Ack, do you know what mode your transmitter is in (1or 2) ?
After reading your last post at lest ten times, it's hard to tell, it almost like your trying to change the mode when binding, it doesn't work like that, you have to do it in the menu. But also seems like you have the mode is set to a particular mode in the menu but the gimbal spring set to the other?
Edit: maybe I read it more ten times, or I'm just very slow (lol) DamoRC beat to it by a long shot while I was typing (lol)
Andrew, DamoRC:
The switch under the protective cover on the back of the unit - set at the factory and undisturbed by me - is set to 2/4.
At one point early on, I was able to, with the receiver servo plugs set as DamoRC suggested, control throttle with the left up/dowm joystick, rudder with the left right/left joystick and elevator with the right up/down joystick. It was at this point, when trying to move the rudder to the right joystick by plugging into the aileron reciever plug, that everything went to "Heck in a handbag".
At that point, the joystick positions flip-flopped. When ever I try to bind, I get a"throttle not set to zero" alarm. Zeroing the right joystick (previously the elevator control) causes binding to continue with the result that there is no control over any surface along with no throttle control, either.
I have tried a number of resets to no avail. the problem persists. All batteries are fresh and recharged.
My next step is to contact Spektrum. The flowchart process in the manual is VERY hard to follow and the typeface is incredibly small and hard to read (see previous posts)..