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Table of Contents
Before starting
Piloting
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...........................................................................................................................................................................................................4Charging the battery
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................4Installing the battery
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................5Installing the neck strap
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................5Installing a smartphone
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................7Installing the sunshade cover
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................8Connecting to the Parrot Bebop Drone
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................9Displaying a video feedback
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...........................................................................................................................................................................................................13Orienting the Parrot Skycontroller
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................14Orienting the antenna
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................15Movements
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................15Photos and videos
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................16Return home
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................16Battery
Using FPV glasses
Wi-Fi
Updating
General information
.......................................................................................................................................................17
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...........................................................................................................................................................................................................20Safety precautions and maintenance
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................20Wi-Fi
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................20Warning on invasion of privacy
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................21Battery
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................21Warranty
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................22Modifications
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................22Disposal of this product at the end of its life
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................23Declaration of conformity
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................23Registered trademarks
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Before starting
Note: For easy reading, iPhone®, iPad® and other compatible telephones or tablets are
referred to as 'smartphones' in the manual.
Charging the battery
1. Insert the plug converter corresponding to your country to the
transformer.
2. Plug the battery to the charger.
3. Plug the charger to the mains.
> The charger's led lights up in red when charging. Once the battery
is fully charged, the led turns green. The battery takes about 1 hour
to charge.
Installing the battery
1. Connect the battery to the Parrot Skycontroller power cable.
2. Insert the battery into the battery compartment.
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Installing the neck strap
Before the first use, attach the neck strap to the Parrot Skycontroller.
Before each use, ensure that the neck strap is correctly attached.
Installing a smartphone
The Parrot Skycontroller can be used with a smartphone or tablet in order to have a
video feedback.
1. Place your device horizontally onto the appropriate support:
use the upper compartment for smartphones (A);
use the bottom compartment for tablets (B);
use the adapting support (supplied) for 7-inch tablets (C). Unscrew the
removable part of the bottom compartment to install it.
3. Slide down the upper part of the support by pushing it slightly.
4. Screw the bottom handwheel located on the back of the Parrot Skycontroller to
lock your device on the support.
Note: Ensure that the Parrot Skycontroller does not apply pressure on the buttons of
your smartphone. If it does, move your smartphone towards right or left.
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Installing the sunshade cover
Install the foldable sunshade cover when you use the Parrot Skycontroller with a tablet
in order to protect the screen from light reflection.
The sunshade cover is constituted of:
a lower part (A);
an upper part (B);
a 7-inch tablet support.
1. Unfold the lower part of the sunshade cover.
2. Fix the support or your tablet into the lower part with the elastic bands. If you use a
7-inch tablet, insert it into the tablet support.
3. Fix your sunshade cover on the Parrot Skycontroller.
4. Unfold and assemble the upper part to the sunshade cover.
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