STARKID 68023 Hawk II Instruction Manual

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Instruction manual 68023 Hawk II

Parents: please read through

these instructions together with

your child before operating the

helicopter.

Congratulations!

We hope you will enjoy flying this high performance helicopter.
Please be careful when you play with it as it can cause a lot of damage if used carelessly. Please take
time to read these instructions through together with a grown-up, and what is more important – keep to
the instructions!
Don't complain if a grown-up won't let you play on your own. They will want to keep you out of harm's
way and protect their furniture from damage. Very important: Do not try to touch the rotating rotor
blades, they can injure you! Only use the helicopter indoors and never outside. You will soon find out
why.
Keep these instructions in a safe place so that you can read them again later and always give them to
other children who want to play with your helicopter.

Age recommendation: age 15 upwards under the supervision of an experienced adult.

Contents of package and description of parts

IR Helicopter 68023 Hawk II
IR remote control
1 instruction manual

Safety information, technical details, maintenance and care, special information on battery,
installation of battery, recharging battery.

Safety first:

• Keep your fingers off if you are under 15! Only children over 15 are allowed to play with this
helicopter!

• Flying your helicopter needs a lot of skill and you should only practise when a grown-up is there to
help you.

• Keep these instructions somewhere safe so that you can always read them again.

• Keep your hands, hair and loose clothes away from the propeller (rotor).

• Do not make any alterations or change the helicopter in any way.

• To get good flight results you must have a room with enough space. Remove all objects that could

get in the way, such as lamps and things that can fall over.

• Don't use the helicopter outside because you won't be able to control it due to wind and the short
transmission range.

• Warning! Never fly the helicopter when people or animals are near the flight range. Never fly it
near open water or power lines.

• Warning! Do not try to touch the rotating propeller.

• Do not hold or throw any objects into the rotating rotor.

• Caution: the helicopter could injure your eyes! Keep a safety distance of at least 1 meter.

• Please ask a grown-up to help you assemble the parts correctly.

(Replacement of batteries or spare parts, trimming etc.).

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Helicopter

Your model is an IR = infrared remote controlled helicopter with a rechargeable lithium-polymer
battery.

The lithium-polymer battery with a nominal cell voltage of 3,7 V and a capacity of 180 mAh is
already built-in to the helicopter. This is a high quality voltage storage unit but it can be dangerous if
handled wrongly.

To play safe, please keep to the following instructions:

• For recharging you can use either the remote control or a computer which you can connect to the
helicopter with the USB charger lead. Lithium-polymer batteries can start burning if they are
overcharged!

• Lithium-polymer batteries are sensitive to electricity and heat: These batteries can be damaged by
dampness, overcharging, emptying the battery too much, high current, or working at temperatures
that are too high (over 60 °C) or too low (under 0 °C).

• Don't fly the helicopter when it is very cold because it can't fly so well.

• Do not let the battery get too empty: The cell can be damaged or destroyed if put away when it is

empty.

• Recharge your battery every 6 months at the latest.

• If you want to put the model away for a long time, discharge it a bit and put it in a cool, dry place.

How to recharge the lithium-polymer battery in the helicopter

Switch off your helicopter OFF with the slide switch on the left side of the body, under the rotor axle.
Take the remote control and open the compartment containing the charger lead which you will find on
the side at the rear. Take out the charger lead and connect the charge plug of the remote control to
the charge socket of the helicopter.
Switch on the remote control. Now charging can start. The LED on the remote control lights up during
charging.
Charging takes about 30 to 50 minutes. It can alter according to how much energy is still in the battery.
The LED on the remote control goes out when charging is finished.
Now pull the charger lead out of the remote control to avoid discharging.
A USB charger lead is provided with your helicopter. You can connect this lead to the USB socket on a
computer and charge the helicopter battery this way. It takes just as long to charge with the computer
as it does with the remote control. But you can save a lot of pocket money by using the computer as it
prolongs the battery's life.

R/C Remote control:

3 Transmission frequencies marked A, B, C.
Operates with 6 batteries, each with 1,5 V LR6 / AA alkaline-manganese (not included).