X5C remote

Trap Shooter

Trap Shooter

Member
Hi all. I'm new here and have a question. Might sound stupid to you guys, but I do
not know electronics.
We've been flying our X5C and finally getting good at it. We were flying it last night
and it was going great. But, I went to fly it this morning and found that the controls
were backwards. The left/right is now on the thrust side of the remote, and the spin
is on the forward/backward side. How did that happen? How can I fix it?
Thanks for any reply,
Doug
 
RENOV8R

RENOV8R

Well-Known Member
You just switched it from Mode 2 to Mode 1. Press the mode button on the top-left corner of your transmitter and you'll be back to normal.
 
Rick M

Rick M

Absent-minded professor
Yeah, what they term "mode" is actually high/low rate. The mode switch is a combination of holding one of the trim buttons one direction while turning the Tx on. I disremember which, but I keep a list of undocumented Syma commands at home. There are several that aren't in any of their manuals.
 
Rick M

Rick M

Absent-minded professor
If I remember, when I get home I'll post my list of undocumented Tx commands for the Syma quads. There are a couple of more worth knowing: Rest all trims to zero, and reset headless mode heading (for the Syma birds that have headless mode). Actually, I remember that one - it's both sticks down and left.
 
Rick M

Rick M

Absent-minded professor
A couple more that aren't documented:

Tx low/high power mode toggle: Hold right stick vertical trim up, turn Tx power on, bind, flashing signal bars on the LED display = LOW (this toggles the transmitter power. The low power mode gives you extremely short range. Rarely, a Syma transmitter ships in low power mode.

Zero all trims: Hold left stick horizontal trim left, turn power on - 3 beeps confirms
 
Kent Jefferson

Kent Jefferson

Member
Some more X5C questions. Why does Mode 2 change the controls? Is there some advantage in doing that? I was just getting used to controlling my X5C, and Mode 2 got me all confused! : ( Also, does H and L - change the motor speed?
 
Rick M

Rick M

Absent-minded professor
The transmitter mode IS the layout of the controls. If you were a German RC fan, you would wonder who uses what SYma calls Mode 2, because it seems wrong to you.

High and low rates do not change motor speed. They just control how much the quad will pitch and roll when you move the right stick up, down, left, and right. The pitch and roll inputs give you more range in higher rates.
 
Kent Jefferson

Kent Jefferson

Member
Rick M said:
The transmitter mode IS the layout of the controls. If you were a German RC fan, you would wonder who uses what SYma calls Mode 2, because it seems wrong to you.

High and low rates do not change motor speed. They just control how much the quad will pitch and roll when you move the right stick up, down, left, and right. The pitch and roll inputs give you more range in higher rates.
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imho - since there are NO adjustable flight-control surfaces - it must be a "motor control" speed adjustment.
 
Trap Shooter

Trap Shooter

Member
I agree with Rick, the motor speed doesn't change. The reaction of pitch and roll
are just faster. Motor is faster to react to the controller, but motor speed
isn't any faster in overall peak RPM .
 
Kent Jefferson

Kent Jefferson

Member
I'm just a novice at flying drones - but I don't need someone pissing up my leg, and telling me it's raining! I joined this forum, to learn all I can about the Sport of Droning, I don't need people feeding me false information! ALL Maneuvers - performed by drones, are "Motor Speed" adjustments! The propeller motors - are the ONLY adjustable flight-control surface. (EX. To go forward - you MUST increase the rear motor speeds. To bank right - you MUST increase the left motor speeds!) I would hope that the commenters in this forum, consider themselves good ambassadors, to the Sport of Droning - and not just folks with negative comments, with a need to feel knowledgeable. :(
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Rick M

Rick M

Absent-minded professor
Kent Jefferson said:
I'm just a novice at flying drones - but I don't need someone pissing up my leg, and telling me it's raining! I joined this forum, to learn all I can about the Sport of Droning, I don't need people feeding me false information! ALL Maneuvers - performed by drones, are "Motor Speed" adjustments! The propeller motors - are the ONLY adjustable flight-control surface. (EX. To go forward - you MUST increase the rear motor speeds. To bank right - you MUST increase the left motor speeds!) I would hope that the commenters in this forum, consider themselves good ambassadors, to the Sport of Droning - and not just folks with negative comments, with a need to feel knowledgeable. :(
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Well, that wasn't insulting or condescending at all.

No one suggested the motor speeds don't change in response to inputs from throttle, pitch or yaw. Obviously, they do. Your question (correct me if I'm wrong) was whether the motor speeds change when you switch from low to high rate on the transmitter settings. They do not.

You asked a question, you were given a correct answer.
 
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Kent Jefferson

Kent Jefferson

Member
Switching from low to high, must necessarily change the motor speeds. There is NO other way - to make a quad more responsive. imho. If you have a "positive" explanation to the contrary, I would enjoy hearing your theory.
 
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