Phoenix not working!!!!!!!!!

[coptermanic]

I knew it.

I get a message saying that the Transmitter is not connected, even though it is, so consequently, it will NOT work.

Why do I bother????????

[tonystevens]

i get that message when my tx i switched on.make sure your tx is switched off when you plug it in

[liambaker996]

make sure you tx is not switched on and then plug in the leed do not turn on you tx

[Delta7]

also, on my one, you have to push it in quite firmly else the same message keeps appearing !

[Gav]

got to be dodgy connection or something like that - could be the little inline connector between main cable and transmitter adaptor cable - give it a good push and make sure its fully home

[coptermanic]

Yes after some dogged persistence, I realized it would not work if the TX switch was on. Wish it said that somewhere!!!!!!!!! Argh!!!!!!!!!!!

[coptermanic]

So, after more persistence:
I cannot get the governor to work
There is no sound
I cannot enable the GEAR/FMODE switch to get into STUNT
With the Trex600 3d model selected, I do not get STUNT throttle curves
It flies nothing like my 600, either in NORM or STUNT

So, as I expected, I need some setup help cos I really do not know what I am doing!!!!!!

[PossessedGR]

There is no sound

If you go to program setup,there is a section for sound,there you can choose xaudio,openAL or directsound.Change settings and see if you have audio,if not then maybe something went wrong during installation of phoenix or maybe your audio card drivers need updating.

I cannot get the governor to work

All models in phoenix have governor enabled by default,you don't need to set anything up.The moment you throttle stick reaches 25% governor enables.

With the Trex600 3d model selected, I do not get STUNT throttle curves
It flies nothing like my 600, either in NORM or STUNT

Set up a model in your transmitter that is set for 1 servo normal,do not choose 120 degrees or anything else.Set up pitch and throttle curves for normal,stunt 1,2 like on a real rc model,but during calibration of your transmitter you need to use linear throttle and pitch curves.

If you do these,normally you 'll just use the f.mode switch,you won't need to press any key for stunt mode.If it stills behaves strange try updating card drivers,re-installing phoenix and setting up again your transmitter.

[robgt]

Which Tx are you using and have you gone through the calibration process and done everything it asks you to do at each step?

Cheers,
Rob

[coptermanic]

TX is a DX6i, so I cannot for the life of me work out why I am having such a problem. Loads of guys must have set it up for either this TX or the DX7.

[bolders]

I guess you are using a DX6i as its in ur sig. If so set up a new model for computer use and choose ACRO mode (not HELI mode) and leave all settings on the transmitter as default this will then give you use of the GEAR/FMODE toggle switch and the FLAP/GYRO toggle switch

The full assignments are as follow

Channel 1 - Throttle on transmitter - Assign to Throttle AND Collective Pitch in Phoenix
Channel 2 - Aeileron on Tx - Assign to Cyclic Roll in Phoenix
Channel 3 - Elevator on Tx - Assign to Cyclic Pitch in Phoenix
Channel 4 - Rudder on Tx - Assign to Tail Rotor in Phoenix

Channel 5 - GEAR/F MODE toggle switch - Assign to Idle up in Phoenix
Channel 6 - FLAP/GYRO toggle switch - Assign to what you want (maybe throttle hold) [for this switch to work you need to set FLAPS in your DX6i ADJUST menu to +100 for NORM and -100 for LAND]

In Phoenix I have the X in the checkbox of Tail Rotor, Cyclic Pitch and Cyclic Roll to reverse the channels

If you are unsure if the reverse settings are correct a good way to check is to show the contoller in Phoenix and check your Tx stick movements against the controller displayed on the screen.

To show the controller goto the bar at the top of the screen select VIEW/ DISPLAYS/ then select show/hide controller

edit: also toggle the GEAR/F-MODE and FLAP/GYRO switches when you are calibrating the extents of the sticks rather than in the next stage where Pheonix asks you to toggle the switches. Tiddler found that calibrating the sticks at this point solved some of his problems

see here
http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/phoeni...i-phoenix.html

[Mart61]

Why do I bother????????

Buggered if I know!