Ares Ethos qx 130 User manual

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Length:8.1in(205mm)

LengthIncludingRotorBlades:12.2in(310mm)

Height:2.8in(70mm)

Propeller/MainRotorDiameter:5.7in(145mm)

WeightwithBattery:  3.1oz(90g)

MainMotor:Gearedmicrocoreless(4installed)

Battery:500mAh1S3.7VLiPo(included)

Charger:1S3.7VLiPoAC(included)

Transmitter:4‐channel2.4GHz(included)

On‐BoardElectronics:5‐in‐1receiver/4ESCs/mixer/3‐axisgyro/3‐axisaccelerometer

(installed)

ecifications

Instruction

Manual

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Specifications............................................................................................................................................1

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Notes.........................................................................................................................................................3

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Introduction..............................................................................................................................................4

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SafetyPrecautionsandWarnings.............................................................................................................5

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FCCInformation........................................................................................................................................5

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EthosQX130RTFContents......................................................................................................................6

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RequiredtoComplete...............................................................................................................................6

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BeforetheFirstFlightChecklist................................................................................................................7

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FlightChecklist..........................................................................................................................................7

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LiPoBatteryWarningsandUsageGuidelines..........................................................................................8

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ChargingtheLiPoFlightBattery.............................................................................................................10

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InstallingtheTransmitterBatteries........................................................................................................11

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TransmitterDetails.................................................................................................................................12

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TransmitterDualRates...........................................................................................................................14

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FlightControlsandTrimming.................................................................................................................16

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InstallingtheLiPoFlightBattery.............................................................................................................20

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ControlUnitInitializationandArming....................................................................................................21

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SelectingaFlyingArea............................................................................................................................24

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Flying.......................................................................................................................................................25

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LEDLightSystem.....................................................................................................................................26

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AutomaticFlipMode..............................................................................................................................27

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TransmitterandReceiverBinding/Linking.............................................................................................30

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OptionalDigitalVideo/StillCamera........................................................................................................30

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OptionalRocketLauncherUnit...............................................................................................................32

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OptionalWaterBlasterUnit...................................................................................................................33

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OptionalBubbleMachineUnit...............................................................................................................34

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OptionalWinchUnit...............................................................................................................................35

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Warranty,SupportandService..............................................................................................................36

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ReplacementPartsList...........................................................................................................................37

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ExplodedViewPartsListing....................................................................................................................38

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ExplodedView........................................................................................................................................39

Table of Contents

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Notes

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Ifyou’rereadytomultiplyyourquadcopterfun,theAres™[air‐eez]EthosQX130isthequadforyou.

You’llenjoyflyingtheQX130becauseit’sequippedwithanadvanced3‐axisgyroand3‐axis

accelerometercontrolsystemthatoffersbothagileflightandmaximumstabilityoutofthebox.

WhenyouaddAres’exclusivesoftwarepackagetothemix,bothfirst‐timeandexperiencedpilotswill

feellikethey’re“flyingonrails”.Anotherfunfeatureistheinnovative‘AutomaticFlipMode’that

allowsnearlyanyonetoperform360°flipsinanydirectionwithjustthepushofabutton.TheQX130

isalsolargeandpowerfulenoughtoflyoutdoorsinwindsupto7to10mph,whilestillsmallenough

toflycomfortablyindoors.TheQX130evencomeswithanintegratedLEDlightsystemcontrolled

fromthetransmitterthatmakesitvisiblewhenflyinginthedark!

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AndifflyingtheEthosQX130isn’tenoughforyou,addthefunofoptionalaccessoryunitslikeahigh‐

resolutiondigitalcamerawith60framespersecondtocapturestunningin‐flightvideoandstillshots;

arocketlauncherthatshootsplasticmissiles;awaterblastersquirtgun;abubblemachinethatputs

outatrailofbubblesasyoufly;andawinchthattestsyourflightskillsasyoutrytoattach,lift,and

carryapayloadofyourchoice.

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TheEthosQX130isaRTF(Ready‐To‐Fly)aircraft,sothelightweightanddurableairframearrives

100%factory‐assembledandeverythingneededtoflyisinthebox,includingAAbatteriesforthe

2.4GHztechnologyequippedfull‐size4‐channeltransmitter,a500mAh1S3.7VLiPobatteryandan

ACchargerforconvenientchargingfromalmostanyoutlet.Withnothingextratobuytogetinthe

air,youcanbeflyingwithinminutesofopeningthebox.

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AndalthoughtheEthosQX130isreadytoflyrightoutthebox,pleasetakethetimetoreadthrough

thismanualformoreinformationonbatterysafetyandcharging,flightcontrolsandmorebefore

makingyourfirstflight.Pleasealsovisitourwebsiteatwww.Ares‐RC.comforadditionalinformation

includingproductupdates,bulletins,videosandmore.

Introduction

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Failuretousethisproductintheintendedmannerasdescribedinthefollowinginstructionscan

resultindamageand/orpersonalinjury.ARadioControlled(RC)airplane/helicopter/quadcopteris

notatoy!Ifmisuseditcancauseseriousbodilyharmanddamagetoproperty.

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Keepitemsthatcouldbecomeentangledinthepropeller/rotorbladesawayfromthepropeller/rotor

blades,includinglooseclothing,tools,etc.Beespeciallysuretokeepyourhands,faceandotherparts

ofyourbodyawayfromthepropeller/rotorblades.

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Astheuserofthisproductyouaresolelyandwhollyresponsibleforoperatingitinamannerthat

doesnotendangeryourselfandothersorresultindamagetotheproductorthepropertyofothers.

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Thismodeliscontrolledbyaradiosignalthatissubjecttopossibleinterferencefromavarietyof

sourcesoutsideyourcontrol.Thisinterferencecancausemomentarylossofcontrolsoitisadvisable

toalwayskeepasafedistancefromobjectsandpeopleinalldirectionsaroundyourmodelasthiswill

helptoavoidcollisionsand/orinjury.

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•Neveroperateyourmodelifthevoltageofthebatteriesinthetransmitteristoolow.

•Alwaysoperateyourmodelinanopenareaawayfromobstacles,people,vehicles,buildings,

etc.

•Carefullyfollowthedirectionsandwarningsforthisandanyoptionalsupportequipment

(chargers,rechargeablebatteries,etc.).

•Keepallchemicals,smallpartsandallelectroniccomponentsoutofthereachofchildren.

•Moisturecausesdamagetoelectroniccomponents.Avoidwaterexposuretoallelectronic

components,parts,etc.notspecificallydesignedandprotectedforuseinwater.

•Neverlickorplaceanyportionofthemodelinyourmouthasitcouldcauseseriousinjuryor

evendeath.

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Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo

conditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany

interferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

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Caution:Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliance

couldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

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Thisproductcontainsaradiotransmitterwithwirelesstechnologywhichhasbeentestedandfound

tobecompliantwiththeapplicableregulationsgoverningaradiotransmitterinthe2.400GHzto

2.4835GHzfrequencyrange.

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Theassociatedregulatoryagenciesofthefollowingcountriesrecognizethenotedcertificationsfor

thisproductasauthorizedforsaleanduse:USA

Safet

Precautions and Warnin

FCC Information

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ItemDescription

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NotAvailableSeparately....EthosQX130Ultra‐MicroRTFAirframe

AZSH1308M2.....................4HPQ4‐ChannelHPQuadcopterTransmitter,Mode2

NotAvailableSeparately....AABatteries(4pcs)

AZSB5001S25J....................500mAh1‐Cell/1S3.7V25CLiPoBattery,JSTConnector

AZSH1254...........................1‐Cell/1S3.7VLiPo,0.5A110‐240VACCharger

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heEthosQX130RTFincludeseverythingneededtoflyrightoutofthebox.There’snothingextrato

buyorprovide!

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Ethos QX 130 RTF Contents

uired to Com

lete

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PLEASENOTE:ThischecklistisNOTintendedtoreplacethecontentincludedinthisinstruction

manual.Althoughitcanbeusedasaquickstartguide,westronglysuggestreadingthroughthis

manualcompletelybeforeproceeding.

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Removeandinspectallcontents

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PlugtheACchargerintoasuitableoutlet/powersource

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Beginchargingtheflightbattery(connectittothecharger)

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Installthefour(4)AAbatteriesinthetransmitter

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InstalltheLiPoflightbatteryinthequadcopter(afterit’sbeenfullycharged)andconnectitto

thecontrolunit

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Familiarizeyourselfwiththecontrols

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Testthecontrolstoconfirmproperoperation

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Findasuitableareaforflying

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PLEASENOTE:ThischecklistisNOTintendedtoreplacethecontentincludedinthisinstruction

manual.Althoughitcanbeusedasaquickstartguide,westronglysuggestreadingthroughthis

manualcompletelybeforeproceeding.

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Alwaysturnthetransmitteronfirst

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ConnecttheLiPoflightbatterytothecontrolunit(within5secondsofturningontransmitter)

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Allowthecontrolunittoinitializeandarmproperly(onaflat/levelsurface)

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Flythemodel(take‐offfromaflat/levelsurface)

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Landthemodel(landonaflat/levelsurface)

Unplugtheflightbatteryfromthemodel

Alwaysturnthetransmitterofflast

Before the First Fli

ht Checklist

Fli

ht Checklist

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IMPORTANTNOTE:LithiumPolymerbatteriesaresignificantlymorevolatilethanthe

alkaline,NiCdorNiMHbatteriesalsousedinRCapplications.Allinstructionsandwarnings

mustbefollowedexactlytopreventpropertydamageand/orpersonalinjuryas

mishandlingofLiPobatteriescanresultinfire.

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Byhandling,chargingorusingtheincludedLiPobatteryyouassumeallrisksassociated

withLiPobatteries.Ifyoudonotagreewiththeseconditionspleasereturnthecomplete

productinnew,unusedconditiontotheplaceofpurchaseimmediately.

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Andalthoughthe500mAh1‐Cell/1S3.7V25CLiPoBattery(AZSB5001S25J)includedwith

theEthosQX130isintendedtobechargedsafelyusingtheincluded1‐Cell/1S3.7VLiPo,

0.5A110‐240VACCharger(AZSH1254)youmustreadthefollowingsafetyinstructionsand

warningsbeforehandling,chargingorusingtheLiPobattery.

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•YoumustchargetheLiPobatteryinasafeareaawayfromflammablematerials.

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•NeverchargetheLiPobatteryunattendedatanytime.Whenchargingthebattery

youshouldalwaysremaininconstantobservationtomonitorthechargingprocess

andreactimmediatelytoanypotentialproblemsthatmayoccur.

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•Afterflying/dischargingthebatteryyoumustallowittocooltoambient/room

temperaturebeforerecharging.

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•Tochargethebatteryyoumustuseonlytheincluded1‐Cell/1S3.7VLiPo,0.5A

110‐240VACCharger(AZSH1254)orasuitablycompatibleLiPobatterycharger.

Failuretodosomayresultinafirecausingpropertydamageand/orpersonalinjury.

DONOTuseaNiCdorNiMHcharger.

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•Ifatanytimeduringthechargeordischargeprocessthebatterybeginstoballoonor

swell,discontinuechargingordischargingimmediately.Quicklyandsafely

disconnectthebattery,thenplaceitinasafe,openareaawayfromflammable

materialstoobserveitforatleast15minutes.Continuingtochargeordischargea

batterythathasbeguntoballoonorswellcanresultinafire.Abatterythathas

balloonedorswollenevenasmallamountmustberemovedfromservice

completely.

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•Storethebatteryatroomtemperature,approximately68–77°Fahrenheit(F),andin

adryareaforbestresults.

LiPo Batter

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e Guidelines

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Whentransportingortemporarilystoringthebattery,thetemperaturerange

shouldbefromapproximately40–100°F.Donotstorethebatteryormodelina

hotgarage,carordirectsunlightwheneverpossible.Ifstoredinahotgarageor

carthebatterycanbedamagedorevencatchfire.

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Donotover‐dischargetheLiPoflightbattery.DischargingtheLiPoflightbattery

toolowcancausedamagetothebatteryresultinginreducedpower,flight

durationorfailureofthebatteryentirely.

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LiPocellsshouldnotbedischargedtobelow3.0Veachunderload.Inthecaseof

the1‐Cell/1S3.7VLiPobatteryusedtopowertheEthosQX130youwillnotwant

toallowthebatterytofallbelow3.0Vduringflight.

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The5‐in‐1controlunitfeaturesalowvoltagecutoff(LVC)thatcutspowertothe

motorscompletely(regardlessofthepowerlevelyouhavesetwiththeleft‐

hand/throttlestick)ifthevoltageofthebatteryfallsbelowthe3.0Vminimum.If

theLVCeveroccursitwillbeindicatedbyablinkingredLEDonthecontrolunit

(theLEDsoftheintegratedlightsystemwillalsoblink).However,topreventan

unexpectedlossofpowerduetotriggeringtheLVC,ifyoueverfindthatmore

thanthetypicalamountofthrottle/powerisrequiredtohoverand/orthe

quadcopterwillnotascend/climbevenatfullpoweryoushouldlandthemodel

anddisconnectthebatteryimmediatelytopreventover‐discharge.

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AndwhileitispossibletopowerthemodelupandflyagainaftertheLVCoccurs

thisisNOTrecommended.Continueddischargingcancausepermanentdamage

totheLiPobatteryresultinginreducedpoweroutputand/orshortenedflight

durationsduringsubsequentflights(orfailureofthebatteryentirely).

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Also,itisnotrecommendedthatyouflytotheLVCeverytimeyoufly.Instead

youshouldbeawareofthepowerlevelofthebattery/quadcopterthroughout

theflight,andifatanytimethequadcopterbeginstorequiremore

throttle/powerthantypicaltomaintainhover,and/orwillnotascend/climbeven

atfullpower,youshouldlandthequadcopteranddisconnecttheLiPobattery

immediately.ConstantlydischargingthebatterytotheLVCcanstillcause

permanentdamagetothebatterysoit’sbesttouseatimerorstop‐watchto

timethedurationofyourflightsandtostopflyingatareasonabletimebefore

theLVCisreached.

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Youmustchargetheincluded500mAh1‐Cell/1S3.7V25CLiPoBattery(AZSB5001S25J)

usingonlytheincluded1‐Cell/1S3.7VLiPo,0.5A110‐240VACCharger(AZSH1254)ora

suitablycompatibleLiPobatterycharger.ChargingtheLiPobatteryusinganon‐LiPobattery

compatiblecharger(suchasaNiCdorNiMHbatterycharger),orevenadifferentLiPo

batterychargerwiththeincorrectsettings,mayresultindamagetothebatteryorevenfire

resultinginpropertydamageand/orpersonalinjury.

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PleasefollowthesestepstochargetheLiPoflightbatterywiththeincludedcharger:

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PlugtheACchargerintoacompatible110‐240VACoutlet.TheLEDindicatorwillglowsolid

greenindicatingthatthechargerispoweredonandreadytocharge.





ConnecttheredJSTconnectoronthebatterytothematingconnectoronthecharger.YOU

MUSTBECAREFULTOENSUREPROPERPOLARITYBEFOREMAKINGTHECONNECTION.By

orienting/aligningthewireleadsofthebatteryandchargersothey’re‘redtored’and

‘blacktoblack’you’llbeabletomaketheconnectionwithcorrectpolarity.Andalthough

theredJSTconnectorsare‘keyed’tominimizetheriskofareversepolarityconnection,ifyou

forcethemitispossibletomakeconnectionwiththeincorrectpolaritypotentiallycausing

damagetothebatteryand/orcharger.Whentheconnectorsareproperlyalignedforcorrect

polarity,connectingthemshouldrequireonlyamoderateamountofpressuretoachievethe

‘click’thatindicatesasecureconnection.

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Char

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WhenthebatteryisconnectedtothechargersecurelyandwiththeproperpolaritytheLED

indicatorwillglowsolidred.ThebatterywillbecharginganytimetheLEDindicatorisglowing

solidred.

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Itwilltakeapproximately1.0–1.5hourstofullychargeamostlyorfullydischarged(notover‐

discharged)battery.AndwhenthebatteryisfullychargedtheLEDindicatorwillchangeto

glowsolidgreen.WhentheLEDisglowingsolidgreenyoucandisconnectthebatteryfrom

thechargerasitisnowfullychargedandreadyforuse.

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NOTE:TheLiPobatteryincludedwithyournewmodelwillarrivepartiallycharged.Forthis

reasontheinitialchargemayonlytakeapproximately30–45minutes.

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NOTE:It’ssaferandbetterforthelongevityofthebatterytostoreitonlypartiallychargedfor

anylengthoftime.Storingthebatteryatapproximately50%charge(whichisapproximately

3.85Vpercell)istypicallybest,however,itwilltakesomecarefulmanagementofthecharge

timeandtheuseofavoltmetertoachievethisvoltage.Ifyouhavetheequipmentandskillsto

achievethe50%chargelevelforstorageitisrecommended.Ifnot,simplybesuretonotstore

thebatteryfullychargedwheneverpossible.Infact,aslongasthebatterywillbestoredat

approximatelyroomtemperatureandfornomorethanafewweeksbeforethenextuse,itmay

bebesttostorethebatteryinthedischargedstateafterthelastflight(aslongasthebatterywas

notover‐dischargedonthelastflight).

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InstallthefourincludedAAbatteriesinthebackofthetransmitterbyopeningthehingedbattery

compartmentcover/door.Ensureproperpolarityofthebatteriesbeforeinstallingthemasindicated

bythemarkingsmoldedintothebatterycompartmentthenclosethecompartmentcover/door.

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CheckforproperoperationofthetransmitterbyslidingthepowerswitchtotheONposition(slideit

upward).TheredLEDindicatoratthetopofthetransmitterwillbegintoglowsolidandtheLCD

screenwillpoweron.ThisindicatesthetransmitterispoweredonandtheAAbatteriesareinstalled

correctly.

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NOTE:Thetransmitterisequippedwithalowvoltagebatteryalarm.Ifatanytimetheaudiblealarm

isonitwillbenecessarytoreplacetheAAbatterieswithnewones.

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Installin

the Transmitter Batteries

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TheEthosQX130includesa4HPQ4‐ChannelHPQuadcopterTransmitterequippedwith

2.4GHztechnology,dualrates,digitaltrimsandabacklitLCDscreen.

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AutomaticFlipModeButton

Thebuttonlocatednearthetopleft‐handcornerofthetransmitterisusedtoactivatethe

‘AUTOMATICFLIPMODE’.Pleaseseethe‘AutomaticFlipMode’sectionofthismanualformore

information.

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DualRateButton

Thebuttonlocatednearthetopright‐handcornerofthetransmitterisusedtotogglebetweenthe

‘DualRates’availablefortheaileronandelevatorcontrols/channels.Pleaseseethe‘TransmitterDual

Rates’sectionofthismanualformoreinformation.

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A,B,CandDButtons

Thegroupoffourbuttonslocatednearthebottomright‐handcornerofthetransmitterare

usedtocontrolfunctionsoftheoptionalaccessoryunits(buttons‘A’and‘C’)andtheintegrated

LEDlightsystem(button‘B’).Pleaseseethe‘AccessoryUnit’and‘LEDLightSystem’sectionsof

thismanualformoreinformationregardingthespecificfunctionsofthesebuttons(NOTE:

Button‘D’isnotusedtocontrolanyfunctionsoftheEthosQX130oranyaccessories).

Transmitter Details

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Mode1/Mode2SelectionSwitch

The4HPQtransmitterisequippedwithauniqueMode1/Mode2selectionswitchthatmakesit

quickandeasytosetthepreferredcontrolmode.InmostareasMode2(withthethrottle

channel/controlontheleft‐handstick)isthestandardandpreferredcontrolmode.Asaresult

wedonottypicallyrecommendusingthemodeselectionswitch(andalloftheinformation

includedinthisinstructionmanualpertainstoMode2).

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However,ifyouchoosetousetheswitchtochangethecontrolmodeitisveryimportantthat

youonlychangethepositionoftheswitchwhenboththequadcopterandtransmitterare

NOTpoweredon.Whenthepositionoftheswitchischangeditchangesboththecontrolmode

inthesoftwareandthemechanicalfunctionoftheleftandright‐handsticks.

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LCDScreen

TheuniquebacklitLCDscreendisplaysavarietyofdatawhenthetransmitterispoweredon:



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BatteryPowerIndicator

ThisindicatorshowstheapproximateamountofAAbatterypowerremainingforthetransmitter.

NOTE:Thetransmitterisalsoequippedwithalowvoltagebatteryalarm.Ifatanytimetheaudible

alarmisonitwillbenecessarytoreplacetheAAbatterieswithnewones.

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Throttle,Rudder,ElevatorandAileronChannelOutput/StickPositionValue

Thisvalueindicatestheapproximatepercentage(%)ofchanneloutput/stickpositionortrim

positionforagivenchannel/function.Thevalueshownisfromthemostrecentcontrolstick

movement;forexample,aftermovingtheleft‐hand/throttlestickdowntothelowestpossible

positionthevalueshownwillbe‘00%’.

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DualRateOutput/Value

Thisindicator,whichshowsinplaceofthethrottle/rudder/elevator/aileronchannel

output/stickpositionvaluewhentheDualRatebuttonistoggled,showsthecontrolratemode

currentlyselected;‘100%’forhighrateand‘60%’forlowrate(pleaseseethe‘TransmitterDual

Rates’sectionofthismanualformoreinformation).

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ThrottleChannelTrimPositionIndicator

Thisindicatorshowstheapproximatethrottlechanneltrimposition.Thetrimshouldbesetto

themiddlepositionforallflights.

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RudderChannelTrimPositionIndicator

Thisindicatorshowstheapproximaterudderchanneltrimposition.Thetrimpositionshouldbe

adjustedasneededduringflighttoensurethenoseofthequadcopterdoesnotconstantlyturn

(yaw)leftorrightwhen‘hovering’andwithoutanyrudderchannel/controlinput.

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ElevatorandAileronChannelTrimPositionIndicators

Theseindicatorsshowtheapproximateelevatorandaileronchanneltrimpositions.Thetrim

positionsshouldbeadjustedasneededduringflighttoensurethequadcopterdoesnot

constantly‘drift’forward/backward(elevator)orleft/right(aileron)whenhoveringandwithout

anycorrespondingchannel/controlinput.Thesetrimpositionswillnotoftenchangeafter

they’vebeensetcorrectly.

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The‘DUALRATE’button(locatednearthetopright‐handcornerofthetransmitter)isusedtothe

togglebetweenthe‘High’(100%)and‘Low’(60%)controlrates,alsoknownas‘DualRates’,available

fortheaileronandelevatorcontrols/channels.Youcantogglebetweenthehighandlowratesby

pressingthebutton,afterwhichyoushouldfeela‘click’andalsohearanaudiblebeep/tone.The

selectedcontrolratewillbedisplayedas‘100%’forhighrateand‘60%’forlowrateontheLCD

screen.

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IMPORTANTNOTE:Thetransmitterwillautomaticallydefaulttothe‘Low’(60%)ratemode

eachtimethetransmitterispoweredon.

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Transmitter Dual Rates

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Inthe100%/highratemodethecontrolsareallowedtoreachtheirmaximumvalues.This

modeistypicallypreferredbyexperiencedpilotsinterestedmostinmaximumcontrol

authority.

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Bypressingthedualratebuttonwhileinthe100%/highratemodeyou’llswitchtothe60%/low

ratemode.You’llknowyou’veswitchedtothe60%/lowratemodeafterfeelinga‘click’and

hearingasinglebeep/tone.

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The60%/lowratemodeistypicallypreferredby(andrecommendedbestfor)first‐time,low‐

timeandotherpilotsinterestedmostinareducedamountofcontrolauthoritythatallowsfor

evensmootherandmoreeasilycontrolledhoveringandflying.

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Ifyoueverswitchtothe60%/lowratemodeyou’llknowyou’veswitchedbacktothe

100%/highratemodebypressingthedualratebutton,feelingtheclickandalsohearinga

singlebeep/tone.

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IntheeventyouarenotfamiliarwiththecontrolsoftheEthosQX130pleasetakethetimeto

familiarizeyourselfwiththemasfollowsandbeforeproceedingwithyourfirstflight:

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Theleft‐handstickonthetransmittercontrolsboththrottle(climb/descend)andrudder(yaw

left/right)channels.Whentheleft‐handstick(alsoknownasthe‘throttle’stick)isinthelowest

possiblepositionthepropellers/rotorbladeswillnotspin.Movingthestickupwardwillincreasethe

speedofthepropellers/rotorblades.Increasingthespeedofthepropellers/rotorbladeswillcause

themodeltoclimb.

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Decreasingthespeedofthepropellers/rotorbladesbyloweringtheleft‐handstickwillcausethe

modeltodescend.

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Afterliftingthemodeloffthegroundyoucan‘hover’bycarefullymovingtheleft‐handstickupand

downslightlyasneededsothemodelwillmaintainaltitudewithoutclimbingordescending.

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Fli

ht Controls and Trimmin

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Movingtheleft‐handsticktotheleftwillturn(yaw)thenoseofthequadcoptertotheleftaboutthe

verticalaxis.Thisisaccomplishedbyincreasingthespeedoftheleft‐frontandright‐rear

propellers/rotorbladeswhiledecreasingthespeedoftheright‐frontandleft‐rearpropellers/rotor

blades.

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Movingthesticktotherightwillturn(yaw)thenoseofthequadcoptertotherightaboutthevertical

axis.Thisisaccomplishedbyincreasingthespeedoftheright‐frontandleft‐rearpropellers/rotor

bladeswhiledecreasingthespeedoftheleft‐frontandright‐rearpropellers/rotorblades.

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Theruddertrimlever(locatedimmediatelybelowtheleft‐handstick)canbeusedtohelpkeepthe

noseofthequadcopterfromturning(yawing)totheleftorrightwhen‘hovering’andwithoutany

left‐handstick/ruddercontrolinput.Forexample,ifthenoseofthequadcopterturnstotheright

whenhoveringaddleftruddertrimbypressingthelevertotheleftuntilthenoseofthequadcopter

staysascloseto‘straight’aspossiblewithnofurtherinput.

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Theright‐handstickcontrolsboththeelevator(pitchfore/aft)andaileron(roll)channels.Pushingthe

stickforwardwillpitchthenoseofthequadcopterdownward,allowingittobeflownforward.

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Pullingthestickbackwardwillpitchthetailthequadcopterdownward,allowingittobeflown

backward.

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Theelevatortrimlever(locatedimmediatelytotheleftoftheright‐handstick)canbeusedtohelp

keepthequadcopterfromdriftingforwardorbackwardwhenhoveringandwithnoright‐hand

stick/elevatorcontrolinput.Forexample,ifthequadcopterdriftsforwardwhenhoveringadd

back/upelevatortrimbypressingtheleverdownwarduntilthequadcopterhoversaslevelas

possiblewithoutdriftingforward.

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Movingthesticktotheleftwillrollthequadcoptertotheleft,allowingittobeflowntotheleft.

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Movingthesticktotherightwillrollthequadcoptertotheright,allowingittobeflowntotheright.

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Theailerontrimlever(locatedimmediatelybelowtheright‐handstick)canbeusedtohelpkeepthe

quadcopterfromdriftingleftorrightwhenhoveringandwithnoright‐handstick/aileroncontrol

input.Forexample,ifthequadcopterdriftstotherightwhenhoveringaddleftailerontrimby

pressingthelevertotheleftuntilthequadcopterhoversaslevelaspossiblewithoutdriftingtothe

right.

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Andonceyou’refamiliarwiththeprimarycontrolsofthequadcopteryou’realmostreadytofly!

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IMPORTANTNOTE:YoumustALWAYSturnthetransmitteronBEFOREconnectingtheLiPoflight

batterytothecontrolunit.Andbeforeproceedingwiththefollowingstepspleasebesurethatthe

left‐hand/throttlestickisinthelowestpossibleposition.

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AftertheLiPoflightbatteryhasbeenfullychargedit’sreadytobeinstalledinthequadcopter.With

thesideofthebatterythathasthelabelorienteddownward(towardthegroundandawayfromthe

quadcopter),andwiththewireleadsandconnectororientedtowardsthebackofthequadcopter,

slidethebatteryintothebatterymountuntiltheplastic‘cap’onthebatterycomesintocontactwith

themount.

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IMPORTANTNOTE:It’simportantthatyouconnecttheLiPoflightbatterytothe5‐in‐1controlunit

within5secondsofpoweringonthetransmitter.Failuretoconnectthebatterytothecontrolunit

within5secondsofpoweringonthetransmitterwillpreventthetransmitterfrombinding/linking

tothereceiver/controlunit.

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NOTE:Whilethe‘JST’connectorsinstalledonthewireleadsofthebatteryandthe5‐in‐1controlunit

are‘keyed’tominimizetheriskofareversepolarityconnection,ifyouforcethemitispossibleto

makeconnectionwithincorrectpolaritypotentiallycausingdamagetothecontrolunitand/or

battery.Whentheconnectorsareproperlyalignedforcorrectpolarity,connectingtheJSTconnectors

shouldrequireonlyaminimalamountofpressuretoachievethelight‘click’thatindicatessecure

connection.

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YOUMUSTBECAREFULTOENSUREPROPERPOLARITYBEFORECONNECTINGTHEBATTERYTOTHE

5‐IN‐1CONTROLUNIT.Byorienting/aligningthewireleadsofthebatteryandcontrolunitso

they’re‘redtored’and‘blacktoblack’you’llbeabletomaketheconnectionwithcorrectpolarity.

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