# Ground Control Station overview

The DeltaQuad uses QGroundControl as its primary Ground Control Station (GCS). The GCS consists of buttons and has been optimized for touchscreen devices.

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QGroundControl has already been installed and configured on your DeltaQuad Controller. There is no need for further setup.
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## The main menu bar

The main menu bar is located at the top of the GCS screen and consists of the following buttons:

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By clicking the **"Q"** symbol the Select Tool will prompt, giving you the following three options to choose from:

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**Vehicle Setup:** Configure the DeltaQuad's [parameters](/deltaquad-pro-operations-manual-v2/setup/key-parameters.md), [safety features](/deltaquad-pro-operations-manual-v2/setup/safety-features.md) and perform [sensor calibration](/deltaquad-pro-operations-manual-v2/maintenance/sensor-calibration.md).                                                                                                                                         &#x20;

**Analyze Tools:** Download logs, geotag images from a survey mission, and access the Mavlink console.                                                                                                                                        &#x20;

**Application Settings:** Configure the QGroundControl application. Please refer to the [QGC settings manual](https://docs.qgroundcontrol.com/en/SettingsView/SettingsView.html).

**Status icons**

**Arm status:** Displays and controls current armed status.                                                                                                                              **Flight mode:** Displays the current flight mode, when clicked it offers control over the flight mode.

**Note:** The DeltaQuad is designed to operate in the following flight modes:

* Mission
* Position (only when using the DeltaQuad Controller)
* Altitude
* Hold
* Return

Other flight modes are **not** supported and should not be activated.

**Notifications:** Click to show a dropdown of messages from the vehicle. This will change to a Yield sign if there are critical messages.\
**GPS Status:** Displays current GPS satellite link information.\
**RC Status:** RC signal strength information, is only applicable when using a traditional transmitter.\
**Battery status:** Displays remaining percentage and additional information when clicked.

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Under **NO** circumstances reset the parameters to the firmware's defaults or the vehicle's configuration defaults! Resetting the parameters will render the Ground Control Station non-functional. When encountering any issues with your DeltaQuad, please reach out to our support team for assistance: <support@deltaquad.com>
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