FUTABA 3PRKA - Operation Precautions

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Safety Precautions
Operation Precautions
WARNING
7HEN USING A .I#D.I-( BATTERY TO POWER YOUR SYSTEM ALWAYS CHARGE AND CHECKTHE
BATTERYVOLTAGEPRIORTOOPERATION3HOULDTHEBATTERYDISCHARGEBELOWTHEMINIMUMVOLTAGE
LEVELCONTROLWILLBELOST
0RIOR TO OPERATIONALWAYSPERFORM A RANGE TEST %VENONE ABNORMALITY IN THE 2# SYSTEM
MAYCAUSELOSSOFCONTROL
[Range Test Procedure]
(AVEAFRIENDHOLDTHEMODELORPLACEONASTANDWHERETHEWHEELSORPROPCANNOTCOME
INCONTACTWITHANYOBJECT/PERATEFROMADISTANCEOFABOUTFEET"ESURETOCHECKTHE
MOVEMENTOFEACHSERVOTOMAKESUREITFOLLOWSTHEMOVEMENTOFTHESTEERINGWHEELAND
THROTTLETRIGGER)FTHESERVOSDONOTFOLLOWTHECOMMANDSFROMTHETRANSMITTERORANYTYPEOF
INTERFERENCEISDETECTED$ONOTOPERATETHEMODEL

.EVEROPERATEINTHERAINORRUNTHROUGHPUDDLES
4HE TRANSMITTERRECEIVERBATTERIES AND MOST SERVOSAND SPEED CONTROLS ARE NOT WATER
PROOF#ONTACTWITHANYTYPEOFMOISTUREORIMMERSIONINWATERORSNOWWILLCAUSEDAMAGE
ALONG WITH POSSIBLELOSS OF CONTROL3HOULD ANYTYPE OF MOISTURE ENTER ANYCOMPONENT OF
THESYSTEMIMMEDIATELYSTOPUSINGTHE2#SYSTEMANDRETURNITTOOURSERVICECENTERFOR
INSPECTION

$ONOTOPERATEWHENVISIBILITYISLIMITED
3HOULDYOULOSESIGHTOFTHEMODELACOLLISIONOROTHERDANGEROUSSITUATIONMAYOCCUR


$ONOTOPERATENEARPEOPLEORROADS
$ONOTOPERATEONANYPONDWHENBOATSAREPRESENT
$ONOTOPERATENEARHIGHTENSIONPOWERLINESORCOMMUNICATIONBROADCASTINGANTENNAS
0RIORTOTHEOPERATIONOFANYMODELBESURETHEAREAYOUPLANTOUSEISSAFE"EAWAREOFALL
OBJECTSTHATMAYBEINTHEPATHOFYOURMODEL$ONOTOPERATETHEMODELWHEREPEOPLEOR
ANYTYPEOFMOVEABLEOBJECTCOULDSTRAYINTHEPATHOFYOURMODEL#ONTROLLOSSDUETOINTER
FERENCECOMPONENTFAILURELOSSOFSIGHTORLOWBATTERYVOLTAGECOULDRESULTINSERIOUSINJURY
TOYOURSELFANDOTHERSASWELLASDAMAGETOYOURMODEL

$O NOT OPERATE WHEN YOU ARE TIRED NOT FEELINGWELL OR UNDER THE INmUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR
DRUGS
9OURJUDGMENTISIMPAIREDANDCOULDRESULTINADANGEROUSSITUATIONTHATMAYCAUSESERIOUS
INJURYTOYOURSELFANDOTHERS
(Turning on the power switches)
!LWAYSCHECKTHETHROTTLETRIGGERONTHETRANSMITTERTOBESUREITISATTHENEUTRALPOSITION
4URNONTHETRANSMITTERPOWERSWITCH
4URNONTHERECEIVERORSPEEDCONTROLPOWERSWITCH
(Turning off the power switches)
!LWAYSBESURETHEENGINEISNOTRUNNINGORTHEMOTORISSTOPPED
4URNOFFTHERECEIVERORSPEEDCONTROLPOWERSWITCH
4HENTURNOFFTHETRANSMITTERPOWERSWITCH
)FTHEPOWERSWITCHESARETURNEDOFFINTHEOPPOSITEORDERTHEMODELMAYUNEXPECTEDLYRUN
OUTOFCONTROLANDCAUSEAVERYDANGEROUSSITUATION