ARC HELI-X CUPID DP User manual

Instruction
Instruction
Instruction
InstructionManual
M anual
Manual
Manual
For2.4GHzVersion
CUPID
CUPID
CUPID
CUPIDDP
DP
DP
DP
Mini
Mini
Mini
MiniCoaxial
C oaxial
Coaxial
CoaxialR/C
R /C
R/C
R/CElectric
E lectric
Electric
ElectricHelicopter
H elicopter
Helicopter
Helicopter
Specifications:
Specifications:
Specifications:
Specifications:
MainRotorDiameter:270mm
FuselageLength:315mm
Weight:144g
Battery：7.4V500mAhLi-PoBattery
RadioController:2.4GHz4channels

SAFETY
SAFETY
SAFETY
SAFETYNOTES
N OTES
NOTES
NOTES
Pleasereadthroughtheinstructionscarefullybeforeusingthismodel.Paymuchattentiontoall
precautionsandwarningstoensurethesafestoperation.
WARNINGS
WARNINGS
WARNINGS
WARNINGS：
Thishelicopterisnotatoyanditisaprecisionmachinerequiringproperassemblyandsetuptoavoid
accidents.Itistheresponsibilityoftheownertooperatethisproductinasafemannerasitcancause
seriouspersonalinjuryanddamagetopropertyduetocarelessness.
Childrenundertheageof14arestrictlyprohibitedtoplaythiselectrichelicopter.Donotleavetheradio
system,batteries,modelhelicopterorotherequipmentwithinthereachofchildren.Keepawayfrom
childrenunder3years;smallpartspresentachokinghazard.
Onlyusetheradioequipmentforthefunctionithasbeenmadefor.Avoidflyingincrowdedareas.
Onlyflyindoors(oroutdoorsinflatcalmconditions).Donotflyintherainoratnight.Watercan
permanentlydamagemanyofthecomponentsintheradiosystem,possiblycausinglossofthecontrol
andacrash.
OnlyflyatdesignatedR/Cflyingfields.Flyatsafedistancesawayfromotherpeople,objectsintheair,
buildings,electricallines,oranyotherobjectwhichcouldpossibleimpedesafeflying.Failuretodoso
couldcauseacrashandpossiblybodilyharmandphysicaldamagetootherproperty.
AlwaystesttheR/Csystembeforeuse.AnymalfunctionintheR/Csystemormodelmaycauseacrash.
Makesuretheoperationofeachchannelintheradioisintheproperdirection.Ifachanneldoesnot
accuratelyrespondaccordingtothetransmitterinput,donotflythemodel.Checkandcorrect
improperlyfunctioningequipmentbeforeuse.Failuretoensureproperradiooperationbeforeflight
couldresultinacrash.Beforestartingthemotors,checkthatthedirectionofoperationofeachservo
matchestheoperationofitscontrolstick.Ifaservodoesnotmoveintheproperdirection,oroperationis
abnormal,donotflythemodel.
Duringflightpreparations,becertaintoplacethetransmitteronitsbackontheground,topreventitfrom
accidentallyfallingoverandinadvertentlymovingthethrottlesticktohighspeed.
Donotallowalcoholoroilontheplasticparts.Someplasticsmaymeltwhenexposedtosuchmaterial.
Beforeturningonthetransmitter,adjustthethrottlestick tominimumspeedposition.Afterstoppingthe
engineturn“OFF”,thetransmitterpowerswitch.Failuretofollowthisordercouldcausetheenginetogo
tofullthrottleandcauseaninjury.
Donotmakeadjustmentstotheradiosystemwhiletheengineisrunningunlessabsolutelynecessary.
Failuretodosocouldcausetheenginetoaccidentallygotohighspeedandcauseaninjury.
Alwaysfullychargethetransmitterandreceiverbatterybeforeeachflight.Failuretodosocouldcause
aninadvertentpowerfailureandacrash.Usethechargersuppliedwiththisradio.Ifusinganother
charger,donotoverchargethebattery,asitcouldcausefire,injuryorotherequipmentdamage.Donot
shortcircuitthebatteryterminals,asdoingso,overheatingorfirecouldresult.
Donotoverheatorthrowthebatteriesintoafire.Leakingelectrolytefromthebatterycouldcauseinjury,
suchasburnsorblindness.Incaseofemergency,immediatelyflushyoureyes,skinorclothswithplenty
ofwaterandseeadoctor.Recyclethebatterywhennolongerinusablecondition.
StoretheradiowithallNiMhbatteriesinthedischargedstateandbecertaintofullychargethebatteries
justpriortouse.
Donotstoretheradiosysteminextremeheatorcold,indirectsunlight,inhighhumidity,inhighvibration
environmentsorindustyareas.

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Transmitter
Transmitter
Transmitter
TransmitterBatteries
B atteries
Batteries
Batteries:
:
:
:
Thetransmitterisdesignedforusewith4drycell(Non-rechargeable)AAsizealkalinebatteriesor
rechargeableNiMhcells(availableseparately).Ifusingrechargeablebatteries,pleasefollowthe
charginginstructionssuppliedbythemanufacturerofthebatteries.
Neverattempttochargenon-chargeablealkalinedrycellbatteriesasthereisariskoffire,damageand
personalinjury.
Li-Po
L i-Po
Li-Po
Li-PoB
B
B
Battery
a ttery
attery
atteryCaution
C aution
Caution
Caution
LithiumPolymer(Li-Po)batteriesneedcarefultreatment.Thisappliestocharging,theiruse,storageand
handling.Pleasepayspecialattentiontothefollowinginstructions.Pleasemakesureyoualwayskeep
thisinstructionmanualonhandforreference.
ImpropertreatmentofLi-Pobatteriescanleadtoexplosions,fires,smokeandpoisonousgas.Failureto
followthesewarningswillalsoleadtoreducedbatteryperformance.
Charging
Charging
Charging
Charging：
Placethebatteryonanon-flammable,heatproofandnon-conductingsurfaceduringthecharging
process.
Neverchargethebatterywhileitisfittedinyourmodelandneverchargeitnearcombustibleoreasily
combustibleproducts.
Alwayschargethebatteryundersupervision.
OnlyusethechargersthataredesignedforthechargingofLi-Pobatteries.
NeverChargethebatteryinanoperatingvehicle(car,motorbike,etc.)
Shouldthebatterybecometoowarm(above60℃),removeitimmediatelyfromthecharger.
Disconnectthebatterywhenthevoltageisover4.2vorbelow2.5vpercell.
Neverconnectthebatterieswithincorrectpolarity.
Chargethecellsatamaximumrateof1Cchargingcurrent.
Storage
Storage
Storage
Storage：
Li-Pocellsmustbestoredwithaminimumchargecapacityof20%(3.0Vpercell).Donotdischargethe
batterybelowthislevel,orpermanentdamagemayresult.Onlyuseyourmodelfor10~12minutesfrom
fullycharged.
Li-Pocellsaremorefragilethanbatteriesinmetalorplastichousings.Makesureyouavoidshocksand
/orknocks.
Ifthebatterysuffersashockorthemodelhasbeensubjectedtoacrash,removethebatteryfromthe
model.Leaveitforatleast30minutesonanon-combustibleandheatproofsurface.
NeverspillanyliquidontheLi-Pobattery.
NeverdisassembletheLi-Pobattery.

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Recycling
Recycling
Recycling
Recycling:
:
:
:
IfaLi-Pobatterygetsdamaged(puncturedcasing,etc)pleasefollowthisprocedure:
-Dischargebattery
-Allowbatterytocooldown
-Submergebatteryforseveralhoursinasaltwaterbath.Handoverbatterytoacertifiedbattery
recyclingcenter.
INSTRUCTION
I NSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTION
ThanksforbuyingthecoaxialhelicopterCupidDP!
ThehelicopterHM-1012istheupdatedhelicopterofourcoaxialhelicopterfamily.Thenewdesigned
mainrotorheadmakesthehelicoptereasilytohover.Thefollowingsarethemainfeaturesofthe
helicopter:
�Easytobeflown.Offeringfirst-timepilotstheabilitytolearnhowtoflywithease,themicrosizeand
thewellcontrolperformanceenableexperiencedpilotstheabilitytoflyanywhere,anytime.
�100%factory-assembled,test-flownandready-to-flyrightfromthebox.
�Coaxialrotor,counter-rotatingdesign,super-stableflights.CompletelyReady-to-Flyhelicopter.
�2.4GHztransmitter,eliminateanyinterference.
�2-cell7.4V500mAhLi-PobatterypackwithCharge/DischargeProtectionCircuitry.
�Longflighttime10-12miniutes.
�Combination4-in-1E-boardbuilt-in2.4GHzReceiver,ESC,Gyro,MixingandLow-voltage
protectionfunctionforLi-PoBattery.
PREPARE
PREPARE
PREPARE
PREPAREHELICOPTER
H ELICOPTER
HELICOPTER
HELICOPTERBATTERY
B ATTERY
BATTERY
BATTERY
CHARGE
CHARGE
CHARGE
CHARGEBATTERY
B ATTERY
BATTERY
BATTERY
WARNING:
WARNING:
WARNING:
WARNING:Thechargerisdesignedtochargeonlythebatterysuppliedwiththehelicopter.Donot
attempttochargeanyotherbatterieswiththischarger,asdoingsomayresultindamagetothebattery
orcharger,andmayresultinafire.DONOTchargethebatterywhileitismountedinthehelicopter.
WARNING:
WARNING:
WARNING:
WARNING:Alwaysensurethatthechargerindicatorlightisgreenbeforeconnectingthebatterytothe
charger.
1.PlugthebatterychargerintoanACoutlet.Theindicatorlightonthechargerbecomesgreen.
2.Plugthebatteryintothecharger.Thelightonthechargerwillturnred;thisindicatesthatthebatteryis
beingcharged.Thechargeindicatorlightwillturnsolidgreenwhenthebatteryiscompletelycharged.
Warning:Donotleavethebatteryunattendedwhileitischarging.Ifthebatterybecomeshotdisconnect
itimmediately.
3.Whenchargingnewbatteries,thetimeofcharginggenerallyis1.5to2.0hrs.Whenthebatterygets
warm,itindicatesfullyrecharged.Butifthebatterybecomeshot,itshowsover-chargedandmuststop
charging.Whenthebatteryfullycharged,thebatteryisreadytouse.Disconnectthebatteryand unplug
thecharger.
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INSTALL
INSTALL
INSTALL
INSTALLHELICOPTER
H ELICOPTER
HELICOPTER
HELICOPTERBATTERY
B ATTERY
BATTERY
BATTERY
SlidethechargedLi-PobatteryintotheCupidDPfrombottomofhelicopter.
INSTALL
INSTALL
INSTALL
INSTALLTRANSMITTER
T RANSMITTER
TRANSMITTER
TRANSMITTERBATTERIES
B ATTERIES
BATTERIES
BATTERIES
Install4XAAalkalinebatteriesorrechargeableNiMhCells.
1.Openthebackpartoftransmitter,takeoutthebatteriesbox.
2.Insert4pcsfullychargedbatteries;attendtothepolarityofbatteries.
3.Insertthebatteryboxintothetransmitter.
4.Coverthelidofbattery.
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The
The
The
Thechecking
c hecking
checking
checkingfor
f or
for
fortransmitter
t ransmitter
transmitter
transmitterelectricity
e lectricity
electricity
electricity
Turnonthepowerswitch,theLEDindicatorglowsgreen.Intheprocessofusage,iftheLEDindicator
beganflashing,itindicatesthatthetransmitterwithoutelectricity,pleasepromptlyreplacebatteriesor
tochargethebattery.
.
INITIALIZATION
INITIALIZATION
INITIALIZATION
INITIALIZATION
Afterconnectingreceiverpower,theindicatorlightonreceiverwillblinkfor5seconds;thisisthegyro
initializationprocess.Whenthegyrofinishesinitialization,theindicatorlightstopsblinking.

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Attention:
Attention:
Attention:
Attention:Don’tmovethehelicopterwhileprocessinitializationofgyros.Disconnectthepower&
turnonthepoweragainforgyroinitializationiftheinitializationcan’tbeoperatedprecisely.
Attention:
Attention:
Attention:
Attention:Whenyouarereadytostoptheflightalwaysunplugthehelicopterbatteriesbeforeturning
offthetransmittertoavoidoutofcontrolofhelicopter.
PREPARE
P REPARE
PREPARE
PREPARETHE
T HE
THE
THEHELICOPTER
H ELICOPTER
HELICOPTER
HELICOPTERFOR
F OR
FOR
FORFLIGHT
F LIGHT
FLIGHT
FLIGHT
The4-in-1e-boardisacombinationofreceiver,ESC(electricspeedcontrol),gyro,andmixer.Supplied
factoryinstalledandconnectedtothemaindrivermotorsandtwoservos,the4-in-1e-boardisequipped
withafail-safedevice.
IftheLi-Pobatteryisconnectedtothee-boardwithouthavingturnedonthetransmitter,themodelwill
nottooperate.Thesameappliesifthethrottlestickand/orthethrottletrimarenotcorrectlypositioned
beforetheLi-Pobatteryisconnected.
Important
Important
Important
Important:
:
:
:
Althoughthemachinehassecuritystartupfunction,butbeforeturningthetransmitteron,movethe
throttlestickanditstrimtoitslowest(poweroff)position.Alsocheckthatiftheaileronandelevatortrims
aresettotheirneutralpositions.
The
The
The
Thehelicopter
h elicopter
helicopter
helicopterelectrifies
e lectrifies
electrifies
electrifies:
:
:
:
1.Turnthetransmitteron.Checktomakesurethatthebatterieshavesufficientpower/charge.Change
thebatteriesinthetransmitteriftheindicatorlightstartsflashing.
2.SlidetheLi-Pobatteryintothemodel ’ sbatterytrayandconnecttothee-board,payingcareful
attentiontothepolarity.
3.Afterconnectingreceiverpower,theindicatorlightonreceiverwillblinkfor5seconds;thisisthe
gyroself-adjustmentprocess.Thegyrofinishedself-adjustmentoftentheindicatorlightstop
blinking.
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DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTIONOF
O F
OF
OFCONTROLS
C ONTROLS
CONTROLS
CONTROLS
Pilotbeginswithlearningalittleabouthowyourhelicopterworks. You controlthehelicopterwithyour
transmitterbysendingcommandstoequipmentthatridesinsidethemodel.Thecontrolsticksareused
tomaneuverthehelicopterinflight.Pictureatthefollowingshowshowthetransmitterstickscontrolyour
helicopter.
1.Movingthethrottlestickupwillcausethemain
rotorbladesspeedup,thehelicopterwillclimb
higher
LeftthrottlehelicopterRightthrottlehelicopter
2.Movingthethrottlestickdownwillcausethe
mainrotorbladesspeed-down,thehelicopterwill
descend.
LeftthrottlehelicopterRightthrottlehelicopter
3Movingtheruddersticktowardstheleftwill
causethehelicopternosetorotateleft
LeftthrottlehelicopterRightthrottlehelicopter
4.Movingtheruddersticktowardstherightwill
causethehelicopternosetorotateright.
LeftthrottlehelicopterRightthrottlehelicopter

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5.Movingtheelevatorstickupwillcausethe
helicoptertotiltandmovingforward.
LeftthrottlehelicopterRightthrottlehelicopter
6.Movingtheelevatorstickdownwillcausethe
helicoptertotiltandmovingbackward.
LeftthrottlehelicopterRightthrottlehelicopter
7.Movingtheaileronsticktowardleftwillcause
thehelicoptertomovetowardleft.
LeftthrottlehelicopterRightthrottlehelicopter
8.Movingtheaileronsticktowardrightwillcause
thehelicoptertomovetowardright.
LeftthrottlehelicopterRightthrottlehelicopter

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FIRST
FIRST
FIRST
FIRSTFLIGHT
F LIGHT
FLIGHT
FLIGHT
Attention
Attention
Attention
Attention：Keepawayformpeople,especiallychildren.Failuretodosocouldcauseacrashand
possiblybodilyharmandphysicaldamagetootherproperty.
Putthemodelonasmoothsurface(eg:concertgroundetcisideal)thatallowsthemodeltoslideand
turnaround(laminateflooring,etcisideal).
Movethethrottlestickanditstrimtothelowestposition.
LeftthrottlehelicopterRightthrottlehelicopter
Turnonthetransmitterfirst.InstallandconnecttheLi-Pobatterytothemodel ’ se-board.TheLEDwill
blinkgreen(gyroself-checkingnow).Waituntilitbecomessolidgreen.
Ensurethatthesticktrimsareattheirneutralpositions.Movethethrottletrimtotheupperposition.This
allowsyoutogetabetterfeelfortheresponsivenessofthethrottleandwillmakethemodelhovermore
easily.
Tak
Tak
Tak
Taking-
i ng-
ing-
ing-off
o ff
off
off
Slowlyaddpowerandobservethemodeluntilitcanflyupto50-60mheight.Don’tpushthethrottlestick
upviolentlytoavoidcrashofthehelicopter.
Hovering
Hovering
Hovering
Hovering
Oncethehelicopterisupintheair,simplytrytoholdthehelicopterinonespot，thisneedtotakesome
practice.Windoraircurrentshaveabigeffectonthestabilityofthehelicopter.Bepatientandkeep
practiceastryingtorushthelearningprocesscanbecostly.
Landing
Landing
Landing
Landing
Levelthehelicopterintoasolidhoverandslowlydecreasepoweruntilthehelicoptersettlesonthe
ground.

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A
A
A
Adjustment
djustment
djustment
djustmentfor
f or
for
fordirection
d irection
direction
direction
Afteryoumasterthehoveringtechnology,youcanholdthedirectionoffurtherairplanenose.
Forthebeginners,trytomaintainthetailofhelicoptertowardstoyourselftoeasycontrolthehelicopter.
Accordingtothecontrolmethodwementionedbefore,movetheruddercontrolrodforasmallrange,
makeaadjustmentforthetailofhelicoptertokeepitfacetoyourself.
Seniorflight
Onceyougetcomfortablewithhoveringatdifferentorientationsandlanding,itistimetomoveonto
moreadvancedsuchas“SlowPirouettes”,“Nose-inHovering”“FigureEights”.
Drivebyelevatorandrubber,completeflightforward/backward,left/right,up/down.
Attention:Morethethrottlestickstothelowestposition&disconnectthebatterywhenthehelicopter
crashesintotheground.
Highspeedrotorblades&batterywillcauseseriousdamagetootherpeople&propertyorhelicopter
itself.
MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
Binding
Binding
Binding
Binding
Thereceiverwasboundtothetransmitterduringfactorytest.Sometimesthereceivermustbeboundto
thetransmitterbyyourself.Bindingistheprocessofteachingthereceiverthespecificcodeofthe
transmittersoitwillconnecttothatspecifictransmitter.Oncebound,thereceiverwillonlyconnecttothe
transmitterwhenthepreviouslyboundmodelmemoryisselected.Ifanothermodelmemoryisselected,
thereceiverwillnotconnect.Thisfeaturepreventsflyingamodelusingthewrongmodelmemory.

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1.Switchonthetransmitter,ensuringthatthethrottlecontrolstickatitslowestposition.
2.ConnectthebatterytothereceiverandwaituntilthePowerIndicatorLEDonthereceiverglows
solidgreen.
3.PressandholdtheBindingSwitchonthereceiverforapproximately2secondsuntiltheBinding
IndicatorLEDonthereceivergoessolidgreen,whichindicatingthebindingfinished.
E-BOARD
E-BOARD
E-BOARD
E-BOARDADJUSTMENTS
A DJUSTMENTS
ADJUSTMENTS
ADJUSTMENTS
Note:Allofthee-boardadjustmentsarepre-setandtestflownatthefactory.Ifyoureplacethe
e-boardwithanewoneorneedtore-adjustitforanyreason,pleasefollowtheguidelinesbelow.
Neverturntheseadjustmentsmorethan180°andonlyuseaplasticnon-conductiveascrewdriver
tomaketheadjustment.
Gyro
Gyro
Gyro
GyroGain
G ain
Gain
Gain–Turnclockwisetoincreasegain.Typicallytoolittlegyrogaincausesthetailtoslowly
movearoundanddrift.Withthegyrogaintoohigh,youwillnoticeaveryfastoscillationinthetail
knownas“wag.”Thisadjustmentisnotverycriticalsopleasedon’tspendalotoftimetryingtoget
“thebest”settingpossible.
Left/Right
Left/Right
Left/Right
Left/RightBias
B ias
Bias
Bias–Isusedtoobtainabalancedfeelbetweenleftandrighttailrotorinputs.The
adjustmentisverysensitivesoonlymakesmallchanges.Turnclockwisetoincreasethelefttail
rotorbias.
Gyro
Gyro
Gyro
GyroGain
G ain
Gain
GainYaw
Y aw
Yaw
Yaw
Trim
T rim
Trim
Trim

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Exploded
Exploded
Exploded
ExplodedView
V iew
View
View
Screw Set
07
20
12
11
09 08
05
16
19 20
21
05
22
23
0524
25
26 26
05
27
15
17
14
13
05
08
10
28
05
18
04 04
31
03 02
01
05
06
06 20 20
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28
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Spare
Spare
Spare
SpareParts
P arts
Parts
PartsList
L ist
List
List
Canopy Support Rod Set
Lower Rotor Blade
Weights
Flybar Set
Flybar Control Link
Upper Rotor Blade
Blade Grip
Inner Rotor Shaft Set
Bearing
Inner Shaft Collar
Servo
Main Blade Control Link
Lower Rotor Head
Outer Rotor Shaft
Pushrod Servo Mount
HM090-048 1SET
HMEP-0211 1PC
HM090-021 1PCHM090-020 2SET
HM090-019 2PCS
HM090-018 1PC
HM090-041 2PCS
HM090-042 2PCS HM090-015 1SETHM090-014 1SET
HM090-013 1SET
HM090-039 1SET
HM090-011 1PC
HM090-038 1PC
HM090-004 1SET
HM090-040 2PCS
Outer Shaft Collar
Swash Plate
Rear Main Motor
Front Main Motor
Heat Sink Main Frame
Lower Rotor Gear
Screws
Upper Rotor Gear Battery Case
Landing Skid Mount
Landing Skid
HMEP-0335 1SET
HM090-030 1SET
HM090-036 1SET
HM090-009 1SETHM090-008 1SET
HM090-007 1PC
HM090-046 1SET
HM090-003 1SET
HM090-047 1SET
HM090-035 2PCS
HMEP-0334 1SET
HM090-028 2PCS

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Transmitter （Model 2）
Transmitter （Model 1）
Charger Charger
Charger
Charger
Li-PO Battery
CanopyCanopy
E-Board
HMEP-0109 1SET
HMEP-0420 1PC HMEP-0186 1PC
HM090-049 1SET
HM090-050 1SET
RedWhite
HMEP-0460 1PC
American Spec
HMEP-0461 1PC
European Spec
HMEP-0462 1PC
Australia Spec
HMEP-0463 1PC
British Spec
HMEP-0110 1SET

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