TRNDlabs SKEYE User manual

SKEYE
USER GUIDE
Mini Drone

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Parts Idencaon
SKEYE Mini Drone
USB Charging Cable
MicroSD Card
Rotor Protecon Cage
Replacement Rotor Blades
MicroSD card reader
Controller
Rechargeable Baery

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Baery Installaon
Sensivity Flip
Direcon
Forward/Backward
Sideways
Forward Trimmer
Sideways Trimmer
Right
Not In Use
Video
Rotaon
Power Switch
ON/OFF
Sideways
Trimmer Le
Backward
Trimmer
Throle/Rotate
Photo
Rotaon
Trimmer /Le
Not In Use
Controller Funcons
Geng Started
1. Use a screwdriver to open the controller baery cover.
2. Install 4x 1.5V AA baeries into the controller.
3. Lock the baery cover.
Parts Idencaon

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Charging
1. Disconnect the power cable.
2. Connect the USB charging cable to a USB port. The LED on the USB
charging cable lights red indicang that the baery is charging. When the
baery is fully charged, the LED on the USB charging cable turns o. It takes
about 60 minutes to recharge a discharged baery.
2. Slide the baery into the baery
bay on the boom of the drone.
Connect the power cable.
1. Move the throle/rotate sck
to the full down posion.
Make sure you only charge the rechargeable baery with the supplied USB
charging cable. If you try to charge the rechargeable baery with a dierent
baery charger, this might cause serious damage.
Immediately aer switching it on, place the drone on a at and level surface.
The gyro-system will then set itself automacally.
Flying Your Drone

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4. The controller needs to be
calibrated aer successful binding:
move the throle/rotate sck to
the full up posion and then push
the throle/rotate sck to the full
down posion. When the LED on
the controller and the LEDs on the
drone are all solid (not blinking), the
drone is ready to y.
3. Push the power switch of the
controller to the ON posion. The
controller will emit a tone to
indicate that binding is complete. At
the same me, the LED lights on the
drone will start to ash slowly.
Throle Control
Pushing the Throle/Rotate sck forward will cause the main rotors to spin.
The farther you push the sck, the faster the rotors will spin, causing the
drone to li o and gain altude.
If you noce that the drone moves forward or to the side without you
touching the control scks, please adjust the trim of the drone as described in
“Trimming”.
To start or to y higher, push the throle/rotate sck cauously forwards. To
land or y lower, push the throle/rotate sck cauously backwards.
Flight Controls

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Rotaon Control
To y the drone to the le or the right, push the direcon sck cauously to
the le or the right.
To make the drone circle to the le or the right, move the throle/rotate sck
cauously to the le or the right.
Direcon Control
To y the drone forwards or backwards, push the direcon sck cauously to
forwards or backwards.

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The drone has two sensivity sengs: beginner and advanced.
Press the sensivity buon in order to change the sensivity:
1. When the controller emits 1 tone = beginner sensivity mode.
2. When the controller emits 2 tones = advanced sensivity mode.
A higher sensivity makes the drone faster
and more responsive.
Sensivity Control
The drone can perform 360° front ips, back ips and side ips. Press the ip
buon, then push the Direcon sck forward, backward, right or le at the
same me. The drone carries out the ip in the respecve direcon.
Advanced Flight: Performing 360° Flips
Do not aempt these stunts unl you are able to y condently. Choose an
area that will provide a so landing (carpet or grass) and maintain an altu
de of at least 10 feet/3 meter to allow room to recover control as you
pracce ipping the drone.

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Forward 360° Flip
Press the ip buon and push the direcon sck to the right at the same me.
Le Side 360° Flip
Right Side 360° Flip
Press the ip buon and push the direcon sck to the le at the same me.
Press the ip buon and push the direcon sck to the right at the same me.

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Backward 360° Flip
Direcon Trim
Press the ip buon and push the direcon sck backward at the same me.
The correct trim is a basic requirement for fault-free ying behavior
of your drone.
When hovering, if the drone ies forwards or backwards without you moving
the direcon sck, please proceed as follows:
If the drone moves on its own forwards, press the backward trimmer in steps.
If the drone moves on its own backwards, press the forward trimmer in steps.
Trimming

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Rotaon Trim
When hovering, if the drone ies to the le or right without you moving the
direcon sck, please proceed as follows:
If the drone moves on its own sideways to the le, press the
right trimmer in steps.
If the drone moves on its own sideways to the right, press the
le trimmer in steps.
When hovering, if the drone rotates to le or right without you moving the
rotaon sck, please proceed as follows:
If the drone moves on its own le, press the right trimmer in steps.
If the drone moves on its own right, press the le trimmer in steps.

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The drone needs to be calibrated if it ies unstable.
1. Place the drone on a at surface and calibrate
throle (See 4 under “Flying Your Drone”)
2. Move the direcon sck and the throle/rotate
sck into the lower right corner. Two LED lights
on the drone will ash for 2-4 seconds and turn
into a constant light meaning that the calibraon
is successful.
Fit the microSD Card underneath at the rear in the SD
card slot in the drone. Make sure the metal contacts on
the SD card are facing the right direcon.
Press the video buon to begin video-recording.
Press the buon again to stop recording. While
recording, the LED in the SD card slot on the
drone ashes red.
Press the photo buon on the controller and
the camera takes a photo. The LED in the
SD card slot on the drone ashes red aer
each photo is taken. The small buon on the
drone is an alternave photo buon.
Calibraon
Video & Photo Funcon
Recording a Video
Taking a Photo

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Plug the microSD card into the microSD Card USB Reader and connect this to
a computer. You will nd the video les e.g. MOVI0000.avi on the SD card in
the folder VIDEO. The videos are AVI les. You will nd the photo les, e.g.
PICT0000.jpg in the folder PHOTO. The photos are JPG les.
Use a screwdriver to remove the broken rotor. Each rotor is marked with a
number. Be sure to note the marking and the lt angle of the rotor blades.
Front le: marking “2” or “4”
Front right: marking “1” or “3”
Rear le: marking “1” or “3”
Rear right: marking “2” or “4”
Replacing Rotor Blades
Playing back videos/viewing photos
2/4
1/3
1/3
2/4

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Replacing Rotor Blades
Problem: Controller does
not work.
Cause: The power switch is
turned “OFF”.
Soluon: Turn the power
switch “ON”.
Cause: The baeries have
been wrongly inserted.
Soluon: Check if the
baeries have been
correctly inserted.
Cause: The baeries do not
have enough power.
Soluon: Insert new
baeries.
Problem: The drone cannot
be controlled with the
controller
Cause: The power switch
on the controller is turned
“OFF”.
Soluon: First turn the
power switch on the
controller “ON”.
Cause: The controller
is possibly not correctly
frequency bound with the
receiver on the drone.
Soluon: Please carry out
the binding procedure as
described in “Flying Your
Drone”.
Problem: The drone does
not li.
Cause: The rotor blades
rotate too slowly.
Soluon: Push the
throle up.
Cause: The baery’s
power is not sucient.
Soluon: Charge the
baery (see chapter
“Geng Started /
Charging”).
Problem: During ight,
the drone loses speed
and height without any
obvious reason.
Cause: The baery is too
weak.
Soluon: Charge the
baery (see chapter
“Geng Started /
Charging”).
Problem: The drone only
ies in a circle or turns
over on starng.
Cause: Rotor blades
incorrectly ed or
damaged.
Soluon: Fit rotor
blades/replace rotor
blades (see chapter
“Replacing Rotor
Blades”).

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Safety Precauons
• Carefully follow the direcons and warnings for this drone and any
oponal support equipment you may use.
• Never operate your drone with low controller baeries.
• The drone has rotang blades that move at high speed, posing danger of
damage and injury. Pilots are responsible for any acons that result in
damage or injury from the improper operaon of the drone. Choose an
adequate ying space without obstacles. Do not operate the drone near
buildings, crowds of people, high-voltage power lines, or trees to ensure
the safety of yourself, others, and your drone. Wear eye protecon when
operang your drone and keep your hands, face, hair, loose clothing, and
foreign objects away from the rotang blades.
• This drone has small parts that may pose a choking hazard. Keep all small
parts and electrical devices out of the reach of children and animals.
• Pets can become excited by radio-controlled drones. Keep pets away from
your drone at all mes.
• Keep the drone in sight at all mes during operaon and ight.
Disconnue operaon immediately if the drone ies out of your
eld of view.
• Because your drone is controlled by radio, it is subject to radio
interference from many sources that are beyond your control. Radio
interference can cause momentary losses of radio control; always allow a
safety margin in all direcons around the drone to prevent collisions.
• When ying indoors, avoid locaons with ceiling fans, hanging light
xtures, heang or air condioning vents, or any other obstacles that may
interfere with or damage your drone.
• Keep hands, hair and loose clothing away from the rotors when the power
switch is turned on.
• Parental guidance is required for younger users.
• The controller and charger are specically designed to charge this drone.
Never use other charging equipment.
• The drone is NOT intended for use by children under fourteen (14) years
old, unless directly supervised by competent adult at all mes.
• Regularly examine the drone and controller for any damage to the plugs,
enclosure, rotors, baery covers and other parts. In the event of any
damage, neither the drone nor the controller should be used.

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Safety Precauons
Caring For Your Drone
FCC Compliance Informaon (USA only)
• For best performance, only use fresh Alkaline “AA” baeries in the
controller.
• Aer each crash, inspect your drone for worn or damaged parts.
• The drone automacally switches o if the rotors are unable to rotate.
Switch the power to restart the drone.
• When not in use, store your drone in its original packaging with the
baeries removed from the controller and drone.
• Always recharge the baery immediately aer use to prevent its
becoming deep discharged. Please make sure to allow a pause of about 20
minutes between nishing the ight and recharging the baery. Recharge
the baery occasionally (suggested every 2-3 months). Failure to treat
the baery as described above can lead to its becoming defecve.
• When transporng or temporarily storing the rechargeable baery the
temperature should be between 5-50°C. If possible, do not store the
baery or the drone in a car and do not expose it to direct sunlight. In
case the baery is broiled it can be damaged or catch re.
• Do not submerge the drone or remote control in water. This will damage
the electronic components, and could pose a severe risk to the built-in
baery.
• Keep the drone and remote away from heat sources.
• To clean, wipe gently with a damp cloth. Avoid use of solvents, as these
can damage the plasc components.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operaon is subject
to the following two condions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operaon.
Modicaons not approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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