MIOPS Splash User manual

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You!can!open!the!application!settings,!by!touching!
the!gear!icon!at!the!right!top!corner!of!the!screen.!
You!can!change!various!settings!of!the!app!using!this!
screen.!The!changes!to!the!settings!will!be!saved!
automatically.!
The!first!setting!is!the!“Pulse!Length”.!!"#$%%$'(%)!
generates!a!pulse!to!trigger!your!camera.!You!can!
set!the!length!of!the!pulse!in!milliseconds.!
You!can!select!between!available!languages!by!
changing!the!“Language”!parameter.!
!You!can!click!the!“Buy!Now”!button!to!shop!on!
miops.com!web!store.!
You!can!send!your!questions!and!request!using!the!
“Feedback”!button.!You!can!also!send!a!screenshot!
to!show!any!issues!you!might!have.!
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Please!visit!www.miops.com!Your!smartphone!must!
have!MIOPS!MOBILE!app!installed.!
Battery:!23A!–!12V!Alkaline!Battery!
Tube!Length:!17cm!Tube!Diameter:!3.2!cm!
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You!need!to!install!the&!"#$%&!,A+15&app.!The!
app!opens!with!a!selection!screen.!You!need!to!
select!which!equipment!you!are!going!to!use!to!
control!your!flash!or!camera.!
MIOPS!Splash!users!need!to!select!the!MIOPS!
Splash!icon.!
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In!the!Camera!mode,!MIOPS!Splash!will!trigger!your!
camera!only.! You! need! to! connect! the! camera!
connection! cable! from! MIOPS! Splash! to! the! shutter!
release!port!of!your!camera.!
Once! you! set! the! drop! sizes! and! press! the! Start!
button!on!the!app,!MIOPS!Splash!will!send!the!drops!
and!then!trigger!the!camera.!You!can!add!a!delay.!
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In! Flash! Mode,! MIOPS! Splash! can! trigger! both! the!
camera! and! the! flash! if! you! make!the! cable!
connections!A!and!B.!
MIOPS! splash! will! trigger! the! camera! first.! As! the!
shutter! is! still! open,! it! will! release! the! drops! and!
then!trigger!the!flash.!Finally,!it!will!close!the!shutter!
of!the!camera.!BULB!mode!or!long!enough!exposure!
needed.!

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You!can!adjust!the!drop!size!using!the!app.!The!drop!
size!is!controlled!by!the!duration!of!the!valve!staying!
open.!If!you!want!to!see!bigger!drops,!then!you!need!
to!increase!the!time.!It!is!given!in!milliseconds.!If!you!
set! it! to! very! high! value! then! water! will! just! flow!
through!the!valve.!
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If!you!don’t!want!to! send!the! second!drop,!you!can!
set!it!to!0!msec.!This!will!avoid!the!second!drop.!You!
can! add! a! delay! between! the! two! drops.! MIOPS!
Splash!will!send!the!second!drop!with!the!set!delay.!
You!can!also!add!a!delay!to!the!trigger!of!the!camera!
or! flash.! This! way! you!can! achieve! the! exact! photo!
you!want.!!
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You! can! play! around! with! the! exposure! and! light!
settings! of! your! flash! and! camera! to! adjust! the!
shoot.!Below,!you!can!see!a!sample!setting!for!water!
drop!photography.!The!second!drop!will!hit!the!first!
one!after!it!bounces.!
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After!some!use,!you!may!need!to!replace!the!battery!
of!MIOPS!Splash.!The!battery!will!last!depending!on!
how!much!you!use!it.!It!is!easily!replaceable.!You!can!
only!use!a!23A!12V!alkaline!battery.!You!will!need!a!
Philips! screwdriver!to! change! the! battery.! You! can!
follow! these! steps! to! change! the! battery! of! the!
MIOPS!Splash.!
• Turn!the!MIOPS!Splash!off.
• Unplug!any!cables.
• Remove!the!screws!at!the!bottom!of!the!
device!with!a!Philips!screw!driver.
• Remove!the!old!battery.
• Put!a!compatible!battery!by!observing!the!
battery!polarity.
• Put!the!cover!back!on!and!tighten!the!
screws.
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MIOPS!Splash!has!“Firmware!Upgrade!over!the!Air”!
capability.! In! other! words,! you! don’t! need! to! make!
any! cable! connection! to! complete! the! firmware!
upgrade.!You!can!follow!these!steps!to!complete!the!
firmware!upgrade!of!your!MIOPS!Splash.!
Open! the! MIOPS! Splash! app! and! go! to! the! Settings!
screen.!Select!Check!Firmware!Upgrade.!The!app!will!
connect! to! the! server! and! check! if! there! is! a!
firmware!upgrade!available!for!your!device.!If!a!new!
version!of!the!firmware!is!found,!the!app!will!notify!
you!with!a!pop-up!screen.!
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If! you! want! to! upgrade! the! firmware,! touch! the!
“Upgrade”! button.! At! this! point,! the! MIOPS! Splash!
must! be! in! “Firmware! Upgrade”! mode.! In! order! to!
put! MIOPS! Splash! into! “Firmware! Upgrade”! mode,!
do!the!following:!
• If! it! is! turned! on,! turn! it! off!using! On-Off!
switch.!!
• Press!the!Valve!button!and!as!it!is!pressed!
turn!the!MIOPS!Splash!on.!
• The!Status!LED!will!glow!RED!continuosly.!
• Your!device!is!now!on!Firmware!Upgrade!
mode.!!
• The!app!will!discover!your!unit!and!it!will!
connect!to!it.!
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You! can! complete! the! firmware! upgrade! by!
following!the!instructions!provided!by!the!app.!If!any!
error! occurs! during! the! firmware! upgrade! process,!
you! will! be! notified! with! related! information!
messages.!
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The!most!preferred!way!of!taking!splash!pictures!is!
triggering! the! flash! while! the! camera! is! on! open!
shutter.! You! can! do! water! drop! photography! by!
triggering! your! camera! or! your!flash! and!MIOPS!
Splash!can!handle!both!of!them.!
Make!sure!that!you! set!an!appropriate!drop!size.!If!
you!keep!the!valve!open!too!long,!then!you!will!not!
get!a!drop.!
Make!sure!you!give!enough!delay!between!the!first!
and! second! drop.! This! will! help! to! create! the!
collision! effect,! where! the! second! drop! hits! the!
bouncing!first!one.!
If! you! trigger! the! flash! only,! pressing! the! shutter!
button!on!the!camera!may!cause!a!shake.!In!order!to!
avoid! that,! you! can! either! use! a! manual! remote! or!
the! better! way! is! connecting! the! camera! to! MIOPS!
Splash! as! well!(Optional! Camera! Triggering! cable! is!
required).! MIOPS! Splash! will! keep! the! shutter!open!
for! the! shoot.! The! camera! must! be! either! on! BULB!
mode! or! exposure! duration! long! enough! for! the!
drops!to!hit.!
You! can! get! a! full! version! of! the! user! manual! at!
www.miops.com.! For! all! kind! of! questions,! you! can!
send!an!email!to![e-mail].!