Zhejiang Dahua Vision Technology UAV-R1 UAV Remote Controller User Manual Navigator X1550 Users Manual

Zhejiang Dahua Vision Technology Co., Ltd UAV Remote Controller Navigator X1550 Users Manual

Navigator X1550_Users Manual

        NAVIGATOR  X1550 User’s  Manual V1.0.0 ZHEJIANG DAHUA VISION TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD
 I  Legal  Statement Copyright © 2017 ZHEJIANG DAHUA VISION TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. All rights reserved. Any or full contents of the user’s manual cannot be copied, transmitted, distributed, partially or wholly,  by  any  means,  without  the  prior  written  notice  of  ZHEJIANG  DAHUA  VISION TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.   Dahua or the third party may reserve the right of the product described in this user’s manual. Without the prior written approval of the corresponding party, any person cannot (including but not limited to) copy, distribute, amend, excerpt, reverse compile, disassemble, decode, reverse engineering, rent, transfer or sublicense the software. Trademark   ,  ,  and    are  the  trademarks  or  registered trademarks of Dahua and its branch companies in various jurisdictions. Other trademarks or company names mentioned are the properties of their respective owners. Update and Modification  In order to enhance the product security and provide better user experience, Dahua may improve  the  product  via  software  auto  update,  but  Dahua  doesn't  need  to  inform  in advance and isn't liable to any responsibility.  Dahua  reserves  the  right  to  modify  any  information  in  this  document  at  any  time;  the modified contents will be added into the new version without prior announcement. There may be minor differences about some product functions after it is updated.
 II Preface Document Overview The  manual  is  to  comprehensively  introduce  function  features,  structure  parameters, installation, dismounting and flight guide etc. of the product.   Applied Model X1550 Application Object End users.   Reading Guide Chapter No. Chapter Name Main Content 1 Product Overview It is to introduce the function features and application scenarios of the product. 2 Product Component It  is  to  comprehensively  introduce  main  components  of  the product. Read the chapter before use;  understand product structure and application methods of main components. 3 Flight Preparation It is to elaborate the complete flow of aircraft unlock before takeoff. Strictly  conform  to  the  installation  debugging  sequence  of  the chapter, install each component and make initial debugging before first use. If  it  is  not  the  first  time  to  use  the  device,  you  can  select  the installation  content  according  to  the  dismounting  situation  last time.  However,  confirm  that  all  the  components  (unnecessary steps excluded) listed in the chapter have been stably installed. Please conform to the operating steps in this chapter strictly and follow the operating sequence.   4 Enable Flight It is to elaborate the complete flow of aircraft formal launch and landing. Complete the preparation steps listed in Chapter 3. Confirm that all the inspection items, including environment and the  device itself,  conform  to  flight requirements before enabling flight. Please operate by strictly conforming to the steps described in the chapter; the operation sequence can't be reversed. 5 End Flight It is to elaborate the operation steps after aircraft landing.
 III Please operate by strictly conforming to the steps described in this chapter; the operation sequence can't be reversed. 6 Upgrade It is to introduce upgrade methods and points of attention. 7 Appendix 1 It is to introduce the technical parameters. 8 Appendix 2 It is to introduce the indicator definition of the aircraft. 9 Appendix 3 It is to introduce the matching method among the components. 10 Appendix 4 It  is  to  list  possible  problems  and  solutions  when  using  the product.
 IV Symbol Definition The  following symbol may appear  in  the  document. Please  refer to  the table  below for  the respective definition. Symbol Note Danger It  indicates  a  potentially  hazardous  situation  which,  if  not  avoided,  could result in death or serious injury. Warning It indicates a moderate or low level of potential danger which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. Caution It indicates a potential risk that, if ignored, could result in damage to device, degraded performance, or unpredictable results. Tips It means that it can help you to solve some problem or save your time. Note It means the additional information, which is the emphasis and supplement of the main body.  Document Material The  product  includes  the  following  document  materials.  Please  search  according  to  your requirements.  Quick Start Guide It applies to the first simple flight. Please refer to User’s Manual for operation details when it is used for the second time or it has to use some other advanced functions. Check the paper material in the packaging box or log in www.dahuasecurity.com to obtain the User’s Manual.  User’s Manual (this document) It  comprehensively  introduces  the  product  function  features,  structure  parameters,  installation, dismounting and flight guide etc. Log in www.dahuasecurity.com to obtain the User’s Manual. Revision Record No. Version No. Revision Content Release Date 1 V1.0.0 First release 2017.9.13
 V Important  Safeguards  and  Warnings The  following  description  is  the  correct  application  method  of  the  device.  Please  read  the manually carefully before use, in order to prevent danger and property loss. Strictly conform to the manual during application and keep it properly after reading. Danger  Please operate  the  aircraft in  the  environment  which  meets flight  conditions, and  keep away from no-fly zone.  After unlocking, operators shall keep at least 5m away from the aircraft, in order to prevent personal injury. Warning  Please transport, use and store the product and  all  its components in the environment which satisfies the requirements.  Please strictly conform to operation flows described in the manual when dismantling the device. Please do not dismantle other components privately. Caution  Before the first flight, please carry out geomagnetic calibration according to 3.9.5.  Please do not touch the lens of PTZ camera directly. Use hair drier to remove the dust or dirt from the lens surface.  Please operate the device by strictly conforming to the steps described in the manual; the operation sequence can’t be reversed.  Get to  know  local laws  and regulations before  using  the  aircraft. Please apply to  local authorities for flight permission if necessary.  For  the  first  flight,  please  adopt  loiter  mode  (before  takeoff,  it  is  suggested  that  GPS satellites are≥12 and horizontal precision factor is ≤1.  Please make sure that the device antenna has been properly installed before enabling the power of remote control, ground station or aircraft. Otherwise, it may cause damages to internal module or shorten the control distance. Flight Environment Warning Please make flight in the environment which meets the following conditions:
 VI   Keep away from no-fly zone; please do not enter no-fly zone.  Keep view wide open; make sure the device is flying within field of view; please do not block field of view.  Please do not fly the aircraft in rain, snow and thunder weather.  Please do not fly in narrow and small space.  Try not to fly right above the crowd, in order to prevent personal injury.  Please do not get close to high-voltage power line. Keep more than 10m distance.   Power Requirement Caution  The product shall use electric wires (power wires) recommended by this area, which shall be used within its rated specification!  Products with category I structure shall be connected to grid power output socket, which is equipped with protective grounding.  Please conform to local electrical safety standards strictly.    Before operation, please check whether power supply is correct.  Please use power supply that meets SELV (safety extra low voltage) requirements, and supply power with rated voltage that conforms to Limited Power Source in IEC60950-1. For specific power supply requirements, please refer to device labels.  Prevent power cord from being trampled or pressed, especially the plug, power socket and the junction extruded from the device. Battery Points of Attention Warning  It has to use the exclusive power adapter provided by Dahua Technology to charge the device.  Otherwise,  it  may  damage  the  battery  or  lead  to  other  unpredictable consequences.  Charge the device at a temperature between 0 and 50℃.  Distinguish positive and negative poles when charging the device, to prevent short circuit.  Charge  and  discharge  at  least  once  every  month;  prohibit  storing  the  device  without electricity.  Please do not place the device close to fire source or inflammables.  Please do not charge and discharge the device in unattended conditions.
 VII  Please do not use undesignated battery to the device.  Please do not dismantle and destroy the battery without permission; water is not allowed to enter the device; man-made damages are not covered by warranty.  Please do not throw the battery into fire or expose it to high-temperature environment.  Please do not dismantle, modify or deform the battery.  Avoid short circuit between positive and negative contacts (please do not place the battery together with the objects such as necklace and hairpin etc. when carrying or storing the battery).  Please replace new battery timely when it is damaged.  Please charge the battery or discharge it to 30%~40% remaining capacity if it won't be used  for  a  long  time,  and  place  it  in  a  dry  and  cool  environment  under  an  ambient temperature of -20℃—35℃.  If the battery leaks and the liquid enters eyes accidentally, please do not rub your eyes; wash your eyes with clean water and see a doctor immediately. Caution  It is normal that the battery heats up after it is running for a period of time.  It is normal that the battery heats up when it is being charged.  The cycle times of power battery is 300 in normal application situation.  During charging of power battery, charging is completed when the charger displays “FULL” and beeps for 5 times. Don’t take down batteries before charging is completed.   Application Environment Requirements  Please do not aim the device at strong light (such as lighting, sunlight and so on).  Please transport, use and store the device within the allowed humidity and temperature range.  Please do not let any liquid flow into the device.  Please do not block the device ventilation.  Please do not press, vibrate or soak the device.  Please pack the device with default package or material with equivalent quality.  This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept  any  interference  received,  including  interference  that  may  cause  undesired operation.    Caution: The user is cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the  party  responsible  for  compliance  could  void  the  user's  authority  to  operate  the equipment.    Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable  protection  against  harmful  interference  in  a  residential  installation.  This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used  in  accordance  with  the  instructions,  may  cause  harmful  interference  to  radio communications.  However,  there  is  no  guarantee  that  interference  will  not  occur  in  a particular  installation.  If  this  equipment  does  cause  harmful  interference  to  radio  or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
 VIII user  is  encouraged  to  try  to  correct  the  interference  by  one  or  more  of  the  following measures:   —Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.   —Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.   —Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.   —Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.  FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator and any part of your body. This only applies to the aircraft
 IX   Operation and Maintenance Requirements Warning  Please do not dismantle the device privately.  Please do not touch sensor CCD or CMOS directly; use hair drier to remove dust or dirt from the lens surface.  Please use soft dry cloth or clean soft cloth to dip a little mild detergent to clean the device.  Please do not touch or wipe the lens surface directly.  Please use the accessories provided by manufacturer and it shall be installed and repaired by professional staffs.  Please avoid laser beam radiation to the surface when using laser beam device.  Please do not provide two or more power supply modes to the device at the same time; otherwise, it may damage the device.  Max 3 aircrafts are allowed to fly in the same area at the same time. Two remote controls shall be at least 15m away from each other, thus avoid radio interference and guarantee control distance.    Please make sure that there is no occlusion above the flight. Privacy Protection Notice As the device user or data controller, you might collect personal data of others' such as face, fingerprints, car plate number, Email address, phone number, GPS and so on. You need to be in compliance with the local privacy protection laws and regulations to protect the legitimate rights  and  interests  of  other  people  by  implementing  measures  include  but  not  limited  to: providing clear and visible identification  to  inform data  subject the existence of surveillance area and providing related contact. About the Manual  The Manual is for reference only. If there is inconsistency between the Manual and the actual product, the actual product shall prevail.  We are not liable for any loss caused by the operations that do not comply with the Manual.  The  Manual  would  be  updated  according  to  the  latest  laws  and  regulations  of  related regions. For detailed information, see the paper User's Manual, CD-ROM, QR code or our official website. If there is inconsistency between paper User's Manual and the electronic version, the electronic version shall prevail.  All the designs and software are subject to change without prior written notice. The product updates might cause some differences between the actual product and the Manual. Please contact the customer service for the latest program and supplementary documentation.  There still might be deviation in technical data, functions and operations description, or errors in print. If there is any doubt or dispute, please refer to our final explanation.  Upgrade the reader software or try other mainstream reader software if the Guide (in PDF format) cannot be opened.  All  trademarks,  registered  trademarks  and  the  company  names  in  the  Manual  are  the properties of their respective owners.
 X  Please visit our website, contact the supplier or customer service if there is any problem occurred when using the device.  If there is any uncertainty or controversy, please refer to our final explanation.
   XI Table  of  Contents Legal Statement ......................................................................................................................................... I Preface ....................................................................................................................................................... II Important Safeguards and Warnings ..................................................................................................... V 1. Product Introduction......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Functional Features ...................................................................................................................... 1 2. Structure ............................................................................................................................................ 4 2.1  Aircraft .......................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1.1  Product Dimensions .......................................................................................................... 4 2.1.2  Structural Component ....................................................................................................... 6 2.2  Airborne Device ........................................................................................................................... 7 2.2.1  Visible Light PTZ Camera ................................................................................................. 8 2.2.2  Thermal PTZ Camera (Optional) ..................................................................................... 11 2.3  Remote Control .......................................................................................................................... 14 2.3.1  Dimensions ..................................................................................................................... 14 2.3.2  Structural Component ..................................................................................................... 15 2.3.3  Buttons ............................................................................................................................ 19 2.3.4  Operation Interface ......................................................................................................... 21 2.4  Ground Control Station (GCS) ................................................................................................... 27 2.4.1  Dimensions ..................................................................................................................... 27 2.4.2  Structural Component ..................................................................................................... 28 2.4.3  Operation GUI ................................................................................................................. 29 3. Flight Preparation ........................................................................................................................... 36 3.1  Unpack ....................................................................................................................................... 36 3.2  Check Remaining Power ........................................................................................................... 37 3.2.1  Aircraft ............................................................................................................................. 37 3.2.2  Remote Control ............................................................................................................... 38 3.2.3  Ground Station Battery Check ........................................................................................ 38 3.3  Charging .................................................................................................................................... 39 3.3.1  Aircraft Battery Charging ................................................................................................ 39 3.3.2  Remote Control Charging ............................................................................................... 40 3.3.3  Ground Station Charging ................................................................................................ 40 3.4  Prepare Device .......................................................................................................................... 41 3.4.1  Prepare Airborne Device ................................................................................................ 41 3.4.2  External Microphone ....................................................................................................... 42 3.5  Prepare Aircraft .......................................................................................................................... 43 3.5.1  Install Aircraft Arm........................................................................................................... 43 3.5.2  Open Antenna ................................................................................................................. 43 3.5.3  Install Aircraft Battery ...................................................................................................... 44 3.6  Prepare Ground Station ............................................................................................................. 45 3.6.1  Set up Antenna ............................................................................................................... 45
    XII 3.6.2  Enable Ground Station Power ........................................................................................ 45 3.7  Prepare Remote Control ............................................................................................................ 46 3.7.1  Install Micro SD Card ...................................................................................................... 46 3.7.2  Open Antenna ................................................................................................................. 46 3.7.3  Enable Remote Control Power ....................................................................................... 47 3.7.4  Confirm Remote Control Mode ....................................................................................... 47 3.8  Enable Aircraft Power ................................................................................................................ 48 3.9  Check and Debugging ............................................................................................................... 49 3.9.1  Aircraft Diagnosis ............................................................................................................ 49 3.9.2  Remote Control Calibration ............................................................................................ 50 3.9.3  Accelerometer Calibration .............................................................................................. 50 3.9.4  Initialization Failure ......................................................................................................... 51 3.9.5  Geomagnetic Abnormity ................................................................................................. 51 3.9.6  GPS Satellites Insufficiency ............................................................................................ 53 3.10 Install Propellers ........................................................................................................................ 53 4. Enable Flight .................................................................................................................................... 55 4.1  Flight Mode ................................................................................................................................ 55 4.2  Manual Mode ............................................................................................................................. 56 4.2.1  Introduction to Manual Flight Flow .................................................................................. 56 4.2.2  Unlock Flight Control ...................................................................................................... 56 4.2.3  Manual Takeoff ............................................................................................................... 57 4.2.4  Manual Flight Control ...................................................................................................... 58 4.2.5  Manual RTH and Landing ............................................................................................... 59 4.2.6  Manual Locking ............................................................................................................... 60 4.3  Intelligent Mode.......................................................................................................................... 61 4.3.1  Flight Route ..................................................................................................................... 61 4.3.2  Intelligent Flight Mode ..................................................................................................... 62 4.3.3  Intelligent Locking Mode ................................................................................................. 66 4.4  Intelligent Protection Mechanism ............................................................................................... 68 4.4.1  Low Battery ..................................................................................................................... 68 4.4.2  Out of Control .................................................................................................................. 68 4.4.3  Electronic Fence ............................................................................................................. 68 4.5  Other Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 71 4.5.1  Remote Control Parameter Settings ............................................................................... 71 4.5.2  Ground Station Parameter Settings ................................................................................ 75 5. End Flight ......................................................................................................................................... 77 5.1  Turn off Power ........................................................................................................................... 77 5.2  Remove Aircraft Battery ............................................................................................................. 78 5.3  Dismantle Airborne Device ........................................................................................................ 79 5.4  Fold Aircraft ................................................................................................................................ 80 5.5  Dismantle Image Transmission Antenna ................................................................................... 80 5.6  Copy Video of Camera Micro SD Card ..................................................................................... 81 5.7  Remove Other Components ...................................................................................................... 81 6. Upgrade and Update ....................................................................................................................... 82 6.1  Aircraft Firmware Update ........................................................................................................... 82 6.2  Remote Control Update ............................................................................................................. 82 6.2.1  APP Update .................................................................................................................... 82
    XIII 6.2.2  Download and Update Offline Map of Remote Control .................................................. 83 6.3  Ground Station Update .............................................................................................................. 85 6.3.1  Ground Station Software Update .................................................................................... 85 6.3.2  Ground Station Map Update ........................................................................................... 85 6.3.3  Ground Station Offline Map ............................................................................................ 85   Appendix 1 Main Technical Parameters ............................................................................................. 89 Appendix 2 Aircraft Status Indicator .................................................................................................... 93 Appendix 3 System Pairing ................................................................................................................... 95   Appendix 4 FAQ .................................................................................................................................... 97 Appendix 4.1 FAQ and Solutions of Aircraft ..................................................................................... 97 Appendix 4.2 FAQ and Solutions of Remote Control ....................................................................... 97 Appendix 4.3 FAQ and Solutions of Ground Station ........................................................................ 98 Appendix 4.4 FAQ and Solutions of Airborne Device ....................................................................... 98
 1 1. Product  Introduction 1.1 Overview This product is a hex-rotor drone designed for public security, transportation, firefighting, border defense, agriculture, forest and energy source fields. It provides integrated solutions of aerial video surveillance.   This product consists of aircraft, airborne device, remote control  and  ground control  station (GCS).  Aircraft: It consists of navigation system, flight control system and power system.    Airborne device: It consists of the PTZ control system, mission device and servo motor.    Remote control: It consists of the remote control system and touch screen.    GCS:  It  consists  of  the  PC,  image  transmission  system  and  ground  control  station software. 1.2 Functional Features Integrated Design  The aircraft adopts integrated design and neat appearance. Only the propeller shall be dismantled and installed.    The remote control integrates the remote control and touch screen together. It is easy to operate and has clear indicator. Folded Packages  Antennas can be folded repeatedly and dismantled, suitable to be carried, transported and stored. Quick Dismantling  The aircraft arm and the propeller adopt quick dismantling structure, easy to open or fold antenna.    The PTZ camera adopts quick dismantling structure. Installation screws are secured on the shock absorber plate, in order to prevent them from being lost. HD Video
 2  The  shock  absorber  board  and  shock  absorber  ball  work  together  to  guarantee  PTZ camera stability.    Industrial optical zoom visible light camera is optional, with professional HD video effect.    IR thermal camera is optional, suitable for special environments such as fire scene or night environment, so as to guarantee clear video and high restoration.    The remote control has snapshot button and record button, which are easy to operate and instantly start snapshot and record function. Accurate Positioning Empennage has built-in GSP system, so its positioning is accurate and real-time. Wireless Transmission  Aircraft has 4  antennas. Connect the  remote control and image transmission device to send and receive radio wave signals.    The remote control has 3 antennas. Connect the aircraft and GCS to send and receive radio wave signals.    The ground station connects large-size image transmission antenna, to send and receive radio wave signals. Low Electric Quantity Protection When electric quantity is lower than estimated safe return value, trigger low electric quantity protection automatically, including alarm, return home and landing.   Flight Log The ground station automatically records flight logs. Intelligent Battery  Display remaining electric quantity: Battery has built-in power indicator light.    Balanced charging protection function: Automatically  balance the battery cell voltage to protect battery.    Overcharge protection function: Battery automatically stops charging when the voltage is full.    Sleep  protection  function:  Battery  automatically  goes  to  sleep  status  when  there  is  no operation within 5 minutes.  Charging temperature protection function: The battery charging temperature ranges from 0℃ to 50℃. Once the temperature is too high, battery automatically stops charging; otherwise, it may result in battery damage.    Communication: The remote control and the GCS can get current remaining capacity and voltage information. Flight Control
 3 The aircraft adopts hex-rotor power system. It can switch among several flight modes and is easy to control the flight direction. Electronic Fence (e-fence)  Support e-fence function; prevent the aircraft from leaving the specified flight zone.    Support customized e-fence settings.
 4 2. Structure This product mainly consists of  aircraft, airborne  device, remote  control and ground  control station (GCS). This chapter introduces the structures of these four components. The detailed operations will be introduced in Chapter 3. Note All figures listed below and all dimensions listed here for reference only. The figure and the dimensions  may  be  slightly  different  from  the  user  data  due  to  measurement  position, measurement accuracy and position indication. Please refer to the actual product for detailed information. 2.1  Aircraft Please refer to Chapter 3 to install the propeller and unfold the whole device. 2.1.1  Product Dimensions  Figure 2-1 Unit is mm.
 5  Figure 2-2 Unit is mm.
 6 2.1.2  Structural Component  Figure 2-3 No. Name Function   1 Propeller High-speed revolution to turn the motor power to propulsive force.   There  are  3  pairs  of  propellers  with  different  structures. Please adjust the installation positions according to the actual situation. 2 Arm Detachable.   3 Antenna Fold or unfold.  2 antennas are to receive the remote control signal.  2 antennas are for wireless image transmission. 4 Set screws of battery compartment cover Loosen the screws to open the battery compartment cover. 5 Battery  compartment cover After opening the cover, install or dismantle the batteries.   6 Landing gear Detachable. It is used to fix the aircraft.   7 Empennage Built-in GPS and compass.   8 Pair button When the remote control, GCS and the aircraft loses remote connection, click it to pair again. 9 Power  switch  (with indicator) Press it for 1s + long press it for 3s to turn on/off the aircraft.
 7 No. Name Function   10 Aircraft  status indicator There are  two modes: normally on and flashing. It displays five  colors:  red,  yellow,  blue,  green  and  purple,  to  indicate system status, flight mode, upgrade status and etc. Note Refer  to  Appendix  2  for  indicator  light  information  and definition. 11 LED Red/green lights.  The  adjacent  two  groups  of  the  indicator  lights  are normally red, corresponding to the head of the aircraft.    The  adjacent  two  groups  of  the  indicator  lights  are normally green, corresponding to the tail of the aircraft. 12 Cooling fin   For heat dissipation purpose of the aircraft. 13 Set screws of landing gear Dismantle landing gear. Table 2-1 2.2  Airborne Device Note  This part takes visible light PTZ camera and Thermal PTZ camera as an example, and introduces airborne device.    For detailed info about various airborne device, please refer to their user’s manuals and quick start guides.   The aircraft supports to carry visible light PTZ camera, Thermal PTZ camera, loudspeaker and throwing loads.
 8 2.2.1  Visible Light PTZ Camera 2.2.1.1  Dimensions  Figure 2-4
 9  Figure 2-5
 10 2.2.1.2  Structural Component  Figure 2-6 No. Name Function   1 Shock absorber ball Reduce PTZ camera vibration during the flight, to get clearer video. 2 Shock absorber board 3 Installation screw Secure the PTZ camera on the aircraft. 4 Yaw motor Control rotation angle of yaw axis of the camera. 5 Yaw rotation arm 6 Motor Control rotation angle of roll axis of the camera.   7 Rotation arm 8 Pitching motor Control rotation angle of pitch axis of the camera. 9 Camera Take pictures.   10 Lens Table 2-2
 11 2.2.2  Thermal PTZ Camera (Optional) 2.2.2.1  Dimensions  Figure 2-7
 12  Figure 2-8
 13 2.2.2.2  Structural Component  Figure 2-9 No. Name Function   1 Shock absorber ball Reduce PTZ camera vibration during the flight, to get clearer video. 2 Shock absorber board 3 Installation screw Secure the PTZ camera on the aircraft. 4 Course motor Control horizontal direction of the camera. 5 Course rotation arm 6 Roll motor Control rotation angle of horizontal axis of the camera.   7 Roll rotation arm 8 Pitching motor Control rotation angle of pitch axis of the camera. 9 Camera Take pictures.   10 Lens Table 2-3
 14 2.3  Remote Control 2.3.1  Dimensions  Figure 2-10
 15  Figure 2-11 2.3.2  Structural Component Front panel, side panel and rear panel of the remote control are shown in Figure 2-12, Figure 2-13 and Figure 2-14.
 16  Figure 2-12 No. Name Function   1 Antenna Establish the remote control relationship with the aircraft and aircraft state parameters. One silver antenna is installed in the middle, while two red antennas are installed at both sides. 2 Hanger Fix the hanger belt. 3 Left control stick Control the aircraft flight status.   4 Touch screen Set parameters and preview the video.   5 Landing gear button Reserved.   6 Battery indicator Each bar represents 25% battery power. 7 Charging indicator Indicator  light  is  on  when  connecting  power  to  the  charging port.  Red light is normally on: charging.    Green light is normally on: charging is finished. 8 One-click  return button Control aircraft to return home automatically. 9 One-click  takeoff/ landing button Control aircraft takeoff or landing automatically. The aircraft will loiter at 2m height when takeoff process is completed.   10 Right control stick Control the aircraft flight status. Table 2-4
 17  Figure 2-13 No. Name Function   11 PTZ course scroll wheel Control horizontal shooting angle of camera lens.   12 Snapshot   Press this button shortly to snapshot present image.   13 Flight mode lever 3-level lever to select flight mode.  Upper  level:  intelligent  flight  mode.  The  aircraft  flights automatically according to the specified course.    Middle level: flight at the specified height. When the throttle lever is at the central mode, the aircraft flights at the same height automatically.    Lower level: flight at the specified position. When all levers are  at  the  central  mode,  the  aircraft  hovers  at  the  same position.   14 4G SIM slot Reserved. 15 Audio output port Connect to earphone, sound box and etc. It is to play audio.   16 Reset  button  of remote control   Reserved.   17 Micro USB port Insert data cable to connect PC. It is to transmit the data to the PC. 18 SD slot  Insert micro SD  card: The micro SD card with the chip is facing down. Insert the card to the slot horizontally.    Remove micro SD card: Press micro SD card inwards, so micro SD card pops up a little bit, and can be pulled out. 19 Power port Input DC 12V power.
 18 No. Name Function   20 PTZ mode lever 2-level lever. It is to select PTZ mode.  Upper level: Course following mode. The PTZ camera angle changes with aircraft flight direction.  Lower  level:  Course  locking  mode.  No  matter  what  the aircraft flight angles are, the PTZ camera always faces the same degree to shoot. 21 Record button Press this button shortly to start recording, and press it again to stop recording. 22 PTZ  pitch  scroll wheel Control vertical shooting angle of camera lens. Table 2-5  Figure 2-14 No. Name Function   23 Zoom in button  Press it for a short time, to zoom in the camera.    Press it for a long time, to zoom in until the camera reaches the maximum magnification. 24 Power switch Turn on or turn off the remote control. 25 Zoom out button  Press it for a short time, to zoom out the camera.    Press  it  for  a  long  time,  to  zoom  out  until  the  camera reaches the minimum magnification. Table 2-6
 19 2.3.3  Buttons Note Refer to Chapter 4 for the joystick and flight mode lever button information. 2.3.3.1  Scroll Wheel  PTZ course scroll wheel: control horizontal shooting angle of camera lens, as shown in Figure 2-15.  Scroll wheel turns to the left: PTZ turns to the left.  Scroll wheel turns to the right: PTZ turns to the right.  Figure 2-15  PTZ  pitching  scroll  wheel:  control  vertical  shooting  angle  of  camera lens,  as  shown  in Figure 2-16.  Scroll wheel turns to the left: camera lens turns downwards.  Scroll wheel turns to the right: camera lens turns upwards.  Figure 2-16 2.3.3.2  PTZ Mode Lever Shooting direction of PTZ camera is controlled with PTZ mode lever, as shown in Figure 2-17.
 20  Figure 2-17 2-level lever:  Upper level: Course following mode. Shooting angle of PTZ camera changes with aircraft flight direction.  Lower level: Course locking mode. No matter what the aircraft flight angles are, the PTZ camera always faces the same degree to shoot. 2.3.3.3  Shooting  Figure 2-18  Snapshot: Press snapshot button for a short time to snapshot the present image.  Record: Press record button for a short time to begin recording video. Press it for a short time again to stop recording.
 21 2.3.4  Operation Interface After  turning  on  with  the  remote  control,  enter  main  interface.  It  consists  of  the  following function modules, as shown in Figure 2-19.  Figure 2-19 Tips Slide up at any position on the preview interface to hide the setting menu, function bar and status bar. Slide down at any position on the main interface to view them again. No. Name Function   1 Settings menu   Click to enter the setting menu.   Please refer to “2.3.4.4 Settings” for details. 2 General functions Set  HOME  position  and  lock  mode.  Please  refer  to  “2.3.4.3 General Function Buttons” for details. 3 Status bar1 Display flight mode, PTZ mode, remote control signal intensity, GPS satellite amount, signal intensity and remaining power of the aircraft. Please refer to “2.3.4.1.1 Status Display Bar 1” for details. 4 Preview window Quickly  switch  video  preview  and  map  preview  to  display prompt information. Please refer to “2.3.4.2 Preview” for details. 5 Status bar 2 Display  remaining  flight  time,  aircraft  speed,  height  and distance  from  the  HOME.  Please  refer  to  “2.3.4.1.2  Status Display Bar 2” for details. Table 2-7
 22 2.3.4.1  System Status 2.3.4.1.1  Status Display Bar 1  Figure 2-20 Icon   Name   Function    Flight mode Display current flight mode of the aircraft.  PTZ mode   There are two statuses.  :  When  the  PTZ  lever  is  at  the  lower level,  the  PTZ  camera  has  locked  the  course direction. No matter how aircraft angle changes, the PTZ camera is still facing the same direction to shoot.  :  When  the  PTZ  lever  is  at  the  upper level, the PTZ camera direction is flight following mode.  The  shooting  angle  changes  with  the aircraft course angle.  Remote control intensity   There are max. 5 bars. The more the highlighted bar amount is, the stronger the remote control effect is.  GPS  satellite and  signal intensity    The number on the left side is the GPS satellite amount.    The GPS signal intensity is shown on the right. There are max. 5 bars. The more the highlighted bar amount is, the stronger the remote control effect is.  Remaining power   When the remaining power is low, please complete the flight as soon as possible and replace the aircraft battery. Table 2-8 2.3.4.1.2  Status Display Bar 2  Figure 2-21
 23 Icon   Name   Function    Aircraft direction   White triangle: it indicates the aircraft direction on the geographic position.  Remaining  flight time When  the  flight  time  is  running  out,  please complete  the  flight  as  soon  as  possible  and charge the aircraft. Note This  estimated  value  is  for  reference  only. Actual  flight  time  may  be  affected  by enviroment and  etc.  It  may be  different  from the actual flight time.  Horizontal speed   Horizontal forward and backward speed of the aircraft.  Vertical speed   Vertical  ascending  and  descending  speed  of the  aircraft.  Positive  value  represents ascending  speed,  while  negative  value represents descending speed.  Altitude   Relative altitude from the takeoff position.  Distance  from  the HOME Distance between the aircraft and Home. Note Default Home is GPS coordinate of the aircraft when unlocking loiter mode (actual positioning accuracy  is  related  with  environment  or weather). Table 2-9 2.3.4.2  Preview Click the window at the top left corner, to switch between video preview mode and map preview mode.   Prompt  information  is  displayed  on  the right  side  of  the icon.  Click  the  icon  to  view message list. 2.3.4.2.1  Video Preview Mode Default preview mode is shown in Figure 2-22.
 24  Figure 2-22  In this mode, the map is displayed in a small window at the top left corner of the preview interface.  In this mode, the large window displays the real-time image transmitted by the camera to the remote control. 2.3.4.2.2  Map Preview Mode  Figure 2-23  In this mode, the image transmitted by the camera to the remote control is displayed in a small window at the top left corner of the preview interface.  In this mode, the large window displays aircraft position on the map.   Buttons in map preview mode are described as follows:
 25  Map direction locking button: Press this button to lock the map direction, so the map cannot be rotated manually. Click it again to unlock, so the map can be rotated manually.  Map display mode switching button: Switch to display the map in the form of satellite imagery or 2D image.  Central button: Switch to current position of the aircraft quickly and center at current position of the aircraft. 2.3.4.3  General Function Buttons Locking Mode Click it to select locking mode of the aircraft on the popped up dialog box.    Figure 2-24 2.3.4.4  Settings Click    to enter setting interface, as shown in Table 2-10. Level  1 Menu Level 2 Menu Level 3 Menu Function Remote control   Control  stick mode   - There  are  two  modes.  Please  refer  to “4.2.4 Manual Flight Control” for detailed operation methods. Remote  control calibration   - Calibrate the remote control. Please refer to  “3.9.2 Remote Control Calibration”  for detailed operation methods. Remote  control pair   - Pair  remote  control,  ground  station  and aircraft.  Please  refer  to  “Appendix  3 System  Pairing”  for  detailed  operation methods. Flight   Enable e-fence   - Enable or disable e-fence. Please refer to “4.4.3.2  Enable  Electronic  Fence”  for detailed operation methods. E-fence   - Set  e-fence  parameters  and  trigger actions.  Please  refer  to  “4.4.3.1  Fence Area  Settings”  for  detailed  operation methods. Preview   Preview  image size   - Set  preview  image  size.  Please  refer  to “4.5.1.1  Image  Transmission  Size”  for
 26 Level  1 Menu Level 2 Menu Level 3 Menu Function detailed operation methods. Camera   Photo - Set snapshot image size. Please refer to “4.5.1.2  Photo  Settings”  for  detailed operation methods. Video     - Set  the  resolution  ratio,  frame  rate  and max.  bandwidth  of  PTZ  camera.  Please refer  to  “4.5.1.3  Video  Settings”  for detailed operation methods. Advanced   Image   Set  brightness,  contrast,  saturation, sharpness  and  gamma  value.  Please refer  to  “4.5.1.4  Image  Settings”  for detailed operation methods. General Aircraft firmware upgrade   - Check  firmware  status  and  upgrade. Please  refer  to  “6.1  Aircraft  Firmware Update” for detailed operation methods. APP upgrade   - Check  APP  status  and  upgrade.  Please refer  to  “6.2.1  APP  Update”  for  detailed operation methods. Other   Geomagnetism calibration   Calibrate geomagnetism. Please  refer to “3.9.5  Geomagnetic  Abnormity”  for detailed operation methods. Accelerometer calibration   Calibrate  accelerometer.  Please  refer  to “3.9.3  Accelerometer  Calibration”  for detailed operation methods. Offline map   Add or delete offline map. Please refer to “6.2.2 Download and Update Offline Map of Remote Control” for detailed operation methods. Brightness   Adjust laptop brightness. Please  refer  to “4.5.1.5  Brightness  Adjustment”  for detailed operation methods. Currently connected  to SSID - Display currently connected aircraft. Date   - Set the display time of remote control. Language   - Set the language of APP interface.   Table 2-10 On settings interface, click    to return to the previous menu and click    to exit settings.
 27 2.4  Ground Control Station (GCS) 2.4.1  Dimensions  Figure 2-25  Figure 2-26
 28 2.4.2  Structural Component  Figure 2-27   No. Name Function   1 Touch pen   For operations on the ground station. 2 System boot up button   Boot up ground station OS.    When device is off, push to the right to boot up.    When device is on, push to the right and keep for at least 3 seconds to shut down forcedly. 3 Image transmission button   Enable/disable  ground  control  station  image transmission system.  When device is off, press once for a short time; the built-in  red  indicator  light  is  on,  the  image transmission system is on.    When  device  on,  press  once  for  a  short  time,  the built-in  red  indictor  light  is  off,  the  image transmission system is off. 4 Power port   Charging port of ground station. 5 Image  transmission antenna     For  Image  transmission  between  the  ground  control station and the aircraft. 6 Screen buckle   Press to open the ground control station. 7 Relay antenna For data transmission between the ground control station and the remote control. 8 Touch screen   For operations on the ground station. 9 Touchpad Table 2-11
 29 2.4.3  Operation GUI Caution Please modify initial password, in order to guarantee information security. Click    to open the Ground Control Station (GCS), enter the main interface.   GCS has the following function modules, as shown in Figure 2-28.  Figure 2-28 No. Name Function   1 Settings menu   Set  aircraft  settings  and  preview  interface.  Please  refer  to “2.4.3.1 Settings” for details. 2 Status  display  bar 1 Display preview alarm information, GPS status, battery status and flight mode. Please refer to “2.4.3.2.1 Status Display Bar 1” for details. 3 Speaker   Set  speaker function.  Please  refer  to  “2.4.3.1.3  Speaker Settings” for details. 4 Status  display  bar 2 Display  aircraft  flight  attitude,  flight  parameters  and  flight directions and etc. Please refer to “2.4.3.2.2 Status Display Bar 2” for details. 5 Preview window Switch video preview and map preview quickly. Please refer to “2.4.3.1.2 Preview Settings” for details.   Table 2-12
 30 2.4.3.1  Settings 2.4.3.1.1  Aircraft Settings Click    to go to the aircraft setting interface, as shown in Table 2-13. Level  1 Menu Level 2 Menu Function   Preview   Remote control   View the mapping between the control stick and the channel. Flight mode   View aircraft flight mode.   Battery   View aircraft battery status. Security   View aircraft security parameters. Offline map   Add new task   Add  a  new  offline  map.  Please  refer  to  “6.3.3.1 Download  Offline  Map”  for  detailed  operation methods. Default Set Default offline map of the system. When  the  network  connection  is  OK,  system automatically downloads current position map. Settings UI Settings Set interface font size and style.   Pair   - Pair  aircraft,  ground  control  station  and  remote control. Please refer to “Appendix 3 System Pairing” for detailed operation methods. Note All  corresponding components have completed the pairing  process.  Usually,  it  is  unnecessary  to  pair again. Diagnosis   - Diagnose  and  repair  the  ground  control  station system. Please refer to “3.9.1 Aircraft Diagnosis” for detailed operation methods. Options   - Set  offline  map  buffer.  Please  refer  to  “6.3.3.3 Set Disk  Cache  of  Offline  Map”  for  detailed  operation methods. Register - Register  relevant  information  and  connect  ITS (Intelligent  Transportation  System)  general  control platform.   Table 2-13 2.4.3.1.2  Preview Settings Click    to enter preview setting interface.   Click the map preview window at the bottom left of the preview interface, to switch between the video preview and map preview mode.
 31 Video Preview Mode Default preview mode of the system is video preview mode, as shown in Figure 2-29.  Figure 2-29  In this mode, the map is displayed in a small window at  the bottom left of the preview interface.    In this mode, the large window displays video  that is  transmitted by the camera to the ground control station. Note  Aircraft locking button: The aircraft cannot take off if it is not unlocked.  Aircraft unlocking button: The aircraft has unlocked and is ready to take off.
 32 Map Preview Mode  Figure 2-30  In this mode, there is a small window at the bottom left of the preview interface. It is to display the video from the camera to the ground control station.    In this mode, the large window is to display the aircraft position on the map. In map preview mode, the function buttons are listed below.    Flight track button: Quickly switch to current map position of the aircraft, and center on current position of the aircraft to follow up.    Switch  button  of  map  display  mode:  Quickly  switch  the map.  The  map  includes satellite map, topography map and street map. It can clear flight track too. 2.4.3.1.3  Speaker Settings   The device is connected with speaker. Voice is transmitted to the device via microphone, and the device diffuses voice to flight area of the aircraft.   Note Ensure that speaker has been connected.           Step 1    Click “Speak” icon on the main interface.           Step  2    The  interface  shows  “Start  to  speak”.  The  icon  turns  red,  representing  that  it  is speaking.         Step 3    Click “Speak” again. The icon turns green, representing that speaking has stopped.
 33 2.4.3.2  System Status Display 2.4.3.2.1  Status Display Bar 1  Figure 2-31 Icon   Name   Function    Alarm information View all alarm information that appeared on the main interface. Note In  case  of  alarm  prompt,  there  is  a  yellow  framed alarm information on video preview interface. It lasts for 10 seconds and then disappears.  GPS  satellite amount  and precision Check  whether  all  parameters  conform  to  flight conditions of the aircraft or not.  The number at the top right corner is the GPS satellite  amount.  When  the  GPS  amount  is equal to or larger than 6, the aircraft is allowed to take off.    The  number  at  the  bottom  right  corner  is  the GPS horizontal precision. When the precision is equal  to  or  smaller  than  1.0,  the  aircraft  is allowed to take off. Note The  aircraft  can  take  off  after  both  conditions  are met. If only one condition is met or both are not met, the aircraft cannot take off.    Remaining power percentage View aircraft remaining power. Please terminate the flight  as  soon  as  possible  and  replace  the  aircraft battery if the remaining power percentage is too low.  Flight mode Display current flight mode of aircraft.   Please  refer  to  “4.1  Flight  Mode”  for  detailed operation methods.   Note Flight mode displayed on the ground control station and remote control are the same. Table 2-14
 34 2.4.3.2.2  Status Display Bar 2  Figure 2-32 No. Name   Function   1 Aircraft flight attitude and  control parameter settings  Display real-time flight attitude of the aircraft. Display tilt degree when the aircraft is rolling or pitching.  Rolling tilt: each bar represents 15 degrees.    Pitching tilt: each small bar represents 5  degrees and each big bar represents 10 degrees.  Aircraft control parameters. 
 35 No. Name   Function   1.  Click    to select control parameters that will be displayed in a real-time way. 2.  Click OK to make configurations take effect. 2 Aircraft  control parameters   Display control parameters of aircraft in a real-time way.   3 Flight direction   Display course moving angles of the aircraft in a real-time way.    The  device  uses  N/S/W/E  to  represent  aircraft  flight direction.    The number in the middle of the tray is to display the aircraft  moving  angles.  Each  small  bar  represents  10 degrees, and each large bar represents 30 degrees. Table 2-15
 36 3. Flight  Preparation Note  This chapter elaborates complete flow before the aircraft is unlocked and takes off.  Please select operation according to the actual situation after the first flight is over, if it is not the used for the first time. Caution Please  operate  by  strictly  conforming  to  the  steps  described  in  this  chapter;  the  operation sequence can't be reversed. Flight Preparation Phase Unpack ↓               Check remaining power→ Low battery, please charge        ↓      ↙ Prepare airborne device ↓ Prepare aircraft ↓ Prepare ground station ↓ Prepare remote control ↓ Enable aircraft power ↓               Check debugging→ All debugging is normal            ↓          ↙ Install propellers   Figure 3-1 3.1  Unpack Take out aircraft, arm, landing gear, propellers, battery, remote control and ground station from the packing box.
 37 3.2  Check Remaining Power Check the remaining power of aircraft battery, remote control and ground station. Implement the subsequent steps after confirming that the battery reaches the standard. Please refer to “3.3 Charging” when the battery is low. Please implement the sebsequent steps after charging. 3.2.1  Aircraft   3.2.1.1  Aircraft Battery Check Short press the battery indication button of aircraft battery and check the number of indicator lights which are on, as shown in Figure 3-2.  Figure 3-2  At normal temperature, the remaining power shall be ≥2.  The aircraft shall take off with full power when temperature is lower than -10℃. 3.2.1.2  Aircraft Remaining Power There are three statuses for each indicator light of the aircraft battery, which are normally on, flash and off. The  following  table  describes  remaining  power  percentage  in  different  status.  "●"  means normally on, "◎" means flash and "○" means off, as shown in Table 3-1. No. Indicator Light Status Remaining Battery Percentage Range 1 ●●●●~●●●◎ 100%~87.5% 2 ●●●◎~●●●○ 87.5%~75% 3 ●●●○~●●◎○ 75%~62.5% 4 ●●◎○~●●○○ 62.5%~50% 5 ●●○○~●◎○○ 50%~37.5% 6 ●◎○○~●○○○ 37.5%~25% 7 ●○○○~◎○○○ 25%~12.5% 8 ◎○○○~○○○○ 12.5%~0 Table 3-1
 38 3.2.2  Remote Control 3.2.2.1  Remote Control Battery Check Move the power switch to the arrow location; view the number of indicator lights which are on.  Figure 3-3  Figure 3-4  At normal temperature, the remaining power shall be ≥2.  Remaining power shall be ≥3 when the temperature is lower than -10℃. 3.2.2.2  Remaining Power of Remote Control There are two statuses for each indicator light of remote control, which are normally on and off. The  following  table  describes  remaining  power  percentage  in  different  status,  "●"  means normally on and "○" means off, as shown in Table 3-2. No. Indicator Light Status Remaining Battery Percentage Range 1 ●●●●~●●●○ 100%~75% 2 ●●●○~●●○○ 75%~50% 3 ●●○○~●○○○ 50%~25% 4 ●○○○~○○○○ 25%~0 Table 3-2 3.2.3  Ground Station Battery Check Move the system start button to the right and the system starts up, as shown in Figure 3-5.
 39  Figure 3-5 Check  remaining  battery  percentage  at  the  upper  right  corner  of  the  operating  system,  as shown in Figure 3-6.  Figure 3-6  The remaining power is required to be ≥ 30% at normal temperature.  The remaining power is required to be ≥ 40% when the temperature is lower than -10℃. 3.3  Charging Note It doesn't need to implement the following chapter if the remaining power is enough. 3.3.1  Aircraft Battery Charging The entire charging period (from 0 to 100) is about 2 hours. Charging period is related with remaining power and charging current (power).  Figure 3-7                 Step 1    Open the battery cover, unfasten the battery fixing band and take out battery.                 Step 2    Connect charging adapter cable to the 6S balance port and charging power port of the charger, and connect the charger to AC power.                 Step 3    Insert the battery into the battery port of the charging adapter cable.                 Step 4    Rotate the black button and select BLC.                 Step 5    Press the button. The value displayed by LED nixie tube bounces and flashes. And then, turn the button to adjust current which is recommended to be 15A. Press the button again to select after adjustment is over.
 40                 Step 6  Short press the battery indicator light button once, and then long press it for 3 seconds, turn on the electric quantity indicator light.                 Step  7  Long press  the  button  to start charging and  wait for  the charger prompt. It means charging  is  completed  when  the  charger  beeps  for  5  times  and  LED  nixie  tube displays DONE.  Figure 3-8                 Step 8 Disconnect it from the power socket, and then disconnect other cables after charging is completed. Note                             Note:  During  charging  of  power  battery,  charging  is  completed  when  the  charger displays “FULL” and beeps. Don’t take down batteries before charging is completed. 3.3.2  Remote Control Charging The entire charging period (from 0 to 100) needs approximately 3.5 hours. Please charge the remote control when its power is off.                 Step 1    Connect the remote control to power adapter with a charging cable.  Figure 3-9                 Step 2  Connect power adapter to AC power (AC 100V-240V).                 Step 3  Check charging status: it means the remote control is charging when the indicator light is red and normally on. It means charging is done when the indicator light becomes green and normally on, as shown in Figure 3-10.  Figure 3-10                 Step 4  Disconnect it from the power socket, and then disconnect other cables after charging is completed. 3.3.3  Ground Station Charging The entire charging period (from 0 to 100) needs approximately 3.5 hours.
 41                 Step 1    Connect the ground station to power adapter with a charging cable, as shown in Figure 3-11.  Figure 3-11                 Step 2    Connect power adapter to AC power (AC 100V-240V).                 Step 3    Check charging status: it means the ground station is charging when the indicator light on the right of ground station handle is orange and normally on. It means charging is done when the indicator light becomes green and normally on.                 Step 4    Disconnect it from the power socket, and then disconnect other cables after charging is completed. 3.4  Prepare Device 3.4.1  Prepare Airborne Device Note  The following chapter is optional for operation.  Please implement demounting step first and then connection step when the PTZ camera needs to be replaced.  It only needs to implement demounting step when the aircraft flies directly without PTZ camera. 3.4.1.1  Demount PTZ Camera                 Step 1    Loosen four mounting screws, as shown in Figure 3-12.
 42  Figure 3-12                 Step 2    Take down PTZ camera.   3.4.1.2  Install PTZ Camera                 Step  1  Insert  the  upper  port  on  the  vibration  damper  plate  of  the  PTZ  camera  into corresponding port at the bottom of the aircraft, as shown in Figure 3-13.  Figure 3-13                 Step 2    Align four mounting screws with the hole positions at the bottom of the aircraft, and tighten the screws. 3.4.2  External Microphone Insert  the  connector  of  external  microphone  into  corresponding  port  of  ground  station,  as shown in Figure 3-14.
 43 Figure 3-14 3.5  Prepare Aircraft 3.5.1  Install Aircraft Arm The aircraft arm shall be installed into corresponding position according to marks on the arm, as shown in Figure 3-15. Caution The subsequent steps can be implemented only when the arm is firmly stuck. Please contact our company if the arm is loose.  Figure 3-15 3.5.2  Open Antenna Tips It  is  recommended  to  unfold  the  antenna  to  vertical  position,  in  order  to  realize  optimum communication effect. Unfold the aircraft antenna, move it to vertical position and make it firmly stuck, as shown in Figure 3-16.
 44  Figure 3-16 3.5.3  Install Aircraft Battery                 Step 1    Loosen 4 set screws of battery compartment cover and then open the battery cover, as shown in Figure 3-17.  Figure 3-17                 Step 2    Put the battery into the aircraft horizontally, fasten the fixing band firmly, as shown in Figure 3-18.  Figure 3-18                 Step 3    Tighten set screws of battery compartment cover.
 45 3.6  Prepare Ground Station 3.6.1  Set up Antenna                 Step 1    Twist the relay antennas into the ports of ground station, and adjust them to vertical position, as shown in Figure 3-19.   Figure 3-19 3.6.2  Enable Ground Station Power Note Please skip the chapter if the power is not turned off after checking remaining power.                 Step 1    Move the system start button to the right and the system starts up, as shown in Figure 3-20.  Figure 3-20                 Step 2    Short press the image transmission button and the built-in red indicator light is on, as shown in Figure 3-21.
 46 Figure 3-21 3.7  Prepare Remote Control 3.7.1  Install Micro SD Card Remote  control  owns  about  3G  memory  space.  Please  choose  and  install  micro  SD  Card according to actual needs.   Note  The following chapter is optional for operation.  Micro SD card needs to be configured on your own.  Micro SD card supports max. 64G.  Figure 3-22 Install micro SD card: Make the metal surface of micro SD card face downward and insert it into the micro SD card slot of the remote control side panel horizontally. 3.7.2  Open Antenna Open the antenna of remote control to proper location, as shown in Figure 3-23.
 47  Figure 3-23 3.7.3  Enable Remote Control Power Note Please skip the chapter if the power is not turned off after checking remaining battery. Enable remote control power: move the power button of remote control to the arrow location, as shown in Figure 3-24.  Figure 3-24 3.7.4  Confirm Remote Control Mode It is mode 2 by default. Please set in "Settings > RC Settings > Joystick Mode" to switch mode, as shown in Figure 3-25.
 48  Figure 3-25 Please refer to "4.2.4 Manual Flight Control " for remote control mode and its corresponding relations. 3.8  Enable Aircraft Power There is a power switch below the aircraft tail. First, short press it once and then long press it for 3 seconds. It means successful power-on when the power indicator light becomes green, as shown in Figure 3-26. Caution After power on, when the ground station doesn’t require other operations, please always keep the aircraft horizontal and static; otherwise, it may result in initialization failure.  Figure 3-26
 49 3.9  Check and Debugging Warning The subsequent steps can be implemented only after checking and debugging all the items listed in the chapter below. Besides, the remote control and ground station prompt that each status is normal and the aircraft indicator light flashes green. Tips It is  recommended to  set  the  display  image  of  remote  control  and  ground station  as  video preview mode before taking off. Check operation condition. Please debug each component to make it operate normally when both the remote control and ground station prompt abnormity. It  is  going  to  list  common  calibration  items,  abnormities  and  its  solutions  in  the  following chapter. 3.9.1  Aircraft Diagnosis Abnormities There is no image transmission or data transmission display on the ground station. Exact Operation                 Step 1    Select "Aircraft Settings > Diagnosis" to enter diagnosis interface, as shown in Figure 3-27.  Figure 3-27                 Step 2    Click "Start Diagnosis" and the system enters self-diagnosis.                 Step 3    Display diagnosis suggestion after diagnosis is completed. "Start Diagnosis" button becomes yellow, as shown in Figure 3-28.
 50  Figure 3-28                 Step 4    Adjust the device according to the  "Suggest" and  make  the  ground  station display image transmission or data transmission information. 3.9.2  Remote Control Calibration                 Step 1    Select "Settings > Remote Control Settings> Remote Calibration" to enter the remote calibration interface, as shown in Figure 3-29.    Figure 3-29                 Step 2    Move both the left and right sticks back to the middle.                 Step 3    Click "Start Calibration".                 Step 4    Turn two sticks and turn to the max end of each direction for several times. Step 5    Slide the rolling wheels on both sides, slide to the max end of two directions for several times. Step 6    Click "Complete Calibration" after turning the rolling wheels and sticks. 3.9.3  Accelerometer Calibration Select  "Settings  >  General  >  Other  >  Accelerometer  Calibration"  to  enter  the  interface  of accelerometer calibration, as shown in Figure 3-30.
 51  Figure 3-30 Place the aircraft on a flat surface, and click "Start Calibration".  The remote control will prompt "Calibration Success" if it is successfully calibrated.  The remote control will prompt "Calibration Failure" if it fails to calibrate. Click "Retry" till it is successfully calibrated. 3.9.4  Initialization Failure Abnormity Prompt Both remote control and ground station prompt "Initialization Failure". Possible Reasons After power on and before taking off, it may result in initialization failure if you move the aircraft. Solutions Power on the aircraft again after the power is cut off, and keep the aircraft horizontal and static during initialization. Please contact our company if initialization fails for several times. 3.9.5  Geomagnetic Abnormity Abnormity Prompt  Aircraft indicator ●●● flashes.  Both remote control and ground station prompt "Geomagnetic Abnormity". Possible Reasons
 52  The use position has changed a lot, which means the geographical location is quite far away from the last geographical location where the aircraft is used, causing big change to geomagnetic field.  There is another intensive magnetic field in the environment, affecting geomagnetic field. Solutions                 Step 1 Select "Settings > General > Other > Geomagnetic Calibration" on the remote control and enter the interface of geomagnetic calibration, as shown in Figure 3-31.  Figure 3-31                 Step 2    Click "Start Calibration".                 Step 3    Keep the aircraft horizontal and rotate it for one circle horizontally, as shown in Figure 3-32.  Figure 3-32                 Step 4    Keep the aircraft vertical and rotate it for one circle vertically, as shown in Figure 3-33.
 53  Figure 3-33                ●    It will prompt geomagnetic calibration success if it is successfully calibrated.                ●    It will prompt geomagnetic calibration failure if it fails to calibrate. Repeat Step 2, 3 and 4 to calibrate again. 3.9.6  GPS Satellites Insufficiency Abnormity Prompt Displayed number of satellites for remote control and ground station is less than 6. Possible Reasons  The flying environment is not wide open enough, which is severely blocked.  There is some other interference around the surroundings. Solutions Move the aircraft to a wider area and wait for 30s. 3.10 Install Propellers   Step 1    Press the spring buckle on both sides of the propeller center, as shown in Figure 3-34.
 54  Figure 3-34                 Step 2    Buckle the latch on the motor, as shown in Figure 3-35. Note The structures of 3 pairs of propellers are different. Adjust to the adjacent motor position to install if it fails to buckle.  Figure 3-35
 55 4. Enable  Flight Note This chapter will elaborate the complete flow of formal takeoff and landing of the aircraft. Danger Please stay away from the rotating propellers or motor, to avoid personal injury. Warning For your personal and property safety, please make sure to check the following items carefully before enabling flight.  Flight preparations listed in Chapter 3 are all completed.  All the components have been correctly and stably installed.  Make sure that each spare part is in good condition. Please do not fly the aircraft if some parts are aged or damaged.  Flight environment meets the requirements listed in important safeguards and warnings. Caution Please do not block the ventilation next to heat dissipation hole when the motor is operating. Enable Flight Unlock ↓ Take off ↓ Flight ↓ RTH and Landing ↓ Lock Figure 4-1 4.1  Flight Mode Control flight mode via driving lever during flight phase, as shown in Figure 4-2.
 56  Figure 4-2 Three-level driving lever:  Upper  level:  Intelligent  flight  mode.  The  aircraft  will  fly  automatically  according  to  the pre-set flight route.  Medium level:  It  is  the  fixed  height  flight  mode  in  manual  flight mode.  The  aircraft  will maintain the current flight height when the throttle stick is in the middle.  Lower level: Fixed point flight mode in manual flight mode. The aircraft will maintain the current location when all sticks are located in the middle. The chapter will introduce manual and intelligent flight mode respectively. Switch  between  these  two  modes.  For  example,  you  can  use  one-key  takeoff  and  landing buttons in the manual flight mode. 4.2  Manual Mode 4.2.1  Introduction to Manual Flight Flow Manual Flight Mode Manual Unlock ↓ Manual Takeoff (One Key Takeoff) ↓ Manual Flight Control ↓ Manual RTH and Landing (One Key RTH and Landing) ↓ Manual Lock (Auto Lock Available) Figure 4-3 4.2.2  Unlock Flight Control Move the left stick to lower left, meanwhile move the right stick to lower right (or move the left stick to lower right, meanwhile move the right stick to lower left), and keep the status for 2s. At this moment, the propellers are unlocked and start to rotate. Move all the sticks back to middle, as shown in Figure 4-4.
 57  Figure 4-4 Caution  If there is obvious difference about rotating speed of the propellers, move the left stick to lower left and meanwhile move the right stick to lower right (or move the left stick to lower right, and meanwhile move the right stick to lower left), and then keep the status till the propellers stop rotating. Turn off the aircraft and contact our company.  The aircraft will be automatically locked if it stays on the ground and doesn’t take off within 10s after it is unlocked. 4.2.3  Manual Takeoff Slightly push the throttle to mid-point or higher, as shown in Figure 4-5.
 58  Figure 4-5 4.2.4  Manual Flight Control Set remote control mode and control flight direction of the aircraft.  Figure 4-6 The stick presets two remote control modes. It is mode 2 by default. Please modify in “Settings > Remote Control Settings > Stick Mode” to switch to mode 1.  Mode 1:  Moving  the  left  stick  up  and  down  (pitching  stick)  to  control  aircraft’s  forward  and backward horizontally.  Moving the left stick left and right (course stick) to control aircraft’s left and right turn 
 59 horizontally.  Moving the right stick up and down (throttle stick) to control aircraft’s ascending and descending respectively.  Moving  the  right  stick  left  and  right  (rolling  stick)  to  control  aircraft’s  left  and  right movement horizontally.  Figure 4-7   Mode 2:  Moving the left stick up and down (throttle stick) to control aircraft’s ascending and descending respectively.  Moving the left stick left and right (course stick) to control aircraft’s left and right turn horizontally.  Moving the right stick up and down (pitching stick) to control aircraft’s forward and backward movement horizontally.  Moving  the  right  stick  left  and  right  (rolling  stick)  to  control  aircraft’s  left  and  right movement horizontally.  Figure 4-8 4.2.5  Manual RTH and Landing                 Step 1    Manual RTH: Control the aircraft to hover over a proper landing point.                 Step 2    Manual landing: Reduce the throttle to make the aircraft land slowly.
 60  Figure 4-9 4.2.6  Manual Locking Move the left stick to lower left and move the right stick to lower right at the same time (or move the left stick to lower right and move the right stick to lower left at the same time).  Figure 4-10
 61 4.3  Intelligent Mode 4.3.1  Flight Route 4.3.1.1  Auto Takeoff In fixed  point mode, first unlock  flight  control, and then  short  press the takeoff  and landing button on the front panel of the remote control. The aircraft will take off automatically and begin flight according to the pre-set route.  Figure 4-11 4.3.1.2  Auto RTH and Landing Note The  landing  under  the  condition  of  low  battery  or  in  the  uncontrollable  situation  has  been introduced  in  other  chapters;  this  chapter  will  only  introduce  the  landing  modes  in  other situations. Auto RTH  If the aircraft is right above Home point, press RTH button, and the aircraft will land no matter how high it is.  If the aircraft is not right above Home point, press RTH button, and the aircraft will rise to 120m, go to right above Home point and then land.    Figure 4-12
 62 Auto Landing Press the takeoff and landing button during RTH, the aircraft will land at the current position.    Figure 4-13 4.3.1.3  Auto Locking Move the throttle stick to the lowest position and keep it for more than 2 seconds.  Figure 4-14 4.3.2  Intelligent Flight Mode Intelligent flight mode includes waypoint and circle around point of interest.  Waypoint  flight:  Set  waypoint  flight  mission  according  to  requirements.  Move  the  flight mode stick at right rear of remote control to intelligent mode after the aircraft takes off, select proper flight mission and click "Start Mission".  Circle (around point of interest) flight: Set circle flight mission according to requirements. Move  the  flight  mode  stick  at  right  rear  of  remote  control  to  intelligent  mode  after  the aircraft takes off, select proper flight mission and click "Start Mission". Note  When the flight mode stick of remote control is moved to any mode (point, elevation or intelligent mode), you can set waypoint flight or circle flight and save flight mission.  The aircraft is allowed to implement flight mission only when the flight mode stick of remote control is moved to the intelligent mode (Mode F).
 63  It can realize waypoint flight or point of interest flight only after the aircraft takes off, and it can't be realized on the ground. Click the    button on the main interface of the remote control, and enter the interface of intelligent flight mode, as shown in Figure 4-15.  Figure 4-15 4.3.2.1  Waypoint Flight                 Step 1    Select "Waypoints" and enter the interface of waypoint flight, as shown in Figure 4-16. Note Check total route length, estimated flight time and set "Cycle Flight" at the bottom of the interface.  Figure 4-16
 64                 Step 2  Click the map and the position can be set as a waypoint; several waypoints can be connected together and form a route. Note Check total route length, estimated flight time and set "Cycle Flight" at the bottom of the interface.                 Step 3  Click a waypoint and it will become red. Waypoint setting interface will display on the right of the interface, as shown in Figure 4-17.  Figure 4-17                 Step 4  Set waypoint parameters. Please refer to Table 4-1 for more details. Parameter Note Altitude Set flight altitude of waypoint. Speed Set flight speed of waypoint Head direction Set head direction of waypoint according to requirement during flight. Residence time Set hovering time after the aircraft reaches a waypoint. Latitude  and longitude  Automatically  acquire  latitude  and  longitude  of  the  waypoint  when adding the waypoint.  Manually set waypoint latitude and longitude. Waypoint position will skip to manual setting point after setting is done. Waypoint action  No action: it is not to set waypoint action.  Shutter: it will take photos after the aircraft arrives at the waypoint. Action cycle  Action cycle setting is invalid when the waypoint action selects "No Action".  When  waypoint  action  selects  "Shutter",  input  time.  The  aircraft arrives at the waypoint and it will take a photo after a period of time. Note Action cycle shall be less than or equal to residence time. Table 4-1                 Step 5  Click "Save" to make configuration valid.
 65 Note Click    to set waypoint parameters in batches. Meanwhile, it can modify or delete several waypoints.                 Step 6  Click    to input mission name, click "Save" and you can check saved flight missions in the list. Note Click    to enter flight mission interface. There are three mission operations:                ●    Add mission: Click the icon to enter waypoint setting interface, set waypoint flight mission and save it according to actual requirements. ●    Download mission: Click  the  icon  to  automatically download  the  currently saved flight route. You can modify the waypoint according to actual requirement and save it into the remote control. ●    Select mission: Click the icon, select one or more missions on the interface, and delete the mission(s). 4.3.2.2  Circle                 Step 1    Select “Circle” and enter the setting interface, as shown in Figure 4-18.  Figure 4-18                 Step 2    Click the map and the position can be set as interest point.                 Step  3    Click  the  interest  point,  and  the  point  icon  will  become  red.  Settings  interface  of interest point will be displayed on the right of main interface, as shown in Figure 4-19.
 66  Figure 4-19                 Step 4    Set the parameters of interest point. Please refer to Table 4-2 for more details.   Parameter Note Altitude Set flight altitude of interest point. Speed Set flight speed of interest point. Cycle radius Set flight radius of aircraft flying around interest point. Cycle mode Select  the  flight  direction  of  aircraft  flying  around  interest  point, clockwise optional. Table 4-2                 Step 5    Click "Save" to make configuration valid. Note Set one interest point only for each flight mission.                 Step 6    Click    to input mission name, click "Save" to save flight mission. 4.3.3  Intelligent Locking Mode                 Step 1 Click    and it will pop out a dialog box. Select locking mode of the aircraft.
 67  Figure 4-20 There are two types of intelligent locking modes, namely course lock and return lock.                ●    Course lock: Click it to lock the power-on head direction as its forward direction. During the following flight process, the aircraft course has nothing to do with the head direction; the aircraft will always move forward according to the locked head direction.                ●  Return lock: Click it and the aircraft course has nothing to do with the head direction. Always  take  the  straight  line  direction  far  away  from  HOME  point  as  forward direction and the straight line direction close to HOME point as backward direction. If both modes are canceled: the aircraft head direction is forward direction.                   Step  2  Click  “Return  Lock”  and  the  icon  becomes  yellow,  and  it  will  prompt  "Return  Lock Enabled", as shown in Figure 4-21.  Figure 4-21
 68 Click  “Course Lock”  and  the  icon  becomes  yellow, and  it  will  prompt  “Course  Lock Enabled”. 4.4  Intelligent Protection Mechanism 4.4.1  Low Battery There are totally three prompts of aircraft low battery for the remote control, and each prompt is more serious than the previous one.  Level-one low battery, remote control prompts message: “Low Voltage Alarm”, along with alarm sound.  Level-two low battery, remote control prompts message: “Serious low voltage home”, along with alarm sound. First ascend to 120m, return to HOME point and then descend. At this time, it is OK to suspend low voltage home (cancel button appears on App, or suspend it by switching the mode of remote control).  Level-three low battery, remote control prompts message: “Serious low voltage landing”, along with alarm sound. Meanwhile, the aircraft triggers landing mode. Note After suspending low voltage home, level-three low battery alarm will be triggered if it continues to fly or fly in some harsh environment.   4.4.2  Out of Control  The aircraft may run into the following out of control situations:  The aircraft or remote control antenna is damaged, and it fails to receive and send signals.  Intensive  magnetic  field  arises  in  ambient  environment,  which  interferes  with  the aircraft and remote control.  Solutions: Out of control auto return: ascend the aircraft to 120m first and then return to HOME point. 4.4.3  Electronic Fence 4.4.3.1  Fence Area Settings Draw an area of electronic fence.                 Step 1    Select "Settings > Flight Control Settings > Fence Settings". The system will display the interface of “Fence Settings”, as shown in Figure 4-22.
 69  Figure 4-22 Step 2    Select "Fence Type".  Figure 4-23                ●    ALT (Limited altitude): limit the max. flight altitude of the aircraft, but there is no limit to the flight distance.                ●    Circle: Take HOME point as circle center and the set value as radius. The aircraft is restricted to fly within the circle, and there is no limit to the altitude.                ●    ALT+ Circle: Take HOME point  as  circle  center and set value as  radius.  The  set height is considered as max. flight altitude, the aircraft is restricted to fly within the cylindrical area.
 70  Figure 4-24 Step 3  Set fence action.  Figure 4-25                ●    Notify only: It only prompts on preview interface, but it doesn’t trigger RTH.                ●    RTL: The aircraft will auto return after it exceeds the fence trigger distance.                 Step 4  Set radius and altitude.                 Step 5  Set trigger distance. For example, when the fence type is set as radius + altitude, the radius is set as A meters and altitude is set as B meters, and if the trigger distance is set as C meters, then  it  will  trigger  RTH  or landing  when  the  aircraft  is  (A-C)  meters  away  from  the HOME  point  horizontally  or  flight  altitude  exceeds  (B-C)  meters;  the  aircraft  will implement the action of RTH or landing. 4.4.3.2  Enable Electronic Fence Enable electronic fence after setting fence area.   Select "Settings > Flight Control Settings", enable electronic fence on the right of the "Fence Enable".
 71  Figure 4-26 4.5  Other Parameters   4.5.1  Remote Control Parameter Settings 4.5.1.1  Image Transmission Size Set resolution, frame rate and max. bandwidth of preview image according to requirements.                 Step 1    Select "Settings > Flight Control Settings > Preview Settings" and enter the preview setting interface, as shown in Figure 4-27.  Figure 4-27                 Step  2  Select  "Image  Transmission  Settings",  and  the system  will  display the  interface  of "Image Transmission Settings", as shown in Figure 4-28.
 72  Figure 4-28                 Step 3  Image transmission setting is default. Or the user can select according to needs. So far, image transmission setting has been completed. 4.5.1.2  Photo Settings Set the resolution of the photos taken by PTZ camera according to requirements.                 Step 1    Select "Settings > Camera Settings > Photo Settings", and the system will display the interface of “Photo Settings”, as shown in Figure 4-29.                 Step 2    Click a line, and icon at the end of the line becomes green and checked, which makes it valid immediately.  Figure 4-29
 73 4.5.1.3  Video Settings Set the resolution, frame rate and max. bandwidth of the video recorded by PTZ camera.                 Step 1    Select "Settings > Camera Settings > Video Settings", and the system will display the interface of “Video Settings”, as shown in Figure 4-30.  Figure 4-30                 Step  2    Click  a  line,  and  icon  at  the  end  of  selected  parameter  line  becomes  green  and checked, which makes it valid immediately. 4.5.1.4  Image Settings Set the brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness and gamma value of the preview image of PTZ camera.                 Step 1    Select "Settings > Camera Settings > Advanced Settings > Image Settings", and the system will display the interface of "Image Settings", as shown in Figure 4-31.
 74  Figure 4-31                 Step 2    Set the parameter items on the right of the interface.                ●    Brightness: Adjust the overall brightness of the image; adjust the value when the overall brightness of image is too bright or too dark.                ●    Contrast:  Adjust  the  image  contrast.  Adjust  the  value  when  overall  brightness  is proper but the image contrast is not enough.                ●    Saturation:  Adjust  the  bright  degree  of  the  color, which  will  not  affect  the  overall brightness of the image.                ●    Sharpness: Adjust the image resolution and sharpness degree of image edge.                ●    Gamma:  Optimize  brightness  and  contrast,  and  adjust  slight  brightness  and darkness layer of the image.                               Set parameter value by sliding, and it is valid immediately. 4.5.1.5  Brightness Adjustment Set the overall display brightness of the remote control touch screen. Select  “Settings  >  General  Settings  >  Other  >  Brightness”,  and  the  system  will  display  the interface of “Panel Settings”, as shown in Figure 4-32.
 75  Figure 4-32 4.5.2  Ground Station Parameter Settings 4.5.2.1  UI Settings Set font, style, work mode and language of operation interface of ground station.   Step 1    Select “Settings > Aircraft Settings > Settings > UI Config”, and the system will display the interface of “UI Config”, as shown in Figure 4-33.
 76  Figure 4-33                 Step 2    Select “Font Size”, decrease and increase font size of ground station  interface with  and    icons.                 Step 3    Select “Style” to select from “Indoor” and “Outdoor” in the pull-down menu.                   Step 4    Set work mode of ground station, including “Master Mode” and “Slave Mode”.                  ●      Master mode: transmit the ground station data to remote control.                  ●      Slave mode: transmit the remote control data to ground station.   In slave mode, there are no pair and diagnosis settings, as shown in Figure 4-34.  Figure 4-34         Step 5    Select “Language”, including “Chinese” and “English”.   Note The device shall reboot to make the language take effect.
 77 5. End  Flight Note This chapter elaborates the operation steps after aircraft landing. Please operate according to the following flows to make sure normal application for the next time.  Some  of  the  operations  are  not  indispensable.  Please  select  according  to  the  actual situation. End Flight Turn off power ↓ Take out batter ↓ Dismantle airborne device ↓ Fold aircraft ↓ Dismantle image transmission antenna ↓ Take out other components Figure 5-1 5.1  Turn off Power Caution It has  to turn  off  the aircraft power first, and  then turn off the  power of  remote control and ground station.                 Step 1    Find the power switch below the aircraft empennage and short press it once, then long press it for 3 seconds. It means that the aircraft power has been turned off when the built-in indicator light of the switch is off.
 78  Figure 5-2                 Step 2    Move the power switch on the rear panel of the remote control to the other side. It means  that  remote  control  power  has  been  turned  off  when  the  indicator  light  of remote control front panel is off.  Figure 5-3                 Step 3  Short press the image transmission switch of the ground station. It means that the image transmission of ground station is turned off when the built-in red indicator light is off.  Figure 5-4                 Step  4  Turn  off  the  operating  system  on  the  ground  station.  It  means  that  the  operating system is turned off when the ground station screen is off. 5.2  Remove Aircraft Battery Step 1    Loosen the screws of battery compartment cover and open the cover, as shown in Figure 5-5.
 79  Figure 5-5 Step 2    Unfasten the fixing band and take out the battery, as shown in Figure 5-6.  Figure 5-6 5.3  Dismantle Airborne Device Step 1    Loosen 4 mounting screws, as shown in Figure 5-7.  Figure 5-7
 80 Step 2    Dismantle PTZ camera.   5.4  Fold Aircraft                   Step  1    Press  the  spring  fastener  on  both  sides  of  the  propeller  center,  and  remove  the propeller, as shown in Figure 5-8.  Figure 5-8 Step 2    Dismantle 6 aircraft arms in sequence, as shown in Figure 5-9.  Figure 5-9        5.5  Dismantle Image Transmission Antenna                 Step 1    Take down antenna feeder.                 Step  2    Take  out  the  image  transmission  antenna  from  the  tripod  and  unfold  it  into  two sections.                 Step 3    Put away the tripod.
 81 5.6 Copy Video of Camera Micro SD Card    Figure 5-10                 Step 1    Take out T8 screwdriver, loosen 2 screws on the rear panel of the camera and take down the rear cover.                 Step 2    Slightly press micro SD card and it will pop out. Pull out the micro SD card.                 Step  3    Insert  the  micro  SD  card  into  the  card  reader,  and  connect  the  card  reader  to computer.                 Step 4    Copy the micro SD card video into the computer via card reader and save it. 5.7  Remove Other Components Fold remote control antenna: Fold the antenna and make it close to the front panel of remote control.
 82 6. Upgrade  and  Update This chapter elaborates upgrade methods of the device. 6.1  Aircraft Firmware Update Note  The aircraft firmware is updated with remote control.  The aircraft, ground station and remote control have to be enabled and connected during firmware update, which is to make frequency matched. Warning Don’t upgrade the firmware during flight!                 Step 1    Insert the micro SD card with firmware update package into the micro SD card slot of the remote control.               Step 2  Select “Remote Control > Settings > General Settings”. It will display the interface of “Firmware Update”, as shown in Figure 6-1.  Figure 6-1                 Step 3    Select “Update Now” and it will automatically update and display update progress. Note If micro SD card isn’t inserted, it will display the latest version on the right of firmware. 6.2  Remote Control Update 6.2.1 APP Update                 Step 1    Insert the micro SD card with APP update package into the micro SD card slot of the remote control.                 Step 2    Select “Settings > General Settings”. It will display the current APP version number or update software on the right of “APP Update”, as shown in Figure 6-2.  Figure 6-2
 83   It doesn't need to update when it displays the version number, and it means that the current APP is the latest version.   Update is available when it displays "Update Now".                 Step 3    Select “Update Now” and it will automatically update and display update progress. 6.2.2  Download and Update Offline Map of Remote Control Store in the micro SD card the offline map data package which needs to be downloaded, and transmit it to the remote control via micro SD card; then it will display update prompt on the corresponding interface.                 Step 1    Select “Settings > General Settings > Other Settings > Offline Map”. The system will display the interface of “Offline Map”, as shown in Figure 6-3.  Figure 6-3                 Step 2  Insert the micro SD card with offline map data package into the micro SD card slot of the remote control, so it will automatically update offline map interface and display the city list whose maps are stored in the micro SD card, as shown in Figure 6-4.
 84 Figure 6-4                 Step 3    Select the city which needs to be updated, click "Replace" button to update the city map immediately, as shown in Figure 6-5. After the update is completed, the interface displays “Beijing City map is imported successfully. Please reboot APP”.  Figure 6-5 Step 4  Click "OK".  Figure 6-6                 Step 5  Select “Settings > General Settings”, and click “Reboot” at the bottom of the interface. The preview interface of remote control map is Beijing City map after it is successfully rebooted. Note Every time, replace offline map of one city only.
 85 6.3  Ground Station Update 6.3.1  Ground Station Software Update                 Step  1    Insert the  USB flash disk with  required software installation package into the USB interface of the ground station.                 Step 2    The system displays the software update prompt, as shown in Figure 6-7.  Figure 6-7         Step 3    Select "Yes" and the ground station will enter auto update. Please select “No” if you don’t want to update software. 6.3.2  Ground Station Map Update                 Step 1    Insert the USB flash disk with required map installation package into the USB interface of the ground station.                 Step 2    The system displays the map update prompt, as shown in Figure 6-8.  Figure 6-8        Step 3    Select  "Yes" and  the ground station will  enter auto update. Please  select “No” if you don’t want to update. 6.3.3  Ground Station Offline Map Note The network has to be well connected when updating offline map. 6.3.3.1  Download Offline Map Set scale range of the offline map which needs to be downloaded according to the requirement.         Step 1    Select “Aircraft Settings > Offline Map > Add New Set”. The system will display the
 86 interface of "Offline Map", as shown in Figure 6-9.  Figure 6-9                 Step 2    Set parameters of offline map. Please refer to Table 6-1 for details.   Parameter Note Name   Input mission name. Map type Select map type according to actual requirement. Min. zoom Minimum level value of offline map, ranging from 3 to 17. Note  The minimum level value shall not exceed maximum level value.  Each level value is corresponding to different map scale. The higher the level value is, the bigger the map scale becomes. Max. zoom Maximum level value of offline map, ranging from 3 to 17. Count Set the interval value of max. and min. level; automatically calculate the quantity of pictures. Note The offline map is the result of several mutually overlaying pictures. Estimated size Set the interval value of max. and min. level; automatically calculate the internal storage of the map. Table 6-1                 Step 3  Click “Download” to download the configured offline map. Note The size of downloaded offline map is the size displayed by the screen. View the downloaded offline maps in the “Offline Map” tab.
 87 6.3.3.2  Delete Offline Map Select “Aircraft Settings > Offline Map”, and click “Offline Map” to enter the setting interface, as shown in Figure 6-10. Caution As default offline map of the system, “Default Tile Set” cannot be deleted.    Figure 6-10 Parameter   Note   Zoom level Min. and max. level value set by offline map. Total   Set the interval value of max. and min. level; automatically calculate the internal storage of map and quantity of pictures. Table 6-2 Click "Delete" to delete the displayed offline map. 6.3.3.3  Set Disk Cache of Offline Map Set the disk cache of map which needs to be stored.           Step 1    Select “Aircraft Settings > Offline Map”. The system will display the interface of “Offline Map”.                 Step 2    Select    on the lower right corner of the page; enter the setting interface of disk cache, as  shown in  Figure  6-11.  Refer  to  the  settings  below, and select  "Save"  to make settings valid.
 88  Figure 6-11 Parameter   Note   Max. Disk Cache Set the max. disk cache, which is 1024 by default.   Max. Memory Cache Set the max. memory cache, which is 1282 by default. Table 6-3 Please select “Cancel” to cancel settings.
   89  Appendix  1  Main  Technical  Parameters Parameter Item Parameter Value Model   Navigator X1550 System Environment Adaptability Operating temperature -20℃~60°C Operating humidity Operating humidity is 95%, non-condensation. Aircraft Wheel base 1550mm Aircraft type 6 rotor wings   Mechanical features of arm Detachable   Landing gear Detachable Rack weight (except battery and  load,  only  power system) 6800g Standard takeoff weight 14860g Satellite  positioning module GPS Max. flight altitude No less than 5000m Battery 6S LiPo 27000mAh intelligent battery/2 batteries Max hovering time 60min Power System Propeller wing material Carbon fiber Propeller wing dimension 28inch Mechanical  features  of propeller wing Quick demount   Flight Control Hovering accuracy (relative accuracy)  Horizontal: ±0.2m  Vertical: ±0.5m (weaker than gentle breeze) Wind resistance capacity 6 wind scale Max.  attitude  angle velocity  Course: 50°/s  Pitch: 200°/s Max. attitude angle 25° Cruising speed 10m/s Built-in function  Fixed elevation, fixed point, autonomous cruise and several other flight modes    Auto takeoff and landing  Low voltage protection  LED and ground station APP prompt  Auto RTH  Preset no-fly zone  Electronic fence PTZ Weight (including load) 1.1kg Angle control accuracy ±0.01° Max. controllable rotation  Course: ±130°/s 
   90 Parameter Item Parameter Value Model   Navigator X1550 speed  Pitch: ±130°/s Controllable  rotation range  Course:±168°  Pitch: -90° to +45° Installation  mechanical feature Quick mount and demount Built-in function  Two working modes:  Course follow mode  Attitude lock mode  Built-in independent IMU module  X820 exclusive servo drive module  Ethernet  video  transmission  and  camera  PTZ control Visible  Light Camera (6MP,  30x optical zoom) Sensor 1/1.8" 6Mp CMOS Max resolution 2592 (H) ×2592 (V) View angle 61.2°~2.3° WDR ≥100dB Video  compression standard H.264/H.265/MJPEG Frame rate 30fps@5M/3M, 60fps@1080p Iris F1.5~F4.3 Focal length 6mm~180mm (30x optical zoom) Digital NR 3D SNR ≥55dB(AGC Off,Weight ON) Min illuminance  Color:    0.005Lux@F1.5  Black and white: 0.0005Lux@F1.5 Backlight  compensation mode BLC/HLC Day/night switch Auto/Manual WB Auto/Manual/Tracking/Outdoors/Indoors/Outdoors Auto/Sodium Lamp Auto/Sodium Lamp Electronic shutter Support  auto  electronic  shutter  (1/3~1/30,000s), manual electronic shutter (1/3~1/30,000s). Storage 128GB micro SD Thermal camera (temperature measuring type) Detector type Uncooled vanadium oxide focal plane detector Detector pixel 640×512 Video coding H.264M/H.264H/M-JPEG,  support  720P  image output Pixel size 17μm Spectral range 7.5μm~13.5μm Thermal sensitivity ≤40mK Lens focal length 19mm Distance  (human: 1.8m*0.5m,  detection, recognition, identification) 640m, 160m, 80m
   91 Parameter Item Parameter Value Model   Navigator X1550 Distance  (vehicle: 2.3m*2.3m,  detection, recognition, identification) 2000m, 500m, 250m Temperature  measuring range Low  temperature  mode:  -40°C  to  160°C.  High temperature mode: -40°C to 550°C Temperature  measuring error Max(±2℃, ±2%) Temperature  measuring function Support  real-time  multi-preset  temperature measuring,  temperature  alarm,  temperature correction,  temperature  measuring  unit  setting, temperature  real-time  analysis,  historical temperature information query and so on. Storage 128GB micro SD Integrated remote control Features Integrated design of remote control display Remote control distance ≥5km Remote  control dimension 350mm×228mm×85mm Battery 2S LiPo, 7800 mAh Output port Micro USB, headset port Operating  screen  and system  Screen size: 7" (Multi-point capacitance)  Resolution: 1024*600  OS: Android 5.1 Network   WiFi IEEE802.11 b/g/n Storage 16GB micro SD Ground Station Image  transmission distance Max. 10km Data  transmission distance Max. 10km Protection level IP65  waterproof  and  dustproof  level, anti-seismic/impact  resistance/wide  temperature, waterproof keyboard. Display screen 13.1  inch  touch  screen,  resolution  1024*768, 1200cd/m² Internal memory 4GB Storage 500 GB HDD (SATA) Protocol Support GB/T 28181 Integrated remote control &ground station software Software function  Parameter setting  Auto planning of cruising mission  Import and export of flight path template  Auto takeoff and landing  Real-time switch of video map  Intelligent flight mode:  Flight course lock  Home point lock
   92 Parameter Item Parameter Value Model   Navigator X1550  Point of interest  Waypoint  Mission record  Video playback    3D map Appendix Table 1-1
   93 Appendix  2  Aircraft  Status  Indicator   The aircraft status indicator over the power switch is turned on after the aircraft is enabled. Different colors and statuses mean differently. Please refer to the Appendix Table 2-1. Please do understand the contents listed in the table below before flight, which is to help you quickly understand the aircraft status or positioning problem during flight. The actual operation methods will be specifically introduced in other chapters. Phase Indicator color and status Implication Operation Startup ●●●  ●●●  ●●●… Self-check and preheating Wait ●Normally on System  self-check  report error - ●    ●    ●… Aircraft in no-fly zone Move the aircraft out of no-fly zone.     Note Please refer to "3.10 Check  and Debugging"  for  the flight area. Compass calibration ●Normally on Horizontal  calibration  of compass Wait ●Normally on Vertical  calibration  of compass Wait ●●  ●●  ●●… Calibration failure of compass Manually  calibrate compass Pair ●Normally on Pairing success   - Flight   ●    ●    ●… Take off normally - ●Flash once fixed point mode and satellite number≥6 - ●Flash twice fixed point mode and satellite number<6 - ●Flash once Intelligent mode  and  satellite number≥6 - ●Flash twice Intelligent mode  and  satellite number<6 - ●Flash once Fixed altitude mode - ●●●  ●●●  ●●●… - Disconnected  from remote  control  for more than 3s - ●●●  ●●●  ●●●… Level  1  low  battery warning - ●●●●  ●●●●  ●●●●… Level  2  low  battery -
   94 Phase Indicator color and status Implication Operation warning ●●●●  ●●●●  ●●●●… - Disconnected  from remote  control  for more than 3s - ●●●●  ●●●●  ●●●●… Level  1  low  battery warning - ●●●●●  ●●●●●   ●●●●●… Level  2  low  battery warning - ●●●  ●●●  ●●●… Disconnected  from remote  control  for more than 3s - ●●●  ●●●  ●●●… Level  1  low  battery warning - ●●●●  ●●●●  ●●●●… Level  2  low  battery warning - ●●●  ●●●  ●●●… Return   Image  transmission disconnected - ●●●●  ●●●●  ●●●●… Disconnected  from remote  control  for more than 3s - ●●●●  ●●●●  ●●●●… Level  1  low  battery warning - ●●●●●  ●●●●●   ●●●●●… Level  2  low  battery warning - ●●●  ●●●  ●●●… Disconnected  from remote  control  for more than 3s - ●●●  ●●●  ●●●… Level  1  low  battery warning - ●●●●  ●●●●  ●●●●… Level  2  low  battery warning - Firmware upgrade ●●    ●●    ●●… Firmware  upgrade  in progress Wait ●Normally on Upgrade failed Check  upgrade step. Upgrade again ●Normally on Upgrade succeeded - Lose efficacy ●Flash for three times Any sensor loses efficacy and any abnormal  forced  landing events - Appendix Table 2-1
   95 Appendix  3  System  Pairing Caution The frequency of aircraft, remote control and ground station has been paired before factory delivery. Abnormity It needs to pair again when both the remote control and ground station fail to control the aircraft remotely. Exact Operations                 Step 1    Use pairing needle to press the pairing button (on the left of power switch) of aircraft for 3 seconds.  Appendix Figure 3-1                 Step 2    Select "Aircraft Settings >  Pair" on the ground  station. The system will display the interface of “Pair”, as shown in Appendix Figure 3-2.  Appendix Figure 3-2 Step 3    Select "Settings > Remote Control Settings > Remote Pair" on the remote control. The system will display the interface of "Remote Pair", as shown in Appendix Figure 3-3.
   96  Appendix Figure 3-3                 Step 4    The system will automatically implement pairing when clicking "Start Pair" on both the remote control and ground station. It means pairing of system is successful when the ground station prompts "Pairing Success" and remote control prompts "Remote Control Pairing Success".
 97   Appendix  4  FAQ Appendix 4.1 FAQ and Solutions of Aircraft Question: Images are subject to water ripple and jitter in case of gale.   Solution: Prevent PTZ from facing the gale directly.   Appendix 4.2 FAQ and Solutions of Remote Control Question 1:  Response speed  of  remote control  touch  screen  becomes slow  and  has  other abnormities. Solution 1: Select "Settings > General Settings > Power off" on the ground station, and it will pop out the dialog box of power off and restart, and long press to select restart, as shown in Appendix Figure 4-1.  Appendix Figure 4-1 Question 2: The remote control doesn’t respond. Solution 2: Long press the reset button of remote control for over 3 seconds, the touch screen will restart after shutdown, as shown in Appendix Figure 4-2.
 98  Appendix Figure 4-2 Appendix 4.3 FAQ and Solutions of Ground Station Question: Image transmission becomes unsmooth when the aircraft is over the ground station. Solution: Manually adjust relay antenna angle of the ground station, to solve this problem, as shown in Appendix Figure 4-3.  Appendix Figure 4-3 Appendix 4.4 FAQ and Solutions of Airborne Device Question: Recorded video loss (including failure to copy data from micro SD card). Solution: Check the aircraft version. Please contact the manufacturer if the version is too low. Appendix 4.5 FAQ and Solutions of Charger                   Question: Charger displays error prompts: ERR1 (Starting Connection Error), ERR2 (Current Abnormality  Protection), ERR3 (Balance Port  Fault), ERR4  (AC Input  Fault) and ERR5 (Charging Connection Error).                   Solution:  Please  inspect  whether  connection  between  AC  power  line  and  charger,  or
 99 connection  between  charger  and  battery  is  abnormal  or  not.  Please  contact  the manufacturer if it fails to be solved.                      ZHEJIANG DAHUA VISION TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.  Address: No.1199, Bin’an Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou, P.R. China Postcode: 310053 Tel: +86-571-87688883 Fax: +86-571-87688815 Email:overseas@dahuatech.com Website: www.dahuasecurity.com

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