ParkZone PKZ3580 - Manual (Page 9)

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The Spektrum AR6400 installed on your Sukhoi is a lightweight
combination of main motor electronic speed control, servos and Spektrum
DSM2 compatible receiver. The receiver unit is also equipped with a status
indicator LED. Please refer to the instruction manual of the AR6400 for more
information on the unique features and programming options.
The following checklist contains the steps you must follow to ensure proper
arming and operation of the receiver unit, as well as proper motor response:
• Each time before you fly you should ALWAYS turn the transmitter on
before connecting the flight battery to the receiver unit. Never connect
the flight battery to the receiver unit before powering the transmitter on
first. After each flight, be sure that you always disconnect the flight bat-
tery from the receiver unit before powering the transmitter off.
Note: The only time you should connect the flight battery to the receiver
unit before powering the transmitter on is when you are binding
the receiver of the receiver unit to the transmitter. Please see the
Transmitter and Receiver Binding section of this manual for more
information.
• The throttle stick MUST be set in the lowest possible position, and,
for most transmitters, the throttle trim must also be set to the lowest
possible position in order for the receiver unit to arm. If this is the first
test flight, or a test flight following repairs, you should also center the
rudder, aileron and elevator trims.
• When the status LED on the AR6400 becomes solid red, the receiver
unit is initialized and ready for flight. Also, as long as you had the
throttle stick in the idle position and the throttle trim in the lowest
position during the initialization process, the ESC/motor will now be
armed. Use caution as the propeller will now spin with throttle
stick input.
Note: If the status LED of the AR6400 does not become solid red, please
review the following:
• If after blinking red the status LED becomes solid red, but you have
no control of the motor, you have a positive Radio Frequency (RF) link
between the transmitter and receiver, but the throttle stick and throttle
trim may not be set to the correct positions. Check to be sure that the
throttle stick is in the lowest possible position, and that the throttle trim
is set to the middle or a lower-than-the-middle position. If you now have
control of the motor, proceed to the next step of the checklist.
Receiver Control Unit Description, Arming
and Motor Control Test
With the rudder stick pushed to the left, the rudder should move to the left (if
viewed from behind the airplane).
If at any time during the test the controls respond in the opposite direction, it
may be necessary to reverse/change the direction of operation of the flight
controls. Follow your transmitter instructions to change the direction of the
various flight controls.
Once you’ve reconfirmed the flight control directions, all controls should be
functioning properly. However, if you continue to encounter any problems with
your Sukhoi responding properly to the transmitter, do not fly. Call the Horizon
Support Team at 1-877-504-0233.
Note: ParkZone recommends setting Dual rates at 70% for first
flights. Dual rates and expo (if available) can then be tuned
to the pilots tastes.