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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 broad-
cast. Any P1 Receiver within range and operating properly will blink both of its LED’s together several times indicating
clean reception and proper operation.
Shot Indicator
- After activating the Master Flash or IR Commander (you take a shot), the Link LED will momentarily
strobe indicating a signal was received by the magnetic pickup sensor.
Operation: Detailed P1 Receiver 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
Each P1 Receiver will indicate it has achieved a perfect radio link to an active P1 Transmitter by lighting the orange
Link LED. Whenever this LED is on, there exists a 100% perfectly clear connection between the P1 Transmitter and P1
Receiver. The instant the carrier signal from the transmitter is lost, the Link LED will go dark, and will light again the
instant a signal is again locked.
You may observe the Link LED begin to strobe off and on when moving around. This is normal as any degradation of
the radio signal will be visible by the Link LED strobing on and off. Once the P1 Transmitter and P1 Receiver are again
stationary, the Link LED will generally stabilize.
This is also helpful for evaluating range in a given environment. As you reach the usable limits of range the Link LED
will begin to strobe off and on or may go out all together. At the extremes of range you may also notice various odd
behavior - both LED’s may blink together (as the random clicking in and out of the radio signal may trigger the P1
Receiver to think it has received a test broadcast from the P1 Transmitter), and your Slave flash may occasionally emit
pops of light.
NOTE:
If your flash behaves erratically or fails to activate after being placed near the extremes of range or in
environments with lots of background radio interference, the erratic behavior of your slave flash can often be cleared
by pressing the “Pilot” button on your Master Flash or IR Commander a few times. Sending a “Pilot” signal should
briefly pop all slave flashes and also seems to clear their memory of any confusion caused by random pulses of light
caused by stray radio signals.
Your P1 Receiver has been designed to react to, and attempt to relay any radio signal it receives in attempting to
activate your Slave flash which causes some of the odd behavior above, but also makes it possible to activate the flash
a certain percentage of the time even at extremely long ranges. You should not observe much odd behavior in normal
shooting situations at more modest ranges.
