Xiaoyi Technology YFSF318 User Manual
Disclaimer and user manual
Product name:YI Pixie Drone
Model name:YFS.F318
Table of Contents
Suggested use
Product overview
Brief introduction
Names of main devices
Preflight preparation
Battery charging and installation
Battery charging
Battery installation and removal
Install batteries
Remove batteries
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4
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Yi Pilot APP download
Preflight check
First flight experience
Requirements for flight environment
List of LED indicators' indications
Start-up and shutdown
Start-up
Shutdown
Standby
Connect with the YI Pixie drone
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Release and hover
Take back the YI Pixie drone
Low battery
Manipulate the YI Pixie drone
Manual mode
Motion sensing mode
Camera angle
Introduction to APP functions
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Parameter settings
Picture shooting
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14
Time-lapse shooting
Burst mode
Video shooting
Fixed point surrounding
Face follow
File management
Multimedia library
APP setting of YI Pixie drone
Silent shooting
Head orientation
Face follow
Testing upgrade
WIFI information Modification
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DRONE calibration
Remaining capacity
Product manual
About
User information
Flight route
Main camera angle adjustment
Repair and maintenance
Remove and change the propeller
Storage & transportation
Transportation
Battery storage
Battery disposal
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Firmware upgrade
After-sale warranty information
Disclaimer & Warning
Product Warranty Card
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Suggested use
Yi technology provides the following file data for YI Pixie drone users :
1．《Packing List》
2．《Disclaimer & Safe Operation Manual》
3．《Quick Start Guide》
《Disclaimer & Safe Operation Manual 》includes the information on usage, safety,
maintenance, etc., which shall be read carefully before using the product. Please carefully
read 《Disclaimer & Safe Operation Manual 》and 《Quick Start Guide》, and ensure that
you have understood and agreed on all the clauses and precautions in them. Please log in
the official website to get the latest version of the data mentioned above.
Product overview
Brief introduction
YI Pixie drone is the world's leading artificial intelligence small drone for aerial
picturegraphy, which is safe, portable and easy to use. The total weight of Follow
is about 300g (including the battery), and it can shoot pictures of 13 mega-pixel
and high-quality videos of 4k resolution, which also has the functions of face
follow surrounding, one-key taking off/landing/returning, etc.
Through the "Yi Pilot" installed on the mobile device, the user can easily
manipulate YI Pixie drone, enjoying unprecedented experience and fun of
manipulation.
Names of main devices
Preflight preparation
Battery charging and installation
Battery charging
Put the battery on the charger, and make the battery fully
contact the interface of the charging stand.
Red indicator normally on:
The battery voltage is lower than 4.2V
Green indicator normally on:
the battery is fully charged
Note:
*When it is unused for a long time, the battery may suffer the over discharge, which will
lead to the failure of charging and utilization. Therefore, it's necessary to charge the
battery regularly to maintain the cell's activity, and to use, charge, transport and store the
battery in accordance with relevant requirements in the Battery Safety Operation Manual.
*When the charger detects that the battery temperature exceeds the normal working
range, it will stop charging and proceed when the temperature drops to a normal value.
During this process, the power indicator shall always display as the state of under
charging, which means that the red indicator is normally on.
* In case of finding damage on the battery appearance, please do not use it
Battery installation and removal
Install batteries
Put your strength on your fingers to dig the battery cover and open the rear
cover.
Press the battery into the battery position of Follow, with positive and
negative electrodes aligned.
Remove batteries
Put your strength on your fingers to dig the battery cover and open the rear
cover.
Carving one side of the battery and pressing slightly inwards, then pulling
upwards, the battery can be removed.
Yi Pilot APP download
Please ask YI technology for the newest Yi Pilot APP version. Mobile operating system versions
available for Yi Pilot APP: iOS 9.0 or above; Andoid 4.4.0 or above.
Preflight check
Guarantee the following points before conducting a trial flight :
•Maintain the mobile device to be connected to the Internet and activate the mobile phone
wifi, thus to guarantee that the DRONE can be correctly switched to the
local allowable Wi-Fi brand.
•The battery is fully charged and correctly installed; all the components work normally.
•The electric quantity of your mobile device used to manipulate the DRONE is sufficient.
•Environment and weather conditions are good enough for the flight.
•Be far away from the crowded area.
First flight experience
Requirements for flight environment
The YI Pixie drone can be used indoors with calm air condition, or outdoors with
the wind velocity below wind speed of 10Km/h.
In order to achieve the high quality of videos and pictures shot, it's better to
perform the shooting in the environment with calm wind and sufficient light, and
guarantee that there is no obstacle to affect the flight or block the operator's sight.
Please conduct the flight of the YI Pixie drone in the environment with the
temperature of 5℃-40℃ and the altitude lower than 3000m.
Please conduct the flight in local legal areas.
Please make sure that the flight area is spacious and bright; don't make the DRONE
fly beyond the remote control range (It is suggested that the largest operating
distance is shorter than 100, which is determined based on the flight environment.)
Don't use YI Pixie drone in the crowded area.
Indicator
Color & status
Representative meaning
White normally on
All scenes other than firmware
upgrade
White flashing
During firmware upgrade
LED indicator
Yellow indicator
blinks
Normally start upon startup,
before the system self-check
Green normally on
Normal status
White normally on
During the flight process
Blue indicator blinks
Low battery alarming & during
firmware upgrade
Red indicator blinks
Abnormal status
Don't use YI Pixie drone in the areas with no-fly signs or around buildings.
Don't conduct the flight under bad weather, such as rain, snow, fog, haze, thunder, lightning, strong wind
(wind velocity above Category 3), hail, dust storm, etc.
Don't use this product under such environment as strong magnetic field, etc.
Since the YI Pixie drone uses optical flow and sonar sensor to conduct positioning, carefully use the Follow
DRONE under the following environments:
•The scene which is too dark or too bright
•The scene with drastic and rapid changes of light
Prevent it from flying on the surface with the following characteristics:
•Ground with pure color
•Surface with strong reflection, such as water surface or the surface of the transparent and
reflective object
•Surface of the moving object
•Surface of the material which has strong absorption of sound waves
•Surface with a very high texture multiplicity
•Surface of the object whose inclination exceeds 30º
•Area covered by snow
*For more detailed precautions and safety operation instructions, please refer to the
Disclaimer and Safety Operation Manual.
List of LED indicators' indications
The following table shows the state of the indicator light and its
corresponding implication.
Power supply
indicator
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