Metabo XciteRC, Manual

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16 Metabo Quadcopter
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Safety notes
a corresponding amount.
• The product contains small parts that can cause injury if swallowed, and must therefore be kept
away from children under 3 years.
• The product is not a toy and not suitable for children under 14 years.
• The operation of radio-controlled models requires practice. In the beginning operate your new model
therefore with extra caution and familiarize yourself with the response to your commands.
• WARNING: The safe operation requires concentration and quick reaction. Do not operate your
model if you are tired or under the influence of drugs or alcohol – risk of accident and injury!
• WARNING: The control of this model is done via radio signals, which can be influenced by the envi-
ronment. This may cause a suddenly loss of control of your model. The model may only be operated on a
suitable and sufficiently large room without obstacles. An outdoor use is not recommended.
• Operate your model therefore only with sufficient light within line of sight, away from cars, traffic and peo-
ple – risk of accident and injury!
• ATTENTION: due to the small size and weight, the model should not be exposed to drafts or a
strong winds. Avoid flights near open windows or air-outlets of an air-conditioning system - crash hazard!
• Do not operate your model during a thunder storm or near radio towers or power lines.
• Radio remote controlled models may not be operated at any public space by implication (streets, roads,
squares or lakes). Before operation please ask where the operation is allowed. This also applies to private
property, here the consent of the owner is required.
• WARNING: Keep your fingers or loose clothing or hair away from the rotating parts or the propeller
/ rotor unit - risk of injury!
• Always switch on the model first, then the transmitter. WARNING: during the operation of the trans-
mitter must remain switched on!
• Never operate your model with low transmitter batteries, because this reduces the range of your model
dramatically.
• If the drive battery is empty, the model first slow down until it no longer reacts properly to your commands.
Stop the operation and change the drive battery or charge it again.
• Pay attention to the instructions and warnings for this and any other equipment used by you (chargers,
rechargeable battery packs, etc.).
• WARNING:
Keep packaging material, small parts, chemicals and electrical components away from
children – risk of accident and injury!
• The model and the transmitter may be neither get humid nor wet, especially the electronic components
(receiver, speed controller, servo) and, if used, lithium batteries, are not waterproof! The model may not
be used in the rain (or heavy fog), do not drive in wet grass or through puddles or snow. WARNING:
Fire or explosion due to moisture in lithium batteries!
• Plastic parts (eg. fuselage or main blades) is less flexible and can break more easily at cold temperatures
(below 10 ° C).
• The modification of the model is not permitted for safety and CE approval regulations, which applies in
particular to the transmitter, receiver and speed controller. Maintenance or repairs using original replace-
ment parts are excluded.
• After use, first turn off the model and then the transmitter.
• WARNING: remove the drive battery from the model and transmitter after use. Store the model
never with built-in battery. Fire hazard!
• Store batteries separately on a non-combustible surface.
• The drive components (motor and speed controller) or the car battery may become hot during operation.
WARNING: Risk of burns! Let these components cool down completely after the operation (and