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# Installing and configuring FPV equipment
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## Preparing and installing the FPV camera and transmitter
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1. Install the small mounting deck onto the main frame.
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<div class="image-group">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_1.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_2.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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</div>
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2. Install the camera mount bracket into the corresponding holes.
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<div class="image-group">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_3.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_4.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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</div>
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3. Cut the three-pin supplied camera cable.
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<div class="image-group">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_5.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_6.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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</div>
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4. Tin the wires
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_7.png" width=300 class="zoom border center">
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5. Solder the JST-male connector to the power wires of the camera.
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<div class="image-group">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_8.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_9.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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</div>
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> **Hint** Check what you are wearing shrink tubes before soldering the wires.
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6. Solder the JST male connector to the transmitter.
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<div class="image-group">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_10.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_11.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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</div>
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7. Solder the yellow camera signal cable to the transmitter.
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<div class="image-group">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_12.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_13.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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</div>
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8. Connect the antenna to the transmitter.
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_14.png" width=300 class="zoom border center">
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> **Caution** If voltage is applied to a transmitter without an antenna, there is a high probability that it will burn out.
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9. Place the receiver onto the mounting deck, securing it with ties.
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_15.png" width=300 class="zoom border center">
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10. Place the mounting deck with the receiver on the bottom of the aircraft.
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_16.png" width=300 class="zoom border center">
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11. Place the camera in the bracket and secure it with the 4 attached bolts. The camera should be at an angle of 15°-20° relative to the plane of the aircraft.
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<div class="image-group">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_17.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_18.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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</div>
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<div class="image-group">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_19.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_20.png" width=300 class="zoom border">
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</div>
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12. Connect the signal cable to the camera.
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_21.png" width=300 class="zoom border center">
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13. Connect the camera's power cable to the power JST soldered to the *BAT+* and *GND* pads on the power distribution board.
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14. Connect the transmitter power cable to JST at 5V.
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<img src="../assets/fpv/fpv_22.png" width=300 class="zoom border center">
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## Setting up and connecting FPV goggles
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1. Install the two supplied antennas on the glasses.
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2. Turn on the glasses by holding the power button for 3-4 seconds.
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3. Turn on the aircraft and make sure the transmitter LED is blue.
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4. Press the *Auto Search* button on the glasses to automatically search for an available radio channel.
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