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RadioPopper PX Radio Wireless

Owners Manual

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Summary of Contents for RadioPopper PX Radio Wireless

Page 1: ...RadioPopper PX Radio Wireless Owners Manual ...

Page 2: ...talled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference ...

Page 3: ...tions Installation Menu Quick Reference Operating Instructions P1 Clone Mode Trouble Shooting LimitedWarranty 4 6 8 10 14 16 20 22 27 IMPORTANT NOTE To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements the following antenna installation and device operating configurations must be satisfied This device and its antenna s must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or ...

Page 4: ... each other You now have the ability to place your lights wherever you choose then controlling the output power of each slave flash from the camera body manually or automatically via your camera s ETTL or iTTL logic system It s also the world s first product to effectively provide you high speed sync by radio Enjoy Please read this short manual entirely before installing or operating your RadioPop...

Page 5: ... light signal The light is emitted through a window on the back of the Receiver unit directly into the infrared sensor on a slave flash that slave flash responds to the reproduced light signal just as it normally would had it seen the light directly from the master flash Installation is easy Just place the RadioPopper PX Transmitter on top of your master flash or IR commander device using the incl...

Page 6: ...F Speedlight SB 800 AF Speedlight SB 600 AF Speedlight Note 1 Be sure to order the PXTransmitter Nikon Hot Shoe Pop Up Flash Adapter for proper mounting Specifications Both PXTransmitter and PX Receiver have similar specifications as follows Dimensions 2 0 x 2 0 x 0 8 50mm x 50mm x 20mm Weight 2 0 ounces 60 grams Including battery and antenna during normal operation Battery Two AAA Sized Standard ...

Page 7: ... shock they re easily zapped by static electricity just touching them could damage them Your circuit board is grounded to the case as long as it s not removed everything is safe Breaking the glue seal and removing or tampering with your circuit board will promptly void your warranty YOUR POPPERS CAN T SWIM KEEP THEM DRY The new splash proof design of the PX goes a long way to keeping the wet stuff...

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Page 9: ...or Receiver Parts 1 User Interface Buttons and Lights 2 Digital Display 3 Battery Compartment Door 4 Antenna 6 Light Source IR Signal Emission Window Also Included in Kit or as Accessories Not Pictured 1 Your first set of AAA Batteries 2 Industrial strength genuine Velcro fasteners 3 Antenna for Transmitter the straight one 4 Antenna for Receiver the one with the 90 degree bend ...

Page 10: ... on page 13 Press down firmly and hold pressure for thirty seconds to tightly bond theVelcro strip adhesive to both the Master flash unit and the under side of the PXTransmitter 7 Do not pull theVelcro apart for several hours The adhesive on theVelcro will set to full strength in 20 to 30 hours Care should be taken during this time to avoid upsetting the bond being formed between theVelcro and pla...

Page 11: ...acing outward as shown in Figure 1 1 on page 12 3 Install the supplied antenna the one with the 90 degree bend by screwing it onto the antenna connector on the face of the PX Receiver 4 Insert the PX Receiver into the PX cradle so that the optical port is aligned with the hole 5 Slide your your off camera flash into the base of your assembled bracket Remember to lock your flash into place Also tak...

Page 12: ...RadioPopper PX Radio Wireless System Page 12 Fig 1 1 Figure 1 1 displays an assembled bracket setup for a Canon flash ...

Page 13: ...ttery cover Nikon SU 800 Mount directly on the top edge which is a bit rounded but with proper placement and pressure on theVelcro pads a good anchor should be achievable You may also place the PXTransmitter on the front of your SU 800 with the magnetic pickup sensor pointed upward Velcro the unit to the SU 800 battery door Nikon Pop Up Flash Using the PXTransmitter Nikon Hot Shoe Pop Up Flash Ada...

Page 14: ...ndicator Lights Your PXTransmitter and PX Receiver units provide various feedback and status information via the Power LED Green and Link LED Yellow Solid Green LED Unit is powered on This LED will blink momentarily during the activation of each shot Slow Blinking Green LED This is an indication that your batteries are extremely low such that the PX unit can no longer operate The unit will power d...

Page 15: ...l by pressing the P and X button down together L Light Bright Level 1 5 Cycle Levels See result in Power light brighness X X CH Radio Chan 01 16 P1 1st Press Show Current no change Subsequent Cycle Channels P H Hardware Mode C n Cycle Hardware Brand Mode C Canon Gear n Nikon Gear F Feedback Mode 1 3 Exit Menu Resume Normal Operation P r E Reset Defaults Enter Menu P1 Clone Mode Only Cycle 1 Normal...

Page 16: ...eration P r E Reset Defaults Cycle 1 Normal stobe light on shot 2 High Speed no light X Hold 5 Sec Resets factory default settings Displays firmware version on startup PX Receiver Menu Quick Reference X G1 Group 1 Level 00 32 1st Press Show Current no change Subsequent Adjust Level Reduce level by pressing the P and X button down together P X G2 Group 2 Level 00 32 1st Press Show Current no change...

Page 17: ... of 9 even when fully charged This is normal Group Power Levels G1 G2 G3 The Group Power Level setting allows you to manually and remotely control the power output level of various other compatible devices The RadioPopper JrX Receiver Studio provides the ability to manually adjust the power level of Alien Bees andWhite Lightning brand studio units Other future devices may also make use of this set...

Page 18: ...lock in the channel with the lowest measured background radio signals This will ensure that any PX radio channel with any observable background radio signal will automatically be skipped or rejected thus a clear channel is always set In most cases all or most of the radio channels will be at the same level of quiet so the unit has a fairly random chance of picking any of the quiet channels It is t...

Page 19: ...This makes possible using the high speed shutter built into many camera systems The PX units will easily keep up if you are shooting 8 frames per second or higher while in this mode F3 Diagnostic Mode This mode is intended for testing and verification of proper unit operation In this mode after each shot the PXTransmitter will display a number representing the number of individual data bits observ...

Page 20: ...econds to zero At zero the unit will blank the display both LED lights will strobe during the reset The unit will then power down The reset is completely non destructive and may be performed at any time During the reset the PX unit will reset Radio Channel 1 Canon Hardware Mode Normal Feedback Mode and will zero the Group Level settings The next time the unit is powered on the factory pre test wil...

Page 21: ...line by visiting radiopopper com manuals or at the direct link http radiopopper com docs radiopopper_p1_manual pdf P1 Menu Mode To re enter the menu system from P1 mode press and hold both X and P buttons together The menu will then display your current battery level Cycle through your menu until you see P or P1 and modify that to a channel value On a PXTransmitter you will know you are in P1 Mode...

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Page 23: ... system even at long ranges PX System Trouble Shooting Let s first make sure your PX system is operating properly 1 The PXTransmitter will not send any radio information while in the Menu mode If your PXTransmitter does observe you have taken a shot while in Menu Mode it will immediately save your settings and exit back to normal operation so any follow up shots should be transmitted normally 2 Th...

Page 24: ... blinking E followed by a number on the display You should observe the software version followed by a segment test of the display 88 then power off The LED lights should gradually gain then dim in brightness If these tests are complete with expected results then any issue is most certainly related to either the installation of the PX units on your Master and Slave flash devices or the configuratio...

Page 25: ...ata including some coding used to identify the signal and provide error correction The PX Receiver sees this communication and begins to process it This processing time is extremely short but it does cause the Morse Code blinks of light being reproduced by the PX Receiver to emit very slightly delayed If your Slave flash is able to see the line of sight IR signal coming from your Master flash dire...

Page 26: ...flash is somewhat open such that light coming in through the red focus assist window may reflect around the inside of the flash and still reach the wireless light sensor from the inside When properly mounted interference due to crossed signals is rarely observed and only at close range If your situation does require placing the Slave flash at close range and oriented such that the red focus assist...

Page 27: ...d may also be a registered trademark ortrademark in other countries ITTL stands for IntelligentThroughThe Lens the trade marked name for Nikon s exposure measurement system on SLR cameras Nikon is a registered trademark of Nikon Corporation All other product and brand names are trademarks of their respective owner ...

Page 28: ...with the product originally or inserting the batteries backward for any length of time c If a Product is defective as a result of leaking batteries or damage due to water or other liquid or any environmental conditions d Defective materials or workmanship where the defect is due to a Product having been serviced or modified by other than Leap or a Leap authorized service provider e Malfunction res...

Page 29: ...Copyright 2007 2010 Leap Devices LLC All Rights Reserved ...

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