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User Manual of PLATINUM PRO Series Brushless Speed Controller HW-SM004DUL-20130502

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³Beep²´ tone will be emitted, which means the self-test is OK, the aircraft or helicopter is ready to go flying.

 If nothing is happened, please check the battery pack and all the connections;

 If a special tone ³

ƈ ´ is emitted after 2 Beep tones (³Beep-Beep-´), means the ESC has entered the program mode, it is

because the throttle channel of your transmitter is reversed, please set it correctly;

 If the red LED flashes very quickly (2 times per second), means the input voltage is too low or too high, please check your battery¶s

voltage.

3. VERY IMPORTANT! Because different transmitter has different throttle range, you need to calibrate the throttle range and let the ESC

remember it. Please read the instruction on the left bottom of this page ------³Throttle Range Setting´.

After correctly setting the throttle range, the red LED lights when the throttle stick is moved to the top position (Maximum throttle).

Alert Toneǐ

1. Input voltage is abnormal: The ESC begins to check the voltage when the battery pack is connected, if the voltage is not in the

acceptable range, such an alert WRQHZLOO EHHPLWWHG³Beep-Beep-, Beep-Beep-´ (Every ³Beep-Beep-´ has a time interval of about 1

second), and at the same time, the red LED also flashes.

2. Throttle signal is lost: When the ESC can¶t detect the normal throttle signal, such an alert WRQHZLOOEHHPLWWHG³Beep-, Beep-, Beep-´.

(Every ³Beep-´ has a time interval of about 2 seconds)

3. Throttle stick is not in the bottom position: When the throttle stick is not in the bottom (lowest) position, a very rapid alert tone will be

emitted: ³Beep-, Beep-, Beep-´. (Every ³Beep-´ has a time interval of about 0.25 second.)

Protection Functionǐ

1. Abnormal startup protection: If the motor fails to start within 2 seconds of throttle application, the ESC will cut-off the output power. In this

case, the throttle stick MUST be moved to the bottom position again to restart the motor. (This happens in the following cases: The

connection between ESC and motor is not reliable, the propeller or the motor is blocked, the gearbox is damaged, etc.)

2. Over-heat protection: When the temperature of the ESC is over a factory-preset degree, the ESC will reduce the output power.

3. Throttle signal loss protection: The ESC will cutoff the output power if throttle signal is lost for more than 0.25 second, the output power

will be resumed as soon as the throttle signal is normal again.

Trouble Shootingǐ

Trouble Possible Reason Action

After power on, motor does not work, no sound is

emitted

The connection between battery

pack and ESC is not correct

Check the power connection.

Replace the connector with new one

After power on, motor does not work, such an

alert tone is emitted and the red LED flashes at

the same time.

³Beep-Beep-, Beep-Beep-´ (Every ³Beep-Beep-´

has a time interval of about 1 second)

Input voltage is abnormal, too high

or too low.

Check the voltage of battery pack

After power on, motor does not work, such an

alert tone is emitted:

³Beep-, Beep-, Beep- ´(Every ³Beep-´ has a time

interval of about 2 seconds)

Throttle signal is irregular or lost Check the receiver and transmitter

Check the control cable of the ESC

After power on, motor does not work, such an

alert tone is emitted:

³Beep-, Beep-, Beep-´ (Every ³Beep-´ has a time

interval of about 0.25 second)

The throttle stick is not in the

bottom (lowest) position

Move the throttle stick to bottom position

Set the throttle trimmer to neutral or even

lower.

After power on, motor does not work, a special

tone ³

ƈ ´ is emitted after 2 ³Beep´ tones

(Beep-Beep-)

Direction of the throttle channel is

reversed, so the ESC has entered

the program mode

Set the direction of throttle channel correctly

(Please refer to the user manual of your

transmitter)

The motor runs in the opposite direction The connection between ESC and

the motor need to be changed.

Swap any two wire connections between

ESC and motor

The motor stop running while in working state Throttle signal is lost Check the receiver and transmitter

Check the control cable of throttle channel

ESC has entered Low Voltage

Protection mode

Land RC model as soon as possible, and

replace the battery pack

Some connections are not reliable Check all the connections: battery pack

connection, throttle signal cable, motor

connections, etc.

Normal Startup Procedureǐ

Throttle Range Settingǐ

Program The ESC With The Transmitterǐ

(4 Setps)

1. Enter program mode

2. Select programmable items

3. 6HWLWHP¶s value (Programmable value)

4. Exit program mode

Note6: After setting the programmable items by the throttle stick or a Program Card, you will hear 5 long ³Beep²´ tones when the ESC exits

the program mode. You can restart the ESC after 5 seconds.

Move the throttle

stick to bottom

position and then

switch on your

transmitter

As soon as the self-test

process is finished, a

long ³Beep²´ tone will

be emitted

Several ³Beep-´ tones

emits to represent the

number of lipo battery

cells

Connect the battery pack to

the ESC, a special tone

³ƈ123´ emits, that means

the battery supply is OK

Move the throttle

stick upwards to

go flying now

Switch on the

transmitter, and

then move the

throttle stick to

osition

Connect battery pack to

the ESC, a special tone

³ƈ123´ emits, that means

the battery supply is OK,

then wait for 2 seconds

³Beep-Beep-´ tone emits,

that means the highest

point of throttle range has

been correctly confirmed

Move throttle stick to the

bottom position, several

³Beep-´ tones emits to

represent the number of

o batter

cells

A long ³Beep²´

tone emits, means

the lowest position

of throttle range has

been confirmed

1. Enter program mode

a) Switch on transmitter, move the throttle

stick to the top position.

b) Connect the battery pack to the ESC, a

special tone ³ƈ123´ emits, that means the

battery supply is OK.

c) Wait for 2 seconds, the motor will emit

³Beep-Beep-´ tone.

d) Wait for another 5 seconds, special tone

like ³ƈ

´ emits, that means the

program mode is entered

4. Exit program mode

There are 2 ways to exit

the program mode:

a) In Step #3, after

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´

please move the

throttle stick to the

bottom position within

2 seconds.

b) In Step #2, after tone

Beep²Beep²Beep

²BB´ (3 long 2 short

Beep tones, that is

the item #14), move

the throttle stick to the

bottom position within

3 seconds.

3. Set item value (Programmable value)

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means the value is set and saved. (Keep the throttle stick at the top position, you will go

back to Step #2 and you can select other items; Or Move the stick to bottom position within

2 seconds will exit program mode directly)

Brake

*Off

Soft Hard Very Hard

Battery Type

*LiPo

NiMH

Cutoff Mode

*Soft Cut

Hard Cut

Cutoff Threshold

Low

*Middle

High Custom

Start Mode

*Normal

Soft Very Soft

Timing

0° 3.75° 7.5° 11.25°

*15°

18.75° 22.5° 26.25°

Governor Mode

*Off

Governor

Low

Governor

High

Reserved Item #1

PWM Frequency

*12KHz

8KHz

Built-in BEC Output

*5.25V

Reserved Item #2

*Auto

2S 3S 4S 5S 6S

*Auto

5S 6S 8S 10S 12S

1 short 2 short 3 short 1 long

3 short

Beep

Items

ĕ For normal ESC

(2 to 6S Lipo)

ĕ For high voltage ESC

(5 to 12S Lipo)

Lipo Cells

1 long

1 short

1 long

2 short

4 short 1 long

The value with * symbol is the factory-preset value (That is: default value).

2. Select programmable items

After entering program mode, you will hear 14 groups of ³Beep´

tones in a loop with the following sequence. If you move the throttle

stick to bottom position within 3 seconds after one kind of tones, the

corresponding item will be selected.

1 B Brake (1 short tone)

2 BB Battery Type (2 short tones)

3 BBB Cutoff Mode (3 short tones)

4 BBBB Cutoff Threshold (4 short tones)

5 Beep² Start Mode (1 long tone)

6 Beep² B Timing (1 long 1 short)

7 Beep² BB Governor Mode (1 long 2 short)

8 Beep² BBB Reserved Item #1 (1 long 3 short)

9 Beep² BBBB PWM Frequency (1 long 4 short)

10 Beep² Beep² Built-in BEC Output (2 long tones)

11 Beep² Beep² B Reserved Item #2 (2 long 1 short)

12 Beep² Beep² BB Lipo Cells (2 long 2 short)

13 Beep² Beep² Beep² B Reset All To Defaults (3 long 1 short)

14 Beep² Beep² Beep² BB Exit (3 long 2 short)

Note: ³%HHS²´ means a long ³Beep´ tone, ³B´ means a short ³Beep´

tone. Usually, 1 long ³%HHS²´ VKRUW³B´.