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Summary of Contents for TYPHOON Q500
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
BATTERY WARNINGS AND USAGE GUIDELINES FLYING CHARGING THE BATTERIES DISABLING GPS PREPARING THE CGO2-GB GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE INSTALLING THE PROPELLERS COMPASS CALIBRATION Q500, CGO2-GB AND ST10 OVERVIEW ST10 AND RECEIVER BINDING ST10 DISPLAY ST10 AND CGO2-GB BINDING ST10 ACCESSORIES TROUBLESHOOTING FLIGHT CONTROLS WARRANTY INFORMATION... -
Page 4: Introduction
Station. With the Q500 it’s never been easier to capture amazing photographs and video footage for a wide variety of uses. And although the Q500 is nearly ready to fly right out the box, please take the time to read through this entire instruction manual for more information on safety, battery charging, flight controls and more before making your first flight. -
Page 5: Notices And Warnings
NOTICES AND WARNINGS IMPORTANT NOTE: All safety precautions and warnings, instructions, warranties and other collateral information is subject to change at the sole discre- tion of Yuneec. For the most up-to-date information please visit the corresponding product page at www.Yuneec.com or contact the nearest Yuneec office or authorized distributor. -
Page 6: General Safety Precautions And Warnings
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS 100˚ 8000ft KEEP CLEAR OF THE DO NOT FLY NEARBY TALL THE MAXIMUM FLYING DO NOT FLY OVER DO NOT FLY NEAR DO NOT FLY IN WINDS SPINNING PROPELLERS! BUILDINGS/OBSTRUCTIONS ALTITUDE FOR THIS AIRCRAFT CROWDS! AIRPORTS! THAT EXCEED 8–12 MPH (100°... -
Page 7: Fcc Information
CAUTION: The electronic speed controls (ESCs) installed in the Q500 are not compatible with any other product, and the Q500 is not compatible with any other ESCs. Use of any other ESCs in the Q500 will cause a crash, which may result in damage to the product, property and/or cause serious injury. -
Page 8: Q500 Rtf Contents
Q500 RTF CONTENTS The Q500 RTF includes everything needed to fly right out of the box. There’s nothing extra to buy or provide! 1 Q500 RTF Airframe w/Installed CGO2-GB 6 USB to Micro USB Cable 11 DC Automobile Accessory Socket/... -
Page 9: Battery Warnings And Usage Guidelines
BATTERY WARNINGS AND USAGE GUIDELINES WARNING: Lithium Polymer (LiPo) batteries are significantly more • When charging, transporting or temporarily storing the LiPo battery the volatile than alkaline, NiCd or NiMH batteries. All instructions and temperature range should be from approximately 40–120° F (5–49° C). Do warnings must be followed exactly to prevent property damage and/or not store the battery or aircraft in a hot garage, car or direct sunlight. -
Page 10: Charging The Batteries
CHARGING THE BATTERIES WARNING: Lithium Ion (LiIon) and Lithium Polymer (LiPo) batteries are significantly more volatile than alkaline, NiCd or NiMH batteries. All instructions and warnings must be followed exactly to prevent property damage and/or serious injury as the mishandling of LiIon/LiPo batteries can result in fire. -
Page 11: Preparing The Cgo2-Gb
PREPARING THE CGO2-GB INSTALLING THE PROPELLERS WARNING: Before installing the flight battery and powering on the Q500 WARNING: We recommend wearing gloves and using extreme care when you MUST remove the cover/lock from the rear of the CGO2-GB by installing the propellers/rotor blades. -
Page 12: Q500, Cgo2-Gb And St10 Overview
(Volume Down/Volume Up/Menu/Home/Back) audible alerts. 23 CGO2-GB Pitch Angle/Position Control Slider IMPORTANT NOTE: Although the ST10 is equipped with digital ‘trims’ (located below the control 24 SD Card Slot (located under the battery) sticks) they are not active/functional when controlling the Q500. -
Page 13: St10 Display
QUICK TIP: Double tap on the screen to increase the size of the video viewing area to full-screen and double tap again to return to the standard size). WARNING: NEVER attempt to fly the Q500 via First-Person View (FPV). There’s a slight ‘lag’ in the CGO2-GB streaming video downlink to the ST10, and as a result the streaming video/FPV should only be used for aligning camera shots and not for flying! Attempting to fly via FPV can result in a crash that will... -
Page 14: St10 Accessories
LCD screen to further improve viewing in sun light. Moving the left-hand stick to the left will turn (yaw) the nose of the Q500 to the left about the vertical axis. And moving the stick to the right will turn FLIGHT CONTROLS (yaw) the nose of the Q500 to the right. -
Page 15: Flight Controls - Smart Mode
So if you push the stick to the left the Q500 will always move to the left, regardless of the direction the nose is pointing and even if it’s spinning. - Page 16 The Follow Me feature the Q500 Typhoon to follow the pilot, adjusting its location to the location of the ST10. The Follow Me feature is enabled when the number of connected satellites is 6 or more. When Follow Me is active the Q500's Main LED Status Indicator will blink white every three seconds.
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Page 17: Flight Controls - Angle (Pilot) Mode
*SMART CIRCLE When the Flight Mode Selection Switch is the middle position the Q500 In most cases the Smart Circle will keep the Q500 from coming within will be in Angle (also known as Pilot) Mode. approximately 26 feet (8 meters) of you (as long as you position yourself at least 26 feet/8 meters behind the Q500. -
Page 18: Flight Controls - Home Mode
PILOT LOCATION tion during flight; simply activate B) When flying lower than 33 feet (10 meters) the Q500 will climb to 33 Home Mode until the Q500 feet (10 meters) while flying back to the home point, then will descend automatically moves toward the vertically until it lands. -
Page 19: Led Status Indications
If the Q500 loses GPS signal/lock it will switch to Angle (Pilot) and crash. And while the Q500 is in Home Mode you will have a limited Mode automatically. This is why we strongly recommend learning to fly in amount of directional control to help avoid obstacles, however, we strongly Angle (Pilot) Mode as soon as possible. - Page 20 Second level low voltage battery warning Flashes red, green and blue continuously GPS lost Flashes purple (1 flash per second) Compass calibration required Flashes orange twice between any LED indication (when in the air) Below Motor LED Status Indicators Low voltage battery warning Flash rapidly (5 times per second) GPS disabled/lost Flash 3 times per second then off...
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Page 21: Taking Photos And Recording Video
TAKING PHOTOS AND RECORDING VIDEO The slider located on the left side of the ST10 allows you to set the pitch/tilt position of the CGO2-GB from approximately straight ahead (when the slider is in the uppermost position) to approximately straight The ST10 seamlessly integrates control of the CGO2-GB so you can easily down (when the slider is in the lowermost position). -
Page 22: Installing The Flight Battery
GPS signal/lock it’s critical that the GPS antenna installing the battery. installed in the top of the Q500 always have a clear view of the sky (100° minimum clearance required). WARNING: Do NOT attempt to fly 100˚... -
Page 23: Preparing To Fly
With a suitable GPS signal/lock it will not be possible to start the motors, takeoff or fly the Q500 in the ‘No-Fly Zones’ within a 4 mile (6.4 kilometer) Step 2) Place the Q500 on a level and stable surface then slide the power radius of most major airports. -
Page 24: Flying
START/STOP button for approxi- mately three (3) seconds to start the IMPORTANT NOTE: If at any time during flight you feel like the Q500 is motors. Or you can lower the drifting out of/beyond your control, simply release both control sticks. The... -
Page 25: Disabling Gps
WARNING: Smart Mode and Home Mode, along with their corresponding GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) features, only work when GPS is active and the Q500 has a suitable GPS signal/lock. If you disable/turn off GPS the Q500 can only be flown in Angle (Pilot) Mode. -
Page 26: Compass Calibration
COMPASS CALIBRATION Step 1) Do not calibrate the compass Step 2) Turn on the transmitter and Step 3) Move the Proportional Step 4) Move the left-hand stick all inside parking structures, near allow it to boot up fully before Control Rate Slider on the right side the way to the left and hold it there. - Page 27 Step 9) Rotate the aircraft 45 IMPORTANT NOTE: Steps 6 to 9 Step 10) The main LED status Step 11) If you hear an audible degrees to the left. Then slowly must be completed in less than 30 indicator should be flashing red and indication after the main LED rotate the aircraft 360 degrees seconds in order to successfully...
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Page 28: St10 And Receiver Binding
ST10 AND RECEIVER BINDING Step 1) Turn on the Q500, and after Step 5) Tap the ‘Flight the Main LED Status Indicator begins Settings’ button, to flash blue rapidly, lift the back end 2 x 45+° required press ‘OK’ upward approximately 45° then back bypass down to ‘level’... -
Page 29: St10 And Cgo2-Gb Binding
‘OK’ after the connection warnings/alerts. has been established. Step 4) Turn on the Q500 ensure that Step 7) Tap the ‘Back’ button two (2) times to return to the main screen and CGO2-GB is powered on. -
Page 30: Troubleshooting
SOLUTION Q500 will not initialize The Q500 was moved during initialization. Turn the Q500 off then back on again, and ensure it does not move during the initialization process. Flight battery will not The Q500 flight battery needs to be replaced. -
Page 31: Warranty Information
Move Q500 below 8,000 feet above MSL. Incorrect motor start up procedure. Review Motor Starting/Stopping procedure in manual. Q500 is too close to a metal object or metal surface . Move Q500 away from large metal objects or surfaces. Q500...
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