Spread Spectrum Compatibility With Old Buddy Boxes
05-12-2008 | 02:32 PM
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RE: Spread Spectrum Compatibility With Old Buddy Boxes
We have the same problem...
My son took his brand new DX6i to the local club Tuesday night for his first flight. The instructors were unable to get a JLine Quattro to act as a slave. The DX6i ran the servos fine, but when the training switch is pulled there is no response when the Quattro controls are used. The club experts were baffled, even one who had a DX7. Nearly an hour was spent twiddling with the settings (yes, we made sure the timer function was not connected to the training switch). Also, a second buddy box (also a Quattro) and cable were tried with no success.
The manual is unclear as to any settings that may need to be made, and only mentions that if you are using another DX6i, the settings must be the same.
We want to try again this Tuesday. Is there some secret to making this work?
My son took his brand new DX6i to the local club Tuesday night for his first flight. The instructors were unable to get a JLine Quattro to act as a slave. The DX6i ran the servos fine, but when the training switch is pulled there is no response when the Quattro controls are used. The club experts were baffled, even one who had a DX7. Nearly an hour was spent twiddling with the settings (yes, we made sure the timer function was not connected to the training switch). Also, a second buddy box (also a Quattro) and cable were tried with no success.
The manual is unclear as to any settings that may need to be made, and only mentions that if you are using another DX6i, the settings must be the same.
We want to try again this Tuesday. Is there some secret to making this work?
05-12-2008 | 03:02 PM
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RE: Spread Spectrum Compatibility With Old Buddy Boxes
ORIGINAL: KenWh
We have the same problem...
My son took his brand new DX6i to the local club Tuesday night for his first flight. The instructors were unable to get a JLine Quattro to act as a slave. The DX6i ran the servos fine, but when the training switch is pulled there is no response when the Quattro controls are used. The club experts were baffled, even one who had a DX7. Nearly an hour was spent twiddling with the settings (yes, we made sure the timer function was not connected to the training switch). Also, a second buddy box (also a Quattro) and cable were tried with no success.
The manual is unclear as to any settings that may need to be made, and only mentions that if you are using another DX6i, the settings must be the same.
We want to try again this Tuesday. Is there some secret to making this work?
We have the same problem...
My son took his brand new DX6i to the local club Tuesday night for his first flight. The instructors were unable to get a JLine Quattro to act as a slave. The DX6i ran the servos fine, but when the training switch is pulled there is no response when the Quattro controls are used. The club experts were baffled, even one who had a DX7. Nearly an hour was spent twiddling with the settings (yes, we made sure the timer function was not connected to the training switch). Also, a second buddy box (also a Quattro) and cable were tried with no success.
The manual is unclear as to any settings that may need to be made, and only mentions that if you are using another DX6i, the settings must be the same.
We want to try again this Tuesday. Is there some secret to making this work?
05-12-2008 | 03:12 PM
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RE: Spread Spectrum Compatibility With Old Buddy Boxes
Couldn't find that but did find:
MASTER
The transmitter can be used as a master but the slave transmitter must have the same programming (i.e. reverse,
travel adjust, dual rates, mixes, sub trims, etc.) as the master.
This tells me the Quatro can NOT be used. Hopefully someone will point out that I am wrong. Good luck.
MASTER
The transmitter can be used as a master but the slave transmitter must have the same programming (i.e. reverse,
travel adjust, dual rates, mixes, sub trims, etc.) as the master.
This tells me the Quatro can NOT be used. Hopefully someone will point out that I am wrong. Good luck.
05-12-2008 | 05:23 PM
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RE: Spread Spectrum Compatibility With Old Buddy Boxes
ORIGINAL: bruce88123
Couldn't find that but did find:
MASTER
The transmitter can be used as a master but the slave transmitter must have the same programming (i.e. reverse,
travel adjust, dual rates, mixes, sub trims, etc.) as the master.
This tells me the Quatro can NOT be used. Hopefully someone will point out that I am wrong. Good luck.
Couldn't find that but did find:
MASTER
The transmitter can be used as a master but the slave transmitter must have the same programming (i.e. reverse,
travel adjust, dual rates, mixes, sub trims, etc.) as the master.
This tells me the Quatro can NOT be used. Hopefully someone will point out that I am wrong. Good luck.
05-12-2008 | 06:00 PM
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RE: Spread Spectrum Compatibility With Old Buddy Boxes
futab 9c computer radios can pass on mixing and dual rate capabilities to the slave but the switches to select these modes can onlybe selected on the master so that even a four channel radio may access these functions.
05-12-2008 | 06:13 PM
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RE: Spread Spectrum Compatibility With Old Buddy Boxes
ORIGINAL: rlipsett
futab 9c computer radios can pass on mixing and dual rate capabilities to the slave but the switches to select these modes can onlybe selected on the master so that even a four channel radio may access these functions.
futab 9c computer radios can pass on mixing and dual rate capabilities to the slave but the switches to select these modes can onlybe selected on the master so that even a four channel radio may access these functions.
05-12-2008 | 07:35 PM
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RE: Spread Spectrum Compatibility With Old Buddy Boxes
ORIGINAL: bruce88123
Couldn't find that but did find:
MASTER
The transmitter can be used as a master but the slave transmitter must have the same programming (i.e. reverse,
travel adjust, dual rates, mixes, sub trims, etc.) as the master.
This tells me the Quatro can NOT be used. Hopefully someone will point out that I am wrong. Good luck.
Couldn't find that but did find:
MASTER
The transmitter can be used as a master but the slave transmitter must have the same programming (i.e. reverse,
travel adjust, dual rates, mixes, sub trims, etc.) as the master.
This tells me the Quatro can NOT be used. Hopefully someone will point out that I am wrong. Good luck.
Which of course leads to the question: Which transmitters have the same programming as the DX6i, and can therefore be used as a slave? Only another DX6i, DX7, and a few JRs?
05-12-2008 | 09:27 PM
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RE: Spread Spectrum Compatibility With Old Buddy Boxes
ORIGINAL: KenWh
I had always been led to believe that the programming had to match, so that when the trainer switch is pulled, the controls don't go crazy. I didn't guess that it would prevent any function whatsoever.
I had always been led to believe that the programming had to match, so that when the trainer switch is pulled, the controls don't go crazy. I didn't guess that it would prevent any function whatsoever.
It appears that Spektrum radios do it differently. A strike against them.
05-14-2008 | 09:50 AM
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RE: Spread Spectrum Compatibility With Old Buddy Boxes
ORIGINAL: KenWh
I had always been led to believe that the programming had to match, so that when the trainer switch is pulled, the controls don't go crazy. I didn't guess that it would prevent any function whatsoever.
Which of course leads to the question: Which transmitters have the same programming as the DX6i, and can therefore be used as a slave? Only another DX6i, DX7, and a few JRs?
I had always been led to believe that the programming had to match, so that when the trainer switch is pulled, the controls don't go crazy. I didn't guess that it would prevent any function whatsoever.
Which of course leads to the question: Which transmitters have the same programming as the DX6i, and can therefore be used as a slave? Only another DX6i, DX7, and a few JRs?
Hope this helps all of you coordinating training at your clubs!
Ken,
Thank you for your recent email. You are correct, the S400 also will not
buddy box with the DX6i. The DX6i will work with all other Spektrum and
JR transmitters.
I hope you find this information useful. If you should have any further
questions, please reply to this email or give us a call at
1-877-504-0233.
Thanks,
Matt "Mac" McCarty
Product Support Team Member
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From: kenwhipple
Comments: What units will work as a slave to a DX6i?
My son got a DX6i for his birthday, but when he took it to the club for
his first flight, the club experts were unable to get a JRline Quattro
to work as a buddy box. See
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=7487248
Should the Quattro be able to act as a slave to a DX6i? If not, please
provide a list of what will!
