REVELL X SPY User Manual page 9

2 reMOTe CONTrOl
2A Trim buttons for rotation 2H Trim buttons for
f orwards and
2B Controller for thrust and
backwards
rotation
2I Turbo button
2C No function
2J Flip button
2D No function
2K Controller for forward/
2E No function
backward and sideways
2F Smart phone holder
flight
2G Power-LED
2L Trim button for
sideways flight
3 INSerTINg BaTTerIeS
3A To open the cover, lift 3B Insert 4 x 1.5 V AA
gently on the locking
batteries and pay
mechanism.
attention to the polarity,
as shown in the battery
compartment.
4 ChargINg The MUlTICOpTer
Attention: The battery and motor must cool down for 10 to 15 minutes before
charging and after every flight. Otherwise they can be damaged. The charging process
must be constantly monitored. Always ensure that the charging process takes place on
a fireproof surface in a fire-resistant environment.
• Unplug the multicopter from the battery, switch off the remote control and plug the
charger into an outlet. The control LED on the charger illuminates green (4A).
• Remove the battery from the battery compartment (do not hold by the cable!) (4B).
• Now plug the battery into the charger Pay attention to the polarity. Please do not use
force. The LED on the charger will light up red when charging begins (4C).
• The charging process lasts approx. 100 minutes and must be continuously monitored.
The red LED on the charger goes out as soon as the charging process is finished.
• Disconnect the battery from the charger and disconnect the charger from the mains
after the charging is completed.
After a charge time of approx. 100 minutes the multicopter can fly for approx.
5 minutes.
Warning notice: The battery does not normally heat up while charging. If it should
become warm or even hot and/or changes to the surface begin to appear, immediately
discontinue the charging process!
5 STarT preparaTION
Possible control modes for X Spy
X Spy can be controlled with the supplied remote control or with your smart phone.
The switch-on sequence determines whether the quadrocopter accepts your smart
phone or the remote control as the control medium. The quadrocopter must always be
switched on first. Then switch on the remote control or connect the smart phone to
the X-Spy's WLAN network.
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2M ON/OFF switch
2N Holder retaining screw
2O Holder retaining screw
2P Spring clamp for smart
phones
2Q Battery compartment
cover
3C Close the cover again.
Required app
Please download the Revell-XSpy app from App Store or Play Store. Tip: under certain
circumstances, iPad users do not see this app. To show this app, select the „iPhone
apps" option. Please establish the WLAN connection before starting the app.
(A) If you would like to fly using the remote control, switch on the quadrocopter first
by plugging the battery into the X Spy, then the remote control. The thrust controller of
the remote control must be all the way down. Two brief signal tones indicate that the
connection has been established and the remote control is activated.
If you would like to stream the video image of the quadrocopter to your smart phone,
you can now connect the smart phone to the WLAN network of the quadrocopter.
Now start the app. The flight image is displayed with a resolution of 640x480 pixels.
(B) For control via smart phone, switch on the quadrocopter first. The WLAN network
is created after approximately 30 seconds and the smart phone can be connected to
the X Spy WLAN network. To log in to the WLAN network, following the smart phone
manufacturer's instructions. Now the X Spy can be controlled with the controllers
shown on the display or using the smart phone position sensors.
Extending the antenna
For better reception, please take the antenna out of the mount and it turn it
downwards.
6 TrIM aDJUSTMeNT OF The CONTrOl
The correct trim is a basic requirement for fault-free flying behaviour of the multicopter.
Its adjustment is simple, but it requires some patience and a feel for it. Please observe
the following instructions precisely: Carefully move the thrust control up and raise the
multicopter approximately 0.5 to 1 metre in altitude.
6A If the multicopter moves by itself slowly or quickly to the left or right ...
press the trim adjustment for banking incrementally in the opposite direction.
6B If the multicopter moves by itself slowly or quickly around its own axis ...
press the trim adjustment for rotation incrementally in the opposite direction.
6C If the multicopter moves by itself slowly or quickly forwards or backwards
...
press the trim adjustment for forward and backwards flight incrementally in the oppo-
site direction.
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