# PHANTOM 3
( PROFESSIONAL )


# Quick Start Guide V1.2



# c/JI

# Phantom 3 Professional

It's time 10 

### mee1 your Phantom 3 

### Professional. 

### The Pt,atrtom 3 ProtesSional's camera records video 

### at up 

## to 4Kand capturea 12 megapiXel photos. 

### AeviBIN the 

### diagram belowtoratun Hst 

### o1YQUr Phantom s Protessional's parts;

1. Gimbel and Camera 2. Vision Po$llioning System 3. Camera Micro-SD card Slot 4. Aircraft Micro-USEI Port 5. Camera Status Indicator 

### e. Front

### LEDs 7. Motors 8. Propellers 9, Al~raft Statu11 lndloator11 10. Antennae 11. Intelligent Flight Battery 

### 12. POWElr Button 13. Battery Level lnditlaton 14. Link Button 15. Camera Micro·USB Port

# Remote Controller

This powerful 

## Remote Con1rol1Elf allows 

### you 

## to pilot 

### and 

## maneuveryour Phantom 3 Professional 

## at distances over 6,000 

### feet (2 

## kmt 8W8'f, whlle putting selected camera 

### controls 

## at yc,urfingertips. Built 

### intovour Remote Oontto11er

### Is arechargeable UPo batteryand OJI Lightbridge, 

### which when palred 

### with acompatible mobile 

### device 

### gives you alive HD vievvfrom 

### 11le Phantom's camera.

Folded

11, Glmbal Dial 12. Camftfa Settings Oial 13. Video Recording Button 14. Fligl1 MOCI& Switch 15. Shuner Button 16. Playback Buuon 17. C1/C2 Buttons (customizable) 18. USBPort 

### 19. Micro-use Port 

### 1. Power 

### Button 2. Return 10 Home (RTH) SvttQn 3. Control StlckS 4. Status LED 5. Battery Level LEDa 

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

### 9. Antennas 10. Handle Bar

Moone device connecliQn

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# Fly Safe

OJI en001Jragfi0 YolJ to anJQY flying your PhOJ'flom 3 Pmfesslooal In a

### sate, responsltte, end smart Wff'/, To do this, It Is important 

### to understand some basieflight guldallnea, 

### both for your protection arid '!Qrthe ~fe1y ofthose around you. 1, Fly InOpenAreas: Alway& 1lyIn locatlons

### that arefree and clearofbuildings. tl'OO$, power~ea, and otheroootooles, Do notfly above

ot near people or Elnlmal$. 2. Maintain Control atAll Times: Even When using OJI autopilot functions such as Aulo-lekeoff, Auto-Landing, and Auto-Return 

### to

Home, always Koop your hands on 

### the Remote Controller

### and maintain oontrol ofyout aircraft when 

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

### airtndt k'l Sight

### atal time$, end 

### i"JOldflyrg behind 

### bulk:iri9$ orother**~**that may bbokyaur

### view. 4, MonitorYourAttitude: Forthe 

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

### at altitudes leas thari 400 feet (120 meters)

above ground level, or In lnewith }'OUr 

### IOcl\l laWs 

### and reg1Jatlom1. Visit trttp:1/flysafe.dJl.com/no-fly for more Information on critical safety features such as No·Fly Zones. 

### • Calibrattng the Compass: Matw 

### sure to calibrate the 

### oompass at 

### wery new flight loootion. The compass is very sensitive 

### to eleclmml:lglllirtkl Interference, which 

### can cauaa abnormal comP8$$ 

### dal1'i. ~ding to 

### poor fight 

### petformanoe or even falure. Regular ~lbre-lion**~** required tor 

### optimal perform!lnce. 1•DO fl.OT ca!lbrste yourcompess whe"'there 1$ achance 

### ofstmng ma,gr,etic lnterference, sucti N magne1iw:, parking structum, and



### steel reinforoemel'rt$ 1.1nderground. 2. DO NOT oarry ferromagnetic ma1erh!tJs with yoo di.Iring 

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

### c.::aiibratu bnk::le 

### mmivemetal objects. 4. !f

### the Alroraft Status Indicators are shewing SOiid red, then tty

### to caflbrete again. If they are blinking red and yellow altema1ely after

plaell'lg theaircraft on tM ground, the compass has detected magnetic lrrterlerence. Change ~I.Itlocallon, 

### • Environmental Considerations: 1.Do not fly 

### In severe weather condmons. 

### This lndudes high winds (speeds 

### o122 mph 

### or 10 mis ormore:), snow, 

### rain, and 

### fog. 2. Only 1ly In open areas. Tai bulldlngu and 

### ateel structl.lres may affecttheOOOOIBCY

### ofthe on-board compeuand GPS signal. 3. Avoid obS'laoles, Cl'OWds, high-voltage power lines, 

### trees, and bodies of water. 4. Mlnlmlle electromagnetic ln1drunce by avoiding areas with high levels Of ebootromagnetlsm, Including moblle phone base statJons,



### radiotransmlssiOn 

### towem, orWl·A hot'epotu. 5. Aircraft and battery performance are subject 10 env!ronmerrtal factora such as air density and temperature. ee very ct1reful when

flying 19,600 

### feet (6 km) ot more 

### above sea 

### Jevel, as battery and Slrr.:ratt performance may not be 

### at peak efficiency. 6, The Phantom 3 Professional cannot operate In P Mode or use GPS lll polar latltudes, Only ATTI Mode and the Vision Poelttonlng



### system Will be operat1ona1. 

### • PMode: In this 

### mode, the Phantom 3 Prolesslooel can use GPS and the Vision Positioning 

### llYltem, allOWiflg It

### to hover l!IOcurately lo poaltiofl Indoors and Olli. 

### Wlerl GPS Is 

### available, 

### aHoma f'Qlnt w1J be

### locked 80 M tt,e 

### Ptartati 

### 3 Professlcnal can P.etum 

### to Homa if the Aemote c.ontrciler slgnall$IO!!I,



# ® To enable PMode, toggle the Flight Mode Switch to theP position.

There are three states Jn P mode: p..QPS:GPS 

### works bestwhen OIJ1doasand in fl

### Wide open ama. Your Phantom 3 Profe881onal usse GPS 

### to hover In place when there la III 

### Jtrong OPS ~!;II. P-OPTI: IfGPS IS

### not Mlable,the

### aircraft

### can LOO

### tteVision Pasltionlng system tihover8001.I~ 

### f)4iitl: Neither GPS northe VlsOO Positioning system are available. The alraall: wlll only USl!l lt8 barometerfor altitude Md other on-board sensorsfor attitude stebllzatlon. Note tha1 the Vlslon Positioning i;ystem may not work property 

### when the Pharrtom 3 Profe~onal 1$ flying overwater, over surfaces without aoleerpattern, ortn a low·llgh1 envh·o,,moot, 

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Rerum 

### to home 

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# .. • Return to Home: When there Is astrong GPS signal, the aircraft v.ill beable to rooord a Home Point and re1urn to 1t\a1 Homo Point when 

### mqulred. The Home Point location Is reoorded when 'the GPS Signal Icon In the OJI GO app Is eitheryenow ar green. The alraatt will return to the Home Poin1 automa11oelly In the following scenarios (all require astrong GPS aJgnaO: Smart RTH:When the RTH button on the Aemota Controller 

### or In the OJI GO epp Is pressed. Low-Battery ATH: A notlllcatkin will appeer In the OJI GO app requas11ng 

### th•pilot 

### to 

### take actlon when the battery level 1aus 1.1nderaoertaln li,vel. Failsafe RTH: When 

### the 

### Remote Controller'll slgnel Is lost.

• Whne returning 

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

### to aVOid Ob$llilCles. iall bulldings may affect the Remote 

## A O.:introUer's signal. 

### The Fail$tll$ Return IO Home procedure Will be triggered 

### Ifthe slr,,al ls lost. Be sure to fly hlgtu1r than any nearby 

## D buildings to avoid crashing.

# Appendix



# .......... Weight (Including eattery) 

### Ma>c. Ascent Speed Max. Oe&eent Speed Max. Speed Max, Flight Altitude Max. Flight

### Time Operallng Temperature Range OPS 

### •Gi~

CQn\ronable Aange


### •VtSion Positioning VeloeitY Range 

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# """ ""'' 16 

### mts (ATTI 

### mode, no wind) 

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

Pitch:

- 90°

### to +30"**~** mis (Altj\l,lde 2 m) 30 cm-300cm :;!Ocm·300cm Altitude Range Operatng Range 

### Operatng Environment Surface wll;h clei!f pattern and adequate lighting (LUX 

### >15)


### • Crwnera



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# ,..,. ISO Flange Sony EXMOR 1)2.3" Effective plxels:12.4 M (total PilC&IS: 12.76 M) FOV (Field OfView) 94• 20 mm (35

### mm format equivalent) f/2.8 100,,3200 (Vid$0) 100-1000 (photo) Eteclronlc Shutter Spee,;:! Image lv1W(. SiM StJII Ph((OQraphy Modes Bs-1/aOIXI s 4000 x3000 

### Stngle ,hot Burst shooting: 3/5/7 frame:. Auto Expo$Ur& Bracketing (AEB): 315 bracketed frames 

### at O.i'EV Blas Time·lapse Video Recording Modes UHO :4096x2160p 24/25, 3840x2160p 2412Sl30 FHD: 1920x1080p 24/25/30/41l/SOl60 HO: 12S0x720p 24/25/30/43/50/60 60 Mbps 

### Max. 

### eitrate ofVideo Storage SopportedAle Formats &lppOMd SO CEMd

### Types Opera~ng Temperature Range FAT32/$XFAT Photo: JPEG, ONG Video: MP4/MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H,264) Micro-SD, Max. capacity: 64GB. 

### aass 10 or UHS·1 rating requlrod

• Remall'J COrllrt'lller Operathg Frequency Male, 

### T1nmlsti(1) Distance Vld® Output Port Operatr"Q Temperature Range 

# -~ Mobile Device Holder Transmittef Power (EIRP) Worklrg Vol~e O'C

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2.400 GHz-2.483 GHt 2km (outdoors and unob,tructed) 

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, Intelligent Flight 8atteiy ( PHM480 mJ\h...15.2V )

Capacity 4480 mAh Volta1,19 15.2 V BatteryType UPo 4S 

### ener~ 6SWh Net~ight 365 g Operavng T ernperature -1o•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 1utotlals 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

### time: 

### Ph1ntom 3 

### Professional Quick

### StartGuide, Ph.intom 

### 3ProfessionalIAdvancedSafety Guidelines andDisclaimer, Phantom 3ProfessionalI AdvancedIntelligentFlightBattery

## Sawty Guideb'nes, In

## the BoK. 

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

### Store orGoogle Play and download the OJI GO 

### appto your mobile device,

OJI GO &pp 

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

### app.

Phantom 3tutorlal videos 

# A • For

### the best experience, use amobile device mat runs IOS 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 sure 

### to fully charge 

### both batteries before your

### first flight.

Low

- Battery Level 

### + High 

# • ~::fil::@ ,'!',

4. Charging the Batteries Low

- Battery Level-+ High 

# © 

# ©:W:@ 'l'f'..

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

### from ttie 

### aircraft before



### charging. • It 

### is recommended that

### you turn offthe lrrte1Hgent Right Batteryor Remote Controller before charging. • Connectthe charger

## to asuit.able 

### power souroe (100~240V 50/60Hz). • Connectthe chargerto the Intelligent FUght Batteryor Remote Controller. The LEDs will di$playthe current charge 

### level,

and when fully charged, 

### theywill automatically tum off.

RamOlltl the Intelligent AghtBattery

## 5. Preparing the Remote Controller 1111 the 

### Mobile Device Holderto the 

### dEtSlred position, and then 

### adjust 

### the antennas as shown. The strength ofthe 

### Remote Controller's slgnal Will nuctuate depending on the 

### positions of

### the antennas.

The 1ransmlsalon signal between 

### the 

### aircraft and 

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

### lf the signal 

### Is 

## weak, adJU$1 

### the positions 

### or 1he 

### antennas end fly 

### tha aircraft closerto achieve optimal signal perloi'mance. 

### (1) Preas the button on the side of the Mobhe 06'/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 

### YoU( mob!le device to the 

### Remote



### Cont.rollerwith 

### a

## use cable. Plug one end of 

### the cable into your mobile device, and the ott,er end into 

### the USB port 

### on the baek 

### of the Remote Controller.



# A • To avoid signal lnleiference, clo not use Qther 2.4GHz devices when flying.



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

### the right stick controls ttie 

### forward, backward, left or right 

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


### Left Stick 

### Right Stick 

### Gimbel Dial



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

## 7. Getting Ready for Takeoff Remove the 

### gimba1 clamp as shown on the right. 

### Place your Phantom 3 Professional on a 

### flat surface, rn an open space, with 

### the nose facing 

### away from you. Then follow 

### the 

### steps below 

### In this order: 

# a@ G ' e 0000 

# rn

-

- (j) Tog~1he Fli9ht Mode 

### SWitch on your Remote Controller 

### to the 

### right (P 

### Mode). P Mode 

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

### ls Function Mode, 

### Q) Tum on the Remote Contl'Oller bY pressing the power

button once, releasing 

### It, and 

### then pressing and holdtng for 

### 2 seconds. 

### @ Insert the Intelligent Flight Battery Into your Phantom 3

Professional. 

### Tum on the battery by 

### pt&Sslng 

### the power button once, 

### releasing 

### It, and then pressing and holding 

### for 

### 2 seconds. 

# © EnsurE1 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 OJI 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 alroratt's altitude and 

### flight distance are 

### restricted when flying in Beglnnef Mode. You can disable Beginner 

### Mode In the Settings Paga 

### ofthe OJI QQ app. 

### (i) Calibrate the comps.as by 1applng the Aircraft S1atus

Bar in 1he app and 

### seiectiig 'Qallbrate'. Then follow the on~screen Instructions. 

### @ Attach 

### the propellers with 

### ablack nut onto

### the motors with

black dot and spin 

### them counter-clockwise 

### to 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 ~chflight. • Ifyou wlSh to rmoord 

### photos orvideos. insert a Micro-SO card 

### inro 

### the Camem·s Micro-SO Card Slot. •Tho Flight Mode SWltch ls loekm<:I In p Mooe by default Refer 

### to the User Manual IO leam hQW

### to unlock the swi1ch and change 

### to other mode$. 

### •When not in Pmode, the Phantom 3 Professione.l Will only maintain altitl.lo'e, not position. and will drift with wind or user Input. 

### 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)' or 'Safe 

### to fly 

### (non-OPS)' if

### flying indoors.



## • Auto Takeoff and Landing:

Your Phantom 

### 3 Professional can automatlcalty takeoff and land atthe tap 

### ofabutton In 

### the Camera soreen 

### ofthe 

### DJJ 

### GOapp. 

# e Tap and slide

### to confirm automatk: 

### takeoff. The 

### etn::r"attwlU automaticallytakeoff and 

### hover 

### at 4

### feet (1.2 meters). 

# O Tap and sUde 10 confirm automatic landlng. 

### The aircraft wHI automatically land,

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

### pumng both control sticks

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

### Release the sticks 

### once the 

### motors start. Slowly push the left 5tlci< {1hl'Ottle 

### $lick) up to 

### takeoff. Start 

### I

### Stop the motors Left stick up (Slowly) 

### To land, gently puD the left sticK 

### {tM>ttle stick) down 

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

### Then pull both 

### Sticks to the bottom Inside comers to 

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

• Never 

### $t0p thlli motors mid-fl!ght, O!herw~ the aircraft will i:i'ash. Only stop the mOIOI'$ v.hen on the gro1,1m;l or as required In ,imergr;mcy situations to reduc::e the risk of damage or injury. •You eannot takeoff If the Intelligent FIJght Battery is not SIJffieiently charged and the Critic.ii Low Battery Warning is actfve, •The Intelligent Flight Battery m.,1$1warm up iftheootside temperature is 

### Jow. Aw;miing v.111 appear in the OJI GO epp In lhls 11cenarlo. • 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. • Power off your Phantom 3 Professional before switching 011 lhe Flemote Controller after landing, 

## • Return 

## to Home: 1. Pl'855 

### and hold the 

### Return to Home 

### Button on your

Remote Controller until the LED surrounding the button 

## stats blinking white and 

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

### Point. Press the button 

### once

### to stop the procedure. 2. The OJI GO app will 

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

### falls undere

### 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 Crttlcal 

### Low Battery 

### Level

### Warning appears. 3. Failsafe; The 

### Phantom 3 Professional 

### will enter Return to

Home Mode 

### ifthe 

### signal to 

### the Remote Controller is lost,

RTH Button The app's RTH ButtQn A • V,'tllle rett.unlng home, you c.!D'I still oontrol your Phantom 3 

## M. Professlonal's altitude 

### to avoid any obstacles.


## Appendix Aircraft Status Indicators**~** Slowly: Safe 

### to fly, GPS worklng 

## Remote Controller Status LED

• Remote Controller 

### Is functioning 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 ttie aircraft. 

# 1*f Slowly: P·ATTI 

### orATI'l Mode ~Quickly; Not connected 

### to the Remote Controller 

## ,ii( Slowly: 

### Low Battery Level Warning .: B-8-8

... 

### Aircraft 

### Low Battery Level W~ing 

### orRemote Controller error. 

### (II B-B-

... Remote Controller has been idle for 

### 5 minutes. 

# * Quickly: Critical 

### Low Battery Level Warning

• Sold: Critical 

### error 

# :1*:/#f Binkl1g AJtomate\c Compass 

### calibration required

For more information: 

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

## Camera Controls



## •Acfusttl'e

### cameraparanet.ersIJSjng the Carnel'a Settings Dial on the 

### Remote Controller CKt!Yoogh 

### the

### DJt GO 

### app. Prees 1tl.e Shutter Butbn or Video Aeoordlng 

### Button to 

### capture protO$

## orreoc«t-Aclecxs.

.. Adjust the 

### gimbal's 

### tilt using the Gimbel Dia.I.

• DoNrdoad 

### phobS and 'Jideos 

### lrctn

the Micro-SO card to yolll' mobile 

### devioe through 

### the OJI GO 

### app. You can also use aSD-card reader kl export files toyourcoo-puter.

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# PHANTOM 3 (PROFESSIONAL)

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