IN THE BOX ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Link between the Transmitter and Receiver ........................................................................................................................................... 9
BEFORE FLYING ....................................................................................................................................... 11
FLIGHT TEST ............................................................................................................................................. 16
Test Procedure .............................................................................................................................................................................................16
The Failsafe and How to Regain Control ............................................................................................................................................... 17
Low Voltage Alert ........................................................................................................................................................................................18
USING THE DJI FC40 ............................................................................................................................ 19
ASSISTANT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION ..................................... 24
Installing the Driver and Assistant Software ........................................................................................................................................ 24
Using the NAZA-M Assistant Software on a PC ................................................................................................................................. 24
Firmware Upgrade of the PHANTOM FC40 ....................................................................................................................................... 25
LED Flight Indicator Description ............................................................................................................................................................ 30
Specifications of the Aircraft ................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Specifications of the FC40 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 31
2. Mount the landing gear with compass module to the right part (shown as the following chart); make sure the
5-pin cable is through the hole of the landing gear. Fix the landing gear with screws (M3x6), and then connect
the 5-pin cable to the compass module.
3. Mount the other landing gear to the left part.
4. Fix antennas and 5-pin cable on both landing gears by using the white adhesive tape.
(1) When flying, please make sure the compass module is stationary and firm.
(2) If the landing gear with the compass module mount on has been deformed, please replace it with a
new one and mount it as the procedures above.
(3) Compass module is not waterproof, and not anti-oil.
(4) DO NOT use magnetic screwdriver. Otherwise, keep the screwdriver at least 10cm away from the
compass module, to avoid magnetic interference.
1. Set S1 and S2 switches to the upper most position and all sticks are at mid-point
2. Turn power switch to the right end to power on the transmitter.
3. There is a power on indicator beep. If the transmitter is set to be CE compliant, then there will be one beep
while the FCC compliant version will emit 2 beeps. The power indicator blinks green quickly indicating the
transmitter and receiver is linking. Once fully linked, the power indicator will change to a solid green.
Mounting the Landing Gears with the Compass Module if Required
If the GPS Mode is desired, you must first mount the landing gear which contains the compass module.
1. If in GPS Mode, place the aircraft in an open space without buildings or trees. Take off the aircraft after 6 or
more GPS satellites are found (LED flight indicator blinks red once or no blinking). If in ATTI. Mode, you can skip
this step.
2. Place aircraft 3 meters away from you and others, to avoid accidental injury.
3. Start-up
a) Switch on transmitter first, then power on aircraft! Keep the aircraft stationary until the system start and
self-check has finished.
b) Please wait for system to warm up gradually with LED flight indicator blinks Yellow 4 times quickly ().
You should not start the motors until the blinking disappears.
c) Keep aircraft stationary, and execute any one CSC to start the motors.
d) Release yaw, roll and pitch sticks and keep them at neutral position, at the same time raise the throttle stick
from the bottom. The motors will stop if you do not push the throttle stick from the bottom within 3 sec and
you will need to re-start the motors.
e) Keep raising throttle stick until all the motors are working, push the throttle stick to the mid position and then
take-off your aircraft gently, pay attention not to push the stick excessively.
f) Pay attention to the aircraft movement at any time, and use the sticks to adjust the aircraft's position. Keep the
yaw, roll, pitch and throttle sticks at the mid position to hover the aircraft at desired height.
4. Lower aircraft slowly until touch down is achieved. The motors will stop automatically after 3 seconds, or you can
repeat the start-up stick command to stop the motors sooner.
5. Please always power off aircraft first, and then switch off transmitter after landing.
(1) At the first motors start, the system will check the sensors Bias and you are asked to keep the
aircraft stationary (no need of horizontal level). If you cannot start the motors and the LED flight
indicator blinks Green 6 times quickly (), it means that the sensor error is too big. Please
connect the NAZA-M V2 Assistant Software, enter the "Tools" - > IMU calibration, carry out the basic
calibration. Note: after the first successful motors start, this checking will be disabled and it is no
need any more to keep the aircraft stationary during starting motors.
(2) If in GPS Mode, keep the aircraft flying in the open space without obstruction. Pay attention to the
GPS satellite status indicator. When the GPS signal has been lost for 3s (LED flight indicator blinks
red twice or three times), the system enters ATTI. Mode automatically.
(3) If battery voltage is too low for flying, the aircraft enters the first level protection with LED flight
indicator flashing quickly Red, please land ASAP. Once the aircraft enters the second level
protection, the aircraft will drop height automatically.
(4) If you want to put the PHANTOM FC40 in a car, please keep it away from the speaker, since the
compass module may be magnetized.
(5) DO NOT fly near to ferromagnetic substances, to avoid strong magnetic interference with the GPS.
(6) It is recommended to land the aircraft slowly, to prevent the aircraft from damage when landing.
(7) If transmitter indicates low battery alert, please land ASAP. In this condition the transmitter may
cause the aircraft to go out of control or even crash.
(1) Please make sure to record the home-point during flight, and clearly know where it is.
(2) During go-home the nose direction of the aircraft is facing toward the home-point, and the aircraft is
flying directly from the current position to the home-point.
The flowchart of failsafe and how to regain control
(3)Turn off the
transmitter (we
assume you want
to trigger failsafe)
(1) The aircraft
flies far away,
transmitter is on
but the signal is
weak.
Attitude Mode: In Attitude Mode as soon
as you get signal you can regain control.
GPS Mode: switch the transmitter mode
switch S1 to the middle position (ATTI.
Mode), if the receiver is connected, then
you will regain control.
Attitude Mode: (1) the aircraft will level its attitude immediately (2) 3 secs
later, failsafe is triggered and aircraft will start to go home. (3) If signal is
regained during (1) or (2), it will resume normal flight immediately.
GPS Mode: (1) the aircraft will slow down and hover. (2) if the signal is
restored within 3 seconds (transmitter and receiver connected), the
system will immediately return to normal operation; does not enter
failsafe. (3) if not reconnected within 3sec, the system will enter failsafe,
then even if the signal is restored, the system will not exit failsafe.
We strongly recommend you DO NOT try “Turn off the transmitter”, because
there are three types of risk:
(1) You must be pretty clear whether the Home-point is OK for landing or not. (You
have to understand the definition of Home-point well and the working process of
failsafe)
(2) If there are tall buildings around, the aircraft may be obstructed on the way.
(3) When GPS signal is bad or GPS is not working, failsafe will not work.
In this case, the behavior of the aircraft is the same as in the above
condition.
If you want the aircraft to Return Home, please do not turn the
transmitter back on within 3 seconds*, otherwise the aircraft will exit
failsafe mode immediately.
When you turn off the transmitter, use the following
method to regain control:
(1) Switch the transmitter S1 switch to GPS. position.
(2) and then put the throttle stick to lowest position,
you can now turn the transmitter back on (greater than
5secs after switching off, important), then put throttle
stick to the center position immediately. If you hear the
transmitter alarm, make sure the throttle stick is at the
bottom position before moving to the center position.
(3) then you can switch the transmitter S1 switch to the
middle position (ATTI. Mode) to regain control.
If you choose to turn off the transmitter,
you must be pretty sure that you know
how to regain control. Here we offer a
method, please read carefully.
This section will demonstrate the working logic of failsafe and how to regain control.
The following description is effective only when:
1. The aircraft is in flight.
2. The GPS works normally and signal is GOOD (≥ 6 satellite, the LED fl ight indicato r blinks a
single red light or no red light).
Note: if you start the motors, but do not push the throttle to take-off the aircraft, in
this case it is very dangerous to turn off the transmitter, because the aircraft will take
off automatically, so do not try this.
The aircraft behavior after
failsafe
How to regain control
Precautions
What triggered failsafe
* If signal lost for more than 3 seconds failsafe will be triggered, if signal regained
within 3 seconds it will exit failsafe immediately.
(2) One position of switch S1 is set
as “Failsafe” in the Assistant
software, and you toggle the S1 to
“Failsafe” position during flight.
The aircraft will slow down and hover. Then the system
will enter failsafe mode after 3 seconds.
Switch the transmitter mode switch S1 to
the middle position (ATTI. Mode), then
you will regain control.
Introduction of Go-Home and Landing
Home-point: Every time you power on, after first motors start, and if 6 or more GPS satellites are found (LED flight
indicator blinks red once or no blinking) for 10 seconds, the current position of aircraft will be saved as home-point by
Low Voltage Alert is to indicate that the battery cannot provide enough power for the aircraft, in order to warn you
to land the aircraft ASAP. There are both first level and second level protections. You should land your aircraft
ASAP to prevent your aircraft from crashing or other harmful consequences!!!
In ATTI. Mode & GPS Mode.
First level protection has LED flight indicator warning.
During second level protection the aircraft will land automatically with LED flight indicator warning.
Meanwhile the center point of throttle stick will move up slowly to 90% of endpoint, you should land ASAP
to prevent your aircraft from crashing! When the center point is at 90% of endpoint, aircraft will still ascend
slowly if you continue to pull the throttle stick, and the control of Pitch, Roll and Yaw are the same as before.
(1) Configure the FailSafe function in the NAZA-M V2 Assistant Software -> “Advanced” -> “F/S” and
read the instruction thoroughly and carefully.
(2) Configure the Low Voltage Alert function in the NAZA-M V2 Assistant Software -> “Advanced” ->
“Voltage” and read the instruction thoroughly and carefully.
1. An internet connection is required to upgrade the PHANTOM FC40’s firmware.
2. Click [Upgrade] icon to check the current firmware version and whether the installed firmware is the latest
version. If not, click the relative links to upgrade.
3. Be sure to wait until the Assistant Software shows “finished”. Click OK and power cycle the PHANTOM FC40
after 5 seconds. Once completed, the firmware is up to date.
Firmware upgradable items
Current firmware version
Upgrade link
*This image is for reference
only. Please refer to the
actual user interface.
(1) DO NOT power off until the upgrade is finished.
(2) If firmware upgrade failed, the main controller will enter a waiting for firmware upgrade status
automatically. If this happens, repeat the above procedures.
1. Find Micro-USB port in the transmitter. Transmitter’s bottom cover should be removed. Refer to DJI Wiki
“Firmware Upgrading of the 5.8G Remote Controller” section for details.
2. Start up PC, power on transmitter, and then connect the transmitter to your PC with a Micro-USB cable. DO
NOT disconnect until the configuration is finished.
3. Run PHANTOM RC Assistant Software and wait for transmitter to connect to the Assistant Software.
Observe the indicators on the bottom left of the screen. When connected successfully, the connection
indicator is and communication indicator is blinking .
4. Finish configurations in the [Main] page.
5. Finish upgrade in the [Info] page if necessary.
Please follow the procedures to upgrade the firmware; otherwise the PHANTOM FC40 might not work properly.
PHANTOM RC Assistant Software Description
Please follow the procedures to finish the configuration of the transmitter.