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• When transporting or temporarily storing the rechargeable bat-
tery the temperature should be between 5-50°C. If possible, do
not store the battery or the model in a car and do not expose it to
direct sunlight. In case the battery is broiled it can be damaged
or catch fi re.
Note:
If the battery voltage/output is low you will recognise that a
considerable trim and/or controlling is necessary to avoid that the
helicopter starts trundling. This usually occurs before reaching a
battery voltage of 3 V and it is a good moment to end the fl ight.
Contents of package
1
1x Helicopter
1x
Controller
1x USB charging cable
4x 1.5 V Mignon AA batteries (non-rechargeable)
1x Set of replacement parts
Recharging the LiPo rechargeable
battery
Make sure you only charge the LiPo rechargeable battery sup-
plied with the LiPo charging unit also supplied (USB cable and
remote control). In case you try to charge the rechargeable battery
with a diff erent LiPo battery charger or any other battery charger,
this might cause serious damages. Please carefully read the
previous chapter about warnings and guidelines on the usage of
rechargeable batteries before proceeding.
2
Charging via computer:
• Connect the USB charging cable with the USB
port of a computer. The LED on the USB charger
cable lights green indicating that the charger unit is
correctly connected to the computer.
If you plug in a helicopter with a discharged battery,
the LED on the USB charging cable lights up red and
shows that the helicopter battery is being charged.
The USB charging cable and the charging socket on
the helicopter are designed to make incorrect con-
nection impossible.
• It takes about 30 minutes to recharge a discharged
battery (but NOT a deep-discharged one). When the
battery is fully charged, the LED display on the USB
charger cable lights up green again.
Note:
When supplied, the lipo-battery is already partially charged
so the fi rst charging cycle may well take less time.
It is essential to follow the connection sequence given
above! If you have the charger cable only connected to the
helicopter, and not to a source of electricity, a green LED
display indicates that there is still power in the battery. The
green LED display does not necessarily indicate the battery
is still adequately charged.
While charging, the power switch must be in the “OFF” posi-
tion.
Inserting the batteries in the
remote control
3
Open the battery compartment with a screwdriver
and insert the batteries in the remote control. Please
keep in mind the correct polarity. After having closed
the compartment you can check all functions of the
remote control with the help of the power-switch on
the front. With the power-switch turned ON and proper
functioning, the top center LED on the remote control
will light up red.
When the control LED fl ashes rapidly, the batteries in
the controller must be changed.
Frequency bind between model and
remote control
4
The Carrera RC helicopter and the remote control are
frequency bound at purchase. Should there occur any
problems with the communication between the Car-
rera RC helicopter and the remote control at the begin-
ning, please carry out a new frequency bind.
• Connect the plug-in connection at the model and
switch on the model at the ON/OFF switch.
• The LED in the helicopter now fl ashes in rhythmical-
ly-accelerating sequence.
• Switch on the controller at the ON/OFF switch. While
connecting, the controller emits a signal tone.
• Place the charged helicopter on a fl at surface.
• Allow the helicopter a few moments until the system
is correctly initialised and is ready for operation.
• The control LED now lights continuously once again,
indicating that the connection is ended.
Checklist for fl ight preparation
This checklist does not replace the contents of the operating
instructions. Although it can be used as a quick-start-guide we
strongly advise to fi rst read the operating instructions in detail
before you proceed.
• Check the contents of the package
• Connect the charging unit to the source of power.
• Charge the lipo-battery as described in the section “Charging
the lipo-battery”.
• Fit four AA batteries in the controller, making sure their polarity is
correct.
• Look for a suitable environment for fl ying
• Place the helicopter on a fl at surface
• Switch on the model at the ON/OFF switch.
• Turn the remote control on at the ON/OFF switch.
• The LED in the helicopter now fl ashes in rhythmically-accelerat-
ing sequence.
• During the binding process, the controller emits an acous-tic
signal.
• Allow the helicopter a few moments until the system is correctly
initialised and is ready for operation. The LED in the helicopter
now lights continuously.
• Repeat the above points as required, if you wish to fl y more heli-
copters at the same time.
• Check the control system
• Make yourself familiar with the control system
• Trim the helicopter as necessary as described under “Control-
ling the helicopter”, so that when hovering the helicopter no
longer moves from the spot, until given a command by the con-
troller.
• The helicopter is now ready to be fl own.
• If the helicopter displays no functions, retry the above binding
procedure.
• Fly the model
• Land the model
• Switch the model off at the ON/OFF switch
• Always switch off the remote control last
Range of functions of the remote
control
3
1. Antenna
2. Power switch (ON / OFF)
3. Control LED
5
4. Gas · tail (spinning in circles)
5. Forward/backward tail (spinning in circles)
6. Trimmer for tail
7. Battery compartment
Description of helicopter
6
1. Coaxial rotor system
2.
Tail
rotor
3. Socket for charging the lipo-battery
7
4.
Landing
skids
5.
ON-/OFF
switch
Controlling the helicopter
8
In case you don´t know the control functions of your
Carrera RC helicopter yet, please take some minutes
before the fi rst fl ight in or to make yourself familiar with
them. The descriptions left or right refer to the view out
of the cockpit (pilote´s view). Push the throttle up to
increase the rotational speed of the main rotor blades.
Increase the rotational speed of the main rotor blades
and the model will start to ascend.
If you push down the throttle and thus reduce the rota-
tional speed of the main rotor blades the helicopter will
descend. When the model has lifted off the ground you
can get it into stationary hovering without abrupt as-
cending or descending by carefully moving the throttle
upwards and downwards.
9
Move the right lever (tail) to the left and the helicopter’s
nose turns (yaws) round the main rotor’s axis in a cir-
cle to the left.
Move the right lever (tail) to the right and the helicop-
ter’s nose turns (yaws) round the main rotor’s axis in a
circle to the right.
Use the trimmer for tail until you have reached a stable
neutral position of the helicopter when hovering, with-
out moving the right lever (tail).
10
The forward-/backward lever controls the helicopter´s
pitch forward and backward. When shifting the lever
forward the nose of the helicopter will move down-
wards and the helicopter will fl y forward. When shifting
the forward-/backward lever backward the helicopter
will move backwards and the helicopter will fl y back-
ward.
After having made yourself familiar with the main control functions
and having chosen an appropriate area for fl ying the helicopter,
you can start the fi rst fl ight.
Choosing the fl ight area
11
When being prepared for the fi rst fl ight you should
choose a closed room without any persons or ob-
stacles which is as big as possible. Due to the
size and controllability of the helicopter expe-
rienced pilotes may be able to fl y the helicopter
in relatively small rooms. For your fi rst fl ights we
strongly recommend to choose a room with a min-
imum fl oor space of 3 x 3 metres and 2.40 metres
of height. After having trimmed your helicopter for
fl ight and having made yourself familiar with the
controlling and its functions you may start fl ying
in smaller and less open environments.
The helicopter has exclusively been developed for
indoor use in closed rooms.
Information on trouble-shooting will be found on page 36.
For the latest version of these operating instructions and
information on replacement and spare parts available,
please visit
carrera-rc.com
in the service area.
Errors and changes excepted
Colours / fi nal design – changes excepted
Technical changes and design-related changes excepted
Pictograms = symbolic photos
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