USA Toyz F1RC007 Force 1RC Focus FPV Drone Instruction Manual

USA Toyz F1RC007 Force 1RC Focus FPV Drone

Overview

The F1 RC007 is novel in its body design with its snap-on assembly system and maintenance-friendly components. Driven by four powerful motors, stabilized by a six-axis gyro system and built-in two-step acrobatic stunt system, even a novice can fly this drone like a professional.

Important Statement

1. This product is not a toy but a piece of complicated equipment that is integrated with professional knowledge by mechanics, electronics, air mechanics, high-frequency emission, etc. It should be installed and adjusted correctly to avoid accidents. The user must always operate in a safe manner. We undertake no liability for human injury or property damage caused by improper operation, as we have no control over the setup, use, and operation of this drone.
2. This drone is suitable for experienced RC drone users aged 14 years or above. Not safe for users under the age of 14 to use.
3. The flying field must be legally approved by your local government.
4. UDI RC has entrusted the distributor to provide technical support and after-sale service. If you have any questions about use, operation, repair, etc., please contact USA Toyz at [email protected]

Safety Precautions

Improper assembly, broken mainframe, defective electronic equipment, or unskilled operation may cause unpredictable accidents such as drone damage or human injury. Please pay special attention to the following safety procedures:

Keep away from obstacles and crowds
The speed and status of a flying RC drone are uncertain and it may cause potential danger. The user must keep away from crowds, tall buildings, power lines etc. when operating a flying RC drone. Do not fly an RC drone in wet or storm/thunder conditions
Keep away from the humid environment
The drone is made of precise electronic components. Humidity or water vapor may damage electronic components causing accidents.

Safe operation
Please operate the RC drone in accordance with your flying skills. User fatigue, listlessness, and improper operation may increase the rate of accidents.

Keep away from rotating parts
Rotating parts can cause serious injury and damage. Keep face and body away from rotating motors.

Keep away from heat
The RC drone is made of metal, fiber, plastic, electronic components, etc. Keep away from heat and direct sunshine to avoid distortion and damage.
Please do not touch the hot motor to avoid being burnt.

LiPo Battery Care Instructions

Temperature

• Heat is a known factor. If a battery is pushed beyond 60°C during discharging or charging, problems could occur due to metallic lithium generation, which damages the cell.

• After a flight, you may find your batteries are warm to the touch. It may be a good idea to give the batteries a chance to cool down a little before recharging.
  Storage:

• Please store batteries at normal room temperature and avoid direct exposure to sunlight or heat. When storing LiPo / Li-Ion batteries for any length of time, they should ideally be stored at a temperature of between 5°C & 27°C.

• If you have a battery pack sitting on the shelf, fully charged, never try topping it up till it has been partially or fully discharged!
  Usage:

• There should be a time interval between charging and using the battery.

• Please make sure you time your flights to leave about 20% power remaining in the batteries (instead of completely draining them down) as that would prolong battery life and you can enjoy more cycles!
  If the battery is pushed beyond its limits, the battery could get hot and the perfor­mance will drop.

• When using the battery for a long time, the quantity of heat in your battery will increase. If it is sealed, the air inside will inflate rapidly causing heating.
  Charging:

• Do NOT overcharge the battery. It may cause overheating and in turn, this overheat­ing could damage the unit.

• Never try charging a pack that has been crashed or is damaged, you run the risk of fire! Cells that are obviously swollen or have physical damage should never be used and careful disposal is required, especially if the cells are swollen.

• Try plugging in another charger if one is available and see if the issue persists. If the charger is defective you should discard it immediately and process a warranty return if still under warranty or contact our support team at [email protected] so we can arrange to ship you a replacement charger and/or batteries.

• Remove the battery from the device, and inspect the battery and battery connections. Ensure there is no damage to the battery, battery pins or contacts on the device. If you have damage to the battery or charging pins, please discontinue use and contact us at [email protected] for repair/ replacement.

• After crashing the quadcopter please check the battery connectors and battery properly. If any part is damaged get spare parts from a UDI reseller. Please use genuine factory spare parts replacements from UDI RC or Force1 RC only.

Charging Instructions

1. Connect the USB charging cable to any available USB port, then connect the drone battery to the USB charging cable.
2. After connecting the USB charging cable to the USB port, the USB indicator light will turn green. After connecting the USB charging cable to the drone battery, the USB indicator light will turn red.
3. When fully charged, the light will switch to a solid green.
4. Average charging time: 50 minutes

Note:

• To avoid damage and explosions, never place the batteries on a high temperature surface or close to fires or heating devices.
• Never use the batteries for any purpose other than with the drone.
• Never place batteries in water. Keep in a dry place only.
• Never attempt to open the batteries
•  Never leave the batteries unsupervised during charging.

NOTE: For faster charging, it is recommended to use a 5V 2A AC Adapter (not included) to charge the battery.

Li-Po Battery Disposal & Recycling Wasted Li-Po batteries must not be placed with household trash. Please contact your local environmental or waste agency or your nearest Li-Po battery recycling center.

Checklist Before Flight

1. Make sure the drone battery and transmitter battery are fully charged.
2. Make sure the Left Stick of the transmitter in the middle position.
3. Please follow the power on and off instructions closely. Turn on the transmitter power first then turn on the drone power before flying. Turn off the drone power first and then turn off the transmitter power when you’re finished flying. Improper powering on and off may cause the drone to fly out of control and crash.

Drone & Transmitter Overview

TRANSMITTER

Battery Installation

Battery instructions:
Open the batter cover on the back of the transmitter and connect the end of the LiPo battery terminal into the Transmitter.

Loosen the screw using a small screwdriver and open the battery cover. Tighten with screw after installing the battery.

Caution:

1. Make sure the batteries are installed correctly by matching the electrodes.
2. Do not mix new and old batteries.
3. Do not mix different kinds of batteries.

Pre-Flight Operation Instructions

1. Connect the battery of the transmitter with the transmitter. Switch it on and the indicator of the transmitter will send out two beeps “di di” after flashing quickly for about 1-2 seconds. The indicator of the transmitter will stay on and the indicator of the quadcopter will turn from quick flashing to solid on.
   Important tips: Please make sure the Quad­rotor is on a level surface when turned on as the Gyro on the receiving board needs to be calibrated with a level surface after switch­ing on. Only at this time can the quadcopter enter into normal flying mode.

2. Connect the battery of the quadcopter with the plugin the battery compart­ment. Switch on the power of the quadcopter. Please put the quadcopter on a flat surface. At this time the indicator LEDs on the body of the quadcopter will flash quickly.

3. Push the throttle lever all the way up to the full throttle, then pull back to the bottom. This will bind the controller to the drone and allow normal flying mode. Power on and bind one drone at a time if flying more than once in the same area.

Quadcopter Calibration Instructions

To calibrate the drone’s gyro system set the drone on a level surface then pull both the Left Control Stick and the Right Control Stick to the bottom center positions and hold until the drone’s indicator LED’s begin to flash. Wait until the indicator LEDs go back to solid bright “ON”, this indicates the calibration is finished and you can fly normally. To ensure control of your drone, it is important to always calibrate your drone with your transmitter before flying. Re-calibrating is necessary in the case of difficult operations after take-off”

Additional Instruction Before Flying

1. The side with the camera is the front direction of the quadcopter and the door of the battery compartment is the back of the quadcopter.
2. After the quadcopter is switched on, check the rotating direction of the propellers. The propeller in (front left) and (back right) will rotate in a clockwise direction. The rotor in (front right) and (back left) will rotate in a counter-clockwise direction.
3. When there is insufficient power with the quadcopter during flight, the LED indica­tors on the main body will turn from solid to a flashing light alarm. At this time the pilot should fly the quadcopter back within 30 seconds and then replace with a new, charged battery to continue flying.
4. The transmitter will beep when low on battery. At this time you should retrieve the quadcopter within 30 seconds and then replace with new, charged batteries to contin­ue flying.

Basic Flight Controls

1. When the left control stick is pushed upward or downward, the quadcopter will ascend or descend respectively.
2. When the left control stick is pushed to the left or to the right, the quadcopter will rotate to the left or to the right respective­ly.
3. When the right control stick is pushed left or right, the quadcopter will roll to the left or right respectively.
4. When the right control stick is pushed upwards or downwards, the quadcopter will pitch forward or backward respectively.
5.  If the quadcopter rotates while hover­ing without operator input, adjust the yaw trim in the opposite direction until rotation stops.
6.  If the drone drifts left or right while hovering without operator input, adjust the roll trim in the opposite direction until hover is achieved.
7. If the drone drifts forwards or backward while hovering without opera­tor input, adjust the pitch trim in the opposite direction until hover is achieved.

Note: Trim settings should only be adjusted if a successful calibration does not fix stability issues. (Instructions on page 8)

Other ways to fix stability issues: Check for chipped, bent, or broken propellers and replace them. Check for worn motors and replace them.

Low/Medium/High-Speed Modes

There are 3-speed modes (Low/Medium/High Speed) available for this quadcopter. Press the Low/Medium/High-Speed Mode button on the transmitter, the transmitter will send out 3 different sounds, di, didi, and divide, which represent Low, Medium, and High-Speed Mode respectively. Medium Speed Mode defaults when switching on. The Medium and Low Speeds are suitable for experienced pilots.

Flip Mode

When the quadcopter is flying in the air, press down the right control stick on the transmitter and you will hear beeps “di di di” which represents the quadcopter has entered into Flip Mode. If you press down the right control stick once again and the “di di di” beeping will stop and the flip mode will be canceled. While in Flip Mode move the right control stick to its utmost in any direction to perform a flip in the corresponding direction. After a flip has been performed Flip Mode will turn off automatically.
(WARNING: This action requires that the flying room should be spacious enough. Otherwise, it may cause danger.)

Headless Mode

In Normal Mode, whenever the drone is rotating the heading is rotating respectively. When the drone is facing directly towards the pilot all right stick controls seem to be reversed; meaning, when you push up on the right stick the drone will fly towards the pilot (the direction the camera is facing). This can be tricky for begin­ners or even intermediate pilots flying in tight spaces. To activate Headless Mode, press the Headless Mode Button. The heading will be locked in the direction the drone is facing at the time of activation. To turn off Headless Mode, press the Headless Mode Button. The headless mode direction can be changed at any time by deactivating and reactivating Headless Mode in the desired direction. In Headless Mode, when the drone rotates the heading remains the same. Even if the drone is facing towards the pilot, pushing up on the right control stick will cause the drone to fly away from the pilot. The pilot can push up on the right control stick while rotating the drone in any direction and the drone will continue flying in one direction (away from the pilot). Uses for Headless Mode:

• When flying in daylight or at far distances, determining which side is front or back becomes difficult. Heading Hold eliminates the need to know what direction the drone is facing.
• When recording videos in tight spaces. Heading Hold allows for more concentra­tion on camera positioning.

Caution:

1. When you are flying under the Headless Mode, please confirm the controlling direction of the quadcop­ter first and then conduct the calibration. The operator should face the same direction as the of the front of the quadcopter faced during calibration. During the process of control, please do not change position so as not to affect the flying control of the quadcopter.
2. During the process of flying under Headless Mode, if you find the flying direction of the quadcopter is not the same as the controlling direction of the operator or has some deviation, please stop flying and re-calibrate the direction of the quadcopter.

One-Key Return

During the process of flying, press the button for One-key Return, and the drone will fly toward the operator. To exit this function, press the Right Control stick in any direction or press the One-key Return button again and the One-key return will be canceled.

Taking Pictures & Videos

1. Inserting the Memory Card: While the drone is powered off insert the SD card into the slot located underneath the drone and gently press until there is a click. After powering on, the red indicator will flash and then turn solid once ready to record.To remove the SD card first power off the drone, then gently press the SD card and it will eject.
2. When taking pictures, press the Camera button, the green indicator on the Camera Board will be OFF and the red indicator will flash then the green indicator will turn solid again. (Press it once for one picture).
3. To start recording, press the Video button, the green indicator on the Camera Board at the bottom of the drone will be OFF and the red indicator will flash. To end recording, press the Video Button, the red indicator will be OFF and the green indicator will turn back solid.
4. 4. All pictures and videos are saved to the SD card. When finished with your aerial photography, please remove the SD card on the Camera Board, and then load into the Card Reader and connect to the USB port of your computer. You can then access your photos and videos on your computer.

Transmitter Specifications

A 5.8GHz Transmitting system is used on this product for transmitting the images and video, as well as a 720p HD camera and 4.3 inch wide screen monitor. The main characteristics of this product is having strong anti- interfering performance, fast transmitting speed, easy assembly and no need for programming, simply switch on and you can use it. Parameter for transmitting the images and video

1. Resolution of the video: 1280*720p/30FPS
2. Camera pixels: 1600*1200
3. The photosensor chip of the Camera: 114inch HD Color CMOS
4. Specifications of the lens: 4P visual resolution of 68 degrees
5. video format: NTSC PAL
6. Image area: 3888um*2430um
7. Video output: 1.0Vp-p/75
8. Signal to Noise Ratio: 38dB
9. 5.8Ghz Receiving Sensitivity: -90dbm
10. The working voltage of the Camera module: DC3.0-4.2V
11. Power consumption of the Camera module: 550MA + 10% (DC3.7V)
12. The working voltage of the Monitor: DC3.3-5V
13. Power consumption of the Monitor: 450M + 10% (DC3. 7V)
14. Working temperature: -55 degrees C -5 C RH95%Max
15. torage temperature: -85 C -40 C RH95%Max
16. Transmitting Power: 30MW

Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions

The indicator of the quadcopter keeps flashing and no reaction when operating.

| 1. The Quad-rotor fails to pair with the transmitter.

2. lnsufficient power with the quadcopter.

| 1. Follow the operating steps of taking off and conduct pairing once again.

2. Charge/change the battery.

The blade of the quadcopter can be rotating but can not take off.| 1. Insufficient power with the battery

2. Deformation of the blade.

| 1. Charge the battery.

2. Replace the blade.

The quadcopter shakes severely.| The blade is deformed.| Replace the blade.

The quadcopter can not fly stably even after trimming.

| 1.The blade is deformed. 2.The motor is under bad

performance.

| 1. Replace the blade.

2.  Replace the motor.

Takes off after crashing but the quadcopter flies at will without following the controller.

| ****

The Gyro may lose balance due to collision.

| Make calibration to the quadcopter by following the “Calibration of the quadcopter” .

The indicator of the quadcopter keeps flashing and does not respond to commands

| 1. The drone fails to pair with the transmitter

2. Insufficient power in the drone

| 1. Fofllow the Pre-Flight Operation Instructions and conduct pairing again

2. Charge/change the battery

The propellar spins but the drone does not take off.

| ****

1. The drone has insufficient power

2. Improper propeller instalation.

| 1. Charge battery

2. Assure clockwise and counter clockwise motors are fitted with the appropriate propellers.

The drone shakes severely| 1. The propeller is deformed| 1. Replace the propeller

The drone is not stable or hold hovering position

| 1. The propeller is deformed

2. The motor is under bad performance

| ****

1. Replace the propeller

2. Replace the motor

After a crash, the drone flies erraticaly| ****

1. The gyro has been offset

| 1. Fofllow the Pre-Flight Operation Instructions and conduct pairing again
No video signal to the transmitter but can control the drone| ****

1. Video signals not synced

2. The monitor has no power

| ****

1. Video signals not synced

2. The monitor has no power

All motors do not spin after successfully pairing and all batteries are charged.

| ****

1. The throttle trim is unbalanced

| 1. Fofllow the Pre-Flight Operation Instructions and conduct pairing again

2. Turn on the monitor shich is separate from the transmitter power

Motor spins as soon as drone is powered on

| ****

1. The flight main control board is burned out

| 1. Adjust throttle trim so that when the left control stick is lowered completely it is at 0% throttle

2. Contact force1re.com for support

Spare Parts

Below is the part available. For the convenience of the customers, we hereby have listed each part for your reference and you can purchase these parts from www.usatoyz.com

FCC Information

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 residential 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 the circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC WARNING

The equipment may generate or use radiofrequency energy. Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual. Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate this device. 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.

To ensure that play is both safe and fun, please review these operating instructions with your children: Failure to follow all safety instructions may result in injury or property damage none of which USA Toyz will be held liable for as proper warnings are outlined in the manual.

• Upon use of this product, the end-user assumes all responsibility and USA Toyz cannot be held liable for any personal injury and/or property damage.

• his item contains fast-moving parts, motors, and/or another wiring. When using it, basic precautions should always be followed including but not limited to
  the following:

• Keep your eye on the product at all times

• Tie back hair or wear a hat to avoid entanglement or injury

• Keep hands, hair, and loose clothing away from moving parts when the power switch is turned ON.

• Please ensure the product is turned off when not in use.

CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS UNIT NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE SELLER WILL VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT.

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