Meknic Flydrone User manual

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Meknic Flydrone User Manual

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About this Guide
Thank for purchasing Meknic Brand product. We made every effort to ensure that
this User Guide is accurate and complete. Due to the unforeseen changes or
product upgrades, the information contained in the manual is subject to change
without notice.
Please strictly follow this manual requirement to use your product. This manual
shows you how to achieve flight by a simple operation, you can also download the
electronic manual of the advanced version from the APM website to know the
advanced flight function and more product characteristics, (for example:
configuring parameters by connecting to assistant software, matching frequency
between the transmitter and the receiver, etc.), for more flying fun.
Notice: This product built-in autopilot system is APM, you can obtain the current
APM firmware version to the assistant software; If you upgrade the firmware
version by assistant software, you need to read the release record and guide that
corresponds to the firmware version.

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If you have any problem that cannot solve during installation, please
contact official authorized dealer or customer service.
Content
Quality Statement...........................................................................................................
Disclaim & Warning........................................................................................................
Trademarks....................................................................................................................
Cautions For Product Use..............................................................................................
Battery Usage & Charging Cautions...............................................................................
In The Box......................................................................................................................
Introduction....................................................................................................................
Aircraft & Transmitter Basic Operation..........................................................................
Before Flying..................................................................................................................
Flying Test.....................................................................................................................
Flowchart of Fail safe & How to Regain Control ...........................................................
Low Voltage Alert..........................................................................................................
Use The Assistant Software..........................................................................................

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Aircraft Parameters.......................................................................................................
FCC Statement
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.

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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.
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.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this
equipment.
CE Regulatory Notice
This equipment complies with the requirements set out in the Council Directives
on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating Electromagnetic
Compatibility (2004/108/EC); the Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC); the
Restriction of The Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical And

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Electronic Equipment Directive (2002/95/EC), Turkish EEE Directive; the
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC
of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to eco-design
requirements for standby and off mode electric power consumption of electrical
and electronic household and office equipment, and the Directive 2009/125/EC of
the European parliament and of the council establishing a framework for the
setting of eco-design requirements for energy-related products.
Disclaim & Warning
Please read this disclaim carefully before using the product .by using this
product ,you hereby agree to this disclaim and signify that you have read them
fully .this product is not suitable for people under the age of 18.
Meknic Flydrone is an excellent flight platform offering an excellent flight
experience only it is powered normally and in a good working condition .Despite
Meknic Flydrone having a built-in autopilot system and our effects in making the
operation of the controller as safe as possible when the main power battery is
connected ,we strongly recommend users to remove all propellers when
calibrating and setting parameters make sure all connections are good ,and keep
children and animals away during firmware upgrade .We Innovations accepts no
liability for damages or injure incurred directly or indirectly from the use of this

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Product in the following conditions :
1. Damages or injure incurred when users are drunk ,taking drugs drug
anesthesia, dizziness, fatigue ,nausea and any other conditions no matter
physically or mentally that could impair your ability .
2. Damages or injure caused by subjective intentional operations.
3. Any mental damage compensation caused by accident.
4. Failure to follow the guidance of the manual to assemble or operate.
5. Due to the fact that the operator cause the damage to the nature reserves or
the relevant management units which is forbid in the flight area.
6. Malfunctions caused by refit or replacement without our accessories and parts.
7. Damages or injure caused by using third party products or fake products.
8. Damages or injure caused by wrong operation or subjective wrong judgment.
9. Damages or injure caused by mechanical failures due to erosion, aging.
10. Aircraft sends low voltage alert, still cannot land, causing the aircraft crash.
11.Damages or injure caused by knowing flying the aircraft in abnormal
condition(such as water ,oil, soil, sand and other unknown material ingress into
the aircraft or the assembly is not completed, the main components have obvious
fault, obvious defect or missing accessories.)
12.Damages or injure caused by flying in the following situations such as the
aircraft in Magnetic interference area, radio interference area, government
regulated no fly zones or the pilot is in black light ,blocked fuzzy sight, and poor
eyesight is not suitable for operating or other conditions not suitable for operating.
13.Damages or injure caused by using in bad weather ,such as a rainy day or

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windy (more than moderate breeze,)snow, hail, lighting, tornadoes, hurricanes
etc.
14. Damages or injure caused when the aircraft is in the following situations:
collision, fire, explosion, floods, tsunamis, subsidence, ice trapped, avalanche,
debris flow, landslide, earthquake, etc.
15. Damages or injure caused by infringement such as any data, audio, video
material recorded by the use of aircraft.
16. Damages or injure caused by the misuse of the battery, protection circuit, RC
model and battery chargers.
17. Equipment or parts cause any indirect loss or legal liability.
18. Failure to use the instruction to operate all flight.
19 .The operators do not obey the local laws, causing legal liability, personal
property loss or damaging to the ecology.
20 .The operators do not complete enough flight training and conduct unsafe
flying which cause the losses and legal liability.
21. The operator does not obey our official using method and various
considerations which cause the losses and legal liability.
22. Other losses that are not covered by the scope of our company’s innovation
liability.
Trademarks
Meknic is the registered trademarks of the innovations in USA and EU
countries .Names of the product, brand, etc. appearing in this manual are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective Daten Group Company.
The product and manual are copyrighted by our innovations with all right

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reserved .no part of this product or manual shall be reproduced in any form
without the prior written consent or authorization of our innovations .no patent
liability is assumed with respect to use of the product or information contained
herein.
Cautions for Product use
Please check the following steps every time before flight
1. Before using this product, please accept some flight training. (for instance：
using a simulator to practice flying, getting instruction from a professional person,
etc.)
2. Check that all parts of the multi-rotor are in a good condition before flight, do
not fly with aging or broken parts.
3. Check that the propellers and motor are installed correctly and firmly before
flight .make sure the rotation direction of each propeller is correct. Do not close to
or even touch the working motors and propellers to avoid serious injury.
4. Do not over load the multi-rotor (should be less than 1400g)
5. Try to Avoid Interfere between the remote control transmitter and other wireless

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equipment.
6. Make sure that the transmitter battery and flight battery are fully charged.
7. Make sure to switch on the transmitter first, and then power on multi-rotor
before takeoff! （power off the multi-rotor first, and then switch off the transmitter
after landing）
8. The fast rotating propellers will cause serious damage or injury. Always fly the
multi-rotor 3m or above away from you and unsafe conditions such as obstacles,
crowds, high voltage lines, and so forth fly responsibly.
9. All parts must be kept out of the reach of children to avoid CHOKE HAZARD, if
a child accidentally swallows any part you should immediately seek medical
assistant.
10. Please always keep the compass module away from the magnet .otherwise it
may damage the compass module and lead the aircraft to work abnormally or
even be out of control.

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11. Do not use the transmitter (receiver) with the third party remote control
equipment.
12. Make sure to use the assistant software of 1.2 version (or above 1.2) to carry
out firmware upgrade and parameter configuration .Do not use the assistant
software below 1.2version.
13. The product built-in ESC only support 4s (14.8V) power supply, Do not use
the battery of higher voltage.
14. Use the original motor and 10-inch Propeller, Do not use the other dimension
propeller.
15. If you want to put the product in the car， please keep it away from the speaker
since the compass module maybe magnetized.
16. Do not use the magnetic screwdriver, otherwise, keep the screwdriver at least
10cm away from the compass module to avoid the magnetic effect.
17.If you use your own camera equipment(for example GoPro） ,please make sure

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the WIFI function is disabled ,to avoid the interference on the transmitter ,which
may cause the product to Fail safe, crack or even to fly away.
18. For Mac user, please install windows parallel to ruin assistant software.
Battery usage and charging cautions
Do not put the battery in the water, store the battery in a cool and dry
environment.
Only use the correctly specified batteries.
3. Batteries must be kept out of the reach of the children, if a child accidentally
swallows the battery you should immediately seek the medical assistant.
4. Do not use or store the battery near the fire.
5. Battery should be charged with proper standard charger.
6. Do not connect the battery reversed in position and negative terminals in the
charger or equipment.
7. Do not connect the battery directly to the walls plug or vehicle -mounted socket.
8. Do not put the battery into the fire or heat the battery.

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9. Do not let the battery terminals touch together to cause short circuit.
10. Do not transport or store the battery and together with metal objects.
11. DO not hit or throw the battery.
12. Do not weld the battery terminals together.
13. Do not drive a nail in, hit with a hammer, or stomp on the battery.
14. Do not disassemble or alter the battery.
15. Do not use or store the battery in extreme heat environments, such as the
direct sunlight or in the car. Otherwise the battery will overheat, may cause fire,
this will affect the performance of battery, shorten the battery life.
16. Do not use the battery in the strong electrostatic areas, otherwise the
electronic protection may be damaged which may cause a hazard.
17. If you get the battery electrolyte leakage into yours eyes. Do not rub, first
wash your eyes with clean water then seek the medical assistant immediately. If
not handled in a timely manner, eyes could be damaged.
18. Do not use the battery when it emits a peculiar smell, high temperature,

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deformation, change in color or other abnormal phenomenon, if the battery is in
use or charging, you should stop the charging or using immediately.
19. If the battery terminals get dirty, please clean it with dry cloth before
using .otherwise it will cause a poor contact, thus causing the energy loss or
cannot charge.
20. Discarded battery lead to a fire, you should completely discharge the battery
and wrap the output terminal with insulating tape before discarding.
21. Do not drain the battery of product or leave the battery plugged into the
product when unused .when there is low voltage alert, please landing timely to
avoid the damages to the battery or others.

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In the box
Please check the package items before using.
No.
Name
Diagram
Qty.
Instruction
1
Aircraft
1
2
2.4G RC
1
3
Landing
Gear
1

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4
Propeller
2
Each pairs including a
positive and counter paddle,
pay attention to the paddle
direction
5
Assistant
Wrench
1
6
LiPo Battery
1
The battery for aircraft
7
AA Battery
4
Battery for RC
8
Adapter
1
110-240V auto-adaptation
power supply
9
Balance
Charger
1
Charge for lithium battery
10
Plug Adaptor
3
CE, SAA, BS, optional

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11
Micro USB
Cable
1
12
Accessory
1
13
Screw
8
M2.5X20(6pcs)
Introduction
Meknic Fly drone is an all-in-one small Quad copter designed for multi-rotor
enthusiasts. Before shipping from the factory, it has been configured and fully
tested, which means you have no configuration to do.
Aircraft

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[1] Propeller
[2] Brushless Motor
[3] Battery Cover
[4] Landing Gear
[5] Battery Power Indicator(Red)
[6] GPS Signal Lights(Blue)
[7] Tail Shield Piece

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[8] Nose Lights(Red)
[9] Gimbal Fixed Hole
[10] Gimbal Control Port(*)
[11] Micro USB Port
[12] Tail Light(Green)
Gimbal Control Port(*)，from the nose direction as follows：①+12V power output,
②Roll, ③Pitch, ④GND, ⑤GND, ⑥Null

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Aircraft Built-in
Aircraft operating mode
APM Flight Control
System
Stabilize Mode
Barometer
Altitude Hold
GPS Module
Loiter Mode
Magnetic Module
RTL Mode
RC Receiver
Fail-Safe Protection
Flight Power System
Low Voltage Protection
Aircraft Indicator
Remote control