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Summary of Contents for Muvi X-drone VXD-001-B
- Page 1 User Manual VXD-001-B X-Drone Manual.indd 1 22/07/2015 14:28...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents 1. What’s in the box? 2. Setting up the X-Drone and equipment batteries 2.1 X-Drone battery specifications 2.2 Charging the X-Drone battery 2.3 Installing the X-Drone battery 2.4 Battery precautions 3. Preparing the X-Drone 3.1 Flight indicators 3.2 microSD card slot 3.3 On-board camera 4. X-Drone propellers 4.1 Installing the propellers 4.2 Removing the propellers 4.4 Propeller Guards 5. X-Drone controller 5.1 Switching on the controller 5.2 Controller antenna 5.3 Controller operating instructions 5.4 Pairing the controller and the X-Drone’s receiver 6. X-Drone smartphone range extender 6.1 Guide to the smartphone range extender 6.2 WiFi indicator 6.3 Power indicator... -
Page 3: What's In The Box
1. What’s in the box? 1. X-Drone 8. X-Drone Battery Charger 2. Propellers 9. Smartphone Range Extender Adapter 3. Propeller Guards 10. Tool Set (Screwdriver and Wrench) 4. Controller 11. Screw for Smartphone Range Extender 5. Smartphone Range Extender 12. M3x12 Screws 6. Smartphone Mount 13. Controller Strap 7. X-Drone Battery 14. USB Cable X-Drone Manual.indd 5 22/07/2015 14:28... -
Page 4: Setting Up The X-Drone And Equipment Batteries
2. Setting up the X-Drone and 3. Preparing the X-Drone equipment batteries Equipment Power Supply Controller 4 x AA Batteries Smartphone Range Extender T he range extender needs to be charged through the built in mini USB charging port X-Drone X-Drone Battery (see below) 2.1 X-Drone battery specifications Capacity 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 <... -
Page 5: Flight Indicators
3.1 Flight indicators The X-Drone has three indicators on the front, rear and tail. When the X-Drone is switched on the flight indicators will turn on. The front indicator is green and the rear indicator and Front indicator tail indicators are red. Rear indicator Tail indicator Function Front Indicator Rear Indicator Tail Indicator Low battery alarm – level 1 Slow flash (1s on, 1s off) Slow flash (1s on, 1s off) Low battery alarm – level 2 Fast flash (twice at 1s intervals) Fast flash (twice at 1s intervals) Barometer abnormal state Solid on Slow flash (once every 3s) GPS abnormal state Solid on Fast and slow flash at 3s intervals Compass abnormal state... -
Page 6: Microsd Card Slot
3.2 microSD card slot Status indicators on controller Before using the X-Drone please insert the microSD card into the card slot whilst the power There are three status indicators on the controller: is off. The X-Drone can take microSD and microSDHC cards up to a 32GB capacity. Controller power indicator 3.3 On-board camera Red LED – Solid on when the controller is switched on. The on-board camera’s power is supplied by the X-Drone battery. The camera will turn on Photo capture indicator when you turn the X-Drone on. You can take photos and videos through either the controller Green LED – Flashes once when a photo is captured, otherwise it remains off. or through the app. Video recording indicator Camera Specifications Resolution 1080p at 30fps (NTSC) /1080p at 25fps (PAL) Green LED – Turns on, then off when the controller is turned on. Flashes slowly whilst recording video and is solid on whilst pairing. Image resolution 4608x3456 Video format MOV (H.264 compression) Storage... -
Page 7: X-Drone Propellers
4. X-Drone propellers The X-Drone uses 10 inch propellers, two with grey rotor blade caps and two with black 4.2 Removing the propellers rotor blade caps. Whilst holding the motor with your hand or the supplied wrench, hold and rotate the Propeller Grey Black propeller in the unlocking directi on (see above). 4.3 Precauti ons - B efore each fl ight check that the propellers Lock Turn clockwise to lock Turn anti clockwise to lock are correctly and fi rmly installed. Wrench - E nsure all propellers are intact before each Unlock Turn anti clockwise to unlock Turn clockwise to unlock... -
Page 8: X-Drone Controller
5. X-Drone controller Joystick and S1-S4 switch functions Left joystick Up and Down – Throttle / Left and Right – Yaw Right joystick Up and Down – Pitch / Left and Right – Roll 1 Normal Flight 2 Not allocated 3 Not allocated 1 Joystick Calibration OK 2 X-Drone and WiFi Range Extender Pairing 3 Calibrating Joystick (Tilt up) Related Control to Servo Stop (Medium) (Tilt Down) 1 GPS Mode 2 Normal Mode 3 Null (Reserved) 5.1 Switching on the controller - I nsert 4 AA batteries (not provided) into the battery compartment as per positive and negative directions - E nsure that the two joysticks are in the centre position. Push switches S1 and S2 to the top position. - P ush the power switch on the controller to on. The power indicator will turn on and stay solid red. -
Page 9: Controller Operating Instructions
5.3 Controller operati ng instructi ons Controller X-Drone Directi on Control Method Controller X-Drone Directi on Control Method T he left joysti ck controls the X-Drone T he right joysti ck also controls the elevati on. X-Drone left & right ti lt. P ush the left joysti ck upwards over the P ush the joysti ck left and the X-Drone centre positi on to make the X-Drone take will ti lt and fl y left . Push the joysti ck right... -
Page 10: Pairing The Controller And The X-Drone's Receiver
6. X-Drone smartphone range extender - I n GPS mode, when both joysticks are in the neutral (centre) position, the X-Drone The X-Drone smartphone range extender is a wireless communication device that works in will hover at a fixed-point. the 2.4GHz frequency band and is used to increase the effective communication distance between the smartphone and the X-Drone. The communication distance is affected by the - I n normal mode, when all joysticks are in the neutral (centre) position, the X-Drone surrounding environment, such as blockages due to trees, signal reflection by buildings, will remain level, but may drift in a horizontal direction. interference by other same frequency bands. - W hen in GPS mode the X-Drone motors cannot be turned on until the GPS is ready. 6.1 Guide to the smartphone range extender 5.4 Pairing the controller and the X-Drone’s receiver The controller and X-Drone have already been paired together prior to shipping. You only need to follow the instructions below if the controller or receiver have changed. -
Page 11: Pairing
7 . Flying the X-Drone 6.4 Pairing Flying environment requirements The onboard camera and smartphone range extender have been paired prior to shipping so - D o not use the X-Drone in inclement weather, such as strong winds, snow, rain and fog. it is not necessary to carry out pairing again. If the WiFi indicator flashes quickly or remains - S elect an open area with no tall buildings in the flying site. The presence of a large solid on please follow the instructions below to repair. number of steel buildings in the area will affect the compass. 1. T urn on the controller, X-Drone and smartphone range extender respectively. - W hile flying the X-Drone stay away from obstacles, people, power lines, shelters, bodies of water etc. 2. O nce the smartphone range extender’s WiFi indicated turns solid blue move the S2 switch on the controller to the centre position, then move back to ‘OK’. - D o not fly in a complex electromagnetic environment (such as near mobile phone case stations or towers) to avoid transmitter interference. -
Page 12: Compass Calibration
7.1 Compass calibrati on 7.2 Starti ng/stopping the motor IMPORTANT: Make sure to calibrate the compass before use or in every new fl ight locati on. Make sure that the S1-S4 switches are in the positi ons as shown below. Toggle the left and The compass is very sensiti ve to electromagneti c interference, which can cause abnormal right joysti cks as shown below to start the motor. This is known as Combinati on Joysti cks compass data leading to poor fl ight performance or even fl ight failure. Regular calibrati on is Command (CJC). Aft er the motors have started release the joysti cks immediately. required for opti mum performance. -
Page 13: Basic Flight
2. A fter the X-Drone lands, toggle the throttle joystick to the lowest position and hold for 7.4 Failsafe protections 3 seconds to stop the motor. If the X-Drone loses signal from the controller the Automatic Flight Control System will return it to the home point* and land safely. This reduces the chances of the X-Drone getting lost or crashing in case the controller signal is lost. *The home point is the X-Drone’s position where the X-Drone successfully scanned and connected to the satellite. To ensure that the X-Drone successfully flies back to the home point if it enters failsafe mode please only take-off after the X-Drone’s GPS has successfully connected to the satellite. If you lose control of the X-Drone during flight the X-Drone will automatically follow the procedure below: 1. The X-Drone will automatically slow down and hover in one location. 2. I f the X-Drone regains signal from the controller within 2 seconds it will return to normal IMPORTANT: Do not stop the motor during flight or else the X-Drone will crash. flight mode and will not enter failsafe mode. 7.3 Basic flight 3. I f the X-Drone does not regain signal from the controller within 2 seconds it will enter failsafe mode and will initiate automatic flight control to return to the home point. 1. P lace the X-Drone on flat, open ground and ensure that the tail indicator faces toward you. - T he X-Drone will continue to hover for 15 seconds and will evaluate the vertical distance to the home point 2. T urn on the controller, smartphone range extender and X-Drone. -
Page 14: Battery Level Alarm Function
How to regain control on the controller The free X-Drone app is available for iOS and Android and allows you to connect your X-Drone to your phone using the in-built WiFi. If the X-Drone is out of control toggle the S4 switch on the controller several ti mes to switch Install the app on your phone open the App Store (iOS) or Play Store (Android) on your fl ight mode. When the signal is restored, the controller will regain control and you can phone and use the search functi on to search for Muvi X-Drone. Select the app and then conti nue to use the controller to operate the X-Drone. click on the install butt on to install the app on your phone. 7.5 Batt ery level alarm functi on Connecti ng to the app When the X-Drone batt ery charge is low you must land it as soon as possible or else it may Turn on the controller, smartphone range extender and the X-Drone and then turn on the lose power completely and crash. The X-Drone has a two level batt ery alarm functi on. Level... -
Page 15: Guide To The App
8.1 Guide to the App 8.2 Video recording Make sure that you are in video record mode by pressing the Video button. The Video button will turn blue to indicate that it is in video record mode. Start recording by pressing the operation button. To stop recording press the operation button again. 8.3 Photo capture Make sure that you are in photo capture mode by pressing the Photo button. The Photo button will turn blue to indicate that it is in photo capture mode. Take a photo by pressing the operation button. 8.4 Fast shot photo capture Make sure that you are in fast shot capture mode by pressing the Fast Shot button. The Fast Shot button will turn blue to indicate that it is in fast shot capture mode. Take several photos in one second by pressing the operation button. 8.5 Maximise the preview screen On iOS devices you can maximise the preview screen in Video, Photo and Fast Shot Mode. To maximise the preview screen touch the preview area. You can view the maximised preview screen in both portrait and landscape. To record video or capture a photo or fast shot press the operation button at the bottom of the screen. To exit the maximised preview screen press the back button at the top in the right hand corner. PLEASE NOTE: On Android devices you can only view the X-Drone app in landscape. 1. Video Resolution 6. Operation button 2. Number of files stored on microSD card 7. Video button 3. Remaining recording time available... -
Page 16: Settings
9. Specifications 8.6 Settings Camera Ambient operating temperature 0-50°C/32-122°F To change settings on the X-Drone press the settings button to enter the settings menu. You Sensor size 1/2.3 can only change the size in record settings when you are in video record mode first. Photo resolution 16 mega pixels Record Settings Video Resolution Full HD 1080p Size Set the resolution and frame rate for video capture Frame rate PAL NTSC View Set the angle of view between broad, medium, narrow and small 1080p at 25fps or 50 fps 1080p at 30fps or 60 fps Bit Rate Set the bit rate between normal and high bit rate 960p at 25fps or 48fps 960p at 30fps or 48fps Capture Settings 720p at 25fps or 50fps 720p at 30fps or 60fps Size Choose between capturing 8, 12 or 16 mega pixel images... - Page 17 www.veho-world.com X-Drone Manual.indd 32 22/07/2015 14:28...
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