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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 MG80 Pro on the camera hot shoe as a NAS commander. The signal of MG80 Pro 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.
Names of the Components 1 Group selection button 2 Group on/off button 7 Pilot button (Test flash button) 3 Modeling light button 9 Lock ring (Basic/Advanced Groups button) 4 M/TTL Mode Button 8 Power On/Off button 10 Modelling Light 11 Micro SD card slot (OPEN Mode button) (for firmware update) 5 LCD panel 12 Shutter cable socket (2.
Before starting wireless flash shooting. Inserting batteries 1. Open the battery compartment door and insert 4 x 14500 Li-ion or size AA rechargeable batteries as shown in the picture. 1 2 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 MG80 Pro, hold the Power button for 7 seconds to reset to factory default setting Default setting: 1. Mode: On-Camera 2. TTL mode: +/- 0EV 3. M Manual mode: 1/256 4. Zoom setting: Auto 5. HSS mode: off 6.
Basic Operation Mounting MG80 Pro on the camera 1. Turn off MG80 Pro. 2. Turn the lock ring of MG80 to loosen it all the way as shown in the picture. 3. Slide the mounting foot of MG80 into the hotshoe of the camera. 4. Turn the lock ring to opposite direction and tighten it. Removing MG80 Pro from the camera 1. Turn off MG80 Pro. 2. Turn the lock ring of MG80 to loosen it all the way as shown in the picture. 3. Slide the mounting foot of MG80 out of the hotshoe of the camera.
Menu Screen For Main Modes MG80 Pro Flash Mode and Functions The MG80 Pro can be use in 3 mode: - On-Camera Mode - Commander Mode - Slave Mode To change the mode in MG80 Pro, switch on MG80 Pro, press the 3 seconds to select a mode. On-Camera Mode Flash light automatically controlled by the camera with the flash exposure or selecting the desired manual power on the flash unit. Commander Mode Placing multiple flashes (slave flash) off camera and controlling the lighting operation.
On-Camera Mode TTL flash power compensation With the latest TTL flash control system, the flash power level is always automatically controlled by the camera for the most appropriate exposure. You can soften or weaken the light, or give more to the subject without changing the environment or background exposure effect. MG80 Pro can make it possible to adjust exposure quickly for each particular flash picture as needed. 1. Set MG80 Pro to the camera’s hotshoe and press 2. Press the 3. Press the to switch on.
On-Camera Mode Manual Exposure Flash Sometimes you need self instead of the automatic exposure control. Select manual exposure in the MG80 Pro in the folloing steps: 1. Set MG80 to the camera’s hotshoe and press 2. Press the 3. Press the 3 seconds to select On-Camera Mode. button to “M” mode. 4. Rotate the diall to select the power compensation. 1/256 – 1/1 (Full) power. NOTE Red color bar represent 1 step, White color bar represent 1/3 step.
NAS Slave Mode Wireless Slave Flash MG80 Pro is built-in wireless remote flash system as a slave unit. You can enjoy creative photography with multiple flashes of various direction. Using MG80 Pro with NAS makes it easy to connect with multiple flashes wirelessly in the same way as normal TTL autoflash shooting. Instruction Turn on MG80 Pro, press the Press the 3 seconds to select Slave.
NAS Commander Mode Pairing Setting To perform wireless shooting, set the Nissin MG80 Pro as commander and or NAS slave with the following procedure. When pairing completed, both of them memorized the data and no need to pair again after switching. Step 1: Switch off all unit Nissin flash Di700A 1. Hold the "Set" and Power “ON/OFF” buttons for 3 seconds at the same time. 2. “Beep” sound persists until the pairing signal received. 3.
NAS Commander Mode Step 2: Pairing on Nissin MG80 Pro in Commander Mode 1. Press the ON/OFF button to switch on and press the Power button for 3 seconds to select Commander Mode. 2. Turn off the MG80 Pro, hold the Panel Lock key and the ON/OFF button for 3 seconds at the same time. Pilot button will blink about 10 seconds to process the pairing. (*) Compatible Channel for NAS System Nissin Di700A, i60A flash and Nissin Air R receiver do not support the Channel 1 in Nissin MG80 Pro.
Open Mode (MG Series and Air 10s only) NAS system owns the 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. Being part of the MG Series, MG80 Pro supports “Open Mode” and it can let different cameras use the same set of strobe in one place.
Basic Groups and Advance groups There are basic groups and advance groups for controlling the Nissin MG80 Pro. It allows user to pair unlimited amount of slave units. They mainly divided into two kinds of groups: A B C TTL mode M mode M/TTL mode Both basic and advance group can be operate in the MG80 Pro commander mode. 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 MG80 Pro, provides individual control of 8 groups (A, B, C, D & Ȧ, Ḃ, Ċ, Ḋ) with different settings. Before shooting, you have to set each strobes to be one of the groups. Nissin Di700A Flash 1. Power on Nissin Di700A and switch to wireless slave mode, press Set several times until the Group mode in the display. 2. Turn the Set to change the A / B / C group. Press Set key to confirm. Nissin i60A Flash 1. Use Mode Dial to change group A / B / C . Nissin MG10 Flash 1.
Group On/off Setting If you want to change the flash effect of different slave units group, you can turn on or off the other. Nissin MG80 Pro Commander Mode 1. Press Group Selection button of MG80 Pro. Press the “Group ON/OFF” button when the selected group is blinking. After switched on the group, the value and the bar of exposure setting will be appeared on the screen. When it switched off, only "---" is shown. 2. Press the “Group Selection” button again when finish setting.
Flash power control modes When the NAS flash set to the wireless mode, all exposure setting function will be controlled by the NAS commander. TTL and M exposure mode switch In Basic group: Press the button. A B C D In Advance groups: To set different exposure in each group: 1. Press the Group Selection button. When the letter A, B, C or D blinks, press to change between M and TTL mode. 2. After completing the exposure mode setting, press the Group Selection button again.
Flash Exposure Control TTL flash exposure compensation 1. Press 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 starts from -2EV to + 2EV and control by 1 / 3EV step interval. TTL mode In addition, there is exposure value shown in the bar chart: Setting of 0EV shows in 0.0, Setting of -2EV to -0.3EV will be displayed in -2.0 to -0.3; Setting of +0.3EV to + 2EV will be displayed in 0.3 to 2.0. 3.
Flash Exposure Control M manual flash mode power control 1. Press Group Selection button, the group letter blinks. 2. Rotate the Operation Dial to increase or decrease the power of the selected group. The setting of M mode starts from 1/256 (minimum) to 1/1 (Full) and it 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 MG80 Pro offers "A" auto zoom, "AL" auto zoom limited and manual zoom. 1. Hold or double click the for 2 seconds. 2. Press the group selection button to select the group. (On-camera Mode will not show the other group) 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.
Guide Number Nissin MG80 Pro Guide No. at manual exposure mode (ISO 100 in meters) Zooming Position Flash Power Level (Guide No.
Bounce lighting When lighting a subject in front of the wall, an unnecessary sharp shadow may appear on the wall behind the subject resulting in a disappointing picture. Bounce the light off the ceiling or wall to soften the light on the subject, and the shadow will fade. Press the rotate lock to turn the flash head up and down. It turns upward to 45° >60° >75° >90° and downward to 7° The flash head sideway to left 30° > 60° > 90° > 120° > 150° > 180° or to right 30° > 60° > 90° > 120° > 150° >180°.
Modeling light Normal flashguns have a very short flash duration. In order to estimate and control the flash more efficiently, modeling light 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. Press the Group Selection button(s), the group letter(s) blink. 2.
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. MG80 Pro 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. MG80 Pro with 4pcs of full Li-ion batteries or re-chargable AA batteries. 1. Download the Firmware file(s). Check the link below to download firmware files: https://www.nissindigital.com/mg80pro-details 2. Insert Micro SD/SDHC card to the card reader and connect to the computer. 3.
Specifications Type Guide no. (at ISO 100) Power source Recycling time (Full Power) Number of flashes (Approx.
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 https://www.nissin-japan.com/ Nissin Marketing Ltd., Hong Kong http://www.nissindigital.com Design and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. MG80.Rev.0115.12.
