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Cetus Lite
FPV KIT
User Manual
Version No.I
2022-10-20

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  • Page 1 Cetus Lite FPV KIT User Manual Version No.I 2022-10-20...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Product List 2. Preflight Checks 3. Quick Start Guide 3.1 Quick Start 3.2 Flight Operation 3.3 First Person View (FPV) 3.4 On-Screen Display (OSD) 3.5 Flight Modes 3.6 Battery Charging 4. Remote Control Radio Transmitter 4.1 Switch Functions 4.2 Joystick Functions 4.3 Charging the Remote Control Radio Transmitter 5.
  • Page 4 7. LED Light/Beep Status Codes 7.1 Quadcopter LED Light 7.2 Remote Control Radio Transmitter LED Light & Beep Status Codes 7.3 FPV Goggles LED Light Status Codes 8. Advanced Settings 8.1 Re-Bind for Quadcopter 8.2 Quadcopter Level Calibration 8.3 Joystick Calibration 8.4 Switching Protocol 9.

  • Page 5: Product List

    1. Product List 1 x Cetus Lite FPV Brushed Whoop Quadcopter 1 x LiteRadio 1 Transmitter (CC2500 Version) 1 x BETAFPV VR02 FPV Goggles Box Contents: 2 x BT2.0 300 mAh 1S Lipo Battery 1 x BT2.0 Battery Charger and Voltage Tester...

  • Page 6: Preflight Checks

    2. Preflight Checks 1. Check all parts are included according to product check-list. Ensure all parts are intact and the frame undamaged. 2. Ensure all propellers and motors are installed correctly and stably. 3. Ensure that propellers do not scratch against frame ducts and motors spin smoothly. 4.

  • Page 7: Quick Start Guide

    3. Quick Start Guide 3.1 Quick Start Before flying, verify that the remote control radio transmitter is successfully Binded with the quadcopter, all basic controls are functional, and the quadcopter can be taken off normally. ● Step 1: Take out the remote control radio transmitter, set the throttle joystick to the lowest position, and keep 4 switches all pop-up.
  • Page 8 ● Step 2: Install the battery into the battery mounting slot under the quadcopter. Ensure that the direction of the battery and quadcopter's power cord is aligned in the same direction. Connect the quadcopter with the battery, then place the quadcopter on a horizontal surface.
  • Page 9 ● Step 3: Press switch SA to arm the quadcopter. Then motors will start spinning slowly. Press Switch SA again for it to popped-up will disarm the quadcopter and motors will stop spinning. Press Switch SA to Arm the Quadcopter The completion of these steps verifies the normal functioning of the quadcopter and remote control radio transmitter, and the following flight operations can be continued.

  • Page 10: Flight Operation

    3.2 Flight Operation Step 4: Re-arm quadcopter (step 3). Motors will spin at a low speed. Throttle (left) Joystick: ● Up/down controls rate of ascent/ descent. ● Left/Right controls counterclockwise/ clockwise rotation. Ascent Joystick Up/Down Decent Counterclockwise Clockwise Rotation Rotation Joystick Left/Right Direction (right) Joystick: ●...
  • Page 11 Left Right Joystick Left/Right It is recommended to begin flying without using fpv goggles for practice. Be familiar with the controls and sensitivity of the joysticks by following the above-mentioned operation steps. Caution: 1. Find a suitable open place for the first flight. 2.

  • Page 12: First Person View (Fpv)

    3.3 First Person View (FPV) First-person view (FPV) is the real-time video transmission between image captured on quadcopter to fpv goggles. ● Take out the goggles, install the headband; ● Slide the power switch to the right. The screen lights up and the VR02 goggles are turned on;...

  • Page 13: Flight Modes

    3.5 Flight Modes Cetus Lite FPV only supports Normal Mode (N MODE). And there is no Sport Mode (S MODE) or Manual Mode (M MODE). N MODE: When the quadcopter ascends, center two joysticks at the same time. Then quadcopter will maintain a horizontal attitude at a certain height.

  • Page 14: Battery Charging

    directional joystick controls the tilt direction and tilt angle of quadcopter. It also has an auxiliary flight function, which can assist in adjusting the altitude position, but can not adjust the horizontal position. 0.5~5m Obstacle Caution 1: When flying in Normal mode, please try to choose an indoor or windless outdoor environment.，keeping the flight height within 0.5m-5m.
  • Page 15 Output 5V Charging Two batteries can be charged at the same time. Charging a fully discharged battery takes approximately 20 minutes. WWhen the charger is not connected to a USB cable and connector, inserting the battery to the TEST port of the charger can display the current battery level.

  • Page 16: Remote Control Radio Transmitter

    4. Remote Control Radio Transmitter The remote control radio transmitter in this kit is LiteRadio 1 model. Switch instructions as shown below. Switch B Switch C Switch A Switch D LED light Throttle Joystick Direction Joystick Power Button Type-C Port BIND SETUP Battery...

  • Page 17: Switch Functions

    The LiteRadio 1 is compatible with two types of joystick heads. When replacing the joystick head, please be aware NOT to twist the joystick head. Instead, pull it out directly, then replace the joystick head. As shown below: Note： Please plug & remove Do not twist the the joystick head vertically joystick head...
  • Page 18 Switch SA: Arm/Disarm Quadcopter ● Release switch SA to arm ● Press switch SA to disarm Switch SB: Quadcopter Level Calibration ● Button left unused without functions ● Pop-down Switch SB to perform Level Calibration Switch SC: Speed Threshold of Quadcopter ●...

  • Page 19: Joystick Functions

    4.2 Joystick Functions Two joysticks (throttle&direction joysticks) on the front of the remote control radio transmitter control the quadcopter: Ascent/descent (throttle), forward/backward tilt (pitch), left/right tilt (roll), and rotation of flight direction(yaw). Throttle (left) Joystick - Ascent/descent (throttle) and rotation of flight direction (yaw). Ascent Joystick Up/Down Decent...

  • Page 20: Charging The Remote Control Radio Transmitter

    Left Right Joystick Left/Right 4.3 Charging the Remote Control Radio Transmitter Remote control radio transmitter has a built-in 1000mAh battery. When red light flashes twice and the buzzer alarms twice, indicates that radio transmitter is low battery and needs to be recharged. Below are the charging methods for reference: ●...

  • Page 21: Fpv Goggles

    5. FPV Goggles The FPV googles used in the kit named model VR02. The FPV goggles uses built-in antenna to receive signal. Status: Disarm DISARM V3.89 N MODE 00.00 SLOW Flight Time Quad Battery Voltage Flight Mode Speed Threshold 1 19...

  • Page 22: Button Operation

    5.1 Button Operation Type-C Port Charging Indicator LED Power Switch Band Search Channel ● Power switch Turn the power switch left and right to turn the goggles on or off. When facing the switch, the left position is off; the opposite of the position is on. ●...
  • Page 23 Frequency Position Frequency RSSI Display Bar RSSI Coordinate A1 5865 BAND: 3.51V Goggles Voltage Frequency Scanning Results Table Press and hold for 1 second to start the frequency scan, and the frequency scan result will be displayed after 3 seconds. The different colors in the screen indicate the current status of each frequency as follows: R3 5732 BAND:...

  • Page 24: Frequency Selection

    0<RSSI<20 Green Frequency is available 20<RSSI<70 Yellow Frequency has moderate interference from another transmitter 70<RSSI<99 Frequency is completely in use by a transmitter White The strongest signal which the goggles received in this scan ● Band Key and Channel Key In the frequency scan interface, the Band Key can be cycled down to select different bands, and the Channel Key can be cycled to the right to select different channels.

  • Page 25: Charging The Fpv Goggles

    Press and hold the Search Key for 1 second to automatically search for the frequency point with the strongest signal strength in the space to obtain the FPV picture of the quadcopter. We can also shortly press the Band Key to switch to the designated band and use the Chanel Key to switch to the designated channel so that the FPV goggles can work on the designated frequency point.

  • Page 26: Quadcopter Osd Menu Operation

    6. Quadcopter OSD Menu Operation The OSD menu is a set of operation interfaces designed to modify the configuration of the quadcopter. The most used functions are to turn on or off quadcopter RGB lights and OSD, together with other options. 6.1 How to Access/Operate OSD Setting Menu The position of joysticks to access the OSD setting menu is as shown below.
  • Page 27 After accessing the OSD menu, pilot will see the following menu interface on the FPV screen. MAIN OPTION The OSD menu cursor can be controlled by the right joystick to operate the OSD interface: ● Up: move the cursor up ●...

  • Page 28: Turn Quadcopter Rgb Led On/Off

    6.2 Turn Quadcopter RGB LED ON/OFF The quadcopter status LED light is solid blue by default when flying. User can set it to color cyling mode: ● In the MAIN menu, select CONFIG and enter the CONFIG menu, as shown below; ●...

  • Page 29: Osd Other Options

    6.3 OSD Other Options Quadcopter gyroscope default settings can be restored. ● Enter OPTION, select RESET and confirm; ● The LED indicator of the quadcopter flashes blue and the screen automatically exits the OSD interface, this means complete restoration of quadcopter gyroscope default settings.

  • Page 30: Led Light/Beep Status Codes

    7. LED Light/Beep Status Codes 7.1 Quadcopter LED Light There are two RGB LED indicator on the bottom of the quadcopter. LED indicator LED indicator 1 28...
  • Page 31 Status LED color Status State description Solution The power on the Replace the battery quadcopter is and power on again abnormal or off Quadcopter battery Flashing slowly Replace the battery is low The quadcopter is connected with the Blue Solid remote control radio transmitter Quadcopter is...

  • Page 32: Remote Control Radio Transmitter Led Light & Beep Status Codes

    7.2 Remote Control Radio Transmitter LED Light & Beep Status Codes There are two RGB LED indicator on the bottom of the quadcopter. Indicator LED color Status State description Solution Throttle joystick is not Move throttle joystick to Solid at the lowest position the lowest position when starting Remote control radio...

  • Page 33: Fpv Goggles Led Light Status Codes

    7.3 FPV Goggles LED Light Status Codes The FPV Goggles have a LED indicator lights which indicate Charging status. Charging Indicator LED color Status State description Blue Solid Charging —— Not charging or charging is complete 1 31...

  • Page 34: Advanced Settings

    8. Advanced Settings Additional advanced settings are available in case of special operations. 8.1 Re-Bind for Quadcopter If quadcopter and remote control radio transmitter cannot be binded successfully, the pilot may need to re-bind. This can happen when replacing new electronic parts of the quadcopter during maintenance or upgrading the remote control radio transmitter.

  • Page 35: Quadcopter Level Calibration

    8.2 Quadcopter Level Calibration After the quadcopter has taken off and landed several times, the quadcopter gyroscope may become offset. This will cause the quadcopter to always tilt in the same direction during a flight. To fix up it, the quadcopter gyroscope can be recalibrat- ed.

  • Page 36: Joystick Calibration

    8.3 Joystick Calibration The joystick data may offset after it has used for a period of time (if joystick has been hit against physically). User need to re-calibrate joysticks based on following steps: ● After powering on, press SETUP button on the back of remote control radio transmitter, it hears two "Bee Bee"...
  • Page 37 LED Status Protocol Version Flash once Frsky D16 FCC (ACCST 1.X Version) Flash twice Frsky D16 LBT (ACCST 1.X Version) Flash Three Times Frsky D8 Flash Four Times Futaba S-FHSS Note: LiteRadio 1 only work with D16 ACCST 1.x Frsky protocol. So if you use a Frsky receiver with D16 ACCST 2.X version or ACCESS version, binding will fail.

  • Page 38: Faq

    9. FAQ 9.1 How to Replace Propellers and Motors Propellers can be deformed or fall off when quadcopter collides with an object. Bent or missing propellers need to be replaced. Firstly, use the included propeller removal tool to remove propellers from the motor. The tool shoud be placed between the motor and the propellers.

  • Page 39: Radio Connecting To Simulator

    ● Install driver from PC automatically, prompt box pops up after successful installation. Then, remote control radio transmitter works normally. Setting up a device We’re setting up ‘ BETAFPV JoyStick’. Other devices BETAFPV Joystick 1 37...

  • Page 40: How To Stop After A Collision

    User needs to manually install driver if PC doesn't install automatically or installed incorrectly. DO NOT power on the transmitter first and connect it to the PC. The USB port is invalid in this situation. 9.3 How to Stop After A Collision ●...

  • Page 41: Supplement

    10. Supplement 10.1 Warning & Security ● Move the throttle joystick as gently as possible to avoid the quadcopter ascending and descending too suddenly. ● Press switch SA on the remote control radio transmitter immediately if the quadcopter collides with any object. ●...

  • Page 42: After-Sale Service

    ● For after-sale service, please reach out via e-mail: support@betafpv.com This clause only applies to the products manufactured by BETAFPV and sold by BETAFPV authorized dealers. The specific interpretation rights of this clause belong to BETAFPV.
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