PHANTOtv13 ( PROFESSIONAL

) User Manual

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be fore u sing the Phan

t om 3 Professional: t.lntheBox 2. Phantom

3 Professional User Manual 3 Phantom

3 Profess

i onal Quick Start GUide 4 . Phantan

3 Profess!Oflal

I Advanced Safety Guidelines and Dlsc /8mer S . Phantan

3 Professional

I Advanced lntelltgent Right Ba«ery Safety GUI'delines We recommend tha
t you **wa h**  all tutorial videos on the oHic1al DJI website and read the Discla1mer before you fly. Prepare for your firs! **gh** by reviewing the Phantom

3 Professional Ou1ck Start GUide and ref e r to the User Manual for more de ta iled

l nformabOn

. VICieo Tutorials Please wa

! ch the tutori al videos at the link below

, wh1ch demonstra

te s how

t o use Phantom

3 Professional safety

: http //www dji.com/prod
uc t/ph ant om ·3 tvtdeo Download the

· ll>JI 1 **G0 BP.P**  Download and install the DJI GO app be

' ore us ing

t he a

i rcrah

. Scan the QR code to the ngh 1 to download the la leS

I ve rs ion

. The Andro1d vers1on of the OJI GO a pp tS comp at ibl e w it h Androi
d 4
. 1 . 2 or later The 10S versKJO of the DJI GO app jg. compa

ti ble with iOS 8.0 or

l a ter

. 2 C 20
1 5 OJI All Aoohls ROSO<VOd

- -Contents Using this manual legends

2 Read Before

t h e F

i rst Fl

i ght

2 V id eo Tutori
a ls

2 Download the DJI GO app

2 P r oduct Prof

i le lnlroduc11011

6 Feature

H

i ghlights

6 Prepar

i ng the A

i rcra ft

6 A

i rcraft
D

i agram

8 Remote Controlle

r Diagram

B Aircraft Fli g ht Contro

l ler

11 Flight Mode

11 Fl

i ght Status Ind ic ator

11 Return-to

- Home (RTH)

12 Smart RTH

12 low Ba tt ery RTH

13 Fallsale RTH

14 Vis

i on Posit

i oning System

15 Flight Recorder

16 Attaching and Detach

i ng the Prope lle rs

17 DJI Intelligen

t Fl

i gh t Battery

18 Remote Controller Remote Controller Pro fi le

23 Using the Remote Con

t roller

23 Remote Controller Statu
s LED

27 Unk

i ng the Remo

t e Con

t roller

28 Remo

t e Con1roler **Comp ance**  Version

29 C **201~** DJI **AI~·** llotoNo

aCamera and Gimbal Camera Profile

31 Gimbal

32 DJIGOapp Camera

35 Director

38 Store

38 D

i scovery

38 Flight Fl

i ght Environment Requ
a rements

40 **F~ght** Limits and No-Fly Zones

40 Pref
li gh t CheckliSI

44 Calibra

t ing the Compass

44 Auto Takeoff and Auto Landing

45 Flight Test

46 Start ng/Stopplng the Motors

46 Troubleshooting (FAQ) Appendix Specifications

54 Finnwares Update

56 Intelligent Flight Mode

56 Alter-Sales fnfonnat on

56 FCC Compliance

57Product Profile This sec

t i on introduces the Phantom

3 Profess

i onal and

li sts the components

of t he aircraft and remote controller.Product Profile Introduction The Phantom

3 Prof ess iOnal

r e presents the next generation

of DJJ qu a dcopters

I t is ca pable of capturing 4K video and tr a n s mi tt tng a n HD video stgnal out of the box The built-in camera ha s an

I ntegrated gimbal to maximLZe stab

il ity while mtn

i miziog both wetgh

t and
s ;z e Even when no GPS
s < gnalts available, the VisiOn PositiOning System allows the aircraft to hover accurately

ill place

. Feature Highlights **-----** Camera and Gmbal

: With the Phantom

3 Prof e ssional

. you're shooting 4K video at up to 30 frames per second and capturing

1 2 megap1Xel photos that look criSper and cleaner than ever An enhanced sensor gives you greater clar

i ty, lower noise, and better pictures than any previous flying came

r a. HD Video Downlink: The low-latency long range HD down ink

I s powered by an enhanced version of DJI Lightbridge

. DJI lnteUigent Fight Battery

: The 4400 mAh DJI lntelllgent Flight Ba tt ery featu res upgraded battery cells and an advanced power management system Fligh

t Controller: The next-gene r<n on flight controller has been updated

t o provide

a safer, more reliable flight experi
e nce. A newly implemented flight recorder store $ critical data from each

f lig ht and the ViSion Position ng S yst e m enhances hovering precision when flying Indoors or in environments where GPS is unava

i lable

. Preparing the Aircraft Removing Gimbal Clamp Remove the gimbal camp by sJ
: cmg

i t to the right {when facing the nose of the aircraft)

, as shown below • **CI20 ~0Jt**  AIIRK]I1<1Re>I1NodPhentom

3 Profeaalonal User Manual Attaching the Propellers

: Mount the propeller

s w ith black dot s on lo mo
t ors wi th black axes and spin counter-clock Wise to secure. Mount th e propellers

w it h s live
r dots on
t o mo to r s with sliver axes and spin clockwise

to sec ure. Be sure all propellers are securely

in pl a ce

. & Pl a c e a ll propell

e r s onto the corr e c t mo
t or s and

t ig hten by hand to bck them in pos itio n . Ba tt ery Installation Sl

i de b a ttery into the ball e ry compartmen

t according

to the arrow

' s direction shown below

. M ake sure th at you he a r a click sound indicat es the baltery
is firmly installed. Failure to do so may affect the fligh

t sa fety of your
a ir cr a ft. Preparing the Remote Controne

r: The mobile device holder
is des

1 gned for sec uring tablet or mobile

d e vice

. Tilt the mobile device holder to the desired position, then adjust the antennas
so th ey a r e facing outward. 1 . Press the button on the top right side of the mobile device holder to release th e clamp

, then a djust the clamp to fi t the size of your **mob~ e**  device. 2. Secure your mobile device
in the clamp by pre ssing down

, and connect your mobile device

t o the remote cont

r o ller u si ng a USB cabl e. 3. Plug one end of the ca ble into the mobile device, and the other end into the USB port on the back ol the remote controller

.

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3 Prof eulo nal U ser M a nu a l Aircraft Diagram

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113] 1 1 51

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151
{1] GPS {2] Propeller {3 ] Motor [4] Front LED Indicator [5] Landing gear [6] Gimbal and Camera [7] Camera Status Indicator [ 8 ] Aircraft Micro-USB Port [ 9 ] Aircraft Sta
t us

I ndicator [10] lnteDigent Right Banery [11] V is on Positioning Sensors [ 1 2 ] Antennas [13] C a mera Micro-SO Card Slot [14] Camera
M icro-USB Port [15] Link Buttoo {1) Antennas Relay
s aircraft contro

l and v

i deo signal. !21 Mobile Device Holder Securely mounts your mobi
e devi ce to the remote controller_ [3) Control Stick Controls the orientation

a nd movement

of the a ir craft

. [4) Return Home (RTH) Button Pr ess and hold th e bunon to **in~iate** Retum to Home (RTH}(5] Battery Level LEOs Displays the ba

l t ery level of the remote controller (6] Status LED Displays the remote controller's sys

! i!m status

. (7) Power Button Used to tum the remot e controlle

r on and of
j . [8) RTHLED Circular LED around the RTH button display

s RTHstatus (9) Camera Settings Dial Turn the dial to adjust came

r a settings (Only functions when the remot e controller

is connected

to a mobrle device running the DJI GOapp.) (1 0) Playback Button Playback the captured
im a ge s or videos

. (Only functions when the rem ole controller

Is connected

to a mob1

1 e dev1ce running tne OJI GOapp

. ) (11) Shutter Button Press to take
a photo

. If burst mode is selected, the set number

o f photos wi lt be taken with one press

. ( 12) Right Mode Switch Switch between P-mode

, A-mode

, and F-mode

. (13] Video Recording Button Press to start recording video

. Press again to stop recording. (17) C1 Button Customizable through the DJI GO app. (18] C2 Button Customizable through the DJI GO app. (19) Power Port Connect
to the DJI Phantom

3 Charger
to charge the battery of the remo te controller

. PNintom

3 Professional

U •e r M a 'M.I el {14) Gimbal Dial Use this dial to control the til t of the g mbal

. {15) Mircro-USB Port Reserved port

. [16} USB Port Connect
to mob1

l e dev1ce or to a USB port lor finnware upgr a de.Aircraft This section introduces the feature

s of the F li ght Controller

, Vision Po s 1t

i on ng System, and the Intelligent Flight BatteryAircraft **Fll~_ht** Controller The Phantom

3 Professional's ll'ght controller features several Important upgrades, including

a new flrght mode

. Safety mod es 1nclude Failsafe and Return-to-Home

. These features ensure the safe

r erum of your aircraft

if the control signal
is lost

. The flight controller can also save critical flight data from each flight to the oo-board storage device. The new
fl
. ght controller also provides increased stability and a new air braking feature. Flight Mode Three flight mode
s are available

. Tl1e details of each

fl ght mode are found below: P-mode (Posrtiontn

g ) : P-mod
e works be s t when GPS signal
is stroog. There are three different states of P-mode. which will be automatically selected by the Phantom

3 Professional depending
on signal s trength of GPS and Vis •oo **Pos ron**  ng sensors

· P-GPS GPS and Vision Pos

t boning both are ava1 able. The aircraft
is using GPS for positioning

. P-OPTI Vision Position.ng

i s available but the GPS
s1 gnal strength

is not sufficient. The ail'craft
is usng only the Vis ron Positroning System lor posit1onrng P-ATTI Neither GPS nor Visron Pos1

l io nrng 1s available

. Tl1e a1rcraft

i s usrng ooly

i ts barometer for p OS!l100-ng, so ooty al li tude can be stabilized. A-mode (Attitude) GPS and Vis ioo Positioning Syst e m are not used

l or stabiltzat1011

. The a ircraft only uses Its barometer. The a
i rcraft can
**ill** automa

l ically retum to the home pomt
**~** the control signal

i s lost and the Hom e Point was recorded successfully. F-mode (Funct1011)

. ln 1e lligent Orient
a tron Control (IOC) 1S activated

in this mode

. For more information aboutiOC, refer to the IOC sec1ion

n the Appen dix. :lj: Use the Flight Controller mode switch to change the light mode of the aircraft

. r e fer to the

" Flight Mode Switch

" on Page 261or more information

. Tl1e Phantom

3 Professional has Froot LEOs and Aircraft Status Ind ic ators. The positions
of these LEOs are shown
in the figure below:

Aircr aft Star u s lndcat()( The Front LEOs show the orientation

of the aircraft. Tl1e Front LEOs glow solid red when the a cr craft is tumed on to indicate the front (or nose) of th e aircraft

. The Aircraft Status Ind icato

r s comm un1cate the system sta tu s of the flight controller. Refer to the tabl e below lor more information about the Aircraft
S tatus Indicators:

e> 21J
r 5 ru "'"Rio"" Flosctv oo 11Phantom3Profeulon•lUserManualAircraftStatusIndicator___________Normal......Red,GreenandYellowFlashAlternativelyTurningOnandSellDiagnosticTestingandYellowFlashAltemativelyWarmingUp......GreenFlashesSlowly......GreenFlashesTwice......YellowFlashesSlowlyWarning......FastYellowFlashing......SlowRedAashing:®:······FastRedFlashing......RedAashingAlternativelyW-SolidRedSafetoFly(P-modewithGPSandVisionPositioning)SaletoFly(P-modewithVisionbutwithoutGPS)Sale1oFly(A-modebutNoGPSandVis10nPositioning)RemoteController'sSignalLostLowBatteryWamingCriticalBatteryWamingIMUErrorCriticalError······RedandYellowFlashAlternativelyCompassCalibrationRequiredRetum•tcrHome(RT'I:i_LTheReturn-to-Home(RTH)functionbrngstheaircraftbacktothelastrecordedHomePointTherearethreetypesotRTHprocedures:SmartRTH,LowBatteryRTH.andFa1lsateRTH.Thissectiondescribes!hosethreescenariosindetail.GPSHomePointSmartRi[HDescriptionIfastrongGPSsgnalwasacqu1redbeforetakeoff,theHomePointisthelocatootramwhichtheaircraftwaslaunched.TheGPSsignalstrengthisund1catedbytheGPSicon(111).TheaircraftstatusindiCatorwillblinkrapidlywhenthehomepointisrnaJrded.UsetheRTHbuttonontheremotecontroller(referto:flTHbutton·onpaiJe26formorein'ormatoo)ortap theRTHbuttonintheDJIGOappandfollowtheon-screenInstructionswhenGPSisavailabletoinitiateSmartRTH.TheaircraftwillthenautomatcallyretumtothelastrecordedHomePoint.Youmayusetheremotecontroller'scontrolstickstocontrolthea1rcraft'spositiOntoavoidacollisionduringtheSmartRTHprocess.PressandholdtheSmartRTHbuttononcetostarttheprocess,andpresstheSmartRTHbuttonagaintoterminatetheprocedureandregainfullcontroloftheaircraft.12(C):>015OJIAllRogh!$R<IOOtVodPhantom

3 Prof
e
: nl onel U .w! r ManY at l!.ow
• Battery RTH ------ The low baHery level failsafe
is triggered when the DJI Intelligent Aight Banery

i s deple

: ed to a pom

t t ha t may affect the sa f e return of the aircraft. Users are advised
to relum home or land the airc rall •mmedl ate ly when prompted The DJI GO app will displ a y a notice when
a low batt e ry w a mlng JS t rggered The aircraft will automatically return to the Home Point
if no action
is taken
a lt er a ten-second countdown

. The user can cancel the RTH procedt6e
by pressing the RTH button on the remote controller

. The thresholds for these warnings are automatically determined based on the aircraft's current
al lit ude and dstance from the Home Point. The alrcralt will land automatic

a lly if the current baH e ry level can only support
th e air craft long enou
g h to descend from its current altit ude

. The user
c a n s t i ll use the remote controller

t o alter the a rcr aft's orientation **d~ing**

t h e landing process

. The Battery Leve

l Indica

t or is displayed

in the DJ

I GO app, and is described below: Cn tleal Low b attery leve

l SYHICoen

l ba tte ry we mm g(Red

) **leii8~Green)** Ballely l...eYel warning _e_=y

.. .. ,

**·~** P ower

r equrres iJ. t o return hOme Ba ttery ievell nd CSIOI' Ai'aalt Stalus Indicator DJIGOapp Tap "Go-home·

lo have the Fight lnslructions Low battery The ba H ery Aircra
't st atus aircraft

r et urn lo the Home Ay the aircra
ft point and land a l1omaticaUy, back and

l a nd or "CMcee"
to r esu me rormal

i t as soon as fligh
l. 1ft no a ct

i on is taken

, po ss ible, th en the aircr aft wi ll automatically stop the motor
s go home and

l a nd after 10 and replace lhe second
s. Remote controller baHery

. level warning power
is low

. indic at or bl in ks Critical low b ane ry lev el wamng E s tim at ed r e m a ining fl

i ght ti me

Pl ea se land th e RED
s lowly

. aircra ft. The airc ra ft Aircr a f t s ta tus mu st land

i nd icato

r b li nks immed iate ly. RED quickly. Est

i ma
t ed remaining

f lig't N/A based on curren

t b att ery revet

wit sound M alarm

. The DJI GO ap p di splay wi H Allow the ai rc ra ft to flash

r ed and the ai rcraft wi ll descend

a nd land start to descend

. Th e remo te controller wiU sound an alarm. automati cal ly. N/A

N/A ClXl150JI AIIRoghtsRcs<IM>d

**~**Pt..ntom

3 Prof n1 lonal U s& r **nu**

**l** : O : • When Cr itica l b atte ry level w a rning is t rig gered and the a

i rcr aft begi n s to land automat

i cally, you may pu sh lhe thro tt le up wa rd t o mak e lhe airc raft hover a1 its cu r ren
t alt it ud e , g

i ving you an opportun

i ty to na vig ate to a more
a ppropriate landing loca

t ion. • The c o lor e d zon es a nd marke
rs on the battery level

1 ndic a tor bar reflec

t t h e estimated remaining

f li ght

t i me. They are aulomali cal ly adrusted accordrng
to the arrc raft's cu rren

t location and st at u s. Failsafe RliH II the Home Point was suc c essf uRy recorded

a n d lhe compa ss

i s functioning normany, Failsafe RTH will be autom
a t ica lly ac

l iva t ed if the remot e con

t roller
s 1gnal is lost for more th an
t h ree seconds

. The Returnto-Home proc es s may be interrup te d a nd th e operator may rega

i n control of
t he aircraft

i f the remote controller sig nal conneclion

is re-e sta blished

. Failsafe Rlustration 1 Record Home Poi n t Bllnkmg Green

2 Confirmin

g Home Po

i n t **T~rull** • Blirl<ing Green

3 R emot e Controlle

r Signal Lost fir" • Fast B linki ng Y eliaN 4 Signal Lost Lasts

( after 3 sec

. ) **RTH( ~)**  fi1 • Fast Blinking YellaN

Fa st Blinki ng YellaN

Fa st B ll nk 1 ng_YelbN &
• Aircr aft cannot re t urn to the Home Point when GPS signal
is weak

( [ **~.**

**]** d is plays grey) or unav a il able

. • Aircr a ft automa

ti cally desc e nds and lands

II RTH Is triggered when th e aircra
ft flies within
a 20 met ers (65 feel)

r a dius o f t he Home Point. Aircraft will stop ascend

i ng and ii'TYTled
ia tely return to the Home Poin

t

i f you move the throttle stick
**~** the aircraft reaches 20 meters (65 feet) al ti tudes or beyond dur

i ng F ai lsafe

. • The ai rcraft
c a nno

t avoid ob s truction during the Failsafe RTH, therefore,

i t is important

to se t an sui
t able Fail sa fe al ti tude be f ore each fWght. Launch the DJI GO app and en te r
· camera

" and select

" MODE> Advanced Settings> **Fa~safe** mode

" to set the Fa

i l safe ah

i tude

. • User cannot control the aircr a ft white the aircraft
is ascend

i ng to its fa ilsa fe al t i tude

. Howeve

r , u se r ca n pr ess RTH b utto n once to exit ascending and rega

i n control

. Failsafe Safety Notices The a ircraft cannot avoid obstruction during the Fai

l s af e RTH, there

f ore.

i t is

i mportant
to set an suilable Failsafe

al ti tude before

e a c h fl
i gh t Launch t h e DJI GO app arnd enter "Camera• and select "MODE

> Advanc

e d Se tti ngs > Fa il safe mode" to set th e Failsafe alt

i tude

.PIYntom

3 Profession•! User Manual If the aircraft
Is flying under 20 meters (65 feet) and Failsafe (including Smart RTH, Lower Battery RTH

) is triggered, the aircraft will first automatically ascend
to 20 meters (65 feet) from the current altitude. You can only cancel the ascending by exiting the Failsafe. Refer to "RTH Button' on page 26 for more information on how to exit the Failsafe and regain the control of the remote controller

. Aircraft automatically descends and lands

if RTH is triggered when the aircraft flies within
a 20 meters (65 feet) radius of the Home Poinl. Aircraft will stop ascending and 1rrmediately return to the Home Point
**~** you move the throttle stick
if the aircraft reaches 20 meters (65 feet) altitudes or beyond during Failsafe

. Aircraft cannot return to the Home Point when GPS signal
is weak ( [ **~** o1tll
) displays grey) or unavailable. if you move the throllte stick alter the aircraft

r ses above 65 feet {20m) but below the pre-set Failsafe RTH altitude. the aircraft will stop ascending and immediately return to the Home Poinl. The OJI Vision Positioning System uses ultrasound and image data to help the aircraft ma1ntatn
its current position

. With the help of Vision Positionmg, your Phantom

3 Prolessional can hover in place more prec1sety and tty indoors or in other environments where
a GPS signal is not available

. The main components

of the V1sion Positioning System are located on the bonom of your Phantom

3 Profes s: onaf

: they nclude (2] two ultrason

i c sensors and (1] one monocular camera

. Using Vision Positioning

[1 ! ( ?j Vision Positioning

is activated automatically when the Phantom

3 Professional

is turned on

. No further action

is required. Vision PositiOning

is typically used in indoor environment

s . where GPS is unavailable

. Using the sensors that are built into the Vision Positioning system
th e Phantom

3 Professional can hover prec :s ely even without GPS

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15Phentom

3 Professionet User Manual Folow the steps below to use Vision PoSitioning
e 1. Toggle the flight mode switch toP-mode. 2. Place the aircraft on a flat surface. Note th a t the V1sion Positioning sys

: em cannot

, • wori< properly on surfaces without clear pa ttern variations. 3. Tum on the aircraft. The aircraft status ind1 car. or will flash green two times

, which indicates the Vision Positioning system
is ready

. Gently push the throttle up to

l ift oH and the aircraft will hover in place

. &, The performanc

e of your Vision Positioning System

i s affected by the s urf a ce over which

it 1s flying. The ultrasonic sensors may not be able to accurately measure

di s tance
s when operating above sound-absorbing materials

. In add'tion

, the camera may not function correctly

in suboptimal environments. The aifcraft will swi t ch from P-mode
to A -mode automa lica Uy

i f neither GPS nor Vision Positioning System are avaHable

. Opera

: e the aircraft wi th great caution
in the follow

i ng situations: • Aying over monochrome surfaces
(e .g . pure black. pure white. pure red, pure green)

. • Flying over a highly rellective surface

s . • Aying at h ig h speeds( over 8 m/s at 2 meters or over 4 m/s all meter) • Flying over water or transparent surfac es
. • Aying over moving surfaces
or object
s • Aying in an area where the light

i ng changes frequently
or dras

t ically. • Aying over extremely dark (lux< 10} or bright (lux> 100

, 000) surfaces

. • Aying over
s urfaces that can absorb sound wav es (e

. g . thick carpel). • Aying over surfaces without clear patt e rns or texture

. • Aying over surfaces wit! identical repeatilg patterns or textures
(e

. g . ti les wilh the same design). • Flying over inclined surf aces

t ha t will def

l ect soun d wave
s crNa.Y fro m the **a~rcr**

**ft** * • Keep the s e nsors

c lean a t a ll times

. Dirt or o t h e r debr is m a y adver
s e

l y affec

t the e ff ec t ivene ss o f the sensors

. • Vis10n Pos it ion

i n g

I s only eH ect ive when the ai rcr a ft is at a kit ude s of 0.3 to 3 me te rs. • The V IS ion Posi tio n

i ng Sys te m may not function property when

t he ai r cr a ft

i s flying over water. • The Vi s ion Po sition lllQ Syst e m may not be able to recogn

i ze pattern on the ground
in low light condit

i ons

( less th an 100 lux)

. • Do no t use other ult rasonic devices with frequency

o f 40 KHz when Vision Pos
it iomng sys te m is i n opera

t ion

. • Vis1on Po siti onin g Sys te m may no t be able to st a bi li z e the a

i rcraf

t when flying close to the ground (below

0 .5 me te r s ) a t fa s t s peed
s .. 0 Keep the a ni mal s awa y f roolthe aircr aft wh e n Vi s ion Po sit ion

i ng sys tem

i s activa

t ed

. The son ar se nsor em its h ig h fr equ ency sounds th at a r e only a ud ib

l e t o some an im a

l s . Flight Becorder A 1g h t da

! a is au t oma
ti cally recorded

to the internal
st orage of the a1rcr e ft. Th1s

i nclude

s II ght teleme

b ry , aircr a ft s ta t us

i nform
a t ion, and o 1 her par a me te r s . To acce
s s the se data, connect

t he aircraft

r. o the PC

t hrou g h the M1cro-USB pan and la unch

t he DJ

I GO app

.Attaching and Detaching the Propellers __ U s e only DJI approved propel

l er s with your Phan

t om 3 Profe ssi onal. The grey and black nuts on th e propeller

i ndicate whe

r e they shou

l d be attached

a nd

i n w hi c h direc

t ion whey

s hould spin

. To a «a ch
t he propellers properly, match the nu t color w

i lh the motor
a xis color. PropeHetS SUverDot

Black Dot Figure Attach On Motors with a grey ax es

Mo tors with a black axes Legends

fl") Lock

: Tum the propeU ers

i n the indica

t ed dir ection to mount and tighten

. 'b") Unlock

: Tu m t he prope

l lers in the indi cated direction
to loosen and remove

. Attach

i ng the Propellers 1 . Be sure to remove the wam ing s tick e rs from the motOlS befor e atta ch ing the p ropellers

. 2 . Att a ch the propellers with si lver dot s onto the motors wi t h s

i lv e r axes and spin the propellers clockw1

s e t o secure them

i n place

. Attach the propelle
rs with black dot s on to the mo tors with black axes and s pin the prop ell ers count er -c

l ockw is e to secure them in plac e. Be sure to t1 ghlen

e a ch propeller by hand before

f lig ht. &
• E nsu re th e propellers are attached
to the correc

t motor s. Only us

i ng th e propller with the same model

. • Ti g ht e n the propelle

r s with both hands before eac h fligh
t. • Ensur
e th at al
l propellers are

i n good condi

t ion b ef ore e a ch
f lig ht. D O N OT use aged, chipped, or broken prop e lle rs. • Sta nd cl ea r o f th e motors and DO NOT

t ouch the prop ellers wh e n t hey are sp1nning. Detaching the Propellers Hold the mo
t or in p

l ace wi th on e hand, then spin the propeller

in the

i nd icated unlock

d ir ec t ion

. &
• Check

t ha t the prop elle rs and motor
s ar e installed correc

tl y a nd firm ly be f ore ev e ry
I fight. • E nsure that all propellers are in good condition before

e ac h flig h t. DO NOT use age d, chipped, or brok en prope llers. • T o a ..OO injury, S TANO CLEAR
d and DO NOT taJch pro pellers or mo m when they are spinning

. • ON..Y use original DJI prope

l ler s f or a b ette

r a nd safer fli g h t experie nce

.Phantom

3 Prof eu

l on&l U$er Manual DJI Intelligent Flight Battery The DJIInl

e lli g ent Right Battery has a capacity
of 4480 mAh.
a voltage of 15.2 V, and a smart charge/ discharge functiOnality.

It should only be charged us

i ng an appropriate charger that has been approved byDJI. **-~·** •\I• lntelhgeol Aoght Ba n e ry The In te

l li gen

t Flight Battery must be fully charged before using

it lor the firsl

l i me

. Refer to " C harging

l h e Intelli
g ent Fli g hl Batte ry · for more inform at ion

. Be aware tha
t the output power of the supplied Phan

t om 3 Professional charger

is 100W

. DJIIntelligent Right Battery Functions 1. Battery Level Display

: the LED indicators display the current ba tt ery level. 2. Battery Life Display: the LEOs display the current battery power cycle. 3. Auto-Discharging Function To prevent swelling

, the batt e ry automatically discharges

10 below 65% of total power when

il

i s idle for rr10re than len days

. It takes around two days to dischi;trge the battery to 65%

. II is normal to feel moderate heat being emttted from the battery during the d scharge process

. Discharge thresholds can be set in the DJI GO app

. 4 Balanced Ch argi ng: Automatically balances the voltage
of each battery cell when charging

. 5 . Overcharge Protection: Charging automatically stops when lhe battery
is fully ch a rged

. 6 Temperature Detection

: The battery will only charge when the temperature

is between o•c

( 3 2"F) and 40"C (104"F)

. 7 . Ove

r Current Protection

: The battery stop s charging when high amperage (more than 8 A) is de
t ected

. 8 Ove

r Discharge Protection

: To prevent over

- discharge damage, discharg

i ng automatica

l ly s · ops when the ba tte ry voltage reaches 12 V 9 . Short Circu

i t Protection

: AutomabeaHy cuts the power supply when
a short circuit

I s detected 10
. Ba ttery Cell Damage Protection

: The DJI GO app displays

a warn

i ng message when
a damaged ba tt ery cell is detected

. 11 Batt e ry Error H

i story

: Browse the battery error history

i n the DJI GO app. 12 Sleep Mode

: To save power, the ba tte ry e nt ers sleep mtXle alter 20 minutes
of inac
ti vity. 13
. Communication: Information perta

i ning to the battery's voltage

, capacity, curr

e nt. e tc .
i s transmitted

to the a ir craft's main controller. & Refer to Phantom

3 Professional/ Advanced Intelligent Right Battety Saf e ty Guidelines
be f ore u se
. Users take full respon

s ib

i lity
f or a ll operations and usage. Using the Battery **~--~ ~**  ...............

- LE01 **~~:rl~;~**

**LE0** ...._
LED3 rr, ,- ..... '\- LED4 Power Bull011 (BuhHn LED

) ...___ !=;:=-.- :..- Battery Le vel lndlcalo
rsPhantom

3 Profe

u ional
U •tr M 1 nu a l Tumlng ON/OFF Turning On: Press the Power Button once. then press again and hold lor 2 seconds
to turn on

. The Power LED will tum red and the Battery Level Indicators wilt display the current battery level Turning Off: Press the Power Button once. then press again and hold for 2 seconds
to turn oft

. The battery power LED will flash when powering oft the Phantom
to allow automatically stopping of a recording during the event recording wasn't stopped. i!]!J The Battery level Indicators will also show the current battery level during charging and discharging. The ind

i cators are defined below. 0 : LED is on

.
0 : LED is flashing

. 0 : LED is ott. Battery l.evel LED1 LED2 L.ED3 LED4 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

0

0 50%-62.5% D

0

0

0 37.5%-50% 0

0

0

0 25%-37.5% 0

0

0

0 12.5%-25% ll

0

0

0 0%-12.5% 0

0

0

0

-.. 0% Low Temperature Notice: 1. Battery capacity

is sigrificantly reduced when flying in low temperature(< O"C) environment

s . 2 . It is not recommeoded that the battery be used in extremely low temperature(< -10"C) enwonments

. Battery voltage should reach the appropr

i ate level when operating enwonmem

wi

' h t emperatures between -10°C and s•c

. 3. End the IUght as soon as the OJI GO app displays the "low Battery Level Warning

" n low temperature environments. 4. Keep the battery indoors to warm

it before flying In low temperature enwonmen

' s. 5. To ensure optimal performance

of the battery, keep the battery temperature above 20"C 6. The charger will stop charging the battery

Jf the battery cell's temperature

is not W f: h n the operating range (O"C

- 40"C

) . .&:, In cold environments, insen the battery into the battery companmem and allow the alrcr ah
f or approximately
t-2 minutes
to warm up before taking oft. Checking the Battery Level The Battery Level Indicators display how much power remains

. When the battery

i Jo turned oft

, pr ess the Power Button once

. The Battery L..evellndicatoo;
will light up to display the current battery level

. See below for **deta**Battery life Ba tt ery

l ile ref ers to how m a ny ll'£lr e times the battery can be discharged and

r echarged befor e it mus

t be replaced

. Wh e n the b a tt e ry

i s tumed off. press and hold the Power Bu tto n tor 5 second

s to ch eck the batt e ry li fe. The Ba ttery Level Indicators will light up and/or bl

i nk for two seconds

. as shown below Battery Ufe LED1 LED2 LED3 LE04 Battery Ule 0

0

0

0 90%-100% 0

D

0
n 80%-90% 0

0

D

0 70%-80% 0

0
n

0 60%-70% 0

0

0

0 50%-60% 0

0

0

0 40%-50% 0

0

0

0

30 % -40% 0

0

0

0 20%-30% 0

0

0

0 below20% & When

b atte ry life re a ch es 0%,
it can no longer be used

. EEl For nne inlormation **~the** battery

, laulch the OJI GO app and d1eck the in formaliln lhat is list ed u n der the battery tab. Chlwging 1he Intelligent Flight Battery 1 . Connec

t the Battery Charger
to a power source

( 1()()-240
V 50160 Hz). 2 . Open th e Protection Cap and connect the lnteJJigent Flight Battery to the Battery Charge

r . II the battery level

i s a bove 95%, tum on the battery before charging. 3 . Th e B att ery Level Indicator wiM display lhe cooent battery level as i1 is charg

i ng

. 4 . The

I n tel ligent A

i ght Battery
is fully charged when the Battery Level Indicators are aM off. 5. Air-cool the Intelligent Right Battery after each flight. Allow its temperature

to drop

t o room temperature befor e st oring

it for an extended period. &
• W e do not recommend charging the lnteUigent Right Battery and remole controller

w ith the stan dard charger al the same time, otherwise the charger may overhea

t. • Always tum off the battery before inserting

it or removing

it from the Phantom

3 Pro fe ssi onal. N e ver insert or remove

a battery when

it is tumed on

. Powe<Outlal Intel

li gent Flrght Banery
Charger 20 O:>Or50J

I . AlflooN all< '"""""'Phantom3ProfenlonelUserManualBatteryLevellndicatoraWhileChargingLED1LED2LED3LED4Batteryleveln0000%-25%nD0025%-50%!lDD050%-75%DDDD75%-100%000DFullyChargedBatteryProtectionLEDDisplayThetablebelowshowsbatteryproJectionmechanismsandcorrespondingLEDpatterns.BatteryLevellndicatorawhileChargingLED1LED2LEOOLED4BlinkingPatternBatteryProtectionItem0I)D0LED2blinkstwicepersecondOvercurrentdetected0nD0LED2blinksthreetimespersecondShortcircuitdetected00D0LED3blinkstwicepersecondOverchargedetected00D0LED3blinksthreetimespersecondOver-voltagechargerdetected000{ILED4blinkstwicepersecondChargingtemperatureistoolow0D0nLED4blinksthreetimespersecondChargingtemperatureistoohighAftertheseissuesareresolved,pressthePowerButtontotumofftheBatteryLevelIndicator.UnplugtheIntelligentRightBatleryfromthechargerandplugitbackintoresumecharg1ng.Notethatyoudonotneedtounplugandpluginthechargerintheeventofaroomtemperatureerror;thechargerwillresumechargingwhenthetemperatureiswithintheallowablerange.,&OJIdoesnottakeanyresponsibilityfordamagecausedbythird-partychargers.:(.tHowtodiSchargeyourIntelligentRightBanery:Slow:PlacetheIntelligentRightBatteryintothePhantom3Professional'sBatteryCompartmentandturniton.Leaveitonuntilthereis lessthan8%ofpowerleft,oruntilthebatterycannolongerbetumedon.LaunchtheDJIGOapptocheckbatterylevels.Rapid:AythePhantom3ProfessionaloutdoorsuntilthereislessthanB%ofpowerleft,oruntilthebatterycannolongerbeturnedon.02015OJI.AllRtgh!sR.,..,.,oo21Remote Controller This section describes the features of the remote controller and

i ncludes instructions
for controlling the aircraft and the camera.RemoteControllerRemoteControllerProfileThePhantom3Professionalremotecontrollerisamutti-funct1onwirelesscommunicatondevicethatintegratesthevideodownlinksystemandaircraftremotecontrolsystem.Thevideodownlinkandaircraftremotecontrolsystemoperateat2.4GHz.Theremotecontrollerfeaturesanumberofcameracontrolfunctions,suchastakingandpreviewingphotosandvideos,aswellascontrollinggimbalmotion.Theremotecontrollerispoweredbya28rechargeablebattery.Thebatterylevel·displayedviaLEDindicatorsonthefrontpaneloftheremotecontroller.[!]!)•ComplianceVersion:TheremotecontrolleriscompliantwithbothCEandFCCregulations.•OperatingMode:ControlcanbesettoMode1orMode2,ortoacustommode.•Mode1:Therightstickservesasthethrottle.•Mode2:Theleftstickservesasthethrottle.&Topreventtransmissioninterference.donotoperatemorethanthreeaircrattsinthesamearea.TurningtheRemoteControllerOnandOffThePhantom3Professionalremotecontrollerispoweredbya2Srechargeablebatterythathasacapacityof6000mAh.Thebatterylevel1sindicatedviatheBatteryLevelLEOsonthefrontpanel.Followthestepsbelowtotumonyourremotecontroller·1.Whentheremotecontrolleristurnedoff.pressthePowerButtononce.TheLevelLEOswilldisplaythecurrentbatterylevel.2.PressandholdthePowerButtontotumontheremotecontroller.3.Theremotecontrollerwillbeepwhenitisturnedon.TheStatusLEDwrapidlyblinkgreen,indicatingthattheremotecontrollerislinkingtotheaircraft.TheStatusLEOswdlglowsolidgreenwhenlinkingiScomplete.4.RepeatStep2totumofftheremotecontroller.ChargingtheRemoteControllerChargetheremotecontrollerusingtheincludedcharger.Refertothefigureonnextpagebelowlormoredetails.2015DJI.AllRoghlsRosotVod23:tl11)32.<I>003.Q_!fPowerButtonControllingtheCameraShootvideos/pictures.v1ewrecordedimages,andadjustcamerasettingsviatheShutterButton,CameraSettingsDial,PlaybackButton,andVideoRecordingButtonontheremotecontroller.[11CameraSetlingsDialTumthedialtoadjustcamerasettingssuchasISO,shutterspeed,andaperturewithoutle!ttnggooftheremotecontroller.1'1.1ovethedialtoleftorrighttoscrollthroughpicturesandv1deosinplaybackmode.Pressdownonthedialtotogglebetweenthesesettings.[2]PlaybackButtonPress!Oview•magesandvideoshavealreadybeencaptured.[31ShutterButtonPresstotakeaphoto.Ifburstmodeisacbvated,multiplephotoswIIbetakenwithasinglepress.[4]VideoRecedingButtonPressoncetostartrecordingvideo,thenpressagaintostoprecording.[51GimbalDialUsethisdialtocontroltheWIofthegimbal.ControllingAircraftThissectionexplainshowtocontroltheorientationoftheaircraftthroughtheremotecontroller.TheRemoteControlisset toMode2bydefc;ull.24C;>0"'[).JIAllRoghlsRooOtvo<lPlwontom

3 Profeulon•l User Manual **~** Stick Neutral/Mid-Point: Control sticks are in the center position. Moving the Control Slick

: The control stick is pushed away from the center positiOn. Remole Controller (Mode2) Aircraft ( •Indicates Nose Direction) Remarks Mov

i ng the left stick up and down changes
th e a

i rcraft's elevation. Push the stick up to ascend and down to descend

. When both st

i cks are cen

t ered, the Phantom

3 Prolessiona

l will hover in place

. The more the stick is pushed away from the cen

t er position

. the laster the Phantom

3 Professional

w ill change elevation

. Always push th e stick gen

t ly t o prevent sudden and unexpected eleva

ti on changes

. Moving the left stick to the left or
r i ght controls
th e rudder and rotation
of the aircraft. Push the sick left to rotate the aircraft counterclockwise, push the stick right to rotate the aircraft clockwise

. If the stick is centered, the Phantom

3 Professional will maintain its current orientation

. The more the stick is pushed away from the center position, the faster the Phantom

3 Professional
will rotate

. Moving the right st

i ck up and down changes the a

i rcraft

' s forward and backward

p

i tch

. Push the stick up to fly forward and down to fly backward

. Phantom

3 Pro

f e s s
i onal will hover

i n place

if the stick is centered

. Push the stick further rfflay from the center position

f or a larger pitch angle {maxirrum 30') and faster flight Moving the right stick control left and right changes the aircraft's left and right pitch

. Push left to fly left and right lo fly

r i ght. The Phantom

3 Professional
will hover in place

if the stick is centered. Gimbal Dial

: Tum lhe dial to the right, and the camera will shill to point upwards

. Tum the dial to the left

, and the camera will shift to point downwards

. The camera will remain
in its current position when dial is stat

i c . 0 2015 DJI AI Ro!Jht• RO$C)IV0CI
25:D (t) 3 2 II) 0 **~** 2. Phantom

3 Professional User Menual Adjusting Contro lle r Sticks Hold and twist the controller sticks clockwise
or counter clockwise

to adjust the length of the controller sticks.
A proper length of controll

e r slicks can improve the controlling accuracy. Flight Mode Switch Togg le the switch to select the des ired flight mode. You may choose between

; P·mode, F·mode and A· mode. Position Agure Flight Mode Position

1 &, F·mode Position2 ® A-mode PositionS **~** P-mode Position1
@ Position

2 & **Position3 ~**  !f P-mode (Posi

t ioning)

: P·mode works best when the GPS signal is s t rong

. Ther e are three
d

i llerent versions
of P;node

, which will be automat ically selected by the Phantom

3 Prolessooa

l depending
on GPS signal strength and the Vision Posit ioning sellS()(s: P·GPS

: GPS and ViSion Positioning both are available; the aircraft

i s u s ing GPS lor positioning

. P..QPTI

: Vision Positioning

is available but a sufficient GPS
s ignal is no l available. Aircraft
is using only Vi sion Positioning lor position holding

. P·A TTl

: Neither GPS nor V ision Positioning

is available, the ai'cralt
IS using only its barometer for positioning,
so only altitude
is maintained

. A-mode (Attitude): GPS and Vision Positioning System are not used for stabilization. The aircraft

u ses only its barom
e t e r to sta bilize

. The aircraft can automati ca lly retum to the Horne Point

if remote controller signal
is lost and the Home Point was recorded success fully

. F-mode (Function)

: Intelligent Orientation Control (fOC) is activated

in this mode

. For more infonnation about IOC. refer to the IOC section
in the Appendix

. By default, the Right Mode Switch is locked to P-rrode. To unlock other !fight modes, launch the DJI GO app,
e nt er the "Camera" page. and tap "Mode", then activate

" Multiple Right Mode

" . RTH Sulton Pre ss and hold the ATH bunon to start the R etu m-to-Home (ATH) procedu'e. The LED ring around the ATH Button wi ll **~nk** white to indicate that the aircraft

is entering RTH mode. The aircraft will then return to the last recorded Home Point. Press th is button again to cancel the ATH procedure and rega111 control of the aircraft.Phantom

3 Profenlonel User Manu

a l Connecbng Your Mobile Device nit the mobtle devtce hold er 10 1he desired posi1ion. Press lhe button oo the side of 1he mobile dev ice holder 1o release the clamp, and lhen place your mobile device in1o the cradle. Adjust lhe clamp dC7M11o secure
lh e mob

i le deVIce To oonnect your mobile devi ce 1o ltle remote cootroller using
a USB cable plug one end ol 1he cable inlo your mobile device and 1h e other end into the USB port on ltle back ollhe remote cootroller

. Optimal Transmission Range The

l ransmission signal between lhe aircraft and lh e remote controller

is most reliable wiltlin the area 1ha t ts depicled

in the image below

: strong week Ensure that the aircraft
is flying within the opumal transmi SSi on zone. To achieve lhe bes

t transmissiOn performance, maintatn 1he appropriate rela b onshtp between the operator and the a

i rcraft

. Rempte **Controll~r** Status llED ------ The Status LED reflects the streng1h
of the conneclion between the remote controller and the airc rah

. The RTH LED indicates 1he Retum-1o-Home status of the aircraft. The table below contans more information aboul these indica1ors. SlatusLEO

C 2015 rut AI Rogtus Ac.«vu<J
27Phantom3Prof•nlonelUserManualStatusLEDAlarmRemoteControllerStatusRedJChimeTheremotecontrollerisdisconnectedfromtheaircralt{,Q;r:-SolidGreenJChimeTheremotecontrollerisconnectedtotheaircraft...·...SlowBlinkingRedD-D-0......Remotecontrollererror...RedandGreen/RedandNoneHDdownlinkisdisrupted.YellowAlternateBlinksRTHl£0SoundRemoteControllerStatus:1f-SolidWhite!Ch1meAircraf1JSreturn1nghome.SendingReturn-to-Homecommandtotheaircraft.3:fiJf:......BlinkingWhiteo...Return-to-Homeprocedure1nprogress.:i'f!;:......BlinkingWhite00......0g&TheRemoteStatusIndicatorwillblinkredandsoundanalert,whenthebattetYleveliscriticallylow.Theremotecontrollerislinkedtoyouraircraf1beloredelivery.Linkingisonlyrequiredwhenusinganewremotecontrollerlorthefirsttime.Followthesestepstolinkanewremotecontroller:1.Turnontheremotecontrollerandconnecttothemobiledevice.LaunchtheDJIGOapp.2.TumontheIntelligentFlightBattery.3.Enter"Camera"andtapon.1tllandthentap"LinkingRC"buttonasshownbelow.RCCalibralion>SliCkMode>Detouhmode•Mod•2,changano&tidemodelallflf'lthtYtlr/owcraftiacontrolledDonoCcha.noeun'eaw•thyourraewmodee221Q2015OJIAllRooorvO<IcancalMllto._,C1bl'ldC2butlonaonUtibockoi""'RC4.TheremotecontrollerIsreadytolinkTheRemoteControllerStatuslndtcatorblinksblueandabeepisemitted.RCCelibrallonSlic:kModctOotouhDono!C1IlbekmodeNotD>>-nglorM:tanrrequoncy.hmooutIns.tMCOnd1howrcrohitcantrcNedPreu!:hellnk1ngbi.JtlononthotltCial'ltohokt'-r.-notecontrollerCancelDefinedIYoucancuataTIZttthoC1ondC2buttonillonlhobockdtlloRC5.Locatethelinkingbuttononthesideoftheaircraft,asshowninthefigurebelow.Pressthelinkbuttontostartlinking.TheRemoteControllerStatusIndicatorLEDwilldisplayasolidgreenoncetheremotecontrollertSsuccessfullylinkedtotheaircraft.•Theremotecontrollerwillun-linkfromanaircraftifa new remotecontrollerislinkedtothesameaircraftTheremotecontrolleriscompliantwithbothCEandFCCreqwrements.C2015Oo.ilAllR'flhl$ROOO<vodfiCamera and Gimbal Th

i s section provides the technical specifications

of the camera and explains the gimbal's operation modes

.Camera and Gimbal Camera Profile The on-board camera uses the 1/2.3 inch CMOS sensor to capture video (up to 4096x2160p

at 24fps or 4K at up to 30fps with th e Phantom

3 Professional) and 12 megapixef stills You may choose
to record the video in either MOV or MP4 fonnat. Available picture shooting modes IIlCiude burst

, continuous

, a nd t i l'l'le-lapse mode A live preview
of what the camera sees can be monitored on the connected mobile devi ce via the OJI GO app

. Camera Micro-SO Card Slot To store your photos and videos

, insert the Micro-SO card Into the slot, as shown below

, before turn ing on the Phantom

3 Professional. The Phantom

3 Profess

i onal comes wi th a 16GB M ic ro-SO card and suppor1s

M icro- SO cards up to 64 GB

. A UHS-1 Micro-SO card is recommended due to their last read and write speeds allowing you to save high-resolution video data. 0 Do not remove
th e Micro-SO

c a rd f rom the Phantom

3 Prof ess io n al wh e n it

i s turned on

. Camera Data Port Tum
o n the Ph a n t om 3 Profess
io nal and connec

t a USB cable to he Camera Data Port to download pho

t os and video s t o your computer

.

.. ... _ _......._

.. ... .. _ _____

- **--~-:** ::: ·'"=··

.. - & The aircr a ft mu st be turned on before

a tt e mpt

i ng to ac cess the m es on the Micro-SO card. **~ ?01~**  DJI

. All R'l)hls Roo""'od
31Phentom

3 Profenlonel User Manual Camera Operation Use the Shuner and VIdeo Record ing buttons on the remote controller
to shoot th e images or videos through the DJI GO app. For mor e information about how to use these
b uno ns
, reler

t o "C o nt ro lli n g th e Camera Page 24". Camera LED Indicator Camera LED Indicator lights up after the flight banery
is powered on. II provides

i n
l orrna

1 10n on
t he working status of the camera

. Camera LED lndlcalor $.:Gree

n Fast Blink {0.2s off. 0.1son) $Green Blink Once {0.5s off. 0.4s on) :@.:Green Blink
3 Times {0

. 3s ott. 0

. 1s on) :ftJ1: Slow Red Blink

{ 1.6s on, O.Bs off ) ·'@:Fast Red Blink {O.Ss off
. 0.2s on ) fi!.!:t/JJ: Double Red Blink (0

. 1s on

. 0

. 1s off

. 0

. 1s on, 0
. 1s off) ·;®So

l i d Red **~@Green** and Red Blink {O.Bs green on, O
. Bs red on) Gimbal

Camera slaiUS System
is warming up. Taking

a single

p ic ture

. T akilg
3 or 5 photos per shot. Recording

. SO card error

. Overheated Camera System error. Firmware Upgrad

i ng **--------------------------------------------------~** Gimbal Profile The 3-axis gimbal

p rovides

a steady

p latform for the anached came ra, allow 1ng you to capture clear

, stable Images and video. The gimbal can lilt the camera with

i n a 120' range

. Use

t he gimbal

d ia
l on me remote controller
to control the tH t movement olthe camera

.Phantom

3 Profenlonal Use
r Manua

l Gimbal Operation Modes Two
g

i mb a l operation mode
s are available

. Swilch between the d

i fferent operation mod es o n t he came

r a se ttings page of the DJ

I GO a pp

. Note th a t your mobile device m us t be connected

to the remote controller for chang es to take effect.
R e fer to the table below for deta

i ls : Follow Mode The angle between gimbal's orientation and aircr a ft's no se
r ema in s con s t ant at all time s . FPVMode The gimbal will synchronize with the movement
of the aircraft to provi de a fi rst -per so n perspec

ti ve flying experienc

e . ,&

• A gimbal motor error m a y oc c ur in these situations: (1) the aircraft
is p

l aced on un eve n ground o r the gimbal's mo
t ion is obstructed
(2} the g

i mbal has been

s ub

j ec t ed to an e x cessive external force, such as a coll isi on. Please take off from flat, open ground and pro tec t t h e g

i mbal a t a ll times

. • Flying

i n heavy fog or cloud
s may make the gimbal wet, leading to temporary

fa

i l u r e. Th e g imbal will recov er f ull func tio nality after
it dri e s. Anti-Drop Kit The anti-drop
kit h e lps keep the g imbal and camera connected

to th e aircraft

. Two pins have been mounted
pr ior to s h

i pp

i n g. If n ew or add

i tional pins are requ

i red

, see the d ia gram be

l ow

. Press Part (1) through the hole of the vibra

t ion a b sorber and

i n to the c e n te r hol e of

**rt ~** 

, then lock the m **ogether** as shown @

. Mount

i ng the ant

i -drop kit p ins d ia gon a lly f rom e ach o th er is rec o mmended 020150J1 AIIRogn1sRoservod

33DJI GO app Thi s section introduces the

l our ma

i n functions
of the DJI GO app. 54 O:i'OtSOJi AUAI!JtiiiAowrvodDJI GO app The OJI GO app is a mobile application **dest~** specifically
kJ( the Phantom

3 Professional. Use th1s app to co ntrol the gimbal, camera. and other
a craft lunc tr ()Os

, The app alsO

f eatures Map, Academy, and U se r Center, which are us ed for configuring your aircraft and S har l'l g your photos and videos with others

.
I t is recommended that you use a table

t fQ( the b esl experience

. **·~**

...

... . a'

...

(f) Conrwa'fO'IIWf:l
lf\.

, ........ **~ ~-**  **~ ~~** 

**·**

PH A NTOM

3 JIAOFESSIONA

L .......... 1,1.--'CI __ .,._...,_,_...,. X

. 9

_ 0 _

A Camera The Camera page conta1ns

a live HD video feed from the Phantom

3 Professional's camera You can also configure various camera parameters from the Camera page. {18] (17) [16[ (15) [ 14)

**~** 1 0 ( (12)Phantom

3 Profu

s ion•! U w r M a nu a l 11 I Flight Mode The

t e xt next to thi s icon indi ca t es the c u rrent fli gh t mode

. T ap to configure lhe MC (Main Conr

r olle

r ) Se tt

i ngs

. The s e se tt ings allow you to modify flight limits and set the ga

i n values

. :fJ: Th e ai r c raft is set lo
" Beg

i m e r Mode

" by de fa ul t The aircr a ft cannollly 30 me ters (9 8 f ee t) high er and beyond !he recorded Home Poinl IM'lde

r be g inner mode

. Disable this m ode in lhe MODE sett ing p age. (2) GPS Signal Strength **~** ,1111

: This icon shows

l n e current streng

1 h of GPS
s i<yl als. Green bars indicate adequate GPS strength

. (3) JOC Settings **~** CL

; Thi s icon d is plays th e IOC se tting when the aircraft has entered F-mode. Tap to view the IOC settings menu and select the de si red IOC selling

. (4) System Status L-•ti P'Sl ): This icon

i ndicates the cu r rent atrcralt system status and GPS s.gnal strength

. (5] Battery Level Indicator -

• : The battery level indic at or prov

i de s a dynamic

d splay of the battery lev e l. The colored zone s on the ba tt ery level indicator repre
s ent the powe

r levels needed
to ca rry out dt 't e rent **f~n:too**
**s.** (6) Remote Controler Signal j" o1lll

: This icon shows the strength
of remote cont10ller's signal

. [7J HD Video l.Jnk Signal Strength **~11111**

: This icon shows the strength
of the HD video down

li nk comection between the aircraft Md the remote controller (8] Battery Level lfA 1 00%

: This icon shows the current ba oo ry level. Tap to view

t he ba lt ery

l nformatoo menu

, set the various ba lt ery wamng thr es holds

, and VJew the battery warning

h is

: ory. [91 General Settings ; ::

: Tap this icon

t o view the General Se 1t ings page. F10m th

i s p a ge

, you can set flight parameters

.. reset the camera, enable the qock
v · ew

f e ature

, adj USl the g

i mbal roll value, and toggle

t he flight route display

. [10) Camera Operation Bar Shutter and Record ng Settings 9

: Tap to enter
v a mus came

r a value se ttings

, in c luding col o r space lor 1ne recording

, resolutoo ol the videos

, ma g e SI Ze and so on

.Phaontom

3 Professional User Monual Shulter e: Tap this button to take a s1ngle photo Press and hold th1s bunon to select

s

i ngle shot

, tnple shot or time-lapsed shooting modes

. Record

: Tap once to start recording video. then tap again to s t op recording You can also press the Video Recording Bunon on the remote controller, which has

t he same functiOnality Playback [E)

: Tap to enter the playback page

. You can prev1ew photos and videos as soon as they are captured. Camera Sellings :!8: : Tap to set ISO, shutter and auto exposure values of the camera

. (11( Map Display the flight path of the current flight. Tap to switch Iran lhe Camera GUI to the Map GUI.

g (121 Vision Positioning 1 .. : The distance
of the aircraft from the Home Point. When the aircraft
is near the ground, this 1con will change
to **~** to d is play the height the V

i s
i on Position System's sensors from the ground

. [t3
] Aight Telemetry

H: 39M "-.a \'-2

. 3ws

D : 210M The Vision Positioning Status icon is highlighted when the Vision Positioning

is in opera tiO n Right attitude

is indicated by
t he flight attitude Icon

. ( 1) The red arrow shows which direction the air c raft is fac1ng. (2) Light blue and dark blue areas indicate pitch

. (3) The angle of the boundary between the tight blue and dark blue areas

i ndicates the roll angle

. [14] Dynamic Home Point f : Pre ss th 1s button to enable the dynamc home point feature the home point then will be reset to posit

i on ol the mobi le device

. [15] Retum to Home (RTH) c£

: Initiate Rl'H home procedure

. Tap to have the aircra
't return to the last recorded home point. C21l150JI AIIRogN•Rosorvod

37 :!! **~** )> "0 "00 = "'0 **~** > 'C 'C PN!ntom

3 Professional

U 1 er Manu

! l (16] Auto Takeoff/Landing **~I~**

: Tap Ia initiale auto takeoff or

l and

i ng

. [17] Uve s tream (:)

· Liveslre

a m icon ind ica
t es !he currenl video

f eed is broadc

a sting hve on You Tube. Be sure the mob

il e data service

1 S ava1labl

e on th e mob le device (18) Back 6

· Tap to return to the ma1n GU I. Director D ir ec t or

i s an automatic video editor built

i nto the OJI GO app

. Alt er recording several video clips. simply l a p

· Director" from he app's home scr een

. You c a n then se lect a t empla te and a spec

i f i ed number ol c li ps, wh1ch are automat

1 cally comb

i ned

1 0 cre at e a short

l it m th at can be shared 1mmediately

. T a p "Store

· to viSit the official OJI Online Store to see

t he la t est inform at ion about DJI products and easily buy new prrxlucts. Discovery Sync pi ct ure s and VIdeos

! o op.x mobile device

, view

fl ig ht log s, a nd check your OJI account statu s

I n 'Discovery

' . Use op.x reg B red DJI account to log in to 'D

i sc ov e ry'
.FlightThissectiondescribessafefhghlpracticesandflightrestrictions.201$DJIAllRlf]h1sRoservod,!9Flight Once pre-flight preparation

is compl
e te , it is r ec ommend

e d that you use the flight simulator
in the OJI GO app to hone your flight skills and practic
e flying safely. Ensure that all flights are carr

i ed out in a n op e n area. Fllght

1 Envlronment
Re ulrements 1 . Do not use the aircralt in severe weather oon d it ions

. These include wind speeds e><ceed

i ng 10 m/ s • snow

, rain and log

. 2. Only fly

i n open areas

. Tall structures and larg e metal structures may affect the ac c u r acy of th e onboard compass and GPS system

. 3 . A void obstacles, crowds, high voltage power Iiles

, trees

, and bodtes ol water

. 4 . M

i nmze nterference
by avoiding are a s with h!Q h levels ol electromagnetism, ncluding base station

s and radio transmission

t owers

. 5 . Aircraft and battery pe rformanc

e is subject

t o environmental factor
s su c h as air dens

i ty and temperature.Be very careful when

f lyi ng at a lti tud e s gr e ater than 19, 685feet (6000 met e rs) above sea !! level

, as the perlonnance

of the banery and a

i r c ralt may be affected. **~**
6 . The Phantom

3 Professional cannot operat
e with

i n the polar areas

. **Fl~ht** Umits and No-Fly Zones All unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators should abide by all regulations set forth by government and regulatmy agencies Including the ICAO and the FAA. For safety reasons, flights are limited by default

, wh1ch helps users operate this product safely and legally

. Aightlimitatoos include he1ghtlimits,

d

i stance limits, and No-Fly Zones

. When operating

in P-mode, height

l imits

, distance

l i mits, and No-Fly Zones function concurrently

to manage flight safety

. In A - mode

, only he

i ght

li m 1 ts are in effect

, wh1ch by default prevent
th e ai rcraft altitude

f rom e x ceeding 1640 fee
t (500 m)

. Maximum fligtlt altitude & Radius Umits Maximum

fl

i ght altitude and ratius Nmits may be changed

in the DJI GO app

. Be aware tha
t the maxirum f li ght altitude camot exceed 1640 feet (500 meters)

. In accordance with

t hese senmgs, your Phantom

3 P r ofessional will fly in a restr ict ed cy li nder

, a s shown below: Ma:<1mum

A1 g h t Al tot ude MaxRadous Home Point **-""~ :::::=7**  **~** ot **•era~** wtooa n twnedonPt..ntom

3 Profeulonal

**er** Manual GPS Signal Slrong **~**
• •• • •• Bllnldng Green **Maxim..~m** Aight AlliiUde Max Radius AightUmits Aircraft's **a~itude** cannot exceed the specified value. Right distance must be within the max radius

.

DJI GOapp Warning: Height limit reached. Warning: Distance limit reached

. GPS Signal **Weald.~··**

.. •• Blinking Yellow RightUmits DJJGOapp Maximum Aight AltiiUde Max Radius Height is restricted
to 400 feet. (120m) and under

. No limits Waming

: Height limit reached

. Aircraft Status Indicator None. Rapid red flashing
® ...... when close to the max radius limit. Aircraft StaiUs Indicator None. • If you fly out of the limit. you can still control the Phantom

3, but cannot liy

I t any father.

If the & Phantom

3 !lies out of the max radius
in Ready to Ay (no11-GPS) mode,

it w

i ll lly back within range automatically. • If the Phantom

3 flies out of the max radius In Ready to Ay (non-GPS) mode.

•t will fly back within range automatically

. No-AyZones All No-Ay Zones are **~sted** on the DJI official website
at http

: //flysafe

. djl

. com/no-liy

. No-Fly Zones are divided into Airports and Restricted Areas

. AirportS include major airports and flying fields where manned aircraft operate at low altiiUdes

. Restricted Areas

i nclude border

li nes between countries
or sensitive **inst~ute.** The details of the No-Ay Zones are explained
as follow

: Airport (1) A

i rport No-Ay Zone are comprised

of Take-oft Restricted zones and Res bt cted Altitude Zones. Each zone features circles of various sizes

. (2) R1 miles (value of the R1 depends on the size and shape of the airport) around the airport
is a Takeoft restricted zone. inside of which take oft is prevented. (3) From Rl mile to Rl + 1 mile around the airport the flight altitude
is limited to a 1 5 degree inclination. Starting
at 65 feet (20 meters) from the edge of airport and radiating outward. The flight altitude

Is limited to 1640 teet (500 meters)
at R1+1 mile (4) When the aircraft enters within 320 feet (100 meters)
of No-Ay Zones,

a warning message will appear on the DJI GO app

.Phentom3Prof•ulonalUserManujlAirportR1-+1e•IINo-tly...,.RoRtcWd-llbluclo<I<QIII"""'mnoRestrictedArea::!l{1)RestrictedAreasdoesnothaveflightaltituderestrictions.10';?:{2)RmilesaroundthedesignatedrestrictionareaisaTake-oHRestrictedarea.Aircraftcannottakeoffwithinthiszone.ThevalueofRvariesbasedonthedefinitionoftherestrictedareas.{3)A"warningzone"hasbeensetaroundtheRestrictedArea.Whentheaircraftapproacheswithin0.062miles(100m)ofthiszone,awarningmessagewillappearontheDJIGOapp42Ci2015DJIAllRoghl>A<notvoaPh.ntom

3 Profeuional

**er** Manual GPS Signal SI!Ong
.a ... · ·· · Blinking Green

Airaalt Zone
Re s 1 r ic tior1

DJ

I G O app Promp

t Status Indicator Motors will not start.

W arning

: You are in a Ne-lly zone Take off prohibi ted

. No-fly Zone

If the aircraft enters the • restricted area in A-mode, but is Warnmg: You are in a no-fly zone. switched toP-mode, the aircraft will automatically descend

, land

, Automatic land1ng has begun

. and stop its motors

.
R1: Warning: You are in a

A! ...... If the aircraft ent e rs the restricted restricted zone. Descending

to Red flash

i ng Restrictedarea in A-mode

. but is switched safe allitude

. altitude fhght
to P-mode

, it WIR descend
to an R2

: Warning

. You are in a zone appropriate altitude and hover restr1cted zone Maxm11.m

f ngh
t :

altitude

i s restncted

to between 151eet below the allitude limit. 20m and 500m. Ay cautiously

. Warning zone No flight restriction appli es, but Warn ing

: You are approaching

a there will be a warning

. restricted zone

. Fly cautiously

. Free zone No restnctions.

None

None

. [!ill Semi-automatic descent

· All s tick commands are available

e xcep

t the throttle slck command during the descent and landing process. Mot ors will stop automatically after landing. &
• When flying In a safety zone, the a1rcraft's status indicator will blink red rapidly and continue for 3 seconds. then switch to indicate current flying status and continue for 5 seconds

a t which point
it wi U switch back to blinkng red

. • For safety reasons, please do not fly close to airports, highways, railway statoos, railway line s , city centers

, or othe

r sensitive areas. Ay the **a~rcraft** only with

i n your line of s

i ghtPreflight 0heckllst 1 . R e mot e contro ller, Intelligent Righ

l Ba lt ery, and mobile devcce are fully charged 2. Propell

e r s a re mounted correctly and firmly

. 3 . Micro-SO ca rd has been

I n se rted

,
i f nece ssary

. 4 . Gimbal
is functioning nonnaJiy

. 5 . Motors can st a rt and are func

t ioning normally 6. The DJI GO app

i s succ ess fully **connec ed**  to the aircr a fl Callbratrng the Compass IMPORTANT

: AJw a y s calibr ate the compa ss In every new fli g h t loc a tion. The compass

is very sensi

t ive to electromagnet

ic c nter1erence

, which

c a n produ ce abnormal compa ss d a ta and lead to poor flight performance

or fli g ht fCliiUTe. Regular cal ib r a tion is required for optimal performance

. 0
• Do n ot calibrate your compa ss wher e there

I s any po ssi bil

i ty o f st rong magne

t ic interference. "$ Source

s o f potent ia
l in t erference include magnetite

, parking

s tru c tur es, and subterranean ;:!: met a l s t ruc
t ures • Do not c a rry ferromagne

ti c ma
t er

i al s w

i th you duri ng ca li bra
t K>n such as keys or cellular phone

s . • Do no t cal

i brate in direct prox

i mity to

l a rge m e tal objec ts. • DO NOT cali brat e in doo rs . Calibration Procedures Choose an open area to carry out the following procedures. 1 . Ensure that the compass

i s cal

i brated.

If you did not cal

i brate the compass as part of you

r pre-fl

i ght preparations.

or i f you have moved to a new location since the last cabation

, tap the Ai r craft Status Bar in the app and select "Calibrate·. then foiiCJIN the on-screen Inst ructi ons

. 2. Hold the aircraft horizontally and rotate 360 degrees. The Aircraft Status lndc c a tors will di sp lay a sol e d green light.P....,ntom

3 Proreulonal User Manu

f l 3 . Hold lhe aircraft vertically, with nose pointing downward

, and rolale

it 360 deg

r ees around the cenle

r axis

. Reca

li brate the **compass**

**~** the A ir craft Status

l ndicalor glows **so~d** red

. &

If the Aircraft Slatus Indicator blinks red and yellow after the calibral

i on procedure. move your aircraft lo a differenllocalion
and try again. ;\j: Calibrale the compass before each flight

. Launch the OJI GO app and follow the on
- screen inslructions

to cal

i brate the compass

. DO NOT calibrate the compass near metal objects such as a metal bridge, cars, scaffolding. When to Recalibrate 1 . When compass data is abllOITTlal and the Aircraft St a tus Indicator
is blinking green and yellow

. 2.When flying in a new loca

t ion or in a loc at 1on !hat is d
. ff erent from the most recent

fl
i ght 3.When the mechanical

or physical structure

o l the Phan

t om 3 Professional has be e n changed

. 4.When severe drifting occurs in fligh t, i.e
. Phantom

3 Professional does no t fly 1n straight line

. Auto Takeoff and Auto Landing **---- --------------------------------_.**  AUla T ak eoff Use auto takeoff only
**~** the Aircraft Slatus Ind

i cators are blinking green

. Follow the steps below to use the aUla takeoff

f ea ture: 1 . Launch the DJI GO app

, and enter "Camera

• page

. 2. Ensure !he a

i rcrafl is in P- mode. 3 . Comple te all steps on !he pre-flight checklist. 4 . **p·~**
**·,** and confirm that cond

i tions ar e sa f e for fkgh t. Slide the icon to conf

i rm and lakeolf. 5. Aircra flla k es off and hovers at ( 1

. 2 me
t er s ) a bove ground. & A

i rc rafl Sratus Indicator

bl

i nks

r a pidly when

II is us

i ng the Vision Pos

i tion S ystem for sla b iliza tion

. Th e air cr a ft wiU automatically

ho v er below
3 me
t ers

. It is recommended

to wa it unti

l there is s u ffici en t GPS lock b ef ore us 1 ng the Auto Take-off feature.Phantom

3 Profeulonal User Manual Auto-Landing Use auto-landing only
if the Aircraft Status Indicators are blinklllQ green. Follow the steps below to use the auto-tanding feature: 1. Ensure the aircrafl
is in P- mode. 2. Check the landing area condition before **tapping·~**

to begin landing

. Then follow the on-screen instruct

i ons

. Starting the Motors A Combination Stick Command (CSC) is used to start the motors. Push both sticks to the bottom inner or outer comers lo start the motors. Once the motors have started sp1nn1ng. release both st

i cks Simultaneously. Stopping the Motors There are two methods

to stop the motors. Method

1: When Phantom

3 Professional has landed, push the throttle down<D.

t h en conduct the same esc that was used to start the motors, as described above®

. Motors will s t op

i mmediately. Release both s t icks once motors stop

. Method

2 : When the a1 r cralt has landed, push and hold the throttle down _ The motors will stop a lt e r three second

s
Method

1

M ethod2 ,1. Do not perform

a CSC when the aircrafl
is in mid a ir, otherw ise the motors will sudden

t ly stop

. Fl(ght iTest Takeolfll..anding Procedures 1. Place the aircraft
in an open, flat area with the ba tte ry level **indica ors**  lac ng towards you. 2 . Tum on the remote controller and your rnobJte dev ice

, then

t um on the Intelligent Aigh

t Banery

. 3 - Launch the DJI GO app and enter the Camer
a page 4. W a t until the Aircraft Indicators

bl

i nk green. This means the Home Point

i s recorded and
it

i s now sate to fly. If they Hash yellow, the Hare Point has not been recorded. 5 Pu sh the throttle up s lowly to take oH or use Auto T akeolf. 6 . Shoot photos and videos using the OJ! GO app

. 7 . To land

, hover over a level surface and gently pull down on the throttle to d esce nd

. 8 . After tanding, execu

t e t he esc command
or hold the thrott1e

.a t 1 s lowe s t po siti oo until the motors stop. 9. Tum off the Intelligent

A

i ght Battery first, then the Remote Con

t roller.Pt..ntom

3 Professional
Us e.r M a nu e l &

o When the Aircraft Status lndicatas bin< yebN rapidly dl6ing flight, the aircraft has entered Failsalo rrode. o A low batlery level waming

is indicated by the Aircraft Status Indicators blinking

r ed slowly
o r rapidly during flight. • Watch our video tutorials for roore **~ght** inlormalion

. Video Suggestions and lips 1. Go through the full pre-11ight checld

i st before each

f li ght 2. Select the desired gimbal operation mode in the OJI GO app. 3. Only shoot video when flying in P-mode. 4. AJways fly In good weather and avoid flying in rain or heavy wind

. 5. Choose ltle cameiCI settings that suit **~r** needs

. Settings include proto fonnat and exposure compensation

. 6. Perform flight tests to establish flight routes and preview scenes. 7 . Push the control sticks gently to keep the aircraft

' s movement smooth and stable. (CI2015 OJI Atl Rogllts R<-.od

4 7

# FAQ 

# ----Troubleshooting (FAQ) What Ia the difference between the Phantom

3 Profesalonal and the Phantom

3 Advanced? The biggest difference between the Phantom

3 Profess

i onal and the Phantom

3 Advanced

is m the camera

. The Phantom

3 Professional

is capable
of shooting spectacular
4K video at up to 30 frame
s per second, and the Phantom

3 Advanced

is capable
of shooting
at resolutions
up to l080p60. Both models shoot 12 megapi xel photo
s . The olher main difference

is the lnleltigenl Fhgh

t Battery charger

. The Phantom

3 Advanced comes wi

· h a 57-walt charging unit and the Phantom

3 Prof essi onal comes with a 100-watt charger, the latter of whtch allow
s for shorter charging times. Can

I remove the c:amet11 and at1ach my own? No

. The cameras that come with both models

a re permanently attached. Attemphng
to remove, replace

. or mod

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

I charge my Remote Controller and Intelligent Afght Battery at the aame time? While the Remote Contro lle r charger and Intelligent Flight Battery charger have be e n

i ntegrated

i nto one un4t lor your convenience

, it is recorrmended that you only charge one item at a t

i me

. We recoomend that **~** you never charge both items using the same charger at the same time.

0 What are the buttana on the back of my Remote Controller tar? The two button

s on the back of the R emo te Controller

c a n be customized and asSigned
to lunctton as you choose through the DJI GO app

. Refer to the manual lor more

i nformation

. How far can

I fly my Phantom 3? The signal transmi ss ion di s tance will vary depending
on env .r onmenta

l conditions

. but the Phantom

3 series can reach di s tance
s of up to 1 .2 miles (2 kilometers) aw a y from the pilot Whet app ahould

I UH with my Phantom 3? The Ph an tom 3 i s compatible with th e DJI GO a pp lor iOS and Android

, wh1ch

i s already used w l\ h the DJI Inspire

. The app will detect which aircraft

is connected and automati ca lly adjuSt accordingly

. Which mobile devices are compatible with the app? The DJI GO app is only compatible with device

s r unning iOS 8

. 0 or

l ater or Android v4

. 1 .2 or later

. The following devices are recommended

: iOS

: !Phone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone

6 Plus, iPad A1r, iPad A1 1 Wi - Fi + Cellular

, Pad m n • 2, iPad min• 2 W

i - Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular

, iPad m n i 3, a nd

i Pad m n 1 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular

, This app
s opt imiz ed lor iPhone Ss,

i Phone
6, and iPhone

6 Plus Android

: Samsung SS, Nola 3, Sony Z3 EXPEAIA

. Google

N ex us 7 If , Google Ne • u s 9, M > 3, Nubia
Z 7 m1n

i Support for additional Android

d evi ce s will b eco me availab

e a s te Sli ng and deveJopmen

! continu es

.Phantom3UserManualHowdoIuiMItheDin!ICtorautomaticvideolldltor7Directorisanautomat'cvideoed•larbuiltintotheDJIGOapp.Afterrecordmgseveral111deoclips,s:mplytap·orector·fromtheapp'shomescreen.Youcanthense'ectatemplateandaspecifiednumberofclips,whichareautomaticallycombinedtocreateashortfilmthatcanbesharedimmediately.HowdoIchangethecontrolmodeofmyPhantom3?Byde!ault.theRemoteControllerissettoMode2.Thismeansthattherightcontrolstickcontrolsthemovementoftheaircraftandtheleftcontrolstickcontrolsthelhroll'eandorientationoltheaircraftThesecontrolscanbechangedtoMode1orsettoacustomizedconfigurahonintheDJIGOapp.ThiSi!lonlyrecommendedforadvancedusers.CanIuuaPhantom2RemoteControllerwiththePhantom3?No.The2Remoteoperatesonadiflerentfrequency.ThePhantom2RemoteControlleroperatesat5.8GHzandthenewPhantom3RemoteControlleroperatesat2.4GHz.CanIu1eaPhantom2IntelligentFlightBatterywiththePhantom3?No.ThePhantom3usesanewlydesignedInteligentFlightwithgreaterpower.ThePhantom3a 4cell batterywithacapacityof4480mAhandavoltag.eof15..2V.MyPhantom3donnotturnoffrightaway,Issomethingwrong?Thisisnormal.Afteryouallempttopowerof!thelme'ligentFlightBattery,itmayremainonfora fewasanyvideodataissavedtotheM"croSDcard.Thishelpspreventyourda1afrombenglostorcorrupted.DoIhavetobuytheRemoteControllerNo,thereisnoneedtobuyasepara1eRemoteController.YourPhantom3comeswithaRemoleControllerthatisalreadylinkedtotheaircralt.DoesmyPhantom3supportdualRemoteControllers?No.TheincludedRemoteControllercanbeusedtocontrolboththeaircraftandthegimbaltiltatthesametime.WhatdontheMP,A,F"switchontheRemoteControllerdo?Thisswitch,calledtheFlightModeSw1ch,allowsyoutotoggledirterentflightmodes.P-mode.orPos1tion1ngmode,1nd1catesthatbothGPSandtheVisionSystemareacllveandyourPhantom3willattempttoboth.InA-mode.orAttitudemode,theaircraltdoesnotuseGPSortheVisionPostioningSystem.Onlylhebarometerisusedlorstabilization.TheaircraftcanreturntotheHomePointaslongasasulficientGPSsignalisavailable.F·mode,orFunctionmode,activatesIntelligentOnentahonControl(IOC)ty.ReiertotheIOCsectionintheAppendixoftheUserManual.Bydefault,onlyP-modemaybeused.Reiertoyourusermanuallorinstructionsonunlockingtheothermodes.Ph.ntom

3 Professional User Manual What Ia the Phantom

3 flight Ume? Flight times will vary depend

i ng on environmental conditions and
u sa ge pa

l t erns. but the Intel ligent A ig hl Battery
is designed
to provtde up to 23 minutes of unint e rrupted flight time when tully charged. How can

I restore

a video file If the powet' Ia turned off during rKordlng? Do not remove the Micro-SD card from the came

r a. If

i t has been removed

, place
it back in the camera. Turn the Phantom

3 on and wait approximately

30 seconds as the vtdeo file

i s re s tored. How can

I enaure that my plctu,... and vldeoa will be aynchronlud

to my lOS album? You may need to ad1ust the settings

o l your mobi e d evice. Open the Settings menu, select th e Privacy tab, select the Photos tab, and then

t og gle the sw tch next to the DJI GO app icon

.
I f the GO app has not been granted access to your albums, the photos and v

i deos cannot be synchrornzed What ahould

I do to land my Phantom

3 amoothly aa poaalble? Hover the aircraft over a flat. level surface

. Slowly piAl the **tlvo**

**:~ e**  stick down until the aircraft touche

s the ground

. Why Ia the discharge time of the battery not zero, even though

I have never unci It? Every battery
is tested pnor to being pack a ged and shi pped

. Tht s affect
s **he** dis charge tim e of a new battery and is the reason that the dtscharge lime IS not zero. The battery

i s sale to use. can the moblta device holder be unci on the Phantom

2 serf• R1111ote Controller? No, it cannot. How to aafely operate the alrcrelt when encountering compau error? A compass error may occur when the aircraft

is llying close to st rong elec tric magnetic sources (e.g. power transmtsSIOO lines). Aircraft Status Indicators

bl in k red and yellow rapidly when
a compass error occurs and the DJI GO app will display one olthe loUowing messages

: • Compass error, callbrat•on requir
e d Th is warning message indicat es the aircraft
is r eceiving abnormal compass read

i ngs.
It is recommended to power oil the aircraft and re-callbrate

th e compass
at a different location and then resume the !fight. • Compass error, exit P-GPS Mode This warning message indicates that the ai rcraft is drifting severely

. Bring the atrcraft

t o a higher al1

i tude to gain enough GPS satenite locks when this w arning message

is prompted

. The llight con trol ler will automatically

ad JU S t the ori en tation olthe airc ralt in the m1dair to mitigate the drills. The aircraft
w

i ll switch back to P-GPS mode when the automatic adjustment

is completed

. How to troubl•hoot alrcreft Initialization error? If you observe the following symptoms.

it indicates the air craft has tail ed to iniltalized: • The aircrall status Indicator

d

i splay flash

i ng red

, yellow and green. Even the aircraft

i s stationed on the flat s urtace. • The Sys tem Status Bar in the a pp prompts "tnitiahzation Error'

. • No resistance drive
if fell on the g

i mbal

.

C
**ll.J** AIIRogtosROS<><vO<I

51Phantom

3 Profenlonel

U 6 er Manual Various

l a clors conlribule
to the a

' rcraU **ini11a~zation** error. try
r esolve the issue by

f ollowing the suggestions fi sted bekr ,or. • Sen s or performance degraded. This may be due to the excess1ve b1as detected from the IMU or the compass reading

1s interfered. Try restarting and calibrating the IMU and compass
to resolve th1s is s ue

. • Sensor
is defective

. lithe senso rs remams unchanged

at all time and the problem persost even when the a"rcralt

i o. reslarlad

, it · ndicates the sensor

i s not working normally Users should return the aircraft to DJ
t lor repair

[ ng

. • Minor vibration

is det ec
t ed during

a

i rcraft lnotializ ation. Put the ai rcraft on the lla t surface, power on th e aircraft and ensure lhe a ircraft is stationed for more than 5 seconds to resolve the issue. • Serious vibralion
is detected during aircralt ini tialization Th is inslance generally occurs when the a **rc all**  is being inilializatoon
on the v
· olenl moving surface, lor instanc

e . ships that are on lhe rough sea

. Do 1101 attempt to power on the aircraft in this scenarioAppendix)>'0'0(l):::1c.x·AppendixAln:raftWeight(Battety&PropellersIncluded)Max.AscentSpeedMax.DescentSpeedMax.SpeedMaxServiceCeilingAboveSeaLevelMax.FlightTimeOperatingTemperatureGPSModeGimbalControllableRangeVisionPositioningVelocityRangeAltitudeRangeOperatingRangeOperatingEnvironmentCameraSensorLensISORangeElectronicShutterSpeedImageMax.SizeStillPhotographyModesSupportedSOCardTypesVideoRecordingModesMax.BitrateOfVideoStorageSupportedFieFormatsOperatngTemperatureRange54ClDJIAllR'(Jhl$R,_.,o<J1280g5m/s3m/s16mts(ATTlmode,nowind)6000m(Softwarealtitudelimit120mabovetakeoflpoint)ApproKimately23minuteso•cto40"CGPS/GLONASSPitch-90"to+30"<em/s(2maboveground)30cm-300cm30cm-300cmBnightlylit(lux>1S)patternedsurfacesSonyEXMOR1/2.3"EffectivepiKels:12.4M(totalpiKels:12.76M)FOV94"20mm(35mmformatequivalent)f/2B100-3200(v•deo)100-1600(photo)as-1/8000$4000x3000SingleshotBurstshooting:3/5/7framesAutoExposureBracketing(AEB)3/5Bracketedframesal0.7EVBiasTime-lapseMicroSDMax.capacity:64GB.Class10orUHS-1ratingrequiredUHD:4096K2160p24/25,3840x2160p24/25130FHD:1920x1080p24/25130148/50/60HD:12BOx720p24/25/30/48f50/6060MbpsFAT32/exFATPhoto:JPEG,DNGVideo·MP4/MOV(MPEG-4AVC/H.264)o•cto40"CRemoteControllerOperalingFrequencyTransmittingDistanceVideoOutputPortOperatingTemperatureRangeBatteryMobileDeviceHolderTransmilterPower(EIRP)WorkingVoltageChargerPhantom3ProfessionalUserManual2.400GHz-2.483GHzUpto5.0kmor3.1miles(unobstructed,freeofinterferencesandFCCcompliant)whenitisFCCcompliantUpto3.5kmor2.1miles(unobstructed,freeofinterferences)whenitisCEcompliantUSBo·c-40"C6000mAhLiPo2STabletsandsmartphonesFCC:20dbm;CE:16dbm1.2A07.4VVoltage17.4VRatedPower100WIntelligentRightBattery(PH3-4480mAh-15.2V)Capacity4480mAhVoltage15.2VBatteryTypeliPo4SEnergy68WhNetWeight365gOperatingTemperature-10"C-40"CMax.ChargingPower100WNormal......Red,GreenandYellowRashAltematively······GreenandYellowRashAltemativety.....·GreenRashesSlowly..·...GreenRashesTWice......YellowRashesSlowtyWarning·¢......FastYellowRashing$......SlowRedRashing$······FastRedRashing$······RedRashingAltemativety·r/Jf-SolidRedTurningonandSelf-DiagnosticsAircraftWanningUpSafetoFly(P-modewithGPSandVisionPositioning)SafeDA)'(P-mxlewitlVISOlPosimngbutwitnJtGF'S)SafetoRy(A-modebutNoGPSandVisionPositioning)RemoteControllerSignalLostLowBatteryWarningCriticalBatteryWarningIMUErrorCriticalErrorRedandYellowRashAltemativetyCompassRequiredC201SOJIAllR'{Jh1Sno..otvud55)>'0'0(1):::Jc.)('Phantom

3 Prof•uion•l User Ma nuol Armwares UJ)Qate Use Mic ro SO c a rd to update the aircraft and Intelligent Flight Battery

. Connect
to the Interna

l . launch

t he DJI GO a pp

. The DJI GO app will starr ch e ck

i ng lor avail a bl e firmware update

s automat.cally. Follow the on-screen instruction

to update
th e latest frmware for the aircraft. remote controller and intelligent ffght battery

. Lntelllgent Flight

' Mode Intel

li ge n t Flight mode includes Course Lock. Home Lock, Point of Interest (POl}, Follow Me and W a ypoint
s fe at ur es to ass ist users to create profess

i onal shoots during the flight. Course Lock and Home Point lock help s t o lock the orientat1on
of a ircraft so that the user can locus more on other operations

. Point of Intere
s t , F ollow Me and Waypoints mode enable aircraft to fly automa

t ically accord

i ng to t he pre-se

t fl

i ght maneuv

e r s. Course Lock Home lock Lock the current nose direction as the aircraft's forward direction. The aircraft will move in the locked

d

i rections regardless

of its orientation (yaw angle}. **~** Po

i nt of Interest Pull the pitch stick backward
to move the a irc raft toward

i ts recorderd Home Poin t. The aircraft will orbit around the subrect automatically

to allow the operator can be more focus on framing their shoot on the subject
in Point of Interest "C co ;;;) c. x · FollowM

e

A virtual tether
is creat e d between the aircraft and th e mobil e device so that the a
i rcraft can tra c k your movement
as you move

. Note that Follow Me performance

I S s u o; ect to the GPS a cc uracy on the roobile devic e Waypoints Record

a IRghl path

, then the aircraft will fly along the same path repeatedly While you control the camera and orientation

. The flight path can be saved and re-apply in the future. Enable Multipl
e Righ

t Mod e by launch

i ng the DJI GO app > C a mera V ifm > **~** > Advanced Setting

s > Mut

i tple Right Mode befOI'e using the Intell igent Right Mode 101' the first lime. Vis

i t the following pages to learn more about After-sales pol

i cy and warranty

I nf o rmation

· 1 . After-
s al e s Policy

: http

: //www.dji

. c om/service 2 . R e fund Pol

i c y : http

: //www

. dj i. com/
s ervi ce /refund-return 3 . Paid Repair Servi
c e : http

: //www

. dji

. com
/ s ervice/repai

r - se rvi c e 4 . Warranty Service

: hnp

: //www

. dji.com/

s ervi c e/Warranty

-s erviceFee eomJJIIance FCC Compliance

Phantom

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**r** M 8 nu al This device complies wih part 15 of the FCC Rules

. Operation

IS subjec

l to the following two cond

' hons (1) This dev'ce may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received

,
i ncluding interference that may cause undes red operation

. Change

s or modifi cations not expressly approved by the party responsible
lor compliance could void the user's authonty
to opera

t e lhe equipmenl Compliance Informa

t ion FCC Warning Message Any changes or modifica

l oos not expressly approved by the party respons1ble
for compliance could void the user's authority
to operat
e the equipmen

t Th is device complies w1th part 15 of the FCC Ru les

. Operation

is subject to the followng two conditions

. (1) This device may not cause harmfu rnterference, and (2) this devi c e must
a c cep

t any

I n t erferenc

e received, including interference that may c a use undesired operation

. FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies w1th FCC radia
u on exposure limits set forth for an uncon tro lled envi

r onmen

t Th's equipment should be • nstalled and operatP.d with minimum distance 20cm between the

r a d iat or & your body

. This transmitter must not be co-loc at ed or operating

in conjunct•on **w~h** any other antenna or transm•tter. Note

: Thls equipment has been tested and found to comply **w~** the limits for a Class
8 d ig ita

l devlce

. pursuant
to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed

to provide rea sonable protection agarnst harmful interference

in a residential installation

. This equipment generates uses and can radiate rad1o frequency energy and,
if not installed cn:f used in accordance with the instructions

, may cause harmfu

l interference

to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference

wi

l not occur

i n a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference

to radio or telev $CI"' reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment
orf and on, the user is encouraged

t o try to correct the interference
by one or more of the loflowing measures

: -Reorient
or relocate the receiving antenna. -Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. -Connect the equipment

i nto an outlet on a circuit different

f rom that to which the

r eceiver
is connected

. -Consult the dealer or an experienced radio!TV technician for help

. IC ASS warning This device cornpjies with Industry Canada licence-exempt ASS standard (s). Opera

; ion

I s sub

j ect

t o the following two conditions

: (1) this device may not cause interference, and

( 2) this dev1ce must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation
of the device. Le present areil est conforme aux CNR
d

' lndustrie Canada ticab les aux areils radiO exempts de licence. L'exploltation
est autorisee aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) l'areil ne dolt pas produire de brouillage

, et (2) t'utilisateur de

l 'areU doit accepter tout brouiUage radioelectrique subi, **m~**

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t rolled environment This transminer mus

t not be co-loca

l ed or operat ing

1 11 con

j unction w ith an y other antenna or transmit1er

. This equipment should be

i nsta

ll ed and ope ra ted wllh m tnt mum
d ts t a nce 20cm between the rad

i ator& your body

. Any Changes
or modifications
not expre ss ly approved by the party respons

i ble lor compliance could void the user's authority
to operate the equipmen

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