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.
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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.