Hirobo S.R.B. Quark User manual

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Single-rotor
Electric
RCHelicopter
00BeloreOperatiig . P1
0rselcontenls. . .. . P4
02LJs nglheLlhiumPoymerBalrery
andSpeca PurposeCharger
'' P5
03Us
ngtheTransmner' . - . P7
04UsngtheConirolUnt . . . P9
0sAffxdecas Pio
06
lmageTraining
. . . . P]1
07FightPreparatons . .. . P12
071.Alta.hrngandRemovngtlre
Cabn . . . .P12
072 nslalngth. B-liery P12
073 Procedurrioi ON,OFFPowerwiiches . . . . Pl3
07.1Prei
ehl .ipeclon P14
Thisproduct is nol inlendedlor children.
Toensurelhesaie useolthis product.please
besure to readthe instruction manualcarelully berore
use.
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032 Tfr.(r:tcl operatio.s
practi.e . P17
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031 Pra.i..q hoverng. . Plg
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aa6 Pracoci.q
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09LrriILlen(e.a.ce P22
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09-2.Fepacngthela blade. . -- - P22
09-3.Trackrg adlushenl . . . - -P23
094 A eronandeelaror trm adjushenr . . .- - P24
095 Fudderirimadllshenl ..- - - P26
096 Adjustngtherolation
speedolthemainblade . P27
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i1CheckpointsiorFyn9Probens. . . . - - P3l
12Dsassemb
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122 Botorhead. . . ... P33
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NoI0897

Singl+rorqr
ElectricRCHelicopler
The
S.R.B.Quarkofferstothosewho
havemasteredhoveringwithlheX.R.B.
co-axialcounter-rotatingindoor
electricRChelcopter,an
even
higher
leveloiireedomofflightcontrol,while
thedesignensures
greaier
safety
an0easeoluse.
The
S.R.B.
Quark
employs
a singlerotorsystern,
yet
ithasthemanrotorandihetailrotor
justike
general
helicopters,
providing
a morerealistic
helicopterstyle.Atlhesame
time,ts designoifersthemost
superior
slabilityandexcellentconirollability
amongthesingle-rotorRCheicopters.
AthoughtheS.R.B.
Quarkofiersthemostsuperiorstability
andexcellentcontrolabiljtyamonglhe
single-rotor
RChelicopters,duetothe
characterlsticieaiureoi a singlerotorheicopter,
S.R.B
Quarks
steeringwillfeel
mofesensitivethanco
axialcounter-rotalinghelicopterslikeX.R.B,
andit requiresmorestck
operationto
controllake-ofior pirouettes. Please
readtheseinslructions
carelullyn orderlo masterthe handling
ol this
helicooter.
lJ
you
canmaslertheS.F.B.Quark,
you
willhavereached
a levelwheTe evenRChelicoptersaimed
atexpefts
will
bewithin
your
abililytocontrol.Wehopethalthiswillbe
your
first
step
inio
thewonderfulworldof FC
heicoPiers.
Main
Specifications
Body
Fuselage
ength 350mm
Fuselaoewidth 7zmm
OveraI heiqht '146mm
Mainrotordia. 355mm
Tailrotordia. 106mm
OveraIweioht 17Og
Gearralio Mainblade
Tailblade 5.29: 1 411
MaxmumFliohtTimeApprox.10
minutes
Lithium-polymerbattery
Volaqe
Capacily 480mAh
Batterv
Charqer
Inpul DC12-24V
Output 8.4V0.65A cnarger
ACoowersr adapterfor
balte
Input AC100V-240V50-60H2
OLrlput DCl5V14

Thank
you
for
yourpurchasing
ofaHIROBO
product.
Toensuresaiety,
please
read
thismanualthoroughly
beforeflyingthemodel.
Werequestthal
you
make
yourself
familiarwiththe
cautions,thellyingthecapacity
olthismodel
plane,
howtofly
ii,anduseoflhis
product
while
observingsaieiyrules
andflyingmanners.
This
instructionmanualmust
belookedatterandkeplwhere
itisreadilvretrievable.
Productspeciiications,
prices,
shapeseic.may
changeforimprovementswilhout
prior
notice.
AWarning
SNeve. leave
equipmentsuch asthe transmitter,
dry battery,battery
pack,
special-purpose
chargeror
flyingunitin a locationthatcanbeaccessedby the inquisitive
handsof infants
or children.They
can
accidentally
activateoperation,
or put the batteryor smallpartsin their mouth;any of such actions
^ couldresull
ininiuryordamage
causedbychemical
substances.
\)Never disassemble
or attemptto modify
anylhingotherthatwhat
isspecifiedinthismanual.
^ Doingsocouldcauseeleciricshock,
aninjury,equipment
breakdownorasubsequenl
tire.
NNever storethe transmitler,
battery.special-purpose
charger,or tlying unit in lhe followingplacqs.
Storingsuch equipmentin these placescould causeshapealistortion,breakdown
and subsequent
injury
orfire asadirectresult
of equipmentbreakdown.
. Hot
places
that
exceeal40
"C
orcoldDlacesthatfallbelow
-10
.C
. Places
exposedto directsunlight
. Placeswithhighhumidity,
vibration,
orlolsof dust
. Placeswithmoisture
orsteamorwhere
exposedtoasource
of heat
S Neverflyihis product
inthefollowing
places.
Jammedelectrical
signals,incorrecl
operation,or malfunctionsin eitherthe transmiller
or mainunit
maycausethe flying lrnitto crash,possibty
collidingwith peopte
or obiectsand causinginjury 6r
damage.lnaddition,moisture,
sandordustmay
causetheproduct to matfunction.
'ln strongwinds,
rain,snow,thunder
orotherbadweather
.At night,whentheflying
unitisdifiicult
to see
. Nearbuildings,
roads,railways,
power
linesorairports
. Incrowded
areas,oraround
childrenorpets
. Insmallrooms,
ornearfurniture
_ .Whenremotecontrolled
modelsusing
thesamelrequency
arenea6y
lpAlways only uselhe genuine
Hirobo
batteryand chargei(tor S.R.B).If a non-genuine part is used,
Hirobo
will not beliablefor any lossthat arisesout of suchuse.Useonlyiiemsthataretisted
in this
inslruction
manual.
QAlways refrainfromflyingunitsthat usethesameradioIrequency
atthe same
time.Theradiosignal
interferencemay
causeactash.
* Theradiosignalinterference
willstill happen
whentheradiofrequency
isthesame
evenif adifferent
_ moclulation
typeis used
(AM.
Flr.PCMetc).
QAlways refrain
iromtouching
pans
thatareinsta ect intheftyingunit,namely
themotor,
pinion
gears,
motormounting
screwsandconnectors
duringuse
ordirecttyafteruse.These
parts
heaiupto high
temperalures
andcancauseburns.
a An
explanationofthe
safetysymbolsusedinthismanual
Thismanualcontans
safeiysymbolstowarn
thereadefof
jtems
thatrequke
partjcular
atteniiontosafety.
Themeanings
ofthesesafetysymbols
are
given
below.
AWaf ninq lwarning
symbol]lf you handle
theproduct in awaythatignoresthewarning
information
highlighted
by this symbol,it could resu[ in a fatal or serious
inluryto the useror a bystander
or lhere is a high possibility
that a minor
inluryor somekind
of property damage
coutdoccur.
ACaUtiOn lcaution.symboli.lf.
you
handle
the
product
inawaythatignores
lhecaution
information
highlightedbythis
symbot,it couldresuliinan injury
totheuser
orabystander
orthereisapossibility
of somekindof property
damage.
S lprohibited
actionl The
prohibited
action
symbol
identifies
actsthatnever
shouldbe
Derlormed.
O lessenlial
practic.f ;lf;""ii"r o,""tice
symbolidentities
practice
rharmust
atwaysbe

ACaution
O Neverattemptto modifytheproduct.
lt may
causeabreakdown.
$ Never
putyour
handsorface
closeto rolating
parts.
Doingsocreatestheriskof unexpectedinjury.
* Whenflying the unil indoorsor when adiustingit while holdingit in your hands,we recommend
wearing
proleclive
eyeglasses.
OTo avoidsuch risk, neveroperatethis product
whilesitting on the Iloor or on a chair.Operatethis
product
inaposture thatallows
you
lo quickly
get
oul ofthewayif necessary.
OAlways power
switchoffboththeflyingunitandtransmitlerwhenleavingthetransmitler
unattended.
lf thepower switchis left
on,it is possible thatunintendedstickoperationoccurswhenthetransmitter
isplaced onthefloororachair.
S Neverhangthecordaround
yourneck.Doingsocreatestheriskof strangulation.
S Neverallow
young
childrento useihis product. Doingso createstherisk
ofaccidentcausedbyrolating
pa s orthecord,
QAlways usethis product
in a waythal is proper
andsafe
to mainlainits performance.
To do this you
musi readthis instructionmanuallhoroughly.This product is a precision machine
thatcaneasilybe
broken
iIdroppedor used incorrectly.
$To ensuresafe
practice,
neveruse
parts
thataredamagedorhavealteredshapeinthisproduct.
Qntways payattentionto the factthat muchfunctionalityis requiredof this product'spartsand parts
;ncludesmallitems, sharpitemsanditemsmadelrom metal.Preventany possibility of a smallchild
puttingthesepartsin lheir mouthor qettinginjuredby theseparts.lf a child swallowsa part,seek
urgenlmedicaladvice.Alwaysdiscardthepackaging oftheparts inaplace oul of reachof children.
No
pets
around
Nowaieror
morsiure
When€mole-conlroled
modelsusingthesame
nequencyarc
neaDy
aroun0 Notabes,chars&
otherfurniture modifcations
NearbLdings,roads,
la ways,
power
lines
0rarrc0ns
= For
details,see
"Warning"
and"Caution"sections.
=
Inslrongwnds,ran,
otherbad
weather
,li'L;!\\:,,;
Keep
away
from
rotating
parts
Avoidfre&
other
heat Y,,4
ouardaganslcorddariage
2

Secure
theflight
area.
Names
ofeachcomponent
Allow
a minimum of threemetersof clearspace
arornd
yoLr<elf
in all direclions. lf Lhetes an
obstruclion
nearby
suchaswallsorfurniture,lhe
SKY
BOBOwil
beordwn[olheobs.rLLton
As
you
ga
nexperlence,
you
shouldstill
practice
keepingasafearea.
Neverilythis
product
inthefoLlowing
p
aces.
Instrongwnds,rain,snow,thunder
orotherbad
Atnighl,whenthefyng
unit
is
diffculttosee
Nearbuildings,roads,railways,
power
Ines
or
airports
$ 1n
crowdedareas,oraroundchildrenorpeis
QWhen remote-controlledmodelsusingthesame
requencyarenearby
PeasereadPage1forfurtherdetails,andfocus
on
flying
safely.
While
get(ing
usedtoihecontrols, weadviseflyjng
whentherearenoorlightwinds.
Furlhermore,control
becomes
very
difficut whenthe
windspeedis
3 m or more.Please donotattempt
toflythisunitinhighwinds.
ACaution
lf other people are using wireless refiote-
controlled models nearby,be sure to check
whichlrequency
theyareusing.Also,besureto
tell others which band you are using.
Attemptingto usethe samebandat lhe same
time mayleadto improper
operationand is
extremelydangerous.
Tailfin
lF
lir,,lltl}
hll"lfilt'll{llli,il.l'
lfyou areunabletosecure.enoughflight
areain
your
house,
or
you
wouldliketolearnmoreabout
operat
ngXFIBS,
please
visitourwebsiteathttp://model.hirobo.co,ipl
The
Shop Inlo. page shows
you
XFBflightafeas
and
shopslocatedalloverJapanihatarereadyto provideyou
withinstruclions.
Tailblade
Mainblade
Stabilizer
Tai pipe
Mainmast
Swash
plate
Tailmotor
Ivlarnmotor
S-R.B.controlunit
Lithium
polymer
battery

Checkthalthefollowing
components
areincluded.
lFull
set I
Set
without
theprogrammable
transmitter
Donotthrowawaylhe boxcontaining your
setorlheblister
package
containing
lhehelicopter, since
you
willneedthemwhen
youuseouraftet-salesservice,
etc.
Tools
(+,
-Scrcwdrver
Alenwrench
0.89mmand1
5mm
belween
opposltesides)
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badesx.ket llllt[1
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badesx4set -uul)
'Foropl mumsalety,lhehain badesand
rai bradearemad€
orslyrofoamand
shoudbeconsderedreplaceable
pads
Themainbadedannlr
be
repaned Lilhium
poymer
batlery
Llihium
poyme.
battery
(Altached
loheicoprer)
^A
/--" -/ -t
\s
oos(+, screwdnver
Allenwrench089 mmand1.5mn
betweenoppostesides)
fii,h,
'k'(ffi&
i"":T';:T;E;"::"f""-
" \<2t'
olslVroloamandslroU|db€ Lilh!m
poyner
banery
*.4"
LithiLh
polymer
bafiery
(Anached
to helimpte4
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Lithium ecial-Puose
cha
AWarning
lfthe lithiumporymer
batteryis overcharged
or over
discharged
or mistreated
in another
way,
it notonry
could
causetheequipment
to breakdown,
italsocould
causethebattery
to rupture,getabnormally
hotor
ignite,
which
is verydangerous.
Always
adhere
lo thefoltowing
instruciions
andusetne tithium
polymer
battery
properly
and
safety.
Hirobo
will in nowaybeheld
liablefor accidents
orolherincidents
occuiring
asaresult
oI inco ectuse
ofthebattery.
ONever throw
thebattery
intoafireor heat
itupinany
way.
Suchactioncouldcausethe battery
to rupture,get abnormally
hol or ignite,
which coutdcause
an
injury,
burn
orthelike.
SNever leave
the battery
inside
a carwhereit canget veryhot, in hol weather
or in places
where
the
temperature
exceeds
60
oc.
ONever bash
thebattery
ord.opit.
SNever wet
itwith
water
elc.
ONever shortthebattery
byconnecting
thepositive
(+)
terminal
withthe negarive
G)
witha metat
obiect
such
asanecklace
orpaper
clip.
SNever attempt
to charge
the lithiumpolymer
battery
provided
with this product
with something
other
thanthesupplied
chargef.
This meansnot only mustyou not use Niocl
or N|MH
battefy
chargers,
you mustatsonot useother
lithiumpolymer
chargers.
Hirobo
will not beheldtiable
lor anylossarising
lrom recharging
thatuses
something
otherthan
the
charger
supplied
with
thisproduct.
Likewise
neveraftemptlo recharge
a tithiumpolymerbatteryother than the one suppliedwithes
product
using
the
charger
supplied
with
lhis proc,uct.
$Neuer u". the lithiumpolymer battery
supptied
with this productfor any equipment
otherthanthis
product
(including
othermodels
ancl
eleclrical
products).
QAIways ensure
thecharger
is keptwith its plug removed
fromthepower
ouflet
at afltimes
otherthan
when
charging.
lOAMays recharge
the battery
andstoreit soonafter
flyingbecause
if thebatteryis overclischarged,
it
cannotonger
beused.
When
thevoltage
ofasinglece fallsto2.2Vorless,itcannotonger
bereused
{recharged).
lfyouaccidentally
oveFdischarge
thebattery,pteasepurchase
anew
one.
\yNever lty rhts
product
using
abattery
other
than
the
genuine
baftery.
Nlf you wish to preparea backup battery,pleasebe sure to purchasea genuine Hirobo battery
specifically
designed
foruse
withthe
S.R.B.
QNever use an abnormal
battery.
lf during batteryuse,battery
charging
or dufing battery
slokge, a
strange
smellis noticed,
or the battery
begins
to get hot,become
misshapen
or discolored,
or you
noticeanythingelse that is ditferent
about the battery,
disconnect
the connecter
immediatelv
and
discontinue
batterv
use.
$Never usea battery
thathasshown
anysign of abnormal
performance.
Insucha case
atwaysreplace
thebattery
with
anewone.
Disposing
of the battery
Themain
maierials
oflithium
polymer
batteries
areljthium
and
cobalt,which
areboth
sparse
resources_
Please
recycle
the
rithium
porymer
barteries
sothai
these
rimitedresources
can
beeffeclrveJy
used.
Please
follow
therilles
and
regulations
in
your
area
onhow
torecycle
ordispose
ofthe
balteries.
-5

to rechargethe baltery
Followthesteps
1to4illusiraiedinthefigurebelowand
turnontheswitch.
Pleasereadthe
instruclionmanualwhilethebatiery
is
charging.
3. Botate
lhe
proleclive.ap
Thesidewth lhesickershoudlaceup
When recharqinEis complele,imm€diately
removethe balteiy from the
chargerandthepower
plog
fromrhe
Power
outlet.
lf theyareleftconnected,
it maycausedamage
to the battery
and/orthecharger.
lf theconnector
remainsconnectedafter
usingthe rnodelor charging
the
battery,
it mayresultindamage,a fire, over-discharge,
overcharge,
orlhe
model
going
outofconiroldue
loforgettingtolurnofi
theswilch.
Forsafestorage,
disconnecttheconnector
aiterusingthe
modelorcharging
ihebattery.
Also
prevenl
the batteryfrom
getting
wet,andprevent theconnector
and
cordfromcontacling
anymetalwhen
sioringihebattery.
Besure tocloselhe prolecl
ve
capwhen
youhavef n
shed
Geltingthemost
from
your
lithium
polymer
battery
lOAs ilisnot
poss'ble
toLsea lithiu'n
polvrpr
bahe
y 'ii hasbeenovel
- discharged.
t ici.nportanttopay
altento tolhe
lolow:notodvoidovpr
discharging
your
baltery.
.lf during
flyingit is not possible
to achieve
lift even
when
under
full throttle,stoptheflight and recharge
the battery.
. Donot dischargeusing a dischargeretc beforerecharging' (lt
is possible to recharge lithium polymer batterieswhen they
arenotfully discharged
withoutany lossoI pedormance
)
.Even i( your batteryhas been recharged,
it will naturally
discharge gradually over time. To prepare lor storage,
recharge
the battery beforestodng it. lt may be necessary
to
occasionally
recharge
the battery
whenit is not beingusedfor
a longtimeto prevent
itfrom completelydischarging.
Oln acold
envirormenl.
lheoattervwilrol pedo'n
dswel lLelenglhof
timethe
batlerycanbeusedwillbeshorierand
theremaybeinslances
whereadeouaie
outputcannol
beachieved.
Forihesereasons,
useihis
produci
inawarmenvironment.
lf the lengthof timeihe battery
can be usedbecomessignificantly
shorler,
itisanindjcation
thatthebailery
hasdeterioratedand
you
need
topurchase anewbattery.
2. Prs thecod inlo
Liqhts
red Fecharginq
OLghts green: Rechargingiscompel€
aFlashes red: Efror
'Ford€rals
oftheLEDdisplay
rerertothe
charg€r
nsturlioinanual.
Oll anerroroccurs,please
leave
the battery connected to ihe
chargerfor about 10 minutes.
Next, remove the lithium
polymer bailery from the
charger,and then re-insert it
into the charger to begin the
recharging
process
again.
lf you are unableto recharge
the battery even after
reinsertingit severaltimes, it
is likely that the battery has
either degradedor beenover-
discharged,
in which case
you
will need to purchase a new
battery.
BecareJul
toavoidelectricalshorts.
Becarefutoensurethatmela
obleclsdonoi
come
in10dreclconladwilhthelerminas
olicky place lrre
protective
capwhen
you
haveIinishedrecharoing
The connectorusedfor the
S.R.BSeries
has a ditferent
shape
inordertoprevent
itJrom
being wronglyconnected
lo
otherRCdevces,etc.
Be sureto useonlyHlrobo's
genuine
conneclor.
Neverusea
subslituie.
Aso,neveratlernptto extend
or
rnodifytheconnector.
IPointl
OAfier flyingyour helicopler,be
sure to charge the battery
before
you leaveil in storage,
a)ll, during a flight, the battery
charge
beginsto run low,a
fail-safefunction will engage
and the motor will slow to a
stop. lt this occurs, Please
be
sure to recharge the baltery
assoonas Possible.
Eacht melre ba[ery schaqed
anddischaqed
rheenqrhorlne
irdai beusedwin
get
shoiGl
+Number oi charSeanddscharge
6

Information
onthe
transmitter
that
isincluded
in
thefull
set
t\ .l
lf
you
have
pLrrchased
the
setwtthoul
the
programmable
transmrtter,
atransmltier
musl
oe
To'
o.tais.
"ae t0.lJsilgdConne.cd'i,ansn.ter
o-Daga28
a Name andtunction
ofthe
transmitter
Darts
obtained
separately.
usetoadjLrsrthe
neurra
postion
lorf
orwardteverse
movement.
Normaly
usedn
rhecenrer
posiiian
E).r'er.",Iejnt- -a ,
i
r,t.
6,.end6o
oLli 9 F_.
Mode
I
Useloconlrofotuard/reverse
movemeni
and€ii/ ght
tuming
ft,lode
tr
Use
tocontrol
lp/down
movement
and€ft/righr
iuming.
Rudder
trim
Normaly
usedrn
thecenrer
posilion.
Useloadjuslthe
neutratposirion
ror
Iorward/reverse
movemenr
Donot move
fromthecentral
Use
tocontrolup/down
and
tetrl
ll,lode
U
Useioconlroforward/reverse
movement
andleft/right
Useioadjusithe
reutratposition
Jor
eft/right
movement.
position.
rtrs
possibte
tochange
theradio
lrequency
byexchanging
this
wth aseparateysold
crysla
*Be suretolse a crystal
compatible
withlhe
freq!encv
ofFuiaba
corporarion
s
transrnltte.
crysta
set Slideiotheup
pos
r
onloswilch
on
' Enslre
this
switch
sonbefore
adjuslng
the
of/ofiswirch
oithe
llying
!nil.
Battery
levelndicaior
lllhegreen
amp
sofiand
onryrhe
redtarnp
is t.the
batlery
mLrstbe
repaced.
Useloswltch
therp/down
and
eft/right
movemenr
tn
ihe
opposite
dreclon
' Nonially
arswiiches
are
down

AWarning
OThe transmitterworks with alkaline,
manganese,NiCd,and oxyridebatteries.Be sure to use eight
batteriesofthesamekind.
$Do not use a combinationol different
kinds of dry batteries,such as alkaline,manganese,
NiCd,
oryride,etc.
In addition
to not beingableto oblainlhe prescribed
performance,
thereis lhe risk of burnstrom
leakinqbattervfluid.
$Neverivave th! antennaoI the
transmitteraroundorpulit close
to peoples' faces,asthere
isa riskthat
theantennatip could
poke
someone
intheeye.etc.
SNever attemptto Ily with the antenna
of the transmitter
not fulty extended.lf the transmitter
is used
whiletheantenna
isnotlullyextended,theradiowaveswillnolreach
as
far,anditcouldcauseacrash.
QNever operate
theon/oftswitchoI theflyingunit
wiihoutensuringthat
lhe batterylevelindicalorol the
transmitter
lighlsup.
lf the tlying unit poweris switchedon whilethe transmitter
is nol functioning,thereis a risk that
unintendedmovementol theflyingunitwilloccur.
QNever commence
flyingwithoutfirstmakingsure
lhatthetransmitter'santenna
isnotloose.
Il the antenna
werelo loosenand detachduringflying,then no signalcouldbe transmittedandthe
flyingunitwouldcrash.
$ Nevercommenceflyingwilhout
firsttestinglhetransmitter.
lfevenone
erroris
present
on
thelransmitteror
theflyingunit,thetlyinq
unilmaycrash.
ACaution
Swhen insertingbatteries
into the transmitter,
please
makesurelhal the positive
(+)and negative
C)
ends
ofthebatleries
faceinthecofiectdirection.
Mixingupthepolarity
willdamagethetransmiller.
SNever leavelhe batle.yinsertedin thelransmitter
whenthelransmitter
is notgoing to beusedfor an
extended
period.
Removethebatteryand
storeit inaplace
withlowhumidity.
lf the battery
is lefi in the transmitter,
it could leakand reducethe performance
andlifespanof the
transmitter.
lf leakingdoesoccur,
besureto completely
wipeawayallliquid
fromthecaseandterminal
conlacis.
ONever irresponsibly
disposeof useddry batteries.
Disposeof batteries
asdirectedbyyour municipal
govetnment.
lfyouchangetheradio
frequency,besureto use
afrequencythatiscompatible
witheithera FMT2MHz
or FM4OMHZbandcrystal
by FutabaCorporalion.
(Only
usethe Hirobo
genuinepartlor theflyingunit
crystal.)
lfanyolher
kindofcrystalisused,
itwillnotbepossible
to realizelull operability
and,evenifoperation
isachieved,
thearrivalol radiosignalswillbeunstableandit maycause
theflyingunit
lo crash.
NThe FMT2MHzandFM40MHzbandsarenotcompatible
witheachother.Neverusea FM40MHzcrystal
- with a FMT2MHz
transmitteror flyingunit,or a FMT2MHz
crystalwith a FM40MHzlransmitteror flying
unit.YourSkv
ROBOwillnotworkwitheitherofthese
incorrectcombinations.
$Neuer remouith. "ccessory
crystal
fromthetransmitter
ortheflyingunilexcept
when
youchange
the
frequency.
al Donotflythe
modelwilhthetransmitterantenna
retracted.
tlt Theradiowaves
will notreachas
far,andthere
isariskof malfunctions'
lftheS.B.B
isoperatedwiththetransmitter
antennafetracted,
iheradiowaves
willnotreachasfar'nolse
may
get
mixedwiththesignal,and
thereisapossibility ofmalfunctjons.
Incases
wherethetransmitteranienna
gets
jn
thewayofflightand
you
want
toflythemodelwiththe
lransmitler
anlenna
retracled,
retractlheantennaa littleata timemakingsure
thaitheradiowavesare
reachingthemodel,
noiseisnot
gefling
mixedwiththesignal,and
thalthemode
isnotmaliunclioning
Alternatjvely,fLylhemodel
wth
the
modelantennaextended.
Malfunctions
mayoccurduetothestruclure
o1theroom
lnwhichlhemodel
isbeingilown,ord!e tolhelnfuence
ofnoise
lromelectricapDliancesetc.
tfnoiseisgetling
mixedinwiththesjgnaland
malfunctionsareoccurring,
flylhemodel
withbolhthetransmitter
antennaand
modelantennaexlended.
8

I
a Names
andfunctions
oftheS.R.B.
controlunit
parts
The
volumeand
switchesoftheS.R.B.conirol
!nil areadjusiedal thefactorybeforeit isshipped,
soplease donot
atrempitoadjust
thesettings
beforeflyingtheunil
forthefirsttime.
RUDNTFLdderneutra
adiushentvolume
RUD
ATTRudderrate
adluslmenlvolume THB
ATTThronleadjustmen
tvolume
THR
CRVThrcnlecurye
adtuslmenlvoume
Vewn9
fromthetort,
windlhe
anlennawireioLrtimes
clockwise. AIL
Conneclstheaileron
seruos
ELEConnecls
theeievaror
seruos
windthe
anlennawireiourtimes
Crysla
Donolrehove
thecrystalexcept
lo
The egsoilhecrystalare
deicate soplease
becarelu
hotlo bendorbreaktheh
whenre jnseidnq
lhecrysta.
Transmlner
selecrionswitch
SeePage28lordetails
onhowlo
sel.
1
2
3
4
Pleasesetthis
loOFFwhentn
usb.
Alleror/elevator
anqleswitch
'See Page40for
detais.
ACaution
Nonot
attemptto dismantle
ormodify
thecontrol
unit.Thismay
causeamalfunction.
Use
onlyHirobo-designated
batteries.
Useonlygenuine
Hirobo
crystals.
Do
notwrapthe
entireantenna
witearound
lheantennaholder,
andleave
theexcess
wirefree.
Never
cuttheantenna
wirc.cuttingthe
antennawire
willshorten
lhedistancewhich
theradio
wavecanreach.
s{i #h rerlbrg
9

OS,ldntix
aecats
Apply
ihedecals
!singtheimages
onthe
package
asreference.
Two
colors,red
(A)
and
yellow
(B)
afe
provided.
Pleaseusewhicheveryouprefer.
6i@
Airi"
decas
6!'d (Bl ,
a"d
6? d
oppose srdeIn
ne sameman.er (62l
torhe
Airn
drcas@t' d (Ba)
,a.d 69 m€_3)
lotheopposite
sde inlhesamemanner
@(@
Ariixdeca
s 60 ,or €5) rorheopposreside
Seenirom
above
Allxalulsetoi decalsto
lhelransmltler,
a.cordrngto
your
laste
Decal
.\N
Advice
Forlhosewho areapplyngthe
decats
lorlheiirsltime orwhoarenolgood
al
app
ying
thedecals,we recommend
!sing a commercialiyavailable
spray
forlilm
apphcatonlorauiohob
testo
ach evegood results.Spray boththe
adhesivelace ol thedecalard rhe
surfacelo whichlhe deca s appied.
Position
thedecaland shooth oul the
suflacelo remove
anya I bL
bbles
10

Thorough
ylearnhelicoptermovementandstickoperaiionfromihefollowingtable.
Operalion Unitmovement Mode
Il\/odelr
Throtlle
+ up
(rhron
e'
Frsh)
oflhe unit
Aileron M=\
Elevaior =\
Vewfromthe
sideoflheunI
Rudder (_
View
fromlhetopoflhe unll
Leh Fighl
-]ft
06Jslnnn,I:ain"in"s,,,,,,,,
Before
beginningtlight
practice,
makesuretolearnhowtocontrol with
thecharlabove.
" Whenwe
speakofthe
"up"
or"down" operationofthe
elevators,
this
doesnotreiertomovingthestickup
anddown,butrathermovingthenose
upordown.liyou thinkofasteeringrod,itwili
beeasiertopicture this.
ACaution
O Duringaflight,
besureto alwayskeep
your
fingers
onthetransmiller's sticks.Continuousoperation
oI
thecontrolsis required
lor RChelicopters,andtherefore
attemptingto operatetheflyingunitwithout
your
fingers
onthe lransmitterstickincreasesihechanceof incorrect
operationor acrash.
O In operatingthetransmitter,
theflyingunit movesin proportion
lo how muchand howlongyou tilt a
stick.Therefore,besureto movethesfickslowly,littleby little.Aquick,
largemove
of thestickmakes
thellying unii unstable,resultinginacrash.While youarea beginfier practicing
howto Ily anXBB,
try
to movethestick1mmby1mm.
a A helicopterdoes not move downwardon its own power.By adiusting its ascendingforce, ihe
helicopterascends,hovers,
anddescendsin balancewith gravity. lf you bringdownthethrottlestick
abruptlywhiletheflyingunitisin
theai( theflyingunitsimplylallsduetogravity
rcsultinginacrash.
Tomake
the unitdescend,besureto bringdownthethrottlestickslowlyliitleby littte.When
the unit
beginsto descend, leave
thethrottlestickasit is andwaituntil
lhe unittouchesdown.Atthemoment
oftouchdown,bringthethrottle
stickdownto itslowest
position.
II

rations
07-1.
AttachingandRemovingtheCabin (Pointl
Check the center of gravity
after
lhecabin isattached.
Itlhe Ilying unitdoesnot stay
horizontal,adiust
thecenter of
gravity by changing the
position
ofthebattery
holder.
,P
I
Balrery
07-2.
lnstallingtheBattery
(Point)
Owhen you remove the
batteryfollowtheprocedure
rnteverse,
=l
LlPoLymerbaltery7.4V480mAh
Thebalterycanbeattached
ether
ACaution
lrsertihetabloensure
O To prevent
oveFdischarg;ng,
be sure to pull ofl lhe
connector
when you do not
flythe
flyingunit.
With the connectorplugged
in, the unil conlinuesto
consumeelectricity
resulting
inover-discharging.
lMakesurethatthecabin
isInm
yattached
tolhe
Al
ow
theantennatohang
lromlheopeninginlhe

07-3.
ProcedureforON/OFF Power
witches
O A safetydeviceis incorporatedin the helicopterto
prevent
runaway
dueto incorrect operation.
Thehelicopter
sdesignedtoensurelhalthemotorwillnotturnunlessthe
switchisturnedONwiihlhecorrect
procedure.
TurnlheswitchONwiththefollowing
procedure.
Thefollowingexplainsthetransmitter
suppliedwithihefullsei.
lf youhave
purchased
thesetwithouttheprogrammable transmitter,a
transmittermlst be obtainedseparately.
See
page
28 '10 Usinga
CommercialTransmitter'for
details.
o
1.
2.
TurntheswitchONtollowingthe
procedure
1.
-5below.
Setthellying unitonaflatsurface.
Extendtheantennaofthetransmitler,
andlurnthe
power
switchON.
3. Pressthe power switch
on the
flashing
green
LEDlampturnsto unit.(Do not movethe
aconstant
green.) unituntilthe
stickto
thelhrottle
modelI theverybotto
lMode-l
E
/fE
TheS.R.Bisnowreadyforflight.
Sideofthellvinqunii
r6i Litred
,f9. ritsteen
LEDamp
Bolhthe
green
andredLEDSare t whenlhethrottle
stick
is
movedlotheverybottom.
' ThemolorwiInolturnwhen
lheStarlswtchis
pressed
Lnesslhegreen andredLEDSare it
5.PresstheStartswilch.
__.rr=
n-,/(-a=
AGaution
O When turning the power
switchesON,first iurn the
trarsmitter switch ON,
followed by the power
swiich on the flying unit.
When turning the power
switchesOFF,first tum the
power switch on the flying
unit OFF,Iollowed by the
power swilch on the
transmitter.
aDo not movethe unit until
thellashing
green
LEDlamp
tulnstoaconstant
green.
Whilethegreen LEDlampis
flashing,the gyro tries to
find the neutral posiiion. lf
you move the unit during
this period, the gyro will be
unable
lo accuratelylindthis
position,
causing
anerror.
' lf the red and green LED
lamps alternatelyflash on
andoff, it indicates
thatan
error has occurred. lI an
etror occurs, please turn
theunitoff andthenswitch
thepower backonagain.
lPointl
C)lf the unit is not operaled
wilhin five minutes of
turningthe power on, it will
automaticallyturnoff .
(Turning
thepower
offl
OBefore
turningthepower
off,
please alisconnect the
batleryconnector.
lf the powerswitch is held
alownfor longer than one
second, a series of tones
will sound and the power
willturnoff.
l3

07-4.
PreflightInspection
a Aretheservoand
motoroperatingcorrectly?
Thesafetylock
js notcleared,andthemotor
willnotturn,ifthethrotlle
trimisatthetopol ilsrange.lftheseryomovesbut
ihemotordoes
not
turn.set
thethrottlelrimto a position
belowneutral,and
turntheswitch
ONagain
followingthecorrect
procedure.
tl,r.d.
rIlfidenl
tsrange,setitioa
posil
onbelow
neutra
lf the safelylockis not cleared
by adjusting
the lhrotuetrim,check
whetherthe throtllereverseswitchis set correctly.
See page7 for
details,
orreadlheinslruction
manualiorthe
transmitter.
O lstheleading
edgetapeon
themainblades
peeling?
Whitetapeisattached
totheleading
edgeoithemainblades.
Anyljitingorpeeling
oflhistape
willhaveadversealiects
onflight
characteristics,
andit shouldthereforealways
bechecked
beforeflght
by
pressing
itlightly
wiihthefingers.
-Anylifiingoithelape
wjllincreasethearnount
ofvibralion.
a lsthetransmilter
antennaexiended?
li thetransmtlefanle.na s notextend€d
the rado lransmssions
wll notreachlhe
he copter, and conl.ol may become
mpossible
Awaysexlendtheanlerra.
a lssufficient
power
remaining
inthebatteries?
Theradiotransmissions
become
weakeras thebalteriesdischarge,
and
control
maybecome
imposslble.
Checkthe battery
leveldisplay,
and
reDlacethe
balteriesilnecessary.
14

08,rrf:filis,|;'*,,F"*f,stifi
fi,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Slckoperationmustbecomesecondnature.Thnkof earnnglo rdeab
cycle
iorthefirstlime.Once
you
havelearnedhow,
you
no ongeT have
tothink
aboutwhichwayto movethe stcks.Yoirr
body
justdoesit aulomatjcally.
Praclice
us
ng
thesticksuntilyounoongerhavetothinkaboutit.
Placetheheicopteronaflal iloor
Theoperalorshoud slandala dlsla.ceoi
I 2 m behindthelrecopler
Byslandi.gbehnd,
you
ca. faceinthe same
dreclionas the helicopter.lt s easer 10
andersianddireciionofhelcopler.
(The
correctwaytoholdthetransmitter)
ACaution
aDo notrunthe
helicoptercontinuouslyfor more
than10minutes
(the
maximum
timefor onebaitery).Since
overhealingof themotor
maynegatively
eflect
pertormance,
andthe lifeof lhe product may
bereduced,wait
forfiveminutesafterthebatteryisdischarged.
Donotflythemodel
continuously.
Continuouslyllyingthemodel
willdramaticallyshortenthelifeofthemotor.
AlthoughtheS.R.Buses
acompactandlighthigh-performancemotor,contnuous
operationexertsaloadonthe
motor
andcausesitsternperaluretoincrease.
Usingthe
motor
whieli ishotdramatcally
shortensitslife.
Uslngthe sparebatteryand fying the model
on two batteriesone afierthe othermay causethe motor
temperature
to increase.Afterflyjngthemodelwith
onebattery,alowenoughtimefor
themotoTto coo down
beioreflying
themodelagain.Also,whenthe
air
temperature
ishot,fyingthemodelcontinLloustywith
evenone
batlery
(aboui
10minutes)may
causethemotortemperaturetoincrease.
Occasionallylandthemodet
andstop
! rrl
' nli i[,;'
..-
,{l'I: EcllJ rl:il.\
r '4r [!EE] !\' \
,4.+"5:- _: -,-ald,\
Pace bothoj you. thumbs
ontheerds oitheslcks
(Pointl
C)Stand
behind
theflying
unit.
Osecure
thelargestflightarea
possible.
(Fail-salefeature)
lfthebatteryrunslowduring
a
flight,or theflyingunit
stops
receiving
a signal,then the
throttlewill automaticallyslow
oown.
lf this occurs,please landihe
flyingunitimmediately.
(Point)
Placethe tips of your thumbs
onthesticks.
lf you control the sticks with
the balls or the sides of your
fingers,
you cannotrespond
when a quick movementis
necessary.
Whiletheflyingunil
js
inthe
air,
never
let
youf
ihumboffthe
stick.
(PointI
Be sure to chargethe battery
assoonasyour flightisover.
15

Theskids
oftheS.R.BQuark
areequipped
with
project
ons
sothat
theunI
inclines
al a_ approximately
ftve-oeoreea_gle
w1e . s on tne
gloJnd
Accordingly,
itwillrisealmost
veriically,without
iheneed
to push ihealeron
tr\rode
II m;;E
i A.[] /lA.l\
/"-E-lr-- l=\ /=ff l;\
f i.E66,-llllt5c={6|
+5Ell t",6EjrErl
llE_
@r d I l1llgl !J
tftheoroiections
oftheskids
arecut,then
theunit
willnotrise
vertjcally
r,lhen
thethrottle
israised.
Whentakingoff,
iheuniiwllattempt
io riseonaslanl
t0
thelefioftheaileron.
Accordingly,
theaileron
wilL
needto be pushed
tothe
rightduring
takeoif.
tr\,tod"
I I
l-A*"--"iir'il
| \l9lEtsEltsl,il
fEF=iE1l
Ir5'["d] -il
[M=.d.
trl
-+-.
Ir --tl-n\
Lrffi*r
[d,]tccn'
-cnGl
lffiiErl
I L !89!9r gJ
Slowly
bringing
upthelhrottle
stickwill
cause
theflying
unillodriit
tolhelettof
the aileron.You need lo Practice
pushing
theaileron
totherightlo make
theflying
uniirise
verticallyupwards. App,ox
Please
nolethattheflyinglnit hovers
slightlyon a slant
to ihe dghloi the
arleron.
5"
tothe
right.
Tomakelakeofis
easier,oneside
ol
lhesklds
is
eq!
pped
with
projectons
Experts
mayusea .rppetor olner
too
rocurolflhese
projectrons.
(Pointl
Tail rotor drift (horizontal
sliding)occurs wilh single_
rotor helicopters.
Toeliminate
this tendency,
the flyingunit
hoverson
aslight
angle.
Sinolerotorneicoole'. qererarv 'e td rolor 1 1orde 'o FFnir
. alo'q'lF
inii tvp"-r" ,r-"iv-r" trl o and
'provides
e
.
cetenrftight characreristics,
and thereforeI is nowrhe mostcommo
n rypeof
Radio:controlLed
heticopters
areoften
catedlponro{y athgh speedsordo slunls so mostuse
lhissyslem Ho\4ever'
with
sino|e-rotorhe|icoptels'lheLijlfromihela!causeslhe||yng!nItosdesideways(dft).So|tjsnecessaryioncnethe
llviiqJnilo'1
asligntang|e
oJr
,lg'rove'rc ,loroer_olF"p
lslabo llea
it'"ir"rv ri"tt."-"onrrolo'rhel; roro'F11'aan adsor
wl'vl-alrooers
arF
'd o ooFdtli -lL
o-onrol
Notes
ongeneral
single-rotor
helicopters
r) Trr.lyno
unrrn.n".s qr,llY
r ifrrehorFnqo.oun€,lhe
drri
lllUnilbodylurns
dueto
lh€rolorslorque
elecl
OTa
Iroloreimnates
or.onlrosiorque
TTai rolorefie.l
causesdrfi
ilLi.ln. slqhly
wlrlecoveinglo.ount€f
d ft

08-2.
Throttle
stickoperationspractice
First
oiall,
you
needtolearnhow
touse
theihrotfle
strckinorder
tomake
the
flyrng
unit
ascend
anddescend.
A helicopter
does
notdescend
on itsownpower,
butcanbecontrolled
by
adjustingthe
ascerding
force.
O Practice
. Standbehind
theflying
unit
andbring
upthe
throtUe
stjck
slowly.
. As
you
move
the
throttle
up,iherotor
accelerates
its
roiating
litfle
bylitile.
. Whentheunitllfts
upolfthe ground
a ltfle,make
itcome
down.
Repeat
practicing
these
upsand
downs
overand
over
agaif.
. Donot
letlheunittouch
downhard
onthe ground.
Make
itland
smoothly
and
genlly.
Standbehind
lhe helcopler sowy bringupthethrolle
slck
whie
push
nqtheaieron
totherghl
ACaution
O lf the helicopter
crashes
or topples
overon its side, quicklylower
lhethroltle
stick
to stopthe
motor
iurning.
Otherwise,
when
the
blacles
hit
the
ground,
the
helicopter
couldthrash
aboutcausino
a
lotofdamage
including
broken
pans.
a Wind
trom
the
rotor
Whenhoverrng
upto3ocrnabove
the
ground,
ihehelicopter
isaffected
bvits
own
rototw
no.and
beconec
Lnsready.
Th,s
is
refp-ed
roasqroJnd
eflecr.
a_d
,/vh
le
' has
i-ebenetil
ol
f:ciitdrirg
rirt.
rreouirps
carpwit;
aLgh-we,ght
helicopter
suchas
theXRB.
Asyouget
usedtothisup-downpractice
andfind
ithard
io makethe
uniifly
slighUy
above
ihe
ground,
takethe
courage
tomakeihe
unjt
jlv
tothe
levelof
Vour
knees.
Youwll
see
thatthe
untrs
oosture
is
"tabitzed
a;d.ird Lea..e,
to
operatethe
unit.
l-Cd.'l lrodetrl
(PointI
Olf the flying unit escapes
Your control, bring it back
under control by pushing
theaileron
to theright.
tfthis
does not correct the
problem,
do notgiveup,bul
rather bring down the
throltle stickr landthe unit!
and returnit to the odginal
position and facing before
tfying
thepractice
again.
OTheearth's
gravitypuflsthe
unit downward. While
ascending
neecls
power,
the
helicopter's descending is
powered by this natural
gravity.
When
you wantto bringthe
unit down, never suddenly
bringthethrottle
stick
a the
way
down
while
theunitis in
the air.This-will result in a
crasn.
(Ground
Effectl
Generally, a helicopter
experiences
the groundeffect
when its altitude is
approximately
below
its rotor's
diameter
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08-3.
Practicing
rudder
operalion
Now,
in addilion
lo thelhrottle
operation
youpracticed earlier,
lryoperating
lherudder.
"Rudderoperation"
means
turning
theflying
unit's
nose
leftorright
O Practice
.Tryseveral
times
asequence
ofoperations
suchas
"Lifl
off
andeft
ruddel'
+ "Land"
+ "Lift
oif
andright
ruddel'
+ "Land,"inorder
to
coniirm
that
you
canmake
lhe
ilyingunit
turn
leftandright (Pointl
c)lt is a little difiicult to make
the unit lift off with its nose
heading
right or left. lf You
find this hardto do, set the
nose to the 12 o'clock
direction
after
landing
and
resume
thepractice.
a)Do not watch the flying
unil'stailasYou
oPerate
the
Llnit.
This can often leadto
opetational errors. Pretend
you are in lhe helicopter's
cockpilandwatch
the unit's
nose.
<Practicing
rudderoPeration>
ACaution
a lf theilying unithasdrifted
away
from its original
posilion,fetchit
aflerithaslanded
and
bring
itback
to theoriginal
position'
aYou need to practice well the rudder operaiion because it is
imDortanl
to sellhe nose
andihepilotinthesame
direction'
a Inprinciple,
thenoseshould
beinthe12o'clockdirection'
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