Product features may vary from the pictures above Owner’s Manual with Assembly Instructions Please read this manual and save it. For Model RC09075 Use only with a 12 Volt (7.0 Amp/Hr.) Battery, 12 Volt (2.0 Amp/Hr.) Charger (all included). 2 Table of Contents © 2003 21st Century Toys, Inc. San Leandro, CA. 94577 USA All Right Reserved.
Table of Contents A Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 B Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 C Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 D Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B Warnings and Cautions ELECTRICAL HAZARD WARNING ! • PREVENT FIRE - Never modify the electrical system. Alterations could cause a fire resulting in serious injur y and could also ruin the electrical system. - Use of the wrong type battery or charger could cause a fire or explosion resulting in serious injury. -Use of Ultimate Solider® components in products other than Ultimate Solider® M1A2 Abrams Tank could cause overheating, fire or explosion. • The battery must be handled by adults only.
C Parts • If you experience a problem with this product, or are missing a part, please call us at 1-510-483-5700 ext 19, rather than return this product to the store. • Please identify all parts before assembly and save all packaging material until assembly is complete to ensure that no parts are discarded.
D Battery Charging ELECTRICAL HAZARD WARNING ! • PREVENT FIRE - Never modify the electrical system. Alterations could cause a fire resulting in serious injury and could also ruin the electrical system. - Use of the wrong type battery or charger could cause a fire or explosion resulting in serious injury. - Use of Ultimate Solider® components in products other than Ultimate Solider® M1A2 Abrams Tank could cause overheating, fire or explosion. • The battery must be handled by adults only.
IMPORTANT! The battery must be removed from your M1A2 Abrams Tank each time you recharge it. 1 Open the Battery Door Open the battery hatch from the battery compartment.
2 • Loosen the butterfly screws from the battery clamp. Remove the battery clamp from the battery compartment.
3 • Remove the battery connector from the M1A2 Abrams Tank harness connector. 4 • Remove the 12 Volt (7.0 Amp/Hr.) battery from the battery compartment.
5 • Plug the charger connector into the battery connector. 6 • Plug the charger into a standard 120 volt wall outlet. Note: If power flow to the wall outlet is controlled by a switch, make sure the switch is “ON”. • Before first time use, charge the battery for at least 18 hours. Never charge the battery longer than 30 hours. • Recharge the battery for at least 14 hours after each use of your vehicle. Do not charge the battery longer than 30 hours.
E Battery Installation M1A2 Abrams Tank: IMPORTANT! Use only a 12 Volt (7.0 Amp/Hr.) battery. Use of any other battery will damage your M1A2 Abrams Tank. Make sure that you charge the battery for at least 18 hours using the enclosed 12 Volt charger before operating your M1A2 Abrams Tank for the first time. Charge the battery for at least 14 hours after each use of the M1A2 Abrams Tank. Never charge the battery longer than 30 hours.
2 • Loosen the butterfly screws from the battery clamp. Remove the battery clamp from the battery compartment.
3 Black Battery Pole (-ve) Black wire connector Red wire connector Red Battery Pole (+ve) • ATTENTION: Make sure the battery connector wires connected to the same color of the battery pole i.e. black color wire connector connected to black color battery pole (-ve) and red color wire connector connected to red color battery pole (+ve). • Place the 12 Volt (7.0 Amp/Hr.) battery upright in the battery compartment. Make sure the battery connector extends toward of the M1A2 Abrams Tank body.
4 • Plug the battery connector into the M1A2 Abrams Tank harness connector. 5 • Position the battery clamp over the battery with the ends of the battery clamp aligned with the screw holes in the battery compartment.
6 • Insert the butterfly screws through the ends of the battery clamp into the battery compartment. 7 • Tighten the butterfly screws. Do not over-tighten.
8 Close the Battery Door • .Close the battery hatch securely. Note: If the battery connector will not plug into the M1A2 Abrams Tank harness connector, turn it over and try again! Do not force the battery connector into the M1A2 Abrams Tank harness connector. IMPORTANT! Always remember to keep the battery hatch locked at all times to prevent children from accessing the battery. Radio Controller: • Switch the power to “OFF”.
• Insert one 9-Volt battery in the proper direction as indicated inside the battery compartment. • Replace the battery hatch & tighten screw securely.
F Battery Care and Disposal Care If a battery leak develops, avoid contact with the leaking acid and place the damaged battery in a plastic bag. See information below for proper disposal. If acid comes in contact with skin or eyes, flush with cool water for at least 15 minutes and call a physician. If acid is internally ingested, give water, milk of magnesia or egg whites immediately. Never give emetics or induce vomiting. Call a physician. • Charge a new battery for at least 18 hours before first use.
G Caring For Your M1A2 Abrams Tank • During snowy or rainy weather, the M1A2 Abrams Tank should be stored inside or under a protective cover. Remember to charge the battery at least once per month while your M1A2 Abrams Tank is not in regular use. • Avoid operating the M1A2 Abrams Tank in wet or snowy conditions. Water or moisture in the motors or electrical switches can cause them to corrode, and could cause switch or motor failure. • Avoid operating the M1A2 Abrams Tank on sand, loose dirt or gravel.
H How to Operate Your M1A2 Abrams Tank •To operate a M1A2 Abrams Tank individually, slide the Channel Switches of the M1A2 Abrams Tank (rear tank body) and Radio Controller (back of the radio controller) as following table.
Machine Gun Firing Missile Firing Turret Turning Left Turret Turning Right • Push the TURRET TURNING buttons to rotated the turret left or right direction • Insert the missile into the main cannon then push the MISSILE FIRING buttons to launch the missile (with missile firing sound effect & recoil motion). • Push the MACHINE GUN FIRING buttons to generated machine gun firing sound effect. • After approximately 45 minutes, your M1A2 Abrams Tank will begin to lose its power.
Operation Tips and Helpful Hints: - - - Do not operate during thunderstorms. When your M1A2 Abrams Tank starts to loose power, it may experience loss of functions of performance ability. If this happens, simply recharge your battery again and/or replace the radio controller battery. Your M1A2 Abrams Tank is operated by radio waves. It is possible the unit may not perform properly due to interference from nearby devices such as a cordless phone, hair dryer, walkietalkie or others radio controlled toys.
I Problems and Solutions Guide If your M1A2 Abrams Tank does not operate: - Make sure the batteries are installed properly. - Recharge your battery. - Make sure M1A2 Abrams Tank is turned on and Controller is turned on. - Make sure the battery contacts have not become dirty. If they have, simply wipe with dry cloth. If your M1A2 Abrams Tank responds slowly: - Recharge the battery. - You may be out of range, move closer to the M1A2 Abrams Tank. - Make sure the battery contacts have not become dirty.
Short run time Undercharged battery Charge the battery. A new battery should have been charged for at least 18 hours before using the M1A2 Abrams Tank for the first time. After first-time use, recharge the battery for at least 14 hours after each use. Never charge the battery longer than 30 hours. Check all connectors. Make sure the battery connector is tightly plugged into the charger connector and that the charger is plugged into wall.
Charger gets It is normal for some No action required. warm during use chargers to get warm If your charger does not get warm during use, it does during use and is not not mean that it is not working properly. reason for concern; Some chargers do not get warm during use. Battery makes a It is normal for some No action required.
FCC NOTICE ! 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 protection 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.
IMPORTANT ! DO NOT use this M1A2 Abrams Tank for the first time until you have charged the battery for 18 hours. Remember to… ü Charge the battery immediately after each use. ü Charge the battery once a month during storage, even if the M1A2 Abrams Tank has not been used. Failure to follow these instructions will permanently damage your battery. Please refer to the Battery Care Section in this manual for more information.
