Basic Flight Operations 

.Ill Forward Direction (Indicates Front Side) 

~ 52 --~·,.· ••--------- Sl 

~ Joysticks 

Power Switch --------,------- Power Indicator 

Left Stick 

Antenna 

i:-_ ·- . ._ ____ Gimbal Pitch 

Control Lever 

Right Stick 

Propellers \ -

Battery Level Indicator 

Antenna 

Compass 
PHANTOM2 

QUICK START GUIDE 

Scan QR Code to Watch the Quick Start Video 

or browse direct to 

www.dji.com/tutorial/ phantom-2-tutorial/ 

G) Product Introduction 

® Quick Start Guide 

@ H3-2D Gimbal Assembly 

A ATTENTION: For SAFETY reasons and for further flight instruction, 

it is advised that you watch the videos above in full before attempting 

to use the Phantom 2. 

.,.URNING THE FLIGHT 

""" ~~ TTERY ON/OFF 

> Press the circular button once, then press and hold for 2 

seconds to turn on the flight battery. 

> Press the circular button once, then press and hold for 2 

seconds to turn off the flight battery. 

A ATTENTION: Pressing the circular button once with no 

further action will indicate current BATTERY LEVEL. 

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Battery Level Indicator 

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ATTACHING THE PROPELLERS 

> Remove the four warning cards from the motors. 

> Screw the propellers, clockwise for grey nuts and anti-clockwise 

for black nuts, onto the four motors. Be sure to match the 

black propeller nuts with the black dot motors. 

A ATTENTION: DO NOT use thread lock on the propeller shafts. 

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ED FLIGHT INDICATORS 

> Slow green flashing indicates ready to fly with GPS. 

> Slow yellow flashing indicates ready to fly without GPS. 

> Fast yellow flashing indicates your Remote Controller 

is switched off. 

> Fast red flashing indicates low flight battery level. 

> Please refer to the card attached to the Remote Controller 

for more details. 

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ETUP OF THE ZEN MUSE H~-2D GIMBAL (OPTIONAL) 

> The ZEN MUSE H3-2D gimbal is recommended for a better 

aerial photography experience. The installation is quick and 

convenient, as the GCU and other control interfaces have been 

built into the Phantom 2. 

Please refer to the "H3-2D Gimbal Quick Start Guide" for more 

details. 

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ALIBRATING THE COMPASS 

> Rapidly flip the Sl switch from the 'fully up' to the 'fully down' 

positions for at least 6 times. 

> Once the LED Flight Indicators change to display solid yellow, the 

compass calibration mode has been initiated. 

> Holding the Phantom 2 horizontally, rotate it 360" on its center 

axis until the LED Flight Indicators switch to solid green. 

> Then while holding the Phantom 2 vertically, rotate 360" on its 

center axis until the LED Flight Indicators light disappears. 

A ATTENTION: If the LED Flight Indicators flash between yellow and 

red, then the process has FAILED. You must start over and repeat 

the previous steps until the process is successful. 

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REPARING THE REMOTE 

CONTROLLER 

> Be sure Sl and 52 are switched to the upper most position. 

> Install 4 x AA batteries into the back of the Remote 

Controller. 

A ATTENTION: A continuous beeping sound emitted from the 

Remote Controller indicates LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. 

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ON 

r EGINNING YOUR FIRST 

""" ~LIGHT > Start by placing the Phantom 2 on the ground with the Battery Level 

Indicator lights facing yourself. 

> Switch on the Remote Controller. 

> Turn on the flight battery. 

> Pull both sticks on the remote controller to bottom corners as shown to 

start/stop the motors. 

> Start flying. 

A ATTENTION: ONLY stop the motors after the Phantom 2 has landed, 

DO NOT stop the motors during flight! 

Start/Stop Motors