# PHANTOM 3 PROFESSIONAL 

# Quick Start Guide V1.0

# Phantom 3 Professional

It ’ s time to meet your 

### Phantom 3 P rofessional. 

### The Phantom 3 

### P rofessional ’s camera reco rds video at up to 4K and captu res 12 

### megapixel photos. 

### Review th e 

### diagram below for a 

### full list of your 

### Phantom 3 

### P rofessional ’s parts:



## 7 6 5 8 4 

## 3
2 9 1

1. Gimbal and Camera 2. Vision Positioning System 3. Camera Micro - SD Card Slot 4. Aircraft Micro - USB Port 5. Front LEDs 6. Motors 7. Propellers 8. Aircraft Status Indicators 9. Antennas 10. Intelligent Flight Battery 

## 10 11. Power Button 

## 12 12. Battery Level Indicators 

## 11 13 13. Link Button 14. Camera Micro - USB Port 

## 14

# Remote Controller

This powerful 

### Remote Cont roller allows you to pilot and 

### maneuver your Ph antom 3 

### P rofessional at 

### distances over 6,000 feet (2 

### km)* awa y

, 

### while putting 

### selected camera cont rols at your fingertips. 

### Built in to 

### your Remote Cont roller is a 

### rechargeable LiPo battery and 

### DJI Lightbridge, wh ich when 

### pai r ed with a compatible 

### mobile device gives you a 

### live HD view from the Phantom ’ s camera. 1. Power Button 2. Return to Home (RTH) Button 3. Control Sticks 4. Status LED 5. Battery Level LEDs 6. Power Port 7. Mobile Device Holder 8. Smal l Device Positionin g Tabs (such a s mobil e phone) 9. Antennas 10. Handle Bar Folded 

## 7 8 9

3 1 10 11. Gimbal Dial 

## 4 

## 2 12. Camera Settings Dial 

## 5 13. Video Recording Button 14. Flight Mode Switch 15. Shutter Button 

## 6 16. Playback Button 17. C1/C2 Buttons (Customizable) 18. USB Port 19. Micro - USB Port



### 17 17

19 18 

### 11 

## 12 13 

## 14 15 16

Mobile device connection

* This maximum transmission distance was tested in a lab environment and is for reference only. The maximum operating distance may va ry depending on conditions in your immediate surroundings.

# Fl **y Safe** 

DJI encourages you to enjoy flying your Phantom 3 P r ofessional in a safe, r esponsible, and smart wa y . T o do this, it is important to understand some basic flight guidelines, both for your p r otection and for the safety of those a r ound you. 1. Fly in Open A r

eas: Always fly in locations that a r e f r ee and clear of buildings, t r ees, power lines, and other obstacles. Do not fly above or near people or animals. 2. Maintain Cont rol at All Times: Even when using DJI autopilot functions such as Auto -T akeof f, Auto - Landing, and Auto - Retu rn to Home, always keep your hands on the Remote Cont r oller and maintain cont r ol of your ai r

craft when it is in flight. 3. Maintai n Lin e of Sight : Kee p you r ai r craf t i n sight at al l times , an d avoi d flyin g behin d building s o r othe r obstacle s that may block you r view. 4. Monitor Y

our Altitude: For the safety of full - sized ai r craft and other air traf

fic, always fly at altitudes less than 400 feet (120 meters) above g r ound level, or in line with your local laws and r egulations. V isit http://flysafe.dji.com/no- fl y for mo r e information on critical safety featu r es such as No - Fly Zones. 

## ● Calibrating the Compass: Make su r

e to calibrate the compass at every new flight location. The compass is very sensitive to elect r omagnetic interfe r

ence, which can cause abnorma l compas s data , leadin g to poo r fligh t performance o r eve n failu r e . Regula r calibratio n i s r equi r e d fo r optimal performance. 1. DO NOT calibrate your compass whe r e the r e is a chance of st r

ong magnetic interfe r

ence, such as magnetite, parking structu r es, and steel r einfo r cements underg r

ound. 2. DO NOT carry ferr

omagnetic materials with you during calibration such as keys or cellular phones. 3. DO NOT calibrate beside massive metal objects. 4. If the Ai r

craft Status Indicators a r e showing solid r

ed, then try to calibrate again. If they a r e blinking r

ed and yellow alte rnately after placing the ai r

craft on the g r

ound, the compass has detected magnetic interfe r ence. Change your location. 

## ● Environmental Considerations: 1. Do not fly in seve r

e weather conditions. This includes high winds (speeds of 22 mph or 10 m/s or mo r e), snow, rain, and fog. 2. Only fl y in open a r

eas. T all buildings and steel structu r es may af

fect the accuracy of the on - boa r d compass and GPS signal. 3. A void obstacles, c r

owds, high -voltage power lines, t r ees, and bodies of wate r . 4. Minimize elect r

omagnetic interfe r

ence by avoiding a r

eas with high levels of elect r omagnetism, including mobile phone base stations, radio transmission towers, or W i - Fi hotspots. 5. Ai rcraft an d battery performanc e a re subject t o envi ronmenta l factors suc h a s ai r density an d temperatu re . B e very ca refu l when flyin g 19,60 0 fee t ( 6 km ) o r mo re abov e se a level , a s battery an d ai rcraft performanc e ma y no t b e a t pea k e f ficiency. 6 . Th e Phanto m 3 P rofessiona l canno t operat e i n P Mod e o r us e GP S a t pola r latitudes . Onl y A TT I Mod e an d th e V isio n Positioning syste m wil l b e operational. 

## ● P Mo de: In this mode, the Phantom 3 P r ofessional can use GPS and the V ision Positioning system, allowing it to hover accurately in position indoors an d out . Wh e n GP S i s available , a Hom e Poin t wil l b e locked so that the Phanto m 3 P r

ofessiona l ca n Retu rn to Home if th e Remote Contr oller signa l i s lost. GPS Positioning

T o enable P Mode, toggle the Flight Mode Switch to the P position. 9 feet 10 inches The re a re th re e state s i n P mode: P - GPS : GPS works best when outdoors and in a wide open a r ea. Y our Phantom 3 P r

ofessional uses GPS to hover in place when the r e is a st r ong GPS signal. P -OPTI : If GPS is not available , th e ai r craf t ca n use th e V isio n Positioning syste m to hove r accurately . P -A TTI : Neithe r GP S no r th e V isio n Positionin g syste m a r e available. Th e ai r craft wil l onl y us e its ba r omete r fo r altitud e an d othe r on - boa rd sensors fo r attitud e stabilization. Note that the V ision Positioning system may not work p r operly when the Phantom 3 P r

ofessional is flying over wate r , over surfaces without a clear patte rn, or in a low- light envi ronment.
Retu rn to home Vision Positioning Altitude 1 foot 

## ● Return to Home: Wh en the r

e is a st r ong GPS signal, the ai r craft will be able to r eco r d a Home Point and r etu rn to that Home Point when r equi r ed. The Home Point location is r eco r ded when the GPS signal icon in the DJI Pilot app is either yellow or g r een. The ai r craft will r

etu r n to the Home Point automatically in the following scenarios (all r equi r e a st r ong GPS signal): Smart RTH: Wh en the RTH button on the Remote Cont roller or in the DJI Pilot app is p ressed. Low- Battery RTH: A notification will appear in the DJI Pilot app r equesting the pilot to take action when the battery level falls under a certain level. Failsafe R

TH : Wh e n th e Remote Cont r oller’ s signa l i s lost.

● While returning to the Home Point, the aircraft’s altitude can be adjusted to avoid obstacles. Tal l building s ma y affect th e Remote Controller’ s signal . Th e Failsaf e Return to Home procedur e wil l be triggered if th e signa l i s lost . Be sur e to fl y highe r tha n an y nearby building s to avoi d crashing.185mm 

# Ap **pendix**

● 

### Aircraft We ight (Including Battery) 1280 g Max. Ascent Speed 5 m/s Max. Descent Speed 3 m/s Max. Speed 16 m/s (ATTI mode, no wind) Max. Flight Altitude 6000 m Max. Flight Time Approximately 23 minutes Operating Temperature Range 0° C to 4 0° C GPS GPS/GLONASS

● 

### Gim bal Angular Vibration Range Pitch: − 90° to +30°

● 

### Visio n Positioning Velocity Rang e <8 m/s (Altitude 2 m) Altitud e Rang e 30 cm - 300 cm Operatin g Rang e 30 cm - 300 cm Operatin g Environment Surface with clear pattern and adequate lighting (Lux > 15)

● 

### Camera Senso r Sony EXMOR 1/2.3” Effective pixels:12.4 M (total pixels: 12.76 M) Len s FOV (Fiel d Of View) 94 ° 20 mm (35 mm format equivalent) f/2.8 IS O Rang e 100 - 3200 (video) 100 - 1600 (photo) Electroni c Shutte r Speed 8 s - 1/8000 s Imag e Max . Size 4000 x 3000 Stil l Photograph y Mode s Single shot Burst shooting: 3/5/7 frames Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB): 3/5 bracketed fr ames at 0.7EV Bias Time - lapse Video Recordin g Mode s UHD : 4096x2160p 24/25, 3840x2160p 24/25/30 FHD: 1920x1080p 24/25/30/48/50/60 HD: 1280x720p 24/25/30/48/50/60 Max . Bitrate of Vide o Storag e 6 0 Mbps Supporte d Fil e Formats FAT32/exFAT Photo: JPEG, DNG Video : MP4/MOV (MPEG -4 AVC/H.264) Supporte d S D Car

d Type s Micro - SD, Max. capacity: 64GB. Class 10 or UHS - 1 rating required Operating Temperature Range 0° C to 4 0° C

● 

### Remote Controller Operatin g Frequency 2.400 GHz-2.483 GHz Max . Transmissio n Distance 2 km (outdoors and unobstructed) Video Outpu t Por

t USB Operatin g Temperatur

e Rang e 0 ° C to 4 0 ° C Batter y 6000 mAh LiPo 2S Mobile Device Holder Tablets and smartphones Transmitter Power (EIRP) FCC: 20 dbm ; CE:16 dbm Wo rking Voltage 1.2 A @7.4 V

● 

### Charger Voltag e 17.4 V Rated Powe r 100 W

● 

### Intelligen t Fligh t Battery ( PH3-448 0 mAh - 15. 2 V ) Capacity 4480 mAh Voltag e 15.2 V Batter y Typ e LiPo 4S Energ y 68 Wh Net Weigh t 365 g Operatin g Temperatur

e - 1 0 °C to 40 °C Max . Chargin g Powe r 100 W 71 mm 105 mm

※ This Quick Start Guide is subject to change without prior notice. FC C ID : SS3 -WM323150 3 FC C ID : SS3 -GL3001501 This devic e complie s wit

h part 1 5 o f th e FC C Rules. Operation i s subject to th e following two conditions: (1 ) This device may no t cause harmful interference , and (2 ) thi s devic e must accep t an y interferenc e received, including interferenc e that may cause undesired operation.

# PHANTOM 3 PROFESSIONAL



# www.dji.com

# Preparing **Y**

**our Phantom 3 Professional Before Fly ing** 
Read th e 

### User Manual and watch the video 

### tutorials in th e DJI Pilot app or on th e 

### of ficial DJI website 

### (ww

w.dji.com), and read th e 

### following documents in cluded in the box befo re using your 

### Phantom 3 

### P rofessional for the first time: 

### Phantom 3 

### P r ofessional Quick Star

t Guide, Phantom 3 

### P

r ofessional / 

### Advance d Safet y Guidelines an d Disclaimer , Phantom 3 

### P

r ofessional / 

### Advance d Intelligent Fligh t Batter y Safet y Guidelines

, I n 

### th e Box. 

# 1. Dow **nload the DJI Pilot App**  Sea rch ‘DJI Pilot’ on th e App Sto re or 

### Google Play and download th e DJI Pilot app to your 

### mobile device.

DJI Pilot app 

# 2. **W atch the**  **T utorial**  **V ideos**  Watch th e tu torial videos on www .dji.co m 

### or in the DJI Pilot app.

Phantom 3 tutorial videos

● For the best experience, use a mobile device that runs iOS 8.0 or above or Android 4.1.2 or above. 

# 3. Check Battery

**Levels** P ressing th e Power Bu tton once on 

### either your 

### Intelligent Flight Battery or 

### Remote Cont roller displays th e battery level. Be su re to fu lly charge both batteries befo re your first 

### flight.

Low Battery Level High Low Battery Level High



# 4. Charging the Batteries

● 

### Only use th e 

### of

ficial DJI Phantom 3 

### P rofessional ch arge r . 

### Remove th e 

### Intelligent Flight Battery from th e ai rcraft befo re charging. ● 

### It is 

### r ecommended th at you tu r n o f f th e 

### Intelligent Flight Battery or 

### Remote Cont roller befo re ch argi ng. ● 

### Connect th e 

### charger to a 

### suitable power sou rce 

### (100 -240V 50/60Hz). ● 

### Connect the 

### charger to th e 

### Intelligent Flight Battery or 

### Remote Cont rolle r . The LEDs will display the 

### cur r ent charge level, and wh en 

### fully ch arged, th ey will 

### automatically tu r n of f.



## B A Remove the Intelligent 

## A Flight Battery 

## Bw

o k w

o k 

# 5. Preparing the Remote Controller T ilt th e 

### Mobile Device Holder to th e 

### desi r ed position, and then adjust the 

### antennas as shown. The st rength of th e 

### Remote Cont roller’

s signal will fluctuate depending on th e 

### positions of th e antennas.

Stron g Weak 

### The transmission signal between th e ai rcraft and Remote Cont roller will be st rongest within the range 

### illustrated he re. If th e signal is weak, adjust th e position s of th e antennas an d fl y th e ai r craft closer to 

### achieve optimal 

### signal performance. 1 

### P ress the button on the side of the Mobile



## 2 Device Holder to 

### release the clamp. 

### Place your 

### mobile device in to th e clamp and adjust it so th at th e mobile device is held 

### secu rely in place. 

## 1 Connect your mobile device to the Remote 

### Cont roller with a USB cable. 

### Plug one end of the cable in to your mobile device, and th e other end in to th e USB port on th e back of the 

### Remote Cont rolle r

. 

## 3

● To avoid signal interference, do not use other 2.4GHz devices when flying. 

# 6. Flight Controls He re a re th e default flight cont rols 

### (Mode 2). The left stick cont rols 

### altitude and rotation, wh ile the right stick cont rols th e forwa rd, backwa rd, left or right 

### movements. The gimbal dial cont rols the camera ’ s tilt. Left Stick Right Stick 

### Gimbal Dial

● You can customize or change these controls through the DJI Pilot app.

# 7. Getting Ready for **T akeoff**  Remove the gimbal clamp as shown on the right. Place your Ph antom 3 

### P rofessional on a flat surface, in an open space, with th e nose facing away from you. Then follow the steps below in this o rder: 

## 2 1 1 

### T oggl e th e 

### Fligh t Mod e Switc h o n you r 

### Remote Contr oller to th e righ t ( P Mode) . P Mod e i s Positionin g Mode , A Mod e i s 

### A

TT I Mode , an d F Mod e i s 

### Functio n Mode. T u r n on th e Remote Con t roller by p ressing the power button once, 

### releasing it, and th en p ressing and holding for 2 seconds. 

## 3 4 Insert the In telligent Flight Battery in to your Phantom 3 

### P rofessional. Tu r n on the battery by p ressing the power button once, 

### releasing it, and th en p ressing and holding for 2 seconds. Ensu re th e LE D o n you r Remot e Cont rolle r i s g reen, 

### indicatin g i t i s read y t o b e used. 

## 5 

## 6 DJI Pilot App 5 

### Connect your mobile device to the Remote Cont roller with a 

### USB cable and 

### launch the 

### DJI Pilot app. 

### Follow th e 

### instructions within th e app. 6 

### I n th e app , ta p ‘Camera’ . Ensu re you r Ph anto m 3 

### P rofessiona l i s 

### read y t o fl y b y completin g th e on - sc reen Checklist . Beginne r Mod e i s enable d b y defaul t when yo u launc h th e DJ I Pilo t ap p fo r th e firs t time . The ai rcraft ’s al ti tud e an d fligh t distanc e a re restricte d when flyin g i n Beginne r Mode . Y o u ca n disabl e Beginner Mod e i n th e 

### Setting s Pag e o f th e DJ I Pilo t app. 

## 7 8 7 

### Calibrat e th e compas s b y tappin g th e Ai rcraft Status Ba r i n th e ap p an d 

### selectin g ‘Calibrate’ . 

### The n follo w the on - sc ree n in structions. 8 

### Attach the p ropellers with a black nut onto th e motors with a bl ack axis and spin th em counte r - clockwise 

### to secu re. Attach th e p ropellers with a gray nut onto th e motor s with a 

### gray axi s an d 

### spi n th e m 

### clockwise to secu r e.

● Be sure to match all the propellers to motors with the correct colors and tighten by hand before flying.

● If you wish to record photos or videos, insert a Micro - SD card into the Camera’s Micro - SD Card Slot.

● The Flight Mode Switch is locked in P Mode by default. Refer to the User Manual to learn how to unlock the switch and change to other modes.

● Wh en not in P mode, the Phantom 3 Professional will only maintain altitude, not position, and will drift with wind or user inpu t. Return to Home is not available in F mode. 

# 8. Flight Safe t o Fl y 

# ( GP S 

# ) Befo re taki ng of f, make su re the 

### Ai rcraft Status Bar in th e DJI Pilot app 

### indicates ‘Safe to 

### Fly (GPS)’ or ‘ Safe to fly 

### (non - GPS)’ if 

### flying in doors.



## ● Auto T akeof f and Landing: Y our Phantom 3 

### P rofessional can 

### automatically takeof f and land at th e tap of a button in th e 

### Camera sc reen of th e DJI Pilot app. T

ap and 

### slide to confirm automatic takeof f. 

### The ai rcraft will 

### automatically takeof f and 

### hover at 5 feet (1.5 meters). T ap and 

### slide to confirm automatic landing. 

### The ai rcraft will 

### automatically land.

## ● Manual T

akeof f and Landing (Stick configurations are for MODE 2) : Start th e motors by 

### pulling both cont rol sticks to the 

### bottom in side (or outside) co r ners. Release th e sticks once th e motors start. Slowly push the left stick (th rottle stick) up 

### to takeof f. T o land , gentl y pul l th e lef t stic k (th rottl e stick) dow n to lowe r th e ai r craf t unti l i t touche s the g round . 

### The n pul l bot h sticks to th e botto m in si de co r ners to sto p th e motors. Start / Stop the motors Left stick up (Slowly) Left stick down (Slowly)

OR

● Never stop the motors mid -flight, otherwise the aircraft will crash. Only stop the motors when on the ground or as required in emergency situations to reduce the risk of damage or injury.

● You cannot takeoff if the Intelligent Flight Battery is not sufficiently charged and the Critical Low Battery Warning is active . ● Th e Intelligen t Flight Batter y must warm u p if th e outsid e temperatur e i s low . A warnin g wil l appea r i n th e DJ I Pilot ap p i n thi s scenario.

● Once spinning, the rotating propellers can be dangerous. Do not start the motors when there are people nearby and always fly in a wide - open area.
● Power off your Phantom 3 Professional before switching off the Remote Controller after landing. 

## ● Return to Home : 1 . P r es s an d hol d th e Retu r n to Hom e Bu tto n o n your 

### Remote Cont rolle r unti l th e 

### LE D surroundin g th e button starts 

### blinkin g white an d starts 

### beeping . Y ou r Phantom 3 

### P rofessiona l wil l retu r n to th e se t Hom e Point . P ress th e butto n 

### once to sto p th e p rocedu re. 2. Th e DJ I Pilo t ap p wil l wa r n yo u i f you r Phanto m 3 

### P rofessional ’

s battery leve l fall s unde r a 

### certai n level . Th is 

### wa rnin g th r

eshol d ca n b e se t i n th e app . 

### Th e ai rcraf t will lan d 

### immediatel y i f th e battery powe r reache s a critical 

### leve l an d th e 

### Critica l Low Battery 

### Leve l Wa rnin g appears. 3. 

### Failsafe : Th e Phanto m 3 

### P r ofessiona l wil l ente r 

### Retu r n to Hom e Mod e i f th e 

### signa l to th e 

### Remote Cont r olle r i s lost.
RTH Button The app’s RTH Button ● While returning home, you can still control your Phantom 3 Professional’s altitude to avoid any obstacles. 

# Appendix Aircraft Status Indicators Slowly: Safe to fly, GPS working X2 

### Continuously: Vision Positioning system working, no GPS Slowly: P -ATTI or ATTI Mode Quickly: Not connected to the Remote Controller Slowly: Low Battery Level Warning 

## Remote Controller Status LED Rem ote Controller is functioning normally, but is not connected to the aircraft. Rem ote Controller is functioning normally and is connected to the aircraft. B - B - B
... 

### Aircraf

t Low Batter

y Leve l Wa rning or Remote Controller error. B

—B

— ... 

### Rem ote Controller has been

idle for 5 minutes. 

## Camera Controls

● 

### Adjus t the camer

a parameter

s using th e Camera Setting s Dia l o n the Remot e Controller or throug h the DJI Pilo t app . Press the Shutter Button or Video Recording Button t o capture photos or recor

d videos . ● 

### Adjust the gim bal’s tilt using the Gim bal Dial.
● 

### Download photos and videos from Quickly: Critical Low Battery Level Warning Solid: Critical error Blinking Al ternately: Com pass calibration required

For more information: 

### http://www.dj i.com/phantom3 th e Mi cro- S D card to you r mobile device throug h th e DJ I Pilot app. You can also use a SD-car d reader to expor t file s to you r com puter .


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