FeiYu Tech AK2000 User manual

3-Axis Stabilized Handheld Gimbal for Camera
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company
V2.0E NUser Manual
Instructions

Catalogue
1.Product Overview 1
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2.Installation
3.Gimbal Balancing
3.1Balance Adjustment of the Tilting Axis
3.2Balance Adjustment of the Rolling Axis
3.3Balance Adjustment of the Panning Axis
4.1Handle - Function / Operation
4.2Function
2.1Battery Charging
2.2Battery Installation
2.3Camera Installation
4.AK2000 Function / Operation
5.App - Download and Connecting
5.1Download and Install Feiyu ON App
5.2Connecting App
6.Advanced Operation
6.1Gimbal Initialization
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6.2Firmware Upgrade
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7.Parameters
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8.Compatible Cameras for Reference

1.Product Overview
Accessories
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Canon Control Cable
（RS-80N3）
X1
Charger
X1
Micro USB Cable
X1
18650 Li-ion Battery
X4
Sony Control Cable
(3.5 audio to multi)
X1
Tripod
X1
Shortcut
Button
Pan Axis Knob Ring
1/4 Inch Thread Hole
Vertical Arm
Pan Lock Screw
1/4 Inch Thread Hole
Lens Support Frame
Roll Axis
Screw
Sliding Arm
anti-column
Roll Lock Screw
Tilt Lock Screw
Quick Release Plate
1/4 Inch Thread Hole
Cross Arm
Retaining Ring
Power Button
Mode Button
Touch Screen
Recording ButtonJoystick
Capturing Button
Function Button
Tilt Axis
Fixed Plate
1/4 Inch Thread Hole
Panasonic Control Cable
(Shift audio 3.5 to 2.5)
X1
Thumb Screw
(Short)
X1
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Safety
Lock
Multifunction
Knob
Handle

2.Installation
Remove the tail cap, open the batteries compartment, and install the batteries correctly.
(1) Please mount the camera before powering on the gimbal.
(2) When the battery is low, please charge the gimbal.
(3) When not in use, turn off the gimbal and then remove the batteries.
TIPS
Battery Model:
18650 Li-ion Battery
Battery Charging2.1
Please fully charge the batteries before powering on the gimbal for the first time.
Charge the batteries with the charger.
Micro USB
Cable
（not included）
5V / 3A
2
2
1
3
2.2 Battery Installation
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Camera Installation
2.3
1. Lock the lens support frame with the screw to the quick release plate;
2. Use the thumb screw to lock the camera from the bottom slot of the quick release
plate, and slightly adjust the lens support frame after locking the camera;
(Select the long/short thumb screw according to the position of the camera to be
mounted on the quick release plate)
3. Press and hold the anti-column；
4. Place the quick release plate on the fixed plate, loosen the anti-column and tighten
the safety lock.
3
4
Anti-column
Safety Lock
3
Thumb Screw
(Long)
1
2Thumb Screw
(Short)
1
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3.Gimbal Balancing
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Adjust the center of gravity position of the tilting axis up and down: point the camera
lens down, adjust cross arm to maintain the level, as shown in figure ①, let go and
observe the state of rotation. Adjust the balance via adjust the sliding arm up and
down (refer to figure ② ③).
Adjust the center of gravity of the camera in two steps to the axis of rotation of the tilting
axis.
* After adjustment, be sure to tighten the lock screw.
Camera forward Slide up to adjust
Silde down to adjustCamera backward
①②
③
(1)
Normal
T
L
T
L
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Balance Adjustment of the Tilting Axis
3.1
T=Tight
L=Loose
T=Tight
L=Loose

Adjust the center of gravity position of the tilting axis forward and backward: point
the camera lens horizontal forward, adjust cross arm to maintain the level as shown
in figure ①,let go and observe the state of rotation.
Loosen the safety lock on the right side of the camera, and adjust the balance by
sliding up and down the quick release plate on the bottom of the camera (refer to
Figure ② ③).
Camera backward
Slide the adjustment
skateboard down to adjust
Slide the adjustment
skateboard up to adjust
*Be sure to fasten the safety lock after adjustment.
Camera forward
②
③
(2)
Safety
Lock
Safety
Lock
5
Balanced
①
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Balance Adjustment of the Rolling Axis3.2
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L
T
Balanced
When the balance adjustment of tilting axis completed, the balance of the rolling axis
can be adjusted:keep the gimbal socket connector vertical to the ground with the hand
-held control handle as shown in figure ①, leave the gimbal powered off and observe the
balance. Loosen the lock screw and slide the cross arm left and right to adjust the roll
(refer to figure ② ③).
* After adjustment, be sure to tighten the lock screw.
①②
③
Slide the cross
arm left to adjust
Slide the cross
arm right to adjust
L
T
Camera rightward
Camera leftward
T=Tight
L=Loose
T=Tight
L=Loose

Balance Adjustment of the Panning Axis3.3
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①
When the balance adjustment of tilting axis and rolling axis is completed, the balance
of the panning axis can be adjusted. Keep the gimbal socket connector in the horizontal
position,adjust hand-held panning axis as shown in figure ①,let go and observe the state
of rotation.
Loosen the lock screw on the panning and slide the vertical arm forward and backward
to adjust (refer to figure ② ③).
The lens is down The lens is up
* After adjustment, be sure to tighten the lock screw.
Horizontal ground
②
Slide the vertical arm
backward to adjust
L
T
③
Slide the vertical arm
forward to adjust
TL
T=Tight
L=Loose
T=Tight
L=Loose

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4.AK2000 Function / Operation
Handle - Function / Operation4.1
* Click the option to switch or select the function mode, and slide the screen to the left or right to switch
the page.
1.Touch Screen
Display icon Mode / Status
HF Panning Mode
Panning Mode + Rolling follow
Lock Mode + Rolling follow
HF-R
TF-R
LK-R
TF Follow Mode
Follow Mode + Rolling follow
AF All follow mode
Lock Mode
Tilt Axis
Roll Axis
Pan Axis
LK
Display icon
Screen interface
Mode / Status
Bluetooth is connected
Bluetooth is not connect
WiFi is connected
WiFi is not connect
Battery Level
Camera mode
Camera is not connect
Zoom status
Follow focus status
Capture
Mode
Auto
Rotation
Payload
Setting
Settings
Scroll
Setting
Rotation
Time
Single tap the power button in the panning follow mode to enter the panning follow
mode and rolling follow (rolling follow angle ≤ 60°).
Single tap the power button in the follow mode to enter the follow mode and rolling
follow (rolling follow angle ≤ 60°).
Single tap the power button in the lock mode to enter the lock mode and rolling follow
(rolling follow angle ≤ 60°).
I S O
2.3 AUTO
2.0 80
100
125
1.7
1.3
AWB
K
长按 或 锁定多功能旋钮功能，再次单击多功能旋钮或 / 即可恢复。

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Capture
Mode
Auto
Rotation
Payload
Setting
Settings
Scroll
Setting
Rotation
Time
Capture
Mode
Auto
Rotation
Payload
Setting
Settings
Scroll
Setting
Rotation
Time
Capture
Mode
Auto
Rotation
Payload
Setting
Settings
Scroll
Setting
Rotation
Time
Capture
Mode
Auto
Rotation
Payload
Setting
Settings
Scroll
Setting
Rotation
Time
Capture
Mode
Auto
Rotation
Payload
Setting
Settings
Scroll
Setting
Rotation
Time
Capture
Mode
Auto
Rotation
Payload
Setting
Settings
Scroll
Setting
Rotation
Time
The maximum time setting of PAN and TILT is less than 8 hours, and the maximum time setting of INVL
and DWELL is 59 seconds.
* PAN / TILT > INVL > DWELL
Select the corresponding scene mode according to the shooting scene.
The load setting is performed according to the camera.
Enter auto-rotation mode
The higher the sensitivity setting, the faster the response of control PTZ/camera
Sensitivity Camera ctrl
Settings
Screen Interface
Default
Smooth
Action
Sensitivity
Camera ctrl
WL W/T&F/F
AKFI
AKFII
Custom 2
Custom 3
>2500g
1500-2500g
Auto-adapt
Custom 1
300-600 g
0-300 g
600-1000g
1000-1500g
Slide the touch-
screen interface
up and down
Pull the four-
directional joystick
up anddown to increase
and decrease the time
Touch the screen
to select and
change the options
Pull the four-
directional
joystick up
and down or
left and right
to select options
Click on the
touch-screen
Slide the touch-
screen interface
to the right
Click on the
touch-screen
Slide the touch-
screen interface
to the right
Click on the
touch-screen
Slide the touch-
screen interface
to the right
Click on the
touch-screen
Slide the touch-
screen interface
to the right
Click on the
touch-screen
Slide the touch-
screen interface
to the right
Click on the
touch-screen
Slide the touch-
screen interface
to the right
Calibration
Language
00:00:00
00:00:00
00:00:00
00:00:00
P A N
T I L T
I N V L
DWELL
07:59:59
07:59:59
00:00:59
00:00:58
P A N
T I L T
I N V L
DWELL
Gimbal
Camera
Please refer to the chapter "Auto-rotation Mode" in page 14
ESCO K
Initial
point
setting
procedure 1

Long time press the power button, and
release it when the display show
The roll and tilt direction are fixed, the
pan direction rotate 180 °
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Mode Button
Capturing Button
Note: The firmware upgrade may occur manual operation function and the actual product features do not match.
Please find the latest manual on the official website.
Single click Panning Mode /
Lock Mode
Double click Follow mode
Triple click
All follow mode
Single tap to switch between panning
mode and lock mode
Under follow mode, single tap to switch to
panning mode
3.Power Button
Long time
press Power on /
Power off
Single tap Rolling follow mode
Triple tap Rotate 180° in
horizontal
Power
Button
2.Mode Button
Enter all follow mode
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Angle limit 60 °
Single click the camera button to focus and single tap again within 3 seconds to take photos. When
there is no operation within 3 seconds after clicking for focus, the focus state shall be cleared.
Press and hold the camera button, the gimbal will make a “beep” sound and enter the automatic
continuous shooting mode; it shoots once for every 5 seconds by default. Single tap the camera
button to exit the automatic continuous shooting mode (you can enter the Feiyu On App to set the
continuous shooting interval).
* Need to connect to the camera shutter cable or connect to the camera WiFi.
* Need to connect to the camera shutter cable.
4.Capturing Button
Manual
capturing
Self-timer

Video
Button
Start shooting / Stop shooting
* Need to connect to the shutter release cable or the camera WiFi
(for Camera with WiFi function).
6.Shortcut button
Long time
press Fast follow mode
Double tap Reset
Long time press the shortcut button,
enter the fast follow mode.
5.Recording Button
7.Joystick
Single tap
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shortcut button
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Double tap the shortcut button,
return to panning mode, tilt,roll
and pan axis return to initial level.
Upward
(1) Camera lens upward
(2) Select the option above
(2) Select the option below
Downward
(1) Camera lens downward
Move to left
(1) Camera lens move to left
(2) Select the option on the left
Joystick
Move to right
(1) Camera lens move to right
(2) Select the option on the right

9. Multifunction Knob
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Default
Display
Display
Introduction
Introduction
Single tap
Control Follow
focus or Zoom
Control Follow
focus or Zoom
Control the
axis direction
Control the
axis direction
Zooming control
Follow focus
Camera supports
zooming control
Camera supports
follow focus
Control the roll axis rotation
Single tap
Switch adjustment option
Switch adjustment option
* After connecting your camera
Please refer to the chapter "Connecting to camera" in page 16
Long time press the
multifunction knob
8.Function Button
Rotate Control the current axial rotation /
follow focus and zoom
Long time
press Switch between the follow focus &
zoom options and the axial options
Single tap Switch adjustment option
Rotate
Multifunction Knob
Single tap /
Long time press
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Control the tilt axis rotation
Control the pan axis rotation
Return / Lock / Unlock
Single tap the function key on the main interface to enter the
locked/unlocked state.
On other interfaces, single tap the function button to return
to the main interface.
Single tap
Default
Function Button

Function4.2
Panning Mode（Default mode）
Follow Mode
All Follow Mode
Lock Mode
The orientation of the camera is fixed.
Manually move camera to desired position,and hold for half a second. New tilt and/or
pan positions are automatically saved.
(Camera can be manually positioned while in panning mode ,follow mode or lock mode.)
Take the tilt axis setting for example:
Reset
The roll and tilt direction are fixed, and the camera moves according to the left-right movements
of the user's hand.
Modes
The roll direction is fixed, and the camera moves according to the left-right movements, up-
down movements of the user's hand.
Manual Lock
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Rolling Follow Mode
The pan and tilt direction are fixed, and the camera moves according to the left-right
movements of the user's hand.
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Return to panning mode, three axises return to default position.
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Adjust and control the options via the touch screen or by pulling the four-directional joystick up
and down or left and right
Enter the parameter setting interface to select the auto-rotation mode for setting. The maximum
time setting for panning and tilting rotation time is less than 8 hours, and the maximum setting
time for photographing stop time and photographing interval is 59 seconds.
(Note: The photographing interval setting must be greater than the photographing stop time and
less than the panning rotation time or the tilting rotation time.)
Auto-rotation Mode
Method 2. Set the auto-rotation mode parameters by entering the rotation time
interface through the display screen.
0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0
0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0
0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0
0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0
0 7 : 59 : 59
0 7 : 59 : 59
0 0 : 0 0 : 5 9
0 0 : 0 0 : 5 8
00:00:00
00:00:00
00:00:00
00:00:00
P A N
T I L T
I N V L
DWELL
Method 1. Enter the Feiyu ON App to set the auto-rotation mode parameters.
Auto-rotation Mode Parameter Setting
PAN( T1 )
INVL( t )
DWELL( P )
TILT ( T2)
Panning axis rotation time period
PAN: Time required for the panning axis to rotate from the start point to the end point.
Display icon Mode / Status
Minimum time
setting Maximum time setting
Tilting axis rotation time period
TILT : Time required for the tilting axis to rotate from the start point to the end point.
Photographing interval
INVL: The time between the end of the previous shooting and the end of the next shooting.
Photographing waiting time
DWELL: Gimbal stop time after issuing a photographing command.
* T1/T2>t>P
Capture
Mode
Auto
Rotation
Payload
Setting
Settings
Scroll
Setting
Rotation
Time

Rotate the panning axis or tilting axis to the start
position and stay for half a second, and click OK
option on the screen to record the start position.
The gimbal automatically returns to the start
position, the tilting axis and panning axis start
to rotate to the end position according to the
set parameters, and the gimbal automatically
resets after completion.
(2) Set rotation start position
(4) Start auto rotation movements
Shortcut button or click the
ESC option on the screen Exit the auto-rotation mode and reset
Double tap
Exit
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(1) Select auto-rotation to enter the auto-rotation
mode on the display interface.
Auto- rotation mode setting
Pan Axis
Tilt Axis
Rotate the panning axis or tilting axis to the end
position and stay for half a second, and click OK
option on the screen again to record the end
position.
(3) Set rotation end position
Pan Axis
Tilt Axis
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Capture
Mode
Auto
Rotation
Payload
Setting
Settings
Scroll
Setting
Rotation
Time
ESCO K
Initial
point
setting
procedure 1

5.App - Download and Connecting
Download and Install Feiyu ON App
5.1
Connecting App
5.2
1. Turn on the mobile phone Bluetooth and start the gimbal；
2. Open the App, and connect to AK2000 according to the App prompts. After the
connection is successful, you can control AK2000 on the App.
iOS Version Android Version
* Requires iOS 9.0 or later, Android 5.0 or later
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Gimbal Initialization6.1
(1) When camera is not balance.
(2) If not use for a long period of time.
(3) In case of extreme temperature variations.
(1) Select system settings on the display screen to enter the gimbal calibration.
(3) After the initialization is successful, slide the display screen interface to the left/right
or click the “ESC” key on the screen to wake up.
(2) Place the gimbal on the table, and the gimbal automatically initializes. If the display
screen prompts that the calibration is successful, the initialization ends, otherwise the
initialization fails.
6.Advanced Operation
6.1
You can initialize your gimbal when:
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Firmware Upgrade6.2
Connect the gimbal to the Feiyu ON App, to upgrade the firmware through the App.
Feiyu ON
Settings Update
Query Update
Later Download
Your Gimbal version is ***,
The latest version is ***,
do you want to upgrade?