SWELLPRO SPLASH DRONE PRO User Manual

SWELLPRO SPLASH DRONE PRO User Manual

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User Manual V2.3
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  • Page 1 SPLASH DRONE PRO VERSION User Manual V2.3 Australian Version - Mode 1 www.uavwholesale.com.au www.swellpro.com...
  • Page 2 Thanks for purchasing your new SWELLPRO product. Please thoroughly read the entire contents of this manual to fully use and understand the product. It is advised to check the Splash Drone’s product page at WWW.SWELLPRO.COM which is updated on a regular basis. This will provide services such as product information, technical updates and manual corrections.
  • Page 3 15. Damage(s) or injuries caused by abusing & modifying the protective circuit inside of Battery; 16. Any legal liability incurred by illegal activities. Please use products within limits permitted by local laws and regulations; SWELLPRO reserves all the rights for final interpretation. Forbidden (Important) Symbols Highlighting Forbidden (Important)
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    6. FAQ 1. Product Introduction Developed by SwellPRO, Splash Drone is the world’s 1st amphibious & waterproof drone. 71% of the earth covered by water, 60% of the people live by ocean or lake. There isn’t a drone that can survive from landing on water.
  • Page 5: Function Abstract

    9. Smart Charger: All-In-One design, no more complicated setting, support 2-4S Li-Polymer battery. 10. Aluminum suitcase: Compact and strong design for easy to carry and protect the drone, plenty of space fits the drone and its accessories. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 6 Splash Dronex1 set Self-tightening Propeller x2 pairs Lipo Battery x1pc Quick-release Landing gear x1 set 2.4G Radio controller x1 set Short terminal of Receiver x1pc Mini 5.8G video transmitter x1pc Waterproof 2-Axis Gimbal x1 set ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 7 Receiver Antenna of FPV Monitor x1 set AV Out cable of FPV Monitor x1 set Charger cable of FPV Monitor x1 set Smart Charger of FPV Monitor x1 Mounting bracket of FPV Monitor x1 set ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 8: Splash Drone Pro Version

    Aluminum-alloy Suitcase x1 set 4. Splash Drone PRO version Splash Drone PRO version is full Ready-To-Fly package. It includes the drone, controller, waterproof gimbal, battery, self-tighten carbon fiber propeller, 5.8G VTX, FPV screen etc. All the parts are fits into an aluminum suitcase.
  • Page 9: Radio Controller Configuration

    11) LCD Display 12) Power switch 13) Cancel 14) OK 15) Roll Sub-trim 16) Right Joystick 17) Pitch Sub-trim 18) Three-way switch SWB 19) Knob switch VRB 20) Handle shaft 22) Battery cover 21) Trainer access ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 10: Flight Guidance

    Normal SWB1 SWB2 SWB3 SWB2 Circle Flight SWB3 Return-To-Home 4.2.1.3 Gimbal controll VRA, VRB are knob switch to adjust the PAN/TILT of the gimbal. Which will help you to choose the best angle for filming. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 11 Pull down joystick to fly backward. Aircraft flies in a specific horizontal plane when joystick stays in the neutral position. Larger variances imposed at up/down motion, larger tilting angle as well as higher speed would be performed. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 12: Flight Mode

    The week point is that the GPS & compass module is the quite sensitive with magnetic interference. Make sure you fly in a place without strong magnetic interference place and good GPS signal. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 13 Return-To-Home mode. The drone will return to the original take-off location RTH Mode (Note: the drone will recognize the location that it start getting good GPS signal to be home). For detail introduction of RTH mode, please refer to 4.4.4 Return To Home. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 14: Osd Data On Radio Controller

    SWB2 4.2.3 OSD data on Radio Controller The Splash Drone PRO intergrated with telemetry system. All flight data will be send back and display on the remote controller screen in time. They are height, distance, speed, GPS coordinate, battery voltage etc.
  • Page 15 Flight (Rotating) angle of aircraft Nose Flying angle of moving forward(+)/ Backward(-) Pitch Flying angle of moving to Right(+)/ Left(-) Roll Longitude Latitude Remarks: With the GPS coordinate, you can locate your drone in case it is lost. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 16: Self-Tightening Propeller

    Please check to ensure every Props are in good shape before every flight. Aging & destroyed Props are FORBIDDEN to use on Splash Drone. DON’T touch the rotating propellers. Please ALWAYS use the original 12inch propellers to guarantee good fly experience. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 17: Battery

    Discarded battery could lead to a fire; you should completely discharge the battery and wrap the output terminal with insulating tape before discarding. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 18 4.2.5.3 Install Battery Fit the battery into the specified location as picture below. Put the battery power cord as far away as possible from the GPS module. Make sure no cable is placed under the battery!!!! ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 19: Calibrations

    Calibration. The slow blue blink will stop and system enter into normal standby status with regular blinking of two green -> one blue -> two green… ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 20: Accelerometer Calibration

    Release the joystick to finish the Calibration. Then the drone into normal standby status with red and green light blink alternately. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 21: Compass Calibration

    1. Switch on the remote control and drone. Wait until the self-checking is finished. (during the self checking, the motor will have Di… Di… sound, after a long Di… the sound will be gone, means the self checking is finished) ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 22 LED become slow two clock-wise circles. The flashing GREEN. (The last GREEN blinking. indication LED become RED, position of the SWA switch GREEN blink alternately. should be SWA1) ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 23: Flight Instruction

    DO NOT overloading any objects that is heavier than 1KG; Please make sure the main battery and radio are fully changed before flight; Avoid operating radio controller and other wireless appliances simultaneously. Vehicle equipment & power resource may influence the 2.4G telemetry system. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 24: Start Flying The Splash Drone

    3. Make sure the drone have good status, propellers are good and well tighten. 4. When you power on the drone, it will enter self-checking. To make sure all sensor has good start, please don’t move the drone during this time. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 25: Landing

    Hold the throttle joystick up to 5second, the motors will be locked. Then power off the drone, and switch off the remote controller. Operation diagram ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 26: Auto Return-To-Home (Rth)

    Notice: During proceeding RTH, If you want to change the landing location, please switch SWB to SWB1 to close the RTH first, then choose the location you like, then land it manually. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 27: Navigation Indication

    LED Indication Working Status Blinking once ATTI Mode Blinking twice GPS Mode Blinking thrice Circle Flight Flashing Return-To-Home Blinking slowly Vertical Compass Calibrating Flashing Horizontal Compass Calibrating System Status Blinking once Joystick isn’t at neutral position ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 28: Low Battery Warning

    If the current landing Second Level location is not good, you can switch to ATTI mode to change the landing location manually. (This might make the battery over- discharge, be careful to use it) ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 29: Using Different Kind Of Accessories

    Try to install the parts according to the proved locations. But some senior pilots can change the location, like putting the GPS outside etc. Battery Video transmitter Gimbal controller board Flight controller Receiver 4.5.3 Waterproof Gimbal Installation There are two parts for the waterproof gimbal: controller box and gimbal bracket ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 30 6. Open the waterproof case, insert the AV USB cable into the camera, place the cable to proper location, then insert the camera inside the waterproof case, close it. Video transmitter Gimbal Gimbal controller board Receiver ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 31 5. Insert the USB AV cable into the camera, and insert the camera into the case, close it. 6. Adjust a proper angle for the camera, and insert the video cable into your VTX inside the drone. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 32 2. Power on the drone and switch on the FPV screen. 3. Choose a channel by flipping switches on VTX, there are totally 32channel available for the VTX. 4. See below channel selection sketch map, “4, 5” represent Frequency Range, “1,2,3” represent ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 33 VTX correspond to “F”, A -> A, B -> B). 3. Press CHANNEL to choose channel from 1 - 8. 4. Press MENU button to adjust the screen parameter. 5. Press SOURCE button to select video source. SEARCH/+ SOURCE/- MENU GROUP CHANNEL POWER ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 34: Specifications Of Splash Drone

    4S 14.8V 4500mAh Lipo battery Charging Temperature -10C°~ 40C° Net Weight 390g Operation Frequency 2405 ~ 2475HMZ 2.4GHz Radio Radio Range 1.0 KM controller Receiver sensitivity (1%PER) -105dbm Working current 120 mA Battery 1.5V AA*4 Channel 8 channels ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 35: Faq

    A: Pls don’t worry, although the radio controller is defaulted as Left Throttle when ex-factory, customized modification of Right Throttle is also available based on special request. Splash Drone is here to satisfy your different operation habits. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 36 A: 1. Improper installation with Propeller, please check whether the rotating direction of Propeller is in accordance with motors; 2. Gyro variance error leads malfunction with Splash Drone. Please connect with software assistant to calibrate the Gyro. 3. Please do the Horizontal calibration once again before flight. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 37 A: Yes, there is a binding procedure to code the new Controller with Receiver: 1. Insert the Short-circuit terminal into the ‘B/VCC’ channel in the Receiver; 2. Power on the drone, then Indicator in the receiver is flashing quickly; ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 38 'SWA' stays at 'SWA1', 'SWB' stays at 'OFF', don't touch joysticks. Turn on the Radio controller once again, then the controll signal can be taken over once again. After that, please manually get the drone clam & control it to return safely. ©2015 SWELLPRO All Rights Reserved...
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