Walkera TALI H500 Quick Start Manual

Installing the Propellers

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1.1 Unpack the propellers, there are two kind
right-hand and left hand rotation, the rotation
is identified with arrows on the prop, and also
with the colored prop-top. You need 3 of each kind.
*We recommend balancing the propellers.
Check online for balancing instructions.

2

Installing Battery, Binding the radio, and extending the landing gear.

The Landing gear is shipped in the retracted position. DO NOT try to extend the landing gear by pulling on it.
We will deploy the landing-gear the first time the system is powered, please follow these instructions carefully.

1.2 Match the arrows on the propellers to the
arrows on the arm next to each motor. Screw
each propeller onto the motor, secure by hand,
no need for tools.

1.3 After installing the props, check each
propeller carefully.

Before EACH flight, Inspect propellers
for damage.

Auto Take off Altitude hold mode
Object Round fly mode

One key Return To Home

Hyper IOC mode Retractable Landing Gear
GPS telemetry

5.8G ghz video down link

Match with DEVO F12E
Quick Start Guide and Systems Flowchart

2.1 Install the fully charged battery
DO NOT turn on the battery until later.
*Please check the charger manual for
charging instructions

Power indicator
Power button

Power switch

2.4 Slide the power-switch to the ON position
then press on the triangle power button
for about 3-5 seconds, until the green
Power indicator lights up.
* The Landing gear will now unfold automatically.
* In the beginning of this process the light in the
arms flast red-green, this means the system is binding.

3

Compass Calibration

IMPORTANT: Make sure all TRIMs are in the center position, the trim value should be “0”, and that the motors are locked.

The aircraft should NOT be flashing RED-GREEN. By default, the motors will automatically be locked after the ID binding process.
For more details about locking and unlocking motors, see points 6 & 7.

3.1 Enter the calibration mode
Do this by moving both sticks DOWN and
to the middle position at the same time.
The aircraft will start a blinking fast RED-GREEN

3.4 HORISONTAL rotation Rotate the aircraft
around the YAW axis rotate smoothly in 90 deg
increments. Pausing 1 second for each 90 deg.
(0 / 90 / 180 / 270 / 360)

IMPORTANT: The first couple of flights, you may expereince the aircraft drifting,

This is normal, please continue to fly the aircraft manually, while the system inprove the calibration,
after 5-10 minutes land, lock the motors, this will save the improved settings.
Notice: The slight drifting may continue for a couple of batteries, you will notice significant improvement in the GPShold & stability after 4-5 batteries.
Notice: Always perform the calibration away from eletric fields and metal surfaces.
Trivia: Different brands have different calibration processes, the process is typically refered to as “the Calibration Dance”.

4

G-3D 3-axis brushless Gimbal installation

IMPORTANT: REMOVE the battery from the H500 while you install the gimbal

The gimbal is a high-performance eletromechanical design and should be handled with great care. AVOID using force when installing.

2.2 Turn TALI on its back. The belly and the
retractable legs should now be facing up.
MAKE SURE nothing is blocking the legs.

2.5 Turn the aircraft to its UP-right position.
The Red-Green LED flashing will stop shortly.
When it stops, the DEVO F12E and the H500 have
successfully connected to each other.
* This process is called “ID binding”

3.2 FORWARD rotation Rotate tilting the aircraft
forward rotate smoothly in 90 deg increments.
Pausing 1 second for each 90 deg.
(0 / 90 / 180 / 270 / 360)

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Head vertical down

Ground

3.5 NOSE DOWN rotation Rotate the aircraft
facing the nose down. rotate smoothly in 90 deg
increments. Pausing 1 second for each 90 deg.
(0 / 90 / 180 / 270 / 360)

2.3 On the DEVO F12E, move ALL
switches to the “0” position, and move
the throttle to the lowest position.
Then turn on the DEVO F12E power.

2.6 After the successful binding
place the aircraft on a stable surface.

3.3 CLOCKWISE rotation Rotate the
aircraft around the roll axis rotate smoothly
in 90 deg increments. Pausing 1 second
for each 90 deg. (0 / 90 / 180 / 270 / 360)

3.6 Place the aircraft in normal position
The rapid RED-GREEN blinking will stop
This indicate that the calibration is finished
Disconnect the battery to save the settings.

Specifications:

Main Rotor Dia. : 233mm
Overall (L x W x H): 471 x 536 x 270mm

Weight: 2020g(Battery included)

Takeoff Weight: <2500g

Transmitter: DEVO F12E

Receiver: DEVO-RX705
Brushless Motor: WK-WS-34-001
Brushless ESC: WST-15AH (R/G)
Main Controller: FCS-H500
Battery: 22.2V 5400mAh Li-Po

M1/M3/M5 rotate in counterclockwise, motors are the dextrogyrate thread.

M2/M4/M6 rotate in clockwise, motors are the levogyrate thread.

5

Installing the iLook+ 1080p camera with 5.8ghz video link

IMPORTANT: NEVER POWER the iLook+ camera without the antenna installed.

Powering a video transmitter may cause damage to the transmitter.

5.1 Screw the short “mushroom” antenna
into the camera, use the included wrench
to gently secure the antenna, do not use force.

5.4 Connect the cameras power
cable to the power port on the
G-3D gimbal controller.

M2

M3

M1

5.2 Release the two M2x4 screws securing the
camera mounting bracket.

5.5 The iLook+ camera is now successfully
installed in your G-3D gimbal.

M4

M5

M6

5.3 Position the camera into the gimbal
“tray”, then secure the camera by
positioning the mounting bracket over
the camera, use the two M2x4mm
screws to secure the mounting bracket.

* There is a cutout on the mounting
bracket, this will fit around the lens.

** It is also possible to install a GoPro3
camera in this gimbal. IF you install a
GoPro, unscrew and remove the motor
cover on the pitch motor, this will adjust
the balance of the gimbal for the GoPro.

*** Use the switch on the end of the
iLook+ camera to select between
STILL and 1080p video.

**** You can change the video link
frequency on the back of the camera,
see the instructions included with
the camera for details on camera
operation.

4.1 Unpack the G-3D gimbal,
prepare the gimbal, the mounting
rail, rubber washer, screws and spring
loaded screw.

4.4 Install the springloaded
M3x12mm “finger screw” at the front
of the gimbal, this will secure the gimbal.

4.2 Put the rubber washer on the threaded hole on
the bottom of the H500, use the M3x8mm and
M3x10mm screws to install the gimbal “mounting
block” also refered to as the quick mount rail.

4.5 Connect the 9pin white data cable to the “complex
data port” on the bottom of the TALI, then connect the
cable to the back of the G-3D gimbal.

4.3 Slide the gimbal unto the quik mount
rail, the gimbal shouldslide from the front
of the aircraft towards the rear, gently
move it as far back as possible.

4.6 Make sure the gimbal move freely
in all directions. The G-3D gimbal is
now successfully installed.

6

Motor Unlock

After binding the DEVO F12E to the H500, Check that all trims are neutral,
the throttle stick ALL the way DOWN. the display should say 0% throttle
Check that ALL switches are in the UP position.
You can not start the motors in the GPS hold mode.
Gently push the throttle stick down and move the rudder (YAW) stick to the
left side. (on mode 2 radios throttle and rudder is the same stick)
You will see the RED / GREEN indicator LED’s will turn on, this indicate the
motors are unlocked,
Be very careful at this point, as pushing the thottle up will start the motors.
You can test by pushing the stick up a little, the motors should start.
For your safety, the motors will dis-arm again after 10seconds.

DEVO F12E- quick guide to control functions

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THRO/RUDD stick

Left stick

Mode 2

Right stick
Left trim
Right trim

Right stick
Left trim
Right trim

2.4G TX antenna

ELEV/AILE stick
THRO trim
ELEV trim
ELEV/RUDD stickLeft stick
THRO/AILE stick
ELEV trim
THRO trim

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(Throttle stick
on the left)

Mode 1
(Throttle stick
on the right)

GEAR - Landing Gear Switch Retract
and Deploy landing gear

RUDD D/R - AUTO Take off switch

ELEV D/R - IOC control switch
Inteligent Orientation Control

AUX5 - Gimbal ROLL control

Left trim

4

Left stick

RUDD trim

(0) Manual Mode (1) GPS-hold Mode (2) Return TO Home

MIX Switch to “0” MIX Switch to “1” MIX Switch to “2”

You NEED to memorize these settings

Mode 2(throttle stick on the left)Mode 1(throttle stick on the right) Mode 2(throttle stick on the left)Mode 1(throttle stick on the right)

5.8G RX antenna

MIX(Control Mode Switch)

FMOD - Round flight mode

AILE D/R - CAMERA Start/Stop

AUX6 - Gimbal TILT control)

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5 LCD Screen

Right stick

Right trim
AILE trim

Power switch

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GPS indicator lights

GPS Satellites

The blue
LED status

IMPORTANT: For SAFE flight in GPS flight mode: the BLUE indicator light should at least “double” blink, (two blinks at a time)

It is highly recommended to wait for “triple blink” 8 statelites before starting the flight.
NEVER attempt to AUTO-START with less than “triple blinks”

<6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

No

Blinking

Blinking

Blinking

Blinking

Blinking

Blinking

blinking

once

2 times

3 times

4 times

5 times

6 times

Blinking
7 times

Blinking
8 times

Motor Lock

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Lock the motors by moving the throttle stick all the way down and the
rudder (YAW) stick all the way to the right.
The RED-GREEN LED light will go out when the motors are disarmed.
TEST: push the throttle stick up a little, the motors will not start when locked.
NOTICE:
* The motors are LOCKED by default after successful binding.
* Motors can NOT be unlocked or locked in GPS-hold mode.
if you land in GPS mode, move the “MIX” switch to position “0”
before locking the motors, make sure you wait until the TALI is safely
on the ground before changing the switch to “0” (manual)
While changing, make sure to keep the throttle DOWN to prevent motors start.

Operation Instruction

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Model ( is the nose direction)

Mode 1 Mode 2

THROTTLE

Up/down

PITCH

Forward/backward

H500 nose move up/down

ROLL (lean)

Left / right

YAW (turn)

Left / right

AUTO Take Off

You should have
triple blink = 8sats
for this feature.

ARM/UNLOCK motors
in manual mode

GPS hold mode

You can fly in this mode simply
move the controls when you let
go of the control, the TALI will stop

NOTE: You must CENTER the
throttle stick for altitude hold

ROUND FLY mode

This mode is used for
making circles around
a object of interest.
RADIUS is set in the
F12E menu by adjusting
Position 2 value for AUX3

RETURN TO HOME

Activating this feature will casue
the TALI to climb to 15m at this
height it will fly to the starting
location and proceed to land.

Ground

Ground

Ground

MIX

MIX Switch

move throttle

to “0”

down

MIX

MIX

Throttle stick
return neutral

Move FMOD switch to “2”
The Round Fly will start

MIX

MIX switch
to “2” position

MIX switch
to “1” position

MIX switch
to “1” position

15m

Throttle stick
return neutral

MIX

MIX switch
to “1” position

DO NOT switch to manual before
landing it is safer to land in GPS
hold mode. swtich to manual
AFTER landing to lock motors

FMOD

You can stop RTH by switching to
GPS hold MAKE SURE the throttle
stick is set to 50% when switching.
NEVER switch to MANUAL from
RTH, this can cause a crash.

Move FMOD switch to “0”
The Round Fly will stop

RTH mode is activated AUTOMATICALLY by the FAILSAFE system in a emergency, you may not be able to interrupt a EMERGENCY RTH

RUDD D/R

RUDD D/R switch
to “1” position

FMOD

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DEVO F12E Radio function setup and operation instructions

Function Switch

AUTO Take Off

GPS hold mode

Round Fly
Mode

Return TO
Home

Hyper IOC Mode

Extend/Retract of
Landing Gear

RUDD D/R

MIX SW

FMOD

MIX SW

ELEV D/R

GEAR

Model Menu Device Output Flap RUDD D/R Active

Model Menu Device Output Gear MIX SW Active

Model Menu Device Output AUX3 FMOD SW Active

Model Menu Device Output Gear MIX SW Active

Model Menu Device Output AUX2 ELEV D/R Active

Model Menu Device Output AUX4 GEAR SW Active

Transmitter setting Instructions

Place aircraft
on level ground

IMPORTANT:

ONLY use this function with BLUE TRIPLE blink = 8 or more satelites, AUTO take off with less satelites may result in a crash.
AFTER completing auto-take-off, you can take control by moving the throttle stick to 50%, then flip the RUDD D/R switch to “0” position.

“0” position: Manual mode

Unlock Motors

“1” position：GPS hold mode

MIX switch to “1” position
NEVER use this mode with less than 8 satelites locked, you should see BLUE TRIBLE BLINK.

BEFORE switching mode, always put the throttle stick to middle position ( 50% )
IF the GPS signal degrades, the H500 will automatically enter “Altitude hold mode” note in this mode it will drift, but will hold its altitude.
After flying 50% of the battery, do NOT switch from GPS mode to Manual, this may cause a sudden drop / crash.
You can land in GPS mode, after landing, skeep the throttle stick DOWN and switch to manual, then lock the motors.

Move throttle stick
to lowest position

Throttle stick return neutral

Set MIX switch
to “0” Position

“2” position: Return To Home

Set RUDD D/R switch
to “1” Position

“0” Position: OFF “1” Position: Not in use “2” Position: activate Round Fly
This mode require 8 satelites locked, you should see BLUE TRIBLE BLINK.

BEFORE activating the round-fly mode, you should be in “GPS hold mode” always put the throttle stick to middle position ( 50% )
The default roundfly radius is 5 meters (15 feet), You can change the Round Fly radius by editing the AUX 3 EPA (End Point Adjustment)
on the F12E transmitter, for details on editing EPA settings, see the F12e instruction manual.

“0” position: Manual mode
Throttle stick return neutral

The Return To Home mode, only work when you have a solid GPS lock, it is recommend to avoid flying if GPS lock is missing.
After engaging Return to Home mode, lave the throttle stick at 50% (centered) do not touch any switches on the F12E radio.
You can REGAIN control of the H500, make sure the throttle is centered, then flip the MIX switch to “1” position.
in a emergency like loss of control link between the F12e and the H500, the Failsafe system will automatically start RTH,
you may not be able to interupt a emergency RTH, simply let the aircraft continue until it lands.

IOC or Intelligent Orientation Control mode
Means the aircraft’s flight direction is only relative to the orignal take-off point (where you armed the motors)
REGARDLESS of the actual aircraft headding, with this mode you can fly past something and pan the aircraft
to frame your shot, without having to worry what direction the aircraft is facing.

ELEV D/R switch “0” position: IOC OFF “1” position: IOC ON
The IOC mode require a strong GPS lock, you should have trible blinks on the blue GPS indicator light.

IOC is inactive if the H500 is less than 10 meter (30 feet) from the original take-off position. (point where you armed the motors)
Fly the H500 manually to past 10 meters using the GPS mode, activate the IOC mode when you are past 10meters, the H500
will now fly IOC until you change mode, you can pan freely for video shots, when you push the stick right or left, the H500 will
move sideways relative to the original take-off position. Pushing the pitch stick up will push the H500 away from you, bulling the
stick back, bring the H500 back to the starting point.
When flying in IOC mode, you can make the H500 retun home by simply puling the PITCH stick down.

WARNING: The IOC turns off when the aircraft get closer than 10meters to the take off point, be prepared for this, as the system
will switch back to GPS hold mode at that point. this switch can cause confusion if the pilot are not prepared.

GEAR Switch: “0” Position: Extend landing Gear “1” Position: Retract landing Gear
NOTE: REMEMBER your landing gear, it is easy to forget the landing-gear when flying FPV. its not a good idea to land on your
camera. When activating the RTH (Return To Home) system, either by the pilot of by the failsafe system.
The TALI H500 will automatically extend the landing gear to protect your camera and make sure the H500 land safely.
You can not change the landing gear after the H500 have automatically extended for landing. you must land and lock / unlock motors.

“1” position：GPS hold mode

MIX switch to “2” position

“2” position: Return To Home