HITEC Eclipse 7 Pro User Manual page 3

Receiver Installation and Setup Note:
Vibration and Water
The receiver contains precision electronic parts. Be sure to avoid vibration, shock, and temperature
extremes.
For protection, wrap the receiver in the provided "Flight Preserver" foam rubber, or use some other
vibration-absorbing materials.
If you are flying near bodies of water, it's also a good idea to protect the receiver by placing it in a
plastic bag and securing the open end of the bag with a rubber band before wrapping it with foam. If
you accidentally get moisture inside the receiver, you may experience intermittent operation or a crash.
Switch Harness Installation
When you are ready to install the receiver's switch harness, remove the switch cover and use it as a
template to cut screw holes and a rectangular hole slightly larger than the full stroke of the switch.
Choose a switch location on the opposite side of the fuselage from the engine exhaust, and choose a
location where it can't be inadvertently turned on or off during handling or storage. Install the switch so
that it moves without restriction and "snaps" from ON to OFF and vice versa.
Charging the Eclipse 7 Pro Ni-MH Batteries
Connect the transmitter charging cord into the charging socket
(on the rear of the case, left side) and airborne Ni-MH batteries
to the receiver connector on the charger. Connect the receiver
battery to the charging cord. Plug the charger into a wall socket.
The charger's LEDs should light, indicating charging current is
flowing. The batteries should be left on charge for about 15 hours.
Try to charge the batteries with the charger supplied with your
system exclusively. The use of a fast-charger may damage the
batteries by overheating and dramatically reduce their lifetime.
NOTE: If you need to remove or replace the transmitter battery,
do not pull on its wires to remove it. Instead, gently pull on the
connector's plastic housing where it plugs in to the transmitter.
The battery must be removed to charge it properly with a "peak"
charger.
Operating With A Trainer Cord
An optional training cord is available from your dealer.
The cord may be used to help a beginning pilot learn to f ly easily
by allowing a second transmitter, operated by an experienced
instructor, to be connected to this system.
The instructor may override the beginning pilot at any time to
Bring the model back under safe control.
For training To use the trainer cord:
Set up both the student's and instructor's transmitters to have
identical trim and control motions. If the instructor's transmitter
is on a different frequency than the student's, use the student's
transmitter as the master (held by the instructor) and the other
transmitter should be held by the student.
Collapse the student's antenna, and fully extend the instructor's
antenna. If the student's transmitter has aremovable RF module,
remove it from the transmitter.
The Hitec cord is specifically marked at one end as the "master"
Charge Jack Trainer Jack
the other end as "student". Plug it accordingly into each transmitter,
with power switched off. The trainer jack is on the back of the
transmitter. Turn the connector until its notches line up and it fits
without having to be forced. Turn on the instructor's transmitter.
DO NOT turn on the student transmitter power. Move the controls on the instructor's transmitter, and
verify each control moves the proper direction. Now verify that the student's trims and control travels
match the instructor's by using the trainer switch (the momentary Trainer switch on the top left of the
transmitter case) and switching back and forth while leaving the control sticks and trims alone,