ASTRO Pico Quick Start Manual
Smartphone
Mode
1 Download app
Find it in the Apple App Store & Google Play
Store: Pico time-lapse by Mindarin.
2 Plug Pico to your
smartphone
Pico should beep three times to indicate it was
detected correctly. If it doesn’t, adjust your
phone’s volume * and try again.
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Duration
3h15min
Interval
4sec
Send
3 Create a program
Use the app to create a program and press
“SEND” to transfer it to Pico. If transfer is
successfull, Pico will beep two times. If it’s not,
Pico will beep three times or won’t beep at all.
If transfer is not succesful, adjust the volume on
your smartphone * and try again.
4 Plug cable to camera
Plug the included camera cable to your
camera’s remote port. Set your camera to
manual focus, exposure, and aperture.
5 Plug Pico
Plug Pico to the camera cable, wait five seconds
and Pico will start executing the program.
* For a good connection, make sure your
smartphone’s volume is set between 80 -100%
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Manual
Mode
1 Plug cable to camera
Plug the included camera cable to your
camera’s remote port. Set your camera to
manual focus, exposure, and aperture.
2 Plug Pico
Plug Pico to the camera cable.
3 Press and hold Pico’s
button
Immediately after plugging it *, hold Pico’s
button down for a few seconds and Pico will
start beeping. The first tri-tone means that you’ve
successfully started manual mode. Each beep
afterwards stands for one second delay
between shots.
4 Count the beeps
Count the number of beeps until you reach the
desired interval value and let go. Pico will start
executing the program a few seconds later.
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* If you don’t press Pico’s button within the first
five seconds, Pico will start running the last
program saved in its memory and you won’t be
able to program it manually. If this happens,
unplug Pico, plug it back and try again.
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