ECX ECX13002 User manual

Brand: ECX

Model: ECX13002

Category: Remote controlled toys

Type: User manual

ECX ECX13002 is a replacement transmitter used for binding with an electronic speed controller and a receiver in radio-controlled car models. It allows for steering and throttle control and features adjustable settings for throttle and steering rates, as well as a battery level indicator. Additionally, it has a reverse switch that allows for changing the direction of steering and throttle controls. The transmitter requires 4 AA batteries for operation and has a power switch to turn it on or off.

• Alwaysensureallbatterieshavebeenproperlychargedpriortousing

themodel.

• Alwayskeepasafedistanceinalldirectionsaroundyourmodelto

avoidcollisionsorinjury.Thismodeliscontrolledbyaradiosignal

subjecttointerferencefrommanysourcesoutsideyourcontrol.

Interferencecancausemomentarylossofcontrol.

• Neveroperateyourmodelduringadverseweatherconditions.Poor

visibilitycancausedisorientationandlossofcontrolofyourmodel.

• Neverpointthetransmitterantennadirectlytowardthemodel.The

radiationpatternfromthetipoftheantennaisinherentlylow.

• Ifatanytimeduringtheoperationofyourmodelyouobserveany

erraticorabnormaloperation,immediatelystopoperationofyour

modeluntilthecauseoftheproblemhasbeenascertainedand

corrected.

1. Slidethepanelopenonthebottomofthetransmitter.

2. Obeythebatteryplus(+)andminus(-)diagraminthetransmitterto

install4AAbatteries.

3. Slidethepanelclosed.

WerecommendusingonlyalkalineAAbatteriesinthetransmitter,

however,itispossibletouserechargeableNi-MHbatteries.

CAUTION: Ifusingrechargeablebatteries,chargeonly

rechargeablebatteries.Chargingnon-rechargeablebatteries

maycausethebatteriestoburst,resultingininjurytopersons

and/ordamagetoproperty.

• Neverinstalldamagedbatteries.

• Neverinstallbatteriesofmixedtypesorofdifferentagesinthe

transmitter.

• Alwaysremoveexhaustedbatteries.

• Alwaysremovebatteriesbeforestoringthetransmitter.

• LowbatterypowercanresultinlossofcontroloftheRCvehicle.

TRANSMITTER BATTERY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

INSTALLING TRANSMITTER BATTERIES

ECX13002 REPLACEMENT TRANSMITTER 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 SPECIAL LANGUAGE

Thefollowingtermsareusedthroughouttheproductliteraturetoindicatevariouslevelsofpotentialharmwhenoperatingthisproduct:

NOTICE:Procedures,whichifnotproperlyfollowed,createapossibilityofphysicalpropertydamageANDalittleornopossibilityofinjury.

CAUTION:Procedures,whichifnotproperlyfollowed,createtheprobabilityofphysicalpropertydamageANDapossibilityofseriousinjury.

WARNING:Procedures,whichifnotproperlyfollowed,createtheprobabilityofpropertydamage,collateraldamage,andseriousinjuryORcreatea

highprobabilityofsupercialinjury.

WARNING: ReadtheENTIREinstructionmanualtobecomefamiliarwiththefeaturesoftheproductbeforeoperating.Failuretooperatethe

productcorrectlycanresultindamagetotheproduct,personalpropertyandcauseseriousinjury.

Thisisasophisticatedhobbyproduct.Itmustbeoperatedwithcautionandcommonsenseandrequiressomebasicmechanicalability.Failureto

operatethisProductinasafeandresponsiblemannercouldresultininjuryordamagetotheproductorotherproperty.Thisproductisnotintendedfor

usebychildrenwithoutdirectadultsupervision.Donotattemptdisassembly,usewithincompatiblecomponentsoraugmentproductinanywaywithout

theapprovalofHorizonHobby,LLC.Thismanualcontainsinstructionsforsafety,operationandmaintenance.Itisessentialtoreadandfollowallthe

instructionsandwarningsinthemanual,priortoassembly,setuporuse,inordertooperatecorrectlyandavoiddamageorseriousinjury.

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

TRANSMITTER CONTROLS

Power Switch

Poweronoroffthetransmitter

Reverse Switch

Allowsyoutochangethedirectionofsteering

(ST.REV)andthrottle(TH.REV)controls(Ensure

properfunctionwitharadiosystemtest)

Throttle Trigger

Controlspower

tothemotorfor

forwardorreverse

Steering Wheel

Controlsteering.Right

andLeftsteering

Failsafepositionsaresetduringbinding.Intheunlikelyeventthattheradiolinkislostduringuse,thereceiverwillholdthesteeringatthelast

commandwithnothrottle.Ifthereceiverispoweredonbeforepoweringonthetransmitter,thereceiverwillenterfailsafemode.Whenthetransmitter

ispoweredon,normalcontrolisresumed.

BINDING

FAILSAFE

SolidRedandGreen:Battery

voltageisgood(above4V)

SolidRed:Batteryvoltage

iscriticallylow(below4V).

Replacetransmitterbatteries

Battery Level Indicator

Steering Rate

Adjuststheamountthe

frontwheelsmovewhenthe

steeringwheelisturnedleft

orright

Throttle Dual Rate

Adjuststhemaximumamount

throttlethevehiclecanbe

given

Adjuststheneutralpointofthe

electronicspeedcontrol

Throttle Trim

Adjusttomakethevehicle

drivestraightwithnoinputat

thesteeringwheel

Steering Trim

Stop ReverseForward

BindingistheprocessofprogrammingthereceivertorecognizetheGUID

(GloballyUniqueIdentier)codeofasinglespecictransmitter.

1. PoweroffthetransmitterandESC.

2. ConnectafullychargedbatterypacktotheESC.

3. PressandholdthebindbuttonwhilepoweringuptheESC.After2

secondstheESCwillbeinbindmode.

4. Releasethebindbuttonandpowerontransmitter.

5. BindingiscompletewhenyouhearthreebeepsfromtheESC.

Youmustrebindwhenbindingthereceivertoadifferenttransmitter.

NOTICE:Donotattempttobindthetransmitterandreceiverifthereare

othercompatibletransmittersinbindmodewithin400feet.Doingso

mayresultinunexpectedbinding.

Problem Possible Cause Solution

Thesystemwillnotconnect

Yourtransmitterandreceiveraretooclosetogether Movetransmitterafewfeetfromreceiver

Transmitterorreceiveristooclosetolargemetal

object,wirelesssourceoranothertransmitter Movetoanotherlocationandattemptbindingagain

Yourtransmitterwasaccidentallyputintobindmode

andisnolongerboundtoyourreceiver Rebindyourtransmitterandreceiver

Poorrange

Transmitterbatterieslow Replace/recharge

Transmitterantennaisdamagedorloose Check/tighten

Receiverantennadamaged Check/repair/replace

Thereceiverquitsresponding

duringoperation

Transmitterbatterieslow Replace/recharge

Looseordamagedwiresorconnectorsbetween

batteryandreceiver

Checkthewiresandconnectionbetweenthebatteryand

receiver.Repairorreplacewiresand/orconnectors

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

LIMITED WARRANTY

What this Warranty Covers - HorizonHobby,LLC(Horizon)warrantsto

theoriginalpurchaserthattheproductpurchased(the“Product”)willbe

freefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipatthedateofpurchase.

What is Not Covered - This warranty is not transferable and does

notcover(i)cosmeticdamage,(ii)damageduetoactsofGod,accident,

misuse, abuse, negligence, commercial use, or due to improper use,

installation,operationormaintenance,(iii)modificationofortoanypartof

theProduct,(iv)attemptedservicebyanyoneotherthanaHorizonHobby

authorizedservicecenter,(v)Productnotpurchasedfromanauthorized

Horizon dealer, or (vi) Product not compliant with applicable technical

regulations.

OTHERTHANTHEEXPRESSWARRANTYABOVE,HORIZONMAKESNO

OTHER WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS

ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT

LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT,

MERCHANTABILITYAND FITNESS FORAPARTICULARPURPOSE. THE

PURCHASERACKNOWLEDGESTHATTHEYALONEHAVEDETERMINED

THATTHEPRODUCTWILLSUITABLYMEETTHEREQUIREMENTSOFTHE

PURCHASER’SINTENDEDUSE.

Purchaser’s Remedy - Horizon’s sole obligation and purchaser’s sole

and exclusive remedy shallbethatHorizon will, at its option,either(i)

service,or(ii)replace,anyProductdeterminedbyHorizontobedefective.

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warrantyclaim.Serviceorreplacementdecisionsareatthesolediscretion

ofHorizon.Proofofpurchaseisrequiredforallwarrantyclaims.SERVICE

OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE

PURCHASER’SSOLEANDEXCLUSIVEREMEDY.

Limitation of Liability - HORIZONSHALLNOTBELIABLEFORSPECIAL,

INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF

PROFITS OR PRODUCTION OR COMMERCIAL LOSS IN ANY WAY,

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED IN CONTRACT,

WARRANTY, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER

THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF HORIZON HAS BEENADVISED OF THE

POSSIBILITYOFSUCHDAMAGES.Further,innoeventshalltheliability

of Horizon exceed theindividual price of theProduct onwhichliability

is asserted. As Horizon has no control over use, setup, final assembly,

modification or misuse, no liability shall be assumed nor accepted for

anyresultingdamageorinjury.Bytheactofuse,setuporassembly,the

useracceptsallresultingliability.Ifyouasthepurchaseroruserarenot

preparedtoaccepttheliabilityassociated withtheuseoftheProduct,

purchaserisadvisedtoreturntheProductimmediatelyinnewandunused

conditiontotheplaceofpurchase.

Law - ThesetermsaregovernedbyIllinoislaw(withoutregardtoconflict

of law principals). This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and

you mayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstateto state.Horizon

reservestherighttochangeormodifythiswarrantyatanytimewithout

notice.

WARRANTY SERVICES

Questions, Assistance, and Services - Yourlocalhobbystoreand/

or placeof purchasecannotprovidewarrantysupport orservice.Once

assembly,setuporuseoftheProducthasbeenstarted,youmustcontact

yourlocaldistributororHorizondirectly.ThiswillenableHorizontobetter

answeryourquestionsandserviceyouintheeventthatyoumayneed

anyassistance.Forquestionsorassistance,pleasevisitourwebsiteat

www.horizonhobby.com,submitaProductSupportInquiry,orcallthetoll

freetelephonenumberreferencedintheWarrantyandServiceContact

InformationsectiontospeakwithaProductSupportrepresentative.

Inspection or Services - If this Product needs to be inspected or

serviced and is compliant in the country you live and use the Product

in, please use the Horizon Online Service Request submission process

found on our website or call Horizon to obtain a Return Merchandise

Authorization(RMA)number.PacktheProductsecurelyusingashipping

carton. Please note that original boxes may be included, but are not

designedtowithstandtherigorsofshippingwithoutadditionalprotection.

Shipviaacarrierthatprovidestrackingandinsuranceforlostordamaged

parcels,asHorizonisnotresponsibleformerchandiseuntilitarrivesand

isacceptedatourfacility.AnOnlineServiceRequestisavailableathttp://

www.horizonhobby.com/content/_service-center_render-service-center.

Ifyoudonothaveinternetaccess,pleasecontactHorizonProductSupport

to obtain a RMA number along with instructions for submitting your

product forservice.WhencallingHorizon,youwillbeasked toprovide

your complete name, street address, email address and phone number

whereyoucanbereachedduringbusinesshours.Whensendingproduct

intoHorizon,pleaseincludeyourRMAnumber,alistoftheincludeditems,

andabriefsummaryoftheproblem.Acopyofyouroriginalsalesreceipt

mustbeincludedforwarrantyconsideration.Besureyourname,address,

andRMAnumberareclearlywrittenontheoutsideoftheshippingcarton.

NOTICE:DonotshipLi-PobatteriestoHorizon.Ifyouhaveanyissue

with a Li-Po battery, please contact the appropriate Horizon Product

Supportoffice.

Warranty Requirements - For Warranty consideration, you

must include your original sales receipt verifying the proof-

of-purchase date.Providedwarrantyconditionshavebeenmet,

your Product will be serviced or replaced free of charge. Service

or replacement decisions are at the sole discretion of Horizon.

Non-WarrantyService-Shouldyourservicenotbecoveredbywarranty,

service 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serviceyou

are agreeing to payment of the service without notification. Service

estimatesareavailableuponrequest.Youmustincludethisrequestwith

youritemsubmittedforservice.Non-warrantyserviceestimateswillbe

billedaminimumof½houroflabor.Inadditionyouwillbebilledforreturn

freight. Horizon accepts moneyordersand cashier’schecks,as wellas

Visa,MasterCard,AmericanExpress,andDiscovercards.Bysubmitting

any item to Horizon for service, you are agreeing to Horizon’s Terms

and Conditions found on our website http://www.horizonhobby.com/

content/_service-center_render-service-center.

ATTENTION: Horizon service is limited to Product compliant in

the country of use and ownership. If received, a non-compliant

Product will not be serviced. Further, the sender will be

responsible for arranging return shipment of the un-serviced

Product, through a carrier of the sender’s choice and at the

sender’s expense. Horizon will hold non-compliant Product for

a period of 60 days from notification, after which it will be

discarded.

FCC INFORMATION

IC INFORMATION

Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful

interference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

CAUTION:Changesormodi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.

ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicence-exemptRSSstandard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynot

causeinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperationofthedevice.

WARRANTY AND SERVICE CONTACT INFORMATION

Country of Purchase Horizon Hobby Contact Information Address

UnitedStatesofAmerica

HorizonServiceCenter

(RepairsandRepairRequests)

servicecenter.horizonhobby.com/

RequestForm/

4105FieldstoneRd

Champaign,Illinois,61822USA

HorizonProductSupport

(ProductTechnicalAssistance)

www.quickbase.com/db/

bghj7ey8c?a=GenNewRecord

888-959-2306

Sales sales@horizonhobby.com

888-959-2306

UnitedKingdom Service/Parts/Sales:

HorizonHobbyLimited

sales@horizonhobby.co.uk Units1–4,PloytersRd,StapleTye

Harlow,Essex,CM187NS,UnitedKingdom

+44(0)1279641097

Germany HorizonTechnischerService service@horizonhobby.de Christian-Junge-Straße1

25337Elmshorn,Germany

Sales:HorizonHobbyGmbH +49(0)41212655100

France Service/Parts/Sales:

HorizonHobbySAS

infofrance@horizonhobby.com 11RueGeorgesCharpak

77127Lieusaint,France

+33(0)160183490

China Service/Parts/Sales:

HorizonHobby–China

info@horizonhobby.com.cn Room506,No.97ChangshouRd.

Shanghai,China200060

+86(021)51809868

Declaration of Conformity (inaccordancewithISO/IEC17050-1)

No.HH2014102701

Product(s): ECX2.4GHzTransmitter,2-ChannelV3

ItemNumber(s): ECX13002

Equipmentclass: 1

Theobjectofdeclarationdescribedaboveisinconformitywiththerequirementsofthespecicationslistedbelow,followingtheprovisionsofthe

EuropeanR&TTEdirective1999/5/EC:

EN 300-328 V1.8.1

EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2: 2012

EN 301 489-17 V2.1.1: 2009

EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12: 2011

EN 62311: 2008

Signedforandonbehalfof:

HorizonHobby,LLC

Champaign,ILUSA

November10,2014

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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ofce,your

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

COMPLIANCE INFORMATION FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION

MikeDunne

ExecutiveVicePresidentProductDivisions

HorizonHobby,LLC