Parrot Bebop, User Manual

Page 1: ...User guide ...

Page 2: ...ff the Parrot BebopDrone 8 Changing the propellers 9 Preflight check 10 Flying 10 Piloting screen 12 Calibrating the Parrot BebopDrone 12 Mapmode 13 Flat trim 14 GPS signal 14 Take off 14 Movements 16 Pre programmedacrobatics 16 Photosandvideos 18 Landing 18 Returnto starting point 20 Battery 21 Settings 21 Piloting 23 Image 23 Recording 24 Flight 24 Network 26 Motorinformation 26 Version ...

Page 3: ...viour 30 Spare parts 31 Generalinformation 31 Safety precautionsandmaintenance 32 Wi Fi 32 Warning oninvasionof privacy 32 Battery 32 Warranty 33 Modifications 34 Disposal of thisproduct at the endof itslife 34 Declarationof conformity 34 Registeredtrademarks ...

Page 4: ...4 Propellers mounting tool Charger Plug converters x 4 Lens cap USB Micro USBcable Hullprotections x 2 Install the camera s lens cap with the elastic band when you carry the Parrot Bebop Droneto protect it Downloading the application Connect to the App StoreSM or Google PlayTM and download the FreeFlight 3 applicationforfree Note The application is compatible with the Parrot Bebop Drone from the F...

Page 5: ...ns green The battery takes about 1 hourto charge Installing the battery 1 Plug thebatteryto theParrot BebopDrone s powercable A If necessary pull the string to access thepowercable 2 Slidethebatteryinto its compartment 3 Attachthestrapto securethebattery B Using the hull To usetheParrot BebopDroneindoors 1 Installthehullprotectors to protect theParrot BebopDroneincaseofcollision 2 LaunchtheFreeFli...

Page 6: ... searchoftheWi Fi networks available ifyouareusing aniPhoneoraniPad select Settings Wi Fi if you are using an AndroidTM smartphone select Settings Wireless and networks Wi Fi 3 Select thenetwork BebopDrone_xxxxx 4 Wait for your smartphone to connect to the Wi Fi network of the Parrot Bebop Drone This connectionis generallyrepresented bytheWi Filogo appearing on the smartphonescreen 5 Start theFree...

Page 7: ...off the Parrot Bebop Drone Press theon offbuttonlocated ontheback oftheParrot Bebop Droneto switchit onoroff Theled located ontheon offbuttonlights upingreenand the Parrot BebopDroneomits a sound onceit is fullybooted and ready foruse ...

Page 8: ...l A 2 Installthenew propellers B placethepropellers witha holeinthemiddleonthemotors witha protruding axle front right and rearleft motors placethe propellers without a hole on the motors without protruding axle front left and rearright motors 3 Lock thepropellers withthepropellers mounting tool ...

Page 9: ...retheuseoftheParrot BebopDroneis allowed inyourflight area Check theWi Fiuserestrictions inyourflight area Ensurethepropellers arecorrectlyinstalled and locked For further information see Beforeyoubegin Changing thepropellers Ensure the battery is correctly attached to the Parrot Bebop Drone For further information seeBeforeyoubegin Installing thebattery EnsuretheParrot BebopDroneand yoursmartphon...

Page 10: ...ht 3 application 2 Wait until the connection between your smartphone and the Parrot Bebop Drone is complete 3 Press Start to pilot theParrot BebopDrone Thepiloting screenappears It locks inlandscapeformat Piloting screen Description Description 1 Last screen 9 Left joystick 2 Settings 10 Right joystick 3 Flat Trim 11 Speed ...

Page 11: ...11 Flying 4 Emergencylanding 12 Altitude 5 Pre programmed acrobatics 13 Distancefromyoursmartphone 6 Video recording 14 Takeoff 7 Photo 15 GPSsignal 8 Mapmode 16 BatteryleveloftheParrot Bebop Drone ...

Page 12: ...onnection is lost while flying the Parrot Bebop Drone willstillbelocated onthemap wait untilthe iconturns greento indicatethe Parrot BebopDroneGPSpositionis detected Preloading a map 1 Go to themainscreenof FreeFlight 3 2 Press Settings 3 Press Preload a map Themapappears Thebluedot indicates yourposition Note To locate your position on the map the FreeFlight 3 application must have access to your...

Page 13: ...vating mapmode Press The iconindicates yoursmartphone s position The iconindicates theParrot BebopDroneposition To switchback to thevideo mode press again Flat trim Usetheflat trimfeatureafteryouchangethebatteryor if the Parrot Bebop Drone does not stayoncoursecorrectly ...

Page 14: ...elast GPSpositionoftheParrot BebopDrone 1 LaunchFreeFlight 3 2 Onthemainscreen press then Settings 3 Press Seedetails Thelatitudeand longitudeoftheParrot BebopDronepositionappears inthelist Take off 1 Place the Parrot Bebop Drone on a flat and dry surface and in a unobstructed and lit area 2 Press TakeOff The Parrot Bebop Drone takes off and hovers at approximately 1 m above the ground Movements N...

Page 15: ...he central button and tilt your smartphone forwards or backwards to pilot the Parrot BebopDroneforwards orbackwards Hold the central button and tilt your smartphone to the left or right to fly the Parrot BebopDroneto theleft orright ...

Page 16: ...located at the front on the Parrot Bebop Drone The camera located under the Parrot Bebop Drone is for stabilization only You can set the Parrot Bebop Drone in video or photo mode The video mode is activated by default For furtherinformation seeSettings Recording Orienting thecamera Controltheangleofthecamera regardless oftheParrot BebopDroneposition inNormaland Joypad modes slidetwo fingers onthes...

Page 17: ...rot Bebop Drone is set in timelapsemode To deactivatetimelapsemode seeSettings Recording Note Thevideo recording stops after25 minutes ofrecording Retrieving photos andvideos To retrievephotos and videos fromtheFreeFlight 3 application 1 Press to returnto themainscreen 2 Press to displaythecontextualmenu 3 Press Internalmemory The list of photos and videos stored in the Parrot Bebop Drone internal...

Page 18: ...maketheParrot BebopDroneland Press Emergency in an emergency case only The motors will cut out and the Parrot Bebop Drone will immediately drop from the height at which it is flying Using the landing buttonis sufficient inmost instances Return to starting point Note If neither your smartphone nor the Parrot Bebop Drone receives a GPS signal theReturnto starting point featurecannot beactivated The ...

Page 19: ...s its starting point it remains at 2 m abovetheground Warning The Parrot Bebop Drone returns to its starting point in a straight line The Parrot BebopDronecancollidewithanyobstaclethat is inits trajectory You can take control over the Parrot Bebop Drone when it is returning to its starting point Note IftheParrot BebopDrone altitude is below 10 m it will reach an altitude of 10 m beforereturning to...

Page 20: ...vel The Parrot Bebop Dronehas a batterylifeofapproximately11 minutes When the battery level is low an alert appears on your smartphone screen The Parrot BebopDrone s on offbuttonturns red Note The number of acrobatics can have an impact on the Parrot Bebop Drone s batterylife ...

Page 21: ...tton for 10 seconds The led blinks green and orange then turns green The Parrot Bebop Droneswitches offautomatically Piloting Select thePiloting settings screen Use the Max inclination option to define a maximum angle pitch when you fly the Parrot Bebop Drone forwards and backwards The lower the maximum inclination value the smaller the angle of pitch The higher the maximum inclination value the g...

Page 22: ...smartphoneto flytheParrot BebopDrone rotating to theright flyupwards flydownwards Ace Left joypad Right joypad rotating to theleft Slide to orientatethecamera regardless oftheParrot BebopDrone s position rotating to theright flyupwards flydownwards Hold thecentralbuttonand tilt your smartphoneto flytheParrot Bebop Drone ...

Page 23: ... set theimagecontrast Press to set theimageexposure Select one of the following buttons to adapt the white balance according to your environment automatic daylight cloudy whitefluorescent light tungustenbulb Recording Select theRecording settings screen TheParrot BebopDroneis equipped witha fisheye wide angle camera Note The camera lens is situated at the front of the Parrot Bebop Drone The lens ...

Page 24: ...apse mode enables the Parrot Bebop Drone to take a picture every 10 seconds minimum When the JPEG option is activated thetimelapse mode enables the Parrot Bebop Drone to take a picture every 8 seconds minimum Flight Select theFlight settings screen ActivatetheHullbuttonwhenthehullprotections areinstalled Press CalibratewhentheParrot BebopDronedoes not stayoncoursecorrectly To set thespeed UsetheMa...

Page 25: ...s may be restricted orforbidden Selecting thecountryand activating the outdoor option enable FreeFlight 3 to adapt theavailablechannels according to the legislation of the selected country For example in certain countries using the 5 GHz Wi Fi band may be prohibited inoutdoormode Youcanconnect theParrot BebopDroneto the 2 4GHzor5GHzWi Fibands The 2 4 GHz Wi Fi band enables you to fly the Parrot Be...

Page 26: ...ode outdoor or indoor the Wi Fi band selected and thecongestionofthechannels Ifyouencountera problemwiththe quality level of the Wi Ficonnection 1 Select Manualmode 2 Select a non overloaded channel using the information displayed on the diagram Givepreferenceto channelwithout curves orwithgreencurves Motor information Select theMotorinformationscreento display themotorstate thesoftwareversion the...

Page 27: ...oneAcademy Note A profileis necessaryto access theDroneAcademy To createa profile 1 Press Signupnow 2 Typea username a password and ane mailaddress 3 Press Registeryourprofile TheDroneAcademymainscreenappears Description 1 Accessing theFreeFlight 3 applicationhomescreen 2 Visualizing themapoftheflights 3 Accessing yourlist ofdrones 4 Accessing yourlist offlights ...

Page 28: ... Drone to your smartphone a pop upask youto registeryourParrot BebopDroneintheDroneAcademy To consult theshared flights 1 Press Map 2 Press to searchflights amongst yourflights orotheruser s flights thetypeofmedia Press to searchflights byuserorplace To consult and shareyourflights 1 Press Mypilotings Thelist ofyourflights appears Youcansort thembydate rank ortype 2 Press theflight youwishto share...

Page 29: ...ereare2 ways to updatetheParrot BebopDrone via theFreeFlight 3 application recommended via USB bydownloading the update file from our website A computer is necessary forthis method Note Ensure that the battery of the Parrot Bebop Drone is in place and fully charged beforeupdating via USB Forfurtherinformation seetheParrot BebopDroneupdateprocedures ...

Page 30: ...emotor 1 InFreeFlight 3 press Start 2 Press Motorinformation The screen indicates the defective motor 3 Ensure the propeller is not blocked or damaged Blinking red TheParrot BebopDroneis defectiveand cannot flycorrectlyanymore Spare parts Youcanbuyspareparts oftheParrot BebopDroneonouronlinestore For further information about replacing spare parts see the video tutorials on our support page ...

Page 31: ...To fly the Parrot Bebop Drone indoors install the hull in order to protect the Parrot Bebop Drone in case of contact with any object When rotating the propellers of the Parrot BebopDronecould causeinjuryto people animals and property WARNING Do not touch the Parrot Bebop Drone when propellers are rotating and wait until the propellers have completely stopped before handling the Parrot Bebop Drone ...

Page 32: ...low all instructions could cause permanent damage to the battery and its surroundings and cause bodily harm Never use anything except a LiPo approved charger Always use a LiPo cellbalancing chargerora LiPo cellbalancer Never charge through the discharge lead Never trickle charge or allow to discharge below 2 5V per cell Never allow the batterytemperature to exceed 140 F 60 C Never disassemble or m...

Page 33: ...ective we reserve the right to return such product to the sender at the sender s cost and to levy a charge to cover Parrot s technical test fees Uponexpirationof the 12 month warranty period or if the defect is not covered by the warranty any defective product can be returned to Parrot s after sales service in order to berepaired orfora defectivepart to be replaced at the sender s costs Repair wil...

Page 34: ...contact the retailer from which you purchased your Parrot Bebop Drone he might have put in place recycling services or he may be part ofa specific recycling scheme Declaration of conformity Parrot SA 174 quai de Jemmapes 75010 Paris France declare under their sole responsibility that the product described in this user guide complies with technical standards EN 301489 17 EN300328 EN71 1 EN71 2 EN71...