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)e hod 18S andard recei(er connec i(i"y #e hod 1!Connec a"" ,ires as sho,n in diagra#! Recei(er and GP900 ,ires are co"or coded o dis inguish he differen connec ion channe"s!Care shou"d $e aken o ensure proper ,ire co"or o channe" connec ion! '!Ohi"e using he speed con ro""er ha no inc"uding 75C0 you need o connec he 75C po,er ,i h GP900 C7-TTC por !

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<!GP900 has $ui" in speed go(ernor func ion ,hich can $e u i"i4ed $y purchasing he op iona" speed sensor! Go(ernor se ing is done hrough channe"> on he recei(er! )e hod '81u a$a S!7US Connec i(i y #e hod 1!1or 1u a$a S!7US recei(ers0 connec ,ires as sho,n in diagra#! '!Ohi"e using he speed con ro""er ha no inc"uding 75C0 you need o connec he 75C po,er ,i h GP900 C7-TTF por ! 9!Recei(er po,er is supp"ied hrough S!7US signa" ,ire connec ed o GP900Fs CS!7US=7I%*C por !

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)!e hod 98 6R"SP5QTRU) Se e""i e cennec i(i y rne hod '!Ohi"e using he speed con ro""er ha no inc"uding 75C0 you need o connec he 75C po,er ,i h GP900 C7-TrF por ! 9!GP900 has $ui" in speed go(ernor func ion ,hich can $e u i"i4ed $y purchasing he op iona" speed sensor! Go(ernor se ing is done hrough channe"> on he recei(er! Channei&=G5-R con ro"s RP) of speed go(ernor0 channei>=-UE' con ro"s rudder gyro gain! 1or radios ,i h "ess han ? channe"s0 p"ease use he s andard recei(er connec i(i y #e hod! <!1or safe y concern0 ,o sa e""i e recei(es shou"d $e used0 ,i h each an enna perpendicu"ar 290 degrees3 fro# each o her! - sa e""i e recei(er shou"d $e ins a""ed on each side of he ra#e0 separa e $y #ini#u# dis ance of &c#! &!Shou"d $o h sa e""i e recei(ers "oose connec i(i y during f"igh 0 L501 AL5*S ,i"" f"ash con inuous"y as ,arning! sing"e po,er cyc"e of he sys e# ,i"" no c"ear his error! The sys e# need o $e po,er cyc"ed he second i#e o rese ! ?!defau" channe"=func ion #apping ,hen using sa e""i e recei(er are8

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'!Piug he $inding p"ug in o GP900Fs 7I%* por 0 and perfor# radio $inding s eps! 9!-f er successfu" $inding0 do no po,er off he GP9000 unp"ug he $inding p"ug and a""o, GP900 o en er ini ia"i4ing process! The "as posi ion ho"d func ion ,i"" $e ac i(e af er he GP900 ini ia"i4es! <! Tes )e hod8 Po,er off rans#i er! The hro "e channe" shou"d #o(e o prese posi ion0 ,hi"e a"" o her channe"s shou"d ho"d in heir "as posi ion!

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'!Po,er up radio rans#i er0 and perfor# radio $inding s eps! -f er radio is $ound0 L5* on he sa e""i e an ennas ,i"" end he rapid f"ash0 fo""o,ing $y s"o,er f"ash! 9!)o(e he rans#i er s icks o he desired fai"safe posi ion ,hi"e he L5* is f"ashing in s"o,er #ode! <!Sa e""i e an ennaFs L5* ,i"""i up af er & seconds0 and 9GE goes hrough ini ia"i4ing process! The fai"safe posi ion ,i"" $e se af er he GP900 ini ia"i4es! &! Tes )e hod8 Po,er off rans#i er0 and a"" channe"s shou"d #o(e o he preAse fai"safe posi ion!

Push and ho"d he S5T $u on for ' seconds o en er he rudder gyro se up "f your rans#i er has he fo""o,ing se ings0 p"ease disa$"e i or se he #ode! (a"ue o 4ero! 11 !i "iCAUTION ser(o! 11 -TS e #i/ing e #i/ing Pi"o #i/ing "e o rudder e Thro ch o rudder e Pi Rudder o gyro e Re(o"u ion #i/ing GP900 rudder gyro has he fac ory se ing of 1&'0 f1 s and *S he gyro se ing as needed oser(ospec a(oid da#ages o he . and change digi a" ser(o! *ou$"e check your

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1!1&'0 s 2s andard3 or >?0 s2narro, $and3 ser(o ra#e ra e se up! GP900 is co#pa i$"e ,i h $o h he >?0 f1 s narro, ra#e ra e ser(os 2such as 1u a$a S9'&?0 S9'&10 7LS'&130 as ,e"" as he s andard 1&'0 f1 s ra#e ra e ser(os 2#os o hers3! Proper ra#e ra e #us $e se"ec ed $ased on your ser(oFs specifica ions! To en er he se up #ode 8 Press and ho"d he S5T $u on for ' seconds un i" ST-TUS L5* f"ashes! The 1&'0=>?0 L5* ,i"""igh up indica ing ser(o ra#e ra e se up #ode! Push he rans#i er rudder s ick "ef or righ o se"ec he ra#e ra e! 1or e/a#p"e0 if rudder is pushed o he "ef 2or righ 3 and ST-TUS L5* urns green0 he ra#e ra e is se o 1&'0 f1 s! To se i o >?0 f1 s0 he rudder s ick need o $e pushed fro# he cen er o he opposing end 9 i#es for he ST-TUS L5* o urn red0 indic a ing ra#e ra e se o >?0 f1 s! GP900 pane" 8 5ach se ing (a"ue is "a$e"ed on he 9G f"y$ar"ess con ro" uni ,i h ei her green or red "e ering0 ,hich corresponds o he ST-TUS L5* co"or! Su$seBuen se up #ode is en ered $y a sing"e press of he S5T $u on! Se up #ode ,i"" e/i if no ac i(i y is de ec ed in 10 seconds! '!DS Rdigi a"3 1 -S Rana"og3 ser(o se"ec ion There is a direc corre"a ion $e ,een ser(osF speed o gyroFs perfor#ance! 1as er ser(os are a$"e o e/ecu e co##ands fro# he gyro a fas er and higher precision! *ue o he high perfor#ance gyro sensors used in he GP9000 pre#iu# high speed digi a" rudder ser(os are #anda ory for op i#a" ai" perfor#ance! Sorne of he reco##ended rudder ser(os inc"ude -"ign *S?&00 *S?'00 *S&'00 *S<'00 1u a$a S9'&>0 S9'&?0 S9'&<0 S9'&90 or o her ser(os ,i h si#i"ar specifica ions! Se up #e hod 8 Press and ho"d he S5T $u on for ' seconds o en er he se up #ode0 hen press he S5T $u on o se"ec *S=-S se up #ode0 as indica ed $y he "igh ing of *S=-S L5*! Using he rans#i erFs rudder s ick0 se"ec ei her digi a" ser(o *S #ode 2ST-TUS L5* is green30or ana"og ser(o -S #ode 2ST-TUS L5* is red3! 3

9!Rudder ser(o direc ion check and "ink ad.us #en )o(e he rans#i er rudder s ick "ef =righ 0 and check for he correc direc ion of he rudder ser(o! "f needed0 ser(o re(erse is done fro# he rans#i erFs R5: 2re(erse3 func ion! 1or ai" pi ch ad.us #en 0 cen er he rudder ser(o $y ei her se ing he GP900 o nor#a" ra e #ode 2nonAheading "ock30or press and ho"d he S5T $u on for ' seconds! Oi h he rudder ser(o cen ered and ser(o horn a 90 degrees0 ad.us he "inkage "eng h un i" ai" pi ch s"ider is cen ered on he ai" ou pu shaf as sho,n in diagra#! )idd"e ai" pi ch asse#$" Tai" case se E -L7

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Se up #e hod 8 Press and ho"d he S5T $u on for ' seconds o en er he se up #ode0 hen press he S5T $u on o se"ec %*RIR5: se up #ode0 as indica ed $y he "igh ing of %*RIR5: L5*! Using he rans#i erFs rudder s ick0 se"ec ei her %*R 2ST-TUS L5* is green30or R5: 2ST-TUS L5* is red3! A!NIN" 11 1"ying :8Fi h re(ersed gyo ,i"" cause he he"i o spin ou of con ro"! P"ease dou$"e check he direc ion $efore !"$
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?!He"icop er si4e and D5L-@ se ings This se ing inc"udes ,o func ions 8 213 1or s#a"" he"icop ers such as TARe/ '&0=<&00 se his se ing o s#a"" he"icop er 2ST-TUS L5* red3! 1or "arger he"icop ers such as TARe/ &00=&&0=?00=>00 se his se ing o "arge he"icop er 2ST-TUS L5* green3! 2'3 The *5L-@ func ion is u i"i4ed ,hen s"o,er rudder ser(o causes ai" hun ing 2,agging3! This can $e o$ser(ed af er a ho(ering piroue e co#es oa s op! "f ai" hun ing occurs0 gradua""y increase *5L-@ (a"ue o e"i#ina e i ! 1or $es perfor#ance0 *5L-@ (a"ue shou"d $e kep as "o, as possi$"e ,i hou ai" hun ing! Se up #e hod 8 Press and ho"d he S5T $u on for ' seconds o en er he se up #ode0 hen press he S5T $u on o se"ec *5L-@ se up #ode0 as indica ed $y he "igh ing of *5L-@ L5*! The choice of s#a"" or "arge he"icop er is done $y #o(ing he rans#i er rudder s ick "ef or righ ,hi"e o$ser(ing he co"or of he ST-TUS L5*! 1or s#a"" he"icop ers ST-TUS L5* ,i"" $e red0 and "arge he"icop er ,i"" $e green! The a#oun of ser(o de"ay is se $y ho, far you push he rudder s ick0 fo""o,ed $y pushing he S5T $u on! >!-n i TorBue Co#pensa ion direc ion se ing To achie(e consis en gyro gain on "ef and righ 0GP900 has $ui" in an iA orBue co#pensa ion func ion! User need o confir# if GP900 is #oun ed righ side up or upside do,n! Righ side up8"ns a""ed ,i h GP900 "a$e"facing up0 an iA orBue co#pensa ion se o posi i(e 2green ST-TUS L5*3! Upside do,n8"ns a""ed ,i h GP900 "a$e"facing do,n0 an iA orBue co#pensa ion se o nega i(e2red ST-TUS L5*3! Se up #e hod8 Press and ho"d he S5T $u on for ' seconds o en er se up #ode0 se"ec un i" an iA orBue co#pensa ion sec ion0 as indica ed $y "igh ing of a"" & se up #ode L5*s! Using he rudder s ick o se"ec ei her posi i(e an iA orBue co#pensa ion 2green ST-TUS L5*3 for righ side up #oun ing0 or nega i(e an iA orBue co#pensa ion 2red ST-TUS L5*3for upside do,n ins a""a ion! ;!Sensi i(i y -d.us #en 81or radio ,i h $ui" in gyro gain se ings0 gain can $e ad.us ed direc "y! 1or e/a#p"e0 &0KA100K se ing on he radio rans"a es o 0K A100K gain in he heading "ock #odeS&0KA0K se ing on he radio rans"a es o 0KA100K gain in he nor#a"2nonAheading3 "ock #ode! -c ua" gain (a"ue differs a#ongs ser(os and he"icop ers! The goa" is o find he #a/i#u# gain ,i hou ai" hun ing! This can on"y $e done hrough ac ua"f"igh es s!

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