FUTABA 14MZ User manual

14-Channel Computer Radio
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A custom Futaba processor directs all
critical flight control functions. Input for
general operating tasks — such as set-up
and programming — is processed
separately by Windows CE.
Full-Color Touch Screen
The HVGA screen features crystal-clear 640x240
pixel resolution. Transflective technology —
layered transparent and reflecting surfaces —
plus adjustable backlighting and contrast make
it easy to read even in direct sunlight.
R5014DPS Receiver
Uses state-of-the-art Ball Grid Array
(BGA) layered PC board technology.
WFSS (Wireless Frequency Setting
System) simplifies frequency changes
— make them right from the
transmitter, without changing crystals!
Windows Media Player
Save WMA (Windows Media Audio) files on the
Compact Flash card and listen to them through
earphones or the transmitter’s built-in speaker.
Longer Sound File Playback
Want to fly to recorded music or verbal sequences?
Establish your sequence, record it as a digital WMA file,
load it onto the CF card…and with the card in your
transmitter, assign the file to a switch for playback.
Servo Grouping
Each servo’s EPA can be
adjusted separately, so that
control surfaces requiring
multiple servos can be
programmed to work
simultaneously without a
separate servo synchronizer.
Compact Flash Card Data Storage and Transfer
32MB Compact Flash card lets you
increase memory to 100
models…upload digital images of your
aircraft for the display menu…or create
and store audio files.
Intuitive Programming
The graphic interface makes it easy
to navigate through programming
options. From the startup screen,
three secondary menus logically
separate and organize different
programming categories. Moving from
menu to menu takes only a touch.
Real-Time ResponseTM
Breakthrough PCM G3 2048 enables
servos to pick up the slightest stick
movements. Frame rate is 40%
faster than even Futaba’s 9Z —
contributing to response so
immediate, it feels like “real time.”
Note: The 14MZ can also transmit in 1024 PCM and FM/PPM.
Switch Customizing
Reconfigure the eight 14MZ
shoulder switches to your own
preference. Just pull out a
switch to remove it, and plug in
the style you prefer — tall or
short, button or toggle, spring-
loaded or positionable.
Stick Customizing
A tension adjustment lets you tailor stick “feel” to your
own touch. Dual ball bearings on each axis and a long-
life potentiometer ensure smooth, precise control.
Innovative technologies developed specifically for the 14MZ!
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Dual Internal Processors
Voice Prompts
Record up to 24 voice prompts on the CF card by speaking
into the transmitter’s built-in mic. Assign them to specific
switches to hear audio confirmation — such as “Landing
gear down!” — when you move the control.
Like no radio system before it, the 14MZ is a complete,
multi-media experience. In addition to groundbreaking
radio technology, it employs state-of-the-art digital
sound and graphic capabilities to
make controlling your
aircraft more precise
and interactive than
ever before.
Antenna
32MB Compact
Flash Memory
Card
Heavy-Duty Switch Harness
Receiver NiCd Battery Charger
1500mAh Receiver
NiCd Battery
Transmitter Neck Strap
DSC (Direct Servo Control) Cord
7.4, V 2200mAh
Lithium-Ion
Transmitter Battery
Transmitter Li-Ion Battery Charger
Stylus/Wrench Box
R5014DPS PCM G3
2048 Receiver 72MHz
Display Screen Cleaner

• Plug-in swivel antenna
with antenna storage in
transmitter base.
Pre-Programmed Mixes
• Seven wing types, 4 tail types, and 3 motor
types are already programmed into the 14MZ.
• Built-in shortcuts save programming time —
just select the set-up you need!
Finely Tuned Setting Adjustments
• Adjustments are made in ultra-precise 0.5%
increments, compared to the 1% of other radios.
• “Fast forward” option makes setting changes
more quickly, in larger 5% increments.
Variable Dual Rates™(VDR)
• Six factory-set Variable Dual Rate (VDR)
curves can be assigned to any function in
any flight condition configuration.
• Variable Dual Rates (VDR) and Expo can be
combined so they are automatically activated
when a function is activated — no program
mixing required.
• Highly graphic, full color display — can use digital images of your
aircraft as model names, along with 32-character model naming.
• Clear, 640x240 pixel resolution.
• Anti-glare filter and adjustable screen contrast.
• Monitor battery capacity, trim positions, and other critical
parameters with a glance.
• Cuts programming time in half.
• Editing can also be done by
Dial-N-Key to scroll and select.
Servo Grouping™
• Multiple servos controlling a single function can be conveniently grouped
onto one transmitter operation.
• Servos can be plugged into different receiver
channels, even non-consecutively.
• Each servo’s EPA can be adjusted
individually from the transmitter so
that no separate servo synchronizer
is needed for mixing.
Synthesized RF Module
Slider Arms (for easy fingertip rotation)
Gimbal Stick Adjustment Ports
DSC/Trainer Cord Jack
Rubber Grips
Battery Box
Earphone Jack
Battery Charging Jack
Neckstrap Eyelet
Microphone
Speaker
Slider Arms (4) (right and left)
Handle
Antenna Mount
Retractable Knobs (2)
Full-Color Touch Screen Display
Lithium-Ion Battery
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Antenna Storage
• Gimbals with
long-life
potentiometer,
quad bearings,
adjustable
tension and
detent.
• Increase model memory to 100 models.
• Download digital images for the display menu.
• Create and store Windows Media audio files.
• Upgrade programs and functions.
Rotary Dial
Auxiliary Channels (2)
Rotary Dial
Setting Selector
Digital Trim Switches (4)
Access Door
Compact Flash Card Drive
Seven-Color LED Indicator
Customizable Switch Banks (right and left)
color mode condition
yellow fast blink Powering up/powering off
yellow slow blink Start up error
purple on Ready without RF power
sky blue slow blink Setting frequency mode
purple on Frequency setting mode
blue on Trainer/student mode
red slow blink RF module error
green on Ready with RF power
LED Flashing status
• Ball Grid Array (BGA) layered PC board
technology eliminates space-wasting pins.
• Wireless Frequency Setting System (WFSS)
lets you change frequencies without changing crystals.
• Transmitter can be programmed to operate two
receivers simultaneously — a great advantage
for pattern and large-scale modelers.
R5014DPS Receiver 14 Ports
Weight: 32g
Dimensions: 37.7mm wide x 52.2mm long x 16.3 mm high
14MZ Specifics:
• 2048 G3 PCM resolution — twice that of other
high-end radio systems.
• “Backwards compatible” with FM/PPM, and
1024 PCM.
• Combines airplane and glider functions
conveniently into one program.
• Supports 13 different wing types, 3 tail types,
3 motor types and 7 heli swash types.
• Offers 9 total flight conditions (8 plus the default).
• Handles up to 32 selectable functions.
• Features digital trims on all 4 main channels.
™Frequency Change
Confirmation LED
Programmable Direct Keys
Quad-Bearing Gimbals

ELE TO CAMBER
INFORMATION
FUNCTION THROTTLE CUTEND POINT (ATV)FAIL SAFESERVO REVERSE DATA RESETDUAL MONITORTIMERIDLE DOWNSUB-TRIM
AIRBRAKE TO ELE SNAP ROLLRUD TO ELERUD TO AILELE TO CAMBER GYROMULTI ENGFUEL MIXTUREAIRBRAKECAMBER MIX
ACCELERATION PIT TO RUDPIT TO NEEDLETHROTTLE MIXSWASH MIX GOVERNORGYROFUEL MIXTURETHROTTLE HOLD
The most instantly noticeable innovation of the 14MZ is its full- color, touch screen display. Text characters are supplemented with graphics and, if desired, your own digital photos to convey a huge amount of information clearly and efficiently.
The speed of the touch screen — and the brilliantly intuitive structure of the programming menus — allow any flier to make creative programming modifications quickly and with complete confidence!
Functions that stay constant for any given model you select, even after a change in flight condition, are organized within the Linkage Menu. These basic settings include Model Addition, Model Type, Frequency, End Point, and more.
The changing flight situations that your model encounters demand different set-ups that you can use in an instant. You’ll program and engage these specific flight conditions for your airplane, helicopter, glider or jet in the Model Menu.
The System Menu consists primarily of functions which are used to set up the 14MZ transmitter. These remain constant for whatever model and flight conditions you select from the Linkage and Model Menus.
MAIN NAVIGATION (STARTUP) SCREEN
LINKAGE MENU
H/W REVERSESWITCHUSER NAMEDATE & TIMEDISPLAY
FREQUENCYSOUNDSPICTUREMODEL TYPEMODEL SELECTSERVO MONITOR
AIL TO RUDAIL DIFFERENTIALPROG. MIXESAFR (D/R)CONDITION SELECTSERVO MONITOR
THROTTLE CRVPITCH CURVESPROG. MIXESAFR (D/R)CONDITION SELECTSERVO MONITOR
TRAINER (TEACHER)
SYSTEM MENU HELI MODEL MENU
AIRPLANE MODEL MENU

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Futaba 14MZ owners are entitled to FREE membership into the
Futaba 14MZ Flyers Club — an elite association of modelers
who share an appreciation for the finest equipment available in
the R/C hobby. As a registered Flyers Club member, you’ll
receive exclusive access to 14MZ merchandise as well as
periodic update information and special offers.
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More information about the 14MZ is as
close as your computer, at www.14MZ.com.
You can also take a “virtual tour” of the
14MZ transmitter...read the latest product
reviews...subscribe to receive e-mail
notifications of site updates...and more.
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One Year Limited Warranty
Futaba digital proportional R/C systems are warranted to the original purchaser for one
full year from the date of purchase against defects in material and workmanship. During
this period, Futaba will repair or replace, at our discretion, the defective component.
This warranty does not apply to improperly installed, handled, or abused systems, radios
which have been damaged in a crash, nor to any unit which has been repaired or altered
by unauthorized agencies. Under no circumstances will the buyer be entitled to
consequential or incidental damages. This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights.
You may have other rights which vary from state to state. Batteries and plastic housings
are not covered by warranty.
This warranty applies to Futaba products purchased and used in the United States,
Canada, and Mexico.
In the unlikely event that your Futaba
equipment ever requires service, you can
count on Futaba’s exceptional Service
Center to get you back into action fact.
Staffed by expert technicians and
equipped with the most advanced
diagnostic tools, the Service Center gives
your Futaba radio system the
knowledgeable care it deserves. If a repair is needed, they get
it right the first time.
And the Service Center’s location in the central United States
means that shipping to most areas of the country takes only
two days. You get your return package fast — without paying
overnight shipping charges.
Futaba Service Center
Futaba Service Center USA
3002 N. Apollo Dr. Suite 1, Champaign, IL 61822
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