hohem iSteady XE Kit Mobile Phone Gimbal User Manual

hohem iSteady XE Kit Mobile Phone Gimbal

Warning & Disclaimer

• Thank you for purchasing the Hohem product. By using this product, you hereby signify that you have read this disclaimer and warning carefully. In addition, you understand and agree to abide by the terms and conditions herein.
• You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for your conduct while interacting with this product and for any consequences thereof.
• You agree to use this product only for proper purposes and by 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 outlined 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.

Download APP—Hohem Joy For More Interesting Functions

• Scan the QR code or search “Hohem Joy” in the APP Store or Google Play to download.
• The app Hohem Joy requires iOS 10.0 or later, and Android 6.0 or later.
• Items marked are optional accessories that are sold separately.
• Mount your mobile phone before powering on iSteady XE.
• If no mobile phone is detected or the motor is overloaded because the 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)

1. M Button (Turn on/off fill light)
   • Press and hold for 3s: Turn on/off the fill light
   • Press once: Cold/warm/natural the white light switch
2. Plus “+” Button
   • Single press to increase brightness in ten levels
3. Minus “-” Button
   • Single press to decrease the brightness in ten levels
4. Fill Light Indicator
   • (“C” is short for cold; “W” is short for warm.)
   • C indicator lighting alone: Cold light in use W indicator lighting alone:
   • Warm light in use C &W indicators both lighting: Natural white light in use
5. Power Indicator
   • Flashing red
   • Charging Solid red: Fully Charged

How to mount and balance a mobile phone on a 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 that the phone camera is on the left side of the clamp. Insert your mobile device by putting it stuck in the bottom of the 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.

Ensure your phone is centrally clamped to the rubber pads, otherwise, the gimbal will vibrate or turn off automatically.

Power on & Bluetooth Connection

1. Power on
   • Press and hold the M Button(Power ON/OFF Button) for 3s
2. Bluetooth connection through the App
   • Enable Bluetooth on your smartphone 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 and hold for 3s: Power on/off
   • Press once: Switch between working modes (PTF-PF-L-POV)
   • Press twice: Enter standby mode (Press once again to exit standby mode.)
   • Press five times: Auto calibration
2. Joystick
   • Up/Down: Tilt rotation control
   • Left/Right: Pan rotation control
   • (It can control the roll rotation through the “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
   • When paired with a remote control*
   • Press the function button once: Cancel pairing
   • Press the function button twice : Clear the paired remote control* (The paired remote control will be unavailable and needs to be repaired.)
   • Press on the function button : Check the gimbal battery level (The remote control is sold separately.)

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 exceeds 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 exceeds this range, the gimbal will follow the tilt movement.

POV (All Follow)

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

Follow Speed

• To change the following speed, please launch Hohem Joy App – Start Recording – Gimbal Parameter Settings (Bluetooth connection is necessary.)
• General Shooting with a general follow speed
• Slow Shooting with a 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 turning on, or the pan axis is slightly drifting when the gimbal is still, please calibrate it.

1. Turn on the gimbal and press the function button five times.
2. Start calibration after a beep sound.
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

1. 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 pressing 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 is charged; Light staying on means the gimbal is fully charged.
   • Others: Continuous flashing when calibrating the gimbal.
2. Bluetooth indicator
   • a. Color indicates the status of the 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 a beep sound: Overloading
   • b. Blinking indicators of remote control* status Blink yellow and green alternatively: Pairing Blink yellow: Paired
   • A remote control is sold separately.

Gimbal Specifications

The motor would be shown on the screen due to some of the mobile cameras are designed in the middle of the 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 of 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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