In nstallation n and Use er Instrucctions M BUL MOB LA F FISHIN NG DRONE Th hese are the original English h instructions January 2019 1
Trrademark Rip ppton has ma ade every efffort to supply trademark in nformation ab bout companyy na ames, productss and servicess mentioned in n this manual. Trademarks shown below w we ere derived from f various sources. All trademarks are the prop perty of theirr resspective owne ers. Ge eneral Notice e: Some pro oduct names used in this manual are a used for ide entification purposes onlyan nd may be trad demarks of the eir respective companies.
M ULA MOBU Ta able of co ontents 1 2 Prefacce 5 1.1 Description of the User 5 1.2 Conventions Used d inThis Manu ual 5 1.3 Explanation ofSaffety Warnings 6 1.4 Reta aining Instructtions 6 1.5 Obta aining DocumentationandInformation 7 Description ofthe e Product 8 2.1 Inten nded Use and d ReasonablyF ForeseeableM Misuse 8 2.2 Proccess Overview w 3 4 9 2.3 Tech hnical Data 10 2.4 Prod duct Complian nce 11 2.5 Prod duct Elementss 11 2.6 Understanding the eUser Interfacce 17 2.
5 6 7 4.1 Che eck Before Using theMOBUL LA 31 4.2 How w to Start and Stopthe MOBULA 39 4.3 How w to Use the MOBULA M to Sp pot Fish with th heBuilt-inCam mera 40 4.4 How w to Use the MOBULA M to Atttach and Drop pberley/Fishing gLine 43 4.5 Wha at to Do in Em mergency andE Exceptional Sittuations 46 4.6 How w to Use theFissh Finder 47 4.7 How w to Check the e Battery Leve el ofthe MOBU ULA 50 Mainte enance 52 5.1 How w to Maintainth he MOBULA 52 5.
1 Pre eface 1.1 Description of the eUser Th his document is intended for f the user of the Rippto on MOBULA. The Rippton MO OBULA should only be use ed by people with experien nce of flying drones. d Users witthout any dron ne-piloting exp perience shou uld practice mo ore than 20 ho ours in a wide an nd empty spacce, before usin ng the MOBUL LA for sea fish hing. 1.
1.3 Explan nation of SafetyWarnings Da anger indicates a hazard witth a high levell of risk which, if not avoided d, will result in n serious injury. Wa arning indicate es a hazard with w a medium level of risk which, w if not av voided, could ressult in serious injury. Ca aution indicate es a hazard wiith a low level of risk which, if not avoided d, could result in minor or modera ate injury. No otice indicatess information considered c imp portant, but no ot hazard-relatted. 1.
Ke eep all safety information i an nd instructionss for future refe erence and pa ass them on to o subsequent use ers of the product. he manufacturrer is not liab ble for cases of material damage d or pe ersonal injuryy Th caused by inco orrect handling g or non-com mpliance with the safety in nstructions. In such cases, the warranty will be voided. 1.5 Obtain ning Docum mentation andInforma a ation 1.5 5.
2 Desscription of thePrroductt 2.
• Ripptonc controller(inclludingchargin ngcable) • Rippton fish finder (in ncluding charg gingcable) • Rippton propellers p • Rippton winder w • Rippton landing l gears • RipptonA App Alll other uses of the produ uct not descrribed in this manual are regarded as un nintended use.. 2.2 Processs Overview Th he MOBULA iss a drone for professional p fiishing purpose es.
can bedropped using the conttroller or theApp. 2.3 TechniicalData P Parameter Unit A Aircraft D Device name Rippton D Designation Fishing Dro one T Type MOBULA D Dimensions: 630 x 608 x 225 mm (Pro opeller closed)) P Protection classs motor Water Resisstance M Max. speed 10 m/s (36 km/h) M Max. flight time e Up to 15 miin P Payload 3kg M Max. wind resistance 8 m/s (28.8 km/h) R Range 0-1.5 km W Weight 5.
W Winder R Release&retre at speed 20 cm/s C Capacity facto or 7W C Controller L LCD screen 5.5 inchs B Battery T Type 6S/25C/10,000 mAh O Operating time e Max 15 min ns continuous use 2.4 ProducctComplian nce Th his product com mplies with alll relevant Euro opean Directivves. The Decla aration ofC Conformity can be found in the appendix.. 2.5 Producct Elementts 1 1. 2 3 Aircraft (see 2.5.
2. Controlle er (see 2.5.2) 3. Fish Find der (optional; see2.5.3) 2.5 5.
Fig gure 2 A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. Landing Gear G Camera Propellerss Motor Folding Antenna A Landing Gear G Unlock Button Rear LED D Indicator Folding Antenna A Winder (O Optional) L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T.
J. K. Burley Re elease Module 2 Winder Unlock Button n U. V. Frontt Arm Unlock k Buttom Batte ery Unlock Buttom 2.5 5.
Fig gure4 N No Item A Controlle er Power Butto on B Control Stick S Function Turns contro oller on/off The right con ntrol stick conttrols the drone eto fly forward, backward, b leftt and right(corresp pondingly push the stick up,down, lefft andright) The left contrrol stick contro ols the drone to t rise vertically, go vertically y downward, left rotate an nd right rotate (correspondingly push the e stick up, ndright) down, left an C LCD Scrreen Displays the e recording of the aircraft’scam mera
5.3 Fish find der (optional) 2.5 A E B C D A. Winder B. der PowerButtton Fish Find C. Floater D. FishFinder E.
2.6 Undersstanding th he UserInte erface 2.6 6.1 Controlling theaircra aft • Movingth heleftcontrol stickupanddown nchangesthea aircraft’sclime rate.Push hthecontrol sticckup to ascen nd and down to descend. • When bo oth control sticcks are centere ed, the MOBU ULA will hover inplace. • The furth her the contro ol stick is pusshed away frrom the cente er position, th he faster the e MOBULA will w change its clime rate.
• Push the e left controlstick to the lowe er right to unlo ock thedrone. • Push the e left controlstick to the lowe er left to lock th hedrone. 2.6 6.
S Social Shares you ur catches, fish hing spots, experience and life with your y social network F Fishing Overview of fishing spots s you detected d, reserved an nd others’ fishing spots.
2.7 Explan nation of Auditory and d VisualSig gnals 2.7 7.1 Aircraft L LED Signal Meaning 2 x Front LED Indicator Green flashing Aircraft is on o the ground d and ready for take off Constant gre een light Aircraft unlocked orflying g Red flashing g Aircraft is on o the ground d and ready for take off Constant red d light Aircraft unlocked flying Fast yellow flashing f Aircraft cra ashed Slow yellow flashing Low batterry level.
7.2 Controller 2.7 L LED Signal Meaning P Power Button Flash under press, then lights off.With short beeping. Controller in ON position n R Return-to-Hom me Button Green light flashing f with constantly be eeping. Aircraft in Return-toHome (RT TH) mode. Aircraft will automaticallyy return. L LED Signal Meaning P Power Button Constant gre een light Fish finderr in ON positio on 2.7 7.
3 Pre eparation an ndInsttallatio on 3.1 How to o Handle, Transport T a Store theMOBUL and LA • Handle,liift,carryandtransporttheprod ductwithgreatccaretopreventitfrom being da amaged. 3.2 Storing g the MOB BULA Durin ng Intervalss of Norma alUse To o store the MO OBULA durin ng intervals of o normal use e: 1. Make sure that everyth hing works pro operly before storing thepro oduct. 2. Make sure that the pro opellers areassembled. 3. ect the landing ggears. Disconne 4. Take outt the battery.
3.3 How to o Install the eMOBULA A 3.3 3.1 Unpacking the MOB BULA and checking theco ontents Ma ake sure the packaging co ontains the fo ollowing item ms: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. aft 1 x Aircra 1 x USB Travel Adapte er (USB m vary acco ording to adapter may your country’s standarrd) aft Battery 1 x Aircra 1 x Charg ging Adapter 1 x Powe er Cord 1 x set Clockwise C Prop pellers 7. 7 8 8. 9 9. 10 0. 11 1. 12 2.
Op ptional accesssories • 1 x FishF Finder • 1 x Fish Finder ChargiingCable • er 1 x USB TravelAdapte • 1 x Fish Finder Bag z 3.3 3.2 Conditio ons forassem mbling Be efore you ass semble the MOBULA: 1. Makesurreyouhavedow wnloadedandin nstalledtheRip pptonAppfrom mtheGoogle Play Store, Samsung Galaxy G Apps or o App Store. Get Ripptonm membership. 2. ntroller are fullycharged. Make sure that the battteryof the airrcraft and con 3. ptional fish fin nder is fullycharged.
2. Optional: connect the fish f finder (se ee How to Connect the Fish hFinder). 3. g on theg ground. Turn the MOBULA so it stands with the landing gears 4. e battery unlocck button and insert the airc craft battery. Press the 5. Pressone e of the front arm unlock buttons. b Unfo old the arm in position p andrelea asethe button.M Move forward and backward d few times to o ensure it’s locked prroperly. Repea at this for the other arms.
6. Unfold th he four propelllers. 3.3 3.4 Prepara ation of theco ontroller To o prepare the controller: 1. a into the vertical po osition. Put the antennas 2. Attach th he mobile dev viceclamp.
1 2 3. Unfold th he handle. Fasten the twonuts. 4. Putyourm mobiledeviceo onthemobilede eviceclamp.N NOTICEMakes sureyouonly use u a device with w a 5G Wi-Fi connection.
To put p your mobille phone on the mobile de evice clamp: I. Press the unlock button on the mobile device clamp p. The upper part of the mo obile device clamp c foldsou ut. II. Unfold the two o mobile pho oneholders. III. Putyourmobile ephoneonthem mobiledevice eclamp.Movetheupperpart ofthemobiled deviceclampdownwardtoatttachthemobilephone.
2 1 To put p your tablett on the mobille device clam mp: I. Press the unlock button on the mobile device clamp p. The upper part of the mo obile device clamp c foldsou ut. II. Putyourtablettonthemobiled deviceclamp.Movetheuppe erpartofthem obile device clamp downw ward to attach the tablet.
4 Ope eration/Use e 4.1 Check Before Ussing theMO OBULA 4.1.1 Minimum m spaceneed ded • Ensureth hattherearenop peopleorobjecctswithinarang geof20metersw whenyoustart flying. In order to avoid d possible inju ury or damage e. • e the product in open areas on the beach and above thesea. Only use 4.1.2 Conneccting the aircrraft with yourr mobiledevicce To o connect the e aircraft with h your mobile e device: 1.
3. Tap the droneicon. d 4. Select Enter to comple ete theconnecction. 4.1.3 Calibratting thecomp pass Th he compass ne eeds to be callibrated in the following situa ations: • When yo ou use the MO OBULA for the firsttime. • Whenyou uflyatanew pla ace. • When the e aircraft has not been used d for more tha an onemonth.
• DONOTccalibratetheco ompassintheprresenceofastro ongmagneticin nterference,s uch as magnetite, m parkking structuress, and steel re einforcements undergro ound. • DONOTccarryferromagneticmaterialsswithyouduring gcalibration,su uchasmobile phones. o calibrate the aircraft: To 1. a open area to carry out th he calibrationp procedures. Choose an 2. Openthe eRipptonApp.TaptheAircra aftStatusBarin ntheapp.Selec ctCalibrate.
3. When the top status indicator lig ght starts flash hing or consta antly green, please hold h the drone e horizontally and rotate an nticlockwise or o clockwise till the lig ght changes fro om Blue–Yello ow flashing toY Yellow-Green flashing. 4. Please hold h the aircra aft vertically (w with nose dow wnwards) and wait w till light changes from flashess Red-Green to Blue-Yello ow. Then starrt rotate till dicator light fla ashing Blue.
5. Place the e drone on the e ground, waitt till indicator fllashes blue to o flashes green n.
7. The aircrraft’s top indicator will flash Red-Blue, wh hen the IMU ca alibration is complete ed indicatorwill turn Green. 8. After the calibration, re estart the aircrraft and the co ontroller. 5.1.5 Checking g the product beforeflying g Prreflight check klist: 1. Make sure that the co ontroller, aircraft battery, and a mobile de evice are fullyy charged..SeeHowtoCh hecktheBatte eryLevelandHo owtoMaintain ntheMOBUL Afor charging instructions. 2.
4.2 How to o Start and d Stop theM MOBULA To o start the MO OBULA: 1. Short pre ess and long press p the battery powerbuttton till aircrafft’s LED indica ator, status ind dicator is on and a aircraft be eeping. 2. Unfold aiircraft’s antenna. Notice Fo old up the ante enna after use e. 3. Keep a distance d of 20m m from person n, animal and car or any obstacle. 4.
I. Short press and long presss the controlle er power buttton to turn on n the controlle er. The controller will be eep when turrned on. The e aircraft is welll connected with w the contro oller when the ere is graphicc on the LCD screen s and th he first indicattor on the controller turnss green and ligh hts constantly. II.
will autom matically save e the point from m which the aiircraft takes offf as the HomePo oint. 2. Control the aircraft thro ough the conttroller: ect the flight modeswitch: m Sele I. Position Holld Mode: to maintain m the exact e previou us geographicc coordinates with w GPS signal and the exact altitude e. Select this mode when there t is a GPS signal (indicated by gree en flashing off the aircraft sttatusindicato or). II.
onthe ap pp. To o return the MOBULA: M 1. Choose one o of the follo owingoptions:: To re eturn the MOB BULA manually (in case of weak w or no GP PS signal): I. Put the flight mode switch h in the Altitud de Hold Mode eposition. II. r theaircrraft. Use the contrrol sticks to return o the ground d. III. Land the aircraft carefully on eturn the aircrraft with the Return-to-Hom R me function (in ( case of To re stron ng GPSsignal)): I. II. Put the flight mode switch h in the Position Hold Mod deposition.
4.4 How to o Use the MOBULA M t Attach and to a Drop Berley/Fish B Line Th heMOBULAcontainsthreerelleasemoduless.Withthesemo odulesitispossibletodrop your berley or fish line furrther than yo ou could do without aircrraft. The two Be erleyRelease Modules are e located at th he bottom on both sides of o the aircraft. Th he Fish Line Release R Modu ule is located in themiddle. 4.4 4.1 Attach and a drop the fishline Th he max payloa ad of the airccraft is 3kg.
3. To lock the Fish Line Release Mod dule, do one of o the following g o e Release Stiick towards yo ou. Pulll the Fish Line o Tap p thenagain intheRipptonAppto lock the Fish Line Release Mo odule. E The distance between the fish line’s baitt and the MOB BULA NOTICE shouldbe e no more than n 30 cm. 4. Fly the aircraft a to the desired locatio on by doing on ne of thefollow wing: Sele ect the fishing spot using the e Rippton App. Use the controller to manually fly the aircraftt to the fishing spot.
aircrraft to the fishing spot): I. When your mobile device in ndicates that the t casting pla ace has been reached, sele ect Confirm to cast. The e fish line will be dropped automatically.. To open o the drop stick manuallyydoes one of the t following: I. se Stick on the eController. Press the Fish LineReleas II. Tap then intheRipptonAppto re elease the fish line. 4.4 4.2 Attachin ng and dropp pingberley Ea ach BerleyRellease Module e’s payload is approx. 1.5 kg g.
NoticeBe etween berleyy and drop sticck, connect with a ball bearing swivel to avoid anyything stuck in nto the release e module or aircraft. 3. Tap a again to close e the dropstick. 4. Fly the aircraft a to the desired locatio on by doing on ne of thefollow wing: Sele ect the fishing spot in the Rippton App. Use the controller to manually fly the aircraftt to the fishing spot. 5.
showafastyellow wflashing.TheG GPSfunctionandthealarmlight(visibleupto1km)will be ons will be turned off. The last position of the aircraftt acctivated and all other functio willl be shown in the RipptonA App. To o pick up the aircraft after a crash: 1. eRipptonApp.Ifthedronehasscrashed,theA Appwillshowthe elastposition Openthe of the airrcraft on the sccreen. 2. Pick up the t aircraft wh here the drone e hascrashed.. 4.
1. Attach th he winder to th he bottom of the t aircraft. 2. Makesurrethatthelineoffthewinderhassbeenattached dtotheholeofth hefloaterof thefish finder. f 4.6 6.2 Using th he fish finderr to detectfish h 1. Make sure that the fish finder, controller and airrcraft are all fullycharged. f 2. nd hold the fish h finder powe er button for one o second to turn on the Press an device. 3. Turn on the t aircraft. 4. Turn on the t controller. 4.6 6.
will guide e the fish finde er through the e entire region. The 10 x 20 meter square scanning g zone centere ed on the chossen spot will be b automatically formed, so the App can c automaticcally design the fish detectin ngroute. Evverything the fish f finder piccks up will be shown s on your mobile devic ce in real time.
4.7 How to o Check the Battery Level L of theMOBULA A To o check the battery level of o the aircraft: 1. o the following g: Do one of To check c the batte ery level via th he Rippton Ap pp: I. In the Rippto on App, tap th he Fishing ico on. Tap the Drone D icon in the upper right corner. Se elect Enter. See S the batterry icon in the upper right co orner for the ba atterylevel. To check c the batte ery level on th he aircraft: I. Turn on the aircraft battery.. II.
To o check the battery level of o the controller: 1. t Turn on thecontroller . 2. The four (except the first indicator) controller c batttery level ind dicator will light up and show w the batteryle evel. To o check the battery level of o the fish find der via the Riippton App: 1. hefishfinder.T Thefishfinderbatterychargingindicatorw willlightup. Turnonth 2. In the Rippton App, go g to SonarSe ettings.
5 Maiintena ance 5.1 How to o take care e of theMO OBULA 5.1.1 Cleaning, disinfectin ng andrinsing g To o clean the MO OBULA: • The Controller cannot be washed with w water, but it can be cleaned with a wet cloth h. • Take outt the battery and rinsetheairrcraftwithlukew warmwaterafte ereachuse and d wipe airccraft till it’s com mpletely dry.D Donotrinsetheccontrollerwith water, w but wipe it with a so oft, clean, dam mp cloth.
2. Loadthen newly chargedb battery(seeCh hargingtheairccraftbattery)orreplaceitwitha afullycharged one. o 5.1.3 Chargin ng the aircrafftbattery • Only cha arge the batterry with the pro ovided batteryccharger. • Connect all cables first before charg ging. To o charge the aircraft a batterry: 1. Connect th hecharging ad dapter withpo ower cord. 2. Connect th he power cord d to an earthe ed wallsocket.
3. Connect th he charging adapter a to the aircraftbatte ery. NOTICE Makke sure you only charge the battery when the te emperature is betw ween 5°Ca and40°C.Thecchargerwillstop pchargingifthe etemperatureis snotwithin this range. 4. me is approx th hree hours. When W the aircrraft battery is The batteryy charging tim fullycharge ed: Disco onnect all cables from the aiircraft battery y. Disco onnect all cables from the battery charging adapter.
5.1.4 Chargin ng thecontroller To o charge the controller: c 1. Connecttthecontrollerchargercable eUSB<->Type e-C-USBtothepowerportof the t controlle er. 2. Connect the other end d of the contro oller charger cable USB <-->Type-Celadapter. USB to the USB trave 3. vel adapter to an earthed wallsocket. w Connect the USB trav 4. vel adapter fro om the earthed wall socket Remove the USB trav atteryisfullycha argedwhenthe econtrollerb whenthebatteryisfullyccharged.Theba vel indicators s are all on.
2. Connect the USB trav vel adapter to an earthed wallsocket. w 3. vel adapter from f the wall socket when the battery is Remove the USB trav arged. The ba attery is fully charged whe en the fish finder battery y fully cha level ind dicator has turned from red to green. NOTICE EMake sure to charge the battery when th he temperaturre is between 5°C and 40°C. The charger will stop p charging if th he temperature e is not within this range. 4. er charging cable c and the USB travelad dapter.
6 Troubleshootin ng and dRepa air 6.1 How to o Identify and a SolveP Problems E Error Cause Solution P Product does not n start Empty batterry Charge the e batteries M Motors are nott functioning Empty batterry Charge the e batteries P Propeller malfu unction Broken propeller Replace th he propeller (see How to Replace the e Propellers) 6.2 How to o Replace thePropellers To o replace the propeller: 1. Use a sccrewdriver to lo oosen the scre ews that attacch thepropellerr. 2.
3. Tighten the t propellers s with the twosscrews. Caution Apply remova able thread-loccking fluid on the screw, before tighten th he screw. Do not reuse the screws on nce it’s been untighten.
7 Disposal 7.1 Dispossal of ElecttronicComponents T symbol on the product, the accessories or packag The ging indicates t that this devicce must not be b treated as unsorted mu unicipal waste b must be collected separately.
ha azardous wasste regulations. For this reason, r dispo ose of used rechargeable ba atteries at a loccal collection point.
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8 FCC C Com mplian nce FC CC Complia ance Th his equipment has been tessted and found to comply with w the limits fora Class B dig gital device, pursuant p to Pa art 15 of the FCC F Rules. These T limits arredesigned to pro ovide reason nable protecttion against harmful interference in aresidential insstallation.
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