Parrot Bebop User manual

User guide

Table of Contents
.......................................................................................................................................................4
Before you begin
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................4Package contents
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................4Downloading the application
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................5Charging the battery
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................5Installing the battery
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................5Using the hull
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................6Connecting a smartphone
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................7Switching on/off the Parrot Bebop Drone
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................8Changing the propellers
.......................................................................................................................................................9
Flying
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................9Calibrating the Parrot Bebop Drone
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................9Switching to map mode
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................9Take off
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................10Flat trim
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................10Movements
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................10Pre-programmed acrobatics
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................11Photos and videos
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................13Landing
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................13Return to starting point
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................13Battery
.......................................................................................................................................................15
Settings
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................15Flight
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................15Image
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................16Recording
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................17Piloting
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................18Network
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................20Motor information
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................20Version
.......................................................................................................................................................21
Drone Academy
.......................................................................................................................................................23
Updating
.......................................................................................................................................................24
General information

...........................................................................................................................................................................................................24Safety precautions and maintenance
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................25Wi-Fi
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................25Warning on invasion of privacy
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................25Battery
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................25Warranty
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................26Modifications
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................27Disposal of this product at the end of its life
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................27Declaration of conformity
...........................................................................................................................................................................................................27Registered trademarks

4 Before you begin
Before you begin
Note: For easy reading, iPhone®, iPad® and other compatible telephones or tablets are
referred to as 'smartphones' in the manual.
Package contents
Parrot Bebop Drone
Batteries (x 2)
Extra propellers (x 4)
Propellers mounting tool
Charger
Plug converters (x 4)
Lens cap
USB / Micro USB cable
Hull protections (x 2)
Install the camera's lens cap with the elastic band when you carry the Parrot Bebop
Drone to protect it.
Downloading the application
Connect to the App StoreSM or Google PlayTM and download the FreeFlight 3
application for free.
Note: The application is compatible with the Parrot Bebop Drone from the FreeFlight
3.1 version only.

5Before you begin
Charging the battery
1. Insert the plug converter corresponding to your country
to the charger.
2. Plug the battery into the charger.
3. Plug the charger into the mains.
> The charger's led lights up in red when charging. Once
the battery is fully charged, the led turns green. The
battery takes about 1 hour to charge.
Installing the battery
1. Plug the battery to the Parrot Bebop Drone's power cable (A). If necessary, pull the
string to access the power cable.
2. Slide the battery into its compartment.
3. Attach the strap to secure the battery (B).
Using the hull
To use the Parrot Bebop Drone indoors:
1. Install the hull protectors to protect the Parrot Bebop Drone in case of collision.
2. Launch the FreeFlight 3 application.
3. Press , then Flight settings.
4. Activate the Hull button and deactivate the Outdoor button.

6 Before you begin
To use the Parrot Bebop Drone outdoors:
1. Remove the hull protectors for better speed performance.
2. Press , then Flight settings.
3. Deactivate the Hull button and activate the Outdoor button.
Note: If you fly the Parrot Bebop Drone outdoors in an obstructed area, install the hull
protectors and activate the Hull and Outdoor button.
Connecting a smartphone
1. Switch the Parrot Bebop Drone on.
2. On your smartphone, launch a search of the Wi-Fi® networks available:
if you are using an iPhone or an iPad, select Settings > Wi-Fi;
if you are using an AndroidTM smartphone, select Settings > Wireless and
networks > Wi-Fi.
3. Select the network: BebopDrone_xxxxx.
4. Wait for your smartphone to connect to the Wi-Fi network of the Parrot Bebop
Drone. This connection is generally represented by the Wi-Fi logo appearing on the
smartphone screen.
5. Start the FreeFlight 3 application.
> The connection between your smartphone and the Parrot Bebop Drone is
established automatically.
See the Settings>Wi-Fi section for further information

7Before you begin
Switching on/off the Parrot Bebop Drone
Press the on/off button located on the back of the Parrot Bebop
Drone to switch it on or off.
> The led located on the on/off button lights up in green and the
Parrot Bebop Drone omits a sound once it is fully booted and ready
for use.

8 Before you begin
Changing the propellers
1. Remove the propellers with the propellers mounting tool (A).
2. Install the new propellers (B):
place the propellers with a hole in the middle on the motors with a protruding axle
(front right and rear left motors);
place the propellers without a hole on the motors without protruding axle (front
left and rear right motors).
3. Lock the propellers with the propellers mounting tool.

9Flying
Flying
Note : Normal piloting mode is activated by default. To change mode, see
Settings>Piloting.
1. Launch the FreeFlight 3 application.
2. Press Start to pilot the Parrot Bebop Drone.
>Your smartphone screen locks in landscape format.
Press to return to the main menu.
Calibrating the Parrot Bebop Drone
When you use the Parrot Bebop Drone for the first time, the calibration screen appears.
1. Follow the procedures on the screen.
2. Once you completed the three steps, press .
Note: You can also calibrate your Parrot Bebop Drone if it does not stay on course
correctly. To do so, press >Flight settings.
Switching to map mode
You can display a map instead of the camera video feedback to see the position of your
Parrot Bebop Drone. To do so, press .
Note: To locate your Parrot Bebop Drone with precision on the map, the FreeFlight 3
application must have access to your smartphone location services. For iOS devices,
activate the function in Settings > FreeFlight 3 > Location service. For Android devices,
activate the function in Settings > Application manager > FreeFlight 3 > Permissions.
For further information, see your smartphone user guide.
Take off
1. Place the Parrot Bebop Drone on a flat and dry surface and in a unobstructed and
lit area.
2. Press Take Off.
> The Parrot Bebop Drone takes off and hovers at approximately 1 m above the
ground.

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Flat trim
Use the flat trim feature after you change the battery or if the Parrot Bebop Drone does
not stay on course correctly.
1. Place the Parrot Bebop Drone on a flat, dry, unobstructed surface.
2. Press .
Movements
Note: Movements depend on the flight and piloting settings. See the Settings section
for further information. The following description is valid when the Normal option is
activated and Joypad inverted option is deactivated (default configuration).
Right joystick:
Hold the central button and tilt your smartphone forwards or backwards to pilot the
Parrot Bebop Drone forwards or backwards.
Hold the central button and tilt your smartphone to the left or right to fly the Parrot
Bebop Drone to the left or right.
Left joystick:
Up
Turn left
Turn right
Down
Pre-programmed acrobatics
The Parrot Bebop Drone can perform acrobatics while flying, whether it is stationary or
moving.
1. Press the flip icon to change the flip. is selected by default.

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back flip
front flip
left flip
right flip
no flip
2. Tap on your smartphone screen twice to perform a flip.
Photos and videos
Note: The camera is located at the front on the Parrot Bebop Drone. The camera
located under the Parrot Bebop Drone is for stabilization only. You can set the Parrot
Bebop Drone in video or photo mode. The video mode is activated by default. For
further information, see Settings>Recording.
Orienting the camera
Control the angle of the camera regardless of the Parrot Bebop Drone position.
in Normal and Joypad modes : slide two fingers on the screen.
Note : The vertical orientation commands are reversed. If you slide your finger upwards,
the camera angle will move downwards. If you slide your finger downwards, the camera
angle will move upwards.
in Ace mode : slide .
Taking a photo
Press to take a photo.
The internal memory of the Parrot Bebop Drone is 8GB. The maximum number of
photos stored in the internal memory depends on the selected format. To choose a
photo format, see Settings>Recording. Once the memory is full, it is no longer possible
to take a photo.
Note: To obtain high quality photos, ensure that the Parrot Bebop Drone is set in
photo mode. To do so, see Settings>Recording.
Recording a video
The video recording starts automatically when you press Take off. The button
blinks during recording.

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To stop the video record, press . To start a new video, press again.
Note: It is not possible to record a video when the Parrot Bebop Drone is set in
timelapse mode. To deactivate timelapse mode, see Settings>Recording.
Note: The video recording stops after 25 minutes of recording.
Retrieving photos and videos
To retrieve photos and videos from the FreeFlight 3 application:
1. Press to return to the main screen.
2. Press to display the contextual menu.
3. Press Internal memory.
> The list of photos and videos stored in the Parrot Bebop Drone internal memory
appears.
4. Select one or several photos and/or videos.
5. Press Transfer to retrieve the photos and/or videos on your smartphone.
6. Press Delete if you want to delete the photos and/or videos from the internal
memory of the Parrot Bebop Drone.
To retrieve photos and/or videos on your computer:
Note: Before connecting the Parrot Bebop Drone to your computer, ensure that the
Parrot Bebop Drone battery is installed and charged.
1. Connect the Parrot Bebop Drone to your computer with the USB/micro USB cable
(supplied).
2. Switch the Parrot Bebop Drone on.
> Your computer detects the Parrot Bebop Drone automatically. Wait until the
driver installation is complete. A pop-up appears like the one shown below.
The appearance, content and location of this message will depend on your
operating system.

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3. Open the file, as though it were a USB flash drive.
> You can copy the photos and/or videos on your computer.
Note : It is not possible to transfer video files to the Parrot Bebop Drone.
Landing
Ensure that the Parrot Bebop Drone is over a flat, dry and unobstructed surface, then
press Landing to make the Parrot Bebop Drone land.
Press Emergency in an emergency case only. The motors will cut out and the Parrot
Bebop Drone will immediately drop from the height at which it is flying. Using the
landing button is sufficient in most instances.
Return to starting point
The Return to starting point feature enables you to make the Parrot Bebop Drone fly
back to its first GPS location of the current flight session.
To know the starting point location, press . The map mode is activated and the
starting point is indicated on the map.
Note : You can use the Return to starting point function in outdoor use only.
1. Press .
> The Return to starting point screen appears.
2. Press .
> The button turns green and the Parrot Bebop Drone returns to its starting
point. Once the Parrot Bebop Drone reaches its starting point, it remains at 2 m
above the ground.
You can take control over the Parrot Bebop Drone when it is returning to its starting
point.
Note: If the Parrot Bebop Drone altitude is below 10 m, it will reach an altitude of 10 m
before returning to its starting point in order to avoid any obstacle.
Note: If the connection between your smartphone and the Parrot Bebop Drone is lost,
the Parrot Bebop Drone returns to its starting point automatically after 2 min 2 minutes
of disconnection only when outdoor mode is activated.
Battery
The button indicates the Parrot Bebop Drone's battery level. The Parrot Bebop
Drone has a battery life of approximately 11 minutes.
When the battery level is low, an alert appears on your smartphone screen. The Parrot
Bebop Drone's on/off button turns red.

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Note: The number of acrobatics can have an impact on the Parrot Bebop Drone's
battery life.

15Settings
Settings
Press to access the Parrot Bebop Drone settings menu.
Slide the screen right or left to access the different settings screens.
Press to reset the Parrot Bebop Drone to factory settings. It will delete your settings
and preferences, photos and videos stored in the Parrot Bebop Drone's internal
memory.
Note: You can also reset the Parrot Bebop Drone without the Parrot Bebop Drone
application. To do so, switch the Parrot Bebop Drone on and press the on/off button
for 10 seconds. The led blinks green and orange, then turns green. The Parrot Bebop
Drone switches off automatically.
Flight
Select the Flight settings screen.
Activate the Hull button when the hull protections are installed.
Activate the Outdoor button when you fly the Parrot Bebop Drone outdoors.
Press Calibrate when the Parrot Bebop Drone does not stay on course correctly.
To set the speed:
Use the Max vertical speed option to define a maximum speed when you fly the Parrot
Bebop Drone upwards.
Use the Max rotation speed option to define a maximum speed when you make the
Parrot Bebop Drone rotate.
When you fly the Parrot Bebop Drone horizontally, its speed depends on the angle of
inclination.
Note: The hull protections slow the Parrot Bebop Drone down when you fly it outdoor.
Image
Select the Image settings screen.
Press to set the image contrast.

16 Settings
Press to set the image exposure.
Select one of the following buttons to adapt the white balance according to your
environment:
automatic
daylight
cloudy
white fluorescent light
tungusten bulb
Recording
Select the Recording settings screen.
The Parrot Bebop Drone is equipped with a fisheye (wide-angle) camera.
Note: The camera lens is situated at the front of the Parrot Bebop Drone. The lens
situated under the Parrot Bebop Drone is for stabilization only.
Press Photo mode or Video mode to select video or photo mode.
Note: The video mode is activated by default.
Press DNG (high resolution photos) or JPEG to select a photo format.
To activate burst mode:
1. Press Timelapse mode.
2. Slide your finger on the circle to select the interval between each photo. If you
select 5'', the Parrot Bebop Drone will take a picture every 5 seconds.
Note: When the Parrot Bebop Drone is set in timelapse mode, it is not possible to
record a video.

17Settings
Piloting
Select the Piloting settings screen.
Use the Max altitude option to define a maximum altitude when you fly the Parrot
Bebop Drone upwards. When the Parrot Bebop Drone is about to reach this limitation,
it stabilizes at the altitude selected.
Use the Max inclination option to define a maximum angle pitch when you fly the
Parrot Bebop Drone forwards and backwards. The lower the maximum inclination
value, the smaller the angle of pitch.The higher the maximum inclination value, the
greater the angle of pitch.
Note: This setting affects the acceleration. With a greater angle of pitch, the Parrot
Bebop Drone will accelerate faster.
The left handed option reverses the controls on your smartphone. To do so, press
Joypad inverted.
Three piloting modes are available:
Normal
(activated by default)
Left joypad
Right joypad
rotating to the left
Hold the central button and tilt your
smartphone to fly the Parrot Bebop Drone.
rotating to the right
fly upwards
fly downwards

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Ace
Left joypad
Right joypad
rotating to the left
Slide to orientate the camera regardless
of the Parrot Bebop Drone's position.
rotating to the right
fly upwards
fly downwards
Hold the central button and tilt your
smartphone to fly the Parrot Bebop
Drone
Joypad
Left joypad
Right joypad
rotating to the left
fly forwards
rotating to the right
fly backwards
fly upwards
fly right
fly downwards
fly left
Network
Product name
Select the Network settings screen.
The network name of your Parrot Bebop Drone appears in your smartphone peripheral

19Settings
devices list and in the FreeFlight 3 application settings menu.
To change the network name of your Parrot Bebop Drone:
1. Change the Parrot Bebop Drone name in the Product name field.
2. Reboot the Parrot Bebop Drone.
Note: The network name of the Parrot Bebop Drone can only contain letters, numerals
and underscores ("_"). It must not exceed 32 characters in length.
Wi-Fi
Select the Network settings screen.
Note: Before flying the Parrot Bebop Drone, please ensure that you comply with the
Wi-Fi frequencies restrictions of your place of flight. Certain frequencies may be
restricted or forbidden. Selecting the country and activating the outdoor option enable
FreeFlight 3 to adapt the available channels according to the legislation of the selected
country. For example, in certain countries using the 5 GHz Wi-Fi band may be
prohibited in outdoor mode.
You can connect the Parrot Bebop Drone to the 2.4GHz or 5GHz Wi-Fi bands.
The 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi band enables you to fly the Parrot Bebop Drone from a greater
distance. It is generally more congested than the 5 GHz Wi-Fi band in urban areas.
The 5 GHz Wi-Fi band enables you to obtain a better connection between the Parrot
Bebop Drone and your smartphone.
Check your smartphone user guide (or the technical specifications) to see whether it
supports connection to the 5 GHz Wi-Fi band. If it does not, use the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi
band only.
Consult the diagram at the bottom of the screen to know the state of the Wi-Fi
channels.
Red curves represent congested channels. Green curves represent less congested
channels. The channel without curves are free.

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To switch the Wi-Fi band (2.4 GHz or 5 Ghz) manually without
using the application, hold down the on/off button for 5 seconds .
> The led turns orange, then green. The Parrot Bebop Drone has
switched its Wi-Fi band.
In automatic mode, FreeFlight 3 automatically selects a channel
according to the country, the mode (outdoor or indoor), the Wi-Fi band selected and
the congestion of the channels. If you encounter a problem with the quality level of the
Wi-Fi connection:
1. Select Manual mode.
2. Select a non-overloaded channel using the information displayed on the diagram.
Give preference to channel without curves or with green curves.
Motor information
Select the Motor information screen to display:
the motor state;
the software version;
the last flight date;
the total flight time;
the last error date.
Version
Select the Informations screen to display:
the FreeFlight 3 version;
the Parrot Bebop Drone firmware version;
the Parrot Bebop Drone hardware version;
the GPS hardware version.