INTERACTIVE TOY CONCEPTS Blade Runner Blackhost User manual

Congratulationsonthepurchaseofyourstateoftheart,indoorhelicopter.TheBlackGhostusesthe
latestinelectronicandbatterytechnologytogiveyouaflightexperienceyouwon'tforget.
ThoughyourBlackGhostisdesignedtobeeasytoflyandextremelystable,itisanaircraftandas
suchyouneedtospendabitoftimereadingthismanualtolearntooperateitproperlyandsafely.
Thereisaveryactiveinternetbasedcommunitywhereyoucangetallsortsoftipsandconnectwithotherpilots.
Checkouthttp://www.rcgroups.com/forums/thenscrolldownto"Vendors""BladerunnerHeli".
Pleasenotethatthishelicopterismeanttobeflowninsideonly.DoNOTflyitoutside!
Unpacking
Yourhelicopterisfastenedsecurelyinplacetopreventshippingdamage.TheBlackGhostisadelicate
deviceandyoumustbeverycarefulwhenremovingitfromthepackagingtopreventanydamage.
Assembly
WhiletheBlackGhostiseasytofly,itstillrequiressomebasictrainingandunderstandingonhowtooperatethe
transmittercontrolsticks,itscauseandeffect.Withthepropercareandmaintenance,yourflyingexperience
canbegreatlyenhanced.Pleasetakethetimetoreadthisinstructionmanual.
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1. BlackGhostHelicopter.
2. IRTransmitter/Charger.
3. DecalSheet
Alsorequired;(soldseparately)
6“AA”alkalinebatteriesfor
transmitter/charger.
PACKAGECONTENTS:
3.
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Step1
Openthebatterycoveratthebackof
theIRControllerbyremovingthescrew.
Besuretoinstallthebatteries
inthecorrectorientation
(asshown).Insertsix(6)new
AAbatteries*
Useonlyalkalinebatteries.
Replacethebattery
coverandsecureby
tighteningthescrew.
FORBESTPERFOR
MANCEONLYUSENEW
ALKALINEBATTERIES,
DONOTMIXOLDANDNEW
BATTERIES.
Step2
OpenthechargercoveratthesideoftheIR
Controller.Locatethechargecableand
extenditout(asshown)
TheIRControlleralsoworksasthecharger
fortheBlackGhostwhichhasitsowninternal
rechargeablebattery.
CHARGINGYOURBLACKGHOSTHELICOPTER
Step3
1)Ensurethehelicopter's
RedLEDisON:
Powerswitchin"ON"position.
GreenLEDisOFF:
Thehelicopterisfullycharged.
RedLEDrapidflashing:
AfterthecontrollerInitialized.
GreenLEDisON:
PILOT INFORMATION NOTICE! PILOT INFORMATION NOTICE!
*Batteriesaresoldseparately
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FIRSTFLIGHTARMINGANDTRIMMINGYOURHELICOPTER
FLYINGTIPS!
CORRECTIVEACTION:
CAUSE:
TROUBLESHOOTING
ISSUE:
PushUP/DOWNcompletelytoUP,then
backtoDOWNtoinitializespeedcontrol.
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FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS
CORRECTIVEACTION:
CAUSE:
TROUBLESHOOTINGCONTINUED
ISSUE:
FlyingArea/Location?
YourBlackGhosthasacontrolrangeofabout20feetwiththedirectlineofsightwiththecontroller.
AnyobstructionoftheinfraredsignalmaytemporarilyinterupttheproperfunctionoftheBlackGhost.
Pleasenotethatthishelicopterismeanttobeflowninsideonly.TheBlackGhostisvery
lightweightandsoisverysensitivetoaircurrents.Youmustbeverycarefultoflyonlyincalmair
keepawayfromfans,airventsoranyothersourcesofmovingair.Also,flyonlyinareasthatare
freeoffurnituretoavoidflyingintohouseholdobjects,andkeeptheheliatleast3feetawayfrom
wallsandceilings.
Safety?
Donotflyyourhelicopternearpeopleorpets.Stayclearoffurnitureandotherobstructions.
Ifyoulosecontrolofthehelicopter,reducethethrottleandallowittoland.Donotattempttoopen
thebodyofthehelicopterormodifythedesign,doingsomaydamagetheaircraftandmaybe
useonlythesuppliedbatterycharger.
Advancedpilot?
Atfullthrottletheoveralloutputfromthemotorsisactuallyreducedwhenyouapplytrimorrudder
stick.Thisisbecausethemotorsarealreadyat100%andtoturn,theonlythingthecontrolcando
istoreducethespeedofoneofthemotors.Theothermotorisat100%andcannotincrease;
thereforethecombinedoutputislowered.Ifyouneedfulltriminonedirection,thismeansthatone
ofyourmotorswillnevergetupto100%.
HowlongwilltheBlackGhostfly?
Thisverymuchdependsontheconditionofyourbattery.Normalflighttimesarebetween3&6
minutes.Ifyouareabletoflyformorethan4minutesyoushouldlandandletthemotorscool
downforafewminutes.
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FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONSCONTINUED
BlackGhostistippingoverduringtakeoff?
LaunchtheBlackGhostfromflat,smoothsurfacesonly.Whentakingoff,brisklymovethe
throttlestickforwardtogettheBlackGhostairbornequickly,then,reducethrottleabitto
preventitfromshootingskywards.DoNOTletthehelicoptersitonthegroundwiththerotors
spinningatpartialpowerthiswillalmostcertainlycausethehelicoptertotipoverdueto
uncompensatedtorqueeffectsandgyroscopicprecession.Ifforsomereasonthehelicopter
tipsoverorcrashesitisimportanttostoptherotorsimmediatelybypullingthethrottlestickto
DOWN(tothe'off'position).Stoppingtherotorswhilethethrottlestickisnotinthe'off'position
coulddamagethemotorbrushesorthebatteryfuse.
CanmyBlackGhostflyforwardmorequickly?
IfyoufeelthatyouarereadyfortheBlackGhosttomoveforwardabitmorequickly,you
canmovethecenterofgravityforward.Attachapapercliptothebodyunderthenoseofthe
BlackGhost.Thiswillcauseittohaveabitmoreforwardflightspeedbutbeawarethatin
thiscase,theBlackGhostwilltendtoflyforwardevenwiththecontrolsatneutral.
Thetailrotoristilted(orangled)?
Thisisquitenormalanddoesnotinfluenceonthestabilityofthehelicopter.Youshouldnottry
tochangetheangleofthemotor.Ifthesmallblackpropelleritselfisdeformedandnotspinning
properlyyoucouldtrytogentlybendthepropellertobeperpendiculartothemotorshaft.
WhyisthetailrotornotspinningwhenIoperatetherighthandstick?
Withthehelicopterontheground,initializethetransmitterbymovingtherightstickupandthen
downagain.Nowtestthetailbypushingtherightstickleftorright.Ifthetail
motordoesnotstart,trytoturnitbyhandwhileyouholdfullforwardontherightstick.Ifthe
motorstarts,runitatfullspeedforoneminuteandthenreverseitbypullingtherightstickto
fullreverse.Runthetailmotorforanotherminute.
Mychargingtakesmuchlongerthan20minutes?
TheweightoftheBlackGhostcanvaryalittleandthiswillinfluenceyourflighttimes.
Ifyouareabletoflyforabout45minutes,afullchargewilltake2030minutes.However,
ifyouareabletoflyformorethanoneflight,resultinginlongertotalflighttimesthecharging
timewillalsoincreaserelatively.
Chargerwon'tchargethebattery?
MakesurethattheBlackGhostisswitchedOFF.
ChargerLEDshutsOFFassoonasIplugintheBlackGhost?
Yourhelicopterisfullychargedflyit.
BROKEN ROTOR BLADES?
Ifyoubreakoneofyourrotorbladesdon’tpanic.
ReplacementbladescanbepurchasedattheoriginalretailoutletformostBladeRunnerSeries
Helicopters.Orinformusatthenumberslistedonthefollowingpage.Pleaseretainproofofpurchase.
BROKEN ROTOR BLADES?
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IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION
Keepthehelicopterawayfromface,eyesandhairatalltimes.Keepfingersawayfrommovingrotorsorpropellers.
Donotflytheplanenearoratotherpeopleoranimals.Usecautionwhenflying,makesurepeoplearoundyou
knowthatyouareplayingwiththehelicopter.Recommendedforuseindoorsonlyinroomswithoutobstacles,
breakableobjectsorfans.
Donotattempttooverchargeyourhelicopter.Followthecharginginstructionsprovidedinthisinstructionmanual.
IMPORTANTBATTERYINFORMATION
Useonlybatteriesrecommendedinthisinstructionmanual.Donotmixoldandnewbatteries.
Batteryinstallationshouldbeperformedbyanadult.Becarefultoinstallthebatterieswiththecorrectpolarity,asindicated.
Donotuserechargeablebatteries.Donotmixalkaline,standard,lithium,rechargeable,ordifferenttypesofbatteries.
Thesupplyterminalsarenottobeshortcircuited.Exhaustedbatteriesaretoberemovedastheywillhinderperformance.
Neverleaveabatteryunattendedwhileitisbeingcharged.Neverleaveabattery
unattendedinthepresenceofchildren.HelicopterchargingtimewillincreasewithusageastheconditionoftheCcellsdiminish.
TheInfraredControlleralsoworksasachargerandittakessix(6)AAsizebatteries(soldseparately).
FCCNOTE:U.S.ONLY
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.
2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceivedincludinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Note:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaclassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15ofthe
FCCRules.TheseLimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.
Thisgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyandifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,
maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurina
particularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedetermined
ReorientorrelocatethereceivingantennaIncreasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiverConnecttheequipment
BlackGhostEditionHelicopterandBladeRunnerSeriesareregisteredtrademarksof
InteractiveToyConcepts©2007AllRightsReserved.
ManufacturedbyanddistributedbyInteractiveToyConceptsLtd.
ConformstoSafetyStandardsASTMF96303RegulatoryRequirements.
Productsandcolorsmayvary.
MADEINCHINA.
INS4505370402CAN
Limited30daywarranty
ThisproductiswarrantedbyInteractiveToyLtd.againstmanufacturingdefectsinmaterialandworkmanship
undernormaluseforthirty(30)daysfromthedateofpurchase. Pleaseretainproofofpurchase.
UnitedStatesPatentApplicationNo.20040245376A1
PCTApplicationWO04103814A1
CanadianPatentCA2,496,385
NorwayPatentNO317612.
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