RadioPopper P1 Owner's Manual

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Page 1 RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless Owners Manual...
Page 2 RadioPopper is owned and manufactured by Leap Devices, LLC in Phoenix Arizona. This product was designed, produced, and manufactured in the USA. PRODUCT PATENT PENDING FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction ........... . . Specifications and Warnings .
Page 4: Introduction
In short, the RadioPopper P1 system allows you to use the automatic and high-speed sync functions built into your existing flash units without concern of whether or not the master and slave units can “see”...
Page 5 Transmitter on top of your master flash or IR commander device using the included Velcro pads. “Look Ma! No wires!” On the receiving end, add a P1 Receiver in a similar way, anchor the optic bead over the infrared sensor on your slave flash and you’re all done.
Page 6 Slave device will operate on any ETTL channel. Note(2): The P1 system was never designed to work with the so called “pop-up” flash on some Nikon cameras, but it does indeed function and activate. Mounting is somewhat “improvised” at the user’s discretion. See the Release Notes at www.radiopopper.com or as provided as addendum to this user manual for more information.
Page 7: Specifications And Warnings
Of particular concern is the opening around the Power Button and Link Button. If you dunk them, it may be too late. If you’re caught outside in the rain, take care to keep these openings dry, as well as the access on the P1 Transmitter for the magnetic sensor in front.
Page 8 RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System P1 Transmitter 2 3 4 P1 Receiver Page 8...
Page 9: Parts Descriptions
Parts Description Transmitter Parts 1) Antenna Mount 2) Power Button 3) Magnetic / Inductive / Magic Signal Pickup Sensor 4) Link Button 5) Power LED (Green) 6) Link LED (Orange) Receiver Parts 1) Antenna Mount 2) Power Button 3) Power LED (Green) 4) Link LED (Orange) 5) Holding Sleeve Opening for Optic 6) Fiber Optic Light Conduit...
Page 10 RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System Installation: RadioPopper P1 Transmitter 1) Remove the two phillips screws in the under side of the P1 Transmitter unit. Use the supplied finger sized phillips screw driver. 2) Remove the cover and insert one (1) AA size battery into the battery holder. It is very important to follow the polarity direction indicated on the circuit board to insure unit operation and avoid possible transmitter damage.
Page 11: Installation
1) Remove rear cover and insert battery just as you did with the Transmitter. Replace the rear cover. 2) Insert the supplied optic tube into the opening on the side of the P1 Receiver. Care should be taken to do this gently.
Page 12 RadioPopper online store. 14. When mounting the P1 Receiver in the future by pressing the Velcro pads together - a much greater bond may be achieved between the Velcro hook and latch sides by pressing firmly, then applying a slight rotational force between the Slave flash unit and the P1 Receiver.
Page 13 For mounting the P1 Transmitter on other hardware such as the Canon ST-E2 and Nikon SU-800 IR Commanders, the mounting is essentially the same. Mount the P1 Transmitter to the very top of the Master device, about centered with the magnetic pickup sensor facing forward and the antenna pointed upward.
Page 14: Slave Flash Optic Placement
RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System Canon SpeedLite 580EX II Slave Flash Optic Placement Fig 2-2 Canon SpeedLite 580EX II Slave Flash Optic Placement Center nylon optic bead here Infrared Sensor Focus assist lamp (has nothing to do with the visible...
Page 15 Slave Flash Optic Placement Canon SpeedLite 550EX Slave Flash Optic Placement Fig 2-4 Canon SpeedLite 550EX Slave Flash Optic Placement Center nylon optic bead here Infrared Sensor NOTE!! This is NOT centered on the black sensor area, it is placed in the lower right corner as the 550EX sensor is o -center Focus assist lamp (has nothing to do with the visible...
Page 16 Radio Link - The Link LED lights solid whenever the P1 Receiver is locked onto a carrier signal from a P1 Transmitter. Radio Not Linked - When radio link is lost, is interrupted, or is out of range, the P1 Receiver will franticly search the air waves attempting to re-aquire the radio signal.
Page 17: Operating Instructions
Automatic Radio Sleep The P1 Transmitter will automatically stop broadcasting and go into sleep mode if there are no shots taken, or if the Link Button is not pressed for about seven minutes. This feature insures the radio frequency will be clear for another photographer or assistant to use if the first unit becomes inactive.
Page 18 You may observe the Link LED begin to strobe off and on when moving around. This is normal as any degradation of the radio signal will be visible by the Link LED strobing on and off. Once the P1 Transmitter and P1 Receiver are again stationary, the Link LED will generally stabilize.
Page 19 To conserve power, your P1 Receiver has been designed to enter a cycle of sleeping and waking when no carrier signal from an active P1 Transmitter is found. At first the naps are brief - about 1/4 second. As time goes on and no signal is found, these naps extend to a maximum duration of 3 seconds each.
Page 20 How do I know if the Sync Interval needs adjusting? The sync interval may be adjusted to a setting of 1 to 10. Your P1 Transmitter ships on setting “10” which works well for most hardware. If your slave flash is being activated correctly by radio, you likely will not need to adjust this setting.
Page 21: Sync Interval Adjustment
Sync Interval. The Sync Interval may be adjusted to a setting of between “1” and “10”. Your P1 Transmitter ships on a default setting of “10”...
Page 22 (Page 20). A bit of trial and error here should dramatically improve reliability. 2. In much testing of ETTL and iTTL systems without the P1 System installed, we’ve found a misfire rate of 5% or more when the Master flash is fired directly into the Slave flash at a range of a few feet.
Page 23: Trouble Shooting
ETTL channel 4, or 3 as an alternate as it won’t work on ETTL channels 1 or 2. 7. Check your batteries. All of them. There is no “auto cut off” when the batteries in your P1 Transmitter and P1 Receivers...
Page 24 LED (orange) is lit on the P1 Transmitter. This should also cause the Link LED to light on the P1 Receiver indicating there is a good radio link established between the two units. If the Link LED is lit on your P1 Transmitter, but the Link LED does not light on your P1 Receiver(s), the receiver(s) may be Page 24...
Page 25 5. Check the placement of the nylon bead at the end of the optic tube on the P1 Receiver. Insure it is placed over the infrared sensor of your flash as per the Installation Instructions in this manual.
Page 26 It is easy to tell if you are in an environment with background radio interfearance. If your slave flashes begin spurrati- cally emitting short or full bursts of light (without you triggering them), or if you notice the Link light on your P1 Receiv- ers is flickering, there is likely some background interfearnance present.
Page 27: Miscellaneous Tips
For example, in an open field, placing a P1 Receiver behind a brick and concreate wall - even just a few feet away may lead to spurratic radio performance as the radio signals won’t penetrate the wall. If on the other hand this same scene was set next to a parking lot with lots of metal cars, the radio signal would ‘reflect’...
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