# Res i dential Sales Commerc

i a l Sa l es January 23
, 20 1 5 U

. S. Department
of Transportation Docket Management System 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 

# Vacat;on Re n ta l s Long Term Re n ta l s Property Management Re: Exemption Request Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act & 

# Part 11 of the Federal Aviat ion Regulations from 14 C.F

. R.45

. 23(b); 14 CFR Part 21
; 14 CFR 61

. 113(a) 

# & (b)
; 91.7 (a)
; 91.9 (b); 91.103(b)

; 91.109; 91

. 119; 91.121

; 91

. 151(a); 91.203(a)

& 

# (b)
; 91.405(a)

; 91.407(a) (1)
; 91.409

; 91.417 (a) & (b) To Whom

It May Concern: Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization

a nd Reform Act of 2012 (the Reform Act) and 14 C

. F
. R Part 11
, Lewis Realty Associates,

In c , a real estate sa

l es and vacation rental company and operator of a sma
ll 'hexacopte

r " ( UAS
) equipped for photos and videos of properties and the Topsail Island

, NC area

, her eby applies for an exemption from the list ed F edera

l Aviation Regulations ("FARs

" ) to allow commercial operation of its UA Ss
, so long as suc h operations are conducted within and under the conditions outlined herein or as may be established by the FAA as
r equ ir ed by Section 333. Purpose of proposed flights will be to p rovid e photos and videos of real estate

li stings offered for rental and sale, photos and videos used to promote tourism in the area resu lting in potential tax receipts for Local

, State and US Government. The name and address of the applicant is: Lewis Realty Associates

, In c . Attn

: Chris Rackley PH

: 910

. 328

. 5211 ext 801 Ema

il : chris@topsailarea

. com Address

: 320 N New River Drive Surf City NC 28445 

# 320 N. New River Drive Surf City, North Carolina 28445 (910) 328-5211, local (BOO) 233-5211, toll-free (910) 328-5277, fax 809 Roland Avenue Surf City, North Carolina 28445 (910) 328-2468, local (800) 326-2468, toll-free (910) 328-5111

, fax 

# www.topsailarea.com

# Residential Sales Commercial Sales The UAS 

# & Flights


# Vacation Rentals Long Term Rentals Property Management The UAS is a 3 lb 3 oz battery powered hexacopter (six motors, six blades)

, a handheld FrSky Taranis transmitter for control

, associated contro

l receivers on aircraft,

3 axis camera gimba

l with GoPro 3+ camera and video transmitter
to a sma
ll 11 inch screen for camera

s hot placement

o nl y (UAS is controlled ONLY by line of sight)

. The aircraft

i s equipped with one of two flight contro

ll ers (onboard UAS)

. Both Flight Controllers Offer

: 1 . GPS Assisted Flight

- A ll ows He x acopter to hover when no commands are being sent

- This is a nice feature
in case the PIC needs to

" regroup

" during
a flight. 2. Non

- GPS Modes

- If GPS signals are lo st , a
i rcraft goes into a mode that monitors alt

i tude and provide contro

l assistance
to help keep air craft stab

l e and under total contro

l of PIC

. 3 . Return to Home

- Allows Hexacopter
to return to home and

l and when battery power is low or a

" failsafe

" switch is flipped on transmitter

. This is beneficial

if pilot becomes disor

i ented or th e re are battery

i ssues. 4 . Both Flight Contro

ll ers Have

" Geo-Fence

" Capib iliti es. le. Not able to arm within
5 miles of an airport or a user inputed "geo-fence

" for a

" no-fly zone

" outside the

" geo

- fence ". 5 . LED Status Lights on Aircraft

- Gives User The Status of the aircraft through different sequences
of b link ing lights and/or
a
l arms

. (both flight controller manuals are included for review in this packet) The UAS a
l so has two bright

l e d modules on the front of the aircraft (white in co lo r) and 2 on the rear of the aircraft (red in co

l or). These LEOs are used for orientation and

l ocat

i on of craft from line of site. The transmitter

i s a Fr Sky Taranis X9D that offers full te

l emetry showing altitude (with pre set voice alarms of altitude and warning bu zz ers wh e n approach
in g 400

' AGL)

, 2

l eve

l battery voltage announcements/warn

in gs
, RSSI (s

i gnal) st r ength voice announcements, emergency return to home programmed
fai

l safe & emergency return to home manual switch

. 

# 320 N. New River Drive Surf City, North Carolina 28445 (910) 328-5211, local (800) 233-5211, toll-free (910) 328-5277, fax 809 Roland Avenue Surf City, North Carolina 28445 (910) 328-2468, local (800) 326-2468, toll - free (910) 328-5111, fax 

# www.topsailarea.com

# Res i dential Sa l es Commercial Sa l es Vacation Re n tals L ong Term Rentals Property Management The video transmitter/receiver system operates at 5
. 8 MHZ a t 600 mw

. We understand

it is legal to operate this without any addit

i onal

li ce nses

. If we are in c orrect

, we w

i ll immediately apply for all nece s sary licenses or change to a different frequency

. (Photos are included as E x hibit A) The UAS will b e flown with a Pilot in Command (PIC) and a ground based Visual Observer (VO
) in accordance with FAA Policy N 8900

. 227 Section 14

" Operational Requirements for UAS

" with the following additional restrictions

: • All operations will occur in Class G airspace at no more than 4 00

' AGL

. The vast majority of flights w

i ll be well below this limit at an average of 150' to 200

' AGL to accomplish the best photograph

s and videos. • Any required permits will be obtained from local and state governments before flights

. • The aircraft will not operate directly above human beings at any time or within 150 feet of human beings. • Ma x imum
F
l ight Time will be 12 minutes

. Battery allows 18 minute
s plus of flight time

. Batteries are inspected and always fully charged before use

. • The aircraft will not operate within
5 miles of an airport/heliport without prior approval from said a
i rport/heliport

. • All operations will be during the daytime and in ideal weather conditions
of less than 15 mph winds and clear skies

. • Aircraft will remain
in visual line of site a t all times not to exceed 

# "X mile from PIC

. • Visual Observer will serve as additional eyes on the aircraft and be within voice reach to communica

t e with the PIC

. • Aircraft will not fly in the area of any full scale aircraft and if a full scale aircraft comes into airspa ce during the ai r craft

' s flight

, it will be landed immediately
to allow

r ight of way to full scale aircraft

. • At any time aircraft is being flown

, signs will be posted
in at least three (3) locations

, warning of UAS operations are being conducted and to stay at least 200

' away at all times of landing and takeoff area. (marked with a large orange cone)

. • The PIC (Chris Rackley) has flown different

r emote aircraft fo r over 10 years

. The last three years has been e x clusively multi-rotor types such has OJI Phantom (quadcopter)

, DJI F550 (hexacopter) and Custom 650 (hexacopter)

. There have been no incidents of injury or property damage

. 

# 320 N . New River Drive Surf City, North Carolina 2B445 (910) 32B - 5211, local (BOO) 233 - 5211, toll - free (910) 328-5277

, fax B09 Roland Avenue Surf City, North Carolina 2B445 (910) 32B-246B, local (BOO) 326-2468, toll-free (910) 32B-5111, fax 

# www

. topsailarea.com

# Res i dential Sales Commercial Sales Vacation Renta

l s L ong Term Renta

l s Property Management • Our opinion
is a p rivate pilot's license is not applicable
to flying a UAS for several reasons (flight controls are different than a traditional aircraft and PIC holds a United States Passport, holds a North Carolina Concealed Weapon Permit and is a native born American which should satisfy any suspicions
of being linked to Terrorism). Although the PIC will obtain
a private pilot's license with in 120 days of exemption being granted

if the FAA deems

it is indeed required

. If the FAA rules th at private pilot's license

i s not needed after granting the exemption and PIC has not obtained

a pilot 's license at that time then PIC would request permission
to not obtain
a private pilot's license

. • UAS will never be used as an invasion of privacy and only be used for the purposes list ed above. • Liability insuran ce will be maintained
at all times

. • Our e quipment

is not ine xpens ive and we take public and property safety seriously

. We have developed pre-flight plans

, flight plan s, emergency procedures

, and maintenanc

e procedures. 

# Exemptions E xemp tion R equest Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act & 

# Part 11 of the Federal Aviation Regulations from 14 C.F.R.45

. 23( b) ; 14 CFR Part 2 1 ; 14 CFR 61

. 11 3(a) & 

# (b); 91

. 7 (a)
; 91

. 9 (b); 91

. 103(b)

; 91

. 109

; 91.119; 91

. 1 21
; 91.151(a)

; 91

. 203(a)
& 

# (b)
; 91.405(a)

; 91.407(a) (1); 91.409

; 9 1.417 (a) & 

# (b) 

# 14 C.F.R Part 21, 45.29, 45.23: The aircraft has no area to display numbers or letters that are at least 2" in size

. To our knowled ge th ere is no Registration System for UAS

. W e will place in the largest letters possible " L e wis Realty
E x p e rimental

" on at

l eas
t two

" arms" of the craft. 

# 14 C.F.R. 91.7: To our knowledge there is no aircraft airworthiness certificates for UAS

. We will before each flight run through the enclosed pre

- flight checklist to ensure airworthiness. 

# 320 N. New River Drive Surf City, North Carolina 2B445 (910) 32B-5211, local (BOO) 233-5211, toll-free (910) 32B-5277, fax B09 Roland Avenue Surf City, North Carolina 28445 (910) 328-246B, local (BOO) 326-246B, toll -free (910) 328-5111, fax 

# www.topsailarea.com

# Residential Sales Commercial Sales 14 CFR 91.9 (b): 

# Vacation Rentals Long Term Rentals Property Management There is no cockp

i t to include said manual. Operating manual will be kept with PIC

. 

# 14 CFR 91

. 103: S

i nce there wi ll not be a FAA approved hexacopter manual to be provided we will need to be exempt. We will again follow our enclosed pre-flight check list to ens ur e safety and a
i rworthiness

. 

# 14 CFR 9 1 .109: UAS are co n tro ll ed by a transmitter and do not have the capability for dual con
t rols

. I t is our understanding there have been other aircraft approved without dual controls

. 

# 14 CFR 91.119: S in ce flights wi ll never be above 400

' AGL and usually 150

' to 200

' AGL

, we requested an exe mption as the alt itud es cited in 14 CFR 91.119 wou

l d cause us to e x ceed sa

i d 400

' AGL. 

# 14 CFR 91.121

: UAS does not have a traditiona

l altimeter

. It does however have a baromet

r ic type which displays the a
l titude on the transmitter
of wh

i ch is monitored
at all times to prevent exceeding 400

' AGL. The transmitter has vo ic e annou
n cements of alt

i tude a certa

i n heights.
T here is also an a
l arm on the transmitter when reaching within 50

' of 400

' AGL. 

# 14 CFR 91.151: The UAS does not use traditional fuel but rath e r battery power. The battery provides for up to 18 minutes plus of flight time wit h a 20% reserve of battery power.
If this level is reached the UAS returns to home and lands

. However

, no flights wi ll

l ast

l onger than 13 minutes as an extra safety net

. A ll batteries are on

l y used if freshly charged.
A ll batter

i es are visually inspe
c ted and volt tested before each flight. 

# 320 N. New River Drive Surf City, North Carolina 28445 (910) 328-5211, local (BOO) 233-5211, toll-free (910) 328-5277, fax 809 Roland Avenue Surf City, North Carolina 28445 (910) 328-2468, local (BOO) 326-2468, toll-free (910) 328-5111, fax 

# www.topsallarea.com

# Residential Sales Commercial Sales 14 CFR 91.203:


# Vacation Rentals Long Term Rentals Property Management T h ere is n o cockpit to

i nclude said certificates
or registration doc u ments

. Any certificates, exemptions
or registration documents wil

l be w

i th the PIC on the ground leve
l. 

# 14 CFR 91.405, 91

. 407, 91

. 409, 91

. 417: As there

i s no a
i rworthiness

i nspect

i ons availab

l e therefore we request an exemption

. Again we will perform pre-fl

i ght check

l ists to ensure safety

. If our pre-flight checkl

i st does not pass

, we will abort flight. Any items of concern will prompt

l y be repaired using
s
i milar components and records wi ll be kept through maintenance record

. We are prepared to modify or amend any part of this petition for exemption
to meet or exceed concerns of safety

. We do

l ook forward to working with the FAA to provide

a great service to our community and profession

in a safe manner

. Since

( e
l y, 

# ( l9_C '-.-/ Chns Rackley President Lewis Realty Assoc

i ates

, I nc
. 

# 320 N. New River Drive Surf City, North Carolina 28445 (910) 328-5211, local (BOO) 233-5211, toll-free (910) 328-5277

, fax 809 Roland Avenue Surf City
, North Carolina 28445 (910) 328-2468, local (BOO) 326-2468, toll-free (910) 328-5111, fax 

# www.topsailarea.com

# Residential Sales Commercial Sales Enclosures: Exhibit A
- Photos DJI Naza M Flight Controller Quick Start Pixhawk Quick Start Pre-Flight/Flight

Plan Checklist Maintenance Record 

# EXHIBIT A- Photos 

# Vacation Rentals Long Term Rentals Property Management 320 N. New River Drive Surf City, North Carolina 2B445 (910) 32B-5211, local (BOO) 233-5211, toll-free (910) 328-5277, fax 

# B09 Roland Avenue Surf City, North Carolina 28445 (910) 328-246B, local (BOO) 326-246B, toll-free (910) 32B-5111

, fax 

# www.topsailarea.comResidentialSalesCommercialSalesVacationRentalsLongTermRentalsPropertyManagement320N.NewRiverDriveSurfCity,NorthCarolina28445(910)328-5211,local(BOO)233-5211,toll-free(910)328-5277,fax809RolandAvenueSurfCity,NorthCarolina28445(910)328-2468,local(800)326-2468,toll-free(910)328-5111,faxwww.topsailarea.com

# Residential Sales Commercial Sales

.. Vacation Rentals Long Term Rentals Property Management 320 N. New River Drive Surf City, North Carolina 28445 (910) 328-5211, local (BOO) 233-5211, toll-free (910) 328-5277, fax 809 Roland Avenue Surf City, Norlh Carolina 28445 (910) 328-2468, local (BOO) 326-2468, toll-free (910) 328-5111, fax 

## www.topsailarea.com

# Hexacopter Pre-Flight/Flight

Plan Checklist ______ (PIC) ________ (Observer) Date: __ _ Flight Location:----------------------- Weather ConditionNisibility/Wind Speed: 

# BEFORE LOCATION u Ensure Flight Location
is Not Within
5 Miles of Airport/Heliport.

If so, call airport/heliport
for proper authority before flying. Record Contact Name, Phone 

# & Airport
if approval
is received at bottom. D Review Current Weather Conditions/Forecast

As Reported By The NWS. u Check All Battery Voltages/Condition
-(If Not Charged, Must Charge Before Going to Location) D Inspect all wires, plugs and solder connections. 

# AT LOCATION o Check Battery Voltage and Visual Inspection of Battery !J 

# Inspect Props on UAS For Cracks, Loose Securing Screws/Bolts, Proper Rotation. o Visually Re-Check Current Weather Conditions D Site Survey -Identify Any Possible Hazards Such As Telephone Poles, Flag Poles, Utility Wires, Flocks of Birds, Traffic, Large Groups of People. !J 

# Identify Takeoff and Landing Location (Same Location) U Identify Vantage Points for PIC and Observer. D Place Orange Cone At Takeoff/Landing Location and Warning Notice Signs of Flight o Ensure before motors are armed, no one is in a hazard area.

# During Flight • Remain Alert for Possible Aircraft, Bystanders
or other hazards such as changing weather condition or birds. • Fly only as high as needed for shot but never above 400' AGL. • Every



# 1 minute view telemetry data showing battery level and flight time. (flights are limited to 

# 13 minutes max) 

# Landing • Ensure Landing Area is Clear from Hazards or Bystanders. • View Wind Direction and Compensate Flight If Needed. • Land Aircraft -Motors Are Shut Off Immediately After Landing. • Until PIC or Observer Has Disconnected the Battery On The Aircraft All Bystanders Are Not Allowed To Approach the Aircraft. 

# Emergency Landing • Land immediately

at a safe and close location when: o 

## other aircraft are spotted or heard (including other UAS) o 

## bystanders have gathered or a bystander has enter the proximity o 

## changes
in weather or wind o 

## birds entering area o 

## anything happens to distract pilot o 

## if PIC feels uncomfortable for any reason Flight 

## was performed
to all flight plans and protocols contained herein. 

## Sign: _________________

(PIC) Sign: ___________________ (Observer)

# Hexacopter Maintenance/Repair Report Date: __ _ Person Performing Maintenance: _____________

_ Reason for Maintenance
or Repair: Parts or Part Being Replaced/Repair (with any manufactoring information): 

# After Maintenance/Repair: Test Flight To Be Performed

In Ultra Safe Zone: location: ____________ Date:_/_! __ Tests to be Performed: low Hover, low Flight Control Test (do this in all flight modes) If Passed -2nd Test Flight Will Be Of Nature of a Normal Flight Plan. (failure in either test flight will result in grounding the aircraft until proper repair can be completed). Sign: _________________

(PIC) Sign: __________________

(Observer)z-V2QuickStartGuidev1.262014.05.12RevisionForFirmwareVersionV4.02orabove&AssistantSoftwareVersionV2.20oraboveThankyouforpurchasingthisDJIproduct.Pleasestrictlyfollowthesestepstomountandconnectthissystemonyouraircraft,aswellastoinstalltheAssistantSoftware onyourcomputer.Pleaseregularlycheckthewebpageofcorrespondingproduct*atourwebsitewww.dji.com.whichisupdatedregularly.Productinformation,technicalupdatesandmanualcorrectionswillbeavailableonthiswebpage.Duetounforeseenchangesorproductupgrades,theinformationcontainedinthismanualissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.*Important:Naza-M,Naza-MV2andPHANTOMcontrolsystemaredifferentinhardwareparts,buttheirconfigurationsandfunctionsarethesamewhenusingthesameAssistantSoftwareandFirmwareVersion,sotheyusethesameGuide.Unlessstated,thefollowinginstructionisbasiconNaza-MV2.IfyouusetheNaza-M,pleasemakesuretoreadthe"InstructionofV1(alsoknownasNaza-M)"section;ifyouusethePHANTOM,downloadtheothercorrespondingmanualsonthePHANTOMwebpage.Thismanualisonlyforbasicassemblyandconfiguration;youcanobtainmoredetailsandadvancedinstructionswhen usingtheassistantsoftware.Toassureyouhavethelatestinformation,pleasevisitourwebsiteanddownloadthelatestmanualandcurrentsoftwareversion.Ifyouhaveanyproblemthatyoucannotsolveduringusage,pleasecontactyourauthorizeddealer.©2013DJIInnovations.AllRightsReserved.

## Index INDEX ........................................................................................................................................................................................................

2 INSTRUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................................................

3 DISCLAIMER

& WARNING .................................................................................................................................................................................

3 TRADEMARK .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

4 CERTIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................................................................................................

4 SYMBOL INSTRUCTION .....................................................................................................................................................................................

.4 ASSEMBLY

& CONNECTION ............................................................................................................................................................

5 STEP1 PORT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................................................................

5 STEP2 ASSEMBLY

& CONNECTION ................................................................................................................................................................

6 ASSISTANT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................

? STEP1 SOFTWARE AND DRIVER INSTALLATION ON A PC. ..........................................................................................................................

7 STEP2 CONFIGURATION

BY ASSISTANT SOFTWARE ON A PC.. ................................................................................................................

8 BASIC FLYING ......................................................................................................................................................................................

10 CONTROL MODE KNOWLEDGE ....................................................................................................................................................................

10 START & STOP MOTOR KNOWLEDGE ..........................................................................................................................................................

10 STEP1 COMPASS CALIBRATION ......................................................................................................................................................................

12 STEP2 ASSEMBLY CHECKING LISL ..............................................................................................................................................................

13 STEP3 BEFORE FLIGHT... ..................................................................................................................................................................................

13 STEP4 FLYING TESL ........................................................................................................................................................................................

14 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................................................................................

16 A1 FAILSAFE .......................................................................................................................................................................................................

16 A2 Low-VoLTAGE ALERT ..............................................................................................................................................................................

17 A31NTELLIGENT ORIENTATION CONTROL (IOC) FLIGHT (WITH GPS MODULE) ...............................................................................

18 A4 RECEIVER ADVANCED PROTECTION FUNCTION .................................................................................................................................

21 AS FLIGHT LIMITS .............................................................................................................................................................................................

22 APPENDIX .............................................................................................................................................................................................

23 SPECIFICATIONS ...............................................................................................................................................................................................

23 MC/PMU FIRMWARE UPGRADE ..................................................................................................................................................................

24 LED DESCRIPTION ...........................................................................................................................................................................................

25 INSTRUCTION OF Vl (ALSO KNOWN AS NAZA-t-1) ...............................................................................................................

26 V1 ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTION .................................................................................................................................................................

26 V11S COMPATIBLE WITH THE PMU V2 (ACCESSORY OF NAZA-M V2) ................................................................................................

26 V1 PORT DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................................................................................

27 V1 SPECIFICATION ............................................................................................................................................................................................

28 FAQ .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

29 ABNORMAL LED INDICATION LIST ...............................................................................................................................................................

29 FIX THE TBE (TOILET BOWL EFFECT) PROBLEM ......................................................................................................................................

29 SHOULD YOU FIND THE MULTI-ROTOR DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT
IN FORWARD FLIGHT... ............................................................

30 MOTORS START FAILURE CAUSED BY TX STICK(S) MID POINT ERROR TOO BIG ..................................................................................

30 ATTITUDE CONTROLLABLE WHEN ONE MOTOR OUTPUT

IS FAILED ....................................................................................................

31 WHEN USED WITH OTHER DJI PRODUCTS ...................................................................................................................................................

32 **~>2013** OJ

I Innovations. All Rights Rese1·ved.

# Instruction Disclaimer



# & Warning Please read this disclaimer carefully before using the product. By using this product, you hereby agree to this disclaimer and signify that you have read them fully. THIS PRODUCT

IS NOT SUIT ABLE FOR PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 . This product
is a n autop

i lot system desig
n ed fo r ser

i ous m u lti - r otor enthus

i asts p r oviding exce

ll ent sel
f - leveling and al titude

h o

l ding

, w hi c h comp

l ete

l y takes the st r ess o u t of
f l y in g RC mul

t i - r o t ors

f o r bot h pro
f ess

i o n al a n d hobby applicat

i o n s. Despite the system hav in g a built

- i n a u topi

l ot system and our efforts in making the ope

r ation of the controller
as sa f e as poss ib le when

t h e ma

i n p owe r b a tt ery is con n ected, we st ron g

l y reco mm e nd u sers to re m ove all prope

ll ers w h en ca

l ibrating and setting parameters. Make su r e all connectio

n s a r e good,
a n d keep
c h ildre n a n d anima

l s away
d ur in g f

i rmwa

r e up g ra d e, system ca

l i b r a t i o n a n d pa r ameter setup. DJI

I n n ovat

i o n s accepts

n o li ability fo r damage(s)

o r injuries incurred directly

o r in di r ectly from

t h e u se o f this product
in the following conditio

n s: 1 . D a m age(s

) o r injur

i es inc urr e d w h en use
r s a r e dru n k, tak in g d

r ugs, d ru g anesthesia, dizz in ess,

f atig u e, nausea an d a n y othe

r conditions no matter

p h ys

i ca ll y or mentally that cou ld impair your ability. 2. D amage(s) or

i n j ur

i es cause d b y s u bjective
in te n tio n a l ope

r at

i ons. A n y me nt al da m age compensation cause
d by accide

n t. 3. Failu

r e to fo ll ow the gu

i da n ce o f the m a n ua

l to assemb

l e or ope

r ate

. 4 . Ma

l functio

n s caused by
r efit or rep

l acement with non

- DJI accesso

ri es a n d parts. 5. D a m age(s)
o r
i n ju r i es ca u se d b y u sing

t h ir d pa r ty p roduct

s o r fake DJ

I products

. 6. Damage(s) or inj ur

i es caused by mis

- operatio

n o r subject

i ve m

i s-j u dgment. 7. D a mage(s) or injur ies cause d by m ec h a ni cal failu

r es d u e to e r osion, aging. 8. Da m age(s) or inju

r i es ca u sed by contin

u ed flying after low voltage

p r otection alarm

i s tr

i ggered

. 9. Da m age(s)

o r inju ri es caused by k n ow

i ngly

f l y

i ng
t he a ir c r a f t in abnorma

l condit

i on (suc h as water, oi

l , so il , sa n d and othe

r unk n own material ingress into the airc

r aft o r the assembly

is not comp

l eted. the ma in co mp onents

h ave o b vious fa ult s, o b vious defect

o r m

i ss in g accessories). 1 0 . Damage(s) or in jur ies caused by fl ying in the follow

i ng situations

s u ch as the aircraft in magnetic

in terference a r ea, rad

i o in te r fe r ence area, governme

n t regulated no-
f ly zones
o r t he p
i l ot is in b ack li ght, b
l ocked, fu zzy sight,
a n d poo

r eyesig

h t is not suitable

f or ope

r ating
a n d o
t he r co nd itions not suitable for operating. 1 1. Da m age(s)

o r

i nj u r ies caused by using in bad weat
h er, s u c h as a r a

i ny day or wi n dy (mo

r e t h an mode

r ate b r eez e) , s n ow, hail

, lightn

i ng, tornadoes, hurr

i canes etc. 1 2. Damage(s)
or injuries ca u sed w h en

t h e aircraft

is in the fo ll ow in g situatio

n s: co lli sion,

f ir e, explosion,

f loods, tsunamis, subside

n ce, ice
t rapped, ava

l anche, deb

r is flow, la n ds

l ide

, earthq

u ake

, etc. 1 3. Da m age(s)
o r in j uries caused by in f ringement

s u c h as any data

, audio or video mater

i a l r eco

r ded b y the use of aircraft. 1 4. Damage(s)

o r injuries caused by the misuse of the battery, protection

c
i rcuit

, RC mode

l and battery chargers. 1 5. Other

l osses that are no t cove

r ed by the scope of DJII nnovations liabi

l ity. ©2013
D JII nnovations. All Rights Rese

r ved. 

# 3 

# ITrademark DJI and Naza-M are

r eg

i st er ed tradema

r ks of DJI Innovations. Names of p r oduct, bra nd, etc., appearing

i n this manual

a r e trademarks

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' Tip Reference e2 0 13 DJI

I n n o v at

i o n s. All Rig h t s R eser v ed
. 4 IAssembly&ConnectionIntheBox:MaincontrollerXl,PMUXl,GPSXl,GPSBracketXl,LEDXl,ServoCableX8,Micro-USBCableXl,3MAdhesiveTape.Step!PortDescriptionA:Forrollcontrol(lefVrighl)E:Forpitchcontrol(fronVback)T:ForthrottlecontrolR:ForruddercontrolU:ForControlModelSwitchX1:Forgimbalpitchcontrol/ForgainluningX2:ForD-Bus(S-Bus/S-Bus2compatible)IForgainluningIForIOCX3:Forvoltagemonitor(ConnectloPMUV-SENport)MainControllerLED*ESC:ElectronicSpeedControllerF1:TogimbalrollservoorTo#7ESCF2:TogimbalpitchservoorTo#8ESCNAZAoutputis400HzrefreshfrequencyV-SEN:ConnecttoMainControllerX3PortI:\Important:thecontinuousoutputofthePMUis3A@5V,andlhemaximuminstantcurrentis7.5A.IfPMUcannotaffordtheworkingcurrentforyourservos,pleaseuseanindependentpowersupply;otherwise,itmaycausethePMUsafeguardandleadtothemaincontrollerreboot,Micro-USB:PCconnectionforparameterconfigurationandfirmwareupgradePointingtotheaircraftnosedirectionConnecttoGPSportofPMU©2013OJIInnovations.AllRightsReserved.5IMainControllerPMU(PowerManagementUnit)GPS/CompassStep2 Assemb

l y & Connection Step1
P repare an aircraft, supported the followi

n g Mi xe d T ype s. The direction of the arro w in diagram indicates the
r otation direction of the motor/pro

p e ll e r . Imp o rt a n t: T o coaxial propellers

: B

l ue propeller

is at TOP

; Red propeller
is at Bottom

. Otherwise
all propellers are at top

. rt) MI Ml Q u ad·
r o to r I
**M2**

**M1 M3**  **~;)'**

M4 Q u ad·
r oto
r X Ml **~** M2 

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, ) MO I """\ M1 

## - \.:_) -

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I M2

M4 H exa·ro

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# ,. **~r** H ex a · r oto
r V

M 2 (I fs ;} Hexa-

r otor

I Y ESC & MC Co n nectio
n Aircraft Main Con tr oller M1-M

1 M2-M2 M3-M3 M4-M4 M5-M5 M6-M6 M7-

F1 MB-F2 Note: The NAZA-M V2 flight control system doesn't support Gimbal function when used o n the Octo-rotor airc
r aft. For big aircraft that is

l arger than 650 or with heavy load, WKM is recommended. M a in Controll

e r(MC)

ESCs & Moto

r s Mo u nt: (1 )The DJIIogo should face the sky

, DO NOT mount the MC upside-down

. (2) T he MC sides should be parallel to the aircraft body

. (3)T he arrow should point to the nose direction of a
i rcraft

. (4)h e MC

I s best positioned near the aircraft's center of grav ity. Make sure all ports are accessible

. Please use

t he ESCs and mo
t ors

r ecommended
by the manufacture

r of your airc raft. We recommend you use DJI motors and ESCs

( Refe

r to its manual for details
). Connect all ESCs to MC by the motor numbering method introduced

in m ix ed types Supported

. Imp o rtant

:

I f you use 3rd party ESCs, make sure the ESCs trave

l m id point is at 1520us

. DO NOT use 700us

t r avel midpo

i nt ESC

, as it may lead aircraft

t o fly away or ca u se injury and damage

. After ESCs connection

, calibrate ESCs one by one throu gh
t he receiver directly before connect them to you
r MC

, Make sure program

a ll of them int o Governor off
, Break off a n d Normal Start up to ge t bes
t experience

. Ti p
: It is recommended

to fix the MC until all wirings and configurations are completed,

u sing 3M gummed pape r p rovided to fix the MC

. S
· Bu s/ S
· Bu s 2 / PPM R eceiv e r Pow e r S upply Tra nsm

i tter(T X ) & R ece iv er( R X ) ( 1 )Refer to you TX Manual, setup the Ai

l eron, Elevator

, Throttle

, Rudder channels on your TX first

, and choose
a 3- position switch as control mode switch

. (2)Attach the matched RX to aircraft

, then connect your RX to the right ports on MC

. T he following diagram shows the connect

i on example for traditional RX

. AILE

A ELEV

E (JR) THRO

T MC RUOD

R 3-posltion Switch
t_ u _ _ **~** ( F utaba / H

i t ec) 3-posltion Switch Step3 Double Check

PMU Module Mount

: DO NOT attach the PMU on other dev

i ce
. Sufficient air flow over the PMU is highly recommended

. Ti p : If use with DJI multi-rotor

, you can solder the power cable to power pads on frame bottom board

. Please refer to DJI multi-rotor manual for details.
If use with 3rd part aircraft, you can make
a connecter by yourself to connect PMU and battery. LED M odul e Mo un t : Make sure You can see the light during the flight. Leave the USB interface to be accessible

. Use the 3M gummed paper prov id ed to fix
.

G im ba

l Connect the gimbal servos to t he ports of F 1 and F2 if a g

i mbal is used, and use th e software for configura

t ions

. Pitc h (Option

a i)GPS

/ Compass Mou n t: GPS/Compass

is sensitive

t o magnetic interference, should be
f ar away from any elec

t ronic devices.

If you use your own mounting rod, ma ke sure

i t is NOT magne

ti c! Proce
d ures

: (1 ) You should use epoxy res

i n AB glue to assemble the GPS brac k et first. Mo unt the brac k et on the ce nt er plate of craft. Pos ition the brac ket at least
1 0 em from a ny prope

ll er . (2)The DJ
I
l ogo ma rk ed on the GPS should face the sky, with the orientation arrow poin

t ing directly forward

. then fix the GPS on the p
l a t e of the bracket

( by 3M glue provided)

. Tip : T h e GPS/Compass

is pa ckaged with a special indic ation line fo r moun

t i n for the fi rst time. In this step,

t urn on the

t r ansmitter, connect the battery to the PMU, and then watch the LED, if you can see the LED bl

i nk s ( 0 0 0 0 0 00000

), the system

i s working. © 2013 OJ

I Innovation

s . All Rights Reser ved. 6 I

# Assistant Software Installation and Configuration Step! Software and Driver Installation Installing and running on Windows 

# l. Please download the driver and the Assistant installation softwa re in EXE format from www.
d ji.com

. 2. Switch on the tra nsmitter and

t hen power on your autopilot system. 3. Conn ec t your autopilot system and PC v ia a Micro

- USB cable. 4. Open the driver inst a llation so ftwar e and foll ow the in st ru ct ions to co mpl e t e installation. 5. Run the Assistant installation
so ft ware and fo ll ow the instructions
to co mpl ete installation

. The installer in EXE format
is supported on W in XP, Win?, Win8 (32 or 64 bit). 

# Installing and running on Mac OS X 

# l. Download the Assistant installer
in DMG format from th e download page of NAZA

- M V2 on the DJI we b site. 2 . Run the installation software and

f ollow the prompts to fini sh installati

o n . NAZAM

· V2 

## 3. When

l aunching for the first time if use L aunchpad to run the NAZA-M V2 Ass

i stant Software, Launchpad won't

a ll ow access because the software

h as not been reviewed by Mac App Store. 

# ? ©2 013 OJ!

I nnovations. All Rights Re s er ve d. 

# 7 

# I "NAZAM" can't be opened because
it is from an unidentified developer. Your security preferences

a llow

I nstallation of only apps from the Mac App Store and

i dentlfled developers

. • .. 1 

### hlr 

## 10<1 

# v a1

I 

## l6

I 1\1 

# OK4. Locate the NAZA-1'-1 V2

i con in the F
i n d e r and ope n the fil e b y Contro

l or right cli c k in g t h e

i con a n d se

l ect in g "Ope
n " from th e men u . 5. Afte

r th e fi r s t s u c cessf
u l
l a u nc h, d oub

l e- cl

i ck

i n g t h e NAZA-1'-1

V 2 ic on in t h e F
i n der o r u s in g L a u n c h p ad w ill ope n the a p p licati on. Baste B.UIC. **~(** •Uflt•

I C PS Lo c allon X Ocm Y

0 ern Z Ocm l.. un
ti **lldvanc~d** DJJ N AZA.M V2 Assista

n t ••• T ooh :\.oo.a ft Mo x er Type NONl r.c Receiver Type NONE

• 'l ln

l o **v;~ etd**  f •• otor 1 Motor Idl e S peed Cut Off rype F S Fail s afe Method

s I OC NONE NONE NON[ P
i l c h Roll Yaw Vertocal

l n lelloqent Orien

t a t ion C e nt ro N ON[ Ba s ic lOO !G INI

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lt elp

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I Gimbal Swotch \ II ,. Prolecllon

S witch Current Voltage Balte o y Type F lo s l L eve

l Protectio

n Second

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t ecuon I nstaller in D M G fo rm a t

i s s up po rt e d on M ac OS X 1 0.6 o r a bo ve.
NON[ NONE NONE NONL NO N E NONE · ·.!. · T he NAZA

- M V2 Assistant on Mac OS X and Windows are exactly the same.
T h e Ass

i stant appear in other
p

l aces of
t h
i s manua

l is based
o n Windows vers

i on. Step2 Configuration by Assistant on a PC l. Power on
t h e PC. M a k e s ur e your co m puter
is co n nected to
t he

I n te rn et fo r t h e f irst time yo u use. 2. Switc
h o n the

t r ans mi tter first, and then powe

r on
t h e autopilot syste m . Con n ect the a utopilot system to the PC with a Mic

r o- U SB cable. DO NO T b r ea k t h e connect

i o n until setup is fin

i shed. 3 . R un
t h e Ass

i s t a nt Softwa

r e. 4. O b se r ve
t h e ind

i cato

r s o n t h e

l eft b otto m o f t h e softwa

r e. ( • • T h ey a r e th e con n ectio n ind

i cato

r and communication
ind

i cato

r in order.)
If the communication

i ndicator

is b

l inking, tha
t t h e softwa

r e is ready, please go to n ext step. 5. Se

l ect the

" In fo" option. Check the software

fi rmware version.

I f t h e u pgrade
is ava
il able, you may update t h e ass

i stant software. © 2013 DJI Innov a ti o n s . A ll Right s Re se rv e d. 8 I

# 6. Se

l ect the "Upgrade" optio n. Check the Main Contro

ll er, GPS and

I MU firmware vers

i on. 

# 7 . Se

l ect the "Basic" option.

P
l ease follow

s tep

- by-st ep for you

r f ir st-t im e-conf igu rat

i on. Bas

i c configuration i s necessary,

in clu ding M

i xer Type, Mount in g, RC, a nd Gain settin
g s. 8. You can click the "Adv anced" option for more parameter settings. Advanced setting

i s optional. There are settings of Motor, Fa il Safe, In telligent Or

i entat

i on Cont

r o l (I OC), G imb al, L ow-Voltage

A

l e r t , and Flight Limit s. Read the instruction

in t h e assistant so ftware to obtain more details

. 9 . Se

l ect the "V

i ewe

r " option to check all parameters. 10.
T he n break the Micro-USB cab

l e, power off the a ir craft. Finis h ed. 

# (1) You may be requ ir ed to fill
r eg

i ster information for you

r f ir st- tim e- u sage. 

# (2) If the communication indicator

is b lu e on, p
l ease doub

l e check the connect

i o n s. 

# I (3) 

# • Bas

i c configurat

i on is nec essa

r y before you go to the "Bas

i c F
l ying T est"

. 

# (4)
U se rs are requir ed to insta ll a Wi nd ows system,

s in ce the so ftware can only run on Windows system. 

# (1) 

# ~

If the firmware upgrade

is availab

l e, please upgrade

it by referring to the Firmware

U pgrade in t h e Appendix. 

# (2) This step is required

t o use together
w

i th t h e assistant software to obta in more deta
il s. 

# Recomm ended Parameters R ecommended Set ti ngs for u sin g F330/F450/F550 Configuration Inform
a tion

B asic Ga in Attitud
e Ga

i n Motor ESC Prop e ller

B atte ry W e igh t Pitch Roll Yaw Vert ica

l Pitch Roll F330 DJI -2212 DJI-18A DJI
- 8 In ch 35 -2 200 790g 140

1 40 100 110 140 140 F450 DJI-2212 DJI-30A DJI
- 8

I nch 35 - 2200 890g 150

1 50 100 105 150 150 F 550 DJI
- 2212 DJI-30A DJI-8

1 nch
4 5-3300 1530g 170 170

1 50 140

1 7 0

1 7 0 © 2013 DJIInnovation

s . A ll Ri gh ts Reserved.



# 9 

# I

# Basic Flying Contro

l Mode Knowledge Please read the Control Mode K n ow

l edge clearly before usage, to know
h ow to contro

l t h e a ircr aft. Different control modes will gi ve you diff e rent flight perfo

r mances. Please make sure you understand the features and differences
of the three control modes. 

# I

' GPS A Til

. Mode



# I ATII.Mode Manual Mode 

# i ( With GPS Module

)



# I - ·--

- -----

.. 

## ---~----~

... - ·------

,.. ______

,.! ________________

,.. __ ,.. _______

: -----------------·---- 

# 1 

# Rudder Angular

1 

# j


# Max imu m rudder angular ve

l ocity

i s 150

' /s Veloci

t y

, 

# - ----------------··t----------------------

------- --------------- -------------------------------------- Command

, '



# YES 

# Linearity

: 

# -----··· ·-----·---r ··------------ -----------------------------

·- ---- 

# ------ --r·--- -- --- ------------ 

# !

j Max

- angu

l ar velocity

i s 150' /s. 

# Command Stick

I 

# Multi attitude cont rol
; Stick center position fo r o ·

' 

# !



# I No at ti tude ang

l e lim itatio n 

# Meaning



# l attitude, its endpoint

is 35 •.



# I !

i and vertical

v elocity locki ng
. 

# --------------· t··- -- ---------------------------- -----------------------r-----------

-------------------- Altitude Lock



# ! Maintain the altitude

b est above

1 meter from ground.

J 

# NO 

# ---------- ----- r- ---- ------ ----------.,-----

----------- ---- -- ---------+------ ---

- ------ Stick Releas
e d
1



# j On

l y attitude sta bilizing.
NO T Recommend , Lock position

if GPS
s ig nal



# j



# l I



# is adequate. 

# - ·- -----------

... -----+-------------------------------------1--------------

-- ------ _____________

.,.,.. ______

_ ____ __ _ _ 

# I When GPS signal has been



# 1 On

l y performing attitude 

# GPS Lost



# I

I



# ! l ost for 3s, sys tem e nter s
1


# s t ab ili zi n g wit h out



# j I

o '

I



# I i A TTl. Mode automatically.



# i position

l ock.

, 

# --
**-- ---**  **---- l·----**  **~~t t~d~**  **sp:~~ mi;;:-~**  **:: tr~::~**  **:;~ ta**  **ility** 

# ··r----------------- ,, . 

# ~~~~~:~ **~~; ~:**  **fe( ~os**  **t~~~ ~---:-** 

**u~ :~**  **ev ~~~~~** 

**;: ---** 

**,** o

I 

# i lock when hov er ing)



# i (Attitude stabilizing)



# l D e pe n ds on experience

. 

# Safety

r- ---- ----- ----------------------------

- ----------------------------------- 1 

# l I 

# I i With GPS/Compass modu

l e and the failsafe requirements

a re sat

i sfied, in each Contro

l Mode (including GPS M ode, A 

# Ti l. Mode, Manual Mode and

I OC Mode), the aircraft will 

# i

enter

t he fail sa fe Mode. 

# ----

- ----- --r ----------

- -------- -------

r ------------- Applications

1 

# AP wo
r k



# ! Sports flying.



# I Start & 

# Stop Motor Knowledge (l) Both Immediately Mode and Intellige

n t Mode are available

in the Ass

i stant
S o ftwar e : Advanced

- > Mo
t or- > Stop Type. (2) Stop Motor method

i s defaulted
to

I mmed

i ately Mode

. Please get to know well about this section before fly in g. 

# 1 Start Motor: Pushing thrott

l e stick befo re tak eo ff will not start the motors. You have to exe c ute any one of following four Combinatio

n St

i ck Commands (CSC) to start

t h e mo tors: ©2 013 OJI Innov at

i ons. All Right s Res er v e d . 

# 1 0 

# I2 Stop Motor

: We provide two o pti o n s to sto p mo tors in t h e ass

i sta n t softwa

r e : Imm ed

i ate

l y and Intelligent. (l ) Immediately Mode

: If you select this mode, in any cont

r ol m o d e, once motors start a n d th ro tt

l e s ti ck

i s over

1 0%, motors wi ll not stop imm ediate

l y o nl y when throttle st

i ck is back under 10% the m otors wi ll stop.

I n t his c a se, if you pus h t h e throttle stic k over

1 0% w ithin 5 secon ds after m oto rs stop

, motors w ill re -s tart, CSC is n ot needed.

I f you don't pu sh thrott le st

i ck afte

r motors start in t h ree seco
n ds, motors
w ill stop a utomat

i ca ll y. (2) Intelligent Mode

: B y using this m ode, different control mode ha s differe nt way o f stopp ing m otors. In Manual Mode, on

l y exec uting CSC can s top m oto
r s. In A TTl. Mode or GPS A TTL M ode

, any o ne o f fo ll owing four cases w ill stop motors: a) Yo u do n 't push

t h rottle stick after motors start wi t hi n thr ee secon ds; b)

E xec uting CSC; c ) Throttle stick under

1 0%, a n d after

l anding for mo re than 3 seco nd s. d)

I f the ang

l e o f multi-rotor

i s over 70·

, and throttle stick und e r 10%. Notes of lntellig
_ ent Mode ' (1) ( 2) In A TTl.
I GPS ATTL Mode,

i t h as

l a nding ju dgment,
w hi ch w ill stop motors. Start m otors in ATTL

I GPS A TTL Mod e, you have to exec ut e CSC an d then push th rott

l e st

i ck over

1 0% in 3 secon ds
, ot h erwise motors will stop after 3 seconds. (3)
D u r ing n or m al fli ght, o nl y pu ll throttle

s t ick under

1 0% wi ll not stop m oto

r s in any contro

l mode. (4)

F o r sa f e ty reaso
n , w h e n th e s

l ope angle of mul

t i - r oto r i s over 70 • during the fligh

t in A TT l. I G P S A TTl. Mode

( m ay be ca u se d by co lli sion, motor and ESC e rr or or prop e ller b r o k e n down), a n d throttle st

i ck is under 10%

, motors will stop au t omatically. N t o es o f I t II' ne 1gen tM d &I 0 e mme d' t I M d 1a e1y

0 e 0 (l)
If yo u choose the Immediately Mode

, you s hou ld n ot p u ll throttle stick und e r 10% dur in g f li ght, because

it wi ll stop motors

. If yo u do it accide

n tally, you sho uld push the

t hr o t t l e st

i ck over 10 % in Ss to r e - sta
r t moto

r s. (2)
D O NOT execute the CSC during normal flight wit h out any reason,

o r it w ill stop motor
s at once. ( 1)

I f you choose the In telligent mode, and the th r ott

l e stick is u n der 10 % , this wi ll trigger the la nd ing ! Proced ur e, in a ny co ntrol mod e. In this judgm
e n t, pit c h , r o ll a nd yaw co ntrol s a
r e de ni e d except t h e throttle, but multi-rotor will st ill auto level. (2) In a n y co n tro

l mode, DO NO T pu ll throttle stick
u nde

r 10 % during no r ma

l fligh

t wit h out a n y reason. (1) Any of these two cut off types will only wo
r k p
r operly
if TX ca li brat

i o n is cor
r ect done. (2) In failed -s afe

, CSC

i s denied

b y t he main controller, motors w ill hold th ei r state. ®2 013 OJ

I
I nnovation

s. All Right
s Reserv
e d . 11 IStep 1 Compass Ca libration Without GPS module, plea s e skip

t h is step. If you use wit h GPS module

, fol

l ow step-by -ste p for ca libration

. (1) DO NOT calib

r ate your co mpass where there is magnetic inte rf erence,

s uch as m agnet

i te, car park

, and stee

l r einfo

r cement under the grou nd
. 0 (2) (3) DO NO T carry

f erromag netic materials
w

i t h you during ca libr at io n, such as key s o
r ce ll phones. Compass

m odule CANNOT work in the po

l a r circle. (4) Co mp ass Calibration

i s very imp o r ta nt, ot h e r wise the system will work abnormal. Calibration Procedures 1 . Switch

o n the tran s mi t t e r, a n d then power on autopilot syste m ! 2. Quickly switch

t he control mode switch from GPS Mode to Manual Mode and back to GPS Mode (or from GPS Mode

t o A TTl Mode and back to GPS Mode
) f or m ore than 5 t im es, The LED ind

i cator will tu r n o n constantly yellow so that

t h e aircraft
is r ea d y for

t he calibration. 3. (F

i g. 1 ) H old yo ur Multi-rotor hor

i zo n tal and rotate
it around the gravitational force line (abou

t 360°) until the LED changes to constant green, and then go to the next step. 4. (Fig.2)Hold
yo ur M ul ti-rotor vertica

ll y and rotate
it ( it s nose is downward

) aro u nd
t he gravitational force line (about 360°) until the LED tu rn s off, m eaning the calibration

is finished. Fig.1

Fig

. 2 5.
If the ca

l ibratio
n was successful,
ca

l ib ration mode w ill exi t automatically

.

I f t he LED keeps

fl ash in g quic k ly Red, the calibratio

n ha s failed. Sw

i tch the contro

l mode switch one time to cancel

t h e calibratio

n , and • ' then re-start from step 2. 1 . 2. 3. 4 . (1) (2) a) b) c) (3) (4) When the GPS is ab n ormal, the Ma in cont

r o ll e r will tell yo u by the LED blinking

R e d a nd Yellow alternately

( I!S::.O A TT l. Mode

.

i ), di sa ble the GPS Modu le, and automatically

e n ter the a ircraft into the You don't need to rot a t e your multi-rotor on a precise horizontal

o r ve rt ica

l su r face,
b ut keep at lea st 45 • diff e r ence
b etwee
n horiz o ntal and vert

i ca

l cali bration

. If you keep ha ving ca li b r at

i o n failure,

i t m igh
t suggest tha
t there

i s very st rong magnetic interfe re nce around the GPS /Compass modu le , p le ase avoid
fl ying in this area. When to do re - ca libr ation T he flight fiel d

i s c h anged. When the multi-rotor mechanical set u p h as c h anged: If the GPS/Compass module

i s re - posit

i o n ed. If e le ctronic devices are added/removed/

re -posi tioned (Main Controlle

r , se r v os, batt e rie s, etc.). When

t h e mechanical structure of the m ul t i-roto

r

i s c han ged. If the flight direction appears to be shi ftin g (meani ng the mu lt

i -rotor doesn

' t "fly s traight"). The LED indi cato

r o ft e n ind

i cates ab n o rmalit
y blinking when th e mu lt

i - r otor spins. (It is normal fo r t hi s to happen only occasionally) **------~ ------------------------------------------** 

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IStep2AssemblyCheckingListPleasecheckeachitem,tomakesureforsafety.Anyofthefollowingmistakeswillleadtoadangerousaccident,doublecheckalltheseitems:(1)Rotationdirectionofmotorisopposite(2)InfirmconnectionbetweenthemotorandtheESC0(3)WrongorinfirminstallationofMaincontroller(4)WrongorinfirmconnectionbetweenthemaincontrollerandESC.(5)Propellerinstallationmistake(6)MagnetizationofthecompassMakesurethefollowingitemsarecorrect.(1)Makesureyouhaveassembledyourmulti-rotorcorrectly.(2)Makesureyouhavedonetheconfigurationprocedurecorrectly.(3)Makesureallconnectionsareingoodcondition.(4)Makesurebatteriesarefullychargedforyourtransmitter,autopilotsystemandalldevices.Step3BeforeFlightCarryoutthefollowingprocedures(isbasedonIntelligentModeofMotorStop)tomakesureallconfigurationsarecorrect.RefertotheAppendix->LEDDescriptionformoreLEDdetails.l.Alwaysswitchonthetransmitterfirst,thenpoweronmulti-rotor!2.Keeptheaircraftstationaryuntilthesystemstartandself-checkhasfinished(OOOOOOCOOOOOO).Afterthat,theLEDmayblinkYellow4timesquickly(0000).StartmotorisdisableduringLEDblinkingYellow4timesquickly(0000),asthesystemiswarmingup.3.Afterthe4timesYellowLEDdisappears,togglethecontrolmodeswitchonyourtransmittertomakesureitisworkingproperly.Forexample,LEDblinks(0000),whichmeansthesystemisinATTl.ModeandtheGPSsignalisworstCheckitwithLEDindicatortospecifythecurrentworkingmodeforMC.SeefollowingtablefordetailsaboutLEDindicator;(1)ThereareManualModeandATil.ModewithoutaGPS/Compassmodule,noGPSsignalstatusLEDindicator.(2)AfterconnectingtotheGPS/Compassmodule,GPSATTl.Modeisavailable,andGPSsignalstatusLEDindicatorisavailable.ControlModeLEDIndicatorManualMode:NOLEDATTl.Mode:0(00indicatesthatisstick(s)notatcenter)GPSMode:0(00indicatesthatisstick(s)notatcenter)©2013DJIInnovations.AllRightsReserved.13IGPSSignalStatusLEDIndicatorSignalisbest(GPSsatellites>6):NOLEDSignaliswell(GPSsatellites=6):CSignalisbad(GPSsatellites=5):COSignalisworst(GPSsatellites<5):ooe4. Keep the aircraft stationary, and then pus h both sticks to the left bottom or
r ight bottom (shown as the following chart

, defined as Combinatio

n Stic k Commands (CSC)), to start the motors. 5. Re

l ease the yaw, roll and pitch st

i cks and keep

t h em at the mid point

, and the throttle stick under the m

i d point. T h e n check w h et h er all propellers are rotat

i ng correct

l y. 6. Stop motor

s , power off

t h e Multi-rotor. 7. Make su r e a ll se tting s and co nfi gurat

i o n s a re correct and then yo u ca n take off you a ir c raft. After power on
, if abnorma

l LED Indicator occurs, please

r e fer to the Abnormal LED instruction

in the FAQ and aids troubleshooting

. Step4 Flying Test 1. Choo se an open space w

i t h out obstr
u ction, tall bu il dings and crowds as flying filed.
P

l ace the aircraft

3 meters away from you and ot h ers, to avoid accidental injury. 2. If in GPS A TTl. Mo de, place the airc

r aft in an open space withou

t buildings or trees. Take off th e airc raft after
6 or more GPS sate lli tes are found (Red LED blinks
o n ce or no blinking).

If in Ma nual Mode or A TT l. Mode, you can skip this step. 3. Sta
r t- u p (1) Swi tch on the transm

i tter first,

t h en power on multi

- rotor! Keep the aircra

f t s tatio nary until

t h e sys
t em s tart and se lf -c h ec k has finished. (2)
P

l ease wa

i t fo r the system to warm up gradually with the LED blink s Yellow

4 times quickly ( 0000

). You should not start the motors un ti l the blinking disappear

s. (3) Keep the aircraft stationary, and execute the CSC to start the motor s. (4) Re

l ease the yaw

, roll and pitch st

i c k s and keep them
a t t h e mid po int

, at the same time rai se
t h e throttle
st

i c k from the bot

t om. The moto

r s wi ll stop if you do not pus h the thrott

l e stick from the bo
t tom within
3 sec and you will need to re-start the motors. (5) Keep ra

i sing the throttle stick unt

i l all the rotors
a r e working

, push the thrott

l e st ick to
t h e mid po in t a nd then take-off your mu

l ti - rot o r gent

l y, pay attention not to push the stick excessively. ( 6) Pay a ttention to the ai rcr aft mov e ment at any

t ime when flying, and
u se the st icks to adjust

t h e a ir craft's posi

t ion. Keep th e yaw, roll

, pitch and

t h rottle

s t icks at th e mid po

i n t to hover the aircra ft at the desired he

i ght. 4. Lower the aircraft slow

l y. Pu ll the

t h rott

l e stick to the bottom and then execute

t h e CSC to stop th e motors afte

r landing. 5 . Pl ease a
l ways power off the Mult

i - r otor fi rst, and the n switc h o ff the transm

i tter after

l a nding

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IFLYINGNOTES(VERYIMPORTANn!!!0(l)Ifthewarmupwaitingislongerthan2minutes(the4timesYellowblinkcontinues),pleasepowerofffor10minutes,coldstart,andthenconnecttheassistantsoftware,enterthe"Tools"-,IMUcalibration,carryouttheAdvancedcalibration.(2)IfyouenabletheImmediatelyModeofMotorStop;youshouldnotpullthrottlestickunder10%duringflight,becauseitwillstopmotors.Ifyoudoitaccidentally,youshouldpushthethrottlestickover10%in5store-startmotors.(3)(4)(5)DONOTexecutetheCSCduringnormalflightwithoutanyreason,oritwillstopmotors atonce.PayattentiontotheGPSsatellitestatusLEDindicator.BadGPSsignalmayleadtheaircrafttodriftwhenhovering.DONOTflyneartoferromagneticsubstances,toavoidstrongmagneticinterferencewiththeGPS.(6)PleaseavoidusingGPSATTl.Modeintheareas,whereGPSsignalismostlikelybad.(7)IftheLEDflashesquicklyRedthenthisindicatesbatteryvoltageislow,landASAP.(8)Ifthetransmitterindicateslow-batteryalarm,pleaselandASAP.Inthisconditionthetransmittermaycausetheaircrafttogooutofcontrolorevencrash.(9)InGPSATTl.Mode,makesure thatthehomepointisrecordedwhentheGPSsignaliswell;otherwisethehomepointrecordingmaybenotsoprecise.(l)InATTlMode,throttlestickcenterposition isforOm/salongtheverticaldirection.Youshouldkeepthepositionofthrottlestickhigherthan10%fromcut-throttleduringtheflight!Inanycontrolmode,DONOTpullthrottlestickunder10%duringnormalflightwithoutanyreason.(2)Itisrecommendedtolandtheaircraftslowly,topreventtheaircraftfromdamagewhenlanding.(3)IfLow-VoltageAlarmisset,theaircraftwillactaccordingtotheconfigurationoftheAssistantSoftwareonceLow-VoltageAlarmistriggered.Makesureyourememberwhatyouhavesetbefore.(4)IfFail-Safefunctionisset,theaircraftwillactaccordingtotheconfigurationoftheAssistantSoftwareonceFail-Safeistriggered.Makesureyourememberwhatyouhavesetbefore.©2013DJIInnovations.AllRightsReserved.15I

# Advanced Functions 

# AI FailSafe An in trod u ction of Go-Ho m e and Land

i ng. H o m e - p o in t: B efor e take of f, cur
r ent po s it
i on of multi -r oto

r wi ll be sav e d as h ome

- point
b y 

# MC automat

i call y when you sta
r t t h e m oto

r s fo r t h e f i r st time after 6 o r m o re G PS sate llit es ar e found (red

l ight bl

i nks once
o r no b link

i n g) f or 10 s e conds. 1. P

l ease ma ke su r e to
r eco rd
t he h ome -p o

i nt b e f o re t a keo

f f , a nd cle arl y k now w h e r e it

i s . Note



# 2 . D urin g go
- h o m e th e n ose d irec ti on of th e air c r aft

i s f a cing towar
d th e home

- point

, the a ir c r a ft is f l ying d

i r e c tl y from the c u rr e n t pos

i tio n to
t h e home

- po

i n t . 

# 3 . You c an rega in t h e contro

l during

t h e a

i rcraft

i s h over

i ng 15 s econds. 

# T he f l owcha

r t of fai

l sa f e an d h ow to rega in con tr o l Th

i s sec ti o n w

i ll de m o n s tr a te th e wo
r k ing lo g

i c o
f fail s afe a nd h ow to
r eg ain con

t rol. t- What tr

i ggered

f a il sa f e T h e fo ll owing de s c ri ptio n i s e ffe c tiv e only w h e n :

L

j **~** 

# 1. Th e a ircraft

i s in f l ig h t. 

# 2. T h e GP S w ork s n o rmall y a n d sig n al

i s g oo d (;,: 6 s at e llit e, the L ED b li nk s a sing

l e t- How to regain control r e d

l ight o r no red
li ght ).

1- 

# Precautions (1) 

# The ai r cra ft f li e s f a r a w a y, T X

i s on bu t th e sig n a l i s weak

. (2)T u rn off th e T X ( w e assu me you wan t t o t ri gge
r fai

l safe)

1 

# ttitud~ Mo de
: ( 1 ) 

# th e ai rc r aft w ill _ le vel

i _ ts 

# a~ **de**

A t t i tud e M ode: In Atti tud e Mode as **~ t~me**  **dtat y**  

# ( 2 ) 3 se c o n ds

l at er , **atl af**  **e** 

# ts . tn gg er ed a nd

.
- soon as yo u ge t signa

l you c an a t r c r a ft wt ll st a rt t o go h o me

. (3) If st gn a
l t s reg a tne d d unng reg

· nco tro

l j ( 1 ) 

# o r (2), it wi ll re s um e n o rmal flight

i mmed

i ately

. .___ a' __ n __

. _______
___. G PS M o d e : ( 1 ) 

# t h e air cra ft wi ll s l ow d own a n d h over. (2 ) if -+- 

# th e s ign a l i s re s t o r e d w ithin 3 s e co n ds (TX and

r eceiv er co n n e cted

) , t h e system w ill

i mm ediately re t urn to norma

l op e r a t i on
; d o e s n o t en te r fai lsa f e . (3) if no t r ec onn ec ted wit h in 3sec

, t he sys te m wi ll e nter fai

l saf e , the n e ve n if the s i g na
l is re store d , t h e sys t em w

i ll n o t exi t fails a fe .

G P S M ode: switch

t h e T X m ode **~** 

# switch to A Ti

l , if the

r e ceiver is con n ec t ed, then yo u w ill r ega

i n cont

r ol. 

# -

-

- 

# -- -
- - 

# - --- --- - ------

- - -- - --- -- - - - -- - - I n t hi s case, th e behavio

r of th e a irc r aft is the s a me as in

I f you choose to turn off the T X , **the** 

# a bo v e co nditi o n .

you mus
t be p r etty sur e t h a t yo u If you w a n t t h e ai r c r a ft to Retu rn H ome

, p le ase d o no t turn .__. know how to r ega

i n con
t rol. H ere t h e T X ba ck on w ithin 3 seconds

* , otherw

i s e th e a
i rc r aft we offe

r a method

, please read w il l e x it f ai

l sa fe mode imm e d

i a t e
l y.

car efull y . -



# " W e s t ro ng ly r eco mme n d yo u DO N OT
t ry t his, b e ca u se the
r e a r e three W h en yo u turn off
t he TX, use

t h e following ty pe s o f risk:

me t ho d to r ega

i n contro

l : (1) 

# You m u st be pre tt y clear w he t he r th e H ome-point

is OK for

l a nd

i ng or (1 ) 

# S witch the TX sw

i tch to GPS

. n o t. (Yo u h a v e to under stan d th e de fi niti o n o f H o me
- po

i nt w e ll a nd the (2) an d t h en p ut t hr o t t l e t o the center working

p r ocess
o f fa ils af e)

posi ti on ( greater

t han 3sec after s w

i t c hi ng off
, (2)

I f t h ere are
t all b u il d ings a r o u n d , t h e a i r c r aft m ay be o b s t r u c t ed on th e

i mportant

), you can now tu rn t he TX back on
. way

.

( 3) then yo u can switc h t he TX Co n tro

l m ode (3) W h en GPS signa

l
i s b ad o r GPS

i s n ot worki
n g , f ails a f e wi ll n o t wo r k. swit c h t o A Til
t o regain
c ontrol. Note

: if you s t a rt the m otors,
b u t do n ot pu s h t h e t h r o tt

l e to ta k e - off
t h e a

i rc r aft
,
i n t h
i s case it is very d ange

r o u s to t u rn off th e TX
, b ecause the airc
r aft w

i ll take off a ut omatica

ll y, so d o not try this

. 

# • If si gn a l l os t f o r m o r e than 3 seco nds fail sa fe will b e trigg e r e d , i f s

i g na
l r e gain e d withi n 3 se c o nd s

i t will e x i t f a il sa f e i mm e di ate ly. o 20l3 OJ

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. All R ig ht s R e s erv e d . 

# 1 6 

# IA2 Low- Voltage Alert I n order to p r event your multi-

r otor

f r om a c
r as h o r other

h armfu

l conseque

n ces caused by

l ow battery voltage, t h e r e a
r e two

l eve

l s of

l ow vo lt age protectio

n available to u se. You can choose

t o use or not to u se
t h e m ; however we st r o n g

l y recommend using the p r otect

i ons if avai

l ab

l e ! Low

- Vo lt age Alert is to in d

i ca t e that

t h e b attery ca nnot p r ovide

e n o u gh power for the ai r craft,

i n or der to warn you to

l and

t h e aircraft ASAP. You can co nf igure th

i s function in the ass

i stant so f tware

, a n d please read the text in t h e softwa

r e ca r efu ll y before your flight. Make sure to ca rr y out the Cur

r ent Vo ltage Calibration. There are both first level and second

l eve

l protections. The

f ir s t level protection has LE D warning. During second level protection the airc

r af t will

l an d automatica

ll y w

i th LED warning. Meanwhi

l e t h e center point
o f t hr ottle stick will m ove up slowly

t o 90% of endpoint, you shoul d l and ASAP to prevent yo ur aircraft from
c rashing! It is not for fun

, you
s h o ul d

l a n d you

r ai r craft ASAP

t o preve nt yo ur airc

r aft from cras hi n g or other harmful co n sequences!!! (l) Configure

t h e Fai

l Safe function
in the assistant

s oftware
-> u Adv a n ce d " -> "F / S" and read

t he instruction thoroughly and carefu

ll y. (2) Configure the Low-Vo

l tage A

l er t funct

i on

i n the ass istant
s oftwar e-> "Advanced"-

> "Voltage" and read th e in s truction thoroughly and ca r e fully

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l l Ri g h ts R eser v ed
. 1 7 I

# A3 Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC) Flight (w i th GPS module) Definit

i o n of Forwar d D i rect io n: Multi

- r oto

r will fly a
l ong this direction
w h en you push the elevator stic k( ... ). 

# Step 

# 1 Before You Start Usually

, the forward direction of a f l ying multi-rotor

is the same as the no se dire c tion. By using IOC, wherever the nose points, the forward direction has nothing to do with nose
d
i rection. The red and blue arrows

o n the tra n smitter are co r responding
to p
i tch and roll ope

r at

i ons

i n the fol

l owi n g diagram. • In course

l ock flying, the forward direction

is the same as a recorded nose direction.

A ll the following requirements are met: the autopilot syste m is in A TTl. Mode or GPS A TTl. Mode. Normal

fl ying Course Lock Flying 

# e In h ome lock flying, the forward direction

is the same as the direction from home point to multi

- rotor

. All the following requireme

n t s are met

: 6 o
r more GPS sat e

l lit es are found, in GPS A TT l. Mode, and the aircraft

i s further than

1 0m away from the home point.



# ~~ '1 

# • Hom e Norm
a l flying

H ome Lock Flying 

# Step2IOC Sw

i tch Setting Before us

i ng the IOC functio

n , you ha ve to choose

a 3-position switch on your tran s mitter as the

I OC switch, w h
i ch is a
l so used for recording the orientation, home po s iti o n in correspo

n di n g modes. Refe

r to the assista

n t software; click the "Adva nced

" to find the

" I OC". IOC Switch IOC Function 

# ~ , \!!!)
,. ... _
, 

# OFF



# ,- ... 

# ~

**,** 

# " 

# " 

# -- Course Lock Home Lock Th e above table
is for example. The function of the swi tch positi
o n ma y be re versed
si n ce the normal/reversed sett ing of
t he swi tch cha nnel. Togg

l e the switch and observe the s lider po sit io n of c h a nnel X2 on
t h e assis

t ant software scree
n , the co r re s pond

i ng area should turn blue

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# 1 8 

# IStep3 Method of Forward Direction and Home Point Recording If you use the

I OC funct

i o n , please be aware of the Forward Dir e ction of Course Lock Flying, and th e home point of Home Lock Flying

. There are two ways to record th e forward directi
o n and the hom e point: Manually and Automat

i cal

l y. You may c h oose any o n e r eco rd method. The LED wil

l blink Green quickly
if s u c ce ss fu lly recorded. Co u rse Lock

H o m e Lock ------------------------··---t----·-----------·------

· -----·----------·------

--- --- - ----------------+-------------

- -----·--··-·-----·--------------------

- ------ - ----------------------·--- !::l

! 111 Be f ore ta keoff, the cur
r e n t position of the airc raft Automatically

30 seconds after yo u power on
t h e

w ill be saved as home point w h en you sta
r t t h e j

a u topi

l ot syste m.

! m otors for th e first time after 6 o r m o r e GPS i

i sate llit es have been

f ou n d fo r 1 0 seconds. ---- --- ------- ------------- t------

- -- ----- -----------------

- ------ ------- -- - ------------

- --- - - - --r---

- -------- -- · --------------- --------------- ------------- -----------

-- - - ------
- ----- ! 30 seconds after yo u power on the

j Afte

r 6 or more GPS sate lli tes have bee n found. '

I !

! ! autopilot system. Togg

l e the IOC sw

i tch

! And

t h e aircraft ca n be hovering. Toggle the

I OC Man u ally

!

j : from O ff to Co ur se L ock, an d ba ck to Off

1 switch from Co ur se Lock to Home Lock, and back l

! __________ ____ _____________ _L _____ ____________ **'l~ i_::**  **Y..~** __ **_?._ ~!~.:**  **-~:** _____ _ ___ ___ _ __ __L ______________ **S:?.~: ::**  .. **~.<?.:: ~**  . **::~!Y..~ ~-<:**  . . ? .. **~!~:::** ..........

.. .. DO NOT togg

l e th e sw

i tc h between Off to Home Lock,

s in ce it may change the recording of th e Forw ar d Direction of Course Lock

. Step4IOC Flying Test Then you can do Course Lock and Home Lock flying test. Carry out an

I OC flig ht by the follow in g procedure.

T h e Co ntr ol Mode

L E D wi ll blink Yellow

a nd G r ee n a lt er n ative

l y ( 0 0) to indicate the

I OC mode
o nl y when th e main controller

i s really to fl y in Cour se L ock, Home Lock mode s. Dur in g the sa me flight STEPl: Record

! I Course Lock

I STEP2:0N STEP3:0FF 0

I

I STEP4: ON again **------- ------**  **-------·-···-- ----**  **-- --**  **--- ------**  **----r·--- ----------**  **------------ -------**  **-------~**

**-- -----------~---** 

**·-· -·--;---** 

**-- -------------·----**  **-------- ----**  i

i Set Control Mode switch at

i ! Record

t h e

i

j Toggle IOC sw

i tc h ·

· G PS or A TTl. position,
Tog gle

I OC sw it c h

· Switch Set tin g
i Forward

i

i from OFF to Co ur se j

j Toggle

I OC sw it ch from OFF
to OFF pos

i tion

! i Dir e ction

i

! Lock posit

i o n 1

• to Co ur se Lock pos

i tion

i ! i Home

L ock

j ! ! I

•

• **--- ------------**  **------------r-- ------**  **---------- -----r**  **------- ----------** 
**--- ----**  **--- ----**  **-------- -----**  **r-- -------**  **------······- ~----~~-~**  **-~--- -··-·--**  **-------- -------**  **-------** i

i Set Control Mode switch

a t

i

i I Record the GPS pos

i t ion,

l T oggle

I OC sw itch

i Togg

l e

I OC switch Sw

i tch Setting

!

!

!

i from OFF to Home j Home Po int

! To gg

l e IOC
s w it c h fr om OFF

i to OFF position

! :

!

1

i j

l to Hom e Lo ck po s ition

i

i Lo ck po s ition --+ Aircraft moving direction
w h en p ull pitch st

i c k

Ai r craft moving dir ect

i o n whe n pull

r o ll stick •Hom
e point > Aircra

f t ( th e a rr ow

i s pointing to
t h e di rec tion of th e airc

r aft no se ) © 2013 DJI Inno vations. All Ri g ht s Reserved.

1 9 IIOC FLY

I NG NOTES

! 

### ! ! 

# 0 

# . , (1) When Multi

- r oto r i s flying by hom e lock far away from you and the home point,

p

l ease DO NOT toggle the IOC switc h man y times
q u ick ly so as to avo

i d t h e c hange of hom e point wit hou

t you

r attention

. (l) Home lock flying

r e quires that 6 or more GPS sate llites are

f ou nd and the aircraft
is furth e r t h an 1 0m away from the home point. (2)
If the

I OC flying

r e quirement

is not satisfied, the autopi

l ot system
w

i ll qu

i t

I OC contro

l mode. (l)
P

l ease be awar e of the LED indicator, to know th e c urrent contro

l mode of the au to pilot system. Blinking indi cat

i ons o f IOC 

### 0 

### 0 a r e: a) Before m ot ors sta rt: 

### 0 0 blink

, all sticks (except throt

t le stick)

r eturn to center

; 

### 0 

### 0 0 b link

, st

i ck(s) (ex cep
t throttle st ic k) not at center. b) After motors start and throttle

s tick

i s over 10 % in 3 s econ ds
: 

### 0 

### 0 blink

, all sticks return

t o c enter; 

### 0 

### 0 0 blink

, stick(s) not a t center. (2)
B e f ore you d o the home lo ck flight, yo u h ave to fly the aircraft out of the 10m

r ange around home point, and then flip the IOC switch to Home Lock posit

i on to fly

i n home lock wh e n all the requirements are met. If you have already toggled the

I OC switch to H ome
L ock posit

i on when t he aircraft
is still in 10m range around home point, and th is is the first time you are going to fly in home

l ock during the current flight, then if all
t h e requ ir emen

t s are met

, the main co nt ro ller wil

l c hange int o h o me lock automatically when Multi-rotor flies o ut
t he
1 0m range around home point. (l) When

fl ying in Home Lock mode

, if any of the following situations

h appen, then the system w ill quit Home Lock flying and automatically enter Cou

r se Lock
fl y
i ng. T h e aircraft w ill fl y in Course Lock usi ng the earli er forward direction. a)
T he aircraft fly's within 10m range of the hom e point. b) You toggle the control mode sw itch to
t he A TTl. Mod e . c) Th e GPS signal

b ecomes bad (The GPS
s ignal LED is blinking Red

t wice or th r ee t im es). (2) We suggest that you should know clearly which flight loc k met h od yo u are going to fl y, and you know the lo cked forward dir ect

i o n o r hom e po int, before you sw it c h on

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### IA4 Receiver Advanced Protection Function You are asked to enable this function by connecting
to the Assistant Software, please set it at the section of Basic->R/C-> Receiver Advanced Protection. If you choose enable it, the FailSafe will be triggered

if the following situations occur during flight. According
to the difference of the aircraft height, there are two situations. a) Lower than lOOm, the A/E/R channel

is not at the mid point. b) Higher than lOOm, the A/E/R channel

is not at the mid point or the throttle stick is above the mid point. In the GPS Node or A TTl. Node,
if the requirement

a) or b) is satisfied, and the output data of four channels A/E/R/T have not changed for 20 seconds, then the aircraft will hover automatically. After that, if the output data of four channels A/E/R/T still do not any changes and last for 10 seconds, the autopilot system will think that the data from receiver

is abnormal, and then enter the FailSafe Mode. Brief introduction
of how to quit the FailSafe Mode If there is any command change from the receiver, the autopilot system thinks that the receiver

is regained.
In ATTL Mode and Manual Mode,
it will quit the FailSafe Mode automatically.

In GPS Mode, please toggle the control mode switch to the A TTl. Mode and Manual Mode position to regain the control. Refer to the FailSafe section for more details. ©2013 DJIInnovations.

All Rights Reserved. 21
I

# AS Flight Limits The flight limits function

i s default enabled
in the NAZA

- M F ligh
t contro

l system, it's aimed to restrict

t he fl ying height and distance of the aircraft. The Max Height restricts the vert

i cal distance between the aircraft and

t h e Home point, the Max Radius restricts the horizontal distance

b etween the aircraft and the Home po

i nt. The default Max Height

i s 2000m and Max Radius
is 2000m. Users can write the values of the Max Height and Max Radius in the Assistant software, the range of the Max Height
is lOm

- l OOOOOm

, the range of the Max Radius
is the same

. So that the aircraft will fly in the entered range, which is a cylinder space above the Home point. 

# Max Height 

# -- - --- (1) Height limit works w hen the control mode

i s GPS or A TTl. Mode. Radius limit works when the control mode is GPS and the satellite number <:!6. (2) If the air c raft flies out of the limits, it's still controllable except flying further away. (3) If the control mod e is c hanged to GPS when the aircraft

i s out of Max Radius, th e aircraft will fly back within the entered range. (4) The Failsafe and the Ground Station operations are not rest ricted to the Flig ht Limits. © 2013 OJ

I Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

# 22


# IAppendix S ecifications General Built-In Functions Peripheral Supported Multi-rotor Supported ESC output Recommended Transmitter Assistant Software System Requirement Electrical

& Mechanical Working Voltage Range Power Consumption Operating Temperature Weight Dimensions

(l) Three Nodes of Autopilot (4)S-Bus/S-Bus2 Receiver Support (2)Enhanced Fail Safe (5)PPN Receiver Support (6)2-axle Gimbal Support (3)Low Voltage Protection • Quad-rotor
14, X4; • Hexa-rotor

I 6, X6, IY6, Y6. • Octo- rotor 18, V8, X8 400Hz refresh frequency. PCN or 2.4GHz with
a minimum

4 channels. Windows XP SP3; Windows
7; Windows

8 • NC 4.8V- 5.5 V • PNU Input; 7.4V- 26.0 V (recommend 2S- 6S LiPo) • Output(V-SEN port red wire); 3A@5V **Output(V~SEN** port red wire)burst current:7.5A MAX, 1.5W(0.3A@5V) e Normal, 0.6W(O.l2A@5V) -lO"C- 50"C (l4F -122F) • NC27g • GPS/Compass. 27g • PNU, 28g • LED, 13g • NC 45.5mm

' 32.5mm

' l8.5mm • GPS/Compass; 46mm (diameter)

x lOmm • PNU

: 39.5mm

' 27.5mm

' lO.Omm • LED

: 25mm '25mm '7.0mm Flight Performance (can be effected by mechanical performance and payloads) Hovering Accuracy (GPS Mode)

• Vertical;

± 0.8m Max Yaw Angular Velocity Max Tilt Angle Max Ascent/ Descent Speed ©2013 OJ I Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 23
I
e Horizontal: ±2.5m 200" /s 35" Ascent

, 6m/ s, Descent; 4.5 m/ s

# MC/PMU Firmware Upgrade Please follow the procedure for software and firmware upgrade; otherwise the system might not work properly. For SAFETY REASONS, DO NOT use power battery during firmware upgrade. 

# 1. Make sure your computer

is connected
to the Internet. 

# 2. Please close all the other app li cations during the firmware upgrade, includ in g anti-virus software and firewall. 

# 3. Make sure the power supply
is securely connecte d. DO NOT un-plug the power supply unt il firm ware upgrade has finished. 

# 4. Connect system to PC with Micro-USB cable, DO NOT break connectio

n until 

# firmware upgrade

is finished. 

# 5 . Run Software and wait for co nn ect ion. 

# 6. Select lUpgradel 

# opt **ion~** Check the MC and PMU Firmware Version. 

# 7. DJI server will check your
c urrent firmw are version, and get the la test firmware prepared for the unit. 

# 8. If there
is a fir mware vers ion more up-to-date than your current ve r s i on, you w ill be able to click to update them. 

# 9 . Wait until Assistant software

s hows "finished". 

# 10 . Click 

# IQE] and power cycle the unit after at lea st 5 seconds. 

# 11 . Your unit

i s now up -to-date

. 

# (1) After firmware upgrade, please re-con

fi gu r e the system usi ng Assistant softwa

r e. (2) If firmware upgrade failed, the system
w ill enter waiting for firmware upgrade status automatically, please try again with the above procedures. (3) Select 

# lUpgrad~ **option~Check** the GPS Firmware Version, online upgrade

is disable. © 2013 OJ

I Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

# 24


# ILED Descri tion System Status System sta rt and se lf-check IMU abnormal data or need advanced ca libr ation• Wa rm up after power on The aircraft
is m oved or bias of sensors too big Compass er ror too big

, n eed reca libr ation. Transmitter (TX) sig nal lost, ente

r t h e FailSafe. T X stick(s) mid point error too big L ow voltage alert or othe

r ab n ormal
a

l ert• (e .g . Co n figu ra tion
e rror, TX data error, Enable l ow vo ltage protection

w

i t ho ut PMU, SN error or Compass abnormal work.) Record forward direct ion or h ome point Cont

r o l Mode Ind

i cto
r GPS Signal State Indi cato

r ( GPS/Compass Module

is n ecessa ry ) LED Flashing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000 0 0 0000 00 000 00000000000000000000 • ••• • ••• • •••
• •• 00000000000000000000 Manua

l Mode: None A TTl. Mode: 0 ( st

i ck(s) not at cen

t e r 00
) GPS Mode:
0 ( stick(s) not at ce n ter 00
) IOC Mode:
0 0 ( stick(s) not at center
0 00
) GPS Signal is Best(G PS Satellite

n umbe

r > 6): GPS Signal is Weii(GPS Satellite numbe r= 6): GPS Signal
is Bad (GPS Satellite number= 5): None • •• GPS S igna

l is Worst (GPS S a tell ite n umbe

r < 5): ••• Compass Calibration

LED Flash

i ng Begin horizontal calibration Begin ve rt ica

l calibratio

n Calibration
or othe

r s error ••••• 0.. . . . .• •..•
. * You can figure out the er ror by connecting the autopilot sys tem to the assis tant software. @ 2013 DJI

I nnovations. All Rights
R eserved. 25
IInstruction of Vl (a

l so known as NAZA-M) Vl (also
k n own as NAZA-M) sys
t em is differe

n t f r om V2 system,
if yo u a r e V l system

u ser, p

l ease

r ead

t h e fo ll owing text caref
u

l l y , a n d r efe
r to th e oth e r text

i n t hi s Gui de fo r usage deta

il s (inclu
d in g A ss

i s t a nt S oftw a r e C onfiguration, B a sic flying

, Adv a n ce d Function Appendi

x and FAQ, etc .). Vl A sse m b ly and Co n nectio n Co nn ect

t h e V l system acco rd ing to the following cha

r t. RI C Sy s t e m Thes e are example connec

t io n s . Please setup Ai

l eron, Elevato

r , T hrottle, Rudder channels on T X first. and choose positions switch/channel mode switch,

t hen receiver to th e right ---

( O pti ona l) GP S /C OM P AS S • GPSCompass

is senSIINe to **m~utcic** lnlefference, shoutd be f ar ;rWWJ lrom any e6edronic dewJes You should use epoxy resin AS g\le to assembfe the GPS bracket first n the figure shOW'ed in previous page. • Mount the bfaclo:.et on 'lie center plato of crall rnt. then fiA the GPS on the p1ate of th e bracket

( by 3M glue ptO\ridedl

. The GPS Is senslliv elo **~bfalion** ln lerlerence. so position !he b r acl<el a l lea•IIO em from any rotor • The DJIIogo **ma~k.ed** on the GPS s hould face the sky
, w ith the orientation arrow pointing directly forw< IJd. The GPSICompass

is packaged with a s pecia

l **ntftea~on** line 101' mounting

l or lhe fi rst Ume I f you are uncert ain w hethe
r malet

l al s near lhe GPS ICom pass module are magnetic 01 not
, you can u se a compass Of **ma~llo** check

l l If y ou u se your own mounting

r od , mah sure II is NOT **m~etic**

vu Do not mount
it on any othe
r elec
t ronic devices

. Make sure You can see the LED ligh
t during the night. II use with DJI mulll -ro tor

, you can solder the VU power cable to power pads on frame bollom board
P
l ease refer to DJI manual for details

. I f use with 3'' part multi-rotor

, you can make
a connecter by yourself to connect VU, E SCs and battery

. Suffoclenl

a
i r no w over th e VU

i s highly recommended ES Cs, Mo
t o rs • Motors and ESCs in DJI mult i-ro
t or kit are recommended

. • Please make sure you are using

t he E SCs and mo
t ors recom m ended by the manuraclu

r er or your multi rotor first. NAZA output is 400Hz

r efresh frequency

, • II you use 3'' party ESCs please make sure

t he ESCs

t raYel midpornt
is at 1 520Us DO NOT use 700ustravel mldpornl ESC

, as 11 may lead a irc raft to fly away or cause inJury and damage After connect ESCs 10 motors cal ib rate all your ESCs one by one through the recerver drreclly be f ore connect them 10 your MC

, Make sure program

a ll of lhem Into Governor off
, Break off and Normal Start up
1 0 gel best **expenence** Important

: the continuous ! outpu

t o f t he VU

i s 3A@5V

, and I e maxim

u m instan

t c u rre n t is 7.5A. If t he V U canno

t a ff ord

t h e wo
r king c u rr ent
f or your servos, please use an independe

n t powe

r s u pply

; o t herwise, it may cause the V U safeguard and lead Ia th e ma in con

t ro ll er r eboot. M C Please use 3M gummed paper prov

i ded To mount M C, and MC parallel to the a Weta ft horizon

. Th e oulpul ports o f M C ( th e right side in figure) should poin

t t he fron

t of mulll-rolor

. You'
d be ll er put MC althe center of multi

- rotor

. Please make sure all ports are acc:es!libl<•

l when installing lhe M C so as to facilitate wiring and co n figuration.

**~** In t h ree-pin ports, pins near the nicks a re signa

l pins.

- Aller choosing

a location to mount the MC,

i t is -->-....- • recommended thai you DO NO T moun

t the MC • until all wirings and s oftware co nfigurations

a re com ple
t ed
. Vl i s co mpati b l e w it h t h e P MU V2 (A cc e ss ory of Na z a - M V 2 ) V l system

i s compat

i ble wit h the PMU V2 o f V2 system;

p

l ease ca r ry out

t h e follow in g connectio

n . T h e other modu

l es connect

i on

i s the same as before. I mporta

n t: You are asked to upg

r ade you

r F ir mware version

o f V l MC to V3.
1 0 o r above, as
t h e PUM V2 can o nl y wo
r k wit h t h e MC of vers

i o n 3.10 or abov e. Take negative power su pply ©2 013 OJ

I Inn ovatio

n s. All Right
s Reserved

. 26
IVlPortDescriptionPleaserememberthefunctionofeachport,whichmayhelpyoutousetheNaza-Mefficiently.MainController....Forrollcontrol(left/right)Forpitchcontrol(front/back).....Forthrottlecontrol.....,Forruddercontrol---ForControlModeSwitchForgimbalpitchcontrolOrforgaintuningForD-Bus(S-Bus/S-Bus2compatible)OrforgaintuningIOrforIOCswitchForvoltagemonitor(ConnectwithVUV-SENport)To#lrotor----To#2rotorTo#3rotorTo#4rotorTo#5rotorTo#6rotorTogimbalrollservoOrto#7rotor(UpgradetheMCFirmwaretoV3.10orabove)4ID--TogimbalpitchservoOrto#8rotor(UpgradetheMCFirmwaretoV3.10orabove)LEDport,forLEDwireconnectionfromVersatileUnitGPSport,forGPSmodulewireconnection.(Inthree-pinports,pinsnearthenicksaresignalpins.)VersatileUnitV-SENV-SENport:TotheX3portofthemaincontroller,formonitoringbatteryvoltageandsupplyingpower8Orangewire(signalwire)output:±3.3V8Redwire(powerwire)output:3A@5VLEDLEDwire,toLEDportofthemaincontroller.USBport:PCconnectionforconfigurationandfirmwareupgrades.GPS&CompassConnecttotheEXP.port.©2013OJIInnovations.AllRightsReserved.27IV7 Specification General Built-In Functions Peripheral Supported Multi-rotor Supported ESC output Recommended Transmitter Assistant Software System Requirement Electrical

& Mechanical Working Voltage Range Power Consumption Operating Temperature Weight Dimensions

• Three Nodes of Autopilot • Enhanced Fail Safe • Low Voltage Protection • S-Bus/ S-Bus2 Receiver Support • PPM Receiver Support • 2-axle Gimbal Support • Quad-rotor
14, X4; • Hexa-rotor

I 6, X6, IY6, Y6. • Octo-rotor
!8, VB, X8 (Upgrade the MC Firmware to V3.10 or above) 400Hz refresh frequency. PCM or 2.4GHz with a minimum

4 channels, Windows XP SP3; Windows

7 e MC 4.8V

- 5.5 V • • VU Input, 7.2V- 26.0 V (recommend
25
- 65 LiPo) Output(V-5EN port red wire), 3A@5V Output(V-SEN port red wire)burst current:7.5A MAX, l.5W(0.3A@5V) e Normal, 0.6W(O.l2A@5V) -lO"C- 50"C(l4F -l22F) e MC 25g • GP5, 21.3g • vu, 20g • MC, 45.5mm

x 31.5mm

x l8.5mm • GPS & Compass: 46mm (diameter)

x 9mm • VU, 32.2mm

x 2l.lmm

x 7.7mm Flight Performance (can be effected by mechanical performance and payloads) Hovering Accuracy (GPS Mode) Max Yaw Angular Velocity Max Tilt Angle Max Ascent

/ Descent Speed ©2013 DJJ Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 28
I • Vertical:

± O.Bm 8 Horizontal:

± 2.5m 200" /s 45" 6m/sFAQ Abnormal LED Indication List During the Checking Procedure,

if abnormal LED Indi ca t o r occurs or even

t he system cannot wo
r k normally, please refer to the following list and aids troubleshooting. (1) "System initializing and self-chec king LED flashes" are not cor
r ect

( e O O e O O & O O OOOO Red LED appears
in the last four gree n flashes).

T he autopilot system works abnormally. Please contact your dealer. (2) LED blinks Yellow

4 times quickly

( 0000

). The system
is warming up. You cannot start the motors until the 4 rapid yellow flash es disappear.

If the warm up waiting
is longer than 2 minut es, please power off for 5 minute s, co ld sta
r t, and then connect the assistant software, enter the

" T oo ls"
- >

I MU calibration

, carry out the Ad va nced calibration. (3) After the system start and self·checking has finished,

if the LED blinks Red

, G r een and Yellow

( 0 0 0 ) continually. Sensor error is too big. Please connect the assistant software, enter the "Tools"

- • IMU ca libration, carry out calibration. (4) At the first motors start, the system will check the sensors Bias and you are asked to keep the aircraft stationary (no need of h orizontal level). If you ca nnot start the moto rs and the LED blinks Green

6 times quick

l y ( 000000

), it means that the sensor erro

r is to o big. Please connect the assistant so ft ware, enter the "Tools"-

• IMU calibration, carry out basic calibration. Note: after the

f i rst successful motors start, this checking will be disab

l ed and

i t is no need any more to keep the aircraft stationary during starting motors. (5) The system blinks Red LED quickly during flying

. Low-voltage protection

is trigge

r ed. Please
la nd

t he aircra ft ASAP. (6) The system blinks Yellow LED quickly during flying. FailSafe Mode
is triggered. Pay a tt ention that the re

i s no tall buildings and trees to block your aircraft during go
- home. (7) The LED blinks Red and Yellow alternately(

-

). Compass error is too b

i g. a) There may be a f erromagnetic substance close to the Phantom. Lift the ai r cra ft up about lm from the ground,

if there is no Red and Yellow flashing, then it wi ll n ot affect the flight. b) Otherwise, re-calibrate the compass. c) If re-calibration does not work

, please connect to th e A ss istant Software, select the "Tools" and follow the tips to carry out the required operation. Fix the TBE (Toilet Bowl Effect) Problem When flying in GPS A TTl. Mode and the compass calibration has been done cor rectly, should you find the aircraft rotating (Toilet bowl effect), or drifting when hovering. Please ch eck the GPS module mounti

n g orien tati on and then e2 013 DJIInnovations.
All Rights Re served. 29
I

# re - do the compass calibration. Car ry ou t the foll owing procedure to re-mount the GPS module. In the following diagram (view from the top), th e aircraft can appear to be rotating
in both cloc kwise and counter-clockwise direction, ple ase

r e - mount th e GP S module co rr espond ing ly . .,-

- 

# ~ is th e rotating direction of aircraft,



# is the nos e direction of aircraft, ··• is the arrow direction on the GPS module,

0 is the offset angle for GPS

r e-m o unting(abo
ut 

# 10-30 °) 

# ~ \ A 

# /' A 

# JL / 

# ' Should you find the multi-rotor does not track straight in forward flight. Please carry out several more co urses

, the system will fix it automatically. 

# Motors Start failure caused by TX stick(s) mid point error too big If the TX stick(s) mid point error
is too big, Motors Start will fail when you execute the Combination

St ick Commands (CSC) and lead to the aircraft will not takeoff.. And the LE D w ill b link R ed four

t imes per seco nd continually
to warn you. TX stick(s) mid point error too big can be ca used by the following reasons: 

# (l) There

i s TX stick (except the throttle stick) not at center when power on the autopilot system. (2) The TX sticks has been trimmed, which

l eads to
t he larg e deviation of mid point. For example, the SUB-TRIM has been adjusted for Futaba transmitter. (3) The TX stick(s) travel ha s larger asymmetry. For the reason 

# (1), please put all TX sticks at the mid point

, and

t he n power cyc

l e the autopilot sys te m to re-record the mid point. If the problem continues, that can be caused by the reason (2) o r r eason (3), yo u need to adjust the output range of your TX, and then use the Assistant So ftware to redo the TX ca li bration.
Pl ease car ry out the following procedures. (1) Connect to the Assistant software, click Basic-> R/C -> Command Sticks Calibration, and push all TX sticks through out their comp

l ete travel range to see if any st

i ck cannot reach its largest position. (2) Adjust the larg est travel of TX stick until the cursor on the Assistant software can reach both end positions, according to your TX manual. (3) Power cycle the autopilot system, note that power cycle is r equi

r ed. (4) Redo the TX ca libration accord ing to the Assistant software. ©2 013 DJI Inno v ations

. All Rights Res erved. 

# 30


# IAttitude Controllable When One Motor Output
is Failed For Hexa-rotor, including Hexa-rotor

I, Hexa-rotor
V, Hexa-rotor
IY and Hexa-rotor

Y, aircraft

is attitude controllable when one motor output
is failed. The NAZA-M can still control the attitude of the Hexa-rotor for a safe landing when one motor output of the Hexa-rotor has failed, for example, one motor
is stopped or one propeller

is broken, etc. The control mode of NAZA-M should be in Atti. Mode or GPS Atti. Mode. The aircraft will rotate, due to an imbalance of torque; however,

it can still be controlled by the Transmitter. Select Course lock or home lock mode for flying the aircraft into a safe area to land when the aircraft

is far away or the attitude can't be recognized. Even when the multi rotor is rotating, using Course lock or home lock mode will allow you to move the multi rotor in the corresponding Transmitter stick direction. ©2013 OJ

I Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 31
j

# When used with other DJI products The NAZA-M system communicates with other DJI products (e.g. H3-2D gimbal, BTU module, iOSD mini and iOSD Ma
r k II) v
i a th e CAN

- Bus port (c!.IF')


# o f the NAZA PMU V2. You can plug new DJI products into any spare CAN -Bus port , s inc e CAN-Bus po r ts on NAZA -M, CAN HUB, GCU, iOSD min

i , iOSD Mark

II and 2
. 4G Bluetooth Data
li nk are the same for the commun

i cations. When there are not enough CAN·Bus ports for additional DJI products, then a DJ
I CAN HUB module

is r ec ommended.

T he
f ollowing diagram

i s for your connection reference. ZENM
U SE H 3-2D **~**



# M A R K II 

# % II!J I=====:;rll BTU I GO'O I Y I O C O.O U T 

# I G t m I V1) C O.I II 

# iOSDmin

i 0,., SCREEH DISPLAY 

# 4· 

# ••• iO ..



# F ig.l U se d with iOSD Ma
r k II ZE N M U SE H3 - 2D C!S!1'D 

# CAN HUB 

# c!J• TM

' "d () 20 1 2 DJI 

# Fig.2 U sed with CAN HUB ©2 01 3 DJI

I nn o v at

i ons. All Right s Rese

r v e d . 

# 32


# I

BTU • l. l.tf00fH4Qtll

t 

# dpI C.t l O 

### I V I O t O..OUT 

# . ..... l vt0t0.tt

4 

# ••• ZENM U SE H3 - 20 

# C!m1D 

# iOSDmini



# lliJ
dp dp 0,.. SCREEN DISPLAY 

# ~



# {i-



# CAN HUB 

# C/JI (l)

**TNo~nd**

**C) 20120JI** 

**.**

l 

# · · r Fig.3 U se a CA N HUB to connect the 2.4G B luetooth Datalink 2.4G DATA LINK [: K1 A 

## BT 

# Users can u se the NM Assistant on the mobile device wh e n a B T U module

is co nn ec t ing wi th the Ground

e nd of the2.4G Bluetooth Data
li nk (No need to connect another BTU m o dul e to
t h e Fl

i ght contro

l sys tem). e 2013 DJI Innov a ti ons. 

# All Right
s Res e rv e d. 

# 33


# IjJixll.r-z.vvk AUTOP

I LOT QU

I CK START GU

I DE **obotics**PARTS "' pixlu-l.wk

"' JiiiiJ ,Ill!] ;'-J 1111.1 

## ·- -


## · - e.s 111!1 

# - • .. **N~** 

## • - ., _, 1 Pixhawk 2 Buzzer 3 Safety switch l!!l 4 Micro-SO card and adapter 5 Micro

- USB cable 6 Six-wire cable x2 GETT

I NG STARTED With the help of APM firmware, Pixhawk turns any RC plane, copter, or rover into a full-featured personal drone. Once you have a f u lly - assembled frame, follow this guide to install Pixhawk. 

## (!)

MOUNT

5 7 Power module 8 1 2 ( splitter module 9 Four-position

1 2 ( splitter cable 10 Three-wire servo cable 11 Mounting foam 1 Mount 2 Connect 3 Load firmware 4 Calibrate Use the prov ided foam to mount Pix hawk as c
l ose as possible to your vehicle's center of grav

i t y. Make
s u re to orient the board with

t he arrow pointing forwar
d . Attach the foam squares to the corners of the board.
Vehicle fro n t •

7®CONNECT(Optional)Connecta3DRRadiotoPixhawk'sTelemportusingthe6-wirecableprovidedwithyour3DRRadioKittoreceivedataandcommunicatewiththeautopilotinflight.(Required)Connectthe3DRPowerModuletothePowerportusingthe6-wirecabletodirectpowerfromyourlithiumpolymer(LiPo)batterytotheautopilot.(Required)Connectthebuzzerandsafetyswitch.(GPSorGPS+Compassrequired)Connecta3DRGPS+Compasstoprovidetheautopilotwithpositioningdataduringflight.Thiskitincludesa6-wirecabletoconnecttheGPSports.ConnecttheMAGtothe12Cportusingthe4-wirecableprovidedwiththe 3DRGPS+Compass.(Optional)The12Csplitterexpandsthe12CporttoallowuptofouradditionalperipheralstoconnecttoPixhawk.Usethe4-wirecabletoconnectthe12Csplitterandaddacompassmodule,externalLED,digitalairspeedsensor,orotherperipheralstoyourvehicle.L OAD S D CARD

I N T O P
I XHAWK If the SD card is not preloaded into Pixhawk,
in s ert the micro-SO

c ard into the slot at the bottom end of the board

. • CONNECT RADIO CONTROL F OR P PM RC R E C EI VERS AN D FUTA B A S.B U S R E C EI VERS **~~87654321mDDDD0** 0 .............

. . - I

. . .

. .
. . . . .

. . .

.
. • • • • • • • • •
.
. . .

. • • s - Connect the g r ound

( - ),power(+), and signal (S) wires to the RC p
i ns using the provided 3-wire servo cable

. F OR S PE KT R UM SA TELLIT E RECE

I V E RS F or a Spektrum DSM, D SM2, or DSM-X Sate

l li t e RC receiver, connect to the SPKT/DSM port. For a complete list of RC systems compatible with Pixhawk

, visit the APM wik1 oage here. F OR P WM R E C EI V E RS Purchase

a PPM Encoder module to connect

a PWM RC receiver to P
i xh a wk at store.3drcom.

# CON NE CT OUTPUTS 

# ® LOAD FIRMWARE

FO R C OP T ER S Connect each signal wire from the P DB to the main output signal (S) pins by motor number.
C o nnect one wire for each motor to the corresponding pin. Pin 1 

# = Motor

1 Pin 5 

# = Motor
5 Pin 2 

# = Motor
2 Pin 3 

# = Motor
3 Pin 4 

# = Mo
t or 4 

# FOR PLANES Pin 6 

# = Motor
6 Pin 7 

# = Motor
7 P in 8 

# = Motor
8 For planes, connect the control channel wires to the ma in output

s i gnal pins. P in 1 

# = Aileron P in 2 

# = Elevator Pin 3 

# = Throttle P
i n 4 

# = Rudder 

# FOR ROVERS For rovers, connect the th ro ttle and steering wi r es t o the ma

i n ou t put signal pins. Pin 3 

# = Thrott le Pin 4 

# = Steering APM firmware

i s t he brains of your a u topilot operat

i on an d must be

i nsta

l led be f ore usi n g Pixhawk

. To load firmware onto Pixhawk

, install
a mission planner application on your ground station computer

. Choose e it her Miss

i on Planner (Windows)
or APM P
l anner fo r (Windows, OS X, and Linux). Both applications are available for free download from ardupilot.com Mission plannerDownload Mission Planner (Windows) Ardupilot.com

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. • APM P
l anner 2.0 Linux IN STA LL PL A NN E R After selec ti ng the correct

f i le, read the safety informat ion and selec

t Down

l oad. Open the fi

l e t o ru n the set u p wizard

. Proceed th r o u g h any secu

r ity warni
n gs, and instal

l all s u ggested drivers. When

t h e instal

l ation is complete, open the application, and connect Pix hawk to your computer using the micro-USB cable

. Your computer will automatically
ins tall the correct drivers. Do not select Connect at this time; Pixhawk can only load

f irmware while unconne cted to Mavlink.SelectInitialSetup,InstallFirmware,andselectyourvehicleWhenprompted,followthedirectionstoloadthefirmware.Oncethestatusbarshowsthatthedownloadiscomplete,powercycletheboardbydisconnectingandreconnectingtheUSB.Ifyouhearamusicaltone,yourfirmwareinstallationiscomplete.Ifyouhearaseriesoftonesfollowedbythreebeeps,disconnecttheUSBandreconnectwhileholdingdownthesafetybutton.Uponrestart,listenforaseriesoftonesfollowedbytwobeepsindicatingthatyourfirmwarehasloadedsuccessfully.EverythingisOK:/musicaltoneVPixhawkneedsyourattention:beepBEEPbeep...BEEPBEEPBEEP@CALIBRATEbeepBEEPbeep.../BEEPBEEPvWithPixhawkconnectedtoyourcomputer,selectthecommunicationoptionfromthedrop-downmenuforPX4FMU,settherateto115200,andselecttheConnecticon.SelectlnitralSetupandMandatoryHardwaretoaccessthecalibrationwizards.INITIALSETUPRemovepropellersbeforeperformingcalibration.SELECTFRAMETYPE(COPTERSONLY)Forcopter,selectyourframeorientation.CALIBRATECOMPASSSelecttheoptionstoenablethecompass;toallowautomaticdeclinationcalculation;andtospecifyPixhawk.SelectLiveCalibrationtolaunchthewizard,andfollowtheprompts.ShowMevideosdemonstratinglivecalibrationtechniquesat3dr.com/learn.C A LI BR A T E ACC EL E R O M E TER -+

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i bration

, check

t h e box for AC 3.0+, select Ca

l ibrate

, and follow

t he prompts to c alib
r ate Pixhawk's accelerometer. Make sure to wait a coup

l e of seconds before and after changing the positions of t he vehicle

. R C C A LI B R ATION Select Rad1o Calibrat

i on to teach
P ix hawk to work with your RC transmitter

. Turn on your transm

i tter

, select C1l1brate Radio. and move all sticks and sw

i tches to their extreme positions

. Select Click when Done once the red bars are set for all ava

i lable channel

s . SE LE C T F LI GH T MO D E S -+ Move each switch on your transmitter
to its available positions

. The miss

i on planner wil

l indicate the currently sel e cted position with green highligh

t ing

. Select a mode fo r each sw

i tch position

, and sele c t Save Modes to assign

.

l e ft s ti c k ri gh t s ti c k

# LED MEANINGS 

# - - - - eeoe oeoe oeoe 

# •••• o eoe o e<..) 

# • • • Flashing red and blue: initializing. Please wa

i t. Double flashing yellow: error. System refuses to arm

. Flashing blue: disarmed, searching for GPS. Autonomous, loiter, and return-to-launch modes require GPS lock

. Flashing green: disarmed

, GPS lock acquired

. Ready to arm. Quick double tone when disarming from the armed state

. Solid green plus single long tone

: armed and ready to fly! Flashing yellow: RC failsafe activated. Flashing yellow plus quick repeating tone: battery fa

i lsafe act

i vated

. Flashing yellow and blue plus high-high

- high-low to n e : GPS gl

i tch o r GPS fai lsafe activated. 

# SA FETY SW IT C H MEANINGS 

# ••o• Quick

, constant blinking: performing system chec k. Please wait. 

# oeoe

Intermittent blinking: system ready. Press the safety
b utton

t o activate

. 

# ••••
Solid

: ready to arm. Proceed to the arming procedure

. 

# Learn more about LED meanings and buzzer tones at 3dr com/learn,

### PORTS 2 3 4 5 6 1

I nput/output res et button 2 SD card 3 Flight management reset button 4 Micro-USB port ground ...,_........:; powe, 4--.....!l s1gnal ..., _ ____: 1 Radio control receiver input 2 S. Bu s output 3 Main outputs 4 Auxiliary outputs

7 8 9 10 11 1 2 13 14 15 2

3

1 Spektrum DSM receiver 2 Telemetry (radio teleme

t ry) 3 Telemetry (on-screen display) 4 USB 5 SPI (serial peripheral interface) bus 6 Power module 7 Safety sw

i tch button 8 Buzzer 9 Serial 10 GPS module 11 CAN (contro

ll er area network) bus 12

I 2 C splitte

r or compass module 13 Analog to digita

l converter 6.6 V 1 4 Ana

l og to digita

l converter

3
. 3 V 1 5 LED indicator 4IMPOR T ANT N OTE Please note that these instructions describe basic setup for Pixhawk and do not

r epresen

t the complete set of configuration procedures required to bu il d a copter,

p

l ane

, or rover

. F or more information on ESC ca

l ibration, battery monitoring

, failsafes, mode descri
p tions, and more, visit a rdup

i l ot.com

. Do not o p erate your vehicle w

i thout
a comp

l ete unders

t anding of t he online instructions. S P EC

I F I CA TI ON S Processor 32-bit ARM Cor te x M4 co re with FPU 168 Mhz/256 KB R AM/2 MB Fla sh 32-bit failsafe co -processor )E'11SOrs ST Micro 16-bit gyroscope ST Micro 14-bit accelerometer/magnetometer MEAS barome ter MPU6000 accelerometer/magnetometer PowE'r Ideal d
i ode co ntroller with automa

t ic f ailover Se r vo rail high-power
(7 V) and high -cu rrent ready All peripheral outputs over

- current protected,
all inpu ts ESC protected l nrerfares 5x UART serial ports,
1 high-power capable, 2x with HW
fl ow control Spektr um DSM/DSM2/DSM-X Satellite input Futaba
S
. BUS input and output PPM sum signal RSSI (PWM or vo ltage

) input 1 2 C, SPI, 2x CAN, USB 3
. 3 and 6.6 ADC inputs S U P P O RT
Dimens

i ons Weight 38 g (1.3 oz) Width 50 mm (2.0") H eigh

t 15.5 mm (.6") L ength 81.5 mm (3.2") For more infor m ation about Pixhawk and other documentation, visit 3dr com/learn For more instruct ion on using APM firmware and planner software, visit arduo ilo t.com For customer support, contact us at

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l p·a 3dr c) 11 or call our support line at 1 (858) 725 14 1 4 Monday thr ough Friday

, 8 am to 5 pm

, PST

.SA F E T Y Operating

a p owered veh

i cle of any kind can b e a lot of fun, but it carries certain inherent

r isks. Regu

l ations governing the use of powered veh

i cles, including aircraft. vary from locale

t o locale, even within the same country or district

. It is your responsibility
to ensure that you understand and comply with all local laws and regulations

. Safety basics: • Never operate the vehicle or software
in a way that could be dangerous
to you

, other people, or property

. • Always keep propelle

r arcs

f ree of objects and body parts w hi le the vehicle
is live

, • Keep in mind that so f tware and hardware failures happen. Although we design
o u r products to minimize s u ch issues, you should always operate with the understanding tha
t a fai

l ure could occur at any

t i me and without warning. Accordingly, you should take the appropriate precautions
to minimize danger
in case of product failure

. • Never use the software or hardware for manned vehicles

. Always operate within local

l aws and regulations. Do not opera

t e the aircraft
if you are under

t he age of 18. Additional safety information: • Be sure to maintain safe distances between people and your aircraft. • Never operate your aircraft

if your ability to do so with the utmost attention to safety is impaired
in any way

. Do not operate your aircraft while tired, under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or otherwise unable to operate

it with the highest attention to safety

. • Env

i ronment conditions can change rapid

l y and can make opera

t ion d iff icult. If th

i s occurs,

l and your aircraft and disconti nu e u se

i mme d ia t e

l y. Do not opera

t e your a ir craft if ope
r a t ing co n di t ions a r e not idea
l. T h
i s includes, but is not limited to, ra

i n, snow or excessive wind. • A

l ways ensure the battery cable is disco
n nected from the aircraft unti

l you are ready to fly, and ensure that your batteries are fully charged prior to use

. • Always turn on the transmitter and ensure the throttle st

i ck is all the way down before connecting the battery. Afte

r landing, disarm your vehicle immediately and disconnect the battery cable

. • Do not

t u rn off
t he tr ansm

i tter u n t i l afte

r you have disconnected the ba tt ery. Always remove

t he p r opellers while testing the motors. When the battery
is connected

, always assume the vehicle
is live and the motors are armed

. • Do not attempt to fly longer tha n the ba t tery

' s safe capa ci ty. • Do not operate the vehicle with excess weight attached

. • Ensure that all vehicle components are well maintained before each flight. Ensure that components are firmly attached

a n d operating properly. Rep

l ace any worn or damaged components before each flight. Never operate wit h a n y damaged or worn components. • SAFETY
IS THE FIRS T PRIORITY. Take all precautions necessary to ensure your own safety as we ll as the safety of other people and property

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**'' ~'**  **NWirSh ·!:.r.:orn**  FrSk y 2.4GHz ACCST Taranis X90 Manual Introduction Thank you for purchasing the FrSky 2.4GHz ACCST TARANIS X9D digitallelemelry radio system. In orde r for you to make the best u se of your system and to fly safely , please read this manual carefully. If you have any difficult i es while using your system , please consult the manual , your hobby d ea ler , or FrSky technical support.

Due to unfore seen changes in production procedures, the information contained In this manual is subject to change without notice. Meanings of Special Markings Pay special atten t ion to safety where i ndicated by the following marks : L!l. DANGER· Procedures which may lead to dangerous conditions and cause deatn/serious **jury~** not carried out properly. & WARNING· Procedures wh ich may lead to a dangerous condition or cause death or serious injury to the user if not carried out properly or procedures where the probability of superfidal injury or physical damage is high . & CAUTIO N· Proced ures where the possibility of serious injury to the user is small, bul there is a danger of inj ury , or physical damage , if not carried out property. (j) = Mandatory ($) = Prohibited & Warning: Nways keep electrical components away from small children , **~Antenna ~----52**  **~--- SC**  **~~~~E===-=S H:**  SG II. so **)/L~="='~"'-'1\---SII der**  Slide DlgKal Trim **_JJ11r. ;;;;d**  **~1~~~r~ ~~tl**  **~t+-:::** Stick (Jlli} ¢SlJ4) e e ENT Carrying Ba r TralnerPon 1- li e oil -, Earphone Pon **Po~~~:~:~;!c~** ; li]J Battery Cover

Overview (Switch Default Settings) SA: 3 positions, Alternate; Short Lever

SB: 3 positions, Alternate; Long Lever

SC : 3 positions, Nternate ; Long Lever SD: 3 po sitions, Nternate ; Short Lever

SE: 3 positions, Alternate ; Short Lever

SF: 2 positions, A lt erna t e; Long Lever SG: 3 positions ; Nternate ; Short lever SH: 2 positions , Momentary ; Long Lever You can choose the Switch and the ON/O FF position in the menu of Mixer. use earphones with volume contro l when app li ed. Webs l te : . www.frskv-rc.com FrSky Electronic Co., Ltd **ll:.frslc\tAilir.skV..(c. co**  **m** Technical Support:
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**,w•w.rrs~~n: c~rr.**  & Cautions on handling antenna ($) Do not touch the antenna dwing operalion . There is the danger of erroneous operation causing a crash . ($) Do not cany the transmitter b y the antenna . The r e is t he danger that the antenna wire will break and operation will become impossib l e. ($) Do not pull the antenna forcef ully.The re i s the da nge r that the antenna wire will break a n d operation wi ll b ecome impossib le . /\., [_r wu k signal Strong Signal Strong Signal +- • Specifications Model Name: Ta ranis X9D Number o f Channels: Up to 16 channels

Rotating A n te n na The antenna can be rotated 180 d egrees a nd angled 90 degrees. Forcing t he antenna further than this can cause damage to the antenna . The an t enna is not removable .

Angle adjustment of the ant e nna

The antenna rotation and angle can be adjusted. The antenna featu r es week radio signal in the forward direction and strong radio signal directions. Adjust the antenna angle to match y our fly in g s t yle. Operating Voltage Range :6 -15V (2S, 3S Upos are acceptable) Operating Current: 260 mA maximum (both RF module and backlit are on) Operating T emperature : - 10-60'C Backlight LCD Screen : 212•64, monochrome Mode l Memories: 60 ( extend ib l e by SO card) Compat i bility : FrS ky X series , D series and VB-II series rece ivers

Featu r es

o Quad Ball Bearing Gimbals o Rece iv er Match o Audio Speech Out puts (va l ues , alarms, seHings , etc.) o Antenna Status Detection and Alters **Webs te:~.c..mm**  FrSkv Electronic Co ., Ltd E -mai l : frskv@frskv·rc com

o Real-time Flight Data Logg i ng o Reception Signal Strength Nerts o S u per Low L atency o Smart P ort Supported

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Pay attention to the battery connector polarity when connecting other batteries than the provided 6cell NiMH battery into the battery compartment, otherwise

the Taranis X9D could not be powered on. TF card slot .&. Notes and Warnings for Battery & Charger **~** Please connect the provided battery 'in the battery compartment before use. **~** The· NiMH battery is foryourTARANISX9D use only. **~** Be sure. to use the provided battery chargerto charge the battery. !Sl Be careful not to drop the battery. !SI Dont pull the battery wirings;wtte·n it short..cfrcuits,·there·may be danger of explosion ignih'on. &. Never take out the battery from the TARANIS X9D transmitter while the vdtage waming is blinking .Internal settings and memories can be destroyed. IS! Do not use the transmitter if a **~Backup** Error" Warning Occurs. IS! Be sure to- tum Off the Taranis X9D before power charging, IS! The Power Indicator LED will be on during charging, and be off after the charging is-finished. Model Setup forTaranis X9D Internal RF Module

The internal RF module of FrSI<y Taranis X90 is newly developed by FrSKy under the name ofXJT. Enter the MODEL SETUP menu (refer to the guide from the SO card for details, or download it from FrSKy website). Step 1: Set the Mode forTaranis X90 Internal RF

Refer to the table below and set the Taranis X90 to corresponding mode (DB, 016 or LR12 mode) for your receiver. Mode ofTaranis X9D Compatible Receivers Number of Output Channels DB VB"ll series in D mode (V8FR"ll, 8 channels VBR7-ti,VBR4-II,VD5M,etc.) D series (DBR"II plus, DBR"XP, D6FR,D4R"II,etc.) 016 X series (XBR, etc.) Up to 16 channels LR12 L series (L9R, etc.) 12 channels L____ ------- ---- ... -- **~-** If you want to make full use of old VB receivers, just plug DJT or VBJT to the external module slot. Step 2: Set the Channel Range The internal RF module ofTaranis X9D supports up to 16 channels. The channel range is configurable, and needs double check before use. Webslte:www.frskv-rc.com

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FhKY •f•c Step 3: Setlhe Receiver No. When you create a new model, the system will assign you a receiver No. automatically. The range of the receiver No. is 00-63. 01 is the default receiver No. and 00 is not recommended here. Once the receiver is set to your required receiver number and finishes the binding procedure with Taranis X90, the binding procedure Will not need to be repeated next time, unless the receiver number is changed to another different number. In this case, you need to either set the receiver number to the previous one, or do the binding procedure again. Step 4: Bind Bind refers to Taranis X9D binding mode. Move the cursor to "Bind", press ENTER button, the cursor will flash and lhe speaker will beep to remind you that lhe RF module has entered the bind mode. Then put your receiver into binding mode and finish the bind procedure(refer to the receiver's manual for details).Press Enter or EXIT

to exit. Step 5: Set Failsafe mode There are 3 fallsafe modes: No Pulse, Hold, Custom. • No Pulse: no pulses output on lost signal, just choose, wait 9 seconds before the fallsafe takes effect, and you are done.

• Hold: hold the last positions before signal is lost, just choose, wait 9 seconds before the failsafe takes effect, and you are done.

• Custom: pre-set to required positions on lost signal. Move the cursor to "Set" and press ENTER, you wi11 see FAILSAFE SETTING screen below. Move lhe cursor to the channel you want to set failsafe on, and press ENTER .When moving the corresponding sticks or switches, you will see the channel bar moVIng. Move lhe channel barto the place you want for failsafe and long press ENTER to finish the setting. wait 9 seconds

before the failsafe takes effect. Step 6: Range

port always outputs, No Pulse could not property on it. Set "Holdn or"Customn for port. When the internal RF module of Taranis X90 is in DB mode, failsafe could only be set on the Range refers to Taranis X9D range check mode. A pre-flight range check should be done before each flying session. Move the cursor to "Range" and press ENTER.In range check mode, lhe effective distance will be decreased to 1130. Press Enter or EXIT to exit. Model Setup forTaranis X9D External RF Module

The external RF module could be powered on or off by software. The setup is the same as that for the internal RF. If you use other brand RF module than FrSKy, please choose PPM mode. **Web<ile:~fr<kv-rc.<;om** Fr:SI<y Electronic Co., Ltd E-mail:_ fr<kv@fr.;:kll:rc.com Technical Support: **sa\e}~kch@~maito;,Qm**FhKY FCC Statement Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the

user's authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class 8 digital device, purouant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Make sure you set the country code to your corresponding country to match the regulations. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause hannful interference to radio or television reception, which can be detennined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the

following measures: -Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. -Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. -Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. -Consult the dealer or an experienced radioJlV technician for help. RF warning statement: The device has been evaluated to meet general RF exposure requirement. The device can be used in portable exposure condition without restriction. CE The product may be used freely in these countries:Gennany, UK, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Nether1ands, Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Denmar1<, Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland. FLYING SAFETY Lh. Warning: To ensure the safety of yourself and **othe~,-please** observe the following precautions: CD Have regular maintenance **performe~~** Although your TARANIS X9D protects the model memories with non-volatile EEPROM memory (which does not require periodic replacement) and not a battery, it still should have regular check-ups for wear and tear. we recommend sending your system to the FrSky Service annually during your non-flying..season fora complete check-up ahd serVice. Battery CD Charge the batteries! Always recharge th'e transmitter and recefver batteries for at least 8 hours before

each flying session:A low battery wiU sbon die, causing toss of control and a crash, \Nhen you begin your flying session, reset your transmitter's buliHn timer; and during the sessiOn pay attention to the duration of usage. CD Stop flying long before your

**b~tteries** become low on charge._ Do nofi-ely on younadio's low battery warning systems, intended **only~** as a- precaution'; to tell you when to recharge. Always check

your transmitter and receiver batteries prior-to-' each flight **Website:ww_w.frs~v-rc.com** FrSI:y Electronic Co., Ltd E-mail: **frslrv(iilfrsltv-r~** com Technical Support:

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# FhKY Nickel-metal hydride Battery Safety and Handling instructions IMPORTANT! The Nickel-metal hydride battery (NiMH) batteries included in the TARANIS X9D transmitter are not to be confused with Lithium-Polymer (UPo) batteries, or any other type of rechargeable battery (including NiCd's and LiFe's). NiMH batteries require special charging criteria different than other rechargeable batteries. Use only the FrSky transmitter charger included with this set for, or other chargers approved 

# by FrSky to charge the NiMH batteries in the TARANIS X90 transmitter. Jfs important to understand the operating characteristics of Nickel-metal hydride battery (NiMH). Read the specifications printed on the label of your NiMH battery and charger prior to use. Failure to follow the 

# proceeding precautions can quickly result in severe, permanent damage to the battery and its surroundings and possibly result in a FIRE! IMPORT ANT PRECAUTIONS 

# Sl Do not attempt to disassemble NiMH packs or cells, 

# Sl Do not allow NiMH cells to come in contact with moisture or water at any time, (D 

# AlWays provide

**adequ~:~te** 

# ventilation around NiMH batteries during charge, disdlarge, while in use, and during storage. $ 

# Do 

# not leave a NiMH battery unattended at any time whi!e_being cllarged or discharged. 6) 

# Do not attempt to charge NiMH batteries 

# with a charger that is NOT designed for NiMH batteries, as permanent damage to the battery and 

# charger could result. 

# Sl Always charge NiMH battelies in-a fireproof locatfon. Do not charge or discharge NiMH batteries on carpet, a cluttered workbench, near paper, Plastic, Vinyl, leather or wood, or inside an 

# RIC model or full-sized automObile! Monitor the charge area 

# with 

# a smoke or fire alarm. l$l 

# D¢ 

# not charge-NiMH batteries at currents greater than the 

# "1C" rating 

# of the batte!y 

# ("C" equals the rated capacity of the battery). l$l 

# Do not allow NiMH cells 

# to overheat at 

# any time! Cells which reach greater than 

# 140 degrees

**Fahrenheit(eo~c)** 

# should be placed in a fii'eprooflocation. 

# <D NiMH cells wm not charge tully when too cold or shOw 

# full charge. 

# <D It is normal for the batteries to become warm during charging, butJf the chatget or battery becomes excessively hot disconnect 

# the- battery fr'Om 

# the charger immediately!! Always 

# inspect a battery which has previously overheated for potential damage, and do not _re-use 

# If you suspect it has been damaged in anyway. 

# & Do not use a NiMH battery if 

# _you suspect physical damage has o_ccurred to the pack. Carefully inspect the battery for even the smalrest of dentS, cracks, splits, punctures_ordamage to the Wiring and connectors. 

# DO NOT allow the batte_ty's internal electrolyte to get into eyes 

# or on skio--v.rash affected areas immediately if they come in contact with the electrolyte. 

# lf in doubt, place the 

# battery in 

# a lire-proof location for at least 

# 30 minutes. MicroSD 

# Card The MicroSD card (TF Card) can store various files, such as model data, music, sound files and pictures. The card is locked when it is pushed in all the way in. To remove the card, push in on lhe card again, it will pop up allowing you to remove lt. 

# .&. Warning 

# Cil 

# se sure to_ 

# tum 'Off 

# the power to the :transmitter before inserting or removing the 

# SD card. l$l 

# AS the-SD card is a precision device, do_ not use excessive force when inserting. 6) 

# If model data generated by a new Sciftwate version transmitter 

# Js copied 

# to an old softWare version transmitter, the transmitter-may_ o'perate erroneously; Copy the model data after updating the 

# copy destin3tion transmitter to the new softWare version. 

# <D Do not expose the SO card 

# to dirt, moiSture,water orfluidS-ofany kind. 

# & Never remove_ the SD 

# card or 

# tum ()ff power while entering data. 

# Sl Never store the SD 

# card where 

# if ooy be subject to strong static eleCtricity or magiletlc fields. 

# 5i Do not expose the-SO 

# card to direct sunlight, excessive humidity 

# or corrosiVe environments. (SI 

# Be 

# certain to insert the 

# SO card in the correct direction.

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# FhKY Read data from a PC Saving music and image files edited by a PC into the MicroSD card, you can use those files on yourTARANIS X9D transmllter. Equipment for reading and writing MicroSD cards are available at most electronics stores. Stored data The Hfe of 

# the MicroSD card is limited due to the use of Flash memory. If you have a problem saving or reading data such as picture data after a long period of use you may need to purchase a new MicroSD card. • We are not responsible for, and cannot compensate for any failure to the data stored in the memory card for any reason.Be sure to keep a backup of your models and data in your MicroSD card. • No necessity for backup; TARANIS X9D transmitters and MicroSD cards are using non- volatile memory devices 

# so that the data stored in those will not be destroyed even Without a backup battery. The clock for the transmitter depends on the Lithium battery. SO 

# Card References You could find videos, artworks for icons, voice files, detailed user guide, etc. from the pre-installed SO card in Taranis battery compartment. Updates FrSky is continuously adding features and improvements to our radio systems. The update (via mini-USB port on the back ofTaranis X9D) is easy and free. To get the most from your new transmitter, please pay attention to FrSky website VNJW 

# frskV-rc com , download section for the latest update firrmvare and how-to guide. FrSky Taranis X9D radio system has open source firmware, and abides by GPL license. The source code for Taranis cen be found on FrSky website wyvw.frsky-rc.com, 

# download section, source code. All FrSky radio systems will have open source firmware. Do not hesitate to contact FrSky if 

# you have any ideas and suggestions for the current and future radio systems, or you are willing to join FrSky developing union to be part of the projects. '"The currently pre-installed firmware of FrSky Taranis X9D is derived from openTX firmware, modllied, improved and well tested by FrSky and the developing union.

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