Propel RC AIR COMBAT User guide

USER MANUAL

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Instruction Manual

Helicopter

AIR COMBAT

2.4Ghz Motion Controlled Battling Helicopter

PROPEL RC™ and AIR COMBAT

USB charging cord

Controller

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Small parts.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Features.......................................................................................... 1

Remote Battery Installation....................................................................... 2

Charging the Helicopter............................................................................ 2

Helicopter diagram, Remote Control diagram..................................................... 3

Preparing for Flight ............................................................................. 3

How to Sync your Helicopter ...................................................................... 4

Flying Tips......................................................................................... 4

Understanding Helicopter Trim Adjustments...................................................... 4

Basic Flight Controls.............................................................................. 5

Interactive Battle Modes..........................................................................6

Helicopter Warning And Safety Precautions.......................................................6

Part Replacement Instructions.................................................................... 7

Contents.......................................................................................... 7

Air Combat Propeller System....................................................................... 7

Replacing the Upper Propeller Blade............................................................. ..8

Replacing the Bottom Propeller Blade..............................................................8

Battery Warnings................................................................................. 9

Care and Maintenance..............................................................................9

FCC Information................................................................................... 9

FEATURES

•฀Advanced motion control technology gives you more real-flight maneuvers and battle action than ever before!

•฀Using advanced infrared battling technology Air Combat copters “dog-fight” in Mid-air.

•฀With each successful “hit” side-lights illuminate and the copter performs a spin.

•฀After three strikes, the defeated players copter automatically spirals to the ground-game over!

Reset your copter and get back into the battle!

•฀Realistic lights, sound and vibration feedback keeps players engaged

•฀ On board 2.4Ghz digital spread spectrum allows up to 8 Players to battle simultaneously.

Thank you for purchasing the AIR COMBAT™ 2.4Ghz Motion Controlled Battling Helicopter from Propel RC. Please read this instruction booklet carefully as it contains valuable information on how to properly fly and care for your helicopter.

REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION

1. Twist off the battery cover from the remote control.

2. Install 4 “AAA” alkaline batteries as shown in the diagram.

3. Replace the battery cover.

Battery Compartment

(4 “AAA” batteries)

CHARGING THE HELICOPTER

1. Make sure the helicopter’s power switch is in the “OFF” position and plug the USB charging cord into the charging socket of the helicopter(see diagram A ). IMPORTANT: Do not force the charging head into helicopter charging

socket. If it doesn't go in easily try turning the head in the opposite direction.

2. Connect the helicopter charging cord to your computer’s USB port (see diagram B). IMPORTANT: Never use this charging socket with any other USB port then your personal computer or a Propel Brand USB wall charger. You may purchase a Propel USB wall charger at www.propelrc.com

3. A SOLID red LED Light will appear on the USB jack that is plugged into your computers USB socket. When charging is complete the red LED light will disappear and you are ready to play. IMPORTANT: If the red LED light is flashing rapidly

this means that the charging socket connection is not inserted properly or the Helicopter “OFF/ON” switch is in the ON position and needs to be turned off for charging.

4. The charging time will vary depending on the amount of charge already stored in your battery. The average charging time for the battery is approximately 30-40 minutes. IMPORTANT: ALWAYS REMEMBER TO UNPLUG YOUR CHARGING CORD WHEN NOT IN USE!

Charging socket is located on the underside of the helicopter next to the power switch. Charging cord connects as indicated. Indicator light on charger stays on until charging is complete.

B.A. C.

IMPORTANT: ALWAYS DISCONNECT CHARGER CORD AFTER CHARGING. NEVER LEAVE CHARGER CONNECTED TO HELICOPTER OVERNIGHT OR FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.

Battery

Cover

AAA +

+ AAA -

AAA -

- AAA +

A solid Red LED light will appear on USB when helicopter is charging

Trim Controls

UNDERSTANDING HELICOPTER TRIM ADJUSTMENTS

If your helicopter’s nose rotates to the left or right uncontrollably, you may need to utilize the TRIM buttons. If your helicopter over-rotates CLOCKWISE (to the right), push and release the LEFT trim button repeatedly until the turning stops and proper flight is maintained. If your helicopter over-rotates COUNTER-CLOCKWISE (to the left), push and release the RIGHT trim button in the same manner until the problem is resolved. From time to time you may have to adjust the left and right trim to ensure the helicopter will fly straight and respond accurately to control commands.

HELICOPTER DIAGRAM

Below is a basic list of features and parts on the helicopter.

REMOTE CONTROL DIAGRAM

Below is a basic list of features on the infrared wireless remote control.

Stabilizer bar

Tail rotor

Landing Gear

Main Rotor Blades

•฀Verify฀that฀there฀are฀4฀“AAA”฀fresh฀batteries฀inside฀the฀remote฀control฀unit฀and฀the฀helicopter฀has฀been฀fully฀charged.

•฀Make฀sure฀your฀helicopter฀is฀turned฀on฀and฀properly฀synced฀to฀your฀controller.฀(See฀“SYNC฀YOUR฀HELICOPTER”฀below)

•฀Make฀sure฀to฀be฀in฀a฀large฀room฀with฀an฀open฀radius฀of฀at฀least฀25฀feet.฀Close฀all฀windows฀and฀doors,฀turn฀off฀fans฀and฀

close air ducts or any other openings that may cause drafts in the room.

•฀Make฀sure฀the฀room฀has฀no฀obstacles฀and฀the฀highest฀ceiling฀possible.

IMPORTANT: YOUR AIR COMBAT HELICOPTER IS DESIGNED FOR INDOOR FLYING. NEVER FLY YOUR FLY YOUR HELICOPTER OUTDOORS.

Your Air Combat™ utilizes an automatic 2.4G channel selection system that allows up to 8 people to fly side by side in the same wireless range.

FOR ONE PERSON PLAY:

1. Before starting, make sure that the power on both your controller and helicopter are in the OFF position. Make sure that there are no other 2.4G devices in the area as well.

2. Turn ON the helicopter and set it down on a flat surface. The 3 red LED indicators on each side of the body will slowly BLINK. This means your helicopter is searching for a controller to pair with

3. Next, IMMEDIATELY Turn ON your controller and wait a moment. The 3 red LED indicators on each side of the body should rapidly flash and then settle into a “double-beat” sequence. When this happens you have properly synced your helicopter and you are ready to fly. Note: If you do not achieve a “double-beat” LED sequence then you are not synced and you must repeat steps 1-3 again.

4. SAFETY TRIGGER: After syncing, The Air Combat helicopter creates an auto safety trigger and will not fly until the “second pull” of the throttle. Simply pull the throttle down ONE TIME and release. You will see all the LED’s Become solid and stop flashing. This means that you have released the safety trigger and are ready to fly. Note the safety trigger mechanism is to protect the operator against an unprepared or accidental flight.

FOR MULTI PERSON PLAY:

5. Before starting, make sure that the power on all Helicopters and Controllers are in the OFF position. Make sure that there are no other 2.4G devices in the area as well.

6. Each person will have to sync their helicopter individually at a different time to avoid interference. Follow steps 1 to 3 above making sure to keep away from other people while also making sure that no one else is syncing at the same time.

7. IMPORTANT: After syncing a players helicopter, Both the helicopter and the controller should be left ON until all players have individually synced their helicopters.

8. Should there be a mistake or interference, all players must turn off their controllers and helicopters and start the process all over again.

IMPORTANT: Remember each player must sync there helicopter one at a time and leave it on, while un-synced helicopters are powered off.

Before Syncing, your Throttle should always be set to ZERO (All the way down). However, to prevent damage and injury, your helicopter has been fitted with a Safety Mechanism. See “Safety Trigger above for further information.

FLYING TIPS

•฀Operate฀the฀helicopter฀in฀a฀wide,฀indoor฀space.฀You฀should฀allow฀at฀least฀a฀25-foot฀radius.฀The฀helicopter฀is฀designed฀for฀

INDOOR USE ONLY.

•฀Parental฀guidance฀or฀adult฀supervision฀is฀suggested฀at฀all฀times.

•฀If฀you฀are฀flying฀the฀helicopter฀with฀others,฀make฀sure฀all฀spectators฀are฀behind฀you.

•฀For฀best฀performance,฀it฀is฀recommended฀that฀you฀operate฀the฀helicopter฀in฀zero฀wind฀conditions.฀Close฀all฀open฀doors฀

or windows, and turn off any nearby fans. Wind can greatly affect the performance of the helicopter.

SYNCING YOUR HELICOPTER

PREPARING FOR FLIGHT

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If over rotates to the right...

If over rotates to the left...

T R I M

Push left trim.

Push right trim.

Helicopter Charging Socket

Power Switch

Battle Indicator Light

Power Indicator Light

Shoot Button

Trim Controls

POWER ON/OFF

Throttle Control

Battery Compartment

Slow Speed Shoot Button

Fast Speed

Shoot Button

Speaker

Flat Battery

Compartment Cover

Half-round Battery

Compartment Cover

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The controller comes with two different interchangeable battery compartment covers (please see remote control diagram). The half-round cover is for additional stability using a second hand , table or other flat surface as a resting base. That flat cap battery compartment is for one-handed free form flight.

FLIGHT AND CONTROLS

Below is a list of basic flight functions for your Air CombatTM wireless remote-control helicopter. While you’re learning to fly your helicopter, it is best to start with a large room until you get used to the basic controls.

INTERACTIVE BATTLE MODES

Get ready for aerial combat missions with your friends–or “enemies” _(Note Requires additional Air Combat helicopter.) PREPARATION FOR MISSION:

1. Make sure all battling helicopters are fully charged, individually synced and ready to fly (refer to “sync your helicopter” on page 4). READY, AIM, FIRE!

1. While your helicopter’s in flight, aim the front of your helicopter towards the cockpit of your opponent’s helicopter and press one of the FIRE buttons on your controller.

2. If you score a hit, your enemy’s controller will vibrate, the helicopter will lose one of his tail lights and will quickly turn 180 degrees to defend it’s cockpit from the next strike. THREE STRIKES YOUR OUT!

3. On the third direct hit, your opponent’s helicopter tail lights will simultaneously flash red and control of their copter will be lost. The copter will gradually descend safely to the ground. Mission accomplished!

4. After 10 seconds the downed helicopter will recover (reset) and will be ready for the next dogfight.

Pull the trigger back or release to increase or decrease the speed of the main rotor and the helicopter will rise up or descend accordingly.

Tilt the controller down and forward and the helicopter will move forward.

Tilt the controller left and the helicopter will turn left.

Tilt the controller right and the helicopter will turn right.

Tilt the controller up and back and the helicopter will move backward.

One handed free form flight2 handed added stability flight

SPEED CONTROLS: Your air combat helicopter has the capability to operate in a beginner (slower) and advanced (faster) Speed mode. Simply select your speed mode while in flight by depressing the “SLOW” or “FAST” speed mode buttons (See REMOTE CONTROL

Diagram). TIP: You test to see whether you are in fast or slow speed mode by first hovering your helicopter and then turning right and left.

HELICOPTER WARNING AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

The helicopter blades revolve at high speeds and can cause damage to the user, spectators, and animals. Stand away from the helicopter to reduce the risk of getting into the flight path. Warn spectators that you will be flying your helicopter so that they are aware of its position. Before flight, inspect the rotor blades to make certain that the blades are securely fastened to the helicopter.

WARNINGS

•฀Choking/Cutting฀Hazard.฀Small฀Parts/Sharp฀Rotor฀Blades.

•฀Keep฀hands,฀hair,฀and฀loose฀clothing฀away฀from฀the฀propeller฀when฀the฀power฀switch฀is฀turned฀to฀the฀ON฀position.

•฀Turn฀off฀the฀transmitter฀and฀helicopter฀power฀switches฀when฀not฀in฀use.

•฀The฀charging฀cable฀is฀for฀charging฀฀the฀helicopter’s฀Li-poly฀battery.฀Do฀not฀use฀it฀to฀charge฀any฀other฀battery.

•฀New฀alkaline฀batteries฀are฀recommended฀for฀maximum฀performance.

•฀Parental฀supervision฀recommended฀when฀flying฀the฀helicopter.

CONTENTS:

(1) 1 upper propeller blade x 1 (3) 4 connecting rods x 4

(2) 1 bottom propeller blade x 1 (4) 4 screws x 4

Air Combat PROPELLER SYSTEM

Your Air Combat propeller system is a precision instrument that may need repair or replacement from time to time for optimal flight function. Crash landing from high-speed aerial flights may cause damage to your Air Combat propeller or propeller connecting rods.

TROUBLESHOOTING:

If your Air Combat loses its ability to fly correctly, please inspect the propeller system carefully for the following two common issues:

Replacing Connecting Rod: The connecting rod is a small “handcuff” style device that stabilizes the “upper”

propellers. There is one connecting rod on the upper propeller. Please

see Diagram 1.

If a connecting rod is broken or missing simply replace it by “peeling” off the existing broken unit and replacing it with a new one. You may have to use slight pressure when reattaching both ends of the new connecting rod. Make sure that the new connecting rod is secured and locked in place.

See Diagram 2. For changing connecting rod, make sure

there is no damage to the actual blade or arm that holds the connecting rod in place. If there is you must replace the entire blade system.

Replacing Upper and Bottom Propeller: The propeller is subject to damage as you learn to properly fly and control

your Air Combat. If after a crash your helicopter has loss of control or flies erratically you should carefully inspect your entire propeller system for any sign of damage. Most common are: cracked or chipped blade, broken “connecting rod”, frozen balance bar (this is when the balancing bar and blade are jammed and can not move freely up and down).

replace the propeller blades follow diagrams 3 through 12.

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Diagram

REPLACING THE UPPER PROPELLER BLADE

Diagram

Upper Blade

Diagram

REPLACING THE BOTTOM PROPELLER BLADE

Diagram

When you tighten the screw you should test the blade to make sure that it still has free movement. If the blade cannot move freely, slightly loosen the screw.

Bottom Blade

Diagram

Please note the design of the bottom blade.

Please note the design of the upper blade.

Using a screwdriver turn counter clockwise to remove the screw.

Using the screwdriver turn clockwise to tighten the screw.

Using a screwdriver turn counter clockwise to remove the screw.

Remove the broken blade and carefully replace with a new one.

Using the screwdriver turn clockwise to tighten the screw.

When you tighten the screw you should test the blade to make sure that it still has free movement. If the blade cannot move freely, slightly loosen the screw.

Diagram 1

REPLACING CONNECTING RODS

There is one propeller connecting rod on the upper propeller.

Diagram 2

Proper connectionReplacing connecting rod

Broken connecting rod

PART REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS

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BATTERY WARNINGS

RECHARGEABLE BATTERY:

This helicopter uses an internal Li-Poly rechargeable battery and is not replaceable. If the battery can no longer be charged, dispose of the helicopter properly according to local disposal requirements.

CONTROLLER BATTERIES:

Remote control requires 6 “AA” batteries (not included). Please read the important battery safety warning below.

•฀Do฀not฀mix฀alkaline,฀standard฀(carbon-zinc)฀and฀rechargeable฀batteries฀(Nickel฀Metal฀Hydride).

•฀Do฀not฀mix฀old฀and฀new฀batteries.

•฀Non-rechargeable฀batteries฀are฀not฀to฀be฀recharged.

•฀Rechargeable฀batteries฀are฀to฀be฀removed฀from฀the฀item฀before฀being฀charged฀(if฀removable).

•฀Rechargeable฀batteries฀are฀only฀to฀be฀charged฀under฀adult฀supervision.

•฀Exhausted฀batteries฀should฀be฀removed฀immediately฀and฀must฀be฀recycled฀or฀disposed฀of฀properly฀according฀to฀

state or local government ordinances and regulations.

•฀The฀supply฀terminals฀are฀not฀to฀be฀short-circuited.

•฀Only฀batteries฀of฀the฀same฀or฀equivalent฀type฀as฀recommended฀are฀to฀be฀used.

•฀Batteries฀are฀to฀be฀inserted฀with฀the฀correct฀polarity.

•฀Do฀not฀dispose฀batteries฀in฀a฀fire฀-฀batteries฀may฀leak฀or฀explode.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

•฀Always฀remove฀the฀batteries฀from฀the฀remote฀control฀when฀it฀is฀not฀being฀used฀for฀an฀extended฀period฀of฀time.

•฀To฀clean,฀gently฀wipe฀the฀remote฀control฀and฀helicopter฀with฀a฀clean฀damp฀cloth.

•฀Keep฀the฀toy฀away฀from฀direct฀heat฀or฀sunlight.

•฀Do฀not฀submerge฀the฀toy฀into฀water.฀This฀can฀damage฀the฀unit฀beyond฀repair.

•฀Parental฀guidance฀recommended฀when฀installing฀or฀replacing฀the฀batteries.

FCC Part 15 B Notice CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

•฀฀฀Reorient฀or฀relocate฀the฀receiving฀antenna.

•฀฀฀Increase฀the฀separation฀between฀the฀equipment฀and฀receiver.

•฀฀฀Connect฀the฀equipment฀into฀an฀outlet฀on฀a฀circuit฀different฀

from that to which the receiver is connected.

•฀฀฀

Consult the dealer or experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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