Amewi ARROW 5 User manual

AMEWI Trade e.K.
Nikolaus-Otto-Str. 18
33178 Borchen - German
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[email protected]
Item No. 26088
Instruction Manual

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Welcome !
AMEWI TRADE e.K.
Is a young, fresh, international Import and Wholesale company in the RC and Toy
industry located in Paderborn.
Our product range contains over 6000 articles.
Containing to it are Cars, Helicopters, Quadrocopters, Boats and Tanks including a
lot of extra parts and all needed spare parts.
Our distribution network contains over 600 specialist dealers and online shops.
AMEWI Trade e.K. is an Wholesale Company.
We only distribute our goods to retailers.
IF you are an End-Customer who is buying AMEWI-Products , you contract with your
retailer.
In case of warranty please always contact your retailer.

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Catalog
Important Statement 3
Safety Precautions 3
Safe Notice for Battery 4
Charging Instruction for balance charger 5
Safety notice before sailing 6
Boat and transmitter instruction 6
Battery case 9
Boat function introduction 14
Maintenance and Repair 16
Spare parts replacement instruction diagram 15
Circuit diagram 17
Troubleshooting Guide 20

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Important Statement
Thank you for buying AMEWI’s product. Our product is special control substances
and people who under 14 years old must not use the product. Please read this
brochure carefully before using the product. You are regarded as accepting all
contents in this user manual when using this product.
This product is not an ordinary toy but a piece of complicated remote boat model
which is integrated with professional knowledge by mechanic, electronic, air
mechanics, high-frequency emission etc. It’s supported to play the boat under
legal laws and safety water area. The users promise to be responsible for their
behavior when using this product.
We undertake no liability for those accidents caused by environment, illegal
behavior, improper operation and refitting after sale of the product.
We have entrusted the distributor to provide technology support and after-sale
service. If you have any question about use, operation, repair etc., please contact
the local distributor.
This product is suitable for experienced RC model users aged 14 years or above.
This product contains small parts, please put it out of child’s reach.
The playing field must be legally approved by your local government. Do not play
the boat in the swimming pool or near the people who is swimming in the water
area. Playing field must spacious enough.
(1) Playing field
* Keep the package and user manual so as to refer to the important information whenever.
* Only use the Amewi’s original or authorized spare parts and accessories, otherwise ,we
are not responsible for any injuries or damage(s) that may caused.
Safety Precautions:
(3) Keep away from obstacles and crowd
The speed and status of a running RC boat is uncertain and it may cause potential
danger. So the user must keep away from crowd, obstacles in the water etc.
when operating a running RC boat. Do not play the boat in rainy, storm, thunder
and lighting weather for the safety of user, around people and their property.
(2) Use correctly
For safety elements, please only use Amewi spare parts to replace the damaged
parts. Improper assembly, broken hull, defective electronic equipment or unskilled
operation all may cause unpredictable accidents such as boat damage or human
injury. Please pay special attention to safety operation and have good knowledge
of accident responsibility that the user may cause.
(4) Keep away from salt water environment
The boat inside is consisted of precise electronic components. Salt water may
damage electronic components and cause accident.
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(5) Safe operation
Please operate the RC boat in accordance with your physical status and playing
skill. Fatigue, listlessness and improper operation may increase the rate of
accident. Before playing the boat, please make sure no water plants to avoid
propeller from getting tangled as this may cause damage to boat. It’s not
suggested to play it under this condition.
(6) Keep away from rotating parts
After power on the boat, rotating parts like propellers may cause serious injury
and damage. Keep face and body away from rotating parts.
(7) Keep away from heat
(8) The boat should be controlled within max control distance. Do not play the boat in place
with signal interference. Or may cause signal interruption and the boat will be out of control,
which may result in accident.
(9) Do not touch the hot motor to avoid being burnt.
(10) Please use the recommended charger only. Power off the boat before cleaning it.
Check the charger, charging plug etc. regularly to ensure they can work well. If there is any
damage, stop using it immediately till it’s fixed well.
The RC boat is made of metal, fiber, plastic, electronic components etc. Keep
away from heat and sunshine to avoid distortion and damage.
Safe Notice for Battery
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* Keep the battery away from children and animals.
* Discontinue charging if you notice the battery is swollen.
* Do not charge the battery once it is crashed or damaged.
* Check the battery if any damage after crash.
* Do not overcharge the battery.
* Keep the battery away from flammable material or liquid.
* Do not put the battery on high temperature place, store it in a proper container
to avoid damage or explode.
* Do not put the battery into your pocket or bag to avoid contacting with sharp
objects or metal.
* Do not dissemble, refit and repair the battery.
* Do not use the battery to crash or hit hard surface.
* Do not put the battery in water and keep it in dry place at ambient temperature.
* Do not leave the battery without supervision when charging.
* Make sure that there is no short circuit of the power wire.
* Please use the recommended charger only.
* Check the charger’s wire, plug, surface regularly. Do not use any broken charger.
* If do not fly the drone more than one week, maintain the drone battery with
about 50% power to keep its performance and working life.

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Security Warning
Charging operation(Diagram)：1. When charging, the balance charger should be put in dry and ventilated place,
keep the battery away from flammable material or liquid.
2. The balance charger only can charge for Lithium polymer batteries. It only can
charge a group of 2 strings or 3 strings of batteries, can not charge for 2 or
above groups of batteries at the same time, otherwise it will damage the charger
or batteries.
3. When charging, you must pick out the battery from the boat. Do not leave the
battery without supervision when charging to avoid any accident.
4. Don’t charge for the Lipo batteries at once after running, and the battery is still
not yet cooling down. Otherwise, it may cause battery to get swollen.
5. Before connecting the battery and charger, please make sure that the polarity
is correct.
6. When charging the battery, please make sure no external force impact or fall
down, otherwise it may cause internal short circuit and result in danger.
7. In order to make sure your safe usage, please obey the instruction and use
original charging configuration( Power adapter and balance charger) and Lipo
battery. When the Lipo battery gets aging and bulging, please replace with new
one in time.
8. After fully charged the battery, if don’t remove it from the charger for some time,
then it may cause auto discharge and resulting in battery power loss. When the
charger defects the voltage is lower than rating voltage, then it will charge again
until full. Long-term repeated charge and discharge may shorten the battery life.
Power input socket
11.1V battery pack
charging socket
Plug the adapter into the
AC power socket AC
100-240V, its output end
to connect with balance
charger and the red indicator
of balance charger keep solid,
the green indicator will keep
flashing alternatively.
Plug the battery
connector into the
balance charger
port.
When charging,
the green indicator
will keep solid green.
After fully charged,
the green indicator
will be off.
Power indicator Charging/ fully
charged indicator
7.4V battery pack
charging socket
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Charging Instruction for balance charger

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Safety notice before sailing
1. Please make sure the transmitter and boat battery is in full status.
2. Please make sure the transmitter throttle stick and rudder knob can be reset.
3. When power on the equipment, please obey the power on and off order. You
need to power on the transmitter first and then power on the boat. When turn
off, you need to disconnect the boat power and then turn off the transmitter.
Incorrect turn on and turn off order may cause the boat be out of control to
affect yourself and other people’s safety. Please cultivate correct turn on and
turn off habit.
4. Make sure the connection is solid between battery and motor etc. The ongoing
vibration may cause bad connection of power terminal to make the drone out
of control.
5. Improper operation may cause impact to the boat and damage the hull or
propeller, then cause difficult control or unable to control. Please go to the local
distributor to buy new parts for replacement so that the boat will return to its
best status.
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Boat and transmitter instruction
Boat
Cabin outer cover
Left navigation
Water press pieces
Spindle tube Propeller
Outer cover
lock
Outer cover
lock
Right
navigation
Tail rudder
bracket
Rods
Hull
Outlet plugs Tail rudder
Li-Po Battery Disposal & Recycling
Wasted Lithium-Polymer batteries must not be placed with household trash.
Please contact local environmental or waste agency or the supplier of your
model or your nearest Li-Po battery recycling center.

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Exploded diagram
Support bracket
Hull spec
Hull weight
Propeller diameter
Sailing time
630x170x110mm
1233g
40mm
4~6mins Max Speed 35~45Km
120~150 m
180~190mins
Boat battery 2200mAh 11.1V
Lipo Battery charging time
Control range
Support bracket
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Lipo battery
No. Name Name
Hull
Name
1 Cabin outer cover
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Battery board holder2 Cabin inner cover
15 Support bracket
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Pressure water pieces3 EVA waterproof ring
16 Rubber stopper
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O-ring press pieces4 Boat surface
17 Rod
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Right navigation5 Steering gear retainer
18 Rod waterproof ring
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Left navigation6 Steering gear
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Rod retainer7 Spindle tube holder
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Spindle tube
8 Steel rope holder
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Teflon tube Tail rudder rocker arm
9 Brushless motor
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Anti-slip nuts
10 Outlet plugs
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Propeller
2311 Receiver box Propeller holder
No. No.
2412 ESC case Steel rope
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Tail rudder
Tail rudder support bracket
35 Left water press
36 Right water press
Steering knob
Throttle trigger
Transmitter
Forward trim
Backward trim
Power indicator
Left Rudder trim
Right Rudder trim
Power switch
Steering knob
Throttle trigger
Button Function
Press down this button to adjust the throttle forward deviation.
Press down this button to adjust the throttle backward deviation.
Press down this button to adjust the tail rudder left turning deviation.
Press down this button to adjust the tail rudder right turning deviation.
Push right to power on the transmitter, and back to power off.
Twist forward the knob, the boat turns right. Twist backward the knob,
then turn left.
Pull down the throttle trigger and the boat goes forward. Push up the
trigger, then go backward.
Forward trim
Backward trim
Left Rudder trim
Right Rudder trim
Power switch

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Battery case
Boat battery installation method
1. Twist to left or right to open the outer cover lock(Picture 1), then open up the
cabin cover(picture 2).
Open the battery cover on the back side of the transmitter and put 4 1.5V alkaline
batteries (AA, not included) into the box in accordance with electrode instructions.
Battery installation:
Picture 1
Picture 2
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2. Two left cabin inner cover lock twisted to right and open them. And the right
two locks turns to left to open(picture 3), then you can take out the inner cabin
cover(picture 4).
Picture 5
Picture 6
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Picture 3
Picture 4
Lipo battery
5. Connect the Lipo battery socket
with ESC power terminal and the
transmitter will make a sound
dididi, it shows code pairing
successfully.
4. Power on the transmitter, then the transmitter LED indicator will start to flash,
and it shows ready to code
pairing.
Notice: 1. After power on the boat, the motors will make a sound di... Di....
2. The Lipo battery wires need to put aside of the boat to avoid tangled or broken
off by the rudder wheels.
3. If there is a few boats to play together, you need to code pairing one by one, and
can not do it at the same time to avoid improper opertaion and cause danger.
6. After operate above steps, please install the covers as below order:
①Install the inner cover to the hull and then tighten the inner cover lock.
②Install the outer cover to the hull and then tighten the outer cover lock.
3. Put the Lipo battery into the boat battery holder(picture 5), then use velcro tape
to fasten the battery is OK.(Picture 6)
Lipo battery
velcro tape
ABC
电压检测线电源/信号线
电源线
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Picture 7
Picture 8 Picture 9
Check before sailing
2. Don’t fold the water-cooling hose and
keep it smooth inside.
3. Twist the rudder knob towards counterclockwise, the steering gear will turn left
(Picture 8); Twist the Rudder Knob clockwise, the steering gear will turn right
(Picture 9).
4. Make sure that the boat cover is locked up and buckled. Make sure that the tail
rubber stopper is tight to prevent the water from entering.
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1. Check the rotation direction of propeller once power on. ( Picture 7).
Pull back the throttle trigger of transmitter slowly,
the propeller will spin counterclockwise.
Push forward the throttle trigger slowly,
the propeller will spin clockwise.
5. Use the provided screw driver and wrench to fix the screws and ensure that all
screws are fixed and tight.
6. Make sure the power plug and battery wire are connected correctly and tightly.
Keep the battery wire to the boat side to avoid it touching the motor.
Calibration
After a period of sailing, it may be difficult in control if the trimming is unavailable
in direction. Please carry out the following procedures to calibrate the direction.
1. After pairing the frequency, if the steering gear is
not vertically upward (Tolerance within 10° is in
the normal range.)（Picture 10）, please refer
to the instruction for steering gear replacement
on page 14 and then calibrate the steering gear.
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Picture 11
2. Check if the tail rubber is perpendicular to the boat, if the angle is not vertical
slightly, use the provided hexagon wrench to release the screw for holding rod
(Picture 11), then re-calibrate and fix the screw.
3. If boat slightly yaw during sailing, it can be adjusted by using the trimming button.
Notice：1. Keep away from propeller during calibration to avoid injury or damage.
2. The floating waste in water may easy to damage the steering gear or propeller
when the boat sailing at high speed. Please replace the damaged steering gear
or propeller in time.
How to operate the boat:
To move forward
To move backwards
To turn left
1. Pull back the throttle trigger of the transmitter.
2. Push forward the throttle trigger of the transmitter.
3. Pull back the throttle trigger of the transmitter and move the steering knob
counterclockwise
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To turn right
4. Pull back the throttle trigger of the transmitter and move the steering knob
clockwise.
Pull back
6. If the boat drifts to the right: Press the left rudder trim on the transmitter and
the boat will gradually correct the rudder alignment. It will start moving straight.
7. If the boat drift to the left: Press the right rudder trim on the transmitter and the
boat will gradually correct the rudder alignment. It will start moving straight.
5. If the boat capsizes: Push forward the throttle trigger of the transmitter and then
pull back at once. The boat will then return to normal. (The capsize reset
function will turn off automatically when the boat in low battery.)
Left Rudder trim
Right Rudder trim

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Low Battery Alarm
Boat function introduction
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9. If the boat still moves backwards when the throttle trigger is in the middle
position: Press forward trim until the boat stops going backwards.
Forward trim
When the boat in low battery, the transmitter will beep” di.di.di...” constantly to
remind the user to remote back the boat as soon as possible. And the boat speed
will slow down to half and the battery only can last about 1 minute at such
condition. Otherwise the it may cause over discharge to damage the battery or
low battery to loose control. The capsize reset function will turn off automatically
when the boat in low battery.
Out of Range Alarm
When the boat is running out of the max remote control distance, the transmitter
will Beep“didi...didi...didi...” to alarm the user to remote back the boat immediately.
Or the boat may be out of control and run away.
When the transmitter in low battery, the transmitter will beep ” di...di...di...” to
remind the user to remote back the boat to replace the batteries as soon as
possible. Or the boat may be out of control.
8. If the boat still moves forward when the throttle trigger is in the middle position:
Press backward trim until the boat stops going forward.
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Propeller replacement
Spare parts replacement instruction diagram
1. Squeeze the motor and fix it in position by hand (Picture 12)；2. Use the tool to remove the anti-slip nut in the back of propeller in
counterclockwise direction and pull out the propeller;
3. Install the new propeller as picture shown.
4. Use the tool to fix the anti-slip nut in clockwise direction.
Notice: 1. Cut off the power before you replace the propeller.
2. The side with notch of propeller shall fit toward the fixed part of propeller,
otherwise the boat can not sail.
Steel rope replacement instruction
Picture 15
Picture 14
Picture 12 Propeller install direction
Picture 13
Notice: The steel rope will be cut off easily when it gets stuck with waste.Please make sure
to avoid the waste in the water. Please cut off the power before you replace the steel
rope.
1. Squeeze the motor and fix it in position by hand (Picture 12)
2. Use the tool to remove the anti-slip nut back of propeller in clockwise and pull
out the propeller.
3. Use the provided hexagon wrench to remove
the fixed part of propeller. (Picture 14)
4. Use 2 provided wrenches to remove the steel
rope fixed part in counterclockwise, then pull
out the damaged steel rope.
5. The procedure of steer rope replacement is
reverse of the disassemble procedure.
Wrench
Pull out
Fixed part of
steel rope
Motor

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1. When RC boat stops running, the battery must be removed.
2. After playing the boat, if any water inside the hull, then you need to pick out the
rubber stopper and tilt the boat to one side to pour out the water. Then put on
the rubber stopper and press tightly.
3. To avoid painted surfaces of the boat from getting damaged and long time
exposure to the sun. Every time after playing, you need to clean the boat and
dry the hull to make sure the boat is in good condition.
4. If the RC boat is not used for a long time, disconnect the boat battery from the
terminal and also remove the transmitter batteries to avoid leakage of the
battery as this may damage the transmitter or boat.
Maintenance and Repair
Picture 18
3. Install the rod into the second hole of
steering gear arm( picture 18).
4. Install the steering gear into its slot and lock
the press pieces and rod screws (picture 19).
Picture 19
Install the steering gear into its slot
Lock the screw
Lock rod screw
Steering gear replacement
When the steering gear is damaged, you need to take out the steering gear holder,
and pick out the defective part, then loose the steering gear arm. When install the
new steering gear, power on the boat and install the arm to the steering gear, lock
the fasten parts, then it’s ok to play.
1. Disassemble the rod screw, and then loose the steering gear press part and
take out the steering gear.(Picture 16)
2. When the new steering gear is powered on, install the arm and fasten the screw,
please take care of the vertical degree( picture 17).
(There is some tolerance which is normal)
Picture 17
Picture 16
Rod screw
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Circuit diagram
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Voltage detection line
Power supply / signal line
Steering gear line
Lipo battery
Steering gear
Receiver
Power supply / signal
line ( line 3 )
Voltage detection
line ( line 1 )
Steering gear signal line
黑色线红色线黄色线
Power line
Yellow line
Red line
Brown line
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Important Statement
Due to the continuous improvement of products, the design or technical parameters will
be modified without prior notice.
All content in this user manual have been checked carefully. If there is any question of
printing or mistake, the company reserves the rights of final explanation.
Thank you again for your choice and your trust!
Troubleshooting Guide
Problem Problem Cause SolutionNo.
The
transmitter
indicator
light is off
Fail to pair
the drone
with
transmitter
The boat
is under-
powered
or can
not sail.
The boat
tilts to
one side.
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1. Low battery. 1. Replace the transmitter battery.
2. The battery positive pole and negative
pole are in reverse order.
2. Install the battery in accordance with
the user manual.
3. Poor Contact. 3. Clean the dirt between the battery and
the battery slice.
1. Indicator light is off. 1. The same as above 1.2.3.
2. There is interfering signal nearby. 2. Restart the drone and power on the
transmitter.
3. Improper operation. 3. Operate the drone step by step in
accordance with the user manual.
4. The electronic component is damaged
for frequent crash.
4. To buy spare parts from local seller and
replace damaged parts.
1. The propeller deformed seriously. 1. Replace the propeller.
2. Incorrect installation of propeller. 2. Install the propeller in accordance with
the user manual.
3. Low battery. 3. Recharge the drone battery as per
instruction.
4. The battery is expired or over discharge
protection.
4. Buy a new battery from local seller to
replace the battery.
5. Poor contact. 5. Disconnect the battery and then
connect it with the plug again.
1. The steering gear arm is not vertical
seriously.
1. Calibrate the steering gear arm as per
instruction.
2. The tail rudder is not vertical seriously.
2. Calibrate the tail rudder as per instruction.
3. The steering gear slips. 3. Replace the new steering gear as per
instruction.