RadioPopper PX CE Radio Wireless Owners Manual
Table of Contents RadioPopper is owned by Leap Devices, LLC in Vancouver, WA. This product was designed, produced, and manufactured in the USA. TECHNICAL & REGULATORY NOTICE: Frequency: DSSS 868.000 MHz - 868.600 MHz Power & Duty Cycle: Less than or equal to 25 milliwatts, duty cycle less than or equal to 1%. PRODUCT PATENT(S) PENDING RadioPopper PX CE Transmitter RadioPopper PX CE Receiver Brand Name: RadioPopper Manufactured By: Leap Devices, LLC, Vancouver WA, USA Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . .
RadioPopper PX Radio Wireless System Introduction Introduction How It Works Thank you for your purchase of the RadioPopper PX 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 PX system is beautifully simple. Quickly mount the PX Transmitter to your Master flash or Commander Unit, a PX Receiver to each slave flash.
RadioPopper PX Radio Wireless System Specifications and Warnings Compatible Hardware: WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!!! The PX 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 PX Radio Wireless System Parts Description Transmitter Parts 1) User Interface - Buttons and Lights 2) Digital Display 3) Battery Compartment Door 4) Antenna 5) Magnetic / Inductive / Magic Signal Pickup Sensor 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 faste
RadioPopper PX Radio Wireless System Installation Installation: RadioPopper PX Transmitter Installation: RadioPopper PX Receiver 1) Remove the battery compartment door on the top side of the unit. 2) Remove the cover and insert two (2) AAA size batteries into the battery holder. It is very important to follow the polarity direction indicated on the inner sticker to ensure unit operation and avoid possible transmitter damage. 3) Replace the battery compartment door.
RadioPopper PX Radio Wireless System Installation Master Flash Light Output SPEEDLITE 580EX Fig 2.1 Transmitter Mounting on Other Hardware For mounting the PX Transmitter on other hardware such as the Canon ST-E2 and Nikon SU-800 IR Commanders, the mounting is essentially the same. Mount the PX Transmitter to the very top of the Master device, about centered with the magnetic pickup sensor facing forward and the antenna pointed upward.
RadioPopper PX Radio Wireless System Menu Quick Reference Operation: RadioPopper PX Transmitter - QUICK REFERENCE Power On / Off - Press and hold the Power Button for one second. Green LED on indicates “power on”, Green LED off indicates “power off”. Enter Menu Mode - Tap the “X” button one time to enter Menu Mode. Once in Menu Mode, you will move to the next menu each time the “P” button is pressed, and you will adjust the setting of the current menu by pressing the “X” button.
Menu Quick Reference RadioPopper PX Radio Wireless System Operational Features PX Receiver Menu Quick Reference X Enter Menu b = Battery Level (9-1) X Quickly Exit Menu CH = Radio Chan (01-16) X 1st Press: Show Current (no change); Subsequent: Cycle Channels Group Selection (G1, G2, G3) X 1st Press: Show Current (no change); Subsequent: Adjust Level Reduce level by pressing the “P” and “X” button down together H = Hardware Mode (C, n) X Cycle Hardware Brand Mode - “C” = Canon Gear, “n” = Nikon
Operating Instructions Radio Channel Selection - (CH) Your PX units provide 16 individual channels. Multiplied by the four channels of your existing flash system, this provides an effective 64 distinct operating channels. Increment the channel number by tapping the “X” button. Channels go from 01 to 16, then back to 01. Set your PX Transmitter and all PX Receivers to the same radio channel. VERY IMPORTANT: You must exit the menu system before your devices will operate normally.
Trouble Shooting RadioPopper PX Radio Wireless System About This Section We have put much consideration into the design and operation of the PX system. We are confident you will experience simple and worry free operation. Please refer to this section if you do experience any trouble while operating your PX’s. This section is split into three segments focused on the types of mis-fire or malfunction issues you are likely to encounter.
Trouble Shooting PX Installation Trouble Shooting Now let’s check the physical installation of your PX units on your Master and Slave flash unit(s). 1) On your Master flash, PX Transmitter should be oriented such that the small “bump” on the front (the signal pickup sensor) is facing the same direction as the direction of light coming out of the flash. Please refer to Fig. 2.1, Page 13.
Trouble Shooting Leap Devices, LLC dba RadioPopper 501 SE Columbia Shores Blvd Suite 100 Vancouver, WA 98661 www.radiopopper.com Kevin J. King Director of Engineering Tel: +1 360 713-0776 Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Inc. in the United States and may also be a registered trademark or trademark in other countries. ITTL stands for Intelligent Through The Lens, the trade-marked name for Nikon’s exposure measurement system on SLR cameras. Nikon is a registered trademark of Nikon Corporation.
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 PX Transmitter and / or RadioPopper PX 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 or in Canada. This Limited Warranty is only effective upon presentation of this warranty card and proof of purchase.
