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16. Operating the Quadrocopter with your Smartphone
The quadrocopter can be operated with your Smartphone alone rather than via the enclosed transmitter as
well. There are two options that will be described below.
For interference-free transmission of the control and video signals, no other transmitters must be present
in the 2.4 GHz transmission range of the model. The "Bluetooth
®
" function in the Smartphone must be
deactivated.
The model will react a little more slowly to the control commands of your Smartphone and not quite as
precisely as when controlled with the remote control transmitter. Therefore, ensure that your flight area has
no obstacles. Be patient when controlling your model with a Smartphone.
a) Control with the Operating Elements of the APP
Figure 16
After starting the App, various operating elements are displayed on your Smartphone in addition to the camera image.
In addition to the operating elements already known for the camera (see figure 14, item 2, 3 and 4), selection of the
corresponding symbol (figure 16, item 9; display "OFF" switches to "ON") additionally shows the control elements of
a remote control transmitter.
After the additional activation of "Auto-start/landing, emergency" (figure 16, item 7), there is one symbol each for
starting the rotors (figure 16, item 18) and auto-landing (figure 16, item 19). Figure 16, item 20 shows the symbol
"Emergency" that needs to be selected if, e.g., a failed landing is blocking the rotors. The rotors are switched off
without delay then.
The left control element (figure 16, item 21) controls elevation as well as turning around the vertical axis (yaw), as on
the remote control transmitter. The right control element (figure 16, item 22) controls the "nod" and "roll" functions.