Help with Dx6i reciever

Picked up my reciever today for the Dx6i Tx. The set up on the reciever looks differant. Does anyone know what plugs into where ?

I started to move things over, First moved the plug from top three plugs left aileron elevator & throttle in since I got no pwr to to three rudder gyro & aux & since I wasn't sure I stopped and figured I ask those who know before I balled it all up LOL

Does pwr for Rx come from Throttle as I suspect it does ?, I thought about this later but have not had time to try it.

Tx is binded to Rx & Tx is programmed to what was shown in manuel basic set up any programming suggestions would be appriciated or is the basic set up OK

Thanks

Jim R

power comes through the throttle plug from the esc. ele and ail are easy, gyro ch4, gyro signal to ch5 and pitch to channel 6.

power comes through the throttle plug from the esc. ele and ail are easy, gyro ch4, gyro signal to ch5 and pitch to channel 6.
I thought the pwr came through the throttle plug
on the Rx whichis Ch 4, Ch5 and Ch 6 I have left: battery/bind
aux
rudder
gear
Jim R

rudder is where gyro goes, the signal wire to gear and pitch to aux...

that's what i said about the power

Thanks I'll set it up asap
any thought about a program ?

what kind of heli are you setting up with the dx6i?

throttle curve is pretty straight forward, but pitch curve will depend on how the head is set up. i suggest you watch the Dx7v3 setup video at heli-freak, it'll explain 99% of what you'll need to know to set up the dx6i, and the layout on the dx6i is different than the dx7, i find it easier to navigate, but all in all its pretty much a means to the same end.

It's an Exceed Raptor G2 ( Walkera36). Head is not adjustable from what I've been told, and it's the stock all plastic head.
so just a basic set up I'm guessing. I've got the throttle/pitch curve set linner from low - high for now, unless you have a suggesdtion.
I may experiment with a steaper pitch curve once I'm sure it's running correctly. I just started basic slow forward flight and very basic turns, all VERY normal flight mode for now LOL
Jim R

your pitch curve should start at around 30 in normal mode or you'll have full negative pitch at 0 throttle, this makes the hovering stick position much higher than it should be. you should have about -2 pitch at 0 throttle so play with the pitch curve until you get that.

here is a fairly basic set up for the head.


The first thing you have to do is set up the head correctly. Pick a new model and name it then in the menu go to advanced menu. Set up the idle up curves first.

for idle up 1 set up the throttle curve to 100-75-50-75-100 and the pitch curve to 0-25-50-100.

then with the transmitter on, unplug the motor from the esc and then plug the battery in. once it all initializes put turn on idle up 1 and put the throttle stick at the mid position and check to make sure the servo arms are at 90 degrees, if they aren't then unscrew the servo arms and put them back on as close as possible to 90. once you have them close then use the sub trims to get them exactly at 90 deg.

once you've done the servos put the rods from the servos to the swashplate on and check the swash level. do this while you're still in idle up at mid stick. you should try to get the swash level when the mixing arms are 90 to the shaft. if you have a leveling tool (most of the ones from a 450 size will work as they have the same shaft diameter) use that. if not then do it by eye. once you have the swash level check the pitch on the blades. they should be at 0 deg of pitch. if you aren't then change the link lengths from the servos to the swashplate to get the pitch to 0. once the pitch is at 0 everything should be level at 90 degs. the servo arms, mixing arms and flybar arms should all be 90 deg to the main shaft.

once you have the swash level at mid stick move the throttle stick to the top and bottom and make sure the swashplate is still level, if it isn't level at the top or bottom use the end points in the radio to make the swash level. at this point the swashplate should be level at bottom, mid and top stick.

this process is not fast and make sure it's done correctly. Once this is done you can set the normal mode curves. throttle will be 0-40-60-80-100 but the pitch curve may be different. I'd try the pitch curve at 30-53-76-100, check the pitch of the blades at the bottom and top stick, they should be -2 and +7 or so.

let me know if you have any questions.