hohem iSteady XE 3 Axis Smartphone Gimbal User Manual

hohem iSteady XE 3 Axis Smartphone Gimbal

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Thank you for purchasing the Hohem product. By using this product, you hereby signify that you have read this disclaimer and warning carefully and that you understand and agree to abide by the terms and conditions herein. You agree that you are solely responsible for your own conduct while using this product, and for any consequences thereof. You agree to use this product only for purposes that are proper and in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and all terms, precautions, practices, policies and guidelines Hohem has made and may make available. Hohem accepts no liability for damage, injury or any legal responsibility incurred directly or indirectly from the use of this product. The user shall observe safe and lawful practices including, but not limited to, those set forth in this document. This document and all other collateral documents are subject to change at the sole discretion of Hohem. For up-to-date product information, visit www.hohem.com and click on the product page for this product. Hohem Technology Co., Ltd

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Scan the QR code or search “Hohem Joy” in APP Store or Google Play to download.

The app Hohem Joy requires iOS 10.0 or later, Android 6.0 or later.

• Items marked “*” are optional accessories which are sold separately.
• Mount your mobile phone before powering on iSteady XE.
• If no mobile phone is detected or the motor is overloaded because phone is not balanced well, the gimbal will shut down after a warning beeping.

iSteady XE Overview

1. Magnetic Fill Light*
2. Phone Clamp
3. Folding Lock A
4. Folding Lock B
5. Working Mode Indicator (Battery Level Indicator)
6. Zoom Slider
7. Shutter Button
8. Tilt Motor
9. Knob
10. Pan Motor
11. Bluetooth Light
12. Joystick
13. Function Button
14. M Button(Power Button)
15. USB-C Charging Port
16. 1/4″-20 UNC Port
17.  Roll Motor
18. Handle(Battery Built-in)
19. Lanyard Hole

iSteady XE Magnetic Fill Light

• Sold separately Cold Light / Warm Light / Natural White Light (10-Level Adjustable Brightness)

M Button (Turn on/off fill light)

• Press and hold for 3s: Turn on/off fill light
• Press once: Cold/warm/natural white light switch

Plus “+” Button
Single press to increase brightness in ten levels

Minus “-” Button
Single press to decrease the brightness in ten levels

Fill Light Indicator
(“C” is short for cold; “W” is short for warm.)

• Cindicator lighting alone: Cold light in use
• Windicator lighting alone: Warm light in use
• C &W indicators both lighting: Natural white light in use

Power Indicator

• Flashing red: Charging
• Solid red: Fully Charged

How to mount and balance mobile phone on the gimbal?

1. Expand iSteady XE

2. Tighten the knob by turning it clockwise.
   The gimbal would not function properly if the knob was not tightened.

3. Make sure the phone camera is on the left side of the clamp. Insert your mobile device by putting it stuck in the bottom of phone clamp and pulling the top side of the clamp to clip it into place.

4. Slide the phone and keep it clamped and balanced centrally before powering on.

Keep your phone clamped centrally and clinging to the rubber pads, otherwise the gimbal would vibrate or turn off automatically.

Power on&Bluetooth Connection

Power on
Press and hold the M Button(Power ON/OFF Button) for 3s

Bluetooth connection through the app
Launch the app Hohem Joy and follow the prompts to connect iSteady XE device.

Button Function

1. M Button(Power Button)
   • Press and hold for 3s: Power on/off
   • Press once: Switch between working modes (PTF-PF-L-POV)
   • Press twice: Standby mode (Press any button to exit)
   • Press five times: Auto calibration
2. Joystick
   • Up/Down： Tilt rotation control
   • Left/Right： Pan rotation control (It is able to control the roll rotation through “Left/Right Joystick” Setting in the Hohem Joy app)
3. Zoom Slider (Available in the Hohem Joy / Android 10.0 or later, please ensure the Bluetooth pairing.)
   • Push up: Zoom in
   • Push down: Zoom out
4. Shutter Button (Please ensure the Bluetooth pairing)
   • Press once: Take a photo; Start/End video
   • Press twice: PHOTO/VIDEO switch
   • Press three times: Front/Rear camera switch (Available in the Hohem Joy / Android 10.0 or later, please ensure the Bluetooth pairing.)
5. Function Button
   • Press once: Landscape mode/Portrait mode switch
   • Press twice: Recenter the gimbal
   • Press three times: 180° inception mode/ 180° spin shot (auto rotation)
   • Press seven times: Remote control* pairing

Working Mode & Follow Speed

Working Mode

• To switch between working modes, please press the M button once.

Pan Follow

• When you rotate the handle left/right, the camera will follow the handle movements. The tilt motor does not follow within the angle range of -45° ~+45° movement, if exceed this range, the gimbal will follow the tilt movement, and the roll motor is locked without following the movement.

Pan &Tilt Follow
This is the default working mode. When you rotate the handle left/right/tilt up/tilt down, the camera will follow the handle movements, and the roll motor is locked without following the movement.

All Lock

• The roll and pan motors are locked without following the movement. The tilt motor does not follow within the angle range of -45° ~+45° movement, if exceed this range, the gimbal will follow the tilt movement.

POV (All Follow)

• First personal point of view Gives you 360° complete movement, you can pan, tilt and roll with it.

Follow Speed
To change follow speed, please launch the Hohem Joy app – Start Recording – Gimbal Parameter Settings (Bluetooth connection is necessary.)

• General Shooting with a general follow speed
• Slow Shooting with slow follow speed
• Medium Shooting to follow the fast movement
• Fast Fast follow speed for video transition

How to fold iSteady XE?

How to calibrate iSteady XE?
If the gimbal is not level after turned on, or pan axis is slight drift when the gimbal is still, please make calibration.

1. Turn on the gimbal and press the function button five times.
2. Start calibration after a beep sound.
   • Calibrate the gimbal on a flat surface and keeping it stationary.
3. Alternating flashes of the first two battery lights and the last two battery lights.
4. The calibration is done after two beeps sound. （The calibration takes about 40 seconds）

Battery Level Indicator & Bluetooth Indicator

Working mode indicator(Battery level indicator)

• Display gimbal mode: If one of the working modes is in use, its mode light will be in solid green.
• Display battery level: Long press the Function Button to check out the battery level (The more lighting indicators you see, the higher the battery level.)
• Display charging status: Light flashing means the gimbal in charging; Light staying on means the gimbal is fully charged.
• Others: Continous flashing when gimbal in calibrating

Bluetooth indicator
Color indicates the status of gimbal

• Light off: Bluetooth disconnected
• Green: Bluetooth connected
• Pulse red: Low battery warning
• Blink red quickly: Low-battery shutdown countdown
• Solid red: Error warning
• Flashing red with beep sound: Overloading

*Blinking indicators of remote control status**

• Blink yellow and green alternatively: Pairing
• Blink yellow: Paired
• Remote control is sold separately.

Gimbal Specifications

The motor would be shown on the screen due to some of mobile cameras are designed at the middle of phone, such as Xiaomi Mi 10, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, and Xiaomi Mi CC9 PRO.

Fill Light Specifications

(5500k)

Warranty Terms

1. Customers are entitled to replacement service in case of quality deficits or functional disorders found in the product within 7 days upon the purchase date. But ensure the commodity and package with no damage, and we will offer a brand new replacement after confirming the product’s problem is not related to artificial damage.
2. The warranty service is subject to normal use.
3. The valid warranty period is 12 months counting from the date of selling under normal use. Accessories are excluded from the warranty service.
4. This warranty service DOES NOT cover accidental or artificial damages (including but not limited to) caused by unauthorized modification, disassembly, incorrect use and operation.
5. Please keep and offer the warranty card for claiming the warranty service.

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