Futaba 5NLH FM - Manual (Page 3)

Nonslip adjustable lever head
The length of the lever head can be adjusted to fit the operator.
Transmitter NiCad battery NT-8LP
Adjust to the length of your hand
Lever head
in the arrow direction, and adjust the head to
the most comfortable length, then lock it by
turning it in the direction opposite the arrows.
Fig. 4
Fig. 7
Neutral
elevator.
Idle up trimmer
This trimmer is effective
The idle up amount of
the throttle servo can
be adjusted and set
within this range with
FJ9. 6 the throttle up trimmer.
when the idle up switch
is ON. It adjusts and sets the
throttle hold maximum slow
position, and can be set as
shown in the figure.
Trimmer is for the ailer-
on and trimmer is for the
Transmitter crystal
Aileron AST trimmer
Elevator AST trimmer
AST is the abbreviation of
Adjustable Servo Throw. The
servo throw can be adjusted
and set as shown in the fig-
ure.
Throw can be
adjusted and
set over this
range. 40% —
100%
Fig. 5
MAXIMUM
SLOW
Servo reversing switches
Using the servo reversing switches
• The left side of each switch is the normal position.
• The servo reversing switches reverse the direction of operation of the
servos.
Elevator servo Throttle servo
reversing switch reversing switch
After linkage is complete, inspect the servos. If the direction of
operation of the stick lever and the direction of operation of a
servo are opposite, switch the appropriate servo reversing switch.
Battery cover
Remove this cover
when switching the
servo reversing
switches.
Remove the
battery
cover, by
pulling it in
the arrow
direction while
pressing
downward.
Fig. 8
NORM-> Normal
REV -> Reverse
Pitch
control
servo
reversing
switch
Rudder servo
reversing switch
Aileron servo
reversing switch
The tension of the stick lever spring can be adjusted.
Fig. 9
Charging jack
Battery charge jack for built-in NiCad battery.
•CHARGING OF
TRANSMITTER
AND R E C E I V E R
NI-CAD BATTERIES:
Battery Charger
Type FBC-8B(4)
Recharge the receiver and
transmitter NiCad batteries
as shown in Fig. 10.
Notes:
1) First, connect to TX NiCad
and red lamp goes on.
2) Then connect to RX NiCad
after connecting, L, E, D,
chanqes color from red to
• Connect the charging plug of the FBC-8B charge to the transmitter
charging jack, connect the 3P connector of the FBC-8B to the re-
ceiver NiCad battery (NR-4J), and plug the FBC-8B to a 117VAC
outlet as shown in this figure.
• The Receiver battery can be used about 10 times at 10 minutes per
flight between rechargings.
• Charge the batteries for about 15 hours. When the set is not in use for
some time, repeat discharge and charge two to three times before use.
(If the batteries are not used for a long time, their capacity will go
down).
• FBC-8B charges transmitter and receiver NiCad batteries independent-
ly or simultaneously.
Lever head
. by turning them Unlock lever heads and
Throttle stick deflection
HIGH
Pig. 10
(NR-4J)
greenish red (orange)
which indicates that
both TX and RX NiCads
are being charged.
3) In case of separate
charging
L, E, D, color will be:
RX NiCad - Green.
TX NiCad - Red.
Charging
plug
LED
Rx:
When adjusting the
aileron, and elevator
the inside module
is removed.
Use a small Phillips
screwdriver.
Elevator
Aileron
Rudder
When these screws are
removed, the back cover
can be removed.
• The tension of the
spring can be adjusted
by removing the trans-
mitter back cover and
turning the screw for
each stick. Set the
springs for the best
stick feel.