Ares MD 500D CX 100 Instruction Manual

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Page 1 Instr ructi on M Manu Specif fication Length: 7.6 in (19 95mm) Height : 5.1 in (13 0mm) Main Rotor r Diameter: : 7.5 in (19 90mm) Weight wit th Battery: 1.6 oz (46 6 g) Main Moto or: ...
Page 2: Notes
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Con ntents Specificatio ons .......................... 1 Notes ............................. 2 Introductio on .......................... 4 Safety Prec cautions an d Warnings s ..........
Page 4: Introductio On
Introd uction The Ares™ [air‐eez] U ltra‐Micro M MD 500D C CX 100 is pe rfect for fir rst‐time and d experienc ced pilots looki ing for an u ltra‐scale a nd ultra‐sta able heli th ey can fly in ndoors alm most anytim e and anywhere. The highly y‐detailed M MD 500D sc cale body is equipped w with LED lig ghts and is available in n two attrac ctive trim sc chemes wh hile the inclu uded decal s allow for quick and e easy ...
Page 5: Fcc Inform Mation
As the user r of this pro oduct you a re solely an nd wholly re esponsible for operati ng it in a m manner that does n not endange er yourself and others s or result in n damage t o the produ uct or the property of f others. This model l is controlle ed by a rad io signal th at is subjec ct to possib le interfere ence from a variety of sources outside you ur control. T This interfe erence can c cause mom mentary loss s of control so it is advisable t o always ke eep a safe d distance fro om objects a...
Page 6 Ultra-M Micro M MD 500 0D CX 1 100 RT TF Cont tents Item Descr ription Not Availa ble Separa tely . Ultra ‐Micro MD D 500D CX 1 100 RTF Air rframe AZSH1108 HMD2 .... M4IP PH Micro 4‐ ‐Channel IP P Helicopte er Transmit tter, Mode 2 Not Availa ble Separa tely . 4 AA ...
Page 7: Flight Chec Cklist
Before e the Fi irst Flig ght Ch ecklist PLEASE NO OTE: This ch hecklist is N NOT intende ed to replac ce the cont tent include ed in this instruction n manual. A Although it can be use d as a quic k start guid de, we stro ngly sugges st reading thr rough this m manual com mpletely be efore proce eeding. move and in spect all co ontents  Plug g in the USB B DC charge...
Page 8 And althou ugh the 220 0mAh 1‐Cel ll/1S 3.7V 1 15C LiPo Ba attery (AZSB B2201S15U UM) include ed with your Ares™ ™ Ultra‐Mic cro MD 500 0D CX 100 is s equipped with over‐ ‐charge pro otection circ cuitry and is desi gned to be charged sa afely using the include ed 104C 1‐C Cell/1S 3.7V V LiPo, 0.4A A DC USB Charge er (AZSC10 4USBC) you...
Page 9 • When transporting or temporarily storing the battery, the temperature range should be from approximately 40–100°F. Do not store the battery or model in a hot garage, car or direct sunlight whenever possible. If stored in a hot garage or car the battery can be damaged or even catch fire. • Do not over‐discharge the LiPo flight battery. Discharging the LiPo flight battery too low can cause damage to the battery resulting in reduced power, flight duration or failure of the battery entirely. LiPo cells should not be discharged to below 3.0V each under load. In the case of the 1‐Cell/1S 3.7V LiPo battery used to power the Ultra‐Micro MD 500D CX 100 you will not want to allow the battery to fall below 3.0V during flight. The 5‐in‐1 control unit features a soft low voltage cutoff (LVC) that smoothly reduces power to the motors (regardless of the power level you have set with the left‐ hand/throttle stick) to let you know the voltage of the battery is close to the 3.0V minimum. However, even before this reduction in power, if you find that more than the typical amount of throttle/power is required to hover and/or the helicopter will not ascend/climb even at full power you should land the model and disconnect the battery immediately to prevent over‐discharge. And while it is possible to power the model up and fly again after the soft LVC occurs, this is NOT recommended. Continued discharging can result in reaching the 2.5V hard cutoff which may cause permanent damage to the LiPo battery resulting in lost power and flight duration during subsequent fights (or failure of the battery entirely). Also, it is not recommended that you fly to the soft LVC every time you fly. Instead you should be aware of the power level of the battery/helicopter throughout the flight, and if at any time the helicopter begins to require more throttle/power than typical to maintain hover, and/or will not ascend/climb even at full power, you should land the helicopter and disconnect the LiPo battery immediately. Constantly discharging the battery to the soft LVC can still cause permanent damage to the battery so it’s best to use a timer or stop‐watch to time the duration of your flights and to stop flying at a reasonable time before the soft LVC is reached. ...
Page 10 Charg ing the e LiPo F Flight B Battery You must c charge the included 22 20mAh 1‐C ell/1S 3.7V V 15C LiPo B Battery (AZ ZSB2201S15 5UM) using only the include ed 104C 1‐C Cell/1S 3.7V V LiPo, 0.4A A DC USB C harger (AZS SC104USBC C) or a suitably co ompatible L LiPo battery y charger. C Charging th he LiPo batt tery using a a non‐LiPo b battery compatible e charger (s such as a N iCd or NiM...
Page 11 en the batt tery is conn nected to th he charger s securely an d with the proper pola arity  the LED indicat tor on the c charger wil l glow solid d red. The b battery will be chargin g ytime the LE ED indicato r is glowing g solid red. It w will take app proximately y 30‐45 min utes to cha arge a fully discharged (not over‐  disc charged) ba attery. And when the b battery is fu ully charged d the LED in ndicator wil l stop ...
Page 12: Transmitte Er Details
Install ing the e Trans smitter r Batter ries Install the f four include ed AA batte eries in the back of the e transmitte er by first r emoving th he battery com mpartment cover/doo or. Ensure p roper polar rity of the b batteries be efore install ling them as no oted by the markings m molded into o the batter ry compartm ment, then re‐install t he compartme ent cover/d door. ...
Page 13 The unique e LCD scree n displays a a variety of data when n the transm mitter is pow wered on: Battery Po wer Indicat tor This indicat tor shows t the approxi mate amou unt of AA ba attery powe er remainin ng for the transmitter r. Also, we suggest rep placing the AA batterie es in the tra ansmitter a nytime the re are only on ne or two sq quares show wing. Throttle Ch hannel Out put/Stick P Position Ind dicators These indic cators show w the appro oximate thro...
Page 14 Throttle Ch hannel Trim m Position I ndicator This indicat tor shows t the approxi mate thrott tle channel l trim positi ion. Also, yo ou should always hav ve this set to o the middl le or lower than the m middle posit tion to prop perly arm th he 5‐in‐1 cont trol unit ESC Cs/motors a and to ensu ure it’s poss sible to stop p the moto rs/rotor blades from m spinning completely y when the left‐hand/t throttle stic ck is in the l owest possible po osition. Rudder Ch annel Trim Position In...
Page 15 You can ins stall the bat ttery in the hatch/heli copter by s sliding it int to the batte ery mountin ng e inside of the hatch. SURE support loc cated on th HOWEVER R, YOU MUS ST BE CARE EFUL TO EN PROPER PO OLARITY OF F THE BATT TERY BEFOR RE INSERTIN NG IT INTO THE SUPPO ORT AND MAKING T HE CONNEC CTION TO T THE 5‐IN‐1 C CONTROL U UNIT CONN NECTOR SEC CURED AT T THE FRONT OF THE HATCH H (on the in nside). By o orienting/al ligning the ...
Page 16: Control Un It Initializat Tion And Ar Ming
When the b battery is co onnected s ecurely you u can carefu ully push th he hatch up p/closed, an nd when the b bottom of t he hatch is aligned wit th the botto om of the b body, you c an slide the e finger tab b backward g gently and u until it clicks s in the bac ck/closed po osition. NOTE: In m most cases t he hatch w will be aligne ed to open and close e easily. How ever, in some cases s the alignm ment of the hatch may y make it a b bit more dif fficult to op pen/close ...
Page 17 TE: If this is the first flig ght, or a fir st flight foll lowing repa airs, you sh ould cente r the aileron and d elevator t rims. Use th he digital tr rim buttons s and refere ence the cent ter trim pos sitions using g the audib ble beeps/to ones and in ndicators on n the LCD scre een. wer on the t ransmitter, , confirming g that the L LED indicato or is glowin ng solid red  and the LCD sc reen is pow wered on. T hen install t the flight b battery in th he hatch of ...
Page 18 en the LED indicator st tops blinkin ng rapidly a nd glows so olid white t he control  unit is initialize ed and read y for flight. And as lon ng as you ha ad the left‐ hand the lowest d/throttle s stick set to possible po osition (and d the thrott tle trim is se et to a pproximate ely the midd dle or lowe er than the m middle pos ition) durin ng the initi alization pr rocess the E ESCs/motor rs will now be armed. Use caution n as both roto or blades wi ill now spin...
Page 19 Each time t the transmi itter is first powered o on it will aut tomatically y be in the H HIGH rate mode. In th he high rate e mode the controls ar re allowed t to reach th heir maximu um values, typically pr referred by experience ed pilots int terested mo ost in maxim mum contr ol authority y. AND PLEAS SE NOTE TH HAT WHEN IN THE HIG GH RATE MO ODE IT IS P POSSIBLE TO O OVER‐ CONTROL T THE HELICO OPTER CAU SING A ROT TOR BLADE E AND STAB BILIZER FLY YBAR STRIK E. ...
Page 20 Flight Contro ols and d Trimm ming In the even nt you are n not familiar r with the c controls of your Ultra‐ ‐Micro MD 500D CX 1 100, please take e the time t to familiari ize yourself f with them m as follows s and befor re attempti ing your first f light. The left‐ha nd stick on the transm mitter contr rols both th rottle (clim mb/descend ) and rudde er (yaw left/right). ...
Page 21 Moving the e left‐hand stick to the e left will tu rn (yaw) th he nose of t he helicopt ter to the le eft around the e axis of the e main shaft t. This is acc complished d by increas sing the spe eed of the l ower main rotor blade whil e decreasin ng the spee d of the up pper main ro otor blade. Moving the e stick to th he right will turn (yaw) the nose o of the helico opter to the e right arou und the axis of the main shaft . This is acc omplished ...
Page 22 The right‐h hand stick co ontrols bot th elevator (pitch fore/ /aft) and ai leron (roll). . Pushing th he stick forward wi ll pitch the nose of the e helicopte r downwar d, allowing g the helicop pter to be f flown forward. Pulling the stick backw ward will pi tch the tail of the helic copter dow wnward, allo owing the helicopter to be flown n backward . ...
Page 23 Moving the e stick to th he left will r oll the helic copter to th he left, allow wing the he elicopter to o be flown to th he left. Moving the e stick to th he right will roll the he licopter to t the right, a allowing the e helicopter r to be flown to th he right. The aileron n trim can b be used to h help keep th he entire he elicopter fr rom drifting g left or righ ht when ...
Page 24: Flying
Select ting a F Flying A Area When you’ re ready to o make your r first flight you’ll wan t to select a an open ind door area fr ree of people and d obstructio ons. We sug ggest an are ea with app proximately y 10‐feet by y 10‐feet of floor space and 8 8‐foot ceilin ngs when m making your r first few fl lights After you’v ve properly trimmed th he helicopt er and beco ome familia ar with its h handling an...
Page 25  You’ll find that it sometimes takes minor throttle adjustments to maintain altitude in hover. Remember to keep these adjustments as minimal as possible as large adjustments could result in a loss of control and/or a possible crash.  While attempting to establish a low‐level hover out of ground effect (approximately 12‐16 inches high or higher) you can check to see if any trim adjustments are required to help keep the helicopter from constantly drifting in various directions. If you find the helicopter constantly drifts without any directional control input it may be best to land the model before making any adjustments to the trim settings using the trim buttons on the transmitter (you can find more information regarding the location and function of the trim buttons in the ‘Understanding the Flight Controls and Trimming’ section of this manual): o If the nose of the helicopter is drifting to the left or right adjust the rudder trim. o If the helicopter is drifting forward or backward adjust the elevator trim. o If the entire helicopter is drifting to the left or right adjust the aileron trim. It’s important to continue making trim adjustments as needed until the helicopter can hover at an altitude of approximately 12‐16 inches (or higher) with very little drifting or directional control input. And while it’s not possible to eliminate all drifting completely using the trims it is possible to get very close. Also, if this is your first helicopter model it may be best to enlist the help of an experienced helicopter pilot to trim the model for you before making your first flight.  When the helicopter is properly trimmed, maintain a stable hover and practice using the rudder, elevator and aileron controls to get a feel for how the helicopter responds to various control inputs. Remember to keep the control inputs as minimal as possible to prevent over‐controlling the helicopter.  Continue to practice until you’re comfortable hovering the helicopter at approximately 12‐16 inches high. Then you can transition to hovering the helicopter at higher altitudes of approximately three to four feet. ...
Page 26  Don n’t be afraid d to set the helicopter down on th he ground q quickly by lo owering the e thro ottle when a approachin g walls or o other obsta cles to help p prevent m main rotor b blade strik kes  IN T THE UNFOR TUNATE EV VENT OF A C CRASH OR ROTOR BLA ADE STRIKE E, NO MATT TER W MAJOR O OR MINOR, , YOU MUST T LOWER T THE LEFT‐HA AND/THRO OTTLE STICK K TO LOWEST P POSSIBLE PO OSITION AS...
Page 27: Exploded V View
left‐ ‐hand/throt ttle stick an nd hold it in while swit ching the t ransmitter on (you wi ll feel a ‘clic k’ when yo u push in o n the stick) ). Afte er powering g on the tra nsmitter w hile pushin g in on the left‐hand/t throttle stic ck, the  tran nsmitter wil l emit a ser ries of beep ps/tones an d the LED i ndicator at the top of the tran nsmitter wil l flash red r rapidly. This s indicates the transm mitter is in th he binding/ /linking ...
Page 28 Explod ded Vie ew Part ts Listi ing (Co ontinue Explode d View # Descripti on (Quanti ity Require d) Inclu uded In Item m # 21 Bellcrank k/Servo Pus hrod Contr rol Link (2) AZSH1118 22 Bellcrank k/Servo Pus hrod (2) AZSH1118 23 Bellcrank k (2) AZSH1118 24 Servo/Be ellcrank Pus hrod (2) AZSH1118 25 ...
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Page 30 Replac cement t Parts s List Item Num mber Descript AZSB2201 1S15UM 220mAh 1‐Cell/1S 3 3.7V 15C LiP Po Battery, Ultra‐Micr o AZSC104U USBC 104C 1‐C Cell/1S 3.7V V LiPo, 0.4A A USB Charg ger, Ultra‐M Micro AZSC5005 5PS 5005PS 1 100‐240V A AC to 5V DC C, 0.5‐Amp P Power Supp ply AZSH1106 6 5‐in‐1 Co ontrol Unit, Rx/Sxs/ESC Cs/Mxr/Gyr ro w/LEDs: ...
Page 31: Warranty, Support An D Service
Warra nty, Su upport and Se ervice 90‐Day Lim mited Warra anty Term P Period: We warran nty that the Product(s) purchased d (the "Prod duct") will b be free from m defects in n materials a and workma anship whe en the Prod uct is new ( (before bei ng used) fo or the limite ed warranty te erm period from the d date of purc chase by the e Purchase r. If you belie eve a defect t in materia als, workma...

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