User Manual

VXD-001-B

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1. What’s in the box? 42. Setting up the X-Drone and equipment batteries 6 2.1X-Dronebatteryspecifications 2.2ChargingtheX-Dronebattery 2.3InstallingtheX-Dronebattery 2.4Batteryprecautions

3. Preparing the X-Drone 7 3.1Flightindicators 3.2microSDcardslot 3.3On-boardcamera

4. X-Drone propellers 12 4.1Installingthepropellers 4.2Removingthepropellers 4.4PropellerGuards

5. X-Drone controller 14 5.1Switchingonthecontroller 5.2Controllerantenna 5.3Controlleroperatinginstructions 5.4PairingthecontrollerandtheX-Drone’sreceiver

6. X-Drone smartphone range extender 19 6.1Guidetothesmartphonerangeextender 6.2WiFiindicator 6.3Powerindicator 6.4Pairing 6.5Chargingthesmartphonerangeextender

7. Flying the X-Drone 21 7.1Compasscalibration 7.2Starting/stoppingthemotor 7.3Basicflight 7.3Basicflight 7.5Batterylevelalarmfunction

8. Using the X-Drone app 27 8.1GuidetotheApp 8.2Videorecording 8.3Photocapture 8.4Fastshotphotocapture 8.5Maximisethepreviewscreen 8.6Settings

9. Specifications 31

Contents

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1. What’s in the box?

1. X-Drone x1

2. Propellers x4

3. PropellerGuards x4

4. Controller x1

5. SmartphoneRangeExtender x1

6. SmartphoneMount x1

7. X-DroneBattery x1

8. X-DroneBatteryCharger x1

9. SmartphoneRangeExtenderAdapter x1

10.ToolSet(ScrewdriverandWrench) x1

11.ScrewforSmartphoneRangeExtender x1

12.M3x12Screws x8

13. ControllerStrap x1

14. USBCable x1

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2. Setting up the X-Drone and equipment batteries

Equipment Power SupplyController 4xAABatteries

Smartphone Range Extender TherangeextenderneedstobechargedthroughthebuiltinminiUSBchargingport

X-Drone X-DroneBattery(seebelow)

2.1 X-Drone battery specificationsCapacity 5300mAh

Charging ambient temperature 0°C-50°C/32-122°F

Discharging ambient temperature -20°C-50°C/-4-122°F

Charge/discharge ambient relative humidity < 80%

2.2 Charging the X-Drone battery

ConnecttheX-DronebatterytotheX-DronebatterychargerandthenconnectthechargertoanACpowersource(100-240V,50/60Hz).WhilstchargingtheLEDonthechargerwillturnred,whenfullychargedtheLEDwillturngreen.Afterthebatteryisfullychargedpleaseremovethebatteryanddisconnectthecharger.

2.3 Installing the X-Drone battery

EnsuringthattheX-Droneisswitchedoff,insertthebatteryintothebatterycompartmentontheX-Droneandlockthebatteryintoposition.IfthebatterylockisnotfastenedthebatterymaynotconnectcorrectlywhichmayaffectflightsafetyorstoptheX-Dronefromtakingoff.

2.4 Battery precautions

- DonotpulloutthebatterywhilsttheX-Droneisswitchedonasitmaydamagetheunit.

- Ifthebatteryisnotgoingtobeusedforalongtimeitisrecommendedthatyoudischargethebatterytoa40-50%chargelevelbeforestoring.Tomaintainbatterylifedischargeandchargethebatteryevery3months.

- Donotcontinuetouseorchargethebatteryifthereisanyexpansionordamagetothebattery.

3. Preparing the X-Drone

1. Propellers

2. Motor

3. FrontIndicator

4. CameraLens

5. LandingGear

6. microSDcardslot

7. X-DroneBattery

8. TailIndicator

9. PowerSwitch

10.RearIndicator

11.BatteryLevelDisplay

12.BatteryLevelCheckButton

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3.1 Flight indicators

TheX-Dronehasthreeindicatorsonthefront,rearandtail.WhentheX-Droneisswitchedontheflightindicatorswillturnon.Thefrontindicatorisgreenandtherearindicatorandtailindicatorsarered.

Function Front Indicator Rear Indicator Tail Indicator

Low battery alarm – level 1 Slowflash(1son,1soff) Slowflash(1son,1soff) N/A

Low battery alarm – level 2 Fastflash(twiceat1sintervals) Fastflash(twiceat1sintervals)

Barometer abnormal state Solidon Slowflash(onceevery3s)

GPS abnormal state Solidon Fastandslowflashat3sintervals

Compass abnormal state Fastflash Solidon

Compass needs calibration Slowflash Solidon

Accelerometer abnormal state Fastflash Fastflash

Accelerometer needs calibration Switcheson,off,thenpermanentlyon Switcheson,off,thenpermanentlyon

Gyro abnormal state Solidon Fastflash

Gyro needs calibration Solidon Slowflash

Controller paired to X-Drone Flashfast

GPS ready Alternatebetweenflashingfastandsolidon

Frontindicator

RearindicatorTailindicator

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3.2 microSD card slot

BeforeusingtheX-DronepleaseinsertthemicroSDcardintothecardslotwhilstthepowerisoff.TheX-DronecantakemicroSDandmicroSDHCcardsuptoa32GBcapacity.

3.3 On-board camera

Theon-boardcamera’spowerissuppliedbytheX-Dronebattery.ThecamerawillturnonwhenyouturntheX-Droneon.Youcantakephotosandvideosthrougheitherthecontrollerorthroughtheapp.

Camera SpecificationsResolution 1080pat30fps(NTSC)/1080pat25fps(PAL)

Image resolution 4608x3456

Video format MOV(H.264compression)

Storage microSD/microSDHCupto32GB

Photo modes Singleshotandfastshot

Camera function keys on controller

Startvideorecording

Photocapture

Stopvideorecording

Status indicators on controller

Therearethreestatusindicatorsonthecontroller:

Controller power indicator

Red LED–Solidonwhenthecontrollerisswitchedon.

Photo capture indicator

Green LED–Flashesoncewhenaphotoiscaptured,otherwiseitremainsoff.

Video recording indicator

Green LED–Turnson,thenoffwhenthecontrolleristurnedon.Flashesslowlywhilstrecordingvideoandissolidonwhilstpairing.

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TheX-Droneuses10inchpropellers,twowithgreyrotorbladecapsandtwowithblackrotorbladecaps.

Propeller Grey Black

Lock Turnclockwisetolock Turnanticlockwisetolock

Unlock Turnanticlockwisetounlock Turnclockwisetounlock

4.1 Installing the propellers

Attachthepropellerswiththegreycapstothemotorshaftswithout“P”marksandattachthepropellerswiththeblackcapstothemotorshaftswith“P”marks(circledbelow).Tightenthepropellersasperthelockdirection(seeabove).

PLEASE NOTE: Thepropellersaredesignedforautomaticturning,thereforedonottightenexcessivelyduringinstallation.

4.2 Removing the propellers

Whilstholdingthemotorwithyourhandorthesuppliedwrench,holdandrotatethepropellerintheunlockingdirection(seeabove).

4.3 Precauti ons-Beforeeachflightcheckthatthepropellersarecorrectlyandfirmlyinstalled.

-Ensureallpropellersareintactbeforeeachflight.

-Keepyourdistancefromrotatingpropellersandthemotorstoavoidcutsandinjury.

-OnlyusepropellersthathavebeenprovidedbyVehotoensureoptimalperformance.

4.4 Propeller Guards

YoucanprotectyourX-Drone’spropellersfrombeingdamagedduringflightsbyinstallingthepropellerguards.ToinstallapropellerguardremovethetwoM3x8screwsattheendofeachmotor,thenplacethepropellerguardinpositionandattachusingtheM3x12screwsprovided.Tightenthescrewsasrequired.PleasekeeptheM3x8screwsinasafeplaceandreplacewhennotusingthepropellerguards.

4. X-Drone propellers

UnlockdirectionWrench

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5. X-Drone controller

Joystick and S1-S4 switch functions

Left joystick UpandDown–Throttle/LeftandRight–Yaw

Right joystick UpandDown–Pitch/LeftandRight–Roll

S1 1NormalFlight2Notallocated3Notallocated

S2 1JoystickCalibrationOK2X-DroneandWiFiRangeExtenderPairing

3CalibratingJoystick

(Tiltup)

S3 RelatedControltoServo Stop(Medium)

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S4 1GPSMode2NormalMode3Null(Reserved)

5.1 Switching on the controller

- Insert4AAbatteries(notprovided)intothebatterycompartmentasperpositiveandnegativedirections

- Ensurethatthetwojoysticksareinthecentreposition.PushswitchesS1andS2tothetopposition.

- Pushthepowerswitchonthecontrollertoon.Thepowerindicatorwillturnonandstaysolidred.

Beforeeachusemakesurethecontrollerhassufficientbattery.Ifthebatteriesarelowthecontrollerwillmakeasoundtoindicatelowpower.Pleaseremovethebatteriesifyoudonotintendtousethecontrollerforalongtime.

5.2 Controller antenna

TomaintainastrongcommunicationbetweenthecontrollerantennaandtheX-DronereceiverantennapleasekeepthecontrollerantennapointingtowardstheskyandensurethattherearenoobstaclesbetweenthecontrollerantennaandtheX-Dronereceiver.YoumaylosecontroloftheX-Droneiftheantennaisobstructed.Makesurethatthesmartphonerangeextenderandsmartphone(ifapplicable)donotblocktheantenna.

1.Antenna

2.Repeater

3.Smartphonemount

4.S23positionswitch

5.S13positionswitch

6.S3Cameraanglecontrol

7.S43positionswitch

8.Remotecontrolpowerindicator

9.Photocaptureindicator

10.Videorecordingindicator

11.Batterycompartment

12.Leftjoystick

13.Rightjoystick

14.Straphole

15.Stopvideobutton

16.Startvideorecordbutton

17.Photocapturebutton

18.Remotecontrolpowerswitch

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5.3 Controller operati ng instructi ons

Controller X-Drone Directi on Control Method

TheleftjoystickcontrolstheX-Droneelevation.

PushtheleftjoystickupwardsoverthecentrepositiontomaketheX-Dronetakeofffromtheground.(PleasepushtheleftjoystickslowlytopreventtheX-Dronefromsuddenlyandunexpectedlyrising).

Pushthejoystickup,theX-Dronerises.Pullthejoystickdown,theX-Dronedescends.KeepthejoystickatthecentrepositionandtheX-Dronewillhoveratthatparticularheight.

TheleftjoystickalsocontrolstheX-Dronerotation.

PushthejoystickleftandtheX-Dronerotatescounterclockwise.PushthejoystickrightandtheX-Dronerotatesclockwise.Ifthejoystickiscentred,theX-Dronewillflyinthesamedirectionwithoutrotating.

ThejoystickcontrolstherotatingangularvelocityoftheX-Drone.MovethejoysticktoincreaseX-Dronerotationvelocity.

TherightjoystickcontrolstheX-Drone’sfront&backtilt.

PushthejoystickupandtheX-Dronewilltiltandflyforward.PullthejoystickdownandtheX-Dronewilltiltandflybackwards.TheX-Dronewillkeeplevelandstraightifthejoystickiscentred.

Movethejoystickfastertoincreasethetiltangle(maximumis30degrees)andforfasterflightvelocity.

Controller X-Drone Directi on Control Method

TherightjoystickalsocontrolstheX-Droneleft&righttilt.

PushthejoystickleftandtheX-Dronewilltiltandflyleft.PushthejoystickrightandtheX-Dronewilltiltandflyright.TheX-Dronewillkeeplevelandstraightifthejoystickiscentred.

Movethejoystickfastertoincreasethetiltangle(maximumis30degrees)andfasterflightvelocity.

S2isusedtocalibratetheleftandrightjoysticks.

MoveS2toposition3,andturnonthecontroller.Thenmovebothjoysticksclockwiseandcounterclockwisetwice,ensuringeachrotationreachesthemaximumdegrees.Afterwards,releasethejoysticksandmoveS2toposition1.

Thevideorecordingindicator(green)willlightupfor3secondstoindicatethecompletionofthecalibration.

S4switchistheflightmodetoggleswitch.

Position1-GPSmode

Position2-NRM(normal)mode

Position3-NULLisreservedfunction

S2isusedtocalibratetheleftandright

MoveS2toposition3,andturnonthe

S4switchistheflightmodetoggle

Position1-GPSmode TherightjoystickcontrolstheX-Drone’s

Theleftjoystickalsocontrolsthe

PushthejoystickleftandtheX-DronePositi on 1

Positi on 1

Positi on 2

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Positi on 3

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- InGPSmode,whenbothjoysticksareintheneutral(centre)position,theX-Drone willhoveratafixed-point.

- Innormalmode,whenalljoysticksareintheneutral(centre)position,theX-Drone willremainlevel,butmaydriftinahorizontaldirection.

- WheninGPSmodetheX-DronemotorscannotbeturnedonuntiltheGPSisready.

5.4 Pairing the controller and the X-Drone’s receiver

ThecontrollerandX-Dronehavealreadybeenpairedtogetherpriortoshipping.Youonlyneedtofollowtheinstructionsbelowifthecontrollerorreceiverhavechanged.

MakesurethatthecontrolleristurnedoffandthenturnontheX-Drone.Thefront,rearandtailindicatorswilllightup.Whenyouheara‘beep’soundturnonthecontroller.Thevideoindicatorwilllightupindicatingthatpairinghascommenced.WhenthetailindicatorcontinuouslyflashesfastthelinkbetweenthecontrollerandtheX-Dronereceiverhasbeensuccessfullyestablished.

TheX-Dronesmartphonerangeextenderisawirelesscommunicationdevicethatworksinthe2.4GHzfrequencybandandisusedtoincreasetheeffectivecommunicationdistancebetweenthesmartphoneandtheX-Drone.Thecommunicationdistanceisaffectedbythesurroundingenvironment,suchasblockagesduetotrees,signalreflectionbybuildings,interferencebyothersamefrequencybands.

6.1 Guide to the smartphone range extender

1.Powerindicator 4.Powerswitch 7.Base

2.WiFiindicator 5.Chargingport

3.Lockingscrew 6.Pairingbutton

6.2 WiFi indicatorWiFi Indicator (Blue) Description

Solid on Rangeextenderstartupcompleted

Flashing fast Rangeextendernotpairedwithonboardcamera

Flashing slowly Successfullypairedsmartphonerangeextenderwithonboardcamera

6.3 Power indicatorPower Indicator Description

Red light solid on Rangeextenderison

Red light flashes Rangeextenderischargingorlowbattery,pleasechargeasap

Red light solid on Chargingiscomplete

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6.4 Pairing

Theonboardcameraandsmartphonerangeextenderhavebeenpairedpriortoshippingsoitisnotnecessarytocarryoutpairingagain.IftheWiFiindicatorflashesquicklyorremainssolidonpleasefollowtheinstructionsbelowtorepair.

1. Turnonthecontroller,X-Droneandsmartphonerangeextenderrespectively.

2. Oncethesmartphonerangeextender’sWiFiindicatedturnssolidbluemovetheS2switchonthecontrollertothecentreposition,thenmovebackto‘OK’.

3. Pressandholdthepairingbuttononthesmartphonerangeextenderfor3seconds.Thesmartphonerangeextenderwillautomaticallyrestartforre-pairingandthentheWiFiindicatorwillflashslowlytoindicatethatthesmartphonerangeextenderhasbeensuccessfullypairedwiththeonboardcamera.

6.5 Charging the smartphone range extender

ConnectthesmartphonerangeextenderadaptertotheminiUSBportonthesmartphonerangeextenderandconnecttheadaptertocharge.Itwilltakeapproximately2hoursforthebatterytofullycharge.

Toturnthesmartphonerangeextenderonmovethepowerswitchtotheonposition. WhentheWiFiindicatorblinksslowlythesmartphonerangeextenderisready.

Beforeeachflightcheckthatthesmartphonerangeextenderhassufficientcharge. Turnthesmartphonerangeextenderonthenpressthepairingbuttononce:

Power indicator flashes once Rangeextenderhasover80%chargeremaining

Power indicator flashes twice Rangeextenderhasover50%chargeremaining

Power indicator flashes three times Rangeextenderislowoncharge

Flying environment requirements

- DonotusetheX-Droneininclementweather,suchasstrongwinds,snow,rainandfog.

- Selectanopenareawithnotallbuildingsintheflyingsite.Thepresenceofalargenumberofsteelbuildingsintheareawillaffectthecompass.

- WhileflyingtheX-Dronestayawayfromobstacles,people,powerlines,shelters,bodiesofwateretc.

- Donotflyinacomplexelectromagneticenvironment(suchasnearmobilephonecasestationsortowers)toavoidtransmitterinterference.

- Donotflyinrestrictedorno-flyzonesandabidebyrelevantlawsandregulations.

Pre-flight check

- Ensurecontroller,X-Drone,smartphonerangeextenderandsmartphonearefullycharged.

- Ensurepropellersarecorrectlyinstalled.

- EnsurethemicroSDcardisproperlyinsertedbeforeusingthecameratocapturephotosandvideos.

- CheckifthemotorsstartproperlyaftertheX-Droneisswitchon.

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7. Flying the X-Drone

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7.1 Compass calibrati on

IMPORTANT:Makesuretocalibratethecompassbeforeuseorineverynewflightlocation.Thecompassisverysensitivetoelectromagneticinterference,whichcancauseabnormalcompassdataleadingtopoorflightperformanceorevenflightfailure.Regularcalibrationisrequiredforoptimumperformance.

- Donotcalibratethecompassinastrongmagneticfield.

- Donotcarryferromagneticmaterial,suchaskeys,mobilephones,etc.whilecalibratingthecompass.

- Thepropellersmustberemovedbeforecalibrationtoavoidaccidentalinjury.

Inawide,openareaturnonthecontrollerandX-Droneandmakesurethattheequipmentisworkingproperlyandfollowtheprocedurebelowtocalibrate.

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7.2 Starti ng/stopping the motor

MakesurethattheS1-S4switchesareinthepositionsasshownbelow.Toggletheleftandrightjoysticksasshownbelowtostartthemotor.ThisisknownasCombinationJoysticksCommand(CJC).Afterthemotorshavestartedreleasethejoysticksimmediately.

PLEASE NOTE:WhentheS4switchisinGPSmodethemotorscannotturnonuntiltheGPSisready.

TherearetwowaystostopthemotorsontheX-Drone:

1. AftertheX-Dronelandstogglethethrottle(left)joystick,thenperformCJC.Themotorswillimmediatelystop.Releasethejoysticksassoonasthemotorshavestopped.

S1 S2 S3 S4

Toggle Left Joysti ck to bott om left cornerToggle Right Joysti ck to bott om right corner

Toggle remote control joysti cks to the positi on below

Rotate X-Drone 360 degreeshorizontally twice

Rotate X-Drone 360 degreesverti cally twice (nose downwards)

Rotate X-Drone verti cally (nose left ) unti l green lights turn OFF

Green lights turned ON and solid

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Place X-Drone on the ground

Front indicator (Green)starts blinking.

Then release the joysti cks

MOVE TO STEP 2 Fast lights blinks

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2. AftertheX-Dronelands,togglethethrottlejoysticktothelowestpositionandholdfor 3secondstostopthemotor.

IMPORTANT:DonotstopthemotorduringflightorelsetheX-Dronewillcrash.

7.3 Basic flight

1. PlacetheX-Droneonflat,opengroundandensurethatthetailindicatorfaces towardyou.

2. Turnonthecontroller,smartphonerangeextenderandX-Drone.

3. WaituntilthetailindicatorflashesslowlyandtheX-Droneentersasafeflyingstate.PerformCJCtostartthemotor.

4. Pushthethrottle(left)joystickupslowlytosmoothlytakeoff.Pleaserefertosection 5.3fordetailedinstructionsoncontrolleroperatinginstructions.

5. Whenlanding,slowlypulldownthethrottlejoysticktomaketheX-Dronedescendslowlytotheground.

6. Afterlandingpullthethrottlejoysticktothelowestpositionandholdfor3secondsoruntilthemotorsstop.

7. Afterthemotorsstop,turnofftheX-Drone,smartphonerangeextenderandtransmitter,oneaftertheother.

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7.4 Failsafe protections

IftheX-DronelosessignalfromthecontrollertheAutomaticFlightControlSystemwillreturnittothehomepoint*andlandsafely.ThisreducesthechancesoftheX-Dronegettinglostorcrashingincasethecontrollersignalislost.

*ThehomepointistheX-Drone’spositionwheretheX-Dronesuccessfullyscannedandconnectedtothesatellite.ToensurethattheX-Dronesuccessfullyfliesbacktothehomepointifitentersfailsafemodepleaseonlytake-offaftertheX-Drone’sGPShassuccessfullyconnectedtothesatellite.

IfyoulosecontroloftheX-DroneduringflighttheX-Dronewillautomaticallyfollowtheprocedurebelow:

1. TheX-Dronewillautomaticallyslowdownandhoverinonelocation.

2. IftheX-Droneregainssignalfromthecontrollerwithin2secondsitwillreturntonormalflightmodeandwillnotenterfailsafemode.

3. IftheX-Dronedoesnotregainsignalfromthecontrollerwithin2secondsitwillenterfailsafemodeandwillinitiateautomaticflightcontroltoreturntothehomepoint.

- TheX-Dronewillcontinuetohoverfor15secondsandwillevaluatetheverticaldistancetothehomepoint

- Ifthedistanceismorethan25metrestheX-Dronewillcommenceflyingbacktothehomepoint.

- Ifthedistanceislessthan25metrestheX-Dronewillflyupverticallyuntilitis25metreshigherthanthehomepointandthencommencethereturn.

- WhentheX-Dronereachesthehomepointitwillhoverfor5secondsandthenautomaticallyland.

PLEASE NOTE:TheX-Dronecannotautomaticallyavoidobstaclesinitspathwhileitisinfailsafemode.

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How to regain control on the controller

IftheX-DroneisoutofcontroltoggletheS4switchonthecontrollerseveraltimestoswitchflightmode.Whenthesignalisrestored,thecontrollerwillregaincontrolandyoucancontinuetousethecontrollertooperatetheX-Drone.

7.5 Batt ery level alarm functi on

WhentheX-Dronebatterychargeislowyoumustlanditassoonaspossibleorelseitmaylosepowercompletelyandcrash.TheX-Dronehasatwolevelbatteryalarmfunction.Level1isalowpoweralarmandlevel2isaseverelowpoweralarm.Bothlevelsareindicatesbytheflightindicatorlights:

Low power Flight indicator light status Low power risk promptalarm levelLevel 1 2frontindicatorsand2rearindicates Inlevel1alarmconditiontheX-Dronewillfly willflashslowly. normallyforafewminutesandtheninitiate thelevel2alarm.

Becarefulwhileflying,keeptheX-Dronewithinsightanddonotflytohighortoofar.

Level 2 2frontindicatorsand2rearindicates Inlevel2alarmconditiontheX-Dronewillfly willflashquickly. normallyforafewminutesandinitiatethe

failsafemodeandstarttoautomaticallyland.

Wheninlevel2alarmconditionpleasereturnandlandtheX-Droneassafelyaspossibleanddonotpushthethrott lehardormakebigmovementsduringflight.

DuringlowpowerautomaticlandingyoucanregaincontroloftheX-Dronebyswitchingtheflightmode(S4switch).HoweverdonotdosorepeatedlyasitmayreducethebatterylifeortheX-Dronemaycrashduetoinsufficientpower.

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ThefreeX-DroneappisavailableforiOSandAndroidandallowsyoutoconnectyourX-Dronetoyourphoneusingthein-builtWiFi.

InstalltheapponyourphoneopentheAppStore(iOS)orPlayStore(Android)onyourphoneandusethesearchfunctiontosearchforMuviX-Drone.Selecttheappandthenclickontheinstallbuttontoinstalltheapponyourphone.

Connecti ng to the app

Turnonthecontroller,smartphonerangeextenderandtheX-DroneandthenturnontheWiFionyourphoneandthenenterthephone’sWiFisettings.LookforX-Droneinthelistofavailablenetworksandselecttoconnect.Youmayneedtorefreshthelistorscanfornetworksforthecamcordertoappear.PleaseenterMUVIXD01asthepassword.

ExittheWiFisettingsandopentheX-Droneapponyourphone.Tofinishconnectingtapintheapp.

8. Using the X-Drone app

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8.1 Guide to the App

1. VideoResolution 6. Operationbutton

2. NumberoffilesstoredonmicroSDcard 7. Videobutton

3. Remainingrecordingtimeavailable 8. Settingsbutton

4. Recordingduration 9. Fastshotbutton

5. Videopreview 10. Photobutton

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8.2 Video recording

MakesurethatyouareinvideorecordmodebypressingtheVideobutton.TheVideobuttonwillturnbluetoindicatethatitisinvideorecordmode.Startrecordingbypressingtheoperationbutton.Tostoprecordingpresstheoperationbuttonagain.

8.3 Photo capture

MakesurethatyouareinphotocapturemodebypressingthePhotobutton.ThePhotobuttonwillturnbluetoindicatethatitisinphotocapturemode.Takeaphotobypressingtheoperationbutton.

8.4 Fast shot photo capture

MakesurethatyouareinfastshotcapturemodebypressingtheFastShotbutton.TheFastShotbuttonwillturnbluetoindicatethatitisinfastshotcapturemode.Takeseveralphotosinonesecondbypressingtheoperationbutton.

8.5 Maximise the preview screen

OniOSdevicesyoucanmaximisethepreviewscreeninVideo,PhotoandFastShotMode. Tomaximisethepreviewscreentouchthepreviewarea.Youcanviewthemaximisedpreviewscreeninbothportraitandlandscape.Torecordvideoorcaptureaphotoorfastshotpresstheoperationbuttonatthebottomofthescreen.Toexitthemaximisedpreviewscreenpressthebackbuttonatthetopintherighthandcorner.

PLEASE NOTE:OnAndroiddevicesyoucanonlyviewtheX-Droneappinlandscape.

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8.6 Settings

TochangesettingsontheX-Dronepressthesettingsbuttontoenterthesettingsmenu.Youcanonlychangethesizeinrecordsettingswhenyouareinvideorecordmodefirst.

Record Settings Size Settheresolutionandframerateforvideocapture

View Settheangleofviewbetweenbroad,medium,narrowandsmall

Bit Rate Setthebitratebetweennormalandhighbitrate

Capture Settings Size Choosebetweencapturing8,12or16megapixelimages

Fast Shot Choosebetweencapturing3photosin1second,6photosin1secondor10photosin1second

Param Settings Video Content Loop Turnontocontinuallyoverwritefileswhenthememorybecomesfull

TV Output Format SettheTVoutputtoPALorNTSC

Date/Time SetthedateandtimeontheX-Dronetomatchthedateandtimeonyourphone

Format SelectyestoformatthemicroSDcard.Note:Formattingwilldeleteallfiles

Version Showstheversionoffirmwarethatyouhave

Type ShowsthemodelnumberofyourX-Drone

X-Drone Battery 5300mAhLiPo

Weight 1.4kg/3.09lbs

Hover Accuracy Horizontal:±2.5m/8.2ft,Vertical:±0.8m/2.62ft

Maximum tilt angle 30°

Maximum climb/descent speed Climb:6m/s(19.69ft/s);Descend:4m/s(13.12ft/s)Maximum flight speed 20m/s(65.62ft/s)(Notrecommended)

Wheelbase 450mm/1.48ft

Flight time 20-25minutes

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Camera Ambient operating temperature 0-50°C/32-122°F

Sensor size 1/2.3

Photo resolution 16megapixels

Video Resolution FullHD1080p

Frame rate PAL NTSC

1080pat25fpsor50fps 1080pat30fpsor60fps

960pat25fpsor48fps 960pat30fpsor48fps

720pat25fpsor50fps 720pat30fpsor60fps

480pat50fpsor100fps 480pat60fpsor120fps

Video recording format MOV(H.264codec)

Photo format JPG

Controller Data transfer distance 500m(1640ft)

Battery life 8 hours

Operating current/voltage 150mA/6V

Battery 4xAAbatteries

Smartphone Range Extender Operating frequency 2.4GHz

Communication distance (open field) 300m/948ft

Transmitting power <=17dBm

Power consumption 1.5W

9. Specif ications

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