Pairing the unit with the camera

Establish a Bluetooth connection between this unit and a camera.

Before establishing a Bluetooth connection, you must pair the unit with the camera (device registration).

Make sure that the ZOOM/FOCUS/LOCK switch on the unit is NOT set to the “LOCK” position in advance.

Note

  • For notes on camera operation via the Bluetooth connection, refer to the Help Guide of your camera.

  1. On the camera, select MENU →(network) → [Bluetooth] or [Bluetooth Settings] → [Bluetooth Function] → [On].

    If the pairing screen appears on the camera's screen, proceed to step 4.

  2. On the camera, select MENU →(network) → ([Bluetooth]) → [Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl] → [On].*

    If the pairing screen appears on the camera's screen, proceed to step 4.

    * Depending on your camera, the following menu may appear instead.
    MENU →(network) → [Transfer/Remote] → [Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl] → [On]

  3. On the camera, select MENU →(network) → [Bluetooth] or [Bluetooth Settings] → [Pairing] to display the pairing screen.
  4. On this unit, press and hold the MOVIE button and the C1 button simultaneously for at least 3 seconds.

  5. When a confirmation message appears on the camera's screen, select [OK].

    Hint

    • When pairing GP-VPT3 with the camera, the model name of the remote commander “RMT-VP2” will appear on the camera screen.

    When pairing is complete, [Paired.] appears.

If the remote commander is not operated for a certain period while the Bluetooth connection is active, /(no Bluetooth connection) may appear on the camera’s screen. In this case, operating the remote commander will automatically re-establish the Bluetooth connection.

Icons displayed on the camera screen

/(Bluetooth connection available): The Bluetooth connection between this unit and the camera has been established.

/(Bluetooth connection unavailable): The Bluetooth connection between this unit and the camera is not established.

(remote commander mark): You can operate the camera using this unit.

Note

  • If pairing fails, the indicator on this unit flashes rapidly. If this happens, start again from step 3.

    A pairing attempt times out when a certain amount of time elapses between the actions in step 4 and step 5.

  • In the following cases, you need to perform pairing again.

    • When operating another camera with this unit (If you want to use the original camera again after pairing another camera with this unit, you will need to pair it again.)

    • When resetting the camera's network settings

  • Depending on the camera you are using, the following functions cannot be used when [Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl] is set to [On]. If you want to use the following functions after using this unit, set [Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl] to [Off]. For information about the camera's functions, refer to the Help Guide for your camera.

    • Power-saving mode

    • Infrared remote commander