FIMI X8 MINI Drone Quick Start Manual

Please read the quick start manual carefully before using and keep it for future reference.
Product Introduction
1 Drone
Clockwise propeller Counterclockwise propeller

Landing gear Integrated gimbal camera Motor

 Power button Battery level light
Optical flow camera

WIFI

RC

TOF sensor Charging port

Flight status light WIFI/RC switch

2 Remote controller

Battery level lights Power button Mobile holder Stick

Stick storage slot Charging port Auto return

 Antenna

Record button

Shoot button

Dial
Description of RC Button

Buttons Function description

Push stick upward, the drone goes up

Pull stick downward, the drone goes down
1 Left stick
Toggle stick to left, the drone rotates anticlockwise
Toggle stick to right, the drone rotates clockwise

Push stick upward, the drone flies forward

Pull stick downward, the drone flies backward
2 Right stick
Toggle stick to left, the drone flies to left
Toggle stick to right, the drone flies to right

Long press the button for over 2 seconds, and the

3 Auto return drone will enter RTH mode when you hear a beep.
Short press the button to cancel RTH mode

4 Shoot button Short press to shoot the picture

5 Record button Short press to start / stop recording

6 Dial Adjust the pitch angle of gimbal camera

Short press to view the battery level

7 Power button
Short press+long press 2 seconds to power on/off
 Up
Backward
Right

Forward
Left

Drone heading Down

Up Forward

Counter
Clockwise Left Right
clockwise

Down Backward
Left stick Right stick

Note: The stick mode can be set in FIMI Navi Mini app. (The default is Mode 2)
Drone Specifications
Drone Remote controller
Product model：FMWRJ04A7 Product model： FMYKQ04A7
Max ascending speed：5m/s Net weight：About 260g
Max descending speed：3.5m/s Dimensions: 165x89x47mm
Max flight speed：16m/s Operating frequency：5.725-5.850GHz
Operating temperature：0~40℃ Type：Rechargeable lithium battery
Suitable altitude：≤4000m Battery voltage: 3500mAh
FCC ID: 2AYVYFMWRJ04A7 Nominal voltage: 3.7V
Operating frequency：5.725-5.850GHz Input: 5V 2A
Dimensions：145×85×56mm (folded) Max transmission distance: About 8000m
200×145×56mm (unfolded) Operating temperature: 0~40℃
Take-off weight：Drone with standard version Suitable altitude：≤4000m
battery weight: around 258g FCC ID: 2AYVYFMYKQ04A7
Drone with pro version battery
weight: around 245g
Flight time：Standard version battery usage time: 30-minutes
(no wind environment and at a constant flying speed of 6m/s)
Pro version battery usage time: 31-minutes
(no wind environment and at a constant flying speed of 6m/s)
Satellite positioning systems：GPS/GLONASS/BEIDOU
Hovering accuracy：Vertical±0.1m (within TOF sensor working range)
±0.5m（when GPS positioning is active）
Horizontal: ±1.5
Gimbal camera Standard version smart battery
Controllable rotation range: 10° ~ -90°(Pitch) Type：Li-ion 2S
Angular vibration range：±0.005° Weight： 102g
Lens: FOV 80° Capacity：2400mAh
Camera aperture：f2.0 Voltage：7.2V
Camera focal distance：3.54mm Limited voltage：8.4V
Equivalent focal distance：26mm Energy：17.28Wh
Sensor：1/2.6" SONY CMOS Suitable charging temperature: 5~40℃
Effective pixels：12M pixels
ISO range：100-3200 Pro version smart battery
Shutter speed：32~1/8000s Type：LiPo 2S
Max video resolution： Weight： 86g
3840×2160I30fpsI25fpsI24fps Capacity：2200mAh
Max bitrate：100Mbps Voltage：7.7V
File system：FAT32 Limited voltage：8.8V
Image format: JPG，JPG+DNG Energy：16.94Wh
Video format： MP4 Suitable charging temperature: 5~40℃
Recommended SD card：
Micro SD(U3 grade and above）8~256GB
Note：
*The standard version battery usage time is 30 minutes, measured at a constant flying speed
of 6m/s (no wind or breeze environment) after being fully charged
*The Pro version battery usage time is 31 minutes, measured at a constant flying speed of
6m/s (no wind or breeze environment) after being fully charged
*Remote control distance reaches to 8km (FCC) in open area and no interference. All testing
and data above come from FIMI laboratory. Errors may occur in actual use because of operating
and environmental changes.
Ready to fly

1 Equip and remove the gimbal protector

Equip and remove the gimbal protector as shown

Equip the gimbal protector as Remove the gimbal protector as

the arrow leading the arrow leading
2 Battery
Hard push the battery. There will be a “click” sound if the battery is installed in place.
To remove the battery, you need to press the bottom battery buckle to pull out.

Battery buckle

Safety tips: Please take the battery out of the drone and keep it separately when not in use.
3 Propeller
Please install and remove the propellers as the picture shown.
The propellers need to be installed according to the marks on the arms and
propellers, and distinguished the forward and reverse propellers (the attached
picture shows the forward propeller.)
Need to use a screwdriver for installation and make sure the screws are locked well.
To keep safe, screws should be replaced together with propellers.
4 Insert Micro SD card
When installing Micro SD card, please pull out the battery.
Insert the SD card into the SD card slot.
When removing SD card, press the SD card to pop out.

SD
5 Charge
Connect the remote controller to a power adapter as shown below.
When the RC is in charge, the battery level lights are flashing.
When the RC is fully charged, the battery level lights go out.
It takes about 2.5 hours to fully charge the RC in the powered off condition.
The battery status light keeps on when charging.
The battery level light off when charging finished.
It takes 2.5h to fully charge the batter via 5V/2A, 1.5h via 9V/2A and 1h via 9V/3A.
6 Remote controller
Use USB cable to connect the device as shown.
Unfold the RC to place the device.
7 Distinguish the direction of drone
The side of gimbal camera is head of drone.
Distinguish the direction of drone through status light.

Drone heading

Safety tips：User should face to the tail of drone when operating it, in case of accident
caused by wrong direction.
8 urning on/off the drone and the RC
Short press+long press power button 2 seconds to power on/off.
Short press to check battery level.
Confirm the current state of the Wi-Fi / RC switch before powering on (factory
default RC position); switch control mode requires restarting the device.

Power button Power button

WIFI

RC
Flying
1 Auto take-off/landing
Keep both sticks to the bottom inner still over 2 seconds, the propellers start spinning.
Release both sticks once propellers have been spinning, and firmly push the left
stick upward to take off the drone.
During flight, release both sticks to hover.

Left stick Right stick Left stick Right stick

Slowly move the left stick downward to land the drone.
Once the drone has landed, push and hold the left stick down over 5 seconds
the motors will stop.

Left stick Right stick

Safety tips: The drone has no waterproof function. Please be careful of landing environment.
Do not land on an inclined plane for safety.
2 Stop propellers in emergency
When motors can’t be properly turned off, please toggle the left stick to the bottom
inner maximum range, and press auto take-off in/landing button for 5 seconds
simultaneously, then motors will stop.

Safety tips： Do not do the operation above during normal flight to avoid motors being
stopped in the air.
3 Shooting and recording
Press the shoot button to take a photo. A photo is taken when you hear 2 short
sounds.
Press the record button to record video. Recording starts when you hear 2 short
sounds. Press again to stop recording with 4 short sounds.
The pitch angle of the gimbal can be controlled by toggling the left dial up and down.

Record button

Shoot button

Dial
Light Recognition
1 Drone light
Light status Drone status
1 The yellow light is fading in and out Self-checking

Drone on the ground: self-check fails

2 Red light on
Drone is flying: internal error

3 Red and yellow lights flash alternately Calibrate the compass

4 Red light flashing twice Ready to fly/in flight

5 Red light flashing twice Low battery alerts

6 Red light flashing quickly Very low battery alerts, land as soon as possible

7 Red and green lights flash alternately Updating firmware

8 All lights off The drone is paring to the RC

2 Remote controller light

Light status RC status

1 All lights are on Normal connection

2 Lights flash RC doesn’t pair to the drone

3 Lights flash alternately Pairing or firmware updating

Safety Flight

In visual range Good GPS signal Open and unobstructed

environment

Safety tips：
Fly only in open area, and avoid people, animals, trees vehicles and buildings. Keep
away from airports, railways, highways, high-rises, electric wires and areas where
drones are restricted. Keep away from telecommunication base stations, high-power
antennas and areas with complex electromagnetic signals. Do not use this product in
restricted areas. Be sure to areas the Disclaimer and Safety Operation Instructions
carefully.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
FCC warning:
Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment.

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