Godox ZP1 Smartphone Gimbal User Manual

Godox ZP1 Smartphone Gimbal User Manual

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Before using this product

Please read this instruction manual in order to ensure your safety and the proper operations of this product. Keep for future reference.

Thank you for purchasing Godox product.

ZP1 Smartphone Gimbal is specially designed for smart- phone shooting. With easy operation and abundant shooting modes, it can make footage stably and smoothly.

Main Features:

Quickly setting smartphone parameters without clicking smartphone screen Achieve zooming and focus movement functions simultaneously Suitable for various of occasions with horizontal or vertical shooting Multiple shooting modes enables to achieve creative shooting freely Built-in lithium battery with long battery life which can also offer power for smartphone.

Warning

Always keep this product dry. Do not use in rain or in damp conditions.

Do not disassemble. Should repairs become necessary, this product must be sent to an authorized maintenance center.

Keep out of reach of children.

 Stop using this product if it breaks open due to extrusion, falling or strong hit.

This product should be placed in cool, dry and ventilated area. Do not get close to fire or put the product into fire. Do not leave or store the flash unit if the ambient temperature reads over 45°C. Please read the instruction manual carefully before operation and use the product in safety temperature range.

Name of Part

1. Smartphone Holder

2. Yaw Axis

3. Cross Axis

4. Pitch Axis

5. Big Wheel Knob

6. Control Rocker

7. Picture Shooting Button

8. Video Shooting Button (power switch)

9. Mode Switch

10. Type—C USB Port Smartphone Charging Port

11. Buttons + Front Select Dial

12. 1/4 ” Mounting Hole

13. Cross Arm Select Dial

14. Battery Level Indicator

15. State Indicator(White: normal operation; red or blinking red:
    protection or error; off: shut down or in charging; green: fully charged)

16. Type-C USB Charging Port (firmware upgrade port)

17. Rocker Switch
    

Included Items

• Gimbal

• Type -C USB Cable

• Tripod

• Lanyard

Battery and Charging

As the Gimbal uses lithium battery, please charge it to full power before first usage.
Charging method: Insert one end of the Type-C USB cable to the Type-C USB port of Gimbal, and the other end to the smartphone power adapter and connect it to the power source. Then, the battery indicator is lit up. The battery level indicator will show remain battery level of the Gimbal.

How to Use

Firstly, download Godox Action APP.
Secondly, install the smartphone onto the Gimbal.
Thirdly, connect to the Bluetooth.
Fourthly, operate the Gimbal(note: all the functions of Gimbal can only be achieved in the Godox Action APP which was successfully connected via Bluetooth).

Smartphone Installation

1. Open up the smartphone holder and install the smartphone.
2. Regulate the balance
   Make the front face of the smartphone and the control panel to the same direction. Then, loosen the cross arm select dial and slightly pull out the cross arm leftwards or rightwards. If the smartphone keep its balance and do not move, it means the smartphone gets the right balance. Finally, screw the cross arm select dial.
   

Note:

1. Do not switch the Gimbal on before installing the smartphone and getting the right balance.
2. If the smartphone cannot get the right balance due to its large size, please separately purchase counterweight.
3. The balance state of smartphone has a giant influence on the performance and battery life of Gimbal. Though the Gimbal can still work when gets a little bit imbalance, it will consume more battery level, increase the heat value, and degrade its performance. When gets imbalance to some extent, the Gimbal will enter protection states and stop working to ensure it will not be damaged due to overheating.

Charge Your Smartphone

Please use a separately purchased charging cable(one end of the cable is Type—C port while the other end is the corresponding port of the smartphone) to connect the smartphone with the Gimbal, thus making the Gimbal as the power supply of the smartphone.

Note: Mustn’t use the Type-C USB port in the pitch axis to charge, or the circuit board s may be dam aged because of short circuit.

Operation

Long press the power switch for 2 seconds to power on/off the Gimbal.

1. Mode Switch
   There are two modes. Push up the switch to L to enter lock mode while to F to enter yaw axis follow mode.

2. Rocker Switch
   This switch can be divided into up button and down button. See the functions below.
   Press the up button:
   In lock mode (L), quickly follow the yaw axis and pitch axis.
   In follow mode (F), quickly follow the yaw axis.
   Press the down button:
   In lock mode (L), quickly follow the yaw axis and pitch axis.
   In follow mode (F), all locked.
   Double click the down button: the yaw axis and pitch axis will back to middle.
   Note:
   Rocker switch is effective in lock mode and follow mode while ineffective in ongoing face follow or object follow mode.

3. Picture Shooting Button
   Press this button to achieve smartphone shooting function.

4. Video Shooting Button (power switch)

5. Video shooting: short press this button to achieve smartphone video shooting functions.

6. Power on/off: long press this button for 2 seconds to power the Gimbal on or off.

7. Control Rocker
   The control rocker is used for controlling the rotation of yaw axis and pitch axis, which is effective in lock mode and follow mode while ineffective in ongoing human face and object follow.

8. Big Wheel Knob
   This big wheel knob is used for zooming and focus movement. Zooming and focus movement can be controlled respectively by big wheel knob and front select dial. And the functions of this two select dial can be changed with each other. Please refer to the next part for more details.

9. 5 Buttons + Front Select Dial
   The five buttons (left button, right button, up button, down button and menu button in the middle) and one front select dial are used for operating Godox Action APP. The APP interface can be divided into two modes, one is Menu Mode and the other one is Shortcut Mode. Press the Menu button in the middle to switch the two modes. If the icon turns to yellow or the ring menu pops out, it means the menu mode, otherwise, shortcut mode.

Menu Mode
Menu mode in the middle : click the menu button to switch menu mode and shortcut mode.
 Left button: return to previous menu.
 Right button: enter the next menu or confirm.
 Up button: change the option.
 Down button: change the option.
Front select dial: change the option.

Shortcut Mode

 Menu mode in the middle : click the menu button to switch menu mode and shortcut mode.
 Left button: to switch the zooming function of big wheel select dial and focus movement function of front select dial.
Right button: o enter or exit AE adjustment. When entering the AE adjustment, use the front select dial to change the value. AE adjustment will automatically exit in timeout conditions.
 Up button: to switch the front and back smartphone camera.
 Down button: to enter or exit smartphone album.
Front select dial: to zooming or focus movement and change the value of AE adjustment.

APP Download and Usage

1. Scan the QR code below to download “Godox Action ” APP(Android over 5.0, IOS over 9.0).The QR code may be ineffective in some area. Please download Godox Action APP on the website.
2. As the Android APP cannot be downloaded with Wechat, please use the browser to scan the QR code or search and download the “Godox Action” APP in the relevant APP store.

Godox Action APP for IOS

Godox Action APP for Android

Note:
Please subject to the newest APP and upgrades will be made without prior notice.

Use APP

1. When using the APP at the first time, please grant related permissions of APP, otherwise, the APP can not work normally.
   

2. . Switch on the Gimbal, and open the smartphone Bluetooth and click to connect.

3. Start on the “ G odox Camera ”APP, click “connect in device ” and choose the Gimbal that you want to connect

4. Click the camera to enter shooting interface after successfully connected. After the first connection, APP will automatically connect to your smartphone in the next usage if the Gimbal is already powered on.

5. Operation of shooting interface
   

Firmware Upgrade

This Gimbal upgrades its firmware through USB port. Please refer to the newest firmware upgrade on Godox official website.

Step:

1. Open the Godox official website www.godox.com, click the “ Download ”on the homepage, find the newest firmware upgrade of the corresponding Gimbal model and download the file.
2. Connect the Gimbal to computer with a Type-C USB cable and power on the Gimbal.
3. Upgrade the firmware with the instructions.

Technical Data

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Environment Temperature of charging| 5°C| 40°C|
Load Weight| 80g|  | * Weight accessories are needed when 230g the smartphone ‘ s screen is over 6.5 Chinese inches
Cross Am Adjusting Distance|  | 10mm|
Clamp Distance| 64mm| 85mm|
Size| 33x12x5.5cm|  |
Net Weight| 590g|  |
Buik-in Wireless System| BT|  |
Wireless Frequency| 2402 24B0MHz|  |
Max EIRP| -6dbm|  |
Modulation Mode| GFSK|  |

Troubleshooting

1. Cannot be powered on: check the battery level or charge the battery to full power before powering on the Gimbal.
2.  The Gimbal cannot work due to shaking: turn off the Gimbal. Then, check whether the Gimbal is in the balance state or not, whether the smartphone is clamped by cross arm or not and whether the cross arm select dial is screwed or not. Place the Gimbal rightly before powering it on.
3. Bluetooth cannot be connected: check the connected objects, whether being connected to other device(especially in the situation that there are many Godox Gimbal) or not and check whether the Gimbal has already connected to other smartphone or not.
4. Cannot be charged or gets slow charging: replace the charger and Type-C USB cable to try it again. It is recommended to use the included Type-C USB cable.
5. Cannot be balanced: this is normally due to the size of smartphone. If the smartphone is too small, pull out the smartphone leftwards. If the smartphone is too large and whose screen is over 6.5 Chinese inches, please separately purchase weight accessory.

Maintenance

1. No over 24 hours ’ continuous charging.
2. Please charge the battery to approx. 60% before being placed for long time.
3. If the battery had ceased using for over 3 months, please make a full recharge.

FCC Statements

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

RF warning

This equipment’s compiles with FCC radiation  exposure limit set forth for an uncontrolled environments .

This transmitter must not be co‐located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

ISEDC RSS warning
This device complies with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Compliance licence-exempt RSS standard (s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

ISEDC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with ISEDC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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