Spektrum DX5e Operations

electricRC

HbbyFLyr
I acquired a Spektrum DX5e about a month ago and am finally getting to the point of finishing up an airplane and flying. The "manual" is pretty sparse and I have some questions concering the 5e.
1. The 5e comes with Hi/Lo rates, can these rates be changed by the user and how? If not what are these rates set at from
the factory?
2. It seems that all planes use channel 5 as a mode channel (Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced), can it be used for anything else? If it can, how is the channel set up? Can the 1/2 mode also be set up separately (ex. two-position flaps)?

Thanks for any help for this beginner.