Nissin Receiver Air R User Manual

Receiver for wireless flash shooting

Canon/ Nikon/ Sony

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Thank you for purchasing a Nissin product

Before using this receiver unit, read this instruction manual and

the instruction manuals of your camera and NAS (Nissin Air

System) Flash to familiarize yourself with the operations.

The Nissin Air R is a receiver to adapt your normal flashes units to NAS system
for wireless flash shooting.

There are 3 types of Air R; Air R for Canon, Air R for Nikon, Air R for Sony.
Air R was tested and is guaranteed to work with Nissin flashes and
manufacturers flashes.

However, Air R has to work with the same type of Air 1 commander e.g.Air R
for Canon has to work with Air 1 for Canon.

Compatible flashes

Please refer Nissin’s compatibility chart shown at its home page for details and
recent updates: http://www.nissin-japan.com or http://www.nissindigital.com

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

These safety instructions refer to important information on how to use this

product safely and properly. Please read the following instructions before

using the product.

CAUTIONS

This sign refers to conditions which may cause damage or defect.

Do not touch the inside parts from the opening when the unit was dropped or broken.

Place the batteries correctly in position. Placing the batteries in wrong polarity may

cause leakage, exothermic heat or explosion.

Do not leave or store the receiver unit in the temperature over 40ºC/ 104ºF, such as in

the automobile.

The receiver unit is not water resistance. Keep the unit away from rain, snow and

humidity.

Do not use benzene, thinner or other alcoholic agents to clean the unit.

Do not use this receiver unit with flashes which are not recommended in the

compatibility list at official website, otherwise it may damage the flash’s circuitry.

Remove the batteries when not in use for a longer period of time.

Do not have a heavy impact to the receiver unit, nor throw it onto a hard surface floor.

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Nissin Air R is designed for Nissin Air System (NAS)

2.4GHz radio receiving operation. No radio signal is generated from
NAS Air R.

Use with NAS receiver & Nissin digital flashes & Original flashes.

The Nissin commander attached to the camera is called master unit.

The flash unit attached to the Air R is called slave unit.

Once connecting to NAS Commander, all functions will be controlled through
NAS Commander.

Transmission distance, approx. 30m (98.4 ft.)

Metal/ Wire/ Wall/ another 2.4 GHz radio may reduce the NAS transmission
distance

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NAS Air R special feature

Built in stand

Just flip the built in stand foot out and the Air R can be place on any
flat surface without mounting a tripod.

External sync socket

Air R can trigger some flash units that have the external syn socket.
A standard sync-cable available in the market is usable.

Manually select channel

In some cases, the radio environment may be too noisy and user may
find it difficult to select the channel automatically. In such a case,
manually selecting the channel will help to find a usable channel. Just
set the channel number on the channel dial the same as the channel
number setting on the NAS commander, then both Air R & the NAS
commander will work on the same channel.

Low GN mode/ High GN mode (default)

For GN 25-49 choose Low GN mode
front indicator = Green color

For GN 50-60 choose High GN mode
front indicator = Red color

Simple operation

Set “Ch” dial to “Auto”.
Set “Gr” dial to desired group
Set TTL mode on the flash unit.
Plug the Flash unit into the Air R.

The combination is ready as a 2.4GHz radio wireless flash unit for
NAS system.

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