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Thank

you

for

purchasing

the PENTAX GPS Unit

O-GPS1.

This

GPS

unit

is

a camera accessory

for

PENTAX

digital

cameras

to

record

location information

,

such

as

latitude,

longitude,

altitude, Coordinated

Universal Time

(UTe)

,

and

orientation.

This

operating

manual

is

divided

in

two

parts:

The first

part

is

in

Japanese

and

the

second

in

English.

Please

read this

operating

manual

carefully

first

for

proper

use

.

GPS Unit

-

PS1

Operating Manual

Regarding a

Trademark

PENTAX is a trademark

of

HOYA

CORPORATION.

Illustrations

and

Terminology

In

some illustrations in this manual, the PENTAX

K-S

is used

as

an example, and operations are
explained on the assumption that the four-way
controller is used to select a menu item and the

OK

button is used to determine the se lection.
Function names differ depending on the camera.
For details, refer to the operating manual

of

your

camera.

FOR THE SAFE USE OF YOUR
GPS UNIT

Although

we

have carefully produced this GPS unit

for safe operation , please take special note

of

the

following:

& WARNING

This symbol indicates that violating this item could
cause serious personal injuries.

& CAUTION

This symbol indicates that violating this item could
cause minor

or

medium personal injuries,

or

loss

of

property.

& WARNING

• Do not attempt to disassemble this GPS unit
yourself.

& CAUTION

• The following may lead to an explosion or fire.

• Shorting a battery

• Exposing a battery to flames

• Disassembling a battery

• Attempting to recharge a non-rechargeable

battery

Precautions

for

Your

GPS

Unit

• Never use organic solvents such as thinner,
alcohol or benzine to clean this GPS unit.

Contents

Name s

of Parts

..........

.......................................

...

2

Sp

ecifications ................................................... 19

Features

of

the O-GPS1 ...................................... 3

Supported Cameras

...

................. '

...

....................... 3

Notes

on

the

GPS Un

it

........................................

20

El

ectr

onic

C::ompass

............................................

20

Ti

me .......................

.............................................

21

Getting Started .

......

..........................

...........

......

..

4

Inserting the Batt

ery .................... "

...

" .................... 4

warranty

Policy ...................

.. ..

.........................

22

Mounti

ng

the GPS Unit on the Came ra ...............

..

6

Turning

the

GPS

Unit

On/Off ...............................

..

7

Calibration

...........................................

.................

..

8

Using the GPS Function .............

......

.................. 9

Display

ing

the Electro

nic

Compass

.....................

11

Using the Simple Navigation Function .........

...

12

Selecting

the Des

tination

and Dis

playing

the

L

ocation

Informatio

n .....................................

12

Managi

ng the

Destina

tio

n I

nformation .......

...

.. .....

12

Using the ASTROTRACER Function .......

...

.. ..

. 16

Using Other

Functions

........................

...

...

......

..

18

Setting the

Positioning Interval

..................

...

....... 18

A

djusti

ng

lhe Dale a

nd

Time Automal

ical1y .......

..

18

1

2

CD

= lamp (orange: battery level)

®

80s

lamp (blue: GPS positioning status)

®

Power

button

@ Locki ng lever

® Mounting foot

® Battery

chamber

lock

CD

Battery chamber cover

F"eature$

olthe O-GPS1

• Information can be

sent

to the camera by

attaching the O-GPS1 unit to the camera's
hot shoe.

• Designed with dust-proofness and water-

resistance

in

mind.

• Features an electronic compass .

• Features the Simple Navigation function,
which shows the distance to the destination.

• Features the ASTROTRACER function

(a

built-in equatorial mount) , which is convenient

when taking pictures

of

stars .

•

Supported

Cameras

The

PENTAX

K-S,

K-r

,

and

6450

support this GPS unit (as

of

May

2011).

Before using this unit with

the

above-

mentioned three models, however , you need
to update the firmware of your camera. The

firmware supporting GPS can be down loaded
from the following website:

http://www.pentax.jp/j a p a

nl prod

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For details about the compatibility

of

cameras

released

in

May 2011

or

later, refer to the

operating manua l

of

the camera or visit our

website.

• When the firmware

of

your camera is updated to

a version supporting this GPS unit, new items
are added to the shooting menu and/or
playback mode palette, and the order

of

items

changes accordingly.

• This GPS unit and a flash cannot be used

at

the

same time. When using this GPS unit, always
attach it to the camera.

• While shooting with Live View, the Electronic
Compass and Simple Navigation functions are

disabled ,

• The ASTROTRACER function cannot be used
with the

645D

. For detailS about the

compatibility

of

cameras released

in

May 2011

Of

later, refer to the operating manual

of

the

tamera

or visit our website.

• The maximum trace duration with the
ASTROTRACER function varies depending on

: the shooting conditions.

3

4

• Inserting the Battery

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""

1

Slide

the

battery

chamber

lock

to

the

direction

indicated

by

arrow

CD

to

unlock

the

battery

chamber

cover

and

open

it

to

the

direction

indicated

by

arrow

®.

2

Insert

an

AAA

battery

making

sure

that

the

+ and -

markings

match

the

illustration above.

3

Close

the

battery

chamber

cover

and

lock

it.

Available

Battery Types

The following batteries can be used.

•

AM

alkaline battery

•

AAA

lithium battery

•

AM

nickel-metal hydride battery

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•

5

• Mounting the GPS Unit on the Camera

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1 Remove the

hot

shoe

cover

01

the

camera.

Keep the hot shoe cover sale and do not
lose it.

6

2

Attach

the

GPS

unit

to

the

camera.

CD

Turn the locking lever

olthe

GPS unit

in the opposite direction to the arrow

01

"FIX

-t".

@Slidethe

mounting

loot

olthe

GPS unit
into the camera's hot shoe Irom the
back

01

the camera,

® Turn the locking lever

01

the GPS unit

in the direction

01

the arrow

of

"FIX -->",