PHANTOM3(ADVANCED)UserManual(V1.2]2015.07C/11Usingthismanual0Warning&Important*J:HintsandTipsQilReferenceReadthefollowingdocumentsbeforeusingthePhantom3Advanced:1.1nthe8ox2.Phantom3AdvancedUserManual3.Phantom3AdvancedQuickStartGwde4.Phantom3ProfessionalIAdvancedSafetyGuidelinesandDisclaimer5.Phantom3ProfessionalIAdvancedIntelligentFlightBatterySafetyGuidelinesWerecommendthatyouwatchalltutorialvideosontheofficialOJIwebsiteandreadtheDisclaimerbeforeyoufly.PrepareforyourfirstflightbyreviewingthePhantom3AdvancedQuickStartGuideandrefertotheUserManualformoredetailedinformation.Pleasewatchthetutorialvideosatthelinkbelow,whichdemonstrateshowtousePhantom3Professionalsafely:hnp://w.vw.dji.com/producVphantom·3/videoDownloadandinstalltheOJIPilotappbeforeusingtheaircraft.ScantheORcodetotheright'"'''"""""''""'"""""-lTheAndroidversionoftheDJIPilotappiscompatiblewithAndroid4.1.2orlater.TheiOSversionoftheOJIPilotappiscompatiblewithiOS8.0orlater.[!]'··2D.!•/uJf•('f'o•'"·Ct:Contents

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t hi s m a nu a l Legends Read Before th e Firs
t F li gh t Video Tutorials Download

t h e DJI Pilot app Product Pr ofile Introduction Feature Highlights Preparing the Aircraft Aircraft
D iagram Remote Controller Diagram Aircraft Flight Controller Fligh

t Mode Fligh

t Status Indicator Return-to-Home (RTH) SmartRTH Low Battery RTH Failsafe RTH V

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i on Pos

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t Recorder Attaching and Detaching
th e Propellers DJIIntetligent Flight Battery R e mot e Controller Remote Controller Profile Us ing the Remote Controller Remote Controller

S t atus LED Unking the Remote Controller Remote Controller Compliance Version

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# Product Profile This section introduces the Phantom

3 Advanced and lists the components
of the a
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# Product Profile The Phantom
3 AdVanced repr esents the next generation of OJ
I quadcopters.

II

i s capable of capturing 1080p video and transmitting an 

# HD video signal out of th e box. The built- in camera has an integ

r ated gimba

. lto maximize stability while minim

i zing both weight and size

. Even when 

# no GPS signal 

# is available, the 

# Vision Positioning System allows the aircraft to holler 

# accurately
in place

. Camera 

# and Gimbal: 

# Phantom
3 Advanced 

# has a fully integrated camera 

# that shoots 1080p video at up to 

# 60 frames per second and 

# captures 12 megapixel photos

. An enhanced sensor gives you greater clarity. lower noise, and better pictures than any previous flying came

r a . 

# HD VIdeo Downlink: The low-latency long 

# range 

# HD doWnlink
is powered by 

# an enhanced version 

# o1 OJI Ughtbridge

. OJI Intelligent Right Battery

: 

# The 4480 mAh OJI Intelligent Aiglt Battery features upgraded battery 

# cells and 

# an advanced power management system

. Flight Controller: The next-generation flight contro

ll er has been updated to provi de a safer. more

r e liable flight exper

i ence. A new

l y imp

l emen

t ed fl i ght recorder stores cr iti ca
l data from each flight a n d the Vis

i on Position

i ng System enhances hovering precision when flying indoors 

# or in environments where 

# GPS is unavailable

. 

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## Prep~ril}g **tP:~ At**  **rq ~ft**  Remo v
i n g Gi m ba
l C lam p Remove the gimbal clam p by sliding

li t o the r i ght {when

f acin g the nose 

### of t he aircraft). as shoWn be

l ow. 

# A:~r

**::: :a**  A tt aching the Propellers: Mount the propellers wit h black dots 

### on to motors with black 

### axes and 

### spin counter-clockwise

to secure

. Mount the prope

ll ers w

i th sliver dots 

### on to motors with sliver 

### axes and spin clockwise to secure

. Be sure a ll p r ope
ll ers are secu

r e ly

i n place

. 

# & P l ace a ll p rope
ll ers onto the correct motors and tighte n by hand

t o lock 

### them in posH ion
. Prepari
n g the Remote Controller

: The mobile device ho

l der is 

### deSigned 

## tor securing tablet 

### or mobile device. Till the mobile device holder to the desired poSition

, 

### then adjust the antennas so they are facing outward

. 1 . 

### Press the button on the top right side 

### of the mobile device holder to release the clamp

, then 

### adjust the clamp **tot~** 

### the size 

### of your 

### mobile 

### device. 

### 2 . Secure your **mob e**  

### device in 

### the clamp by 

### press

i ng 

### dc1.vn

. and 

### connect 

### your mobile device to the remote controller usfig 

### a USB 

### cable

. 

### 3. Plug 

### one end 

### of 

### the cable into the mobile device. 

### and the other end into the USB port 

### on the 

### back of the remote controller

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### [1 ) GPS 

### [21 Propeller 

### [31 Motor 

### [ 41 Front LED Indicator (5 ] Landing 

### gear 

### [6) Gimbal and 

### Camef'a (7) 

### Camera Status Indicator [8 1 

### Aircralt Micro-USB Port 

### ( 91 A
i rc r aft Status

I ndica

t o r [ 10) Intelligent
Fl

i ght Battery [ 11 

## 1 Vision PosHioning 

### Sensors 

### (121 Antennas [13) 

### Camera Micro-SO Card Slot 

### [14) Camera Micro-USB 

### Port [15] Unk Button (1) 

### Antennas Relays a
i r c raft contro

l and video signal

. (2) Mobile Device H older 

### Securely mounts yo u r mobile device to the
r emo
t e con
t ro ll er. [3 ) 

### Cont
r ol St

i ck Controls the orientation and movement 

### of the aircraft

. (4) Retum Home (RTH) Button 

### Press and ho

l d the button 

### to 

### irWale Rell.m 

### to Home

{ RTH).[5) Battery Level LEOs 

### Displays the battery level of the remote contro

ll er . [6 ) Status LED 

### Disp

l ays the remote controller's system status

. [7) Power Button 

### Used to 

### tum the remote 

### controller on and 

### off. [8) RTH 

### LED Circular LED around the 

### RTH button displays 

### RTHstatus. [9) Camera Sett

i ngs Dia

l 

### Turn the dia

l t o adjus

t came

r a se t tings

. (Only functions when

t h e r emote contro

ll er is connected to 

### a mob

i le device ruming the DJI 

### Pilot app

. ) [10) PlaybaCk Button 

### Playback the captured images or 

### videos

. (Only 

### fl.nC!icos when the remole 

### controller is connected
to a mobile device running the OJI 

### Pilot app

. ) (1 1 ) Shutter Button 

### Press to take a photo

. If burs
t mode Is selected.

t h e set n umbe

r o f pho
t os will be taken w it h o n e press

. (12) Flight Mode Switc h 

### Switch between P-mode

. A-mode. and F-mode

. [13) 

### Video Recording Button 

### Press to 

### start recording 

### video. Press 

### again to 

### stop recording

. ( 1 7] C1 Button 

### Customlzab

l e th r ough the DJI Pilot app. [ 18) C2 Button 

### Cus
t om

i zab

i e th r oug h the OJI Pilot app

. [ 19) Power Port 

### Connect to the DJI Phantom
3 Charger to charge the battery 

### of the remote controller

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### of the gimba

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### Connect to a SO 

### card reader to upgrade the fimware. (16) USBPort 

### Connect to mobile clevice or to a USB pat 

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Th is section in troduces the features of the Fl

i ght Controller

. Vis

i on Positioning System, and the In t elligent
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# Aircraft The Pha ntom 3 Advanced's flight controller features seve ral important upgrades, Including
a new flight mode

. Sa f e ty modes inc

l ude Failsafe and Re t urn-to-Home. These

f ea t ures ensu

r e t he safe return of your aircraft

if the contro

l signal is lost. The fli gh t contro

ll er ca n also save c r itica

l flight data

f rom each flig ht to the on-boa

r d storage device. The new flight oontro ller also provides increased stability and a new air braking fea t ure
. 

## Flig h t Mode Three flight 

### rrodes are available. The details 

### d each 

### 16g,t mode are found below: P-mode (Positioning)

: P-mode works 

### best when GPS signal is 

### strong

. There are tiYee different states 

## at P-mode

, which will be automatically selected by 

### the Phantom


### 3 Advanced depending on signal strength 

## at GPS and Vision Positioning sensors

: P - GPS

: GPS and Vision Positioning both are availab

l e . The aircraft is using GPS for posilloning

. P-OPT

I : Vision Pos itioning Is available but
t he GPS signal strength

i s not sufficient. The aircra ft is us

i n g on

l y the Vision Posit

i oning System for posttloning

. P - ATII

: N eit her GPS nor V
i sion Pos iti oning is avai labl e . T he aircraft is using only its ba r ometer fo r pos itioning

. so only **a~itude** can be s t abilized

. A-mode (Attitude)

: GPS and 

### VISion Positioning System are 

### not used

f or stabilization

. The 

### aircraft only 

### uses i ts barometer

. The aircraft 

### can still automatically retlKn to 

### the home **point~** the control signal 

### is lost and 

### the 

### Home Point 

### was recorded successlully

. F-mode (Function)

: Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC) is activated in th

i s mode

. For more information about

I OC

. refer to 

### the IOC section in the Appendix. 

## '<) Use the Right Controller mode switch to change the !fight mode 

## at the aircraft, refer to the
" Fligh
t M ode Swi t ch" on Page 

### 26 f or more Information

. The Phantom


### 3 Advanced has Front LEOs and Aircraft S tat us Indicators

. Th e positions 

## at these LEOs are shoYin in the figure below:

Aot crol t SUIIus Indica tor The F r on t LEOs show the orientation 

## at the airc
r aft . The Front LEOs glow solid red when the aircraft is turned on to indiCate the front (or nose) 

### of the aircraft

. T he Aircraft Status Indicators communicate 

### the system status 

### of the flight controller

. Refer to the table 

### below for more information about the Aircraft Status lncfiCators:

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3 Ad vanc ed User Manual Normal 

### 'If}: **~** ...... Red, G r een and Ye ll ow Flas h A lt ernat iv e ly

Turn

i ng On and Self Diagnostic Testi n g **-.W ~**  

## ...... Gre

. (ln and Yellow Flash Altematively Warming Up 

## G. ·····

· Green Rashes 

### Slowly 

## 1 tf X2 ...... Green 

### Rashes 

### Twice 

### Y. .. .... Yellow 

### Rashes Sicmty 

## . warning 

## 1 '0 ...... fas t Ye ll ow Aas hi ng 

## ·····S **loW ~d**  Fla

, shing .)3. 1 ...... Fast Red Flashing 

### f/J.. • • · · · · · Red Aashing Alternatively 

## fl. -Solid Red

Sale to Ay (P-mode with GPS 

### and Vision Positioning) Safe to Ay (P-mode with 

### Vision Positioning but without GPS) Sale 

### to Fly (A-mode but 

### No GPS and 

### VISion Posttioning) Remote Controller's Signal Lost 

### . Low

. Batte

. ryWarntng Critical BatteryW arn

i ng IMUEiror 

### Critical Error **!\! ~**  

### ...... Red 

### and Yellow Flash Alternatively Compass Calibration Required The Return-

t o- Home (RTH) funct ion brings the aircraft ba ck to 

### the last
r ecorded Home Po int. There are th r ee types 

## at RTH proced ures: Smart RT H , 

### Low Battery RTH

. and Fallsafe RTH

. Th

i s sec t ion describes these

t h ree scenar

i os

i n de t ail. 

## £!EI

· GPS 

### Home 

### Point


## ,.. .. , ; !

**'.~~; Description** 



## ' } If a s t rong GPS signal 

### was acquired before 

### takeoff, the Home 

### Point 

### is the 

### location from which 

### the aircraft 

### was lat..nched

. The GPS 

### signal strength 

### Is indicated by 

### the GPS 

### icon
( 

## ,._ ,rt 11 ) . The aircraft status hd icator 

## win blrk rapidly v.t1en 

### the 

## rome point 

### Is recorded

. Use 

### the ATH button on the
r emote controller (refer to " RTH button• on page 

### 26 for more lnformalion) or tap the ATH bu tton 

### in the OJI Pi

l ot app and follow the on-screen instr uct ions when GPS 

### Is available to ini- tia t e Smart RTH. The aircraft will then automa

ti ca lly r et urn to the

l ast r ecorded Hom e Poi nt. You may 

### use the
r emo
t e contro

ll er's control
s t ic k s to con tr o l the ai r c raft 's pos itio n to avoid a col
li sion during the Smart RTH process. Press 

### and hold the Smart RTH button once to start the process, and press the Smart RTH button again to terminate the procedure and regain fu ll control of t he aircraft

. 

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### The

l ow battery level failsafe is triggered when the DJI

I ntelligent Aight Battery Is depleted to a point that may affect the sa f e r e t urn of the aircralt. Users 

### are advised to r et u rn home or land the aircraft immedia

t ely when prompted

. T he OJI Pilot app will d
i sp

l ay a no t ice w h en a low battery warn in g Is triggered

. The aircraft will automatical

l y r eturn

t o the Home Point H 

### no ac t ion is taken after a ten-second countdown. The user can cance

l the 

### RTH procedure by pressing the RTH button on the remote contro

ll er . 

### The thresholds for these warnings are automatically determined 

### based on the aircraft 's current anitude and distance from the Home Point. 

### The aircraft will land automatically

**~** 

### the current battery level can only support 

### the aircraft 

### long enough to descend from **~s** 

### current altitude

. 

### The user can still use the remote controller

l o alter the aircraft's orientation during the landing 

### process. The Battery Level Indicator is disp

l ayed in the DJI Pilot app

, and is described below: C<fticall.ow banmy lovct

SU rl ocienlbaHcoy warning(Red)

lcvc
i (Grcen) 

### Battery Level W arning

Remark LowbA
il ory level w nrrvng(Yc

l lo w)



## I ROflm ling

l tig hllm u Powe. requ.es 10 

### roo.m home Bettory leY<lllndlcoiOt 

### Aircraft 

### Status l ndiealor
DJI



### Pi lot 

### app Tap "Go-home"
to have the Aight InstrUctions

. 

### Low battery The battery Airc
r aft status aircraft return to the Home Fly the ai r craft poi n t 

### and land automatically

, back and

l and or

· cance

l " to resume norma

l It 

### as scon 

### as flight.

I f no action is taken. possible, then the aircraft will 

### automatically stop the motors 

### go home and 

### land after 10 and replace the seconds. 

### Remote controller battery

. leve

l warning power is 

### low
. indicator blinks Critical 

### Low battery level warning Estimated r emaining flightUme Please land the RED slowly

. aircraft. The aircraft Aircraft status must land 

### indicator blinks **i~ ately**  

### RED quickly. Est

i mated r emai n ing fli ght N/A 

### based on current battery level.

wil 

### sa.nd an alarm The DJI 

### Piot app display will Allow the aircraft to flash red and 

### the aircraft wll descend 

### and land start to descend. The remote aulomaJical

l y . control

l e r Will sound an alarm

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· When the Critical battery level warning Is triggered and 

### the aircraft begins to land automatically

, you may push 

### the throttle upward to make the aircraft hover at its current altitude, gMng you an opportunity

t o naviga

t e to a more appropria

t e landing loca
t ion
. • T h e colo
r e d zones and ma r ke r s on the battery

l evel

i nd icator bar reflect

t h e es tim ated r emain

i ng f light time

. They are automatica

ll y adjusted according to the airc r aft

' s current

l ocat

i on and status. I f the Home **~t** 

### was successfully recorded and the 

### compass
is 

### fu'lctioning normally

. Failsafe RTH will be 

### automatically activated

if 

### the remole controller signal is lost 

### for more than three 

### seconds

. The Return- to-Home 

### process may be in t errupted and 

### the operator may regain control of the aircraft 

### H the remote controller signal connection
is r&-established

. Failsa

f e Ill us t ra tion 1 

### Record Home' P o( n t



### 2 Cori{

l rm in g H ome Po int **~II III**  

### 3

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i g(lal Los t 

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# . **[sf ------**  **-- --~**  Blrnl<lngGroon 4 

### Signal Lost Lasts

( after 

### 3 sec.) 

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## I • Aircraft cannot return to the Home Point when GPS s i gna

l is weak

( [
d
i splays grey) 

## or u n ava

i lab

l e . ·Aircraft automatically descends and

l ands if RT H is t r ig g ered when the aircraft

f li es with in a 20 meters (65 f eet)
r adius ol the Home Point Ai r c r aft will stop ascending and Immediately return to the Home Point if 

### you move

t he throttle stick if 

### the aircraft

r eaches 20 meters (65 feet) aJmudes or beyond 

### during Failsafe

. 

### • The aircraft cannol 

### avoid obstruction during 

### the Failsafe 

### RTH

. therefore

, 

### it is 

### important to set a suitable Failsafe 

### altltude before 

### each flight LalllCh the 

### DJI Pilot 

### app and en ter 

### "Camefa" and select "MODE
> 

### Advanced Sett.ngs
> 

### Failsafe 

### mcx:le" to set the Failsafe altitude

. • User cannel control the aircraft while the aircraft is ascending to its failsafe altitude

. 

### However the user can 

### press Smart RTH button to regain control to cancel the ascending

. The OJI Vision Positioning System uses ultrasound and im age dala to help the aircraft maintain its current position

. With the help of Vision Positioning, your Phantom
3 Advanced can hover in place more precisely and fly rndoors or in other environments where a GPS s i gnal

i s not available

. 

### The ma

i n components
of the Vision Pos

i tion

i ng System are located on the bottom ol your Phantom
3 Advanced

: they in clude (2] two ultrasonrc sensors and ( 1 

## I one monocular camera

. 

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3 A d vanced User Manua

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# ...

' **~** 

# Using Vision Positioning Vision Positioning

is activated automatica

l l y when th e Phantom

3 Advanced
is turned on
. No f urther action Is required. Vision Posi
t ioning is typically used in

i nd oor environmen

t s , where GPS **~** 

# i s unavailable

. Using the sensors that are buill Into the VisiOn Positioning system

, the Phantom

3 

# Q Professional can hover precisely even without GPS

.

**~** 

# """

· -(7 

# -y- **~** 

# ~~ Follow the steps below to use Vision Posit ion ing
: 

# e~ 1. Toggle the flight mode switch toP-mode.

• 2. Place the aircraft on a flat surface

. Note that 

# the Vision Positioning system canno1 

# work properly on Sl.ffaoes 

# without clear pattern variatlons

. 3. Tum on the aircraft. 

# The aircraft status indicator will flash green 

# two tiiTleS, which indicates the VISion Positioning system is 

# ready

. Gently push 

# the throttle up to lift 

# ott and 

# the aircraft will hover in place

. 

# & The pe rformance of your VisiOn Pos itioning Syste m Is affected by the surface over which

it is flying

. The ultrasonic sensors may not 

# be 

# able to accurately measure distances when operating above sound-absorb

i ng materials

. In addition

, the camera may not functiOn correctly in subop(inal environments

. 

# The aircraft will switch from P-mode lo A-mode automatically



# if neither GPS nor Vision Positioning System are availab

l e . Operate the aircraft 

# with great caution

i n the following situa tions

: • Flying over monochrome surfaces (e.g. pur e black, pu r e white. pure red. pure green)

. • Flying over a highly reflective surfaces

. 

# • Flying at high speeds( over 8 m/s at 2 meters or over 4 m/s at 1 meier)

. • Flying over water or transparent Sl.ffaces

. • Flying over moving surfaces or objects

. 

# • Fly in g In an area where the

l ig hting changes frequently or drastically. • Flying over extreme

l y dark (lux< 10) or bright

( t ux > 100,000) surfaces

. • Flying over surfaces that can absorb sound waves (e.g

. thick carpet)

. • Aying over surfaces without clear patterns or texture

. • **~** 

# over surfaces 

# with identical repeating patterns or textures (e
. g . 

# tiles with the same 

# design)

. • Flying over incfined surfaces that will deflect sound waves away from the aircraft. **() '(;:**  **.;_~ l**  ;.:. t o.O::• >! "\II O: ,tH"f.! 

# 15
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## ~- 

# !: Ph a ntom 3 Advanced User Manual 

# :f!: • Keep 

# the sensors 

# clean at 

# all times. Dirt or Olher debris may adversely affect 

# the elfectiveness 

# of the 

# sensors. • Vision Positioning
is 

# only elfective when the aircraft iS 

# at aJmudes 

# of 0.3 to 3 meters

. • The Vision Positioning System may not function properly when the a ir c raft is flying over water. • The Vision Positioning System may not be 

# able to recogniz
e pattern on the ground in

l ow light conditions (less than 100 lux)
. 

# • Do not use other ultrasonic devices 

# with frequency 

# ci 40 KHz when Vision **Pos~ioning** 

# system is 

# In operation

. • Vision Positioning System may not be 

# able to stabiliZe the aircraft when flying close to the ground (below 0.5 mete

r s) at fast speeds

. . 

# 0 Keep anima

l s away from the aircraft when VIsion Positio ning system is activated

. The sonar sensor emits high frequency sounds that are only audible to some animals

. Flight data is auto matically recorded to th e Int ernal storage of the ai r craft. This Inc lud es flight telem e try , aircraft status

I nformation

. and other parameters

. To access these data

, connect the aircraft to th e PC through the Micro-USB port and launch the OJI Pilot app

. Use only OJI approved propellers with your Phantom

3 Advanced. The grey and black nuts on the propeller ind

i cate where they shou

l d be attached and in wh

i ch direc

t i on whey s h ould spin. To attach the propellers prop e rly , match the nut color with the motor axis co lor . Propellers Figure Attach On Legends Silver 

# Dot
Black 

# Dot 

# ~ Motors with a grey axes Motors with a black axes 

# fl'1 Look

: Turn the propellers
In 

# the indiCated direction to mount and 

# tighten

. 

# 'b'1 UnJocl<

. Tum 

# the propellers 

# in the

i ncftealed direction to loosen and 

# remove

. Attaching the Propellers 1 . Be sure to remove the warning slic kers from th e motors before attaching the propellers

. 2. Attach the propellers with sliver dots onto the motors with silver axes and 

# spin the propellers clockwise to secure them 

# in place

. Attach 

# the propellers with 

# black dots onto 

# the motors with black axes and spin 

# the propellers counter-clockwise

to secure them In place. Be sure lo tighten each propeller by hand 

# before flight. 

# ):( 16 ".l:"rr'!

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# &

· Ensure propellers are anached to its corresponding 

### motors

, 

### othe!Wise the aircraft 

### camot take 

### dl. • Wear gloves when handling propellers

. • Hand tighten each o f the prope

ll ers on the corres ponding motors

t o ens ur e ills attached firmly

. Detaching the Propellers Hold

t he motor in place with one hand, then sp

i n the prope ller in the indicated unlock direction

. 

# &

· Oleck that the propellers 

### and motors are

l nstaled correctly and ffmly before fJIIerY flighl • Ensure that aD propellefs are in good condition before each ffighl 

### DO NOT use aged

, ch

i pped

, or 

### brd<en propellers. • To 

### avoid irl,.ry, 

### STANO CLEAR 

### ci and 

### DO NOT touch prql8lers or 

### motors \\tlen they are spiming

. • ONLY 

### use original OJI propellefs for a better 

### and safer flight experience

. .. •

·

, ._.. ,- ':ffl

- · ......:·• ·-·..-:·rr- 

## "'/"'·--:-·:\- **":::~t'1oi~ ~:;~~;.~~**  **t·rrt--fti!. l-WJI**  **.r- .~-.**  ..... **~:;~~r--.;rki ~i?·;f·;** 



### ... **-.,~r.;.w,;,;.,.,?i.6J)M-. -t~**  Th e DJ
I Int el ligent Flight Battery has a ca pa c it y o f 4480 

### mAh

, a voltage
o f 1 5 . 2 V , and a smart c harge/ discharge fun ctionality.

It should only be charged using an appropriate charger that has been approved byDJ
I. 

# [fooo

l 

# ~~ l nr e l ltgent A 1 gllt Ba u e<y 

# & Th e In telligent
F li ght Battery must be fully charged before using

I t for the
f irst t.i me. Refer to 'Cha
r gi n g the

I ntelligent Flight Battery" for more Information. 

# ;¢: Be awa re that the output power of the supp

li ed Phan tom 3 Advanced cha
r ge r 

### is 57 W . DJIIntelligent Right Battery Fu nctions 1 . Battery Level Display: the LEO indicators display the current battery

l evel

. 2 Battery Life Display: the 

### LEOs display the cr.nent battery poNer cycle

. 3 **Aut~ging** 

### Func1ion

: To prevent swening. the battery automatically discharges
to 

### below 65% 

### ci total 

### power whe(l


### it 

### is idle for more than ten days

. It takes around two days to discharge the battery to 65%

. 

### It is normal to feel modera

t e heat being emitted 

### from the battery during the discharge process

. D
i scharge thresholds can 

### be set in the OJI Pilot ap p . 4 . Ba

l ance d Charging: Automatica

ll y ba

l a n ces th e vo lt age o f each battery ce ll when charging

. 5 . Overcharge Protec tio n : Char gi ng au t omatica

ll y s t o p s when the batt ery is fully charged

. 6 . Temperature Detection

: Th e battery will only charge when the temper atu r e Is between 

## o•c (32"F) and 

### 40"C

{ 1 04"F)

. 7 . Over Current Protection

: The battery stops cha
r ging 

### When high amperage (more than 8 A) 

### is de t ected

. 8 . Over Discharge Protection

: To prevent over-discharge damage

, discharging automatically stops 

### When the baltery voltage reaches 12 V . 9 . 

### Short **Circu~** Protection: Automatically cuts the 

### power supply 

### when a short 

### circuit Is detected

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### ~ 

## ~ )> 

### ~ 

## ~ Phantom

3 Advanced User Manual 10 . Battery Cell Damage Protection: The OJI Pilot app displays
a warning message when a damaged battery ce ll is detecte
d . 11 . Battery Error History

: Browse

t he banery error his tory in the OJI P il ot app

. 12. S
l eep mode: To save power

, th e battery
e nt ers s teep mode after 20 minutes of

i nac tiv ity . 1 3. Co mmunication

: Info rm ation pertaining to t he battery

' s voltage

, ca pa city
, current,
e t c . i s transmitted
to the aircraft 's main contro

ll er . 

# & Refe
r to Phantom
3 Professional

I Advanced Intelligent Right 

### Battery Safety Guidelines before 

### use
. Users take 

### IUU responsibility for all operations 

### and 

### usage

. Using 

### the Battery



## LE01 

# rr **~~~ LEO~**  Turning ON/OFF

Pcr

: ;e r Betton tBuht-<n LEOl 

### Sallerylevcl **llchr.o:o**
**s** Turning On: Press the Power Button once

, then press again and hold for 2 seconds to tur n on. The 

### Power LED wiU tum red and the Battery Level Indica

t ors will display the current battery level

. Tuming Off
: Press the Power Button once

, then press again 

### and hold for 2 seconds to tum off . The battery power LEO will flash 

### when powering 

### off the Phantom to allow automatically stepping 

### cia recorcflllQ during the event recording wasnl stopped. Low Temperature Notice

: 1. Battery ca p acity is significantly

r educed when flying in low temperatu re ( < OOC) environments

. 2 . It

i s no t r eco mmended

t hat th e battery be u sed in extreme

l y low temp e r atu r e(<

- 100C) enviro nments. Ba tt e ry voltage should rea ch th e app
r o pr ia t e

l evel when operating env ir onment with temperat ur es between -1 

## ooc and 

## s•c. 3 . End the flight as soon as the DJ I Pilot app displays the "Low Batt ery Leve

l Warning"
in

l ow temperature environments

. 4 . Keep the battery indoors to warm it before flying in low temperature envi
r onments

. 5 . To ensure opt.imal performance


### ci the battery, keep the battery temperature aboYe 

### 20"C

. 6 . 

### The charger will stop chargilg the banery


### if the battery cell's temperattxe



### is not 

### within the operating 

### range (O"C

- 

### 40"C

) . 

# &

I n cold environments

, insert the battery into the battery compartment and a l low the aircraft for approximate

l y 1- 2 minu

t es t o warm up be f ore tak in g off . Checking the Battery Leve

l The Battery Level

I ndicators display how muc h powe

r remai ns . When th e battery Is t urned o ff , press the Powe

r Button 

### once

. The Battery Level Indicators wm light up to display the current battery level

. 

### See below for detai

. ls . 

### 18 **:"'::':~l:J:I ft;t·"l~.:Jo?«'.c<~** 

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3 Advanced User Manua

l 

# EJ!I The Battery Level lndicalors will also show lhe currenl battery level during cha
r ging and discharging. The

i nd icalors are defined below. 

## 0 : LED is on .


## (1 : L ED Is fl ashi ng . 

## 0

: LEDisoff

. Bal1ery Level



# . **"""~~· ~--**  LED1 LED2 LED3 LE04

r · Battery Level • 

### .• 

## 0

0



## 0

0

87

. 5%-100% 

## 0

0



## 0 

# n 75%-87

. 5% 

## 0



## 0

0

0 62.5%-75% 

## 0

0 

# n

0



# - ., 50%-62.5% 

## 0

0



## 0

0

37

. 5%-50% 

## 0 

# n

0


# 0

'

' 25%-37.5,.. 

## 0

0


# 0

0

12

. 5%-25% 

# n

0

0

0

•\,''\,··



## ,. 0%-12.5% 

# '

•. 

## 0

0

0

0
=0% Battery life Battery life refers to how 

### many rrore 

### lines lhe battery can be discharged and recharged before it must be replaced

. 

### When lhe battery is 

### llmed 

### off , press and hold lhe 

### Power Button 

### for 5 

### seoonds to check lhe battery lffe
. 

### The Battery Level Indicators willlighl up aro/or blinl< for two 

### seoonds, as 

### shown below: Battery Ufe LED1 LED2

, LED3 LED4 **~~:·-~----;"'** Battery Life <

' 

## 0

0



## 0

0 90%-100% 

## 0
0

0 . 

# n

.. . 

### ' 80%-99% 

## 0

0


## 0
0 70%-80% 

## 0

0 

# n
0

I 60%-70% 

## 0

0

0

0 50%-60% 

## 0


# n.

0

0 40%-50% 

## 0

0

0

0 :xl%-40% 

# n

0

0

0 20%-30% 

## 0

0

0

0 below20% 

# & When ba tt ery

l ife r eaches 0%
, il ca n n o

l o n ge r be used

. 

# m For more

i nformation aboullhe baUery, launch lhe DJ I Pi J ot app and check

l he information that is listed 

### i..nder the battery tab. **C."f:~'!u:.••**
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19 )> **~** 

# a
<> 

## ~ **~ ~ntom** 

3 Advanced User Manual Charging the Intelligent Flight Battery 1 . Connect the Battery Charger to a power source (100.2 40 V 

### 50160 Hz)

. 

### 2. Open lhe Pr o tection Cap and con n ect lh e In t elligent Flight Battery to the Ba tt ery C h arger

. I f the battery leve

l is above 95%

, tu r n on the ba tt e ry before
c hargi n g . 

### 3. The Battery Level

I ndicator w

i ll display the cur r e nt battery

l evel 

### as it is charging

. 4 . The Int e lligent Flight Battery is fully charged when the Battery Level Indicators are a ll 

### off . 5. Ai r -cool the Intelligent
R
i ght Battery after each flight Allow its temperature to drop to room temperature before storing
**~** for an extended 

### period

. 

# & • We do not recommend charging lhe Intelligent Right Battery and remole controller 

### with the standard charger 

### at the same time, O(herwise 

### the charger may 

### 011erheat. • Always ti.M'n 

### off the battery before inserting

it or removing

it from 

### the Phantom
3 Advanced

. Never insert or remove
a battery when
**~** is turned on. 

### R. 

# S:ooDJ

0 

# e«S 

# ~ 

# F 

# ·= '*-8 POWCI Outlet m!OIIogenl A.ghl Battery Cl18rgct Battery level Indicators Wh

i le Charging **~.....-....-**
..... ....,....,.. 

# --- LED

I LED2 LED3 LED4 Battery Level 

# n

0

0

0 0%-25% 

# n n

0

0

I 25%-50% 

# l1 

# n n
0 50%-75% 

# 0 

# n n

(J



## ·.

' 75%-100% 

## 0

0

0

0 Fully Charged Battery Protection LED Display The table belcm shows battery prO(ection mechanisms and corresponding LED patterns

. Battery Levellnd

i ci;itors while Charg ing 

# -

- ... **~~** LE01 LED2 

## LEOO LED4 Blinking Pattern Battery Protection

I t em 

## 0 

# ll 0 0 LED2 blinks IWice per second 

### CNer cur r ent detected 

# 0 

# ll 0 0

· LED2 blinks three

t i mes per second 

# .

' $hort

c i rcu

i t detected

I 

# 0 0 

# n 0 LED3 b
l in ks IWice per second 

### CNer charge detected 

## 0 

## 0 

# n 0 LED3 blinks three times 

### per second 0/er-voijage charge

r detected 

## 0 0 0 

# n LED4 blinks twioe 

### per second Charging temperature

iS too 

### bw 

## 0 0 

## 0 

# n LED4 blinks three tlmes 

### per second Charging temperature
js too high 

### 20
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### Alter 

### these Issues are resolVed. press the Power Button to turn 

### off the 

### Battef)' Level Indicator

. Unplug 

### the Intelligent Flig ht Battery from the charger and 

### plug it back in to resume charging

. Note that 

### you do 

### not need to unp

l ug and plug in the charger in the event of a room temperature error

; the charger will resume cha rging when the temperat

u re is wi t hin the allowab

l e range. 

# & OJI 

### does 

### not take any responsibility for damage caused by third-party chargers

. 

## ;lj; How to discharge your Intelligent Right Battef)': Slow

: Place the lntelllgent Right Battery 

### into the Phantom
3 Advanced's BattefY Compartment and tum it on . **Leave~** 

### on until there is less than 8% ol JX7NElf 

### left
. or until 

### the battery can no longer 

### be turned on . Launch 

### the OJI 

### Pilot app to check battery levels. Rapid

: 

### Ry the 

### Phantom
3 Advanced ou tdoors l..l'ltil there is 

### less than 

### 8% ol JX7NElf 

### left. or l..l'ltit the battery can no longer 

### be turned on . **CJ>~t:~r.;:o**

a **M:t.:~r· .~,**  **_:** 21 **~** 

### <> 

## ~ 

# Remote Controller This section describes the features of the remote control

l er and includes instructions for controlling
th e aircraft and the camera

. 22 lllZ:•"![;JI **A4;t** **:t.:S.P~*'--!**

# Remote Controller The Phantom
3 Advanced remote controlle

r Is a multi-function

w ir e l ess communication device that Integrates the v
i deo down
li nk system and aircraft remo

t e co ntr o l system

. The video downlink and a i rc r a ft remote contro

l system operate at 2.4 GHz

. The remote controller features
a number or camera cont
r ol functions. such as taking and previewing photos and videos. as well as controlling gimbal motion. 

### The remote controller
is powered by a 2S rechargeable battery

. The battery level is displayed via LED ind

i cators on the front panel 

### of the remote controller

. 

# I!CI • Compliance Version: 

### The remote controller
is cornplianl 

### with both CE and FCC regulations

. ·Operating Mode: Control 

### can 

### be set to Mode


### 1 or Mode 

### 2 . or to a custom mode

. 

### • Mode 1 : The right st

i ck 

### serves as the throttle

. • Mode 

### 2 : The left stick 

### serves as the throttle

. 

# & To prevent transm

i ssion in t erference. do not operate more

t h an three aircrafts in the same area

. Turning the Remote Controller On and 

### Off The Phantom


### 3 Advanced remote controller
is powered by a 

### 2S rechargeable battery that has a capacity of 

### 6CXXl 

### mAh

. The battery leve

l is

i nd ica ted 

### via the Battery Level 

### LEOs on the front panel

. 

### Follow the steps below to 

### tum on 

### you- remote controller

: 

### 1 . When the remole controller
is turned 

### off. press the Power Button 

### once

. The Battery
L evel 

### LEOs will display the current battery level. 

### 2 . Press and hold the Power Button to turn on the remote controller

. 

### 3 . The remote controlle

r wi ll beep when it is turned on. The Sta t us LED will rapidly blink green, Ind

i cating that the remote cont
r oller is linking to the a i rcraft

. The Status LEDs w

i ll g
l ow solid green when

l inking

i s complete. 

### 4 . Repeat Step 

### 2 to turn off the remote controller

. 

# 0

II ® Charging the Remote Co ntr oller Charge the remote controller usng the included charger

. Refer to the figure on next page below for more details

.

**~i'el.)OJt /,.~~~~f~•cf\.,_;:.!** 



### 23 :D **~** 

### 3 !l **~** (') 0 :> 

## ~ **~** :D **~** 

# ~ **~** 

# b' :> 

## §: **~** Phantom


### 3 Advanced User Manual 

# C«~G Powt!10ollet Ct>arger Powe< Button Controlling the 

### Camera 

### Shoot videos/pictures. view recorded

i mages

. and adjust 

### camera setti'lgs 

### via the Shutter Button

, Camera Sett

i ngs 

### Dial

, Playback Button, and 

### Video Recording Button on the remote controller

. (1) Came

r a Settin g s Dial

i S 

### I 

### 1 4 1

Ill 13) Tu r n the dial to ad j ust camera settings such as 

### ISO. shu tt er speed

, and aperture w

i thout letting go of the
r emote co n t r o ll er . Move the dia l t o left o r right to scro
ll t h rough pictures and videos in playback mode

. Press down on the dial to togg

l e between these settings

. [2) Playback Button Press to 

### view images and 

### videos that have already been captured

. [3) Shutter Button Press to take a photo

. If burst mode 

### is a c hvated

, multiple photos wi ll be taken with a s

i ngle press

. ( 4 ) Video Recodin
g Button Press once to start recording video

, then press again to stop

r ecording

. [5 ) Gimbal Dial Use this dia

l to control the tilt of the gimbal. Controlling Aircraft This section exp

l ains how to control the or

i entation 

### ol the aircraft throug h the remot e controller

. The Remote Control is set to Mode 2 by defau lt 

### 24 **.,,..,··~**


### ,.. ... J.· ... a! :s?-&M.o-""'1

## Phantom

3 Advanc
e d User Manual 

# Connecting Your Mobile 

# Device Tilt the 

# rrobile 

# dellice holder to the 

# desired position

. Press the 

# button on the Side 

# d the 

# rrobile device 

# holder to release the 

# clamp, and then place your **rrob~e** 

# device into the cradle

. Adjust the clamp down to secure 

# the mobile device

. To connect your mob

i le device to the remote controller using a USB cable, plug one end of the cable in t o your mobile device and the other end into the USB 

# port on the back olthe remote oon t rol

l er. Opti m al T ransmission Range T he t r ansm

i ss

i on signa

l between

t h e aircraft and
t h e remote cont
r oller Is most reliable wit hi n the area

t h at is depicted
in the image below: Oplimal
T 

## ransmissoon Range


# ~ 

# /;::--::.. ,-. 

# 8~
**·~** stroog woak 

# \; I Ensure that 

# the aircraft Is llyTig 

# within the optimal transmiss

i on zone

. To achieve the 

# best transmiss ion performance

, maintain the appropriate relationship between the operator and the aircraft

. The Status LED reflects the strength of the connection between the remote controller and the aircraft

. The RTH LED indicates 

# the Retum-t<rHome status ol the ai'cratt

. The table 

# below contains more information about these indicators

. 

# -:y-- **~®· -~**  **~~** 

# = **~:'elf,** .,!•1 ;...: <.;._.;r":"_, 

### F~."'-"''"'~ 

# 27 ::0 11> 

# ~ 11> 

# ~ 

# a 2. **~** ::0 (]) 

## 3 0 

# a; 0 0 

### :> 

# §. **~** Phantom

3 Advanced User Manual 

# Status LED



# .. Alarm 

# 'f! -So lidRed



# f Chime 

# Iq

• - So li d Gree n



# f Chime 

# iV ·· .... SloW B li nking Red 0 -0-0
.. .... 

# -ro · -hl ' **r~t=¢** 

# ...... Red and 

# Green/ Red and 

# None Yellow Alternate Blinks 

# RTHLED Sound iyj;- SolidWMe /Chime 

# .jjf!- ...... B
l i nking 

# Whne


# o ... • Yt • ...... Blinking White 

# oo ...... **R~te** 

# Controller Status The remote oontroller


# is disconnected from the aircraft

. The remote controller

i s co n nected to the aircraft. Remote controller error. HD doWnlink


# is disn.Jpted. 

# ,Ren:-oote Controller Status

. Aircraft is returning home 

# Se n ding Re t urn-to-Horne

. commifnd 

# to the a i rcraft. Return-to-Home procedure
in 

# progress

. 

# Lt. The Remote 

# Status Indicator 

# wil **~** red and 

# SOLnd an 

# alert. 

# v.toen the battery 

# level 

# is critically 

# low
. The remote controller
is li nked to your aircraft before delivery

. Linking is o nl y required when using a n ew remote controller for t h e first time

. Fo ll ow these s t eps to link a new remote controller

: 1 . Tum on the 

# remote controller and comect to the 

# mobile deviCe

. Launch the DJI 

# Pilot 

# app

. 2. 

# Tum on the lntelflgent Right Battery

. 3 . Enter ·eamer a · and 

# tap on 

# Ii ' , ,111 and then 

# tap "Li'lking 

# RC
. bUtton as shown 

# below

. RCCaJibralion



# > Stick 

## Mode



# > 

# DofoUI---

- -2

. cl'oongttlg ____
... W"'f ... ,.,CtOII .. - 

### Oo ... <>-go .,. .. 

# """""""'"ycut

-- C1
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) C2 

# I Not De fi ned



# I 28 **~o~~-:t~:I'.JI /41<1-;..,:-s~~.M** 



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### con cuttomlzt lhil 

### C' end 

### C2 

### bunons on 

### the b$ck 

### oiiNACPhantom

3 Adv•nc

· ed User Manual 

### 4. 

### The remote controller
is ready to link. 

### The Remote Controller Status Indicator blinks blue and a beep 

### is 

### emitted.
RC Calibration Stick Mode OefaiAI Do ... C1 

# .............. 

# :: **~-** NotO



# > > 

# ~ 

# ... 

# -·-· **~** M S4 secondS 

## p..._. .... 

# - - "'lii'UoG .,._,...,..,. .. uaft 10 ....... ,...,..,.. oanlrclet Cancel Defined



### I You COf'l eusiOml:re 1t-e C 1 ond C2 buttont on !he **bDC:~** o l lhoAC 

### 5. Locate the linking button on the side ol 

### the aircraft, as shown 

### in the figure below. Press the

l ink button to 

### start linki'lg

. 

### The Remote Controller Status Indicator LED will display a 

### solid green 

### once the remote controller
is successMy rlflked to the ai'cralt. UnkBunon 

# & • The remote controller will un-r.nk **~self** 

### from an aircraft
if 

### a rt&N 

### remote controller
is 

### li'lked to the 

## same aircraft

. The remote cont
r oller is compliant with bo t h CE and FCC

r equi
r emen

t s . **'ttb~.'l l.o1~1'!~!fi!:whT-.!** 



### 29 

### :n (1) 

### 3 0 

### a; 0 0 

### ;:>. 

## 2. **~** 

# Camera and Gimbal This section provides the technical specifications

of the camera and exp

l ains the g
i mba

l 's operation modes

. 30 **•.)~·!'!~** J..<i;l'.it.:S.Ptroe"\o.-1

# Came

r a and Gimbal The on-board camera uses a 1/2

. 3

I nch CMOS sensor to capture
v
i deo (up to1080p at 60 frames per seco nd with the Phantom
3 Advanced) and 12 megapixel
st

i lls . You may choose to r eco rd the video in either MOV or MP4 format. Availab

l e picture
s hooting modes

i ncl ude bur s t , con tin uous. and time- lapse 

### mode

. A live preview of what the came

r a sees can be monitored 

## on the connected mob
il e device via the DJI 

### Pilot app

. Camera M icro-S O Card Slot To store you
r photos and videos

, insert the Micro-SO card in to t he slot

. as shown below

, before turning on the Phantom
3 Advanced

. The Phantom
3 Advanced comes with a 16GB M

i cro-SO card and supports Micro-SO cards up t o 64 GB
. A UHS-1 Micro-SO card is recommended due to th e
i r last read and write speeds allowing you to save h i gh-resolution video data

. 

# ~ 0 Do not remove the Micro-SO card fr om th e Pha nt om 3 Advanced when

I t is turned on . Camera Da t a Port Turn on t he Phantom
3 Advance
d and connect
a USB cable to the Camera Data 

### Port to download photos 

### and videos

t o your computer

.

: 

### ;~~:: 

# & The aircraft m.JS1 

### be turned on before attempt1119 to access the f iles on 

### the Micro-SO card. C).-c,!.:...• **~** .. ·v·:-.fkki'\'1!.!


### 31 C> C> 

## 3 ' 3 ' C1' C1' **~ ~**  0

0 

### s» 3 

# 3 <D
<D 

### ii.l
ii.l Phantom


### 3 Advanced User Manua

l Camera Operation Use the Shutter and Video Recording buttons on the remote controller to shoot the

I mages or videos through the DJ I Pilot app

. For more information abo u t how to u se these buttons. refer

t o "Co ntrolling the Camera Page 24"
. Camera LED Indicator Camera LED Indicator lights up a ft er t he flight battery is powered on . II provides
In formation on the WOI'klng status of 

### the camera C8me!a LED 

### Indicator

**~** ;j 

## camera sta1us 

# - _...._.: ( G Green Fast Sink (0
. 2s 

### off , 0 . 1s on) System is 

### wam1ing up . 

# , G Green Blink Once (O.Ss 

### off. 0 . 4s on ) Taking a single picture

. 

## ' W Green B lin k 3 nmes (0

. 3s off. 0 . 1 s on) Taking 3 or 5 photos per 

### shot

. 

## $ Slow Red Blink {1

. 6s on . 0 . 8s

. ofl)



### '. Recording

. 

## : R, : Fast Red Blink (0.5s off , 0.2s on)

SO ca r d erro
r . 

### $~ Dot,Jble Red Blink (0.1son

, 0 , 1 sott, O . ls on, O . lsoll) Overheated Camera ;,R 

### Solid Red
System error

. 

## ;a;. ®. Green and Red B link (O

. Ss g r een on, 0.8s red on) Rrmware Upgrading Gimbal Profi le The 3-axis gimbal prov ides a s t eady platform for the attached camera, allowing you to capture clear, stable Ima ges and v id eo. The gimbal can ti ll t he came ra within a 120• range

. - 90" Use the gimbal dial on 

### the remote con tr oller to control 

### the titt movement of the camera 

### 32 ..., **:":·~!** CJf. A• **~•** -.t **:"!-?~..e-**

... **~**Phantom

3 Advanced User Manual 

### Gimbal Operation Modes Two gimbal operation modes are available

. Switch between the different operation 

### modes on the camera sett

i ngs page of t he DJ
I P il ot app

. Note that your mobile dev

i ce must be connected
to the re m o t e con
t ro ll er f or changes

t o take effect. Refer

t o the tab

l e below for deta

i ls : 

# A' 1!1!1 

# if Follow Mode The angle between gimba

l' s orie n ta ti on and aircraft's nose remains constant at all times. 

### FPV t>..txle



### The gimbal will 

### synctYoniZe With the 

### movement 

## ot the 8Kcraft to provide


### a first-person pefSpedive flyi1g experience

. 

# & • A 

### gimbal motor error may 

### occur in 

### these situations

: ( 1) the 

### aircraft is 

### placed on lXleven ground or the gimbal's motion is obstructed (2) 

### the gimbal has been subjected to an excessive external force. such as a collision.
P
l ease take off from flat. open ground and protect the gimbal at all times

. • Flying

i n heavy fog 

### or c
l ouds may make the gimba

l we t.

l eading to tempo

r ary failure

. T h e g
i mbal w ill recover

f ull functionality afte r It dr

i es. Anti-Drop 

### Kit The anti-drop kit helps keep 

### the gimbal 

### and camera connected to the 

### aircraft

. Two pins have 

### been mounted 

### prior to shipping

. If 

## new or additional pins are required, see the diagram below

. Press Part 

### (i) through the hole 

## ot the vibration absorber 

### and into the 

### center t-ole 

## ot Part **~**


### . then 

### lock them together as shoYin @
. 

### Mounting the ant i- drop kit pins diagonally from each other is recommended

. 

# " 

# . **~**
**();'t:,~**

.. ! .. <4 **/.;J~I-t•f",fle'Wf\"t'-;;**



### 33 G> 

## 3 cr !2. 0 Q) 

### 3 <I> 

### ii> 

# DJI Pilot App This section introduces the four main functions of the OJI Pilot app

. 34 f.f **~~~** C,t 1-'J
. "t **;!:~** Pa.-oc:.- .-MDJIPilotAppTheOJIPilotappis amobileapplicationdesignedspecificallyforthePhantom3Advanced.Usethisapptocontrolthegimbal,camera.andotheraircraftfunctions.TheappalsofeaturesMap.Academy,andUserCenter.whichareusedforconfiguringyouraircraftandsharingyourphotosandvideoswithothers.Itisrecommendedthatyouuseatabletforthebestexperience.MountainViewELTheCamerapagecontains aliveHDvideofeedfromthePhantom3AdVanced'scamera.YoucanalsoconfigurevariouscameraparametersfromtheCamerapage.(18)(17](15)(14]1131(1](2))3((!,)(5)(6):!bi.Dt(121(11)(7)(8](91(10)'lJC.!lA:l;.;:;nt•.o35:-.'1'·')..":.00==::P.::P.9:9:)>)>"0"0"0"0Phantom3AdvancedUserManual(1]Right Mode8ThetextnexttothisiconIndicatesthecurrentflightmode.TaptoconfiguretheMC(MainController)Settings.Thesesettingsallowyoutomodifyflightlimitsandset!hegainvalues.;<J:Theaircraftisset to"BeginnerMode"bydefault.Theaircraftcannotfly30meters(98feet)higherandbeyond therecordedHomePointunderbeginnermode.Disable thismodeintheMODEsettingpage.(2]GPSSignalStrengthThisleonshowsthecurrentstrengthofGPSsignals.GreenbarsindicateadequateGPSstrength.(3]IOCSettingsCL:ThisicondisplaystheIOCsettingwhentheaircrafthasenteredF-mode.TaptoviewtheIOCsettingsmenuandselectthedesiredIOCsetting.(4]SystemStatusThisloonindicalesthecurrentaircraftsystemstatusandGPSsignalstrength.(5] BatteryLevellndioator__...•:Thebatterylevelindicatorprovidesadynamicdisplayofthebatterylevel.Thecoloredzonesonthebatterylevelindicatorrepresentthepowerlevelsneededtocarryoutdifferentfunctions.(6]RemoteControllerSignalli;l,1111:Thisloonshowsthestrengthofremotecontroller'ssignal.(7]HDVideoLinkSignalStrength(][)"',,Ill:ThisioonshowsthestrengthoftheHD videodownlinkconnectionbetweentheaircraftandtheremotecontroller.(8]Batterylevellit1000fo:Thisiconshowsthecurrentbatterylevel.Taptoviewthebatteryinformationmenu,setthevariousbatterywarningthresholds,andviewthebatterywarninghistory.[9]GeneralSettings:::Tapthisicon toviewtheGeneralSettingspage.Fromthispage,youcansetflightparameters.resetthecamera.enablethequickviewfeature,adjustthegimbalrollvalue.andtoggletheflightroute display.(10]CameraOperationBarShutterandRecordingSettings1!1>:Taptoentervariouscameravaluesettings.includingcolorspacefortherecording.resolutiOnofthevideos,imagesizeandsoon.36Y.Ji'JIMP.n:.e•,{"•j

## Phantom



## 3 Advanced User Manual 

# Shutter 

# e : T ap this button to take a single photo

. Press and hold this button to select single shot. triple shot or time-lapsed shooting modes. Reco

r d •

: Tap once to start recording video. then tap again to stop recording

. You can also press the Video 

# Recording Button on the 

# remote controller

, wh

i ch 

# has the 

# same h.nctional

i ty . Playback 

# [B :Tap to enter the playback page

. You can preview photos and videos as soon as they 

# are captured

. Came

r a Settings 

# ~;: **Tap** to set ISO. shutta 

# and auto exposure values 

# ot the camera

. 

# I 11) Vision Positioning 

# This 

# icon shows the 

# distance between 

# the surface 

# and the Vision 

# Positioning Systan

' s sensors

. 

## [12 ) Aight Te

l emetry

k 

## 39M l> 

## 1039M VS 

## 8.3></S HS 24.2M/S



# l **~** 1.2M 

## The 

# VISion **Pos~ioning** 

# Status 

# icon is highlighted when the 

# VISion Positioning
is 

# in operation 

# Flight attitude is indicated by the Wghl **att~ude** 

# icon

. (1) The red arrow shows which direction the aircraft is facing

. (2) Ught blue and da r k b
l ue areas Indicate pitch. (3) The angle of the boundary between the light blue 

# and dark blue areas indicates the roll angle

. (13) Map 

# Display the trtght path 

# a the CUTent flight

. Tap to switch from the Camera GUI to the Map GUI. 

# 0
**.~ .**  **jlh)"'.oo.-:'~ ~-·**  **--~'** 

# s **~2U'v•**
**n** (14) Dynamic Home Point



# v 

# ~ **~~ ~**  

# '
: Press this button to enable the 

# clynam1c 

# home point feature, the 

# home point 

# then will be reset to **~ion** 

# of the mobile device

. (15) Return to Home (RTH) 

# <!;
: Initiate RTH 

# home procedure

. Tap to have the aircraft return to the 

# last recorded 

# home point. C.- :\:1;, **,!~** 

### ;...: **;.,~~** RSC\"f'.: 

# 37 0 **~**



## 0 **~** 

## ]! ]! 

# 2
2 )> 

### '0 )> 

### '0 "0 "0 

## Phantom

3 Advanced User Manual 

## [16) AutoTakeoffllanding 

# ..1 

# J:

: Tap to **n~iate** auto takeoff or landing

. (1 7] 

# Llvestream LiVestream ioon indicates the current video feed is broadcasting live on YouTube

. Be sure the mobile data service is available on the mobile device. (18) 

# Back **~**



# . Tap to return to 

# the main 

# GUt

. Director is an automatic video editor built into the DJI Pilot app

. After recording several video clips, simply tap 'Dir ec tor • from the app

' s 

# home screen. You can then select a template and a specKled number of dips

, 

# which are automatJcally combined to create a short lim that can 

# be shared immediately

. Tap

" Store

' to **vis~** 

# the official DJI On li ne Store to see the latest information about DJI products and easily buy n ew products

. Sync pictures and 

# videos to your 

# mobile device

, view flight logs

. 

# and check 

# your DJI acooo..nt status in 

## "Discovery'

. 

# Use your registaed DJI account to login 

# to 

# "Discc11ery"

. 

# 38 **'~~~ r...~t**  

# ,._.. **~··tt~ ~1'.1~**  **..-f";:**

### Flight This section descr

i bes safe flight practices and fl
i ght restrictions. O'l , 'CI;."; ._:_:1 ;,J **ilot•~ fi~•«**  39 Flight Once pre-flight

p r eparation
is comp

l ete, it is recommended that you us e t he flight simu

l ator in the OJI Pilot app to hone you r fli g ht skills and pract

i ce fly

i ng safe

l y. Ensure lhat all flights are carried out in an o pen area. 1 . Do not use the aircraft

i n severe weather conditions

. These inc

l ude wind speeds exceeding 10 m/s. snow. rain and fog
. 2 . Only lly in open areas. Ta ll structures and large metal structures may affect the accuracy of theonboard compass and GPS system

. 3 . Avoid obstacles. crowds

. high VOltage poNef lines. trees. and bodies of water

. 4 . Minimize interference by aiiOiding areas with high levels of e l ectromagnetism, includlng base stations and radio transmission towers

. 5 . Aircraft and battery performance

is subject to environmen tal fa ctors such as air density and temperature.Be VeJY careful when flying at altitudes greater than 19, 685 fee t (6000 meters) above sea :!! leVel. as the performance
of the battery and aircraft may be affected

. **~** 6 . The Phantom
3 Advanced camot operate within the polar areas

. All unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators should abide by all regulations set forth by government and regulatory agencies including the ICAO and the FAA

. For safety reasons

, flights are **lim~ed** by default, wh ic h helps users operate this product safely and legally

. Flight

l imita tions Include height lim its, distance li mits. and No-Fly Zones. When ope
r ating in P - mode

, height limits. distan ce limits. and No-Fly Zones function concurrently
to manage

fl i gh t safety

. In A-mode. only heigh

t limits are in effect, wh ic h by default prevent the aircraft alt

i tude from exceed

i ng 1 640 fee t (500 m)
. M a ximum
fl
i ght altitud e & R a dius Umit s Maximum flight alti tu de a n d radius lim it s may be changed
in the DJI Pilot app

. Be aware

t h at the max

i mum flight a l titude cannot exceed 1640 fee t (500 meters). In accordance with these sett

i ngs

, your Phantom
3 Advanced will fly

i n a restr

i cted cylinder

, as shown below

: Maxmtrn AogN Altolode 40 **~:rl'Jt A··a.~~:s?.f'~~·!;~**  MaxRadoJs 

# t p=::;r- fblw) **~** Ho9'C d oorcro11 Y .hon limed onPhantom

3 Advanced User Manual GPS SlgnCIJ Strong 

### {G;~ ·· , ' · ·· Blinking G r ee n **•~** M aximum
F li ght AltitUde

,.

· 

### Max Radius Flig h t U mlt s **t'!i \itud**  **~** cannot e xceed th e specified va

l ue. Right distance rrust be within the 

### max radius

. GPS Signal 

### w e$. 

# : .w: , . ·· ··Bl inking 

### Y ellow
OJI Pi lo t 

### app **~i rig**  H !J ! glit lim it reached. Warning:
D
i stance limit reached

. Righ
t Umits

OJI Pilot 

### app M aximum Fl
, ig ht A ttit ude Heigtit

i s · r estric

t ed t o 

## 400 **fee N~(**  **ll: ~~**  unde

r . Max Radius No limits
War ni ng : H ei g ht lim

i t reac h ed.

·

Ai r craft S t at u s

I ndi cator 

### None. Rapid

r ed flashing


## ·e ······when close to 

### the 

### max radius limit. Aircraft Status Indicato

r No n e. · If you fly 

### out of the limit

, you can stiU control 

### the Phantom 3, 

### but cannot fly it any father

. If 

### the 

# & Phantom
3 flies 

### out of 

### the 

### max radius 

### in Ready to Ay (ncn-GPS) mode

. **~** will fly back within range automatically

. • If the Phantom
3 flies 

### out of 

### the 

### max radius in Ready to Fly (ncn-GPS) mode,

it will fly back within range automatically

. N o·F

i y Zones All No-Ry Zones a r e

l is t ed o n t h e DJ
I offic

i a l websi

t e a t h tt p://f

l ysa
f e.dj i. com/ n o-fly

. No-F

l y Zones are divided into A ir ports a n d Restric

t ed Areas. A
i rports

i n clude major air ports and fl ying

f i elds where manned a
i rcraft operate at low a
l t it udes

. Restricted Areas Inc

l ude bo r der lines between count

r ies or sensitive instftute

. The details of 

### the No-fly Zones are explained 

## as Joftow: Airport ( 1 ) 

### AVport No-Fly Zone 

### are OJmprised of T 

### aJ<e.<llf Restricted zones 

### and Reslricted AHitude Zones. Each zone features circles of 

### various sizes. (2) R1 mites (vakJe of 

### the R1 depends on 

### the size 

### and shape of the airport) arOLrld tha airport is aTakeoff restricted zone. inside of which take 

### off is prevented

. (3) From R1 mile to R1 

### + 1 mile around the airport the tnght altit u de is

l i mited to a 15 degree inclination

. Starting
a t 65 f eet (20 me t ers) from the edge of ai r port and radiating outward. The flight alt

i t u de is limited

t o 1640 fee t (500 meters) at R 1 + 1 mile (4) Whe n the ai r c r aft en t ers wi t h in 320 fee t (100 me t e r s) of No- F l y Zones. a warning message will a p pear on the OJI Pilot app

.

C .'Cr6 **~':.·1** A.l **~~-9"'~** f.io!·kn"t-0: 

### 41 

### ::!! ciS
' 

### ::!: P,.,n
t om 3 Advanc

e d User Man u al 

## ~._

1 mile 

# ---;;1+- R1 

## -~ 

# e U • No-llyZOM **~** ....... **~** W.r'*'gzooe Res
t ricted A rea 

## ;;g (1) Res tri c t ed Areas d oes no t h ave llig ht a lt itude

r estric

t io n s. 

### ~ (2) R m

i les arou n d th e designated res t ric t ion area is a Take-o ff Restricted area

. Aircraft cannot

t ake o ff within th

i s zone

. Th e value of R varies based on the defi n ition of the restricted areas

. (3) A "waming zone
" has been set around the Restricted Area When 

### the aircraft approaches within 0.062 miles(1 00 m)of this zone. 

### a warning message will appear on the DJI Pilot 

### app

. 1- Res t rlc t ed A re a----+

J :,..o'" .......... ..ll' ..... , ---
.. -· No4J zone **~** zone ''" zone 

### 42 **111.:". ~!**  t'JI **M·f~.:a,~~**

.. r-:

# Phon

t o m 3 A d va n ced User Manual 

# · 

# .••.• Blinking 

# Green

r '" 

# ., '·

**~;**


### i



# ' 

# -· 

# •. GPS 

# Slgnal Strong



# ., r **~** 

# ....



# ' 

# " -··

r; 

# " Aircraft Zone Restriction

DJI P i lot App Prompt Status I ndica

t or 

# MoiOfS will 

# not start Warning

: You are

i n a No-fly zone

. Take 

# ott proh

i bited. No-fly Zone
If the aircraft enters 

# the 

# • restricted

a re a
I n A - mode, but Is switched

t o P-mode

, Warning

: You a r e I n a no-fly zone

. 

# the aircraft will automa tically AutomatiC landin g has begun

. 

# descend. land, and stop its 

# rro!OfS

.

R1 : Warning

: You are in 

# a 

# ilV ... . .. I f the aircraft en t e rs the

r es tricted zone

. Desce nd

i ng to Red flashing Restri c t ed- restricted area In A-mode, 

# but sa f e **lt ~ude** 

**.** 

# altitude fligh
t is switched toP-mode

. H will R2 : Warning

: You are

i n a zone descend 

# to an appropriate restricted

z one

. Maxirrum flight 

# 0 altitude and 

# hooJer 15 feet aMude is 

# restricted

t o between 

# bekm the altHude **lim~**

**.** 

# 20-n and 

# SOOn

. Ay cautiously

. Warn ing zone No flight

r est ri ctio n app
li es, 

# but Warning

: You are app
r oac hing a there will 

# be a warning

. 

# restricted

z one

, Fly cautiously. Free zone 

# No restrictions

. 

# None

. None

. **~** Semi-automatic descent; All stick COI1YI18nds are availa b le except the throttle stick command 

# d.lring 

# the descent and 

# landing process

. Motors will stop automatically after landing

. 

# & • INhen flying in a safety zone, 

# the aircraft's

s t atus indiCator will blink

r ed rap idly and cont

i nue for 3 seconds, then s wit ch to ind ic ate cu rr en t flying status and co nt inue for 5 seconds at which point

i t w ill sw

i tch ba c k t o blink

i ng red
. • For safety reason
s , please do not fly 

# close to airports, highways

, r a i lway statiorrs. railway

li nes

. cHy centers. or 

# other sensitive 

# areas

. Fly the aircraft only within 

# you- line of 

# sight (' **~'t :t::;**  **i~.** AJ 

## :..~;t•t•
.. 

# r..-_.,.,_.""'..: 

# 43 !l 

# ce · ;?: 

# !l



# ce· ;?: Phant o m 3 Adva nc e d User Manu a l 

# 1 . Remote controller,

l ntelligent Fligh
t Battery

, and 

# mobile device are fully charged

. 

# 2 . Pro pe ll ers are mounted correc tly and
f irmly. 

# 3. M icro-SO car d has been

I nserted

, 

# n necessary

. 4 . 

# Gimbal is functioning normally

. 5 . 

# MotOfS can start and 

# are functioning 

# normally

. 6 . 

# The OJI 

# Pilot app is 

# successfully connected to 

# the aircraft. IMPOR TANT

: Always ca libr a t e th e compass

i n every new flight

l ocat

i on . The compass
is very sensitive to electromagnetic interfe

r ence

, 

# whiCh can produce abnormal compass data and lead 

# to 

# poor flight perfoonanoe
or fl i ght failure

. 

# Regular cal

i bration is 

# requi

r ed for optinal 

# perlormance

. 

# 0

· Do not calibrate your compass where there is 

# any possibiiHy


# of strong magnet iC

i nterference

. Sources of potenti a l inte rfer e nce inc lud e magnetite, park

i ng structur es, and sub
t er ranean m e ta l structu

r e s • Do not carry ferrom agnetic materia

l s with you during calibration such as keys or cell u lar phones

. 

# • Do 

# not calibrate in 

# direct proxmty to large 

# metal objects. • DO NOT calibrate indoors. Ca li bra t ion P r ocedu re s Choose an open area to 

# carry out the following procedures

. 1. EnStXe that 

# the compass


# is calibrated

. If you did 

# not calibr a te 

# the 

# compass as part of 

# your pre-l

i ght preparations

, or 

# if you have 

# moved 

# to a 

# new location since the

l ast calibration

, tap 

# the Aircraft 

# Status Bar in the app and 

# select

" Calibra

t e " . then follcm the oo-saeen 

# instructions

. 2 . H o
l d t he airc raft ho r izon
t a ll y and ro t ate 360 degrees

. 

# The Aircraft Sta tu s Indica tors will disp

l ay a solid green light. 

# 44 '*.Jj.''! 

## (~ **••l·.J** **~P,.·~··*t-'!**

# Phanto m 3 Advanced User Manu al 

# 3 . 

# Hold the aircraft vertically, with nose pointing downward

, 

# and rotate
**~** 

# 360 degrees around the center axis

. R ecal ibra t e the c omp ass 

# n the Aircraft S t atus Indicator glows so

l i d r ed
. 

# 1 Lt lithe Aircraft Status Indicator bl
i nks red 

# and yellow after the 

# calibration procedure, move yoor aircraft to a different

l ocati on and try again

. 

# :ft Calibrate the compass before each fUght. launch the DJI 

# Pilot app and 

# folkYN the on-screen instruc tion s to calibrate the compass. DO NOT ca libr ate the compass near meta

l objects such as a metal bridge. cars. sca ffold ing
. When to Recalibrate l.When 

# compass data is 

# abnormal and the Ncraft 

# Status Indicator is bllnklng green 

# and yelkYN

. 2 . 'Mlen flying

i n a 

# new location or in a locat1011 that is different 

# from 

# the 

# most recent
fl i ght. 3 . Whe n the mech a n ical or phy s i cal stru c tur e of t h e P hantom 3 AdVan ced has been changed. 4.When seve re drifting occurs

i n flight

, i . e . Phantom
3 Advanced 

# does nol fly in straight line
. Auto 

# Takeotf Use auto

t akeoff only if the Aircraft Statu s
I ndicators are blinking
g r ee n . Follow the s teps beleN to u se the auto takeoff fealure

: 1 . 

# l..alndl the 

# OJ I Pilot app

, and 

# enter

· camera· 

# page

. 2 . Ensure the aircraft

i s in P- mode. 3. Comp

l ete all steps on the prEHiight chec k l ist. 4 . Tap " 

# .1

" . and 

# confirm that conditions 

# are sale
f or f li ght. Slide the 

# icon to confirm 

# and 

# lakeolf. 5 . Airc
r aft takes 

# off and 

# hovers at { 1 . 2 meters) aboVe ground

. 

# &. A
i rcraft Status Indicator blinks rapidly when it 

# is using the 

# Vrsion Position System for SlabiliZation

. The a i rcr a ft will automatically hover below 3 meters

. II is recommended
to wait until
t h e r e is suff

i cient GPS 

# lock before using the Auto Take-off featu re . **():,'t:,b~:.'l** 1\.' **o.,r;.•,·,P~kn'(l<!**


# 45 :!l 

# .c · ;r :!l



# .c · ;r Phantom

3 Advanced User Manual 

# Auto-land

i ng 

# Use aut o-tanding only if th e Aircraft Status

I ndicators are b li nking gr ee n . Follow th e st eps be

l ow to use the auto-landing fealure

: 1 . 

# Ensure the 

# aircrall is 

# in P- 

# mode

. 

# 2 . Ch ec k the

l andin g area condi tion befo re tapp ing



# " i.

" . t o beg in lan d ing
. Then fol low the on-screen instructions. Starting the Motors A Combination Stick Command {CSC) is used to start the mot o r s. Push both sticks to the bottom in ner or outer corners to start the motors. Once the motors have started sp inn ing. release both sticks sinUtaneoosly

. 

# qp **pq** Stopping the 

# Motors There a r e two 

# methods to stop the motors

. Me t hod
1 : When P hanto m 3 A dv anced has landed

. push the throttle 

# downa>. then conduc

t the same 

# esc that 

# was used to 

# Slart the 

# motors

, as descr

i bed

**.** 

# Motors wiU stop invnediately

. Release both 

# sticks once motors stop

. Method 2: When th e aircraft has land ed. push and hold the th ro ttl e down

. Th e motors wi ll sto p after three 

# seconds

. 

# m 9 

# ®qp

oo pq 9 Mclhod

1
M(!thod 

# 2 

# & Do 

# not perform
a 

# esc when the aircraft is in midair

, otherwise the motors will suddent

l y stop

. Takeoff/Landing Procedures 1. Place the aircra ft
i n an open. fl at area with the battery level indicators facing towards 

# you. 2 . Tum on the r emo te contro

ll er and yoor mobi

l e device

. then tu r n on the Int elligent Right Battery

. 3 . Launch the 

# OJI 

# Pilot app 

# and enter the 

# Camera 

# page

. 4 . Wa

i t until the A
i rcraft lndicalors blink green

. This means the Home Poin t 

# is recorded and 

# it 

# is roN 

# sale t o fly . If 

# they fl ash yellow

, the Hom e Point has not be e n recorded. 5 . 

# Push the throttle up skYNiy 

# to take 

# olf or use Auto T 

# akeotf

. 6 . 

# Shoot photos and videos using the OJI Pibt app

. 7 . To land. hov er over a leve

l surface an d gently pull 

# down o n the thrott

l e to descend

. 8 . After landing. execute the 

# esc command 

# or 

# hold the 

# throttle 

# at rts I<YNest position 

# until the 

# motors stop

. 9 . Tum olf the 

# Intelligent Fr!Qht Battery first

. then the Remote Controller

. 46 **·•J~·~(;JI**

**,\• ,:l.ot~.;s.~"""""M** Phantom

3 Advanced User Manual 

# &

. V\11en the Aircraft 

### Status lrdlcators blii< 

### yebY rapidly 

### dUring flight. the 

### acralt has entered Failsafe rrode

. • A 

### loW battery leve

l warning Is indicated by the Aircraft Status Indicators blinking red slowly or r apid

l y d u ring fl
i ght. • Watch our v
i deo tutorials for more

f li ght information. 

### Video Suggestions 

### and Tips 

### 1 . Go through the lui pre-flight checklist before each flight. 

### 2 . Select the desired girroal operation mode in the 

### OJI Pilot 

### app

. 3. Only 

### shoot video when flying in P-mode

. 4 . 

### Atw8:-js fly in good weather and avoid flying In rain or heavy 

### wind

. 5 . Oloose the 

### camera setti1gs 

### that **suit~** needs. 

## SettirW include ptdo 

### format and 

### exposu-e **~** 

### ISalion. 6. Perform tnght tests to establish flight routes and preview scenes. 

### 7 . Push the control sticks gently to keep the aircraft's movement smooth and stable

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# FAQ 48 • **-~~!** C..l A:t **~._,~** P&c:-.-·-!Troubleshooting (FAQ) What Is the difference between the Phantom

3 Professional and the Phantom

3 Advanced? The biggest difference be tw een th e Pha ntom 3 Pro fessiona

l and the Phantom

3 Advanced
is in the ca m e ra . The P h an t om 3 P
r o f ess

i onal is capa ble of shooting spectacular 4K video at up to 30 fr ames per second,

a nd th e Phantom

3 Advanced
is capable of shooting at resolut io n s up
t o 1080p60

. Bot h models shoot12 megapixe

l photos

. The other main dif f erence is t h e In t elligen

t Flight Battery charger

. Th e Phantom

3 Advanced comes w ith a 57-watt cha
r ging unit and the Pha nt om 3 Professional co mes with a 1 00-wa tt charger

. the latter of which allows fOf shorter charging times

. Can

t remove the camera and attach my own? No The cameras that come with both models are permanently attached

. Attempt

i ng to remove. replace, Of mod

i fy the camera may damage the product and will void your warranty

. Can

I charge my Remote Controller and Intelligent Flight Battery at the same time? Wh

i le the Remote Controller charger and

I ntelligent
Fl

i ght Battel'/ charger have been

i ntegrated into ooe un

i t fClf your convenl8nce,

i t
i s recommended that you only charge ooe item at a time

. We reconnmend that you never charge both

i tems using the same charger at the same

t i me

. What are the buttons on the back of my Remote Controller for? The two buttons on the back of the Remote Controller can be cus
t omized and ass

i gned to function as you choose through the OJI Pilot app

. Refer to the manual for more in f Otmation

. How far can

I fly my Phantom 3? The signa

l transmission dis t ance will vary depending on environmental conditions, but the Phantom

3 series can reach distances

o f up
t o 1 . 2 miles (2 kilometers) away from the p ilo t. What app should

I use with my Phantom 3? The Pha nt om 3 is compa

ti ble with

t he DJ
I Pilot app

f or

i OS and Andro

i d. whi ch is already used with the DJI I nspire

. The app will detect which aircraft

i s connec

t ed and automatically adjust acco rdi ngly

. Which mobile devices are compatible

w ith the app? The OJI Pilot app is only compat

i ble wtlh devices running iOSS

. Oor later or Android v4

. 1 . 2 or tater

. The follow

i ng dev

i ces are reconnmended

: iOS

: iPhone Ss.

i Phone 6, •Phone
6 Plus. iPad A

i r. iPad Air Wt-Fi + Cellular,

i Pad mini 2. 1Pad m•n

i 2 Wi - Fi +Cellu

l ar. iPad Air 2 .
! Pad A

i r 2 W t-Fi +Cellular. iPad m

i n i 3. and iPad mini 3 Wi-F

i +Cellular

. This app is optimized for iPhone Ss. •Phone 6. and

i Phone 6 Plus Android

: Sarnsung S5, Note 3. Sony Z3 EXPERIA. Goog

l e Nexus
7 II . Google Nexus 9. M i 3 , Nubl8 Z7 m

i m Support for add

i tional Android devices wi ll become available as testing and development contmues

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.. **~""'.:** 49 **~** 0 **~** 0 Phantom
3 Advanced User Manual How do 1 use the Director automatic video editor? Director is an automat ic video editor built

i nto
t he DJI Pilo t app. After recording severa

l video clips, simply tap "Directo

r " from the app 's home screen

. You can th en se

l ect a template and a specified number of c lips, wh ic h are automatically combined to c r ea t e a s h o rt film th a t can be shared imm edia

t e ly . How do

I change the control mode of my Phantom 3? By defau lt, the Remote Controller
is set to Mode
2 . This means that the right con trol s tick controls the movemen

t o f the aircraft and

t he lef t con
t ro l stick controls the th r ott

l e and orienta

t ion of the aircraft

. These contro ls can be changed to Mode 1 o r set to a customized conf

i gu r ation in the OJ
I Pi

l ot app. This is only recommended

f or advanced users

. Can

I use a Phantom

2 Remote Controller with the Phantom 3? No
. The Phantom

2 Remote Controller operates on a d • fferent frequency

. The Phantom

2 Remote Controller operates at 5 . 8 GHz and the new Phantom

3 Remote Controller operates at 2.4 GHz

. Can

I use a Phantom

2 Intelligent Flight Battery with the Phantom 3? No
. The Phantom

3 uses a newly des

i gned

I ntelligent Right Battery with greater power

. The Phantom

3 has a 4 cell battery with a capacity of 4480 mAh and a voltage oilS 2 V

. My Phantom

3 does not turn off right away

, Is something wrong? This is normal. After you attempt to power off the Intelligent Flight Battery.

11 may remain on for a few seconds as any video data is saved to the Micro SO card

. Th

i s helps preven

t you
r data from being lost or corrupted

. Do

I have to buy the Remote Controller separately? No. there is no need to buy a separate Remote Contro

ll e r . Y ou r Pha nt om 3 comes with a Remote Controller that is already lin ked to the aircraft

. Does my Phantom

3 support dual Remote Controllers? No
. The include
d Remo4e Controller can be used

t o control both the aircraft and the gimbal tilt at the same time

. What does the

" P , A, F H switch on the Remote Controller do? This switch, called the Flight Mode Sw

i tch, allows you to toggle different flight modes

. P-mode, or Positioning mode, indicates that both GPS and the Vision Pos

i tioning System are active and your Phantom

3 will attempt to stabil

i ze us

i ng both

. In A-mode. or Attitude mode

. the a
i rcraft does not use GPS or the V

i s1011 Position

i ng System

. Only the barometer

i s used for stab

i lization

. The a i rcraft can st

i ll return to the Home Point as long as a suff

i cient GPS s i gnal

i s ava

i lable

. F-mode

. or Function mode, activates Inte lli gent Onentation Control (IOC
) functionality

. Refer to the IOC section in the Append

i x of the User Manua
l. By default, only P-mode may be used

. Refer to your user manual for

i nstructions on unlocking the other modes

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.... !

## Phantom

3 A dv a n ced User Manual 

## What is th e P hantom
3 lllght time? Flight times will vary depending on environmental conditions and usage patterns, but the Int elligent Fligh

t Battery

i s des

i gned to provide up to 

## 23 minutes of uninterrupted

f li ght time when fully cha
r ged. How can

I restore
a video file 

## it the power Is turned off during recording? Do not remove the M icro-SO card from the camera

. II

I t has been removed, place

i t back 

# in the camera

. Turn the Phantom


## 3 on and wait approximately 

## 30 seconds as the video file is resto red

. How can



# I ensure that my p
i c t ures and videos will 

# be synchron

i zed to my

l OS a l bum? You may need to adjust the settings of your mobile device

. Open the Sett

i ngs menu, select the Privacy tab

. se

l ect the Photos tab

. and

t hen
t oggle

t he switch next to the D Jt Pilot app Icon

. I f the Pilot app has not been gr ante d access to your a
l bums

. th e pho
t os and videos ca n no t be synch

r onized

. What should

I do to land my Phantom



## 3 smooth

l y a s poss

i b
l e? 

# Hover the a ircraft 

## ova< a flat. level surface

. Slowly 

## pu ll the throttle stick down until the aircraft touches the ground

. Why is the discharge time of the battery not zero

, even though

I have never used it? Every ba tt ery is t es t ed pr io r to being packaged and shipp e d. T hi s a ff ects the d
i scha

r ge time of a new battery and is th e reason that the discharge

t ime is not zero

. The batte

r y is sa f e to use

. Can the mob
il e de vi ce ho

l der 

# be used on the Phantom



## 2 ser

i es Remote Controller? 

# No.

i t cannot. How to safely operate th e aircraft when encountering compass error ? A compass

e r ror may occur whe n t h e a ir craft is f l ying c
l ose to s t rong electric magnetic sources (e.g

. power transmission lines)

. Airc
r aft Sta t us

I nd ica tors blink red and yellow rapidly when a compass er r or occurs and the O J I Pilot app wi ll disp

l ay one of the follOwing messages

: • Compass error, calibration requ ir ed ThiS warning message indicates 

# !he aircraft IS 

## receiving abnormal compass readings

. It is recom mended to 

## power olf the a i rcraft and re-calibrate the compass at a different location and then resume the flight. • Compass error. exit P-GPS Mlode This warn

i ng message ind icates that

t h e aircraft

i s drifting severely

. Bring the aircraft to a higher altitude to ga in e n ough GPS satell
it e

l oc k s w hen this warning messa
g e

i s prompted

. The fli ght co n tro ll er w ill au t omatically adjust the orien

t ation of the aircraft In the midair

t o mitigate the drifts. The ai r craft wi ll switch back to P-GPS mode when the automatic adjustment

i s comple

t ed. How to troubleshoot

a
i rcraft

I n iti alization error ? if 

## you observe 

# !he following symptoms,

it indicates the aircraft has failed to

i n
i tialized

: • The a ir craft status ind

i cator display flashing red, yellow
a n d green

. Even the aircraft is stationed on the fla t su rf ace

. • The Sys
t em S t a tu s Bar In t he app promp

t s " Initialization Erro r" . • No resistance drive if felt on the gimba

l .

t:): _ 'Ctfl;&)..•l **J,;;!;.;~..,~Uf\"f".!**



# 51 

# ~ 0 

# ~ 0 P hantom
3 A d vanced User Manual 

# Various factors contribute to the aircraft ini tialization error, 

# try resolve the issue by following the suggestions listed below

: • Sensor performance degraded

. This may be due to the excessive bias de t ected from the IMU or the compass readi n g is inte
r fered

. T r y restarting and calibrating

t he

I M U and co mp ass
t o resolve th

i s iss ue
. • Senso

r is defective

. 

## If t he sensors remains

u nc h anged at all time and the p r oblem persist even when

t he aircraft is restarted,

it indicates the sensor is not working normally

. Users should re tur n the aircraft to OJI for repairing

. • Minor vibration is detected during aircraft initialization

. Put the aircraft on 

## the flat surface, power 

## on the a ircr aft and ensure the aircraft is stationed for more than 

# 5 seconds to resolve the issue

. • Serious vibration
is detected during aircraft In iti alization

. Th1s Ins tance generally occurs when the ai r craft is being ini t ializa

t ion on the viole n t moving su r face, fo r instance. ships

t ha t are on t he rough sea

. Do n o t altempt to power o n t he aircraft in this sce n ar

i o . 

# 52 **••:?:~'CJ! A"•'i/~'-:o...c** 

• .t"1Appendix53r-t;__)>"0'0(1):::>a.xAppendixPropellersIncluded)Max.:ilsce'nt:·SpeedMax.DescentSpeedMax.Sl':).eedMax.FlightAltitudeMax.FlighJTime·OperatingTemperatureGPSModeAltitude'Ral)geOperatingRangeLensISO1280g5m/s'3m/si6'mis(Ari'l'inode,nowind)6000mApproximat,eJy·23(ninuteso•cto4o•c<8mfs(2maboveground)30.c.m-SoQ.6m•30cm-300cmBrrgt-lflylittlux;>15)patierne.d-·SonxEXMORt/2.3."-Effective2.4M(totalpixel.s:FOV94•20mm(35mmformatequivalent)f{2.81Qo-i2<io(video}icio-t66o{photo)ElectronicShutterSpeed8s-1/SOOOsImageMax.Size4000x3Q(lo·SingleshotStillPhotographyModesBurstshooting:3/517framesAutoExposureBracketing(AEB):315Bracketedframesat0.7EVBiasnme-lapseMiC(O·SbSupportedSD·Ca.rdTypescaP,acity:6'1GB:Class10orrating(equiredVideoRecordingModesMax.:BitraieOfVideo'•1•.,St.orageSupportedFileFormatsOperating•54u):."'_.:rt:.11M....P.o..FHD:t920x1080p24/25/30/48/50/60HD:1280x720p24125/30{48/50/6040MopsFAT32/exFATPhoto:JPEG.ONGVideo:MP4/MOV(MPEG-4AVC/H.264)o•cto400CRemote Controller Ope
r ating Frequency **T~ansmlttlng** Distanc

. e Video Output Port **Oper~lli'ng** Temperature Range Battery Mobile Oeulce Holder Transmitter Power( EI RP) Working Voltage Charger

Phantom

3 Advanced User Manual 2.400 GHz-2.483 GHz 2000 hi (Gu\dooi. Ancl

. Un:9bsin.scted) USB o•c- **<~ooc** 6000 mAh LiPo 2S Tablets

. and smartpt.lones F CC
: 20 dbm

; CE

: 16 dbm Voltage

17

. 4 v Rated Power

57 W Intelligent Alght Battery

( PH3-4480 mAh-15.2 V) Capac

i ty Voltage Batt ery Type Energy Net Weight 4480mAh 15

. 2V U Po4S 68Wh 365g Operating Temperature Max

. Charging Powe

r

- 1 ooc - 4o•c IOOW A .!i'craf.t ,srattis ln<lic NonnS! **@** 0 .. .. .. Red. Green and Yellow Flash Alternatively **~fi;**

. ..... Green and Yellow Flash Alternatively : /} \ · ·····Green Flashes Slowly 1Jr X2

· ·····Green Flashes Twice 0: ...... Yellow Aashes Stowty WatTling **~** ...... Fast Yellow Aashing $, ' ·- .. · ·Slow Red Aashing **Fast** Red Aashing ifj. ...... Red Aashing Alternatively .ft -Solid Red Turning on and Self-D

i agnostics Aircraft Warming Up _ Safe to Fly (P-rrode with GPS and Vision Positioning) Sale to Ay (P-mx:le v.ith VISbn Positioning tllA v.itlnA GPS) Safe toFfy (A-mode but No GPS and Vision Positioning) Rerrote Controller Signal Lost Low Battery Warning Critical Battery Warning IMU Error Critical Error 1).r
· @ · · · · · · Red al)d Yellow Flash AlternatiVely Compass Calibration Required C) 'C1b ,J.tl Ait .::.;;•"':') P•:a..-M•.; 55 )> "0 "0 <1> ;;) a. x )> "0 "0 <1> ;;) a. 

### ,. . Pnantom
3 Advanced User Manual I OC allows use rs to lock the control orientation of the airc raft in different modes. T here are three working modes for

I OC that can be selected in the OJ
I Pilot app

. I OC on

l y works When the aircraft is in F-mode. therefore the use r must toggle the flight mode sw it c h to act

i vate IOC. Refer to the table be

l ow: The r'iose **direct~n.** at the time **t~at** CL Is set
, wilt remain the f9Ma(d direetion

' Course LeeR (GL) regardless pt how ihe orientation and position of the aircraft changes

. This will remaJn fixed until you reset it or exit CL mode.

· Record
a Home Point (HP) and enter HL mode

. The forward and backward Home Lock (HL)" controls will move the a i rcraft farther from and closer to the established Home Pont

, regardless of hoW the or

i entation and position of the aircraft dlanges

. Point of Interest (POW

Poinl of lnteresl Record a point of interest (POl)

. The aircraft. can then circle around the POl and the nose will always points toward the POt. '¢: 'Home Lock and Pont of

I nterest feature are coming soon

. IOC Requirements IOC is rrit available under the foltowng **cond ~ions**  ModesiOC GPS'enabled . _•:;

· 

### - ,. GPSoounts **~** Aight **Dis~** Units

, C<use Lock No None
None Home lock Yes Aircraft **~** Home Point POl Yes Aircraft **Point** of Interest Using IOC Togg

l e the Flight Mode Switch F - rrode and follow th e Instructions prompted on the DJI Pi

l o t app to select the desired IOC rrode. 56 'll .. **~~f** t J1 t\lt .1 . iJio!$ **P~ .~-1** Phantom

3 Advanced User Manual FCC Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Ope
r ation is subject to t he following two conditions

: ( 1 ) This device may not cause harmfu

l In terference

, and (2) This dev

i ce must accept any Inte rf erence

r eceived, Inc

l ud

i ng

i nt e rf erence that may ca use undesired operat

i on . Changes or modifications not exp r essly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's autnorlty to operate the equipment. Compliance Information FCC Warning M essage My changes or modlfications not expressly approved by the party respons ible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with part 15 ol the FCC Rules. Operation
is subject to the following two conditions

: (1) This device may not cause harmful in terference. and (2) this device must accept any interference received. inctuclilg Interference that may cause undesired operation

. FCC Radiation Exposure Statement

: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator& your body

. This transmi
tt er must not be co-located or operating
in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter

. No t e : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a C

l ass B digital device

, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Ru

l es. These limits a r e desig ned to provide

r easonable protection agains

t harmfu

l Inte rf erence In a residentia

l Insta
ll ation. This equi pm ent ge ne rates u ses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not Installed and used in acco

r dance with
t he in struct

i ons. may cause harmfu

l interfe

r ence

t o radio communica

t io ns . However, there

i s no guarantee

t h at interference wil
l not occur in a particular installation

. If this equipment does cause harm fu l interfe

r ence to radio or te

l evision reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on. the user is encou

r aged to try to correc

t the interf erence by one or more of the following measures

: -Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

. -Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver

. -Connect the equipment
in to an ouUet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected

. -Consun the dealer or an experienced radio{TV technician for help

. IC RSS warning This device **~lies** with Indus try Canada **licence-ex~!** ASS standard (s) . Operation
is subject to the following two conditions

: (1) this device may not cause interlerence. and (2) this device must accept any lnterlerence. inctucling Interference that may cause undeslred operation ol the device. Le present areil est oonforme aux CNR d'lnc:l.JSirie Canada ticables aux areiis radio **ex~ts** de licence

. L'expkljtation est autorisee aux deux conditions suivantes

: (1) !'areA ne doll pas produire de brouiltage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'areit dolt accepter tout brouillage radioelectrique subi, mEime si te brouillage est **'C1f ~"•t:•'1·~fto::wn't'C:** 

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