# INSPIRE 1

V1.4 2015.7 

# User Manual

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# Using this manual Legends Warning Important Hints and Tips Reference 

## Before Flight The following tutorials and manuals have been produ ced to ensure you to make full use of your Inspire 1. 1.Disclaimer 2.In the Box 3.Inspire 1 Quick Start Guide 4.Safety Guidelines 5.Inspire 1 User Manual 6.Intelligent Flight Battery Safety Guidelines Watching all the tutorial videos and reading the Di sclaimer before ight 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/product/inspire-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.

For the best experience, use mobile device with And riod V 4.1.2 or above. Requires iOS 8.0 or later.© 2015 DJI. All Rights Reserved. 

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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 

ProÀle  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 DJI Intelligent Flight Battery 18 

### Remote Controllers  Remote  Controller 

ProÀle  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  ProÀle  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  PreÁight  Checklist  49  Calibrating  the  Compass  49  Auto 

Take-off  and  Auto  Landing  50 Starting/Stopping the Motors 51 Flight Test 51 

### FAQ Appendix  SpeciÀcations  57  Intelligent  Orientation 

Control  (IOC)  60 How to Update Firmware 61 FCC Compliance 62© 2015 DJI. All Rights Reserved. 

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# Product 

ProÀle 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 

ProÀle Introduction The Inspire 1 is brand new quadcopter capable of ca pturing 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 it s 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 h overing precision. 

## Feature Highlights Camera and Gimbal: Up to 4K video recording and 12 megapixel photo cap ture. Reserved mounting space for ND filters for better exposure control. N ew quick-release mount allows you to remove the camera with ease. HD Video Downlink: Low latency, HD downlink powered by an enhanced ve rsion of the DJI Lightbridge system. It also provides dual controllers mode. Landing gear: Retractable landing gear that enables an unobstruc ted 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 ight controller system provid es a more reliable ight experience. A new ight recorder stores the ight data from eac h ight, and Vision Positioning enhances hovering precision when no GPS is available. 

## Assemble the Aircraft Unlocking Travel Mode The aircraft is in Travel Mode during delivery. Fol low these steps to change it to Landing Mode before your rst ight: 1. Insert the Intelligent Flight Battery into the b attery compartment. 2. Power on the Remote Controller and the Intellige nt Flight Battery. 3. Toggle the Transformation Switch up and down at least four times. 4. Power off the aircraft.

Travel Mode Toggle×4 Landing Mode© 2015 DJI. All Rights Reserved. 

### 7Product Profile INSPIRE 1 User Manual Battery must be fully charged before using it for the rst time. Refer to "Charging the Intelligent Flight Battery" (P21) for more information . If you have purchased the dual remote controller v ersion, you must use the Master remote controller to deactivate Travel Mode. Refer to "Set ting Up Dual Remote Controllers Mode" (P30) section for more infromation about Master remote co ntroller. Be sure to remove the gimbal from the aircraft bef ore switch from Landing Mode to Travel Mode. Place the aircraft on the smooth and reective sur face (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 posi tion.

Ensure the Micro-SD card is correctly inserted into the camera. Locked Gimbal Connector Mounting Place Gimbal Lock Gimbal Cover



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Attaching Propellers Attach propellers with the black nut onto motors wi th the black dot and spin counter-clockwise to secu re. Attach propellers with gray nut onto motors without a black dot and spin clockwise to secure.

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Place all propellers onto the correct motor and tig hten by hand to ensure security before ight.



### Preparing Remote Controller Tilt the Mobile Device Holder to the desired positi on then adjust the antenna as shown. 1. Press the button on the side of the Mobile Devic e Holder to release the clamp, adjust it to t then attach your mobile device. 2. Connect your mobile device to the remote control ler with a USB cable. 3. Plug one end of the cable into your mobile devic e, and the other end into the USB port on the back of the remote controller. 

### Attaching 

1345s  Quick-Release 

Propellers The 1345s Quick-Release propeller is the upgrade ve rsion of the propellers that greatly enhance the reliability of the propeller during the ight. Foll owing the steps below to attach the 1345s Quick-Rel ease propellers. 1. Install the propellers with a white dot onto the mounting plates that have a white dot, and install the propellers without a white dot onto the mounting pl ates that do not have a white dot.

2. Align the hook (A) on the propellers with the se curing spring (B), then press down the propeller on to the mounting plate then rotate the propellers accor ding to the lock direction until it is secured. Without white dot Without white dot White dot White dot© 2015 DJI. All Rights Reserved. 

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## Aircraft Diagram
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
[7] [8] [9] [10 ] [11 ]
[12 ] [13 ] GPS Propeller (P17) Motor Front LED (P12) Landing gear Gimbal and Camera (P35)
Intelligent Flight Battery (P18) Aircraft Micro-USB Port Rear LED (P12) Camera Micro-USB Port Camera Micro-SD Card Slot (P35)
Vision Positioning Sensors (P16) Aircraft Status Indicator (P13) [12] [13]


## Remote Controller Diagram

[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. [1] [2]

[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [3] [7] [8]

[11] [9] [10] [1] [2]

[3] [4] [5] [6]

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[6] Battery Level LEDs Displays the current battery level. [7] Status LED Displays the power status.

[11] [12] [16] [17] [18] [19]

[10]

[13] [14] [15] [8] Power Button Used to power on or power off the remote controller

. [9] RTH LED Circular LED around the RTH button displays RTH sta tus.

[10]  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] Mini-HDMI Port Connect an HD compatible monitor to this port to get a live HD video preview of what the camera sees. [17] Micro-USB Port For connecting the remote controller to your computer. [18] CAN Bus Port Reserved for future use. [19] USB Port Connect to mobile device to access all of the DJI Pilot app controls and features.

[20]

[21]

[22] [23] [20]  GPS  Module Used to pinpoint the location of the remote controller. [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.© 2015 DJI. All Rights Reserved. 

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# Aircraft This chapter describes the features of the Flight Controller, Vision Positioning System and the Intelligent Flight Battery.

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## Flight Status Indicator The INSPIRE 1 comes with the Front LED, Rear LED an d Aircraft Status Indicator. The positions of these LEDs are shown in the gure below:

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 o f the ight controller. Refer to the table below fo r more information about the Aircraft Status Indicator: 

# Aircraft Flight Controller The Inspire 1’s ight controller is based on DJI  ight controller with several enhancements such as n ew ight mode and new safe mode. Three safe modes are available: Failsafe, Return Home and Dynamic Home Point. These features ensure the safe return o f your aircraft if the control signal is lost. A i ght recorder stores crucial ight data for each ight. 

## Flight Mode Three ight modes are available. The details of eac h ight 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 I nspire 1 depending on GPS signal strength and Visio n Positioning sensors: P-GPS: GPS and Vision Positioning both are availabl e, 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 position ing, 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 lostand if the Home Point has been recorded successful ly. 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 ight mode of the aircraft, refer to the “Flight Mode Switch” on P27 for more information.

Front LED Rear LED Aircraft Status Indicator