sorry guys idiot alert

[anyw]

has the controller been setup for your Blade 400 already or is a brand new

it's brand new came with the blade

so far ive

hold down scrol button and accessed set up list
highlight model type andpressed scroll button

highlight list and pressed the scrol button comes up with

model type
model name 2
monitor


highlight model name 2 and pressed scrol and
it goes to
model1
blade 400
it will only let me highlight blade 400 (which lets me change the name) or list which takes me back

[airtime0007]

Hello mate, your are trying to change the name of the model rateher than the model. GO into the adjust list not the setup list, hit model selet scroll one model to the right and it should read sim. select sim. this will give you a near perfect setup for phoniex. you need to reverse the throttle/pitch in the program. other than that is ready to go. Mine was bundled with a blade400 and came with the sim model memeory pre programmed, meaning if yours is the same you dont need to set up a new one just select the sim mode that already therel.

[MrMajic]

ok got phoenix got my new blade with dx6i and i am stuck already.
blade is staying firmly stuck in the box ,i have spent a long time reading instruction manual and tbh it s way over my head. i want to connect the dx6i upto phoenix,i put the batteries in and turned controller on and it made a bleeping sound and said f mode, i thought it was the low battery alarm so changed the batteies and the same thing happened, when i plug phoenix in exactly the same.
so can someone run through basic steps of setting this controller up to phoenix.
also does it plug straight into the phoenix plug or does it require an adaptor

thanks and sorry for being a pain, i am sure there will be a lot more questions to follow

lol, how weird is this - I work in Exeter (used to live there too) and got my Blade 400, DX6i and Phoenix yesterday too - and had the same issues. The beep happens every minute to remind you that you've got a finite battery life. The controller seems to need to be switched off when it plugged in via the usb connector. Once you've installed and updated Phoenix do a restart.

I had a lot of trouble with settign up the tx, with the throttle not registering etc, but eventually managed to located the pre-progarmmed dx6i in phoenix (IIRC it's in the "your transmitter (or something like that)" menu, then it all worked fine.

THe sound didn't work eitehr untill I selected a different card from one of the menus. Hope you get it working! BTW - you can have training balls on the sim too - good idea if you're planning to use them in "real life"

[joe.lel]

The training balls are near on indestructable though!! NOT like in real life! LOL

[anyw]

Hello mate, your are trying to change the name of the model rateher than the model. GO into the adjust list not the setup list, hit model selet scroll one model to the right and it should read sim. select sim. this will give you a near perfect setup for phoniex. you need to reverse the throttle/pitch in the program. other than that is ready to go. Mine was bundled with a blade400 and came with the sim model memeory pre programmed, meaning if yours is the same you dont need to set up a new one just select the sim mode that already therel.

thank you all for your help, i have managed to set up another model following your instructions and i've used boggy's dx6i setup instructions for the blade, unfortunately it don't look like mine got a sim programed into it.
i think the handset might be faulty when i do the hover training itwont land and when i try without hover training it keeps crashing don't think it's anything to do with my flying ability do you.

mr majic that is a big coincedence do you live near exeter


anyway thank you once again for the help everyone

[airtime0007]

Hello mate glad you got a model set up. have you setup the dx61 in the phoneix program itself.

[anyw]

Hello mate glad you got a model set up. have you setup the dx61 in the phoneix program itself.

i got the controller set up on phoenix i named the 2nd model sim, i think it is working properly.

[airtime0007]

good to hear mate have fun

[anyw]

good to hear mate have fun

i'm having fun but it's so frustrating ,these heli's are like teenagers always seem to do the opposite to what i tell it to do

[airtime0007]

I got a blade 400 like i said, and i honestly think its harder to fly in the sim than it is in real life. The only difference being that it doesnt cost the dosh when you crash.

[sacko]

I got a blade 400 like i said, and i honestly think its harder to fly in the sim than it is in real life. The only difference being that it doesnt cost the dosh when you crash.

True, it is harder, but id rather have it harder on the sim than easier.

Depends how you use the sim, personally I use it so I know what stick movements do what to the heli when im learning something new. Doesnt need to be that realistic then.

[airtime0007]

Yeah i couldnt agree more, its defienetly the right way round. harder in the sim i mean