User Manual

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Non-Warranty Repairs
Should your repair not be covered by warranty the repair
will be completed and payment will be required without
notification or estimate of the expense unless the expense
exceeds 50% of the retail purchase cost. By submitting
the item for repair you are agreeing to payment of the repair
without notification. Repair estimates are available upon
request. You must include this request with your repair. Non-
warranty repair estimates will be billed a minimum of ½
hour of labor. In addition you will be billed for return freight.
Please advise us of your preferred method of payment.
Horizon accepts money orders and cashiers checks, as well
as Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover cards. If
you choose to pay by credit card, please include your credit
card number and expiration date. Any repair left unpaid or
unclaimed after 90 days will be considered abandoned and will
be disposed of accordingly. Please note: non-warranty repair
is only available on electronics and model engines.
Electronics requiring inspection or repair should be shipped to
the following address:
Horizon Service Center
4105 Fieldstone Road
Champaign, Illinois 61822
All other Products requiring warranty inspection or repair
should be shipped to the following address:
Horizon Product Support
4105 Fieldstone Road
Champaign, Illinois 61822
Please call 877-504-0233 with any questions or concerns
regarding this product or warranty.
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 collection 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 ensure 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.
BEC (Battery Elimination Circuit) – The BEC is used to eliminate
the need for a receiver pack to power the radio system. On
most electric vehicles this is located in the electronic speed
control (ESC), but can also be a stand-alone device.
BIND Process – Programming a receiver to recognize the GUID
code of only one specific transmitter or transmitter module.
Calibration – Also called ESC setup. It is the process used to
match the transmitter throttle, brake and neutral to the ESC.
Current – Refers to the power flow from the battery to the ESC
and Motor when used in the RC vehicle environment. Typically
this is measured in Ampere or Amp.
Deadband – This refers to the amount of travel (movement) on
the transmitter trigger before the vehicle is requesting the ESC
to move the vehicle forward or backwards. It is an advanced
adjustment used by experienced drivers.
DSM – (Digital Spectrum Modulation) – The 2.4GHz technology
of Spektrum radios.
ESC (Electronic Speed Control) – The ESC is what translates
the signals past from the transmitter trigger through the
receiver into commands that reach the motor to signal
forward or reverse, acceleration or braking. The Xcelorin
system is an advanced electronic speed controller that is
very efficient in passing precise requests to the brushless
motor. The BEC is also controlled by the ESC along with the
Low Voltage Protection circuit.
GUID – Globally Unique Identification Code. Each
individual module or radio is factory programmed with
its own unique serial code. In the binding process, the
receiver is programmed to only recognize the GUID code
of one specific radio or module.
LiPo – A Lithium Polymer battery’s abbreviation indicating
the chemistry used in these rechargeable batteries. These
batteries require special attention by the user and are only
recommended for the most experienced of users.
mAh – The Milliampere Hour abbreviation, which represents
the capacity of a battery pack. The higher this rating the longer
the run time of each charge.
Neutral Position – Referring to the Transmitter when at rest,
meaning the throttle trigger and steering have no input. When
you turn the transmitter on, set it to the side while turning the
car on, the transmitter will be in a Neutral state.
NiMH – The abbreviation for nickel-metal hydride rechargeable
batteries. These have replaced the use of NiCd batteries as the
battery of choice in RC vehicles.
RC Terminology