Ruko F11MINI Drones with Camera for Adult User Guide

Ruko F11MINI Drones with Camera for Adult

Product Information

The Ruko F11 Mini is a drone that is designed for users aged 14 and above. It comes with a Quick Guide & Safety Disclaimer manual that provides instructions for safe usage of the product. The drone has four arms and is equipped with a remote controller that can be paired with the aircraft for flight control. The drone can be connected to Wi-Fi, and controlled using a mobile application that needs to be downloaded from the respective app stores. The drone requires batteries for operation, which are not included in the package.

Product Usage Instructions

Before using the Ruko F11 Mini drone, ensure that you have read and understood the safety instructions provided in the manual. Follow the steps below to use the drone:

1. Download the Ruko Mini app from the App Store or Google Play Store.
2. Charge the batteries (not included in the package).
3. Unfold the four arms of the aircraft.
4. Unfold the remote controller by extending the antenna and handle.
5. Select an open flying area with a height of at least 65 feet.
6. Pair the remote controller with the aircraft by short pressing and then long-pressing the button until the aircraft plays a start-up sound. Power on the remote controller and push up the left joystick to establish a connection. Connect your mobile phone to the aircraft’s Wi-Fi, and enter the app operation interface.
7. Calibrate the compass by keeping the aircraft flat when rotating horizontally.
8. Calibrate the gyroscope by clicking on CALIBRATE in the app and placing the aircraft on level ground.
9. Start the motors by pushing up the left joystick.
10. Take off by pushing up the left joystick or pressing the auto takeoff button.
11. To land the aircraft, short-press the button if it does not fly far. For longer flights, short-press the button to make the aircraft return and land.

If you are new to flying drones, refer to the Quick Start guide in the app or search for the Ruko F11 Mini Quick Start on YouTube for your first flight. You can also scan the QR code provided in the manual for more technical and video support.

Product Common Problems and Solutions

with strong GPS
signal.| Turn on the aircraft in an open area with strong GPS signal to
allow it to search for enough GPS signals.
The red light flashes| The aircraft has low battery.| Please charge the battery in time.
The motors cannot be started| The yellow light flashes.| Push up the left joystick to unlock the motor or charge the
battery.
Doesn’t switch to the indoor mode when flying indoors| The positions of left and right joystick are not correct or the
compass is not calibrated.| Push the left and right joysticks simultaneously to 5 o’clock
and 7 o’clock for 2 seconds to switch to indoor mode or calibrate
the compass as described in the manual.
Unstable flight| The gyroscope is not calibrated or the propellers are deformed
or incomplete.| Place the aircraft on a horizontal surface and conduct
gyroscope/horizontal calibration as described in the manual.
Replace the propellers if necessary.

Download App

Charge the Batteries

Unfold the 4 Arms of the Aircraft

Unfold the Remote Controller

Select an Open Flying Area

WARNING: Suggest flying higher than the surrounding objects.

Pair the Remote Controller with the Aircraft

1. Short press and then long press the button until the aircraft plays start-up sound.
2. Press to power on the remote controller, the indicator light will flash.
3. Push up the left joystick and the remote controller makes a “beep” sound.
4. Push down the left joystick and the remote controller makes a “beep” sound again.

WARNING: Once successfully paired, the remote controller’s indicator light will stay on.

Connect to Wi-Fi

• Connect the mobile phone to the aircraft’s Wi-Fi.
• Enter the app operation interface, and tap the “Control” icon.

WARNING: Please refer to user manual for more details.

Calibrate the Compass

• Rotate the aircraft horizontally 360° until you hear a “beep” sound. No fixed direction of rotation required ( About 3 turns )
• Rotate the aircraft vertically 360° until you hear a “beep” sound. No fixed direction of rotation required ( About 3 turns )

WARNING: Please keep the aircraft flat when rotating horizontally, otherwise it will take more turns to complete the calibration.

Calibrate the Gyroscope

• Click CALIBRATE in the app.

Start the Motors

• Push up the left joystick.

Take off

• Push up the left joystick or press the “Auto Takeoff” button.

Landing

• Short-press the button to land the aircraft if it doesn’t fly far. (Distance<32.8ft)
• Short-press the button to make the aircraft return and land if it flies far. (Distance>32.8ft)

NEW TO FLYING DRONES?

• Check the Quick Start in the app
• Search “Ruko F11MINI Quick Start” on YouTube for first flight
• Scan QR code for more tech and video support

Common Problems and Solutions

The motors cannot be started

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Without GPS signal or weak GPS signal

| Turn on the aircraft in an open area with strong GPS signal, becuase the aircraft will not be able to search for enough GPS signals When it is indoors or in a sheltered area

The red light flashes

| The aircraft has low battery. Please charge the battery in time

The yellow light flashes

| The compass is not calibrated. Please refer to the “Calibration Before Flight” section of the user manual
Doesn’t switch to the indoor

mode when flying indoors

| Switch to the indoor mode when flying indoors

The positions of left and right joystick are not correct

| Push the left and right joysticks simultaneously to 5 o’clock and 7 o’clock for 2 seconds
Or push up the left joystick to unlock the motor

Unstable flight

| Flying too low, affected by aircraft airflow| Please fly the aircraft above 9.84ft(3 meters)

The gyroscope is not calibrated

| Place the aircraft on a horizontal surface and conduct gyroscope/horizontal calibration. Please refer to the “Gyroscope Calibration ” section of the user manual
The propellers become deformed and incomplete| Replace the propellers with new ones
GPS signal is unstable. Flying near buildings or in obstructed area.| Please fly the aircraft in an open area free of obstacles within the circle of radius

32.81 ft(10 meters)

Can’t fly far or can only fly within a distance of 98ft ( 30 meters)

| The beginner mode isn’t turned off| Enter the app setting interface,turn off the beginner mode to set the flight distance and altitude, and save the settings

Aircraft low battery

| Charge the battery in time because it can only fly within a range of 98ft (30 meters)

When the aircraft returns at low power

The aircraft will roll over or fail to take off after replacing the propellers| 4 propellers are installed backwards or a wrong propeller

is installed

| When installing the propeller, install it according to the corresponding mark

Out of control, spinning around on its own, abnormal sound

| The remote controller signal is interfered or the aircraft exceeds the range of remote control| Please fly the aircraft outdoors without interference, and ensure that it is within a controllable range

Compass interference

| Please manually land the aircraft in time and calibrate the compass. Please make sure to fly away from the buildings, trees,

power lines, and signal towers

The propellers become deformed and incomplete| ****

Replace the propellers with new ones

SD card cannot store photos or videos

| The SD card is full| Delete SD card contents
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Incorrect storage file format settings| When formatting the SD card, select the FAT32 file format
Problem of SD card| Try to format the SD card or replace the SD

card

No photo or video storage on your phone

| Album storage permission is not turned on| Please set it correctly when popping up album permissions
After the SD card is installed, the phone does not store photos and videos, they are all stored on the SD card| ****

Connect to aircraft Wi-Fi to download video from app to mobile phone

Video freezes, image transmission distance is short

| The aircraft is out of Wi-Fi

range

| Fly the aircraft within the range of the

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi image transmission signal interference| Fly the aircraft in an unobstructed open area free of buildings, high-voltage wires

and signal towers

The remote controller and the mobile phone are not pointed

at the direction of the aircraft

| Point the remote controller and the mobile phone at the flying direction of the aircraft

to maintain the strongest signal connection

Phone lagging

| Turn off unused applications on your

phone to maintain the best performance of the phone.

App does not display the interface

| The phone is not connected to

Wi-Fi

| Connect your mobile phone to the Wi-Fi :

Ruko_F11_Mini_5G-**

The phone version is too low| Android 6.0 and above, IOS 10.02 and

above

When connecting to the aircraft’s Wi-Fi, the network is

not set or set incorrectly

| Set the Wi-Fi correctly
Turn the phone to airplane mode
The reason why the iPhone can connect to Wi-Fi, but cannot see the image is that the network permission popped up

by the app is not set to allow

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Reinstall the app and select allow when the network permission pops up

VPN switch is turned on| Turn off the VPN switch

App crash or its functions are abnormal

| Wrong app downloaded| Download the correct app
The phone version is old and not compatible with the app| Give us your mobile phone version model and we will give you a corresponding

solution

Phone cannot connect to Wi-Fi| It is the first time to connect

your phone to the Wi-Fi

| Try connecting a few more times or restart

the phone

The Wi-Fi name is not displayed

| The phone is a single band

phone

| Use the dual band devices that support

both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz/5.8 GHz

Wi-Fi has not been activated

| Wait for about 30 seconds after turning on the aircraft and keep refreshing the Wi-Fi

list while the Wi-Fi is activated

GPS signal is weak

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Turning on the aircraft indoors

| GPS signals cannot be found

indoors.Please search for GPS signals in an open area outdoors

Under the tree, next to the building, in an obstructed area| Please stay away from obstacles for more

than 32.81 feet(10 meters), and search for GPS signals in an open area

The aircraft automatically flies upwards when pressing one key return home|

Set safe return altitude

| When the flight altitude is less than 65.6ft (20 meters), the aircraft will automatically rise to the height of 65.6ft (20 meters)

before returning home

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The aircraft cannot be paired with the remote controller

| Doesn’t push up and down the left joystick to pair the remote controller with aircraft| Turn on the aircraft and remote controller, push up the left joystick to 12 o’clock and then pull down to 6 o’clock position to pair

remote controller with aircraft

Cannot charge battery/Cannot fully charge battery

| Using inferior charger or charging on the computer with unstable voltage output| Use a mobile USB charger that ensures constant stable voltage output(5V) and

amperage output(2-3A)

Using inferior charging cables| Please use the original factory charging

cable to charge

Short battery life

| Flying in windy weather| Flying in windy weather will accelerate power loss
The battery is not fully

charged

| Please use a charger with 5V/3A to charge

it

Flying in cold weather

| In low temperatures, the chemical reaction of the lithium battery is slowed down and

the energy cannot be fully released

The product has slight marks

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We tested all aircraft before shipping

| In order to give you the best experience, we tested functions of all aircraft before shipping. Therefore, it is inevitable that there will be slight traces. However, it can be guaranteed that all aircraft are 100% brand new

Safety at a Glance

The Ruko F11MINI is NOT a toy and is NOT suitable for people under the age.

Legend

• The following terms are used throughout the product literature to indicate various levels of potential harm when operating this product:

Disclaimer and Warning

• This product is NOT a toy and is NOT suitable for people under the age of 14. Keep the aircraft out of the reach of children and exercise caution when operating this aircraft in the presence of children.
• This product is a flying camera that offers easy flight when in good working order as set forth below. Read the materials associated with the product before using for the first time. These documents are included in the product package.
• Inappropriate use of the product could result in personal injury or property damage.
• The information in this document affects your safety and your legal rights and responsibilities. Read this entire document carefully to ensure proper configuration before use. Failure to read and follow the instructions and warnings in this document may result in product loss, serious injury to you, or damage to your aircraft.
• By using this product, you hereby signify that you have read this disclaimer carefully and that you understand and agree to abide by the terms and conditions herein. Please be sure to strictly abide by the specification requirements and safety guidelines stated in this document.
• You agree to use this product only for purposes that are proper and in accordance with local regulations, terms and all applicable polices and guidelines Ruko may make available.
• Any personal injury property damage, legal disputes and all other adverse events caused by the violation of the safety instructions or due to any other factor, WILL NOT be Ruko’s Responsibility.
• Ruko reserves the right to update this disclaimer and safety guide.

Intelligent Flight Battery Safety Guide

Charging Precautions

• It is recommended to use USB 5V/2A or 5V/3A wall chargers. Do not use charger with more than 5V/3A, otherwise, the battery may be damaged, reduce performance or cause a fire.damaged, reduce performance and cause a fire.
• It is forbidden to overcharge the Intelligent Flight Battery, please remove charging cable in time after fully charged to avoid damage due to overcharge.
• It is strictly forbidden to use batteries or charging cables that are not officially provided by Ruko. We are not responsible for any damage caused by charging cables that are not from Ruko.
• DO NOT charge the Intelligent Flight Battery immediately after the flight as the temperature may be too high. Wait until it cools down to room temperature before charging again, Due to the battery current output, slight heating is normal while flying.

Battery Safety and Maintenance Precautions

• Keep the product in a cool environment, avoid high temperature, exposure to the sun,water suction, pressing and descent from highaltitude. Do not place the model in a high temperature, humid and direct sunlight environment.
• It is recommended to charge and discharge the battery once a month, do not store it fully charged, keep 50%-60% of the electricity, and stored in a dry and cool environment.
• Remove the USB charger after the battery is fully charged.
• Fully charge the battery at least once per month to keep it healthy.
• It is forbidden to disassemble or pierce the battery with sharp objects in any way, otherwise,battery leakage will cause fire or even explosion.
• Do not touch the electrolyte in the damaged battery, otherwise it might harm your skin or eyes.
• Be sure to keep away from fire before discharging.
• Store the battery in a dry and ventilated place.
• Keep the battery out of the reach of children and animals.

Flight Environment Requirements

• Only fly in an open area (radius of 35 feet or more) without obstructions to ensure stable image transmission.
  • Fly in open environment
• Flight Safety.
• Only fly in an open area without magnetic fields or radio interference, obstacles, trees, high-tension wires, tall buildings and other obstacles.
• Do not fly above or near crowds.
• Do not fly the aircraft in bad weather.
• Only fly in a mild weather condition where the temperature is between 10° and 40° C (50°F and 104°F).
• United States: Only fly in authorized areas. To learn more about aircraft requirements, please visit the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft page: https://www.faa.gov/

Flight Operation Guidelines

Pre-Flight Checklist

1. Ensure that the Intelligent Flight Battery, remote controller, and mobile phone are fully charged.
2. Make sure that the battery compartment cover is fastened firmly and the Intelligent Flight Battery is installed firmly.
3. Ensure that the arms of the aircraft are fully extended.
4. Ensure that the camera cover was moved before turning on the aircraft.
5. Please make sure that nothing obstructs the motors.
6. Please make sure the camera lens and sensor are clean and without stains.
7. Ensure that the propeller is free from damage, aging, deformation, no foreign matter entanglement, and firm installation.
8. Make sure to complete the pre-flight checklist before flying.
9. Know well the flight mode you select and all safety features and warnings.

Operation Safety Guidelines

1. Please unfold the arms of the aircraft and turn on the power before flight.
2. Please pay attention to the direction of the aircraft when flying. The camera direction is the forward of the aircraft.
3. Do not answer calls, text messages, or do anything that may distract you from operating your mobile phone to control the aircraft during the flight.
4. Make sure that you are not under the influence of alcohol, drugs or anesthesia, nor are you experiencing dizziness, fatigue, nausea, or any other conditions, which may impair your ability to operate the aircraft safely.
5. It is important to set an appropriate RTH altitude before each flight. Make sure your phone has permission to access the Wi-Fi “Ruko_F11_Mini5G**”and connect successfully.
6. Make sure to fly outdoors in an environment with strong GPS signals.
7. Please do not long-press the button on the remote controller when flying, otherwise GPS Mode will be turned off.
8. After turning off the GPS, the aircraft cannot realize one-botton return to home, low power return,or out of control.
9. After turning off the GPS, GPS follow, surround mode , route planning,and aircraft finding functions cannot be realized.
10. Do the compass and gyroscope calibration each time before flying, or it maybe can’t work normally.
11. Pay attention to control the aircraft at all times during flight. Don’t just rely on Ruko Mini APP.
12. GPS flight assistance features and app are meant to assist the pilot, not replace their control of the aircraft. When returning, pay attention to the flight, operate the aircraft carefully to avoid hitting obstacles.

Problems You May Encounter

Wi-Fi Guidelines

• The operating system required for the phone must be iOS 9.0 or higher/Android 5.0 or above. The aircraft will be compatible with WLAN-capable phones that broadcast dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4GHz and 5.8GHz).

For iOS System

• Connect the Wi-Fi “
• Ruko_F11_Mini5G**” to your mobile phone.

For Android System

• Please wait about 10-30 seconds after connecting the aircraft’s Wi-Fi “Ruko_F11_Mini5G**”.Please pay attention to whether there is an internet settings to pop up, please keep connected,otherwise there will be no pictures after entering the app.
• Please turn on airplane mode on your phone, and open the Wi-Fi list to reconnect if you can’t find the Wi-Fi.

_ WARNING: _Turn off the VPN because it will affect Wi-Fi connection.

Remote Controller Guidelines

• After fully charged, if the app shows that the transmitter battery is low, please try to pair the remote controller with the aircraft again, then connect to Wi-Fi and open the app to check it.
• Please charge the remote controller in time when the battery is low to avoid automatic shutdown of the remote controller during flight.
• Please turn off the remote controller in time when it is not in use toavoid running out of battery power.

Camera Guidelines

• Do not place the aircraft on rough ground, please place it horizontally and make sure there is enough clearance under the camera, otherwise the camera will be stuck.
  Please take off the camera cover before flight.

CONTACT

CONTACT US FOR MORE TECH SUPPORT

• +1 (888)892-0155
• Mon-Fri 7:00AM – 7:0OPM (PST)
• +86 19129317359
• rukodrone@gmail.com

References

• Federal Aviation Administration

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