E-flite Edge 540QQ 280 BNF Basic - Manual (Page 4)

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Prefl ight Checklist
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1. Charge fl ight battery.
2. Install fl ight battery in aircraft
(once it has been fully
charged).
3. Bind aircraft to transmitter.
4. Make sure linkages move
freely.
5. Perform Control Direction
Test with transmitter.
6. Adjust center of gravity.
7. Perform a radio system
Range Check.
8. Find a safe and open area.
9. Plan fl ight for fl ying fi eld
conditions.
Low Voltage Cutoff (LVC)
When a Li-Po battery is discharged below 3V per cell, it
will not hold a charge. The aircraft’s ESC protects the fl ight
battery from over-discharge using Low Voltage Cutoff (LVC).
Once the battery discharges to 3V per cell, the LVC will
reduce the power to the motor in order to leave adequate
power to the receiver and servos to land the airplane.
When the motor power decreases, land the aircraft
immediately and replace or recharge the fl ight battery.
Always disconnect and remove the Li-Po battery from the
aircraft after each fl ight. Charge your Li-Po battery to about
half capacity before storage. Make sure the battery charge
does not fall below 3V per cell. Failure to unplug a connected
battery will result in trickle discharge.
For your fi rst fl ights, set your transmitter timer or a stopwatch
to 5 minutes. Adjust your timer for longer or shorter fl ights
once you have fl own the model. Flights of 7 minutes are
achievable if using proper throttle management.
NOTICE: Repeated fl ying to LVC will damage the battery.
Binding is the process of programming the receiver
of the control unit to recognize the GUID (Globally Unique
Identifi er) code of a single specifi c transmitter. You need
to ‘bind’ your chosen Spektrum
™ DSM2/DSMX technology
equipped aircraft transmitter to the receiver for proper
operation.
Any full range Spektrum DSM2/DSMX transmitter can bind to
the DSM2/DSMX receiver. Please visit www.bindnfl y.com for a
complete list of compatible transmitters.
Transmitter and Receiver Binding
A
CAUTION: When using a Futaba
transmitter with a Spektrum DSM module,
you must reverse the throttle channel and
rebind. Refer to your Spektrum module
manual for binding and failsafe instruct-
ions. Refer to your Futaba transmitter
manual for instructions on reversing the
throttle channel.
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Binding Procedure
1. Refer to your transmitter’s unique instructions for binding to a
receiver (location of transmitter’s Bind control).
2. Make sure the fl ight battery is disconnected from the aircraft.
3. Power off the transmitter.
4. Bind the AR6310 receiver to a DSM2/DSMX transmitter by
shorting the bind pins (A) with tweezers, a hemostat or small
needle-nose pliers. Metal to metal contact is needed to com-
plete the circuit.
Do not bend the bind pins.
5. Connect the fl ight battery to the aircraft. Short the pins until
the receiver LED begins to fl ash rapidly (typically after 5
seconds).
6. Ensure that control surface trims are centered and the throttle
and throttle trims are in the low position to correctly set the
failsafe.
7. Put your transmitter into bind mode. Refer to your transmit-
ter’s manual for binding button or switch instructions.
8. After 5 to 10 seconds, the receiver status LED will become
solid, indicating that the receiver is bound to the transmitter. If
the LED does not turn solid, refer to the Troubleshooting Guide
at the back of the manual.