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  • Page 1 Anakin Club Racer ENGLISH...
  • Page 2 INTRODUCTION CONGRATULATIONS on your purchase of a SKY-HERO Anakin Club Racer, we hope that it will provide you with many years of fun and entertainment. SKY-HERO products are designed and developed in Belgium (Europe), but distributed and supported across the globe through a network of dealers and outlets that can provide assistance and advice.
  • Page 3 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR USE • The aircraft should not be flown by children and definitely not by anyone under the age of 14. • Failure to follow and comply with the safety advice and recommendations in this manual, can result in serious injury to you, others or property.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    PAIRING YOUR SKY-HERO LINK9 RADIO AND TRANSMITTER CC3D FLIGHT CONTROLLER SETUP USING OPEN PILOT GCS SOFTWARE TRANSMITTER SETUP WIZARD TESTING YOUR ANAKIN CLUB RACER ARMING PROCESS WORKS TROUBLE SHOOTING MANUALLY RE-CALIBRATING YOUR ESCS ATTACH YOUR PROPELLERS SELECTING YOUR FLIGHT MODE (SWITCH “C”)

  • Page 5: Parts Listing

    PARTS LISTING ISO7380 M3X14MM ISO7380 M3X10MM ISO7380 M3X6MM SELF TAPPING SCREW M3X6MM DIN 9021WASHER M3 Screwset SKH07-112 SKH54-02-SCREW INSERT ANAKIN FRONT MAIN SPACER MIDDLE-REAR MAIN SPACER Note: - screws 1/1 scale...
  • Page 6 SKH03-215-F 5" SKH03-260-F 6" SKH03-215-R 5" SKH03-260-R 6" SKH03-201 SKH03-201 SKH03-201 SKH03-015 SKH03-015 SKH01-107 SKH01-104 SKH05-024-01 SKH05-026 SAUF INDICATION CONTRAIRE: FINITION: CASSER LES NE PAS CHANGER L'ECHELLE REVISION LES COTES SONT EN MILLIMETRES ANGLES VIFS ETAT DE SURFACE: TOLERANCES: LINEAIRES: ANGULAIRES: SIGNATURE DATE...

  • Page 7: Additional Items Required To Complete

    • Male Futaba Servo type plug (with approximately 5cm of positive and negative wires connected) The following instructions assume that you are using Sky-Hero components (Camera, VTX and Radio equipment), however towards the end of the manual there is also some basic information over the use...

  • Page 8: Main Frame - Assembling The Arms

    MAIN FRAME - ASSEMBLING THE ARMS M3X10mm M3X14mm MIDDLE FRAME SPACER FRONT FRAME SPACER ROUTING OF MOTOR CABLES DÉTAIL A ECHELLE 2 : 1...

  • Page 9: Fixing The Motors To The Frame

    FIXING THE MOTORS TO THE FRAME M3X10mm TIP: When attaching the motors to the frame, make sure you do not accidentally pinch the motor cables. It may be easier to secure the motors on the frame first, before running each set of motor cables through the cable protector cap SOLDERING THE MOTORS TO THE ESCS Position the ESCs on the underside of the Arms leaving...
  • Page 10 PRO TIP: If you have a way to determine each motors direction of rotation correctly (with its associated ESC); confirming the correct ESC-to-Motor wiring at this point, can save you some time later in the build process. Looking from the rear of the Club Racer to the front, the front left motor needs to turn Clockwise(CW), the front right CounterClockWise (CCW), the rear left CCW and rear right motor needs to turn CW Otherwise if you do not have a way to determine the motor’s direction of rotation, continue with the...
  • Page 11 The power and signal cables coming from the ESCs should be routed through the vertical posts of the centre frame as shown below You should use 12AWG cable for the battery power lead. All cables should be soldered so that their cables go from the edge of the PDB inwards towards the centre (for the battery cable, this avoids that the battery pushes against its soldered PDB connection, when being put in place).
  • Page 12 3 Amps If you are using the Sky-Hero supplied Camera, then we recommend that you either solder the Camera’s black and red wires directly to the 5v filtered output of the PDB or you can remove the yellow cable from the Camera’s Servo type connector then use the Camera’s servo type connector...
  • Page 13 You can now stick the PDB in place using double sided adhesive tape, making sure that you align the PDB with the edge of the frame. ALIGN EDGE OF THE PDB WITH THE FRAME...

  • Page 14: Pdb Connections

    PDB CONNECTIONS BATTERY CONNECTION (2-4S) 5V FILTERED OUT PUT (SUITABLE FOR POWERING CC3D FLIGHT CONTROLLER) BATTERY VOLTAGE OUT (2-4S) (SAME VOLTAGE AS BATTERY - MAY BE SUITABLE TO POWER YOUR VTX, CHECK YOUR VTX VOLTAGE REQUIREMENTS) NOTE: - the output labelled “Camera” provides the same voltage as your battery input. The 5v output is filtered and can support up to 3 Amps.
  • Page 15 The Yellow video out cable can then be soldered or connected to the VTX video input cable. If you are using the Sky-Hero VTX, and you do not want to do any soldering, you can cover the connector from the camera in heat shrink tubing and insert it into the VTX connector (connecting to the yellow wire pin) If you did not previously solder the camera’s power connexion to the PDB then connect the camera’s...

  • Page 16: Camera Setup

    CAMERA SETUP In order to make fine adjustments to your camera angle, it may be necessary to slightly ream out (deepen the size of) the grooves in the adjustable lower camera plate (this can be done using a small file or drill) 30°...
  • Page 17 The SBus Port is horizontal port in bottom right corner of the image below and left to right the pins are; signal, positive and negative. Connect the Black, Red and Blue wires from the CC3D “Main Port” to the SBus port of the Receiver, in the sequence shown above (Blue = Signal, Red = Positive, Black = Negative) Now you should fix the VTX in place (as shown below) using double sided adhesive tape To avoid potential damage to your VTX you should attach the antenna to it now, because if you connect...

  • Page 18: Changing Your Vtx Output Power

    FROM 25mW – 200mW The Sky-Hero VTX is cable of operating in 2 power modes, either 25mW or 200mW. By default the output power is set to 25mW, but to increase it to 200mW you need to cut the small wire shown in the 2 images below.

  • Page 19: Pairing Your Sky-Hero Link9 Radio And Transmitter

    PAIRING YOUR SKY-HERO LINK9 RADIO AND TRANSMITTER Ensure that you have removed your propellers and that your VTX antenna is in place. Switch on your Link9 Radio (if you already have another aircraft setup on your Radio, you may need to select a new model within the Transmitter menu).

  • Page 20: Cc3D Flight Controller Setup Using Open Pilot Gcs Software

    Link9 Radio/Receiver and using the OpenPilot GCS software for the Microsoft Windows platform. If you are not using the Sky-Hero Link 9 radio with its receiver go to page 28 Ensure that you downloaded and installed a copy of the OpenPilot GCS v15.05.02 software Ensure your Lipo battery is NOT connected at this point and that the OpenPilot software is NOT running on your computer.
  • Page 21 2. Click the Vehicle Setup Wizard 3. On the Vehicle Setup Wizard welcome screen, Click Next 4. On the Firmware update screen, remove the 5. When the upgrade is finished, click Next tick from “Erase all settings” option and Click the “Upgrade”...
  • Page 22 6. On the Board Identification screen, Click Next 7. On the Input signal configuration screen, Select the SBus Option and Click Next 9. On the Multirotor configuration screen, ensure 8. On the Vehicle type selection screen, ensure that “Quadcopter X” is selected and click Next that “Multirotor”...
  • Page 23 12. On the Sensor Calibration Procedure Screen, 13. On the ESC Calibration Procedure Screen, ensure that the CC3D is on a flat level surface, double check that your battery is not connected where it will not be subject to any movement or and no propellers are attached, then tick the 3 vibration, then Click “Calculate”...
  • Page 24 16. To find the neutral rate (slowest smooth rotation speed) of each motor, Click “Start” and then move the slider to the right until the motor starts to turn, adjust the slider left or right until you reach the slowest speed at which the motor’s rotation is smooth and constant.
  • Page 25 19. On the Configuration ready to save screen, Click Save, then Click Finish. NOTE: If any of your motors were not turning correctly (in the Output Calibration part of the setup process earlier), then Exit the OpenPilot Software, disconnect your Lipo battery from the Club Racer and disconnect the usb cable from the CC3D, then move the Heat shrink tubing (for the affected motor) along the wires so that you have access to the ESC and then un-solder any 2 (of the 3) wires going between the motor and the ESC.

  • Page 26: Transmitter Setup Wizard

    Now it’s time to calibrate the radio. Turn your radio transmitter on, ensure that you do not have your propellers attached to the Anakin Club Racer and then connect the Lipo Battery. - If your computer is still connected via the usb lead to the CC3D then go to step 2 below - If your micro usb lead is not already connected between the CC3D’s usb port and your computer –...
  • Page 27 5. On the Input Channel Configuration Screen, follow the instructions to configure the controls: Move the Throttle stick up or down as shown in the Open Pilot screen Move the Roll stick left or right as shown Move the Pitch stick up or down as shown Move the Rudder stick left or right Move switch C fully up and down a couple of times to configure the Flight Mode Switch...
  • Page 28 Then Click the Save button The change in step 10 above, is very important and failing to do so, will make your Anakin Club Racer impossible to fly as the controls will appear to operate in reverse. (In order to have optimal cable...

  • Page 29: Testing Your Anakin Club Racer Arming Process Works

    TESTING YOUR ANAKIN CLUB RACER ARMING PROCESS WORKS Ensure that your propellers are not yet connected to your Anakin Club Racer, Insert your Battery into the battery bay and secure tightly with a strap. Turn on your Radio Transmitter. Make sure that your Anakin Club Racer is in a safe position with nothing close by that could be damaged when you start the motors.

  • Page 30: Manually Re-Calibrating Your Escs

    MANUALLY RE-CALIBRATING YOUR ESCS 1. Ensure that propellers are not attached and that your Anakin Club Racer is in a safe position where spinning the motors will not cause any danger 2. Ensure that the OpenPilot software is not running on your computer, connect the USB cable...
  • Page 31 7. Click the “Test Outputs” box (to remove the tick from it) and acknowledge the message about saving neutral settings. Remove the battery, Click the Save button and then re-connect the battery 8. Several motors will probably now start turning, Click the “Test Outputs”...

  • Page 32: Attach Your Propellers

    ATTACH YOUR PROPELLERS Complete the build by attaching your propellers in accordance with the image below, paying special attention to the writing on the propellers – the letter “R” after the size (e.g. 5 x 4.5R), indicates that the propeller is a ClockWise (CW) turning propeller. If you do not have an “R” after the number this means it is a CounterClockWise (CCW) turning propeller.
  • Page 33 Your final setup should look like the image below, and you just need to fix your canopy in place CC3D BATTERY STRAP LIPO BATTERY (2-4S)

  • Page 34: Selecting Your Flight Mode (Switch "C")

    SELECTING YOUR FLIGHT MODE VIA SWITCH “C” FLIGHT MODE (C SWITCH) 1. Stabilized Super Soft 2. Stabilized Soft 3. Rate 1. STABILIZED SUPER SOFT: (ATTITUDE MODE) Switch C in UP position • Club Racer comes back to a level position when RIGHT STICK is back to neutral position – •...

  • Page 35: Before You Take Off

    Yaw: it can return to the central position when released. CONNECT & BIND (with Sky-Hero LINK9 RX & TX) HOW TO CONNECT & BIND (with Sky-Hero LINK9 RX & TX) HOW TO CONNECT & BIND (with Sky-Hero LINK9 RX & T ave to connect with the cable as shown on the picture.

  • Page 36: Using Alternative Radios & Receivers

    During the CC3D setup process, you will be asked to choose the receiver type from four options, please choose your receiver according to the box above, (but do not choose PWM as this is not compatible with the Anakin Club Racer ESCs) if you make the wrong choice here the receiver won’t work. Click “Next”when done.
  • Page 37 (preferably, or at least 2 position switch) to channel 5 or higher, in order to change between flight modes. If you are using an alternative (non Sky-Hero) VTX with your Anakin Club Racer ARF model, ensure that you connect the yellow video out cable from the fpv camera, to your VTX «video in» channel.

  • Page 38: Limited Warranty

    In addition, SKY-HERO shall also not be responsible for failure of any third party equipment, even if SKY-HERO has been advised of the possibility. SKY-HERO shall not be liable for any personal injury or death or any loss or damages to property arising from the product used in a situation in which personal injury or deaths is likely occur.
  • Page 39 Warranty requests will only be processed if we are able to confirm that you purchased the item direct from SKY- HERO website and if the item is still under Warranty. Only SKY-HERO will be able to take the decision about repairing the product.

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