Ares Ethos QX 75 Assembly instructions

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500DCX100RTFHeli
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PLEASENOTE:
TheseQUICKTIPSareNOTintendedtoreplacethecontentincludedintheinstructionmanual.
Althoughthesetipscoversomeofthemostimportantdetailsyouneedtoknowbeforemaking
yourfirstflightwestronglyrecommendreadingthroughthemanualcompletelybeforeflying.
TheAAbatteriesincludedtopowerthetransmitterarenotintendedtobeusedtopowerthe
includedcharger(tochargetheLiPoflightbattery)throughthebuilt‐inUSBportonthe
transmitter.Ifyou’dliketopowertheincludedchargerthroughtheUSBportonthetransmitterwe
recommendreplacingtheAAbatterieswithEnergizer®MAXbrandorequivalentcapacity
(~2800mAhpercell)alkaline/rechargeableAAbatteries.TheseAAbatteriescandeliverenough
powertochargeafullydischarged(notover‐discharged)LiPoflightbatteryupto5‐7timesbefore
theyneedtobereplaced.Also,asthevoltageoftheAAbatteriesdropsitwilltakemoretimeto
chargetheLiPoflightbattery.Additionaloptionsincludeconnectingthechargertoasuitable5V
USBportonacomputerorotherdevice,orusetheoptional5005PS100‐240VACto5VDCUSB,
0.5‐AmpPowerSupply(AZSC5005PS).
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TheM4LPQtransmitterisequippedwitha‘dualrate’feature.Thisfeatureallowsyoutotoggle
betweenthe‘High’(HI/FULL)and‘Low’(LO/HALF)controlratesavailablefortheaileronand
elevatorchannels.Youcantogglebetweenthehighandlowratesbypressingthedualratebutton
(therightsideoftherockerswitch)locatedonthetopleft‘corner’ofthetransmitter.Youshould
feela‘click’andalsohearanaudiblebeep/tonethatindicateswhichcontrolratemodeyouarein.
Two(2)beeps/tonesmeansyou’veselectedhigh/’FULL’ratemodeandone(1)beep/tonemeans
you’veselectedlow/’HALF’ratemode.Also,theselectedratemodewillbedisplayedas‘FULL’for
highrateand‘HALF’forlowrateontheLCDscreen.The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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Theelevatortrimcanbeusedtohelpkeepthequadcopterfromdriftingforwardorbackward
whenhoveringandwithnoright‐handstickinput.Forexample,ifthequadcopterdriftsforward
whenhoveringaddbackward(up)elevatortrimbypressingtheright‐handelevatortrimbutton
(therightsideoftherockerswitch)locatedonthetopright‘corner’ofthetransmitteruntilthe
quadcopterhoversaslevelaspossiblewithnoforwarddrifting.NOTE:Theuniquepositionofthe
elevatortrimbuttonsisduetotheergonomicdesignofthetransmitter.Thefunctionsofthese
buttonsareclearlynotedonthecorrespondinglabelanditwillnottypicallybenecessarytoadjust
theelevatortrimpositionafterit’sbeensetcorrectly.
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Ares™ Ethos QX 75 Nano-Micro RTF Quadcopter – QUICK TIPS
Charging the LiPo Flight Battery
Transmitter Dual Rates
Elevator Trim

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TheAutomaticFlipMode(AFM)isactivatedbypressingthe‘AUTOFLIPMODE’button(theleftside
oftherockerswitch)locatedonthetopleft‘corner’ofthetransmitter.Youwillfeela‘click’and
alsohearcontinuousaudiblebeeps/tonesthatindicateyou’veactivatedAFMafterpressingthe
button.AtthesametimetheLEDindicatoronthe4‐in‐1controlunitwillswitchfromglowingsolid
greentoglowingsolidred.
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WhenAFMisactivatedyoucancontrolthetiminganddirectionoftheflipwiththe(right‐hand
stick)elevatorandaileroncontrols.ALSO,IT’SVERYIMPORTANTTONOTETHATONCEYOU
MOVETHERIGHT‐HANDSTICKMORETHANAPPROXIMATELY3/4OFTHEAVAILABLETRAVELIN
ANYDIRECTIONTHEQUADCOPTERWILLAUTOMATICALLYPERFORMAFULL360DEGREEFLIPIN
THATDIRECTION.ASARESULTWESTRONGLYRECOMMENDTHATYOUONLYACTIVATEAFM
AFTERPLACINGTHEQUADCOPTERINTHEPOSITIONANDATTHEALTITUDEYOUPREFER,AND
AFTERESTABLISHINGASTATIONARYHOVER(lateronyoucanexperimentwith‘traveling’flips
thatoccurduringforward/backwardorleft/rightsidewaysflightbutforatleastthefirstfewflips
it’sbesttokeepthem‘stationary’).
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PROTIP:It’stypicallyhelpfultoaddsomeamountofthrottleabovethepositionrequiredto
maintainhoverrightbeforeandrightaftertheflipisperformedtominimizelossofaltitude.In
fact,withtherighttimingandapplicationofthrottlebeforeandaftertheflipit’sactually
possibletoeliminatemostorevenalllossofaltitudeinsomecases(however,pleasenotethat
thetiming,amountofthrottleandthelossofaltitudecanvarybasedontheperformanceofa
givenmodelandflightbattery,thecurrentweatherconditions,altitude,etc.).Pleasereadthe
‘AutomaticFlipMode’sectionoftheinstructionmanualformoreinformationandbefore
attemptingtousethisfeature.
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Rev 11.02.12
Automatic Flip Mode