## Petition for Exemption

- Kuehn Submitted September 15 2015

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# Petition for Exemption

Owner and Sole PIC: Jonathan A. Kuehn

H13222 Hill Road Wausau, WI 54403 p h 715.203.1127 jonkuehnonline@gmail.com

UAS: Phantom P330 (aka Phantom 1) FAA Registration # N581ZX (Appendix G) UAS Specifications

– See Appendix A , see Appendix C p7 for illustration



# UAS Safety Features

GPS L i nking D uring the pre

- flight warm

- up, the UAS establishes GPS links. In GPS mode, t he PIC can release both flight control sticks and rely on the aircraft to hover in place , maintaining a level attitude and its position

. This drastically simplifies the flight control and allows the PIC to virtually “pause” a flight operation if needed. The UAS can also be flown safely and reliably without G P S assistance

. GeoFencing The UAS control software allows the operator to set limits for altitude and distance from controller. These parameters can be set to make it impossible for the PIC to cause the aircraft to be flown at restricted altitudes or so far from the controller that the aircraft can no longer be directly observed. Current maximum altitude is 200 ft (61 meters) . Current maximum distance fro m controller is 900 meters

. If the aircraft reaches a geofence limit, it remains operational and under PIC control, with the exception of breaching the geofence. ( Appendix E p 22 )

Low Power Precautions The aircraft uses one 11.1V 3 S l i thium

- p o lymer battery and has several layers of p rotection again st power failure.

 Firstly, the PIC uses a flight timer and begins preparing for landing when the timer reaches 10 minutes. This is well within the published and tested limits (12

- 13 minutes) of the battery

.
 The PIC uses an aftermarket voltmeter that monitors each of the three battery cells. If any cell falls below 3.50V, a p iercing audible alarm sounds

.
 The UAS has a programmable low battery alert that causes the onboard LED to flash red when the battery is at 10.40V , alerting the PIC that it is time to land. ( Appendix E p 1 7 )

 The UAS has a second programmable low batter y threshold (10.30V) that automatically triggers the Fly

- H ome function ( Appendix E p 1 6)

. This causes the aircraft to ascend to a pre
- programmed altitude, fly at altitude to the home

- point (established by GPS prior to take

- off), and descend vertically to land.

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# Loading and Cargo Th e aircraft does not carry any cargo or passengers. Prior to each flight, a fully

- charged battery is installed into the center cavity of the aircraft per manufacturer instructions. A camera and gimb a l may be mounted to the underside of the aircraft per th e manufacturer’s instructions (Appendix F ( A6 ) ) . All loading and attachment of aftermarket equipment:

 is performed per manufacturer instructions

 does not result in a total take

- off weight above manufacturer specifications

 results in a weight

- balanced aircraft

 is flight te sted for stability and flight time (battery duration) at low altitudes ( <3 meters)



# UAS Marking The UAS is marked with its registration number and country of operation. The markings are black

- on
- white 1 ” lettering with one set on the fuselage ( visible from above ) and a second set on the landing struts (visible from the sides and from below). The size and position of the lettering is likely the most visible configuration possible , considerin g the craft ’s size and available surface

area (see Appendix C p7 for illustration ).



# Inspection The Pre

- flight inspection procedure follows all manufacturer instructio ns ( Appendix E p 13

“ Bef ore Flight , ” Appendix C p4 , and Appendix D ) . This includes but is not limited to:

 Inspection of the fuselage

 Inspection of the propellers

 Inspection of the landing gear

 Inspecting the battery and connections

 Security of the battery door

 Security of all loads and attached equipment

 Addressing any alarms

Post

- Flight inspection includes all of the above and guides any non

- routine maintenance or repairs.



# Maintenance Routine maintenance is performed according to the manufacturer’s directions . This includes but is not limited to:

 Completely recharging each battery after use

 Inspecting all parts, especially propellers , landing gear, and battery door, and repairing or replacing as needed

 Reviewing the software parameters and updating the onboard controller monthly and as needed (Appendix E p 24 )

 Recalibrating the compass mon thly and as needed (Appendix E p12)

 Recalibrating the radio transmitter monthly and as needed (A p pe ndix F (A5) )

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# Repair The Phantom 1 has a basic design that allows the owner to perform repairs. As a hobbyist, the owner has d emonstrated skill in:

 Installing propellers, landing, gear, and antennae as part of initial set

- up

 Upgrading landing gear and r einstalling antennae

 Opening the fuselage for inspection and then reassembling (Appendix F (A8)

 Installing optional propeller guards
Any repairs that cannot be performed by the owner will be made by the manufacturer or other qualified person. After any repair, the owner will test

- fly the aircraft at low altitude (<3 meters) to ensure stability, safety, and overall proper function.



# Controller Frequencies, FCC Compliance, and Precautions
The radio transmitter uses 2.4GHz ISM and is FCC compliant per the manufacturer ( Appendix C p17) . No aftermarket modifications have been made to the OEM radio equipment.

The radio has an onboard low

- battery alert to cue the operator to replace the radio batteries before flight (Appendix C p16) . In case of loss of contact w ith the radio, the UAS uses the Fly

Home function described under the Low Power Precautions section of this document , as well as Appendix E p 1 6

.



# Aircraft PIC There are no available formal certifications for quadcopter pilots. Over the past three years, t he PIC has an estimated 100 hours of recreational flight experience with t he Phantom 1. The PIC has never had any collisions or caused any injury or upset t o observers or non

- parti cipants

.
There are no formal medical standar d s for quadcopter pilots. The PIC does not have any medical conditions or disability that would impair his abili ty to operate the aircraft safely. The PIC does not have any documented visual impa i r ments.

Per the AMA National M o del Aircraft Safety Code A

- 2(h), t he PIC will “ not operate the air craft while under the influence of alcohol or while using any drug that could adversely affect the pilot ’ s ability to safely control the model [ aircraft ] ” . (Appendix B)

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# Aircraft Operation
Safety for Persons and Property on the Ground The PIC will follow all applicable AMA National M o del Aircraft Safety Code (Appendix B ) and FAA regulations. Where these overlap, the PIC will follow the more restrictive regulation. The following are additions to or emphases of these bodies’ guidelines and regulations.

Site Selection and Planning The PIC will ensure the site is not affected by any FAA Temporary Flight Restrictions. If there is an ai rport within 5 miles of the site, the PIC will contact the governing control tower to describe the proposed flight path and proceed at the sole discretion of the governing control tower. In the unlikely event that more than one airport is within 5 miles o f the site, the PIC will obtain consent from all governing control towers before operating the UAS.

On

- site, the PIC will assess the weather conditions for flying. The UAS will not be operated if there is current or impending 1) precipitation of any kind , 2) fog that would prevent reliable direct observation by the PIC throughout the operation, 3) air temperature outside of the manufacturer’s recommended range (~14 ° F

– 122 ° F) , or 4 ) excessive wind. Wind conditions will be evaluated prior to take

- off and at planned altitudes during the vertical take

- off.
The PIC will survey the ground site over which the UAS will be operated noting structures, trees and other natural obstacles, utility lines, etc. The pilot will assess the useable airspace for suitability and identify safe corridors when planning a flight path. The path will:

 Include a vertical column at least 10 meters in diameter that extend s above the tree line and above any other obstructions, for take

- off and landing

 Primarily exist above the tree line and above any other obstacles

 Allow for safe distance form all obstacles and people

 Allow for visual line

- of site (VLOS) , unaided observation by the PIC throughout the flight

 Be free of clouds, fog, smoke, etc.

 Accommodate the UAS Fly

- Home procedure

 Follow the manufacturer’s guidelines for avoiding magnetic interference

Minimizing Risk to Observers and Property The typical flight mi ssion is the photography or videography of rural, woodland, or otherwise minimally

- populated land at the request of the owner or custodian of the land ( t he Flight Sponsor). The typical flight path will be contained in the airspace above the Flight Sponsor ’s property. The PIC will collaborate with the Flight Sponsor to define the flight plan. Non

participating persons , including the Flight Sponsor, will be encouraged to take shelter in a building, vehicle, or other structure for the duration of the flight

. Any non
- participating person who declines to take cover will be made aware of the risks s/he is assuming. The PIC will encourage the non
- participating person to maintain direct visual line of sight (VLOS) with the aircraft for the duration of the fli ght. If the non
- participating person declines, the PIC will suggest again that if the person does not intend to observe via VLOS, s/he should reconsider taking shelter. As the owner or the custodian of the property, the Flight Sponsor may use whatever l egal rights s/he has to dismiss any person who declines to take

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The PIC will fo llow the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) National Model Aircraft Safety Code (Appendix B) at all times as applicable.

Pre

- Flight Procedures ( Appendix E p 13 “ Bef ore Flight , ” Appendix C p4 , and Appendix D ) 1. Verify radio Control Mode Switch (S 1 ) is set to “ GPS ” 2. Verify radio IOC Switch (S2) is set to “ Off ” 3. Power

- on radio 4. Power

- on aircraft 5. Attach aftermarke t voltmeter and verify battery charge >/= 12.4V 6. Verify system

- check complete ( per Appendix C p11) 7. Verify >6 GPS satellite connections ( per Appendix C p15 “ LED Description ” ) 8. Verify GPS C o ntrol Mode ( per Appendix C p15 “ LED Description ” ) 9. Ver ify camera W i

- F i is off

I n - Flight Procedures and Precautions The PIC will maintain VLOS at all times. Loss of VLOS will be prevented using va rious methods described e l s e w h ere in this document, including :

 w ind & weather monitoring

 f light path planning

 c ontrol tests at altitudes <3 meters before further ascent
If at any time the PIC loses VLOS, he will :

 release both control sticks , causing the aircraft to hover in place

 reposition himself to re

- establish VLOS

 continue the operation , adjusting the flight path or landing as needed
The PIC will respond to aircraft behavior and any LED or audible alerts per manufacturer ’ s instructions. See Appendix D et al.



# E lectronic Signature By submitting this document electronically, the Owner and PIC, Jonathan A. Kuehn certifies that the information in this petition is accurate a nd complete.

END OF DOCUMENT

## Appendix A ‐ Aircraft Specifications

Full Legal Name of UA Manufacturer: DJI Innovations Corporation Model Designation: P330 (aka Phantom 1) Serial Number: PH635815696 Class: Rotorcraft (quad

‐ copter)

Number of Engines: 4 Engine Type: Electric Diagonal Distance (Motor Center To Motor Center): 350mm Operating Temperature: ‐ 10°C ~ 50°C (~14°F

– 122°F) Power Consumption: 3.12W

Maximum Take

‐ Off Weight: 1200g

Hovering Accuracy (GPS Mode) Vertical: 0.8m Horizontal: 2.5m

Max Yaw Angular Velocity: 200°/s Max Tilt Angle: 45° Max Ascent / Descent Speed: 6m/s Max Flight Velocity: 10m/s

Radio Transmitter Parameters Working Frequency: 2.4GHz ISM Control Channels: 7 Channels Communication Distance: 1000m Receiver Sensitivity (1%PER) >

‐ 100dBm Power Consumption: < 20dBm Working Current /Voltage: 52 mA@6V Batteries: AA x 4

# Academy of Model Aeronautics Na tional Model Airc raft Safety Code Effective January 1, 2014 

## A. GENERAL : A model aircraft is a non-human-carrying aircraft capable of sustained flight in the atmosphere. It may not exceed limitation s of this code and is intended exclusively for sport, recreation
, education and/or competition. All model flights must be conducted in accordance with this safety code and any additional rules specific to the flying site. 

## 1. Model aircraft will not be flown: (a) In a careless or reckless manner. (b) At a location where model aircraft activities are prohibited. 

## 2. Model aircraft pilots will: (a) Yield the right of way to all human-carrying aircraft. (b) See and avoid all aircraft and a spotter must be used when appropriate. (AMA Document #540-D.) (c) Not fly higher than approximately 400 feet above ground level within three (3) miles of an airport without notifying the ai rport operator. (d) Not interfere with operations and traffic patterns at any airport, heliport or seaplane base except where there is a mixed use agreement. (e) Not exceed a takeoff weight, including fuel, of 55 pounds unless in compliance with the AMA Large Model Airplane program. ( AMA Document 520-A.) (f) Ensure the aircraft is identified with the name and address or AMA number of the owner on the inside or affixed to the outs ide of the model aircraft. (This does not apply to model aircraft flown indoors.) (g) Not operate aircraft with metal-blade propellers or with gaseous boosts except for helicopters operated under the provision s of AMA Document #555. (h) Not operate model aircraft while under the influence of alcohol or while using any drug that could adversely affect the pi lot’s ability to safely control the model. (i) Not operate model aircraft carrying pyrotechnic devices that explode or burn, or any device which propels a projectile or d rops any object that creates a hazard to persons or property. Exceptions:

 Free Flight fuses or devices that burn producing smoke and are securely attached to the model aircraft during flight.

 Rocket motors (using solid propellant) up to a G-series size may be used provided they remain attached to the model during flig ht. Model rockets may be flown in accordance with the National Model Rocketry Safety Code but may not be launched from model aircraft.

 Officially designated AMA Air Show Teams (AST) are authorized to use devices and practices as defined within the Team AMA Progr am Document. (AMA Document #718.) (j) Not operate a turbine-powered aircraft, unless in compliance with the AMA turbine regulations. (AMA Document #510-A.) 

## 3. Model aircraft will not be flown in AMA sanctioned events, air shows or model demonstrations unless: (a) The aircraft, control system and pilot skills have successfully demonstrated all maneuvers intended or anticipated prior to the specific event. (b) An inexperienced pilot is assisted by an experienced pilot. 

## 4. When and where required by rule, helmets must be properly worn and fastened. They must be OSHA, DOT, ANSI, SNELL or NOCSAE app roved or comply with comparable standards. B. RADIO CONTROL (RC)

1. All pilots shall avoid flying directly over unprotected people, vessels, vehicles or structures and shall avoid endangerment of life and property of others. 2. A successful radio equipment ground-range check in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations will be completed before the first flight of a new or repaired model aircraft. 3. At all flying sites a safety line(s) must be established in front of which all flying takes place. (AMA Document #706.) (a) Only personnel associated with flying the model aircraft are allowed at or in front of the safety line. (b) At air shows or demonstrations, a straight safety line must be established. (c) An area away from the safety line must be maintained for spectators. (d) Intentional flying behind the safety line is prohibited. 4. RC model aircraft must use the radio-control frequencies currently allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Only individuals properly licensed by the FCC are authorized to operate equipment on Amateur Band frequencies. 5. RC model aircraft will not knowingly operate within three (3) miles of any pre-existing flying site without a frequency-management agreement. (AMA Documents #922 and #923.) 6. With the exception of events flown under official AMA Compet ition Regulations, excluding takeoff and landing, no powered model may be flown outdoors closer than 25 feet to any individual, except for the pilot and the pilot's helper(s) located at the flightline. 7. Under no circumstances may a pilot or other person touch an outdoor model aircraft in flight while it is still under power, exc ept to divert it from striking an individual. 8. RC night flying requires a lighting system providing the pilot with a clear view of the model’s attitude and orientation at all times. Hand-held illumination systems are inadequate for night flying operations. 9. The pilot of an RC model aircraft shall: (a) Maintain control during the entire flight, maintaining visual contact without enhancement other than by corrective lenses presc ribed for the pilot. (b) Fly using the assistance of a camera or First-Person View (F PV) only in accordance with the procedures outlined in AMA Document #550. (c) Fly using the assistance of autopilot or stabilization system only in accordance with the procedures outlined in AMA Document # 560. C. FREE FLIGHT

1. Must be at least 100 feet downwind of spectators and automobile parking when the model aircraft is launched. 2. Launch area must be clear of all individuals except mechanics, officials, and other fliers. 3. An effective device will be used to extinguish any fuse on the model aircraft after the fuse has completed its function. D. CONTROL LINE

1. The complete control system (including the safety thong where applicable) must have an inspection and pull test prior to fly ing. 2. The pull test will be in accordance with the current Competition Regulations for the applicable model aircraft category. 3. Model aircraft not fitting a specific category shall use thos e pull-test requirements as indicated for Control Line Precisio n Aerobatics. 4. The flying area must be clear of all utility wires or poles and a model aircraft will not be flown closer than 50 feet to a ny above-ground electric utility lines. 5. The flying area must be clear of all nonessential participants and spectators before the engine is started.©2012

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# PHANTOM Quick Start Manual V1. 7 2013.0 9

. 2 5 Revis ion

For NAZA

- M Firmware V3.12

& Assistant Software V2.12

Thank you for purchasing our product. Please visit the DJI website, PHANTOM section to confirm if the printed manual

is the latest one acco rding to the manual version. If not, please download and refer to the latest manual.

Please read the entire manual strictly and follow these steps to use you product. The manual will get you ready to fly by doing simple operations. You can get an advance d manual from DJI website to learn more about PHANTOM, for example, configuring parameters by connecting to assistant software, changing the transmitter to Mode1, matching
frequency between the transmitter and the receiver, etc.

Make sure to use the NAZA

- M assistant software of 2.0 version (or above 2.0) to carry out firmware upgrade and parameter configuration. DO NOT use the NAZA

- M assistant software bellow 2.0 version.

Note: The built

- in autopilot system is NAZA

- M; you can obtain the current NAZA

- M Firm ware Version according to the
Assistant Software. I f you ever upgrade your NAZA

- M Firmware, please carefully read the corresponding NAZA

- M

release note and NAZA

- M quick start guide.



# www.dji.com©2012

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# Content CONTENT

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 2 DISCLAIMER & WARNING

................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 3 CAUTIONS FOR PRODUCT USE

................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 4 TRADEMARKS

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 4 BATTERY USAGE & CHAR GING CAUTIONS

................................ ................................ ............ 5 IN THE BOX

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 6 REQUIRED ITEMS

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 6 INTRODUCTION

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 7 AIRCRAFT & TRANSMITT ER BASIC OPERATION

................................ ................................ ... 8 BEFORE FLYING

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 9 FLIGHT TEST

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 13 THE FLOWCHART OF FAI LSAFE AND HOW TO REG AIN CONTROL

....................... 14 LOW

- VOLTAGE ALERT

................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 15 LED DESCRIPTION

................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 15 SPECIFICATIONS OF TH E AIRCRAFT

................................ ................................ ......................... 16©2012

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# Disclaimer & Warning
Please read this disclaimer carefully before using the P HANTOM . By using this product, you hereby agree to this disclaimer and signify that you have read them fully. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE UNDER THE
AGE OF 18.
PHANTOM is an excellent flight platform offering an excellent flight experience, only if it is powered normally and in a good working condition. Despite the PHANTOM having a built

- in autopilot system and our efforts in making the operation of the cont roller as safe as possible when the main power battery is connected, we strongly recommend users to remove all propellers when calibrating and setting parameters. Make sure all connections are good, and keep children and animals away during firmware upgrad e, system calibration and parameter setup. DJI Innovations accepts no liability for damage(s) or injuries incurred directly or indirectly from the use of this product in the following

conditions:
1. Damage(s) or injuries incurred when users are drunk, taking drugs, drug anesthesia, dizziness, fatigue, nausea and any other conditions no matter physically or mentally that could impair your ability.
2. Damage(s) or injuries caused by subjective intentional operations.
3. Any mental damage compensation caused by acciden t.
4. Failure to follow the guidance of the manual to assemble or operate.
5. Malfunctions caused by refit or replacement with non

- DJI accessories and parts.
6. Damage(s) or injuries caused by using third party products or fake DJI products.
7. Damage(s) or injuries c aused by mis

- operation or subjective mis

- judgment.
8. Damage(s) or injuries caused by mechanical failures due to erosion, aging.
9. Damage(s) or injuries caused by continued flying after low

- voltage protection alert is triggered.
10. Damage(s) or injuries caused by knowingly flying the aircraft in abnormal condition (such as water, oil, soil, sand and other unknown material ingress into the aircraft or the assembly is not completed, the main components have obvious faults, obvious defect or missing accessories).
11. Dam age(s) or injuries caused by flying in the following situations such as the aircraft in magnetic interference area, radio interference area, government regulated no

- fly zones or the pilot is in backlight, blocked, fuzzy sight, and poor eyesight is not suit able for operating and other conditions not suitable for operating.
12. Damage(s) or injuries caused by using in bad weather, such as a rainy day or windy (more than moderate breeze), snow, hail, lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes etc.
13. Damage(s) or injuries caus ed when the aircraft is in the following situations : collision, fire, explosion, floods, tsunamis, subsidence, ice trapped, avalanche, debris flow, landslide, earthquake, etc.
14. Damage(s) or injuries caused by infringement such as any data, audio or video ma terial recorded by the use of

aircraft.
15. Damage(s) or injuries caused by the misuse of the battery, protection circuit, RC model and battery chargers.
16. Other losses that are not covered by the scope of DJI I nnovations liability.©2012

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# Cautions for Product Use Ple ase check the following steps carefully every time before flight.

1. Before use of the product, please accept some flight training (Using a simulator to practice flying, getting instruction from a professional person, etc.). 2. Check that all parts of the multi

- rotor are in good condition before flight. Do not fly with aging or broken parts. 3. Check that the propellers and the motors are installed correctly and firmly before flight. Make sure the rotation direction of each propeller is correct. Do not get close to or even touch the working motors and propellers to avoid serious injury. 4. Do not over load the multi

- rotor (should be less than 1 2 00g)

. 5. Make sure that the transmitter battery and flight battery are fully charged. 6. Try to avoid interference between the remote control transmitter and other wireless equipment. 7. Make sure to switch on the transmitter first, then power on the multi

- rotor before takeoff! Power off the
multi

- rotor first, then switch off the transmitter after landing! 8. The fast rotating propellers of P HANTOM will cause serious damage and injury. Always fly the multi

- rotor 3m or above away from you and unsafe conditions, such as obstacles, crowds, high

- voltage lines, etc. FLY
RESPONSIBLY

. 9. All parts must be kept out of the reach of children to avoid CHOKE HAZ A RD; if a child accidentally swallow s any part you should immediately seek medical assistance. 10. Please always keep the compass module away from the magnet. Otherwise it may damage the compass module and lead the aircraft to work abnormally or even be ou t of control. 11. DO NOT use the PHANTOM transmitter (receiver) with the other third party remote control equipment. 12. Make sure to use the NAZA

- M assistant software of 2.0 version (or above 2.0) to carry out firmware upgrade and parameter configuration. DO NOT use the NAZA

- M assistant software bellow 2.0 version

. 13. The built

- in ESCs of PHANTOM ONLY support 3S (11.1V) power supply. 14. ONLY use the DJI original motor and 8

- inch propeller

. 15. If you want to put the PHANTOM in a car, please keep it away from the speaker, si nce the compass module may be magnetized. 16. DO NOT use the magnetic screwdriver. Otherwise, keep the screwdriver at least 10cm away from the compass module, to avoid magnetic interference. 17. If you use your own equipment(for example: GoPro3), please make sure the WiFi function is disabled , to avoid the interference on the transmitter, which may cause the PHANTOM to FailSafe, crack and or even to fly away. 18. For Mac user, please install Windows Parallel to run assistant software. If you have any problem you cannot solve during installation, please contact a DJI Authorized Dealer

. 

# Trademark s
DJI and P HANTOM are registered trademark s of DJI Innovations. Names of product, brand, etc., appearing in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owner companies. This product and manual are copyrighted by DJI Innovations with all rights reserved. No part of this product or manual shall be reproduced in any form without the prior written consent or authorization of DJI Innovations. No patent liabil ity is assumed with respect to the use of the product or information contained herein.©2012

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# Battery Usage & Charging Cautions

1. Do not put the battery into water; store the battery in a cool and dry environment.

2. Only use the correctly specified batteries

3. Batteri es must be kept out of the reach of children; if a child accidentally swallow s the battery you should immediately seek medical assistance.
4. Do not use or store the battery near fire.

5. Battery should be charged with proper standard charger.

6. Do not connect the battery reversed in positive and negative terminals in the charger or equipment.
7. Do not connect the battery directly to the wall plugs or vehicle

- mounted socket.
8. Do not put the battery into a fire or heat the battery.

9. Do not let the battery terminals (+an d

- ) touch together to cause short

- circuit.
10. Do not transport or store the battery together with metal objects.

11. Do not hit or throw the battery.
12. Do not weld the battery terminals together.

13. Do not drive a nail in, hit with a hammer, or st o mp on the battery.
14. D o not disassemble or alter the battery.
15. Do not use or store the battery in extreme heat environments, such as direct sunlight or in the car in hot weather. Otherwise, the battery will overheat, may cause fire (or self

- ignite), this will affect the performa nce of the battery, shorten the service life of the battery.
16. Do not use the battery in strong electrostatic areas, otherwise the electronic protection may be damaged which
may cause a hazard.
17. If you get the battery electrolyte leakage into your eyes, don't rub, first wash your eyes with clean water then seek medical assistance immediately. If not handled in a timely manner, eyes could be damaged.
18. Do not use the battery when it emits an odour, high temperature, deformation, change in colour or other

abnormal phenomena; if the battery is in use or charging, you should stop charging or using immediately.
19. If the battery terminal gets dirty, please clean it with a dry cloth before using. Otherwise it will cause a poor
contact, thus caus ing energy loss or inabilit y to charge.
20. Discarded battery could lead to a fire; you should completely discharge the battery and wrap the output terminal with insulating tape before discarding.
21. DO NOT drain the battery of phantom or leave the battery plugged into the PHANTOM when unu sed. W hen there is low voltage alert please landing timely to avoid damages to the battery or others.©2012

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# In the B ox

Aircraft Transmitter Landing Gear (with Compass Module)

Frame for Camera Propellers Assistant Wrench

USB Cable Screw Packag e (M3x6) Accessory



# Required Item s

Phillips Screwdriver 5# AA Batteries©2012

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# Introduction

The PHANTOM is an all

- in

- one small Quad Copter designed for multi

- rotor enthusiasts. Before shipping from the
factory, it has been configured and fully te sted, which means you have no configuration to do



### .

 Built

- in

 NAZA

- M Autopilot System

(Refer to NAZA

- M manual for details)
 GPS & Compass Module
 R/C Receiver
 Power System for Flight
 LED Indicator
 USB Interface (in the Battery Compartment)


###  Function

 ATTI./GP S ATTI. Mode
 Intelligent Orientation Control
 Enhanced Fail

- Safe
 Low

- V oltage A lert

 

### Camera Frame (For Go P ro)

 Takeoff Weight:<1 2 00g

 Working Frequency: 2.4GHz ISM

 Control Channel Numbers of Transmitter : 7

 Communication Distance : 1 0 00m

 Receiver Sen sitivity (1%PER) : >

- 1 00 dBm

 Power Consumption of Transmitter : < 20dBm

 Working Current/Voltage: 52 mA@6V

 AA Battery (5#): 4 Required©2012

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# Aircraft & T ransmitter Basic Operation
Definitions

 Stick neutral position and stick released means the stick of Transmitter is pushed to the ce ntral position.

 Command Stick means the stick of Transmitter is pushed away from the central position.

Transmitter Aircraft

( is the nose direction ) GPS ATTI. Mode/ATTI. Mode
Throttle stick is for aircraft up& down control. The aircraft will hold
the height automati cally if the stick is centered. You should Push the throttle stick to the neutral position to take

- off the multi

- rotor. Note that t he stick returns to the central position when released for the transmitter V3.5. For the version below 3.5, th e stick cannot hold the central position when released. Yaw stick is for aircraft rudder control. Command stick controls the angular velocity of the aircraft, with the maximum rudder angular velocity of 200°/s. Left stick command gives counter clock

- wise rotation of the aircraft, & vice

versa. Roll stick is for aircraft left/right control and Pitch stick is for front/back control. Command stick controls the angle of the
aircraft. Stick neutral position is for 0 ̊, its endpoint is 3 5 ̊. T he roll
and pitch sticks return to the central position when released.

 In GPS Mode, the aircraft will hover (hold horizontal position)
when sticks released.

 In ATTI. Mode, the aircraft will keep attitude stabilizing without horizontal position (different from hover i n GPS Mode)

.

GPS ATTI. ATTI. ATTI.

( Manual or

Failsafe is

s electable

in software

. ) 3

- position switch (S1) on the Transmitter for mode control. Only

after Compass Module connect ion and Compass calibration, GPS ATTI. Mode is available. Otherwise, all switch positions are for ATTI. Mode. Pay attention because the GPS ATTI. Mode is dependent on the number of GPS satellites acquired by the main controller. Refer to the LED Indicator. When GPS signal has been lost for 3s, system enters ATTI. Mode automatically. You can enable the Manual Mode or FailSafe (also known as One

- key Go

- home ) in the assistant software

- >Basic

- >R/C

- >Control Mode.

OFF Course Lock Home Lock 3

- p osition switch (S2) on the Transmitter for Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC). Set the switch to OFF in basic flight. This function is defaulted to off. If you want to use this function
refer to the advanced manual , and enable it in the assistant
softwa re

. Use IOC when you are famil iar with basic flight. You can change the operation mode of the Transmitter according to the advanced manual if necessary.©2012

- 2013 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

### 9 | 

# Before Flying 

# 1. Installing the Transmitter Batteries

1. Open the battery compartment cover of the Tran smitter

. 2. Install 4x AA battery (5#) in accordance with the + /

- pole.
3. Close the battery compartment cover of the Transmitter

.

 DO NOT use the PHANTOM transmitter (receiver) with the other third party remote control equipment.

 Risk of explosion if replace d by an incorrect type.

 Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.

 Remove the batteries after use.

 When the voltage is lower than 4V, the transmitter will alarm with sound of “ BB............ ”, please change the

batteries.


# 2. Battery Charging

– LiPo Battery Please use the full charged battery of 3S LiPo. (Recommended parameters: 733496

- 2200MAH

- 20C

- 11.1V.) The built

- in ESCs of PHANTOM ONLY support 3S (11.1V) power supply. DO NOT use the battery of higher voltage.


# 3. Fitting the Propeller

1. First prepare the aircraft and the propellers ( original 8

- inch )

. 2. Assemble the propellers (the side with rotary mark facing up) to the aircraft. Make sure the rotary mark on the propeller is the same as the mark on the frame arm. The arrow’s direction stands fo r the rotating direction of the

motors.
3. Finally fit the propeller nuts.

DO NOT use thread locker when mounting the propellers, just tighten the screws is enough.©2012

- 2013 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

### 10 | 

# 4. Mount the Landing Gear with the Compass Module if Required
If the GPS ATTI. Mode is desired, you must first mount the landing gear which contains the Compass Module.

1. Prepare the aircraft and the landing gear.
2. Mount the landing gear with the Compass Module to the right part (shown as the following chart); make sure the

5

- pin cable is t hrough the hole of the landing gear. Fix the landing gear with screws (M3x6), and then connect the

5

- pin cable to the Compass Module.

3. Mount the other landing gear to the left part.
4. Fix the antenna and the 5

- pin cable on both landing gear by using the white adhesive tape

.

Landing Gear Mounting Compass Module Connecting

 When flying, please make sure the compass module is stationary and firm.

 If the Landing Gear with the compass module mount on has been deformed, please replace it with a new one and mount it as the procedures above.

 The compass module is not waterproof, and not anti

- oil.

 DO NOT use the magnetic screwdriver. Otherwise, keep the screwdriver at least 10cm away from the compass module, to avoid magnetic interference.



# 5. T urn on the Transmitter

1. S et the IOC and Control Mode switch to the top position.

2. Turn on the power switch of the Transmitter©2012

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# 6. Power on the Aircraft

1. Place the aircraft on the ground

2. Open the battery compartment cover of the aircraft.

3. Put the battery into the compartment with the power cord facing outward.
4. Connect the battery and aircraft by the power lead and make sure the ESC’s work properly. (Correct sound)

5. Keep the sticks of the Trans mitter and the Aircraft stationary until the system start and self

- ch eck has finished ( )

. 6. Put the power cable into the battery compartment.
7. Close the battery compartment cover.

8. The LED may blink Yellow 4 times quickly ( ). Start motor is di sable during LED blinking Yellow 4 times quickly ( ), as the system is warming up.



### Notes

 Please contact your dealer if the “System start and self

- check LED flashes” are not correct (Red LED appears in
the last four green flashes ) in the Step5

.  After the system start and self

- checking has finished, if the LED blinks Red, Yellow and Green continually, that means the IMU data is abnormal. The PHANTOM will not work, please connect to the Assistant Software and
foll ow the tips to do operation. If it blinks red and yellow lights alternately ( ), that means the compass error is too big, it can be caus ed by the following three cases. Please connect to the Assistant Software,
sel ect the “tools” tab and follow the tips of the “IMU Calibration” to do operation.
1. There are ferromagnetic substance around; first make sure that the compass has been calibrated correctly, you can lift the aircraft up (about 1m from the ground), and stay aw ay from the surrounding possible ferromagnetic material object, if there is no red and yellow flashing after lifting it up about 1m from the ground, then it will not affect the flight. 2. The compass module had been put near a magnet; in this situation please timely replace the compass for a new one, otherwise it will lead to some abnormal action , or even loss of control. 3. The compass is not properly calibrated; in this situation please calibrate the compass correctly again, please see the GPS compass calibrati on for details.©2012

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# 7. GPS & Compass Calibration If the Compass Module is not used, you can skip this step.

The GPS module has a built

- in magnetic field sensor for measuring the geomagnetic field, which is not the same in different areas. The GPS module wil l not work unless the Compass Module has been connected. Make sure the Compass Module connections are correct. Please always keep the compass module away from the magnet. If this situation occurs please change the compass module before flying. Otherwise it may damage the compass module and lead the aircraft to work abnormally or even
be out of control. Calibrate the compass before the first flight or when flying in a different area. Make sure to keep away from ferromagnetic substance and other electronic eq uipment when calibrating or flying . If you keep having calibration failure, it might suggest that there is magnetic interference or other ferromagnetic substance, please avoid flying in this

area. If you have calibration failure or the LED blinks red and y ellow lights alternately ( ), please connect to the Assistant Software, select the “ T ools” tab and follow the tips of the “IMU Calibration” to do operation.

1. Quickly switch the control mode switch from ATTI. Mode t o GPS ATTI. Mode and back to ATTI. Mode for 6 to 10 times, The LED indicator will turn

to constantly yellow. 2. Rotate your aircraft around the horizontal axis (about 360 o ) until the LED changes to constant green, and then go to the next step. 3. Hold your airc raft vertically and rotate it (its nose is downward) around the vertical axis (about 360 o ) until the LED turns off, meaning the calibration is
finished

. 4. If the calibration was successful, calibration mode will exit automatically. If the calibration has fai led, the LED keeps flashing quickly Red. Switch the control mode switch one time to cancel the calibration, and then re

- start from step 1. GPS ATTI. Mode

ATTI. Mode

ATTI. Mode

- >GPS ATTI. Mode

- >
ATTI. Mode is one time , quickly
switch 6 to 10 tim es

Horizontal Rotation Vertical Rotation©2012

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# Flight Test

1. If in GPS ATTI. Mode, place the aircraft in an open space without buildings or trees. Take off the aircraft after 6 or more GPS satellites are found (Red LED blinks once or no blinking). If in ATTI. Mode, you can skip this step. 2. Place the aircraft 3 meters away from you and others, to avoid accidental injury

. 3. Start

- up  Switch on the transmitter first, then power on multi

- rotor! Keep the aircraft stationary until the system
start and self

- check h as finished.  Please wait for the system to warm up gradually with the LED blinks Yellow 4 times quickly ( ). You should not start the motors until the blinking disappears.  Keep the aircraft stationary, and execute the CSC to start the motors.

 Release the yaw, roll and pitch sticks and keep them at the neutral position, at the same time raise t he throttle stick from the bottom. The motors will stop if you do not push the throttle stick from the bottom within 3 sec and you will need to re

- start the motors.  Keep raising the throttle stick until all the rotors are working, push the throttle stick t o the mid position
and then take

- off your multi

- rotor gently, pay attention not to push the stick excessively.  Pay attention to the aircraft movement at any time, and use the sticks to adjust the aircraft's position. Keep the yaw, roll, pitch and throttle sticks at the mid position to hover the aircraft at desired height

. 

### 4. Lower the aircraft slowly until touch down is achieved. The motors will stop automatically after 3 seconds, or you can repeat the start

- up stick command to stop the motors sooner. 

### 5. Please a lways power off the aircraft first, and then switch off the transmitter after landing. FLYING NOTES !!!

 At the first motors start, the system will check the sensors Bias and you are asked to keep the aircraft stationary (no need of horizontal level). If you cannot start the motors and the LED blinks Green 6 times quickly ( ), it means that the sensor error is too big. Please connect the assistant software, enter the "Tools"

- > IMU calibration, carry out basic calibration. Note: after the first successful motors start, this checking will be disabled an d it is no need any more to keep the aircraft stationary during starting motors.  If in GPS ATTI. Mode, keep the aircraft flying in the open space without obstruction. Pay attention to the GPS satellite status indicator LED. When GPS signal has been lost fo r 3s (red LED blink twice or three times), system enters ATTI. Mode automatically.  If the battery voltage is too low for flying, the aircraft enters the first level protection with LED flash ing quickly Red
, please land ASAP. Once the aircraft enters the se cond level protection, the aircraft will drop height automatically.  If you want to put the PHANTOM in a car, please keep it away from the speaker, since the compass module may be magnetized.  DO NOT fly near to ferromagnetic substances, to avoid strong mag netic interference with the GPS.  It is recommended to land the aircraft slowly, to prevent the aircraft from damage when landing.  If the Transmitter indicates low

- battery alert , please land ASAP. In this condition the Transmitter may cause the aircraft to go out of control or even crash.©2012

- 2013 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

### 14 | 

# The flowchart of failsafe and how to regain control An introduction of Go

- Home and Landing.

Home

- point: Every time you power on, after first motors start, and if 6 or more GPS satellites are fo und (Red light blinks once or no blinking) for 10 seconds, the current position of multi

- rotor will be saved as home

- point by MC automatically.

Note 1. Please make sure to record the home

- point during flight, and clearly know where it is.

2. During go

- h ome the nose direction of the aircraft is facing toward the home

- point, and the aircraft is flying directly from the current position to the home

- point.©2012

- 2013 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

### 15 | 

# Low

- Voltage Alert

Low

- V oltage Alert is to indicate that the battery can not provide enough power for the aircraft, in order to warn you to land the aircraft ASAP. There are both first level and second level protections. It is not for fun, you should land your aircraft ASAP to prevent your aircraft from crashing or other harmfu l consequences!!!
In ATTI. Mode & GPS ATTI. Mode.
 The first level protection has LED warning.
 During second level protection the aircraft will land automatically with LED warning. Meanwhile the center point of throttle stick will move up slowly to 90% of e ndpoint, you should land ASAP to prevent your aircraft from crashing! When the center point is at 90% of endpoint, aircraft will still ascend slowly if you continue to pull the throttle stick, and the control of Pitch, Roll and Yaw are the same as before.

(1) Configure the FailSafe function in the assistant software

- > “Advanced”

- > “F/S” and read the instruction thoroughly and carefully. (2) Configure the Low

- Voltage Alert function in the assistant software

- > “Advanced”

- > “Voltage” and

read the instruction t horoughly and carefully.



# LED Description System Status LED Flashing System start and self

- check
IMU abnormal data

W arm up after power on
Bias of Sensors too Big Compass Error too Big Tx signal lost Low Voltage Alert

Record forward direction or home point

Control Mode Indictor Manual Mode: None
ATTI. Mode: ( stick(s) not at center )
GPS Mode: ( stick(s) not at center )
IOC Mode : ( stick(s) not at center )

GPS Signal State Indicator ( GPS/Compass Module is necessary ) GPS Signal is Best( GPS Satellite number > 6 ) : None GPS Signal is Well( GPS Satellite number = 6 ) : GPS Signal is Bad ( GPS Satellite number = 5 ) : GPS Signal is Worst ( GPS Satellite number < 5 ) :©2012

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### 16 | 

## Compass Calibration LED Flashing

Begin horizontal calibration
Begin vertica l calibration
Calibration or others error



### ESC Sound Introduction ESC State Sound Ready ♪ 1234567

Throttle stick is not at bottom BBBBBB... Input signal abnormal B

-------- B

-------- B... Input voltage abnormal BB

--- BB

--- BB

--- BB...



### Transmitter State Introduction

Transmitter State Introduction The throttle stick isn’t at the lowest position after turning on may alarm

. B

-------- BB Linking between the Transmitter and the Receiver Normal Operation

Low

- battery Alert (Need to change the battery) BB............



# Specifications of the Aircraft

Param eters Range Operating Temperature

- 10°C ~ 50°C Power Consumption 3.12W Supported Battery ONLY 3S LiPo

Take

- off Weight <1 2 00g Hovering Accuracy (GPS Mode) Vertical: ± 0.8m. Horizontal: ± 2.5m Max Yaw Angular Velocity 200°/s Max Tilt Angle 3 5° Max Ascent / Descent Speed 6m/s Max Flight Velocity 10m/s Diagonal distance (motor center to motor center) 350mm Weight Weight(with Battery) 670g 800g©2012

- 2013 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

### 17 | 

# CE Statement
Due to the used enclosure material, the device shall only be connected to a USB Interface of version 2.0 or higher. The connection to so called power USB is prohibited.

CAUTION RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED

BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS.

Hereby, DJI Innovations Corporation declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.



# FCC Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device compli es with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation

.

NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications or changes to this equipment. Such modifications or changes could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

NOTE: This equipment h as been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part

15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment gen erates 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular i nstallation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined 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 r adio/TV technician for help

.

# P H A N T O M F l y i ng F l o w c h a rt V 1

. 0 ( S i mp li f i e d V e r s i on )

T h is f l o w c h a r t i s a i m ing a t h el p y o u t o g e t f a m ilia r w i t h t h e f l y in g pr o c e du r e s o f P H A N T O M
, p l e a s e r e a d t h e
M a n ua l c a r e f u ll y t o g e t t h e o pe r a t i o n d e t ai l s

. I t s c o rr e s p o n d i n g F i r m w are V e r s i o n i s V 3

. 0

.

S witch on the transmitter
, and then power on the PHANTOM

.

System Start & Self

- check

LED : Mode + GPS Satellite N umber + 6 Yellow 6 Yellow means warming up

LED : Mode + GPS Satellite N umber IOC On & 30 s after power on

IOC Off & Warming up is ok

.

ATTI

. Mode GPS ATTI

. Mode Important : At any moment after power
on , if the GPS Satellite number is less than 6 and last for at least 10 s ; even though you select the GPS ATTI

. Mode and LED blinks in the GPS ATTI

. Mode
, the PHANTOM will work in ATTI

. Mode

. Any GPS Satellite Number

Start Motors
LED : Blink Green Quickly

Record the Home Point

Flying Home Point Recording is ok

Landed

P ower off the PHANTOM
, and then s witch off the transmitter LED : Blink Yellow Quickly FailSafe

LED : Red + Green + Yellow Senser Error Too Big

Compass Error Too Big LED : Red + Yellow

LED : Mode + GPS Satellite N umber + 6 Green 6 Green means motion detection

. Important : If PHANTOM is moved after power on and before the motors start

- up , that is normal

. If it is stationary on the ground
, please try the IMU Basic C alibration

.

Keep Leveling

& Landing

Return to the Home Point GPS Satellite Number < 6

IOC Starting

Co urse L ock

First Level Protection Alert

Second Level Protection Alert & Height D escent If Red LED appears in the last four green flashes
, the autopilot system cannot work

. Recording

is ok

.

GPS Satellite Number ≥ 6

GPS Satellite Number ≥ 6 & IOC On
FailSafe

GPS Satellite Number ≥ 6

Home L ock GPS Satellite Number ≥ 6
, in GPS ATTI

. Mode
, Distance between the Home Point and PHANTOM > 10 m

.

IOC Ending LED : Blink Green Quickly

Record the

forward direction

.

Important : When you switch to ATTI

. Mode
, the main controller will disengage enhanced FailSafe mode
, you can re

- gain control of aircraft

.

Method of Start Motor

Green Part means normal procedures : means regular situation

. means selectable or possible situation

. Pink Text tells the details

. Red Part means possible a bnormal situation

. Yellow Part is possible in no rmal or a bnormal situation
, require you to confirm by the Text for details

. Blue Part is the condition of the normal situation

. Purple Part is the condition of the abnormal situation

.© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

# N aza - M V2

Quick Start Guide V 1 .2 6

201 4.0 5 .1 2 Revision
For Firmware Version V 4.0 2 or above
& Assistant Software 

### Version V2. 20 or above

Thank you for purchasing this DJI product. Please strictly follow thes e steps to mount and connect th is system on your aircraft, as well as to install the Assistant Software on your computer.

Please regularly check the web page of corresponding product 

## * at our website 

## www.dji.com , which is updated regularly. Product information, technical updates and manual correctio ns will be available on this web page. Due to unforeseen changes or product upgrades, the information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice.



## * Important: Naza

- M, Naza

- M V2 and PHANTOM control system are different in hardware part s, but their configurations and functions are the same when using the same Assistant Software and Firmware Version, so they

use the same Guide. Unless stated, the following instruction is basic on Naza

- M V2. If you use the Naza

- M, please

make sure to read the “ Instruction of V1 (also known as Naza

- M) ” section ; if you use the PHANTOM, download the other corresponding manual s on the PHANTOM web page

.

This manual is only for basic assembly and configuration; you can obtain more details and advanced instructions when using the assistant software. To assure you have the latest information, please visit our website and download

the latest manual and current software version.

If you have any problem that you cannot solve during usage, please contact your authorized dealer.© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

# Index

INDEX

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

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 3

D ISCLAIMER & W ARNING

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 3 T RADEMARK

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 4 C ERTIFICATIONS

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 4 S YMBOL I NSTRUCTION

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 4
ASSEMBLY & CONNECTIO N

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 5

S TEP 1 P ORT D ESCRIPTION

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 5 S TEP 2 A SSEMBLY & C ONNECTION

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 6
ASSISTANT SOFTWARE I NSTALLATION AND CONF IGURATION

................................ ................................ ....................... 7

S TEP 1 S OFTWARE AND D RIVER I NSTALLATION ON A PC

................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 7 S TEP 2 C ONFIGURATION BY A SSISTANT S OFTWARE ON A PC

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

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 10

C ONTROL M ODE K NOWLEDGE

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 10 S TART & S TOP M OTOR K NOWLEDGE

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 10 S TEP 1 C OMPASS C ALIBRATION

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 12 S TEP 2 A SSEMBLY C HECKING L IST

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 13 S TEP 3 B EFORE F LIGHT

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 13 S TEP 4 F LYING T EST

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

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 16

A1 F AIL S AFE

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 16 A2 L OW

- V OLTAGE A LERT

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 17 A3 I NTELLIGENT O RIENTATION C ONTROL (IOC) F LIGHT ( WITH GPS MODULE )

................................ ................................ ............... 18 A4 R ECEIVER A DVANCED P ROTECTION F UNCTION

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 21 A5 F LIGHT L IM ITS

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

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................. 23

S PECIFICATIONS

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 23 MC/PMU F IRMWARE U PGRADE

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 24 LED D ESCRIPTION

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 25 INSTRUCTION OF V1 (A LSO KNOWN AS NAZA

- M)

................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 26

V 1 A SSEMBLY AND C ONNECTION

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 26 V1 IS COMPATIBLE WITH T HE PMU V2 (A CCESSORY OF N AZA

- M V2)

................................ ................................ ................................ 26 V1 P ORT D ESCRIPTION

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 27 V1 S PECIFICATION

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

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 29

A BNORMAL LED I NDICATION L IST

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 29 F IX THE TBE (T OILET B OWL E FFECT ) P ROBLEM

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 29 S HOULD YOU FIND THE M ULTI

- ROTOR DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT IN FORWARD FLIGHT

. ................................ .............................. 30 M OTORS S TART FAILURE CAUSED BY TX STICK ( S ) MID POINT ERROR TOO BIG

................................ ................................ .................. 30 A TTITUDE C ONTROLLABLE W HEN O NE M OTOR O UTPUT IS F AILED

................................ ................................ ................................ .... 31 W HEN USED WITH OTHER DJI PRODUCTS

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 32© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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# Instruction Disclaimer & Warning Please read this disclaimer carefully before using the product. By using this product, you hereby agree to this discl aimer and signify that you have read them fully. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

This product is an autopilot system designed for serious multi

- rotor enthusiasts providing excellent self

- leveling and altitude holding, which co mpletely takes the stress out of flying RC multi

- rotors for both professional and hobby applications. Despite the system having a built

- in autopilot system and our efforts in making the operation of the controller as safe as possible when the main power ba ttery is connected, we strongly recommend users to remove all propellers when calibrating and setting parameters. Make sure all connections are good, and keep children and animals away during firmware upgrade, system calibration and parameter setup. DJI In novations accepts no liability for damage(s) or injuries incurred directly or indirectly from the use of this product in the following conditions:
1. Damage(s) or injuries incurred when users are drunk, taking drugs, drug anesthesia, dizziness, fatigue, nause a and any other conditions no matter physically or mentally that could impair your ability.
2. Damage(s) or injuries caused by subjective intentional operations. Any mental damage compensation caused by accident.
3. Failure to follow the guidance of the manual t o assemble or operate.
4. Malfunctions caused by refit or replacement with non

- DJI accessories and parts.
5. Damage(s) or injuries caused by using third party products or fake DJI products.
6. Damage(s) or injuries caused by mis

- operation or subjective mis

- judgment

. 7. Damage(s) or injuries caused by mechanical failures due to erosion, aging.
8. Damage(s) or injuries caused by continued flying after low voltage protection alarm is triggered.
9. Damage(s) or injuries caused by knowingly flying the aircraft in abnormal conditi on (such as water, oil, soil, sand and other unknown material ingress into the aircraft or the assembly is not completed, the main components have obvious faults, obvious defect or missing accessories).
10. Damage(s) or injuries caused by flying in the followi ng situations such as the aircraft in magnetic interference area, radio interference area, government regulated no

- fly zones or the pilot is in backlight, blocked, fuzzy sight, and poor eyesight is not suitable for operating and other conditions not suitab le for operating.
11. Damage(s) or injuries caused by using in bad weather, such as a rainy day or windy (more than moderate breeze), snow, hail, lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes etc.
12. Damage(s) or injuries caused when the aircraft is in the following situation s: collision, fire, explosion, floods, tsunamis, subsidence, ice trapped, avalanche, debris flow, landslide, earthquake, etc.
13. Damage(s) or injuries caused by infringement such as any data, audio or video material recorded by the use of

aircraft.
14. Damage(s) or injuries caused by the misuse of the battery, protection circuit, RC model and battery chargers.
15. Other losses that are not covered by the scope of DJI Innovations liability.© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

### 4 | 

## Trademark
DJI and N aza
- M are registered trademarks of DJI Innovations. Names o f product, brand, etc., appearing in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owner companies. This product and manual are copyrighted by DJI Innovations with all rights reserved. No part of this product or manual shall be re produced in any form without the prior written consent or authorization of DJI Innovations. No patent liability is assumed with
respect to the use of the product or information contained herein.



## C ertifications
This product is approved with quality standar ds such as CE, FCC and RoHS.



## Symbol Instruction

Forbidden(Important) Cautions Tip Reference© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

### 5 | 

# Assembly & Connection

In the Box:
Main controller X1, PMU X1, GPS X1, GPS Bracket X1, LED X1, Servo Cable X 8
, Micro

- USB Cable X1, 3M A dhesive

T ape

. 

## Step1 Port Description© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

### 6 | 

## Step 2 Assembly & Connection© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

### 7 | 

# Assistant Software Installation and Configuration Step1 Software and Driver Installation Installing and running on Windows

1. Plea se download the dr iver and the A ssistant installation software in EXE format from www.dji.com

. 2. S witch on the transmitter and then power on your autopilot system.
3. Connect your autopilot system and PC via a Micro

- USB cable

. 4. Open the driver installa tion software and follow the instructions to complete installation

. 5. Run the Assistant installation software and follow the instru ctions to complete installation

.

The installer in EXE format i s supported on Wi n XP, Win7, Win8 (32 or 64 bit)

. Installing and running on Mac OS X

1. Download the Assistant installer in DMG format from the download page of NAZA

- M V2 on the DJI

website.
2. Run the installation software and follow the prompts to finish installation.

3. When launching for the first time if use Launchpad to run the NAZA

- M V2 Assistant Software, Launchpad won’t allow access because the software has not been reviewed by Mac App Store.© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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4. Locate the NAZA

- M V2 icon in the Finder and open the file by Control or right clicking the icon and selecting “Open” from the menu.

5. After the first successful launch, double

- clicking t he NAZA

- M V2 icon in the Finder or using Launchpad
will open the application.

Installer in DMG format is support e d on Mac OS X 10.6 or above.

The NAZA

- M V2 Assistant on Mac OS X and Windows are exactly the same. The Assistant appear in other places of this manual i s based on Windows version

.


## Step 2 Con figuration by Assistant on a PC

1. Power on the PC. Make sur e your computer is connected to the Internet for the first time you use.
2. Switch on the transmitter first, and then power on the autopilot system. Connect the autopilot system to

the PC with a Micro

- USB cable. DO NOT break the connection until setup is fini shed.
3. Run the Assistant Software.

4. Observe the indicators on the left bottom of the software. ( They are the connection indicator and communication indicator in order.) If the communication indicator is blinking, that the software is ready,
please go to ne xt step.
5. Select the “Info” option. Check the software firmware version. If the upgrade is available, you may update

the assistant software.© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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6. Select the “Upgrade” option. Check the Main Controller, GPS and IMU firmware version.

7. Select the “Basic” option. Ple ase follow step

- by

- step for your first

- time

- configuration. Basic configuration is necessary, including Mixer Type, Mounting, RC, and Gain settings.

8. You can click the “Advanced” option for more parameter settings. Advanced setting is optional. There are

set tings of Motor, FailSafe, Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC), Gimbal, Low

- Voltage Alert, and Flight

Limits. Read the instruction in the assistant software to obtain more details.
9. Select the “Viewer” option to check all parameters.
10. Then break the Micro

- USB cable, power off the aircraft. Finished.

(1) You may be required to fill register information for your first

- time

- usage. (2) If the communication indicator is blue on, please double check the connections. (3) Basic configuration is necessary before you go to the “Basic Flying Test”

. (4) U sers are required to install a Windows system , since the software can only run on Windows
system

. 

### (1) If the firmware upgrade is available, please upgrade it by referring to the Firmware Upgrade

in the Appendix. 

### (2) This step is requi red to use together with the assistant software to obtain more details.



## Recommended Parameters Recommended Settings for using F330/F450/F550
Configuration Information Basic Gain Attitude Gain

Motor ESC Propeller Battery Weight Pitch Roll Yaw Vertical Pitch Roll

F330 DJI

- 2212 DJI

- 18A DJI

- 8 Inch 3S

- 2200 790 g 140 140 100 110 140 140

F450 DJI

- 2212 DJI

- 30A DJI

- 8 Inch 3S

- 2200 890 g 150 150 100 105 150 150

F550 DJI

- 2212 DJI

- 30A DJI

- 8 Inch 4S

- 3300 1530 g 170 170 150 140 170 170© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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# Basic Flying
Control Mod

e Knowledge Please read the Control Mode Knowledge clearly before usage, to know how to control the aircraft. Different control modes will give you different flight performances. Please make sure you understand the features

and differences of the three con trol modes.
GPS ATTI. Mode ( With GPS Module ) ATTI. Mode Manual Mode

Rudder Angular Velocity Maximum rudder angular velocity is 150°/s

Command Linearity YES

Command Stick Meaning Multi attitude control; Stick center position for 0 ̊ attitude, its endpoin t is 35 ̊. Max

- angular velocity is 150°/s. No attitude angle limitation and vertical velocity locking.
Altitude Lock Maintain the altitude best above 1 meter from ground. NO

Stick Released Lock position if GPS signal is adequate. Only attitude stabilizing

. NOT Recommend

GPS Lost When GPS signal has been

lost for 3s, system enters ATTI. Mode automatically. Only performing attitude stabilizing without position lock. ---

Safety Attitude & speed mixture control ensures stability Depends on experience.

Enha nced Fail

- Safe(Position lock when hovering) Auto Level Fail

- Safe (Attitude stabilizing) With GPS/Compass module and the failsafe requirements are satisfied, in each Control Mode (including GPS Mode, ATTI. Mode, Manual Mode and IOC Mode), the aircraft wi ll enter the failsafe Mode. Applications AP work Sports flying.

---


## Start & Stop Motor Knowledge

(1) Both Immediately Mode and Intelligent Mode are available in the Assistant Software: Advanced

- >Motor

- >Stop Type. (2) Stop Motor method is defaulted to Immediat ely Mode

. Please get to know well about this section before flying. 1 Start Motor : Pushing throttle stick before takeoff will not start the motors. You have to execute any one of following four Combination Stick Commands (CSC) to start the motors:© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

### 11 | 2 Stop Motor : We provide two options to stop motors in the assistant software : Imm ediately and Intelligent. (1) Immediately Mode: If you select this mode, in any control mode, once motors start and throttle stick is over 10%, motors will not stop immediately only when throttle stick is back under 10% the motors will stop. In this case, if you push the throttle stick over 10% within 5 seconds after motors stop, motors

will re

- start, CSC is not needed. If you don’t push throttle stick after motors start in three seconds,
motors will stop automatically. (2) Intelligent Mode: By using this mode, different control mode has different way of stopping motors. In
Manual Mode , only executing CSC can stop motors. In A TTI. Mode or GPS ATTI . Mode, any one of following four cases will stop motors: a) You don’t push throttle stick after motors start within three seconds; b) Executing CSC; c) Throttle stick under 10 %, and after landing for m ore than 3 seconds. d) If the angle of multi

- rotor is over 70°, and throttle stick under 10%.



## Notes of Intelligent Mode

(1) In ATTI. / GPS ATTI. Mode, it has landing judgment, which will stop motors. (2) Start motors in ATTI. / GPS ATTI. Mode, you have to execute CSC and then push throttle stick over 10% in 3 seconds, otherwise motors will stop after 3 seconds. (3) During normal flight, only pull throttle stick under 10% will not stop motors in any control mode. (4) For safety reason, when the slope angle of multi

- rotor is over 70° during the flight in ATTI. / GPS ATTI. Mode (may be caused by collision, motor and ESC error or propeller broken down), and throttle stick is under 10%, motors will stop automatically. 

## Notes of Intelligent Mode & Immediately Mode (1) If you choose the Immediately Mode , you should not pull throttle stick under 10% during flight, because it will stop motors. If you do it accidentally, you should push the throttle stick over 10% in

5s to re

- start motors. (2) DO NOT execute the CSC during normal flight wit hout any reason, or it will stop motors at once. (1) If you choose the Intelligent mode, and the throttle stick is under 10%, this will trigger the landing Procedure, in any control mode. In this judgment, pitch, roll and yaw controls are denied except

the throttle, but multi

- rotor will still auto level. (2) In any control mode, DO NOT pull throttle stick under 10% during normal flight without any

reason. (1) Any of these two cut off types will only work properly if T X calibration is correct done. (2) In failed

- safe, CSC is denied by the main controller, motors will hold their state.© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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### Step 

# 1 Compass Calibration Without GPS module, please skip this step. If you use w ith GPS module, follow step

- by

- step for calibration.
(1) DO NOT calibrate your compass where there is magne tic interference, such as magnetite, car park, and steel reinforcement under the ground. (2) DO NOT carry ferromagnetic materials with you during calibration, such as keys or cell phones. (3) Compass module CANNOT work in the polar circle. (4) Compass Calibration is v ery important, otherwise the system will work abnormal. 

### Calibration Procedures

1. Switch on the transmitter, and then power on autopilot system!

2. Quickly switch the control mode switch from GPS Mode to Manual Mode and back to GPS Mode (or

from GPS Mode to AT

TI. Mode and back to GPS Mode ) for more than 5 times, The LED indicator will turn on constantly yellow so that the aircraft is ready for the calibration

. 3. (Fig.1) Hold your Multi

- rotor horizontal and r otate it around the gravitational force line (about 360 o ) until the LED changes to constant green, and then go to the next step.
4. (Fig.2) Hold your Multi

- rotor vertically and rotate it ( its nose is downward ) around the gravitational force
line (about 360 o ) until the LED turns off, meaning the calibration is finis hed

.

Fig.1 Fig.2

5. If the calibration was successful, calibration mode will exit automatically. If the LED keeps flashing quickly Red, the calibration has failed. Swit ch the control mode switch one time to cancel the calibration, and
then re

- start from step 2.

1. When the GPS is abnormal, the Main controller will tell you by the LED blinking Red and Yellow alternately ( ), disa ble the GPS Module, and automatically enter the aircraft into the ATTI. Mode. 2. You don’t need to rotate your multi

- rotor on a precise horizontal or vertical surface, but keep at least 45° difference between horizontal and vertical calibration. 3. If you keep h aving calibration failure, it might suggest that there is very strong magnetic interference around the GPS /Compass module, please avoid flying in this area. 4. When to do re

- calibration (1) The flight field is changed. (2) When the multi

- rotor mechanical setup has c hanged: a) If the GPS/Compass module is re

- positioned. b) If electronic devices are added/removed/ re

- positioned (Main Controller, servos, batteries, etc.). c) When the mechanical structure of the multi

- rotor is changed. (3) If the flight direction appears to be shifti ng (meaning the multi

- rotor doesn’t “fly straight”). (4) The LED indicator often indicates abnormality blinking when the multi

- rotor spins. (It is normal for this to happen only occasionally)© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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## Step 

# 2 Assembly Checking List Please check each item, to make sure for safety.

Any of the following mistakes will lead to a dangerous accident, double check all these items: (1) Rotation direction of motor is opposite (2) Infirm connection between the motor and the ESC (3) Wrong or infirm installation of Main controller (4) Wrong or infirm connection between the main controller and ESC. (5) Propeller installation mistak e (6) M agnetiz ation of t he compass Make sure the following items are correct. (1) Make sure you have assembled your multi

- rotor correctly. (2) Make sure you have done the configura tion procedure correctly. (3) Make sure all connections are in good condition. (4) Make sure batteries are fully charged for your transmitter, autopilot system and all devices.



## Step 

# 3 Before Flight Carry out the following procedures (is based on Intelligent Mode of Motor Stop) to make sure all configurations are correct. Refer to the Appendix

- >LED Description for more LED details.

1. Always switch on the transmitter first, then power on multi

- rotor!

2. Keep the aircraft stationary until the system start and self

- check has finished ( )

. After that, the LED may blink Yellow 4 times quickly ( )

. Start motor is disable during LED blink ing Yellow 4 times quickly ( ) , as the system is warm ing up

. 3. After the 4 times Yellow LED disappear s, t oggle the control mode switch on your transmitter to make sure it

is working properly. For examp le, LED blinks ( ), which means the system is in ATTI. Mode and the
GPS s ignal is worst Check it with LED indicator to specify the current working mode for MC. See following
table for details about LED indicator; (1) There are Manual Mode and ATT I. Mode without a GPS /Compass module, no GPS signal status LED
indicator. (2) After connect ing to the GPS /Compass module, GPS ATTI. Mode is available , and GPS signal status
LED indicator is available

. Control Mode LED Indicator GPS Signal Status LED Indicator

Manual Mode: NO LED

ATTI. Mode: ( indicates that is stick(s) not at center)

GPS Mode : ( indicates that is stick(s) not at center ) Signal is best ( GPS satellites > 6 ) : NO LED Signal is well ( GPS satellites = 6 ) : Signal is bad ( GPS satellites = 5 ) : Sign al is worst ( GPS satellites< 5 ) :© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

### 14 | 4. Keep the aircraft stationary, and then push both sticks to the left bottom or right bottom (shown as the
following chart , defined as Combination Stick Commands (CSC) ), to start t he motors.

5. Release the yaw, roll and pitch sticks and keep them at the mid point
, and the throttle stick under the mid point

. T hen check whether all propellers are rotating correctly.
6. Stop motors, power off the Multi

- rotor

. 7. Make sure all settings and configurations are correct and then you can take off you aircraft.



### After power on , if abnormal LED Indicator occurs, please refer to the Abno rmal LED instruction in the FAQ and aids troubleshooting.



### Step 

# 4 Flying Test

1. Choose an open space without obstruction, tall buildings and crowds as flying filed. Place the aircraft 3 meters away from you and others, to avoid accidental injury.
2. If in GPS AT TI. Mode, place the aircraft in an open space without buildings or trees. Take off the aircraft after 6 or more GPS satellites are found (Red LED blinks once or no blinking). If in Manual Mode or ATTI. Mode, you can skip this step.

3. Start

- up (1) S witch on the transmitter first, then power on multi

- rotor! Keep the aircraft stationary until the
system start and self

- check has finished. (2) Please wait for the system to warm up gradually with the LED blinks Yellow 4 times quickly ( ). You should not start the motors until the blinking disappears. (3) Keep the aircraft stationary, and execute the CSC to start the motors. (4) Release the yaw, roll and pitch sticks and keep them at the mid point , at the same time raise the

throttle stick from the bottom. The motors will stop if you do not push the throttle stick from the bottom within 3 sec and you will need to re

- start the motors. (5) Keep raising the throttle stick until all the rotors are working, push the throttle stick to the mid point

a nd then take

- off your multi

- rotor gently, pay attention not to push the stick excessively. (6) Pay attention to the aircraft movement at any time when flying, and use the sticks to adjust the aircraft’s position. Keep the yaw, roll, pitch and throttle sticks a t the mid point to hover the aircraft at the desired height. 

### 4. Lower the aircraft slowly. Pull the throttle stick to the bottom and then execute the CSC to stop the motors after landing. 

### 5. Please always power off the Multi

- rotor first, and then switch off the transmitter after landing.© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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### FLYIN G NOTES(VERY IMPORTANT) !!! (1) If the warm up waiting is longer than 2 minutes (the 4 times Yellow blink c ontinue s ), please power
off for 10 minutes, cold start, and then connect the assistant software, enter the "Tools"

- > IMU
calibration, carry out the Ad vanced calibration. (2) I f you enable the Immediately Mode of Motor Stop ; you should not pull throttle stick under 10% during flight, because it will stop motors. If you do it accidentally, you should push the throttle
stick over 10% in 5s to re

- start motors. (3) DO NOT execute the CSC during normal flight without any reason, or it will stop motors at once. (4) Pay attention to the GPS satellite status LED indicator. Bad GPS signal may lead the aircraft to drift when hovering. (5) DO NOT fly near to ferromagnetic substanc es, to avoid strong magnetic interference with the
GPS. (6) Please avoid using GPS ATTI. Mode in the areas, where GP S signal is most likely bad

. (7) If the LED flashes quickly Red then this indicates battery voltage is low, land ASAP. (8) If the transmitter indicates low

- battery alarm, please land ASAP. In this condition the transmitter may cause the aircraft to go out of control or even crash. (9) In GPS ATTI. Mode, make sure that the home point is recorded when the GPS signal is well; otherwise the home point recording may be not so precise.
(1) In ATTI Mode, throttle stick center position is for 0m/s along the vertical direction. You should keep the position of throttle stick higher than 10% from cut

- throttle during the flight! In any control mode, DO NOT pull throttle s tick under 10% during normal flight without any reason. (2) It is recommended to land the aircraft slowly, to prevent the aircraft from damage when landing.
(3) If Low

- Voltage Alarm is set, the aircraft will act according to the configuration of the Assistant
Soft ware once Low

- Voltage Alarm is triggered. Make sure you remember what you have set

before. (4) If Fail

- Safe function is set, the aircraft will act according to the configuration of the Assistant
Software once Fail

- Safe is triggered. Make sure you remember what you have set before.© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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# Advanced Functions

A 

# 1 FailSafe An introduction of Go

- Home and Landing.

Home

- point: Before takeoff, current position of multi

- rotor will be saved as home

- point by MC automatically when

you start the moto rs for the first time after 6 or more GPS satellites are found (red light blinks once or no blinking)

for 10 seconds.

Note 1. Please make sure to record the home

- point before takeoff, and clearly know where it is.

2. During go

- home the nose direction of the aircraft is facing toward the home

- point, the aircraft is flying directly from the current position to the home

- point. 3. You can regain the control during the aircraft is hovering 15 seconds.© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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## A 

# 2 Low

- Voltage Alert

In orde r to prevent your multi

- rotor from a crash or other harmful consequences caused by low battery voltage, there are two levels of low voltage protection available to use. You can choose to use or not to use them; however we strongly recommend using the prote ctions if available! Low

- Voltage Alert is to indicate that the battery cannot provide enough power for the aircraft, in order to warn you to land the aircraft ASAP. You can configure this

function in the assistant software, and please read the text in the software carefully before your flight. Make sure to carry out the Current Voltage Calibration.

There are both first level and second level protections. The first level protection has LED warning. During second
level protection the aircraft will land autom atically with LED warning. Meanwhile the center point of throttle stick will move up slowly to 90% of endpoint, you should land ASAP to prevent your aircraft from crashing! It is not for fun, you should land your aircraft ASAP to prevent your aircraft from crashing or other harmful consequences!!!

(1) Configure the FailSafe function in the assistant software

- > “Advanced”

- > “F/S” and read the instruction thoroughly and carefully. (2) Configure the Low

- Voltage Alert function in the assistant software

- > “Advance d”

- > “Voltage”
and read the instruction thoroughly and carefully.© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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## A 

# 3 Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC) Flight (with GPS module)
Definition of Forward Direction:


### Multi

- rotor will fly along this direction when you push the elevator stick ( ). 

## Step 

# 1 Before You Start Usually, the forward direction of a flying multi

- rotor is the same as the nose direction. By using IOC, wherever the nose points, the forward direction has nothing to do with nose direction. The red and blue arro ws on the transmitter are corresponding to pitch and roll operations in the following diagram.

 In course lock flying, the forward direction is the same as a recorded nose direction. All the following requirements are met: the autopilot system is in ATTI. M ode or GPS ATTI. Mode.

Normal flying Course Lock Flying

 In home lock flying, the forward direction is the same as the direction from home point to multi

- rotor. All the following requirements are met: 6 or more GPS sate llites are found, in GPS ATTI. Mode, and the aircraft is further than 10m away from the home point.

Normal flying Home Lock Flying 

## Step 

# 2 IOC Switch Setting Before using the IOC function, you have to choose a 3

- position switch on your transmitter as the IOC switch, which is also used for recording the orientation, home position in corresponding modes. Refer to the assistant software;
click the “Advanced” to find the “IOC”.

IOC Switch

IOC Function OFF Cours e Lock Home Lock

The above table is for example. The function of the switch position may be reversed since the normal/reversed setting of the switch channel. Toggle the switch and observe the slider position of

channel X2 on the assistant software scre en, the corresponding area should turn blue.© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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## Step 

# 3 Method of Forward Direction and Home Point Recording If you use the IOC function, please be aware of the Forward Direction of Course Lock Flying, and the home point of Home Lock Flying. There are two ways to record the forward direction and the home point : Manually and Automatically. You may choose any one record method. The LED will blink Green quickly if successfully recorded.

Course Lock Home Lock

Automatically 30 seconds after you power on the autop ilot system. Before takeoff, the current position of the aircraft will be saved as home point when you start the

motors for the first time after 6 or more GPS
satellites have been found for 10 seconds.

Manually 30 seconds after you power on the

autopilot system. Toggle the IOC switch from Off to Course Lock, and back to Off

quickly 3 to 5 times. After 6 or more GPS satellites have been found.
A nd the aircraft can be hovering. Toggle the IOC switch from Course Lock to Home Lock, and back to Course Lock qui ckly 3 to 5 times. DO NOT toggle the switch between Off to Home Lock, since it may change the recording of the
Forward Direction of Course Lock

. 

## Step 

# 4 IOC Flying Test Then you can do Course Lock and Home Lock flying test

. Carry out an IOC flight by the following procedure. The Control Mode LED will blink Yellow and Green
alternatively ( ) to indicate the IOC mode only when the main controller is really to fly in Course Lock, Home
Lock modes. During the same flig ht STEP1: Record STEP2: ON STEP3: OFF STEP4: ON again

Course Lock

Switch Setting Record the

Forward
Direction Set Control Mode switch at

GPS or ATTI. position, Toggle IOC switch from OFF to Course Lock position Toggle IOC switch to OFF position Toggle IOC switch

from OFF to Course Lock position

Home Lock

Switch Setting Record the

Home Point Set Control Mode switch at

GPS position, Toggle IOC switch from OFF to Home Lock position Toggle IOC switch to OFF position Toggle IOC switch

from O FF to Home Lock position

Aircraft moving direction when pull pitch stick Aircraft moving direction when pull roll stick Home point Air craft ( the arrow is pointing to the direction of the aircraft nose )© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

### 20 | IOC FLYING NOTES !!!

(1) When Multi

- rotor is flying by home lock far away from you and the home point, please DO NOT toggle the IOC switch many times quickly so as to avoid the change of home point without your

attention. (1) Home lock flying requires that 6 or more GPS satellites are found and the aircraft is further than 10m away from the home point. (2) If the IOC flying requirement is not satisfied, the autopilot system will quit IOC control mod e. Please be aware of the LED indicator, to know the current control mode of the autopilot system.

(1) Blinking indications of IOC are:

a) Before motors start: blink , all sticks (except throttle stick ) return to center;

blink
, stick(s) (except throttle stick) not at center. b) After motors start and throttle stick is over 10% in 3 seconds: blink , all sticks

return to center; blink , stick(s) not at center. (2) Before you do the home lock flight, you have to fly the aircraft out of the 10m range around home point, and then flip the IOC switch to Home Lock position to fly in home lock when all the requirements are met. If you ha ve already toggled the IOC switch to Home Lock position when the aircraft is still in 10m range around home point, and this is the first time you are going to fly in home lock during the current flight, then if all the requirements are met, the main contro ller will change into home lock automatically when Multi

- rotor flies out the 10m range around home
point. (1) When flying in Home Lock mode, if any of the following situations happen, then the system will quit Home Lock flying and automatically enter Course Lo ck flying. The aircraft will fly in Course Lock using the earlier forward direction. a) The aircraft fly’s within 10m range of the home point. b) You toggle the control mode switch to the ATTI. Mode. c) The GPS signal becomes bad (The GPS signal LED is blinking Red twice or three times). (2) We suggest that you should know clearly which flight lock method you are going to fly, and you know the locked forward direction or home point, before you switch on IOC mode during the flight.© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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## A4 Receiver Advanced Protection Fu nction 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 durin g flight. According to the differen ce of the aircraft height, there are two situations. a) Lower than 100m, the A/E/R channel is not at the mid point

. b) Higher than 100m, the A/E/R channel is not at the mid point or the throttle stick is above the mid point

. I n the GPS Mode or ATTI. Mode, if the requirement a) or b) is satisfied, and the output data of four channels A/E/R/T h ave not changed for 20 seconds, then the aircraft will hover automatically. A fter that, if the output data of four channels A/E/R/T still d o not any change s 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. I n ATTI. Mode and Manual Mode, it will quit the FailSafe Mode automatically

. I n GPS Mode, please toggle the control mode switch to the ATTI. Mode and Manual Mode position to regain the control. Refer to the FailSafe section for more

details.© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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## A5 Flight Limits
T he flight limits function is default enabled in the NAZA

- M Flight control system, it ’ s aimed to restrict the flying height and distance of the aircraft. T he Max Height restricts the vertical distance between the aircraft and the Home point, the Max Radius restricts the horizontal distance between the aircraft and the Home point.

T he default Max Height is 2000m and Max Radius is 2000m

. U sers can write the values of the Max Height a nd Max
Radius in the Assistant software, t he range of the Max Height is 10m

- 100000m, the range of the Max Radius is the

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

(1) Heigh t Limit work s when t he control mode is GPS or ATTI. Mode

. Radius Limit work s when the
control mode is GPS and the s atellite number ≥6

. (2) If the aircraft flies out of the limits, it's still controllable except flying further away. (3) If the control mode is changed to GPS when the a ircraft is out of Max Radius, the aircraft will fl y back within the entered range

. (4) The Failsafe and the Ground Station operations are not restricted to the Flight Limits.© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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# Appendix Specifications General

Built

- In Functions (1) Three Modes of Autopilot (2) Enh anced Fail Safe (3) Low Voltage Protection (4) S

- Bus / S

- Bus 2 Receiver Support (5) PPM Receiver Support (6) 2

- axle Gimbal Support 

## Peripheral Supported Multi

- rotor  Quad

- rotor I4, X4;

 Hexa

- rotor I 6, X6, IY6, Y6.

 Octo

- rotor I 8
, V 8
, X 8 Supported ESC output 400H z refresh frequency.
Recommended Transmitter PCM or 2.4GHz with a minimum 4 channels. Assistant Software System Requirement Windows XP SP3; Windows 7; Windows 8 

## Electrical & Mechanical Working Voltage Range  MC: 4.8V ~ 5.5 V

 PMU Input: 7. 4 V ~ 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 Power Consumption  MAX: 1.5W(0.3A@5V)

 Normal: 0.6W(0.12A@5V) Operating Temperature

- 10°C ~ 50°C (14F ~122F)

Weight  MC: 27g

 GPS/Compass: 27g

 PMU: 28g

 LED: 13g

Dimensions  MC: 45.5mm × 32.5mm × 18.5mm

 GPS/Compass: 46mm (diameter) x 10mm

 PMU : 39.5mm × 27.5mm × 10.0mm

 LED : 25mm × 25mm × 7.0mm 

## Flight Performance (can be effected by mechanical performance and payloads) Hovering Accuracy (GPS Mode)  Vertical: ± ± 0.8m

 Horizontal: ± ± 2.5m Max Yaw Angular Velocity 200°/s Max Tilt Angle 3 5° Max Ascent / Descent Speed Ascent : 6m/s
, Descent : 4.5 m/s© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

### 24 | 

## MC/ PMU Firmware Upgrade Please follow the procedure for software and firmware upgrade; otherwis e the system might not work properly. F or 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 applications during the firmware upgrade, including anti

- virus soft ware and

firewall.
3. Make sure the power supply is securely connected. DO NOT un

- plug the power supply until firmware upgrade has finished.
4. Connect system to PC with Micro

- USB cable, DO NOT break connection until firmware upgrade is

finished.
5. Run Software an d wait for connection.
6. Select Upgrade option  Check the MC and PMU Firmware Version

. 7. DJI server will check your current firmware version, and get the latest firmware prepared for the unit.
8. If there is a firmware version more up

- to

- date than your current ver sion, you will be able to click to update them. 9. Wait until Assistant software shows “finished”. 10. Click OK and power cycle the unit after at le ast 5 seconds. 11. Your unit is now up

- to

- date.

(1) After firmware upgrade, please re

- configure the system using Assi stant software. (2) If firmware upgrade failed, the system will enter waiting for firmware upgrade status automatically, please try again with the above procedures. (3) Select Upgrade option  Check the GPS Firmware Version, online upgrade is disable

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## LE D Description System Status LED Flashing System start and self

- check
IMU abnormal data or need a dvanced

c alibration*

W arm up after power on
The aircraft is moved or b ias of s ensors too b ig Compass e rror too b ig
, need recalibration.

T ransmitter (TX) signal lost , enter the FailSafe. TX stick(s) mid point error too big
Low v oltage a lert or other abnormal alert* (e.g. Configuration error, TX data error, Enable

low v oltage protection without PMU, SN error

or Compa ss abnormal work

. )

Record forward direction or home point

Control Mode Indictor Manual Mode : None ATTI. Mode : ( stick(s) no t at center )
GPS Mode : ( stick(s) not at center )
IOC Mode : ( stick(s) not at cen ter )

GPS Signal State Indicator ( GPS/Compass Module is necessary ) GPS Signal is Best( GPS Satellite number > 6 ) : None GPS Signal is Well( GPS Satellite number = 6 ) : GPS Signal is Bad ( GPS Satellite number = 5 ) : GPS Signal is Worst ( GPS Satellite number < 5 ) :



## Compass Calibration LED Flashing

Begin horizontal calibration
Begin vertical calibration
Calibration or others error

* You can f igure out the error by connecting the autopilot system to the assistant software

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# Instruction of V1 ( also known as NAZA

- M )

V1 ( also known a s NAZA

- M ) system is different from V2 system, if you are V1 system user, please read the following
text carefully
, and refer to the other text in this Guide for usage details (including Assistant Software C onfiguration
, Basic fly ing
, Advanced F unction Appe ndix and FAQ, etc. )

. 

## V 1 Assembly and Connection Connect the V1 system according to the following chart

.



## V1 is compatible with the PMU V2 (Accessory of Naza

- M V2 ) V1 system is compatible with the PMU V2 of V2 system; please ca rry out the following connection. The other
modules connection is the same as before. Important: You are asked to upgrade your Firmware version of V1 MC to V3.10 or above, as the PUM V2 can only
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## V 1 Port Description Please remember the function of each port, which may help you to use the N aza
- M efficiently.



## Main Controller

For roll control (left/right) For pitch control (front /back)

For throttle control

For rudder control
For Control Mode Switch For gimbal pitch control Or for gain tuning

For D

- Bus (S

- Bus / S

- Bus 2 compatible) Or for gain tuning Or for IOC switch For voltage monitor (Connect with VU V

- SEN port)

To #1 rotor
To #2 rotor

To #3 rotor
To #4 rotor

To #5 rotor

To #6 rotor To gimbal roll servo Or t o # 7 rotor (Upgrade the MC Firmware to V3.10 or above) To gimbal pitch servo Or t o # 8 rotor (Upgrade the MC Firmware to V3.10 or above) LED port, for LED wire connection from Versatile Unit GPS port, fo r GPS module wire connection. (In three

- pin ports, pins near the nicks are signal pins.) 

## Versatile Unit

V

- SEN V

- SEN port: To the X3 port of the main controller, for monitoring battery voltage and supplying

power

 Orange wire (signal wire) output: ± 3.3V

 Red wire (power wire) output: 3 A@5V
LED LED wire, to LED port of the main controller.

USB port: PC connection for configuration and firmware upgrades. 

## Optional GPS & Compass

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## V1 Specification General

Built

- In Functions  Three Modes of Autopilot

 Enhanced Fail Safe

 Low Voltage Protection

 S

- Bus / S

- Bus 2 Receiver Support

 PPM Receiver Support

 2

- axle Gimbal Support 

## Peripheral

Supported Multi

- rotor  Quad

- rotor I4, X4;

 Hexa

- rotor I 6, X6, IY6, Y6.

 Octo

- rotor I 8, V 8, X 8 (Upgrade the MC Firmware to V3.10 or above) Supported ESC output 400Hz refresh frequency.
Recommended Transmitter PCM or 2.4GHz with a minimum 4 channels. Assistant Software System Requirement Windows XP SP3; Windows 7 

## Electri cal & Mechanical

Working Voltage Range  MC: 4.8V ~ 5.5 V

 VU Input: 7.2V ~ 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 Power Consumption  MAX: 1.5W(0.3A@5V)

 Normal: 0.6W(0.1 2A@5V) Operating Temperature

- 10°C

~ 50°C(14F ~122F)

Weight  MC: 25g

 GPS: 21.3g

 VU: 20g

Dimensions  MC: 45.5mm × 31.5mm × 18.5mm

 GPS & Compass: 46mm (diameter) x 9mm

 VU: 32.2mm × 21.1mm × 7.7mm 

## Flight Performance (can be effected by mechanical performa nce and payloads) Hovering Accuracy (GPS Mode)  Vertical: ± ± 0.8m

 Horizontal: ± ± 2.5m Max Yaw Angular Velocity 200°/s Max Tilt Angle 45° Max Ascent / Descent Speed ±6m/s© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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# FAQ
Abnormal LED Indication List During the Checking Procedure, if abnormal LED Indicator occurs or even the system cannot work normally, please refer to the following list and aids troubleshooting. (1) “System initializing and self

- checking LED flashes” are not correct ( Red LED appears in the l ast four green flashes). The autopilot system works abnormally. Please contact your

dealer. (2) LED blinks Yellow 4 times quickly ( )

. The system is warming up. You cannot start the motors until the 4 rapid yellow flas hes disappear. If the warm up waiting is longer than 2 minutes, please power off for

5 minutes, cold start, and then connect the assistant software, enter the "Tools"

- > IMU calibration, carry

out the Advanced calibration. (3) After the system start and self

- checking has finished, if the LED blinks Red, Green and Yellow ( ) continually. Sensor error is too big. Please connect the assistant software, enter the "Tools"

- > IMU
calibration, carry out calibration. (4) At the first motors sta rt, the system will check the sensors Bias and you are asked to keep the aircraft stationary (no need of horizontal level). If you cannot start the motors and the LED blinks Green 6 times
quickly ( ), it means that the sensor error is too big. Please connect the assistant software,

enter the "Tools"

- > IMU calibration, carry out basic calibration.

Note: after the first successful motors start, this checking will be disabled and it is no need any more to keep the ai rcraft stationary during starting motors. (5) The system blinks Red LED quickly during flying. Low

- voltage protection is triggered. Please land the
aircraft ASAP. (6) The system blinks Yellow LED quickly during flying. FailSafe Mode is triggered. Pay attention tha t there is no tall buildings and trees to block your aircraft during go

- home. (7) The LED blinks Red and Yellow alternately ( ). Compass error is too big. a) There may be a ferromagnetic substance close to the Phantom. Li ft the aircraft up about 1m from the ground, if there is no Red and Yellow flashing, then it will not affect the flight. b) Otherwise, re

- calibrate the compass. c) If re

- calibration does not work, please connect to the Assistant 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 ATTI. Mode and the compass calibration has been done correctly, should you find the aircraft rotating (Toilet bowl effect), or drifting when hovering. P lease check the GPS module mounting orientation and then© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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- do the compass calibration. Carry out the following procedure to re

- mount the GPS module. In the following diagram (view from the top), the aircraft can appear to be rotating in both c lockwise and

counter

- clockwise direction, please re

- mount the GPS module correspondingly.

is the rotating direction of aircraft, is the nose direction of aircraft
, is t he arrow direction on the GPS module, θ is the offset angle for GPS re

- mounting(about 10~30 o ) Clockwise rotating GPS re

- mounting Counter Clockwise rotating GPS re

- mounting



## Sh ould you find the multi

- rotor does not track straight in forward flight

. Please carry out several more courses, 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 Stick Commands (CSC) and lead to the aircraft will not takeoff.. And the LED will blink Red four times per second
continually to warn you. TX stick(s) mid point error too big can be caused by the following reasons: (1) There is TX stick (except the throttle stick) not at center when power on the autopilot system

. (2) The TX sticks has been trimmed, which lead s to the large deviation of mid point . For example, the
SUB

- TRIM has been adjusted for Futaba transmitter. (3) The TX stick(s) travel has larger asymmetry. For the reason (1), please put all TX sticks at the mid point , and then power cycle the autopilot system to

re
- record the mid point . If the problem continues, that can be caused by the reason (2) or reason (3), yo u need to adjust the output range of your TX, and then use the Assistant S oftware to redo the TX cali bration. Please carry out the following procedures.
(1) Connect to the Assistant software, click Basic

- > R/C

- > Command Sticks Calibration, and push all TX sticks throughout their complete travel range to see if any stick cannot reach its largest position. (2) Adjust the largest travel of TX stick until the cursor on the Assistant software can reach both end positions, according to your TX manual. (3) Po wer cycle the autopilot system, note that power cycle is required. (4) Redo the TX calibration according to the Assistant software.© 201 3 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved. 

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## Attitude C

ontrol lable When One Motor

Output is Failed
F or Hexa

- rotor, including Hexa

- rotor I, Hexa

- rotor V, Hexa

- rotor IY and He xa
- rotor Y, aircraft is attitude controllable
when one motor output is failed.

T he NAZA

- M can still control the attitude of the Hexa

- rotor for a s afe landing when one motor output of the
Hexa

- rotor has failed, for example, one motor is st opped or one prope ller is broken, etc.

T he control mode of NAZA

- M should be in Atti. Mode or GPS Atti. Mode . T he 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 mul ti rotor in the corresponding T ransmitter stick di rection

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## 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
Mark II) via the CAN

- Bus port ( ) of the NAZA PMU V2. You can p lug new DJI pro ducts into any spare CAN

- Bus
port , since CAN

- Bus port s on NAZA

- M, CAN HUB , GCU, iOSD mini, iOSD Mark II and 2.4G Bluetooth Datalink are
the same for the communication s

. When there are not enough CAN

- Bus ports for additional DJI products, then a DJI CAN HUB module is recommended. The following diagram is for your connection reference.

Fig.1 Used with iOSD M ark II

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### 33 | Fig.3 Use a CAN HUB to connect th e 2.4G Bluetooth Datalink

(1) U sers can use the NM Assistant on the mobile device when a BTU module is connecting with the Ground end of the2.4G Bluetooth Datalink (No need to connect another BTU module to the Flight control system)

.©2013DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.1 |PHANTOMAdvanced ManualV 1.42013.03.22 Revision©2013DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.2 |IndexINDEX.........................................................................................................................2A1SOFTWAREANDDRIVERINSTALLATION..................................................................3A2CONFIGURATIONANDFIRMWARE&SOFTWAREUPGRADE.....................................3A3LINKINGTHETRANSMITTERANDRECEIVER............................................................4A4CHANGINGTHECONTROLMODEOFTHETRANSMITTER.........................................5A5TRANSMITTERCALIBRATION..................................................................................7A6MOUNTCAMERAANDCAMERAFRAME.................................................................8A7INTELLIGENTORIENTATIONCONTROL(IOC)FLIGHT(WITH GPS & COMPASS MODULE)...................................................................................................................................9A8MAINTENANCE.....................................................................................................11©2013DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.3 |A1Software and Driver InstallationMake sure to use the NAZA-M assistant software of 2.0 version (or above 2.0) to carry out firmware upgradeand parameter configuration. DO NOT use the NAZA-M assistant software bellow 2.0 version.1. Please download the driver DJI Driver Installer and NAZA-M assistant software from the PHANTOMpage of DJI website (http://www.dji-innovations.com/products/phantom/downloads/).2. Connect the PHANTOM and the PC via the USB cable, power on the PHANTOM system.3. Run the DJI Driver Installer, and follow the instructions strictly to finish installation.4. Run the assistant software installer, and follow the instructions strictly to finish installation.A2Configuration and Firmware& Software Upgrade1.Power on your computer. Make sure the computer is connected to the Internet for the first time youuse.2.Switch on the transmitter first, then power on the aircraft. Connect the aircraft to the PC with theUSB cable. DO NOT break the connection until configuration or upgrade is finished.3.Please refer to the “Assembly &Configuration->Step3” section of NAZA-M Quick Start Guide toget the detail of assistant software usage.4.Refer to the “Appendix-> Firmware & Assistant Software Upgrade” section of NAZA-M Quick StartGuide to get the detail of assistant software usage.5.If Manual Mode is required, please select “Manual” from the drop down list of Basic->RC->ControlMode Switch in the assistant software. Refer to the “Flying Test-> Step 1 Control Mode Knowledge”section of NAZA-M Quick Start Guide to get the detail about the Manual Mode.©2013DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.4 |A3Linking the Transmitter and ReceiverThe linking of the transmitter to the receiver of the PHANTOM was carried out before they left the factory. Ifnecessary you can link the transmitter to the receiver as follows, for example you replace the transmitter. Thedefault receiver type is PPM.DO NOT use the PHANTOM transmitter (receiver) with the third party remote control equipment.1. Please remove the housing by referring to the section ofA8 Maintenance->Remove theHousing.2. Locate the receiver module according to the following figure.3. After powering on the aircraft and the transmitter, if the LED indicator of the receiver on the controlboard is lit solid red, this means the receiver currently has no connection with any transmitter.4.Press down the link button for more than two seconds until the LED indicator blinks, then release thebutton.5.Push the throttle stick to the lowest position and turn on the transmitter. Then if the LED indicator ofthe receiver turns off, the link between the transmitter and the receiver has succeeded. (Linkingoperation can be done only when the LED indicator of the transmitter changes to blinking red .)Note:If the transmitter can’t enter the linking mode, please check that the throttle stick lies in the lowestposition.You can use your R/C system normally only after the linking is done successfully.Receiver ModuleLink ButtonIndicator LED©2013DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.5 |A4Changing the Control Mode of the TransmitterYou can change the operation mode of the transmitter according to the following procedures if necessary.(Theoperation mode of Mode1 and Mode2 are shown as below.)Make sure to carry out theA5 Transmitter Calibration,if the Control Mode of the Transmitter is changed.1. Remove the right Throttle Ratchet plate and the Ratchet Nut. Assemble the Ratchet Nut to the Nut HoleLocation,and fix the Throttle Ratchet onto the Ratchet Nut and the Screw Hole Location. Adjust thescrew height of the Throttle Support to change the tension, so as to give you the required operating feel.2. Remove the left Centering Unit and the Centering Spring.Assemble them to the corresponding positionof the Right part (Close to the middle location of the transmitter).Then adjust the height of the AdjustingScrew, so as to give you the required operating feel. (Note: Be careful not to excessively tension thespring when moving and fixing, to avoid damage.)3.Exchange the connectors of Channel 2(AIN2)and Channel 3 (AIN3). (Note: Take care about theconnector direction.)Mode212345689NO.Name1 Screw Hole Location2Centering Unit3 Adjusting Screw4Ratchet Nut5 Throttle Ratchet63rd Channel7 2nd Channel8Centering Spring9 Nut Hole Loc tionMode1: Throttle, it cannot hold the central position when released.Roll, it can return to the central position when released.Pitch, it can return to the central position when released.Yaw, it can return to the central position when released.Model2: Throttle, it cannot hold the central position when released.Roll, it can return to the central position when released.Pitch, it can return to the central position when released.Yaw, it can return to the central position when released.©2013DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.6 |The following figure shows the successful change of transmitter mode to Mode 1.Mode1©2013DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.7 |A5Transmitter CalibrationIf the control mode of the transmitter is changed or calibration has not been carried out for a long time,transmitter calibration is necessary.S2S1OFFCLHLGPSATTIATTIIOC SwitchControl Mode SwitchJoystickJoystickYawPitch Mode1( )/T Mode2hrottle( )RollTPitchhrottle( )Mode1/( )Mode2Power SwitchCL:Course LockHL:Home Lock1.Set the switch S2 at the OFF position, and the switch S1 at the GPS position2.Push the Throttle stick to the top position, and push the Pitch stick to the top position. Keep the Pitchstick at the top position manually since it can return to the central position when released.3. Turn on the Power Switch of the transmitter, you should hear the indicator sound of “Di—Di Di” fromthe transmitter repeatedly. Toggle the switch S2 to the CL position, you should hear an indicatorsound of “Di” from the transmitter, in this case, the transmitter has entered the calibration mode.(During this period, the Throttle stick and the Pitch stick must be kept at the top position all the time.)4.Release the Pitch stick and pull the Throttle stick to the central position. Toggle the switch S1 to theATTI position; you should hear an indicator sound of “Di” from the transmitter. Then move all of thesticks throughout their complete range several times. After this, put the Throttle stick to the bottomposition, and toggle the switch S2 to the HL position, you should hear an indicator sound of “Di” fromthe transmitter, in this case, the transmitter has been calibrated successfully.©2013DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.8 |A6Mount Camera and Camera FramePlease mount the Camera and Camera Frame if necessary.(1)Mount the Camera to the Camera Frame(2)Mount the Camera and Camera Frame to the aircraftMake sure to use the dedicated cross screws of the type M3.0*6, since an over long screw will puncture thebattery by passing through the battery compartment and could lead to explosion or fire.©2013DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.9 |A7Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC)Flight(with GPS & Compass module)Make sure to open the IOC function in the NAZA-M assistant software before using.Definition of Forward Direction:Quad -rotor will fly along this direction when you push the elevator stick.Graphic DescriptionNose directionForward directionHome pointOver 10m from Home pointBefore You StartUsually, the forward direction of a flying aircraft is the same as the nose direction. By using IOC, wherever thenose points, the forward direction has nothing to do with nose direction:In course lock flying, the forward direction is the same as a recorded nose direction. See the followingfigures (The red and blue arrows on the transmitter is corresponding to pitch and roll operations):In home lock flying, the forward direction is the same as the direction from home point to aircraft. See thefollowing figures (The red and blue arrows on the transmitter is corresponding to pitch and roll operations):Method of Forward Direction & Home Point RecordingIf you use the IOC function, please keep the Forward Direction of Course Lock Flying and the home point ofHome Lock Flying in mind at any time. There are two ways to record the forward direction and the home point:Manually and Automatically. You may choose any one record method.Course Lock FlightHome Lock FlightAutomatically30 secondsafter you power on thequad-rotor.Before takeoff, the current position of thequad-rotor will be saved as home point when youpush the throttle stick for the first time after 6 ormore GPS satellites have been found.ManuallySwitch the S2 betweenOFFandCLposition quickly 3 to 5 times torecord current nose direction asnew forward direction after youpower on the quad-rotor for 30s.(OFF->CL->OFFis one time.)When 6 or more GPS satellites are found, you cantoggle the S2 switch betweenCLandHLpositionquickly 3 to 5 times to record the current positionof the quad-rotor as the new home point. (CL->HL->CLis one time.)©2013DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.10 |IOC Flying TestRealize an IOC flight by the following procedures.During thesame flightSTEP1:RecordSTEP2: ONSTEP3: OFFSTEP4: ON againCourseLockSwitchSettingRecord forwarddirectionSet switch S1 toGPSorATTIposition, S2 toCLpositionSet switch S2toOFFpositionToggle switch S2 fromOFFtoCLpositionHome LockSwitchSettingRecordhome pointSet switch S1 toGPSposition and S2 toHLpositionSet switch S2toOFFpositionToggle switch S2 fromOFFtoHLpositionIOC FLYING NOTES!!!LED will blinkquickly if recording is successful. LED will blink betweenandslowly to indicatethe IOC mode only when MC is ready to fly in course lock or home lock modes.Home lock flying requires that 6 or more GPS satellites are found and the aircraft is further than 10maway from the home point.Before you do the home lock flight, you have to fly the aircraft out of the 10m range around homepoint, and then flip the switch S2 toHLposition to fly in home lock when all the requirements aremet. If you have already toggled the switch S2 toHLposition when the aircraft is still in 10m rangearound home point, and this is the first time you are going to fly in home lock during the currentflight, then if all the requirements are met, MC will change into home lock automatically when theaircraft flies out of the 10m range around home point.When flying in Home Lock mode, if any of the following situations happen, then the system will quitHome Lock flying and automatically enter Course Lock flying. The aircraft will fly in Course Lockusing the earlier forward direction.1. The aircraft fly’s within 10m range of the home point.2. You toggle the control mode switch to the ATTI. Mode.3. The GPS signal becomes bad (The GPS signal LED is blinking Red twice or three times).When the aircraft is flying in home lock mode far away from you and the home point, please do nottoggle the IOC switch many times quickly so as to avoid the change of home point without youintentionally knowing.We suggest that you should know clearly which flight lock method you are going to fly, and you knowthe locked forward direction or home point, before you switch on IOC mode during the flight.Continuously spinning the aircraft in flight will cause a yaw error. In this case, you can stop or slowdown the spinning, so as to have better flight performance.©2013DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.11 |A8Maintenance1.Remove the Housing1. Remove all the nuts and propellers by using the assistant wrench.2. Remove the screws marked in the figure below using a Phillips Screwdriver and a HexagonScrewdriver, and then remove the housing.Note:Please take good care of the removed parts, for example, screws. Make sure to keep them safe andaway from children.DO NOT use any thread locker, since the thread locker may corrode the shell of Phantom, may causefractures.©2013DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.12 |2.Extension PowerThere is an extension power cable in the Phantom for DIY use. The voltage from the Extension Power Cable isthe same voltage as the power battery. The red cable is for positive and the grey cable is for negative. Makesure to keep the red cable and the grey cable separated, to avoid short circuit.ExtensionPowerCable