the receiver is in bind mode.

Now, within this 3 second period, start the socalled "receiver binding" process for the receiver to the currently active model memory with a brief tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad. At this time, the screen's display will blend in a message window for the duration of the "binding" process.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

If the receiver's LED, again blinking red, changes within about 10 seconds to continuous illumination in green, the binding process has been successfully completed. Your model-memory to receiver combination is now operationally ready. At this time the screen will now display " bind " (bound) instead of "n/a" (not attached).

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

HoTT SEL

FINDING...

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bind

BD1

BD2

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bind

BD1

bind BD2

n/a

BD3

n/a

BD3

n/a

BD4

n/a

BD4

Program description - Base setup models | Winged models

On the other hand, should the LED on the receiver blink red for longer than about 10 seconds, the binding process has failed. In this case the screen will continue to show the status as "n/a". If this should happen, try changing the position of antennas then repeat the entire procedure.

• Receiver GR-12L

At the receiver, the red LED lights. Press and hold the SET button on the receiver until the red LED goes out after about 3 seconds for a further 3 seconds. You can now release the SET button on the receiver. As long as the LED is off, the receiver is in bind mode. Start now-as described above-within these 3 s to bind the receiver to the current model memory. If the LED of the receiver is still dark and the display in the transmitter changes to “b”, the binding process has been completed successfully. However, the red LED will light up red again at the receiver, the binding process has failed. At the same time appear in the line “module” of the display again “n / a”. If necessary, change the positions of the antennas involved and repeat the entire procedure.

Binding other receivers

The binding channel you have chosen is already bound (as indicated by the "bind" status). This binding is to be replaced by another. After initiating the RF bind process, instead of displaying "BINDING", the message shown below appears.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

HoTT

SEL

is turned

off

geb.

BD1

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1 geb. BD2

n/a

BD3

n/a

BD4

Drop down two lines in the screen and switch off the RF module as described on the page in section "RF module". Afterward, return again to the "Module" line and restart the binding process as described above.

Alternatively, the transmitter can be switched off brieﬂ y then, after switching it back on again, respond to the message window that appears …

Please select

RF on/off?

OFFON

… with "OFF" …

Please select

RF on/off?

… then conﬁ rm the selection with a brief tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad. From the base screen jump again into the "Module" line of the »Ba- sic settings, model« menu and restart the binding process.

Dissolving a bond

Proceed as described above to initiate the binding process but WITHOUT ﬁ rst putting a receiver in binding readiness.

OFF

EXT. (PPM signal at DSC socket)

If your transmitter is ﬁ tted with a non-Graupner external RF module connected to the DSC / Data socket, you can switch between the standard internal HoTT RF module and the external module when you switch model memories in the “Module” line by choosing either “HoTT”, “EXT.”, or “SP.”, as described in the following section.

You can now use the arrow button  of the right-hand four-way button to move to the ﬁ rst Value ﬁ eld in the “Module” line before pressing the central SET button of the right-hand four-way button:

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

In the active Value ﬁ eld you should now use the Select buttons to choose “EXT.” or – if appropriate – the “SP.” mode (described below) instead of “HoTT”.

When you select “EXT.”, the HoTT-speciﬁ c value ﬁ elds are replaced by the modulation type already selected in the “DSC output” line; see page 89:

Model name Info Stick mode Module

The lines of the “Receiver output” and “Range test” options (described below) are also suppressed, as

HoTT

SEL

BASIC SETTING,MODEL

EXT. PPM

SEL

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BD1 BD2 BD3 BD4

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PPM10

Program description - Base setup models | Winged models

are all the HoTT-speciﬁc displays in the base display; “PPM” is also superimposed instead of “HoTT”:

Stop watch

Flight time

0:00.0 0:00.0

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PPM

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SP mode (Digital signal at DSC socket)

If you need for external RF module from another manufacturer, or however, instead of the analog PPM signal a special digital signal, then connect it to the DATA jack and select the line “module” to “SP Mode”:

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

SP mode

SEL

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1 bind

MOD BD

Also include here the choice by pressing the central

SET key of the right or the centre ESC key of the left

touch pad. Parallel to this choice are also the options described

below “Receiver output” and “Range Test” and hidden all HoTT-speciﬁc displays in the basic display and instead of “HoTT”, “SP” is displayed:

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Flight time

0:00.0 0:00.0

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“Mode” column

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

SP mode

SEL

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1 bind

MOD BD

In this column you select the transmission mode of the external RF module:

• Mode “1”: 2-channel hopping

• Mode “2”: x-channel hopping

“BIND” column

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

SP mode

SEL

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1 bind

MOD BD

The “BIND” column in the right-hand column can be used to initiate the “Bind” process of the non-Graup- ner system – the transmitter’s RF section must be

switched off when the transmitter is rst switched

on.

Important notes:

•

The output voltage of the DATA socket is around 5 V, and must be

reduced to the power supply voltage generally required by external digital RF modules (3 to max. 3.3 V). This is accomplished using the circuit which is shown here in diagrammatic form:

DATA S

Vcc IN = 5 V

DATA +

22µF/6.3 V

DATA -

Low Drop Voltage Regulator

GND

Vcc OUT = 3 ... 3.3 V

22µF/6.3 V

125000 baud signal

Vcc

SP.-MODULE with digital input signal

GND

• Servo travels must be limited to max. 128 %.

SP channels

Note:

This menu line is suppressed in the “Module” line if you select “HoTT” or “EXT.”.

If necessary, use the Select buttons  of the left or right-hand four-way button to move to the “SP channels” line, then brieﬂy press the central SET button of the right-hand four-way button to activate the Value window:

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Info Stick mode Module

SP module

SP channels

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bind

SEL

Program description - Base setup models | Winged models

You can now select “6” or “8” channels using the righthand Select buttons. The procedure is concluded by again pressing the central SET button of the righthand four-way button.

At the transmitter this selection only affects the number of control channels transferred to the external RF module via the DATA socket. If you choose “6”, then these are control channels 1 … 6; if you choose “8”, these are channels 1 … 8.

Simultaneously pressing the  or  buttons of the right-hand four-way button (CLEAR) returns the display to “6”.

ext. PPM signal

Note:

This menu bar is hidden when “hott” in the line “module”.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Info Stick mode Module

ext. PPM Signal

Some RF modules which can be connected to the external (page 27) or internal, page 29, connectors for other RF modules require an inverted input signal.

The choice of “inverted” instead of the default preset “normal” allows for appropriate adaptation of the provided PPM signal.

A simultaneous tap on the  or  keys of the right touch pad (CLEAR) will reset the display to “normal”.

EXT. PPM

Observe, however, the installation instructions of the relevant module.

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PPM10

normal

SEL

Receiver channel mapping

Note:

This menu line is when “EXT. PPM“ or ”SP mode“ in the line ”module“ hidden.

As long as there is at least one "bound" HoTT receiver in the "Module" line, the next line down will be the "Rcv Ch map" line.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Rcv Ch map R16 R08

As mentioned in the introduction to the "Binding receivers" section, this menu item of the mc- 3 2 HoTT offers both the opportunity to freely divide up the transmitter's control channels within a receiver as well as the opportunity to distribute the transmitter's 16 control channels across as many as four receivers. This redistribution is subsequently referred to as "mapping" or "channel mapping" (channel correlation). Select the receiver to be "mapped" with the selection keys of the left or right touch pad then tap brieﬂy on the centre

SET key of the right touch pad.

Channel mapping within a receiver

Analogous to the channel correlation function in the »Telemetry« menu on page 249, described as "Channel Mapping", it is very simple to use this menu item to freely assign the transmitter's control channels present on the receiver's inputs to any speciﬁc receiver outputs (servo connections) for the bound receiver designated by the column labelled BD1.

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SET SET SET SET

n/a

RECEIVER CHANNEL MAP BIND1 Rx Input Ch 1 Rx Input Ch 2 Rx Input Ch 3 Rx Input Ch 4

After selection of the desired output with the selection keys of the left or right touch pad, the appropriate value ﬁeld will be framed. Brieﬂy tap on the centre

SET key of the right touch pad. The current setting

will be displayed in inverse video. Now use the selection keys of the right touch pad to select the desired input channel's respective transmitter output, see page 234.

BUT CAUTION:

If, for example, "2AIL" has been speciﬁed in the "Aileron/camber ﬂaps" line of the »Model

type« menu (see page 105) then the transmitter will have allocated control function 2 (ailerons) to control channels 2 & 5 for the left and right ailer- ons. The corresponding receiver inputs to be as- signed in this case would be channels 2 & 5, refer to the example below.

Examples:

• You would like to control each aileron of a large

model with two or more servos. Assign each of the appropriate outputs (servo

connections) to one and the same input (control channel). In this case, depending on left or right wing, as the respective input to one of the two default aileron control channels (2 or 5).

Rx Output Ch 1 Rx Output Ch 2 Rx Output Ch 3 Rx Output Ch 4

Program description - Base setup models | Winged models

• You would like to control the rudder of a large

model with two or more servos. Assign each of the appropriate outputs (servo

connections) to one and the same input (control channel). In this case, the default rudder channel (4), see  gure bottom right.

Notes:

•

The maximum number of lines (outputs) available corresponds to the maximum number of servos which can be connected

to the receiver in question.

• If you see the warning …

CAN‘T

RECEIVE

DATA

… then there is no bound receiver within range. If the case may be, switch the RF module or/and your receiving system on.

• With the »Tx. output swap« option, available on the

mc- 3 2 transmitter, see page 234, the

transmitter’s control functions can be interchanged in any way; it is also possible to assign multiple outputs to one and the same control function. In the interests of clarity however we strongly advise that you use only one of these two options.

Channel assignment on other receivers

As already mentioned, the "Rcv Ch map" menu option can be used to freely distribute the

mc- 3 2

HoTT transmitter's 16 control channels across up to four receivers, whereby the numbering of outputs (servo connections) as well as the maximum number of available lines (outputs) will correspond to the maximum number of servo connections available on the given receiver.

RECEIVER CHANNEL MAP BIND2 Rx Input Ch 16 Rx Input Ch 16

Rx Input Ch 16 Rx Input Ch 16

Rx Output Ch 1 Rx Output Ch 2 Rx Output Ch 3 Rx Output Ch 4

After selection of the desired output with the selection keys of the left or right touch pad, the respective input ﬁ eld will be framed. Tap the centre SET key of the right touch pad. The current setting will be displayed in inverse video. Now select the desired input channel with the selection keys of the right touch pad. For example, suitable to the above rudder example.

RECEIVER CHANNEL MAP BIND2 Rx Input Ch 4 Rx Input Ch 4

Rx Input Ch 4 Rx Input Ch 4

Rx Output Ch 1 Rx Output Ch 2 Rx Output Ch 3 Rx Output Ch 4

Note:

The number of lines available in the list (outputs) corresponds to the maximum number of servos which can be attached to the given receiver.

RF transmit

This menu line provides an option for manually switching the transmitter's RF transmission on and off to speciﬁ c models while the transmitter is in operation. For example, to save power while a model is being programmed.

If this line option was set to OFF, it will be canceled (i. e. set to ON) the next time the transmitter is switched on.

If necessary, use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to move into the "RF transmit" line then activate the option with a brief tap on the centre

SET button of the right touch pad.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Stick mode Module

HoTT

bind

Rcv Ch Map R16 R08

1 n/a n/a

n/a n/a

RF transmit on

SET SET SEL SET

The right selection keys can now be used to choose between OFF and ON. Another tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad will conclude the entry.

Range test

Note:

This menu line is when “EXT. PPM “in the

line” module hidden “.

The built-in range test reduces transmission power to an extent that a functional test can be carried out even within a distance of less than 100 m.

Perform a range test on the Graupner HoTT system according to the following instructions. If necessary, have someone assist you in carrying out the range test.

1. Preferably, the receiver already bound to the transmitter should be installed into the model in its intended position.

2. Switch remote control on and wait for the green LED to light up on the receiver/s. Now servo movements can be observed.

Program description - Base setup models | Winged models

3. Place the model on a level surface (pavement, low-cut grass or bare ground) such that receiver antennas are at least 15 cm above ground level.

It may be necessary to put something under the model to raise it up enough for this.

4. Hold the transmitter at hip level and at some distance from one's body. Do not point the antenna directly at the model but rather turn and/ or kink the antenna's end so that it is oriented vertically during the test.

5. If necessary, use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to reach the "RF range test" line in the menu then start range test mode with a tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad.

BASIC SETTING,MODELL Module Rcv Ch Map R16 R08 RF transmit on RF range test 99s

HoTT

bind

SET SET SEL SET

n/a

n/a n/a

Note:

• If the message...

SWITCH RF ON

... appears, the RF module of the transmitter is inactive. Turn on the RF module and try again.

• If instead, the message ...

CAN‘T

RECEIVE

DATA

... is displayed, there is no connection to a receiver. Switch on the receiving system of your model or check the radio connection to your model and repeat the process afterwards.

When the range test has been initiated, the transmitter's transmission power will be signiﬁ cantly reduced and the green LED just to the right of the main switch on the transmitter, marked RF, will begin to blink; this will also be accompanied by acoustic tones. At the same time, the timer in the transmitter's display will start counting down and every 5 seconds a twofrequency tone will sound.

Five seconds prior to the end of the range test a three-frequency tone will sound once every second. After expiration of the range test's 99th second the transmitter will again be switched to full output power and the green LED just to the right of the main switch on the transmitter will again illuminate constantly.

6. Move away from the model while manipulating the sticks during this timespan. If you notice an interruption anytime while still within a distance of about 50 m, try to reproduce this malfunction.

7. If there is a motor in the model, it may be necessary to switch it on to further check noise immunity.

8. Continue moving away from the model until perfect control is no longer possible.

9. Wait at this distance for the remainder of the test period with the still-operationally-ready model to expire. After the range test is ended it should again respond correctly to all RC controls. If this is not 100 % the case, do not use the system. Contact your area's Graupner service partner.

10. Perform the range test before each ﬂ ight and, in doing so, simulate all servo movements which also take place during ﬂ ight. The range must always be at 50 m on the ground in order to assure safe model operation.

Caution:

Never start the range test on the transmitter during normal operation of the model.

DSC output

If necessary, use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to switch to the "DSC Output" line then, with a brief tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad, activate the value window:

BASIC SETTING,MODEL

Rcv Ch Map R16 R08

n/a

n/a RF transmit on RF range test 99s DSC Output PPM10

SET SET SEL SET

Now you can use the right selection keys to choose between four types of modulation "PPM10", "PPM16", "PPM18" and "PPM24". Touch the centre SET key of the right touch pad again to complete the entry.

This choice primarily inﬂ uences the maximum number of control channels which can be attached to the DSC (direct servo control) socket, and thus also available to a ﬂ ight simulator or teacher/pupil system. By selecting "PPM10" this will be control channels 1 … 5, for "PPM16" channels 1 … 8, for "PPM18" channels 1 … 9 and for "PPM24" channels 1 … 12.

Program description - Base setup models | Winged models

Motor cutoff (Thr. CutOff)

Note:

This menu line is suppressed if "None" or "None/inv" is selected for the "Motor on C1" line.

Depending on the "idle forward or back" choice made in the "Motor on C1" line of the »Model type« menu (see page 104), this motor "cut off" option can be coupled to a switch for throttling down a speed controller or to move a servo on the carburettor of a motor to the OFF position. This option not only replaces the"Cut-off trim" function known from other Graupner mc and mx transmitters but also serves as an Emergency-OFF function at the same time, which was not possible with the"Cut-off trim" function.

This motor OFF position (Thr. CutOff) is speciﬁed in the left column ﬁeld over the column label SEL and its value is to be established through trial and error.

A speed controller or throttle servo will only take on this preset position when a certain servo position or threshold is underrun and a switch is activated. This is done by setting the desired servo position (threshold value) into the middle column ﬁeld, directly over the column label STO, then selecting the appropriate ON/OFF switch function in the right column.

• If the percentage value speciﬁed for the middle column is greater than the current servo position, i. e. the current servo position lies below the threshold, the switchover will occur as soon as the switch is put into its ON position.

• If the percentage value speciﬁed for the middle column is less than the current servo position, i. e. the current servo position is above the threshold, the speed controller will initially reduce motor

speed or close the carburettor's throttle servo only to the extent dictated by the value in the left column as soon as the servo's position once under- runs the threshold (max. +150 %) after the switch is changed over to its ON position.

The speed controller or throttle servo will remain in this cut-off position only until the selected switch is again changed over followed by a onetime throttle servo or speed controller movement beyond the preset threshold with the throttle/brake stick control.

The factory setting for the left column is -100 % for the throttle servo "cut-off" position and a threshold of +150 % servo position setting in the middle column.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL RF transmit on RF range test 99s DSC Output PPM10 Thr. CutOff +150%–100%

SEL SET STO SET

Programming procedure

To change the throttle servo's preset "cut-off" position, tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad. The current setting will be displayed in inverse video. Now use the selection keys of the left or right touch pad to set a value at which the motor is reliably "off". If a combustion motor is involved, be sure the throttle servo does not perform mechanical runout, e. g.

-125 %.

–––

BASIC SETTING,MODEL RF transmit on RF range test 99s DSC Output PPM10 Thr. CutOff +150%–125%

SEL SET STO SET

The – upper – preset value in the middle column ensures the motor can be stopped, throughout the maximum possible positioning range of the servo or speed controller, alone by the switch to be assigned in the right column.

However, if you wish to set a lower threshold, by which an underrun will cause the throttle servo or speed controller with closed switch to switch into the cut-off position, reduce the preset servo travel from +150 % by placing the throttle servo or speed controller into the desired position with the throttle/brake stick then touch the centre SET key of the right touch pad.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL RF transmit on RF range test 99s DSC Output PPM10 Thr. CutOff +150%–125%

SEL SET STO SET

Finally, use the column at the right to specify a switch with which you can cut off the motor directly (emergency) or which will be activated by the threshold.

–––

Program description - Base setup models | Winged models

BASIC SETTING,MODEL RF transmit on RF range test 99s DSC Output PPM10 Thr. CutOff +100%

Notes:

• Be sure the throttle servo does not run out

mechanically when the cut-off function is activated.

• A threshold over +100 % is reached by temporarily

increasing the travel for servo 1 in the »Servo adjustment« menu to over 100 % then, after storing the threshold, change servo travel back to the original value.

Power-on warning

BASIC SETTING,MODEL RF range test 99s DSC Output PPM10 Motor Stop +100% Thr. CutOff

When a switch, a control switch or a logical switch is assigned in this line as described in the section "Assigning transmitter controls, switches and control switches" on page 60, the respective switch or control position will be polled and an appropriate warning will be blended into the basic display under some conditions.

–125%

SEL SET STO SET

–125%

–––

SET SET

In combination with logical switches, almost any switch setting can be called up for transmitter switch on.

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Auto trim

BASIC SETTING,MODEL DSC Output PPM10 Thr. CutOff +100% Power on warning Auto trim –––

The "Auto trim" option makes it possible to trim a model quickly and without complications, e. g. in the context of a ﬁrst-ﬂight or even after (major) repairs, etc.

Typically such test ﬂights are initially ﬂown with sticks counter operated until the desired state of ﬂight is achieved. This generally involves working the trim controls during the ﬂight to "unburden" the sticks.

This is exactly what the "Auto trim" function is for. After the desired ﬂight attitude has been achieved via control functions 2 … 4 (aileron, elevator and rudder), the switch assigned to "Auto trim" – ideally one of the standard-equipment momentary switches in the switch panels – is to be activated ONCE.

Stoppuhr

Flugzeit

–125%

!Warning!

K78

SET SET

0:00.0 0:00.0

At the instant the switch is activated, the stick offsets from their neutral positions will be determined and adopted as trim values. However, this does not take place instantaneously but rather within about 1 second. During this period after the switch has been activated, the sticks should be returned to their normal positions.

Important notes:

•

their offsets from neutral will be adopted right away in trim memory as the trim value.

•

assigned auto trim switch should be deactivated for reasons of safety. Otherwise there is a residual danger that the "Auto trim" function could be activated accidentally.

•

triggering an auto-trimming process again to “OFF”! OTHERWISE PRESS ANY SWITCH WILL SOLVE ANOTHER AUTOTRIM OPERATION.

Use safety reasons by no means the “Auto Trim” in default of “0” trim steps in the same column of the menu “Stick mode” (page 114).

Be sure that during the switch assignment, the sticks for aileron, elevator and rudder

are in their neutral positions as otherwise

Since EVERY activation of the Auto trim switch has a cumulative effect, after concluding an "auto trim" ight, the

Never send a “normal” toggle the Autotrim function to or watch out embarrassing that this is provided immediately after

Program description - Base setup models | Winged models

Base setup model

Model-speciﬁc base settings for helicopter models

Auto timer reset

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Power on warning L1 Auto trim ––– ext. PPM signal normal Auto timer reset yes

SEL

SET SET

The "yes/no" setting made in this line determines whether or not all of the transmitter's timers (except for "Model time" (see page 165) and "Transmitter operating time") are automatically reset to their given starting values when the transmitter is switched on.

A simultaneous tap on the  or  keys of the right touch pad (CLEAR) will reset the display to "yes".

Before programming speciﬁc parameters, there are some basic settings to be made which effect the currently active model memory.

Use the selection keys of the left or right touch pad to select the »Base setup model« menu …

Model select Suppress codes

Base setup model

Servo adjustment Control adjust Channel 1 curve

… then tap the centre SET key of the right touch pad.

Model name

BASIC SETTINGS,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

HoTT

Copy / Erase Suppress models Helicopter type Stick mode Dual Rate / Expo Switch display

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n/a

Model name

Now the desired characters can be selected with the selection keys of the left touch pad. Move to the next position to select the next character with a tap on the  of the right touch pad or its centre SET key. A simultaneous tap on the  or  keys of the right touch pad (CLEAR) will place a space character at the current position.

Positioning to any character position within the entry ﬁeld can be done with the  keys of the right touch pad.

A return to the previous menu screen is accomplished with a tap on the centre ESC key of the left touch pad.

A model name entered in this manner will appear in the base screen of the »Model select« menu and in the sub-menus of the »Copy / Erase« menu item.

Info

BASIC SETTINGS,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

HoTT

?+,–./0123456789:;

n/a



Program description - Base setup models | Winged models

Every model can be given a supplementary note of up to 12 characters (maximum) by following the same procedure as already described for creating a "Model name".

This info note will appear as a supplement in the »Model select« menu and in the sub-menus of the »Copy / Erase« menu item.

Stick mode

“MODE 1” (Throttle at right stick)

pitch axis

tail rotor

pitch axis

“MODE 3” (Throttle at right stick)

roll

tail rotor

pitch axis

roll

pitch axis

throttle

roll

throttle throttle

Motor/Pitch

tail rotor

throttle

“MODE 2” (Throttle at left stick)

throttle

roll

tail rotor

“MODE 4” (Throttle at left stick)

tail rotor

roll

tail rotor

throttle

roll

throttle

pitch axis

roll

pitch axis

tail rotor

pitch axis

roll

tail rotor

Basically there are four different ways to assign the four helicopter control functions, roll, nick, tail rotor and throttle/pitch to the two sticks. Just which of these is used depends on the preferences of the individual model pilot.

Use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to select the "Stick mode" line. The option ﬁeld will be framed.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

HoTT

Starlet 1234g/111111

bind

n/a

SEL

Tap on the SET key. The currently displayed stick mode will be displayed in inverse video. Now use the selection keys of the right touch pad to select from among options 1 through 4.

A simultaneous tap on the  or  keys of the right touch pad (CLEAR) will reset the display to stick mode "1".

Another tap on the SET key will again deactivate option selection so a change to another line can be affected.

Binding type

Note:

This menu item is only visible as long as no receiver is bound to the currently active model memory.

An “unbound” model memory can be changed at any time from the default preset memory speciﬁc HoTT transmitter-speciﬁc synchronization, and vice versa.

So If necessary, change the line “Binding Type” and press the SET button to the right touch pad.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Info Stick mode Binding type Module

HoTT SEL

1234g/111111

bind BD1

BD2

n/a

Model

n/a

BD3

n/a

BD4

... And change with the selection keys of the left or right touch pad, the setting in “global” (or vice versa):

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Info Stick mode Binding type Module

HoTT SEL

1234g/111111

bind BD1

BD2

n/a

Global

n/a

BD3

n/a

BD4

Note:

•

“Global”, ie speciﬁc sender, receiver bound to respond to the signals of all

model memories “their” station, which is why ﬁrmware version V1101 for safety reasons, a model change only after switching off the receiving system is possible.

• The HoTT synchronization behavior of a copied or imported model memory depends on several factors. For details, refer to the appropriate section.

• The respective HoTT synchronization type of “bound” model memory can be seen on the display of the receiver type in the menu “Model select”:

“Model” -speciﬁc bound receivers are inversely and “Global”, ie Transmitter far, bound receiver “normal” displayed.

As an illustration of this, the model memory 01, 02 and 04 with model-speciﬁc and model memory 03 are in the ﬁgure below exempliﬁed with transmitter-speciﬁc HoTT Syndication:

02 03 04 05 06

Graubele

Ultimate

Starlet

BELL47G



free



free

1234g/080811

test phase new to trim



01:23hE16

00:44hE12 00:33hE08 00:22hE08

Program description - Base setup models | Helicopter models

Module

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

The mc- 3 2 transmitter has a HoTT RF module as standard equipment. In addition to the built-in module, there is a connector for an external RF module behind one of the two front cover ﬂaps (see page 25) and a switchover to an external module connected there can be affected per software. To do this, use the selection keys of the left or right touch pad to move the marker frame left to the “Module” selection ﬁeld above the “SEL” column label.

HoTT

Important notices:

•

receiver’s antenna.

HoTT SEL

During the binding procedure be sure the transmitter’s antenna is always far enough away from the

Graubele

1234g/111111

bind

BD1

BD2

n/a

BD3

n/a

BD4

To be on the safe side, keep them at least one meter apart. Otherwise there is a risk of a faulty connection to the return channel and malfunctions will result.

“Binding” multiple receivers per model

receiver to be bound, or the receiver which you selected in the “TEL.RCV.” line of the »Telemetry« menu, for example:

mc- 3 2 HoTT programs offer the potential

When the system is actually in use, the only receiver which creates a telemetry link to the transmitter is either the last

TELEMETRY

n/a

BD2

BIND. 1

n/a

BD3

BD4

n/a

TELEMETRY RCV SETTING & DATAVIEW SENSOR SELECT RF STATUS VIEW VOICE TRIGGER

“Binding” transmitter and receiver

Use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to move into the “Module” line. The marker frame will be positioned by default to the column for the next free binding channel. In the example shown in the figure below, the marker frame is positioned above the column label “BD2” because the binding channel in the column labeled “BD1” is already in use by default for the receiver which was delivered with the set.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

If not already off, now switch the receiver on.

• Receiver GR-32 DUAL

The red LED on the GR-32 HoTT receiver will blink.

HoTT SEL

Graubele 1234g/111111

bind

BD1

Program description - Base setup models | Helicopter models

Now, within this 3 second period, start the socalled “receiver binding” process for the receiver to the currently active model memory with a brief tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad. At this time, the screen’s display will blend in a message window for the duration of the “binding” process.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

If the receiver’s LED, again blinking red, changes within about 10 seconds to continuous illumination in green, the binding process has been successfully completed. Your model-memory to receiver combination is now operationally ready. At this time the screen will now display “ bind “ (bound) instead of “n/a” (not attached).

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

HoTT

SEL

HoTT

SEL

FINDING...

Graubele

1234g/111111

bind

BD1

bind

BD1

BD2

Graubele

1234g/111111

bind

BD2

n/a

BD3

n/a

BD3

n/a

BD4

n/a

BD4

On the other hand, should the LED on the receiver blink red for longer than about 10 seconds, the binding process has failed. In this case the screen will continue to show the status as “n/a”. If this should happen, try changing the position of antennas then repeat the entire procedure.

• Receiver GR-12L

Binding other receivers

The binding channel you have chosen is already bound (as indicated by the “bind” status). This binding is to be replaced by another. After initiating the RF bind process, instead of displaying “BINDING”, the message shown below appears.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

HoTT SEL

is turned

off

Graubele 1234g/111111

geb.

BD1

BD2

n/a

BD3

n/a

BD4

Drop down two lines in the screen and switch off the RF module as described on the page in section “RF module”. Afterward, return again to the “Module” line and restart the binding process as described above.

Alternatively, the transmitter can be switched off brieﬂ y then, after switching it back on again, respond to the message window that appears …

Please select

RF on/off?

OFFON

… with “OFF” …

Please select

RF on/off?

… then conﬁ rm the selection with a brief tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad. From the base screen jump again into the “Module” line of the »Ba- sic settings, model« menu and restart the binding process.

Dissolving a bond

Proceed as described above to initiate the binding process but WITHOUT ﬁ rst putting a receiver in binding readiness.

OFF

Program description - Base setup models | Helicopter models

EXT. (PPM signal at DSC socket)

If your transmitter is ﬁtted with a non-Graupner external RF module connected to the DSC / Data socket, you can switch between the standard internal HoTT RF module and the external module when you switch model memories in the “Module” line by choosing either “HoTT”, “EXT.”, or “SP.”, as described in the following section.

You can now use the arrow button  of the right-hand four-way button to move to the ﬁrst Value ﬁeld in the “Module” line before pressing the central SET button of the right-hand four-way button:

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

In the active Value ﬁeld you should now use the Select buttons to choose “EXT.” or – if appropriate – the “SP.” mode (described below) instead of “HoTT”.

When you select “EXT.”, the HoTT-speciﬁc value ﬁelds are replaced by the modulation type already selected in the “DSC output” line; see page 89:

Model name Info Stick mode Module

HoTT

SEL

BASIC SETTING,MODEL

EXT. PPM

SEL

Graubele 1234g/111111

bind bind n/a n/a

BD1 BD2 BD3 BD4

Graubele 1234g/111111

PPM10

The lines of the “Receiver output” and “Range test” options (described below) are also suppressed, as are all the HoTT-speciﬁc displays in the base display; “PPM” is also superimposed instead of “HoTT”:

Graubele

#01

H-J Sandbrunner

0:00h

PPM

00:00h

4.1V

SP mode (Digital signal at DSC socket) If you need for external RF module from another

manufacturer, or however, instead of the analog PPM signal a special digital signal, then connect it to the DATA jack and select the line “module” to “SP Mode”:

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

Also include here the choice by pressing the central

SET key of the right or the centre ESC key of the left

touch pad. Parallel to this choice are also the options described

below “Receiver output” and “Range Test” and hidden all HoTT-speciﬁc displays in the basic display and instead of “HoTT”, “SP” is displayed:

SP mode

SEL

Stop watch

Flight time

K78

RX VOLT:0.0v

Graubele

1234g/111111

1 bind

MOD BD

0:00.0 0:00.0

Graubele

#01

H-J Sandbrunner

0:00h

00:00h

4.1V

“Mode” column

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Module

In this column you select the transmission mode of the external RF module:

• Mode “1”: 2-channel hopping

• Mode “2”: x-channel hopping

“BIND” column

Model name Info Stick mode Module

The “BIND” column in the right-hand column can be used to initiate the “Bind” process of the non-Graup- ner system – the transmitter’s RF section must be

switched off when the transmitter is rst switched

on.

SP mode

SEL

BASIC SETTING,MODEL

SP mode

SEL

Stop watch

Flight time

K78

RX VOLT:0.0v

Graubele 1234g/111111

1 bind

MOD BD

Graubele 1234g/111111

1 bind

MOD BD

0:00.0 0:00.0

Program description - Base setup models | Helicopter models

Important notes:

•

The output voltage of the DATA socket is around 5 V, and must be

reduced to the power supply voltage generally required by external digital RF modules (3 to max. 3.3 V). This is accomplished using the circuit which is shown here in diagrammatic form:

DATA S

Vcc IN = 5 V

DATA +

22µF/6.3 V

DATA -

Low Drop Voltage Regulator

GND

Vcc OUT = 3 ... 3.3 V

22µF/6.3 V

125000 baud signal

Vcc

SP.-MODULE with digital input signal

GND

• Servo travels must be limited to max. 128 %.

SP channels

Note:

This menu line is suppressed in the “Module” line if you select “HoTT” or “EXT.”.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Info Stick mode Module

SP module

SP channels

1234g/111111

bind

SEL

You can now select “6” or “8” channels using the righthand Select buttons. The procedure is concluded by again pressing the central SET button of the righthand four-way button.

Simultaneously pressing the  or  buttons of the right-hand four-way button (CLEAR) returns the display to “6”.

ext. PPM signal

Note:

This menu bar is hidden when “hott” in the line “module”.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Info Stick mode Module

EXT. PPM

ext. PPM Signal

1234g/111111

PPM10

normal

SEL

Some RF modules which can be connected to the external (page 27) or internal, page 29, connectors for other RF modules require an inverted input signal.

Observe, however, the installation instructions of the relevant module.

The choice of “inverted” instead of the default preset “normal” allows for appropriate adaptation of the provided PPM signal.

A simultaneous tap on the  or  keys of the right touch pad (CLEAR) will reset the display to “normal”.

Receiver channel mapping

Note:

This menu line is when “EXT. PPM“ or ”SP mode“ in the line ”module“ hidden.

As long as there is at least one “bound” HoTT receiver in the “Module” line, the next line down will be the “Rcv Ch map” line.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Model name Info Stick mode Rcv Ch map R16 R08

Graubele

1234g/111111

n/a

SET SET SET SET

As mentioned in the introduction to the “Binding receivers” section, this menu item of the mc-32 HoTT offers both the opportunity to freely divide up the transmitter’s control channels within a receiver as well as the opportunity to distribute the transmitter’s 16 control channels across as many as four receivers. This redistribution is subsequently referred to as “mapping” or “channel mapping” (channel correlation). Select the receiver to be “mapped” with the selection keys of the left or right touch pad then tap brieﬂy on the centre

SET key of the right touch pad.

Channel mapping within a receiver

Analogous to the channel correlation function in the »Telemetry« menu on page 249, described as “Channel Mapping”, it is very simple to use this menu item to freely assign the transmitter’s control channels present on the receiver’s inputs to any speciﬁc receiver outputs (servo connections) for the bound receiver designated by the column labelled BD1.

Program description - Base setup models | Helicopter models

RECEIVER CHANNEL MAP BIND1 Rx Input Ch 1 Rx Input Ch 2 Rx Input Ch 3 Rx Input Ch 4

Rx Output Ch 1 Rx Output Ch 2 Rx Output Ch 3 Rx Output Ch 4

After selection of the desired output with the selection keys of the left or right touch pad, the appropriate value ﬁ eld will be framed. Brieﬂ y tap on the centre

SET key of the right touch pad. The current setting

will be displayed in inverse video. Now use the selection keys of the right touch pad to select the desired input channel’s respective transmitter output, see page 234.

BUT CAUTION:

If you wish to operate two servos with one control function, for example such as trans-

mitter control function 2 (roll) which is divided up into control channels 1 & 2 for left and right roll servos for the "3Sv(2Roll)" option in the »Heli type« menu; then "map" the corresponding transmitter outputs, in this case for channels 1 & 2 (= inputs to the receiver) accordingly.

The number of lines available in the list

(outputs) corresponds to the maximum

number of servos which can be attached to

the given receiver.

• If you see the warning …

CAN‘T

RECEIVE

DATA

… then there is no bound receiver within range. If the case may be, switch the RF module or/and your receiving system on.

• With the »Tx. output swap« option, available on the

mc- 3 2 transmitter, see page 234, the

Channel assignment on other receivers

As already mentioned, the “Rcv Ch map” menu option can be used to freely distribute the

mc- 3 2 HoTT

transmitter’s 16 control channels across up to four receivers, whereby the numbering of outputs (servo

connections) as well as the maximum number of available lines (outputs) will correspond to the maximum number of servo connections available on the given receiver.

RECEIVER CHANNEL MAP BIND2 Rx Input Ch 16 Rx Input Ch 16

Rx Input Ch 16 Rx Input Ch 16

Rx Output Ch 1 Rx Output Ch 2 Rx Output Ch 3 Rx Output Ch 4

After selection of the desired output with the selection keys of the left or right touch pad, the respective input ﬁ eld will be framed.

Tap the centre SET key of the right touch pad. The current setting will be displayed in inverse video. Now select the desired input channel with the selection keys of the right touch pad. For example, suitable to the above rudder example.

RECEIVER CHANNEL MAP BIND2 Rx Input Ch 4 Rx Input Ch 4 Rx Input Ch 4 Rx Input Ch 4

Rx Output Ch 1 Rx Output Ch 2 Rx Output Ch 3 Rx Output Ch 4

Note:

The number of lines available in the list (outputs) corresponds to the maximum number of servos which can be attached to the given receiver.

RF transmit

This menu line provides an option for manually switching the transmitter’s RF transmission on and off to speciﬁ c models while the transmitter is in operation. For example, to save power while a model is being programmed.

If this line option was set to OFF, it will be canceled (i. e. set to ON) the next time the transmitter is switched on.

If necessary, use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to move into the “RF transmit” line then activate the option with a brief tap on the centre

SET button of the right touch pad.

Program description - Base setup models | Helicopter models

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Stick mode Module

HoTT

bind

Rcv Ch Map R16 R08

1 n/a n/a

n/a

RF transmit on

SET SET SEL SET

The right selection keys can now be used to choose between OFF and ON. Another tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad will conclude the entry.

Range test

Note:

This menu line is when “EXT. PPM “in the

line” module hidden “.

The built-in range test reduces transmission power to an extent that a functional test can be carried out even within a distance of less than 100 m.

Perform a range test on the Graupner HoTT system according to the following instructions. If necessary, have someone assist you in carrying out the range test.

1. Preferably, the receiver already bound to the transmitter should be installed into the model in its intended position.

2. Switch remote control on and wait for the green LED to light up on the receiver/s. Now servo movements can be observed.

3. Place the model on a level surface (pavement, low-cut grass or bare ground) such that receiver antennas are at least 15 cm above ground level.

It may be necessary to put something under the model to raise it up enough for this.

4. Hold the transmitter at hip level and at some distance from one’s body. Do not point the antenna directly at the model but rather turn and/or kink the antenna’s end so that it is oriented vertically during the test.

5. If necessary, use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to reach the “RF range test” line in the menu then start range test mode with a tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad.

BASIC SETTING,MODELL Module Rcv Ch Map R16 R08 RF transmit on RF range test 99s

HoTT

bind

SET SET SEL SET

n/a n/a

Note:

• If the message...

SWITCH RF ON

... appears, the RF module of the transmitter is inactive. Turn on the RF module and try again.

• If instead, the message ...

CAN‘T

RECEIVE

DATA

... is displayed, there is no connection to a receiver. Switch on the receiving system of your model or check the radio connection to your model and repeat the process afterwards.

When the range test has been initiated, the transmitter’s transmission power will be signiﬁ cantly reduced and the green LED just to the right of the main switch on the transmitter, marked RF, will begin to blink; this will also be accompanied by acoustic tones. At the same time, the timer in the transmitter’s display will start counting down and every 5 seconds a twofrequency tone will sound.

Five seconds prior to the end of the range test a three-frequency tone will sound once every second. After expiration of the range test’s 99th second the transmitter will again be switched to full output power and the green LED just to the right of the main switch on the transmitter will again illuminate constantly.

6. Move away from the model while manipulating the sticks during this timespan. If you notice an interruption anytime while still within a distance of about 50 m, try to reproduce this malfunction.

7. If there is a motor in the model, it may be necessary to switch it on to further check noise immunity.

8. Continue moving away from the model until perfect control is no longer possible.

Program description - Base setup models | Helicopter models

Caution:

Never start the range test on the transmitter during normal operation of the model.

DSC output

If necessary, use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to switch to the “DSC Output” line then, with a brief tap on the centre SET key of the right touch pad, activate the value window:

BASIC SETTING,MODEL Rcv Ch Map R16 R08 RF transmit on RF range test 99s DSC Output PPM10

SET SET SEL SET

Now you can use the right selection keys to choose between four types of modulation “PPM10”, “PPM16”, “PPM18” and “PPM24”. Touch the centre SET key of the right touch pad again to complete the entry.

This choice primarily inﬂuences the maximum number of control channels which can be attached to the DSC (direct servo control) socket, and thus also available to a ﬂight simulator or teacher/pupil system. By selecting “PPM10” this will be control channels 1 … 5, for “PPM16” channels 1 … 8, for “PPM18” channels 1 … 9 and for “PPM24” channels 1 … 12.

n/a

Autorotation

Autorotation is that state of descending ﬂight in which the pitch of main rotor blades are set such that the rotor's speed matches the natural forces of air ﬂowing through, like a windmill. This built-up energy can be used for "recovery" lift to brake a descent by appropriate blade pitch adjustment.

Autorotation is a means by which real and model helicopters are able to land safely in emergency situations, e. g. in the event of a motor failure. However, the prerequisite for this is a well-trained pilot familiar with the helicopter's characteristics. Quick reaction and good perceptiveness are necessary because the rotor's inertia can only be used once to generate recovery lift.

When this technique is evaluated during competitions, the motor must be switched off for autorotation. On the other hand, for training mode it is advantageous to keep the motor at idle for autorotation.

The Autorotation switch causes a switchover to the autorotation ﬂight phase in which control of "throttle" and "pitch" are separate and all mixers which have an effect on the throttle servo are switched off. Corresponding parameter settings are made in the »Heli- copter mixer« (see text beginning page 190); refer also to the "Principle of the Auto. C1 Pos." topic which follows.

The "Autorotation" name is permanently assigned to this phase and it is included in the base screen and the screeens of all ﬂight phase dependent menus. This name can NOT be changed. It is only possible to assign a switch to this option at the right of this display, as described on page 60. If a switch is assigned,

it will have absolute priority over all other ight-

phase switches.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL RF transmit on RF range test 99s DSC Output PPM10 Autorotation

SET SET

More about ﬂight-phase programming can be found in the text beginning on page 190 in the»Helicopter

mixer« section.

Autorotation C1 position

The autorotation ﬂight-phase can alternatively be activated by a threshold point for the C1 throttle/pitch stick. To do this, use the  selection keys of the left or right touch pad to move into the "Autorot. C1-Pos." line.

As soon as this display line has been selected, its value ﬁeld, located above the column label STO will be framed.

BASIC SETTING,MODEL RF range test 99s DSC Output PPM10 Autorotation Autorot. C1-Pos. 0%

STO SET

Move the C1 stick into the desired threshold switchover position then tap the centre SET key of the right touch pad. The current value will be displayed, e. g.:

–––

––– –––

Program description - Base setup models | Helicopter models

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