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• Theremotecontrolanddrivecomponentsmustnotgetdamporwet.
• Themodelisonlysuitableforuseincleanfreshwater.
• Ifyoudonothavesufcientknowledgeonhowtooperateremote-controlledmodelshipsyet,pleasecontactan
experienced model sportsman or a model construction club.
•Donotleavepackagingmaterialunattended.Itmaybecomeadangeroustoyforchildren.
• Shouldquestionsarisethatarenotansweredbytheoperatingmanual,contactus(forcontactinformation,see
chapter 1) or another expert.
b) Before Commissioning
• Makesurethatnoothermodelsareoperatedonthesamechannel(transmitterfrequency)withintherangeofthe
remotecontrol.Otherwise,youwilllosecontroloftheremote-controlledmodels!For2.4GHzremotecontrolsys-
tems, always check that concurrent operation of two or more remote control systems in direct proximity is possible
without interferences.
• Regularlycheckthefunctionalreliabilityofyourmodelandtheremotecontrolsystem.Watchoutforanyvisible
damage such as defective plug connections or damaged cables. All moving parts on the model must run smoothly
but must not have any tolerance in the bearing.
• Chargethedrivebattery,whichisnecessaryforoperation,aswellastherechargeablebatterythatmaybeinserted
in the remote control according the manufacturer's instructions.
• Ifbatteriesareusedasatransmitterpowersupply,makesurethattheyhavesufcientremainingcapacity(battery
checker). If the batteries are empty, always replace the complete set, never individual cells only.
• Beforeanycommissioning,checkforcorrectandtighttoftheship'spropellerandforanydamagetothem.
• Beforeoperation,alwayscontrolthetrimcontrollersettingsoftheonthetransmitterforthevarioussteeringdirec-
tions and, if necessary, adjust them.
• Alwaysalignthetransmitteraerialsothattheaerialtippointsupwardsasverticallyaspossibleinthetransmitter
position favoured by you to operate your model. Otherwise, the transmitter may not send its control signals as well
as possible, which may cause considerable reduction of the range.
• Alwaysswitchonthetransmitterrst.Thenthedrivebatteryofthemodelmaybeconnected.Otherwise,unexpected
reactions of the receiver system may occur and the ship propeller might start up unintentionally! Danger of accident
and injury!
• Whentheshippropellerisrunning,makesurethatneitherobjectsnorbodypartsareintheirrotatingandsuction
area.