RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless Owners Manual
Table of Contents RadioPopper is owned and manufactured by Leap Devices, LLC in Phoenix Arizona. This product was designed, produced, and manufactured in the USA. 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System Introduction Introduction How It Works Thank you for your purchase of the RadioPopper P1 wireless radio system. We hope you’ll find this system to be a valuable tool in your creative lighting, giving you flexibility and control never before possible. The RadioPopper P1 system is beautifully simple.
RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System Specifications and Warnings Compatible Hardware: WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!!! The P1 System has been tested and found to be compatible with the following flash hardware. See our website for updates as we test and certify compatibility with additional hardware.
RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System Parts Description Transmitter Parts P1 Transmitter 3 2 4 5 6 1 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 6 5 7 2 3 4 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 7) White Nylon Bead Also Included in Kit or as Accessories (Not Pictured) 1 P1 Receiver
RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System Installation Installation: RadioPopper P1 Transmitter Installation: RadioPopper P1 Receiver 1) Remove the two phillips screws in the under side of the P1 Transmitter unit. 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 ensure unit operation and avoid possible transmitter damage.
RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System 10) It is okay to bend the optic tube, but try to avoid a bend radius any tighter than the radius of a standard #2 pencil. Even if a “kink” is formed in the outer tubing, the inner fibers are not easily damaged. The fibers are made of super flexible plastic, not glass. The tube tends to hold its shape a bit.
RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System Slave Flash Optic Placement Canon SpeedLite 550EX Slave Flash Optic Placement Canon SpeedLite 580EX II Slave Flash Optic Placement Fig 2-2 Fig 2-4 Canon SpeedLite 580EX II Slave Flash Optic Placement Center nylon optic bead here Center nylon optic bead here Focus assist lamp (has nothing to do with the visible or radio wireless systems) Canon SpeedLite 550EX Slave Flash Optic Placement NOTE!! This is NOT centered on the black sensor area, it is placed in the low
RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System Operating Instructions Operation: RadioPopper P1 Transmitter - QUICK REFERENCE Operation: Detailed P1 Transmitter Operating Instructions Power On / Off - Press and hold the Power Button for one second. Green LED on indicates “power on”, Green LED off indicates “power off”. Power On / Off Press and hold the Power Button for one second to alternate between Power On and Power Off. Radio Link - When the Link LED is lit, the radio is transmitting a carrier signal.
RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System Timer Reset - Take a shot (activate the flash) or tap the Link Button to reset the 7 minute sleep timer. Link LED will strobe momentarily indicating button press. Test Broadcast - Tap the Link Button one time, this resets the 7 minute timer and simultaneously sends a test broadcast. Any P1 Receiver within range and operating properly will blink both of its LED’s together several times indicating clean reception and proper operation.
RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System Adjusting the Sync Interval If you are observing a significant number of mis-fires under otherwise normal conditions, you may need to adjust the sync interval for your particular hardware combination. Before we describe how to adjust the Sync Interval, some background explanation is in order. In order for the slave flash to respond correctly to the “reproduced” light signal from the P1 Receiver, the timing of the reproduced signal must be exceptionally accurate.
RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System Maximizing Radio Performance About This Section Normal Conditions Under normal conditions where your slave flashes are placed within 50 feet or so of the master, you should generally observe reliable and worry free operation regardless of placement or orientation. In these “normal” situations it is not necessary to pay much attention to the direction the antennas are pointing, environment, or obstacles.
RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System Trouble Shooting Identifying Radio Interference When a clean link is established between a P1 Transmitter and a P1 Receiver, the P1 Receiver will turn on the orange Link LED. Any time this signal is lost, interrupted, or other unexpected signals cause a conflict with the signal the receiver is expecting to see - the Link LED will go out.
RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System As the RadioPopper P1 system simply repeats the signal with a high degree of accuracy, these mis-fires attributable solely to the flash system itself will still happen and are not an indication of malfunction of your P1 system. 3. Your camera’s metering system must be able to observe the amount of light being emitted by the wireless Slave during the Pre-Flash. If it doesn’t see this light, it will not command the flash to emit a Main Flash.
RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System Trouble Shooting This indicates a good radio connection exists and the units are clearly communicating with speed and accuracy that should allow normal operation. Trouble Shooting other Miscellaneous Issues NOTE: Near the edge of the effective radio range for your particular environment, it is possible the Link LED may remain lit and test broadcasts produce the expected feedback while still your slave flash fails to activate.
RadioPopper P1 Radio Wireless System Limited Warranty LIMITED WARRANTY The Limited Warranty set forth below is given by Leap Devices LLC (hereafter “Leap”) in the United States with respect to the RadioPopper P1 Transmitter and / or RadioPopper P1 Receiver packaged with this Limited Warranty and identified by model number within this Limited Warranty (each a “Product”) when purchased and used in the United States.
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