• No wheels
• Goes on floor, dirt, pavement, ice, snow
• Multi-terrain capable
• Goes on fresh water (pool, pond or lake, not salt/sea/
ocean water)
•True amphibious hovercraft
•High-power, double motor design
• Real rubber air bag skirt
•Rides on cushion of air created by lift fan blowing downward and into air bag
“skirt”.
• Needs flat, smooth, clean surface so skirt can “seal” with ground for best results.
• Not for use on rough or broken pavement/ground, carpet, rocks, pebbles, grass,
decking, hills, inclines or any surface that “lets the air out” or damages skirt.
•Pilot must keep craft within radio and battery life range on water to ensure retrieval.
• Not a boat; needs lift fan on with full power and air bag skirt inflated to float properly.
• Battery life 10-15 minutes between charges, depending on battery.
• Skirt is durable but can puncture on sharp rocks, sticks.
OWNER’S MANUAL
Important! Please read your Owner’s Manual all the way through before operating your hovercraft. Contains important information—keep for future
reference.
Safety First
• Adult supervision is recommended.
• Adult supervision strongly recommended, and use extra caution, when playing near water or ice. Do not go onto ice on a lake or other body of
water that might be dangerous if it breaks.
•Drive your hovercraft in a safe area away from people, pets, cars, etc. Not in streets, not in darkness!
• Don’t touch or try to pick up hovercraft when it is in motion. Wait until it stops completely.
• Keep hair, fingers, face and loose clothing away from top and rear propellers while the hovercraft is switched on or while the transmitter is
operating.
• Never block rotation of top lift fan or stick any object through top, bottom or rear grilles.
• Do not drive hovercraft into walls or other hard objects.
• Be a responsible Mini Jet Hovercraft™ operator!
NOTICE: EXOTIC HOVERCRAFT! NOTE SPECIAL OPERATING CONDITIONS
How it Works
Lift fan/air compressor blows downward, inflating air bag skirt, which seals with the ground and creates a cushion of air under the hovercraft.
Propellers at rear of hovercraft provide thrust for movement along the ground.
Surface
Air Bag Skirt
Motor
Body
Air Flow
Fan
Batteries and Charger
(included)
TAIYO exclusive 6.0-Volt Rechargeable NiMH Battery Pack and Battery Charger for NiMH Battery Packs
(This 6.0V NiMH Battery Pack is specially developed for this MINI JET HOVERCRAFT)
One 9-Volt (6F22) Battery for Transmitter (not rechargeable)
Battery Cautions
CAUTION: TO AVOID BATTERY LEAKAGE
1.Make sure the batteries are inserted correctly and follow the toy and battery manufacturer’s instructions.
2.Make sure battery polarity (direction) is correct.
3.Use only battery type(s) recommended.
4.Remove rechargeable batteries from the product before charging. Recharge batteries only under adult supervision and follow the battery and
charger manufacturers’ instructions.
Other Battery Cautions
1.Use caution removing battery from hovercraft after use. Battery may be hot.
2.Never pull the battery pack out of the hovercraft by the wire or plug. Never unplug the battery plug by pulling on the battery.
3.Remove batteries from the product for storage.
4.Do not recharge non-rechargeable batteries.
5.Do not short-circuit battery terminals.
6.Dispose of batteries safely and properly, according to your local requirements.
NOTE: NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED PROPERLY.
Battery Charging and Care
(Batteries and Charger included)
Hovercraft will not run without a TAIYO exclusive 6.0V rechargeable NiMH battery pack and matching charger, adult supervision of battery charging is
recommended.
ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT BATTERY SAFETY INFORMATION
• Regularly examine charger and battery pack for damage, including plugs, casings and all other parts. If damaged, do not use.
• Not a toy—not intended for children under 3 years old.
• Make sure the batteries are inserted with the correct polarity and follow the toy and battery manufacturers’ instructions.
• Remove weak or exhausted batteries from the product.
• An adult should help with battery replacement
• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended in the “Battery Installation” (or replacement) instructions are to be used.
• Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged.
• If removable rechargeable batteries are used, they are only to be charged under adult supervision.
• Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the product before they are charged.
• If you use a battery charger, it should be examined regularly for damage to the cord, plug, enclosure and other parts. Do not use a damaged battery
charger until it has been properly repaired.
•Dispose of batteries safely and properly.
THIS PRODUCT USES A NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY. MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED PROPERLY.
Contact your local area office of solid waste management or other appropriate local agency for information.
Running and Charging Times
1.NiMH battery packs are not like alkaline batteries. They lose all their power suddenly, not gradually, and hovercraft will stop very soon after slowing
down becomes noticeable, with little warning. This is normal, but keep it in mind, especially when operating on water, since you need to get the
hovercraft back before the battery power runs out.
2.Typical running time will be between 10 - 15 minutes for a typical freshly charged NiMH battery pack in good condition, but do not rely on this until
you observe how long your battery runs in your hovercraft under the conditions you operate in. Running time may vary over life of battery, with the
first few charge cycles yielding shorter run times than later charges.
NiMH
BATTERY CHARGING INSTRUCTIONS
NOTE: “CONDITION” BATTERY PACK FOR BEST RESULTS BY CHARGING ACCORDING TO THESE
INSTRUCTIONS ON EVERY CHARGE. ON THE FIRST CHARGE, EXPECT A SHORTER RUN TIME.
RUN TIMES WILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT 6 CHARGES, REACHING SPECIFIED RUN TIMES.
Drain Down — Cool Down — Charge Up
1.After the first charge, for best performance always run the battery pack all the way down
before recharging. Run until vehicle wheels/fans/motors slow to a stop.
Note: If you are operating a boat, hovercraft or other water vehicle in water, retrieve the
vehicle while battery power is still strong and perform this Drain Down procedure on land.
(Don’t operate other kinds of vehicles in or near water.)
2.Allow the battery pack to cool before recharging.
Battery Heat
1.Battery gets hot after use! This is normal, but be careful. Wait until battery is cool (20
minutes or more if needed) before charging. Charging batteries when they are hot will
severely reduce the number of times they can be recharged.
2.After charging, battery pack will be warm. This is normal.
RECHARGING INSTRUCTIONS
1.Plug wall pack charger into a standard wall outlet.
2.Connect the battery pack plug to the charger plug as shown.
3.Red light on charger will light to show charger is operating. Normal charging time is approximately 4 hours.
4.Unplug charger from wall after 4 hours of charging.
5.After charging, battery pack will feel warm. This is normal.
Rechargeable Battery Tips
1.Don’t overcharge the battery pack. Unplug the charger from the wall at the end of the recommended charging time.
2.NiMH battery packs are not like alkaline batteries. They lose all their power suddenly, not gradually, and vehicle will stop very soon after slowing
down becomes noticeable, with little warning. This is normal, but keep it in mind, especially when operating on water, since you need to get the
vehicle back before the battery power runs out.
3.Store your battery pack discharged.
4.Your battery pack will hold a charge for a shorter time in hot weather. Otherwise, you can charge a battery a day or so in advance of when you want
to use it or give it as a gift.
5.It’s better to charge for the full 4 hours, even though the vehicle may operate with a partial battery charge.
6.When your battery pack’s running time gets shorter and shorter, probably it’s getting close to the end of its life and needs to be replaced.
This product
should be used
with adult
supervision
Transmitter Battery Installation
1.Slide open BATTERY DOOR on back of
Transmitter.
2.Insert a fresh, new 9-VOLT (6F22) BATTERY
with the correct polarity(
/ ) as shown on
the inside of battery compartment.
3.Hold battery in place with thumb and
replace BATTERY DOOR. (Do the opposite
process indicated in 1.)
Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3
●Transmitter
The Transmitter does not have ON/OFF switch. The switch will be ON only when the stick is
in control. The switch will be OFF after a period of non-use.
Transmitter Antenna
LEFT/RIGHT TURN
Control Stick
FORWARD/BRAKE
Control Stick
Hovercraft Features
●Hovercraft
Rubber Air-Bag Skirt
Lift Fan(Air Compressor)
Battery Latches
Battery Door
Single Drive Propeller
Power Switch
Hovercraft Battery Installation
4.Replace BATTERY DOOR by aligning the door
and compartment, lowering rear of door into
place and turning LATCHES to locked position
(Do the opposite process indicated in 1.)
5.Check operation by turning power switch to
ON and then OFF again. Power switch is
located on the top right of hovercraft. Lift Fan
should go ON and OFF. If not, remove and
reinsert the battery plug. Turn the power
switch OFF to save power while changing
battery whenever possible.
1.Confirm that the main switch is OFF. Turn
LATCHES on vehicle BATTERY DOOR, lift door
at rear and remove.
2.Insert fully charged BATTERY PACK into
battery compartment as shown. Observe
position of wire as shown.
3.Firmly insert BATTERY PLUG all the way into
SOCKET as shown. Make sure the “key”
(bump) on plug is facing downward to fit into
notch in socket.
Only use exclusive 6.0V rechargeable Ni-MH
battery Pack (included) for proper function &
safety.
*Check whether the rechargeable batteries are
fully charged before insertion.
*For charging process, please read the
BATTERY CHARGING INSTRUCTIONS.
Operating on Water
Fresh water only--not sea or salt water!
CAUTION: ADULT SUPERVISION IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED WHEN OPERATING ON OR NEAR WATER OR ICE.
Important: Time the use of the hovercraft on water so you can recover it before the battery runs out! Run for only 5
minutes each launch with a freshly charged battery to be sure.
Launching
1.Turn hovercraft power on.
2.Hold hovercraft as shown. Make sure lift fan is at full speed and air bag skirt is fully inflated. Carefully place hovercraft on water. (Fig. 10)
Important: Lift fan must be operating for hovercraft to operate properly. Air bag skirt may fill with water if lift fan is not running.
3.When removing from water, remove battery door and battery pack, hold hovercraft as shown and shake out excess water. (Fig. 11) Dry hovercraft
after use with a clean soft cloth.
How to operate your Hovercraft
●Before operating the hovercraft, turn the switch ON.
(The lift fan will operate and hovercraft will be in lifted position)
●FORWARD
Push the LEFT stick up. Release to coast.
●BRAKING/REVERSE THRUST
Push the LEFT stick down.
●LEFT TURN
Push the LEFT stick up and turn the RIGHT stick to the left.
●RIGHT TURN
Push the LEFT stick up and turn the RIGHT stick to the right.
Fig. 10
Fig. 11
P ro b l e m
Ho ver cr aft runs s lowly,
or wo n't mov e, or
won't stee r
E rratic opera tion, lo ss
of con trol, sho rt ran ge
Ho vercr aft s tops
workin g a fter goin g in
wate r or sno w
B attery life is sh ort
P ro b a bl e C au s e
- B atter ies dea d o r lo w
- B atter ies i nsta lled i ncor rectly
- Loo se battery conn ec tio n
- Pow er sw itch is off
- R adio inter fere nce
-Weak Tr ans mitter battery
-Weak h overc ra ft ba ttery
-Water in batte ry/electro nics /m otor a rea s
- B atter y pac k no t char ged fully
- B atter y pac k ch arged w hen h ot
- B atter y pac k fa ulty o r w orn o ut
C or r ec tio n
- R em ove an d re place batte ries , ma king su re b atter y d irec tion (pola rity, / )
is co rrect and batte ry com par tment conta cts ar e cl ean .
- R ech arge ho vercraf t battery. R eplac e tran sm itter battery.
-Turn o n P owe r s witc h.
- M ove to ano ther location .
- P oint antenn a up in th e air, not at hov ercra ft. Don't to uch ante nna.
- R ech arge 6. 0V batter y p ack or replac e 9V (6 F22) battery in tra nsm itter.
-Turn pow er sw itch off IMM EDIAT ELY, rem ove a ll b atteries, dry ins ide a nd
ou t wi th cl ean s oft cloth and al low to dry ove rnig ht w ith batter y doo r off.
- R ech arge ba ttery pac k
-Alwa ys allow battery pa ck to coo l befo re char ging
- R eplac e ba ttery pack
PR IN TE D I N CH INA
© 2004 Taiy o K ogy o C o., Ltd. 1-23 -17, H igas hiy ots ugi, Kats us hika -ku, To kyo, J apan All Rights R es erv ed. Pro duct spe cifica tions s ubje ct to cha nge.
Pr oduct may diffe r from i llus trati ons .
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H o ve rc r af t Ti ps
1. In orde r to r ace o r oper ate two hov ercra fts togeth er, one mus t be 27M Hz (S ilv er/Bl ue) and o ne mus t be 4 0MH z (S il ver/Re d).
2. Hoverc raft are not des igned to go up hills or inclines .
3. Wa ter sho uld be calm , w itho ut w ave s, tu rbul ence or s trong curr ents . D o not oper ate in r ivers or stream s.
4. Do not oper ate ho vercraf t in salt wate r. S alt wi ll c orrode meta l pa rts a nd vo id w arra nty.
A ir B a g S k ir t C are
1. Do not oper ate yo ur hover craft wh ere th e s urfa ce is with s har p edge, r ough sur face or h igh temp artu re heat to a void skir t wr eck or worn out in
or der to m ake A ir Ba g S kir t last longer.
2. Whe n the Air B ag S kirt ha s bee n a ccidently wr ecke d or worn out, d o not re pair by y our sel f, b ecaus e o f it' s particu lar skirt s eal ing structur e. Plea se
kin dly contac t the C ustum er Servi ce H ot L ine indica ted on the first pag e of the M anua l, or conta ct the shop where y ou hav e pu rcha sed.
R /C Fa c t s f or Im pr ov e d Op er at io n
1. Whe n ba ttery star t to fully di sch arge, h overcra ft m ay s low, s top, or refu se to r espon d to you r c on trol. It's tim e to rech ar ge ho vercraft b atte ry or
replace transmitter batter y. This is a bso lutely the #1 c aus e o f all proble ms an d qu esti ons !
2. Ra dio frequen cy interferenc e can interfere with th e contro l of yo ur hove rcraft. Buildin gs, power w ires, other R/C transmitters , o r C B radio can all
ca use pro blem s. Pi ck a pla ce to driv e a nd kee p awa y from the se thing s.
3. Hold Tran sm itter s o a ntenna points up, n ot toward the h ove rcra ft. Keep hov ercr aft within r ange (a bout 20 m eter s) to keep co ntrol. If hove rcraft g oes
ou t of ran ge, try lifti ng tr ans mitter hig h in to a ir to increa se ran ge f or hove rcraft r ecov ery.
4. Wipe ho vercraft c lean an d dr y a fter eac h use, inc luding ins ide batte ry com partments.
5. Turn ho ver craft powe r s witc h off imm edi ately after ru nnin g. R emo ve batteries for stor ing. K eep hov ercr aft and Tran sm itter away from he at a nd
dir ect sun light a nd moisture.
T r ou bl es h o ot in g G ui de
Do n' t take yo ur hovercr aft b ack to th e s tore- -try solving problems u sing this v alu ab le g uide .
Sta atweg 1 11, 3621 B K B reuke len Ho lland
(27MHz)
(40MHz)
NOTE:
ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorizedmodificationstothisequipment.Such
modificationscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
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