HORIZON HOBBY InDUCTRiX RTF Ultra Micro Electric Quad-Copter Drone Instruction Manual

HORIZON HOBBY InDUCTRiX RTF Ultra Micro Electric Quad-Copter Drone

NOTICE
All instructions, warranties and other collateral documents are subject to change at the sole discretion of Horizon Hobby, LLC. For up-to-date product literature, visit horizonhobby.com and click on the support tab for this product.

MEANING OF SAFETY SIGNAL WORDS

The following terms are used throughout the product literature to indicate various levels of potential harm when operating this product:

NOTICE: Instructions, which if not followed, create a possibility of property damage AND minor injury. CAUTION: Instructions, which if not followed, create a probability of property damage AND a possibility of injury.

Age Recommendation: Not for children under 14 years. This is not a toy.

Operating Safety Precautions

• As the user of this product, you are responsible for operating it safely, not endangering yourself and others, or damaging the product or the property of others.
• Operate your product in open spaces away from people and property.
• Never operate your product with damaged electrical components.
• Keep the transmitter powered on while model is powered on.
• Let parts cool after use before touching, motors will get hot in use.
• Remove batteries after use, as applicable.

General Product Safety Precautions

• Keep all batteries, chemicals, small parts and anything electrical out of the reach of children.
• Avoid water exposure to this product. Keep parts dry.
• Keep moving parts clean.

Charging Warnings

WARNING: Failure to comply with the following warnings could result in product malfunction, electrical issues, excessive heat, FIRE, and ultimately injury and property damage.

• NEVER LEAVE CHARGING BATTERIES UNATTENDED OR CHARGE OVERNIGHT.
• Never charge damaged batteries. If the battery begins to swell during charging or use, discontinue immediately.
• Always use the included battery and charger. Disconnect the battery after charging.
• Charge batteries away from flammable materials in a well-ventilated area.
• Never charge, transport, or store batteries in hot, cold, or very sunny places (recommended between 40–120° F or 5–49° C).

Specifications

Length| 3.26 in (83mm)| Propeller Diameter| 1.18 in (30mm)
Height| 1.10 in (28mm)| Flying Weight| .78 oz (22 g)

Charge the Flight Battery

NOTICE: Inspect the battery to make sure it is not damaged e.g., swollen, bent, broken or punctured. Charge only batteries that are cool to the touch and are not damaged.

Insert the charger into a USB port. Connect the battery to the charger.

CHARGING (Solid Red LED )
MAX CHARGE (LED OFF ) Disconnect the flight battery from the charger immediately upon completion of charging.

• CAUTION: Only use chargers specifically designed to charge the included Li-Po battery. Failure to do so could result in fire, causing injury or property damage.
• CAUTION: Never exceed the recommended charge rate.
• CAUTION: Once charging is complete, immediately remove the battery. Never leave a battery connected to the charger.

Install the Transmitter Batteries

Install 4 AA batteries into the transmitter, noting polarity. Replace the transmitter batteries when the power LED flashes and the transmitter beeps. We recommend using only alkaline AA batteries in the transmitter, however, it is possible to use rechargeable NiMH batteries.

CAUTION: If using rechargeable batteries, charge only rechargeable batteries. Charging non-rechargeable batteries may cause the batteries to burst, resulting in injury to persons and/or damage to property.

Install the Flight Battery

CAUTION: Always disconnect the Li-Po battery from the aircraft when not flying to avoid over-discharging the battery. Batteries discharged to a voltage lower than the lowest approved voltage may become damaged, resulting in loss of performance and potential fire when the batteries are charged.

Transmitter and Receiver Binding

Your transmitter comes prebound to the Inductrix. If you need to re-bind, follow the directions below.

Transmitter Binding Procedure

1. Disconnect the flight battery from the drone.
2. Center all trims on your transmitter.
3. Power off the transmitter and fully lower the throttle.
4. Connect the flight battery in the drone. The LED on the 3-in-1 control unit flashes red during initialization, then flashes blue when it is ready to bind.
5. When the blue light is flashing, push in and hold down the left stick while powering on the transmitter (you will hear a ‘click’ and a long tone).
6. Release the left stick. The transmitter will beep and the power LED will blink. The drone is bound when the blue LED on the 3-in-1 control unit turns solid.
7. Disconnect the flight battery and power the transmitter off.

If you encounter problems, follow the binding instructions and refer to the troubleshooting guide for other instructions. If needed, contact the appropriate Horizon Product Support office.

Technology
Revolutionary SAFE® (Sensor Assisted Flight Envelope) technology uses an innovative combination of multi-axis sensors and software that allows model aircraft to know its position relative to the horizon. This spatial awareness is utilized to create a controlled flight envelope the aircraft uses to maintain a safe region of bank and pitch angles so you can fly more safely.

Transmitter Control

When pressed down, trim buttons make a sound that increases or decreases in pitch at each pressing. The middle or neutral trim position is heard as a middle tone in the pitch range of the sounds. The end of the control range is sounded by a series of beeps.

Elevator (Up/Down)

| Elevator Trim| Aileron Trim| Rudder Trim| Throttle Trim| Rudder (Left/Right)

Throttle (Up/Down)

Understand the Primary Flight Controls
If you are not familiar with the controls of your Inductrix drone, take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with them before attempting your first flight.

Fly the Drone
The LEDs on the Inductrix indicate the front and back of the drone. The white LEDs indicate the front. The red LEDs indicate the back. Additionally, as it comes out of the box, the green props are in the front, and the white props are in the rear to aid in orientation.

• Start the motors: a “long-press” of the left stick, when the throttle is at the lowest -position.
• Within 1 second of starting the motors gently increase the position of the throttle stick and the motors will increase speed and the drone will lift-off.
• To disarm or turn off the motors, place the throttle stick at it’s lowest position for at least 1 second. They will turn off. Alternatively, a long-press of the left stick will immediately turn off the motors.
• Any time the throttle stick is reduced to it’s minimum position for greater than 1 second the motors will turn off automatically.

Takeoff
Increase the throttle until the model is approximately 2 ft. (600mm) off the ground in a low-level hover and concentrate on balancing the throttle stick’s position so that the drone holds a steady hover altitude. In some cases, you may need to make a few short “hops” to an altitude of just a few inches until you become familiar with the control inputs and trim settings required to maintain a steady hover and altitude.

Hovering
The Inductrix drone requires minor throttle adjustments to maintain its altitude in hover. Remember to keep these throttle adjustments as minimal as possible. Large adjustments could result in a loss of control or a possible crash.

NOTICE: Crash damage is not covered under warranty.

To prevent excessive wear to the motors, always allow the motors to cool between flights.

Flip Mode – 360
Press down on the right stick to enter flip mode. Once flip mode is initiated, the Inductrix will “360 flip” in the direction the right stick is moved. To flip again, repeat the process.

Low Voltage Cutoff (LVC)

The transmitter included with the Inductrix uses the LED light to alert you to the charge status of the drone’s flight battery. A green LED signifies a full charge, a yellow LED signifies a partial charge and a red LED indicates that the battery is nearly depleted. At this point you should immediately land the drone and recharge the battery. Additionally, a red LED on the drone will begin flashing reminding you that the battery is depleted and will enter low- voltage cut-off soon. Once a low-voltage cut-off is reached, the drone will stop powering the motors.

Parts list

Troubleshooting Guide

Problem Possible Cause Solution

Will not respond to throttle| Throttle too high and/or throttle trim is too high| Reset controls with the throttle stick and throttle trim at the lowest setting
Does not function and smells burnt after connecting the flight battery| Flight battery connected with the wrong polarity| Replace the 3-in-1 board. Connect the flight battery noting proper polarity

LED on receiver flashes rapidly and drone will not respond to transmitter (during binding)

|

Transmitter too near aircraft during binding process

| Power off the transmitter. Move the transmitter a larger distance from the aircraft. Disconnect and reconnect the flight battery to the aircraft. Follow the binding instructions
Bind switch or button was not held while transmitter was powered on| Power off transmitter and repeat bind process
Aircraft or transmitter is too close to large metal object, wireless source or another transmitter| Move aircraft and transmitter to another location and attempt binding again

LED on the receiver flashes rapidly and the drone will not respond to the transmitter (after binding)

| Less than a 5-second wait between first powering on the transmitter and connecting the flight battery to the drone|

Leave the transmitter powered on. Disconnect and reconnect the flight battery to the drone

The drone is bound to a different model memory (ModelMatch™ transmitters only)| Select the correct model memory on the transmitter. Disconnect and reconnect the flight battery to the drone
Flight battery or transmitter battery charge is too low| Replace or recharge batteries
Aircraft or transmitter is too close to large metal object, wireless source or another transmitter| Move aircraft and transmitter to another location and attempt connecting again
Crashes immediately upon lift-off or doesn’t lift off| Propellers or motors in wrong locations| Make necessary adjustments

FCC Information

FCC ID: BRWBLH08701 and FCC ID: BRWHBZ9505
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two condi-tions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfer-ence received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This product contains a radio transmitter with wireless technology which has been tested and found to be compliant with the applicable regulations governing a radio transmitter in the 2.400GHz to 2.4835GHz frequency range.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protec-tion against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Antenna Separation Distance
When operating your product, please be sure to maintain a separation distance of at least 20 cm between your body (excluding fingers, hands, wrists, ankles and feet) and the antenna to meet RF exposure safety requirements as determined by FCC regulations. NOTE: This applies to the aircraft only, not the transmitter.

IC Information

IC: 6157A-BLH08701 and IC: 6157A-HBZ9505
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must ac-cept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Radiation Exposure declaration:
This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator and your body.

Compliance Information for the European Union

EU Compliance Statement:
Horizon Hobby, LLC  hereby declares that this product is in compliance with the essen-tial requirements and other relevant provisions of the RED Directive. A copy of the EU Declaration of Conformity is available online at: http://www.horizon-hobby.com/content/support-render-compliance.

• FREQUENCY BAND: 2405-2475 MHz MAX EIRP: 9.66dBm TRANSMITTER MAX EIRP: 4.04dBm

Instructions for disposal of WEEE by users in the European Union
This product must not be disposed of with other waste. Instead, it is the user’s responsibility to dispose of their waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collections point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment. The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and make sure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment. For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local city office,your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the product. © 2023 Horizon Hobby, LLC. Blade,Inductrix, E-flite, SAFE, the SAFE logo and the Horizon Hobby Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Horizon Hobby, LLC. Patents pending. Created 07/2023 | 501944.1

References

• hobby.com - hobby Resources and Information.
• RC Airplanes and Helicopters, RC Cars and Trucks, RC Boats, RC Radios | Horizon Hobby
• RC Helicopters and Accessories | Blade

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