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Congratulations on purchasing your new DJI product. Please thoroughly read the entire contents of this manual to 

fully use and understand the product. 

It is advised that you regularly check the PHANTOM 2 's product page at www.dji.com which is updated on a 

regular basis. This will provide services such as product information, technical updates and manual corrections. Due 

to any unforeseen changes or product upgrades, the information contained within this manual is subject to change 

without notice. 

DJI and PHANTOM 2 are registered trademarks of DJI. Names of product, brand, etc., appearing in this manual are 

trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owner companies. This product and manual are copy 

righted by DJI with all rights reserved. 

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your product, please contact your dealer or DJI Customer Service. 

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1.1 BUILT-IN FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................. 5 

1.2 CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER DJI PRODUCTS ........................................................................... 5 

Important Notes of Using with Other OJ/ Products ........................................................ 6 

Connections with Other OJ/ Products ............................................................................. 7 

1.3 LED FLIGHT INDICATORS DESCRIPTION ............................................................................... 11 

1.4 NOTES FOR PHANTOM 2 USING WITH OTHER DJI PRODUCTS ................................................ 12 

2 PROPELLERS ......................................................................................................... e •••••• 13 

2.1 ASSEMBLY ..................................................................................................................... 13 

2.2 DISASSEMBLY ................................................................................................................ 13 

2.3 NOTES ......................................................................................................................... 13 

3 REMOTE CONTROLLER ............................................................................................... 14 

3.1 POWER ON THE REMOTE CONTROLLER ............................................................................... 14 

3.2 REMOTE CONTROLLER LED INDICATOR STATUS .................................................................... 15 

3.2.1 Remote Controller Power LED Indicator Status ................................................... 15 

3.2.2 Remote Controller Battery Level Indicator Status ............................................... 15 

3.3 ANTENNA ORIENTATION .................................................................................................. 16 

3.4 REMOTE CONTROLLER OPERATION .................................................................................... 16 

3.5 LINKING THE REMOTE CONTROLLER & BUILT-IN RECEIVER ...................................................... 18 

4 INTELLIGENT BATTERY ............................................................................................... 19 

4.1 CHARGING PROCEDURES .................................................................................................. 19 

4.2 INSTALL THE BATTERY ............................................................................ .......................... 20 

4.3 BATTERY USAGE ............................................................................................................. 20 

4.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR ................................................................... 21 

4.5 CORRECT BATTERY USAGE NOTES ...................................................................................... 22 

5 CALIBRATING THE COMPASS ............ Iii ....................................................... ..... , ••••••••••••• G .. 23 

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6.3 TAKEOFF/lANDING PROCEDURES ....................................................................................... 24 

6.4 FAILSAFE FUNCTION ........................................................................................................ 25 

6.5 LOW BATTERY CAPACITY WARNING FUNCTION ..................................................................... 27 

6.6 FLIGHT LIMITS FUNCTION ................................................................................................. 27 

Max Height & Radius Limits ......................................................................................... 27 

6. 7 FLIGHT LIMITS OF SPECIAL AREAS ...................................................................................... 28 

6.8 CONDITIONS OF FLIGHT LIMITS ......................................................................................... 30 

Disclaimer ..................................................................................................................... 30 

7 ASSISTANT INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION ....................................... ,. ............. 31 

7.11NSTALLING DRIVER AND PHANTOM 2 ASSISTANT ............................................................... 31 

7.2 

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SING THE PHANTOM 2 AS

SISTANT ON A PC .................................................................... 32 

7.3 FIRMWARE UPGRADE OF PHANTOM 2 ............................................................................. 33 

7.4 PHANTOM RC ASSISTANT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................... 33 

8 APPENDIX ····························································••o••·············································u··· 35 

8.1 SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................................. 35 

8 .2 LED FLIGHT INDICATORS DESCRIPTION ................................................... ............................ 35 

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Intelligent Battery 

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Screwdriver 

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Charger 

Assistant Wrench 

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[l]Propel ler [2]Motor [3]Front Side [4]Front LEOs [S]Micro-USB Port [6]Landing Gear [?]Receiver 

Antenna [8]CAN-Bus Connector [9]LED Flight Indicators [lO]DJI Intelligent Battery [ll]Compass 

1.1 Built-in Flight Control System Instructions 

The built-in flight control system is used to control the entire aircraft's functions in fl ight such as Pitch (forwards 

and backwards), Roll (left and right), Elevator (up and down) and Yaw (turn left or right). The flight controller 

contains the MC (Main Controller), IMU, GPS, compass, receiver. 

The IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) has a built-in inertial sensor and a barometric altimeter that measures both 

attitude and altitude. The compass reads geomagnetic information which assists the GPS (Global Position System) 

to accurately calculate the aircrafts position and height in order to lock the aircraft in a stable hover. The receiver is 

used to communicate with the remote controller and the MC acts as the brains of the complete flight control 

system connecting and controlling all the modules together. 

The PHANTOM 2 can be configured in the Assistant, by choosing Naza-M mode or Phantom 2 mode. 

This manual is for Phantom 2 mode. Please refer to the Naza-M V2 Quick Start ['-'lcii.Udl for more 

information. 

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1.2 Connections with Other DJI Products 

PHANTOM 2 is compatible with other DJI products, including ZENMUSE H3-2D and H3-3D gimbal , iOSD mini , 

iOSD Mark II. Below are connections for these products and wireless video transmission module. 

Figure 1-3 

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To the GB port on 1 the H3-2D/ H3-3D i ~ gi':':'_baL 
total current exceeds 2A please be sure to pre vide power suppl ied trom e: sepsrdtE

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wireless video transmission module. 

( 3) PHANTOM 2 uses a 2.4GHz RC system. To avoid communication interference, it · s no~ :-ecc.<lr.kn_:,·-- ~o use other 2.4GHz devices (including 2.4G W i-Fi or 2.4G wireless video transmission mod_!lc;) e'C:oqct ~:12 2.4G Bluetooth and 2.4G Datalink. 

( 4 ) Be sure to keep the wireless video transmission module and other co rn un icatin~1 devices" .. ,.,,, :-' nc.: 1 t .• r: 

compass during installation and connection to avoid interference. 

( 5 ) To improve the compatibility with ZENMUSE gimbals, the latest factory deliveries of PHANTOM 2 has 

updated to the Version 2 shown below. H3-2D/H3-3D gimbal can be directly installed for the Version 2 

while for Version 1, a H3-3D adapter kit (coming soon) is required to install the H3-3D gimbal. 

Figure l-4 

( 6 ) When using the H3-3D gimbal, please connect the 8-Pin cable of PHANTOM 2 to the G8 port of H3-3D 

shown below. 

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Figure 1-6 

( 2 ) Connecting the H3-2D and H3-3D gimbal, iOSD mini and wireless video transmission module, the figure 

below uses H3-2D as an example. 

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We recommend connecting the VBat• port of the video cable to the two BATT+ ports of the AVL58 

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( 4 ) Connecting the H3-2D and H3-3D gimbal, iOSD Mark II and wireless video transmission module, the figure 

below uses H3-2D as an example. 

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The diagram below illustrates the conneciton between the iOSD Mark II and the wireless video t ransmission module. 

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Use the 8-Pin cable in the iOSD Mark II package when connecting to the DJI specified wireless video 

transmission module A VL58. 

( 5 ) Using the iPad Ground Station 

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Connect the Air End of 2.4G Bluetooth Data link to a spared CAN-Bus port of iOSD if an iOSD is used. 

( 6 ) Using the PC Ground Station 

Ai1 End 

Ground E.~ ._,. _ ____,_,C:., ~--- --- ·- Figure 1-11 

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Aircraft in Normal status 1 Descriptions 

! • • 

_1 ______ ····-·-···- - . -

Power On Self-Test 

' ~~ ------------ ---! Warming Up & Aircraft cannot take off during warming up ---------------- ----------r 1 Ready to Fly -·-·--------;----- ---·---· -- -· --- -·· --··--. --·· ---···--· ; Ready to Fly (non-GPS) --- ----· --------------------r--------------- ------ ------ ·-- Aircraft in abnormal status , Warnings and errors ···- -- ---- -------· - -------------·-··----i-··----- -····-- ...... ------

1 Remote Controller Signal Lost 

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, 1st Level Low Battery Capacity Warning 

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•• Not Stationary or Sensor Bias is too big 

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• Compass data abnormal because of ferro -magnetic interference or • • I I the compass needs calibration. 

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( 1 ) The LED indicators diagram above are ~ for Phantom 2 mode. In Naza-tv1 mode, LED indicators ! 

will work according to the Naza-tv1 flight control system. I 

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Connect to the PHANTOM 2 Assistant for detailed information about warnings I and_ erro s. ___ j 

2. The front LEOs are for indicating where the nose of the aircraft is. They light up solid red only after the motors 

have spooled up. 

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iOSD mini Vl.06 or above 

*The iOSD Assistant is applied to both iOSD Mark II and iOSD mini. 

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iOSD 

V 4.0 or above 
· Assembly Location 

not have a black dot. black dot. 

Fastening/Un-fastening ; Ll ~ Lock: Tighten the propeller in this direction. I 

Instructions '0 ~ Unlock: Remove the propeller in this direction. -----··--·-·-···--·-----L-----·-------- --·-···- - - ·-··--

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2 .1 Assembly 

1. ( Figure 2-1 ) Remove the four warning cards from the motors after you've read them. 

2. ( Figure 2-2) Prepare the two grey nut propellers and two black nut propellers. Make sure to match the 

black nut propellers with the correctly marked black dot motors. Tighten the propellers according to the 

fastening instructions. 

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2.2 Disassembly 

( Figure 2-3 ) Keep the motor deadlocked in place with the assistant wrench (or one hand) and remove the 

propeller according to the un-fastening instructions. 

2.3 Notes 

1. Propellers are self tightening during flight. DO NOT use any thread locker on the threads. 

2. Make sure to match the propeller nut colors with the corresponding motors. 

3. It is advised to wear protective gloves during propeller assembly and removal. 

4. Check that the propellers and motors are installed correctly and firmly before every flight. 

5. Check that all propellers are in good condition before fl ight. DO NOT use any ageing, chipped, or broken 

propellers. 

6. To avoid injury, STAND CLEAR of and DO NOT touch the propellers or motors when they are spinning. 

7. ONLY use original DJI propellers for a better and safer flight experience. 

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[1]Antenna [2]Carrying Handle [3]Left Dial [4]3-Position Switch S1 [5]3-Position Switch S2 [6]Joystick1(J1;J2) 

[7]Joystick2(J3;J4) [8]Neck Strap Attachment [9]Power Switch [10]Power Indicator 

[ll]Battery Level Indicators LED1/LED2/LED3/LED4 (from left to right) [12]T rainer Port 

[13]Battery Charge & RC Assistant Port (micro-USB port) [14] Potentiometer 

3.1 Power on the Remote Controller 

1. Set the S1 and S2 switches to the upper most position and ensure both joysticks are at 

the mid-point position. Then toggle on the power switch. 

2. Push the power switch to the right to power on the remote controller. If the power LED 

indicator is solid on, the remote controller is functioning normally. The battery level 

indicators display the current battery level. 

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1. Please make sure the battery level of remote control ler is enough. If the low voltage warning alert 

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sounds (refer to <Remote Controller Power LED Indicator Status>), please recharge the battery as soon 

1 as possible. 

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2. Charge the remote controller's battery by using the included micro-USB cable. Using the incorrect 

type of charging cable may cause damage. 

3. Turn off the remote controller before charging. The power LED indicator will display solid red when 

charging is in progress. The LED indicators will display sol id green when the battery is fully charged. 

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1 88---88---88 Low voltage (from 3.5V-3.53V), recharge the remote controller. - ----T---------·--..... .. ....... --... - ------- ·-- . -- - -- - - ---

! Critical low voltage (from 3.45V-3.5V). Recharge the remote 

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' controller immediately. 

Alert will sound after 15 minutes of inactivity. It will stop once you • 8--8--8 ...... 

start using the remote controller. I. The remote controller will power off automatically when battery voltage drops below 3.45V~-;: d-:~~-~ I_!! ___ :_: :h__i t~ tt ry s _p_o_s_s ·-,b-le_ w_h_e_n- th- e- lo_w_ v_o_l_ta_g_e--a-le_r_t _o""" to "old lo_s' _ of nt ~ I 

3.2.2 Remote Controller Battery Level Indicator Status 

The battery level indicators will show the current battery level during both the discharging process. The fol lowing is 

a description of the indicators. 

: The LED is solid on : The LED will blink regularly 

: The LED is light off 

Discharging process 

LEDl LED2 LED:: Li::D4 Current battery level 

75%-100% 

50%-75% 

25%-50% 

. J_ 12.5%-25% 

0%-12.5% 

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Figure 3-3 

3 .4 Remote Controller Operation 

The operations of remote controller are based on mode 2 stick configuration. 

Definitions 

The 'stick neutral ' positions and 'stick released' mean the control sticks of the remote controller are placed at 

the central position. 

To ' move the stick ' means that the stick of remote controller is pushed away from the central position_ 

' Slide Lever is used for the pitch control of the H3-2D and H3-3D gimbal. 

Remote 

Controller 

(Mode 2) 

Aircraft 

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Operation details 

The throttle stick controls aircraft altitude/ elevation. 

Push the stick up and the aircraft wil l rise. 

Pull t he stick down and the aircraft wil l descend. 

The aircraft will automatically hover and hold its 

altitude if the sticks are centered_ 

Push the throttle stick above the centered (mid-point) 

position to make the aircraft take off. When fl ying, we 

suggest that you push the throttle stick slowly to 

prevent the aircraft from sudden and unexpected 

elevation ch~nges . 
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Position-3 

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n a fas!._er __ aJ r~:. aft r_?tation velocity. 

The pitch stick controls the aircraft's front & back tilt. 

Push the stick up and the aircraft will tilt and fly 

forward. 

Pull the stick down and the aircraft will tilt and fly 

backward. The aircraft will keep level and straight if the 

stick is centered. 

Pushing or pulling the stick further away from center 

' will result in a larger tilt angle (maximum of is 35") and 

faster flight velocity . 

The roll stick controls the aircraft's left & right tilt. 

' Push the stick left and the aircraft will tilt and fly left. 

Push the stick right and the aircraft will tilt and fly right. 

The aircraft will keep level and straight if the stick is 

centered. 

Pushing the stick further away from center will result in 

a larger tilt angle (maximum of 35") and faster flight 

. 

_ ~~l :_it'(: Sl is for compass calibration. Toggle the 51 switch from 

position-1 to position-3 and back to position-1 at least 5 

times, which will force the aircraft to enter into 

compass calibration mode. 

Users can configure position 3(bottom position) of the 

Sl switch to trigger the Failsafe in the Assistant. 

52 1s the IOC mode switch. IOC (Intelligent 

Orientation Control) function can be enabled in the 

Assistant when in Naza-H mode. Only use the IOC 

function after you are familiar with flying.