Remote Controller User Manual www.swellpro.com Remote Controller Illustration
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[01] 2.4G Remote Antenna
[06] Left Joystick
[11] Camera Button For drone control signal
[02] Return-Home Switch Commands the drone to return automatically
[03] Camera Tilt Down Button Control the drones ascent (up), descent (down) and/or to rotate the aircraft nose left or right.
[07] FPV Channel Button Press and hold to search for the best FPV channel Used for controlling Video and Photo functions.
[12] Camera Up Button Tilts the camera up Tilts the camera down
[08] FPV Screen
[13] Flight Mode Switch Displays ight data and FPV video GPS / Circle / ATTI
[04] Follow Me Button Controls the drone to follow the remote controller
[05] Power Button + Controller
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Status Light Press and hold to power on the remote controller. The button will glow to indicate remote controller status.
[09] Hanger Ring Attachment point for neck lanyard Right joystick Controls the drone direction of ight
[14] 5.8G FPV Antenna Receives FPV live video 5.8GHz
[15] USB Port/Vent plug For charging the remote controller battery and performing rmware upgrades Before powering on the controller, please be sure to put all the toggle switches on the controller in the up position. As the remote controller is completely sealed, the air inside is subject to changes in pressure and temperature. If the rubber joystick seals balloon or suck in, simply equalize the pressure inside the remote by briey opening the USB charge plug. 02 2019 SwellPro All Rights Reserved Remote Controller This section introduces the remote controller functions, including the drone operation and the camera operation. Charging Remote Controller Battery The Spry remote controller has a built-in battery and charging circuit. Charge the controller using the supplied micro-USB cable and a regular 5V /2A USB charger. Some USB ports and some USB cables cannot provide the full 2 amps (2A) of power required. These ports and cables can still be used to charge the Remote Controller but the charging time will be longer. Normal charging time is ~90 minutes. During charging, the remote controllers power button will glow blue. When charging is complete the blue light will turn o. Charging is possible during ight if necessary, but the remote must be connected to the drone before connecting the charging cable. Low Battery Alarm The remote control has a built-in lithium battery and the operating time is about 2 hours. When the remote controller battery is low, the remote control will beep and the battery power icon in the upper right corner of the screen will be red. The remote control will then have approximately 10 minutes of power left. It is best to return the drone and land as soon as possible or plug in the controller to charge the battery. Remote Controller Operation The Spry Remote Controller operates using two frequency bands, 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz. The 2.4GHz band is used for drone control and 5.8GHz is for the FPV video signal. The remote control has a built-in 4.3-inch FPV screen that displays real-time images and ight data of the aircraft. Power ON and Power OFF Remote Control Operation One Key Return Home Remote Control Operation Return Home Description Power on: Long-press the power button for 3 seconds, the remote controller will vibrate, beep and screen will turn on. Power o: Long-press the power button again for 3 seconds to turn o the remote control. Description On: Long-press the Return Home switch until the the controller beeps. The aircraft enters the return state, and the FPV screen will display RTH. Cancel Return Home: Long-press the Return Home switch until the controller beeps. 2019 SwellPro All Rights Reserved 03 Flight Modes Remote Control Operation Description GPS Circle Flight ATTI GPSGPS mode Circle FlightOrbit mode ATTIATTI mode Note: In circle mode, by activating the Follow Me mode the aircraft can y around a moving object as long as the speed of moving objects is less than 4 m/s (15km/h). Follow Me Mode Remote Control Operation Description Follow Me Green Status light indicates good GPS x. When the Controller Status Light is solid green, this indicates that the GPS of the remote control has a x and the Follow Me function is available in GPS and Circle mode To activate Follow Me, Long-press the Follow Me button F for 2 seconds until a beep sounds. The Controller Status Light will change to solid red, indicating that the aircraft enters the Follow Me mode. Long-press the F" button again for 2 seconds to cancel Follow Me. In the Follow Me mode, the joysticks are disabled. Long-press the F button again to cancel Follow Me and resume joystick operation. When the speed of the remote controller exceeds 10m/s during Follow Me operation the Spry will stop following and hover in place. If the remote controllers GPS does not have a x, the Follow Me function cannot be activated. Drone Control Left hand throttle- (American/ European conguration) Please contact us if you need to change to right hand throttle. Left Stick Up ft e L n r u ft e L n r u T u r n R ig T ht Down Up T u r n R ig T ht Down 04 2019 SwellPro All Rights Reserved Right Stick F o rward t f e L ackward R i g h t B F o rward t f e L ackward R i g h t B Remote Controller Pairing Remote Control Operation Description 1. To pair the remote controller to the drone, hold the Return Home switch down and simultaneously power on the remote controller. 2. The remote controller will vibrate and beep twice. The Controller Status Light will flash red and green. 3. Power on the drone. After pairing has completed, the Controller Status Light will turn green. 4. Long-press the FPV channel button. The FPV screen will display RF SEARCHING and automatically find the best FPV channel. FPV Channel Adjust Remote Control Operation FPV Chennel Button Description There are 8 FPV channels available. Long-press the FPV channel button
(CH) and the system will automatically search for channels. Always pair the remote controller and then select the FPV channel to match the best channels and avoid interference. In the absence of obstacles and interference the ight height can reach >80m and FPV transmission range can reach 800m. For best reception, keep the left-hand (2.4GHz) antenna horizontal and the right-hand antenna (5.8GHZ) vertical. Camera Gimbal Control Remote Control Operation Camera up Camera down Description Camera up: Tilt camera up Camera down: Tilt camera down 2019 SwellPro All Rights Reserved 05 Camera Control Remote Control Operation Description Long-press the camera button (ve beeps) to start or stop video recording. Short-press the camera button (two beeps) to take a photo. You cannot take a photo if video recording is started. After taking a photo, the camera information window will display a camera icon and the resolution of the photo. The card icon indicates the remaining number of photos the microSD card can hold. Photo/Video In video mode, the card icon indicates the remaining hours and minutes (hh:mm) the microSD card can hold. The Spry will automatically save longer video les into chapter les of 4GB. Always stop video recording before powering o the Spry or your video will be lost. 06 2019 SwellPro All Rights Reserved APP Control How to Use The Spry remote controller has a built-in WI-FI module that can be used to connect your mobile device and control the aircraft to perform various intelligent automatic ight modes with the Spry APP. APP installation: The Spry app is available for iOS and Andoid devices. Android systems can download the APK from either the Android market or our website www.swellpro.com. To connect the app to the Sprys remote controller, power on the remote controller and drone, then connect your mobile device to the WiFi hotspot called SP_FF1..... After successfully connecting, open the APP to display realtime data from the drone such as voltage, coordinates, altitude, distance, GPS signal and other ight parameters. Remote control signal Drone information Connection status disconnected Flight mode GPS signal Battery capacity Point to y Flight path GPS 10 80%
Automatic takeo Return home
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-10 0 D: 0.0m H: 0.0m H.S: 0.0m/s V.S: 0.0m/s Lat113.860667 Ing22.704291 Horizontal distance Ascent/descent speed Coordinate information Vertical distance Flight speed Phone location Photo/Video mode Shutter When ying indoors or in enclosed spaces, the lack of a strong GPS signal will aect the positioning stability of the aircraft. Do not use the APP to control the aircraft at this time. If the aircraft is lost due to improper operation or malfunction, you can use the APP to locate the last coordinates to retrieve the aircraft. The Remote Control must be turned on to use the APP. 2019 SwellPro All Rights Reserved 07 1. Once you have a minimum of 8 GPS satellites, you can unlock the drone and start ying with the remote controller or click the takeo button on the APP, set the take o altitude and then slide to unlock, the drone will ascend automatically and hover. 10 GPS 11.2V Take-o Drag to set take-o height: 3m Cancel Ok D: 0.0m H: 0.0m H.S: 0.0m/s V.S: 0.0m/s Lat113.860667 Ing22.704291 10 GPS 11.2V Slide to take o D: 0.0m H: 0.0m H.S: 0.0m/s V.S: 0.0m/s Lat113.860667 Ing22.704291 I I I I 10 I I I I I 10
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-10 0 The APP allows you to set hover, return home, ight paths, follow me, tap to y, etc. 2. Tap-to-Fly: Click the Tap-to-Fly button, and then click the target points on the map and click the Upload button. The drone will start ying to the point and hover there. If you need to set the parameters manually, you can tap on the ight point. 08 2019 SwellPro All Rights Reserved 10 GPS 11.2V 0 Delete Upload 10 GPS 11.2V Lat113.860667 Ing22.704291 Point Edit Altitude66m FlySpd: 4.0m/s Hover Time: 3sec LNG:113.8698811 LAT: 22.6258727 Cancel Ok 3. Flight Path Setting a.Tap the Flight Path Setting at the top of the screen and tap the map to set the ight path (double tap the ight point to delete it, tap the Delete button to delete all ight paths). Tap the ight point again to edit. b.After completing the setup, click the Upload button and the drone will y according to the ight path. Lat113.860667 Ing22.704291 GPS 10 1 11.2V 0 2 Lat113.860667 Ing22.704291 2019 SwellPro All Rights Reserved 09 APP control requires a good wireless communication environment. If the drone does not execute the operation command, this may be due to interference, please try again. If the drone continually fails to respond to your APP commands, please operate the drone with the remote controller: quickly switch the Flight Mode switch once, it is suggested to use the GPS mode to take over control. FCC Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. The device has been evaluated to meet general RF exposure requirement. The device can be used in portable exposure condition without restriction. User Manual 2019.3