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Thank

you

for

purchas

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the PENTAX GPS Unit

O-GPS1.

This

GPS

unit

is

a camera accessory

for

PENTAX

digital

cameras

to

record

location

i

nformation

,

such

as

latitude,

longitude,

altitude, Coordinated

Universal Time

(UTe)

,

and

orientation.

This

operating

manual

is

divided

in

two

parts:

The

fi

rst

part

is

in

Japanese

and

the

second

in

English.

Please

read

th

is

operating

manual

carefully

first

for

proper

use

.

GPS Unit

-

PS1

Operating Manual

Regarding a

Trademark

PENTAX is a trademark

of

HOYA

CORPORATION.

Illustrations

and

Terminology

In

some illustrations in this manual, the PENTAX

K-S

is used

as

an example, and operations are

explained on the assumption that the four-way

controller is used to select a menu item and the

OK

button is used to determine the selection.

Function names differ depending on the camera.

For details, refer to the operating manual

of

your

camera.

FOR THE SAFE USE OF YOUR

GPS UNIT

Although

we

have carefully produced this GPS unit

for safe operation, please take special note

of

the

following:

& WARNING

This symbol indicates that violating this item could

cause serious personal injuries.

& CAUTION

This symbol indicates that violating this item could

cause minor

or

medium personal injuries,

or

loss

of

property.

& WARNING

• Do not attempt to disassemble this GPS unit

yourself.

& CAUTION

• The following may lead to an explosion or fire.

• Shorting a battery

• Exposing a battery to flames

• Disassembling a battery

• Attempting to recharge a non-rechargeable

battery

Precautions

for

Your

GPS

Unit

• Never use organic solvents such as thinner,

alcohol or benzine to clean this GPS unit.

Contents

Names

of

Pa

rts

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.

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...

2

Sp

ecifications ................................................... 19

Features

of

the O-GPS1 ......................................3

Supported

Ca

m

er

as

...

.................'

...

.......................3

No

t

es

on

the

GPS Un

it

........................................

20

El

ectr

onic

C::o

m

pass

............................................

20

Ti

me

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.

...

..

.

..

...

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21

Getting Started .

...

.

..

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..

.........

..

.

....

..

.

..

......

..

4

Inserting

t

he

Ba

tt

ery

..

.................."

...

"....................4

warranty

Policy .....

..

............

.. ..

....

..

.........

..

...

..

...

22

Mou

nt

i

ng

the

GP

S Unit on the Camera ...............

..

6

Tu

rn

ing

the

GPS

Unit

On/Off ....................

..

.........

..

7

Calibration

...

..

....

..

...........

..

...................

...

..

............

..

8

Using

th

e GPS Function .............

......

..................9

Disp

l

ay

ing

the

El

ectro

nic

Compass

.....................

11

Using the Simple Navigation Function.........

...

12

Selecting

the

De

s

tination

and

Di

s

playing

the

L

ocation

Inform

a

tio

n........................

..

.......

..

12

Ma

n

agi

ng

th

e

Destina

tio

n I

nformatio

n

....

.

..

...

.. ..

..

.

12

Using the ASTROTRACER Function .

..

....

...

.. ..

.16

Using Other

Functions

........................

...

......

..

18

Sett

i

ng

th

e

Posit

i

on

i

ng

In

terval

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...

.......18

A

dju

s

ti

ng

lhe Dale a

nd

Time

Au

tomal

ica

l1

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..

18

1

2

CD

= lamp (orange: battery level)

®

80s

lamp (blue: GPS positioning status)

®

Power

button

@ Locking lever

® Mounting foot

® Battery

chamber

lock

CD

Battery chamber cover

F"eature$

olthe

O

-GPS1

• Information can be

sent

to the camera by

attaching the O-GPS1 unit to the camera's

hot shoe.

• Designed with dust-proofness and water-

resistance

in

mind.

• Features an electronic compass.

• Features the Simple Navigation function,

which shows the distance to the destination.

• Features the ASTROTRACER function

(a

built-in equatorial mount), which is convenient

when taking pictures

of

stars.

•

Supported

Cameras

The

PENTAX

K-S,

K-r

,

and

6450

support this GPS unit (as

of

May

2011).

Before using this unit with

the

above-

mentioned three models, however, you need

to update the firmware of your camera. The

firmware supporting GPS can be downloaded

from the following website:

http://www.pentax.jp/japa

nlprod

uctsl

0-

gps

11

For details aboutthe compatibility

of

cameras

released

in

May 2011

or

later, refer to the

operating manual

of

the camera or visit our

website.

• When the firmware

of

your camera is updated to

a version supporting this GPS

un

it, new items

are added to the shooting menu and/or

playback mode palette, and the order

of

items

changes accordingly.

• This GPS unit and a flash cannot be used

at

the

same time. When using this GPS unit, always

attach it to the camera.

• While shooting with Live View, the Electronic

Compass and Simple Navigation functions are

disabled,

• The ASTROTRACER function cannot be used

with the

645D

.For detailS about the

compatibility

of

cameras released

in

May 2011

Of

later, refer to the operating manual

of

the

tamera

or visit our website.

• The maximum trace duration with the

ASTROTRACER function varies depending on

: the shooting conditions.

3

4

• Inserting the Battery

!

i

""

1

Slide

the

battery

chamber

lock

to

the

direction

indicated

by

arrow

CD

to

unlock

the

battery

chamber

cover

and

open

it

to

the

direction

indicated

by

arrow

®.

2

Insert

an

AAA

battery

making

sure

that

the

+ and -

markings

match

the

illustration above.

3

Close

the

battery

chamber

cover

and

lock

it.

Available

Battery Types

The following batteries can be used.

•

AM

alkaline battery

•

AAA

lithium battery

•

AM

nickel-metal hydride battery

-

~...

......

--.

.,

...

.

•

5

• Mounting the GPS Unit on the Camera

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1 Remove the

hot

shoe

cover

01

the

camera.

Keep the hot shoe cover sale and do not

lose it.

6

2

Attach

the

GPS

unit

to

the

camera.

CD

Turn the locking lever

olthe

GPS unit

in the opposite direction to the arrow

01

"FIX

-t".

@Slidethe

mounting

loot

olthe

GPS unit

into the camera's hot shoe Irom the

back

01

the camera,

®Turn the locking lever

01

the GPS unit

in the direction

01

the arrow

of

"FIX -->",

•

Turning

the

GPS

Unit

On/Off

.~.--

..

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.....

• • • 7 7 • •

-,

•

,

•,

I

•

,

0

I

•

,

I

,

I

80s

, (blue)

t

.....

".-

...

• , , "'",n2W"

1 Press

and

hold

the

powe

r

button

for

one second.

The GPS unit turns

on

and the

80s

lamp

lights up or blinks (depending on the

positioning statu

s),

2 To

turn

the

power

off

,

press

and

hold

the

power

button

for

one

second

again

.

•

,

1

I

!

"

,

-,

,

il

-,

,

0'

~

J

• Wh

en

the battery is

com

pletely exhausted, the

~

lamp'does not illuminate. When the battery

is

runni

ng

lOW,

the

c:;::II

lamp blinks as follows, In

.

this

conditi'on,

replace

the

battery wi,

th

a

new

or

"

i;!

f

ull

y-char

ged

on

e.

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When

th

e,

exp

osu

re'metering

timer

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df

the .

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::.

camera

is

,

off:

,Blinks every 3.seconds

-

When

Jhe

e)::posure metering timer

of

the

l:a1l)9:fa is on: Blinks every 2 seconds

• The functions which'

emp

l

oy

GPS (Electronic

, Compass! Simple Nav(gation aod •

i'

ASTROTRACERl are not enable,d wben the

camera.is turned off, or

when

the·camera

's

Auto

, power

Qff

function

is

actIVated

.

l

~

you

w

an

t

to

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.

::,.,

use

th.e

E

l

e

.

~ronlc

Compass

or

Simp

le

d;'

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Navigatlon function"'

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7

•

Calibration

Calibration is the operation to get the

electronic com

pa

ss to work accurately.

Always perform this before using the GPS

unit.

As the Earth's magnetic field varies

depending on the shooting location, precise

calibration must also be performed at each

location when shooting images

of

astronomical objects with the

ASTROTRACER function,

1

Attach

the

GPS

unit

to

the

camera,

and

then

turn

on

both

the

GPS

unit

and the

camera.

8

2

Select

[Calibration]

from

[GPS]

in

the

[01 Rec, Mode]

menu

on

the

camera,

l Move

the

camera

and

perform

the

calibration.

Hold the camera firmly and rotate the

camera

180

degrees or more in each

of

three directions as shown on the right.

•

Ti

me

allowed forcalibration

is

one minute. If

you

cannot finish the calibration within a minlJte

or

tne message [The operation could

not

be

"

!;

completed

corr~ctlYl

isdisplayed on the'camera

::

g monitor1face the

c~rnera

.

in

a

diffe[eJlfdjrecti8[:l

~

:;:

and

try

the

ca

li

bration again.

:i!

r·Be careful

not

to

drop

the

camera'while

~l

, performing the calibration.

:l

•

Always

perform the calibratJon when

~pew

Of

;;

futly·cha,rged

battery is installed, Qr when the"

i:!

GPS unit1s removed

from

the,camera

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1

Attach

the

GPS

unit

to

the

camera

,

and

then turn

on

both

the

GPS

unit

and

the

camera.

After the power is turned

on

,the

80s

lamp

blinks while positioning by GPS and then

stays illuminated after the GPS

positioning

is

carried

out.

The GPS icon will

be

displayed

on

the

status screen on the camera monit

or.

9

a.alamp

Blinks

Lights

10

&s

lamp and GPS icons

GPS

icon

Status

~

(Red) GPS

data

cannot

be

obtai

ned

.

Three

satellites

are

dete

cte

d

and

GPS

~

(Yellow)

data

can

be

obtained;

the

GPS

data

is

r

ecorded

to

an

image

when

shooting

.

Four

or

more

satellites

are

detected

and

~

(Green)

more

pre

ci

se

GPS

data

can

be

ob

tained

:

the

GPS

data

is

re

co

rded

to

an

image

when

shooting

.

2 Take a

picture.

The cur

re

nt location information will be

recorded to the image.

• For the movies, GPS data cannot

be

recorded.

3 Play

back

the

image and

check

the

GPS data.

For details on how to play back images,

refer to the operating manual

of

the

camera

.

•

Displaying

the

Electronic

Compass

The electronic compass can be displayed on

the camera

monitor

.

1

Select

[Electronic

Compass)

from

[GPS)

in

the

[0

Rec.

Mode)

menu

on

the

camera.

The

electronic

compass

appears on the

camera monitor and the current latitude,

longitude, altitude,

direction'

, and the

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) are

displayed.

If

you rotate the camera to

point the lens

in

a different direction, the

face

of

the electronic compass turns.

, On the electronic compass

of

this GPS

unit, 00 is based on

True

North, not

Magnetic North. (1800 is based on

True

South.)

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on

the camera monitor) the camera

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stops displaying the electronic compass.

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Select [Electronic Compass] from [GPS] in

th~

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•

• Selecting the Destination and

Displaying the Location

Information

Direction and distance to the destination

based

on

the current location

ca

n

be

displayed.

1

Select

[Simple

Navigation)

from

[GPS)

in

the

[0

Rec. Mode)

menu

on

the

camera.

2

Select

[Select

Destination).

3

Select

the

desired

destination.

4

Select

[Navigation

Start).

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Direction

(~

mark on the compass face)

and distance to the destination are

displayed. based on the current location.

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Information

Destination

information

ca

n

be

saved

to

or

deleted from a memory ca

rd

.The

inf

ormation

saved

on

the memory card can also be

loaded.

1

Select

[Simple

Navigation)

from

[GPS)

in

the

[0

Rec. Mode)

menu

on

the

camera.

2

Select

[Destination

Manager).

3

Select

[D+I!!l

Load

from

the

card],

[D>!!! Save

to

the

card],

or

[I~

Delete

destination].

Loading

data

from

the

card/Saving

data

to

the

card

4

Select

a

file

to

save

the

destination

list

data.

To save the destinalion list data to the

memory card, enter the name

of

the

destination list file (Title Entry) first and

save

it.

tho

Speci

fy

where

to

save

the

destination

lis

t

da

ta

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Deleting

the

destination

data

4

Select

destination(s)

to

be deleted.

Press the

OK

button to tick the checkbox

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the

Wi

button.

6

Select

[Select

& Delete].

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The selected destination(s) will be

deleted.

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it

as

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! . To save

the

shootin'g

locl:\tion

of

the

.

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«ips

information as ai

destlnation,

play:back

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[SavE;

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15

Using

the

ASTROTRACER

Function

When shooting images

of

astronomical objects

with long exposure by using a camera with the

Shake Reduction function,the ASTROTRACER

function enables

you

to track them as the Earth

rotates and make them look like stationary

points oflight with

no

trails

in

the images.

1

Set

the

exposure

mode

and

the

focus

mode

of

the

camera

to

Bulb

and

MF

(Manual

focus),

respectively.

Refer to the operating manual

of

the

camera.

2

Select

[ASTROTRACER

(Bulb)]

from

[GPS] in

the

[0

Rec.

Mode]

menu

on

the camera.

16

Max. Trace Duration •

~

Timed Exposure 0

Exposure

Ti

me

Preset

Preslee Calibration

3

Select

[Precise

Calibration].

Hold the camera firmly and rotate the

ca

mera

180

degrees

or

more

in

each

of

three directions as shown below.

4

To

set

the

exposure

time

using

the

timer,

tick

the

checkbox

for

[Timed

Exposure]

and

set

the

time

in

[Exposure

Time

Preset]

.

Set the exposure time (minute/second).

5

Select

[Start

Shooting].

6 Set the

focus

and press the

shutter

release

button

.

,

Shooting starts.

When shooting is finished, the

ASTROTRACER setting screen is

displayed again.

•

Whe

-n

~

using

the

ASTR

~

OTAAcER

funatio

;'-

itie

~

shuttercannot

b~

released and shooting

will

not

start until the GPS positioning is carried out.

o The maximum trace duration varies depending

on

the

foca

l length, shooting location,

or

direction that the camera faces to. You cannot

I:

settheexposuretime longerthan the maximum

t trace

dur<iJtion.

i.

' When using a lens without focal length

p information, setthe focal length

of

your lens with.

f {lnpulFocal

Length1

in

the

[0

Ree.Mode] menu·

before shooting images

of

astronomical objects.

!.

AlWays

execute

the

precise calibration before

• shooting-images of astronomical objects.

• When

u~

!

ngthe

ASTRQTRACER function,

[HQriz;oQCorreGtion] and_

[Composit

ion

AdjustJ

•

of

the camera are

not

enabled.

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...

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"

.-

.---

•

As

the precise calibration performs high-

accuracy calibration, it takes a while to

f:omplete.

•

When

shooting images

of

astronomical objects,

you

cannot use autofocus.

Adjust

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Pentax O-GPS1 User manual

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