DJI

PHANTOM / 5.8gHz AV Tx install guide Phantom

Upgrade Board

1. Cut the 3.5mm AV jack approx. 2-3cm from connection. *Refer pic 1


2. Expose the bare copper ground wire & yellow video wire roughly 1.5cm
in length. * Refer pic 1








3. Using the video out (Brown, Red & Yellow) cable that was supplied with
the Phantom Upgrade board, expose the Brown (ground) & Yellow
(Video) wires roughly 1.5cm in length at the bare end of the cable
opposite end to connector. Bend the Red (Active) cable back out of the
way and keep out of the way with electrical tape. *Refer to pic 2
*Red (Active) is not required when using the DJI 5.8gHz Av system.



4. Cut the deans connector off of the DJI 5.8gHz AV system and expose the
two wires roughly 0.5cm in length. Clearly identify which is active &
which is ground. Ground will be identified as the cable that has a grey
stripe running the length of the cable. Active will be the solid black cable.
*Refer pic 3









5. Feed both the power cable and the Video/Ground cable of the DJI 5.8gHz
system into one of the entry holes at the rear and underneath the
Phantom Shell. It will be a tight fit but it is possible. Pull the wires
through until the junction box of the wire is at the base of the entry hole.
*Refer pic 4









6. Having identified the correct active (+) & ground (-) wires of the
5.8gHz power system, solder the ground wire to the ground port of, for
example, ESC number 3. Then solder the active wire to the active port
of, for example, ESC number 4. We do this to share the load of drawing
additional power from just one ESC. *Refer pic 5




7. To connect the AV signal out of the Phantom upgrade board to the AV
signal of the 5.8gHz system you will need to join the Yellow cable of the
5.8gHz to the Yellow cable of the AV out from upgrade board. The same
is to be carried out with the Brown and exposed cable of both the
upgrade and 5.8gHz cables. You can twist the same wires together, as
referenced in pic 6 & 7, and then apply solder to the joined cables to
ensure a strong connection. Ensure that the ground & video cables
are separated clearly and that they cannot come in contact with one
another after the Phantom is reassembled. Use heat shrink or electrical
tape to ensure separation. *If ground or video wires touch at any time
during flight video signal will be lost, & if flying FPV that is the last thing
you want or need. **Refer pic 6 & 7







8. Plug the 5.8gHz cable into the back of Tx unit (refer to instruction
manual), connect gopro to Zenmuse H3-2D Gimbal and power up
Phantom. Have FPV screen/goggles connected to 5.8gHz Rx system and
check for video signal. *Ensure you have correctly installed all
components.







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AV Ground

AV Video

AV Video

AV Ground

Pic 1. Cut 3.5mm jack connection &

expose ground & video wires of
5.8gHz.

Pic 2. Expose the ground & video

wires from AV out of Phantom upgrade
board. Tape active out of the way.

Power

Ground

Pic 3. Cut Deans connector off & expose both wires.
Black/grey cable is ground & solid black cable is
Active.

Pic 4. Feed 5.8gHz cable into Phantom shell from

below. Pull wires until junction box is at base of
hole.

5.8gHz Ground/ESC
5.8gHz Active/ESC

Pic 5. Solder the ground (black/grey cable) to the GND port Phantom of ESC, & solder the active (black cable)
to the VCC port of a different Phantom ESC. *Triple check that you are soldering to the correct ports, wiring to
the wrong signal will reverse the polarity and burn out the upgrade board.

Solder Ground wires

Solder Video wires

Pic 6. Connect Video signal from Upgrade board & 5.8gHz

system. Repeat with Ground wires.

Pic 7. Carefully apply solder to joints & ensure

separation of Video & Ground wires. Use either heat
shrink or electrical tape to ensure separation between
connections.