FUTABA T18SZ User Manual

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＜ Introduction ＞
Donotflyatthefollowingplaces:
■ Nearanotherradiocontrolflyingfield.
■ Nearorabovepeople.
■ Nearhomes,schools,hospitalsorotherplaceswhere
peoplecongregate.
■ Nearhighvoltagelines,highstructures,or
communicationfacilities.
Whensettingthetransmitterontheground
duringflightpreparations,donotstanditupright.
■Thetransmittermaytipover,thesticksmaymoveand
thepropellerorrotormayrotateunexpectedlyandcause
injury.
Donottouchtheengine,motor,orFETamp
duringandimmediatelyafteruse.
■Theseitemsmaybecomehotduringuse.
Forsafety,flysothattheaircraftisvisibleatall
times.
■Flyingbehindbuildingsorotherlargestructures
willnotonlycauseyoutolosesightoftheaircraft,but
alsodegradetheRFlinkperformanceandcauselossof
control.
Fromthestandpointofsafety,alwayssetthe
failsafefunction.
■Inparticular,normallysetthethrottlechanneltoidle.
Forahelicopter,setthethrottlechanneltomaintaina
hover.
Whenflying,alwaysreturnthetransmitter
setupscreentotheHomescreen.
■Erroneousinputduringflightisextremelydangerous.
Alwayschecktheremainingcapacityofthe
transmitterandreceiverbatteriesbeforeeach
flyingsessionpriortoflight.
■Lowbatterycapacitywillcauselossofcontrolanda
crash.
Alwayscheckoperationofeachcontrolsurface
andperformarangetestbeforeeachflying
session.Also,whenusingthetrainerfunction,
checktheoperationofboththeteacherand
studenttransmitter.
■ Evenonetransmittersettingoraircraftabnormality
cancauseacrash.
Beforeturningonthetransmitter:
1.Alwaysmovethetransmitterthrottlestickpositionto
theminimum(idle)position.
2.Turnonthetransmitterfirstandthenthereceiver.
Whenturningoffthetransmitter'spower
switchaftertheengineormotorhasstopped
(stateinwhichitwillnotrotateagain):
1.Turnoffthereceiverpowerswitch.
2.Thenturnoffthetransmitterpowerswitch.
■Ifthepowerswitchisturnedon/offintheopposite
order,thepropellermayrotateunexpectedlyandcausea
seriousinjury.
■Alsoalwaysobservetheaboveorderwhensettingthe
failsafefunction.
■Maximumlow throttle:Direction inwhich theengine
ormotorrunsattheslowestspeedorstops.
Whenadjustingthetransmitter,stopthe
engineexceptwhennecessary.Inthecaseof
amotor,disconnectthewiringthatallowsit
tocontinueoperation.Whendoingso,please
exerciseextremecaution.Ensurethattheaircraft
issecuredandthatitwillnotcomeintocontact
withanythingoranyone.Ensurethatthemotor
willnotrotatepriortomakinganyadjustments.
■Unexpectedhighspeedrotationoftheenginemay
causeaseriousinjury.
Donotrechargeabatterythatisdamaged,
deteriorated,leakingelectrolyte,orwet.
Donotusethechargerinapplicationsother
thanasintended.
Donotallowthechargerorbatterytobecome
wet.
■Donotusethechargerwhenitoryourhandsarewet.
Donotusethechargerinhumidplaces.
Donotshortcircuitthebattery. 
Donotsolderorrepair,deform,modify,or
disassemblethebatteryand/orbatterycharger.
Donotdropthebatteryintoafireorbringit
nearafire.
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BatteryandChargerHandlingPrecautions
DANGER
Donotchargeandstorethebatteryindirect
sunlightorotherhotplaces.

Donotchargethebatteryifitiscoveredwith
anyobjectasitmaybecomeveryhot.
Donotusethebatteryinacombustible
environment.
■Thegascouldigniteigniteandcauseanexplosionor
fire.
Alwayschargethebatterybeforeeachflying
session.
■ Ifthebatterygoesdeadduringflight,theaircraftwill
crash.
Chargethebatterywiththededicatedcharger
suppliedwiththeset.

FUTABA T18SZ Specifications

General

Channels	18
Frequency	2.4GHz
Telemetry	Yes
Modulation	FASSTest, FASST, S-FHSS, T-FHSS
Display	Color LCD
Model Memory	30