Solid Red - Remote won't Link !!!!

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Had a crash tore apart the H3-3D. (At least the 3D didn't whine and produced excellent results.)

So does this mean the Phantom is dead? Needs a new NAZA? What?

My guess is I'm dead in the water.
 
Solid red what? If it's the main LEDs then that could signal "invalid battery" - check the battery connectors in the aircraft, particularly the small sprung data pins. Also check the contact points of the battery itself, and check the whole battery for any sign of damage or swelling, etc - probably not safe using it if that's case.

Or do you mean solid red on the receiver LED where the bind button is?
 
I've cracked the case a couple of times and never seen any batteries. Better check the manual, I'll check those data pins and whatever else.

The two red led's I am referring to are the ones under the rotors on the tail side.

Thanks for your help.
 
scooter339 said:
I've cracked the case a couple of times and never seen any batteries. Better check the manual, I'll check those data pins and whatever else.

The two red led's I am referring to are the ones under the rotors on the tail side.

Thanks for your help.

I meant the main flight battery - I'm guessing you've definitely seen that! Where it connects to the aircraft is where the pins are. Solid red and no props spinning looks like this, from the V2.0 firmware release notes:

Added LED indicators warning, if non-DJI smart battery is detected, the LED flight indicators will be solid red.

So either the battery took a hit and its circuit is damaged, or the data pins are the issue, or the flight controller itself. If you plug into the Phantom Assistant software it will report on any errors.
 
I fire up the Phantom it does it's usual checks and flashes yellow, I turn on the controller the led's go solid red.

I swap out the battery and power cycle, it held yellow momentarily and then went solid red.

I connect the USB to the Phantom, start software assistant and get the following pop up:

http://screencast.com/t/Bt568tEQuV

This is what my view screen looks like:

http://screencast.com/t/aMQgEfGqpxKx

Just for fun, this is what my tools screen looks like:

http://screencast.com/t/Yk3wA9M0eJOo So it would seem the compass and gyroscope are within limits.

The batteries in the MC are fresh and I tested them too.

The red light on the flip side of the MC is not lit.

:?:
 
scooter339 said:
I fire up the Phantom it does it's usual checks and flashes yellow, I turn on the controller the led's go solid red.

I swap out the battery and power cycle, it held yellow momentarily and then went solid red.

I connect the USB to the Phantom, start software assistant and get the following pop up:

http://screencast.com/t/Bt568tEQuV

This is what my view screen looks like:

http://screencast.com/t/aMQgEfGqpxKx

Just for fun, this is what my tools screen looks like:

http://screencast.com/t/Yk3wA9M0eJOo So it would seem the compass and gyroscope are within limits.

The batteries in the MC are fresh and I tested them too.

The red light on the flip side of the MC is not lit.

:?:

Looking at your second screen shot, it looks like you Throttle "T" is at -1000 and it should be at "0" with the rest. So it looks like you need to calibrate you RC. Calibrate your remote in the Phantom assist and then calibrate in the RC assist and see if that fixes it.
 
You wrote earlier that this 'pop-up' appears when you connect the Phantom to the PC (or Mac).

The Transmitter (Tx) is a separate calibration (and app. or program) when hooking the PC (or Mac) to the Transmitter itself.
I believe sharlza is referring to this.

After doing the Tx, THEN go and calibrate the Phantom (MC) using the Tx.
 
OK,

The transmitter or Tx is what you hold in your hands. This has a separate calibration 'tool' or app. or program.

The receiver or Rx is inside the Phantom along with other modules such as the IMU which is calibrated using the 'Assistant' software.
 
scooter339 said:
Right, Tx = TX = RC = MC.

So I am unable to use the Tx software assistant to calibrate because I get this message:

http://screencast.com/t/Bt568tEQuV

In addition, the red light, not the one on the front, but the red light on the back of the Tx isn't lit.


Calibrate in the Phantom Assist. Hook your P2 up to the P2 Assist and go to the "Basic" section. You will see a button to calibrate your RC. Click start and you will swirl both sticks in a circular motion and then let go and make sure all green arrows are on 0 in A,E,T,R and then click finish. After, make sure A,E,T, and R remain at 0. Then you should be able to go into the RC assist and do the same thing. I hope this work. If it doesn't maybe try to re-link you RC/TX with the P2 RX.
 

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