Spektrum AR636 6-Channel AS3X Sport Receiver Owner's manual

Brand: Spektrum

Model: AR636 6-Channel AS3X Sport Receiver

Category: Toy parts

Type: Owner's manual

Instruction Manual

Bedienungsanleitung

Manuel d’utilisation

Manuale di Istruzioni

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• Setalltransmittersettingsto

default.

Important: The Aileron, Elevator

and Rudder settings in the

transmitter must remain at their

factory default values. Settings for

reverse, sub trim, travel adjustment,

expo and dual rate must be done in

the App only.

1.Installthereceiverinoneof8

possibleorientationsusingdouble

sidedtape.

2.Theservoportsmustbefacingthe

frontorrearoftheaircraft.

3.Thereceivermustbemounted

paralleltotheroll,pitchandyaw

axis(NOTANGLED).

1.Insertthebindplugintointhe

receiverbindportandpoweron

thereceiver.TheLEDshouldblink

toindicatethereceiverisinbind

mode.

2.Bindthetransmittertothereceiver

atlowthrottle.Refertoyour

transmitter’smanualfordetails

onhowtobindtoyourspecic

transmitter.

Togetmoreinformation,includingdetailsondownloading

theSpektrum™AS3X

MobileProgrammingApplication,

visitwww.SpektrumRC.com/AS3XorscanthisQRcode.

Transmitter Setup Connecting to the Receiver

Plug servo leads into assigned ports

Installing the Receiver

Binding

Getting Started

CLEAR

BACK

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AR636 shown

1.Connecttheservoplugonthe

audiointerfacecabletotheBIND/

PROGportonyourreceiver.

2.Powerthereceiverthroughany

openchannel.

3.Connecttheaudioplugonthe

interfacecabletotheaudiojack

onyourmobiledevice.Thevolume

MUSTbeturneduptofull.

4.Ensureyouhavesecurereceiver

dataportandaudiodataport

connections.

Ifthereceiverisbeingconnected

forthersttime,theAppwill

automaticallyopeninModelWizard

intheModelSetupscreen.

*Minimum system requirements:

iOS 6.0, iPhone 4, iPod 4th gen and Android 4.0

*Does not apply to iOS Devices.

If your Android device does not recognize the receiver*

1.Ensureyouhavesecurereceiverdata

portandaudiodataportconnections.

2.Disconnecttheaudioplugfromthe

device.

3.Separatetheservoplugsinthemiddle

oftheinterfacecable.

4.Flipthedeviceservoplug180degrees

andre-connecttheservoplugs.

5.Re-connecttheaudioplugtothe

device.

Normal Model Type

• Port1:Throttle

• Port2:Aileron

• Port3:Elevator

• Port4:Rudder

• Port5:Gear/Flap

• Port6:Left

Aileron

(ifequippedwith

dualservos)

Delta /

Elevon Model Type

• Port1:Throttle

• Port2:Right

Aileron

• Port3:Left

Aileron

• Port4:Rudder

• Port5:Gear

• Port6:Aux1

Typical Servo Port Assignments*:

Port1

Bind/Prog

Port2

Port3

Port4

Port5

Port6

*AR636 shown for reference. Port assignments

will be similar for all AS3X receivers. Refer to your

receivers manual for more information.

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Navigation

1. and movetothenextorpreviousscreenintheWizard.

2.The appearsattheendoftheWizard.TapthesquaretosavetheairplanecongurationandtoexittheWizard.

The Wizard

TheWizardstartsautomaticallywhenyouopentheappforthersttime.

1.Selectaphotoforthemodel(optional).

2.NametheModel.

3.Selectthereceiverthatyouwanttoprogram.Ifareceiverisalreadybound

andconnectedtothemobiledevice,theappwillauto-detectthereceiver.

4.Selectyourtransmitter.

Model Setup

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Telltheapphowthereceiverismountedinyouraircraft.

1.Toipthereceiverhorizontally,swipeLEFTorRIGHT.

2.Toipthereceiververtically,swipeUPorDOWN.

Theservopinsmustalwayspointtowardthenoseortailoftheaircraft.

Receiver orientation

Selectthetransmitterchannelyouwanttouseforightmodes.

Flight Mode Setup

1.Swipeleftorrightacrossthewingtochangethewingtype.

2.Swipeleftorrightacrossthetailtochangethetailtype.Ifatailtypeisnot

available,itisbecauseyouhaverunoutofchannelsinthereceiver.

Wing Type

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Theportassignmentscreenshowsyouwheretoconnecttheservostothe

receiver.Nooptionsareavailableonthisscreen;itisonlyusedforreference.

Port Assignment

YouhavetheoptionofselectingPresetorHoldforeachreceiverport.Ifyou

aren’tsurewhateachportdoes,tapthe toreturntothePortAssignment

screen.

Failsafe

Tap each surface to access the following:

Ifthesurfacemovesinthewrongdirectionwhenyoumovethecontrol

stickonthetransmitter,taptheselectortoreversethedirection.

Servo Reverse

Surface Setup

• ServoReverse

• SubTrim

• Travel

• Balance

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1. TapSUBTRIMtoaccessthesubtrimvalue.

2.Tapthe-or+tochangethesubtrimvalue.Tapping-movesthetrimto

theLeftand+movesthetrimtotheRight.

3.TapSUBTRIMagaintosavethevalue.

1. TapTRAVELtoaccessthetraveladjustgraph.

2.Toadjustthetravelvaluesdragupordownontheverticallinetoadjust

theLeft/Rightvaluessimultaneously.

 •Directionscanbeadjustedatthesametimeorindependently.Toadjust

directionsatthesametime,makesurebothdirectionsareorange.

Active: Directionisorange

 Inactive: Directionisgray

Sub Trim

Travel

Thebalancefunctionisa7-pointcurveusedtopreventbindingwhenmultiple

servosareusedonasinglecontrolsurface.Toadjustthebalanceonacontrol

surface,drageachofthe7pointsonthecurveuntilthecontrolsurfacemoves

withoutbinding.

Press toreturntotheWizard.

Balance

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AS3X Settings

TheInitialSetupmenuenablesyoutoviewindividualscreenswithoutusing

theWizard.YouwillalsousetheInitialSetupmenutoperformaModelReset,

sharemodellesviae-mailoraccesstheWizard.SomescreensintheInitial

Setupmenualsohaveprogrammingcapabilitiesthatarenotavailableinthe

Wizard.

Initial Setup

SelectthetransmitterchannelyouwishtousefortheFlightModeswitch.

Tip: IfyouwishtousetheGearchannelforightmodes,butalsowish

tousea3-positionswitch,youwillneedtoassigntheGearchanneltoa

3-positionswitchinthetransmitter.

ThePortAssignmentscreenenablesyoutochangethereceiverport

assignmentforeachsurface.

CAUTION: Changingtheportassignmentsmaycauseissueswith

othercontrolsurfacesormixesthatyouhaveprogrammedinyour

transmitter.Alwaysperformacontroltestandsetfailsafevaluesbefore

yingyouraircraft.Failuretodosomayresultintheaircraftcrashing.

• Gray port assignemnts are not in use.

• Orange port assignments are currently in use.

• Red port assignments are currently being used as part of a

mix.

IMPORTANT: IfyouselectAircraftTypeintheInitialSetupmenu,the

followingpop-upalertappears:

“Reselecting your aircraft type will reset all your surface settings. Are

you sure you want to continue.”

Ifyouselect“Continue”,youmustre-programallofyourtravelvalues,dualrates,

etc.

Flight Mode Switch

Port Assignment

Wing Type

SurfaceSetupisthelaststepintheWizard.Pressthe intheupperright

cornertosavesettingsandexittheWizard.Theapplicationwilldisplaythe

AS3XSettingsmenuafterexitingtheWizard.

Exit the Wizard

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Resetstheactivemodelintheapplication.

Attachestheactivemodelletoanewemail.Theemailrecipientcanopen

theattachmentintheAS3XProgrammerapp.

Model Reset

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• PositiveExpodecreasescontrolsticksensitivitynearcenter.

• NegativeExpoincreasescontrolsticksensitivitynearcenter.

1. SwipeleftorrighttochangebetweenRoll,

PitchandYaw.

2.SelectaightmodetoaccesstheExpocurve.

3.DragthecurveUPorDOWNtoadjusttheExpovalues.

• Directionscanbeadjustedatthesametimeorindependently.Toadjust

directionsatthesametime,makesurebothdirectionsareorange.

Active: Directionisorange

 Inactive: Directionisgray

4.Pressthe toreturntothemainExposcreen.

Expo

DualRateisapercentageoftheTravelvalue.

1. SwipeleftorrighttochangebetweenRoll,

PitchandYaw.

2.SelectaightmodetoaccesstheDualRatecurve.

3.DragthecurveUPorDOWNtoadjusttheDualRatevalues.

• Directionscanbeadjustedatthesametimeorindependently.Toadjust

directionsatthesametime,makesurebothdirectionsareorange.

Active: Directionisorange

 Inactive: Directionisgray

4.Pressthe toreturntothemainDualRatescreen.

Dual Rate

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GainisapercentageoftheTravelvalue.

1. SwipeleftorrighttochangebetweenRoll,PitchandYaw

2.SelectaightmodetoaccesstheGaincurve.

3.DragthecurvetoadjusttheGainvalues.

• Directionscanbeadjustedatthesametimeorindependently.Toadjust

directionsatthesametime,makesurebothdirectionsareorange.

Active: Directionisorange

 Inactive: Directionisgray

Gain & Priority

WhenABSisselected,theRateandHeadingGainvaluesthatare

programmedintheApplicationarexed(absolute)foreachgivenight

modeandarenotadjustablefromthetransmitter.

WhenRELisselected,theRateandHeadinggainvaluesareadjustable

fromthetransmitter.Thisallowsinightgainadjustments.SomeSpektrum

transmittersfeatureanAS3Xscreenthatallowsthegaintobeadjusted

fromthetransmitteranddisplaystheactivevalueforeachgainthat

includespriorityinrealtime.

IMPORTANT: WhenRELisselected,thegainvalueintheapplication

representsthemaximumavailablegain.

ABS- Absolute

REL- Relative

1.DragupordownintheblackareaofthecurvetoadjusttheRateGain.

2.DragupordownontheverticallinetoadjusttheHeadingGain.Heading

Gainisonlyactivewhenthetransmittercontrolstickisnearcenter.

3.DragleftorrightacrosstheverticallinetoadjusttheStickPriority.

AdjustingthePriorityenablesyoutoturnthegainoffwhenthe

transmittercontrolstickreachesacertainposition.

4 Pressthe toreturntotheGainscreen.

TheMixingmenuintheAS3XProgrammerAppisonlyusedformixes

involvingcontrolsurfaces.Anymixesinvolvinglights,retracts,etc.should

beprogrammedinyourtransmitterasusual.Sixprogrammablemixesare

availableintheapp.

1. Pressthe“+”tocreateanewmix.

2.Assignthemasterandslavechannels.

3.Assignmixvalues.

4.Pressthesyncbuttontosavethemixandsendtheprogrammingtothe

receiver.Youmustsendthemixprogrammingtothereceiverbeforeyoucan

createanothermix.

Mixing

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TheDashboardscreenenablesyoutoseeallofthegain,dualrateandexposettingsforeachFlightMode.Youcanalsoadjustthevaluesbyselectinganyofthe

valueboxes.

Dashboard

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