ONEUW ONE160x, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ill be able to use it to its full potential in absolute safety for yourself and for others For any clarification or additional information please do not hesitate to contact us We are confident that this tool will become for you a faithful companion in your photographic path and a valuable aid in achieving the greatest satisfactions We give you a light for underwater photography state of the art it...

Page 3: ...arts and controls 8 GETTING STARTED POWER SUPPLY MANAGMENT 5 0 Power supply managment 10 5 1 Battery compartment opening 10 5 2 Battery compartment closing 10 5 3 Battery pack installing and removing 11 5 4 Battery pack recharging 11 5 5 Battery pack state of charge check 12 5 6 Air transport 13 6 0 Strobe switching on off 14 CONTROLS FUNCTIONS DISPLAY INDICATIONS 7 0 Lever selectors function 15 7...

Page 4: ...5 11 2 Rear curtain sync Canon cameras 25 12 0 Pilot light 26 12 1 Pilot light manual switching on off 26 12 2 Autofocus assistence mode 26 CONNECTION SYNCHRO CABLES FIBER OPTIC 13 0 Connectors Synchro cables 27 13 1 Synchro cable socket 27 13 2 Synchro cables 27 13 3 Fiber optic cable socket 28 13 4 Fiber optic cables 28 SINGLE STROBE AND MULTI STROBE SET UP 14 0 Single Strobe and Multi Strobe se...

Page 5: ...tenance 40 ACCESSORIES SPECIFICATION 18 0 Accessories 41 18 1 Standard accessories 41 18 2 Optional accessories 41 19 0 Specification 42 REFERENCE INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT 20 0 Warranty terms 43 21 0 Environmental protection Information on disposal 44 21 1 Electrical and electronic equipment disposal 44 21 2 Battery disposal 45 22 0 General information Notices 46 22 1 Trade mark information 47 23 0 ...

Page 6: ...he modes and instructions given by this user guide Do not attempt to disassemble the strobe under any circumstances High voltages that can cause fatal electric shocks are present in the electronic components of it Any tampering with the flash will void the warranty All inspections and repairs must be carried out at ONEUW s premises or authorized service centers Never short circuit the terminals of...

Page 7: ...technically efficient condition Send the unit to our plant or authorized service centers for inspection Carefully read the instructions given in this manual in the relevant chapter 16 0 Strictly follow the instructions on how to connect the strobe Camera model wiring mode single or dual units interface with strobes of other brands are all parameters that should be carefully checked for compatibili...

Page 8: ...nformation notes The type of annotation is easily recognizable by the icon that precedes it as indicated below This icon indicates warnings concerning potentially dangerous situations that could result in property damage or personal injury i This icon indicates warnings that allow you to deepen your technical knowledge of the equipment and its correct use 3 ...

Page 9: ...Nikon and E TTL protocol by Canon and the other the power circuits in order to optimize the performances of the unit in every situation in addition to operational safety and battery life The possibility of firmware upgrade allows us to guarantee within hardware limits the future compatibility with the new digital cameras Two large lever selectors a multifunction rotary control switch and a wide co...

Page 10: ...nergy level or exposure compensation are clearly visible in the center section of the wide display The lighting element is a professional and oversized circular flash lamp with a slightly warm coating mounted on parabolic reflector with dome port The strobe is equipped with a LED coaxial pilot light with two power levels that can be selected manually or automatically with focusing Power is supplie...

Page 11: ... Are also supported auxiliary functions such as AF assist illuminator by pilot light and rear curtain synchronization In addition to the i E TTL protocols managed with synchro cable the s TTL auto flash exposure mode is also available This auto flash exposure mode is the same for both version 3 1 Nikon Flash exposure modes i TTL auto flash exposure mode digital camera connected to strobe via synch...

Page 12: ...iber optic cable or by optical slave receiver 3 3 Version identification When you switch on the strobe as first information the release number of firmware is showed on display If nothing is visualized on display in addition to the number the strobe firmware is for Nikon cameras If the visualized number is preceded by the _underscore symbol the strobe firmware is for Canon cameras 3 4 Firmware upgr...

Page 13: ...BASIC INFORMATION 4 0 Strobe parts and controls 8 ...

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Page 15: ...d and adjusted to guarante the best performance and to avoid overload currents or cells excessive discharge 5 1 Battery compartment opening Rotate the closing cap selector by pressing the release button counterclockwise to the open position selector dot at the open padlock symbol When this position is reached there will be a click that will keep the selector in place It will then be possible with ...

Page 16: ... pack must be charged using only the the included specific battery charger Insert the AC power plug of the charger into the power outlet check that the electrical voltage of the appliance corresponds with that of your electric network When the device indicator light vill be green it s ready to charge Connect the DC cable connector of the charger to the power connector of the battery pack When the ...

Page 17: ... overheating Do not insert the battery pack into the strobe compartment after charging if they are still hot Do not handle the battery packs or battery charger with wet hands Do not remove the battery pack from battery compartment when strobe is turn on 5 5 Battery pack state of charge check The battery charge status is shown every time at unit turn on off The three level charge indication is disp...

Page 18: ...ged battery pack you may damage it 5 6 Air transport Nickel Metal Hydride batteries are not subject to air transport restrictions as indicated in the IATA International Air Transport Association specific declaration Guidance on the air transport of Batteries nickel metal hydride UN3496 V 2 August 2016 estratta dal testo Dangerous Goods Regulations DGR 57th edition 2015 Alway travel with the minimu...

Page 19: ...r lights on the display MAIN section on the left and INPUT section on the right light up at the same time for a check The strobe is switched off by pressing the MAIN and INPUT lever selectors simultaneously for a few seconds A first beeping sound is emitted after one second and keeping the pressure on the lever selectors a second acoustic signal will warn that the lever selectors can be released T...

Page 20: ...AIN lever selector TTL mode Pressing for a long time it allows the change from manual mode to TTL mode both with synchro cable connection and with optical fiber The activation of the TTL auto flash exposure mode is signaled by the light up of the TTL indicator light At this action will be released immediately a first beeping sound and after about a couple of seconds will be issued a further one At...

Page 21: ...ion changing battery pack When you switch it on again they will be exactly replicated imput mode exposure mode power setting pilot light 2nd curtain synchro TTL master and slave inverted display etc i When the TTL auto flash exposure mode is activated the Nikon i TTL or Canon E TTL or optical s TTL operating protocol is automatically selected according to the strobe version and the selected input ...

Page 22: ...top starting from the default value of Full full power When the TTL mode is selected the rotary switch adjusts exposure compensation in f stop increments over a range of 2 f stop starting from the default value of 0 The selected setting for power or exposure compensation are visible in the display as shown in the table in the following chapter 9 0 i The rotary selector acts directly on an incremen...

Page 23: ...he strobe ready to fire the switching on of the pilot light and the selection of the TTL mode The INPUT control lamps on the right are the following SYN OPT SLV They indicate respectively the selected connection mode synchro cable socket fiber optic cable socket or optical receiver on parabolic reflector for slave mode All control lamps are switched on red color when the relative function is activ...

Page 24: ...lues of energy level or exposure compensation are visualized on the display as follows Manual TTL EV f stop f stop 1 1 F u ll 2 0 0 5 1 7 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 5 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 7 2 5 0 3 1 8 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 3 1 16 4 0 0 7 4 5 1 0 1 32 5 0 1 3 5 5 1 7 1 64 6 0 2 0 19 ...

Page 25: ... reverse reading is signaled both by a low power control flash and by a single beeping sound after which the control levers must be released The low power flash emission is useful for quickly checking the operation of the strobe even without d SRL connected 9 2 Power output reading In TTL auto flash exposure mode the amount of light is dosed automatically After every shot in this mode the display ...

Page 26: ...d via synchro cable fiber optic cable or by optical slave receiver Switching on the unit the latest setting used will be replicated If you want to use a different connection mode select the correct one by the black INPUT lever selector on the right SYN OPT SLV If you want to use a different flash exposure mode select the correct one by the red MAIN lever selector on the left Manual TTL 10 1 i E TT...

Page 27: ...mode digital camera and ONE160x strobe must be interfaced by an optical TTL trigger dedicated to the ONE160x unit This device has the function of converting the information received from the camera into optical pulses which they will be decoded by the strobe CPU to managing the monitoring pre flashes and and the final exposure flash The exposure may be correct only if the optical pulses which the ...

Page 28: ...data transmission between the units can be disturbed or interrupted 10 3 Manual mode In manual flash exposure mode the light output is manually selected by the rotary control switch The energy level which is showed on display can be adjusted in f stop increments over a range of 6 f stop When manual mode is selected the default power value is Full full power i If the digital camera is connected to ...

Page 29: ... If you use as trigger the built in camera flash pop up and it produces a very quick and short flash low power output level it is treated as a pre flash To avoid this set the built in camera flash pop up in manual flash mode with a flash energy setup strong long enough to be treated as a main exposure flash i When the SLV input mode is selected frontal signal by optical receiver on parabolic refle...

Page 30: ...or on the strobe Pressing it for a long time the rear curtain sync mode is activated and it is signaled by the light up of the SYN and SLV indicators light By pressing the selector a first beeping sound will be issued immediately followed by a second beeping sound which will be issued after about two seconds After the last beeping sound the INPUT control selector can be released i In both version ...

Page 31: ...ector can be released 12 2 Autofocus assistance mode With synchro cable connection wiring according to specific i TTL or E TTL protocol chapter 14 0 the autofocus assistance mode is automatically activated by the camera During the exposure flash the pilot light is automatically switched off so as not to affect the exposure With Canon cameras the automatic mode is only active if the autofocus mode ...

Page 32: ...vironment 13 1 Synchro cable socket The provided synchro cable socket with the strobe which is positioned on the body back is the S6 type This choice allows full compatibility to data transmission of E TTL Canon and i TTL Nikon digital protocols 13 2 Synchro cables ONEUW synchro cables are manufactured on our technical specifications with high quality multi wire conductors and special outer coatin...

Page 33: ...3 4 Fiber optic cables For a correct transmission of the optical impulses between the digital camera and the strobe it is essential to use high quality multicore fiber optic cables with a large section The fiber optic cable used to connect the strobe must be equipped with a Sea Sea plug type A sharp bend in the cable may compromise or interrupt the transmission of the optical signal 28 ...

Page 34: ...on Single Strobe set up Single NV or S6 socket with all 5 wires connected ONE160x Selectable mode i TTL or manual Multi Strobe set up ONE NVslv 1ts NV or S6 socket on the left or right with all 5 wires connected ONE160x main strobe called MASTER unit Selectable mode i TTL or manual 2nd NV or S6 socket on the left or right with all 5 wires connected ONE160x secondary strobe called SLAVE unit Select...

Page 35: ... can be released At the first set up or new one not memorized the first strobe you switch on must always to be set as SLAVE unit the second or last one as MASTER unit If you want to reverse the set up of two strobes already switched on for example A MASTER B SLAVE first set the unit A as the new SLAVE and then the unit B as the new MASTER Respecting these sequences the camera will always be interf...

Page 36: ...ng On the next page pictures 1 and 2 the correct wiring of NV and S6 connections for dual strobe setup can be viewed in detail Warning Only ONE160x strobes can be used in pairs or more units with connections that carry both all 5 wired wires Do not use other strobes with connections so wired you could seriously damage your Nikon digital camera and strobes 31 ...

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Page 38: ...be equipped with six pin S6 connections Single Strobe set up Single S6 socket with all 6 wires connected ONE160x Selectable mode E TTL or manual Dual Strobe set up 1st S6 socket on the left or right with all 6 wires connected ONE160x Selectable mode E TTL or manual 2nd S6 socket on the left or right with all 6 wires connected ONE160x Selectable mode E TTL or manual If NikonosV connections are used...

Page 39: ... connections for dual strobe setup can be viewed in detail Warning do not couple the ONE160x with strobes of other brands particularly old the high voltage used on these models not compatible with the one used in current digital electronic circuit boards can seriously damage the ONE160x and the digital camera both Canon and Nikon 34 ...

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Page 41: ...ult is indicated on the display by the following safety alert EH1 The unit automatically switches to the standby mode for 20 seconds the safety alert flashes on the display and a beeping sound is emitted every 2 seconds At the end of standby time the unit automatically switches off If this happens remove the battery pack from the strobe and put the separate units in a cool place or in a ventilated...

Page 42: ...attery pack reaches the maximum discharge value which is considered correct to avoid damaging it the status is indicated on the display by the following protection alert The unit automatically switches to the standby mode for 20 seconds the protection alert flashes on the display and a beeping sound is emitted every 2 seconds At the end of standby time the unit automatically switches off 37 ...

Page 43: ...r used Once on the surface handle the unit carefully without turning the battery compartment cap towards people to avoid possible injuries Inside the battery compartment after the automatic release there may be a residue of gas that must be vented manually as described below to prevent he risk of violent cap ejection when you open it Using a small screwdrive or other pointed tool lift the valve ed...

Page 44: ...hould liquid leak from battery pack avoid contact with skin rinse and dry battery compartment and lid wearing gloves If liquid leak from battery pack contacts skin or clothing wash off the affected area repeatedly with soap and clean water 39 ...

Page 45: ...and lubricate battery compartment lid o ring regularly A light coating of silicone grease is sufficient do not exceed with the product Clean and lubricate the o rings of strobe socket and synchro cable plugs periodically Attention is recommended when the synchro cable is removed from the strobe socket water drops must do not fall on the connection pins Pay careful attention to this operation all c...

Page 46: ...ick Start Guide 2 years ONEUW Warranty on Strobe 1 year ONEUW Warranty on Battery Pack and Charger 18 2 Optional accessories The following accessories may be supplied on request NiMH 4 8V 3050mAh Spare Battery Pack Neoprene Battery Pack Bag Neoprene Body Cover Neoprene Dome Cover Ball Adapter L50 1 M6 Ball Adapter L50 1 M6 45 Spiral Synchro Cable S6 S6 Spiral Synchro Cable S6 NV Dual Y Synchro Cab...

Page 47: ...anual mode power control range step Full 6 f stop 1 2 TTL mode EV control range step 2 f stop 1 3 GN Guide number ISO100 1m 20 GN ISO100 1m detection angle 20 90 18 110 16 130 Beam angle 130 circular Number of full power flashes over 250 Recycle time 0 2 1 8 sec Color temperature 4 600 K Pilot light Led 200 lm 10 2 steps Power supply interchang battery pack Battery type and capacity NiMH 4 8V 3050...

Page 48: ...mstance that cannot be attributed to manufacturing defects Synchro cables circular flash lamp and battery packs are to be considered consumable parts and therefore covered by a different warranty from the standard one The warranty will be bound by the terms and conditions offered by the respective suppliers which are the best one on the market for the quality of products offered Any tampering with...

Page 49: ...e to return your products to your local retailer upon purchase of an equivalent new product Disposing of this product correctly will help save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling Please contact your local authority for further details of your nearest designated collection poi...

Page 50: ...and mixed with household waste Please dispose of used batteries at designated collection centers Disposing of this product correctly is important to minimize any potential effects of batteries on the environment and human health due to the potential presence of hazardous substances For disposal in countries outside of the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish t...

Page 51: ...on or and the diffusion even partial without the explicit written permission ONEUW srl disclaims any liability for damages resulting either directly or indirectly to persons and devices from the use of this unit No refund or compensation may be claimed by the Purchaser to ONEUW srl With the intention to continuously improve our products ONEUW srl reserves the right to modify the design and technic...

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