# Turbo Ace MATRIX

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# Turbo Ace MATRIX

Quadcopter User Manual

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© 2013 Turbo Ace

# Turbo Ace MATRIX

2 Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 4 1.1 Welcome to the World of Quadcopters

................................ ............................ 4 1.2 Important Instructions

................................ ................................ ...................... 4
1. 3 Quick Start

................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 7
1. 4 Features

................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 8
1. 5 Specifications

................................ ................................ ................................ ... 8
1. 6 Flight Controller Specifications

................................ ................................ ....... 8
1. 7 Packing List

................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 9
1. 8 Caution & Safety

................................ ................................ .............................. 9
1. 9 DOA Claim

................................ ................................ ................................ .... 11
DIAGRAMS AND PARTS

................................ ................................ ......................... 12 2.1 Top View

................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 12
2.2 Profile View

................................ ................................ ................................ ... 13 2.3 Part Specifications

................................ ................................ .......................... 13
2.4 Technical Parameters

................................ ................................ ..................... 14
2.5 Parts List

................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 15
MATRIX SETUP

................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 16 3.1 Unpacking th

e MATRIX

................................ ................................ ............... 16 3.2 Skid Landing Leg Assembly

................................ ................................ .......... 16 3.3 Mounting Propellers

................................ ................................ ....................... 17 3.4 Battery Requirements & Installation

................................ ............................. 17
ELECTRONICS SETUP & ADJUSTMENT for Walkera Devo 10 Transmitter

....... 19 4.1 ESC Programming for Transmitter (A Must Setup For ARF)

....................... 19
4. 2 Transmitter Calibration for Transmitter (Required Setup For ARF)

............. 21 4.3 Transmitter & Receiver Compatibility Table (For ARF Only)

..................... 26 4.4 Receiver, Flight Controller & Auto

- stabilization Setup

................................ 27 4.5 Transmitter Settings (For ARF Only)

................................ ............................ 29
4.6 Transmitter Fl ight Control & Gain Adjustments (For ARF Only)

................ 30 4.7 MATRIX Wiring Connection Chart for Devo 10 & RX1002

....................... 31 ELECTRONICS SETUP & ADJUSTMENT for Spektrum DX 8 Transmitter

.......... 32 4.1 ESC Programming for Spektrum DX 8 Transmitter (A Must Setup For ARF)

................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 32 4.2 Transmitter Calibration for Spektrum DX 8 Transmitter (A Must Setup For ARF)

................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 34
4. 3 Transmitter & Receiver Compatibility Table (For ARF Only)

..................... 39 4.4 Receiver, Flight Controller & Auto

- stabilization Setup

................................ 40 4.5 Transmitter Settings (For ARF Only)

................................ ............................ 42

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3 4.6 Transmitter Flight Control & Gain Adjustments (For ARF Only)

................ 43 4.7 MATRIX Wiring Connection Chart for Spektrum DX 8 & AR8000

........... 45
ELECTRONICS SETUP & ADJUSTMENT for Futaba 14SG Transmitter

............... 46 4.1 ESC Programming for Futaba 14SG Transmitter (A Must Setup For ARF)

. 46
4.2 Transmitter Calibration for Futaba 14SG Transmitter (A Must Setup For ARF)

................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 48 4.3 Transmitter & Receiver Compatibility Table (For ARF Only)

..................... 53 4.4 Receiver, Flight Controller & Auto

- stabilization Setup

................................ 54 4.5 Transmitter Settings (For ARF Only)

................................ ............................ 56 4.6 Transmitter Flight Control & Gain Adjustments (For ARF Only)

................ 57 4.7 MATRIX Wiring Connection Chart for Futaba 14SG & R7008SB

.............. 58
TESTING & OPERATIONS

................................ ................................ ....................... 59
5.1 Tie

- Down Flight Test

................................ ................................ ..................... 59 5.2 Actual Flight Test & Training

................................ ................................ ........ 60 5.3 LED Light Description for NAZA

- Lite

................................ ......................... 62 5.4 LED Light Description for NAZA

- V2

................................ .......................... 63
5. 5 Battery Tips

................................ ................................ ................................ .... 63
CAMERA MOUNT SETUP

................................ ................................ ........................ 65 6.1 Gyrox Brushless Gimbal Setup

................................ ................................ ...... 65
6.2 MATRIX CAMERA MOUNT SERVO CONTROL SETUP

....................... 66 6.3 Flight Control Adjustment for Auto

- Stabilization

................................ ......... 68 6.4 Basic Gain and Attitude Gain Adjustment for Stabilization

.......................... 69
MAINTENANCE & REPAIR

................................ ................................ ..................... 70 7.1 Replacing Motors (For Repairs Only)

................................ ........................... 70 7.2 Replacing ESC (For Repairs Only)

................................ ................................ 71 7.3 Replacing Extension Arms (For Repairs Only)

................................ ............. 72
FIXED ID BIND for Walkera Devo 10

................................ ................................ ....... 74

# Turbo Ace MATRIX

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# IN TRODUCTION

1. 1 Welcome to the World of Quadcopters

The MATRIX is spawning a new era in super quadcopter design . Its larger & powerful motors, propellers and batteries offer up to three times the flight time and payload of a traditional quad. The extra payload and flight time allow you to carry a variety of cameras to produce unmatched c inematic quality video. Sporty low

- profile architecture, its triple carbon fiber deck supports a n extra wide 1000mm wingspan
that folds down to fit inside an optional aluminum carrying case (n o dismounting and remounting of propelle rs, landing skids or gimbal required )

. The MATRIX 's i deally positioned camera mount on the nose offers wide angle views unobstr ucted by propeller shadows, reflecti ons and landing skids. Its well

- balanced center of gravity

, with battery and gimbal position flexibility, greatly reduces swinging and improves the video quality of the traditional under

- mounted battery/gimbal design.

Q uadcopters are loosely classified into several categories

- from toys for amusement to complex units for professional video, science & research. Now, a new class of quadcopter is emerging for commercial applications. The Turbo Ace MATRIX is the
clear leade r in this group with a list of outstanding features: a dvanced PC interface (so you can update or customize the flight controller), cutting edge auto

- stabilizing mode for videograp hers, anti

- vibration mounts, dynamically balanced motors for high
definition video production

, and a host of other upgrades to improve reliability. Unlike most quadcopters, the MATRIX is fully assembled and tested in the USA for outdoor flight and it is ready to produce high quality video right out of the box. If you are starting f

rom scratch, the MATRIX RTF package even includes a paired transmitter that is fully programmed and calibrated. If you already have a transmitter, all you need is an ARF package. For additional cross

- training, you can choose from our optional professional Phoenix flight simulator, an easy

- to

- fly helicopter, and/or a
mini Walkera QR X 35 0 quad. As with all Wow Hobbies ’ featured RC helicopters,
MATRIX parts, upgrades and accessories are fully supported online and locally in the
USA.



### 1. 2 Important Instructions

* Read the entire Matrix Instruction Manual on your included USB flash drive before you operate the Matrix.

# Turbo Ace MATRIX

5 * Follow the instruction manual for a tied down flight test on a bench . This is the safest way to make sure the Matrix quadcopter has not been dama ged during shipping. * Foldable Matrix aluminum arms operate on guiding carbon tracks with keyed circular locks on each end. To release the arm from the folded or operating ends of the track , please
unscrew the arm bolt counter

- clockwise for a height of 1/ 8” before the lock will release

. If the bolt is not unscrewed to a sufficient height, you may risk scratching the carbon track. * Prior to each takeoff, make sure the GPS antenna/compass is erected from the folded position and screwed down.
* When mounti ng a propeller, use loctite and make sure the propeller clamp sits flat against the top of the propeller. Even new propellers may need to be balanced if vibration shows on video. Use a blade balancer with heavy gauge tape adhered to the underside of the bl ade for balance. In bright sunlight, the GoPro 3 may show rolling shutter jello. Use ND8 filter if necessary to slow down its shutter speed. * Battery must be positioned by moving it backward and forward until the front and back weights are balanced from t he center point of the Naza flight controller. You can lift the matrix up with a finger on each side of the matrix to check the balance (s ee manual for
details )

. The battery can be placed either on top or bottom of the Matrix.
* Camera must be balanced lik e a seesaw on a brushless gimbal, otherwise the gimbal motors
will be stressed and vibrate.



# Maintaining the Matrix’s LiPo Batteries

* Matrix batteries are made up of 6 cells and each cell must be maintained between 3.7V to 4.2V. The total voltage for Matr ix batteries should be maintained between 22.2V (3.7Vx6) and 25.2V (4.2Vx6) without load. It’s very important to keep each cell above 3.7V . A cell is at risk of being damaged or life shortened at 3.67V per cell without load. * Each Matrix battery includes a yellow charging/discharging plug and a white balancing plug. Both plugs must be plugged in to charge the battery. The yellow plug with thicker gauge wires enables a faster charge rate, while the white plug with 1 small red wire and 6 small
black wires en ables the charger to balance charge 6 individual cells. When all 6 cells reach approximately 4.2V each for a total of 25.2V, the charger will automatically stop. * A battery meter is one of the easiest way to monitor voltage for any LiPo battery.
There are seven pins on the battery meter. One of the pins is marked with a “

- ” symbol, which should line up with the black wire of the battery’s white balancing plug. The first number displayed is the total voltage of the battery, followed by each individual cell.

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# Before & After Each Flight

* Attitude mode is the most reliable way to fly for experienced pilots, as it is not susceptible to GPS interference. GPS mode is commonly used by beginners, but once more experience is acquired, attitude mode is highly recommended (you can still use GPS mode as a backup). When orientation is lost, do not panic. Just flip to GPS mode and let go of the cyclic stick, and GPS will take over. Do not to attempt to recover the craft with the cyclic stick. There is a
certain tim

e of the year in which solar flare may interfere with GPS. To recover the craft in such a case, switch to manual (not attitude) mode. Please be aware that if the Matrix has passed through airport X

- ray screening, near a magnet or has been relocated more th an 30 miles from where it was originally calibrated, the GPS may need to be recalibrated depending on the geographic latitude at which you are located (see manual). * Before each flight, always turn on the transmitter first, then plug in the Matrix battery

. Then, you need to allow enough time for the flight controller and GPS to warm up and initialize. The Naza Lite takes approximately 2 minutes to warm up. The yellow LED light will turn off when the Naza Lite is ready for use. * After each flight, always unplug the Matrix battery first, then turn off the transmitter. If you forget, the quadcopter and/or transmitter will continue to drain power and the battery will be damaged.


### Dos
* Do initialize the Matrix & takeoff from a large, leveled surface.

* Do implement a pre

- flight checklist & use it consistently before takeoff. * Do unplug the Matrix battery when maintaining or upgrading the quadcopter. * Do dismount propellers if battery is plugged in while updating the flight controller.


### Don’ts

* Don’t opera te near people or pets & do not allow people to approach an operating quadcopter.

* Don’t use magnets (e.g. magnetized screwdrivers & tools) in close proximity to the GPS antenna/compass.
* Don’t attempt to catch a quadcopter.



### 1. 3 Quick Start

The MATRIX has a convenient foldable arm / landing skid design. When you first remove it from the box, please make sure that the GPS antenna (See diagram 2.5) is

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7 erected and properly tightened by turning the top locking cylinder in a clock

- wise
direction. Next

, loose n the arm screws located on top of the folding track . These screws are keyed so they must be loosened and raised by about 1/8 of an inch in order
for the arms to fold , u nfold the arms

, and tighten the m back in a clock

- wise manner.
Make sure the round key l ocated on the bottom of the screw is securely locked into the circular key on the track. When it is properly locked in, it will prevent the arms
from accidental ly folding during flight. Next, if you wish to fold the landing skid, you may loosen the 2 side screws on each of the 4 legs. Pull the leg down to lengthen it. Tighten the 2 screws back on each of the landing skid legs. Refer to section 5
TESTING & OPERATIONS (Please DO NOT install the propellers during the testing procedure)

. Attach the battery to e ither on top or bottom of the Matrix

. Lift the Matrix up with one finger on each side from the center of Naza flight control ler. Move the battery until the Matrix is leveled like a see

- saw with equal weight on both sides . See Figure 3 .4 .4 . It is important to note that the Matrix will not fly properly and may lose
control and crash if the center of gravity is not balanced at the middle of the Naza flight control. T urn on the transmitter and within 2 seconds plug in the MATRIX battery to bind. If your unit co mes with DJI N AZA , please observe the blinking yellow LED light located behind the quad

, which indicates the controller is in warm up stage. Wait for about 2 minutes until the yellow light stops flashing . Please check the LED light description at section 5 .3 and 5.4. Attitude mode is the most reliable way to fly for intermediate to advance level pilots as all GPS is susceptible to interference and sun spots activities. However, GPS remains to be the easiest and the
safest way to fly for beginners. Select th e attitude mode from your transmitter, if you are a trained pilot and use the GPS mode as a backup. M ove both sticks of the
transmitter together in one action down to the lower right or left corner to start the

motors. Release right stick and i mmediately g ive the left stick about 10% throttles so the motors will not cease . It will not lift off until the throttle stick pass es 50%. Have an experience d pilot test fly it on a bench while tied down. No defective claim is
allowed if the unit is crashed , so please be very careful.



### 1. 4 Features

 Extra wide 15

- inch propel lers for optimum flight time

 High payload

 High efficiency voltage with 6 cell s Li

- Po battery

 Unobstructed front positioned camera mount

 Center of gravity rolling camera compensation

 Quick foldable design for easy portability

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8  Advanced Multi

- Counter

- Rotating Rotor System designed for outstanding stability & performance

 Intelligent Programmable Flight Controller

 Built

- in Altitude Hold when throttle stick is released at 50% Throttle

 Flight Controller wi

th PC software interface

 Dual Flight Mode: Sport Flying Mode & Auto Leveling Aerial Video Mode

 Advanced Gyro with 6

- DOF Motion & MEMS Sensor Technology

 Full C ompatibility with S tandard 2.4GHz S ystems

 4 Dynamically Balanced C 4234 Brushless Mo tors with outstanding power and
minimal vibration

 4 Independent 40 A ESCs for Outstanding Performance, Reliability & Ease of
Maintenance

 Square Anti

- Twist Mount I mpact

- Resistant Prop ellers with low noise operation

 High Payload suited for professional camera & video e quipment

 Optional Single Axis Quadruple Anti

- Shock Camera Mount (available)

 Optional High Capacity 80 00mA h Batteries for extended flight (available)

 Optional FPV Integration ( available )

 Optional Sports Mode for faster flight capability



### 1. 5 Specification s

Three models: MATRIX Lite, MATRIX Silver, and MATRIX Black

 Dimensions including propellers: 1000 mm × 392 mm × 1 35 mm

 Motor: 4 x 42mm Outrunner Brushless Motors

 ESC: 4 x 40 A Electronic Speed Controllers

 Propellers: 2 x CW and 2 x CCW, 1 5 inches carbon

 Receiver & Transmitter Requirements: 2.4GHz 6 to 14 Channel R X /T X Pair

 Standard Battery: LiPo 6 S ( 22.2v ) 53 00mAh 20C 1P. Flight time 15 min

 Optional Battery: LiPo 6 S ( 22.2v ) 80 00mAh 20C 1P. Flight time 25 min

 Weight Without Battery & Camera mount: 3.5 lbs

 Maximum Payload: 3.5 lbs. For proper operation and stability please limit the payload to 2.5 lbs.

 Wind Tolerance: Class 5



### 1. 6 Flight Controller S pecification s Supported Multi

- rotor Quad

- rotor I4, X4 / Hex

- rotor I6, X6, IY6, Y6 Supported ESC output 400Hz refresh frequency
Recommended Transmitter PCM or 2.4GHz with a minimum of 4 channels

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9 Working Voltage Range MC:4.8V~5.5V VU: 7.2V ~ 26.0 V (recommend 2S ~ 6S LiPo)

Power Consumption MAX1. 5W (0.3A@5V) Normal:0.6W (0.12A@5V) Operating Temperature

- 10°C ~ 50°C Assistant Software System Requirement Windows XP sp3 / Windows 7 Max Yaw Angular Velocity 200°/s Max Tilt Angle 45°
Ascent / Descent ±6m/s

Weight MC:25g VU:20g GPS:21.3g

Dimensions MC: 45.5mm x 31.5mm x 18.5mm
VU: 32.2mm x 21.1mm x 7.7mm
GPS & Compass 46mm(diameter)x9mm

Built

- In Functions Three Modes Autopilot
Enhanced Fail

- safe Low Voltage Protection
S

- Bus Receiver Support
2

- axle Gimbal Support



### 1. 7 Packing List

 USB 8GB Flash Drive with test flight video, application software and the
MATRIX User Manual

 1 x Turbo Ace MATRIX Quad Flyer ( 3 x Body Plates

– Top Cover, Middle,
Bottom , 4 x Motors, 4 x ESC, Flight Controller )

 2 x CCW Propellers ( 1555 Type) & 2 x CW Propellers ( 1555 R Type)

 Programming USB

- to

- Micro USB Cable to link to your PC

 2 x Vel

cro Battery Strap (on Matrix) 1 x Velcro Battery Strap

 Batteries: Included with RTF Package but not included with ARF Package

 Receiver: Included with RTF Package but optional on ARF Package



### 1. 8 Caution & Safety

 As the operator of the Turbo Ace MATRIX , it i s your responsibility to follow all proper procedures, protocols and precautions to ensure the safe operation of the
MATRIX

. The o perator must wear safety glasses and any bystanders must be protected in a safe area. Do not operate the MATRIX in the proximity of

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10 children, pets, cars and other vulnerable property. The owner and the operator
of the MATRIX assume s all liability for any damages caused in the operation of
the MATRIX

, including but not limited to personal injury, equipment and

prope rty damage.

 If your package includes a transmitter radio, do not pull on the transmitter’s antenna when removing it from the foam packaging tray. R emove the transmitter by pulling on the neck strap holder

.

 Since the MATRIX propellers are dismounted for sh ipping purposes, you must first follow the setup instructions in this user manual to mount the prop ellers . Any attempt to skip procedures will end in a bad crash.

 Do not be tempted to fly a new and large RC aircraft , such as the MATRIX , out of the box, especially after shipping. Prior to its maiden flight, please tie
the MATRIX down to a stationary workbench for 3 battery test flights. Any
crashed ai rcraft is not eligible for dead

- on

- arrival or any other defective equipment claims. If yo u are new to RC equipment, please seek the help of an

ex perienced RC equipment operator to prevent damage and injury.

 If you have purchased a MATRIX ARF package, you must first program the end points of each ESC then calibrate your transmitter to the MATRI X (See Section 4.2) . If you are using your own t ransmitter you must reprogram each ESC independently. (See Section 4.1)

. Any attempt to fly without proper transmitter calibration and ESC programming will result in a crash and it will invalidate any DOA cla im. If you have purchase d a n RTF (ready

- to

- fly ) unit with transmitter, please ignore these steps.

 Additional Velcro should be added on the flight battery to prevent the battery sliding from side to side.

 Operator m ust tie down MATRIX and remove all propellers when it is hooked up to a computer. Any incorrect settings or values may trigger an accidental motor startup. Turbo Ace, its distributors and dealers are not l iable for any damages caused by mishandling of the MATRIX and its assoc iated equipment.

 Operator sh ould use Loctite to secure all necessary screws on the MATRIX , excluding propeller locking screws . Blue Loctite can be applied directly to the screw and should not come in contact with any plastic propellers or parts which will crack during flight

. Please do not use red Loctite , as it can only be removed
with extreme heat

.

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11 1. 9 DOA Claim
Even though the main assembly with attached electronics has been assembled and
tested in the USA before it is shipped to you. If your package includes a receiver or transmitter, the whole package will be tested as a complete set. If your order does not
include a transmitter, you will be required to program the end points of each ESC and calibrate yo ur transmitter.

 DOA (Dead

- O n

- A rrival) must be claimed within 24 hours of rece ipt

.

 D o not return any products without authorization. If you need to return a product for service, you will need to acquire a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA Number) through e

- mail (supp ort@wowhobbies.com) or our website . If we don’t have a record of your request, your returned product will be rejected.

 No DOA claims can be made when you pick up your MATRIX from our store
because it will b e test flown live before you take it home.

 No DOA claims can be made once the device has been crashed, including

, but
not limited to

, blades tipping on the ground or any equipment failure after shipping that was not uncovered by skipping the 3 battery test flights with the
tie

- down bench test.

 There is n

o warranty, return or exchange on all RC products

.

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# DIAGRAMS AND PARTS

2.1 Top View

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2.3 Part Specification s

No. Part Specifications QTY Units Remarks

1 Chassis Carbon Fiber 1 SET

2 Arm High Strength Aluminum Tubing 4 P CS

3 Skid Landing Carbon Fiber 4 SET

4 Motor C 4234 400KV
B rushless Motor 4 PCS

5 Propeller 1 555 (Normal) ,1 555 R (Reverse)
15

- inch Carbon Fiber with high fiber & low re sin content 4 PCS

6 Head Hangers Elastic Damping, Shock Absorber Suspension 1 SET

7 ESC 6 S 40 A high

- Speed Electronic
Controller 4 PCS

8 Flight Control System DJI NAZA

- LITE / DJI

NAZA V2 1 PCS

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14 2.4 Technical Parameters

Width Diameter From Outer Edges of Motors 765 mm ±3mm

Extended
Width Diameter From Extended Propellers 1111 mm

Motors Center
to Center Diameter From Center of Motor to Center

of Motor on Opposite Side 724 mm ±3mm

Height Bottom of Skid Landing to Top of Motor

Cover (including GPS Compass) 132 mm (200 mm) Propeller 2 x CW & 2 x CCW 381 mm

Battery LiPo 6 S 22.2V

Single Weight No battery, receiver, load 3.3 lbs ±10g

Flight Distance Limited by Sight & the
Receiver/Transmitter Flight Time 6S 5300mAh, 1P Battery, receiver 2 0 minutes No wind hover

Wind strength ≤ 5 Class

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# MATRIX SETUP

3.1 Unpacking the MATRIX

Remove all MATRIX contents from the box. To avoid damaging the transmitter antenna, d o not pull on it to remove t he transmitter out of the box. Instead, p ull on the neck strap to safely remove the transmitter from the box

.



### 3.2 Skid Landing Leg Assembly

Figure 3.2

- 1 Four sets of Skid Landings disassembled

(1) Please skip this section if your unit comes fully assembled. Take two 15 mm 3.0mm posts (F emale /F emale ) and screw on both sides of the skid landing plates on the bottom two holes (as indicated in Figure 3.2

- 2). (2) Take one inner skid bracket and screw on both sides of the skid landing plates on the top hole (as indicated in Figure 3.2

- 2). (3) Repeat steps 1

– 2 for the remaining three Skid Landings.

15 mm post

15 mm post Inner skid bracket

Figure 3.2

- 3 One Skid Landing Leg

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17 3.3 Mounting Propellers

There are a total o f 4 propellers in your package

. (1) Unscrew and remove the propeller screws from the motor and remove the motor

cover

. (2) Due to the precision needed to reduce vibra t ion

, the propellers are design to fit tightly on the motors. Using the figure below , insert labeled propeller to corresponding motor . Motor s # 1 & # 3 use Counter Clockwise propellers and

motor s # 2 and # 4 use C lockwise propellers . Failure to mount the correct propeller(s) on the des ignated motor will result in a crash. (3) Over tightening the motor cover screw may dama ge the motor aluminum threads. Repeat this for all 4 propellers.



### 3.4 Battery Requirements & Installation
(1) Standard Battery: 6

- S LiPo , 2 2.2 V, 53 00 mAh, 35 C , 1P (2) Optional Extend ed Flight Battery: 6

- S LiPo 22.2 V, 80 00mAh, 25/50 C, 1P (3) Release the two wide Velcro battery strap s on the tail of the MATRIX bottom plate. Make sure a Velcro stri p is added to the battery and the body of the Matrix to prevent it from sliding. S ecure it with the two wide V elcro battery strap s

. (4) Move battery forward/backward unti l weight is equal from center of the Naza flight controller. You can balancing the Matrix like a see

- saw by lifting it up

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18 with finger s on each side of the Naza Flight controller until it is leveled. Your

camera , propellers and all devices must be installe d before balancing. See diagram 3.4

- 1 (5) Do no t plug in the battery at this time.

Figure 3.4

- 1 Balance at center of gravity

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# ELECTRONICS SETUP & ADJUSTMENT f or
Walkera Devo 10 Transmitter

If you have purchased a n RTF package , please skip Section 4.1 through 4.5 because all setting s are al r eady complete and your MATRIX and transmitter have been paired and test flown as a set. Unless you are familiar with the settings, any changes might override the factory’s setting and disable the aircraft, affecting its performance and flight reliability.

If you have purchased a n ARF package , you must complete Section 4.1 ESC Programming and Section 4.2 Transmitter Calibration. MATRIX ESCs needs to reprogram independently. Also, in order for a flight controller to w ork properly, your specific transmitter has to be calibrated to work with each new MATRIX . Crashes will be imminent if you skip these one

- time procedures to match a MATRIX with a
transmitter.



### 4.1 ESC Programming f or Transmitter (A Must Setup For ARF)

Video Instruction:
How to calibrate the ESC for MATRIX: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zcf72jgoeng92c9/How%20to%20calibrate%20the%20ES
C.MP4

Please skip this ESC pro gramming step if you have purchased RTF unit, since all
ESC have been re

- programmed. Please follow the steps below very carefully, as they will only take a few minutes.

(1) Very important: Remove all 4 propellers from the motors for safety. (2) Double check to make sure all ESC connectors are marked/labeled (#1 through #4 matching the connectors on the flight controller #1 through #4) so that you will be able to keep track of the corresponding connectors when you need to put them back later. (3) Dis connect all 4 ESC connectors from the NAZA flight controller so they may not interfere with each other’s programming. (4) Move the throttle stick all the way down. Now turn on the transmitter.

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20 (5) Disconnect X3 on NAZA flight controller and plug into AUX1 on the
receiver. (6) I nsert one of the labeled ESC connectors into the receiver’s throttle channel port while watching for the correct polarity. Black/dark brown wires are usually on the edge of the receiver. Please verify polarity in your receiver manual if you ar e not using the stock Walkera receiver. (7) Move the throttle stick all the way up. (8) Within 3 seconds, connect the battery to the MATRIX’s battery plug (The MATRIX battery plug is still connected to all 4 ESCs but only one ESC
should be connected to the recei ver at a time.) (9) When the ESC makes 1 beeping sounds, immediately move the throttle stick all the way down. The ESC will then make 2 beeping. (If you did not hear the 1 beeping sounds when entering programming mode or you did not hear 2 beeping after the E SC have completed its programming then you need to move throttle all the way down and disconnect the battery from the MATRIX battery plug and repeat from step #6 to # 9 for the ESC.) If you did not experience any problems, then you have completed programmin g on this ESC which now retains the high and low end point data in its memory. Disconnect the battery from the MATRIX’s battery connector then
disconnect the ESC connector from the receiver. (10) Repeat this process for each ESC from Step#6 through Step# 9 . Ple ase make sure you have programmed all 4 ESCs by starting from the #1 labeled ESC and finishing with #4 labeled ESC. Your transmitter power should remain in the power on position throughout the entire process of programming all 4
ESCs. (11) After you have succe ssfully re

- programmed all 4 ESCs, unplug the battery from the MATRIX battery plug then turn off the transmitter. (12) Insert the 4 ESC connectors, labeled #1 through #4 back to corresponding M1 through M4 ports on your NAZA flight controller. The black/dark
br own wire (

- ) for each of the ESC connectors are closest to the red NAZA label of the flight controller.

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21 4.2 Transmitter Calibration f or Transmitter ( Required Setup For
ARF)

Video Instruction: How to set up your transmitter calibration for MATRIX: https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4vhtkqq1v3r0px/How%20to%20set%20up%20your%20
transmitter%20calibration%20for%20X830.MP4 How to set up your autopilot and voltage setting for MATRIX: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vfaa6tcf8v4qdc2/How%20to%20set%20up%20your% 20 autopilot%20and%20voltage%20setting%20for%20X830.MP4

If you have purchased your MATRIX with a transmitter (RTF package) please skip this section because we have already completed the calibration. If you are using a transmitter that has never been paired with your new MATRIX, you will need to calibrate your transmitter to the MATRIX flight controller using the following procedure. Any change to the quadcopter or setting change to the transmitter might require transmitter calibration. (1) Very important !! Remo ve all 4 propellers from the motors for safety. (2) T ie down your MATRIX (3) T urn on your transmitter radio. (4) Connect battery to the MATRIX battery connector. (5) Connect the provided Programming USB Cable from your PC computer’s USB port (XP or WIN7 or WIN8 ) to the Micro USB port on the MATRIX communication port (on the LED side panel of the MATRIX ). (If the computer does not recognize the USB, the USB driver is located in the provided 8 GB USB flash drive) (6) Double click on the NA Z A Installer.exe located in the provided 8 GB USB
flash drive and install the NAZA ASSISTANT SOFTWARE. (7) D ouble click on the application file named NAZA ASSISTANT
SOFTWARE . Wait for the program to start up. (8) Click M OUNTING U se to input the distance between GPS and Main Flight
Controller

. (9) C lick MOTOR MIXER
MIXER TYPE: Please select Quad

- rotor X and remember to click WRITE after you update any settings (WRITE is #7 on top of FIGURE 4.2) (10) Click TX CALI

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22 Figure 4.2

- 1 NAZA Assistant Software Program Screenshot

(1) RECEIVER TYPE: Please choose “ TRADITION ” for Walkera or Spektrum
or Futaba receiver. (2) CUT OFF TYPES: Default setting from WOW is “IMMEDIATELY”. (3) COMMAND STICKS CALIBRATION: Click START to begin the calibration process. Please make sure to move both sticks to their end points. This means you are moving both sticks all the way up, down, left and right. (Note: If a transmitter stick is moved left or down, one of the on

- screen sliders will move to the left. If a transmitter stick is moved right or up, one of the

on

- scre en sliders will move to the right. If slider is moved at the opposite direction, click the NORM or REV to reverse the direction of the slider

movement )

 Throttle/Yaw Stick controls “T” (Throttle): Stick down and “T” slides left ( reduce Power ) & stick up an d “T” slides right (increase Power ).

 Throttle/Yaw Stick controls “R” (Rudder): Stick left and “R” slides left (nose to the left) & stick right and “R” slides right (nose to the right).

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23  Directional Stick controls “E” (Elevator): Stick down and “E” slides left (tilts back) & stick up and “E” slides right (tilts forward)

 Directional Stick controls A (Aileron): Stick left and “A” slides left ( leans left) & stick right and “A” slides right ( leans right). After Calibration, place all sticks at the center which will turn all sliders green. At this point click FINISH to end.

(4) STICKS MONITOR is not used at this time. (5) CONTROL MODE SWITCH: (Please see Section 4.7 MATRIX Wiring
Connection Chart ) Setting the GPS Attitude and Attitude and Manual Mode on the Mix on Walkera Devention Transmitter :

Setting the GPS, Attitude and Manual Mode on the Mix Switch on MATRIX:

(1) The NAZA Assistant screen should show a Control Mode Switch with GPS | Fail Safe | A | Fail Safe | M. (The “GPS” represent the GPS Mode, the “A” represent “Attitude Mode” and the “M” represent “Manual Mode”.) You need
a 3 position s witch for the Control Mode Switch. For example: When using
Dev ention 10 and RX 1002, the Control Mode Switch is assigned to the MIX
SWITCH on the transmitter. This is done by connecting the Receiver’s Gear channel to the Flight Controller’s “U” channel (See FIGURE 4.2). Then press ENT on the Devo 10  Model Menu  Device Output  Gear and select MIX SW by press L or R and m ake su re Function show s ACTIVE

. (2) Now you need to make sure when the MIX SWITCH is flipped forward (away from you) the switch will change the flight controller to “GPS Mode”. If the
C ontrol Mo de S witch (See FIGURE 4.2 bottom) slider is closer to “ M ” or “A”

, then the Control Mode Switch slider is in the wrong position. To bring the slider closer to “GPS”, press ENT button on your transmitter  Function
Menu  Reverse Switch  Gear and reverse your GEAR SWITCH setting (which is now set to your MIX SWITCH setting) by press ing L or R. This change will bring the Control Mode Switch slider close r to “GPS”

. (3) Move your MIX SWITCH to the middle position to set the mid points for the middle position first. If the “A” segment turns blue please skip to Step #5. (4) If the “A” segment does not turn blue, press ENT on your
transmitter  Function Menu  Sub Trim  Gear and adjust your GEAR

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24 SWITCH’ s midpoint by pressing the L or R button until “A” segment turns
blue. (5) Flip the MIX SWITCH forward (away from you). If the “GPS” s egment turns blue then skip to Step #7. (6) If the “GPS” segment does not turn blue, press ENT on your
transmitter  Function Menu  Travel Adjust  Gear

. Use the UP /DN button
to select

- 100.0% and adjust your GEAR SWITCH’ s endpoint by pressing the
L or R button u

ntil “GPS” segment turns blue. (7) Flip the MIX SWITCH backward (towards you). If the “M” segment turns blue then skip to Section 4.2.11. (8) If the “M” segment does not turn blue, press ENT on your
transmitter  Function Menu  Travel Adjust  Gear

. Use the UP/ DN bu tton
to select + 100.0% and adjust your GEAR SWITCH’ s endpoint by pressing the L or R button until “M” segment turns blue. (9) If FIXED ID BIND is used, transmitter can be turn on and off to bind and

re

- bind, which will make fail safe testing easier (see Sectio n Fixed ID Bind).
To test Fail

- Safe, press ENT on your transmitter  Function Menu  Fail
Safe  Gear

. Use the UP /DN to adjust the Fail

- Safe setting for Gear to around

- 44% and turn off transmitter to check/test if fail safe turn blue on screen (if
fail safe do es not turn blue, re

- bind the transmitter and adjust Fail

- Safe setting
for Gear until fail safe turn blue while transmitter is off.) This procedure will
make sure fail

- safe is active while transmitter is off or circumstances signal lost during flight.

AUTO PILOT

(1) BASIC PARAMETERS : Recommend setting for Pitch set to 1 3 0%

, Roll set
to 1 20%, Yaw set to 9 0% and Vertical set to 120% and ATTITUDE GAIN is
Pitch set to 1 0 0% and Roll set to 10 0%. REMOTE ADJUST is set to INH.
Basic Gain and Attitude Gain should never set to lower than 9 0%, otherwise crash might result. (2) ENHAN CED FAILED

- SAFE METHODS (GPS module is required ). The

r ecommend ed setting s for enhanced failed

- safe methods are GO

- HOME and LANDING. (Please refer to DJI NAZA User Manual ’s page 21 for enhance d
failed

- safe methods ). (3) INTELLIGENT ORIENTATION CONTROL (IOC): (GPS module is required ). Check the box next to “ 3. I ntelligent O rientation C ontrol ”

. I f GPS is
installed

, the setting s for Dev ention 10 and RX 1002 are as follows. Assign

# Turbo Ace MATRIX

25 the intelligent orientation control to the F light Mode Switch on the transmitter

, by press ing ENT on the Devention 10  Model Menu  Device Output  Flap ( AUX 1) and select ing FMOD SW by press ing L or R (Make sure Type Select is Airplane mode

, press ing ENT on the Devention 10  mod el menu  type
select  airplane) and making sure that Function show s as ACTIVE.

(1) The NAZA Assistant screen should show INTELLIGENT ORIENTATION
CONTROL with Home Lock | Course Lock | Off. You need a 3 position

s witch for the Intelligent Orientation Control Switch. For example: When using Dev ention 10 and RX 1002, the Intelligent Orientation Control Switch is assigned to the Flight Mode Switch on the transmitter. This is done by connecting the Receiver’s Flap (AUX 1) channel to the Flight Controller’s

“ X2 ” ch annel. Then press ENT on the Devo 10  Model Menu  Device Output  Flap (AUX 1) and select F MOD SW by press ing L or R and m aking

sure the Function show s as ACTIVE

. (2) Now you need to make sure when the FMOD S W is flipped forward ( toward the ground ) the switch wil l change the Intelligent Orientation Control to “ Off ”.
If the slider is closer to “ Course Lock ” or “ Home Lock ” , then the Intelligent
Orientation Control Switch slider is in the wrong position. To bring the slider
closer to “ Off

”, press ENT button on your transmitter  Function
Menu  Reverse Switch  Flap (AUX 1) and reverse your Flap (AUX 1) SWITCH setting (which is now set to your FMOD SW setting) by pressing L or R. This change will bring the Intelligent Orientation Control Switch slider
close r to “

Off ”

. (3) Move your FMOD SWITCH to the middle position to set the mid points for the middle position first. If the “ Course Lock ” segment turns blue

, please skip to Step #5. (4) If the “

Course Lock ” segment does not turn blue, press ENT on your
transmitter  Function Menu  Sub Trim  Flap (AUX 1) and adjust your Flap ’s (AUX 1) midpoint by pressing the L or R button until “ Course Lock ” segment turns blue. (5) Flip the FMOD SWITCH forward ( toward the ground ). If the “ Off ” segment turns blue then skip to Step #7. (6) If the “ Off

” segment d oes not turn blue, press ENT on your
transmitter  Function Menu  Travel Adjust  Flap (AUX 1)

. Use the UP /DN
button to select + 100.0% and adjust your Flap (AUX 1) ’ s endpoint by pressing
the L or R button until “ Off ” segment turns blue.

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26 (7) Flip the FMOD SWITCH backward (towards the sky ). If the “

Home Lock ” segment turns blue

, then skip Step #8

. (8) If the “ Home Lock ” segment does not turn blue, press ENT on your
transmitter  Function Menu  Travel Adjust  Flap (AUX 1)

. Use the UP/ DN
button to select

- 100.0% an d adjust your GEAR SWITCH’ s endpoint by pressing the L or R button until “ Home Lock ” segment turns blue.

Home Lock only activates while MATRIX is about 30 feet ( 1 0 m eters) away from the home position (Take o ff Position)

. To change the Home Lock position during flight, please refer to the DJI User Manual for detail ed instructions and function s of HOME
LOCK and COURSE LOCK

.



### 4.3 Transmitter & Receiver Compatibility Table (For ARF Only)

The MATRIX prefers a 2.4GHz system, but also support s 35MHz, 40MHz, and
72MHz

.



### No. Brand Transmitter Receiver 1 Walkera DEVENTION 10 RX1002 2 Spektrum DX 8 AR 8000 3 JR DSX7 RD721 4 JR 9XII 5 WFLY FT06

- C FRP06 6 Futaba 14SG R 7008SB
7 Futaba 6EX R146iP 8 Futaba 10C 9 Sanwa RD8000 92777 10 Hi

- TEC Eclipse7 FRP06

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27 4.4 Receiver, Flight Controller & Auto

- stabilization Setup

FIGURE 4.4 (1) Connect Channel # T wire from the flight controller to the THROTTLE channel of the receiver. Watch for polarity. (2) Connect Channel # E wire from the flight controller to the ELE V channel of
the receiver. (3) Connect Channel # A wire from the flight controller to the AILE channel of the
receiver. (4) Connect Channel # R wire from the flight controller to the RUDDER channel
of the receiver. (5) Connect Channel # U wire from the flight controller t o the GEAR channel of
the receiver. (6) Connect Gyrox brushless gimbal tilt control cable to the AUX 4 channel of the
receiver. (7) Connect Channel # X2 wire from the flight controller to the AUX 1 channel of
the receiver. (8) Connect Channel # X3 wire from the flight c ontroller to the LED Versatile
Unit (PMU)

.

Setting up MATRIX to ensure a smooth flight with GPS or Attitude mode
To ensure the smooth flight of your Turbo Ace MATRIX , please make sure that you setup and fly the MATRIX in GPS or Attitude mode. In order for GPS or Attitude mode to function, first it is important to make sure the mix switch on your radio is all the way forward . Please refer to S ection 4.2 Transmitter Calibration . If you own a
Walkera radio such as the Devo 10 , you will need to reverse the gear channel in your radio so that when you flip the gear switch forward, it enables GPS or Attitude Mode

.

# Turbo Ace MATRIX

28 If you are experiencing difficulties in handling the aircraft, it may be because it is not
in GPS or Attitude Mode

.

You may skip the following setup instruction s if you have purchased the Turbo Ace
MATRIX with a transmitter radio, as we have already completed all the setup for you. If you have purchased a MATRIX without a radio, please see the following to make sure your radio is setup correctly.

Setting up and checking Turbo Ace MATRIX flight mode for GPS or Attitude
Mode

. Plug in a 3 pin cable connector to the "INPUT" channel U of the NAZA flight controller. Connect the other end of the cable to the GEAR output on your receiver
with the brown wire closest to the edge of the receiver casing (If you have a receiver
other than a Walkera WK2801

- PRO, Devention or Spektrum, please check your receiver manual for polarity).

MATRIX with GPS module (Assign GEAR to 3 position toggle switch, WOW
default MIX switch for Devention 10): Go to your radio setup , press ENT  Model Menu  Device Output  a ssign GEAR to MIX SW ( MATRIX without GPS) . This means that every time the MIX switch is flipped forward on your radio, it will toggle the GEAR output of the receiver and tell the controller to perform GPS Mode . If you own a Walkera radio

, the gear channel in
the radio should be change d from normal to REVERSE (Please refer to section 4. 2
T ransmitter Calibration, for detail adjustment for GPS/Atti tude /Manual mode) You
can use the NAZA Assistant Software to double check the MIX switch operation after you have completed the above setup.

Turn on your transmitter radio (Warning : A lways tie down the MATRIX and remove all propellers when you perform any setting change s to the transmitter or NAZA
Assistant Software. F ailure to do so may cause serious issues

, as the MATRIX motor may start up if an incorrect value is entered ). Connect the pr ovided Programming
USB

- to

- Micro USB cable from your PC computer’s USB port (XP or WIN7) to Micro USB port on the MATRIX communication port (on the LED side panel of the
MATRIX )

. Please connect this cable after the transmitter is bound to the receiver.

Dou ble click on the NaZaInstaller .exe located in the provided 8 GB USB flash drive to
install the NAZA ASSISTANT SOFTWARE

# Turbo Ace MATRIX

29 After completion of the installation of the NAZA ASSISTANT SOFTWARE, d ouble click on the application file named NAZA ASSISTANT SOFTWARE

. Wait for the
program to start up

.

Select the TX Calibration tab at the left column of the screen.

MATRIX with GPS
You will see the 5 mode tabs: GPS, Fail Safe, A

, Fail Safe

, M

. When you flip the
MIX switch on your radio, you will see the selection flipping between GPS and A and
M . When the MIX switch is flipped forward, you will see GPS is selected which
enables GPS Mode . The GPS Mode is the mode you should be using to fly your MATRIX . M mode has no stabilization and will make it very dif ficult to operate the
aircraft.
IMPORTANT: M ake sure that the MIX switch on your radio is in the
forward /middle position before taking off and during the entire flight. (Please refer to
section 4 .2 Transmitter Calibration if GPS and A and M mode do not turn blue on the screen when you flip the MIX switch)

.



### 4.5 Transmitter Settings (For ARF Only)
(1) Aircraft Mode: Fixed

- wing airplane mode. Do not use helicopter mode (2) Rudder: 0% to 100% w ith No Mixing (3) Cu rve: Channel 1, 2, 3 & 4 all set to zero (4) Gyro: Fine tune to maximize stability (5) Move both throttle stick and throttle trim by looking at the LCD screen to the
middle position

- Very important

, otherwise motors will not start (6) Use transmitter rudder trim to ad just heading (yaw ) (if changes are made to trim settings recalibration is required) (7) For added stability on the MATRIX

, you may choose to set the dual rate to 55%

Please double check all settings, tie down the MATRIX to a bench

, and test fly it to
check th e settings. Some transmitters use random bind

, which means you have to plug in the battery to the MATRIX within 2

- 3 seconds after the radio is turned on. Please observe the LED light locate d at the back of the MATRIX cover (Please refer to
Section 5.3 LED light description) . Most receiver s flash before bind ing and remain
solid after bind ing , so please make sure your receiver has been properly bound to your
transmitter. Do not launch the MATRIX on its maiden flight until all operations are
confirmed as norma l, especially after shipping. Tie it down to a bench for a preflight

# Turbo Ace MATRIX

30 check. Failure to do so may cause serious damage to the MATRIX and/or people
around it. Factor ies and dealers will not be liable for any damages from the operation
of this aircraft.



### 4. 6 Transmitter Flight Control & Gain A djustments (For ARF
Only)
We do not recommend any inexperience d user s to adjust the flight control or Gain values using the DJI NAZA Assistant software. It is a steep learning curve for these adjustm ents, which we have al ready fine

- tuned and completed for you. Improper settings may cause the MATRIX to lose control and may result in serious damage. If the original factory settings are altered in any way, with the exception of transmitter calibration adjustments for ARF pack ag es, it will automatically void the 24

- hour “No Dead on Arrival” guarantee. Dead on arrival returns are strictly ch ecked for setting changes and ta mpering. Although it can be mastered over time, the MATRIX flight controller adjustments are quite sophistic ated and complicated. Do not attempt to
ch ange these settings until you are familiar w ith the setup. Please go to online forum s to learn about the flight control settings, as we do not provide any technical support for these settings. When you have purchas ed the ready to fly unit, there are 3 control modes which we have setup o n your flight controller and transmitter, GPS and ATTITUDE and
MANUAL

. GPS Mode has the best auto stabilization and a bility to perform GPS Lock, making the aircraft very easy to fly, which is more appropriate for videographic and photographic applications

. Attitude Mode has some auto stabilization and ability to perform a l titude hold and makes the aircraft easier to fly , which is also suitable for videograph y and photograph y applicatio ns. Manual Mode is suited for experienced pilots to gain more manual control in adverse. Do not switch to the MANUAL mode if you are a beginner.

MATRIX with GPS : The three modes can be switch ed during flight by toggling the
MIX switch on top of your radio. In the ready to fly MATRIX , we have set this switch on your radio to GPS MODE when it is toggle forward and ATTITUDE MODE when it is toggled middle and MANUAL MODE when it is toggled backward. Before takeoff, please make sure all the front panel switches on your transmitter are flipped forward and all switches such as the flight mode/hold switches on the side panel are pushed down.

# Turbo Ace MATRIX

31 The basic gain and attitude gain value s of the MATRIX can be adjusted in the
AUTOPILOT section when you run the DJI NAZA ASSISTANT SOFTWARE. The
d efault setting for BASIC GAIN is Pitch set to 1 3 0%

, Roll set to 120%, Yaw set to
9 0% and Vertical set to 120% and ATTITUDE GAIN is Pitch set to 1 0 0% and Roll
set to 100 % ( Warning : BASIC GAIN should never b e set lower than 9 0%)

. Again, it is very important to remember to tie down the aircraft and remove all the propeller s when you are programming the fight controller with the supplied Programming
USB

- MicroUSB cable. Failure to do so may cause accidental moto r start up with
incorrect value s entered and may result in serious injury. Always remember to tie
down the MATRIX to a bench for test flight s after you have changed any settings. (If
the motor do es not spin after perform the CSC, please re

- calibrate/perform the Command Sticks Calibration).



### 4.7 MATRIX Wiring Connection Chart for Devo 10 & RX1002

MATRIX

w ith GPS
module Devo 10

&
RX1002 INDICATE S ONLY ONE CAN BE
ACTIVATE

D

RX1002 NAZA

FC TX Setting

Output Gimbal

Servo MATRIX

ELEV E
AILE A
THRO T
RUDD R

GEAR U GEAR  MIX
SW GPS

- ATTITUDE MODE

- MANUAL

AUX1 X2 AUX1(FLAP)

— > F. MOD OFF

- COURSE LOCK

- HOME LOCK

AUX2
AUX4 AUX4 TILT CONTROL FOR GIMBAL
BATT TELEMETRY (OPTIONAL)

# Turbo Ace MATRIX

32 

# ELECTRONICS SETUP & ADJUSTMENT f or Spektrum DX 8 Transmitter

If you have purchased a n RTF package , please skip Section 4.1 through 4.5 because all setting s are al r eady complete and your MATRIX and transmitter have been paired and test flown as a set. Unless you are familiar with the settings, any changes might override the factory’s setting and disable the aircraft, affecting its performance and flight reliability.

If you have purchased a n ARF package , you must c omplete Section 4.1 ESC Programming and Section 4.2 Transmitter Calibration. MATRIX ESCs needs to reprogram independently. Also, in order for a flight controller to work properly, your specific transmitter has to be calibrated to work with each new MATRIX

. Crashes will be imminent if you skip these one

- time procedures to match a MATRIX with a
transmitter.



### 4.1 ESC Programming f or Spektrum DX 8 Transmitter (A Must
Setup For ARF)

Video Instruction:
How to calibrate the ESC for MATRIX: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qwvt489g9j6zs7x/Calibration%20for%20Spektrum %20ESCs.MP4

Please skip this ESC programming step if you have purchased RTF unit, since a ll
ESC have been re

- programmed. Please follow the steps below very carefully, as they will only take a few minutes.

# Turbo Ace MATRIX

33 (1) IMPORTANT : Remove all 4 propellers from the motors for safety. (2) Double check to make sure all ESC connectors are marked/labeled (#1
thro ugh #4 matching the connectors on the flight controller #1 through #4) so that you will be able to keep track of the corresponding connectors when you need to put them back later. (3) Disconnect all 4 ESC connectors from the NAZA flight controller so they

may not interfere with each other’s programming. (4) Move the throttle stick all the way down. Now turn on the transmitter. (5) Disconnect X3 on NAZA flight controller and plug into AUX 1 on the
receiver. (6) I nsert one of the labeled ESC connectors into the receiver’ s throttle channel port while watching for the correct polarity. Black/dark brown wires are usually on the edge of the receiver. Please verify polarity in your receiver manual if you are not using the stock receiver

. (Make sure the Receiver and
Transmitter radio are bound) (7) Move the throttle stick all the way up. (8) Within 3 seconds , connect the battery to the MATRIX’s battery plug (The MATRIX battery plug is still connected to all 4 ESCs but only one ESC should be connected to the receiver at a time.) (9) When the ESC makes 1 beeping sounds, immediately move the throttle stick all the way down. The ESC will then make 2 beeping. (If you did not hear the 1 beeping sounds when entering programming mode or you did not hear 2 beeping after the ESC have completed its programming then you need to move throttle all the way down and disconnect the battery from the MATRIX battery plug and repeat from step #6 to #9 for the ESC.) If you did not experience any problems, then you have completed programming on this
ESC which no w retains the high and low end point data in its memory. Disconnect the battery from the MATRIX’s battery connector then
disconnect the ESC connector from the receiver. (10) Repeat this process for each ESC from Step#6 through Step#9. Please make sure you have programmed all 4 ESCs by starting from the #1 labeled ESC and finishing with #4 labeled ESC. Your transmitter power should remain in the power on position throughout the entire process of programming all 4
ESCs. (11) After you have successfully re

- programmed all 4 ESCs, unplug the battery from the MATRIX battery plug. Insert the 4 ESC connectors, labeled #1 through #4 back to corresponding M1 through M4 ports on your NAZA

# Turbo Ace MATRIX

34 flight controller. The black/dark brown wire (

- ) for each of the ESC
connectors are close st to the red NAZA label of the flight controller.



### 4.2 Transmitter Calibration f or Spektrum DX 8 Transmitter (A
Must Setup For ARF)

Video Instruction:
1. How to set up fail safe for Spektrum transmitter for X830: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pw2nogpjubwaubj/3.%20Failsafe%20SPK.MP4
2. How to set up Spektrum transmitter calibration for X830: https://www.dropbox.com/s/z64exwcmna634j6/4.%20TX%20Calibration%20 Settings%20SPK.MP4
3. How to fine tune Spektrum for X830:
ht tps://www.dropbox.com/s/8ybfe61e6o8bxae/5.%20Fine%20Tune%20SPK.
MP4
4. How to set up the gain setting for X830: (Default setting is not recommended for carry heavy equipment) https ://www.dropbox.com/s/2pkkn3ipc73tbwy/7.%20Gain%20Setup.MP4
5. How to set up the voltage setting for X830: https://www.dropbox.com/s/clsrg9ixxp8b2xn/9.%20Voltage%20Setup.MP4

If you have purchased your MATRIX with a transmitter (RTF package) please skip this section because we have already completed calibration. If you are using a transmitter that has never been paired with your new MATRIX, you will need to calibrate your transmi tter to the MATRIX flight controller using the following procedure. Any change to the quadcopter or setting change to the transmitter might require transmitter calibration. (1) I mportant !! Remove all 4 propellers from the motors for safety. (2) T ie down your MATRIX (3) T urn on your transmitter radio. (4) Connect battery to the MATRIX battery connector. (5) Connect the provided Programming USB Cable from your PC computer’s USB port (XP or WIN7 or WIN8 ) to the Micro USB port on the MATRIX communication port (on the LED si de panel of the MATRIX ). (If the computer does not recognize the USB, the USB driver is located in the provided 8 GB USB flash drive) (6) Double click on the NA Z A Installer.exe located in the provided 8 GB USB
flash drive and install the NAZA ASSISTANT SOFTWARE.

# Turbo Ace MATRIX

35 (7) D ouble click on the application file named NAZA ASSISTANT
SOFTWARE . Wait for the program to start up. (8) Click M OUNTING U se to input the distance between GPS and Main Flight
Controller

. (9) Click MOTOR MIXER
MIXER TYPE: Please select Quad

- rotor X and remember to click WRITE after you update any settings (WRITE is #7 on top of FIGURE 4.2) (10) Click TX CALI

Figure 4.2

- 1 NAZA Assistant Software Program Screenshot

(11) RECEIVER TYPE: Please choose “ TRADITION ” for Walkera or Spektrum or Futaba receiver. (12) CUT OFF TYPES: Default setting from WOW is “IMMEDIATELY”. (13) COMMAND STICKS CALIBRATION: Click START to begin the calibration process. Please make sure to move both sticks to their end points. This means you are moving both sticks all the way up, down, left and right. (Note: If a transmitter stick is moved left or down, one of the on

- screen sliders will move to the left. If a transmitter stick is moved right or up, one of the

on

- screen sliders will move to the right. If slider is moved at the oppo site direction, click the NORM or REV to reverse the direction of the slider

movement )

# Turbo Ace MATRIX

36  Throttle/Yaw Stick controls “T” (Throttle): Stick down and “T” slides left (reduce elevation) & stick up and “T” slides right (increase elevation).

 Throttle/Yaw Stick controls “R” (Rudder): Stick left and “R” slides left (nose to the left) & stick right and “R” slides right (nose to the right).

 Directional Stick controls “E” (Elevator): Stick down and “E” slides left (tilts back) & stick up and “E” slides right (tilts forward)

 Directional Stick controls A (Aileron): Stick left and “A” slides left (roll left) & stick right and “A” slides right (roll right). After Calibration, place all sticks at the center which will turn all sliders green. At this point click FINISH to end.

(14) STICKS MONITOR is not used at this time. (15) CONTROL MODE SWITCH: (Please see Section 4.7 MATRIX Wiring
Connection Chart ) Setting the GPS Attitude and Attitude and Manual Mode on the Flap Switch on Spektrum DX8 Transmitter

Setting the GPS, Attitude and Manual Mode on the Flap Switch on MATRIX:

(1) The NAZA Assistant screen should show a Control Mode Switch with GPS | Fail Safe | A | Fail Safe | M. (The “GPS” represent the GPS Mode, the “A” represent “Attitude Mode” and the “M” represent “Manual Mode”.) You need
a 3 position s witch for the Control Mode Switch. For example: When using Spektrum DX8 and AR8000, the Control Mode Switch is assigned to the Flap
switch on the transmitter. This is done by connecting the Receiver’s AUX1

c hannel to the Flight Controller’s “U” channel (See FIGURE 4.2). Hold down roller while turning on the Spektrum DX8  scroll down to “Switch
Select”  scroll down to “Flap” press roller  change to “AUX 1” (If you cannot find Flap in the list, you will need to ch ange the model type to “Airplane”, in order for “Flap” to show up in the selection. (2) Now you need to make sure when the Flap Switch is flipped forward (away from you) the switch will change the flight controller to “GPS Mode”. If the
C ontrol Mo de S witch (S ee FIGURE 4.2 bottom) slider is closer to “ M ” or “A”

,

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37 then the Control Mode Switch slider is in the wrong position. To bring the
slider closer to “GPS”. Turn on transmitter  Click on roller  scroll down to

“ Servo Setup”  scroll to “travel” and click on roller , which will have a flashing box  scroll to “Reverse”, click the roller to make the flashing box
become solid  scroll down to “Throttle” and change to “AUX 1”  scroll
down to the NOR and REV box  click the roller to reverse the AUX 1 channel (which is now se t to your Flap Switch setting). This change will bring
the Control Mode Switch slider close r to “GPS”

. (3) How to set up fail safe for Spektrum transmitter , please following the
instruction in the video link below https://www.dropbox.com/s/pw2nogpjubwaubj/3.%20Failsafe%20SPK.MP4 (4) Move your Flap Switch to the middle position to set the sub trim for the middle position first. If the “A” seg ment turns blue please skip to Step #6. (5) If the “A” segment does not turn blue, Click on roller  scroll down to “ Servo Setup”  scroll to “travel” and click on roller, which will have a flashing
box  scroll to “subtrim”, click the roller to make the flashing b ox become
solid  scroll down to “Throttle” and change to “AUX 1”  scroll down to the 0 and adjust the until “A” segment turns blue. (6) Flip the Flap Switch forward (away from you). If the “GPS” segment turns blue then skip to Step #8. (7) If the “GPS” segment do es not turn blue, Click on roller  scroll down to

“ Servo Setup”  scroll to “travel” and click on roller, which will have a flashing box  scroll down to “Throttle” and change to “AUX 1”  scroll down to the 100% and adjust the value until “GPS” segment turns b lue. (8) Flip the Flap Switch backward (towards you). If the “M” segment turns blue then skip to Section 4.2.11. (9) If the “M” segment does not turn blue, Click on roller  scroll down to “ Servo Setup”  scroll to “travel” and click on roller, which will have a fla shing
box  scroll down to “Throttle” and change to “AUX 1”  scroll down to the 100% and adjust the value until “M” segment turns blue. Make sure to test the failsafe by turn off your transmitter and the slider should move to failsafe
and turn blue and the throttle will go to midpoint on the screen.

AUTO PILOT

(1) BASIC PARAMETERS: Recommend setting for Pitch set to 1 3 0%

, Roll set to 120%, Yaw set to 9 0% and Vertical set to 120% and ATTITUDE GAIN is
Pitch set to 1 0 0% and Roll set to 10 0%. REMOTE ADJUST is set to INH.

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38 Basic Gain and Attitude Gain should never set to lower than 100%, otherwise crash might result. (2) ENHANCED FAILED

- SAFE METHODS. (GPS module is required

. )
Recommend ed setting for enhanced failed

- safe methods is to set it to
GO

- HOME and LANDING. ( Please refer to DJI NAZA User Manual ’s page 21 for enhanced failsafe methods

. ) (3) INTELLIGENT ORIENTATION CONTROL (IOC): (GPS module is required. ) Check the box next to “ 3. I ntelligent O rientation C ontrol ”

. I f GPS is
installed

, the setting s for Spektrum DX 8 and AR8000 as follows. Assign the intelligent orientation control to the F MODE Switch on the transmitter

, connecting the Receiver’s Gear channel to the Flight Controller’s “X2” channel (See FIGURE 4.2). Hold the roller while turning on the Spektrum
DX8  scroll down to “Switch Select”  scroll to “Gear” change to
“Inh”  scroll to “F MODE” change to “Gear”. (4) Now you need to make sure when the F MODE Switch is flipped forward (toward the ground) the switch will change the Intelligent Orientation Control
to “ Off ” . If the slider is closer to “ Course Lock ” or “ Home Lock ” , then the Intelligent Orientation Control Switch slider is in the wrong position. To bring
the slider closer to “ Off ”. Turn on transmitter  click on roller  scroll to “Servo Setup”  scroll to “Travel”, click on roller, which will have a flashing
box  scroll down to “Reverse”  scroll down to “Throttle” and change to
“Gear”  scroll down to NOR & REV to reverse your Channel Gear setting to “REV” (which is now set to your F MODE Switch setting). This change w ill bring the Intelligent Orientation Control Switch slider close r to “ Off ”

. (5) Move your F MODE Switch to the middle position to set the mid points for the middle position first. If the “ Course Lock ” segment turns blue please skip to Step #4. (6) If the “

Course Lock ” segment does not turn blue, click on roller  scroll to “Servo Setup”  scroll to “Travel” and change to “subtrim”  scroll down to “Throttle” and change it to “Gear”  scroll down to “0”  adjust the value until

“ Course Lock ” segment turns blue. (7) Flip the F MODE Switch forward ( toward the ground ). If the “ Off ” segment turns blue then skip to Step #6. (8) If the “ Off

” segment does not turn blue, click on roller  scroll to “Servo Setup”  scroll to “Travel”  scroll down to “Throttle” and change it to
“Gear”  scroll dow n and adjust the value until “ Off ” segment turns blue. (9) Flip the F MODE Switch backward (towards the sky ). If the “ Home Lock ” segment turns blue.

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39 (10) If the “

Home Lock ” segment does not turn blue, click on roller  scroll to “Servo Setup”  scroll to “Travel”  scr oll down to “Throttle” and change it to
“Gear”  scroll down and adjust the value until “ Home Lock ” segment turns
blue.

Home Lock only activates while MATRIX is about 30 feet ( 1 0 m eters) away from the home position (Take o ff Position) . To change the Home Lock position during flight, please refer to the DJI User Manual for detail ed description s and function s of HOME
LOCK and COURSE LOCK

.



### 4.3 Transmitter & Receiver Compatibility Table (For ARF Only)
The MATRIX prefers a 2.4GHz system, but also supports 35MH z, 40MHz, and
72MHz.



### No. Brand Transmitter Receiver 1 Walkera DEVENTION 10 RX1002 2 Spektrum DX8 AR8000 3 JR DSX7 RD721 4 JR 9XII 5 WFLY FT06

- C FRP06 6 Futaba 14SG R7008SB
7 Futaba 6EX R146iP 8 Futaba 10C 9 Sanwa RD8000 92777 10 Hi

- TEC Eclipse7 FRP06

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40 4.4 Receiver, Flight Controller & Auto

- stabilization Setup

FIGURE 4.4

(1) Connect Channel # T wire from the flight controller to the THROTTLE channel of the receiver. Watch for polarity. (2) Connect Channel # E wire from the flight controller to the ELE V channel of
the receiver. (3) Connect Channel # A wire from the flight controller to the AILE channel of the
receiver. (4) Connect Channel # R wire from the flight controller to the RUDDER channel
of the receiver. (5) Connect Channel # U wire from the flight controller to the AUX 1 channel of
the receiver. (6) Connect Gyrox Brushless gimbal tilt control cable to the AUX 3 channel of
the receiver. (7) Connect Channel # X2 wire from the flight controller to the GEAR channel of
the receiver

. (8) Connect Channel # X3 wire from the flight controller to the LED Versatile Unit (PMU)

.

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41 Setting up MATRIX to ensure a smooth flight with GPS or Attitude mode

To ensure the smooth flight of your Turbo Ace MATRIX, please make sure that you setup and fly the MATRIX in GPS or Attitude mode. In order for GPS or Attitude mode to function, first it is important to make sure the flap switch on your radio is all the way forward . Please refer to Section 4.2 Transmitter Calibration . If you own a Spektrum radio such as the DX 8 , you will need to reverse the gear channel in your radio so that when you flip the gear switch forward, it enables GPS or Attitude Mode

. If you are e xperiencing difficulties in handling the aircraft, it may be because it is not
in GPS or Attitude Mode

.

You may skip the following setup instructions if you have purchased the Turbo Ace MATRIX with a transmitter radio, as we have already completed all the setup for you. If you have purchased a MATRIX without a radio, please see the following to make sure your radio is setup correctly.

Setting up and checking Turbo Ace MATRIX flight mode for GPS or Attitude
Mode

.

Plug in a 3 pin cable connector to the "INPUT" channel U of the NAZA flight
controller. Connect the other end of the cable to the AUX 1 output on your receiver
with the brown wire closest to the edge of the receiver casing (If you have a receiver other than a Walkera, Devention or Spektrum, please check your receiver manual for polarity).

MATRIX with GPS module (Assign AUX 1 to 3 position toggle switch, WOW
default Flap switc h for Spektrum DX 8 ): Hold down roller while turning on the Spektrum DX8  scroll down to “Switch
Select”  scroll down to “Flap” press roller  change to “AUX 1” (If you cannot find Flap in the list, you will need to change the model type to “Airplane”, in orde r for “Flap” to show up in the selection. This means that every time the Flap switch is flipped forward on your radio, it will toggle the AUX 1 output of the receiver and tell the controller to perform GPS Mode

. For Spektrum radio, you will need to change
from normal to reverse on the AUX 1 channel in your radio so that when you flip the Flap switch forward on the radio, you are activating the GPS mode . The reason to setup the radio this way is to ensure everything is in the correct default mode when all
th e switches on your radio are all the way forward (away from you)

. You can use the

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42 NAZA Assistant Software to double check the Flap switch operation after you have completed the above setup.

Turn on your transmitter radio (Warning: Always tie down the MATR IX and remove all propellers when you perform any setting change s to the transmitter or NAZA
Assistant Software. F ailure to do so may cause serious issues, as the MATRIX motor may start up if an incorrect value is entered). Connect the provided Programming
USB

- to

- Micro USB cable from your PC computer’s USB port (XP or WIN7) to Micro USB port on the MATRIX communicatio n port (on the LED side panel of the MATRIX)

. Please connect this cable after the transmitter is bound to the receiver.

Double click on the NaZaInstaller .exe located in the provided 8 GB USB flash drive to
install the NAZA ASSISTANT SOFTWARE

After complet ion of the installation of the NAZA ASSISTANT SOFTWARE, d ouble click on the application file named NAZA ASSISTANT SOFTWARE . Wait for the
program to start up.

Select the TX Calibration tab at the left column of the screen.

MATRIX with GPS
You will see th

e 5 mode tabs: GPS, Fail Safe, A

, Fail Safe

, M

. When you flip the Flap switch on your radio, you will see the selection flipping between GPS and A and M

. When the Flap switch is flipped forward, you will see GPS is selected which enables
GPS Mode . The GPS Mode is the mode you should be using to fly your MATRIX . M mode has no stabilization and will make it very difficult to operate the aircraft.
IMPORTANT: Make sure that the Flap switch on your radio is in the
forward /middle position before taking off and du ring the entire flight. (Please refer to
section 4.2 Transmitter Calibration if GPS and A and M mode do not turn blue on the screen when you flip the Flap switch)

.



### 4.5 Transmitter Settings (For ARF Only)
(1) Aircraft Mode: Fixed

- wing airplane mode. Do not use helicopter mode (2) Rudder: 0% to 100% with No Mixing (3) Curve: Channel 1, 2, 3 & 4 all set to zero (4) Gyro: Fine tune to maximize stability

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43 (5) Move both throttle stick and throttle trim by looking at the LCD screen to the
middle position

- Very important, otherwise mo tors will not start (6) Use transmitter rudder trim to adjust heading (yaw) ( will require recalibration if rudder is adjusted via trim and or subtrim is used ) (7) For added stability on the MATRIX, you may choose to set the dual rate to
55%

Please double check all settings, tie down the MATRIX to a bench, and test fly it to check the settings. Some transmitters use random bind, which means you have to plug in the battery to the MATRIX within 2

- 3 seconds after the radio is turned on. Please
ob serve the LED light locate d at the back of the MATRIX cover (Please refer to Section 5.3 LED light description) . Most receivers flash before binding and remain solid after binding, so please make sure your receiver has been properly bound to your
transmitt er. Do not launch the MATRIX on its maiden flight until all operations are confirmed as normal, especially after shipping. Tie it down to a bench for a preflight check. Failure to do so may cause serious damage to the MATRIX and/or people
around it. Factor ies and dealers will not be liable for any damages from the operation
of this aircraft.



### 4. 6 Transmitter Flight Control & Gain A djustments (For ARF
Only)
We do not recommend any inexperienced users to adjust the flight control or Gain values using the DJI NAZA Assistant software. It is a steep learning curve for these adjustments, which we have already fine

- tuned and completed for you. Improper settings may cause the MATRIX to lose control and may result in serious damage. If the original factory settin gs are altered in any way, with the exception of transmitter calibration adjustments for ARF packages, it will automatically void the 24

- hour “No Dead on Arrival” guarantee. Dead on arrival returns are strictly checked for setting changes and tampering. Al though it can be mastered over time, the MATRIX flight controller adjustments are quite sophisticated and complicated. Do not attempt to change these settings until you are familiar with the setup. Please go to online forums to learn about the flight contr ol settings, as we do not provide any technical support for these settings. When you have purchased the ready to fly unit, there are 3 control modes which we have setup on your flight controller and transmitter, GPS and ATTITUDE and
MANUAL

. GPS Mode has th e best auto stabilization and ability to perform GPS Lock, making the aircraft very easy to fly, which is more appropriate for videographic

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44 and photographic applications

. Attitude Mode has some auto stabilization and ability to perform attitude hold and ma kes the aircraft easier to fly , which is also suitable for videographic and photographic applications. Manual Mode is suited for experienced pilots to gain more manual control in adverse. Do not switch to the MANUAL mode if you are a beginner.

MATRIX with GPS : The three modes can be switched during flight by toggling the Flap switch on top of your radio. In the ready to fly MATRIX, we have set this switch on your radio to GPS MODE when it is toggle forward and ATTITUDE MODE when it is toggled middle and MA NUAL MODE when it is toggled backward. Before takeoff, please make sure all the front panel switches on your transmitter are flipped forward and all switches such as the flight mode/hold switches on the side panel are pushed down.

The basic gain and atti tude gain values of the MATRIX can be adjusted in the
AUTOPILOT section when you run the DJI NAZA ASSISTANT SOFTWARE. The default setting for BASIC GAIN is Pitch set to 1 3 0%

, Roll set to 120%, Yaw set to
9 0% and Vertical set to 120% and ATTITUDE GAIN is Pitch set to 1 0 0% and Roll
set to 10 0% ( Warning : BASIC GAIN should never be set lower than 9 0%)

. Again, it is very important to remember to tie down the aircraft and remove all the propeller s when you are programming the fight controller with the supplied Programming
USB

- MicroUSB cable. Failure to do so may cause accidental motor start up with incorrect values entered and may result in serious injury. Always remember to tie down the MATRIX to a bench for test flights after you have changed any settings. (I f
the motor do es not spin while perform the CSC, please re

- calibrate/perform the Command Sticks Calibration).

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45 4.7 MATRIX Wiring Connection Chart for Spektrum DX 8 &

AR8000

MATRIX

w ith GPS
module D X 8 &

AR8000 INDICATE S ONLY ONE CAN BE
ACTIVATE

D

A R 8000 NAZA

FC TX Setting

Output Gimbal

Servo MATRIX

ELEV E
AILE A
THRO T
RUDD R

AUX1 U AUX 1  Flap
SW GPS

- ATTITUDE MODE

- MANUAL
AUX 3 AUX3 TILT CONTROL FOR GIMBAL

Gear X2 Gear  F. Mod OFF

- COURSE LOCK

- HOME LOCK

BATT TELEMETRY (OPTIONAL)

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46 

# ELECTRONICS SETUP & ADJUSTMENT for

Futaba 14SG Transmitter

If you have purchased a n RTF package , please skip Section 4.1 through 4.5 because all setting s are al r eady complete and your MATRIX and transmitter have been paired and test flown as a set. Unless you are familiar with the settings, any changes might override the factory’s setting and disable the aircraft, affecting its performance and flight reliability.

If you have pur

chased a n ARF package , you must complete Section 4.1 ESC Programming and Section 4.2 Transmitter Calibration. MATRIX ESCs needs to reprogram independently. Also, in order for a flight controller to work properly, your specific transmitter has to be calibra ted to work with each new MATRIX . Crashes will be imminent if you skip these one

- time procedures to match a MATRIX with a
transmitter.



### 4.1 ESC Programming for Futaba 14SG Transmitter (A Must
Setup For ARF)

Video Instruction:
How to calibrate the ESC for MATRIX: https://www.dropbox.com/s/z09ojui7ptd4rxr/1.%20Futaba%20Esc%20Progra ming.MP4

Please skip this ESC programming step if you have purchased RTF unit, since a ll the
ESC s have been re

- programmed. Please follow the steps below very carefully, as they will only take a few minutes.

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47 (1) Very important: Remove all 4 propellers from the motors for safety. (2) Double check to make sure all ESC connectors are marked/labeled (#1 through #4 matching the connectors on the flight controller #1 through #4) so that you will be able to keep track of the corresponding connectors when you need to put them back later. (3) Dis connect all 4 ESC connectors from the NAZA flight controller so they may not interfere with each other’s programming. (4) Move the throttle stick all the way down. Now turn on the transmitter. (5) Disconnect X3 on NAZA flight controller and plug into port 8 on t he
receiver. (6) Turn on Futaba radio  double tap “LNK”  go to “Reverse”  go to THR
and set it to “REV” (7) I nsert one of the labeled ESC connectors into the receiver’s throttle channel (wow default port 3) port while watching for the correct polarity. Black/dark
br own wires are usually on the edge of the receiver. Please verify polarity in your receiver manual if you are not using the stock receiver. (8) Move the throttle stick all the way up. (9) Within 3 seconds, connect the battery to the MATRIX’s battery plug (The MATRIX battery plug is still connected to all 4 ESCs but only one ESC should be connected to the receiver at a time.) (10) When the ESC makes 1 beeping sounds, immediately move the throttl e stick all the way down. The ESC will then make 2 beeping. (If you did not hear the 1 beeping sounds when entering programming mode or you did not hear 2 beeping after the ESC have completed its programming then you need to move throttle all the way down and disconnect the battery from the MATRIX battery plug and repeat from step #7 to # 10 for the ESC.) If you did not experience any problems, then you have completed programming on this ESC which now retains the high and low end point data in its memory.
Di sconnect the battery from the MATRIX’s battery connector then
disconnect the ESC connector from the receiver. (11) Repeat this process for each ESC from Step#7 through Step# 10 . Please make sure you have programmed all 4 ESCs by starting from the #1 labeled
ESC and finishing with #4 labeled ESC. Your transmitter power should remain in the power on position throughout the entire process of programming all 4 ESCs. (12) After you have successfully re

- programmed all 4 ESCs, unplug the battery from the MATRIX battery plu g

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48 (13) Now reverse the throttle back to normal on Futaba radio  double tap
“LNK”  go to “Reverse”  go to THR and set it to “NORM” (14) Insert the 4 ESC connectors, labeled #1 through #4 back to corresponding M1 through M4 ports on your NAZA flight controller. The black /dark brown wire (

- ) for each of the ESC connectors are closest to the red NAZA label of the flight controller.



### 4.2 Transmitter Calibration f or Futaba 14SG Transmitter (A
Must Setup For ARF)

Video Instruction:
1. How to connect Futaba RX and setup Futaba TX for Matrix : https://www.dropbox.com/s/vztqrvhplxq3h80/2.%20Futaba%20RX%20Setup.MP4
2. How to set up fail safe for Futaba transmitter for Matrix : https://www.dropbox.com/s/63n1ylwy4lnvl7y/6.%20Futaba%20Control%20Mode%2
0Failsafe.MP4
3. How to set up Futaba transmitter calibration for Matrix : https://www.dropbox.com/s/wws2w6pyba91ra9/5.%20Futaba%20TX%20Callibration
.MP4
4. How to set up the gain setting for Matrix : (Default setting is not recommended for carry heavy eq uipment) https://www.dropbox.com/s/2pkkn3ipc73tbwy/7.%20Gain%20Setup.MP4
5. How to set up advanced setting for Matrix : https://www.dropbox.com/s/76vv670q6jb99lu/8.%20Advanced%20Setup.MP4
6. How to set up the voltage setting for Matrix : https://www.dropbox.com/s/clsrg9ixx p8b2xn/9.%20Voltage%20Setup.MP4

If you have purchased your MATRIX with a transmitter (RTF package) please skip this section because we have already completed calibration. If you are using a transmitter that has never been paired with your new MATRIX, you will need to calibrate your transmitter to the MATRIX flight controller using the following procedure. Any change to the quadcopter or setting change to the transmitter might require transmitter calibration. (1) Very important !! Remove all 4 propellers from th e motors for safety. (2) T ie down your MATRIX (3) T urn on your transmitter radio. (4) Connect battery to the MATRIX battery connector.

# Turbo Ace MATRIX

49 (5) Connect the provided Programming USB Cable from your PC computer’s USB port (XP or WIN7 or WIN8 ) to the Micro USB port on the MATRIX communication port (on the LED side panel of the MATRIX ). (If the computer does not recognize the USB, the USB driver is located in the provided 8 GB USB flash drive) (6) Double click on the NA Z A Installer.exe located in the provided 8 GB USB
flash drive a nd install the NAZA ASSISTANT SOFTWARE. (7) D ouble click on the application file named NAZA ASSISTANT
SOFTWARE . Wait for the program to start up. (8) Click M OUNTING U se to input the distance between GPS and Main Flight
Controller

. (9) Click MOTOR MIXER
MIXER TYPE: Pl

ease select Quad

- rotor X and remember to click WRITE after you update any settings (WRITE is #7 on top of FIGURE 4.2) (10) Click TX CALI

Figure 4.2

- 1 NAZA Assistant Software Program Screenshot

(11) RECEIVER TYPE: Please choose “ TRADITION ” for Walkera or Spektrum or Futaba receiver. (12) CUT OFF TYPES: Default setting from WOW is “IMMEDIATELY”.

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50 (13) COMMAND STICKS CALIBRATION: Click START to begin the calibration process. Please make sure to move both sticks to their end points. This means you are moving both sticks all the way up, down, left and right. (Note: If a transmitter stick is moved left or down, one of the on

- screen sliders will move to the left. If a transmitter stick is moved right or up, one of the

on

- screen sliders will move to the ri ght. If slider is moved at the opposite direction, click the NORM or REV to reverse the direction of the slider

movement )

 Throttle/Yaw Stick controls “T” (Throttle): Stick down and “T” slides left (reduce power ) & stick up and “T” slides right (increase p ower ).

 Throttle/Yaw Stick controls “R” (Rudder): Stick left and “R” slides left (nose to the left) & stick right and “R” slides right (nose to the right).

 Directional Stick controls “E” (Elevator): Stick down and “E” slides left (tilts
leans back) & stick up and “E” slides right (tilts forward)

 Directional Stick controls A (Aileron): Stick left and “A” slides left ( leans left) & stick right and “A” slides right ( leans right). After Calibration, place all sticks at the center which will turn all slid ers green. At this point click FINISH to end.

(14) STICKS MONITOR is not used at this time. (15) CONTROL MODE SWITCH: (Please see Section 4.7 MATRIX Wiring
Connection Chart ) Setting the GPS Attitude and Attitude and Manual Mode on the SB Switch
on Futaba 14SG Transmitter :

Setting the GPS, Attitude and Manual Mode on the Mix Switch on MATRIX: (1) The NAZA Assistant screen should show a Control Mode Switch with GPS | Fail Safe | A | Fail Safe | M. (The “GPS” represent the GPS Mode, the “A” represent “Attitude Mode” and the “M” represent “Manual Mode”.) You need
a 3 position s witch for the Control Mode Switch. For example: When using Futaba 14SG and R7008SB, the Control Mode Switch is assigned to the SB
switch on the transmitter. This is done by connecting the Receive r’s 5 channel to the Flight Controller’s “U” channel (See FIGURE 4.2). Turn on the Futaba

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51 14SG, double tap “LNK”  scroll down to “Function” press “RTN”  scroll
down to channel 5  Change CTRL to “SB”. (2) Now you need to make sure when the SB Switch is flipped fo rward (away from you) the switch will change the flight controller to “GPS Mode”. If the
C ontrol Mo de S witch (See FIGURE 4.2 bottom) slider is closer to “ M ” or “A”

, then the Control Mode Switch slider is in the wrong position. To bring the
slider closer to “GPS”, double tap “LNK”  scroll down to “REVERSE”
 scroll down to Channel 5  tap “RTN” and reverse your Channel 5 setting to “REV” (which is now set to your SB Switch setting). This change will bring
the Control Mode Switch slider close r to “GPS”

. (3) T ransmitter can be turn on and off to bind and re

- bind, which will make fail safe testing easier. To setup Fail

- Safe, double tap “LNK”  scroll down to
“END POINT”  scroll down to Channel 5  adjust travel value until the
failsafe turn blue  double tap “LNK”  scro ll down to “FAIL SAFE”  scroll
down to Channel 5  scroll to F/S and change to “F/S”  scroll to “POS” and hold “RTN” for 1 sec, it will set the value for failsafe itself. (4) Move your SB Switch to the middle position to set the sub trim for the middle position fi rst. If the “A” segment turns blue please skip to Step #6. (5) If the “A” segment does not turn blue, double tap “LNK”  scroll down to
“SUB

- TRIM”  scroll down to Channel 5  change the value until “A” segment turns blue. (6) Flip the SB Switch forward (away from you ). If the “GPS” segment turns blue then skip to Step #8. (7) If the “GPS” segment does not turn blue, double tap “LNK”  scroll down to
“ENDPOINT”  scroll down to Channel 5  find the travel value and tap
“RTN”  value will flash and you can change the value until “ GPS” segment
turns blue. (8) Flip the SB Switch backward (towards you). If the “M” segment turns blue then skip to Section 4.2.11. (9) If the “M” segment does not turn blue, double tap “LNK”  scroll down to
“ENDPOINT”  scroll down to Channel 5  find the travel value and tap
“RTN”  value will flash and you can change the value until “M” segment
turns blue. Make sure to test the failsafe by turn off your transmitter and the
slider should move to failsafe and turn blue.

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52 AUTO PILOT

(1) BASIC PARAMETERS: Recommend setting for Pitch set to 1 3 0% , Roll set
to 1 20%, Yaw set to 9 0% and Vertical set to 120% and ATTITUDE GAIN is
Pitch set to 1 0 0% and Roll set to 10 0%. REMOTE ADJUST is set to INH. Basic Gain and Attitude Gain should never set to lower than 100%, o therwise crash might result. (2) ENHANCED FAILED

- SAFE METHODS. (GPS module is required

. )
Recommend ed setting for enhanced failed

- safe methods is to set it to
GO

- HOME and LANDING. (Please refer to DJI NAZA User Manual ’s page 21 for enhanced failed

- safe methods

. ) (3) INTELLIGENT ORIENTATION CONTROL (IOC): (GPS module is required. ) Check the box next to “ 3. I ntelligent O rientation C ontrol ”

. I f GPS is
installed

, the setting s for Futaba 14SG and R7008SB are as follows. Assign
the intelligent orientation control to the SE Switch on the transmitter

, connecting the Receiver’s 6 channel to the Flight Controller’s “X2” channel (See FIGURE 4.2). Turn on the Futaba 14SG, double tap “LNK”  scroll down to “Function” press “RTN”  scroll down to channel 6  Change CTRL
to “SE”

. (4) Now you need to make sure when the SE Switch is flipped forward (toward the ground) the switch will change the Intelligent Orientation Control to “ Off ”.
If the slider is closer to “ Course Lock ” or “ Home Lock ” , then the Intelligent
Orientation Control Swi tch slider is in the wrong position. To bring the slider
closer to “ Off

”, double tap “LNK”  scroll down to “REVERSE”  scroll down to Channel
6  tap “RTN” and reverse your Channel 6 setting to “REV” (which is now set to your S E Switch setting). This change w ill bring the Intelligent Orientation
Control Switch slider close r to “ Off ”

. (5) Move your SE Switch to the middle position to set the mid points for the middle position first. If the “ Course Lock ” segment turns blue please skip to Step #4. (6) If the “

Course Lock ” segment does not turn blue, double tap “LNK”  scroll
down to “SUB TRIM”  scroll down to Channel 6  adjust the value until

“ Course Lock ” segment turns blue. (7) Flip the SE Switch forward ( toward the ground ). If the “ Off ” segment turns blue then skip to Ste p #6.

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53 (8) If the “ Off

” segment does not turn blue, double tap “LNK”  scroll down to
“END Point”  scroll down to Channel 6  find the travel value and tap
“RTN”  adjust the value until “ Off ” segment turns blue. (9) Flip the SE Switch backward (towards the sky ). If the “ Home Lock ” segment
turns blue. (10) If the “

Home Lock ” segment does not turn blue, double tap “LNK”  scroll
down to “END Point”  scroll down to Channel 6  find the travel value and tap “RTN”  adjust the value until “ Home Lock ” segment turns blue.

Home Lock only activates while MATRIX is about 30 feet ( 1 0 m eters) away from the home position (Take o ff Position) . To change the Home Lock position during flight, please refer to the DJI User Manual for detail ed description s and function s of HOME
LOCK and COURSE LOCK

.



### 4.3 Transmitter & Receiver Compatibility Table (For ARF Only)
The MATRIX prefers a 2.4GHz system, but also supports 35MHz, 40MHz, and
72MHz. 

### No. Brand Transmitter Receiver 1 Walkera DEVENTION 10 RX1002 2 Spektrum DX8 AR8000 3 JR DSX7 RD721 4 JR 9XII 5 WFLY FT06

- C FRP06 6 Futaba 14SG R7008SB
7 Futaba 6EX R146iP 8 Futaba 10C 9 Sanwa RD8000 92777 10 Hi

- TEC Eclipse7 FRP06

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54 4.4 Receiver, Flight Controller & Auto

- stabilization Setup

FIGURE 4.4

(1) Connect Channel # A wire from the flight controller to the channel 1 of the
receiver. (2) Connect Channel # E wire from the flight controller to the channel 2 of the
receiver. (3) Connect Channel # T wire from the flight controller to the channel 3 of the receiver. Watch for polarity. (4) Connect Channel # R wire from the flight controller to the channel 4 of the
receiver. (5) Connect Channel # U wire from the flight controller to the channel 5 of the
receiver. (6) Connect Channel # X 2 wire from the flight controller to the channel 6 of the
receiver. (7) Connect Gyrox Brushless gimbal tilt control cable to the channel 7 of the
receiver. (8) Connect Channel # X3 wire from the flight controller to the LED Versatile
Unit (PMU)

.

Setting up MATRIX to ensure a smooth flight with GPS or Attitude mode

To ensure the smooth flight of your Turbo Ace MATRIX, please make sure that you setup and fly the MATRIX in GPS or Attitude mode. In order for GPS or Attitude mode to function, first it is important to make sure the mix switch on your radio is all the way forward . Please refer to Section 4.2 Transmitter Calibration . If you are

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55 experiencing difficulties in handling the aircraft, it may be because it is not in GPS or
Attitude Mode

.

You may skip the following setup instructions if you have purchased the Turbo Ace MATRIX with a transmitter radio, as we have already completed all the setup for you. If you have purchased a MATRIX without a radio, please see the following to make sure your radio is setup correctly.

Setting up and checking Turbo Ace MATRIX flight mode for GPS or Attitude
Mode

.

Plug in a 3 pin cable connector to the "INPUT" channel U of the NAZA flight
controller. Connect the other end of the cable to the Channel 5 output on your receiver
with the brown wire closest to the edge of the receiver casing (If you have a receiver other than a Walkera, Devention or Spektrum, please check your receiver manual for polarity).

MATRIX with GPS module (Assign Channel 5 to 3 position toggle switch, WOW
default SB swi

tch for Futaba 14SG ): Turn on the Futaba 14SG, double tap “LNK”  scroll down to “Function” press
“RTN”  scroll down to channel 5  Change CTRL to “SB”. This means that every
time the SB switch is flipped forward on your radio, it will toggle the Channel 5 output of the receiver and tell the controller to perform GPS Mode . For Futaba radio,

you might need to change from normal to reverse on the AUX 1 channel in your radio so that when you flip the SB switch forward on the radio, you are activating the GPS

m ode . The reason to setup the radio this way is to ensure everything is in the correct default mode when all the switches on your radio are all the way forward (away from you)

. You can use the NAZA Assistant Software to double check the SB switch operation after you have completed the above setup.

Turn on your transmitter radio (Warning: Always tie down the MATRIX and remove all propellers when you perform any setting change s to the transmitter or NAZA
Assistant Software. F ailure to do so may cause serious issues, as the MATRIX motor may start up if an incorrect value is entered). Connect the provided Programming
USB

- to

- Micro USB cable from your PC computer’s USB port (XP or WIN7) to Micro USB port on the MATRIX communication port (on the LED side panel of the MATRIX)

. Please connect this cable after the transmitter is bound to the receiver.

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56 Double click on the NaZaInstaller .exe located in the provided 8 GB USB flash drive to
install the NAZA ASSISTANT SOFTWARE

After completion of the installation of th e NAZA ASSISTANT SOFTWARE, d ouble click on the application file named NAZA ASSISTANT SOFTWARE . Wait for the
program to start up.

Select the TX Calibration tab at the left column of the screen.

MATRIX with GPS
You will see the 5 mode tabs: GPS, Fail Safe , A

, Fail Safe

, M

. When you flip the SB switch on your radio, you will see the selection flipping between GPS and A and M

. When the SB switch is flipped forward, you will see GPS is selected which enables
GPS Mode . The GPS Mode is the mode you should be using to fly your MATRIX . M mode has no stabilization and will make it very difficult to operate the aircraft.
IMPORTANT: Make sure that the SB switch on your radio is in the forward /middle position before taking off and during t he entire flight. (Please refer to section 4.2
Transmitter Calibration if GPS and A and M mode do not turn blue on the screen when you flip the Flap switch)

.



### 4.5 Transmitter Settings (For ARF Only)
(1) Aircraft Mode: Fixed

- wing airplane mode. Do not use helic opter mode (2) Rudder: 0% to 100% with No Mixing (3) Curve: Channel 1, 2, 3 & 4 all set to zero (4) Gyro: Fine tune to maximize stability (5) Move both throttle stick and throttle trim by looking at the LCD screen to the
middle position

- Very important, otherwise motors w ill not start (6) Use transmitter rudder trim to adjust heading (yaw) (7) For added stability on the MATRIX, you may choose to set the dual rate to
55%

Please double check all settings, tie down the MATRIX to a bench, and test fly it to check the settings. Some t ransmitters use random bind, which means you have to plug in the battery to the MATRIX within 2

- 3 seconds after the radio is turned on. Please observe the LED light locate d at the back of the MATRIX cover (Please refer to Section 5.3 LED light description) . Most receivers flash before binding and remain solid after binding, so please make sure your receiver has been properly bound to your

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57 transmitter. Do not launch the MATRIX on its maiden flight until all operations are confirmed as normal, especially afte r shipping. Tie it down to a bench for a preflight check. Failure to do so may cause serious damage to the MATRIX and/or people around it. Factories and dealers will not be liable for any damages from the operation
of this aircraft.



### 4. 6 Transmitter Flight Control & Gain A djustments (For ARF
Only)
We do not recommend any inexperienced users to adjust the flight control or Gain values using the DJI NAZA Assistant software. It is a steep learning curve for these adjustments, which we have a lready fine

- tuned and completed for you. Improper settings may cause the MATRIX to lose control and may result in serious damage. If the original factory settings are altered in any way, with the exception of transmitter calibration adjustments for ARF pac kages, it will automatically void the 24

- hour “No Dead on Arrival” guarantee. Dead on arrival returns are strictly checked for setting changes and tampering. Although it can be mastered over time, the MATRIX flight controller adjustments are quite sophisti cated and complicated. Do not attempt to change these settings until you are familiar with the setup. Please go to online forums to learn about the flight control settings, as we do not provide any technical support for these settings.

When you have purch ased the ready to fly unit, there are 3 control modes which we have setup on your flight controller and transmitter, GPS and ATTITUDE and
MANUAL

. GPS Mode has the best auto stabilization and ability to perform GPS Lock, making the aircraft very easy to fly, which is more appropriate for videographic and photographic applications

. Attitude Mode has some auto stabilization and ability to perform attitude hold and makes the aircraft easier to fly , which is also suitable for videographic and photographic applications. Manual Mode is suited for experienced pilots to gain more manual control in adverse. Do not switch to the MANUAL mode if you are a beginner.
MATRIX with GPS : The three modes can b e switched during flight by toggling the
SB switch on top of your radio. In the ready to fly MATRIX, we have set this switch on your radio to GPS MODE when it is toggle forward and ATTITUDE MODE when it is toggled middle and MANUAL MODE when it is toggled backward. Before takeoff, please make sure all the front panel switches on your transmitter are flipped forward and all switches such as the flight mode/hold switches on the side panel are pushed down.

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58 The basic gain and attitude gain values of the MATRI X can be adjusted in the
AUTOPILOT section when you run the DJI NAZA ASSISTANT SOFTWARE. The default setting for BASIC GAIN is Pitch set to 1 3 0%

, Roll set to 120%, Yaw set to
9 0% and Vertical set to 120% and ATTITUDE GAIN is Pitch set to 1 0 0% and Roll
set to 10 0% ( Warning : BASIC GAIN should never be set lower than 9 0% )

. Again, it is very important to remember to tie down the aircraft and remove all the propeller s when you are programming the fight controller with the supplied Programming
USB

- MicroUSB cable. Failure to do so may cause accidental motor start up with incorrect values entered and may result in serious injury. Always remember to tie down the MATRIX to a bench for test flights after you have changed any settings. (If
the motor do es not spin while perform the CSC, please re

- calibrate/perform the Command Sticks Calibration).



### 4.7 MATRIX Wiring Connection Chart for Futaba 14SG &

R7008SB

MATRIX

w ith GPS
module 14SG &

R7008SB INDICATE S ONLY ONE CAN BE
ACTIVATE

D

R7008SB NAZA

FC TX Setting

Output Gimbal

Servo MATRIX
1 A
2 E
3 T
4 R
5 U SB GPS

- ATTITUDE MODE

- MANUAL
6 X 2 SE OFF

- COURSE LOCK

- HOME LOCK

7 RD TILT CONTROL FOR GIMBAL

BATT TELEMETRY (OPTIONAL)

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59 

# TESTING & OPERATIONS

5.1 Tie

- Down Flight Test
(1) Tie down all four arms (not the skids) of the MATRIX to a heavy fixture such as a table or a work bench. Make sure there is plenty of space around the aircraft. If you have the random binding transmitter such as the Dev ention 10

, please make sure there are no other similar radios in the vicinity during the binding process

. (2) Prior to initiating your MATRIX , make sure it is on a water level surface and
do not move the MATRIX before takeoff or during the binding process.
Fai lu re to do so will result in mis calculating of the 3

- Axis gyro compensation
and the MATRIX will not be able to operate properly. (3) Make sure your battery is fully charged using a battery meter (about 4.1V to 4.2V per cell on all 6 cells) Plug in the battery connector to the power input connector from the chassis. Do not run any LiPo battery to below 3.5V per cell
or a total of 21.0 V for the MATRIX 6 cell s battery, otherwise the battery will be permanently damaged. (4) After 2 seconds of initialization, the MATRIX will issue 5 consecutive “beep”

tones. (5) Place your transmitter flat on a table in front of you with the joy stick facing up. Make sure all switches above the two control sticks on the transmitter are pushed forward and away from you and the two switches at the very top of the transmitter side panel is pushed down towards the table. Move the throttle stick (left stick) to the lowest position towards you. At this time, you do not need to move the directional stick (right stick)

, which is spring loaded and wil l always return to the middle position when released). Now you can turn your
transmitter “ON”. (6) Wait another six seconds for 5 consecutive “beep” tones from the MATRIX

, which indicate that binding between the receiver and the transmitter is complete. Before moving any controls on the transmitter, it’s always good practice to find the solid LED light on the receiver & telemetry module to
confirm that bi

n ding has been completed.

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60 (7) Stay at a safe distance and execute the combination stick command (CSC) to

start motor s.

(8) Make sure Motor #1 and Motor #3 propellers are rotating in a CCW (counter clock wise) direction and Motor #2 and Motor #4 propellers are rotating in a CW ( clockwise direction ) . As you increase the throttle, the propellers should speed up and vice versa. (9) Moving the rudder stick (which also controls the throttle) to the right should
decelerate CC W propellers (Motor #1 & Motor #3 )

, thereby decreasing CW torque so the aircraft turns CCW. Moving the rudder to the left should decelerate CW propellers (M otor #2 & Motor #4)

, thereby decreasing CCW torque so the aircraft turns CW. (10) Moving the directional stick to the top should decelerate the two front propellers (Motor #1 & Motor #2) and moving the directional stick to the
bottom should decelerate the back propellers (Motor #3 & Motor #4). Moving the directional stick to the left should decelerate the left propellers (Motor #2
& Motor #3)

, and moving the directional stick to the right should decelerate the right propellers (Motor #1 & Motor #4). (11) Move the thr ottle stick to lowest position and the propeller should come to a
stop. Unplug the battery from the copter then turn the transmitter off

. (12) Repeat above Steps #2

- 11 twice more so that you complete 3 rounds of 8 to 10
minutes of tie

- down flight.



### 5. 2 Actual Flight Test & Training
(1) Pick a calm day or find a large empty indoor space. Keep all people and pets away from the flight test area and place the MATRIX on a level surface. (2) Repeat Steps #2

- 11 under 5.1 (3) If you fly the MATRIX too close to the ground, the wash (deflected air) coming back up from the ground may cause significant flight instability. As with all propeller driven systems

, you should try to keep larger aircraft at least 3 to 4 feet from the ground a nd avoid flying in a small room, which deflects air current. Before takeoff, you m

ay also notice some vibration of the aircraft caused by auto stabilization from the deflected air. Once the aircraft lifts away from the ground,
it will stabilize.

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61 (4) If you are a beginner pilot

, we highly recommend that you pur chase a simulator training package or a trainer unit to practice

. Though the MATRIX is equipped
with ea sy to fly auto stabilization for safety, do not attempt to operate the aircraft without any flight experience. Always try to maintain the tail

- in positio n (tail towards you) because that is the easiest orientation to keep your aircraft in
control. (5) As your skills improve, additional training incl udes flying in circles, figure 8 s , backwards, sideways and other exercises to improve coordination.

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62 5.3 LED Light Description for NAZA

- Lite

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63 5. 4 LED Light Description for NAZA

- V2

5. 5 Battery Tips
(1) Set the alarm on your transmitter radio to a safe range. Trying to extend the flight time when the battery is low will only put your aircraft at risk. Always check your battery before each flight. (2) Unlike other rechargeable batteries, LiPo batteries can easily be damaged if you
dr ain them below 3.5V per cell ( 6 Cells x 3.5V = 21.0 V). Do not force your battery to cont inue running when it’s low. D oing so will only perm anently damage your battery.

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64 (3) Disconnect the battery plug from the MATRIX when you are done flying. Do not leave your battery plugged into the MATRIX after a flight. (4) An inexpensive battery meter with an alarm would be a smart tool to have. Always check each battery’s charge before each flight. A fully charged battery
should be around 4.1V to 4.2V per cell (Multiply that by 6 for a 6 cell s battery). 

### (5) A transmitter battery is a lot more reliable and convenient than 8 “AA” batteries for your transmitter. With a larger capacity, longer lifespan and the desired voltage, the transmitter battery is also rechargeable using the same battery charger as the helicopter battery.



### 5.6 Flight Time Voltage wa rning settings for your MATRIX have been programmed conservatively to protect your batteries. To obtain longer flight time s, on

- board voltage must be observed during flight by using the telemetry function in your radio. Monitoring your batteries for maximum drain will greatly improve flight time but it requires knowledge of Li

- Po battery power ma nagement. The rule of
thumb is that the total op erating voltage on the MATRIX can not be drained to less
than 21

. 0 v total (3.5 V per cell) during flight. After you have landed the MATRIX

, the voltage r eading will increase since no load is applied. The total no load voltage
shall not be drained to less than 22 .0 2 v total (3.67 V per cell) otherwise the battery may get damaged. Over drained batteries are not returnable

, so caution m ust be used while operati ng Li

- Po powered air craft. Default setting for the NAZA Voltage Monitor:
1. Protection Switch  ON 2. Battery  Battery Type: 6S LiPo
3. First Level Protection  No Load is set to 22.8V, Loss is set to 0.6V and Loaded
is set to 22.2V
4. Second Level Protection  No Load is set to 19.2V, Loss is set to 0.6V and
Loaded is set to 18.6V

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65 

# CAMERA MOUNT SETUP

6. 1 Gyrox Brushless Gimbal Setup
First, balance the gimbal and battery on the quad by adjusting the battery position. Battery should rest on the same plate as the gimbal mount (shock plate/battery mounting plate). Equilibrium can be tested by holding the quad on both sides with two fingers underneath the chassis hub cover.

Unlike servo driven gimbals, brushless gimbals require precision in order to pr operly balance your camera on the mounting plate. It is important to read and follow these
installation instructions: (1) Cameras heavier than a GoPro (0.5lb) will overload the brushless motors and

cause d them to fail. Use a camera that is equal to or li ghter than a GoPro. (2) (Skip this step if your brushless gimbal already has the GoPro fixed mount) Strap the camera down to the base plate of the mount. Allow the camera to move side to side for center of gravity adjustment. Shift the camera left or righ t until the center of gravity is obtained, then tighten the strap if needed. Do not power up the gimbal in the process. When the center of gravity is correct, the camera will stay level and will not tip easily to either side on the rolling axis of the moun t. (3) During initialization, remember that the camera must be leveled and the gimbal
and multi

- rotor cannot be handheld. Keep both perfectly still on a flat, stable surface. Apply power to the gimbal with a 3

- cell Lipo 11.1v

- 12.6v (3S MAX, The gimbal bo ard will short out if connected to the main power distribution cable.) and wait 5

- 10 seconds. You will notice the gimbal motors initialize and start leveling. The gimbal will then be ready for operation. (4) If the center of gravity is off, the gimbal wil l buzz or shake. Shift the camera until the shaking stops. (5) Brushless gimbals have a much quicker compensation than traditional

servo

- driven gimbal . Rough handling will cause your gimbal to malfunction. If this occurs, unplug the power and go through the initialization by setting it on the ground.

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66 6. 2 MATRIX CAMERA MOUNT SERVO CONTROL SETUP

Figure 6.1

- 1 MATRIX Camera Mount Plate and Shock Plate

IMPORTANT : Only digital servos are compatible with the Naza flight controller. Using an analog servo will cause malfunction ing, produce loud buzzing noise s and burn up the servo. A light buzzing sound from a digital servo is

, however

, normal.
The MATRIX features built

- in gyros for camera mount auto compensation so there is no need to purchase separate gyros for your camera mount.

6. 2 .1 How to set your camera TILT (PITCH) auto compensation control for the
MATRIX

- S flight controller, receiver and transmitter

Connect flight controller F2 to tilt (pitch) servo.
Connect receiver’s ( For Walkera Devo 10 is Aux 4, For Spektrum DX8 is Aux 3, or
Futaba 14SG is channel 7) Channel (assuming the AUX 4 channel has not been already used for flight mode control or other functions ) to flight controller’s X1 using
a 3 wire cabl

e with the black ground wire closest to the edge of the flight controller (some receiver s’ polarity for ground may be different, so see your receiver manual for

more detail s ). G o to AUTOPILOT tab in DJI NAZA Assistant Software to set all remote adjust ments to INH, and go to the GIMBAL tab to click ON to enable the gimbal manual control. Additionally, when you tilt the MATRIX forwards or backwards, the MATRIX gyro will sense the tilt so the camera mount servo will also automatically compensate for that by pi tching the camera in the opposite direction to

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67 compensate. Go to the GIMBAL tab in DJI NAZA Assistant Software, and go to the 3.
With Automatic Control Gain, you can increase the gain to make camera mount auto compensation movement faster or decrease the gain to make auto compensation movement slower. Moreover, if the camera mount is moving in the wrong direction, you can click the button under DIRECTION, to change between “NORM” and
“REV”. For Walkera Devention 10, the AUX 4 knob can be turn ed to adjust t he camera

mount ’ s tilt action.

6. 2 .2 How to set your camera auto compensation ROLL control for the MATRIX flight controller, receiver and transmitter

Connect flight controller F1 to roll servo. Now the servo will automatically compensate when the MATRIX rolls. F irst , tie down your MATRIX before you turn on your transmitter radio

, then c onnect the battery to the MATRIX . Connect the provided Programming USB cable from your PC computer’s USB port (XP or WIN7) to Micro USB port on the MATRIX communication port (on the LED side panel of
the MATRIX ). Please connect thi s cable after the transmitter has been bound to the
receiver. Go to the GIMBAL tab to click ON to enable the gimbal manual control. Additionally, when you roll the MATRIX left or right , the MATRIX gyro will sense
the roll so the camera mount servo will also automatically compensate for that by rolling the camera mount in the opposite direction to compensate. Go to the GIMBAL tab in DJI NAZA Assistant Software, and go to the 3. With Automatic Control Gain, you can increase the gain to make camera mount auto compensation movement faster or decrease the gain to make auto compensation movement slower. Moreover, if the camera mount is moving in the wrong direction, you can click the butt on under DIRECTION, to change between “NORM” and “REV”.

6. 2 .3 How to adjust the compensation gain and servo direction reversal in the DJI
NAZA Assistant Software

Rem ove all 4 propellers for safety

- please do not skip this or serious accidents may

occur. Turn on your radio and connect the battery (p lugging in the main battery to the
MATRIX is required to provide power to the gimbal servos) to the MATRIX . Make sure your transmitter throttle stick is all the way down before binding. For safety, please be very cautious to avoid moving the throttle stick of your transmitter during the entire process. Connect the USB cable from your PC to the micro USB port of the
MATRIX communication port (on the LED side panel of the MATRIX ). Double click

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68 on the applica tion DJI NAZA Assistant Software

. At first launch of the application,
the language may appear in Chinese

- click on this Chinese tab anyway and change the language to English by clicking on the tab on the top of the screen. Sometimes when you launch an appl ication and you don't see anything, it may be because the screen is hidden behind the previous application such as Windows Explorer, which you may have launched previously. Click on the "Gimbal" tab on the left panel of the screen. Now test the gimbal on t he MATRIX by tilting it firmly on your hands. When the
MATRIX tilts up the gimbal should travel and compensate in the opposite direction by tilting down. The camera should continue to lock on the subject you are shooting.
If

, however

, the gimbal compensate s in the same direction, go to 3. Automatic
Control Gain under direction and click the box " NORM " or “REV” on the screen to
reverse the servo travel. Test the gimbal compensation for roll action, and if compensation is in the same direction, simply click the box below direction for roll
“NORM” or “REV”. Now test the gimbal for the amount of compensation. Note that the factory default compensation for tilt is set at 0.00 . Each gimbal servo travels differently so adjustme nt s may be required. If the gimbal compensation is too much or too little, you may adjust both the gimbal tilt and gimbal roll value by entering the
number on the gain . When you have completed the setting s , click on " Write " at the top of the program. You m ust click on “Write

, ” otherwise the data might not be
loaded on to the MATRIX controller.



### 6. 3 Flight Control Adjustment for Auto

- Stabilization

O ver attitude gain control may affect the vibration on the MATRIX . This type of vibration is particularly noticeable during climb out when there is a violent shake during acceleration. Also

, any drastic weight change

, such as loading on a DSLR

camera , may require the attitude control gain adjustment. To access the adjustment, open the DJI NAZA Assistant Softwa re , which is contained in the included flash
drive. Connect the MATRIX to a Windows based PC with Windows 8 or Windows 7 or XP (For Windows to run this application, a current DirectX driver may be required). Upon initial application launch, you may see unr eadable Chinese language.
Ju st click on the top tab

, and change language to Englis h . Select the " AUTOPILOT " tab on the left column of the screen. Adjust the Basic Gain and Attitude Control Gain for Pitch, Roll, Yaw an

d Vertical by increment s of 10 . It is i mportant that you click
the " WRITE " tab, otherwise the new setting s will not be stored in the flight controller.

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69 6. 4 Basic Gain and Attitude Gain Adjustment for Stabilization

Recommend ed setting s for BASIC GAIN is Pitch set to 13 0%, Roll set to 120%, Yaw
set to 9 0% and Vertical set to 120%, and for ATTITUDE GAIN is Pitch set to 10 0%
and Roll set to 10 0%

. Warning : BASIC GAIN need s to be set at a mini mum of 9 0%. If your MATRIX is not as stable after a heavy camera or camera mount is in stalled,

y ou should increase the BASIC GAIN and ATTITUDE GAIN by 15%

- 25% each time
and re

- test the performance of your MATRIX . Please refer to 4.6.3 to adjust your
BASIC GAIN and ATTITUDE GAIN.

Assumptions on DJI NAZA FC design:
Assume aircraft flies stab le as a general rule, which means FC outputs control signal
to motor when it finds frame tilts for a stabilization re covery. We consider this

non

- RC tilt as an error

. According to the previous flight states, on the condition that vibration occurs during

t ilt

, this can still be regarded as the stable state.
When the aircraft tilts to a certain direction, it will engender a tendency which could
be reinforced. Notice: Assumption 2 is not contradictory to Assumption 3.
We haven’t built MATRIX mathem atical m odeling, which needs adjustments in Gain Tuning through personal sense. It is suggested that users grab the aircraft on the ground when tuning, which takes patience and skill. You will only get a comparatively ideal value after hours of tuning. When settin g Basic Gain and
Attitude Gain Parameters , please exercise caution and always have the MATRIX
tied down to a bench.

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# MAINTENA NCE & REPAIR

7.1 Replacing Motors (For Repairs Only)
To simplify motor replacement, the MATRIX motors can be disconnected once you remove the bottom frame, and motor wire is connected to ESC

. 

### Please remember to reapply Loctite when putting bolts and screws back.

(1) Make sure your battery is disconnected from the MATRIX

. (2) Identify the motor that needs to be replaced and put a marking sti cker on the corresponding extension arm so you can identify which motor you are working

on

. (3) Remove the bolts that secure the motor mount. (4) Unscrew all the bottom bolts to dismount the bottom. (5) Disconnect the three connectors for the old motor from the ESC and remove the
old motor from the extension arm . All brushless motor wire s have 3 wires. Prior to disconnection, please mark down the color of motor wire and the motor you’re replacing

. (6) Feed the three motor connectors through the extension arm and connect three

motor connectors to the ESC

. (7) Remount the new motor on the end of the extension arm using the bolts with
Loctite. (8) Please verify that the three motor wires are installed in the right positions by doing a tie

- down flight test described in Section 5.1 and pay special attention to the motor that was replaced (look for the marking sticker on the extension arm). Always make sure to motor direction is correct, Motor #1 and #3 are counter clockwise, and motor #2 and #4 are clockwise

. (9) If the motor direction is correct

, go to the next step. If the motor direction is incorrect, you may have made a mistake. Check your connections and make necessary corrections. Two wires connected incorrectly will cause the motor to spin in the wrong direction. Now tidy up the w ires by pushing them back into the
extension arm. For reverse the motor direction, just swap 2 motor wires on the
ESC. (10) If you make any changes

, always repeat the tie

- down flight tests in Section 5.1 until you are satisfied that everything is operating properly.

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71 7.2 Replacing ESC (For Repairs Only)
When replacing the MATRIX ESC, you must follow a specific procedure, otherwise you may risk damage to the ESC wires

, which may in turn short circuit the ESC and Flight Controller. Please remember to reapply Loctite when putting bolts and
screws back.

(1) Make sure your battery is disconnected from the MATRIX

. (2) Remove the screw that lock the MATRIX folding arm (3) Unscrew all the bolts from the top and bottom carbon. (4) Disconnect the three motor connectors between the motor and ESC

. Prior to disconnection, please mark down the color of motor wire and the motor you’re replacing. (5) Remove the corresponding ESC signal connector from the flight controller. Prior
to disconnection and dism ount the defective ESC

. (6) Trace the ESC’s power supply wires back to the battery connector and disconnect the corresponding ESC’s red and black bullet connectors. (7) Carefully remove the ESC from the bottom frame . Mark the old ESC for future
reference. (8) Replace the new ESC and connect the ESC signal connector to the flight
controller (for motor #1 ESC signal connector, it’s connected to M1 on the flight
controller

. Motor #4 connector is connected to M4, etc...) (9) Reconnect the ESC’s power supply wire, the red and bl ack bullet connectors back to the battery connector. (10) Connect the motor connector back to the ESC. (11) Remount the bottom frame and mount the extension arm. (12) Please verify that the three motor wires are installed in the right positions by doing a tie

- down fli ght test described in Section 5.1 and pay special attention to the motor that was replaced (look for the marking sticker on the extension arm). Always make sure to motor direction is correct, Motor #1 and #3 are counter clockwise, and motor #2 and #4 are c lockwise. (13) If the motor direction is correct, go to the next step. If the motor direction is incorrect, you may have made a mistake. Check your connections and make necessary corrections. Two wires connected incorrectly will cause the motor to spin in the w rong direction. Now tidy up the wires by pushing them back into the extension arm. For reverse the motor direction, just swap 2 motor wires on the
ESC.

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72 (14) If you make any changes, always repeat the tie

- down flight tests in Section 5.1 until you are satisfied that everything is operating properly.



### 7.3 Replacing Extension Arms (For Repairs Only)
When replacing the MATRIX extension arm, you must follow a specific procedure, otherwise you may risk damage to the motor wires

, which may in turn short circuit the

ent ire flight controller and the ESC assembly. 

### Please remember to reapply Loctite when putting bolts and screws back.

(1) Make sure your battery is disconnected from the MATRIX

. (2) Remove the screw that lock the MATRIX folding arm (3) Unscrew all the bolts from the bottom frame. Put markers on the motor wires (1, 2 & 3) and the corresponding ESC wires (1, 2 & 3) coming out of the extension
arm that needs to be replaced. (4) Identify the extension arm that needs to be replaced and put a mark ing sticker on the corresponding motor and ESC so you can identify which arm, motor and ESC you are working on. (5) Remove the bolts that secure the motor. (6) Unscrew all the bolts from the bottom frame to dismount the bottom frame. (7) Remove the two carbon skid pl ates. (8) Remove the two screws that lock the extension arm. (9) Disconnect the three connectors for the motor from the ESC and remove the
motor from the extension arm. All brushless motor wires have 3 wires. Prior to disconnection, please mark down the color of m otor wire and the motor you’re replacing. Yellow wires are toward the inside of the Matrix, black wires are connected to the middle of the ESC pin and red wires are toward the outside edge of the Matrix. (10) Feed the three motor connectors through the new exte nsion arm and connect
three motor connectors to the ESC

. (11) Remount the bottom frame by put back all the bolts from the bottom frame. (12) Attach the new extension arm back to the frame and lock the extension arm onto
the frame (13) Please remember to use Loctite for a ll (14) Please verify that the three motor wires are installed in the right positions by doing a tie

- down flight test with the propellers removed. Always make sure to motor direction is correct, Motor #1 and #3 are counter clockwise, and motor #2
and #4 are cl

ockwise.

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73 (15) If the motor direction is correct, go to the next step. If the motor direction is incorrect, you may have made a mistake. Check your connections and make necessary corrections. Two wires connected incorrectly will cause the motor to spin in the wr ong direction. Now tidy up the wires by pushing them back into the extension arm. For reverse the motor direction, just swap 2 motor wires on the
ESC. (16) If you make any changes, always repeat the tie

- down flight tests in Section 5.1 until you are satisfied t

hat everything is operating properly. (17) Very important! Before attaching the carbon landing skid plates to the CNC
brackets , please first make sure the inner CNC bracket is secured to the anchor
shoulder bolt . If the carbon landing skids plates are installed first, it will cause
the anchor bolt to misalign and possibly strip the CNC bracket screw hole. (18) Attach the carbon skid plates on both sides of the inner and the outer CNC
brackets with the 6mm screws

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74 

# FIXED ID BIND for Walkera Devo 10 transmitter

Setting up a Fixed ID bind between your MATRIX and Devo 10

IMPORTANT: When adjusting the settings of the MATRIX (while it is turned on), make sure that the propellers are removed and that the unit is securely tied down before proceeding in order to avoid any accidental flight.

Please ignore this step if you have a Futaba or Spektrum transmitter/receiver

S tart by plugging in the Walkera bind plug (comes with r eceiver

, if purchased)
to the “batt.” port on the receiver, followed by pluggi ng in the battery for the
MATRIX

. The red light on the receiver should blink rapidly. Wait for the MATRIX ’s connection tune to finish playing, then proceed by unplug ging the bind plug (the red light should now blink at a slower pace); followed by the batte ry. NOTE: The transmitter does not need to be on for this step.

S etting up the Fixed ID on your transmitter

First go through the steps to bind the MATRIX to your transmitter (1. Turn on
the transmitter 2. Plug the battery into the MATRIX 3. The MATRIX i s bound when the red light on the receiver turns solid). From the home screen of the transmitter, go
into the Main Menu screen and select: Model Menu  Fixed ID  turn Status to
“On”  set the ID code to your desired value and hit enter. You will see a little menu saying “ID Match.” After the menu disappears , unplug the MATRIX battery, followed by th

e transmitter and you’re done!
IMPORTANT : ALWAYS turn off the transmitter AFTER unplugging the
MATRIX ). Now your MATRIX will only bind with only the transmit ter that you have set up the fixed ID bind with.