Snoppa M1 User manual
SNOPPA M1
User Manual
V1.0 2017.03
Tips
Important
Install the Snoppa App
Scan the barcode below to download the Snoppa App,
or search for “Snoppa App” on the App Store or Google
play, and install the app on your mobile phone.
Snoppa App only support iOS 8.0 or later, and Android 5.0 or later.
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USING THIS MANUAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Thanks for choosing Snoppa M1 handheld 3-axis
motorized stabilizer, which is mainly designed for
smartphones.
With the Snoppa’s advanced 3-axis stabilizing algorithm
and hardware, it can precisely detect the smartphone’s
position and control the built-in motors to compensate
for natural arm movements, Balancing the smartphone
and eliminate video shake.
FOLDED M1 EXPANDED
TILT
PAN
ROLL
Product Diagram
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[7]
[8]
[9]
[6]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[1]
[1] PAN Motor
[2] TILT Motor
[3] Counterweight
[4] ROLL Motor
[5] 1/4 screw mount
[6] Foldable mobile phone holder
[7] Indicator light & Function Button
[8] micro USB charging port
[9] Grip
MOBILE PHONE SET UP
Unfold mobile phone holder
Mount the phone into the holder
Make sure the phone is clamped in the middle
(Align to the center of gravity)
X
range:
58-85mm
Notice: complicated phone cases
are not supported. They may
hinder the gimbal’s ability to
stabilize.
1
2
3
USE SNOPPA M1
Power On and Power O
The M1 can work with or without Snoppa App
When using the device without the Snoppa app you
can directly power on the stabilizer through the
indicator button, change tracking modes, and use a
third party camera app (or stock camera app).
When using the Snoppa app, the M1 will need to be
connected to the smartphone through Bluetooth,
and can be controlled by the Snoppa app. With the
app you have more special shooting features like
panorama photography or motion time-lapse etc.
Notice: Please avoid starting the gimbal without a
phone mounted on the holder. This may cause issues
for the gimbal.
A. Without Snoppa App
Power off
Twist 90˚ and then pull out (be
careful of pinching hand when
collapse the handle).
Press & hold for 2 seconds until the indicator light goes off.
Rotate the tilt-axis of the phone
until the intersection angle goes
more than 60 degree.
60o
Press the indicator button,
when it flashes green, press it
again and hold it until the
gimbal starts up. The indicator
light will show a constant
green.
Indicator light/
Function button
Power on
Notic: If the grip is not pulled out
to the end position, the inside
roll-motor will not work properly,
and make the gimbal out of
balance.”
CAUTION
PINCHING
HAND
B. With Snoppa App
Collapse the tilt-axis to the grip, quit Snoppa
app, and the gimbal will power off after 20
seconds without any operation.
Turn on the Bluetooth of the phone,
launch Snoppa App, click the Bluetooth
icon on the edge of the interface and
enter the Bluetooth setting.
Connect to SNOPPA－xxxx
Default password: 000000
To reset the password and device name, press
the button and hold for 10 seconds.
Pull out the grip, rotate the
tilt-axis of the phone until the
intersection angle is more
than 60 degree, and M1 will
start to work automatically.
60
o
Power on
Power o
Notice: Please connect the Bluetooth of the gimbal in the
Snoppa App setting panel, instead of the mobile phone’s
system setting panel.
Once connected the green light on the gimbal
will start blinking, and the Bluetooth icon will
change and dispaly the gimbal battery level.
Indicator Light / Function Button
The indicator light underneath the phone holder is also a
function button.
Operation
Button Operation
press + press & hold for 2 sec
Discreption
turn off M1
turn on M1
switch tracking modes
/reactivate bluetooth
press one time
press & hold for 2 sec
Press & hold for 10 sec Reset Bluetooth
Indicator light/
Function button
（Using without App）
Pressing the indicator button is invalid when the
stabilizer is connected by Snoppa App.
Standby & Wake up
STANDBY
OFF MODE
WAKE UP
Collapse the tilt-axis to the
grip, the gimbal will enter
standby mode, and all the
motors will stop working.
Working with Snoppa App:
collapse the tilt-axis to the
grip, exit Snoppa app, the
gimbal will power off
automatically after 20
seconds without any
operation.
Working without Snoppa
App: Press & hold for 2
seconds, the gimal turns off
immediatly.
Within 30 minutes without
any operation, the Bluetooth
will enter sleep mode, and
the stabilizer will not be
found in the Bluetooth
device list.
Press the indicator button to
wake up the Bluetooth of
stabilizer, the indicator will
flash green, and the device
will show up in the device list
and can be connected.
60o
TILT
Rotate the tilt-axis down
until the intersection angle
is larger than 60 degree,
motor stabilization will be
reactivated.
BLUETOOTH
SLEEP & WAKEUP
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