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Operating Instructions - BLUE ARROW XL 490 RTF 2.4 GHz No. S2542
Contents
Page
Explanation of specialist terms / Contents
2
Safety Notes
3, 4
Set contents / Specification
5
Transmitter settings, Mode 1 and Mode 2
6
Converting the transmitter from Mode 1 to Mode 2
7
Charging the battery
7
Safety Notes regarding LiPo batteries
8
Flight preparation
9
Trim settings in Mode 1 or Mode 2
10
Controlling the model in Mode 1 or Mode 2
11
Important notes
12
Preparing for the first flight
12
The first flights
12
Synchronising the drive motors
13
Re-binding the transmitter
13
Replacement Parts list
14, 15
Fault-finding when flying
16
Conformity Declaration
17
Explanation of specialist terms:
Motor speed ("Throttle"):
This controls the model's
climb and descent.
Yaw:
The model's movement around the vertical
axis; the helicopter rotates to right or left.
Elevator:
The model's movement around the lateral
axis, Forward or reverse flight.
Roll:
The model's movement around the longitudinal
axis: sideways movement to right or left.
Mode 1:
Function assignment of the control move-
ments relative to the stick movements.
In this case motor speed (throttle) and roll are cont-
rolled by the right-hand stick; pitch-axis and tail rotor
by the left-hand stick.
Mode 2:
Function assignment of the control move-
ments relative to the stick movements.
In this case motor speed (throttle) and tail rotor are
controlled by the left-hand stick; pitch-axis and roll by
the right-hand stick.
Binding
: Creating the radio link between transmitter
and receiver.
