Do not touch while the propellers are spinning. 9. Ensure all components are in good, working condition and fully charged before every flight. 10. Turn off the battery for the Recon, camera, and transmitter or smart watch after every use to save battery life.
Box Contents Please go through the checklist of items below after unboxing: Recon Drone x1 Carrying Case x 1 User Manual x 1 Propeller x 4 Landing Skids x 2 Camera/Gimbal x 1 Memory Card x 1 Smart Watch x 1...
Setup & Assembly Charging Everything Turn on the battery, transmitter and smart watch to check the battery levels. Battery Running Times: Drone Battery - 25 min. Transmitter - 24 hours Smart Watch - 1 hour Camera - 70-90 min. Insert the AC power cord into the balance charger and plug into a standard U.S. wall outlet.
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To fold up Recon, firmly push the arms inward in the reverse order with the front arms folding in first and the rear arms last. The self locking mechanism will release each arm under pressure.
Setup & Assembly Cont. Installing the Rotors Attach the silver cap rotors onto the silver motors and secure them by twisting clockwise. Attach the black cap rotors onto the black motors and secure them by twisting counter-clockwise. Arrows around the rotor cap indicate the directions of tightening and loosening. To release the rotors from the motors, just spin in the opposite direction.
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Setup & Assembly Cont. Installing the Gimbal & Camera Unscrew the camera strap from the gimbal. Attach the camera into the gimbal frame (the camera lens is on the right). The USB port must line up and plug in to the camera from the side as shown. Fasten the camera strap with the two thumb screws.
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Setup & Assembly Cont. Installing & Removing the Recon Battery To install the battery pull up the spring button on the back of the drone. Align the battery with the drone, matching the battery plug with the power plug, slide the battery into the drone until it is locked in securely.
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Setup & Assembly Cont. Camera Instructions & Overview 1. Insert a memory card into the camera. The camera supports a maximum size of 64GB. The camera can only support 4K or 1080p 60FPS video with memory cards with a reading rate over 80MB/S. 2.
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Setup & Assembly Cont. Recon Drone Live Feed App Instructions 1. Search “Recon Drone” on the Apple Store or Google Play and download it to your smartphone. 2. Turn on the Recon drone. Open the app on your phone and tap “WiFi Settings.”...
Transmitter Operations Transmitter Overview & Binding to the Recon Drone Smartphone Cradle LCD Screen Gimbal Pitch Gimbal Yaw Activate Rotors ON/OFF (Hold for 3 seconds) TAKE OFF (press once) HOVER LAND (press once) ORBIT (press & hold) RETURN HOME (press & hold) Code Binding Drone to Transmitter The drone has already been binded to the transmitter included by default.
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Transmitter Operations Continued Preparing the Smartphone Cradle 1. Push the cradle into the transmitter, twist the nut on the screw to secure and make the cradle face to you. 2. Adjust the cradle to your desired position, stretch the cradle clamp and attach your smartphone into the clamp.
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Transmitter Battery Level Distance Notes: Only one control device may be connected to Recon at any time. Do not attempt to pair the Smart Watch once the Transmitter as been connected. Doing so may result in the drone malfunctioning and possibly crashing.
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When the left stick is back at the center, the drone will hover at its current position. Notes: 1. The red LEDs indicate the front of Recon. Always be aware of the orientation during fly. Pressing and holding can turn off the front red LED lights.
Transmitter Operations Cont. Orbit Mode When the drone is in flight pressing and holding will activate Orbit Mode. This mode autonomously moves the drone to maintain a 15ft. radius orbiting the point where you activated the mode. The drones front will point to the center of orbit at all times.
Transmitter Operations Cont. Landing 1. Slowly push down on the throttle stick to make the drone land. Do not push down too hard or the drone may descend too fast and crash on the ground. After landing, push the throttle stick to the lowest point and hold it for 5 seconds to shut down the motors.
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Smart Watch Operations Smart Watch Overview & Binding to the Recon Drone Ascend (press once) Follow Me Mode Gimbal Yaw Left (press & hold) Rotors Locked Ready to fly Follow Me (press once) Auto Take Off (press once) Recon Battery Level...
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00.0m 00:00:00 Notes: Only one control device may be connected to Recon at any time. Do not attempt to pair the Transmitter once the Smart Watch as been connected. Doing so may result in the drone malfunctioning and possibly crashing.
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15 feet high. 5. Pressing in the joystick will turn off the red LEDs on the drone. When the joystick is released, Recon will autonomously hover in place. Pressing will interrupt the drone during any function and make it hover in its place.
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Press to stop rotating. Panoramic Mode is not only used for panoramic photos (Use Recon Drone app to take photos/videos), but also to turn the orientation of the drone. During this mode manually take pictures or video using the Recon Drone app on your smartphone.
Smart Watch Operations Cont. Follow Me After the Smart Watch gets a GPS signal strength of at least 8 and shows an “ ”, press once to activate Follow Me mode. The drone will autonomously follow the Smart Watch when they are 15 feet away from one another at a speed of up to 44mph.
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Smart Watch Operations Cont. Landing Pressing once will make Recon autonomously land at its current spot. drone may bounce a few times when landing, this is normal. The rotors will stop rotating 5 seconds after landing on the ground. During auto landing, you can use the joystick to reposition the drone if the landing area is not flat or safe.
Frequently Asked Questions 1. Can the gimbal be stabilized after powering on? No, if the flight checking has failed move to a new area and try readying again. 2. Can the drone take off immediately after powering on? The drone is set not to take off if the flight checking is not completed or the drone does not get a strong enough GPS signal.
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Disclaimers Please note that the Recon 4K Follow Me Live Feed Drone is not a toy for children under the age of 14 and is recommended to be operated under adult supervision. Do not fly the drone near no-fly zones according to your local laws and regulations.
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