Parrot AR. Drone manual

U s er guide A R . Dro ne[...]

C o n ten ts He a l th a nd safe ty pr e ca u t i ons . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .1 S eizur e w ar ning . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . ..[...]

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1 Health and s afety p re cautio ns H eal th an d safety p r ecau ti o n s Read the fo llowing w ar ning b efor e y ou o r y o ur child play with the A R. Dr on e. F aili ng to do s o may caus e injur y . Seizu re w a rnin g S o me people ( ab o ut 1 in 40 00 ) may hav e s eizur es or b lack o ut s tr ig g ered by ligh t flas hes or pattern s , s u[...]

Health and s afety p r ecautio ns 2 M a gnets N o t s uitable for child ren un der th e age o f 14. T his pro duct co ntain s s mall mag nets. I f s w allo wed , the mag net s may s tick to get her in the intestines and cause s er iou s injur y . Co n s ult a d o cto r immed iately i f the mag nets are s w allo wed . U se an d ma i ntena n c e AR.D[...]

3 Health and s afety p re cautio ns Wa rn ings c onc ernin g the u s e of the ba t tery Lith ium Po ly mer batteries are extrem ely hazar dou s and liab le to caus e s erio us inju ries to pers o ns o r pro perty. T he u s er accep ts liab ility fo r th e us e of a Lithiu m Po ly mer b atter y . A s th e manu factur er and th e di s tr ib u to r ca[...]

Health and s afety p r ecautio ns 4 Do no t exp o s e the b atter y to heat or d is p o s e o f a fire. Do no t al lo w th e b atter y to co me into co ntact w ith any k ind of liq uid. Do no t leav e y o ur d ev ice o ut in th e rain or near a s o ur ce o f mo is tur e. Do no t p u t th e battery in a micr o wav e oven o r in a p r es s ur is ed c[...]

5 Gett ing Star ted Getti n g Star ted Befo re you begin N ot e : Th e iP o d tou ch, iPh o ne a nd iP ad wil l co llectively b e r eferr ed to a s an " iP ho n e" in this ma n ual. Co n ten t s of the packa gin g AR. D ron e H ul l wit h gu a rd rin gs (f or i ndoo r u se ) H ul l wit ho ut gu ard ri ngs (f or ou tdoo r u se ) Ba tt e ry[...]

Gett ing S t ar ted 6 Do wn loadin g t h e applica t ion s Lo g in to th e A p p S to re and d o wnlo ad the AR.Dro n e ap pli catio ns. AR.F re e F li ght A R. F ree Flig ht is the cor e ap p licatio n. It all o ws y ou to p ilot the A R. Dr on e usi ng y o ur iPh o ne. I t is d es ig ned to help y o u learn ho w to perfo rm th e b as ic fl ig ht [...]

7 Gett ing Star ted 3. C o nnect the p o wer cab le to the tr ansf o r mer and then plug it into the mains power s uppl y . N o t e: - Th e charg ing time fo r the b attery is 1 h o ur 30 minu tes . - Th e LED status l ig ht wi ll tur n g reen when charg in g is complete. - LEDs num b er ed 1 to 3 fla sh w hen th e co rr es p o nding c ells a r e b[...]

Gett ing S t ar ted 8 P lace the AR.Dro n e in the midd le o f a r o om ( 4m x 4m minimu m) witho u t o bs tacles . St ep b ack to a di s tan ce of 1 metr e b ehin d the d ev ice (th e fro nt o f the dev i ce is eas y to id entify b ecause o f the camer a). I n the Set ting s p anel o f the AR.Fr ee Flig ht app lication , d eactiv ate the Outdoor S[...]

9 Gett ing Star ted Connec ti ng th e iP hon e to the A R.Dro ne Activa t in g air plan e m ode F o r i mpro ve d eas e o f us e, we reco mm end that y o u co nfig ur e y o ur i P ho n e to ru n in f ligh t mo d e. To d o s o, s impl y s elect Se ttings > Air plane mode . Co n n ec t in g t h e i P h one t o th e Wi-Fi n etwo rk o f t h e AR.Dro[...]

Gett ing S t ar ted 10 2. On the 1 s t co nn ected iPh o ne, tur n the Wi -F i off and ba ck o n. > Y ou can no w co nn ect the 2 nd iPh o ne to the AR.Dro n e. Ch an gin g the con n ection m ode T he 1. 7 . 4 upd ate o f th e A R. Dr o ne al lo ws y o u to chang e the con nectio n mo de, b y s wi tch ing fro m ad -h o c mo de to acces s -point [...]

11 G ettin g Star t ed M ot or L EDs LED beha viour Mea ning T he 4 L EDs ar e red P o wer i s c o n nected Each LED flas hes red, o n e after the o ther T he mo to rs are s tartin g up. T he 4 L EDS flas h g r een T he AR.Dro n e is cur r ently tak ing off o r landi ng . T he 2 fro n t LEDs ar e g r een T he 2 r ear LEDs are red T he AR.Dro n e is[...]

Gett ing S t ar ted 12 C hecking th e mo di fied s ettin g s Res etting the v a lue of the i ner tial un it to 0. Make s ur e th at th e A R. Dr o ne i s s ettled on a f lat s urface befor e pres s ing this butto n . Res to rin g the factor y s etting s Ba s ic sett in gs O pt ion Us ed for . . . A ctiv ate / d eactiv ate the us e o f the iP ho ne [...]

13 G ettin g Star t ed S elect the ty pe of fligh t that y o u wis h to make with th e AR. Dr o ne. A ctiv ate th is o p tio n if y ou wis h to us e th e A R. Dr o ne ou tdoo r s , es pec ially if ther e is any w ind. Advan c ed sett in gs We r eco mmend th at y o u no t mo d ify these s ettin gs dur ing y o ur firs t fligh ts wi th the A R. Dr o n[...]

Gett ing S t ar ted 14 Define the v ertical climb an d de s cen d s peed o f the A R. Dr o ne. Slid e th e c u rsor to the r igh t to increase this s p eed . A d just the neut ral comm and p o s itio n f o r the A R. Dr on e. S elect the Auto o ption f o r this s etting to b e s et auto m aticall y . S elect the Manual optio n to mo di fy this s et[...]

15 G ettin g Star t ed 3. Recon nect the iPho n e to the AR. Dr o n e . Th e AR . D rone is a l re a dy c on nec ted t o a n oth e r i P hon e 1. Deactiv ate th e Wi-F i o n the oth er co nn ected i P ho n e. 2. Delete the p airin g of the A R. Dr o ne wi th the p r ev iou s iPh o ne . 3. Co n nect the new iPh o ne to the A R. Dr on e . Th e iPh on[...]

Gett ing S t ar ted 16 F orget tin g the W i- F i n etwork S elect the Wi-Fi netwo rk g ener ated by the AR.Dro n e then pres s on For get this networ k . Deac t iv atin g Wi - F i m od e Deactiv ate and then reactiva te Wi-Fi on y o ur i P ho n e. E rasin g th e pairi n g m e m o r y of the AR . Drone 1. P ress the Un p air b u tto n us ing a fi n[...]

17 G ettin g Star t ed > Y ou can no w co nn ect the 2 nd iPh o ne to the AR.Dro n e. R est ar t in g t h e AR . Dron e T o res tar t the AR.Dro n e, just d is co nn ect and reco n nect the b atter y .[...]

Free flig ht 18 F r ee fl i g h t Wa rni ng: Make sur e th at y ou h a v e secur ely con nected the A R. Dr o ne b attery and th at th e mo to r LEDs are g reen bef o r e con nect ing yo u r iPh o ne to the Wi -F i netwo r k o f the AR .Dro n e a nd b efo re starting a fli g ht ap pl ication . Run the AR.F re e f li ght app licati o n to u s e the [...]

19 F r ee flig ht Han d pos it ion s on th e iPh o n e T he p o s ition o f y o ur hands o n the i P ho n e may hav e an eff ect on th e s tr eng th o f the Wi-Fi s ign al. Co lou rs of t h e L E D l ights C heck the colo u r of the s y s tem LED located o n the b o tto m s id e o f the AR.Dro n e. S ett in gs P ress the b utt o n then: a. Make s u[...]

Free flig ht 20 P iloti ng S lid e the joys tick ( botto m r igh t) to the r igh t / l eft to mak e the A R. Dr o ne p iv o t to the rig ht / l eft. S lid e the jo y s tick ( b o tto m rig ht ) up / down to make the AR.Dro n e cli mb / des cend in incr ement s o f 10 cm. P ress a n d ho ld th e joy s tick in the up / down p o s ition to mak e th e [...]

21 F r ee flig ht P ress an d ho ld th e b o tto m lef t butto n and tilt the iP ho ne for wards / back wards to mo v e the AR.Dro n e for wards / back wards . Autopi lot I f y ou r emo v e y o ur f ing er fro m the iPh o ne b utt on s , the auto pi lo t fix es the A R. Dr o ne’s p o s ition and keep s it in ho v er fli g ht . Sw it c hin g c a m[...]

Free flig ht 22 Lan di ng Make s ur e that the AR.Dro n e is d irectly ab o v e a flat, d r y and un o bs tru cted s ur face and then p r es s o n the b u tto n . Sta tu s ic ons T he icon indicates the Wi-F i s ign al s tr eng th b etween th e AR.Dro n e and th e iPh o ne. T he n umber o f bars dis p lay ed is pro por tio nal to the s ign al s tr [...]

23 F r ee flig ht I f the pro bl em pers is ts , it may b e necess ary to r ep lace th e mo th er boar d. Aler t m ess ages N o t e: A lert mess ages are simpl e w arn ing s. T hey do no t s to p yo u con tr o lli ng the A R. Dr o ne. Messa ge E xpla na t ion/C orre c t ion VIS I ON A LERT Th e v e rt i c a l ca me ra ca nn ot c a rry out a spe e d[...]

Free flig ht 24 MOT OR EMERGENC Y Prob l e m w ith o ne or more m ot ors C heck th e co nn ection s an d s tate o f the 4 mo to r s . C heck if the lates t upd ate has been install ed o n the A R. Dr o ne. I f the p r o b lem pers is ts , it may b e n eces s ary to replac e o ne or mo r e mo to r s . U SER EMERGENC Y Yo u h a ve j ust pre sse d t h[...]

25 F r ee flig ht domestic animal o r o ther o bje ct, we r eco mmend that y o u man ually land the AR.Dro n e as s oo n as the battery charg e indi cates a low lev el o f char g e. Phon e ca lls / S M S I f y ou r eceiv e a pho ne cal l o r an SM S while y o u ar e us ing the A R. Dr o ne, the A R. Dr on e wil l auto mat ical ly land. - If y o u a[...]

Genera l info rm atio n 26 Gen er al i n fo r m ati o n Wa rn ing Y o u s ho uld us e the P ar ro t AR.Dro n e s afely and resp o ns ibl y at all times , s o as to av o id any d amag e o r har m b eing caused to any pers o n , animal or pro perty next to which y ou ar e fl y ing the P arr o t AR. Dr o n e. I n th is res pect y o u s ho uld ens ur e[...]

27 G ener al in formatio n ret ur n s uch p r o d uct to the s ender at the s ender’s cost and to l ev y a char ge to co v er P arr o t’s tech nical tes t f ees . U p o n ex piratio n of the 12 -mo nt h warr ant y p er iod o r if the d efect is n o t co v ered b y the warr ant y , any def ectiv e pro duct can be retu rn ed to P arr o t’s afte[...]

Genera l info rm atio n 28 FCC Co m pl ia n c e Sta tem ent T his eq u ip ment has b een tested and fou nd to co mpl y wi th the limits f o r a Clas s B Dig ital Dev ice, pursuant to P art 15 o f th e F CC Rules . T hese li mits are d es ign ed to p r o v id e r eas o nable pro tectio n again s t har mful i nt erfer ence in a r es id ential ins tal[...]

29 G ener al in formatio n 3. P ay atten tion to all w ar ning s. 4. F o ll o w all ins tr uctio n s . 5. Do no t ins tall the dev i ce near a s ou rce o f heat. Radi ato r s , o v ens o r oth er d ev ices ( includi n g am- pl ifiers ) which p r oduce heat. 6. Do no t chan g e th e polar is ed co nn ecto r s . 7. Only use attachm ents / acces s o r[...]

Genera l info rm atio n 30 ampl ifiers ) th at pro duce h eat. 11 . Do no t d efeat the s af ety purpo s e o f th e p o larized o r gr o u ndi n g ty pe plug . A p o lariz ed p lug has two bl ades wi th o ne wi der than the ot her . A gr o un d ing ty p e p lug h as two bl ades and a thir d gr o un di n g pro ng . T he w ide b lad e or th e th ird [...]