Hobbico Sea scout User manual

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Warranty
• Hobbico®, Inc. will warrant this product for 90 days after the date of purchase from defects in materials or workmanship.
• Make sure you save the receipt or invoice you were iven when you bou ht your model! It is your proof of purchase
and we must see it before we can honor the warranty.
• In no case shall Hobbico’s liability exceed the ori inal cost of the product.
• Hobbico reserves the ri ht to chan e or modify this warranty without notice.
• For repairs covered under warranty, send your model to:
Hobby Services
3002 N. Apollo Drive, Suite 1
Champai n, Illinois61822
Attn: Service Department
Phone: [phone]:00 am - 5:00 pm Central Time M-F
E-mail: hobbyser[email protected]
Copyri ht © 2004 HCAZ3042 for HCAB0020/HCAB0021
IMPORTANT!!! PLEASE READ BEFORE OPERATION!!!

❏9V alkaline battery, one (1) required for the transmitter
❏“C” alkaline batteries, six (6) required for the char er unit
• Adult supervision is stron ly recommended! Children
should be warned about the dan ers of playin in close
proximity to water.
• Keep out of reach of youn children. This product
contains small pieces that could present a chokin
hazard to small children.
• Your Sea Scout submarine is controlled by radio si nals,
which are susceptible to possible interference from other
R/C transmitters, pa in systems, or other electrical noise.
Before operation, make sure no one else in the area is
operatin a radio on the same frequency (channel).
• Do not attempt to char e the submarine with anythin
other than the supplied char er.
• Do not submer e the submarine while char in .
• Do not touch the spinnin propellers! It is unlikely that
they will cause injury, but the props themselves may be
badly dama ed.
• If runnin in a pool, NEVER attempt to swim after a
stalled submarine! Wait patiently for the submarine to
return to the surface and retrieve usin a pool net or a
lon pole.
• Never o directly from runnin the submarine in a pool
to runnin in an aquarium. Rinse thorou hly with fresh
water. Avoid usin any cleansin a ents which may be
harmful to an aquarium environment.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The trans itter is not water resistant
and should be kept dry at all times.
BATTERY INSTALLATION TIPS
•Do not mix old and new batteries.
•Use only alkaline batteries. Do not use rechar eable (Nickel
Cadmium, Nickel Metal Hydride, or Lithium Ion) batteries.
❏1. Insert the antenna into the hole on top of the transmitter
and twist it in a clockwise direction until ti ht. Do not
overti hten the antenna.
❏2. Usin a small Phillips head screwdriver, loosen the
battery cover screw and carefully remove the cover from the
back of the transmitter.
❏3. Install a fresh 9V battery. Make sure that the (+) positive
and (–) ne ative tabs match up correctly with the dia ram
molded inside the battery compartment of the transmitter.
❏4. Replace the transmitter battery cover and ti hten the
screw until snu (do not over-ti hten).
❏5. Turn the transmitter power “ON”. A reen li ht will indicate
that power is turned “ON”. When the reen li ht oes “OFF, ” it
is time to chan e the 9V battery in your transmitter. The red li ht
indicates that a stick “command” is bein transmitted.
PREPARE THE TRANSMITTER
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
REQUIRED FOR OPERATION

IMPORTANT NOTE: The charger is not water resistant and
should be kept dry at all times.
❏1. Usin a small Philips head screwdriver, loosen the battery
door screw and carefully open the battery compartment
as shown.
❏2. Install 6 fresh 'C' size batteries. Make sure that the (+)
positive and (-) ne ative poles match up correctly with the
dia ram molded inside the battery compartment.
❏3. Close the battery door and reti hten the screw.
❏1. Remove the nose plu from the Sea Scout as shown. This
piece serves as the ON/OFF switch. When it is inserted, it
breaks the power connection turnin the sub “OFF”. When
removed, the power connection is re-established and the sub
is turned “ON”.
❏2. Insert the char e plu into the char in port of the Sea
Scout as shown.
PREPARE THE SUBMARINEPREPARE THE CHARGER UNIT

❏3. Set the submarine on the stand and move the char er's
ON/OFF switch to the “ON” position. Two reen li hts will
illuminate indicatin power to the char er is turned “ON”.
Press the small button labeled “CHARGE”. One of the li hts
will be in flashin red to indicate that char in is in pro ress.
The submarine will char e for 10-12 minutes. When char in
is complete, both li hts will turn reen.
❏4. Once char in is complete, remove the char e plu
from the submarine and move the char er’s ON/OFF switch
to the “OFF” position.
❏5. Insert the “runnin ” plu as shown and place the
submarine in a tub, aquarium or pool.
NOW YOU’RE READY FOR ACTION!!!
Stock Nu ber Description
HCAB9250 NOSE PLUG ON/OFF (4)
HCAP9917 CHARGER
• Turn the power on to both the transmitter and submarine.
• Pushin the left stick up will activate both props and
move the sub forward. If the sub pulls badly to one side
or the other, adjustin the small tab at the rear of the craft
will help to even it out.
• Pushin the left stick down will activate both props and
move the sub backward.
• The ri ht stick controls the steerin . Pushin the stick to
the ri ht will activate the left prop and move the sub to
the ri ht. Pushin the stick to the left will activate the
ri ht prop and move the sub to the left.
• Pushin the “DIVE” button located on the top left of the
transmitter will cause the craft to o beneath the surface
of the water.
• Pushin the “SURFACE” button located on the top ri ht
of the transmitter will cause the submer ed craft to rise
toward the surface of the water.
The Sea Scout micro-submarine is desi ned for use in fish
tanks, bath tubs, and small pools. The Sea Scout is not
intended for use in oceans, lakes, ponds, inland seas, or any
free flowin bodies of water such as creeks or rivers.
Adult supervision is stron ly advised at all times while
runnin the Sea Scout micro-submarine.
LAUNCH PROCEDURE:
1. Turn the power “ON” to the transmitter and submarine (in
that order).
2. Gently place the submarine in the water.
3. When finished runnin , be sure to turn the power “OFF” to
your submarine by replacin the nose plu and then to your
transmitter (in that order).
RUNNING THE SEA SCOUT
TRANSMITTER FUNCTIONS
REPLACEMENT PARTS