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RadioPopper P1 Owner's Manual
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Radiopopper p1 radio wireless owners manual.
Page 2: Product Patent Pending
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 copyright 2007-2008, leap devices llc, all rights reserved leap devices llc, 20987 n. John wayne pkwy. Suite b-104-207, maric...
Page 3: Table of Contents
Table of contents page 3 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifications and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parts descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 4: Introduction
Introduction thank you for your purchase of the radiopopper p1 wireless radio system. This product represents much development and lots of thinking outside the box. This system was developed by a “regular guy” with an electronics background - a wedding photographer from arizona seeking to bridge the...
Page 5: How It Works
How it works your current master and slave wireless flash system continues to function just as it always has. That’s the beauty and simplicity of the radiopopper p1 system. The radiopopper p1 transmitter “listens” to the light signal being created inside the master flash unit or remote commander on ...
Page 6: Compatible Hardware:
Compatible hardware: the p1 system has been tested and found to be compatible with the following flash hardware. Canon master / commander devices: speedlite 550ex (1) , speedlite 580ex, speedlite 580ex ii, speedlite transmitter st-e2 canon slave / remote devices: speedlites 420ex, 430ex, 550ex, 580e...
Page 7: Specifications and Warnings
Warning!!! Warning!!! Warning!!!! Please read this section in detail for important warnings and notices. Use only the supplied transmitter antenna! Using any antenna other than the one supplied for use with your p1 transmitter is a violation of federal law and may actually cause damage to the radio ...
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Radiopopper p1 radio wireless system page 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 p1 transmitter 7 6 5 2 3 4 1 p1 receiver.
Page 9: Parts Description
Parts description page 9 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 openin...
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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 di...
Page 11: Continued Next Page ...
Continued next page ... Installation: radiopopper p1 receiver note: when first bending the supplied fiber optic tube, you will likely hear and feel a bit of a “cracking” inside the optic. This is perfectly normal and is the result of the 48 fibers inside the optic moving against each other and break...
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12. Place the white nylon bead at the end of the optic tube over the infrared sensor on your slave flash as indicated by the graphics in fig 2-2 through fig 2-5 for your slave flash model. It is okay to bend the optic tube, but try to avoid a bend radius any tighter than the radius of a standard #2 ...
Page 13: Installation
Transmitter mounting on other hardware 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 ...
Page 14: Fig 2-2
Radiopopper p1 radio wireless system page 14 infrared sensor center nylon optic bead here focus assist lamp (has nothing to do with the visible or radio wireless systems) canon speedlite 420ex / 430ex / 580ex slave flash optic placement infrared sensor center nylon optic bead here focus assist lamp ...
Page 15: Slave Flash Optic Placement
Slave flash optic placement page 15 infrared sensor center nylon optic bead here note!! This is not centered on the black sensor area, it is placed in the lower right corner as the 550ex sensor is off-center focus assist lamp (has nothing to do with the visible or radio wireless systems) canon speed...
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Operation: radiopopper p1 transmitter - quick reference power on / off - press and hold the power button for approx one second. Green led on indicates “power on”, green led off indicates “power off”. Radio link - when the link led is lit, the radio is transmitting a carrier signal. Manual radio slee...
Page 17: Operating Instructions
Operation: detailed p1 transmitter operating instructions power on / off press and hold the power button for approx one second to alternate between power on and power off. Radio link & broadcast the radiopopper p1 transmitter has been designed to conserve power, to automatically stop broadcasting wh...
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Page 18 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 simultaneo...
Page 19: Operating Instructions
Operating instructions page 19 de-link sleep when a carrier radio signal from a p1 transmitter is found and locked onto, the power led and link led light solid on the p1 receiver. When the carrier signal is lost even very briefly, the link led will go dark as explained in the previous section. When ...
Page 20: Adjusting The Sync Interval
Page 20 radiopopper p1 radio wireless system adjusting the sync interval before we describe how to adjust the sync interval, some background explanation is in order. If you’re the non- technical type, skip ahead to the next page. This sounds pretty complicated and scary, but it’s not really - nothin...
Page 21: Sync Interval Adjustment
Sync interval adjustment page 21 adjusting the sync interval - instructions if your p1 system appears to be operating correctly - you’re getting reliable triggering of slave flashes and you see the flash adding light to your actual exposures, then you should not make any change to the sync interval....
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Page 22 radiopopper p1 radio wireless system range and reliability please see the release notes included with this manual or as available on our website at www.Radiopopper.Com for a more detailed discussion of all the specifics regarding range and reliability. It is important to understand the limit...
Page 23: Trouble Shooting
Trouble shooting page 23 situations, a certain number of mis-fires will occur purely attributable to inconsistencies in the master and slave flash system itself. As the radiopopper p1 system simply repeats the signal with a high degree of accuracy, these mis-fires attributable solely to the flash sy...
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Page 24 radiopopper p1 radio wireless system start to die. You will start seeing increased numbers of mis-fires when either unit begins to run low. As the drain is similar on both units, it’s a good idea to always replace batteries in all units at the same time. Also note the battery in your master ...
Page 25: Trouble Shooting
Trouble shooting page 25 out of range, there may exist some background radio interference in your environment preventing a good link (including another p1 transmitter being used by another photographer near by), or one of your units may be damaged. Move to another location and try it again to elimin...
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Page 26 radiopopper p1 radio wireless system trouble shooting other miscellaneous issues one of my p1’s have become non-responsive you may observe a p1 unit “freeze up” and become non-responsive to button presses, won’t turn off, won’t de-link or re-link and so on. This is usually caused by a low ba...
Page 27: Miscellaneous Tips
Miscellaneous tips page 27 miscellaneous tips & answers to frequently asked questions tip / question: antenna placement does the antenna have to point straight up? No. You will achieve the greatest range with both antennas pointed straight up. However in most common shooting situations, the radio si...
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Page 26 radiopopper p1 radio wireless system.
Page 29: Limited Warranty
Limited warranty page 27.
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Copyright 2007-2008, leap devices llc, all rights reserved.