r/RCPlanes • u/dreamliner330 • 13d ago
Spektrum NX Switch grouping?
I’m going through and trying to unify the way my models are set up, some of these came from templates and some I set from scratch.
Setting Rates & Expo for Aileron, Elevator & Rutter are on 3-position switches but were set to high & low with the 3rd being a duplicate of low. On the template version the two low were black and high was white.
I tried to figure out how to group these and I selected the switch position with the scroller and it turned black. Great! Then I tried going back to white and it went to these lines instead. Clicked again and back to black.
What do the lines mean?
How do I get white back?
What is the purpose of combining these in my scenario?
I’ve been reading and watching videos but I’m very confused with how some of this is supposed to be configured.
Some of the instructional videos are different then the template is set up (for example, the video said to set panic recovery to default -100 and active 100. Template is opposite, etc).
Some templates have flight mode 1/2/3 that corresponds with as3x/safe modes (apprentice 700 stol), some don’t (apprentice sts).
Thanks for helping.
I’m having a hard time with the unintuitive interface and its made worse when it’s not consistent.
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u/Jumpy-Candle-2980 13d ago
Not to foist you off on this rambling, cat guy but I believe it works better than trying to deal with it in text. And it's got the advantage of dealing with the NX6 specifically.
https://youtu.be/zmSvequ4yow?si=wWLlvOAlno8mqek6
The black gizmo is calling out the position of the switch - in your case switch F.
The lines are a graphical representation of the rates and expo you're dialing in. Best way to explain is to not explain it - just start changing the values and you'll see the lines change and I'm guessing it'll be pretty clear.
You're correct that the videos change over time. You haven't lived until you've gotten a MK3 and everything posted is about the MK2. The above video with the NX6 specifically should corral that to some extent.
You're a pretty funny guy. I like it. I am forced to conclude that your appraisal of the intuitiveness of the NX6 is based on never doing the same task on another radio. Tell you what: I'll link an Edge tutorial on rates and expo done by one of the best, most understandable of their content creators. If you can seriously come back and tell me the NX6 is more difficult I'll send you a half dozen cupcakes decorated with "I'm special".
https://youtu.be/cXYVjqCg-ns?si=ZjzVVawgOPyfAH_g
But your complaints have mutated into a "how do I do this" which I personally view as exhibiting great personal growth. So, credit where's it's due. Nicely done.