Potensic D58 User manual

Operation Guidance
D58 GPS Drone
This product supports GPS positioning and is recommended for outdoor flight!
* This drone's WiFi camera is 5G signal , please make sure that your phone are compatible with it.

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Catalog
Overview of drone and transmitter 3
Parts install and disassemb 7
Check list before flight 11
Flight steps 11
Function introduction 14
Know your APP 18
To take photo and record video 18
Spare parts 19
Troubleshooting 21
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Overview of drone and transmitter
Drone
Propeller A
Left Right
Front
Rear
Power Switch
Propeller B
Propeller B
Propeller A
Camera
Battery Back Cover
Front Light
(Green)
Front Light
(Green)
Rear Light
(Red)
Rear Light
(Red)
Landing Gear
Drone Cover
Main parameter
Drone size
Drone weight
Propeller diameter
423x423x160mm
230 g
190mm
Transmission distance
and radius
About 200 mins
Camera resolution 1920x1080PFlying time About 16 mins
Drone battery 7.4V 1000mAh
Transmission type 5.8GHz
Drone control mode 2.4GHz
Battery charging time
Flight distance and radius About 150 m (Without
interference)
About 150 m (Without
interference)
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Exploded view
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Landing gear
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Lamp shade
No. NAME No. NAME
1
Propeller plug
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Camera box
2
Propeller A
18
Right front LED board(green light/red plug)
3
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Right rear LED board(red light/white plug)
4
Propeller B
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GPS module
5
Bearing
21
Power button
6
Drone cover
22
Power button board
7
Gear
23
Receiver board
8
Motor holder
24
Battery holder
9
Shaft
25
Lipo battery
10
A propeller motor
(black and white cable/white plug)
B propeller motor
(red and blue cable/red plug)
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Magnetic board
11
Left front LED board
(green light/white plug) Camera adapter
12
Left rear LED board
(red light/red plug)
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Drone bottom
Transmitter
Video
Throttle stick
(Press down
to trim)
GPS switch
Direction stick
Power switch One button return
High/medium/low
speed mode
Phone holder
Following
mode
Encircling mode
Gimbal
adjustment
Photo
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Battery installation
Open the battery cover on the back side of the transmitter and put 4 * AA
batteries(not included)into the box in accordance with electrode instructions,
showing as picture 1
Picture 1
showing as picture 1
4*1.5V
Alkaline Batteries
High / middle /
low speed Short press the key to switch the high/ middle/low speed mode.
GPS switch Click the key to turn on/off the function of GPS.
Key function
Left stick
Right stick
Trimmer
mode key
Power switch
To control the drone up / down / turn left / turn right.
To control the drone forward / backward / left side flying / right side flying.
Press down the key, pull the stick to the direction that needs trimming,
then it can turns to the direction you want. Release to exit.
Push power switch from left to right to turn on the drone.
Video Click this button once, it starts to record, and click again to exit.
Encircling key Click the key to enter encircling function, click again to exit.
Gimbal adjustment key Slide the key to adjust the camera angle up and down.
The following key Click the key to enter following function, click again to exit.
One key return When GPS mode, click this button, then the drone starts to return.
During returning and click this button again to exit from returning.
Photo Click this button once to a photo. Click this button constantly, it takes
several photos.
1. Make sure the electrodes are correct.
2. Do not mix up the new batteries with
the old ones.
3. Do not mix different kinds of batteries.
4. Do not charge the non rechargeable battery.
Notice:
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The installation methods of mobile phone
Hold the bottom buckle of transmitter; Pull down the holder until it can fit the
mobile phone; Put on the phone and release the holder; and then the phone
is fixed well.
(Picture 2/3)
Notice: Don’t clamp the buttons of the phone.
Picture 2 Picture 3
Charging Instruction for Drone Battery
Parts install and disassemb
* For faster charging, it is recommended to use an adapter with 5V 2A output current
(not included) to charge the battery
1. Connect the drone battery with USB cable first and then choose one of the
methods as below pictures shown to connect with USB plug.
2. The red USB indicator light keeps bright when charging for drone battery and
the light turns green when the battery is fully charged.
Drone Battery
Power BankPhone Charger
Computer Charging Car Charger
Li-Po Battery Disposal & Recycling
Wasted Lithium-Polymer batteries must not be placed with household
trash. Please contact local environmental or waste agency or the
supplier of your model or your nearest Li-Po battery recycling center.
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Landing gear install and disassemb
As the diagram shows, aim the landing gear pillar to the body hole and press
down, then tighten the screws on the landing gear. When disassembling, loose
the screws and pull out the landing gear(Picture 4).
Note: Make the landing gear close to the drone level,otherwise it will be
unstable and affect the stability of the drone.
Picture 4
Propeller install and disassembly
Notice: When installing, please make sure the right installation, or the drone
can not fly normally.
Picture 5
1. Use the screw driver counter-clockwise to off the screw and then lift out
the damaged propeller (picture 5).
2. Replace with the same new rotating direction propeller, aim at the screw hole to
install it, then tighten the screw in clockwise.
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Warning: Please take care and do not to damage the LED board when
taking out the motor.
Diagram of motor replacement
Notice: Please make sure the motor you install is the same rotating direction
as the original one. Otherwise, your drone will not fly normally.
Suggestions for motor using:
It’s normal that after using for a period of time, the motor performance will
decrease, so please purchase a new one for replacement.
Picture 6
1. Remove the screw and the lampshade with a screwdriver counter-clockwise,
and remove the damaged motor after disconnect the motor terminator.
2. Replace with the same new motor, connect the motor wire, put on the
lampshade, then tighten the screws in clockwise.
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Front
Rear
Front
Rear
Connection
terminator
Picture 18
Install at the right
direction
When install, it’s a must to press down two buckles of the battery cover，
then push the battery box into the right place(Picture 18);
When disassembling, press down two buckles of the battery box, then pull the
battery box out.
Diagram of battery loading and unloading
When install the camera box, connect the drone and camera box socket, aim the
camera buckle at the drone bottom position(picture 11), and then push in and
rotate 90 degrees.
Camera box installation diagram
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Check List Before Flight
1) Make sure the drone and transmitter battery are fully charged.
2) Make sure the Throttle Stick of the transmitter in the middle position.
3) Please strictly obey the order of turn on and turn off before operation. Turn on
the transmitter power first and then turn on the drone power before flying; turn
off the drone power first and then turn off the transmitter power when finish
flying. Improper turn on and turn off order may cause the drone out of control
and threaten people’s safety. Please cultivate a correct habit of turn on/off.
4) Make sure the connection is solid between battery and motor etc. The ongoing
vibration may cause bad connection of power terminal make the drone out of
control.
5) Improper operation may cause drone crash, which may arouse motor
defective and noise, and then effect the flying status or even stop flying.
Please go to the local distributor to buy new parts for replacement so that the
drone can return to its best status.
Flight steps
It must be placed on the horizontal ground!
Frequency pairing
Power on the transmitter
Pull the left stick to the lowest position and
let go, the indication light becomes slowly
flashing. It indicates the transmitter enters
the frequency pairing status.
Hold power button for two seconds to start the drone, when frequency paired
successfully, then the left navigation light keeps flashing, while the right
navigation light is off. Thus can it enters the state of compass level
calibration.
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Picture 19
Horizontal Calibration
Picture 20
Vertical Calibration
Compass Calibration
Horizontally rotating the drone( picture 19), until the transmitter sounds long
“ di...” , and it shows the horizontal calibration is finished. Left navigation LED gets
a solid light and right navigation LED flashes, it enters to vertical calibration status.
Vertically rotating the drone (picture 20), until the transmitter sounds long
“ di...” , it shows vertical calibration is finished, and the four navigation LED will
flash and rotate.
Tips: It’s a must to have the compass calibration first each time you start the
drone, otherwise the drone can not fly normally.
GPS Signal search
After successfully frequency pairing, the drone enters to search GPS signal
automatically.
When the left blue indicator of transmitter turns from flash to solid bright, it
indicates GPS signal connection is successfully finished. If not, the drone can’t
fly up.
GPS defaults to be on.
Turn off:
Click the key, the transmitter will make the sound of “di”, the blue indicator of the
transmitter is off to indicate that the function of GPS is off.
(The function is suitable for using in the situation of weak GPS signal or indoors;
When the GPS function is off, the fixed point function can not work either.)
Turn on:
Repeat above action after five seconds,
you can restart the GPS function.
Turn on / turn off GPS signal
* The function can only be used
when the motor is locked.
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Calibration (This action is used when flying abnormally)
Tips: When the drone is fiercely impacted or crashed, it may cause the gyro
can not recover and cause difficult to control, if so, then you need to
power off and power on again to calibrate. It’s a must to put the drone
on the horizontal ground.
After finishing the compass calibration,
push the right stick to the bottom right
45 degrees, the drone LED lights will
flash and release it, this means the
gyroscope calibration is completed.
Unlock/lock the motor
Unlock the motor:
Push the left and right stick inward to
the 45 degree angle simultaneously.
Flying Control
Right Stick
Push up the stick, then
the drone flies forward.
Pull down the stick, then
the drone goes backward.
Move the stick to the left,
then the drone flies to left side.
Move the stick to the right,
then the drone flies to right side.
Lock the motor:
The operation will cause the motor
stop running immediately before the
drone takes off.
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Left and right turning trimmer
When take off, if the drone head rotates to left,then press down the trimmer button and push the left
stick to right. Otherwise push to left.
Forward and backward trimmer
When take off, if the drone tilts forward, press down the trimmer button, and push the right stick
backwards. Otherwise push forwards.
Left and right side flying trimmer
When take off, if the drone tilts to left, then press down the trimmer button and push the right stick
backwards to adjust. Otherwise push forwards.
Trimmer
mode
Trimmer mode
Function Introduction
While taking video, click the key to start taking video,
the transmitter sounds “didi” to remind you, click the
key again to stop taking video when you want to stop.
Record video
Left Stick
Move the stick to the left,
then the drone turns to left.
Move the stick to the right,
then the drone turns to right.
Push up the stick,
then the drone flies up.
Pull down the stick,
then the drone goes down.
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While taking photos, click the key to take a photo.
If you click the key continuously, you can take
several photos (While taking photos, click the key,
the transmitter sounds “di” to remind you).
Take Photos
Slide the key of gimbal adjustment, the gimbal
begins to swing up and down, with video in your
phone, you can turn it to the angle you want, loose
the key, the gimbal function stops.
You can take photos and video at this angle.
Gimbal Adjustment
One key returning
Notice: While returning, the transmitter stick can not control the drone, you
must wait for the drone to go back to the take-off point and keep the
same direction of taking off, then the transmitter stick can control the
drone again.
During flying, click this button,
then the transmitter will beep a long sound “ di ” ,
it shows the drone starts to return. (When returning,
the transmitter will beep “ di” constantly to remind)
Return to the beginning.
(During returning and click this button again, then exit
from returning.)
The function is refered to the mobile phone APP signal,
so it’s a must to make the drone and APP connected
normally, turn on the mobile location service at the
same time, otherwise this function is invalid.
While flying, click this button, the drone sounds
“ di”, and it enters the function of following and
can follow up the user.
Following Function
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Intelligent flight control can calculate the suspended height.
Fixed point mode + altitude hold mode=spot hover, make the
flight more stable, take photos more clear, and operate more easily.
* The drone comes with GPS location and fixed-point. So before flying, please
make sure that it has connected to GPS signal normally. Or it will become
invalid.
Fixed Point Mode
Altitude Hold Mode
Notice: If there’s propeller deformation or motor damage, then altitude hold
function can not be used. Atmospheric pressure instability or typhoon
weather, altitude hold function can not be used normally.
Intelligent flight control can calculate the suspended height, it has more stable
control performance to make the beginner operate it easily. Release the stick, the
drone can automatically suspended to meet the need of single hand manipulation.
The aerial photograph is more clear.
Click the encircling button, the transmitter will make the sound of “di”, then it
goes to the function of encircling flight. The drone will fly to a default location and
wait for the direction controlled by the user to adjust the speed and direction of
the drone by manipulating the right stick. The default radius is minimum, so the
drone flies only along the sub range.
Encircling flight
In the state of encircling
flight, the left stick could
only control the flight
height of the drone.
Turn left, the drone flies clockwise;
Move further, the encircling flight
speed will become faster;
Go downside to enlarge the
radius of encircling;
Go upward to narrow the
radius of encircling.
Turn right, the drone flies
counterclockwise; Move further,
the encircling flight speed will
become faster;
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Click this button,then it will sound “ di”, it means low speed mode “L”; when it
sounds “ di.di”,means medium speed “M”; and sounds “ di.di.di” means high
speed mode “H”.
1. Low Speed Mode is suitable for beginner.
High / Medium/Low Speed Mode Switch
Low Speed Mode(Mode L)
2. Medium Speed Mode is suitable for skillful
pilots to play in the gentle breeze.
Medium speed Mode(Mode M)
3. High Speed Mode is suitable for expert to
experience aerial stunt in outdoor.
High Speed Mode(Mode H)
Low Battery Alarm
When the transmitter is in low battery, it will make the sound of ” di...di...di...”
constantly to alarm you, now you should land the drone as soon as possible to
replace the battery.
Notice: After low-battery alarm, the drone will return home and its controllable
range will be within 20 meters radius.
While flying, in case that the battery of the drone is low, it will make the sound of
“di”..“di” .. to alarm you, the drone's indicator lights will change from solid bright
to flash. After alarm, the drone automatically returned to the take-off point.
Out of Range Alarm
When the drone flying out of the max remote control distance, the transmitter will
beep “didi...didi...didi...” to alarm the user to fly back the drone within range
immediately.
Out of Control Protection
Out of control protection refers to the flight control system automatically controls
the drone to fly back to the return point after receiving the remote control signal
(ie, out of control), and function of landing, which can reduce the loss or fall of
the drone.
The drone does not have the function of avoiding obstacles during the
uncontrolled return flight. The user can set the return altitude value to avoid
obstacles on the way back.
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Picture 21
Stuck Protection
1. When the propellers get stuck, then the drone LED will flash quickly and
activate stuck protection function and the motors stop running.
2. Pull down the left stick to the lowest position and back to the centre, the drone
LED will get a solid light and stuck protection will be released and the drone
can fly again.
Possibility of entry out of control protection mode
* The remote control is off.
* Flight distance exceeds the effective distance of remote control signal transmission.
* There is an obstacle between the remote control and the drone.
* Remote control signal is disturbed.
Download and install APP: potensic
This software is suitable for mobile phones in the IOS and Android system,
please download and install it via APP store.
1. The user of ISO mobile phone can surf App Store to
search potensic to download.
2. The user of Android can surf Google Play to search
potensic to download.
3. You can scan the QR code on the right or the QR
code on the color box directly to download and install it.
4. For specific operation, please check help menu in APP.
Know your APP
To take photos and record video
Tip: Click on the video icon to save a video when finish recording, or the video
cannot be saved.
1. Insert the TF card to the slot of camera, make sure the metal side of the card
shows as the picture #21.
2. The aerial photos will be saved in your mobile phone and the TF card, while the
videos only be saved in the TF card. But you can download the video to the
mobile phone only when the mobile phone connecting with the drone WiFi and
the TF card in the drone camera.
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Left front LED board
( Green LED /
white socket)
Left rear LED board
( Red LED /
Red socket)
Right front LED board
( Green LED /
red socket)
Right rear LED board
(Red LED /
White socket)
Drone cover Drone bottom A propeller B propeller
Landing Gear Battery holder Lamp shade Camera adapter
Power board Magnetic board Receiver board GPS Module
Tip: Please play the video or photo after coping all aerial photography data to
computer and make sure the play software can support relative format.
3. Power off the drone first when finish aerial photography. Take out TF card and
insert the card to a card reader. Connect the card reader with computer USB
port. After a while, view the aerial photography data from “my computer”-
”mobile disk”.
Spare parts
For convenience, the spare parts are listed for you to choose, which can be
purchased from the local seller.
(Sold separately)
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