User manual

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Pairing ANAFI Ai to a Parrot Skycontroller 4
This procedure is useful to pair a drone and a controller which have never been paired, and to restore the
lost pairing between a drone and a controller.
1. Check a compatible microSD card is inserted into ANAFI Ai.
2. Power ANAFI Ai on.
3. Power the Parrot Skycontroller 4 on.
4. Plug the drone to one of the USB-C ports of the controller (side or bottom) with an USB-C to USB-C
cable.
5. The LED of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 repeatedly flashes in green: it is acknowledging ANAFI Ai and
establishing pairing protocols.
6. Wait for synchronization between Parrot Skycontroller 4 and ANAFI Ai (steady dark blue LED on the
controller): check that the left trigger of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 activates the drone’s gimbal to
ensure the synch is complete.
7. Unplug the controller from the drone.
HDMI video sharing
Use a micro-HDMI to HDMI cable to connect the Skycontroller 4 to an external screen (or VR goggles): the
screen displays ANAFI Ai’s video stream.
Note that external screens display only the drone’s video stream (and none of the additional information
provided by FreeFlight 7).
In consequence, operators can keep an eye on the drone’s view, on an external screen, while when they
navigate FreeFlight 7 menus (settings or dashboard) on the device associated to the Skycontroller 4.
Reminder: Parrot recommends using a certified micro-HDMI to HDMI cable (not included in the box) to
connect external pieces of equipment to the Skycontroller 4, as uncertified cables could impair the
ecosystem’s Wi-Fi performances.
The packaging of certified HDMI cables displays the following logo:
GPS receiver compatibility
To improve your device location accuracy, an external GPS receiver can be plugged alongside the
Skycontroller 4.
Here is the procedure to use a GPS receiver:
1. Plug a USB hub to the USB-C port at the bottom of the Skycontroller 4.
2. Plug the GPS receiver to the USB hub
The external receiver signal will now be used instead of the iOS device for positioning in Follow-Me, Vehicle
mission etc.
Supported GPS modules:
• Any USB GNSS receiver based on the u-blox 8 or u-blox 9 family of chipsets.