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Warranty and ServiceWe guarantee this product to be free of manufacturing and assembly defects for a period of one
year from the time of purchase. The warranty only applies to material or operational defects,
which are present at the time of purchase. During that period, we will repair or replace free of
service charge for products deemed defective due to those causes.
This warranty is not valid for any damage or subsequent damage arising as a result of misuse,
modification or as a result of failure to observe the procedures outlined in this manual.
The warranty service is valid in China only.
If you need warranty service overseas, please contact your dealer in the first instance, who is
responsible for processing guarantee claims overseas. Due to high shipping cost, complicated
custom clearance procedures to send back to China. Please understand SKYRC can't provide
warranty service to overseas end user directly.
If you have any questions which are not mentioned in the manual, please feel free to send email
Safety Precautions and Liability Exclusion
Sphinx FPV Racer is NOT a toy. It is not suitable for using by any children under 14
years of age. It is a race quad and not come with GPS hold, and it does require a fair
amount of skill to pilot it.
A warning that batteries (battery pack or batteries installed) shall not be exposed to
excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.
The propeller can do some serious injury to human body. So when you setting up the
racer, it is highly recommended to REMOVE ALL PROPELLERS.
Keep in mind that there is always a chance that propellers spin up unexpectedly.
SkyRC accepts no responsibility or liability for any injury or damage to a person or
property caused by the use of Sphinx FPV Racer.
FPV RACERSPHINX
Printed in China 2016.11All specifications and figures are subject to change without notice.
7504-0845-01
Instruction Manual[Version 1.0]
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS & WARRANTY AND SERVICE
Manufactured�bySKYRC�TECHNOLOGY�CO.,�LTD.www.skyrc.com
PREPARATION FOR FLIGHT
THINGS YOU’LL NEED
PWM Receiver
or
S-BUS Receiver
Remote Control 3S LiPo Battery LiPo Battery Charger
FPV Monitor HD FPV Goggle
or
IN THE PACKAGE
L Wrench6040 Propeller x 8Main Body
Socket Screw x 4
Antenna
SPHINX FPV RACERSPHINX FPV RACER
Canopy
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your choice of the SkyRC Sphinx FPV Racer. This is a high
performance quadcopter with FPV Camera, ESC, Motor and Video Transmitter.
Let’s meet your Sphinx FPV Racer now.
Please review the illustrations below for a full list of your Sphinx FPV Racer parts.
FPV Quadcopter
5” Propeller
Brushless Motor
FPV Camera Len
Antenna
02 ·· 01
Camera Holder
ATTACHING ANTENNA & BATTERY
SPHINX FPV RACERSPHINX FPV RACER
Installing Battery
Attaching Cloverleaf Antenna
Adjust Motors Angle
Unique Method to Adjust Rotor Angle (0°, 5°, 10°)
CD
Silver Nut
To attach the propellers correctly, you need match the spin direction on the propellers with the marking on each arms.
Hold the motor in place with one hand, then using L-Wrench and turn in opposite direction to secure the propeller.
L-Wrench
A B
Black Nut Silver Nut
Black Nut
Attaching Propellers
ATTACHING PROPELLERS
04 ·· 03
The channel frequencies on the transmitter must be equal to the monitor.The frequency of the channel in the 5.8GHz video transmitter and FPV monitor are set by a total of five (5) dipswitches. Please refer to the below pictures for the channel frequencies and corresponding dipswitch settings:
Setting Channel Frequencies
It is highly recommended to understand the rules and regulations in your country before using
Sphinx FPV Racer. Transmitting outside a legal band is something prohibited by authorities and
may result in a fine or confiscation of equipment.
5.740GHz 5.760GHz 5.780GHz 5.800GHz
BAND A
Dipswitch on the transmitter
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
5.820GHz 5.840GHz 5.860GHz 5.860GHz
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
5.865GHz 5.845GHz 5.825GHz 5.805GHz
BAND BON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
5.785GHz 5.765GHz 5.745GHz 5.725GHz
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
5.733GHz 5.752GHz 5.771GHz 5.790GHz
BAND CON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
5.809GHz 5.828GHz 5.847GHz 5.866GHz
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
5.705GHz 5.685GHz 5.665GHz 5.645GHz
BAND DON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
5.885GHz 5.905GHz 5.925GHz 5.945GHz
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
Attach Your Canopy
Adjust Camera Angle
FPV Camera Angle Adjustable with Vibration Damper (from 0° To 20°)
Attach GoPro Camera
Vibration-Free Camera mount for GoPro
ATTACHING CANOPY & ADJUST CAMERA SETTING CHANNEL FREQUENCIES
06 ·· 05 SPHINX FPV RACERSPHINX FPV RACER
ON SAB
1 2 3 4 5
11-20°=Perfect 2nd stage FPV experience0-10°= flat vision, ideal to start and learn
08 ·· 07
Starting the MotorsA combination stick control is used to start the motors. Push both sticks to the bottom inner corners to start the motors.
Stopping the MotorsWhen the racer has landed, hold the throttle down. The motors will stop after ten seconds.
ALL DONE READY TO FLY
The Sphinx FVP Racer is not a toy. It is not suitable for using by any children under 14
years of age. During the flying, the propellers of Sphinx FVP Racer could cause injury
to people, animals and property. Do not touch Sphinx FVP Racer when propellers are
spinning and wait until the propellers have completely stopped before handing it.
Do not fly your FVP Racer over any public area, such as beaches, stadiums,
populated parks, or other people’s backyards and private areas. Do not fly near airport.
In some country, you need get appropriate authorisation from local government before
your flying.
Safety Precautions
READY TO FLY
SPHINX FPV RACERSPHINX FPV RACER
USB Port
The open source flight controller firmware that we chose to power the SPHINX is Baseflight, mainly
due to the code is stable, mature and proven to work.
Because Baseflight is constantly evolving, you will get the most updated setup instructions from their
website.
Hardware is shipped with the most current firmware at the time of assembly. It is recommended to
upgrade to latest stable or development firmware for new features.
Latest baseflight firmware (development)
https://github.com/multiwii/baseflight
To hook up the Baseflight configurator, hook up a personal computer via a standard micro-USB
cable, to the connector on the right side of the SPHINX FPV Racer.
SETUP SPHINX
ATTACHING RECEIVER & SETUP SPHINX
VCC
GND
RC-CH1
RC-CH2
RC-CH3
RC-CH4
RC-CH5
RC-CH6
RC-CH7
RC-CH8
Receiver
Connect Your Receiver
Naza 32 Rev 6
NOTE: This hardware is provided as-is and end-user is expected to have reasonable technical
knowledge to complete set-up and reasonable R/C experience to operate multi-rotor aircraft.
10 ·· 09
SPECIFICATIONS
Size 222 mm
173 mm 123 mm99 mm
SPHINX FPV RACERSPHINX FPV RACER
This section explains how to control the orientation of the Racer through the remote controller. The remote control is Mode 2.
Controlling Racer Movement
CONTROLLING RACER MOVEMENT
Flying upwards or downwards
Yawing(rotating towards left or right)
Pitching(moving onwards or backwards)
Rolling(turning towards left or right)
up
down
Flight Controller
Speed Controller
Brushless Motor
Camera
5.8GHz Video Transmitter
Propeller
RGB LED Board
Motor Tilt Angle
Camera Tilt Angle
GoPro Mount
Weight(FPV Racer)
Naze32 Acro Rev6
20A BLHeli ESC
2204 2300KV
CMOS 800TVL
32Channels, 25mW/200mW Selectable
6040
5V, 7 Colour
0°/5°/10°
0°-20°
Tilt Angle 20°
428g(without battery)