FUTABA CONTEST-7 User manual

SPECIAL FEATURES

Maximumclass 7 channels

*Transmitter FP-T7G

•Dual travelailerons, dual travel elevator built-in.

•Maximum operation sensation through prudent design and adoptionof opengimble and stick mechanism.

*Receiver FP-R7L

•Doubleconversion Receiver

•Newly designed connectors improve electrical and mechanical reliability tremendously.

*Servo FP-S15, FP-S15L (reverse rotationservo), FP-S15G (landing gear servo)

•Output shaftissupported byminiature ball bearings. Extremely smooth operation. Superior durability.

20~ motor.

•Potentiometer drivesection isseparatelydriventhrough a one-stage gear. Element lifeisextremely long.

•Special reinforced plastic, ultraprecision, powerful gear.

CONTENTS AND RATINGS OF CONTEST-7 SET

Transmitter

Receiver

Servo

Charger

FP-T7G

FP-R7L

FP-S15

FBC-2(F)

Receiver usenickel-cadmium battery NR-4E

Receiver switchharness R7-SW

Ribbon

Extension cord

Spare horn

Channel indicator tab

Rubber bushing, woodscrews,washers, grommets

CHARGE THE NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERY BEFORE USING

•ConnecttheTXjackoftheFBC-2(F)

charger

the

charging

jack ofthe transmitterand the RXjackof the charger to

the receiver/servonickel-cadmiumbatteryand connect the

Charger toan AC117V (220V,240V) socket.

The TX andRXLEDofthechargerwill belightedtoindicate

that the battery is being charged.

•Chargingtimeisnormally about15hours. When the battery

has not been used forsome time, charge itforabout 20 hours.

•The

transmitter

andreceiver nickel-cadmium batteries can

becharged simultaneously or separately.

•The

usable

time

normally

about 10times at

rate

minutes/time.

•Be sure that the batteriesareconnected tothe proper charg-

ingjacksofthe FBC-2(F)charger. Ifthe receiver/servo nickel-

cadmium battery(NR-4E)is connected to the TXjack,the

battery

will

rapidly charged and

large

current

will

flow

andthe battery and charger will bedamaged.

HANDLING

2-way levelmeter

Batterycheck switch

6channel lever

Dualtravel elevatorswitch

andtrimmer

7Channel lever

Antenna

Handle

Chargingjack

5landinggearswitch

Dualtravel aileronswitch

and trimmer

Powerswitch

4rudder

2elevator

*(engine control) 1aileron

3engine control

*(elevator)

*In ModeII,2 elevatorand3 enginecontrol

areinterchanged.

Fig.

Adjust knob

•Unlocked

•Set the length byturning the

entire knob and then lock

•Referto Fig.2 for the operation of each channel andthe name of

each part.

•When the power switch is set to ON, the pointer of thelevelmeter

willdeflect.Since thisindicates the antenna output, itshould deflect

to graduation 7. Since thisindication is differentwhen the antenna

is contracted and when itisextended fully,check theindication

when the antenna isextended fully.(The indication willalsobe dif-

ferentwhen theantenna is held inyour hand and when free)

•Next,

push the batterycheck switch. The

level

meter

will

indicate

the batteryvoltageat thistime.

The battery is OK ifthe meter pointer deflects to the green zone.

Charge thebatterywhen thepointer deflectsto the boundary be-

tween the green and red zones.

•Using dual travel

When the dual travelswitch is set to ON, the steering angle can be

madesmall withintherange of thehatched linesofFig.3. The steer-

ingangle isvariablewithinthe range maximum, 90%of totaloper-

ating angle, minimum 40%.

•The dual travelaileron switch should normally beset to OFFSetthis

switch toON when desiringto make theaileronsteeringangle small such

asslowroll,etcThen set thesteeringangle withthetrimmer

*The dual travelelevatorswitchshould normally be set toOFFBut when

desiringa large steeringangle such as spins,etc, set theswitchtoON and

adjust the steeringangle withthe horn adjuster trimmerforlevelflight.

Kick-up willoccurand theelevatorsteeringangle willbecome large when

the switchis OFF

•The

receiver

channel order

shown

Fig-.5.

Since each lead wireof the connectors is color coded, connect the

servos inaccordancewiththesecolors. Attachingtheaccessorychan-

neltabs is convenient.

Fig.

•The antenna wire is color codedby frequency (band).

•The connectorwiringorderis shown inFig.6.

•Pack the entirereceiverin sponge and mountsothat the

antenna wireisasstraightas possible.

•Referto Fig.4 when mounting the servo.

GUARANTEE

Your NEW FUTABA Digital Proportional R/C system isguaranteed against de-

fects inworkmanship and material for 180days from the date of purchase when

theattached registration card isreturned to uswithin ten days of purchase.

This Guarantee isnulland void ifthe R/C system has beenimproperly handled,

damaged ina crash, or tampered with and does not cover the replacement of

plastic housings or electronic components damaged due to the useof improper

voltages.

When service isrequired, please takeyour equipment to your local authorized

service station or ship itdirectlyto us.Allpostage, shipping, and insurance

charges must bepaid bythe user.

This guarantee only applies to the continentalU.SA., Hawaii,and Alaska

This manual suits for next models

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