Propel rc Spyder x User manual

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

Colors and styles may slightly vary.

Made in China

Conforms to safety requirements of ASTM, CPSIA and FCC.

8619 Wall street, Suite 400, Austin, TX 78754

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CHOKING HAZARD

Small parts.

Not suitable for children under 3 years.

WARNING!

PACKAGE CONTAINS:

2.4G Wireless Controller ฀฀฀฀

.4Ghz Indoor/Outdoor High Performance Drone

PYDER XTM

Spyder XTM

WARNING: Never leave product charging unattended for extended periods of

time. Always disconnect Spyder XTM from charger immediately after the Spyder XTM

is fully charged. Please refer to enclosed safety instructions.

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90-DAY LIMITED WARRANTY

Limited 90-Day Warranty NORTH AMERICA

ROOFTOP BRANDSTM warrants to the original consumer that this product is free from any electrical or

mechanical defects for a period of 90 DAYS from the date of purchase. If any such defect is discovered within

the warranty period, ROOFTOP BRANDSTM will repair or replace the unit free of charge upon receipt of the

unit, shipped postage prepaid and insured to our warranty center.The warranty covers normal consumer

use and does not cover damage that occurs in shipment or failure that results from alterations, accident,

misuse, abuse,neglect, wear and tear, inadequate maintenance,commercial use or unreasonable use of the

unit. Removal of any parts/components voids all warranties.This warranty does not cover cost of repairs

made or attempted outside by third-party individuals or companies. Any applicable implied warranties,

including warranties of merchantability and fitness,are hereby limited to 90 DAYS from the date of

purchase. Consequential or incidental damages resulting from a breach of any applicable express or implied

warranties are hereby excluded. Some states do not allow limitations on the duration of implied warranties

and do not allow exclusion of incidental or consequential damages,so the above limitations and exclusions

in these instances may not apply.

REPAIR/REPLACE PRODUCT

If your product begins to malfunction or stop working, immediately call or email our warranty center at the

phone/email listed below.If it is determined that a return is necessary, our warranty department will issue

you an RMA number/form and an address to the nearest return center for shipping the product to.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:We will reject all returns that are not accompanied by an issued RMA form and number

so make sure to contact our warranty center before attempting to return your product!

PREPARATION FOR SHIPPING YOUR PRODUCT

Please repack your product in a durable box,preferably in the original carton, and send it prepaid,and

adequately insured.Include the RMA form that was issued by our warranty department along with your

daytime telephone number and email address (if available) inside the shipping carton.If your warranty has

expired,contact our warranty center for charged service. For further information please send all inquiries to

[email protected]

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SHIP YOUR PRODUCT BACK WITHOUT FIRST

CONTACTING OUR WARRANTY DEPARTMENT AT:

ROOFTOP BRANDS

WARRANTY REPLACEMENT DEPARTMENT

TEL: + (1) 866-458-5151

[email protected]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Features............................................................................................................ 2

฀฀...................................................................................... 2

Charging your ฀฀............................................................................... 2

฀™ ฀.............................................................................. 3

฀...................................................................................................3

฀฀..........................................................................................3

฀฀...............................................................................................4

฀฀™.........................................................................................4

฀........................................................................................................ 4

Start

And Auto Land

............................................................................................... 5

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀™.......................................................... 5

฀฀฀..............................................................................................5

฀฀.......................................................................................... 5

฀฀................................................................................................ 5

฀฀฀........................................................................................ 6

฀฀฀฀........................................................................................ 6

4 Channel Flight Control........................................................................................... 7

3 Channel Flight Control...........................................................................................8

฀฀฀™...................................................................................... 8

360˚ Stunt Rolls.................................................................................................. 9

฀฀฀฀...................................................................... 10

฀฀฀...................................................................................10

฀฀฀฀............................................................................................ 11

฀................................................................................................ 12

FEATURES

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REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

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IMPORTANT:ALWAYS REMEMBERTO UNPLUGYOUR CHARGING CORDWHEN NOT IN USE!

฀฀฀

CHARGING YOUR SPYDER X™ BATTERY

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀.

REMOTE DIAGRAM

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

REMOVABLE CONTROLLER GRIPS

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀SPYDER X™ QUADROCOPTER DIAGRAM

฀฀฀฀Landing Gear

FLYING TIPS

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀Important! When syncing your SPYDER X™

copter with the controller always make sure that the

copter is on a flat level surface.This insures that the 6 Axis gyro is properly programmed to mimic

your trim settings.

฀฀

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀For One Person Play:

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀For Multi Person Play:

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

SYNCING YOUR SPYDER X™

DO NOT FLY YOUR SPYDER X™ IN FOUL WEATHER!

WARNING

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FLY YOUR SPYDER X™ IF THERE IS RAIN,SNOW,HEAVYWINDS,THUNDER OR LIGHTNING

OUTDOORS.IT COULD DAMAGE YOUR PRODUCT AND POSSIBLY EVEN CAUSE BODILY HARM.

PREPARING FOR FLIGHT

3 4

4CH3CH

4 CH Mode ฀3 CH Mode

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀12

CALIBRATE STUNT

START/LAND

SPEED

34C

RECOGNIZING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE SPYDER X™

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀is the

side ฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀.The ฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀.

NOTE:The front of the copter displaysWHITE LED lights and the back of the copter displays RED LED lights.

3/4 CHANNEL SELECT

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

NOW YOU ARE READY TO FLY!

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

HOW TO START ROTORS

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

SPEED SETTING BUTTON

The ฀฀฀฀฀฀1 (SLOW) ,2 (MEDIUM) and 3(HIGH)฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀is the 1 (SLOW)฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀1฀฀฀฀2฀฀medium฀฀฀3

฀฀฀

T MODE (Training Mode)

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

4CH3CH

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

UNDERSTANDING TRIM ADJUSTMENTS

Forward/Backward Trim

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀Banking Left/Right Trim

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

Forward/ Backward

Trim

Forward/Backward

Trim Controls

Push backward

trim button

Push forward

trim button

If flying forward... If flying backward...

4 CH Left/Right Banking

Controls

Push the “L” trim button to

increase left banking

sensitivity

Push “R” trim button to

increase right banking

sensitivity

Banks Trim Banks Trim

4CH3CH

5 6

FRONT

REAR

4 CHANNEL FLIGHT CONTROL

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀.While learning to

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀the motors and the ฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀the motors and the ฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀Move the Throttle ฀right and the ฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀and the

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

3 CHANNEL FLIGHT CONTROL

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀the motors and the ฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀the motors and the ฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀and the

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

CALIBRATING THE SPYDER X™

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

7 8

CALIBRATE

STUNT

START/LAND

SPEED

SPYDER X™ WARNING

The฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀WARNING!

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

BATTERY WARNINGS

RECHARGEABLE BATTERY:

This ฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀CONTROLLER BATTERIES:

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

฀Al฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

REPLACING THE PROPELLER BLADE

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀



฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀



฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

HOW TO DO 360º STUNT ROLLS

฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀

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360˚Stunt-Roll

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