TTL Li-ion Round Head Camera Flash PIXAPRO® LTD. Unit 5 Sterling Park Pedmore Road Brierley Hill West Midlands, DY5 1TB Tel: 0121 552 3113 Web: www.essentialphoto.co.uk E-mail: info@essentialphoto.co.uk Company Registration No. 07601334 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Before using this product: Please read this user manual carefully in order to ensure your safety and the proper operation of this product. Keep for future reference.
Foreword Warning Thank you for purchasing this product. Always keep this product dry. Do not use in rain or in damp conditions. This GIO1 P camera flash applies to PENTAX series cameras and is Do not disassemble. Should repairs become necessary, this product must be sent to an authorized maintenance center. compatible with TTL autoflash. With this TTL compatible flash, your shooting will become simpler. You can easily achieve a correct flash exposure even in complex light-changing environments.
29 Contents Foreword 30 Warning 33 Name of Parts Body Control Panel Dot-matrix LCD Panel LCD Panel in Three Modes What's in the Box of GIO1 P Kit?Separately Sold 37 Accessories Battery 38 LED Modeling Lamp 38 Attaching to a Camera 38 Power Management 39 Flash Mode — TTL Autoflash FEC (Flash Exposure Compensation) High-Speed Sync Second-Curtain Sync 41 M: Manual Flash 42 Multi: Stroboscopic Flash 43 Wireless Flash Shooting: Radio (2.
● LCD Panel Name of Parts (1)TTL Autoflash Zoom : zoom display (Page 23) : Automatic Focus length (Page 23) : Manual(Page 13) : Second curtain autoflash 01 : High-speed sync (Page 12) TTL : TTL sync (Page 12) 09 02 Distance indicator display 10 04 03 Flash exposure compensation amount 11 05 06 07 ● The display will only show the settings currently applied. ● The functions displayed above function buttons 1 to 4, such 08 as ● Body 01. Flash Head 07. Battery Remove Button 02.
● What’s in the Box of GIO1 P (4) Radio Transmission Shooting ● Transmitter Unit (TX) Flash mode Kit?Unit 1. Flash 2. Lithium Battery 3. USB Battery Charger 4. USB Line 5. Charger 6. Mini Stand 7. Protection Case 8.
Battery LED Modeling Lamp ● Features 1. This flash unit uses Li-ion battery which has long runtime. The available charge-and-discharge times are 500. 2. It is reliably safe. The inner circuit is against overcharge, overdischarge, overcurrent, and short circuit. 3. Take only 3.5 hours to fully charge the battery by using the standard battery charger. Press the Modeling Lamp Setting button to set the modeling lamp. Short press the Set Button to turn on or off the modeling lamp.
C.Fn Disabling Auto Power Off function is recommended when the flash is used off camera. (C.Fn-STBY, Page 24) C.Fn ReceiverAuto Power Off Timer is set to 60 minutes by default. Another option “30 minutes” is available. (C.Fn- High-Speed Sync High Speed Sync (FP flash) enables the flash to synchronize with all camera shutter speeds. This is convenient when you want to use aperture priority for fill-flash portraits.
M: Manual Flash Multi: Stroboscopic Flash The flash output is adjustable from 1/1 full power to 1/256th power in 1/10th stop increments. To obtain a correct flash exposure, use a hand-held flash meter to determine the required flash output. 1 Press < MODE > button so that < M > is displayed. With stroboscopic flash, a rapid series of flashes is fired. It can be used to capture a multiple images of a moving subject in a single photograph. You can set the firing frequency (number of flashes per sec.
Maximum Stroboscopic Flashes: Flash output Hz 1 2 3 4 5 6-7 8-9 1/4 8 6 4 3 3 2 2 1/8 14 14 12 10 8 6 5 1/16 30 30 30 20 20 20 10 1/32 60 60 60 50 50 40 30 1/64 90 90 90 80 80 70 60 1/128 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 1/256 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 Flash output Hz 10 20-50 60-100 1/4 2 2 2 1/8 4 4 4 1/16 8 8 8 1/32 20 16 12 1/64 50 30 20 1/128 70 40 40 1/256 70 40 40 Positioning and Operation Range (Example of wir
4. Wireless ID Settings 1. Wireless Settings You can switch between normal flash and wireless flash. For normal flash shooting, be sure to set the wireless setting to OFF. Transmitter Unit Setting Press < > button so that < is displayed on the LCD panel. > Change the wireless channels and wireless ID to avoid interference for it can only be triggered after the wireless IDs and channels of the transmitter unit and the receiver unit are set to the same.Press the
RX 2 Receiver Unit Setting ● Set the GIO1 P that to be controlled as the wireless receiver unit. Using Automatic Wireless Flash with Multiple Receiver Units When stronger flash output or more convenient lighting operation is needed, increase the number of receiver units and set it as a single receiver unit. To add receiver units, use the same steps as setting “automatic wireless flash with a single receiver unit”. Any flash group can be set (A/B/C/D/E).
7. M: Wireless Flash Shooting with Manual Flash This describes wireless (multiple shooting) using manual flash. You can shoot with a different flash output setting for each receiver unit (firing group). Set all parameters on the transmitter unit. 1 2 Setting the flash mode to . Setting flash output.1/2/3/4 ● Press Function Button 3 < Gr >. Turn the Select Dial to set the flash output of the groups. Press Set Button to confirm. 3 Taking the picture.
Bounce Flash By pointing the flash head toward a wall or ceiling, the flash will bounce off the surface before illuminating the subject. This can soften shadows behind the subject for a more natural-looking shot. This is called bounce flash. To set the bounce direction, hold the flash head and turn it to a satisfying angle. -7-120° 330° C.Fn: Setting Custom Functions The following table lists the available and unavailable custom functions of this flash. C.
Technical Data Protection Function 1. Over-Temperature Protection Model ● To avoid overheating and deteriorating the flash head, do not fire Compatible Cameras PENTAX cameras (TTL autoflash) Power 76Ws more than 30 continuous flashes in fast succession at 1/1 full power. After 30 continuous flashes, allow a rest time of at least 10 minutes. (1/1 output) Flash Coverage ● If you fire more than 30 continuous flashes and then fire more is shown on the LCD display.
Troubleshooting Firmware Upgrade If there is a problem, refer to this Troubleshooting Guide. ● The USB port is a Type-C USB socket. Type-C USB connection The Camera Flash does not fire. ● As the firmware upgrade needs the support of PIXAPRO G3 ● The camera flash is not attached securely to the camera. →Attach the camera’s mounting foot securely to the camera. ● The electrical contacts of the Camera Flash and camera are dirty. →Clean the contacts. The power turns off by itself. line is applicable.
FCC Warning 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. Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
