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1. What’s in the box? 42. Setting up the X-Drone and equipment batteries 6 2.1X-Dronebatteryspecifications 2.2ChargingtheX-Dronebattery 2.3InstallingtheX-Dronebattery 2.4Batteryprecautions
3. Preparing the X-Drone 7 3.1Flightindicators 3.2microSDcardslot 3.3On-boardcamera
4. X-Drone propellers 12 4.1Installingthepropellers 4.2Removingthepropellers 4.4PropellerGuards
5. X-Drone controller 14 5.1Switchingonthecontroller 5.2Controllerantenna 5.3Controlleroperatinginstructions 5.4PairingthecontrollerandtheX-Drone’sreceiver
6. X-Drone smartphone range extender 19 6.1Guidetothesmartphonerangeextender 6.2WiFiindicator 6.3Powerindicator 6.4Pairing 6.5Chargingthesmartphonerangeextender
7. Flying the X-Drone 21 7.1Compasscalibration 7.2Starting/stoppingthemotor 7.3Basicflight 7.3Basicflight 7.5Batterylevelalarmfunction
8. Using the X-Drone app 27 8.1GuidetotheApp 8.2Videorecording 8.3Photocapture 8.4Fastshotphotocapture 8.5Maximisethepreviewscreen 8.6Settings
9. Specifications 31
Contents
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1. What’s in the box?
1. X-Drone x1
2. Propellers x4
3. PropellerGuards x4
4. Controller x1
5. SmartphoneRangeExtender x1
6. SmartphoneMount x1
7. X-DroneBattery x1
8. X-DroneBatteryCharger x1
9. SmartphoneRangeExtenderAdapter x1
10.ToolSet(ScrewdriverandWrench) x1
11.ScrewforSmartphoneRangeExtender x1
12.M3x12Screws x8
13. ControllerStrap x1
14. USBCable x1
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2. Setting up the X-Drone and equipment batteries
Equipment Power SupplyController 4xAABatteries
Smartphone Range Extender TherangeextenderneedstobechargedthroughthebuiltinminiUSBchargingport
X-Drone X-DroneBattery(seebelow)
2.1 X-Drone battery specificationsCapacity 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 < 80%
2.2 Charging the X-Drone battery
ConnecttheX-DronebatterytotheX-DronebatterychargerandthenconnectthechargertoanACpowersource(100-240V,50/60Hz).WhilstchargingtheLEDonthechargerwillturnred,whenfullychargedtheLEDwillturngreen.Afterthebatteryisfullychargedpleaseremovethebatteryanddisconnectthecharger.
2.3 Installing the X-Drone battery
EnsuringthattheX-Droneisswitchedoff,insertthebatteryintothebatterycompartmentontheX-Droneandlockthebatteryintoposition.IfthebatterylockisnotfastenedthebatterymaynotconnectcorrectlywhichmayaffectflightsafetyorstoptheX-Dronefromtakingoff.
2.4 Battery precautions
- DonotpulloutthebatterywhilsttheX-Droneisswitchedonasitmaydamagetheunit.
- Ifthebatteryisnotgoingtobeusedforalongtimeitisrecommendedthatyoudischargethebatterytoa40-50%chargelevelbeforestoring.Tomaintainbatterylifedischargeandchargethebatteryevery3months.
- Donotcontinuetouseorchargethebatteryifthereisanyexpansionordamagetothebattery.
3. Preparing the X-Drone
1. Propellers
2. Motor
3. FrontIndicator
4. CameraLens
5. LandingGear
6. microSDcardslot
7. X-DroneBattery
8. TailIndicator
9. PowerSwitch
10.RearIndicator
11.BatteryLevelDisplay
12.BatteryLevelCheckButton
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3.1 Flight indicators
TheX-Dronehasthreeindicatorsonthefront,rearandtail.WhentheX-Droneisswitchedontheflightindicatorswillturnon.Thefrontindicatorisgreenandtherearindicatorandtailindicatorsarered.
Function Front Indicator Rear Indicator Tail Indicator
Low battery alarm – level 1 Slowflash(1son,1soff) Slowflash(1son,1soff) N/A
Low battery alarm – level 2 Fastflash(twiceat1sintervals) Fastflash(twiceat1sintervals)
Barometer abnormal state Solidon Slowflash(onceevery3s)
GPS abnormal state Solidon Fastandslowflashat3sintervals
Compass abnormal state Fastflash Solidon
Compass needs calibration Slowflash Solidon
Accelerometer abnormal state Fastflash Fastflash
Accelerometer needs calibration Switcheson,off,thenpermanentlyon Switcheson,off,thenpermanentlyon
Gyro abnormal state Solidon Fastflash
Gyro needs calibration Solidon Slowflash
Controller paired to X-Drone Flashfast
GPS ready Alternatebetweenflashingfastandsolidon
Frontindicator
RearindicatorTailindicator
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3.2 microSD card slot
BeforeusingtheX-DronepleaseinsertthemicroSDcardintothecardslotwhilstthepowerisoff.TheX-DronecantakemicroSDandmicroSDHCcardsuptoa32GBcapacity.
3.3 On-board camera
Theon-boardcamera’spowerissuppliedbytheX-Dronebattery.ThecamerawillturnonwhenyouturntheX-Droneon.Youcantakephotosandvideosthrougheitherthecontrollerorthroughtheapp.
Camera SpecificationsResolution 1080pat30fps(NTSC)/1080pat25fps(PAL)
Image resolution 4608x3456
Video format MOV(H.264compression)
Storage microSD/microSDHCupto32GB
Photo modes Singleshotandfastshot
Camera function keys on controller
Startvideorecording
Photocapture
Stopvideorecording
Status indicators on controller
Therearethreestatusindicatorsonthecontroller:
Controller power indicator
Red LED–Solidonwhenthecontrollerisswitchedon.
Photo capture indicator
Green LED–Flashesoncewhenaphotoiscaptured,otherwiseitremainsoff.
Video recording indicator
Green LED–Turnson,thenoffwhenthecontrolleristurnedon.Flashesslowlywhilstrecordingvideoandissolidonwhilstpairing.
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TheX-Droneuses10inchpropellers,twowithgreyrotorbladecapsandtwowithblackrotorbladecaps.
Propeller Grey Black
Lock Turnclockwisetolock Turnanticlockwisetolock
Unlock Turnanticlockwisetounlock Turnclockwisetounlock
4.1 Installing the propellers
Attachthepropellerswiththegreycapstothemotorshaftswithout“P”marksandattachthepropellerswiththeblackcapstothemotorshaftswith“P”marks(circledbelow).Tightenthepropellersasperthelockdirection(seeabove).
PLEASE NOTE: Thepropellersaredesignedforautomaticturning,thereforedonottightenexcessivelyduringinstallation.
4.2 Removing the propellers
Whilstholdingthemotorwithyourhandorthesuppliedwrench,holdandrotatethepropellerintheunlockingdirection(seeabove).
4.3 Precauti ons-Beforeeachflightcheckthatthepropellersarecorrectlyandfirmlyinstalled.
-Ensureallpropellersareintactbeforeeachflight.
-Keepyourdistancefromrotatingpropellersandthemotorstoavoidcutsandinjury.
-OnlyusepropellersthathavebeenprovidedbyVehotoensureoptimalperformance.
4.4 Propeller Guards
YoucanprotectyourX-Drone’spropellersfrombeingdamagedduringflightsbyinstallingthepropellerguards.ToinstallapropellerguardremovethetwoM3x8screwsattheendofeachmotor,thenplacethepropellerguardinpositionandattachusingtheM3x12screwsprovided.Tightenthescrewsasrequired.PleasekeeptheM3x8screwsinasafeplaceandreplacewhennotusingthepropellerguards.
4. X-Drone propellers
UnlockdirectionWrench
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5. X-Drone controller
Joystick and S1-S4 switch functions
Left joystick UpandDown–Throttle/LeftandRight–Yaw
Right joystick UpandDown–Pitch/LeftandRight–Roll
S1 1NormalFlight2Notallocated3Notallocated
S2 1JoystickCalibrationOK2X-DroneandWiFiRangeExtenderPairing
3CalibratingJoystick
(Tiltup)
S3 RelatedControltoServo Stop(Medium)
(TiltDown)
S4 1GPSMode2NormalMode3Null(Reserved)
5.1 Switching on the controller
- Insert4AAbatteries(notprovided)intothebatterycompartmentasperpositiveandnegativedirections
- Ensurethatthetwojoysticksareinthecentreposition.PushswitchesS1andS2tothetopposition.
- Pushthepowerswitchonthecontrollertoon.Thepowerindicatorwillturnonandstaysolidred.
Beforeeachusemakesurethecontrollerhassufficientbattery.Ifthebatteriesarelowthecontrollerwillmakeasoundtoindicatelowpower.Pleaseremovethebatteriesifyoudonotintendtousethecontrollerforalongtime.
5.2 Controller antenna
TomaintainastrongcommunicationbetweenthecontrollerantennaandtheX-DronereceiverantennapleasekeepthecontrollerantennapointingtowardstheskyandensurethattherearenoobstaclesbetweenthecontrollerantennaandtheX-Dronereceiver.YoumaylosecontroloftheX-Droneiftheantennaisobstructed.Makesurethatthesmartphonerangeextenderandsmartphone(ifapplicable)donotblocktheantenna.
1.Antenna
2.Repeater
3.Smartphonemount
4.S23positionswitch
5.S13positionswitch
6.S3Cameraanglecontrol
7.S43positionswitch
8.Remotecontrolpowerindicator
9.Photocaptureindicator
10.Videorecordingindicator
11.Batterycompartment
12.Leftjoystick
13.Rightjoystick
14.Straphole
15.Stopvideobutton
16.Startvideorecordbutton
17.Photocapturebutton
18.Remotecontrolpowerswitch
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5.3 Controller operati ng instructi ons
Controller X-Drone Directi on Control Method
TheleftjoystickcontrolstheX-Droneelevation.
PushtheleftjoystickupwardsoverthecentrepositiontomaketheX-Dronetakeofffromtheground.(PleasepushtheleftjoystickslowlytopreventtheX-Dronefromsuddenlyandunexpectedlyrising).
Pushthejoystickup,theX-Dronerises.Pullthejoystickdown,theX-Dronedescends.KeepthejoystickatthecentrepositionandtheX-Dronewillhoveratthatparticularheight.
TheleftjoystickalsocontrolstheX-Dronerotation.
PushthejoystickleftandtheX-Dronerotatescounterclockwise.PushthejoystickrightandtheX-Dronerotatesclockwise.Ifthejoystickiscentred,theX-Dronewillflyinthesamedirectionwithoutrotating.
ThejoystickcontrolstherotatingangularvelocityoftheX-Drone.MovethejoysticktoincreaseX-Dronerotationvelocity.
TherightjoystickcontrolstheX-Drone’sfront&backtilt.
PushthejoystickupandtheX-Dronewilltiltandflyforward.PullthejoystickdownandtheX-Dronewilltiltandflybackwards.TheX-Dronewillkeeplevelandstraightifthejoystickiscentred.
Movethejoystickfastertoincreasethetiltangle(maximumis30degrees)andforfasterflightvelocity.
Controller X-Drone Directi on Control Method
TherightjoystickalsocontrolstheX-Droneleft&righttilt.
PushthejoystickleftandtheX-Dronewilltiltandflyleft.PushthejoystickrightandtheX-Dronewilltiltandflyright.TheX-Dronewillkeeplevelandstraightifthejoystickiscentred.
Movethejoystickfastertoincreasethetiltangle(maximumis30degrees)andfasterflightvelocity.
S2isusedtocalibratetheleftandrightjoysticks.
MoveS2toposition3,andturnonthecontroller.Thenmovebothjoysticksclockwiseandcounterclockwisetwice,ensuringeachrotationreachesthemaximumdegrees.Afterwards,releasethejoysticksandmoveS2toposition1.
Thevideorecordingindicator(green)willlightupfor3secondstoindicatethecompletionofthecalibration.
S4switchistheflightmodetoggleswitch.
Position1-GPSmode
Position2-NRM(normal)mode
Position3-NULLisreservedfunction
S2isusedtocalibratetheleftandright
MoveS2toposition3,andturnonthe
S4switchistheflightmodetoggle
Position1-GPSmode TherightjoystickcontrolstheX-Drone’s
Theleftjoystickalsocontrolsthe
PushthejoystickleftandtheX-DronePositi on 1
Positi on 1
Positi on 2
Positi on 2
Positi on 3
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- InGPSmode,whenbothjoysticksareintheneutral(centre)position,theX-Drone willhoveratafixed-point.
- Innormalmode,whenalljoysticksareintheneutral(centre)position,theX-Drone willremainlevel,butmaydriftinahorizontaldirection.
- WheninGPSmodetheX-DronemotorscannotbeturnedonuntiltheGPSisready.
5.4 Pairing the controller and the X-Drone’s receiver
ThecontrollerandX-Dronehavealreadybeenpairedtogetherpriortoshipping.Youonlyneedtofollowtheinstructionsbelowifthecontrollerorreceiverhavechanged.
MakesurethatthecontrolleristurnedoffandthenturnontheX-Drone.Thefront,rearandtailindicatorswilllightup.Whenyouheara‘beep’soundturnonthecontroller.Thevideoindicatorwilllightupindicatingthatpairinghascommenced.WhenthetailindicatorcontinuouslyflashesfastthelinkbetweenthecontrollerandtheX-Dronereceiverhasbeensuccessfullyestablished.
TheX-Dronesmartphonerangeextenderisawirelesscommunicationdevicethatworksinthe2.4GHzfrequencybandandisusedtoincreasetheeffectivecommunicationdistancebetweenthesmartphoneandtheX-Drone.Thecommunicationdistanceisaffectedbythesurroundingenvironment,suchasblockagesduetotrees,signalreflectionbybuildings,interferencebyothersamefrequencybands.
6.1 Guide to the smartphone range extender
1.Powerindicator 4.Powerswitch 7.Base
2.WiFiindicator 5.Chargingport
3.Lockingscrew 6.Pairingbutton
6.2 WiFi indicatorWiFi Indicator (Blue) Description
Solid on Rangeextenderstartupcompleted
Flashing fast Rangeextendernotpairedwithonboardcamera
Flashing slowly Successfullypairedsmartphonerangeextenderwithonboardcamera
6.3 Power indicatorPower Indicator Description
Red light solid on Rangeextenderison
Red light flashes Rangeextenderischargingorlowbattery,pleasechargeasap
Red light solid on Chargingiscomplete
6. X-Drone smartphone range extender
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6.4 Pairing
Theonboardcameraandsmartphonerangeextenderhavebeenpairedpriortoshippingsoitisnotnecessarytocarryoutpairingagain.IftheWiFiindicatorflashesquicklyorremainssolidonpleasefollowtheinstructionsbelowtorepair.
1. Turnonthecontroller,X-Droneandsmartphonerangeextenderrespectively.
2. Oncethesmartphonerangeextender’sWiFiindicatedturnssolidbluemovetheS2switchonthecontrollertothecentreposition,thenmovebackto‘OK’.
3. Pressandholdthepairingbuttononthesmartphonerangeextenderfor3seconds.Thesmartphonerangeextenderwillautomaticallyrestartforre-pairingandthentheWiFiindicatorwillflashslowlytoindicatethatthesmartphonerangeextenderhasbeensuccessfullypairedwiththeonboardcamera.
6.5 Charging the smartphone range extender
ConnectthesmartphonerangeextenderadaptertotheminiUSBportonthesmartphonerangeextenderandconnecttheadaptertocharge.Itwilltakeapproximately2hoursforthebatterytofullycharge.
Toturnthesmartphonerangeextenderonmovethepowerswitchtotheonposition. WhentheWiFiindicatorblinksslowlythesmartphonerangeextenderisready.
Beforeeachflightcheckthatthesmartphonerangeextenderhassufficientcharge. Turnthesmartphonerangeextenderonthenpressthepairingbuttononce:
Power indicator flashes once Rangeextenderhasover80%chargeremaining
Power indicator flashes twice Rangeextenderhasover50%chargeremaining
Power indicator flashes three times Rangeextenderislowoncharge
Flying environment requirements
- DonotusetheX-Droneininclementweather,suchasstrongwinds,snow,rainandfog.
- Selectanopenareawithnotallbuildingsintheflyingsite.Thepresenceofalargenumberofsteelbuildingsintheareawillaffectthecompass.
- WhileflyingtheX-Dronestayawayfromobstacles,people,powerlines,shelters,bodiesofwateretc.
- Donotflyinacomplexelectromagneticenvironment(suchasnearmobilephonecasestationsortowers)toavoidtransmitterinterference.
- Donotflyinrestrictedorno-flyzonesandabidebyrelevantlawsandregulations.
Pre-flight check
- Ensurecontroller,X-Drone,smartphonerangeextenderandsmartphonearefullycharged.
- Ensurepropellersarecorrectlyinstalled.
- EnsurethemicroSDcardisproperlyinsertedbeforeusingthecameratocapturephotosandvideos.
- CheckifthemotorsstartproperlyaftertheX-Droneisswitchon.
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7. Flying the X-Drone
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7.1 Compass calibrati on
IMPORTANT:Makesuretocalibratethecompassbeforeuseorineverynewflightlocation.Thecompassisverysensitivetoelectromagneticinterference,whichcancauseabnormalcompassdataleadingtopoorflightperformanceorevenflightfailure.Regularcalibrationisrequiredforoptimumperformance.
- Donotcalibratethecompassinastrongmagneticfield.
- Donotcarryferromagneticmaterial,suchaskeys,mobilephones,etc.whilecalibratingthecompass.
- Thepropellersmustberemovedbeforecalibrationtoavoidaccidentalinjury.
Inawide,openareaturnonthecontrollerandX-Droneandmakesurethattheequipmentisworkingproperlyandfollowtheprocedurebelowtocalibrate.
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7.2 Starti ng/stopping the motor
MakesurethattheS1-S4switchesareinthepositionsasshownbelow.Toggletheleftandrightjoysticksasshownbelowtostartthemotor.ThisisknownasCombinationJoysticksCommand(CJC).Afterthemotorshavestartedreleasethejoysticksimmediately.
PLEASE NOTE:WhentheS4switchisinGPSmodethemotorscannotturnonuntiltheGPSisready.
TherearetwowaystostopthemotorsontheX-Drone:
1. AftertheX-Dronelandstogglethethrottle(left)joystick,thenperformCJC.Themotorswillimmediatelystop.Releasethejoysticksassoonasthemotorshavestopped.
S1 S2 S3 S4
Toggle Left Joysti ck to bott om left cornerToggle Right Joysti ck to bott om right corner
Toggle remote control joysti cks to the positi on below
Rotate X-Drone 360 degreeshorizontally twice
Rotate X-Drone 360 degreesverti cally twice (nose downwards)
Rotate X-Drone verti cally (nose left ) unti l green lights turn OFF
Green lights turned ON and solid
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Place X-Drone on the ground
Front indicator (Green)starts blinking.
Then release the joysti cks
MOVE TO STEP 2 Fast lights blinks
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2. AftertheX-Dronelands,togglethethrottlejoysticktothelowestpositionandholdfor 3secondstostopthemotor.
IMPORTANT:DonotstopthemotorduringflightorelsetheX-Dronewillcrash.
7.3 Basic flight
1. PlacetheX-Droneonflat,opengroundandensurethatthetailindicatorfaces towardyou.
2. Turnonthecontroller,smartphonerangeextenderandX-Drone.
3. WaituntilthetailindicatorflashesslowlyandtheX-Droneentersasafeflyingstate.PerformCJCtostartthemotor.
4. Pushthethrottle(left)joystickupslowlytosmoothlytakeoff.Pleaserefertosection 5.3fordetailedinstructionsoncontrolleroperatinginstructions.
5. Whenlanding,slowlypulldownthethrottlejoysticktomaketheX-Dronedescendslowlytotheground.
6. Afterlandingpullthethrottlejoysticktothelowestpositionandholdfor3secondsoruntilthemotorsstop.
7. Afterthemotorsstop,turnofftheX-Drone,smartphonerangeextenderandtransmitter,oneaftertheother.
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7.4 Failsafe protections
IftheX-DronelosessignalfromthecontrollertheAutomaticFlightControlSystemwillreturnittothehomepoint*andlandsafely.ThisreducesthechancesoftheX-Dronegettinglostorcrashingincasethecontrollersignalislost.
*ThehomepointistheX-Drone’spositionwheretheX-Dronesuccessfullyscannedandconnectedtothesatellite.ToensurethattheX-Dronesuccessfullyfliesbacktothehomepointifitentersfailsafemodepleaseonlytake-offaftertheX-Drone’sGPShassuccessfullyconnectedtothesatellite.
IfyoulosecontroloftheX-DroneduringflighttheX-Dronewillautomaticallyfollowtheprocedurebelow:
1. TheX-Dronewillautomaticallyslowdownandhoverinonelocation.
2. IftheX-Droneregainssignalfromthecontrollerwithin2secondsitwillreturntonormalflightmodeandwillnotenterfailsafemode.
3. IftheX-Dronedoesnotregainsignalfromthecontrollerwithin2secondsitwillenterfailsafemodeandwillinitiateautomaticflightcontroltoreturntothehomepoint.
- TheX-Dronewillcontinuetohoverfor15secondsandwillevaluatetheverticaldistancetothehomepoint
- Ifthedistanceismorethan25metrestheX-Dronewillcommenceflyingbacktothehomepoint.
- Ifthedistanceislessthan25metrestheX-Dronewillflyupverticallyuntilitis25metreshigherthanthehomepointandthencommencethereturn.
- WhentheX-Dronereachesthehomepointitwillhoverfor5secondsandthenautomaticallyland.
PLEASE NOTE:TheX-Dronecannotautomaticallyavoidobstaclesinitspathwhileitisinfailsafemode.
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How to regain control on the controller
IftheX-DroneisoutofcontroltoggletheS4switchonthecontrollerseveraltimestoswitchflightmode.Whenthesignalisrestored,thecontrollerwillregaincontrolandyoucancontinuetousethecontrollertooperatetheX-Drone.
7.5 Batt ery level alarm functi on
WhentheX-Dronebatterychargeislowyoumustlanditassoonaspossibleorelseitmaylosepowercompletelyandcrash.TheX-Dronehasatwolevelbatteryalarmfunction.Level1isalowpoweralarmandlevel2isaseverelowpoweralarm.Bothlevelsareindicatesbytheflightindicatorlights:
Low power Flight indicator light status Low power risk promptalarm levelLevel 1 2frontindicatorsand2rearindicates Inlevel1alarmconditiontheX-Dronewillfly willflashslowly. normallyforafewminutesandtheninitiate thelevel2alarm.
Becarefulwhileflying,keeptheX-Dronewithinsightanddonotflytohighortoofar.
Level 2 2frontindicatorsand2rearindicates Inlevel2alarmconditiontheX-Dronewillfly willflashquickly. normallyforafewminutesandinitiatethe
failsafemodeandstarttoautomaticallyland.
Wheninlevel2alarmconditionpleasereturnandlandtheX-Droneassafelyaspossibleanddonotpushthethrott lehardormakebigmovementsduringflight.
DuringlowpowerautomaticlandingyoucanregaincontroloftheX-Dronebyswitchingtheflightmode(S4switch).HoweverdonotdosorepeatedlyasitmayreducethebatterylifeortheX-Dronemaycrashduetoinsufficientpower.
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ThefreeX-DroneappisavailableforiOSandAndroidandallowsyoutoconnectyourX-Dronetoyourphoneusingthein-builtWiFi.
InstalltheapponyourphoneopentheAppStore(iOS)orPlayStore(Android)onyourphoneandusethesearchfunctiontosearchforMuviX-Drone.Selecttheappandthenclickontheinstallbuttontoinstalltheapponyourphone.
Connecti ng to the app
Turnonthecontroller,smartphonerangeextenderandtheX-DroneandthenturnontheWiFionyourphoneandthenenterthephone’sWiFisettings.LookforX-Droneinthelistofavailablenetworksandselecttoconnect.Youmayneedtorefreshthelistorscanfornetworksforthecamcordertoappear.PleaseenterMUVIXD01asthepassword.
ExittheWiFisettingsandopentheX-Droneapponyourphone.Tofinishconnectingtapintheapp.
8. Using the X-Drone app
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8.1 Guide to the App
1. VideoResolution 6. Operationbutton
2. NumberoffilesstoredonmicroSDcard 7. Videobutton
3. Remainingrecordingtimeavailable 8. Settingsbutton
4. Recordingduration 9. Fastshotbutton
5. Videopreview 10. Photobutton
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8.2 Video recording
MakesurethatyouareinvideorecordmodebypressingtheVideobutton.TheVideobuttonwillturnbluetoindicatethatitisinvideorecordmode.Startrecordingbypressingtheoperationbutton.Tostoprecordingpresstheoperationbuttonagain.
8.3 Photo capture
MakesurethatyouareinphotocapturemodebypressingthePhotobutton.ThePhotobuttonwillturnbluetoindicatethatitisinphotocapturemode.Takeaphotobypressingtheoperationbutton.
8.4 Fast shot photo capture
MakesurethatyouareinfastshotcapturemodebypressingtheFastShotbutton.TheFastShotbuttonwillturnbluetoindicatethatitisinfastshotcapturemode.Takeseveralphotosinonesecondbypressingtheoperationbutton.
8.5 Maximise the preview screen
OniOSdevicesyoucanmaximisethepreviewscreeninVideo,PhotoandFastShotMode. Tomaximisethepreviewscreentouchthepreviewarea.Youcanviewthemaximisedpreviewscreeninbothportraitandlandscape.Torecordvideoorcaptureaphotoorfastshotpresstheoperationbuttonatthebottomofthescreen.Toexitthemaximisedpreviewscreenpressthebackbuttonatthetopintherighthandcorner.
PLEASE NOTE:OnAndroiddevicesyoucanonlyviewtheX-Droneappinlandscape.
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8.6 Settings
TochangesettingsontheX-Dronepressthesettingsbuttontoenterthesettingsmenu.Youcanonlychangethesizeinrecordsettingswhenyouareinvideorecordmodefirst.
Record Settings Size Settheresolutionandframerateforvideocapture
View Settheangleofviewbetweenbroad,medium,narrowandsmall
Bit Rate Setthebitratebetweennormalandhighbitrate
Capture Settings Size Choosebetweencapturing8,12or16megapixelimages
Fast Shot Choosebetweencapturing3photosin1second,6photosin1secondor10photosin1second
Param Settings Video Content Loop Turnontocontinuallyoverwritefileswhenthememorybecomesfull
TV Output Format SettheTVoutputtoPALorNTSC
Date/Time SetthedateandtimeontheX-Dronetomatchthedateandtimeonyourphone
Format SelectyestoformatthemicroSDcard.Note:Formattingwilldeleteallfiles
Version Showstheversionoffirmwarethatyouhave
Type ShowsthemodelnumberofyourX-Drone
X-Drone Battery 5300mAhLiPo
Weight 1.4kg/3.09lbs
Hover Accuracy Horizontal:±2.5m/8.2ft,Vertical:±0.8m/2.62ft
Maximum tilt angle 30°
Maximum climb/descent speed Climb:6m/s(19.69ft/s);Descend:4m/s(13.12ft/s)Maximum flight speed 20m/s(65.62ft/s)(Notrecommended)
Wheelbase 450mm/1.48ft
Flight time 20-25minutes
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Camera Ambient operating temperature 0-50°C/32-122°F
Sensor size 1/2.3
Photo resolution 16megapixels
Video Resolution FullHD1080p
Frame rate PAL NTSC
1080pat25fpsor50fps 1080pat30fpsor60fps
960pat25fpsor48fps 960pat30fpsor48fps
720pat25fpsor50fps 720pat30fpsor60fps
480pat50fpsor100fps 480pat60fpsor120fps
Video recording format MOV(H.264codec)
Photo format JPG
Controller Data transfer distance 500m(1640ft)
Battery life 8 hours
Operating current/voltage 150mA/6V
Battery 4xAAbatteries
Smartphone Range Extender Operating frequency 2.4GHz
Communication distance (open field) 300m/948ft
Transmitting power <=17dBm
Power consumption 1.5W
9. Specif ications
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