Hitec Eclise 7 radio setup

It seems there are a few people out there like me that because we did not know any better purchased the Eclipse 7 for use with the ECO only to find out that we will have to use the mechanical mixer because the TX does not have 90 deg swash mixing. Do not worry it is possible and this is how it is done.

First thing you need to do is set up your RX like this;-

• Channel 1 - Aileron. This goes to the servo on the left side of the swash (When I say the left I mean the left when your are standing beside the ECO and both of your noses are pointing in the same direction)
• Channel 2 - Elevator. This goes to the servo on the back of the swash.
• Channel 3 - Throttle. Goes to your ESC (also powers your RX via the BEC)
• Channel 4 - Rudder. Goes to your tail servo.
• Channel 6 - Pitch. Goes to the servo on the right of your swash.

Now we move to the TX. Use the manual to set yourself up a 180 deg swash Heli, the manual is quite clear and I had no problem following it but if there is enough call for it I will do a step by step for this.

OK, here is where we actually get the swash to work correctly. If you turn your RX and TX on (engine disconnected please) and increase and decrease the throttle you will see that the swash tilts back and forth, this is not desired behavior. What we need to do is get those pitch movements working on the servo on the back (Channel 2).

To do this we are going to use one of the Programmable Mixers on the TX. To do this we have to enter "Programming Mode", it is done like this;-

1. Make sure your ECO's battery is disconnected and your TX is on (and your ECO is selected)
2. Hit the first two buttons at the same time on the bottom left (Edit up and down, not Engine lock cut). The TX should now have something like EPA 100% on it.
3. Hit the Edit up button (First button on the left) 6 times until you see PMX1 inh (Stands for Programmable Mixer 1 Inhibit).
4. Hit the Active/Inhibit button (Last button on the Right) the display will change and have a lot of junk on it.
5. Select the Master Channel by hitting the Cursor Right button (4th button).
6. Set the Master Channel to 6 by hitting the Data Increase button 5 times (5th Button).
7. Select the Slave Channel by hitting the Cursor Right button (4th button).
8. Set the Slave Channel to 2 by hitting the Data Increase button once (5th Button).
9. Select the Mix Ratio by hitting the Cursor Right button (4th button).
10. Select the Mix Ratio to 70% by hitting the Data Decrease button 30 times (6th Button, and you can just hold it down, you don't really need to do it 30 times).
11. Turn on the mixer by switching the top right switch toward you. The screen should now look like this;-

12. Your done!! Exit from Programming mode (first two buttons at the same time on the bottom left) hook up your ECO (engine disconnected still) and move the throttle, the swash should now move up and down smoothly.

1. You may need to reverse some servos, I did not my servos just worked correctly.
2. You will notice that the Elevator Trim is backwards, don't worry this is normal with this mix.

Happy Flying