# PHANTOM 

# 3 ( PROFESSIONAL ) 

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n a t:alo, rosponsiblo, end sman way To do Ir-is, n iS n•pottant to U'>der.>land oom basiC f'<ght guidoh:J both lot 'fOOl protoctiOO and '"' rhe salary of those 81ound you 1 Ay in Open Aroas

: Always fly "' locauons

r hat are 11110 and Cleat ot bUtldngs, troos. i)(liWI' Iones, and o
l het obstacles. Do nollly above 01 ,_ pAOplo 01 ..... **rna~s** 2 Mwnlaln Control at All Tlmos

: Even when usng OJI autopiot func\Jenl such us Auto· Tokool!

, Auto·LM1dng. and Aulo-RotU'n
to Home. ilffldys k8PP your hanOa on the Remole Controller and rnaontan COI'trol of your aircmn when n iS **in~~** ). - Line of Sight Keep 'fOJ waall ., Sigh\ 81 altn- ond <Mid **~** betn:l Qj(jng8 01 other ob!lladas tmt rre( block ycu

- 4 Momtor Your Altllude: For the safety of U-srzfld oircrall and oltn a• lmffc, alWays fly alall•ludesif&S lhitn 400 f""t (120m •lers) above ground iollul. Olin lone wr

l h yr:u local laws and regula

l tonS. Vr:.t hltp :/ lflysaf e. dj f. com/n o- fly lot mora nfoonation on cr•ta. safety fooll..as such as No- Fly :zor-

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' . • Caltbralmg lhe Compa ss: Malle sure to calbnle the COIT1P8l>o at fNOIY new fti!Jhl local ron. The composs
IS very senSiti\IO to **eiOOIOI'Mg!~•tc** ntert""""""'· which can cause aiJnOm'lOJ compass daiD. leadng to poor llight petfotmiJnoo
01 even fOIIUle Rogulat calJbtatoo

IS f8QUif8d IO< optrmal pMOITTU1Cil t . DO NOT calibrate your composa where thete Is a cl1ance of &troog ITl8gl<ltic ntfYlorance, bUCh as **maqr>~•tne,** pe<kng S1ruc!UI8S

, and steel raontorcements uodetgrOLnd 2 . DO NOT curry fU'T011111Q11etC maturials Wilt! you durng cahbrntron ;um as keys or C8llul.ll phones. 3. DO NOT colbate beside miiS8Ml mota! obtocts 4 If the Alrcmh Status Indica

t ors are &howrog solid roo. then

t ry to colobrlliA &ga•n.

If they 010 blinking rnd end yellow alternately ilfter plaCng the a.rcrnft on ttl<> ground. the compass has dutected 111agn<Jtic ntnrforooce. Chango your locahon • En v rronmental Consideration

s: 1 Do not fly on 98Vtit8 weather corot<n. n.s nc:UJos high Winds (speedS o122 **~"'** 10 mls or mO<e), snow. r...,, und log 2 Drtf fly n open aroos Tal bullclng,, ond .reel s1ru<:IU'OS may affacl !he accuracy ol the on board compass and GPS signal 3. AVOid obs
t oclus, crtmds. htgh·vo4tage powur !mos. trees. and bod.,. of Wiltllf 4 Mnmze etoctromagnetrc lntertarenre by II\'Oidrng aroas Wlth high klvels of eloctromagnollsm. ncludrng mobrto phone base stntrons, rndio tllii1SIJ1IS8IOI towers. or Wr Fr hotspotS. 5 , Aircraft and battery pcrlormnnce are subject to enVIronmentallactors such as aw dons• tv ond temperaooro

. Bo very **cawh~** when flying

t 9.600 root t6 km) 01 more abolott we tevel. as battery and aorcrah pcrlormnno:t mav not be ao **JlCll~** effcoencv 6 Thrt Phan1om

3 Professoonal cnnnot operate'"

P Mnde or use GPS at polar k1trtUdcs

. Ontv Am Mode and the V1sion Posihonmg system wrll b< opem

t oonal. • P Mod e: In tho> modo. thA Phantom

3 Profu&aional can use GPS .mel the VISion Pooitoong system. ollowwlg

rt to hover 8CCU'Blely

" poo11ion ndoors IW1d 0U1 'M1In GPS 1B IMIIablo.

a Hem! Pare v.l be toci<OO so that the Ptwtom

3 **~** CM Aen.m to Hem!

• the Aemoce ControiOt >gnalslost B
To enable P Mode

. togqte tne Fight Mode Swrtcl1 to the P post10n There ore three states '" P mode: P-GPS

: GPS works best when ou t doors end n a W1de op&rl area

. Your Phont«n

3 ProttJGilionat uses GPS to hover ., place when thet8 Is a strong GPS srgnal P - OPTl

: I GPS 1B not IMIIablo. the arouft can use the ViSion F'oo!t!OinJ system to hcM!r 80CU'3101y P - ATTl

: Nei t her GPS nOt

t he V1:;100 Posrttonrng sys
t ern oro ovrutabto The 8liCI'Illt wrll **~** use ns barometer lot alt•tude and other on-board aensors lot athtude stabollzatJOn Note that the VISion f'os<tKJOng sy.;tem may not wor1< propet1y when the PhantOtn

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IS f!yng 0\181 W31Jlr, 0\181 surfaoe:l Without a dear pattern, or in o low ·light enwonment " • X Rcl..n to home

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t and return to rhat Home Poin

t wt100 requornd The Home Pornt locat100 Is racorded when 1110 GPS signal rcon n the OJ! Pllolapp
iS ather '(f]loN or Q1118n The ...aa1t Wilt rotU'n to the Home Poonl 8Uiomatcaly

n tne lo'lowng SCMIInoS (all roquoe
a strong GPS sognan Smart RTH

: Who on the Rll-l button on the Remoto Controtlot or n the OJ! Pilot app os pressed

. Low

· Battery RTH

: A notJIIcation v.l appeer In tho OJ! Pilot ilPP I8QIJ8Slng the p tot to taks aCIIon when the battOI\' iollul I; .Riera CM.•In i<MII. F ai lsafe RTH

: Whoo the Remohl ControiOr's signol ts lost A

• Wh•

l o returnrng 10 the Home P01111, rhe a"crall's al11tudo can be **adru>~od** to a\/Oid obstacles

. Tall buJid•IQ• may aHoct the Remota Controller's o;gnal

I he f-a•l&ale R<lll.m 10 Hem! prOCOOU'e wol be triQOOIOCI

**~** t11e lllg18l iS lo61 Be sure 10 fly r,;ga than lillY nootby wldongs to avOid crash01g Appendix • Alraaft W61Qhl (lncfudlllQ Battory) Ma• Ascont Spe,.-.c Ma• Ocscenl Speed Md• SJJC<Kl Ma• Fligllt A111!ude Ma• F1lgtU T""" ()peruhog Te<T1>01at"'e Ranpo GPS • Grmbal Ang1
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..... **~** ........ _._......,._.__.,......._...... _._ ...... ..., ( _ ........ **~**7 . Getting Ready for Takeoff Remove the g1mbal clamp as shown on the

nght . Place your Phantom 3 ProfessiOilal on a

flat surface. 111 an open space, With the nose

taong **~** from you. Then follow the s teps

below in thiS oroer: **~@ ~G** 

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DJI Pilot

App 6 **~** .

- **@~** (]) Toggle the Floght Mode S Witch on your Remote Controller

to the right (P Mode) . P Mode IS Posii1011111Q Mode , A

Modo IS ATn Mode , and F Mode IS FunctiOil Mode.

0 Tum on the Remote Controller by prBSS!ng the power

butt on once, releasing it. and then pressing and hold•ng

l or 2 seconds

Q) Insert the Intelligent Fligh t Battery In t o your Phan t om 3

ProfElSSIOnal Tum on the battery by prOSSing t he power

butt on once, reiOaslng 11. and thon prossing and hold1ng

f or 2 seconds.

@ Ensure the LED on your Remote Controller IS green,

IndiCating II IS ready to be used .

® Connect your mobtle device to the Remote Con t roller

With a USB cable and launch the DJI Pilot app Follow the

Instructions Wlthonthe app.

@ In the app, tap 'Camera' Ensure your Phantom 3

Professional IS ready to fty by comple ting I he on· screen

Check11st. Beg1nner Mode is enabled by default when

you launch the DJI P1 l ot app f or the f1 rs t time. The

mrcraft 's altitude and fhght distance are restriCted when

flying 1n Beg1nner Mode . You can d1sable Beg1nner

Mode 1n the Set!lngs Page of the DJI Pilot app.

(!) Calibrate the compass by tapping ' M ODE' 1n the app

and satecttng 'Com pass Ca librat iOn'. Then f o llow th e

on-screen •nstrucllons

® Attach the propellers With a black nut onto the motors

with a black axis and spin them oounter-clockwlse t o

secure. Attach the propellers w1 t h a gray nut onto the

motors With a gray axJS and sptnthem clockwise 10 secure.

• 8f'l surA 10 match all tho propellers 10 motors w•th thu cotroct co l 01s and nghten by hand bcforo fly1ng

• II you wtsh t o record photos or videos. IIISOn a Mtcro - SO card tnlo tho Cameras Mo cro-SO Card Slot

• Tt-.. fhghl Mode S w i t ch 1s locked 1 n P Modo by de l oult Role< to the Usa< M anual to learn how t o unlock t he **~w,lch** and chango

IOOtlitW modM.

• Whon no1 '" P modo. the Phantom 3 Professaonal w1ll onty ma1ntarn alhludo. no t **~tton,** and Will dr11! with Wind or usOf Input

**At~lutn** Ia Home ts not ava 1lab to'" F mooe

8. Flight Bel om taking oft, make sure U1e Aircraft Status Bar in the OJI Pilot app

Indicates 'Sa f e t o Fly (GPS)' or 'Safe to fty (n1011-GPS) If llylng Indoors .

• Aut o Tak e off and L andi ng :
Your Phantom 3 Profess100a l can autorroh cally takeoff and land at the tap of a button in the Camera screen o f t he DJI

Pilo t djJP . e Top and s l ide to conf1rm aulornatiC t akeoff .

The **a~rc aft**  wtll autornat!Cillly t okooff ond

hOver at 5 f eet (1 . 5 me t ll!S) 0 Tap and slide t o con form au t omatic land i ng ,

The a•rcraft will aUlornatiCally land C/}1

• Manual Takeoff and Land i ng (St i c k c o nfigurations are for MODE 2) ·

Start the motors by puthng bo t h control s t iCks to the bottom

II1Side corners Release t he stiCkS once the mo t ors start

Slowty push the leh stiCk (throttle stiCk) up t o takeoff

Start I Stop the nl<!to< s .. Left stock up (Slowly) To land. Qtli'TIIy puft t he left stiCk (throtua stiCk)

down to **~** t he 81rcrafl unt•l 11 t ouches the

ground Then pull both sllcks t o the bottom InSide

corners to stop the motors. Lett SIOC:k ClOwn (Slowly)

• Nove1 stop lh8 motors mtd lhnht. o t he"'""" the a•rcruft w111 crash Only stop tho> mo<ors When on the ground or as IOQulled 1 n

emergency suuaunns 10 roduco tho usk ol damage or 1n 1 ury

• You cannot takeoll •llhe lntnlltgont Flight Balle<y IS not sulltetenlly charged and lho Cr•IICIII Low Ballory Worntng IS ac1 1 ve

• Tho lntciiiQOOI rl<ght Battory mulil worm **up~** tho outSide t<rnperatvre is low A wam • ng .. oppo.Jt 111 the OJ I P t lot app'" this scenaroo

• Once sp1nn•ng lho rotaltng prop.: tilers can bo danQ4!IOUS Do nor start tne motors when tnero ure pooplo noarby and a l ways fly

a Wlde-opon area

• Power ott your Phantom 3 ProfesstOnal before SWtlchiOQ olf the Remote Controller afiOf tnnd t ng

• Return to H ome : Press and hold t he Return to Home Button on your

Remote Controllor unlil l he L FD surrotind1ng the button

starts bt1nking whta and starts beeping Your Phantom

3 Professional wl return to the set Home Point Press

the button once to stop the procedure. **~** • RTH&too The opp·s RTH &non Appendix 2. The DJI Pi lo t app Will warn you 1f YOOI' Phan1om 3

Pro fBSSJOnat 's battery 1o11e1 tans under a certallllevol ThiS

warning threshold can be oot in the app . The aorcraft Wll

land Immediately d the ba tt ery pow8f reaches a CfiiJCal

level and the Cnhcaf Low Battery level Wamng appears .

3 Fadsafe : The Phantom 3 ProfElSSIOnal Will enter Return to

Home Mode If the sognalto the Remote Con1roler is lost.

• Whtl, 1 retUfl'Wlg home . you can sl• ll control your Phantom 3

Prole581008ts alhtu<hllo aVOid any obstacles

A i r c r a ft S t atu s Indicator s Remote Controller S t atus LED Camera Control s

• Slowly Safe t o fly . GPS worktng , . Remote Controller 1s lunctton1ng normally ,

bullS not connected to the **a~rcrah**

e · X2 Contrnuously V1s1on Pos•IIOntng e . Remote Control l er 1S funchonong normally

system work10g , no GPS and Is connected t o the atrcralt

**~** Slowly P-ATII or A Til Mode **:Quickly** Not connected

to the Remote Controller

. • , Slowly Low Battery Level Warning • = B B - B Aircraft Low Battery Level WarfWlll

or Remote Controller error

e B-8- .. Remote Controller has been

idle lor 5 m1nutes

Owckly Cnucal Low Battery Level Warmng

• Sorod CntiCal error

e : /" !+i . : Bltnk1ng Alternately

Compass calibration requored

F()( more 1 nformahon

http :J twww. dl l.com/ph a ntom3 **fl~** - • **~** the camera p;r.llllE'tllfS USII1g

tho c..moro Sot h ngs Olal on tho

RErnoca Corlrolor or I!Yougllhe [)JI

PlkJI app . Press lho Sl1utter l:lutlon a

VIdeo Rocordong 8oJttm to captUe

pholos or rooord llldoOG

• Ad1ust the gtmbars ttll us•ng the

O•mbaiOoa l.

• CloMbld pi10I06 m vOlo6 from

the M oc:re>-SO card to yoJJ mobile

deviCe ltvough the OJI PlkJI app

You **~** also use a SO-card reader

to export ftlos to your PC C10150J\ AI RoQN•- **~bf'[l_iM -.::,_** Preparing Your Phantom 3 Professional Before Flying

Read the User Manual and watch the VIdeo tutonals •n the OJ! Pilot app or on the official OJ! website (www.dtl.com). and

read the following documents Included 1n the box before USing your Phantom 3 Professoonal for the first hme Phantom 3

Profess1onal OUick Start GUide, Phantom 3 Profess•onaf/Adllanced Safely GUidelmes, Phantom 3 Profe551onai/Advanced

Intelligent Fl1gh1 Battery Safety GU1del1nes, In the Bo•

1 . Download the DJI Pilot App
Search 'DJ I Pilot' on the App Store or Google Play and

download the DJI Pilot app to your mobile device.

OJI Pilot app 2 . Watch the Tutorial Videos
Watch the lutonal VIdeos on www. d jl.com or 1n

the OJ! Pilot app. Phantom 3 lutonal vtdeos

**~** • For lhe best exj'W)<ionce, u&e a mobole deYice lhal runs iOS 8 0 a< abovr a< And<oOd **~** 1 'l a< above

3 . Check Battery Levels Press1ng the Power Bu tt on once on either your l n t ell'l}ent A 1 ght Battery or Remote Controller d i splays the battery level

B e s u re t o full y c h arge both b a tt e rie s b e f o r e yo ur fi rs t fli g ht.

Low ..- Balt')f')' Levol -.. H.cJh low .- BanOtY L8'iCI -+ **H~qh**

0 o:o: 0 ,,, (Q)(Q):©):Q '•'

4 . Charging the Batteries

• Only use tne offiCial OJI Phantom 3 Professoonal Charger Remove the lntellogent R1ght Battery from the a11craft before

chargong .

• It IS recommended that you t um of! the lnteflog ant Flight Battery or Remo t e Con t roller belore chargong

• Connect the charger to a suotable power source ( 1 00-240V 50/60Hz).

• Connect th e cha rger t o t he lntefl'l}ent Aogh t Battery or Remo t e Controller The LEOs Wi ll d i splay the c u rrent charge level,

and when fully charged, they Will automa t ically t u rn o ff .
AAmove the lntellq001

Floght Bllllery 5 . Preparing the Remote Controller

Tilt the Mobtle DevJCB Holder to the desired position, and

then adjust the antennas as shown. The strength o l the

Remote Con t roller's signal will fluctuate depend1ng on the

positions or the antennas. <: Strong w•4

The transmiSSion Signal between the a•rcraft and

Remote Controller Will be strongest Within the

range Illustrated here. If the S'l}nal IS weak. adjus t

the positlons of the antwms and l!y the aroaft

ctoser to achieve opt1mal signal performance Q) Press the button on the s od a of the Mobile

DevJCB lloldef to release the clamp.

(i) Place your mobile device 1nto the clamp and

edtust rt so thet the mobtla device is held

securely 111 place.
(» Connect your mobde device to the Remote

Controller With a USB cabla. Plug one end of

the cable nt o your mobtle device, and the

ot h er and Into t he USB port on the back o f

the Remote Con t roller.
**l: ~**  - - **,. ~~** 

• To 8\/00d Signal ontarlerence. do not usa other 2 4GHz devices when llymg

6 . Flight Controls Hera are the default fl'l}ht con t rols (Mode 2). The left s tiCk controls alti t ude and rotation. While tne nght stiCk controls the

forward. backward. left or nght movements The giiTlbaJ dial con t rols the camera's **t~t**

left StiCk Right StiCk ' Gmbal Dial
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• You can custom.za 01 change these con t< olsth•ough the OJ I Pilot app

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