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9XR Pro: First Steps with Ersky9x

Welcome to Ersky9x on the 9XR Pro .................................................................................... 1

Getting Started with the 9XR Pro ........................................................................................... 1

Basic Improvements to the Model Programming ................................................................... 7

Rotary Wing Models ............................................................................................................. 11

Other Possibilities with the 9XR ........................................................................................... 12

Further Information .............................................................................................................. 13

Welcome to Ersky9x on the 9XR Pro

Congratulations on your new Turnigy 9X Pro. We assume you’ve installed an appropriate module

and have a matching receiver. Also, that the radio has a suitable battery and is fully charged. For

help with these issues, please see the manual 9XR: Introduction to the Hardware.

You may have read about the great programming power of this radio, but right now you just want to

get flying. The aim of this guide is to help you do just that. We'll take you from programming the

simplest possible four channel setup to adding a few basic improvements such as expo and dual

rate. Then we'll outline some of the further possibilities you may want to explore, including various

kinds of mixing.

At that point, you’ll need more detailed and advanced guidance, and we'll point you to some of the

other manuals about the transmitter and its programming, notably 9XR: Ersky9x Explained.

Note that if you have used a regular 9XR transmitter with the stock firmware or with an upgrade to

ER9x or Open9x, much of this should be familiar. But please read it anyway, as the Ersky9x

firmware used by the 9XR Pro has significant differences and there are many, many features.

Enough preliminaries. Let’s set up the radio to go flying with a really simple model.

Getting Started with the 9XR Pro

Preliminaries: Radio Setup

Before we actually set up a model there are a few housekeeping things to do with the radio,

including setting the preferred channel order, choosing the stick mode and calibrating the controls.

Turn the radio on and wait for the introduction to finish. You may see warnings about the throttle

setting or switch positions. Note that the radio doesn’t function until the warnings are cleared.

The radio is now ready to set up for first use. Let’s take it a step at a time and do just the minimum

needed to get started.

Home Screens: There are five home screens that display the information such as control

positions, elapsed time, and transmitter voltage. Four of them have the trim positions shown

graphically on the bottom and sides, while the fifth displays telemetry data, if available. Use the UP

and DOWN parts of the cross-shaped key to change between the various home screens.

First Steps with Ersky9X – Version 1 1 of 13

Summary of content (13 pages)

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9XR Pro: First Steps with Ersky9x Welcome to Ersky9x on the 9XR Pro.................................................................................... 1 Getting Started with the 9XR Pro...........................................................................................1 Basic Improvements to the Model Programming...................................................................7 Rotary Wing Models.......................................................................................................
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Here is one of the most useful home screens. It shows graphically the servo outputs of the radio: As a first step, we want to get to the Radio Setup and other screens that provide information and enable the adjustment of settings relating to the basic functioning of the transmitter. Press the left side of the cross-shaped navigation button for about half a second. We’ll call this LONG LEFT, as opposed to a short press LEFT. You’ll soon get used to this very important difference.
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has throttle on the right and elevator on the left. Using the on-screen diagram as a guide, select the mode that matches the physical setup of your transmitter (instructions can be found on-line about how to change the physical transmitter mode if necessary). Make sure none of the stick functions (RUD, ELE, etc.) is highlighted, as that would mean the stick direction is reversed relative to trim direction.
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Model Setup Press SHORT RIGHT and you will be at page 1 of 13, Setup 01. Take a quick look at the whole page but you don’t need to change it yet. All of the default settings should work for now. You can come back later and fill in the blanks for Name, Timer and other settings using the details provided in the manual Ersky9x for the 9XR Pro Explained.
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Throttle Cut Using a template. Even for a simple model, though, we need to be safe. Assuming the model is electric powered, we need a way to prevent the motor starting accidentally, potentially causing damage or injury. We need a throttle lock switch. This is easy to arrange because Ersky9x provides several templates, one of which will do the job. Short presses LEFT or RIGHT will take you to page 12/13, the Templates screen.
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To set a sticky safety switch on the throttle channel, just select type as X, set the switch as THR and the value as -100% (i.e., full low throttle). In this case Channel 3 (i.e., the third servo socket on the Rx) is the throttle channel. When the THR switch is positive then the sticky throttle cut is active. To see how 'sticky' throttle cut works, long press EXIT to get back to the home screens. Press UP or DOWN to find the home screen which shows graphically the travel of each servo.
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Note: You can also reverse a channel by changing ‘100’ to ‘-100’ in the Mixer screen. With the controls going the correct way, check that you have sufficient control movement and not too much. Adjust the mechanical linkage, i.e., the servo arm length and the control horn length, to give the correct movement. Later, we’ll see how to use the features of the radio to adjust control throws and response, but for now you should have a setup that works like a simple, nonprogrammable transmitter.
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Turn on your model. You should already have set it mechanically to give plenty of control, but here you can dial down the response. Adjust the weight value until you are happy that the high rate travel is suitable. Let’s suppose you choose 90%. Now move down to highlight the DrSw1 value. You can choose any physical switch here by using the LEFT/RIGHT keys.
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In the MIXER screen (page 5/13) you see a summary of the mixes for each output channel. The list down the left shows the numbers of the channels into which you plug the servo leads. Let's enter an aileron-to-rudder to mix for our Piper Cub. Move the cursor down to highlight RUD. Press Menu. A pop-up screen appears: Select INSERT and press MENU. This adds an extra line for the Rudder servo channel that allows it to be controlled by the Aileron stick.
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The rudder servo now has 20% movement when the aileron moves 100%. In a turn when you move the aileron stick to bank the aircraft the rudder will move to give a better coordinated turn without the pilot having to move the rudder at all. But when steering on the ground, for example, you still have 100% control of the rudder by using the rudder stick. The plus sign means the two inputs to the rudder channel are added together. Of course there are many other useful mixes.
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Matching 9XR Pro Throw to Other Radio Systems It’s important to note that 100% on Ersky9x firmware corresponds to 125% on traditional transmitters. Conversely, 100% on a Spektrum or Futaba transmitter is equivalent to 80% on the 9XR Pro. This matters if you are trying to match an existing setup designed for a traditional radio. Limiting throw is really critical when it comes to programming ultra-micro models, such as the BNF models from Blade, E-Flite and ParkZone.
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timer count down or count up, your model name can be announced at start up. See Using Voice with Ersky9x for details. Compatible telemetry is available for the FrSky system and will soon be for DSM-type systems. You will need to use a transmitter module and receiver with telemetry capabilities, along with suitable sensors. The most useful parameters include signal strength received by the model (RSSI), battery voltage, fuel level, and (for gliders) variometer data.
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Further Information For additional information to help you understand and make best use of your Turnigy 9XR Pro, see the other manuals in this series and/or go to one of the forums dedicated to this transmitter and the open source firmware it uses. 9XR Pro Manuals The following manuals are designed to help you get the most out of your Turnigy 9XR Pro. They are available at: http://openrcforums.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=7 1. 9XR Pro: Introduction to the Hardware 2. 9XR Pro: First Steps with Ersky9x 3.