JohnR
10-19-2006, 10:23 AM
The First Full-Range 2.4GHz System for All Types of Aircraft Spektrum® DX7 7-Channel 2.4GHz DSM2™ Aircraft System
With the DX7 you’ll be able to fly anything from tiny electric helis to big gas powered IMAC planes without regard to frequencies and free from fear of interference. Calling this kind of thing “revolutionary” just doesn’t cut it. It is nothing less than a quantum leap in RC technology that will change how you fly forever. Never again will the availability of a frequency pin dictate when you can take off. Never again will you have to ask, “What channel are you on?” Never again will your flying experience be marred by model-generated RF noise, spill-over from commercial broadcast towers, or anyone on another RC system.
About the only problem you and the rest of your club will have when you all start flying with Spektrum is what to do with the frequency board.
DSM2—Security and Speed
Unlike most first-of-its-kind innovations, DSM2 is not an unproven concept. It is based on the exact same Spektrum 2.4GHz DSM® (Digital Spectrum Modulation) that RC car racers as well as micro electric and park flyer modelers have been enjoying for at least two years now. Like DSM, DSM2 provides an impenetrable radio link that's immune to every known type of RC interference. And because it operates at 1024-bit resolution, it provides the kind of precision normally found in much pricier radios.
The big difference with DSM2, is that in addition to absolute precision and complete freedom from interference, it processes its signal faster than any high-end 72MHz PCM system. In fact, many of the pilots who have tested the DX7 describe DSM2’s response time as almost telekinetic. You’ll feel more connected with your model than every before.
AR7000—Spectacular Signal Clarity
The AR7000 dual receiver that comes with the DX7 is key to the system’s incredibly robust RF link. Comprised of a compact main receiver that is linked to an even smaller satellite receiver by a 6-inch lead, the AR7000 acts as a pair of extremely sharp RF “eyes” that each take in a slightly different view of the signal environment. Information from both receivers is then processed by patent-pending Spektrum software that takes information from each receiver and combines it to form the most vivid “picture” of an RF signal than has ever been possible before.
What’s more, there are no long antennas to accommodate. The AR7000’s short 3-inch antennas don’t require any external exposure, so installation is an absolute breeze.
ModelMatch™ and ServoSync™--Extra Safety and Precision
DSM2 and the AR7000 aren’t the DX7’s only marvels. Spektrum engineers have come up with two more patent-pending innovations that you’ll wonder how you ever lived without—ModelMatch and ServoSync.
ModelMatch puts an end to the “wrong model” syndrome. Almost everyone that flies RC has at one time or another crashed because they neglected to verify the model name on the transmitter display in their preflight check. A unique code is embedded in the DX7’s signal so that if the wrong model’s name is on the screen, the model’s controls simply won’t respond.
ServoSync is an ingenious new feature that actually re-sequences the bits of data the DX7 transmits based on the type of mixing you select. So, if you have a dual elevator on your big Extra or a 3-servo CCPM setup on your heli, ServoSync will see to it that those servos working together receive their impulses together. The result is more synchronized servo movement which translates into an undeniable, locked-in feel when you fly.
AR6000 Compatible
DX6 owners and anyone else who flies small electric models will be pleased to know that the AR6000 receiver works perfectly with DX7, too. In fact, the AR6000 will actually benefit from the DX7’s signal speed advantages, as well as ModelMatch and ServoSync. So whatever the aircraft in your collection, be it a .60-size heli or a 15-ounce foamie, you can fly it with the DX7.
More Than Enough Programming Features to Grow With You In addition to its groundbreaking DSM2 technology, the DX7’s programmability is tops. Assignable switches, all-in-one dual rate/expo options, plenty of P-mixes, 20- model memory, software for airplanes and helicopters—you’ll be able to do it all on a highly-refined, detailed dot-matrix screen.
Here are just a few of the advanced programming features that make the DX7 such a capable radio for so many airplane and heli applications.
3-Position Flap Mixing
The DX7 incorporates a three-position flap system that allows the flap and elevator positions to be preset in all three switch positions. An auto function automatically retracts the flaps when the throttle is raised above a preset point such as during an aborted landing or touch-and-go.
Single Screen Dual Rate/Exponential
Punch in dual rate and exponential values in the same screen for aileron elevator and rudder and see the result clearly and graphically depicted on the displayed curve.
Servo Monitor
Keep real time tabs on each channel’s control position, direction of movement and mixing relationship with this all-in-one servo monitor that can help you visualize mixes before flying.
Switch Assignment
The DX7 offers switch assignment that lets you conveniently combine dual rates on one of many switches or program them to be activated separately.
5-Point Heli Throttle and Pitch Curves
Four flight modes (normal, stunt 1, stunt 2 and hold) are available each with its own five- point throttle and pitch curve. Graphical depiction of the curves makes adjustments clear and easy to understand.
Gyro Sensing
The gyro function allows two gyro gain presets that can be automatically accessed via flight modes or with the rudder dual rate switch.
CCPM Mixing
The DX7 supports mechanical mix helis as well as three types of CCPM mixing, including 2 servo 100*, 3 servo 90* and the most common 3 servo 120*. Swashplate aileron, elevator and pitch values are independently adjustable making precise setup easy.
It also includes:
- AR7000 Dual Receiver
- 4-DS821 72 oz/in digital servos
- 1500mAh Tx battery with 6-hour duration
The System
The DX7 DSM2 transmitter features airplane and heli software, 20-model memory and all the programming functions you would ever need for anything requiring
7 channels. And the large dot matrix, LCD screen makes accessing and using the software simple and straightforward.
Item#: SPM2710 DX7 2.4GHz DSM 7-Channel Airplane System $349.99
SPM2712 DX7 2.4GHz DSM 7-Channel Heli System $349.99
SPM6070 AR7000 Dual Receiver $109.99
Spektrum is distributed exclusively by:
Horizon Hobby, Inc.
4105 Fieldstone Rd.
Champaign, IL 61822
(217) 352-1913
www.spektrumrc.com
With the DX7 you’ll be able to fly anything from tiny electric helis to big gas powered IMAC planes without regard to frequencies and free from fear of interference. Calling this kind of thing “revolutionary” just doesn’t cut it. It is nothing less than a quantum leap in RC technology that will change how you fly forever. Never again will the availability of a frequency pin dictate when you can take off. Never again will you have to ask, “What channel are you on?” Never again will your flying experience be marred by model-generated RF noise, spill-over from commercial broadcast towers, or anyone on another RC system.
About the only problem you and the rest of your club will have when you all start flying with Spektrum is what to do with the frequency board.
DSM2—Security and Speed
Unlike most first-of-its-kind innovations, DSM2 is not an unproven concept. It is based on the exact same Spektrum 2.4GHz DSM® (Digital Spectrum Modulation) that RC car racers as well as micro electric and park flyer modelers have been enjoying for at least two years now. Like DSM, DSM2 provides an impenetrable radio link that's immune to every known type of RC interference. And because it operates at 1024-bit resolution, it provides the kind of precision normally found in much pricier radios.
The big difference with DSM2, is that in addition to absolute precision and complete freedom from interference, it processes its signal faster than any high-end 72MHz PCM system. In fact, many of the pilots who have tested the DX7 describe DSM2’s response time as almost telekinetic. You’ll feel more connected with your model than every before.
AR7000—Spectacular Signal Clarity
The AR7000 dual receiver that comes with the DX7 is key to the system’s incredibly robust RF link. Comprised of a compact main receiver that is linked to an even smaller satellite receiver by a 6-inch lead, the AR7000 acts as a pair of extremely sharp RF “eyes” that each take in a slightly different view of the signal environment. Information from both receivers is then processed by patent-pending Spektrum software that takes information from each receiver and combines it to form the most vivid “picture” of an RF signal than has ever been possible before.
What’s more, there are no long antennas to accommodate. The AR7000’s short 3-inch antennas don’t require any external exposure, so installation is an absolute breeze.
ModelMatch™ and ServoSync™--Extra Safety and Precision
DSM2 and the AR7000 aren’t the DX7’s only marvels. Spektrum engineers have come up with two more patent-pending innovations that you’ll wonder how you ever lived without—ModelMatch and ServoSync.
ModelMatch puts an end to the “wrong model” syndrome. Almost everyone that flies RC has at one time or another crashed because they neglected to verify the model name on the transmitter display in their preflight check. A unique code is embedded in the DX7’s signal so that if the wrong model’s name is on the screen, the model’s controls simply won’t respond.
ServoSync is an ingenious new feature that actually re-sequences the bits of data the DX7 transmits based on the type of mixing you select. So, if you have a dual elevator on your big Extra or a 3-servo CCPM setup on your heli, ServoSync will see to it that those servos working together receive their impulses together. The result is more synchronized servo movement which translates into an undeniable, locked-in feel when you fly.
AR6000 Compatible
DX6 owners and anyone else who flies small electric models will be pleased to know that the AR6000 receiver works perfectly with DX7, too. In fact, the AR6000 will actually benefit from the DX7’s signal speed advantages, as well as ModelMatch and ServoSync. So whatever the aircraft in your collection, be it a .60-size heli or a 15-ounce foamie, you can fly it with the DX7.
More Than Enough Programming Features to Grow With You In addition to its groundbreaking DSM2 technology, the DX7’s programmability is tops. Assignable switches, all-in-one dual rate/expo options, plenty of P-mixes, 20- model memory, software for airplanes and helicopters—you’ll be able to do it all on a highly-refined, detailed dot-matrix screen.
Here are just a few of the advanced programming features that make the DX7 such a capable radio for so many airplane and heli applications.
3-Position Flap Mixing
The DX7 incorporates a three-position flap system that allows the flap and elevator positions to be preset in all three switch positions. An auto function automatically retracts the flaps when the throttle is raised above a preset point such as during an aborted landing or touch-and-go.
Single Screen Dual Rate/Exponential
Punch in dual rate and exponential values in the same screen for aileron elevator and rudder and see the result clearly and graphically depicted on the displayed curve.
Servo Monitor
Keep real time tabs on each channel’s control position, direction of movement and mixing relationship with this all-in-one servo monitor that can help you visualize mixes before flying.
Switch Assignment
The DX7 offers switch assignment that lets you conveniently combine dual rates on one of many switches or program them to be activated separately.
5-Point Heli Throttle and Pitch Curves
Four flight modes (normal, stunt 1, stunt 2 and hold) are available each with its own five- point throttle and pitch curve. Graphical depiction of the curves makes adjustments clear and easy to understand.
Gyro Sensing
The gyro function allows two gyro gain presets that can be automatically accessed via flight modes or with the rudder dual rate switch.
CCPM Mixing
The DX7 supports mechanical mix helis as well as three types of CCPM mixing, including 2 servo 100*, 3 servo 90* and the most common 3 servo 120*. Swashplate aileron, elevator and pitch values are independently adjustable making precise setup easy.
It also includes:
- AR7000 Dual Receiver
- 4-DS821 72 oz/in digital servos
- 1500mAh Tx battery with 6-hour duration
The System
The DX7 DSM2 transmitter features airplane and heli software, 20-model memory and all the programming functions you would ever need for anything requiring
7 channels. And the large dot matrix, LCD screen makes accessing and using the software simple and straightforward.
Item#: SPM2710 DX7 2.4GHz DSM 7-Channel Airplane System $349.99
SPM2712 DX7 2.4GHz DSM 7-Channel Heli System $349.99
SPM6070 AR7000 Dual Receiver $109.99
Spektrum is distributed exclusively by:
Horizon Hobby, Inc.
4105 Fieldstone Rd.
Champaign, IL 61822
(217) 352-1913
www.spektrumrc.com