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W arning!
A re mo te -co nt ro lle d h el ic op te r is NOT A TOY a nd i s o nly suita bl e fo r t ee na ge r s
over th e age of 1 4!
This pro duct is not i ntende d for use by child ren wi thout sup er vision of a p arent .
In ap pr op ria te us e may resu lt in sever e inju ri es and / or da mag e to pro pe r t y.
It h as t o be oper ated with c ar e an d c au ti on a nd requi res both m ec ha ni ca l a nd m en ta l
sk ill s. T he oper ati ng instr uc ti on s c on ta in n ote s o n s afet y and te ch ni ca l r egu lat io ns as
well as infor m ati on on main ta ini ng and op era tin g the pro du ct . It is indi sp en sa bl e to rea d
these instructio ns thoroughly before the first usage. Only this helps to avoid accide nts
with injuries and damage.
On ly use the heli co pte r in c lo se d room s whic h provi de suffi c ie nt spac e and follo w all
ins tr uc ti on s gi ven in t hi s ma nua l. M ake su re th at n o l os e ob je ct s, in c lu din g c lot he s, or
oth er obj ec ts like pen s or sc rewd ri ver s can bec om e enta ngl ed in the rotor bl ade s or ca n
get i n co nt ac t wit h t hem . Es pe ci all y ta ke ca re t hat yo ur ha nd s DO N OT ge t cl os e to th e
roto r blad es!
As user of t hi s produ c t you are sol el y re sp on sib le for handl in g it safely in or der to ens ure
tha t neit her you nor oth er per so ns or the ir pro per ty suffer dam ag es or are end ang er ed.
Thi s mo de l is c on tro ll ed v ia a r adi o si gn al wh ic h mi gh t be d ist ur be d by var iou s so urc es
fro m outsid e. These inter fer en ce s can c aus e a shor t los s o f contro l. Therefo re it is
a d v i sa b le to al w a y s ke e p a sa f e d i s t an c e t o th e m o d el in or de r to av o i d da m ag e to pr op-
e r t y or in j u r i e s.
• Neve r use your mod el wit h weak rem ote co ntr ol bat te ri es.
• Avoid bu sy area s. Always ma ke sure that th ere is eno ug h spac e.
• Preferably do not use your model on an open street or in public areas in order not to
end an ge r or hur t anyone.
• Ex ac tly obse r ve the in st ru ct io ns and wa rn in gs for th is prod uc t a nd for an y p os si bl e
additional equipment (battery charger , rechargeable batteries e tc. ) being used b y you.
• Should the helic opter come into contac t with any living thing or so lid objec t, immedi-
ately return the gas control to zero , in other words the left-hand joystick must be at the
s to p at t h e b o t to m o f t h e s l i d e !
• Ma ke su re t hat a ll c he mi c als , sm al l pa r ts a nd ele c tri c al c om po ne nt s are ou t of c hi ld -
rens ´ reach.
• Avoid any mo ist ure as thi s mig ht do dam age to the ele ct ro ni cs .
• Th ere i s a ris k to su ffer s evere i nju r y or eve n dea th if yo u pu t par t s of you r mo de l into
yo u r m o u t h or li c k th e m .
Important information concernin g L ithium Polymer rechargeable batteries
Lithium-Polymer (LiP o ) rechargeable batteries are significantly more sensitive than t radi-
tional alkali- or NiMH-rechargeable batteries which are normally used with radio control
uni ts . The ref ore t he in st ru ct io ns a nd war ni ng s have to b e ob ser ved in d et ail . In ca se of
imp ro pe r use o f LiPo r ec har ge ab le b at ter ie s the re i s a d an ge r of fir e. Alw ays fol low t he
m a n u f a c t u r e r s ´ i n s t r u c ti o n s if yo u di s p os e of Li P o re c h ar g e a b l e ba t te r i e s .
Regulations on disposal for waste electrical and electronic equ ipment (WEEE)
Thi s symb ol, show in g refuse bin s with a c ro ss
through them, denotes that empty bat teries,
rechargeable bat teries, button cells, recharge-
abl e batte r y packs , equip me nt bat ter ies , dis-
use d elec tri c al equi pm ent , etc. s ho ul d not b e
dis p ose d o f i n d om es ti c r efu se, as they are ha rmf ul to the enviro nm ent and he al th.
Plea se he lp to pre ser ve envi ron me nt an d heal th an d tal k to your chi ld re n abo ut th e cor-
rec t di sp osa l of use d bat ter ies an d dis us ed ele c tri c al equ ip me nt. Ba t ter ies an d dis us ed
ele c tri c al e qu ipm en t sh ou ld b e ha nd ed in to the us ual co lle c ti on p oi nts whe re t hey c an
be pro per ly re cyc le d.
Do no t m ix d iss im il ar bat te r y t yp es or e mp loy new a nd us ed b at ter ie s t og eth er. Em pt y
bat te ri es s ho uld be re move d fr om t he p ro du ct . D o not at te mp t to r ec har ge no n-
rechargeable batteries. R echargeable batteries sh ould only be c harged under adult
sup er vi sio n. E xh aus ted b at ter ie s are to b e re move d fro m th e toy. Rech arg ea bl e bat te r-
ies shou ld be rem oved from the pro duct b efore chargi ng. Supp ly termin al are not to be
sho r t- c irc ui ted . Onl y use the bat ter ie s rec omm en de d or equi val ent t yp es.
If in regul ar use the cha rg er must be exami ne d for damag e to the cord, plu g, cover s and
all other par ts. If any sign s o f d am age are fo un d t he char ger may on ly be us ed again
af te r re p a i r wo r k h a s b e e n co mp l e t e d .
Gui d eli ne s and warn in gs for th e use of LiPo rec ha rg e ab le bat t er ie s
Alt ho ug h th e 8.4 V
1 00 0 m A Li th ium Poly me r bat t er y c ha rg er you re ce ived tog et her
wit h t he Carrer a R C h eli c opt er h as been develo pe d e sp ec ia lly for s afe c ha rg in g of the
7. 4 V
1000 m Ah Li Po b at t er y, yo u have to rea d t he fo ll owi ng sa fet y reg ul ati on s an d
wa r ni n g s be f o r e us i n g or ch a r gi n g th e Li P o re ch a r g e a bl e b a t t e r y.
Note: LiP o rechargeable batteries are significantly more sensitiv e than traditional
alk ali - or NiMH - re ch arg ea bl e bat ter ie s whic h are norm al ly use d with ra dio co nt rol un its .
The ref ore all instr uc ti on s and war ni ng s have to be obser ve d prec ise ly. In case of
imp ro pe r u se o f L iPo r ec ha rg eab le batte ri es there is a d ang er of fire. When h an dl in g,
ch arg in g or us in g the at t ac he d LiPo re c har ge ab le ba t ter y yo u ass um e all a nd an y ris ks
co nne c ted wi th Lit hi um rec ha rg eab le bat te ri es . If you do not agree to thes e term s
please immediately return the complete helicopter model in new and unused condition
to the reta il er.
• Y ou have t o ch arg e t he at t ac he d 7 .4 V
100 0 m Ah L iPo re c har ge ab le b at ter y i n a
s a fe pl ac e a n d at a sa f e di s t an c e to fl a m m a b le m at e r ia l .
• Neve r le ave th e bat t er y u ng uar de d wh en charg in g it . Wh en c ha rg ing the bat te r y you
sho ul d alw ays be ne ar by in or de r to co ntr ol t he c har gi ng pr oc es s an d to be a ble to r eac t
to potentia l problems.
• Af te r a fligh t, the rec ha rg eab le bat te r y has to co ol down to the ambi en t air tempe rat ure
before charging it.
• Y ou m ay on ly u se t he ap pro pr ia te 8.4 V
1 000 mA LiPo battery charger. In case of
non - c om pl ian c e wi th thes e d ire ct io ns there is a d an ge r of fire re su lt ing in a h ea lth risk
a n d / o r d a m a g e to pr o p e r t y. NE VER us e an y o t h e r ba t t e r y ch a r g er.
• Sh ou ld t he r ec ha rg eab le b at te r y swe ll or def orm whi le d is ch ar gi ng or re ch arg in g, yo u
have to imme di atel y stop ch arg in g or disc ha rg ing th e bat ter y. T ake th e batt er y out as
qui c kly a nd c are ful ly as p os si bl e and p lac e it i n a safe an d op en ar ea off si de a ny infl am -
ma b l e m at e ri a l a n d wa tc h it fo r a t le a s t 15 min u t es . I n ca s e yo u co n ti n u e c h ar g i n g or di s-
charging a bat tery whi ch has already star ted to swell or deform there is a danger of fire!
Even i n c as e o f s lig ht de for mi ng or b al lo on ing th e r ec ha rg eab le ba tt er y ha s to be ta ken
out of operation.
• Sto re the rec ha rg ea ble bat te r y at am bie nt tem per atu re in a dr y plac e.
• A l w a y s r e c h a r g e t h e b a t t er y im m e di a t e l y af t e r u s e to p r ev e n t i t s b e c o m i ng d e e p
dis ch ar ge d . Ple as e ma ke su re t o all ow a pa us e of a bo ut 2 0 mi nu tes b e tw e en fi n -
ish ing the fli gh t an d r ec ha rg ing the ba t te r y. Re ch ar ge the ba t te r y oc ca si on all y
(sugg e ste d eve r y 2- 3 m on th s). Fa ilur e to t r ea t th e ba t te ry a s d es cri be d a bove c an
le ad to it s b e co min g defec t ive . R e ch ar ge ab le bat te rie s are o nly to b e c ha rg e d
und e r adu lt s up er v isi on! R ec ha rg e ab le b at te ri es a re o nly t o be c ha rg ed by a du lt s
o r by ch i l d re n at le a st 8 ye a rs o l d .
• When transporting or temporarily storing the rechargeable battery the tempera ture
sh o u ld be b et wee n 5 - 5 0° C. If po s s i bl e , do no t st or e t he ba t te r y or th e mo d e l in a ca r an d
do not expos e it to dire ct sunl ig ht. In case the batte r y is br oi le d it ca n be d am age d or
catch fire .
• Do n ot d isc ha rg e th e Li Po bat te r y beyo nd a cer tain leve l. If the bat te r y is u nl oad ed too
de e p t h e ba t t er y´ s out p u t a s we ll as i t s du r a bi l i t y w il l d e cr e a s e wh i c h c an fin a ll y l ea d to a
tot al br eakd ow n. Li Po cel ls s ho ul d not b e di sc har ge d bey on d 6 V whe n be in g use d. T he
LiPo bat te r y in the Carr era RC hel ic op ter mus t not fall beyo nd 6 V voltag e duri ng th e
flig ht . T he h el ic op ter´s c ont ro l u nit is eq ui pp ed with a protec t io n sys te m (L VC) w hi ch is
act iva ted in ca se th e volt ag e dro ps to und er 6 V . Wi th th is cu t- off be in g act ivate d the
con tro l uni t is go in g to red uc e the en gi nes´ per for ma nc e in ord er to avoi d a volt age d rop
to und er 6 V . S ho ul d you no ti ce t hi s r ed uc ti on i n p er f orm an ce yo u sh oul d la nd th e he li-
co pte r at o nc e, sw itc h o ff th e mo d el a nd t ake o ut the re ch arg ea bl e bat t er y a s a f ur th er
d i s c h a r gi n g be yo nd 6 V wi l l da ma g e t h e Li Po re ch a r g e a b le b at te r y pe r m a n e n t ly.
T hi s re s u l t s in a re d u c ti o n in th e ba t t e r y´ s ou t p u t a n d d ur abi l i t y fo r an y fo l l o w i n g fl i g h t s or
in a tot al br eak dow n. In ad d iti on , rep ea ted at te mp ts to d is ch arg e th e re ch arg ea bl e bat -
ter y f ur t her m ore m ay le ad t o th e co nt rol system´ s b rea kdo wn a lt ho ug h th e en gi ne s are
still running. The minimum voltage required for the receiv er or other pieces of electronics
is no lo ng er rea ch ed th en . I t i s n ot ad vis ab le to ma x th e r ec ha rg ea ble b at ter y to 6 V o n
eac h fligh t. Inst ead , yo u sho uld keep an ey e on the batte ry´ s/hel icopt er ´ s cha rge condi-
tion during the flight. Should you notice that the helicopter requires stronger c ontrolling
than nor mally when hovering or flying you should land your model imme diately . Never-
the le ss , freq ue nt di sc ha rg in g of the re c har ge ab le ba tt er y d own to 6 V ca n dam ag e it
permanently .
Note: I f th e ba t t e r y vo lt ag e/ o ut pu t is l o w yo u wi ll r e c o g n is e th at a c o n si de ra bl e tr im a n d/
or contro ll in g i s neces sar y to avo id that the he li co pt er star ts trund li ng. This usual ly
oc cu rs befor e reach in g a b at ter y vo lt ag e of 6 V and it is a go od mom en t to end the fligh t.