Fatshark Dominator VGA FPV video goggles User manual

Below you will find brief information for video goggles Dominator VGA FPV. The Dominator VGA FPV is a video headset designed for use with FPV (First Person View) aircraft. Using it, you can see the world through the camera mounted on the aircraft, enabling you to experience flight in an immersive and exciting way. It is compatible with a variety of FPV equipment and offers features like adjustable brightness and contrast, channel selection, volume control, and a head tracker that allows you to control the camera movement with your head. This manual provides guidance on operating the Dominator VGA FPV and its features, along with tips for optimal performance and troubleshooting.

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For more product information, please visit:
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Contents
Producl conlenls ...........................•............................................................. 3
Conlrols Diagram
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Headsel Operalion
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Conlrols
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AV Cable Pinoul
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Power&iacute;ng opl&iacute;ons
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Fulaba Radio
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Base Slalion
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Ballery
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Accessories
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Head lracker
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Inlernal receiver (2.4G/5.8G)
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Diopler lens
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Battery and Charger
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Specificalions
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Operalional advice
Trouble shooling
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Warranly
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Introduction
Congralulalions on purchasing lhe Fal Shark Dominalor VGA FPV video
goggles. To ensure your conlinued enjoymenl, please lake lhe lime-lo read
lhrough lhis operaling manuallhoroughly before using.
Product Compatibility
The Dominalor has been designed lo adhere lo eslablished video slandards
and is compalible wilh any producl aiso adhering lo accepled video
slandards. Due lo lhe high number of differenl manufaclurers and var&iacute;alion
in qualily, il's impossible lo for us lo have lesled wilh every producl
combinalion and some lroubleshooling may be required if mix/malching
componenls. The Dominalor has been lhoroughly lesled wilh ImmersionRC
gear. For besl resulls and no compalibilily issues, Fal Shark recommends
ImmersionRC gear for your accessory producls.
IMPORTANT!!!! Product Warning!!!!!
DO
NOT LEA VE HEADSET EXPOSED TO DIRECT
SUNLlGHT. SUNLlGHT WILL MAGNIFY THROUGH THE
OPTlCS AND BURN HOLES IN THE LCD COLOR FIL TER
(appears as white open areas) .
THIS WILL NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. KEEP
GOGGLES IN PROTECTlVE CASE WHEN NOT IN USE
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Product contents
Carry case
Dominator headset
Data cable
AV cable
DC power cable
Manual
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Controls Diagram
Channel select
8rightness (leftlright)
Contrasl {forwardJback)
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Receiver on/off
PS/2 Dala POr{
(head trackerl
(power to R\Xmodule)
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Module
access
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AV in/out
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Earphone
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Headset Operat&iacute;an
Controls
Brightness/contrast control: pressing left and right increases/decreases
display contrast. Press forward/back increases/decreases brightness.
Channel select: Pressing channel up/down bultons will cause the channel to
incrementally increase/decrease. Audio beep on channel change. A long
beep sounds on channel top and boltom limits.
Because 2.4G and 5.8G receiver modules share same channel control but
have different channel seltings, refer to following channel mapping chart:
Headset channe!
5GB channel
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
N/A
4
4
3
5
5
N/A
6
6
N/A
7
7
7
N/A
8
2G4 channel
4
Low battery warning: Audio warning if input voltage drops below 6.8V
Volume control: each press of bulton increments volume up or down.
Standard earphones can be used with the Dominator.
Head tracker: See section under accessories
RX power switch: The RX module power is independently controlled via this
switch. If a module is inserted, but desired video source is via the AV cable;
the RX module needs to be turned off to avoid image confiict.
AV Cable Pinout
RCA Connector: Yellow: Video, White: Audio Left, Red: Audio Right
Recording Video
Connect AV cable to AV out port on right side of headset. Connect recording
device to cables and set up as per manufacturer directions.
Note: Cables pins are not all the same (see above chart), be sure to connecl
to headset using the included cable.
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Powering options
JI mulliple power sources are supplied al same lime (Le. Fulaba radio
and head slrap baltery) lhe headsel will draw power Irom lhe highesl
vollage.
Futaba Radio
The Dominalor can be powered off a
Fulaba radio via lhe Dala Cabie.
Nole: Besl lo upgrade lhe Fulaba
radio lo a 35 2200mAh radio lipo
pack lor lhis lype 01 conneclion as
lhe headsel will cause exlra drain on
lhe lransmiller ballery pack.
A
normal NiMh radio ballery will nol
have sufficienl battery lile lor sale
flying.
Base Station
Use lhe AV cable lo connecl
lhe video/audio.
AV cable has Y spliller wilh
male and lemale DC head lo
share power wilh lhe exlernal
RX supply (up lo 13V).
Battery
The
Dominalor
can
be
independenlly powered via an
exlernal
ballery
pack
(see
accessories lor 1000mAh 7.4V lipo
pack wilh specially molded case
lor sitting in head slrap pockel).
Nole lhal lhe battery will only
supply power il no olher higher
vollages sources are connecled.
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Accessories
Head traeker
The Fal Shark Dominalor head tracker is an advanced 3 axis head tracker
Ihal uses gyro sensor for smoolh molion deleclion and acceleromeler and
compass sensor for error correclion.
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Setup
The head Iracker can be configured lo oulpul the pan/liil signals on channels
5 - 8 01 lhe student PPM stream. To enler lhe selup menu, hold down lhe
head Iracker button before applying power lo the headset (release button
immedialely alter powering).
The head tracker will beep and enler menu mode and beep according lo Ihe
nd
lollowing charl. Press the HT button a 2 lime during lhe pause alter Ihe
menu choice beep code to select. Head lracker will aulomatically exil menu
alter a seleclion has been made and begin operaling.
Mode
Beep code
1 shorl beep
Pan/lill on CH 5/6 (Iaclorv delault)
2 shorl beep
Pan/lill on CH 5/7
3 shorl beep
Pan/lill on CH 5/8
4 shorl beep
Pan/lill on CH 617
5 shorl beep
Pan/lill on CH 6/8
6 shorl beep
Pan/lill on CH 7/8
1 lonq beep
Reverses pan/lill servo direclion
Loops back lo lop if no selection made
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Futaba Radio setup.
Nole: Head lracker only works wilh higher end Fulaba radios lhal support
seleclive sludenl channel mixing. Connecl Dala cable and lurn on radio.
Enler TRAINER menu and assign desired head lracking channels lo
FUNC (musl be sel on FUNC). Defaull is CH 5116.
Individual servo direclion can be sel in REVERSE menu (reverse
nol available for 7C users, musl reverse direclion in HT menu).
Head Tracker Operation
- Head lracker will aulomalically slart lracking upon powering up headset.
- Look forward and level lhen press lhe Head Tracker bulton lo cenler (nole,
on 1'1 press HT may drift off momenlarily during calibralion cycle, hold head
sleady unlil camera relurns lo cenler).
- Repressing lhe HT bulton during use re-cenlers lhe camera posilion.
- Exlernal inlerference (from RC conlroller, olher devices) may lemporarily
cause erranl readings in lhe magnelic sensor and cause drift. If error
between camera and direclion your head occurs, hold your head sleady in
one posilion and head lracker will aulocorrecl lo lhal posilion.
After aulo correclion, conlinue lo use normally.
Head Tracker Center Hold Function
To pause and hold head lracker in cenler posilion; hold down lhe HT bulton
for 4 seconds (4 seconds lo pause, 4 seconds lo reaclivale).
Internal receiver (2.4G/5.8G)
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inser1 fU( module
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Frequency chart
Note: Dominator uses Airwaves brand modules. Fat Sharkonly guarantees
compatibility with transmitters using Airwaves brand modules.
Dominator is compatible with ImmersionRC transmitlers
2.4Ghz
5.8Ghz
CH1: 2414 Mhz CH2: 2432 Mhz CH1: 5740 MHz CH2: 5760 MHz
CH3: 2450 Mhz CH4: 2458 Mhz CH3: 5780 MHz CH4: 5800 Mhz
CH5: 5820 MHz CH6: 5840 Mhz
CH7: 5860 MHz
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Diopter lens
For near sighted users, diopter
lens inser! sets are available that
include -2, -4 and -6 dpt. See
below inser! instruclions. Lens
orientalion nol crilica!.
. Rernove eye cup
-Insert dipotler Iens &iexcl;nto SIOI
- Replace eye cup
Battery and Charger
The 1000mAh 7.4V lilhium polymer
battery pack can power the headset
for up lo 4hrs in direct mode and
Internal
2.5hrs in wireless mode.
safety circuit monitors charging and
prevenls accidental over drain. The
molded curved ends hold the batlery
snug in lhe head strap pocket.
Charging Instructions
When lhe charger is plugged in wilh
no battery attached, the LEO will be
GREEN.
When you connect the
battery the LEO will turn RED
(charging). VVhen fully charged, the
LEO will turn back to GREEN. The charger will automatically stop charging
when lhe batlery is fully charged. Do not leave plugged in while unatlended.
DO NOT LEAVE BATTERY ATTACHED TO CHARGER WHEN
CHARGER 15 NOT PLUGGED IN.
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Specifications
Optics:
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FOV 30 degrees diagonal
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Interpupillary (IPO) distance: 63.5mm (fixed)
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Image size: 45&quot; @ 7'
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Optional diopter lens inserts available in -2, -4, -6 dpt
Audio:
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Stereo
User Controls:
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Channel selection
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Contrastlbrightness
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Volume adjustment
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Head tracker resetlmenu control
Electrical:
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Power supply, 7-13V (2S/3S supply)
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Power consumption: 200/370mA (directlwireless)
System: NTSC/PAL auto select
Mechanical:
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Ergonomic molded shape.
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Rubber eye cups for ambient light reduction.
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Weighl: 163g
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Adjustable headband
Display
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Two full color micro VFA LCO's (640 X 480 lines)
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Glass optics
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Polarized LEO backlight
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Resolution 922,000 pixels per eye
Receiver
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2.4 Ghz, 4ch (modular, optionai)
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5.8Ghz 7ch (modular, optional)
Interface
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Wireless module docking bay
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Head tracker docking bay
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3.5mm 4p AVin/out port
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Power in port
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3.5mm 3p Earphone port
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PS/2 head tracker port
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For best performance, select a channel that has the least amount
of interference. While the transmitter is turned OFF, turn on the
video headset and look at the screen as you check each channel.
Clear channels will have a consistent static background. Channels
with interference will have horizontal static lines.
Always perform a range test before flying. This includes AV and
RC controls. Some RC receivers can be affected by the proximity
of other electronic devices particularly the AV TX.
Try to space out your components as much as possible to avoid
interference to your RC controi range (keep stuff away from RX)
Do not use 2.4Ghz AV with 2.4Ghz RC controllers.
Your 2.4Ghz TX will not affect the RC control of other RC users
(however, their controllers will affect your AV reception).
Be aware of other 2.4Ghz RC users. If they turn their RC radio
nearby, they may knock out your image.
Until experienced, practice flying in a familiar area to avoid
becoming disorientated.
Oue to antenna characteristics, there is a &quot;null&quot; in line with antenna
direction. You may experience excessive video breakup when flying
overhead
5.8Ghz signar strength drops off very fast (2.4Ghz is more gradual).
If using 5.8Ghz, stay safely within solid AV range.
For maximum distance it is very important that a clear line of sight
exists between the transmitter and the video headset. 2 of the worst
causes of interference are human bodies and reinforced concrete.
Piace your TX antenna in open area in a vertical orientation
Multipathing (reflections off buildingsl tall objects) causes signar
cancellation and result in broken video. Fiy in open areas away
from buildings or other tall structures (i.e. barns, hills).
The headset may become warm to touch during use particularly in
the top center region. This is normal. If you are unsure, run the
headset for 30 minutes fully powered before flying to ensure normal
operation.
5.8Ghz AV with 2.4Ghz RC controlters: 2.4Ghz may cause
harmonic interference on Ch2 - Ch? of the 5.8Ghz AV (Ch1 not
affected). The headset has been equipped with a high pass filter
that will allow the system to work with CE certified 2.4Ghz RC
controllers. However, the filtering may be insufficient to remove
CE
certified
controllers.
noise
from
overpowered
non
If you experience interference from your RC radio, change the AV
channel to channel 1.
Although you don't require any license to operate this device, you
are still legally responsible for operating in a responsible manner.
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Trouble shooting
Observation
No image, display is
completely dark
No image, display is
glowing dark grey
Lots 01 interference fines
(horizontal fines) with
2.4Ghz receiver
Lots 01 interference lines
(horizontal lines) when
using 5.8Ghz receiver
Head tracker nol working
Short range
Short range (con'l)
While dols on LCD
display
Lens logs up
Possible cause/solution
- No power supplied. Check power
connections.
- II using wireless module, turn on RX power
on boltom 01 headset.
- II using AV in cable, check video source.
- Ensure TX is on and camera connections
solid
- Choose a cleaner channel.
- Change to 5.8Ghz AV
- Check correct Ireouencv antenna is used
Check to see il cause is harmonic interference
lrom 2.4Ghz RC controller (turn radio on/off).
- Use CH1 on TXlheadset (Ch1 not affecled
by 2.4Ghz)
- check correcl Ireauency anlenna is used
- Ensure module pins are aligned correctly
into headsel sockel
- Review conlroller manual lor correct seltings
- Check servos are plugged into
corresoondinalv selecled channels
- Ensure correcl antenna are installed
- Check lor olher sources 01 interference
- Ensure transmilter has c1ear LOS to
headset. Test in wide open area, away lrom
any obslruclions
- Ensure thal a compalible anlenna is
inslalled. 2.4Ghz musl use a 2.4Ghz antenna
and 5.8Ghz musl use a 5.8Ghz anlenna
- do nol use other manulacture anlenna, they
may be dual band or may be reverse SMA (no
center pin lo connecllo receiver)
You were careless and left goggles exposed
lo sun. Sun burnl off LCD color filler.
Cooler optical lens are heated by your humid
lace causing condensation. Pre warm
aoaales by wearina on head.
Warranty
The system can be exchanged lor a new unit within 7 &middot;days lor any
manulacluring delects il relurned in new condilion. The video headsel
will be warranled lor repair lor 2 years il no signs 01 excessive use.
Buyer will be responsible lor shipping cosls. II beyond lhe warranty
period we will provide repair services.
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Key Features

Adjustable brightness and contrast
Channel selection
Volume control
Head tracker for camera control
Modular 2.4 Ghz and 5.8Ghz receivers
Compatibility with ImmersionRC transmitters
Diopter lens inserts for near-sighted users
7-13V power supply (2S/3S)
Ergonomic design
Rubber eye cups

Frequently Answers and Questions

How do I power the Dominator VGA FPV?

The Dominator can be powered by a Futaba radio, a base station, or an external battery pack.

How do I connect the Dominator to my FPV system?

You can connect the Dominator to your FPV system using an AV cable or a wireless module.

How do I use the head tracker?

The head tracker can be configured to output pan/tilt signals on channels 5-8 of the student PPM stream. You can set these settings via the Head Tracker menu, which is accessed by holding down the Head Tracker button before applying power to the headset. The Head Tracker will automatically start tracking upon powering up the headset. Look forward and level, then press the Head Tracker button to center. Repressing the HT button during use re-centers the camera position.

What are some troubleshooting tips for the Dominator VGA FPV?

If you are experiencing video issues, check your power connections, ensure the RX power is turned on, and select a channel with minimal interference. If using a 2.4Ghz receiver, make sure the correct frequency antenna is installed and that you are not experiencing harmonic interference from your 2.4Ghz RC controller. If using a 5.8Ghz receiver, ensure the correct frequency antenna is installed, and avoid using other manufacturers' antennas, as they may be dual-band or have a reverse SMA connection. If your head tracker is not working, review your controller manual for correct settings, make sure servos are plugged into corresponding selected channels, and check if there are any other sources of interference.