Dromida Hovershot Service Manual

Dromida Hovershot

Quadcopter

BEFORE FLYING, PLEASE

READ & UNDERSTAND

THESE INSTRUCTIONS!

and go to www.knowbeforeyoufly.org

(4) AAA

Spare Blades

(2 black, 2 color)

Screwdriver

Flight

Battery

Batteries

Memory Card

Radio Controlled

Quadcopter

Controller

USB Charger

TO PREVENT MOTOR DAMAGE ALWAYS BE SURE THE THROTTLE IS
OFF WHEN THE BLADES ARE OBSTRUCTED OR CONTROL IS LOST.

INSTALL BATTERIES IN THE CONTROLLER

Phone Holder

Auto Takeoff/Land

Throttle/Rudder Stick

Rudder Trim

On/Off

Aileron Trim

Aileron/Elevator Stick

Motor Start/Stop

Picture ButtonVideo Button

Throttle Trim Elevator Trim

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Remove the screw and slide the cover
down to insert the included 4 AAA
batteries.

CHARGING

Plug charger into USB port or AC adapter
(DIDP1125 not included) as shown and connect
the battery. The red LED will flash slowly while
the battery is charging. The LED will be steady
when the battery is fully charged.

● NEVER leave the battery unattended

while charging.

● DO NOT allow the USB port to

power down while the
charger is connected to the battery.

● ALWAYS unplug the charger from the USB port and the battery when

charging is complete.

● The battery connector will only fit in one way.

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CONTROLLER

LINKING

The controller must be linked to the Hovershot and armed each time it is turned

on. The Hovershot will NOT link with the controller until the quad is level and
has been stationary for 3 seconds.

1. Turn on the controller and connect the battery to the Hovershot.

2. Place the Hovershot on a level surface and do not move it until the controller
is armed. The LEDs on the quadcopter will flash rapidly while the sensors
are initializing. The LEDs will flash slowly when the Hovershot is linked to
the controller.

3. To arm the controller, move the throttle stick up to 100% and back down to
0%. Release the stick when the controller beeps. The LEDs on the Hovershot
will stop flashing when it detects that the controller is armed.

The Hovershot is now ready to fly.

HOW to FLY

Basic Flight

NOTE: If you see that the Hovershot is going to crash, hold the Motor

Stop/Start button to turn off the motors.
NOTE: Before making the first flight with the Hovershot, please

perform the sensor calibration procedure described in the
Maintenance and Repair Section.

Place the Hovershot on a level surface without any nearby obstacles, spectators,
or pets. The quad should face away from you.

Hold down the Motor Stop/Start button until the motors start to spin.
Press the Auto Takeoff/Land button and the Hovershot will climb to about 3 feet.

As long as the throttle stick is not moved, the quad will try to stay at this height.

The Hovershot will also take off when the throttle stick is moved up. When the

quad is at the desired height, release the stick. The Altitude Hold function will
keep the Hovershot at that height until the throttle stick is moved again.

Pressing the Auto Takeoff/Land button while the Hovershot is flying will make
the quad descend. When the quad reaches the ground, the motors will stop.

Ground Effect When the Hovershot is landing slowly and is very close to a

flat surface, it will often bounce up and down or slide away from the landing
point because some air is bouncing up off the landing surface. The Altitude
Hold function will turn off the motors when the Hovershot is just above any
solid object and the throttle stick is held below midpoint to make the landing
smoother. Unless the Hovershot is landing, keep the quad several inches above
the ground or other flat surfaces to avoid the ground effect.

WARNING:

button whenever control is lost or the props cannot spin.

To prevent damage to the motors, press the motor stop/start

DUAL RATES

Push in on the right stick to change the control
sensitivity. The default setting is low rates with a
blue Flight Mode Indicator. The indicator will change
to orange when the controller is in high rates.

The sensitivity of the high and low rate settings

can also be adjusted manually.

1. Select the setting to be adjusted.

2. Hold the throttle stick at the desired sensitivity.
(midstick is 50% of the maximum sensitivity).

3. Push down on the right stick until it beeps and release both sticks.

Please keep in mind that the low rate setting will be 50% less sensitive
than high rates for the same throttle stick position.

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FLIPS

To  ip the Hovershot

Press down on the left stick until the

1.
controller beeps once.

2. Move the right stick in the desired flip
direction.

3. IMMEDIATELY release both sticks so
the controller will be ready when the
flip is completed.

LOW VOLTAGE INDICATORS

The LEDs on the Hovershot will flash when the battery voltage is getting

low. After 30 seconds, the quadcopter will automatically start to Autoland.

Always remove the battery and recharge it before storing the Hovershot.

The controller will make 5 rapid beeps when AAA batteries need to be changed.

MOTOR OVERLOAD PROTECTION

The Dromida Hovershot is equipped with motor overload protection

circuitry that shuts down the motors in the event the propellers
become blocked by an obstruction and throttle is applied. In order
to reset the overload protection you will need to free the Hovershot

from the obstruction and cycle the power to the transmitter and the
quad. If the over load protect ion is trigg ered rep eatedly or late in to a  ight, then i t
may prematurely cause the low battery indicator to  ash the LEDs. Disconnect
the battery and wait several seconds before reconnecting it. If the LEDs continue
to  ash, then you must recharge the battery.

CAMERA

The camera on the Hovershot can

record still photos and video onto a
memory card. The camera lens angle
can be adjusted from level with the
quadcopter to down at a 45° angle.

USING THE DRONEVIEW APP

The DroneView app is free software for your WiFi-capable Apple or Android device

that allows you to connect to the DroneView camera to use the FPV (First Person
View) function as well as to take videos and pictures and upload and view them
directly to your device.

1. Install the “DroneView” app
from Google Play (Android) or
the App Store (Apple).'

2. Insert the memory card into the
camera and connect a charged LiPo
battery to the Hovershot.

3. iOS Only - Go to the WiFi setting
options in your device and select
the DroneView network. The actual
name of the DroneView network will
vary from the photo shown here. It
may take several seconds for the
DroneView network to appear in the
available network list in proximity
to your device. No password is
needed to connect to the DroneView
network. NOTE: Android devices
will automatically connect to the
DroneView WiFi network when the DroneView app is opened.

Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and

other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Android™ and Google
Play are trademarks of Google Inc.

Wi-Fi® are Wi-Fi Alliance® are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

The memory card slot

is on the left side of the
Hovershot’s body. Always
insert and remove the
card when the battery
is NOT connected to the
quadcopter.

● The camera needs 30 seconds to set up before it can be used. Wait
at least 30 seconds for a video to be saved before unplugging the
Hovershot’s battery.

● To avoid losing video  les, the camera will save and start a new video
every 5 minutes.

● The camera can capture a still photo while recording a video.

● The camera can use the Droneview APP to stream live video and control

the camera with an Android or IOS device

4. Grasp your device as shown and attach it to the phone mount on the controller
by pushing up on your phone against the spring loaded top clip until you can
fit the other side into the bottom clip.

5. With your device connected to
the DroneView WiFi network,
open up the DroneView app. It
may take several seconds for the
app to locate and connect to the
DroneView WiFi network.

NOTE: If you’re in a populated

WiFi environment, it may take longer.

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