Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product WR-1 Nikon
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User's Manual Wir eless Remote Contr oller En Printed in Japan SB3B01(11) 6MBJ0811-01 No reproduction in any f orm of this manual, in whole or in part (except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews), may be made without written authorization from NIK ON C ORPORA TION.
Thank you f or your purchase of an WR-1 wireless remote contr oller . Read both this manual and the documentation provided with y our camera before using the pr oduct, and keep these instructions where they will be read by all who use the pr oduct.
i Principal Features Principal Features Basic Confi gure one unit as a transmitter and a second as a r eceiver , and attach the receiv er to a camera.
ii Wireless R egulation Data Wireless R egulation Data T rade Name: Model: WR-1 FCC ID: C GJ4149EA IC: 4634A-4149EA Compliance Statement This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules and with RSS-210 of Industry Canada.
iii Notices for Customers in Eur ope EC Declaration of Conformity Nikon WR-1 Manufacturer: Nikon Corporation A copy of the original DoC for this prod- uct as it relates to R&TTE can be found at the following website: http://imaging.nikon.c om/support/pdf/ DoC_WR-1.
iv For Y our Safet y For Y our Safet y T o prevent damage to your Nikon pr oduct or injur y to yourself or to others, r ead the fol- lowing safety precautions in their entirety befor e using this product. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them.
v Follow the instructions of hospital and airline personnel . This product emits radio fre- quency radiation that could inter f ere with medical or navigational equipment. T urn the pr oduct off during takeoff and landing and when so directed by airline or hospital staff .
vi Notices Notices No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted , transcribed, stor ed in a re- trieval system, or translated into an y language in any form, by any means , without Nikon’ s prior written permission.
vii T able of Contents T able of Contents Principal F eatures .............................................................................................................. i Wireless Regulation Data ...................................................
viii Menus 1 Menus 1 6 6 Using the Menus ............................................................................................................ 17 SPECIAL ..........................................................................................
1 Introduction Introduc tion This section off ers an ov erview of produc t controls and display s. Parts of the WR-1 Parts of the WR-1 The Multi Selec tor A 1 LED (red/gr een) ................................... 9 2 Display ..........................
2 The Display The Display 1 3 4 5 6 2 7 10 8 13 11 9 12 T x/Rx/OFF switch set to Tx (transmitter) 1 3 4 5 6 2 7 8 13 11 12 T x/Rx/OFF switch set to Rx (r eceiver) Description Description 0 0 1 If Tx/R.
3 Description Description 0 0 7 Curr ent channel. 8 8 Last three digits of unit serial number ( or , if unit has been assigned unit ID , current body number of fr om #01 to #20). 1, 23 9 Last three digits of unit serial number ( or , if unit has been assigned unit ID , current body number) of selected r eceiver in each gr oup .
4 Inserting Batteries Inserting Batteries The WR-1 is pow ered by two AA alkaline or nickel-metal hy dride (NiMH) batteries. T o inser t batteries: 1 Open the battery-chamber cover . Unlatch and open the battery- chamber cover . H1104 Sample ES04007A MADE IN Japan 2 Inser t the batteries.
5 Units Connected to Cameras When connected to a camera ( 0 6), WR-1 units are pow ered by the camera; batteries are not requir ed. Standby Mode If no operations are per formed for the length of time selected for STBY p ( 0 16), transmitters will enter standby and their displays will turn off to save power .
6 Connecting WR-1 Units Connecting WR-1 Units Connect the units to the cameras they will be used to contr ol. 1 Open the ten-pin terminal co ver . Open the terminal cov er as shown. T en-pin terminal 2 Connect the supplied ten-pin or acc essor y terminal cable.
7 Fixing Units in Place A The WR-1 can be mounted on the camera acces- sor y shoe as shown at right. Once the unit is in place, it can be angled as shown at right. T o remove the WR-1, angle it as shown in Figure 1 or 2, and then pr ess the release ( q ) and slide the unit off the accessor y shoe ( w ).
8 Using the WR -1: The Basics Using the WR -1: The Basics The instructions that follow describe how t o control a single camera using two WR-1 units, one functioning as a transmitter and the other as a receiv er .
9 Step 3: Pair the Units Step 3: Pair the Units F ollow the steps below t o pair the units. Units can be paired only with other devices on the same channel. 1 Set the units to pairing mode. Pr ess the MENU button to display the menus, then highlight P AIRING in the LINK MODE menu and press z .
10 Step 4: Group the Units Step 4: Group the Units Each receiv er can be placed in any of f our groups ( A, B, C, and D). A transmitter can then be used to contr ol the diff erent groups sepa- rately by selecting the appropriate gr oup befor e operating the transmitter controls .
11 T ra c Level A The tra c on each channel can be gauged by pressing 2 f or about a sec- ond. The tra c level f or each channel is shown by an icon; choosing a low- tra c channel improv es per formance.
12 Controlling Multiple Cameras Controlling Multiple Cameras This section describes the ways in which multiple receiv ers can be used to control mor e than one camera at a time.
13 Synchronized R elease Synchronized R elease T o synchronize the shutters of one or more remot e cameras with the shutter on a master camera, attach the rec eivers to the r emote cam- eras and the transmitter to the master camera. The master camera must be equipped with a ten-pin remote t erminal.
14 Groups Groups Remote cameras can be divided into up to f our groups ( A, B, C, and D). The cameras in each group can be c ontrolled separately by us- ing the transmitter group butt ons to select the desired group bef ore pressing the shutter-r elease button.
15 The WR-R10/WR- T10 The WR-R10/WR- T10 WR-1 units can be used with WR-R10 and WR- T10 wireless remote controllers (available separately). WR- T10 WR-R10 WR-R10 WR-R10 WR-A10 WR-1 units must be in pa.
16 Menus Menus The menus contain the items listed belo w . T o display the menus, pr ess the MENU button. Item Item Description Description LINK MODE Choose whether to link to other units via pairing or ID . BOD Y NO . Select unit ID (body number) of from #01 to #20 ( 0 23).
17 Item Item Description Description BA T TERY T o ensure accuracy of batter y level display , selec t option that matches type of batter y inser ted in device.
18 SPECIAL SPECIAL The SPECIAL menu is used to confi gure transmitters f or interval tim- er photography and t o choose the maximum duration for bulb pho- tograph y , or to confi gure r eceivers to r elay transmitter commands to a second rec eiver and to choose the delay bef ore the shutter is released in response t o transmitter commands.
19 4 Choose the number of intervals. Highlight NUM OF SHOTS and pr ess 2 . The options shown at right will be display ed; press 1 or 3 to choose the number of inter- vals. P ress z to return t o the interval timer menu when settings are complete . 5 Choose the starting trigger .
20 Release Hold T ime Choose how the remote cameras r espond when the transmitter shutter-release button is held all the wa y down. TIME : The transmitt er shutter-release button can be used f or long time -exposures; shooting ends automatically after a selected time.
21 Relay Receivers can be confi gur ed to relay transmitt er commands to an- other receiv er , increasing transmitter range and allowing signals to be transmitted around obstacles . T ransmitter Relay Receiv er 1 Confi gure the relay . On the unit that will act as the relay , slide the T x/Rx/OFF switch to Rx .
22 Release Delay Choose how long a receiv er waits to release the shutt er after the transmitter shutter-release butt on is pressed all the way down. Dif- ferent dela ys can be used for di erent receiv ers, allowing shutt er release to be stagger ed over a series of cameras using a single trans- mitter .
23 ID Mode ID Mode While in pairing mode pairing is used to establish links between units before shooting beg ins ( 0 9), in ID mode units automatically link to others with the same name. Note that ID mode is a vailable with WR-1 units only; pairing must be used to link with WR-R10/WR- T10 wireless remot e controllers.
24 Viewing and Changing Camera Settings (D7100 O nly) Viewing and Changing Camera Settings (D7100 O nly) When receiv ers are attached to D7100 cameras, camera settings can be viewed and changed in the transmitter display .
25 Receiver Status A The status of receivers that ar e connected to D7100 cameras is shown as follows: g (still image mode) : The transmitter shutt er- release button can be used to take photo- graphs. • h (movie mode) : The transmitter shutter-release button can be used to begin and end movie recor ding.
26 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting If wireless remote contr ollers fail to function as expected, check the list of common problems below bef ore consulting y our retailer or Nikon representative .
27 Precautions for Use Controllers must be secur ely attached to the camera to prev ent camera malfunction. Remove units that ar e not in use; carr ying a camera in a bag or by the strap with a WR-1 attached risks damage to the camera or the WR-1 in the event that the camera is exposed to strong ph ysical shocks or vibration.
28 Specifi c ations Specifi cations W ireless Remote C ontroller WR-1 T ype T ype WR-1 Suppor ted cameras Suppor ted cameras SLR cameras with ten-pin remot e or accessor y terminals Wireless Wireless Channels Channels 1 (2.405 GHz), 2 (2.410 GHz), 3 (2.
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User's Manual Wir eless Remote Contr oller En Printed in Japan SB3B02(11) 6MBJ0811-02 No reproduction in any f orm of this manual, in whole or in part (except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews), may be made without written authorization from NIK ON C ORPORA TION.
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