mrG
Rock Crawler
I did a search and didn't see a post for program mix help. I got it to work but seems kinda funky. Can someone help me out?
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Futaba 4PL Setup, Tips, Tricks & Help
- Thread starter Harley
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Hardline
Rock Crawler
I wanna make sure I'm right about this. I'm getting way more cars than I want to buy receivers for. So I think I may velcro them and swap them around as needed.
It's my belief that the TX does not assign a RX to a model. So if you have car A and B, a TX model for A & B, and a receiver for A & B, nothing will happen if you swap the two receivers. As long as it's a paired receiver, the TX doesn't care which one it is.
If the above is true, I can move receivers around freely as needed between various cars. But each car has to have it's own model in the TX.
It's my belief that the TX does not assign a RX to a model. So if you have car A and B, a TX model for A & B, and a receiver for A & B, nothing will happen if you swap the two receivers. As long as it's a paired receiver, the TX doesn't care which one it is.
If the above is true, I can move receivers around freely as needed between various cars. But each car has to have it's own model in the TX.
Charlie-III
I wanna be Dave
I believe (95% sure) that is a true statement.8)
That is completely correct.
mrG
Rock Crawler
Trubble
Proverbial threadkiller
I recently picked up a 4PL, and it came with Model Memory 1 set up for a Special Op, which I assume to be an MOA. Channel 1 is steering, channel 3 is the 3 position switch, and channels 2 & 4 are throttle. I checked all the screens that I know of and all trims are set to 0 and all EPAs to 100%.
Channel 2 is fine, no problem. Channel 4 seems to be overtraveling. If I use the DT4 slide, I can get it peeled back to where channel 4 stops at 100% fwd just like channel 2. However I can't get reverse on channel 4 to stop at 100%. Reverse on 4 seems to be about 118% or basically one column short of the outermost bar, whereas channel 2 stops at the 100% mark.
Like I said, i haven't found a screen yet where the trims or EPAs were set all wonky, every screen I've found looks good. Anyone know what I may be overlooking?
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Channel 2 is fine, no problem. Channel 4 seems to be overtraveling. If I use the DT4 slide, I can get it peeled back to where channel 4 stops at 100% fwd just like channel 2. However I can't get reverse on channel 4 to stop at 100%. Reverse on 4 seems to be about 118% or basically one column short of the outermost bar, whereas channel 2 stops at the 100% mark.
Like I said, i haven't found a screen yet where the trims or EPAs were set all wonky, every screen I've found looks good. Anyone know what I may be overlooking?
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mrG
Rock Crawler
Check your programmable mix settings
canbarelyhover
Newbie
Exact same thing happens to my 4PLS. Screen goes blank when the unit is warm but comes back later when it cools off a bit. I've had it sent it and they replaced the LCD but the issue doesn't seem fixed as the same thing happend a few days after I got it back from futaba.
Did you ever get your issue resolved?
What you are seeing is due to the ESC-RT function.
If you are not using the dual ESC programming than I suggest resetting the model and going from there. You should start with a fresh model on every new truck.
Trubble
Proverbial threadkiller
My thought exactly, just didn't know what was making it do that. Thank you for the tip.
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Diablo666
Quarry Creeper
Just picked up a 4pls "thumbsup". Got it working for my xr and now looking to set it up on the wraith with a winch. How do I use the winch on this Tx? Like spool line out and spool line in. Or is it even possible on this Tx? Thanks for the help.
Trubble
Proverbial threadkiller
Your slide switch (SW2) should default to channel 3. Check your screen, but I would think it'd be channel 1 steering, channel 2 ESC, and channel 3 winch. Then your winch's controller should just plug into the receiver channel 3 and away you go.
Or is your Wraith dual steer? (occupying channels 1 & 3)
Or are you trying to set up a different switch (DT1-DT4) to control the winch?
You're not trying to set up both the XR and the Wraith on the same model memory, are you?
Diablo666
Quarry Creeper
No duel steer and xr has owe receiver and owe model memory. I would like to have it on dt3 or dt4 don't matter just trying to figure it out. Thanks for the help. I will try and look at that sw2 stuff.
Charlie-III
I wanna be Dave
Spell check is a wonderful thing."thumbsup"8)
For the winch, I believe you want a "3 position switch" for whatever channel you're using for it.
Duel = "fighting"
Dual = "two"
;-)8)
Trubble
Proverbial threadkiller
Okay, I just went and tried to do that on mine to see how it's done, and I'm not sure if I'm doing it wrong, or if it just doesn't work that way.
I set up my DT3 to control channel 4 and got it working, but the DT switch acted just like a trim in that I had to hold it in one direction and let it build up. Unless I'm doing it wrong, I think with a winch it'd be kind of a pain to sit there and hold the DT until the winch got going fast enough. Then you'd have to hold it in the other direction to get the thing to stop.
The SW2 might not be in a convenient spot, but at least it's a full on-off-on, so your winch runs at full speed soon as it's called into duty.
If anybody's figured out how to use the DTs as on-off-on, please post up. I'd like to learn about that, too.
Diablo666
Quarry Creeper
I also must be doing something wrong. I can't get the sw2 switch to work the winch. It says it working on screen but no power to winch or any noise.
Charlie-III
I wanna be Dave
Did either of you set of that switch as a 3 position switch????
Stock I believe it's a "trim switch", thus the need to hold it. As a 3 position switch, it should do "100 - 0 - -100"
Do you have the (2 year old??) crawler update??
Diablo666
Quarry Creeper
On the LCD screen when I use the sw2 button it goes to 100 then I put in center it goes 0. I think that I have new update with the pls but I could be wrong. How do I setup a 3 position switch? I have seen a mod that you have to solder in a few things. Is that the one you thinking about.
Diablo666
Quarry Creeper
I got it to work on the sw2 button. Now the problem is the winch motor is always running even in neutral. Thanks for all the help.
Calderwood
I wanna be Dave
I would have to have my radio in front of me to try and figure out the on-off-on but the way you have it now sounds like it may be pretty good depending on what you are using for a winch controller. If I'm not mistaken you could calibrate you esc that controls your winch on the second or third click away from center and that would be full throttle in that direction on your winch. It sounds pretty nice to have 2 or 3 speed settings especially if you are running a fast servo winch.
