Another Newbie needs help with FMS connection

[fatloafer]

Help please!

I'm a dumb-ass newbie and am trying to resist the temptation just to go out to the park and crash my new ESKY Honey Bee 4 channel heli. So I am trying to get the transmitter to operate the FMS simulator. No luck so far.

I don't even know if this question is posted in the right section, so I've repeated it in all the 'interface' sections.

I have installed PPJoy and PICJoy on 2 machines (XP and Win2000)
No errors on installation.
Which serial protocol should I be using? I have a choice of :-

FMS PIC 9600 baud (Generic)
FMS PIC 9600 baud (0xF0+ sync)
FMS PIC 19200 baud (0xFF+ sync)
Zhen Hua 5 byte protocol
Aero Chopper serial

but no matter which one I choose, PPJoyCom just sits there with a message 'waiting for stream init'

This question has probably been answered 1000 times, but can someone please do one more.....I have contacted my supplier, who are very helpful, but have really only directed me onto this forum.

My transmitter has the following on the front
E sky 4 channel transmitter
0404
PPM

And an added-on momentary 'TRN' switch at the top (what does this do; no reference to it in the instructions in the box)

Thanks
Anthony

[fatloafer]

I've just taken me interface cable apart. There's no PIC microcontroller in the cable! Have I been sold a dud?

[bluefalcon888]