Protocol dronium III AP Instruction Manual - Flying Outdoors
FLYING OUTDOORS
HOW TO PREVENT FLY AWAYS
To prevent “fly-away” situations (where drones seem to fly away out of
control) it is important to first test and practice within close range before
letting the drone fly too far away.
Each drone is designed to land if the radio signal is lost. (But, this should
not be considered a landing procedure or normal flight practice.) It is
important to know and test the range of your drone before flying. We
recommend turning on and syncing the drone and walking away while
testing the engines. Keep walking and testing until it is obvious when
you reach the point where the signal is not controlling the drone. This will
be the control limit for the conditions in which you are flying. Distance
does vary somewhat based on environmental and weather conditions,
so testing the limit is advised. Fly in a range that is good for easy visual
operation of the drone.
IF YOU CAN’T SEE YOUR DRONE, THEN YOU CAN’T CONTROL
YOUR DRONE.
Fly-aways are not covered by warranty as they are overwhelmingly
caused by pilot error.
SHOOTING PHOTO/VIDEO
1. The memory card comes pre-inserted into the camera.
SHOOTING PHOTOS AND VIDEO
1. Turn on the drone, synchronize, and calibrate.
2. Photo: Push the Photo button and the camera will take a photo. The lights
on the drone will flash once as it’s taking the picture.
3. Video: Push the Video and the camera will begin to record. The lights on
the drone will continuously flash while recording video. Push the Video
button again and the camera will stop recording.
4. Press the memory card to unlock and remove. Plug it into the USB card
reader. Then plug the card reader into the USB port of your computer. If
you are using Windows, the USB will come up on the removable drive.
If you are using OS, then the USB will come up as “Untitled”.
5. Open the drive and then open the Video or Photo folders to access the
MP4 or JPEG files.
6. MP4 movies can be played in several different formats including Quicktime,
Windows Media Player, and RealPlayer.
WARNING: Never remove the card from the video camera while the drone is
turned on.
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