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Using this manual 

Legends 

0 Warning Lh Important :J) Hints and Tips ~ Reference 

Before Flight 

The following tutorials and manuals have been produced to ensure you to make full use of your Inspire I. 

I .Disclaimer 

2.1n the Box 

3.1nspire 1 Quick Start Guide 

4.Safety Guidelines 

5.1nspire I User Manual 

6.1ntelligent Flight Battery Safety Guidelines 

Watching all the tutorial videos and reading the Disclaimer before flight is recommended. Afterwards, 

prepare for your first flight by using the Inspire 1 Quick Start Guide. Refer to this manual for more 

comprehensive information. 

Watch the video tutorials 

Please watch the tutorial video below to learn how to use Inspire 1 correctly and safely: 

www.dji.com/productJinspire-1/video 

Download the DJI Pilot app 

Download and install the DJI Pilot app before use. Scan the QR code or visit 

"http://m.dji.net/djipilot" to download the app. 

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For the best experience, use mobile device with Andriod V 4.1.2 or above. Requires iOS 8.0 or later. 

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Contents 

Using this manual 

Legends 2 

Before Flight 2 

Watch the video tutorials 2 

Download the DJI Pilot app 2 

Product Profile 

Introduction 6 

Feature Highlights 6 

Assemble the Aircraft 7 

Aircraft Diagram 9 

Remote Controller Diagram 9 

Aircraft 

Flight Controller 12 

Flight Mode 12 

Flight Status Indicator 12 

Return to Home (RTH) 13 

Dynamic Home Point 15 

Vision Positioning System 16 

Flight Recorder 17 

Attaching and Detaching the Propellers 17 

DJIIntelligent Flight Battery 18 

Remote Controllers 

Remote Controller Profile 24 

Remote Controller Operations 24 

Dual Remote Controllers Mode 29 

Remote Controller Status LED 31 

Linking the Remote Controller 32 

Remote Controller Compliance Version 33 

Gimbal and Camera 

Camera Profile 35 

Gimbal 36 

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DJI Pilot App 

Camera 40 

Map 43 

Academy 43 

User Center 43 

Flight 

Flight Environment Requirements 45 

Flight Limits and Flight Restriction Area 45 

Preflight Checklist 49 

Calibrating the Compass 49 

Auto Take-off and Auto Landing 50 

Starting/Stopping the Motors 51 

Flight Test 51 

FAQ 

Appendix 

Specifications 57 

Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC) 60 

How to Update Firmware 61 

FCC Compliance 62 

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Product Profile 

This chapter describes the features of 

Inspire 1, instructs you to assemble the 

aircraft and explains the components on 

the aircraft and remote controllers. 

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Product Profile 

Introduction 

The Inspire 1 is brand new quadcopter capable of capturing 4K video and transmitting an HD video 

signal (up to 2km) to multiple devices straight out of the box. Equipped with retractable landing gear, it 

can capture an unobstructed 360 degree view from its camera. The built-in camera has an integrated 

gimbal to maximize stability and weight efficiency while minimizing space. When no GPS signal is 

available, Vision Positioning technology provides hovering precision. 

Feature Highlights 

Camera and Gimbal: Up to 4K video recording and 12 megapixel photo capture. Reserved mounting 

space for NO filters for better exposure control. New quick-release mount allows you to remove the 

camera with ease. 

HD Video Downlink: Low latency, HD downlink powered by an enhanced version of the OJI Lightbridge 

system. It also provides dual controllers mode. 

Landing gear: Retractable landing gear that enables an unobstructed panoramic view from the camera. 

DJI Intelligent Flight Battery: 4500 mAh DJI Intelligent Flight Battery employs new battery cells and a 

battery management system. 

Flight Controller: The next generation flight controller system provides a more reliable flight experience. 

A new flight recorder stores the flight data from each flight, and Vision Positioning enhances hovering 

precision when no GPS is available. 

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Assemble the Aircraft 

Unlocking Travel Mode 

The aircraft is in Travel Mode during delivery. Follow these steps to change it to Landing Mode before 

your first flight: 

1. Insert the Intelligent Flight Battery into the battery compartment. 

2. Power on the Remote Controller and the Intelligent Flight Battery. 

3. Toggle the Transformation Switch up and down at least four times. 

4. Power off the aircraft. 

Travel Mode Togglex4 Landing Mode 

& • Battery must be fully charged before using it for the first time. Refer to "Charging the Intelligent 

Flight Battery" (P21) for more information . 

• If you have purchased the dual remote controller version, you must use the Master remote 

controller to deactivate Travel Mode. Refer to "Setting Up Dual Remote Controllers Mode" (P30) 

section for more infromation about Master remote controller. 

• Be sure to remove the gimbal from the aircraft before switch from Landing Mode to Travel Mode. 

• Place the aircraft on the smooth and reflective surface (e.g. table or tile) before switching between 

the travel modes to the landing mode. Do not place the aircraft on the rough and sound-absorbing 

surface (e.g. carpet) before switching between the travel modes and landing mode. 

Installing Gimbal and Camera 

1. Remove Gimbal Cover. 

2. Rotate the Gimbal Lock to the unlocked position (to the right when facing the nose of the aircraft). 

3. Insert the gimbal by aligning the white mark on the Gimbal. 

4. Rotate the Gimbal Lock back into the locked position. 

Gimbal lock 

Mounting Place 

Gimbal Connector 

Locked 

& Ensure the Micro-SO card is correctly inserted into the camera. 

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Attaching Propellers 

Attach propellers with the black nut onto motors with the black dot and spin counter-clockwise to secure. 

Attach propellers with gray nut onto motors without a black dot and spin clockwise to secure. 

~ Place all propellers onto the correct motor and tighten by hand to ensure security before flight. 

Preparing Remote Controller 

Tilt the Mobile Device Holder to the desired position then adjust the antenna as shown. 

1. Press the button on the side of the Mobile Device Holder to release the clamp, adjust it to fit then attach 

your mobile device. 

2. Connect your mobile device to the remote controller with a USB cable. 

3. Plug one end of the cable into your mobile device, and the other end into the USB port on the back of 

the remote controller. 

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Aircraft Diagram 

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[1] GPS 

[2] Propeller (P17) 

[2] 

[3] [3] Motor 

[4] 

[5] [4] Front LED (P12) 

[5] Landing gear 

[6] Gimbal and Camera (P37) 

[9] 

[7] Intelligent Flight Battery (P18) 

[10] [8] Aircraft Micro-USB Port 

[9] Rear LED (P12) 

[10] Camera Micro-USB Port 

[11] Camera Micro-SO Card Slot (P35) 

[12] 

[13] [12] Vision Positioning Sensors (P16) 

[13] Aircraft Status Indicator (P13) 

[1] Antennas (P29) 

Relays aircraft control and video signal. 

[2] Mobile Device Holder 

Mounting place for your mobile device. 

[3] Control Stick 

Controls aircraft orientation. 

[4] Return Home (RTH) Button (P13) 

Press and hold the button to initiate Return to 

Home(RTH). 

[5] Transformation Switch (P27) 

Toggle the switch up or down to raise or lower 

the landing gear. 

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[6] Battery Level LEOs [8] Power Button 

Displays the current battery level. 

[7] Status LED 

Used to power on or power off the remote controller. 

[9] RTH LED 

Displays the power status. Circular LED around the RTH button displays RTH status. 

[1 0] Camera Settings Dial 

Turn the dial to adjust camera settings. 

Only functions when the remote controller is 

connected to a mobile device running the DJI 

Pilot app. 

[11 ] Playback Button 

Playback the captured images or videos. 

[12] Shutter Button 

Press to take a photo. If in burst mode, the 

set number of photos will be taken with one 

press. 

[13] Flight Mode Switch 

Used to switch between P, A and F mode. 

[14] Video Recording Button 

Press to start recording video. Press again to 

stop recording. 

[15] Gimbal Dial 

Use this dial to control the tilt of the gimbal. 

[16] Micro-USB Port 

For connecting the remote controller to your 

computer. 

[17] Mini-HDMI Port 

Connect an HD compatible monitor to this 

port to get a live HD video preview of what the 

camera sees. 

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[18] CAN Bus Port 

Reserved for future use. 

[19] USB Port 

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Connect to mobile device to access all of the 

DJI Pilot app controls and features. 

[20] GPS Module 

[20] Used to pinpoint the location of the remote 

controller. 

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[21] Back Left Button 

Customizable button in DJI Pilot app. 

[22] Power Port 

Connect to a power source to charge the 

remote controller's internal battery. 

[23] Back Right Button 

Customizable button in DJI Pilot app. 
Aircraft 

This chapter describes the features of 

the Flight Controller, Vision Positioning 

System and the Intelligent Flight Battery. 

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Aircraft 

Flight Controller 

The Inspire 1 's flight controller is based on DJI flight controller with several enhancements such as new 

flight mode and new safe mode. Three safe modes are available: Failsafe, Return Home and Dynamic 

Home Point. These features ensure the safe return of your aircraft if the control signal is lost. A flight 

recorder stores crucial flight data for each flight. 

Flight Mode 

Three flight modes are available. The details of each flight mode are found in the section below: 

P mode (Positioning) : P mode works best when GPS signal is strong. There are three different states of P 

mode, which will be automatically selected by the Inspire 1 depending on GPS signal strength and Vision 

Positioning sensors: 

P-GPS: GPS and Vision Positioning both are available, and the aircraft is using GPS for positioning. 

P-OPTI: Vision Positioning is available but the GPS signal is not. Aircraft is using only Vision 

Positioning for hovering 

P-ATTI: Neither GPS or Vision Positioning available, aircraft is using only its barometer for positioning, 

so only altitude is controlled. 

A mode (Attitude): The GPS and Vision Positioning System is not used for holding position. The aircraft 

only uses its barometer to maintain altitude. If it is still receiving a GPS signal, the aircraft can automatically 

return home if the Remote Controller signal is lost and if the Home Point has been recorded successfully. 

F mode (Function): Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC) is activated in this mode. For more information 

about IOC, refer to the IOC in Appendix. 

~ Use the Flight Controller mode switch to change the flight mode of the aircraft, refer to the "Flight 

Mode Switch" on P27 for more information. 

Flight Status Indicator 

The INSPIRE 1 comes with the Front LED, Rear LED and Aircraft Status Indicator. The positions of these 

LEDs are shown in the figure below: 

Front LED Rear LED 

The Front and Rear LED show the orientation of the aircraft. The Front LED displays solid red and the 

Rear LED displays solid green. 

Aircraft Status Indicator shows the system status of the flight controller. Refer to the table below for more 

information about the Aircraft Status Indicator: 

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Aircraft Status Indicator Description 

Normal 

······ Red, Green and Yellow Flash Power on and self-check 

Alternatively 

!$ ······Green and Yellow Flash Alternatively Aircraft warming up 

-@:······Green Flashes Slowly Safe to Fly (P mode with GPS and Vision Positioning) 

-@X2 ······Green Flashes Twice 

-@ ······Yellow Flashes Slowly 

Warning 

-@ ······ Fast Yellow Flashing 

-$ ······Slow Red Flashing 

-$ · · · · · · Fast Red Flashing 

-$ · · · · · · Red Flashing Alternatively 

-$ -Solid Red 

Safe to Fly (P rrode with Vision Positioni1g but without GPS) 

Safe to Fly (A mode but No GPS and Vision Positioning) 

Remote Controller Signal Lost 

Low Battery Warning 

Critical Low Battery Warning 

IMU Error 

Critical Error 

-$ -¢1 ······Red and Yellow Flash Alternatively Compass Calibration Required 

Return to Home (RTH) 

The Return to Home (RTH) brings the aircraft back to the last recorded Home Point. There are three cases 

that will trigger RTH procedure; they are Smart RTH, Low Battery RTH and Failsafe RTH. 

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Home Point 

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Description 

The Home Point is the location at which your aircraft takes off when the 

GPS signal is strong. You can view the GPS signal strength through 

the GPS icon ( ll ). If you are using the Dynamic Home Point 

setting, the Horne Point will be updated to your current position as you 

move around and when the Aircraft Status Indicator blinks green. 

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Using the RTH button on the remote controller (refer to "RTH button" on P28 for more information) or the 

RTH button in the DJI Pilot app when GPS is available to enables smart RTH. The aircraft return to the 

latest recorded Home Point, you may control the aircraft's orientation to avoid collision during the Smart 

RTH. Press the Smart RTH button once to start the process, press the Smart RTH button again to exit 

Smart RTH and regain the control. 

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Low Battery RTH 

The low battery level failsafe is triggered when the DJI Intelligent Flight Battery is depleted to a point that 

may affect the safe return of the aircraft. Users are advised to return home or land the aircraft immediately 

when these warnings are shown. DJI Pilot app will advise user to return the aircraft to the Home Point 

when low battery warning is triggered. Aircraft will automatically return to the Home Point if no action is 

taken after 10 seconds countdown. User can cancel the RTH by pressing once on the RTH button. The 

thresholds for these warnings are automatically determined based on the current aircraft altitude and its 

distance from the Home Point. 

Aircraft will land automatically if the current battery level can only support the aircraft to land to the ground 

from the current altitude. User can use the remote controller to control the aircraft's orientation during the 

landing process . 

The Battery Level Indicator is displayed in the DJI Pilot app, and is described below 

Critical Low battery level 

waming(Red) 

Sufficient battery 

level( Green) 

Low battery 

level warning Remaining flight time 

Battery Level 

Warning 

Low battery 

level warning 

Critical Low 

battery level 

warning 

Estimated 

remaining 

flight time 

Remark 

The battery 

power is low. 

Please land the 

aircraft. 

The aircraft 

must land 

immediately. 

Estimated 

remaining flight 

based on current 

battery level. 

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Power requires 

to return home 

Battery level indicator 

Aircraft Status 

Indicator 

Aircraft status 

indicator blinks 

RED slowly. 

Aircraft status 

indicator blinks 

RED quickly. 

N/A 

OJ I Pilot app 

Tap "Go-home" to have 

the aircraft return to the 

Home point and land 

automatically, or "Cancel" to 

resume normal flight. If no 

action is taken, the aircraft 

will automatically go home 

and land after 1 0 seconds. 

Remote controller will sound 

an alarm. 

The DJI Pilot app screen will 

flash red and aircraft starts to 

descend. Remote controller 

will sound an alarm. 

N/A 

Right Instructions 

Fly the aircraft 

back and land 

it as soon as 

possible, then 

stop the motors 

and replace the 

battery. 

The aircraft 

will begin to 

descend and land 

automatically. 

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¢ • When the critical battery level warning activates and the aircraft is descending to land 

automatically, you may push the throttle upward to hover the aircraft and navigate it to a more 

appropriate location for landing. 

• Color zones and markers on the battery level indicator reflect estimated remaining flight time 

and are adjusted automatically, according to the aircraft's current status. 

Failsafe RTH 

Failsafe RTH is activated automatically if remote controller signal (including video relay signal) is lost for 

more than 3 seconds provided that Home Point has been successfully recorded and compass is working 

normally. Return home process may be interrupted and the operator can regain control over the aircraft if 

a remote controller signal is resumed. 

Failsafe Illustration 

1 Record Home Point (HP) 

Blinking Green 

4 Signal Lost Lasts 3secs. 

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Fast Blinking Yellow 

2 Confirm Home Point 

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Fast Blinking Yellow 

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Fast Blinking Yellow 

~ • Aircraft cannot avoid obstruction during the Failsafe RTH, therefore it is important to set an 

reasonable Failsafe altitude before each flight. Launch the DJI Pilot app and enter "Camera" 

view and select "MODE" to set the Failsafe altitude. 

• Aircraft will stop ascending and immediately return to the Home Point if you move the throttle 

stick during the Failsafe. 

Dynamic Home Point 

Dynamic home point is useful in situations when you are in motion and require a Home Point that is 

different from the takeoff point. GPS module is located at the position shown in the figure below: 

&. Ensure the space above the GPS module is not obstructed when using Dynamic Home Point. 

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There are two options for Dynamic Home Point. 

1. Set the aircraft current coordinate as the new Home Point. 

2. Set the remote controller's coordinate as the new Home Point. 

Setting Up Dynamic Home Point 

Follow the steps below to setup Dynamic Home Point: 

1. Connect to the mobile device and launch the DJI Pilot app and go to the "Camera" page. 

2. Tap"f'and select"i", to reset the remote controller's coordinates as the new Home Point. 

3. Tap"f'and select"49", to reset the aircraft's coordinates as the new Home Point. 

4. The aircraft status indicator blinks green to show Home Point is set succesfully. 

Vision Positioning System 

DJI Vision Positioning is a positioning system that uses ultrasonic and image data to help the aircraft 

identify its current position. With the help of Vision Positioning, your Inspire 1 can hover in place more 

precisely and fly indoors or in other environments where there is no GPS signal available. The main 

components of DJI Vision Positioning are located on the bottom of your Inspire 1, including [1]two sonar 

sensors and[2]one monocular camera. 

Using Vision Positioning 

Vision Positioning is activated automatically when the Inspire 1 is powered on. No manual action is 

required. Vision Positioning is typically used in the indoor environment where no GPS is available. By 

using the sensors on the Vision Positioning system, Inspire 1 can perform precision hovering even when 

no GPS is available. 

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