DJI Phantom User Manual

PHANTOM

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Index

INDEX.........................................................................................................................2

A1SOFTWAREANDDRIVERINSTALLATION..................................................................3

A2CONFIGURATIONANDFIRMWARE&SOFTWAREUPGRADE.....................................3

V 1.4

2013.03.22 Revision

A3LINKINGTHETRANSMITTERANDRECEIVER............................................................4

A4CHANGINGTHECONTROLMODEOFTHETRANSMITTER.........................................5

A5TRANSMITTERCALIBRATION..................................................................................7

A6MOUNTCAMERAANDCAMERAFRAME.................................................................8

A7INTELLIGENTORIENTATIONCONTROL(IOC)FLIGHT (WITH GPS & COMPASS MODULE)

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A8MAINTENANCE.....................................................................................................11

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A1 Software and Driver Installation

Make sure to use the NAZA-M assistant software of 2.0 version (or above 2.0) to carry out firmware upgrade and parameter configuration. DO NOT use the NAZA-M assistant software bellow 2.0 version.

1. Please download the driv er DJI Driver Installe r and NAZA-M assista nt s of tw are from t he PHA NTOM page of DJI website (http://www.dji-innovations.com/products/phantom/downloads/).

2. Connect the PHANTOM and the PC via the USB cable, power on the PHANTOM system.

3. Run the DJI Driver Installer, and follow the instructions strictly to finish installation.

4. Run the assistant software installer, and follow the instructions strictly to finish installation.

A2 Configuration and Firmware& Software Upgrade

1. Power on your computer. Make sure the computer is connected to the Internet for the first time you use.

2. Switch on the transmitter first, then power on the aircraft. Connect the aircraft to the PC with the USB cable. DO NOT break the connection until configuration or upgrade is finished.

3. Please refer to the “Assembly &Configuration->Step3” section of NAZA-M Quick Start Guide to get the detail of assistant software usage.

4. Refer to the “Appendix-> Firmware & Assistant Software Upgrade” section of NAZA-M Quick Start Guide to get the detail of assistant software usage.

5. If Manual Mode is required, please select “Manual” from the drop down list of Basic->RC->Control Mode Switch in the assistant softw are. R efer t o the “F lying Test-> Step 1 Control M ode Know ledge” section of NAZA-M Quick Start Guide to get the detail about the Manual Mode.

A3 Linking the Transmitter and Receiver

The linking of the transmitter to the receiver of the PHANTOM was carried out before they left the factory. If necessary you can link the transmitter to the receiver as follows, for example you replace the transmitter. The default receiver type is PPM.

DO NOT use the PHANTOM transmitter (receiver) wit h the third party remote control equi pment.

1. Please remove the housing by referring to the section of A8 Maintenance -> Remove the Housing.

2. Locate the receiver module according to the following figure.

3. After powering on the aircraft and the transmit ter, if the LED indicator of the receiver on the co ntrol board is lit solid red, this means the receiver currently has no connection with any transmitter.

4. Press down the link button for more than tw o se conds until the LE D indi cator blinks, then r elease the button. 

5. Push the throttle stick to the lowest position and turn on the transmitter. Then if the LED indicator of the receiver turns off, the l ink between the transmitter and the rec eiver has succeeded. (Linking

operation can be done only when the LED indicator of the transmitter changes to blinking red .)

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Note:

 If the transmitter can’t enter the linking mode, please check that the throttle stick lies in the lowest

position.

 You can use your R/C system normally only after the linking is done successfully.

Receiver Module

Indicator LED

Link Button

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A4 Changing the Control Mode of the Transmitter

Y ou can chang e the oper ation mo de of the tr ansmitt er acc ording to th e fo llowing proced ures i f nece ssary.（The operation mode of Mode1 and Mode2 are shown as below.）

Make sure to carry out the A5 Transmitter Calibration, if the Control Mode of the Transmitter is changed.

Mode1: Throttle, it cannot hold the central position when released. Roll, it can return to the central position when released. Pitch, it can return to the central position when released. Yaw, it can return to the central position when released.

Model2: Throttle, it cannot hold the central position when released. Roll, it can return to the central position when released. Pitch, it can return to the central position when released. Yaw, it can return to the central position when released.

1. Remove the right Throttle Ra tchet plate and the Ratchet Nut. Assemble the Ratchet Nut to the Nut Hole Location，and fix the Throttle Ratchet onto the Ratchet Nut and the Screw Hole Location. Adjust the screw height of the Throttle Su pport to cha nge the te nsio n, s o as to giv e y ou the r equir ed oper ating f eel.

2. Remove the left Centering Unit and the Centering Spring. Assemble them to the corresponding position of the Right part (Close to the middle location of the transmitter) . T hen a djust the hei ght of the Adjusting Screw, so as to give you the required operating feel. (Note: Be careful not to excessively tension the spring when moving and fixing, to avoid damage.)

3. Exchange the connectors of Channel 2（AIN2）and Channel 3 (AIN3). (Note: Take care about the connector direction.）

Mode2

NO. Name

1 Screw Hole Location 2 Centering Unit 3 Adjusting Screw 4 Ratchet Nut 5 Throttle Ratchet 6 3rd Channel 7 2nd Channel 8 Centering Spring

9 Nut Hole Loc tion

The following figure shows the successful change of transmitter mode to Mode 1.

Mode1

A5 Transmitter Calibration

If the control mode of the transmitter is changed or calibration has not been carried out for a long time, transmitter calibratio n is necessary.

IOC Switch

Joystick

Pitch Mode1

T Mode2

hrottle

Yaw

OFF CL HL

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Control Mode Switch

GPS ATTI ATTI

Joystick

hrottle

()

Pitch

Mode1

()

Mode2

Roll

A6 Mount Camera and Camera Frame

Please mount the Camera and Camera Frame if necessary. （1）Mount the Camera to the Camera Frame

Power Switch

CL：Course Lock HL：Home Lock

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1. Set the switch S2 at the OFF position, and the switch S1 at the GPS position

2. Push the Throttle stick to the top positi on, and push th e Pitch stick to the top posi tion. K eep the P itch

stick at the top position manually since it can return to the central position when released.

3. Turn on the Power Switch of the transmitter, you should hear the in di cator sound of “Di—Di Di” from

the transmitter repeatedly. Toggle the switch S2 to the CL position, you should hear an indicator sound of “Di” from the transmitter, in this case, the transmitter has entered the calibration mode. (During this period, the Throttle sti ck and th e Pitch sti ck must be k ept at th e top posit ion all the tim e.)

4. Release the Pitch stick and pull the Throttle stick to the central position. Toggle the switch S1 to the

ATTI position; you should hear an indicator sound of “Di” from the transmitter. Then move all of the sticks throughout their complete range several times. After this, put the Throttle stick to the bottom position, and toggle the switch S2 to the H L p ositio n, you sh ould hea r an indi cator so und of “D i” from the transmitter, in this case, th e tran smitter has been calibrated successfully.

（2）Mount the Camera and Camera Frame to the aircraft

Make sure to use the dedicated cross screws of the type M3.0*6, since an over long screw will puncture the battery by passing through the battery compartment and could lead to explosion or fire.

A7 Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC) Flight (with GPS & Compass module)

Make sure to open the IOC function in the NAZA-M assistant software before using.

Definition of Forward Direction: Q Graphic Description

Nose direction Forward direction Home point Over 10m from Home point

Before You Start

Usually, the forward direction of a flying aircraft is the same as the nose direction. By using IOC, wherever the nose points, the forward direction has nothing to do with nose direction:  In course lock flying, the forward direction is the same as a recorded nose direction. See the following

figures (The red and blue arrows on the transmitter is corresponding to pitch and roll operations):

 In home lock flying, the forward direction is the same as the direction from home point to aircraft. See the

following figures (The red and blue arrows on the tran smitter is corresponding to pitch and roll operation s):

Method of Forward Direction & Home Point Recording

If you use the IOC function, please keep the Forward Direction of Course Lock Flying and the home point of Home Lock Flying in mind at any time. Ther e are tw o w ay s to record the forw ard d irect ion and th e hom e poi nt: Manually and Automatically. You may choose any one record method.

Course Lock Flight Home Lock Flight

Automatically

Manually

30 seconds after you power on the quad-rotor.

Switch the S2 between OFF and CL position quickly 3 to 5 times to record current nose direction as new forward direction after you power on the quad-rotor for 30s. (OFF ->CL-> OFF is one time.)

uad -rotor will fly along this direction when you push the elevator stick.

Before takeoff, the current position of the quad-rotor will be saved as home point when you push the throttle stick for the first time after 6 or more GPS satellites have been found.

When 6 or more GPS satellites are foun d, you ca n toggle the S2 switch between CL and HL position quickly 3 to 5 times to record the current position of the quad-rotor as the new home point. (CL ->

HL -> CL is one time.)

IOC Flying Test

Realize an IOC flight by the following procedures.

During the same flight

Course

Lock

Switch

Setting

Home Lock

Switch

Setting

IOC FLYING NOTES！！！

 LED will blink quickly if recording is successful. LED will blink between and slowly to indicate

the IOC mode only when MC is ready to fly in course lock or home lock modes.

 Home lock flying requires that 6 or more GPS sat ellit es are fou nd and t he aircraft is further than 10m

away from the home point.

 Before you do the home lock flight, you have to fly the aircraft out of the 10m range around home

point, and then flip the switch S2 to HL position to fly in home lock when all the requirements are met. If you have already toggled the switch S2 to HL position when the aircraft is still in 10m range around home point, and this is the first time you are going to fly in home lock during the current flight, then if all the requirements are met, MC will change into home lock automatically when the aircraft flies out of the 10m range around home point.

 When flying in Home Lock mode, if any of the following situations happen, then the system will quit

Home Lock flying and automatically enter Course Lock flying. The aircraft will fly in Course Lock using the earlier forward direction.

1. The aircraft fly’s within 10m range of the home point.

2. You toggle the control mode switch to the ATTI. Mode.

3. The GPS signal becomes bad (The GPS signal LED is blinking Red twice or three times).

 When the aircraft is flying in home lock mode far away from you and the home point, please do not

toggle the IOC switch many times quickly so as to avoid the change of home point without you intentionally knowing.

 We suggest that you should k now cl early which fl ight lock method y ou are g oing t o fly, and you know

the locked forward direction or home point, before you switch on IOC mode during the flight.

 Continuously spinning the aircraft in flight will cause a yaw error. In this case, you can stop or slow

down the spinning, so as to have better flight performance.

STEP1: Record

Record forward

direction

Record

home point

STEP2: ON STEP3: OFF STEP4: ON again

Set switch S1 to GPS or

ATTI position, S2 to CL

position

Set switch S1 to GPS position and S2 to HL

position

Set switch S2

to OFF position

Set switch S2

to OFF position

Toggle switch S2 from

OFF to CL position

Toggle switch S2 from

OFF to HL position

A8 Maintenance

1. Remove the Housing

1. Remove all the nuts and propellers by using the assistant wrench.

2. Remove the screws marked in the figure below using a Phillips Screwdriver and a Hexagon Screwdriver, and then remove the housing.

2. Extension Power

There is an extension power cable in the Phantom for DIY use. The voltage from the Extension Power Cable is the same voltage as the powe r batter y. The red cable is for pos itive and the gre y cable is for ne gative. Make sure to keep the red cable and the grey cable separated, to avoid short circuit.

Note:

 Please take good care of the removed parts, for example, screws. Make sure to keep them safe and

away from children.

 DO NOT use any thread locker, since the thread locker may corrode the shell of Phantom, may cause

fractures.

ExtensionPowerCable

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