4DRC 4D-F12 GPS Brushless Drone with 4K Camera Instruction Manual

4D-F12

Suitable for ages over 14

Quadcopter operating instructions

• In order to meet the requirements of the aeronautical radio station’s electromagnetic environment (various of aero models and UAV are not allowed to fly within the range of 10 km on each side of center line and 20km on both ends of the airport runway and in the) and civil aviation routes and airlines. Using various models and drones in the no-fly zone issued by the relevant state departments is prohibited.

Warning

1. The packaging and instructions contain important information and should be kept.
2. With this aircraft, you are responsible for ensuring that no harm will be caused to the personal and property of others.
3. Commissioning and installing of aircraft must be strictly in accordance with the operating instructions, and attention shall be paid to the distance between the aircraft and the user or other people shall be 2 to 3m to prevent the aircraft from bumping into the head, face and body of people and causing injury in flying and landing, etc.
4. Our company and distributors are not responsible for any loss and damage, as well as injury to people caused by improper use or operation.
5. Children should be guided by adults when operating the aircraft. This product is prohibited to be operated by children under 14 years old.
6. Please follow the instructions or packaging instructions to install and use correctly, and some parts. should be assembled by adults.
7. The product contains small parts, please place it out of the reach of children to prevent the risk of accidental eating or suffocation.
8. It is strictly forbidden to play on the road or in the place where water is accumulated to avoid accidents.
9. Please put away the packing materials in time to avoid harm to children.
10. Do not disassemble or modify the aircraft. Disassembly or modification may cause malfunction to the aircraft
11. The charging cable needs to be inserted into the designated power supply 5V ⎓ 2A that is the same as the product label.
12. The use of other charging cables will cause damage to the battery and may cause unexpected dangers.
13. The charging cable is not a toy.
14. When charging the rechargeable battery, it must be under the supervision of an adult, When charging, it must be far away from flammable materials. During charging, the guardian should not leave the monitoring range.
15. Please do not short circuit or squeeze the battery to avoid explosion.
16. Do not mix different types of lithium batteries.
17. The aircraft uses a rechargeable lithium battery, which needs to be pulled out for charging.
18. Do not short-circuit, decompose or throw the battery into fire; do not put the battery in a place with high temperature and heat (such as in fire or near electric heating device).
19. The aircraft should be used as far away from other electrical equipment and magnetic objects s possible, they may cause mutual interference.
20. Please keep a safe distance from the high-speed rotating propeller to avoid the risk of scalp or cut
21. The motor is a hot part; please do not touch it o avoid burns.
22. LED has laser radiation; please do not give direct light beam to others.
23. Do not use the model near your ears! Misuse may cause hearing damage.
24. The USB charging cable must use the data cable provided by our company to charge the battery, otherwise it will cause serious damage to the battery and will lead to unexpected danger.
25. To meet the magnetic environment requirements of aeronautical radio stations. During the radio control order issued by the relevant state departments, the model remote control should be stopped within the city area as required.
26. Tum off the switch and unplug the battery when the battery of the aircraft is used up, and charge. after 30 minutes of rest, otherwise the battery will be easily damaged.

1. List of accessories included:

Aircraft x1     USB charging cable x1      Fan blade x4

Lithium battery x1    Screwdriver x1    Operating Instructions x1

2. Name of each part of aircraft:

1. Battery
2. Shell
3. Fan blade
4. Bottom camera
5. Camera
6. LED lights
7. Motor

3. Wind blade installation diagram:

Unscrew the screw and remove the fan blade.

Note: The fan blade s printed with letters of A1, A2, B1, and B2, in which, A1 = A2, B1 = B2, please install it correctly according to the diagram, otherwise it cannot take off,

4. Unfolding steps of the aircraft: (It is in the storage state when it

leaves the factory)

1. Unfold the aircraft according to the steps.

5. Lithium battery charging instructions:

5.1 Buckle the battery lock of the aircraft.

5.2 Remove the battery.

1. Laptop
2. Desktop PC
3. Mobile power
4. USB Adapter
5. USB power socket

5.3 Charging: Insert the USB port of the USB charging cable into the computer USB port (or use 5V ⎓ 2A power adapter), and connect the other end of the USB charging cable o the battery socket. When charging, the red indicator on the module battery s on, and when the battery is full charged, the red indicator light goes out, which means that the charging is complete.

It must be charged with the aircraft charging cable provided by the factory, and other charging cables cannot be used. Be sure to remember to avoid accidents.

Warning

When not flying, please do not install the battery in the aircraft to avoid battery damage.

6. Name of each part of the remote control:

1. Fine-tune the camera downward / power-on switching of left and right hand (long press)
2. Right stick
3. GPS switch
4. Photo (short press) / Video (long press)
5. One-key return
6. Press the emergency pause button at the same time
7. Horizontal calibration (short press) / geomagnetic calibration (long press)
8. Speed gear (short press) / headless mode (long press)
9. Power switch (long press)
10. Left stick
11. Power Indicator
12. Fine-tune the camera upward

Steps for installing a remote control

LCD display instructions:

1. GPS star icon
2. GPS star data
3. Remote control power
4. Aircraft power
5. Left and right hand mode icon
6. Video
7. Right hand throttle
8. Return home mode
9. Left hand throttle
10. Distance value
11. High / low speed gear
12. Height value
13. GPS off
14. Headless mode
15. GPS on
16. Photo
17. GPS mode icon
18. Remote control signal

Normal/GPS button: Press and hold this button for 3 seconds after frequency matching to switch between normal mode and GPS mode (it is by default in GPS mode after starting, and GPS icon is on, and GPS icon is off i normal mode).
Switch between left-hand and right hand throttle: it is by default in left- hand throttle, press and hold the camera downward fine-tuning button, then press the power button o switch to fight-hand throttle

7. Battery charging instructions of the remote control:

1. Use USB charging cable of the remote control
2. Laptop
3. Desktop PC
4. Mobile power
5. USB Adapter
6. USB power socket

Charging: Insert the USB port of the USB charging cable into the USB port of the computer, and connect the port of the other end of the USB charging cable of the battery socket. When charging, the power indicator of the remote control is green, and the power indicator tums off when it is fully charged.

Warning

Remember that the remote control charging cable cannot be listed interchangeably with the aircraft charging cable.

8. APP download and installation instructions:

8.1 Download and install the software

For Google mobile phone, after scanning the code, choose to open and download in the browser

Google system: Please scan this QR code to install

IOS system: Please scan this QR code to install

8.2 Link description

(1) Turn on the power of aircraft, enter the (Settings) option (of mobile phone or IPAD), and open the wireless network; find the device name of “4DRC****” in the wireless network search list and connect; after connection, exit the setting option.
(2) Open the software icon “of 4DRC PRO” in mobile phone to enter the control interface. (Try to stay away from other signal source environments when flying)

Open “4DRC PRO” software                Select Go to enter the control interface

Select and click “More Features”                Enter the function menu

9. App control interface function introduction:

1. WIFI signal

2. Aircraft battery power

3. Parameter settings

4. Photo / Video

5. Shutter

6. Media library

7. Flight record

8. Zoom

9. Filter

10. Flight distance

11. Map

12. Unlock

13. One-key return

14. Takeoff / landing

15. Return

16. More features

17. Flight status

18. Satellite signal

19. Multipoint fight

20. Follow

21. Orbit

22. Find the plane

23. Speed gear

24. Touch joystick

25. Lens adjustment

26. Lens switching

27. Music

28. Gesture photo

29. Unlock

30. Reverse the lens.

31. 3D stereo

Note: The lens can be switched in indoor mode, and in GPS mode, the lens switch function will be turned off.

1. On/Off

2. Save

3. Flight altitude, default
   30m, (10m-120m)

4. Flight distance, default
   30m, (20m-2000m)

5. Beginner mode

Note: After being proficient in flight operation, it is necessary to close the novice mode and set the flight distance and altitude before the aircraft can fly further!

10. Environmental requirements before flight:

Please choose an outdoor and open environment with no rain and snow and low wind. Please stay away from crowds, trees, wires, tall buildings, airports, and signal transmission towers when flying. Do not fly in a too small indoor environment with lots of things.

11. Preparation instructions before flight

11.1 Aircraft frequency matching: Turn on the power of the aircraft and place it on a horizontal surface. At this time, the aircraft placed on the horizontal surface will automatically enter the frequency matching state, and the front blue light and the rear red light will flash.

Set the aircraft in a correct direction, and the nose shall face forward, It must be placed on the horizontal plane.

11.2 Turn on the WiFi function in the mobile device, select “4DRC***” in the WiFi list, and open the APP after it connected successfully.

11.3: Tum on the remote control (default mode): long press the power switch button (step 1), turn on the power and the indicator flashes; push the throttle lever up to the top (step 2) and then to the bottom (step 3), and thus the frequency matching is successful, the UAV lights change from flashing to being permanently on.

It must ensure that the power of the aircraft/remote control is sufficient or it cannot take off!

11.4 Horizontal calibration operation:

Short press the horizontal calibration button on the remote control , the blue and red lights on the aircraft will flash quickly. When the blue and red lights on the aircraft are always on and the calibration is complete (Figure 1).

APP application operation: Click “Set more” icon in the APP interface, and follow the text prompt steps after entering, and it can also be horizontally calibrated (Figure 2).

 Note: In calibration, the aircraft must be placed on a horizontal surface to complete the calibration.

Figure 1

Figure 2

11.5 Geomagnetic calibration operation

Figure 3

1. Long press the geomagnetic calibration key until the front blue light and the rear red light flash on the aircraft.
2. Rotate horizontally clockwise to pick up the aircraft, rotate clockwise until the front blue light is always on and the rear red light flashes, and the remote control emits a beep, it means that the horizontal calibration is completed.
3. Rotate clockwise with the tail of the aircraft is upward -pick up the aircraft, with its nose being vertically down, and rotate clockwise until the blue light on the front and the red light on the rear of the aircraft are always on, and the remote control emits a beep. It means that the guide calibration is completed.

APP application operation: In entering the interface of “Setting more”, according to the text prompt and operation steps, you can also guide the calibration (Figure 4).

Figure 4

11.6 Star search status (In GPS mode by default)

When the remote control is in GPS mode, GPS icon will be ON, which means that the GPS enters the star search state. When the red tail light of the aircraft lashes, it means that the star search is successful, and the remote control will emit a prompt of “beep”. The aircraft can be unlocked at this time (Figure 5).

Note: The first time of star search needs to wait at least a few minutes, and the search signal reaches about 10 stars before it can take off.

Figure 5

11.7 Start/stop (GPS mode)

Push the left and right joysticks on the remote control outward to unlock, ( the star search is unsuccessful, it cannot be unlocked and started) (Figure 6). At this time, the aircraft can take off normally. After taking off, all the indicators of the aircraft are always on.

APP operation: Click “One Key Unlock” icon (Figure 7) in APP control interface, the one-key unlock function can also be achieved.

Figure 6                                               Figure 7

11.8 One-key take-off and landing

APP operation: Click the “One-Key Takeoff” icon (Figure 8) in APP control interface. During the fight, click this icon again, and the aircraft will automatically land slowly.

Figure 8

11.9 Start/ stop (common mode needs to be turned on for indoor operation) / Normal mode (GPS icon on the LCD screen is OFF)

Figure 9                               Figure 10 Figure 11

1. Long press the GPS button on the remote control , the remote control (GPS on the LCD screen will switch to OFF) will enter the normal mode (Figure 9)
2. Push the let and right joysticks on the remote control outward to unlock (Figure 10)
3. Then push up the left joysticks (Figure 11)

Before flying, please perform the following steps in the above order; open (refer to 11.1) → link to WIFI (refer to 11.2) → remote control to start frequency matching (refer to 11.3) → horizontal calibration (refer to 11.4) → geomagnetic calibration (refer to 11.5) → Star search status (in GPS mode by default) (reference 11.6) → start/stop (GPS mode) (reference 11.7) →One-key take-off and landing (refer to 11.8) →Start/stop (common mode needs to be turned on for indoor operation) Normal mode (refer to 11.9)

12. Control method:

APP application operation: Enter the APP control interface and click the “more functions” icon to open the “joystick on/off” icon, you can see the operation joystick on the interface. The operation method is as follows:

| When the left joystick (throttle) is pushed up, the rotation rate of the main blade increases and the aircraft rises.

When the left joystick (throttle) is pushed down, the rotation rate of the main blade slows down and the aircraft descends.

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| When the left joystick (rudder) is pushed to the left, the aircraft nose turns to the left. When the left joystick (rudder) is pushed to the right and the nose of the aircraft will turn to the right.
| When the right joystick (rudder) is pushed up, the aircraft moves forward When the right joystick (rudder) is pushed down, the aircraft moves backward.
| When the right joystick (rudder) is pushed to the right, the aircraft fuselage deviates to the right.

When the right joystick (rudder) is pushed to the left, the aircraft fuselage deviates to the left,

When the aircraft is in 1m from the ground, the aircraft will become unstable due to the influence of its own blade vortex, which s called “ground effect response”. The lower the height of the aircraft, the greater the effect of the ground effect response.

13. Introduction to the APP application and remote control function

operation:

13.1 Headless mode

The front of the aircraft when the code-matching is turned on is by default the front in headless mode; if it is necessary to adjust the direction, please turn on the code-matching again, and short press the remote controller “headless mode” function key (Figure 12). When exiting, please tap gently press this function key again.

Special prompt: Please make sure the aircraft is aligned with the straight line and let the gyroscope automatically detect the straight line, and the headless mode of straight line flight can be realized.

Figure 12

13.2 One key return

Press the one-key return button the aircraft will return to the place above the geomagnetic calibration position (Figure 13). (The aircraft will automatically rise to a safe altitude when it is flying below the safe altitude) and then land slowly. If there are obstacles during the landing, press the one-key return button again to turn off the return operation and avoid by the manual control joystick, pull down the throttle lever to land.

APP operation: Click the “one-key return” icon (Figure 14) in the APP control interface, you can also return the aircraft; during the return flight, click this icon again to cancel the return.

Figure 13                                            Figure 14

Runaway return: When the signal of the remote controller is interrupted for about 4s, the aircraft will automatically return to the place where there is a signal and stop. Low battery return: when the aircraft is in low battery electricity, it will forcefully return to a place that is 20m above the take- off point. The return fight cannot be cancelled during the low battery return.

13.3 Speed switching

When the aircraft takes off, it is in low-speed mode (3 shifting gears) by default light press the remote control, it will emit two sounds of “beep”, it will enter “high-speed gear”. (Figure 15)

APP operation: Click the “More Functions” icon (Figure 16) in the APP control interface, and the fight speed can also be switched (Figure 17)

Figure 15                   Figure 16 Figure 17

13.4 Waypoint fight mode

(1) In GPS mode, click “More Functions” icon (Figure 18) in the APP control interface to enter waypoint flight (Figure 18). At this time, the interface changes from the image transmission page to the map page. On the map page, click to set the track range of a single waypoint or continuous. waypoints (Figure 20). During the setting process, if the track waypoints are too dense, you can click the delete icon to delete all waypoints (Figure 21)
(2) After setting of the waypoint, click the send icon (Figure 22), the aircraft will fly to all waypoints from the initial point to complete the preset flight trajectory. The direction of the aircraft can be controlled by the joystick during the flight.

Figure 18                        Figure 19                         Figure 20

Figure 21                            Figure 22

13.5 Orbital flight mode

In GPS mode, click “More Features” icon in the APP control interface (Figure 23) to enter the orbit fight mode (Figure 24), the aircraft will automatically orbit in a radius (Figure 25), and the radius can be adjusted on the APP (Figure 26). At this time, push the right direction joystick to fly left of right (Figure 27) at the default speed, the orbital speed can be adjusted. Push the right direction joystick front or rear, the orbit radius can be adjusted, and when the orbit button is pressed again, the orbit fight will end (Figure 28).

Figure 23                        Figure 24                         Figure 25

Figure 26                        Figure 27                         Figure 28

13.6 GPS follow mode

In GPS mode, click the “More Functions” icon (Figure 29) in the APP control interface to enter the follow (Figure 30). The aircraft will use the distance from the current position to the operator (mobile phone or IPAD) device as a reference, and move by tracking changes in the location of mobile devices. In following, lightly press the red icon to cancel the following.

Figure 29                       Figure 30

13.7 Lens adjustment

Press the fine adjustment button for the camera angle on the remote control, and the operator can adjust the lens angle as needed (Figure 31).

APP application operation: Click on the “More Functions” icon (Figure 32) in the APP control interface to enter the lens adjustment (Figure 33), and the operator can adjust the lens angle as needed (Figure 34)

Figure 31                        Figure 32                        Figure 33

1. Fine adjustment button with angle of the camera being upward
2. Fine adjustment button with angle of the camera being downward

Figure 34

13.8 Gesture Recognition

When facing the camera’s front lens, click the gesture photo button on the APP, and use any of the following gestures to trigger the aircrait’s photo or camera function.

Special Tip: Please face the lens with the front being at a position about 2-3M away and in a better light and background environment to perform the gesture recognition.

Yeah gesture photo
In about 3m front of the aircraft lens, make Yeah gesture with one hand in horizontal position; after the aircraft successfully recognizes the gesture, count down 3 seconds and take photos.

Palm gesture video-recording
In about 3m front of the aircraft lens, put five fingers together and left one hand to horizontal position; after the aircraft successfully recognizes the gesture, it will start recording. The recording will end when the gesture is re-recognized (the time difference between the two recognitions shall be greater than 3s).

13.9 MV interface

Click the “filter interface” icon (Figure 35) in the APP control interface, after entering the filter interface, you can choose to match your favorite filter effect, click the recording icon to start recording (Figure 36). After the recording is completed, the synthesized short video or picture will be saved to the media library (Figure 37).

Special Tip: During the recording process, you can rotate the screen or switch the filer effect, and you can also turn the joystick on / off o control the direction and altitude of the aircraft

Figure 35                            Figure 36                      Figure 37

14. FAQ and solving guidelines:

Question

| Reason|

Solution

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The aircraft indicator flashes without any response|

1. Geomagnetic anomaly
2. The aircraft has insufficient power

|

1. Move the aircraft to an open area and recalibrate the geomagnetism. For steps, please refer to the manual. 11.5 Geomagnetism Calibration.
2. Change the battery

The blades of the aircraft rotate but cannot fly| 1. Low battery
2.1 Blade deformation
2.2 Installation error of AB propeller| 1. Charge the battery
2.1 Replace the blade
2.2 If B1/B2 blade is broken, replace B1/B2. If A1/A2 blade is broken, replace Al/A2. If replace the wrong pads, the aircraft will not take off.
The aircraft vibrates badly| Blade deformation| Replace the blade
Fine tuning is done but still can’t make the aircraft stable|

1. Blade deformation
2. Defective motor

|

1. Replace the blade
2. Replace the motor 

After the impact, start the aircraft again and it fly uncontrollably| The three-axis acceleration sensor loses its balance due to impact| It will be OK after 5-10s of resting the aircraft, or by geomagnetism calibration and level calibration.
For the steps, please refer to the manual, 114 horizontal calibration operation.

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