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Before landing

Flight mode

MANUAL

Weather

Landing Zone

Clear

Drone status

Check

Take-off/Land command

Land

After landing

Check engines off

Drone status

Check

ANAFI USA

Battery

OFF

Skycontroller USA

OFF

Check drone/gimbal/propellers OK
Lens cap

ANAFI USA

Battery

Disengaged, stored away

MicroSD card

Stored away

ANAFI USA

arms

Folded, no mechanical lash

ANAFI USA

drone

Stored away

Device

OFF/Stored away

Skycontroller USA

Stored away

Cables

Stored away

Documents

Flight & batteries info

Report on flight log

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Page 3: ...G THIS GUIDE This guide is specific to a single drone configuration ANAFI USA coupled with the Parrot Skycontroller USA Read entirely at least once it answers most questions that most users encounter...

Page 4: ...for the update of the device ANAFI USA s controller is also a powerful Android tablet dedicated to your aerial operations Tip You can adapt the brightness of your screen to your flight conditions Par...

Page 5: ...date tap the green CONTINUE box to proceed FreeFlight 6 displays an animation and a progress circle on a screen labelled Preparing your controller When the update is finished the screen displays Your...

Page 6: ...HNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 14 EO IMAGE CHAIN 14 IR IMAGE CHAIN 14 IMAGE STABILIZATION 14 FAST CHARGING SMART BATTERY 14 PARROT SKYCONTROLLER USA 14 PACKAGE CONTENTS 15 PRESENTATION OF ANAFI USA 16 Ready to...

Page 7: ...Optimal elongation distance 26 WI FI LINK OPTIMIZATION 26 Returning home 29 Precise Home Setting 29 SMART RTH 29 Coordinates and advanced RTH settings 30 Managing coordinates 30 About advanced RTH se...

Page 8: ...EV Trigger 53 Presets 53 horizon and Banked turn 54 Thermal 54 Thermal post processing 54 Thermal calibration 55 Special 56 RTH function 56 Interface 56 Light interface 56 3x3 framing grid 57 Coordina...

Page 9: ...eptional procedure 74 Camera Calibration Gimbal calibration 76 Camera Calibration Cameras alignment exceptional procedure 76 PRO IMAGING SETTINGS 78 Exposure value EV 78 Shutter speed s 78 ISO value I...

Page 10: ...ion 100 Overview of the CoT interface 100 Changing the element reference 101 Different distance display modes 102 CoT Calibration 103 FLAT maps 105 Measurement accuracy 105 CoT parameters 106 Screensh...

Page 11: ...d assisted flight modes require both ANAFI USA and Skycontroller USA synchronization to geocoordinate satellites For this reason Parrot recommends ANAFI USA pilots to always set up start and finish th...

Page 12: ...default minimal height is 30 meters but you can configure this height to between 20 and 30 meters through FreeFlight 6 Important This feature requires synchronization to GPS Glonass or Galileo satelit...

Page 13: ...fter referred to as Applicable Regulations C REMEMBER that ANAFI USA may expose others and yourself to EQUIPMENT DAMAGE PERSONAL INJURY OR BOTH which could result in serious harm or death 3 Be aware t...

Page 14: ...Digital zoom 32x Electronic shutter speed 1 s to 1 10000 s ISO range 100 3200 Video resolution 4k FHD HD Video format MP4 H264 Photo resolution Wide 21 MP 84 FOV Rectilinear up to 16 MP up to 75 5 FO...

Page 15: ...USA package contains 1 ANAFI USA drone 3 smart batteries 2 1 preinstalled on ANAFI USA 1 Skycontroller USA with 8 inch display 1 multi port fast USB charger 1 Skycontroller USA charger 1 additional se...

Page 16: ...TATION OF ANAFI USA Ready to store or carry Foldable arms and propellers Ready to fly Smart battery Battery extraction button Charge level LED indicators 180 tilt camera gimbal USB C charging port Pow...

Page 17: ...l antenna connectors RTH Status LED Take off Landing Joysticks Visible EV Visible IR Hot spot Cold spot Visible Screenshot IR Hot spot Cold spot Video stream Map view toggle Top panel Shutter photo Op...

Page 18: ...screenshots downloaded media and to install maps batches of PNG images compressed together in a ZIP archive Equipment required a laptop or tabletop computer equipped with a USB A port a USB A to USB...

Page 19: ...re spelled correctly Pairing ANAFI USA to a Parrot Skycontroller USA Follow this procedure to pair a drone and a controller for the first time and to restore the lost pairing between a drone and a con...

Page 20: ...u do not apply pressure to the mechanism and gently wipe the lenses with a microfiber cloth Regulations Ensure that the use of ANAFI USA is permitted where you intend to fly Check for potential restri...

Page 21: ...e place it on a flat horizontal surface and press the power button 4 Power your Parrot Skycontroller USA on 5 Launch FreeFlight 6 which connects ANAFI USA to Parrot Skycontroller USA 6 Check for contr...

Page 22: ...ollowing procedure You can activate hand launch from this tutorial page You can also activate the hand launch option from the Interface menu of FreeFlight 6 PREFERENCES refer to the PREFERENCES Interf...

Page 23: ...lt mode to retrieve flight control Hand launch from a moving vehicle Parrot recommends mobilizing two operators for this procedure one operator launches the drone while another operator controls the d...

Page 24: ...roundings Power ANAFI USA on and position the drone in the palm of your hand Important Stabilize the speed and direction of the vehicle as much as possible The maximum vehicle speed for this feature i...

Page 25: ...to the right Turn left Move to the left You can modify ANAFI USA s controls through the PREFERENCES menu of FreeFlight 6 Refer to the PREFERENCES Controls section of this guide for additional informat...

Page 26: ...Wi Fi channel available In urban environments 5 GHz Wi Fi channels typically suffer less interference than 2 4 GHz channels Refer to the PREFERENCES Network section of this guide for additional inform...

Page 27: ...User Guide v6 9 0GOV Parrot January 20 2023 27 Wi Fi link is perfect Wi Fi link is good...

Page 28: ...to break up A Flight Plan has been set up in a controlled environment to illustrate all Wi Fi statuses for the purpose of this user guide Warning never fly your drone out of your direct line of sight...

Page 29: ...can set a precise home for itself through its vertical camera In that case a pop up on the screen of FreeFlight 6 confirms a precise home has been set and the home icon of the minimap turns green Prec...

Page 30: ...RTH function of the drone and notably the custom RTH option which relies on managing coordinates Managing coordinates By default coordinates are displayed on the FreeFlight 6 app map They can be set a...

Page 31: ...osshair at the center of the screen coordinates top left By default Reticle crosshair at the center of the screen coordinates are displayed on the top left of the screen Move the map around and zoom i...

Page 32: ...offline Dynamic displays drone POI or WP coordinates autonomous or assisted flights only Refer to the Map based flying modes section of this guide for further information on autonomous and assisted fl...

Page 33: ...FI USA returns to the GPS position of the Parrot Skycontroller USA at the exact moment an RTH button is activated or to the last known coordinates of the controller in case it has lost GPS synchroniza...

Page 34: ...r example The blue dot shows the position of the controller which is typically that of the pilot Tap the Home icon to activate it then drag and drop it to your desired RTH point Home icon activated re...

Page 35: ...User Guide v6 9 0GOV Parrot January 20 2023 35 Custom RTH point set Access Safety Preferences again and note the Custom point coordinates have been updated...

Page 36: ...A lands Precise Landing Hand landing Warning Be especially careful when performing a hand landing procedure It requires complete focus Do not allow yourself to become distracted and stay aware of your...

Page 37: ...ecovery reduce and stabilize the vehicle s speed as much as possible The pilot must present the rear of ANAFI USA on the side of the vehicle where the recovery operator is waiting for it The pilot mus...

Page 38: ...To replace a propeller blade 1 Unfold the arm that supports the blades which require replacement 2 Hold the motor round rotating part of the propeller between your left thumb and index finger 3 Unfol...

Page 39: ...he push button is disengaged from the body of the drone lift the battery away from ANAFI USA Battery installation To install the smart battery on the drone unfold the rear arms of ANAFI USA Set the dr...

Page 40: ...t installed on ANAFI USA you can check its charge level at any time by pressing its power button 1 steady LED lights up battery is between 0 and 25 charged 2 steady LEDs light up battery is between 25...

Page 41: ...User Guide v6 9 0GOV Parrot January 20 2023 41 Warning Keep your battery plugged into a power supply throughout the software update procedure Repeat the procedure with all your batteries...

Page 42: ...ill warm from use wait for at least 20 minutes never use or recharge a damaged or swollen battery always store your battery in a dry ventilated place at a temperature close to 20 C always carry your b...

Page 43: ...e front of ANAFI USA to close and lock it you will feel a slight click A closed lock icon and an arrow located on the right of the microSD slot confirm the way you must slide the lock to close it Retr...

Page 44: ...thout downloading them to your Parrot Skycontroller USA create panoramas refer to the Creating panoramas section of this guide for additional details format a microSD card encrypt a microSD card refer...

Page 45: ...s formatting and the loss of all data present on the card memory Tap the Encrypt SD card button of the SD Card screen of FreeFlight 6 Gallery to access the encryption profile creation page Confirm or...

Page 46: ...quently if a drone is destroyed its MicroSD card can only be decrypted through the Skycontroller USA which holds the MicroSD card s Encryption profile another ANAFI USA drone paired to that Skycontrol...

Page 47: ...ails the VLC stream sharing procedure which can be set up at any stage of a flight Power the Skycontroller USA on and connect it to a PC host with an RJ45 cable Launch VLC media player on the host PC...

Page 48: ...rtsp 192 168 53 1 live in the Network URL field as in the following screenshot Enable the loop mode from VLC interface as in the screen capture below Click Play to launch the stream in the main windo...

Page 49: ...piloting software drone remote control batteries The HUD heads up display interface of FreeFlight 6 enables you to access all the features of ANAFI USA from the screen of your Parrot Skycontroller US...

Page 50: ...height relative to take off point Controller box charge and GPS synch Drone ground speed Drone box charge and GPS synch Back to homepage Preferences Speed box Soft shutter Photo video toggle button a...

Page 51: ...nies Dolly Zoom Video modes Standard Boomerang Cinema Hyperlapse Follow Me Orbit High Framerate Dronies Parabola Slow Motion Tornado Boomerang Note Both GPS icons are green on both screen captures Thi...

Page 52: ...ot Cineshots box Photo mode box ANAFI USA s photo modes include a Single shot mode a Burst mode a Bracketing mode a Timer mode a Timelapse mode a GPS Lapse mode and a five format Panorama mode Note Bo...

Page 53: ...p an item option to select it Control mode CLASSIC ARCADE only available in flight Inverse joys OFF white ON green Special OFF white ON green EV Trigger OFF white ON green Hand launch NO YES EV Trigge...

Page 54: ...care superior piloting skills or both when flying ANAFI USA Your drone will always remain very responsive but with extreme settings it will accelerate much more rapidly Tap RESET ALL PRESETS PREFERENC...

Page 55: ...AL mode the application will periodically remind you to calibrate your thermal camera through the dedicated button of your HUD Tap RESET THERMAL SETTINGS on the bottom of the page to reset preferences...

Page 56: ...ences set the amount of information which appear on your FreeFlight 6 HUD Interface FULL Light Show minimap NEVER ALWAYS Display GPS position YES NO Coordinates system LATLNG MGRS UTM DMS Map type MAP...

Page 57: ...ces you can set a safe and clear flying area for ANAFI USA Set ANAFI USA s maximum flight altitude with the Max altitude slider To set a maximum distance from the pilot for your drone move the Max dis...

Page 58: ...oth in photo and video modes Camera calibration Tap CALIBRATE to access Correct horizon Gimbal calibration and Cameras alignment features Auto record from take off NO YES video only Display overexposu...

Page 59: ...User Guide v6 9 0GOV Parrot January 20 2023 59 Tap RESET ALL CAMERA PREFERENCES AND SETTINGS on the bottom of the page to reset preferences...

Page 60: ...RI The DRI system makes your drone locally broadcast information about itself for regulatory compliance where applicable Manual Wi Fi band setting Activate the MANUAL box then touch a free band to sel...

Page 61: ...oller USA 2 Screw the external antennas male TNC connectors to the female TNC connectors of the Skycontroller USA Activating the external antennas 1 Power the Skycontroller USA on 2 Wait until FreeFli...

Page 62: ...tapping the corresponding box of the HUD The options appear on your screen as they do on the screen capture below Tap a video mode to select it and tap the video mode box again to confirm your choice...

Page 63: ...he screen Standard video format menu When you are happy with your settings and your framing press the hard shutter button on the right of Skycontroller USA or tap the soft shutter button of the HUD to...

Page 64: ...g the Timer mode opens three options 3 seconds 5 seconds and 10 seconds When one of these options has been selected the soft shutter button of the HUD displays 3 secs 5 secs or 10 secs inside a white...

Page 65: ...JPEG RECT JPEG WIDE DNG JPEG RECT or WIDE Burst JPEG RECT JPEG WIDE Bracketing JPEG RECT JPEG WIDE DNG JPEG RECT or WIDE Timer JPEG RECT JPEG WIDE DNG JPEG RECT or WIDE Panorama JPEG RECT only Timela...

Page 66: ...Timelapse mode the screen flashes white then freezes briefly in black and white to confirm a picture has been taken 5 to 120 seconds later depending on your option choice the drone takes another phot...

Page 67: ...downloading the pictures from ANAFI USA to your Parrot Skycontroller USA stitching the pictures together to create the panorama on your Parrot Skycontroller USA through the FreeFlight 6 gallery Import...

Page 68: ...y 20 seconds 360 ANAFI USA takes 42 photos in approximately 90 seconds To download the Panorama pictures to your Parrot Skycontroller USA land ANAFI USA access the homepage of FreeFlight 6 and tap the...

Page 69: ...I USA s microSD card Local gallery Finally select the panorama you want to generate from your Local gallery FreeFlight 6 displays the following screen Panorama generation page Tap CREATE to generate t...

Page 70: ...one panorama only For each 360 capture you can generate three different preset panoramas Sphere Little Planet and Tunnel and a potentially infinite number of custom panoramas through the 360 editor Wh...

Page 71: ...roller USA this action also resets the zoom factor of the lens to 1x Zoom control ANAFI USA s zoom control is activated through the right trigger of Skycontroller USA It is available in all video mode...

Page 72: ...72 Zoom x1 x5 3 Zoom...

Page 73: ...User Guide v6 9 0GOV Parrot January 20 2023 73 x32 Zoom...

Page 74: ...ectly straight again This feature is accessible from the ANAFI USA box on the FreeFlight 6 homepage or from the ANAFI USA box of the HUD and from the PREFERENCE Camera menu Before starting this proced...

Page 75: ...Correct Horizon option from the following screen ANAFI USA gimbal camera calibration The following screen appears Gimbal camera calibration before Tap or until the artificial horizon of ANAFI USA matc...

Page 76: ...this procedure as it may require you to perform a drone magnetometer calibration before allowing you to fly ANAFI USA Camera Calibration Cameras alignment exceptional procedure Use this option to alig...

Page 77: ...User Guide v6 9 0GOV Parrot January 20 2023 77 ANAFI USA Camera alignment after Tap on the top left of the screen to exit the interface and confirm your settings...

Page 78: ...n to the positive values on the right to darken your picture or video 1 0 EV 1 0 EV To activate further settings tap Auto on the far left of the Video Photo settings box The additional settings boxes...

Page 79: ...sitivity of the sensor increases as the ISO value goes up 3200 ISO can be used to capture low light interior scenes or exterior shots at dusk or dawn for example By default in Auto mode ANAFI USA cons...

Page 80: ...d WB WB 2 000 K WB 10 000 K HDR HDR high dynamic range can enhance a video or a photo The HDR option is available for Standard video mode 4K 2 7K and 1080p formats regardless of framerate values and J...

Page 81: ...nature s colors and tones Activate the NATURAL style from the Style box of the Video Photo settings menu P LOG Style P LOG style is an alternative Style to NATURAL style both in video mode and photo...

Page 82: ...st sets the degree of difference between lightest and darkest parts of the image from 2 to 2 Sharpness sets the distinction of the reproduction of details from 1 to 1 All settings at minimal values Al...

Page 83: ...in DNG JPEG photo format as HDR is not available with this setting Tap the Lock AE icon to lock the exposure value to that of the current view The icon turns to yellow A yellow Lock AE box appears un...

Page 84: ...rocedure of the preceding section When the exposure is locked touch the part of the frame you want to base your exposure on A yellow square animates around this spot and the yellow Lock AE box is repl...

Page 85: ...HUD and select Thermal Presentation of the Thermal HUD post processing Spectrum blending the thermometer icon indicates only the IR spectrum is displayed Lock scale Pause view Take a screenshot Therm...

Page 86: ...o mode selection is independent from the cameras In other words for example switching from Visible Spectrum photo mode calls the last Thermal Spectrum photo mode that was selected similarly switching...

Page 87: ...User Guide v6 9 0GOV Parrot January 20 2023 87 useful if you must reframe your scene to include part of the sky The sky always appears as a cold element which disturbs the scale...

Page 88: ...or from cold to hot and slide your finger along the scale to adapt the threshold of the scale to your scene and highlight only the coldest or hottest spots Spot Thermal mode only the hottest elements...

Page 89: ...and cold spots and their associated thresholds at any point of any video or on any photo modify the blending between Visible and Thermal spectrums save an unlimited number of screenshots However Therm...

Page 90: ...90 Same image hot Spot mode...

Page 91: ...t your drone to rotate and to activate the 360 After a countdown on the HUD ANAFI USA starts its rotation An animation flashes on your screen and the 360 box progressively fills with green as the Cine...

Page 92: ...box progressively fills with green as the Cineshot unfolds Epic When this feature is activated ANAFI USA moves away backward in a smooth ascending line keeping its subject in the center of its frame f...

Page 93: ...on your screen around the object or subject you want ANAFI USA to follow or double tap the object or subject When your target is locked the blue rectangle turns to green and the orange LAND box at the...

Page 94: ...llow Me The Follow Me mode enables ANAFI USA pilots to have their drone follow them in action Warning Fly ANAFI USA at least 5 meters 15ft high and 10 meters 30ft in front of you facing you A red aler...

Page 95: ...Therefore the left trigger of the Parrot Skycontroller USA is deactivated in this mode However you can still control the zoom with the right trigger When you release the commands in the Follow Me mod...

Page 96: ...remain visible by ANAFI USA Do not let an obstacle obstruct the camera s view and do not hide in the shadows or ANAFI USA could lose track of you Smartdronies ANAFI USA features four Smartdronies The...

Page 97: ...can support the use of multiple maps with the same name if the DTED maps are saved in separate folders 1 Set the Skycontroller USA to maintenance mode To activate the Skycontroller USA maintenance mo...

Page 98: ...p to the Custom maps list A green joystick symbol indicates that the map is downloaded to the Skycontroller USA memory Ensure the Anafi USA drone is up to date turned on and connected to the Skycontro...

Page 99: ...line is a solid line if the map is saved on the drone If the DTED map is only saved on the controller the map outline is a dashed line When the DTED map is loaded the ground elevations and heights are...

Page 100: ...sor on Target element tap Target again Overview of the CoT interface The CoT function adds 3 elements to the FreeFlight 6 HUD 1 Telemetry data MSL an AGL altitudes There are two telemetry indicators i...

Page 101: ...negative for example when the drone looks down If the target is above the drone the distance between the drone and target is positive for example when the drone looks up In Skycontroller USA pilot re...

Page 102: ...t show under the following conditions No connection between Anafi USA and the Skycontroller USA No GPS data from Anafi USA No GPS data from the Skycontroller USA The pilot aims at the sky 3 CoT action...

Page 103: ...distance and azimuth between the target and the user CoT Calibration The accuracy of the location measurement can be improved with the CoT calibration Principle By aiming at a known point the Skycont...

Page 104: ...ion by pressing the media button as indicated on the pop up Note No media will be recorded or saved Calibration is complete In case of a bad calibration for example if you aimed incorrectly you can re...

Page 105: ...CoT ceases to be valid Similarly in DTED when you are very close to the ground 1 3m it may happen that the drone estimates itself under the ground Ideally you should be at least 10m above the ground t...

Page 106: ...ded the drone assumes a flat ground at the level of its takeoff altitude 6 Fixing the GPS before the drone takes off We recommend waiting for the green GPS icons before taking off Taking off without G...

Page 107: ...es are locked This avoids coordinates unrelated to the image being transmitted to a third party which could be a source of confusion Example of a screenshot below with the coordinates and the telemetr...

Page 108: ...u The map of your surroundings opens full screen If you are not connected to ANAFI USA the minimized live view is black as on the screen captures that follow Flight Plan Consider this pointy bit of la...

Page 109: ...reen circle represents the waypoint the white number represents the altitude of the drone and the white arrow represents the direction of ANAFI USA s camera Initial waypoint WP Tap the white arrow and...

Page 110: ...example ANAFI USA will climb from 3 to 30 meters between the initial waypoint and the second waypoint Second waypoint Add waypoints to tour the area and end your Flight Plan where you intend to land F...

Page 111: ...waypoints turn white as they can now be selected to be linked to the POI Open waypoints Tap waypoints to link them to the POI In this example we want ANAFI USA to film the tip of the peninsula as it...

Page 112: ...camera For this example we had the drone point toward the land at most steps of the Flight Plan and toward the lighthouse at take off and landing with a descent from 30 to 3 meters between the last t...

Page 113: ...FI USA s final waypoint is also its landing spot Warning Activate and monitor every Flight Plan with extreme care always verify your drone s route is safe and clear from obstacles Always maintain visu...

Page 114: ...y Waypoint first destination confirmation screen Important Activate Touch Fly Waypoint with care After the initial confirmation any tap on the map will immediately send ANAFI USA to the corresponding...

Page 115: ...p bar of your screen to halt ANAFI USA or to reset a POI From the Smartdronies box next to the Type box of the lower bar of the HUD you can also activate Smartdronies Orbit Parabola Dolly Zoom Boomera...

Page 116: ...to convert GeoTIFF maps into FreeFlight 6 compatible PNG tiles Follow this procedure to convert your files 1 Launch QGIS this is the software s main interface 2 Import your GeoTIFF file in the softwa...

Page 117: ...User Guide v6 9 0GOV Parrot January 20 2023 117 4 From the Processing menu select the Toolbox to open it...

Page 118: ...to launch the conversion it can take over an hour depending on the size of the original file 8 Compress together all new folders from the output directory without renaming them 9 Turn the Skycontroll...

Page 119: ...Parrot January 20 2023 119 refer to the Skycontroller USA Maintenance Mode section of this guide for additional information 10 At the next launch of FreeFlight 6 the new map appears as an overlay of t...

Page 120: ...ait for the gimbal to calibrate or for the gimbal calibration to fail 4 Press and hold the battery s power button After 8 seconds the battery s LED lights up in red 5 Release the battery s power butto...

Page 121: ...1 Power ANAFI USA on 2 Power the Parrot Skycontroller USA on 3 Connect the drone and controller together with a USB A controller to USB C drone cable 4 The LED of the Parrot Skycontroller USA briefly...

Page 122: ...s of the homepage of FreeFlight 6 indicate either that you must update your Parrot Skycontroller USA your ANAFI USA or both or you must calibrate your ANAFI USA s gimbal or you must carry out a magnet...

Page 123: ...t 6 If your horizon is offset perform the Correct horizon procedure refer to ANAFI USA s User Guide for details of FreeFlight 6 s Camera Preferences 7 If the Correct horizon function cannot make your...

Page 124: ...A UPDATED Magneto calibration OK Skycontroller USA calibration OK Gimbal calibration OK Skycontroller USA ANAFI USA OFF Arms unfolded locked Arms mechanical lash NONE Lens cap OFF Check drone and gimb...

Page 125: ...cial mode Map on app OK Micro SD card Formatted Battery levels XXX report on flight log if from 100 Global reactivity set Camera tilt speed set Inclination set Vertical speed set Rotation speed set Be...

Page 126: ...drone gimbal propellers OK Lens cap ON ANAFI USA Battery Disengaged stored away MicroSD card Stored away ANAFI USA arms Folded no mechanical lash ANAFI USA drone Stored away Device OFF Stored away Sk...

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