SkyZone M5F User manual

M5F
FPV Monitor USER MANUAL
202311
V1.0

Specifications
Package Included
1. Monitor*1
2. 5.8GHz 2dB antennas*2
3. Video/Audio Cable*1
4. USB-C Cable*1
5. XT60-DC5.5*2.1 Power Cable*1
6. User Manual*1
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BAND/CHANNEL table
BAND/CH CH 1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8
A 5865M 5845M 5825M 5805M 5785M 5765M 5745M 5725M
B 5733M 5752M 5771M 5790M 5809M 5828M 5847M 5866M
E 5705M 5685M 5665M 5645M 5885M 5905M 5925M 5945M
F 5740M 5760M 5780M 5800M 5820M 5840M 5860M 5880M
R 5658M 5695M 5732M 5769M 5806M 5843M 5880M 5917M
L 5362M 5399M 5436M 5473M 5510M 5547M 5584M 5621M
BAND/CH table
Sensitivity
-98dBm±1dBm
Antenna port
2 X SMA-K,50ohm
Specification
Screen
Resolution
Receiver
Language
Power
PowerConsumption
DVR
Endurance
M5F
900 Lum High brightness LCD
800*480
5.8Ghz 48 CH SteadyView Fusion Receiver
Chinese/English
DC 6.5-25.2V/USB 5V/18650 Lion
12V/520mA 6.24W
MJEPG 60FPS, SD Max 128Gb
1.5 Hour（16850，3000mAh ）

1.CH/BAND/Search
3.Record
5.SD card slot
7.USB C port
2.Menu
4.Power
6.AV IN/OUTPUT
8.DC PT(5.5*2.1mm)
AV Jack Pin-out
AudioL
AudioR
VIDEO
GND GND
Diagram
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1
7
2
3
4
5
6
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Introduction
The SKYZONE M5F monitor is the high brightness 5 inch monitor integrated with steadyview receiver ,
the receiver merge two signals to one, avoid image tearing and rolling, make image more stable and
clear The wheel with classic skyzone UI made the goggles easy to use, the monitor support 1cell 18650
battery, easy to switch battery, also support 2-6S Lipo, easy to power on the field.
Diversity SteadyView
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Quick Start Guide
1.Install the antenna and 18650 Battery.
2.short press the power button then hold power button for 3s to power on,
3.short press the power button, then hold the power button 3s to shut down..
Band /Channel / Receiver mode setting
1. Press the wheel, then roll wheel to change channel, press the wheel again switch to Band setting
then roll the wheel to change the Band. Press wheel again to select diversity or Mix mode . mode,
2.No wheel operation for 3 seconds，RF setting will quit the channel setting mode.
3. Hold the wheel to pop up search menu, press the wheel to start auto search, after searching all the
frequency, receiver will work on the strongest signal. Roll the wheel to manually select the channels,
hold the right wheel to quit searching.
Sometime the auto search channel is not accurate, user may need manually select the channel.
Receiver Mode
MIX1: Mix1 mode provides basic fusion processing to reduce excessive intervention of the circuit on
the picture
MIX2: Mix2 mode improves synchronization stability, especially under weak signal to maximize
synchronization and lock video
MIX3: Mix3 mode enhances the synchronization signal on the basis of Mix2, maximizes the stability
of the video image, and maximizes compatibility with other display devices. In this mode, the
brightness of the video signal will be reduced
DIV: Div mode, the fusion processing will be turned off, and the receiver will work in the traditional
diversity receiving mode, and the audio and video signal output corresponding to the channel
with the highest RSSI intensity will be selected.
Brightness
· Roll the wheel to adjust the brightness of the screen.

PLAYBACK
· In playback mode, roll the wheel to choose the DVR, short press wheel to play and pause .
· When playing the DVR, roll the right wheel to fast forward or fast backward.
· .Press the REC button to quit DVR
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Setting
Image
In image setting menu, customer have standard, bright, vivid, soft and 3 customized files to select.
Customer can adjust Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue and Sharpness to suit different environment .
in 3 user 1/2/3, the image setting can not change in 4 pre-set files.
DVR
·REC button is record button and stop button.
·Build in DVR MJPEG encoding, SD card recommend Class10, SD card can support up to 128GB.
·SD card must be formatted into FAT32 , user can get into system menu to select the Format SD .
·The video recording function can be used in both the RF Mode and the AV IN Mode.
·By default, when recording the video (including: Recording the sound), the "sound recording" function
can be turned off in the system menu, then the video signal can be recorded only.
·Automatic recording: enable this function , if the video signal has been detected, the recording will be
activated automatically. The recording function can also manually be stopped by press the REC button.
MENU
Press the Menu button to pop out the menu, roll the wheel to navigate, press to select.
·Short press the menu button to pop out menu.
·RF normal: this mode is normal 48 CH receive mode.
·RF Racing: this mode will make receiver only work on RaceBand.
·AVIN: When enable the AV IN mode . The NTSC and PAL system format can be supported to be
automatically switched. The receiver module will be automatically turned off to save the power.
·Playback: in this mode, customer can review the DVR files.
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Mode
<Auto&Follow> on, the DVR will auto start recording when video signal is on, and stop recording after 30s
when signal is cut, if signal is on again, DVR will start recording again.
<Follow> Press the REC button to manully start recording，DVR will stop recording after 30s when signal
is cut, but it will auto start recording when signal is on. press REC button agian can manully stop rec to
save SD card space.
Cyclic recording：Overwriting of older recordings on or off (in case of storage space is wasted).·
·The video recording File will be automatically divided into the multiple Files. In the menu system, the
video length can be set as: 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes and 30 minutes. The default video length
can be set as 30 minutes / each File. If the power has been suddenly disconnected in the video recording·
process, the DVR will be damaged.

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SYSTEM MENU
·Power supply menu, user can choose battery type(2S~6S) to make sure goggles show real capacity
of the battery
·Voltage calibration gives user ±0.9V range to adjust the voltage, when calibrate the voltage, use
multimeter to measure the loaded voltage of the battery, then use shuttle wheel to adjust voltage.
·RSSI Calibration: use can calibrate the RSSI in this menu, to calibrate the RSSI, user need remove the
antenna, and turn off the VTX, then select yes, when calibration is done, the goggle will beep.
·System Language can select in to: English,Chinese .
·Time and Date: User can adjust the time and date of the monitor，Press REC button to quit setting.
F：User can adjust the fan speed，16 stage to adjust.·an
·Factory Reset: User can reset the settings to factory reset.
·VRX Update: User can update the VRX firmware when copy the firmware to the SD card.
·DVR Update: User can update the DVR firmware when copy the firmware to the SD card.
Monior firmware， Firmware，Serial Number will shown at this menu.·System Version : DVR
Display
· In Display setting menu, customer can set the topbar OSD time, disable OSD time out, the OSD always on.
·I n Display menu, adjust the vertical position of the RSSI.
·The Luminance of the screen and be adjust in the menu (8 stage, default is 5).Normally do not
set the brightness too high unless the image is dim.
· .In Display setting menu, customer can change the aspect ratio(4:3 or 16:9)
1,Connect monitor to the computer.
2,Hold the wheel then turn on the monitor, the usb cable will power the goggles, release the wheel,
computer will automatically install the driver , computer will show a new removable storage .
3, copy the Firmware(A/B) File to storage . monitor will installing the update at the same time.
DVR
1,Take a SD card and format the card to FAT32.
2,Copy the DVR Firmware to the SD card , insert it in the goggles and turn it on.
3,Go to the system menu and choose DVR FM upgrade.
Receiver Firmware
1,Connect monitor to the computer.
2,Hold the wheel then turn on the monitor, the usb cable will power the goggles, release the wheel,
computer will automatically install the driver , computer will show a new removable storage .
3, copy the receiver firmware to storage . receiver will installing the update at the same time.
Firmware Update
Monitor
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