Carrera RC Green Chopper II Mode D'emploi page 7

Contents of package
1x Helicopter
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1x Controller
1x USB charging cable
4x 1.5 V Mignon AA batteries (non-rechargeable)
Recharging the LiPo rechargeable
battery
Make sure you only charge the LiPo rechargeable battery
supplied with the LiPo charging unit also supplied (USB
cable and remote control). In case you try to charge the re-
chargeable battery with a diff erent LiPo battery charger or
any other battery charger, this might cause serious damag-
es. Please carefully read the previous chapter about warn-
ings and guidelines on the usage of rechargeable batteries
before proceeding.
Charging via computer:
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• Connect the USB charging cable with the USB
port of a computer. The LED on the USB charger
cable lights green indicating that the charger unit
is correctly connected to the computer.
If you plug in a helicopter with a discharged bat-
tery, the LED on the USB charging cable does
not light up; this shows that the helicopter bat-
tery is being charged. The USB charging cable
and the charging socket on the helicopter are
designed to make incorrect connection impos-
sible.
• It takes about 30 minutes to recharge a discharged
battery (but NOT a deep-discharged one). When
the battery is fully charged, the LED display on the
USB charger cable lights up green again.
Note: When supplied, the lipo-battery is already partially
charged so the fi rst charging cycle may well take less time.
It is essential to follow the connection sequence given
above! If you have the charger cable only connected
to the helicopter and not to a source of electricity,
please note the following: The green LED display does
not necessarily indicate the battery is still adequately
charged.
While charging, the power switch must be in the "OFF"
position.
Inserting the batteries in the
remote control
Open the battery compartment with a screwdriver
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and insert the batteries in the remote control.
Please keep in mind the correct polarity. After
having closed the compartment you can check all
functions of the remote control with the help of the
power-switch on the front. With the power-switch
turned ON and proper functioning, the top center
LED on the remote control will light up red.
When the control LED fl ashes rapidly, the batter-
ies in the controller must be changed.
Frequency bind between model
and remote control
The Carrera RC helicopter and the remote control
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are frequency bound at purchase. Should there
occur any problems with the communication be-
tween the Carrera RC helicopter and the remote
control at the beginning, please carry out a new
frequency bind.
• Connect the plug-in connection at the model and
switch on the model at the ON/OFF switch.
• The LED in the helicopter now fl ashes in rhyth-
mically-accelerating sequence.
• Switch on the controller at the ON/OFF switch.
While connecting, the controller emits a signal
tone.
• Place the charged helicopter on a fl at surface.
• Allow the helicopter a few moments until the
system is correctly initialised and is ready for
operation.
• The control LED now lights continuously once
again, indicating that the connection is ended.
Checklist for fl ight preparation
This checklist does not replace the contents of the operating
instructions. Although it can be used as a quick-start-guide
we strongly advise to fi rst read the operating instructions in
detail before you proceed.
• Check the contents of the package
• Connect the charging unit to the source of power.
• Charge the lipo-battery as described in the section "Charg-
ing the lipo-battery".
• Fit four AA batteries in the controller, making sure their po-
larity is correct.
• Look for a suitable environment for fl ying
• Place the helicopter on a fl at surface
• Switch on the model at the ON/OFF switch.
• Turn the remote control on at the ON/OFF switch.
• The LED in the helicopter now fl ashes in rhythmically-
accelerating sequence.
• During the binding process, the controller emits an acous-
tic signal.
• Allow the helicopter a few moments until the system is cor-
rectly initialised and is ready for operation. The LED in the
helicopter now lights continuously.
• Repeat the above points as required, if you wish to fl y more
helicopters at the same time.
• Check the control system
• Make yourself familiar with the control system
• Trim the helicopter as necessary as described under "Con-
trolling the helicopter", so that when hovering the helicopter
no longer moves from the spot, until given a command by
the controller.
• The helicopter is now ready to be fl own.
• If the helicopter displays no functions, retry the above bind-
ing procedure.
• Fly the model
• Land the model
• Switch the model off at the ON/OFF switch
• Always switch off the remote control last
Range of functions of the remote
control
1. Antenna
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2. Power switch (ON / OFF)
3. Control LED
5 4. Gas · tail (spinning in circles)
5. Forward/backward tail (spinning in circles)
6. Trimmer for tail
7. Battery compartment
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Description of helicopter
1. Coaxial rotor system
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2. Tail rotor
3. Socket for charging the lipo-battery
4. Landing skids
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5. ON-/OFF switch
Controlling the helicopter
In case you don´t know the control functions of
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your Carrera RC helicopter yet, please take some
minutes before the fi rst fl ight in or to make your-
self familiar with them. The descriptions left or
right refer to the view out of the cockpit (pilote´s
view). Push the throttle up to increase the rota-
tional speed of the main rotor blades. Increase the
rotational speed of the main rotor blades and the
model will start to ascend.
If you push down the throttle and thus reduce the
rotational speed of the main rotor blades the heli-
copter will descend. When the model has lifted off
the ground you can get it into stationary hovering
without abrupt ascending or descending by care-
fully moving the throttle upwards and downwards.
Move the right lever (tail) to the left and the heli-
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copter's nose turns (yaws) round the main rotor's
axis in a circle to the left.
Move the right lever (tail) to the right and the heli-
copter's nose turns (yaws) round the main rotor's
axis in a circle to the right.
Use the trimmer for tail until you have reached a
stable neutral position of the helicopter when hov-
ering, without moving the right lever (tail).
The forward-/backward lever controls the
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helicopter´s pitch forward and backward. When
shifting the lever forward the nose of the helicop-
ter will move downwards and the helicopter will fl y
forward. When shifting the forward-/backward le-
ver backward the helicopter will move backwards
and the helicopter will fl y backward.
After having made yourself familiar with the main control
functions and having chosen an appropriate area for fl ying
the helicopter, you can start the fi rst fl ight.
Choosing the fl ight area
When being prepared for the fi rst fl ight you
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should choose a closed room without any
persons or obstacles which is as big as pos-
sible. Due to the size and controllability of the
helicopter experienced pilotes may be able to
fl y the helicopter in relatively small rooms. For
your fi rst fl ights we strongly recommend to
choose a room with a minimum fl oor space of
3 x 3 metres and 2.40 metres of height. After
having trimmed your helicopter for fl ight and
having made yourself familiar with the control-
ling and its functions you may start fl ying in
smaller and less open environments.
The helicopter has exclusively been devel-
oped for indoor use in closed rooms.
Information on trouble-shooting will be found on page 42.
Errors and changes excepted
Colours / fi nal design – changes excepted
Technical changes and design-related changes excepted
Pictograms = symbolic photos