JJRC CETUS X8 Manuel utilisateur
CETUS
AGE14+
5G-WIFI BRUSHLESS DRONE
WITH GPS
*Please read this manual carefully before operation and keep it properly for future
reference.
Important Statement
Flight Safety Guidelines
Important Statement and Safety Guidelines
Thank you for purchasing JJRC product. Please read this manual carefully before use and retain it for
future reference.
Package should be retained for future reference.
● This drone is not a toy, but hobby grade model. It should be assembled and operated properly. Pilot
must operate this drone in safe way. Improper operation may cause injury or property damage.
● This drone is applicable for pilots aged 14+ who are with skilled flying experience.
● Users are in full charge of proper operating this drone. Manufacturer and dealers disclaim any
responsibity for damages caused by misuse.
● Keep the small accessories away from kids to avoid accident.
● Stay away from obstacles, crowds, power lines, trees or waters
● Keep the drone in dry environment
Hobby grade radio control drone is somewhat considered to be the highest danger potential article.
Users should firmly uphold the principle of “safety comes first”. Never fly the drone near airports, above
crowds or in zones storing dangerous goods. Understand the responsibility of the accident caused by
improper operations.
Always choose a wide open area for every flight, well away from people and property. Never fly directly
over people or animals. Please don’t fly in such bad weather conditions as high temperature, snow,
strong wind (≥level 5), rain or fog. Maintain a 7ft (2m) distance from the drone when taking off and
landing.
● Practice flying together with skillful pilot
Beginners are suggested to practice flying together with skillful pilot’s guidance. Do not fly alone.
The drone is composed by sophisticated electronic components and mechanical parts. To avoid
damages on the mechanical and electronic components, please keep the drone in dry environment
and use clean cloth to wipe the surface and keep it clean.
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Product Profile
Propeller Changing Tool X1
Package Includes
Drone X1
Extra Propellers A/B X2 USB Cable X1
Balance Charger X1
Screwdriver X1Remote Controller X1
Battery X1
Drone Weight (Included Battery): About 440g
Brushless Motor: 1806 1800KV Charging Time: About 5 Hours
Battery: 7.4V 1800mAh
Maximum Flying Time: About 16.5 Minutes
Diagonal: 310mm Overall Height: 75mm
Technical Parameter of the Drone
Product Configuration
● Bear proper operation and safe flight guidelines in mind
Please take a careful look at the manuals before flights for important information of product functions
and operation tips, and learn how to use the accessory. Safe flight always comes first. Stay informed
of and abide strictly by relevant local laws and regulations. Keep away from any non-flight zones and
respect other people’s privacy.
● Safe flying
● Keep distance from a flying drone
Please make sure you are in good shape mentally before every flight. Fly the drone as per your flying
experience. Never fly under influence of alcohol or drugs. Keep the remote controller at least 20cm
away from your body when flying the drone.
Never use your hands to touch a flying drone under any circumstance. Don’t approach or touch a
landed drone before its propellers are completely locked.
● Keep away from heat source
The drone is made of metal, fiber, plastic, electronic component and other materials. Please keep it
away from the heat source to avoid deformation or even damage caused by sun exposure and high
temperature.
● Environmental protection requirements
To protect our blue planet, please recycle the drone as per local laws and regulations.
Mobile Phone Holder X1
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● Please make sure that the clockwise and the counter-clockwise propellers are installed on
the correct motors, because the drone will not fly normally for improperly installed propellers.
● Be careful when installing the propellers, as they are a little sharp.
● Please use JJRC propellers for this drone.
● Extra propellers can be ordered additionally.
!
!Attention: The battery should be installed firmly; failure to do so may affect the flight safety
of your drone. The drone may crash due to power-cut during the flight.
Product Assemble
●Attach the Propellers:
Install propeller A and propeller B on the corresponding motor shaft and fix the rotor propellers tightly by
rotating them as per the “lock” direction showed on the propellers (indicated as Pic.1).
●Detach the Propellers:
Fix the brushless motor by rotor propellers changing tool and then rotate and remove the propellers as
per the “unlock” direction showed on the propellers (indicated as Pic.2).
BB
B
B
A
A
AA
Pic.1
BB
B
B
A
A
AA
Pic.2
How to Attach and Detach the Propellers
Slide the battery into the battery compartment at the rear of the drone by pushing with appropriate
force, the drone will make beep sounds with LED lights flashing. Make sure that you hear a click
sound indicating the battery is firmly installed. At the moment, turn clockwise 90 degrees of the lock
located at the bottom to the “LOCK” position to double confirm that the battery is installed firmly.
Battery Installation
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!
●The battery plug should be connected correctly with face up (but not upside down) when
plugging into the balance charger; failure to do so will result in charging failure or
charger damaged.
●We recommend using 5V (1-2A) adaptor for charging.
●It is not suggested to charge by computer.
Warm tips：
Step 1. Make sure that your power adaptor (5V 1-2A) is connected with the power outlet (indicated
as Pic.1);
Step 2. Connect the balance charger to the power adaptor by plugging in the USB cable accordingly
(indicated as Pic.2);
Step 3. Insert the white triplex-wire plug of the battery face up into the triplex-wire socket of the balance
charger (indicated as Pic.3).
Full charging takes about 5 hours.
●When charging is proceeding, the green light keeps flashing slowly and the red light keeps solid on.
●When charging is finished, both of the green light and the red light keep solid on.
●If the battery and charging converter is not connected with the balance charger, but the balance
charger is connected with the adaptor, the red light keeps solid on and the green light is off.
●Once there is any malfunction, the red light will be solid on and the green light will keep flashing
rapidly.
Turn counter-clockwise 90 degrees of the lock located at the bottom to the “UNLOCK” position; then
put your thumb and index finger on the designated position and pull backward with appropriate force,
the battery will be removed. To avoid slipping, please keep your finger and your drone dry and clean.
How to Remove the Battery
How to Charge the Battery of Drone
USB
Pic.1 Pic.2 Pic.3
Power adaptor
(not included)Balance chargerUSB cable Battery
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Major Parts of the Drone
!●Need adult supervision when this drone is being played by children.
●Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used.
●Insert batteries with correct polarity.
●Non rechargeable batteries are not to be charged; the transmitter need
4*AA
batteries for
work.
●Do not mix old and new batteries.
●Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium) batteries.
●Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the drone before being charged.
●Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision.
●Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the drone.
●The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.
●The charging line to be used with the product should be regularly examined for potential
hazard, such as damage to the cable or cord, plug, enclosure of other parts and that in the
event of such damage, the product must not be used until that damage had been properly
removed.
[2]
[3]
[1] [1]
[2]
Brushless Motor
[3]
Propeller
Camera
7.4V
MADE IN CHINA
LOCK
UNLOCK
[6]
[8]
[7]
[5]
[4]
[4]
Lock Knob
TF Card Slot
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
Front Light
Rear Light
Battery
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Major Parts of the Remote Controller
[13] Null Button
[14] Null Button
[15] Null Button
[14] [15]
[13]
L1 L2
LCD Screen
Mode
Remote Controller
Battery Level
GPS Mode
Satellite Amount
Altitude Against Home Point
Photo
Video
Headless Mode
Return-to-Home
(RTH)
Aircraft Battery Level
Signal Strength Remote Controller
Throttle Mode
Distance Against Home Point
[1] One-key Unlock
[2] One-key Takeoff/
One-key Landing
[3] Left Joystick
[4] Gesture/GPS Mode Switch
[5] Power Switch
[6] Power Indicator
[7] One-key Return
[8] Photo/Video
[9] Right Joystick
[10] Headless Mode Switch
[11] Null Button
[12] LCD Screen
A B A B
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Mode
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5] [11]
[12]
[10]
[6]
[9]
[8]
[7]
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Open the battery compartment cover, install 4*AA batteries into the battery compartment according to
the given polarity and then close the battery compartment.
L1 L2 L1 L2 L1 L2
Remote Controller Battery Assembly
!●Insert batteries with correct polarity.
●Non rechargeable batteries are not to be charged; the transmitter need 4*AA batteries for
work.
●Do not mix old and new batteries.
●Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium) batteries.
●Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the drone before being charged.
●Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision.
●Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the drone.
●The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.
!● Signal connection is done once for all if the remote controller is not linked to other drone.
● Set the connection one by one to avoid signal connection error.
Pairing Drone with Remote Controller
Step 1: Keep pressing the red button “ ” and turn on the remote controller (indicated as Pic.1).
The remote controller makes 2 beep sounds, and the indicator light keeps flashing; the remote
controller is under signal connection status.
Step 2: Power on the drone (indicated as Pic.2). The drone will make beep sounds with front and
rear lights flashing and will automatically link to the remote controller. Once the remote controller
sends out a long beep sound and the indicator light of the remote controller turns from flashing
to solid on and the signal icon “ ” is shown on the LCD screen, it means that signal
connection is succeeded.
Pic.2Pic.1
OFF ON
A B A B
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Left hand throttle and right hand throttle are available for option at the remote controller. User can
choose different joystick mode as per operation habit. There are 2 joystick modes that could be found
as below:
Joystick Mode
!Attention: To change the joystick mode of the remote controller, please make sure that the
remote controller is under signal connection status (the indicator light keep
flashing). If not, the stick mode could not be changed.
Step 1. Keep pressing the red button and turn on the remote controller, the remote controller is under
signal connection status (indicated as pic.1);
Step 2. Keep pressing the RTH button “ ” for 3 seconds to choose the throttle control mode (indicated
as pic.2). The throttle control mode will change according to each press. The mode number is
shown on the LCD screen. The throttle control mode is set at mode 2 by default.
Remote Controller Joystick Calibration
How to Switch to Joystick Mode:
Step 1. Keep pressing the red button “ ” and turn on the remote controller (indicated as pic.1);
Step 2. Press the calibration button “ ” for 3 second, the remote controller will send out 3 beep
sounds and the indicator light of the remote controller turns from flashing quickly to slowly.
Rotate the left and right joysticks to the greatest extent to any direction for 2 circles (indicated
as pic.2);
Mode 2Mode 1
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Model
Throttle
Leftward/Rightward
Forward
Turn Left/Right
Throttle
Leftward/Rightward
Forward
Backward Backward
Turn Left/Right
Pic.1 Pic.2
OFF ON
A B A B
Model
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Remote Controller Status Indicator
No.
1
2
3
4
5
Remote Controller Status
Indicator lights flash quickly.
Signal strength on LCD screen is less than
two grids or no displaying; and the remote
controller makes steady beep...beep...beep
sound.
The remote controller is under signal connection
status.
The remote controller is in low voltage status.
Please replace with a fully charged battery.
1.The distance between drone and remote
controller is so long that the signal is weak.
2.The battery is removed after the drone
connects to the remote controller.
Indication
Indicator lights flash slowly with steady beep..
beep sound and the battery legend “ ”on
LCD screen flashing.
Battery legend “ ” on LCD screen is as
shown, with steady beep..beep...beep sound.
Battery is running out “ ” ; the drone will return
when the altitude is over 100m or the distance is
over 300m.
Battery legend “ ” on LCD screen is as
shown, with steady long beep sound.
Battery is low “ ” ; the drone will return when
the altitude is over 15m or the distance is over
15m; if either the flying altitude or flying distance
is less than 15m, the drone will land on the spot.
!Warm tips: All remote controllers have been calibrated when manufacturing.
Remote controller calibration is requested only if pilots find that the remote
controller joysticks are not working normally.
Attention: Please do not power on your drone when calibrating the joysticks.
Step 3. Then, again, press the calibration button “ ” for 3 seconds (indicated as pic.3). The remote
controller will send out 3 beep sounds and the indicator light of the remote controller turns from
flashing slowly to quickly, which means that the joystick calibration is completed.
Pic.1 Pic.2 Pic.3
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A B A B
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