Using this manual 

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Road tho foflow111Q doctments before usang the Phantom 3 Advanced 

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2. Pflanlorn 3 A.dVarlced User~~ 

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5 Pi'lanio'n 3 ProtessKY'Idl 1 A,CfVcJilCe(J We/ligen! ~1g/Jt Battery Safely Glidelines 

We recommend that you watcl1 all tutonal v1deos on the off1cial DJI webs11e and read the D1scla1mer 

before you fly Prepare for your first fltght by rev•ew1ng the Phantom 3 Advanced Ou1ck Stan Gu1de and 

refer to the User Manual for more deta1led 1nformaho11 

Video Tutorials 

PkJase wdlch the tutonal VIdeos at the lu"l< below which demonstrates how to use Phantom 3 Profe5SIOI'lal 

safety 

http //www dJLCom/product[phantom-3/vldeo 

Download the DJI GO app 

Download and 1nstall the DJI GO app before uSing the aircralt Scan the OR code to I he nght 

to download the latest vei'SIOn 

The Androed verSIOn of the OJI GO app ts compat•ble With AndrOid 4.1 2 or later 

The OS verSIOn of the DJI GO app •s compattble w•th OS 8 0 or later 

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Fhght L1m1ts and No-Fly Zones 

Preflight Checklist 

Calibrating the Compass 

Auto Takeoff and Auto Landing 

Flight Test 

StartmgiStoppmg the Motors 

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Introduction 

The Phantom 3 Advanced represents the next generatiOn of DJI quadcopters It is capable of caprunng 

1080p v1deo and transmitting an HD v1dco Signal out of the box The built-In camera has an Integrated 

g1mbal to maxmze stability while m11'11m171ng both wetght and s11e Even when no GPS stgnales avrutable. 

the V1S100 Poslt1001ng System allOws the a.rcraft to hover accurately 1n place 

Feature Highlights 

Camera and G1mbaJ: Phantom 3 Advanced has a fully Integrated camera that shoots 1080p v1deo at up to 

60 frames per second and captures 1 i> megap1xel photos An enhanced sensor gives you greater clanty 

lower oose. and betler p1ctures than any previous flying camera 

HD Video Downlink: The low-latency long range HD downlink 1s powered by an enhanced vetSion of DJI 

Ughtbndge 

OJI lnteh.gent Atght Battery. The 4400 mAll OJI lntelbgent A1ght BattCfy features upgraded batt&-y cells 

and an advanced power management system 

R1ght Controller; The next-generat10n f~ght controller has been updated to prov1de a safer. more reliable 

flight expenence A newly Implemented thght recorder store!: cntir.ilt dilla from each lhght and the V151on 

Pos1U0n1ng System enhances hovenng prec1::.10n when flying andoors or 1n enwonments where GPS IS 

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nose of the a1rcraft), as shown below 

and sp1n counter-clockWise to secure. 

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(1] GPS 

(2) Propeller 

(3) Motor 

(4] Front LED lnd•cator 

[5) Landong gear 

[6) Gombal and Camera 

[7] Camera Status lndocator 

[8] Alfcraft Mtcro-USB Port 

[9] Alfcrafl Status Indicator 

( 1 OJ lntelhgent Flight Battery 

[ 11) Vioon PoSIIJOnong Sensors 

(12) Antennas 

[13] Camera MICio-SOCard Slol 

(14) Camera Mocro-USB Port 

[ 15) Link &tnon 

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(1 I Antennas 

Relays <mcraft control and 

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(2) Mob1l0 OOVICO Holder 

Securely mounts your mobile 

dev1ce to the remote controller 

(3) Control Stick 

Controls the onentauon and 

movement ol the arrcraft 

(4) Retum Home (RTH) Bttnon 

Press ;~nd hold the button to 

tf'lltJate RetlJ'Ilto Herne (RTH) 
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eatures ensure the safe return of your 

ve cnt1cal fl1ght data from each l~ght 

des 1ncreased stability and a new aJr 

 lound below 

ng There arc three d•fferent states of 

vanced depond1ng on s1gnal strength 

rah is usong GPS lor pootionlng 

ength IS 001 SuffiCient The a•rcrah IS 

Jrcraft IS uSing only 1ts barometer for 

 lor stab1hzatoon The a~ crah only uses 

e POint If the control Stgnal 1S lost and 

d in th1s mode. For more 1nformatoon 

ode olthe a~rcralt refer to !he · Fhght 

ators The poSitions of these LEOs are 

AI'' ''lfl r.aatu"ltr ..Jtc.1tur 

Os glo.v sohd red when the aorcraft IS 

ft Status lnd•cators communicate the 

re inlorma!lon about the Aircraft Status 

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Aircraf~ Status Indicator Descrip:..:l.:..: to""n'-------------------' 

Normal 

R G Y ...... Rod. Green and Yellow Flash 

Alternatively 

G Y · · Green and Yellow Rash Alternabvely 

G -• • · Green Rashes S1o.'lly 

G X2 .... · Green Rashes Twoce 

Y• .. .. YeiiO'N Flashes Slowly 

Wam•ng 

Y FaSI Yellow F1ashulg 

H • . .... Slow Red Flashng 

H .... ·Fast Red Flash1ng 

A ' .••.•• Red Rash1ng AhernatNely 

R•- Sohd Red 

R, Y ..... Rod and Yellow Rash AlternatiVely 

Retu~n-to-Home (AT':i) ___ ~ T uming On and Self D1agnostic Tostong WarmJngUp Sale to Fly (P-mode With GPS and Visoon PoollOillng) Sale to Ay (P-mode woth VISIOJ'l POSIIIOOng but wt!hout GPS) sate to Fly (A-mode but No GPS and V1S1011 Pos1t10n1ng) Rerrote Controller's Signal lOS! low Battery Wamng Cnt•cal Battery Warn1ng IMU Error Cnt1cal Error Compass Cahbra1100 ReqlJII'ed 

The Return to-Home (RTH) functiOO bnngs the a11craft back to the last recorded Home POint. There are 

three types of RTH procedures Sm<111 RTH. low Battery RTH, and Fa1lsafc RTH This sect1on descnbes 

these three scenanos 1n deta11 

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Descriptoo 

II a Strong GPS sognal was acqured before takeoff, the Home P01nt 

IS the locaiiOO from v.Od1 the arrcraft was lat.rlched The GPS Signal 

Strerogth 1s 1nd1cated by the GPS ICon ( )1. ., ) The a11cralt status 

1ndocator woll blink rapidly w11011 the home POint is recorded 

Use the RTH button on the rernole controller (refer to RTH burton· on page 26 for more Information) or 

tap the RTH button 1n the OJI GO app and follow the on-screen •nstruct•ons v.ilen GPS IS ava•tabto to illl· 

bate Srnal1 RTH The a.rcrah wil then automat•caDy return to !he last recorded Home Poont You may use 

the remote controller's control SliCks to control !he a.rcrah s poSitiOO to aVOid a coii1S10r1 dunng the Smart 

RTH process Press and hold the Srnal1 RTH button once to start the process and press the Smart RTH 

button ag:-un to term1nate the procedure and rega1n full control of the a•rcraft 

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hght Banery •s depleted to a po1nt that 

n home or land the atrcraft mrned•ately 

ow battery warn1ng IS tnggered The 

ken after a ten-second countdown The 

n the remote controller The thresholds 

raft s current att1tude and d•stance from 

 only support the a11craft long enough 

emote controller to alter the atrcraft's 

and •s descnbect below 

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)> ~ ~ ~ 0 ~ Ph;ontom 3 Advanced User Manual (): · When the Critical battery level warn1ng IS tnggered and the a11craft beg•ns to latnd automatically you may push the throttle upward to make the a~rc aft hover at 1ts current altitude, g1v1ng you atn oppOrtunity to navigate to a more appropnate land•ng location. • Tho colored zones and markers on tho battery level ind1cator bar rellect the estunated remaJning t11ght bme They are automatically adJusted accord1ng to the cra t's current location and status Failsafe RTH If the Home Poont was successhAiy recorded and the compass IS hxlcoonng normally, Fa.lsale RTH Will be automat1cally actiVated rf the remote controller Slgnal•s 1os1 for more than three seconds The Return- to.Home process may be interrupted and tho operator may regain conl!ol of the arrcraft 1f the remote 

controller signal connecbon 1S re-established 

Fa1lsale Illustration 

r1 Record Home Pomt I Iii I onhrm ng Home Point 'Y)\rtdl • 

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& · Aircraft cannot return to the Home Po1nt when GPS s1gnalts weak ( I )\1 ) diSplays grey) or 

unava•lable. 

• A1rcralt automatically descends anctlands rf RTH IS triggered when tho a~rcraft fl•os w1th1n a 20 

meters (65 feet) rad1us of the Home Po1nt A~rcraft w•ll stop ascend1ng and un111ed1ately return to 

the Home Poont If you move the thronle SliCk 1f the aJrcraft reaches 20 meters (65 feet) albtudes 

or beyond dunng Farlsafo 

• Tho a~rcraft camot avOid obstrvchon during the Fa~lsafe RTH therefore. 1! IS llllportant to set an 

sutable Fa.tsafe aftnude before each fllghl Lat.neh the DJI GO app and entt.>r ·camera· and 

select"MODE >Advanced Se!bngs >Failsafe mode· to set the Farlsale altttude 

• User eatnnot control the aucralt while the a~rcraft IS ascend1ng to rts farlsale altltude However 

the user eatn raptdly toggle S1 sw1tch to regam control to cancel the ascend1ng 

Vision Positioning System 

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The DJI V•s•on PoS1t1on1ng System uses ultrasound and rmage data to help the arrcratt ma1nta1n rts current 

posot1on Woth the help of V1s1on Pos•t•onrng, you• Phantom 3 Advanced can hover 111 place more prec•sely 

and fly tn<loors or 1n other envoro~ments ~re a GPS s1gnal 1s not ava•lable Tho m.q,n components of the 

VisiOn Poso:ior~ng System are located on the bottom of your Phantom 3 Advanced they 1ntlude [2) two 

ullrasoruc sensors and [1) one monocular camera 

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and the arrcraft wlfl hover 1n place 

ected by the surface over whtch 11 1s 

y measure d•stances when opera11ng 

mera may not funct1on correctly •n 

ode to A-mode automabcally d neolher 

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Flight Recorder 

Fhght data •s automatically recorded to the mternaf storage of the alfcraft Th1s mcludes flight 

telemetry, atrcraft status mformat•on. and other parameters To access these data , connect the 

alfcraft to the PC through the M•cro-USB port and launch the DJI GO app 

Attaching and Detaching the Propellers 

Use ortly DJI approved propellers w1th your Phantom 3 Advanced . The grey and black nuts on 

the propeller 1nd1cate where they should be attached and •n wh1ch dlfection whey should spm. To 

attach the propellers property, match the nut color wtth the motor axts color 

Propellers Stiver Dol Black Dot 

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*"t'.... _ __.l .:::::... -.: ·_ Attach On Motors with a grey axes Motors w1th a black axes 

Legends d1 Lock Tum the propellers in the lnd>cated dlfect•on to mount and lighten. 'l.l ") Unlock T l.lll the propellers Ill the tnd•caled dlfccbon to loosen and remove 

Attactung the Propellers 

1 Be sure to remove the warn1ng SliCkers from the motors before attaching the propellers 

2 Attach the propellers With s1tver dots onto the motors w•th Sliver axes and sp1n the propellers clockw1se 

to secure U1cm 1n place Attach tho propellers with black dots onto tl•e motors wtth black axes and sp•n 

the propollcrs counter·clockwose to secure them 1n place. Be sure to hghten each propeller by hand 

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motors to ensure 11 is attached iirmly 

e ind•cated unlock d•recnon 

y and hrmy before every flight 

ch fight DO NOT use aged. chopped, 

lers or motors when they are sp1mng 

ht expenonce 

Oitage ol 15 2 V, and a smart charge/ 

pnate charger that has been approved 

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re us1ng 1t for the hrst tune Refer to 

Advanced charger is 57 W 

tery level 

 cycle 

omatiCally d•scharges to below 65% of 

nd two days to d•scharge the battery to 

 battery during the d1scharge process 

 battery cell when charg•ng. 

banery os fully charged. 

emperature tS between O"C (32"F) and 

amperage (more than 8 A) is detected 

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Tum1ng ON/OFF 

Tuming On: Press the Power Button once. then press agau1 and hold for 2 seconds to turn on The 

Power LED Wllltum red ;tnd U1e Battery Level Indicators w111 d•splay the current battery level 

Tum•ng Olf. Press the Power Buuon once. then press aga1n and held for 2 seconds to turn off The 

battery pawer LED w111 flash when powenng oil the Phal l!om to allow automat• Cally stopp1ng 

ol a recordong dl.rnlg the event record•ng wasnl stopped 

low Temperature Notice: 

1 Battery capac1ty 1s 51gn1fteantly reduced when flylng rn low temperature ( < o•q enwOM1ents 

? It •s not recommended that the battery be used in extremely low temperature ( < .1Q•CJ enwor1rnents 

Battery voltage should reach the appropnate level when operat•ng environment w1th temperatures 

between ·1 oc·c and soc 

3. End the flight as soon as the OJI GO app dosplays the "'Low Ba!tery Level Warning" 1n low temperature 

envuorroents 

4 Keep tho banery ondoors to wann u before flying in ioN temperatl.Jfe enworroents 

5 To ensure optmal performance oltho battery keep the banery temperature aboYe 20'C 

6 The charger Wlll stop charg•ng the battery 1f the battery cell's temperature IS not wuhon the operahng 

range (O'C - 4QOC ) 

& In cold enwonments. 1nsert the battery onto the battery compartment and allow tho a~rcraft for 

approx.mately 1-2 m1nutos to warm up before tak1ng oil 

Checking the Battery level 

The Battery Level lndtcators diSplay how much power remains When the battery tS turned olf, press 

the Power But1on once. The Banery Level Indicators will l1ght up to d•splay the cu'rent battery leveL See 

below for dota1ls 

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battery level dunng charg1ng and 

Battery Level 

a1 5• .. - 100% 

75"11.-875% 

625%-75 .... 

50%-625% 

375%-50 .... 

25%-375% 

12.5%-25% 

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charged and recharged belon~ i1 rrust 

wer Bunon for 5 seconds 10 check the 

1WO seconds. as si'OWrl below. 

Battery Life 

90%-100% 

80%-90% 

70%-80% 

60%-70% 

50%-60% 

40%-50% 

30"11.-40% 

20%-~ 

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The table belcm shows battery pr01ec1oo mochansms and correspondtng LED patterns 

Battery Level lndocaiOrs while Charg1ng 

LE01 LED2 LED3 LE04 Bltnk~ng Pattem Battery Prolecllon Item 

0 [} 0 0 LED2 blinks IWICC per second Over current deleclcd 

0 a 0 0 LED2 blinks lhree 11mes per second Short circu11 deJected 

0 0 jJ 0 LED3 blinks tw1co per second Over charge dclecled 

0 0 (I 0 LED3 bl1nks lhree tmes per second Over-voltage charger detected 

0 0 0 n LED4 bl•nks twice per second Chargtng Jemperature •s too low 

0 0 0 ll lE04 bl11'ils three limes per second Charg•ng temperall.W'e IS too high 

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he Battery Levellnd•cator Unplug the 

SlJTle chargong Note that you do not 

erature error. the charger woll resume 

hird-party chargers 

3 Advanced s Battery Compartment 

ower left. or until the battery can no 

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21 ~ 0 ~ Remote Controller Th1s sect1on describes the features of the remote controller and .nc·udes 1nstrucl!ons for controlling the a~rcralt and the camera 22 
eless communocatoon devoce that 

stem Tho vidoo downlonk and aorcrah 

 features a number of camera control 

as well as controlling gombal motoon. 

The battery level os dosplayed 111a LED 

th bolh CE and FCC reg~Jatoons 

or to a custom mode 

han ttvee aorcrafts on the same area 

chargeable battery that has a capaoty 

Os on the front panel Follow the steps 

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(11 Camera Setbngs Dial 

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I' ~ Turn the doal to adjust camera settongs such as ISO shutter speed. and aperture wnhout lettong go of 

the remote controller. Move the dtal 10 left or right to scroll through pocluros and VIdeos on playback 

mode. Press down on the doalto toggle boJWCen these sett1ngs 

(2) Playback Button 

Pr<!$s to voPW images and VIdeos that have already been captured 

(3) Shuner Button 

Press to take a photo. If burst mode 'os actovated. mulbple photos wdl be taken wrth a sw1gle press 

(41 Video Recodong Button 

Press once to start record1ng vodeo, then press agaon to stop record1ng 

(5] Gimbal Dial 

Use th1s doal to control the toll of the g1mbal 

Controlling Aircraft 

Thos sectoon explaons how to control the onentatoon of the aorcrah through lhe remote controller The 

Remote Controlos set to Mode 2 by del aut 

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rom the center positiOn 

eft strck up and down changes the 

abon 

k up to ascend and <JooM1 to d<.'Scefld 

strcks are centered, the Ph;mtom 3 

u hover rn place. 

 S!Jck is pushed away from the center 

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ation Always push the strck gently 

sudden and unexpected elevation 

eft sbck to tho loft or nght controls the 

otauon of the a~rcrn 

k left to rotate the arrcraft counter

ush the Sirek nght to rotate the aJretaft 

 the stiCk rs centered the Phantom 3 

U maJntarn its current or1ent<~hon 

 Sirek rs pushed away from the center 

 faster the Phantom 3 A<Jvanced wdl 

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nght strck up and dO'I<n changes the 

Ward and backward prlch 

ek up to fly forward and down to fly 

Phantom 3 Advanced wrll hover rn 

ck IS centered 

 further away from the center pos~on for 

angle (maxmJm :J:>") and faster fhght 

ght stiCk controlleh and rrght changes 

left and nght prtch 

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versrons of P-mode. which wrll be automaucafty selected by the Phantom 3 Advanced depcndrng on GPS 

srgnal strength and the VISion PosrtiOning sensors: 

P-GPS GPS and Visron Posrtl()lllng both ate ava~lable; the atrcral1rs USI'lQ GPS for posrbOnlng 

P-OPTI. Vrsron Posrllonrng IS avildilble but a suffiCient GPS signal1s not ava·lable Alretaft IS usrng 

oriy Vrsron Posr110r1ng for posrtoo holdrng 

P-ATII Nerlhef GPS nor Visron Posrtroning rs avarlabfe the atrcraft rs ~ng only rts barometer for 

posiiJonrng so only illhtudo r<; tna1ntained 

A-mode (Atbtude) GPS and V1sron Posrtronrng Sy;;tem are not used for stabrhzahon The arrcraft uses 

only rts barometer to stabilize The arrcrah can automatically return to the Home Pornt rl remote controller 

signell rs lo!il and the Home Pornt was recorded successfully 

F-mode (Functron): Intelligent Oncntatron Control (IOC) rs acuvated rn thrs mode For more rnformatron 

about IOC refer to the IOC sectron 1n the Appendrx 

By default, the Flight Mode Swttch rs locked toP-mode To unlock other lhght modes. launch the DJI GO 

app. enter the ·Camera· page. and tap Mode" then activate "MI.Abple Arght Mode 

RTHBunon 

Press and hold the RTH button to start the RCiurn-t<rHome (RTH) procedure The LED ring atound the 

RTH Button WJII blulk white to 1ndrcate that the arrcraft is erlering RTH mode The aircraft will then return to 

the last recorded Home Pornt Press thrs button agarn to cancel the RTH procedure and regarn control of 

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on the side ol the mobole dcvloo holder 

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Unking the Remote Controller -------------------------------

The retl)()(e oontrofler 15 ~"-ked to your 81rcraft before deliVery LJnking IS oriy reqUired v.hen USing a new 

remote controller for tfoe I •rst 11me Follow these steps to ltnk a new remote controller 

Turn on the remote controller and connect to the mob•le dev•ce. Launch the DJI GO app 

2 Turn on the lntell•gern Flight Battery 

3 Enter"Camera' and tap on fil" ,,til and then tap ' Lmng RC- button as shown belo\v 

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Use the Shutter and V•deo Record•ng bottons on the remote controller to shoot the 1mages or v1deos 

through the DJI GO app. For more inforrnahon about how to use these buttons. refer to "Controllu:)_~he 

Camera Page 24" 

Camera LED IndiCator 

Camera LED lncl•catOf lights up after the fl•ght battery •s powered on 1 provdes information on the 

working status of the camera 

Camera LED IndiCator 

G Green Fast Blink (0 2s off, 0 1 son } 

G Green Blink Once (0 5s off. 0 4s on } 

G Green Blink 3 Times (0.3s off 0 1 son ) 

· Slow Red Bhr'i< ( 1 6s on. 0.8s ott } 

A> Fast Red BIOI (0 5s off. 0 2s on } 

R 'ii Double Red Bini< (0 1s on 0 1s off, 0 1s on, 0.1s off} 

R Solid Red 

G· H Green and Red Blink (0.8s green on, 0 8s red on} 

Gimbal 

Gtmbal Profile 

Camera status 

System IS warming up. 

Tak1ng a single picture 

Tak•ng 3 or 5 photos per shot 

Ro<XlfdJng 

SO card error 

Overheated Camera 

System error. 

F~rmware Upgrading 

The 3-axis gmbal prOVIdes a Sledd~ platform !Of the attached camera. allow•ng you to capture clear. 

stable 1mages and v1deo. The Ql'l"'bal can btl the camera w11h1n a 120' range 

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Jce must be connected to the remote 

ls: 

at1on and a~rcra rs nose remains 

ovement ollhe a1rcrah to prOVIde a 

nce 

a~rcrah IS placed on uneven ground 

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(1) Aoght Mode 

- The text next to this roon 1ndt<:ates the current figh! mooe 

Tap to configure the MC (Ma1n Controller) Sett1ngs These sentngs allow yo<~ to mocHy fl1ght hm•ts and 

set the ga1n values. 

'\): The atrcralt is set to ·Beginner Mode· by default. The a rcrilf1 cannot tty 30 meters (98 feet) h1gher 

and beyond the recorded Home Po.nt under beg•mer mode Olsabre this mode 1n the MODE 

sett•ngpage 

[2) GPS Stgnal Strength ~will Th1s 1con shows the current strength of GPS signals. Green bars ncl•cate adequate GPS 

strength 

[3] IOC Setltngs 

, ;.. CL This 1oon displays the IOC sctt•ng w11en the a•rCiaft has entered F~ Tap to view the IOC 

sen1ngs menu and select the deSired IOC seltJlg. 

(4) System Status 

,.... • •.,f('Xl ' This 1oon 1nd1cates the current aircraft system status and GPS Signal strength 

(5) Battery Level Indicator 

....-. • The battery level ind1cator prov1des a dynamic display of the battery level. The colored 

Lones on the battery tevel1ncl•cator represent the power levels needed to carry out different functiOns 

(6) Remote Controller Sognal 

gl.otll Thts 1oon shows the s1rength ol remote controllet s St!JIIill 

(7) HD Video Link Sognal Strength 

(HD I",ull Tt-vs 1con shows the strenglh ol the HD video downl1nk connection between the atrcraft and 

tho remote contioller 

[B) Battery Level 

(f 1 00% Ths ICOfl shows lhe curent battery level 

Tap to VIE)W the battery •nformat•on menu set the various battery warnang thresholds. and v1ew the 

battery warn1ng history 

(9] General Settings 

: : Tap t111s 1con to VJew the General Sett1ngs page From th1s page, you can set fhghl parameters 

reset the camera enable the qu1ck Vlew feature. adJust the gmbat roll 1alue and toggle the f~ght route d1splay 

(10) Camera Operation Bar 

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1!0 Tap to enter various camera value set!lngs, 1nclud1ng color space for the recording, resolution of 

tho v1dcos. 1mage SiZe and so on 

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button to select smqle shot. tnple shot 

p recordtng You can also press the 

e same funcltor1ahly. 

otos and videos as soon as they are 

amera 

 Vis1on Posthon1ng System's sensors 

fl POSII1on111Q IS tn operabon 

 blue areas u'ld•cates the roll angle 

he Camera GUI to the Map GUI 

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(16] Auto Takeofflland•ng :f. Tap to 1n11Jate auto takeoff or landtng 

(17) Livestream 

(:» IJvestream •con tnd•cates the curren1 VIdeo feed 1s broadcasltng l·ve on You Tube Be sure the 

mobile data service is avrulable on the mob•le deVIce 

(18) Back ~ Tap to retum to lhe ma1n GUI 

Director 

Dtrector IS an automat1c VIdeo ed1tor bu11t into the OJI GO app After record•ng several VIdeo clips, s•mpty 

tap Director from the app's home screen You can then select a template Md a spec•f•ed number of 

cl•ps. whtch are automatically combtncd to create a short ltlm that can be shared unmed•ately 

Store 

Tap "Store· to VISit the offiCial DJI Onhne Store to see the tatesttnformation abolrt OJI products and eas1ly 

buy new products 

Discovery 

Sync pcctures and Videos to your mobile deviCe. V1fJW fight logs. arX1 check yoLI' DJI account status '" 

·o.scovcry· Use your reg•stered OJI accour1t to log1n to 'D•scovery· 

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Flight 

Once pre-f~ght preparatoo1s complete.~ 1s •econmendod that you use the light Sllrulator 1n the DJI GO 

app to hone your fl1ght skills and practJce l~;ing sa•ety En&Ke that all fhghts are earned out 10 an open 

area 

Flight Environment equir~ments 

1 Do 1101 use the a~rcraft 10 severe v~ea!her concM>ons These 1ndude wand speeds exceedong 10 m/s , 

sroN. ra~n and fog 

2 Only fly 10 open areas Tall structures and arge metal structures may affect the accuracy of the Orfboard compass and GPS system 

3 AVOid obstacles. crowds. hlgh voltage pc ... -er I nes. trees. and bodies ol water 

4 Monamoze Interference by aVOfd1ng areas 'Mlh hogh levels of electromagnetism. •nduding base statiOnS 

and radlo transmSSIOO towers 

5 Aarcraft and battery performcmce IS subject :o envaronmentat factors such as aar dens•ty ;~nd temperature.Be very careful when flying at a:t1tudes greater than 19, 68& feet (6000 meters) above sea 

:!! level, as the performance of the battery and aircrah may be affected ~ 6 The Ph<lntorn 3 Advanced cannot operate w1thn the polar areas 

Flight Umits and No-Fly Zone_s ____ _ 

All urmanned a<"nal vehicle (UAV) op<'fators shdd abode by all regulabons set forlh by governmer1t and 

regulatory agenc1es 1nclud•ng the ICAO and the FAA For safety reasons, fl1ghts are limited by default. 

which helps users operate th1s product safely and legally f11ght limitations •nclude height limitS, dostance 

limts, and No-Fly Zones 

When operating tn P-mode, heaght lim•ts dtsta'lce hmts. and No-Ay Zones funcllon concurrently to 

manage R1ght safety In A-mode. oroly he1gl'i hM.ts are 1n effect, v.tloch by default preven1the aarcraft 

alblude from exceeding 1640 feet (500 m) 

Maximum flight altitude & Rad1us u m1ts 

Maximum flight albtude and rad1us lim1ts may be changed in the DJI GO app. Be av.are that the rnax1murn 

flight altitude cannot exceed 1640 feet (500 meters). In aCCC)(dance w1th these seltlngs. your Phantom 3 

Advanced Will fly 111 a restncted eylindef, as 5/u.·.n belOw 

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Aircraft Status lndiCaiOr 

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max radiUS l•mt. 

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safe.dtt cornfno-fly No-Fly Zones are 

irports and fly•ng fields whcro manned 

r lines between countnes or sen51t1ve 

s and Restncted Allitude Zones. Each 

e a~rpon) <~round the a•rport is a Take

de IS lrnted to a 15 degree tnchna!IQI1 

ad•attng outward The tr•ght altitude 1s 

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(1) Restncted Areas does not have ll1ght altitude restrictions 

(2) R mtles around lhe des•gnatocl restnct1011 area 1s a Take-off Restnctocl area Aircraft cannot take off 

Wlthtn this zone The value of R vanes based on the d"la111bon of the restnclocl a•eas 

(3) A "warnng zone· has been set around the RestriCted /Vea When the a•rcraft approaches Within 0 062 

moles (tOO m) o1 this zone, a warnong message Will appear on the OJI GO app 

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Prompt Aircraft 

Status 

Indicator 

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ou are in a No-fly 

If prohibited 

u are 1n a 1"1()-fly zone 

nd1ng has begun 

You are •n a IR f • •• 

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tomatically after land.ng 

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Preflight Checklist 

1 Remote controller. Intelligent R1ght Battery. and mobile dEMce are fully charged 

2 Propellers are mounted correctly and f~rmly 3 M1cro-SO ca•d has been 1nserted 1f necessary 

4 G.mbal•s funct10nmg normally 

5 Mot01s can start and are funcbonng norrna•ly. 

6 The OJI GO app is successfully connected to the a•retaft 

Calibrating the Compass 

IMPORTANT Always calibrate the compass 1n every new fightlocat•on The compass is very senSitive 

to electromagnetic mterference. which can produce abnormal compass data and lead to poor flight 

perfom1ance or fl1ght failure. Regular cal brat10n 1s reqUIIed lor opbrnal performance. 

0 · Do not cal1bra1e your compass where there rs any poss•h,hty of stro11g 'l'agnet•c 1nterlerence 

Sources of potential Interference •nc•ude magnet1te, park•ng struc~;res and subterranean 

mE!tal structtxes 

• Do not carry ferroma~mehc ITkltenaJs w,th you dunng cal•bratiOn such as keys or cellular 

phones 

• Do not calibrate •n dtrect proxrm.ty to large metal ObJects 

• DO NOT calibrate 1ndoors 

Calibration Procedures 

ChoosP "" oper1 area to carry out the lolk: _.,.,ng procedures 

1 Ensure that the c0111pass rs caJ,bra•ed II you old not ~brate the compass as oa-t ol your pre-flight 

prepara0011S. 01 d you have moved I'> a f1elo', locatoo Since the last calibration. tap the Aircraft Status 

Bar 1n the app and select 'Cahbr ate· then follow the on-screen •nstruCtiOOS 

2 Hold the rurcraft horizontally and rotatt> 360 degrees The Aircraft Status lnd,catOis wit d1sptay a sol1d 

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e compass near metal obtocts such 

 is blink1nq green and yellow 

he most recent f11ght 

anced has been changed 

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Auto-Land1ng 

Use auto-tand1ng only 1f the Aircraft Status Indicators are bl1nk1ng green Follow the steps below to use the 

auto-land1ng leature: 

1 Ensure the aircraft IS in P- mode 

'? Check the land1ng area condition before tapp1ng ".! · to beg1n land1ng Then follow the on-screen 

IllS! rUCtionS 

Starting/Stopping the Motors 

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Start1ng the Motors 

A Combmabon Stock Command (CSC) 1S used to start the motors Push both stocks to the bottom 

1nner or outer corners to S!art the motors Once the motors have started sp1M1ng . release both stiCks 

smultanoously 

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Stopp1ng the Motors 

There are two methods to stop the motors 

Method 1 When Phantom 3 Advanced has landed push the throttle dowo.D, then conduct the same 

esc that was used to S!art the motors, <IS dtl:>Cnbed <~boveJ> Motors W111 Slop 1111medllltely Release both 

stiCks once motors stop 

Method 2 When the Cllrcraft has landed, push ano hold the throttle cb.•lfl The motors will stop aller three 

seconds 

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Flight Test 

Takeoff/Landing Procedures 

t Place the aucralt on an open. flat area With the batt91Y level indicators facing towards you 

2 Turn on the remote controller and your mobtte dOVIce. then turn on the Intelligent Flight Battery 

3 Launch the DJI GO app and enter the Camera page 

4. W311 unhl the Aircratt lnd1cators bhnk green This means the Home Po1nt IS recorded and 11 IS now safe 

to fly If they flash yellow the Home Potnt has not been recorded. 

5. Push tho throttle up slowly to take orr or use Auto Takeoff 

6 Shoot photos and videos USing the DJI GO app. 

7. To land. hover over a level surface and gently J)lAI down on the throttle to descend 

a. After landong, execute the esc conmand or hold the throttle at Its lcMest posotl()(l unhl the motors stop 

9 Turn off the Intelligent AJQht Battery hrst, then the Rerrote Controller. 

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d the Phantom 3 Advanced os on the 

culao 4K vodeo at up to 30 lrames per 

sotutoons up to 1080p60 Both models 

e Phantom 3 Advanced comes w•th a 

 100-watt charger. the latter ol wh•Ch 

hed Attempt•ng to reMOve, replace, 01 

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How do I use the Director automatic video editor? D~rector •s an automat•c vtdeo edttor built onto the OJI GO app After recO!dtng several vtdeo clips, stmply 

tar> "Dtrector· from the app's home screen You can then select a template and a spectfoed number o f 

clips. whtch are automatically comboned to create a short lolm that can be shared tmmadoately 

How do I change the control mode of my Phantom 3? 

By default. the Remote Controller •s set to Mode 2 Thos means that the rtgnt comrol st•c'< controls the 

movement o! the atrcraft and the left control sttck controls the wot:le and onentat•on of the atrcraft These 

cootrots can be changed to Mode 1 oc set to a customzeo conftgurat•on rn the OJI GO apo This os only 

recommended lOt advanced users 

Can I use a Phantom 2 Remote Controller wllh the Phantom 3? 

No 1 he Phantom:? Remote Controt:er operates on a d•fferent frequency The Phantom 2 Remote Controller 

operates at 58 GHz and the new Phantom 3 Remote ContrOller operates at 2 4 GHz 

Cant use a Phantom 2 Intelligent Flight Battery with the Phantom 3? 

No Tht Ph~ntom 3 uses a newly desogned lntelltgent Flight Battery wtth greater power The Phantom 3 has 

a 4 celt billtery w•th a capac•tY ot 4460 mAh and a voltage of 15 2 V 

My Phantom 3 does not turn off right away, Is something wrong? 

h ' no .. al Alter you attempt to pow. ott tn- lntellogcnt Flight Battery. ot 1"'1BY rema•n on for a lew 

seconds as any v•deo data tS saved to the M•cro SO card 1 tlrs he'PS prevent your data from berng lost ex 

corrupted 

Do I have to buy the Remote Controller separately? 

No. there os no need to buy a separate Remote Controller Your Phantom 3 comes woth a Remote Controller 

thatos already linked to the atrcrafl 

Does my Phantom 3 support dual Remote Controllers? 

No ~t •nc.uded Remote Controller can bE. uSE'd to contrOl both the a•rcralt and the gtmbal t•lt at the same 

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What does the " P, A, F" switch on the Remote Controller do? Tht~ •• ,,tch. called the Rtght Mode Swttch. 'lllow• you to •.ogg1e drflerent flight mooes 

P-mode, or Postttorung mode. tndocates thlll bo!h GPS and the Vtston Pos•t•on•ng Sy&tem are act>ve and 

your Phantom 3 wtll attempt to stab•ltze us•ng both 

In A mode. or Atlttude mode. the atrcralt does not use GPS or the Voston Posouonong System Only the 

baromete• os used lor stabrhzatoon The a•rcraft can sull return to the Home Poonl as long as a suff•c•ent GPS 

s•gnal •s ava•table 

F·mode, or Functoon mode. act•vates Intelligent Onentatoon Control (IOC) functoonai•IY Refer to the IOC 

sect•on on the Aopendox of the User Manual 

By defau.t, only P·mode may be used Reier tO your user manual lOt tnstructiOns on untock•ng the other 

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age patterns, but the lntetl1gent Fhght 

tnme when fully charged 

ording? 

emoved. place >t back in the camera 

deo Ide o$ rest<Xed 

ed to my lOS album? 

 Setl>ngs menu, select the Pnvacy tab. 

app 1con If the GO app has not been 

chron11e<l 

uck down unlit the atrcraft touches the 

have never used II? 

s affect: tho (l1sr.'Jarge liMe ot a new 

ery ts sate to use 

emote Controller? 

rror? 

rong electroc magnetic sourCEJS (e g 

yellow rap1dly when a compass error 

es 

compass read•ngs It •s recommended 

 tocat1on and then resume tne fhght 

y Bnng the ancrafl to a h1gher alhtude 

 1s prompted TM flight controller wtll 

1t1gato the drofts. The a.rcraft wll SWltCh 

 

iled to lntt>alized 

n Even the ancraft •s statoooed on the 

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hsteo below 

• Sensor per lormance degraded Th1s may be dJe ro the excess•ve b1as detected frOfTI the IMU or the 

compass readtng >S tnterfered Try restarttng and caht:>rahng the IMU and compass to resolve thts tssue 

• Sensor •s defect1ve II the sensors remams unc~anged at a·t ttme and the problem pers1sr even when the 

atrcra·t IS restarted. •I 1ndocates the sensor >S ncr work1f'!;j normally Users should return the a11craft to OJI 

for ,epa.nng 

• M.no: Vtbratoon os detected dunng aorcraft o.'llua rzat on Put the a>rcraft on the liar surface. power on the 

a11cralt and ensure the atrcraft IS stat toned for more lhar 5 seconds to resolve the tssue 

• Serious vtbratton IS detected durtng a11craft inotta'tzation Thts tnstance generally occurs when the aorcrafl 

1s be,ng •n•t•ahzat1on on the v101ent movtng s~r'ace, lor r%tance. sh•ps that are on the rough sea Do not 

artemp1to power or• tile a•rcraft on th1s scenariO 

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Specifications 

Aircraft 

Werght (Battery & 

Propellers"lnctuded) 

Max Ascent Speed 

Max Descent Speed 

Max Speed 

Max r ught Altrtude 

Max Flight Trme 

Operating Temperature 

GPSMOde 

Gimbal 

ContrOllable Range 

Vision Pos.tioning 

Velocaty Range 

Altrtude Range 

Oper atrng R<lnge 

Operatrng Envrronment 

Camera 

Sensor 

Lens 

ISO Range 

Etectronrc Shutter Speed 

Image Max Saze 

1280 g 

Sm/s 

3M/s 

16 mls (A TTl mode, no wand) 

6000m 

Approxrmately 23 mrnutes 

o•c to 40•c 

GPS/GLONASS 

Prtch 90" to t 30" 

< 8 m/s (2 m above gaound) 

30cm-300cm 

30cm-300cm 

Braghtly lit (lux> 15) patterned surlaces 

Sony EXMOR 1/2 3" EHectrve paxets 12 t. M (total p xers 12 76 M) 

rov 94° 2Qnvn(35mm fotrnat eQUivalor.t )112 a 

100·3200(vadeo) 1()()..1600(pholo) 

Bs 1/8000s 

4000x 3000 

Srngle shot Bur~l shootrng 3/5{7 frames 

Strll Photography MOdes Auto Exposure Bracketrng (AEB) 3/5 

Bracketed frames at 07EV Baas 

Tame-taose 

MrcroSO 

Supported SO Card Types Max. capacrty· 64 GB Class 10 or UHS- 1 raMg requrred 

Vrdoo Recordrng MOdes 

Max Brtrate 01 V1deo 

Storage 

Supponed Fate for mats 

Operahng Temperature 

Range 

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~telligent Orientation Control (IOC) 

IOC allows users to lock the control Ofrentat.on of the aircraft 1n d•fferent modes. There are three workrng 

modes for IOC that can be selected rn the DJI GO app. IOC only works when the atrcraft rs rn F-mode. 

therefore the user must toggle the lhght mode switch to actrvate IOC. Rotor to the table below 

Co\xse Lock (CL) 

Home Lock (HL)" 

Pornt of Interest (POl)" 

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The nose drrectton. at the bme that CL 1S set. writ remain the forward dtrecbon 

regardless of how the ooentanon and postbon of the a~rcralt changes Thts Wll 

remam fixed t.llbl you reset 11 or exrt CL mode 

Record a Home Pont (HP) and enter HL mode The forward and backward 

controls wriiiTlO\ie tne rurcrafl farther from and closer to the established Home 

Pont regardless of how the ortentatiOil and post bon of the arrcrafl ch<lngos 

Po1nt of Interest Record a po1nt of Interest (POl). The arrcrafl can then circle 

around the POl and the nose will always potnts toward the POl ;~;): 'Home Lock and Point of Interest featu"e are comng soon 

toe Requrrements 

IOC IS only av« oable under the ldkM•ng cono,t ons 

ModesiOC GPSenabled GPSoounts Flight Distance Limits 

Course Lock No None None 

Home Lock Yes "·'' Aircrafl ~ Home P01n1 POl Yes .1 Aircraft ~ .,._ Poont of lntorCSI 

USing IOC 

Toggle the Atght Mode SWitch F-mode and follow the InstructiOnS prompted on the DJI GO app to select 

the destred IOC mode 

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bject to lhe lollowmg two cond11J0ns· 

terference that may cause undeSired 

onsoble fCJf compliance COIJd void the 

esponsoble fCJf compliance oo.Jid VOid 

ubjeCt to the folloWing two cond1t1ons. 

device must accept any Interference 

n 

Ofth fCJf an uncontrolled enworment. 

iStance 20cm beiWeen the rad1ator& 

conjur1Chon w1th any other antenna or 

the lmts ICJf a Class B dlg•tal dCVICe. 

prOVIde reasonable protecbon aga111st 

enerates uses and can rad1ate rad10 

h the 1nstruc11ons. may cause harmful 

ntee thai Interference will 1101 occur 1n 

erence to radto or televlSIOfl receptiOI'I, 

e user 1S encouraged to uy to correct 

at to wh1Ch the recerver IS r.onnccted 

 

andard (s) Operabon 1s subject to the 

e. and (2) th1s device must accept any 

at1on ot the dev1ce 

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IC Rad1at10n Exposure Statement 

Th1s equ1pmcnt complies with IC RF radiat1on exposure lim1ts set forth ror an uncontrolled enwonment 

This transmitter must not be co-located or operabng 1n conJunction with any other antenna or tranc;m1t1er 

Th1s equipment Should be 1nstalled and operated wtth m1nmum d1stance 20crn between the rad1ator& 

you body 

Afr.; Changes or modoltcabons not e~pressly approved by the party responsible lor comphar1Ce could 

vOid the users authority to operate 1'10 eqLJpment 

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