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SPLASH DRONE
User Manual
V5.4
www.swellpro.com
SWELLPRO TECHNOLOGY Co., LTD

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  • Page 1 SPLASH DRONE User Manual V5.4 www.swellpro.com SWELLPRO TECHNOLOGY Co., LTD...
  • Page 2 Due to any unforeseen changes or product upgrades, the information contained within this manual is subject to change without notice. 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: Table Of Contents

    Please QUIT using the drone if any exceptional abnormality occurs. Please DO make sure the Throttle joystick is staying at neutral position before switching on radio controller. Damage(s) or injuries may occur in tuning Splash Drone, so please DO ensure all engines are turned off before any calibrations.
  • Page 4 4.6.3 PAYLOAD RELEASE INSTALLATION 4.6.4 FPV SCREEN MOUNTING 4.6.5 VIDEO TRANSMITTION CHANNEL SELECTION 4.6.6 PAIRING A CHANNEL FOR FPV SCREEN 4.6.7 FLIGHT WITH OSD ON CONTROLLER 4.6.8 ZERO CAMERA REMOTE CONTROL 5.0 SPECIFICATION 6.0 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 5: Product Introduction

    The Splash Drone is perfect for the outdoor fans that use a GoPro style action camera to capture their adventures however wet or rough. It's also an ideal tool for ocean farers, lake and ocean scientists, boat owners, professional fishermen, water-sports, and all enthusiasts around the world.

  • Page 6: What's In The Box

    Attention: please check & confirm the parts inside the package comply with the part list as below: Accessories PHOTO Fisherman AUTO Splash Drone x 1 set Propeller x 2 pairs Lipo Battery x 1 pc Quick-release Landing gear x1 set ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 7 2.4GHz Bluetooth Datalink Transmitter Ground station Transmitter x 1 set Mini 5.8G video transmitter x 1 set 2-Axis Waterproof Gimbal x 1 set Waterproof Pay-load releaser x 1 set SAR device(Payload release with waterproof FPV camera) ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 8: Splash Drone Auto Version

    Mounting bracket of FPV Monitor x 1 set 7 Inch diversity LCD FPV Monitor x 1 set Smart balancing Charger x 1 set Aluminum-alloy Suitcase x 1 set 4. SPLASH DRONE AUTO VERSION 4.1 CONFIGURATION 4.1.1 DRONE CONFIGURATION ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 9: Radio Controller Configuration

    13. Left/Right Sub-trim 27. Trainer 14. Front/Rear Sub-trim 28. Battery cover Remark: 18,19,20,21,25,26 are spare buttons for extra usage if any. The default Throttle control is American Mode (Left Joystick), Right throttle (Japanese Mode) is available. ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 10: Flight Guide

    Circle Flight SWC1 SWC2 SWC3 ATTI Mode SWC3 4.2.1.3 Gimbal controller VRC, VRD is a gear switch to adjust the Roll/Pitch of Gimbal to get a better photography angle, please refer to 4.6.2 for more details. ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 11 AILERON control Up - Fly Forward Down - Fly Backward eft - Fly Left Right - Fly Right The drone will keep current position when the right joystick stays at neutral position in GPS mode. ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 12 Due to GPS senstivity and poor GPS signal, it's not ATTI Mode advised to fly the Splash Drone indoor, or around the crowd and strong magnetic environment. (Important notice: when your drone is out of control suddenly in GPS mode, the best way to get it back is switching to ATTI mode to bring it back manually).
  • Page 13 Note: To prevent unexpected accidents, please DON’T take-off under Circle Flight mode. Find out the drone NOSE direction before quitting Circle Flight mode. 4.2.3 READING OSD DATA ON CONTROLLER SCREEN 4.2.3.1 Find out and recognize the OSD data ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 14 The ground distance from current point to take-off point DIST GPS Signal level NULL, indicate the Sensitivity of Receiver RSSI Flight Mode MODE Flying angle of drone Nose Flying angle of moving forward(+)/ Backward(-) Pitch Flying angle of moving to Right(+)/ Left(-) Roll ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 15 4.2.5 BATTERY 4.2.5.1 Usage & Cautions The battery is specially designed for Splash Drone, with 4S 5200mAh capacity, 14.8V voltage and charge-discharge management functionality. DO NOT put the battery into water, fire or heat place; please keep the battery away from source of water and fire.
  • Page 16 DO NOT drain the battery of Splash Drone or leave the battery plugged into the Splash Drone when not in use. When there is low voltage alert, please land the splash drone in a timely to avoid damages to the battery &...
  • Page 17 GPS module. Make sure no cable is placed under the battery!!! 4.3 CALIBRATION Attention: All calibrations SHALL be done under LOCKING status WITHOUT propellers. 4.3.1 ACCELEROMETER CALIBRATION There are two ways to do Accelerometer Calibration: via controller or via computer. ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 18 3. Make sure the drone is in horizontal status, click "Start Single Calibration". A reminder dialogue will pop up when calibrate successfully. 4. Click "Write" in right-upper corner to save change, and disconnect by clicking "Disconnect" once again. The accelerometer calibration is completed. ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 19 5. Click "confirm", then give all reminder dialogues firm "OK" complete calibration. 6. Click "write" in right-upper corner to save changes, disconnect clicking "disconnect" once again. Then the radio controller calibration is completed. ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 20 (Note: 1. Try to unlock the motor, if it is ok, means the calibration is successful; 2. If unlock is failed, means calibration is fail, try the above process again.) ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 21 4. Operations in heavy rain & storm pouring & poor flight vision are prohibited. 5. Operations nearby High-Voltage transmission line & Broadcast signal interference is prohibited; 6. To prevent loosing control, pls DO NOT operate near to the filed with strong magnetic. ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 22 4. Power on the drone, it will do self-checking, don't shake the drone when it is doing self-checking, when the self-checking is finished, you will hear "DI" sound. 5. In ATTI mode, unlock and fly without waiting GPS signal; In GPS mode, you should wait until it is show 9 satellite. ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 23 4.4.3 LANDING Land the Splash Drone 1. Slowly pull down the throttle joystick to reduce the height, when the drone is close to the ground, put the throttle stick to the lowest position, until the drone is landed and motor stop rotating.
  • Page 24 There are 4 navigation LEDs on the arms: the Red LED represent the nose direction, Green LED represent the rear direction. Front Back Notice: When drone battery voltage is lower than 14.4V, all the 4 navigation lights will start blinking at the same time. ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 25 ATTI mode to change. (Warning: when the drone enter into 2nd low battery warning status, land as fast as possible, otherwise the drone battery might be over-discharge and get damaged). 4.5 SMART GROUND STATION 4.5.1 BLUETOOTH DATALINK MODULE 4.5.1.1 Wire Connection ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 26 1. Download the Android APK at www.swellpro.com, or download swellpro APP in APPLE store for your iPhone. 2. Run swellpro APP, click “GPS coordinate” to find the current location and choose a flying area. Note: If the flying area don't have internet access, you might need to download the goggle map data of the flying area on your smartphone first.
  • Page 27 6. Till here, can unlock the drone by controller, then use the app to control the drone to take-off, land, rise up, hovering, return-home, as well as mission planning and follow me function etc. ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 28 Click "A More" to choose "Follow Mode", the drone will follow up the people that hold the receiver terminal and smart phone automatically. Note: Please keep fly far enough from the area with strong magnetic interference, because it will significantly affect the follow me experience. ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 29 4. The receiver and transmiter terminal of the Bluetooth Data Link will link to each other automatically. When it is linked, it won't jump to other device. Make sure you link to the right drone when there is more than one drone flying at the same location. ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 30 4. Open the divebox on the gimbal, plug the usb plug to the camera usb port, fit the camera into the case. (Note: 1. please sort out the cable inside the divebox; 2. try to choose the right mode before flying) ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 31 4.6.4 FPV SCREEN MOUNTING Find out the mounting bracket bag from the suitcase, assemble the mount and fix the FPV screen to the controller handle bar according to below chart. 4.6.5 VIDEO TRANSMITTION CHANNEL SELECTION ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 32 ">/CH" to select channel among "CH1~CH8". Note: The frequency diagram has been silk-printed on the video transmitter. Thereinto, the frequency 'E'& 'F' on monitor is proportional to the FR3(C) & FR4(D) on the Video transmitter. ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 33 4.6.7 FLIGHT WITH OSD ON CONTROLLER Please refer to below wiring configuration of OSD data transmission: The New AUTO version has changed the OSD cable from three color to Single balck. RIGHT OSD Convertor ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 34 Receiver. 4.6.8 ZERO CAMERA REMOTE CONTROL 1. When a ZERO camera is fit in the splash drone waterproof gimbal, the ZERO cameracan be controlled by the remote controller to take picture or shoot video. (Note: this function isn’t available for GoPro Hero3/4).
  • Page 35 4S 14.8V 5200mAh Lipo battery Battery Charging Temperature -10C°~ 40C° Net Weight 630g Operation Frequency 2405 ~ 2475HMZ 2.4GHz Radio Radio Range 1.0 KM controller Receiver sensitivity (1%PER) -105dbm Working current 120 mA battery 7.4V-11.1V Channel 10 channels ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 36 6. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q1: Does the User Manual come within Splash Drone package, or soft copy for download? A: The user manual is available for download at www.swellpro.com, AUTO and Fisherman versions share the same manual. Q2: What's the effective range of the radio controller? A: Practical test indicates the max controllable range is up to 1.0KM, the effective...
  • Page 37 Q12: How long is the charging time for battery? A: Around 1 hour. Q13: What’s the root cause of poor satellite under GPS mode? A: 1. Please make sure there is no shelter from buildings & Metal objects, choosing flight ©2016 Swellpro All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 38 Red light is the power indicator, blue light means the receiver under the S-BUS mode, the splash drone works under SBUS mode. 3. Use a strong PIN, long-press the switch beside the light, when the blue light start flashing, means it enter into binding process, when the flash stop, it means binding is complete.
  • Page 39 A: The compass might be interference, please do the compass calibration again. Or check if the local environment has strong magnetic interference. For more details and tutorial videos, please go to www.swellpro.com to find out or contact us for support.