Commander for wireless flash shooting Four Thirds / Micro Four Thirds INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Nissin Air System (NAS) is a Nissin wirelessly remote control flash light system, designed by Nissin. It consists of a Nissin radio commander (NAS commander) and the Nissin wireless flash (NAS flash) and Nissin radio receiver (NAS receiver) as remote slave units. Insert Air 10s on the camera hot shoe as a NAS commander. The signal of Air 10s is transmitted by using 2.4 GHz transmission. Transmission distance is approx. 100m (330 ft.) (Metal/ Wire/ Wall/ another 2.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS These safety instructions refer to important information on how to use this product safely and properly. Please read the following instructions before using the product. CAUTIONS This sign refers to conditions which may cause damage or defect. Do not touch the inside parts from the opening when the unit was dropped or broken. Place the batteries correctly in position. Placing the batteries in wrong polarity may cause leakage, exothermic heat or explosion.
INDEX Names of the Components ......................................................... 5 Basic Operation ..................................................................... 6 - 7 Default Setting Reset ................................................................. 8 Wireless Flash Shooting ................................................... 9 - 10 Open Mode (MG Series and Air 10s only) ................................ 11 Basic Groups and Advance groups ...........................................
Names of the Components 1 Group selection button 2 Group on/off button 8 Pilot button (Test flash button) 3 Modeling light button 10 Unlock button (Basic/Advanced Groups button) 9 Power On/Off button 11 Micro SD card slot 4 Shutter cable socket (2.5mm) (for firmware update) 5 M/TTL Mode Button 6 LCD panel 12 Strap hole(2) (strap is not included) 7 Select dial with buttons 14 AF-assist light (1) Channel button 13 Battery compartment door 15 Hotshoe contacts HSS button Buzzer button M.
Before starting wireless flash shooting. Inserting batteries 1. Open the battery compartment door and insert 2 x size AAA batteries as shown in the picture. 2 1 2. Make sure the + and - battery contacts are correctly inserted in the battery compartment. 3. Close the battery compartment door and slide it back in place.
Default Setting reset Press power on to activate Nissin Air 10s, hold the Power button for 5 seconds to reset to factory default setting Default setting: 1. TTL mode: +/- 0EV 2. M Manual mode: 1/256 3. Zoom setting: Manual, 12mm 4. Channel Setting: no. 2 5. HSS mode: off 6. Buzzer: off 7. Group Mode: Basic Groups 8.
Basic Operation Mounting Air 10s on the camera 1. Turn off Air 10s. 2. Insert the mounting foot of Air 10s into the hotshoe of the camera. 3. Make sure that the mounting foot will lock (with a “click”) when it has been inserted completely. Removing Air 10s from the camera 1. Turn off Air 10s. 2. Hold the unlock button and slide the mounting foot of Air 10s off the hotshoe of camera. 1 2 CAUTIONS Do not use the Air 10s as a holder to pick up the whole camera system.
NAS Wireless Flash Shooting Pairing Setting To perform wireless shooting, set the Nissin Air 10s commander and NAS slave unit with the following procedure. After pairing is completed, both of them will memorize the data and there will be no need to pair again after the units are switched on and off. Step 1: Switch all flash and Commander off Nissin flash Di700A 1. Hold the "Set" and Power “ON/OFF” buttons for 3 seconds at the same time. 2.
NAS Wireless Flash Shooting Step 2: Pairing on Nissin Air 10s commander 1. Start the Pairing mode of all slave units and the "beep" sound are constantly heard. 2. Turn off Nissin Air 10s then hold the Panel Lock key and the power “On/Off” button for 3 seconds at the same time. The Pilot LED will blink about ten seconds (the display will not light up while pairing).
Open Mode (only works with MG10) The NAS system is using an independent identity (ID) function to access strobes, the NAS strobes will not be affected by other commanders whenever they are using the same channel in the same location. A slave unit of Nissin flash or Nissin receiver can only be controlled by one and only one NAS commander with pairing in default setting. Air 10s offers “Open Mode” ,a new function (only works with MG10), on the pairing setting.
Basic Groups and Advanced groups There are basic groups and advance groups for controlling the Nissin Air10s. They allow the user to pair an unlimited amount of slave units. They mainly divided into two kinds of groups: A B C D TTL mode M mode M/TTL mode Both basic and advance groups can be operate in the Air 10s commander. User can switch between these two groups whenever they want. Example: Use the i60A in basic group A on manual, use two MG10 in advance group A & D in TTL and manual mode.
Group Setting Air 10s, provides individual control of 4 groups (strobes), you can set these 4 groups in different settings. Before shooting, you have to set each strobes to be one of these 4 groups. Nissin Di700A Flash 1. Power on Nissin Di700A and switch to wireless slave mode, B C (Group mode in the display), press “Set ” several times until the A then turn the to change the group number. / / Set 2. Press the Set key to confirm the new setting. Nissin i60A Flash 1.
Group On/off Setting In testing or changing the flash effect of different slave units group, you can turn on or turn off any group. Nissin Air 10s Commander 1. Press the Group Selection button on Nissin Air 10s. While the selected group is blinking in the display, press the “Group On/Off ” button. When the group is switched on, the exposure setting value and exposure bar will be appeared on the right side of the group. When the group is switched off, only "---" is shown. 2.
Flash power control When the NAS flash is set to the wireless mode, all exposure setting functions will be controlled by the NAS commander. TTL and M exposure mode switch In Basic groups mode: Press the button. A B C D In Advanced groups mode: To set different exposure in each group: 1. Press the Group Selection button. When the letter “A” blinks, press M / TTL mode button to change the exposure (the same procedure works with groups B, C, and D). 2.
Flash Exposure Control TTL flash exposure compensation 1. Press the Group Selection button, the group letters blink. 2. Rotate the Operation Dial to increase or decrease the TTL flash exposure compensation. The settings of TTL auto exposure compensation on Nissin Air 10s starts from -2EV to + 2EV and controlled by 1 / 3EV step interval. TTL mode In addition to the bar chart, there are a number of exposure values shown: Setting of 0EV shows in 0.0, Setting of -2EV to -0.3EV will be displayed in -2.0 to -0.
Flash Exposure Control M manual flash mode power control 1. Press the Group Selection button, the group letter blinks. 2. Rotate the Operation Dial to increase or decrease the flash power of the group selected. The setting of M mode on Air 10s starts from 1/256 (minimum) to 1/1 (Full), and controlled by 1/3 step intervals. The value digi displayed next to the group only shows the integer step value (*). A B M mode 3. When the M mode setting is completed, press the group selection button again.
Zoom head setting Nissin Air 10s offers "A" auto zoom mode and manual zoom mode. 1. Hold the for 2 seconds. 2. Press the group selection button until the the desired letter(s) blink. Rotate the Operation Dial to change the Zoom head position setting. The focal length is representing the flash angle. Rotate the Operation Dial in anti-clockwise direction to decrease the value of the focal length of zoom head. Keep rotating anti-clockwise to change the "A" automatic zoom mode at the end.
Modeling light Normal flashguns have a very short flash duration. In order to estimate and control the flash more efficiently, the modeling light on slave unit can be used. It is a constant light for the user to estimate and preview the light before shooting(flash emitting). (*) Modeling light is a new feature of the NAS system. Nissin Di700A, i60A, i40 flash and other discontinued models do not support this feature. Turn on/off the modeling light 1.
High Speed Synchronize ( HSS / FP ) Flashgun supports shutter speed limitation on X-Sync (maximum speed synchronize to flash) on SLR / DSLR /Mirrorless Cameras in general. If it does not support HSS function of the camera, faster shutter speed settings than the maximum synchronize speed will block the flash gun. With faster shutter speeds than the maximum sync speed some part(s) of the image area would be shaded by the moving shutter leaves within the flash duration.
Buzz (Beep sound) on strobes All settings of strobes are controlled by the commander wirelessly after the pairing is completed. If the strobes buzzer is on, a “Beep” sound will be heard when the Strobe is charging and not ready to flash. The “Beep” sound will be heard everytime when there is any change made through the commander. Air 10s Beep or Buzzer on & off switch Hold button to switch the buzzer (on strobes) on or off. When “no buzzer” logo is displayed in LCD, it means that the beep sound is off.
Firmware update procedure To start the firmware update procedure, you need to have: The computer (Windows or Mac) connected to the Internet A Micro SD/SDHC card (recommend 4GB-32GB) and Micro SD card reader. Air 10s with 2pcs of full re-charged AAA batteries. 1. Download the Firmware file(s). Click here to download firmware files: http: //www.nissindigital.com/firmware.html 2. Insert Micro SD/SDHC card to the card reader and connect to the computer. 3.
Specifications Type Wireless system Radio specifications Channel Flash Groups Transmission distance Remote flash control system Wireless flash exposure mode Supporting TTL Exposure control Flash sync mode Zoom mode (Flash coverage area) Special features AF-assist beam effective range Display Firmware update Power supply Continuous flash speed Battery Life Hot shoe Size Weight Accessories included Four Thirds / Micro Four Thirds NAS 2.
Warranty In case of the following reason of the defect, it may void the warranty. 1. The product is not used in accordance with the instruction of the owner’s manual. 2. The product is repaired or modified by the one who is not an authorized repair service. 3. When the product is used with the cameras not applicable, lens, adaptors or such accessories produced by the third party. 4. Fault or defect caused by fire, earthquake, flood, public pollution and such natural accident. 5.
Nissin Japan Ltd., Tokyo http://www.nissin-japan.com Nissin Marketing Ltd., Hong Kong http://www.nissindigital.com Design and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. FJ_A10s.Rev.0117.2.
