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RTF/BNF

Instruction Manual

NOTICE

All instructions, warranties and other collateral documents are subject to change at the sole

discretion of Horizon Hobby, LLC. For up-to-date product literature, visit horizonhobby.com and

click on the support tab for this product.

MEANING OF SAFETY SIGNAL WORDS

The following terms are used throughout the product literature to indicate various levels of potential harm

when operating this product:

NOTICE: Instructions, which if not followed, create a possibility of property damage AND minor injury.

CAUTION: Instructions, which if not followed, create a probability of property damage AND a possibility of injury.

CAUTION: Read and follow all instructions and warnings in the manual prior to setup or

use. Failure to operate the product correctly can result in damage to the product, personal

property and/or injury.

This is a sophisticated hobby product. It must be operated with caution and common sense

and requires some basic mechanical ability. Do not attempt disassembly, use with incompatible

components or augment product in any way without the approval of Horizon Hobby, LLC.

Age Recommendation: Not for children under 14 years. This is not a toy.

Charging Warnings

WARNING: Failure to comply with the

following warnings could result in product

malfunction, electrical issues, excessive heat,

FIRE, and ultimately injury and property damage.

• NEVER LEAVE CHARGING BATTERIES

UNATTENDED OR CHARGE OVERNIGHT.

• Never charge damaged batteries. If the

battery begins to swell during charging or use,

discontinue immediately.

• Always use the included battery and charger.

Disconnect the battery after charging.

• Charge batteries away from ﬂ ammable materials

in a well-ventelated area.

• Never charge, transport, or store batteries in

hot, cold, or very sunny places (recommended

between 40–120° F or 5–49° C).

Specifications

Length

3.26 in (83mm)

Propeller Diameter

2.56 in (65mm)

Height

1.10 in (28mm)

Flying Weight

.56 oz (16 g)

To register your product online, visit www.bladehelis.com

Components RTF BNF

Airframe – Blade

Inductrix

™

Included Included

Motors – 6mm Brushed Installed Installed

On-board Electronics – 3-in-1 mixer/ESCs/Gyro Installed Installed

Battery – 150mAh 1S 3.7V 25C Li-Po Included Included

Charger – 1S USB Li-Po Charger, 300 mAh Included Included

Transmitter – MLP4DSM Included Required

Install 4 AA batteries into the transmitter, noting

polarity. Replace the transmitter batteries when the

power LED ﬂ ashes and the transmitter beeps.

We recommend using only alkaline AA batteries

in the transmitter, however, it is possible to use

rechargeable NiMH batteries.

CAUTION: If using rechargeable batter-

ies, charge only rechargeable batteries.

Charging non-rechargeable batteries may cause

the batteries to burst, resulting in injury to

persons and/or damage to property.

Charge the Flight Battery

Install the Transmitter Batteries (RTF)

Transmitter and Receiver Binding

NOTICE: Inspect the battery to make sure it is not damaged e.g., swollen, bent, broken or

punctured. Charge only batteries that are cool to the touch and are not damaged.

Insert the charger into a USB port.

Connect the battery to the charger.

CHARGING (Solid Red LED)

MAX CHARGE (LED OFF )

Disconnect the ﬂ ight battery from the charger immediately upon completion of charging.

CAUTION: Only use chargers speciﬁ cally designed to charge the included Li-Po battery.

Failure to do so could result in ﬁ re, causing injury or property damage.

CAUTION: Never exceed the recommended charge rate.

CAUTION: Once charging is complete, immediately remove the battery.

Never leave a battery connected to the charger.

Install the Flight Battery

The Inductrix

™

quadcopter requires no radio-speciﬁ c setup for basic ﬂ ight. If you are using a computer trans-

mitter, simply bind the quadcopter to your transmitter to a new model and with the model type set to “Acro” or

“Airplane” mode.

To bind or re-bind your aircraft to your chosen transmitter, please follow the directions below.

General Binding Procedure (BNF)

1. Disconnect the ﬂ ight battery from the quadcopter.

2. Set the model type in your transmitter settings to “Acro” mode.

3. Center all trims on your transmitter.

4. Power off the transmitter and fully lower the throttle.

5. Connect the ﬂ ight battery in the quadcopter. The LED on the 3-in-1 control unit ﬂ ashes red during

initialization, then ﬂ ashes blue when it is ready to bind.

6. Put the transmitter into bind mode while powering on the transmitter.

7. Release the bind button/switch after 2–3 seconds. The quadcopter is bound when the blue LED

on the 3-in-1 control unit turns solid.

8. Disconnect the ﬂ ight battery and power the transmitter off.

CAUTION: When using a Futaba

transmitter with a Spektrum module, you must reverse the

throttle channel and rebind. Refer to your Spektrum module manual for binding and failsafe

instructions. Refer to your Futaba transmitter manual for instructions on reversing the throttle channel.

MLP4DSM Binding Procedure (RTF)

1. Disconnect the ﬂ ight battery from the quadcopter.

2. Center all trims on your transmitter.

3. Power off the transmitter and fully lower the throttle.

4. Connect the ﬂ ight battery in the quadcopter. The LED on the 3-in-1 control unit ﬂ ashes red during

initialization, then ﬂ ashes blue when it is ready to bind.

5. When the blue light is ﬂ ashing, push in and hold down the left stick while powering on the trans-

mitter (you will hear a ‘click’ and a long tone).

6. Release the left stick. The transmitter will beep and the power LED will blink. The quadcopter is

bound when the blue LED on the 3-in-1 control unit turns solid.

7. Disconnect the ﬂ ight battery and power the transmitter off.

If you encounter problems, obey the binding instructions and refer to the troubleshooting guide for

other instructions. If needed, contact the appropriate Horizon Product Support ofﬁ ce. For a list of

compatible DSM transmitters, please visit www.bindnﬂ y.com.

CAUTION: Always disconnect the Li-Po battery from the aircraft

when not ﬂ ying to avoid over-discharging the battery. Batteries

discharged to a voltage lower than the lowest approved voltage may

become damaged, resulting in loss of performance and potential ﬁ re

when the batteries are charged.

Throttle down Power ON

Transmitter Control (RTF)

ABCDE F

Mode

Aileron (Left/Right)

Throttle (Up/Down)

Throttle

Trim

Aileron

Trim

Rudder

Trim

Elevator

Trim

Rudder (Left/Right)

Elevator (Up/Down)

Mode

Aileron (Left/Right)

Elevator (Up/Down)

Elevator

Trim

Aileron

Trim

Rudder

Trim

Throttle

Trim

Rudder (Left/Right)

Throttle (Up/Down)

Operating Safety Precautions

• As the user of this product, you are responsible for

operating it safely, not endangering yourself and others,

or damaging the product or the property of others.

• Operate your product in open spaces away from

people and property.

• Never operate your product with damaged

electrical components.

• Keep the transmitter powered on while model is

powered on.

• Let parts cool after use before touching, motors

will get hot in use.

• Remove batteries after use, as applicable.

General Product Safety Precautions

• Keep all batteries, chemicals, small parts and

anything electrical out of the reach of children.

• Avoid water exposure to this product. Keep parts dry.

• Keep moving parts clean.

The LEDs on the Inductrix indicate the front and back of the quadcopter. The white LEDs indicate the front.

The red LEDs indicate the back.

Takeo

Increase the throttle until the model is approximately 2 ft. (600mm) off the ground in a low-level hover and

concentrate on balancing the throttle stick’s position so that the quadcopter holds a steady hover altitude. In

some cases, you may need to make a few short “hops” to an altitude of just a few inches until you become

familiar with the control inputs and trim settings required to maintain a steady hover and altitude.

Hovering

The Inductrix quadcopter requires minor throttle adjustments to maintain its altitude in hover. Remem-

ber to keep these throttle adjustments as minimal as possible. Large adjustments could result in a

loss of control or a possible crash.

While attempting to establish a low-level hover, check to see if any trim adjustments are required to

help keep the quadcopter from constantly drifting in various directions. If you ﬁ nd that it constantly drifts

without any directional control input, land the model before making any adjustments to the trim settings.

• If the nose of the quadcopter rotates to the left or right, adjust the rudder trim.

• If the quadcopter continually drifts forward or backward, adjust the elevator trim.

• If the quadcopter continually drifts to the left or right, adjust the aileron trim.

Continue making minor trim adjustments until the machine hovers at a low altitude with very little

drifting and directional control input. If this is your ﬁ rst multicopter or helicopter, seek the help of an

experienced pilot to trim the model for you before making your ﬁ rst ﬂ ight.

With your quadcopter properly trimmed and maintaining a stable low-level hover, practice using the

rudder, elevator and aileron controls to familiarize yourself with the machine’s responses to control

inputs. Remember to keep the control inputs as minimal as possible.

NOTICE: Crash damage is not covered under warranty.

To prevent excessive wear to the motors, always allow the motors to cool between ﬂ ights.

Fly the Quadcopter

Parts list

Revolutionary SAFE

(Sensor Assisted Flight Envelope) technology uses an innovative combination of

multi-axis sensors and software that allows model aircraft to know its position relative to the horizon.

This spatial awareness is utilized to create a controlled ﬂ ight envelope the aircraft uses to maintain a safe

region of bank and pitch angles so you can ﬂ y more safely.

Technology

Low Voltage Cuto (LVC)

Once the battery reaches 3V under load, the ESC will continuously lower power supplied to the motor

until complete shutdown occurs. This helps prevent over-discharge of the Li-Po battery. Land immedi-

ately once the ESC activates LVC. Continuing to ﬂ y after LVC can damage the battery, cause a crash or

both. Crash damage and batteries damaged due to over-discharge are not covered under warranty.

Repeatedly ﬂ ying the aircraft until LVC activates will damage the ﬂ ight battery.

Disconnect and remove the Li-Po battery from the aircraft after use to prevent trickle discharge.

During storage, make sure the battery charge does not fall below 3V per cell.

Dual rate

selection

Bind

Rate Selection – RTF

The Inductrix

™

RTF quadcopter comes with the Blade

MLP4DSM transmitter.

• When powered on, this transmitter is automatically high rate.

• Change rates by pressing and releasing the right control stick.

• In low-rate mode, the quadcopter is limited to a lower bank

angle and will self-level when the control sticks are released.

This mode is typically preferred by pilots looking for smoother/

easier control response during ﬁ rst time use.

• In high-rate mode, the quadcopter has a higer possible bank

angle and will self-level when the control sticks are released.

Dual rate selection

FCC Information

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two condi-

tions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfer-

ence received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

CAUTION: Changes or modiﬁ cations not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This product contains a radio transmitter with wireless technology which has been tested and found

to be compliant with the applicable regulations governing a radio transmitter in the 2.400GHz to

2.4835GHz frequency range.

IC Information

This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to

the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must ac-

cept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Compliance Information for the European Union

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

collections 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 make sure 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 ofﬁ ce,

your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the product.

EU Compliance Statement:

Horizon Hobby, LLC hereby declares that this product is in compliance with the essen-

tial requirements and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE, EMC, and LVD Directives.

A copy of the EU Declaration of Conformity is available online at: http://www.horizonhobby.com/

content/support-render-compliance.

Aileron

Elevator

Rudder

Understand the Primary Flight Controls

If you are not familiar with the controls of your Inductrix quadcopter, take a few minutes to familiarize

yourself with them before attempting your ﬁ rst ﬂ ight.

Throttle

Aileron left

Aileron right

Forward

Elevator down

Elevator up

Backward

Left Side View Left Side View

Rudder left

Rudder right

Nose Yaws Right

Nose Yaws Left

Throttle down

Throttle up

Left Side View Left Side View

Descend

Climb

Left

Rear View

Right

Rear View

Troubleshooting Guide

Problem Possible Cause Solution

Will not respond to throttle

Throttle too high and/or throttle

trim is too high

Reset controls with the throttle stick

and throttle trim at the lowest setting

Does not function and

smells burnt after con-

necting the ﬂ ight battery

Flight battery connected with the

wrong polarity

Replace the 3-in-1 board. Connect the ﬂ ight

battery noting proper polarity

LED on receiver ﬂ ashes

rapidly and quadcopter

will not respond to trans-

mitter (during binding)

Transmitter too near aircraft

during binding process

Power off the transmitter. Move the transmitter

a larger distance from the aircraft. Disconnect

and reconnect the ﬂ ight battery to the aircraft.

Follow the binding instructions

Bind switch or button was not

held while transmitter was

powered on

Power off transmitter and repeat bind

process

Aircraft or transmitter is too

close to large metal object,

wireless source or another

transmitter

Move aircraft and transmitter to another

location and attempt binding again

LED on the receiver

ﬂ ashes rapidly and the

quadcopter will not

respond to the transmitter

(after binding)

Less than a 5-second wait

between ﬁ rst powering on the

transmitter and connecting the

ﬂ ight battery to the quadcopter

Leave the transmitter powered on. Discon-

nect and reconnect the ﬂ ight battery to the

quadcopter

The quadcopter is bound to a

different model memory (Model-

Match™ transmitters only)

Select the correct model memory on the

transmitter. Disconnect and reconnect the ﬂ ight

battery to the quadcopter

Flight battery or transmitter

battery charge is too low

Replace or recharge batteries

Aircraft or transmitter is too

close to

large metal object, wireless

source or

another transmitter

Move aircraft and transmitter to another

location and attempt connecting again

Crashes immediately

upon lift-off or doesn’t

lift off

Propellers in wrong locations Make necessary adjustments

Power LED indicator

USB Li-Po

Charger

EFLC1008

SOLID RED LED

–Charging

DC Input:5.0V 350mA

DC Output:4.2V 300mA

LED OFF

–Charge

Complete

Your RTF transmitter comes prebound to the Inductrix. If you need to re-bind, follow the directions below.

On/Off Switch

When pressed down, trim buttons make a sound that increases or decreases in pitch at each

pressing. The middle or neutral trim position is heard as a middle tone in the pitch range of the

sounds. The end of the control range is sounded by a series of beeps.

Part # Description

BLH8700 Inductrix RTF

BLH8780 Inductrix BNF

BLH8701 3-in-1 Control Unit: Inductrix

BLH8702 Motor with Wire, Clockwise Rotation: Inductrix

BLH8703 Motor w/Wire, Counter-Clockwise Rotation: Inductrix

BLH8704 Canopy Set, Red & Blue: Inductrix

BLH8705 Prop Set (4), White: Inductrix

BLH8706 Main Frame: Inductrix

BLH8200, BLH8280

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