# PHANTOtv13 ( PROFESSIONAL ) 

# Quick Start Guide V1.2

# Phantom 3 Professional
It's time 10 

### mee1 your Phantom 3 

### Professional. 

### The Phatrtom 3 ProfeSSional's camera records video 

### at up 

## to 4Kand capturea 12 megapiXel photos. Reviewthe diagram belowtor a

## tun list 

### o1 your Phantom SProfessional's parts;

1. Gimbal and Camera 2. Vision Po$ilioning System 3. Camera Micro-SO card Slot 4. Aircraft Micro-USE! Port 5. Camera Status Indicator 

### e. Front LEOs 7. 

### Motor' 8. Propellers 9. Aircraft StatuslndloatoNi 

### 10.**AntennaE~** 11. Intelligent Aigh!Battery 

### 12. POWEir Button 13. Battery Levellnditlator.s 14. Link Button 15. Camera Micro·USB Port

# Remote Controller
This powerful 

## Remote Con1roi1Elf allows 

### you 

## to pilot 

### and 

## maneuveryour Phantom 3 Professional 

## at distances over 6,000 

### feet {2

**km)~** 

### away, whlle putting selected camera 

### controls 

## at YQUrfingertips. Built Intoyour Remote Oontto11er

### Is arechargeable UPo batteryand DJI Lightbridge, 

### which when palred 

### with acompatible mobile 

### device 

### gives you alive HD v1evvfrom 

### 11'\e Phantom

### 'a camera.

Folded

11. Gimbal Dial 12. Camera Settings Oial 13. Video Recording Button 14. Flight MOd& Switch 15. Shutter Button 16. Playbllck euuon 17. C1/C2 Buttons (CUStomizable) 18. USB 

### Port 

### 19. Mrero.use Port 

### 1. Power 

### Button 2. Return to Home (RTH) SvttQn 3. Control StickS 4. Status LED 5. Battery Level LEDa 

### e. Power Port 7. Mobile DeviC$ Holder a. Small Device Positioning T ab2 {.such as mobile phone) 

### 9. Antennas 10. Handle Bar

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# Fly Safe
DJI enoouragfiO you to enjoy flying )'t!Ur Phorrtom 3 Pmfesslooal In a

### sate, responsll:te, end smart Wffl· To do this, It Is important 

### to understand some basiCflight guldallnea, 

### both for your protection a11d fQrttle

**~fe1y** ofthose around you. 1, Fly In OpenAreas: Alway& 1lyIn locations

### that arefree and clearofbuildings. ti'OO$, 

### power

**~ea.** and otherobGtooles. Do notfly above

ot

**ne~r** people or

**E~nlmal$.** 2. Maintain Control atAll Times: Even When using OJI autopilot functions such as 

### Auu>lilkeoff, Auto-Landing, and Auto-Return 

### to

Home, always kOOp your hands on 

### the Remote! Controller 

### and maintain oontrol ofyout aln::rafl: when 

### Jt Is In 1Ught. 3. Maintain Une: of Sight Keep your

### airtndt 

### k'l Sight

### atal 'llrne$, and i"JJOd 1lyrg behind 

### bulk:irl9$ orather

**~that** may bbokyour

### view. 4, MonitorYourAttitude: Forthe 

### :safety o11ull-alzad aircraft and other airtraffiC, always fly 

### at altttudes leas thi!W'I400 feet (120 meters)

above ground level, or In lne with }'OUr 

### lOcal laWs 

### and regulations. VISit http://flysafe.djl.comlno-fly for more Information on critical safety features such as No-Fly Zones. 

### • Calibrating the Compass: Matw 

### sure to caftbrate the 

### oompass at avery new flight loootion. The compass is very sensitive 

### to eleclmml:lglllirtk:; Interference, which 

### can CIIUIIEI 

### atmormal comPB$$

**dial~. ~ding**  to 

### poor fight 

### petformanoe or even falure. Regular

**~lbi"Biion ~**  requlrad tor 

### optimal performance. 1•DO NOTca!lbrste yourcompess whe"'there 1$ achance of stmng ma,groetlc Interference, suctJ N magnetiW:, parking structum, and



### steel 

### reinforoemel'rt$ 1.1nderground. 2. DO NOT oarry ferromagnetic materhW. with yoo d1.1ring 

### callbrmlon sueh as keyS or cellular phones. 3. 00 NOT

### c::aiibllttu bnlde

### mmivemetal objects. 4. !f

### the Alroraft Status Indicators are shOwing SOlid red, then tty

### to caflbrete again. If they are blinking red and yellow alternately after

plaeltlg theaircraft on th$ ground, the compass has detected magnetic lrrterterence. Change

**~lit** locallon. 

### • Environmental Considerations: 1. Do no1 fly In SfMire weather condmons. This lndudes high winds (speeds o122 mph or 10 

### mil ormora). snow, rain, and fog. 2. Only fly In 

### open areas. Tal bulldlngu and 

### atee1 structl.lres may affectthe El()()ijf$cyo1the on-board compauand GPS signal. 3. Avoid abs1acles, CI'OWds, high-voltage power lines, 

### trees, and bodiesof water. 4. Mlnll'l'lllG electromagnetic ln1drunce by avoiding areas with high levels Of ebootromagnetlsm, Including mobile phone base statJons,

radio transmissiOn 

### towers, orWI·A 

### hotepotu. 5. Aircrait end battery performance are subJect 10 environmental 

### facton; such as 11M density and temperature. e!;ll V!;llry

**ct~reful** when

flying 19.600 

### feet (6 krn) ot more 

### above sea 

### leVel, as battery and alrr.:ratt performance may not be 

### at peak efficiency. 6. The Phantom 3 Professional cannot operate In P Mode or use GPS lll polar latitudes. Only ATTl Mode and the VIsion Poeitlonlng



### system Will be operat1ona1. 

### • PMode: In this 

### mode, the Phantom 3 Prolesslooal can use GPS and the Vision Positioning syNm, aiiOWiflg It

### to hover aocurately lo poaltlotllndoors and OIJI, 1Mlan 

### GPS is 

### awllabls, 

### aHorm f'Qint wll be

### locked 80 N the

**~** 

### 3 Profes:slcnal can 

### Return to Home if the Aemote Contrdler slgnall$1001.



# e To enable PMode, toggle the Flight Mode Switch to theP position.
There are three states Jn P mode: p..QPS: GPS WOl'ks bestwhen OIJ1doasand In a

### Wlde open ama. Your Phantom 3 Profe881onal LM& GPS 

### to hovor In place when th0fG Ia a WOng GPS

**~!;!!.** p.()PTI: IfGPS IS

### not Mlable,the

### alrcmft

### can lOO tmVision Pasltlonlng system

### to hover

**8001.1~** 

### rooAitl: NeHhlolr GPS northe Vlsbn Positioning system are available. The alrorsll: will only USI!IIbl barometer for altitude Md other on-board sensors lor attitude stsbllzatlon. Note 

### that the Vlslon Positioning t;yStem may not work property 

### when the Phantom 3

**Profe~onall$** flying over water, over surfaces without aolearpattern, ortn alow·ligtrt envh'OI'lmerrt,



## ' y

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Rerum 

### to home 

# "'liS GPS Po$itkming



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### PQs~Q11ng 

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# ,

# .. • Return to Home: When there Is a strong GPS signal, the aircraft v.ill beable to 

### rooord a Home Point and 

### re1urn to 1t\a1 

### Homo Point 

### when required. The Home Point location Is recorded when 'the GPS Signal leon In the DJI GO spp Is eitheryenow or green. The alraatt will return to the Home Point automatically In the following scenarios (all require astrong GPS sJgneO: Smart RTH:When the RTH button on Ule Aesnote Controller 

### or In ti'IB OJI GO 

### epp Is 

### pressed. Low-Battery ATH: A notlllcatlon will appeer In the OJI GO app requas11ng 

### th• pilot 

### to 

### take actlon when the battery level faUs1.1nder a oerteln level. Failsafe RTH: When 

### the 

### Remote Controller'li signal Is lost.

• Whnt returning 

### tothe Home Point, the aircraft's altitudil ean be adjusted 

### to aVOid ObSI<lCies. 

### iall buildings may affect the Remote 

## A ControUer's signal. 

### The Fail$tll$ Return 10 Home procedure Will be triggered Ifthe alr11alls lost. Be sore to fty hlghllr than any nearby 

## D buildings to avoid orashing.

# Appendix



# . """". Weight (Including 6attery) 

### Ma>c. Ascent Speed Max. O&&eent Speed Max. Speed Max. FIIIJht Altitude Max. Flight l1ma Operating Temperature Range GFS 

### • GiiOOal

CQntronable Aange 

### • VISion 

### Positioning VelOCitY Range Altitude Aange Operating Range 

### Operating ErMronment 

### • Crwnera



# "''"'" 

# ""' ISO 

### Flar9e Eteclronle Shutter Spe«:: Image 

### Max. SiM StJII Photography Modes

Video Recording Modes


### Max. 

### 6itralll' ofVideo Storage SUpported Ale Formats &lppOMd SO CEMd Types Operating Temperature Range

• Remote COrllrt'lller**Operatl~g** Frequency MaX. Trllrl$mlst.iC1'1 Distance Vld® Output Port Operatirg Temperature Range

# -~ Mobile Device Holder Transmittef Power (EIRP) Working Volla\le 

# '""'' 

# """ 3m/• 16 

### mts (ATTl 

### mode, no wind) 

## eooom Approximately 23 minutes O'C**~** 40"C GPS/GLONASS
Pitch:

- 90"

### to +30"**~** mls (Aitl\l.lde 2m) 30 cm-300cm :;JOcm·300cm Surface wll;h clei!f pattern and adequate lighting (LUX 

### >15) Sony EXMOR 1)2.3" Effective plxels:12.4 M (total**pi~C&IS:** 12.76 M) FOV (Field OfView) 94" 20 mm (35

### mm format equivalent) f/2.8 100.3200 (Vid$0) 100·1000 (photo) Bs-1/801Xl s 4000 x3000 Stngle •hot Burst shooting: 3/5/7 frame:; Auto Expo$Ur& Bracketing (AEB): 315 bracketed frames 

### at O.i'EV Bias 11me·lapse UHO :4096x2160p 24/25, 3840x2160p 24J<!Sl30 FHD: 1920x1080p 24/25/30/41l/50160 HO: 12S0x720p 24/25/30/43/50160 60 Mbps FAT32/$XFAT Photo: JPEG, DNG Video: MP4/MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) Micro-SO, Max. capacity: 64GB. 

### aass 10 or UHS·1 rating requlrod 

### O'C10.WC

2.400 GHz-2.483 GHt 2km (outdoors and unobatructed) 

### USB O'C10.WC 

## rooo mAh 

## uPo 2s T;.blets and smartphooes FCC: 20 dbm; Ct;:16 dbm 1 . .2:A@1.4V
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### Battery (PH3-4480 m.Ah-15.2V)

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### Type UPo 4S 

### energy ea Wh NetWeight 3GS g Operating T ernpefature -1 o•c

### to 40"C MaX. Charging PQwer 100 W



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# Preparing Your Phantom 3 Professional Before Flying

Read the User Manual and watch the video tutorials In the DJI GO app or on the official OJI website {WWW,djl,com), and 

### read the following 

### documents Included In the 

### box before using your Phantom 3 Professional forthe first

### tlme:

**Ph~ntom** 

### 3 Professional Quick

### StartGuide, Ph01ntom 3Professi0t1a/IAdvancedSafetyGuidelines andDisclaimer, Phantom 3Professional/ 

### AdvancedIntelligentFlightBatterySaWty Guideb'nes, In

## the Bolt 

## 1. Download the DJI GO App Searoh 'OJI GO' on the App 

### Store orGoogle Play and download the 

### OJ/ GO 

### appto your mobile device.

DJI GO &pp 

## 2. Watch theTutorial Videos watch the tutorial videos on www.djl.com or in 

### the DJI GO 

### app.

Phantom 3tutorial videos 

# A • For

### the best experience, use amobile device mat runs lOS 8.0 or above or Android 4.1.2 or above.



## 3. Check Battery Levels Pressing the Power Button once on eitheryour Intelligent Flight Battery or Remote Controller displays the battery level. 

### Be surt

### to fully charge 

### both batteries before your

### flrst flight.

Low

- Battery Level 

### + HigM 

# •

**~:~:oo** ,'!',

4. Charging the Batteries Low- BatteryLevel+High 

# © 

# ©:lRr:@ 'J'f(

• Only use the Official DJI Phantom 3 Profeaslooal charger. Remove the Intelligent Flight Battery 

### from 'ltle 

### aircraft before



### charging. • It 

### is recommended that

### you turn offthe Intelligent Right Batteryor Remote Controller before charging. • Connectthe charger

## to asuitable 

### power souroe

**(100~240V** 

### 50/60Hz). • Connectthe chargerto the Intelligent FUght Batteryor Remote Controller. The LEDs will diSPlaythe current charge 

### level,

and when 

### fully charged, theywill automatically tum off.

Remove the Intelligent 

### AghtBattery

## 5. Preparing the Remote Controller llltthe 

### Mobile Device Holderto the 

### dEtSired position, and then 

### adjust the antennas as shown. The strength ofthe 

### RemoteController's slgnal Will nuctuate depending on the 

### positions of

### the antennas.

The transmlsalon signal between 

### the 

### aircraft and 

### Remote Controller wiD be strangest within the range illustrated here. 

### If the signal 

### Is 

## weak, adjust 

### the positions 

### or 1he 

### antennas end fly 

### tha aircraft closerto achieve optimal signal performance. 

### (1) Preas the button on the side of the Mobhe 

### 06'1/lce Holderto release the 

### damp. 

# ® Place your mobile device 

### Into the clamp and

adjust 

### it so that the mobOe device 

### Is held securely 

### In place. 

## ® Connect yotK mobile device to the 

### Remote

Controllerwith a

## use cable. Plug one end of 

### the cable into your mobile device, and the ott'ler end into the USB port 

### on the 

### baCk 

### of the Remote Controller.


# A • To avoid signallnte!ference, Oo not use Qther 2.4GHz devices when flying.


## 6. Flight Controls Here are the default 111ght controls (Mode 2). The left stick controls altitude and rotation, while 

### the right stick controls 1tle 

### forward, backward, left or right 

### movemems. The gimbal dial controls the camera's tilt, 

### Left Stick 

### Right Stick 

### Gimbal Dial



# ,A • You can Cl.lstomlze ar change the5e controls thrOugh tl'le OJI GO app.

## 7. Getting Ready forTakeoff Remove the 

### gimbal clamp as shown on the right. Place 

### your Phantom 3 Professional on a 

### 'llat sUrface, in an open space, with 

### the nose facing 

### away from you. Then follow 

### the 

### steps below 

### in this order:



# ~@ '



# ~ 

# l2:J

# G

• 0000 

# rn

-
- (j)

**Tog~**

### the Right Mode SWitch 

### on your Remote Controller to the 

### right (P 

### Mode). P Mode 

### Is Positioning Mode, A Mode Is Alll Mode, and FMode 

### Is Function Mode, 

### Q) Tum on the Remote Conti'OIIer bY pressing the power

button once, releasing 

### It, and 

### then pressing and holdtng for 

### 2 seconds. 

## Q) Insert the Intelligent Aight Battery Into YQUr Phantom 3 Professional. Tum on the battery by 

### pt&SS!ng the power button once, 

### releasing 

### It, and then pressing and holding for

### 2 seconds. 

# ® EnsurE! the LED on your Remote Controller Is green,

indicating 

### It Is ready to be 

### used. 

# ® Connect your mobile device to the 

### Remote Controller

with a USB

**cabl~** 

### and launch the DJI GO 

### app. Followthe Instructions within the 

### app, 

## ® In the app, 

### tap 'Camera'. Ensure your Phantom 3 

### Professional 

### is ready to fly by 

### completing the on·screen 

### Checklist. Beginner Mode is enabled bY default when you launch the 

### OJI GO app for the first time. The aircraft's altitude and flight distance are 

### restricted when flying in Beginnef Mode. You can disable Beginner Mode In the Settings Page 

### ofthe OJI QQ app. 

## <i> Calibrate 

### the oompaas by tapping the Aircraft S1atus



### ear in the app and seiectilg 'Qallbrata'. Then follow the

**on~screen** 

### lns'ltuctlons. 

## ® Attach 

### the propellers with 

### ablack nut onto

### the 

### motors with



### black dot and spin them counter-clockwise 

### 10 secure. 

### Attach the 

### propellers with

**~** 

### grey nut on"to the motors without black dot and spin

### them clockwise to 

### secure. •11ghten the propellers with both hands before

**~ch** flight. •Ifyou wiSh to record photos orvldmos. insert a Micro-SO card inro 

### the Camem·s Micro-SO Card Slot. •Tho F1ight Mode SWitch lsloekm<:l In PMoo'e by default Refer to the User Manual fl) leam hQW 10 unlock the switch and change 

### to other 

### modes. •When not In P

### mode, the 

### Phantom 3 Professional Will 

### only maintain 

### altitude, not position. and 

### will drift with 

### wind or 

### user lnpllt. Return 

### to Home is not

### available in Fmode. 

## 8. Flight Safe to Fly ( GPS ) Before taking 

### off, make sure the Alrcmft Status 

### Bar In the 

### DJI GO 

### app Indicates 

### 'Safeto Ry 

### (GPS)' Qt' 

### 'Safe 

### to fly 

### (non-QPS)' if 

### 11ying indoors.



## • Auto Takeoff and Landing:

Your Phantom 3 Professional can automatlcalty takeoff at1d land atthe tap 

### ofabutton In the Camera screen 

### ofthe 

### DJJ 

### GO app. 

# e Tap and slide

### to confirm automatic 

### takeoff. The 

## etn::!'SftwiU automaticallytakeoff and 

### hover 

### at 4

### feat (1 .2 meters). 

# 0 Tap and sUde 10 confirm automatic landing. 

### The aircraft wHI automatically land.

## • Manual Takeoff and Landing (Stick configurations are for MODE 2): Startthe mators by

### pumng both control sticks

### to the bottom Inside (or outside) corners. 

### Release the sticks 

### once the 

### motors start. 

### Slowly push the left 5tlck {1hi'Ottle 

### stick) up to 

### takeoff. Start 

### I

### Stop the motors L$ft stick up (Slowly) 

### To land, gently puD the left sticK 

### {ttwottle S'!ick) down 

### to lower the aircraft l.fllh it touches the grot.l'ld. 

### Then pull both 

### Sticks to the bonom Inside comers to 

### stop the motors. Left stick down (Slowly)

• Never 

### $tOp th!li motors mid-fl!ght,

**O!herw~** thlil aircraft will Q'ash. Only stop the mOIOI'$ v.twn on the gro1,1n(:l or as required In emergf;lncy situations to reduce the risk of damage or injury. •You

**¢t~nnot** takeoff Ifthe Intelligent Flight Battery is not SIJffieiently charged and the CritiC4ll Low Battery Warning is actfve, •The IntelligentFlight Battery I'T"I.,I$twarm up iftheootside temperature is 

### Jow. AWl:lf'ning v.ill appear in the OJI GO app In lhls l!cenarlo. • Once spinning, the rotating propellers can be dangerous. Oo not start the motors when there are people nearby and always fly in awide-open area. • Pow111r offyour Phantom 3Professional before switching ol11he Flemote Controller after landing, 

## • Return 

## to Home: 1. Press and hold tha 

### Return 

### to Home 

### Button 

### on your

Remote Controller until the LED surrounding the button 

### surtsblinking white 

### and 

## starts beePing. Your Phantom 3 Professional wm return to the se1 Home 

### Point. Press the button 

### once

### to stop the procedure.

RTH Button The app's RTH ButtQn 

## Appendix 2. The OJI GO app will 

### warn you If your Phantom 3 Profes$lonal's battery level

### falls undera

### certain 

### level. This warning threshold can be 

### set in the app. 

### The aircraft wlll land Immediately If 

### the battery power reaches a critical level and

### the Critical 

### Low Battery 

### Level

### Warning appears. 

### 3. Failsafe; The 

### Pharrtom 3 Professional 

### will enter Return to

Home Mode 

### ifthe 

### signal to 

### the Remote Controller is lost.
A • 'M'IIIe retvrnlng home, you ciD"' still oontrol your Phantom 3 

## M. Professional's altitude

### to avoid any obstacles.



## Aircraft Status Indicators Remote Controller Status LED Camera Controls

**~** 

### Slowly: Safe 

### to fly, GPS 

### working • Remote Controller Isfunctioning normally, but is not connected 

### to the aircraft 

# * X2 Continuously: VIsion Positioning • system working, no 

### GPS Remote Controller is functioning 

### normally '-nd ie: connected to ltle aircraft. 

# W. Slowly: P·ATTI orA Til Mode #*Ouicl<ly; Not connected 

### to the Remote Controller 

### ·~ B·B-8

... Aircraft 

### Low Battery Level



### W~ing or Remote Controller error. 

# 8 B-8-

... 

### Remote Controller has been idle for 

### 5 minutes. 

## l+( SIO\IIIy: 

### Low Battery 

### Level Warning *Quickly: 

### Critical 

### Low Battery Level Warning • Solid: 

### Critical error 

# '*'-/:!#,. Binkl1g AJtomate\C Compass 

### calibration required

For more information: 

### http:l/www.djl.c:amtphantom3 

## •Acfust tl'e

### camera parprneters

### IJSjng the Carrlel'a Settings Dial on the 

### Remota Controller CKt!Yoogh 

### the

### DJt GO 

### app. Pre$$ 1h$ Shutter Butbn or Video 

### Aeoordlng 

### Button 

### to capture ph;ltO$

## orf'EIOCl«l\-1dec'x).

.. Adjust the gimbal's tilt using the 

### Gimbel DiaL
• DoNrdoad phObs 

### and 'Jideos 

### 1rctn

the Micro-SO card to yolll' 

### mobile devioe through 

### the DJI GO 

### app. Ycu can also use aSl:).card reader kl export files toyourcoo-puter.

@2015 DJLA' Rigttol Roo,
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