Dji ACE ONE User Manual

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C4 Autopilot Test Fight

When system is powered on, you must not move your helicopter or sticks on transmitter until the system initialization is

finished (about 5 second).

Please read this section before you switched to

Atti. Mode, GPS Atti. Mode and GPS Cruise Mode

1 Make sure the GPS signal is good, without red LED

blinking.

2 Please avoid using Ace One system in the following

areas, where will GPS signal is most likely blocked:

 Urban area with crowded buildings

 Tunnels

 Under bridges

3 Make sure the attitude of helicopter is in good condition,

without white LED blinking.

4 Others system failures and errors will also be display by

LED indicator on GPS/Compass module, See Appendix

for details.

STEP1: Check all connections and wirings, and make sure they are

in good condition;

STEP2: Make sure your batteries are fully charged for your

transmitter, Ace One and all the devices on your helicopter;

STEP3: Turn on the transmitter first;

STEP4: Power on the Ace One and all the rest of electric device on

helicopter, except brushless motor controller;

STEP5: Check the LED indicator on GPS/Compass module, if red

LED sparks quickly, the system start-up has failed. You will

need to place you helicopter horizontally and power on

again. See Appendix for details about LED indicator;

STEP6: You may find red LED blinking, indicating that Ace One is

getting GPS satellite signal, please wait until red LED is off,

meaning Ace One have found more than 7 GPS satellites,

and that it can work in its best condition. See Appendix for

details about LED indicator;

STEP7: Slide the control mode switch on your transmitter to make

sure it is working properly. Check it with LED indicator to

specify the current working mode for Ace One. See

Appendix for details about LED indicator;

STEP8: Switch the system to GPS Cruise Mode, if the swashplate

is not horizontal, please go back to 3

rd

step, and power

cycle the system;

STEP9: Switch the system to Manual Mode, move all the sticks on

your transmitter to check whether the helicopter is correctly

responding to your commands;

STEP10: If everything checked, and without any problems, switch

the system to Manual Mode;

STEP11: Start the engine or power on the brushless motor controller;

STEP12: Take-off and fly your helicopter in Manual Mode;

STEP13: Hover your helicopter, and switch to GPS Cruise Mode.

Optional Chargeable Function

 Semi-Auto take-off

Please setup B7 Engine Governor and all center positions

correctly before you use this function. On STEP12, the

system can perform Semi-Auto take-off feature rather than

manual take-off. Please follow the operation procedures

strictly:

1 Put the throttle stick on the lowest position;

2 Switch to GPS Cruise or GPS Atti. or Atti. Mode and

wait until the speed of main rotor is stable ;

3 Requiring only pushing the throttle (collective pitch) stick

gently to take-off the helicopter, autopilot system will be

in charge of the cyclic pitch/roll stabilization.

 Semi-Auto Landing

In GPS Cruise or GPS Atti. or Atti. Mode, with throttle

(collective pitch) stick operation only, descend the helicopter

and hold throttle stick on lowest position until the engine or

electric motor is cutoff automatically. This throttle idle or

shut-down in Auto mode when collective is lowest stick

position only applies having this option.

1 With this option, MC will perform in GPS Cruise

or GPS Atti. Or Atti. Mode for both takeoff and

landing. Please be aware this “Always on” auto mode

should “NOT” be used in MC without this option.

2 Make sure use this function only when the GPS signal is

sufficient and at open area!

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