11
Receiver Installation
Install your receiver into the fuselage, connecting the servos
according to the labels attached to the wires. Follow the
radio manufacturer’s recommendations for set-up.
WARNING:
DO NOT INSTALL THE PROPELLER
UNTIL THE RADIO SYSTEM HAS BEEN PROPERLY
SET UP WITH A WORKING FAILSAFE FUNCTION AND
YOU COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND ITS OPERATION!
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Connect the wing lighting wires to the light wire harness
in the fuselage (marked L1 and L2). The receiver end can be
connected to BATTERY or any unused channel slot on your
receiver. Connect the aileron servo wires to the Y-harness
that was included in the hardware bag and connect the
Y-harness to the aileron channel on your receiver.
Failsafe Setting and Function
IMPORTANT: Before installing the propeller, it’s
important for safety reasons to ensure that the
failsafe on the receiver is at the 0% throttle preset
position as indicated in the instructions below.
Most modern radio systems have a failsafe feature
which engages in the event that the radio signal from the
transmitter is interrupted. If radio contact is broken, this
safety feature causes the throttle channel to move to a
preset position. This prevents the possibility of accidental
motor startup when the fl ight battery is connected but the
receiver is not communicating with the transmitter.
If using the recommended Tactic radio system, follow
these instructions for setting up and confi rming the
operation of the failsafe function. Setting the throttle
failsafe position is similar for Spektrum radios. The
failsafe is set during the binding process to the receiver.
NOTE:
Unlike Tactic, Spektrum radios will not require the
throttle channel to be reversed. Continue on to
Testing
the Failsafe
section when complete.
Tactic Failsafe Procedure
Throttle stick is in
the 0% (minimum)
position!
1.
Make sure the throttle stick
is in the minimum position
or 0% throttle.
2.
Power on the transmitter.
3.
Make sure the servo
reversing function for CH3
is in the REVERSE position.
4.
Plug in the
battery to
the aircraft.
5.
Press the LINK button on the Tactic
receiver and hold for 2 seconds.
The red LINK light should blink and
then stay on. The failsafe is now set.
Testing the Failsafe
Before continuing, it is necessary to test the failsafe
setting. First, move the right transmitter stick to the left
and right and confi rm that the transmitter is linked to the
receiver. You should see the ailerons moving.
Remember,
the propeller is not installed on the motor yet!
Move
the throttle stick up and confi rm that the motor is working.
While the motor is spinning, turn the transmitter OFF to
test the failsafe function. The motor should stop. If it
does not stop spinning,
DO NOT CONTINUE until the
failsafe works correctly.
