U s e r m a n u a l L o k i M k 2 S y s t e m GCS VERSION : 2.10.0 CONTENTS FIRST USE Disclaimer UAV and GCS Schematics GCS Menu Navigation Before First Flight First take off Switching to another device MAIN FUNCTIONS...
: Precautions, good practices & maintenance a. Disclaimer 1. THE LOKI MK2 SYSTEM IS NOT A TOY AND SHOULD NOT BE USED OR HANDLED BY A PERSON UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. 2. BEFORE USING THE LOKI MK2 SYSTEM : •...
b. UAV and GCS Schematics LEFT TOP BUTTON RIGHT TOP BUTTON JOYSTICK 1 JOYSTICK 2 DEVICE ALLOCABLE BUTTON 1 TO 4 BUTTON 1 TO 3 MENU BUTTON DEVICE BUTTON SCREEN POWER BUTTON LEDs RADIO INPUT HEADPHONES AUDIO/VIDEO SD CARD CHARGING CHARGING PORT PORT...
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Radio input The radio input and headphones output follow the CTIA standard. The pinout on the jack is as follows: Microphone Ground Audio (Right) Audio (Left) Audio/video The AV Line out follows the Sony convention:...
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FLOOR/WIND VIDEO SPEED REACT MAX TILT MODE BOOST BOOST MODE ANGLE STATUS STATUS STATUS DRONE BATTERY DEVICE -46dBm Floor 93% 87% LEVEL CONTROL SIGNAL LEVEL BATTERY LEVEL ULTRA SOUND HEALTH STATUS BOTTOM B I U IMU HEALTH POWER STATUS LEVEL VIDEO VIDEO VERTICAL...
: Push Joystick 2 to the left to exit the current submenu and go back one level d. Before First Flight CAUTION: YOUR LOKI MK2 SYSTEM COMES READY TO USE AND HAS BEEN TEST-FLOWN IN OUR FACILITY. HOWEVER, SOME SETTINGS MIGHT NEED TO BE ADJUSTED TO GUARANTEE THE BEST PERFORMANCES FOR YOUR USER CASES.
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TEM AS THE GLITCHES FROM THE ANALOG SIGNAL WILL HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON THE WHOLE PICTURE’S QUALITY. This setting is common to all connected devices Turning scrambling ON will enable you to make your video signal unreadable by non-Loki MK2 users.
PRECAUTIONS & GOOD PRACTICES TO UNDERSTAND ALL FUNCTIONNALITY AND REQUIRED PRECAUTIONS. The content of this document is confidential and proprietary information, and is the property of (SKY-HERO SA ) STEP 1 : Check for matching labels on your GCS and UAV(s)
f. Switching to another device When two or more UAVs are ready to fly (the process described in the previous section has been completed for all devices), you can easily switch between devices by pressing the matching device button on your GCS. This will stop the link with your actual device and create a link with the new device you want to control.
Automatic takeoff of the UAV, with a smooth acceleration of the propellers’ spinning speed. The UAV will automatically reach a hovering position, about 1 meter from the ground, joysticks should not be moved du- ring the takeoff process. Motors and propellers must be able to rotate freely or your Loki MK2 will stop the 240,00 process to avoid damage;...
Happy Dog The Loki MK2 can be used as a high-power IR light generator; just land the UAV in the space you want to lighten and engage the Happy Dog function. This function will turn the drone upside down and switch all IR LED on full power.
f. R – Enable hovering CAUTION: HOVERING (= 3D POSITION HOLD) IS AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED AFTER TAKEOFF SO TRY NOT TO TAKE OFF TOO CLOSE FROM WALLS OR UNDER LESS THAN 1M HIGH CEILINGS. HOVERING AND ALTITUDE GAIN WILL BE ABORTED IF THE OPERATOR MOVES THE JOYSTICKS DURING THE TAKEOFF PROCESS. SKY-HE- RO STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU LET THE UAV PERFORM AT LEAST 1 STABLE HOVERING AFTER EACH BATTERY CONNECTION AS THIS ALLOWS THE COMPUTER TO UNDERSTAND THE PHYSICS OF THE UAV AND GUARANTEE OPTIMAL UAV PERFORMANCES WHILE FLYING.
J1 – Toogle Front LED CAUTION : 840nM IR LIGHT USED IN THE LOKI MK2 CAN BE HARMFUL TO YOUR EYES. TAKE ALL PRECAU- TIONS NECESSARY TO AVOID ANY DIRECT IR BEAM CONTACT WITH YOUR EYES, SUCH AS IR BLOCKING GLASSES.
This mode allows the use of the GCS as an image reception device. Users can navigate using the 4 Device Buttons (Device Button LEDs will be powered on blue) and, thus, capture the image of nearby devices (whether Sky-Hero devices or not) broadcasting in the frequencies set for each Device in the Video Channel SCROLL menu.
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Happy Dog The Loki MK2 can be used as a high-power IR light generator; just land the UAV in the space you want to lighten and engage the Happy Dog function. This function will turn the drone upside down and switch all IR LED on full power.
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Flat Trim CAUTION: THE FLAT TRIM CAN ONLY BE DONE WHEN THE UAV IS LAYING PERFECTLY FLAT AND NOT MOVING. ONLY USE THIS FUNCTION WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR UAV IN SIGHT OR ARE 100% SURE THAT IT IS PERFECTLY FLAT AS THE NEW RECORDED VALUE WILL BE USED AS THE HORIZONTAL ABSOLUTE REFERENCE. The Flat Trim will reset the UAV’s gyroscope flat value.
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VII. Enable hovering CAUTION: HOVERING (= 3D POSITION HOLD) IS AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED AFTER TAKEOFF SO TRY NOT TO TAKE OFF TOO CLOSE FROM WALLS OR UNDER LESS THAN 1M HIGH CEILINGS. HOVERING AND ALTITUDE GAIN WILL BE ABORTED IF THE OPERATOR MOVES THE JOYSTICKS DURING THE TAKEOFF PROCESS. SKY-HE- RO STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU LET THE UAV PERFORM AT LEAST 1 STABLE HOVERING AFTER EACH BATTERY CONNECTION AS THIS ALLOWS THE COMPUTER TO UNDERSTAND THE PHYSICS OF THE UAV AND GUARANTEE OPTIMAL UAV PERFORMANCES WHILE FLYING.
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1 meter from the ground, joysticks should not be moved du- ring the takeoff process. Motors and propellers must be able to rotate freely or your Loki MK2 will stop the process to avoid damage; in this case, “Emergency” will appear on the bottom of the GCS screen.
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This function enables the use of one the GCS’ Allocatable Button as a PTT. The use of a dedicate cable for your radio system might be necessary. Please contact our customer service for detailed information : sup- port@sky-hero.com XIV. Motor shutdown Also called as emergency shutdown, this function will immediately cut all four motors, regardless of the UAV’s current situation or position, leading to instant UAV crash down.
MANUALLY INTO SLEEP VIA ‘TOGGLE DRONE SLEEP’ BEFORE SWITCHING TO YOUR LAST DEVICE AND SET- t of this document is confidential and proprietary information, and is the property of (SKY-HERO SA ) TING IT INTO SLEEP MODE WITH THE GCS.
4. ADVANCED SETTINGS This submenu is locked by default and should only be used by experienced users, please refer to the ADVANCED SETTINGS user manual.
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