PHANTOM 3 Professional User Manual 2015.03 V1.
Using this manual Legends Warning Important Hints and Tips Reference Read Before the First Flight Read the follow documents before using the Phantom 3 Professional for the first time. 1. Disclaimer 2. Phantom 3 Professional Quick Start Guide 3. Phantom 3 Professional User Manual 4. In the Box 5. Safety Guidelines 6. Intelligent Flight Battery Safety Guidelines It is recommended to watch all the tutorial videos on DJI official website and read the Disclaimer before your first flight.
Contents Using this manual Legends 2 Before Flight 2 Watch the video tutorials 2 Download the DJI Pilot app 2 Product Profile Introduction 6 Feature Highlights 6 Assemble the Aircraft 7 Aircraft Diagram 8 Remote Controller Diagram 9 Aircraft Flight Controller 12 Flight Mode 12 Flight Status Indicator 12 Return to Home (RTH) 13 Smart RTH 13 Low Battery RTH 14 Failsafe RTH 15 Dynamic Home Point 15 Vision
Camera and Gimbal Camera Profile 32 Gimbal 33 DJI Pilot App Camera 36 Map 40 Academy 40 User Center 40 Flight Flight Environment Requirements 42 Flight Limits and Flight Restriction Area 42 Preflight Checklist 46 Calibrating the Compass 46 Auto Take-off and Auto Landing 47 Flight Test 48 Starting/Stopping the Motors 48 Troubleshooting (FAQ) Appendix Specifications 53 Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC) 56 FCC Complian
Product Profile This chapter introduces the Phantom 3 Professional and lists the components on the aircraft and remote controllers. © 2015 DJI. All Rights Reserved.
Product Profile Introduction The Phantom 3 Professional is a brand new quadcopter capable of capturing HD video and transmitting an HD video signal out of the box. The built-in camera has an integrated gimbal to maximize stability and weight efficiency while minimizing space. Even when no GPS signal is available, Vision Positioning system provides hovering precision.
Phantom 3 Professional User Manual Assemble the Aircraft Removing Gimbal Clamp Remove the gimbal clamp in the direction as shown below: Product Profile Attaching Propellers Attach the propellers with the black nut onto motors with the black axis and spin counter-clockwise to secure. Attach propellers with grey nut onto motors without a grey axis and spin clockwise to secure. Place all propellers onto the correct motor and tighten by hand to secure its position.
Phantom 3 Professional User Manual Aircraft Diagram [7] [6] [1] [2] [3] [4] [1] GPS [2] Propeller [3] Motor [5] [4] Front LED Product Profile [5] Landing gear [8] [9] [10] [6] Gimbal and Camera [7] Aircraft Micro-USB Port [8] Aircraft Status Indicator [9] Intelligent Flight Battery [11] [10] Vision Positioning Sensors [11] Antennas [12] [12] Camera Micro-SD Card Slot [13] Camera Micro-USB Port [13] Remote Controller Diagram [1] Antennas [1] [2] [8] [7] [6] [3] [4] [5] Relays aircraft contro
Phantom 3 Professional User Manual [5] Battery Level LEDs Displays the battery level of the remote controller. [6] Status LED Displays the remote controller's system status. [7] Power Button Used to power on or power off the remote controller. Circular LED around the RTH button displays RTH status. [15] Product Profile [8] RTH LED [16] [9] Camera Settings Dial Turn the dial to adjust camera settings.
Aircraft This chapter introduces the features of the flight controller, Vision Positioning System and the Intelligent Flight Battery. 10 © 2015 DJI. All Rights Reserved.
Aircraft Flight Controller The Phantom 3 Professional flight controller is based on DJI flight controller with several enhancements such as new flight mode. Three safe modes are available: Failsafe, Return Home and Dynamic Home Point. These features ensure the safe return of your aircraft if the control signal is lost. The flight controller can stores crucial flight data to the on-board storage device for each flight.
Phantom 3 Professional User Manual Aircraft Status Indicator Description Normal Alternatively Red, Green and Yellow Flash Green and Yellow Flash Alternatively Aircraft warming up Safe to Fly (P mode with GPS and Vision Positioning) Green Flashes Slowly Aircraft X2 Power on and self-check Safe to Fly (P mode with Vision Positioning but without GPS) Green Flashes Twice Safe to Fly (A mode but No GPS and Vision Positioning) Yellow Flashes Slowly Warning Fast Yellow Flashing Remote Controller Signa
Phantom 3 Professional User Manual Low Battery RTH The Battery Level Indicator is displayed in the DJI Pilot app, and is described below Critical Low battery level warning(Red) Sufficient battery level(Green) Low battery level warning(Yellow) Remaining flight time Power requires to return home Battery level Indicator Battery Level Warning Remark Aircraft Status Indicator DJI Pilot app Flight Instructions Tap “Go-home” to have the aircraft return to the Home point and land automatically, or “Canc
Phantom 3 Professional User Manual When the critical battery level warning activates and the aircraft is descending to land automatically, you may push the throttle upward to hover the aircraft and navigate it to a more appropriate location for landing. Color zones and markers on the battery level indicator reflect estimated remaining flight time and are adjusted automatically, according to the aircraft’s current status.
Phantom 3 Professional User Manual There are two options for Dynamic Home Point. 1. Set the aircraft current coordinate as the new Home Point. 2. Set the mobile device's coordinate as the new Home Point. Setting Up Dynamic Home Point Follow the steps below to setup Dynamic Home Point: 1. Connect to the mobile device and launch the DJI Pilot app and go to the “Camera” page. 2. Tap“ ”and select“ ”, to set the mobile device’s coordinates as the new Home Point. 3.
Phantom 3 Professional User Manual Follow the steps below to use Vision Positioning: 1. Toggle the switch to “P” mode. 2. Place the aircraft on a flat surface. Notice that the Vision Positioning system cannot work properly on surfaces without pattern variations. 3. Power on the aircraft. The aircraft status indicator will flash twice in green light, which indicates the Vision Positioning system is ready. Gently push the throttle up to lift off, and the aircraft will hover in place.
Phantom 3 Professional User Manual the propellers properly, match the nut with the axis on the motors of your Phantom 3 Professional. Propellers Grey cap Black cap Figure Attach On Legends Motors with a grey axis Motors with a black axis Lock : Turn the propellers in the indicated direction to mount and tighten Unlock : Turn the propellers in the indicated direction to loosen and remove Ensure propellers are attached to its corresponding motors, otherwise the aircraft cannot take off.
Phantom 3 Professional User Manual Flight Intelligent Flight Battery Charger Battery must be fully charged before using it for the first time. Refer to "Charging the Intelligent Flight Battery" for more information . Be aware that the output power of the supplied Phantom 3 Professional charger is 100W. Aircraft DJI Intelligent Flight Battery Functions 1. Battery Level Display: LEDs display the current battery level. 2. Battery Life Display: LEDs display the current battery power cycle. 3.
Phantom 3 Professional User Manual Low Temperature Notice: 1. Battery capacity is significantly reduced when flying in low temperature environment (< 0°C ). 2. It is not recommended to use the battery in extremely low temperature (< -10°C) environment. Battery voltage should reach to the appropriate level when using in the environment where temperature range between minus 10°C to 5°C. 3. Stop flying when DJI Pilot app displays “Low Battery Level Warning” in low temperature environment. 4.
