Parrot ANAFI USA GOV User manual

ANAFI USA GOV
USER GUIDE
Version: 6.10.2.0
Updated: October 05, 2023

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Documentation changelog
This section details the major changes to Parrot’s technical documentation since the previous
update.
What changed
Where
Night flight without GPS warning added.
Page 7
Updated technical specifications.
Page 11
Emergency mode warning added for Skycontroller USA
Page 15, 28
Skycontroller status LED indicator colors and behavior table updated
to show icons in order to increase clarity.
Pages 16
Smart LiPo battery LED charge level status indicator tables updated.
Page 40
Battery information chapter added
Page 42
Presentation of FreeFlight 6 USA HUD updated.
Page 49
Preferences chapter updated, including default values for presets
preferences.
Page 51 - 57
Presentation of the Thermal HUD (post-processing) image updated.
Page 78
How to prepare your map chapter updated to include information on
map settings and different map providers.
Page 88 - 93
Drone hard reset troubleshooting FAQ updated.
Page 107
All Anafi USA and Skycontroller images updated.
Throughout document
Hyperlinks added to different relevant chapters.
Throughout document
Table styles updated.
Throughout document
Various icons added to improve clarity.
Throughout document
ANAFI USA documentation
This user guide completes the documentation of ANAFI USA, which also consists of:
-ANAFI USA Flight Safety Guide, available online - www.parrot.com;
-ANAFI USA and FreeFlight 6 USA release notes, available online - www.parrot.com;
-ANAFI USA repair and maintenance tutorials available on Parrot’s YouTube account.

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Using this guide
Parrot strongly recommends that you read the following information and instructions
thoroughly before your first flight.
-This guide is specific to a single drone configuration, consisting of:
oThe ANAFI USA drone.
oThe Parrot Skycontroller USA.
oThe FreeFlight 6 USA flight application.
Note: ANAFI USA requires the FreeFlight 6 USA app to fly, and to make sure your drone
and controller are fully up to date with the latest features.
-Read entirely at least once. It answers most questions that most users encounter
when they use ANAFI USA.
-Keep it for reference and stay alert for updates. These updates are mandatory and
must be systematically performed prior to any flight to ensure maximum
performance and safety.
-The Table of contents, on page 5, is active. Click a title to access the corresponding
section.
-This online user guide has no index. Use [ctrl]-F (Windows) or [command]-F (Mac) to
browse all occurrences of any keyword (flight, preferences, gimbal, GeoTIFF, Flir,
Boson®, photo, EV, ISO, and so on).

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Prerequisites
1. Wake up your ANAFI USA’s smart battery. Charge the battery using one of the
enclosed USB-A to USB-C cables and the enclosed charger. The battery’s LEDs start to
flash indicating that the battery is awake. Let it charge while you read. Parrot
recommends you always run a full charge of your smart battery before flying
ANAFI USA.
2. Press the power button of the Skycontroller USA for three seconds to power it on.
Recharge it by connecting its USB-C port to a power source, for the update of the
device. ANAFI USA’s controller is also a powerful Android tablet, dedicated to your
aerial operations.
Tip: You can adapt the brightness of your screen to your flight conditions.
On the underside of the Skycontroller USA, numbers 1-4 are found under the watertight
cover.
1. Reset button
2. USB-A port
3. RJ45 port
4. USB-C port
5. Power button
For more information, refer to the “Presentation of Skycontroller USA”section.
3. If permitted in your configuration, we recommend you connect your
Skycontroller USA integrated tablet to a network over Wi-Fi to perform the required
updates (operating system, Android applications, etc.) and to begin personalizing it.
4. FreeFlight 6 USA, ANAFI USA’s piloting software, is preinstalled on the
Skycontroller USA.
Note: FreeFlight 6 USA is the more recent app optimized specifically for ANAFI USA users. If
your Skycontroller USA has the FreeFlight 6 application installed instead of FreeFlight 6 USA,
you can download FreeFlight 6 USA on the integrated tablet of your Skycontroller USA
directly from the Play Store. Alternatively, contact your Parrot reseller who upon request can

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provide you with the application APK file. Refer to the “Skycontroller USA Maintenance
Mode” section of this guide for more information on how to update the application offline
with APK file.
5. Tap the application logo on the screen of your Skycontroller USA to launch FreeFlight
6 USA. The interface displays the homepage of FreeFlight 6 USA.
6. Tap the FLY box on the homepage of FreeFlight 6 USA to launch the initial updates.
FreeFlight 6 USA automatically updates the Skycontroller USA first, and ANAFI USA
second.
7. Skycontroller USA update: tap the green CONTINUE box to proceed. FreeFlight 6
USA displays an animation and a progress circle on a screen labelled Preparing your
controller. When the update is finished, the screen displays Your controller is ready.
Tap CONTINUE to access the update of ANAFI USA.
8. ANAFI USA update: tap the green CONTINUE box to proceed. FreeFlight 6 USA
displays an animation and a progress circle on a screen labelled Preparing your
drone. When the update is finished, the screen displays Your drone is ready. Tap this
CONTINUE box to return to FreeFlight 6 USA homepage.
9. All systems are ready for flight.

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Table of contents
Documentation changelog ..................... 1
ANAFI USA documentation......................................... 1
Using this guide ..................................... 2
Prerequisites ......................................... 3
Table of contents ................................... 5
About ANAFI USA .................................. 7
GPS ............................................................................. 7
4K video formats ........................................................ 7
The smart battery....................................................... 8
Auto-RTH (return home) ............................................ 8
User guide screenshots .............................................. 8
DISCLAIMER .............................................. 9
Technical specifications........................ 11
Package contents................................. 12
Presentation of ANAFI USA .................. 13
Presentation of Skycontroller USA ....... 15
LED status indicator color codes............................... 16
Skycontroller USA Maintenance Mode .................... 16
Maintenance mode via computer ............................ 16
Maintenance mode via external USB drive .............. 17
FreeFlight 6 USA offline update via APK
file....................................................... 18
Transfer the APK file................................................. 18
Skycontroller USA Firmware update..... 20
ANAFI USA firmware update ................ 21
Pairing ANAFI USA to a Skycontroller USA................ 21
Pre-flight checklist ............................... 22
Transport & handling................................................ 22
Equipment ................................................................ 22
Regulations............................................................... 22
Flight conditions ....................................................... 22
Getting started .................................... 24
Taking off ............................................ 25
Ground take-off........................................................ 25
Hand launch.............................................................. 25
Deployment from a moving vehicle ......................... 26
Standard take-off from a moving vehicle................. 27
Flying ...................................................28
Optimal speeds ........................................................ 29
Optimal autonomy (flight time) ............................... 29
Optimal elongation (distance).................................. 29
Wi-Fi link optimization .........................29
Returning home ...................................30
Precise Home Setting ............................................... 30
Smart RTH ................................................................ 31
Managing coordinates.............................................. 31
Advanced RTH settings............................................. 33
Pilot RTH................................................................... 33
Custom RTH.............................................................. 34
Landing ................................................36
Recovery from a moving vehicle .............................. 36
Hand landing ............................................................ 37
Replacing propeller blades ...................38
Smart LiPo Battery ...............................39
Battery removal........................................................ 39
Battery installation................................................... 39
Battery charging ....................................................... 39
Battery update ......................................................... 40
Battery care and safety ............................................ 41
Battery information.................................................. 42
MicroSD card and media management .43
Installing a microSD card.......................................... 43
Retrieving photos and videos................................... 43
Compatible microSD cards ....................................... 43
Direct media retrieval (drone to computer)............. 43
FreeFlight 6 USA Gallery........................................... 44
MicroSD card formatting.......................................... 44
MicroSD card encryption.......................................... 45
RTSP video stream sharing ...................46
Introducing FreeFlight 6 USA ................48
Presentation of the HUD .......................................... 49
Preferences ..........................................51
Controls.................................................................... 51
Presets...................................................................... 51

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Thermal .................................................................... 52
Special ...................................................................... 53
Interface ................................................................... 53
Safety........................................................................ 54
Camera ..................................................................... 55
Network.................................................................... 56
External antennas................................ 58
Installing external antennas ..................................... 58
Activating external antennas.................................... 58
Reverting to the inbuilt antenna .............................. 58
Videos and Photos ............................... 59
Making videos .......................................................... 59
Taking photos ........................................................... 60
Creating Panoramas ................................................. 63
Gimbal tilt and zoom controls .............. 67
Gimbal tilt control .................................................... 67
Zoom control ............................................................ 67
Camera Calibration................................................... 68
Pro-imaging settings ............................ 72
Exposure value (EV) .................................................. 72
Shutter speed (s) ...................................................... 72
ISO value (ISO) .......................................................... 73
White balance (WB).................................................. 73
HDR........................................................................... 74
NATURAL Style.......................................................... 75
P-LOG Style............................................................... 75
INTENSE Style ........................................................... 75
PASTEL Style ............................................................. 75
ADJUSTMENT............................................................ 75
Lock AE ..................................................................... 76
Lock AE Touch........................................................... 77
Thermal Imaging.................................. 78
Presentation of the Thermal HUD (post-processing) 78
Relative Thermal mode ............................................ 79
Spot Thermal mode.................................................. 80
Thermal analyzer mode ........................81
Cineshots (visible spectrum only) .........82
360° .......................................................................... 82
Reveal....................................................................... 82
Spiral ........................................................................ 82
Epic........................................................................... 83
Piloting modes .....................................84
Manual flight ............................................................ 84
Cameraman.............................................................. 84
Follow Me................................................................. 85
Smartdronies............................................................ 87
How to prepare your map ....................88
Save future flying area maps online for offline use.. 88
Import custom maps to FreeFlight 6 USA ................ 88
Cursor on Target...................................94
Overview .................................................................. 94
CoT HUD Overview................................................... 94
CoT Calibration......................................................... 96
FLAT maps ................................................................ 98
CoT parameters........................................................ 99
Screenshots .............................................................. 99
Map-based flying modes ....................101
Flight Plan............................................................... 101
Touch & Fly: Waypoint ........................................... 105
Touch & Fly: POI ..................................................... 106
Appendix 1: Troubleshooting guide ....107
Troubleshooting procedures .................................. 107
Issues...................................................................... 108
Appendix 2: Operational checklist ......110
Useful information ................................................. 110

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About ANAFI USA
ANAFI USA was designed and optimized to fly as is. Parrot strongly discourages the use of
any add-on or accessory which could be mounted on, or attached to ANAFI USA (feet
extensions, buoys, hulls, etc.). Accessories impose extra weight on the drone and its motors.
Electronic accessories may also interfere with the drones’ communications.
Important: The maximum take-off mass (MTOM) of ANAFI USA is 644 g (1.42 lb). If you
equip your drone with an accessory, it can drastically reduce its autonomy.
Warning: Do not alter the center of gravity of the drone.
Always transport ANAFI USA safely stored in its case. Always reposition the gimbal
protection before storing the drone in its case.
GPS
ANAFI USA does not require a satellite –GPS, Glonass, Galileo –synchronization (or fix) to
take off. It can therefore be piloted indoors and through cluttered areas, stabilized by its
onboard sensors.
However, automated and assisted flight modes require both ANAFI USA and
Skycontroller USA synchronization to geocoordinate satellites.
For this reason, Parrot recommends ANAFI USA pilots to always set up, start, and finish
their automated and assisted flights from wide open areas, such as a sports field.
WARNING: ANAFI USA flight stability performance may be impacted when you fly at night
without a GPS fix. To reduce the possibility of drifts, Parrot recommends that you always
wait for GPS synchronization before flying the drone at night. If GPS synchronization is not
achieved with the drone on the ground, Parrot recommends that you leave the drone in
hover flight until the GPS synchronizes.
If you continue to experience difficulties with flight stability, reduce the following values in
the Presets menu:
•Global reactivity
•Banked turn
•Inclination
•Vertical speed
•Rotation speed
Refer to the “Preferences / Presets” section of this guide for more information.
4K video formats
4K video formats are professional grade media which may not be read natively by slower
computers.
Furthermore, for software reasons, the stream broadcast by Skycontroller USA is better
defined in the 1080p video mode than in 4K (or any photo mode), especially when using
zoom. For this reason, Parrot recommends favoring default video settings (1080p, 30 fps) for

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direct observation.
4K video recording should be reserved for post-mission data exploitation.
The smart battery
One smart battery comes preinstalled on the ANAFI USA. If you remove the battery, you
must reinstall it in the same orientation. Ensure that you do not install the battery upside
down as it can expose the battery and the drone to irreparable electrical damage.
Important: The LEDs and power button face up in the correct orientation
Note: ANAFI USA’s battery enters Wintering mode when not in use for ten consecutive
days. You must wake the battery up and charge it completely before you fly ANAFI USA for
the first time.
Auto-RTH (return home)
If the battery charge level becomes low, ANAFI USA attempts to return to its most recent
take-off point, at a minimal height over this take-off point. The default minimal height is
30 meters, but you can configure this height to between 20 and 30 meters through
FreeFlight 6 USA.
Important: This feature requires synchronization to GPS, Glonass, or Galileo satellites.
Refer to the “Coordinates and advanced RTH settings”and “PREFERENCES / Safety”sections
of this guide for further information on RTH.
User guide screenshots
For clarity and brevity, some screenshots in this guide, illustrating functions common to all
the drones of the series, have been taken from earlier ANAFI series user guides.
However, all screenshots associated with specific ANAFI USA functions have been updated.

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DISCLAIMER
ANAFI USA is intentionally designed to be suitable for all users.
HOWEVER:
1. ANAFI USA IS NOT A TOY and should not be used or handled by a person under the
age of 18 years.
2. BEFORE USING ANAFI USA:
(A) CAREFULLY READ the user manual and all information and documentation
available on www.parrot.com. Documentation is subject to change and may be
updated at any time and without prior notice (hereinafter referred to as "Parrot
Documentation"). SPECIAL ATTENTION must be given to the paragraphs marked:
Warning.
(B) Ensure that the complete drone ecosystem is up to date. Parrot regularly releases
firmware updates for:
•FreeFlight 6 USA
•ANAFI USA
•Smart Battery
•Skycontroller USA
Updates add new features, and improve stability, and performance of the complete system.
Updates are mandatory and must be systematically performed prior to any flight to ensure
maximum performance and safety. Flying with a non-up-to-date system may impact
warranty rights and jeopardize safety requirements.
(C) ENSURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE USE OF
DRONES AND THEIR ACCESSORIES (hereinafter referred to as "Applicable
Regulations");
(D) REMEMBER that ANAFI USA may expose others and yourself to EQUIPMENT
DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR BOTH, which could result in serious harm or
death.
3. All Parrot drones must always be used with genuine Parrot smart batteries. Non-
genuine batteries are forbidden, and their use will void the warranty, and impact
safety requirements.
4. All Parrot drone systems include charger(s). These are the only recommended
chargers to use to charge your Parrot drones Smart Battery and Skycontroller USA.
Other generic USB chargers may be used provided that they are certified according to
the country of use and have the applicable rating/specification. Performance and
warranty are only guaranteed when using a genuine charger included in the Parrot
drone system. Parrot takes no responsibility (warranty or safety) for third party USB
chargers being used with a Parrot system.