INSPIRE 1

V1.0

2015.3

User Manual
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The following tutorials and manuals have been produced to ensure you to make full use of your Inspire 1. 

1.Disclaimer

2.In the Box

3.Inspire 1 Quick Start Guide

4.Safety Guidelines

5.Inspire 1 User Manual

6.Intelligent Flight Battery Safety Guidelines

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

comprehensive information. 

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

www.dji.com/product/inspire-1/video

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

“http://m.dji.net/djipilot” to download the app.
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This chapter describes the features of 

aircraft and explains the components on 

the aircraft and remote controllers. 
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can capture an unobstructed 360 degree view from its camera. The built-in camera has an integrated 

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

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camera with ease. 

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system. It also provides dual controllers mode.

‘ø2o·21 1aøÆÊ Retractable landing gear that enables an unobstructed panoramic view from the camera. 

‹÷× ×2 ̈a¥¥·1a2 ̈ ⁄¥·1 ̧ ̈ fiø ̈ ̈aÆßÊ 4500 mAh DJI Intelligent Flight Battery employs new battery cells and a 

battery management system. 

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precision when no GPS is available. 

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

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

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

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

4. Power off the aircraft. 

Travel Mode Toggle×4 Landing Mode
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section for more infromation about Master remote controller.

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

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

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

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1. Remove Gimbal Cover.

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

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

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

Ensure the Micro-SD card is correctly inserted into the camera.

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1

3

fl ̈ ̈ø1⁄2 ̧·21 –Æ±°a¥¥aÆAttach propellers with the black nut onto motors with the black dot and spin counter-clockwise to secure. 

Attach propellers with gray nut onto motors without a black dot and spin clockwise to secure.
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Tilt the Mobile Device Holder to the desired position then adjust the antenna as shown.

your mobile device. 

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

the remote controller.

The 1345s Quick-Release propeller is the upgrade version of the propellers that greatly enhance the 

propellers. 

propellers without a white dot onto the mounting plates that do not have a white dot.

the mounting plate then rotate the propellers according to the lock direction until it is secured.

Without 

white dot

Without white dot

White dot

White dot
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GPS

Propeller (P17)

Motor

Front LED (P12)

Landing gear 

Gimbal and Camera (P35)

Aircraft Micro-USB Port 

Rear LED (P12)

Camera Micro-USB Port 

Camera Micro-SD Card Slot (P35)

Vision Positioning Sensors (P16)

Aircraft Status Indicator (P13)

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[13]

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ÅÔÃ fl2 ̈a22ø­  ̄–ÓÁ ̃

Relays aircraft control and video signal. 

ÅÓÃ ”±æ·¥a ‹aTM·1⁄2a ÿ±¥oaÆ

Mounting place for your mobile device. 

ÅÌÃ ›±2 ̈Æ±¥ Õ ̈·1⁄2μ

Controls aircraft orientation.

Press and hold the button to initiate Return to 

Home (RTH).

ÅÎÃ ÃÆø2­o±Æ3ø ̈·±2 Õ©· ̈1⁄2 ̧  ̄–ÓÈ ̃

Toggle the switch up or down to raise or lower 

the landing gear.

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ÅÍÃ fiø ̈ ̈aÆß ‘aTMa¥ ‘¤‹­

Displays the current battery level. 

ÅÈÃ Õ ̈ø ̈ ́­ ‘¤‹

Displays the power status. 

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Used to power on or power off the remote controller. 

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Circular LED around the RTH button displays RTH status. 

Turn the dial to adjust camera settings. 

connected to a mobile device running the DJI 

Pilot app. 

ÅÔÔÃ –¥øßæø1⁄2μ fi ́ ̈ ̈±2 

Playback the captured images or videos.

ÅÔÓÃ Õ ̧ ́ ̈ ̈aÆ fi ́ ̈ ̈±2 

set number of photos will be taken with one 

press.

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Press to start recording video. Press again to 

stop recording.

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Use this dial to control the tilt of the gimbal. 

ÅÔÍÃ ”·2·Ûÿ‹”× –±Æ ̈

Connect an HD compatible monitor to this 

port to get a live HD video preview of what the 

camera sees.

ÅÔÈÃ ”·1⁄2Æ±ÛÀÕfi –±Æ ̈

For connecting the remote controller to your 

computer.

ÅÔËÃ ›fl“ fi ́­ –±Æ ̈

Reserved for future use. 

ÅÔÁÃ ÀÕfi –±Æ ̈

Connect to mobile device to access all of the 

DJI Pilot app controls and features. 

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Used to pinpoint the location of the remote 

controller.

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Customizable button in DJI Pilot app.

ÅÓÓÃ –±©aÆ –±Æ ̈

Connect to a power source to charge the 

remote controller’s internal battery.

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Customizable button in DJI Pilot app.
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This chapter describes the features of 

System and the Intelligent Flight Battery.
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The Front and Rear LED show the orientation of the aircraft. The Front LED displays solid red and the 

Rear LED displays solid green. 

information about the Aircraft Status Indicator: 

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– 3±oa  ̄–±­· ̈·±2·21 ̃ Ê P mode works best when GPS signal is strong. There are three different states of P 

Positioning sensors:

Positioning for hovering 

so only altitude is controlled. 

fl 3±oa  ̄fl ̈ ̈· ̈ ́oa ̃Ê The GPS and Vision Positioning System is not used for holding position. The aircraft 

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

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Mode Switch” on P27 for more information. 

Front LED Rear LED

Aircraft Status Indicator
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Alternatively Power on and self-check

Aircraft warming up

 Green Flashes Slowly Safe to Fly (P mode with GPS and Vision Positioning)

X2 Green Flashes Twice Safe to Fly (P mode with Vision Positioning but without GPS)

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

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Remote Controller Signal Lost

 Slow Red Flashing Low Battery Warning

 Fast Red Flashing Critical Low Battery Warning

 Red Flashing Alternatively IMU Error 

— Solid Red Critical Error 

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

GPS Description

Home Point

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

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

move around and when the Aircraft Status Indicator blinks green. 

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

Smart RTH and regain the control.
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Low battery 

level warning

The battery 

power is low. 

Please land the 

aircraft.

Aircraft status 

indicator blinks 

RED slowly.

Tap “Go-home” to have 

the aircraft return to the 

Home point and land 

will automatically go home 

and land after 10 seconds. 

Remote controller will sound 

an alarm.

Fly the aircraft 

back and land 

it as soon as 

stop the motors 

and replace the 

battery. 

Critical Low 

battery level 

warning

The aircraft 

must land 

immediately.

Aircraft status 

indicator blinks 

The DJI Pilot app screen will 

descend. Remote controller 

will sound an alarm.

The aircraft 

will begin to 

descend and land 

automatically.

Estimated 

remaining 

Estimated 

based on current 

battery level.

N/A N/A N/A

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

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

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

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

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

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

distance from the Home Point. 

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

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

landing process.

Battery level indicator

Critical Low battery level 

warning(Red)

Low battery 

level warning

level(Green)

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

stick during the Failsafe.

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

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

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

a remote controller signal is resumed.

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

appropriate location for landing.

GPS

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

 5 Go Home(20m can be set)

 1 Record Home Point (HP)

 Blinking Green

 3 Remote Controller Signal Lost

Blinking Green

 4 Signal Lost Lasts 3secs. 6 Landing after Hovering 15secs

Height over HP>20m

Elevate to 20m

Height over HP<=20m

20m
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There are two options for Dynamic Home Point.

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

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

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Follow the steps below to setup Dynamic Home Point:

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

2. Tap“ ”and select“

3. Tap“ ”and select“ ’s coordinates as the new Home Point.

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

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

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

sensors and[2]one monocular camera. 

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

no GPS is available. 

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[2]
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Follow the steps below to use Vision Positioning:

cannot work properly on surfaces without pattern variations. 

which indicates the Vision Positioning system is ready. Gently push the throttle up 

The performance of your Inspire 1’s Vision Positioning System is subject to the surface you are 

aircraft will switch from “P” mode to “A” mode automatically if both GPS and Vision Positioning 

System are not available. So operate the aircraft cautiously when in any of the following situations: 

Flying over water or transparent surfaces.

Flying over moving surfaces or objects.

Flying over surfaces that can absorb sound waves (e.g. thick carpet). 

Flying over surfaces without clear patterns or texture. 

Flying over surfaces with identical repeating patterns or textures (e.g. tiles with same design). 

auto-land if it is in “P” mode. 

of the sensors.

The effective hovering altitudes of the aircraft is from 0 to 2.5 meters. 

Vision Positioning system may not be able to recognize pattern on the ground in low light 

conditions (less than 100lux).

in operation. 

Vision Positioning system may not be able to stabilize the aircraft when flying close to the 

ground (below 0.5 meters) in fast speed.

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Flight data is automatically stored in the internal storage device of the aircraft. User can gain access to 

fl ̈ ̈ø1⁄2 ̧·21 ø2o ‹a ̈ø1⁄2 ̧·21  ̈ ̧a –Æ±°a¥¥aÆUse only DJI approved propellers with your Inspire 1. The grey or black nut on the propeller indicates 
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Handling the propellers with care. 

‹a ̈ø1⁄2 ̧·21  ̈ ̧a –Æ±°a¥¥aÆHold the motor still. Then spin the propeller in the unlock direction indicated on the propeller itself. 

Press the 1345s Quick-Release propellers downward firmly then rotate the propeller in the unlock 

direction to unlock the propellers. 

or broken propellers.

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discharge functionality. It can only be charged with an appropriate DJI approved charger.

Intelligent Flight Battery Charger

match the nut with the dots on the motors of your Inspire 1:

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Motors without a black dot Motors with a black dot

Legends Lock : Turn the propellers in the indicated direction to mount and tighten

 Unlock : Turn the propellers in the indicated direction to loosen and remove 

fl ̈ ̈ø1⁄2 ̧·21  ̈ ̧a –Æ±°a¥¥aÆ1. Attach the propellers with a grey nut onto a motor without a black dot and spin the propellers clockwise 

to secure them in place. Attach the propellers with a black nut onto a motor with a black dot and spin 

the propellers counter clockwise to secure its position. Be sure to completely tighten each propeller by 
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1. Battery Level Display: LEDs display the current battery level. 

2. Battery Life Display: LEDs display the current battery power cycle. 

3. Auto-discharging Function: The battery automatically discharges to below 65% of total power when it 

is idle (press the power button to check battery level will cause battery to exit idle state) for more than 

10 days to prevent swelling. It takes around 2 days to discharge the battery to 65%.It is normal to feel 

moderate heat emitting from the battery during the discharge process. Discharge thresholds can be 

set in the DJI Pilot app.

4. Balanced Charging: Automatically balances the voltage of each battery cell when charging.

6. Temperature Detection: The battery will only charge when the temperature is between 0 °C(32°F) and 

40°C (104°F). 

prevent over-discharge damage

9. Short Circuit Protection: Automatically cuts the power supply when a short circuit is detected.

10. Battery Cell Damages Protection: DJI Pilot app shows warning message when damaged battery cell 

is detected.

11. Battery Information History: Show the last 32 entries of battery information records that include warning 

messages and so on. 

12. Sleep Mode: Sleep mode is entered after 10 minutes of inactivity to save power. 

aircraft’s to the main controller.

Refer to and before use. Users take full 

responsibility for all operations and usage.

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Power LED will turn red and the Battery Level Indicators will display the current battery level. 

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LED1 LED2 LED3

LED4

Power Button

(Built-in LED)
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1. The performance of the intelligent Flight Battery is significantly reduced when flying in a low 

2. Using the Intelligent Flight Battery in extremely low temperature environments (those with air 

in order to prevent a rapid drop in temperatures. 

movement when this warning is triggered. 

4. Store the Intelligent Flight Battery in a room temperature environment and ensure that its temperature 

when in use.

warm up for approximately 1-2 minutes before taking off.

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The Battery Level Indicators display how much remaining power the battery has. When the battery is 

battery level. See below for details.

The Battery Level Indicators will also show the current battery level during charging and 

 : LED is on. 

 : LED is off.

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 below 20%

battery tab.

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1. Connect Battery Charger to a power source (100-240V 50/60Hz).

3. The Battery Level Indicator will display the current battery level during charging.

4. The Intelligent Flight Battery is fully charged when Battery Level Indicators are all off. 

before storing it for an extended period. 

Do not charge the Intelligent Flight Battery and remote controller with standard charger (model: 

Always turn off the battery before inserting it or removing it from the Inspire 1. Never insert or 

remove a battery when it is powered on.

Charger Intelligent Flight Battery

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The battery life indicates how many more times the battery can be discharged and recharged before 

to check the battery life. The Battery Level Indicators will light up and/or blink as described below for 2 

seconds:
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Fully Charged

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The table below shows battery protection mechanisms and corresponding LED patterns. 

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LED2 blinks twice per second 

LED2 blinks three times per second Short circuit detected

LED3 blinks twice per second

LED3 blinks three times per second

LED4 blinks twice per second Charging temperature is too low 

(<0°C)

LED4 blinks three times per second Charging temperature is too high 

(>40°C)

Level Indicator. Unplug the Intelligent Flight Battery from the charger and plug it back in to resume 

charging. Note that you do not need to unplug and plug the charger in the event of a room temperature 

DJI does not take any responsibility for damage caused by third-party chargers.

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battery thoroughly for every 10 charge-and-discharge cycle. User should install the battery onto 

until the aircraft is powered off automatically. User should then fully charge the battery to ensure 

the battery is working at its optimal.

Õ¥±©Ê Place the Intelligent Flight Battery into the Inspire 1’s Battery Compartment and power it 

be turned on. Launch the DJI Pilot app to check battery level.

Œø°·oÊ

no longer be turned on.
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Œa3± ̈a ›±2 ̈Æ±¥¥aÆThis chapter describes the features 

of the remote controller that includes 

aircraft and remote controller operations 

and dual remote controller mode.
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The Inspire 1 Remote Controller is a multi-function wireless communication device that integrates the 

video downlink ground system and aircraft Remote Controller system. The video downlink and aircraft 

Remote Controller system operate at 2.4 GHz with maximum transmission distance of 2km. The remote 

controlling gimbal motions. The remote controller is powered by a 2S rechargeable battery. The current 

battery level is displayed by LEDs on the front panel of the remote control.

›±3°¥·ø21⁄2a aÆ­·±2Ê The Remote Controller is compliant with both CE and FCC regulations.

—°aÆø ̈·21 ”±oaÊ 

”±oa ÔÊ The right stick serves as the throttle.

”±oa ÓÊ The left stick serves as the throttle.

prevent transmission interference. 

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The Inspire 1 remote controller is powered by a 2S rechargeable battery with a capacity of 6000mAh. The 

battery level is indicated by the Battery Level LEDs on the front panel. Follow the steps below to power on 

your remote controller:

battery level. 

3. The Remote Controller will beep when it powers on. The Status LED will blink green (slave remote 

Status LED will show a solid green light when linking is completed.

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Charge the remote controller via supplied charger.
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Charger

Power Button

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Button and Video Recording Button on the remote control. 

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

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remote controller. Move the dial button to left or right to view the pictures or videos in playback mode.

ÅÓÃ –¥øßæø1⁄2μ fi ́ ̈ ̈±2

Press to view images or videos that have already been captured.

ÅÌÃ Õ ̧ ́ ̈ ̈aÆ fi ́ ̈ ̈±2

›±2 ̈Æ±¥¥·21 fl·Æ1⁄2Æøo ̈ 

This section explains how to use the various features of the remote controller. The Remote Controller is set 

to Mode 2 by default. 
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Œa3± ̈a 

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 ̄”±oa Ó ̃

fl·Æ1⁄2Æøo ̈ 

 ̄ ·2o·1⁄2ø ̈a­ 2±­a o·Æa1⁄2 ̈·±2 ̃ Œa3øÆμMoving the left stick up and down changes the 

aircraft’s elevation.

Push the stick up to ascend and down to descend.

Push the throttle stick up to takeoff.

hover in place. 

The more the stick is pushed away from the 

elevation. Always push the stick gently to prevent 

sudden and unexpected elevation changes.

Moving the left stick to the left or right controls the 

rudder and rotation of the aircraft.

Push the sick left to rotate the aircraft counter 

Inspire 1 will stay facing its current direction. 

The more the stick is pushed away from the center 

Moving the right stick up and down changes the 

aircraft’s forward and backward pitch. 

backward. The Inspire 1 will hover in place if the stick 

is centered.

Push the stick further away from the center position for 

Moving the right stick control left and right changes 

the aircraft’s left and right pitch. 

will hover in place if the stick is centered. 

Push the stick further away from the center position for 

camera will shift to point upwards. Turn the 

downwards. The camera will remain in its current 

position when dial is static. 

Stick Neutral/ mid point: Control sticks of the Remote Controller are placed at the central position.

Move the Stick: The control stick is pushed away from the central position.
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⁄·1 ́Æa ⁄¥·1 ̧ ̈ ”±oa

F F mode

A A mode 

P P mode

⁄¥·1 ̧ ̈ ”±oa Õ©· ̈1⁄2 ̧

Toggle the switch to select the desired flight mode. 

mode. F 

A 

P 

– 3±oa  ̄–±­· ̈·±2·21 ̃ Ê P mode works best when GPS signal is strong. There are three different states of P 

Positioning sensors:

–ÛŸ–ÕÊ

–Û—–Ã×Ê Vision Positioning is available but the GPS signal is not. Aircraft is using only Vision 

Positioning for hovering 

–ÛflÃÃ×Ê

so only altitude is controlled. 

fl 3±oa  ̄fl ̈ ̈· ̈ ́oa ̃Ê The GPS and Vision Positioning System is not used for holding position. The aircraft 

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

⁄ 3±oa  ̄⁄ ́21⁄2 ̈·±2 ̃Ê 

ÃÆø2­o±Æ3ø ̈·±2 Õ©· ̈1⁄2 ̧ Ò ŒÃÿ fi ́ ̈ ̈±2

The Transformation Switch / RTH Button combination serves two functions. Toggle the switch up or down 

ÃÆø2­o±Æ3ø ̈·±2 Õ©· ̈1⁄2 ̧

1. Œø·­aÊ Raise the landing gear to its upper most position. 

Lower Raise
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2. ‘±©aÆÊ The landing gear will lower to its lowest position for landing. 

›±22a1⁄2 ̈·21 ”±æ·¥a ‹aTM·1⁄2a

Tilt the Mobile Device Holder to the desired position. Press the button on the side of the Mobile Device Holder 

mobile device. Then connect your mobile device to the remote controller with a USB cable. Plug one end of 

Do not raise the landing gear when the aircraft is on the ground. Ensure the landing gear is 

lowered before landing.

ŒÃÿ æ ́ ̈ ̈±2 

Press and hold this button to start the Return to Home (RTH) procedure. The LED around the RTH Button 

will blink white to indicate the aircraft is entering RTH mode. The aircraft will then return to the last recorded 

Home Point. Press this button again to cancel the RTH procedure and regain the control of the aircraft.
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The signal transmission between aircraft and remote controller perform best within the range that 

displayed in the picture shown below:

Ensure the aircraft is flying within the optimal transmission range. Adjust the distance and position 

between the operator and the aircraft to achieve optimal transmission performance. 

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More than one remote controller can connect to the same aircraft in Dual Remote Controller mode. In 

the “Slave” remote controller controls the movement of the gimbal and camera operation. When multiple 

Strong Weak
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Use the gimbal dial on the remote controller to control the pitch movement of the camera in the 

Õa ̈ ̈·21 À° ‹ ́ø¥ Œa3± ̈a ›±2 ̈Æ±¥¥aÆ­ ”±oa

Dual Remote Controllers mode is disabled by default. Users must enable this feature on the “Master”

remote controller by through the DJI Pilot app. Follow the steps below for setup:

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1. Connect the remote controller to your mobile device and launch the DJI Pilot app. 

 to enter the remote controller settings window.

3. Tap “Set RC Status” to enable Master-and-Slave mode. 

4. Select “Master” in the “Set RC Status” section to set the remote controller as “Master” remote controller.

Œ› ›±2 ̈Æ±¥ Õa ̈ ̈·21­

Õa ̈ Œ› Õ ̈ø ̈ ́­

Õ¥øTMa Œ› ‘·­ ̈

”ø­ ̈aÆ ø2o Õ¥øTMa

Œ› Õa ̈ ̈·21­

—⁄⁄ ”ø­ ̈aÆ

Œ› “ø3a ÃÔÓÓÎÏ ›±22a1⁄2 ̈·±2 –ø­­©±Æo ÔÓÌÏ

Õ¥øTMa

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1. Tap “Search for Master Controller” to search the “Master” remote controller.

—⁄⁄ ”ø­ ̈aÆ Õ¥øTMa

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Õa ̈ Œ› Õ ̈ø ̈ ́­

Œ› “ø3a

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ŒaØ ́a­ ̈ ›±2 ̈Æ±¥

”ø­ ̈aÆ Œ› ‘·­ ̈

”ø­ ̈aÆ ø2o Õ¥øTMa

Œ› Õa ̈ ̈·21­

ÕËËÍÏÓ

5. Enter the connection password for the “Slave” remote controller.
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the “Slave” remote controller cannot control the orientation of the aircraft. Reset the remote 

controller to “Master” in DJI Pilot app if you wish to link the remote controller to the aircraft.

3. Select the “Master” remote controller from the “Master RC List” and input the connection password to 

connect to the desired “Master” remote controller.

›±22a1⁄2 ̈·±2 –ø­­©±Æo ÔÓÌÏ

—⁄⁄ ”ø­ ̈aÆ Õ¥øTMa

Œ› ›±2 ̈Æ±¥ Õa ̈ ̈·21­

Õa ̈ Œ› Õ ̈ø ̈ ́­

Œ› “ø3a

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ŒaØ ́a­ ̈ ›±2 ̈Æ±¥

”ø­ ̈aÆ Œ› ‘·­ ̈

”ø­ ̈aÆ ø2o Õ¥øTMa

ÕËËÍÏÓ

Œ› Õa ̈ ̈·21­

Master RC List

RTH LED

Status LED

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the Return to Home status of the aircraft. The table below contains details on these indicators. 
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Status LED Alarm Remote Controller Status 

— Solid Red chime connected with the aircraft. 

— Solid Green chime with the aircraft. 

— Solid Purple D-D- connected with the aircraft. 

— Solid Blue D-D- chime with the aircraft. 

 Slow Blinking Red D-D-D...... Remote controller error. 

/

Red and Green/ Red and None HD Downlink is disrupted. 

RTH LED Sound Remote Controller Status.

— Solid White chime Aircraft is returning home.

 Blinking White D . . . Sending Return to Home command to the aircraft.

 Blinking White DD .. .. .. Aircraft Return to Home in progress. 

‘·2μ·21  ̈ ̧a Œa3± ̈a ›±2 ̈Æ±¥¥aÆ

1. Power on the remote controller and connect to the mobile device. Launch DJI Pilot app.

2. Power on the Intelligent Flight Battery.

3. Enter “Camera” view and tap on and then tap “Linking Remote Controller” button as shown below. 

Œ› ›±2 ̈Æ±¥ Õa ̈ ̈·21

Œa3± ̈a ›±2 ̈Æ±¥ ›ø¥·æÆø ̈·±2

Õ ̈·1⁄2μ ”±oa

Default stick mode is Mode 2, changing stick modes alters the way the aircraft is controlled. 

Do not change unless familiar with your new mode.

You can customize the C1 and C2 buttons on the back 

of the remote controller.

‘·2μ·21 Œa3± ̈a ›±2 ̈Æ±¥¥aÆ
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Œ› ›±2 ̈Æ±¥ Õa ̈ ̈·21

Œa3± ̈a ›±2 ̈Æ±¥ ›ø¥·æÆø ̈·±2

Õ ̈·1⁄2μ ”±oa

Default stick mode is Mode 2, changing stick modes alters the way the aircraft is controlled. 

Do not change unless familiar with your new mode.

You can customize the C1 and C2 buttons on the back 

of the remote controller.

‘·2μ·21 Œa3± ̈a ›±2 ̈Æ±¥¥aÆ

ÕaøÆ1⁄2 ̧·21 o±Æ ø·Æ1⁄2Æøo ̈ oÆaØ ́a21⁄2ßÙ 

 ̈·3a± ́ ̈ ·2 ÎÏ ­a1⁄2±2oPress the linking button on the aircraft 

to link this remote controller

the “Slave” remote controller cannot control the orientation of the aircraft. Reset the remote 

controller to “Master” in DJI Pilot app if you wish to link the remote controller to the aircraft.

Remote controller will disconnect from the linked aircraft if a new remote controller is linked to 

the same aircraft.

Œa3± ̈a ›±2 ̈Æ±¥¥aÆ ›±3°¥·ø21⁄2a aÆ­·±2 

Linking button to start linking. The Remote Controller Status Indicator will display solid green if Link is 

succeed. 

sound is emitted.
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Ÿ·3æø¥ ø2o ›ø3aÆø

This chapter provides the technical 

the working mode of the gimbal.