Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FlexTT5 Canon
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Owner’ s Manual MiniTT1 ™ / FlexTT5 ™ for Canon 340 – 354 MHz, US FCC / Canada IC.
Please pay attention to the following safety warnings: • Operating temperature: above -15° C (5° F) and below 50° C (120° F) • Storage temperature, without batteries: above -30° C (-22° F) and below 85° C (185° F) -- Remove batteries during storage.
Congratulations on your purchase of the PocketWizard MiniTT1 ™ / FlexTT5 ™ System for Canon DSLR E-TTL II cameras and flashes . Canon owners can use the MiniTT1 T ransmitter and FlexTT5 T ransceiver to control single or multiple off-camera Canon E-TTL II ashes at speeds up to 8fps.
T able of Contents 4 Safety Warnings 2 Congratulations 3 Batteries 6 MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 Key Features 7 MiniTT1 Feature Call-outs 8 FlexTT5 Feature Call-outs 9 READ ME FIRST 10 Powering On 11 Basic Wi.
T able of Contents (cont’d) 5 HyperSync ® & High Speed Sync (FP Flash) 18 Advanced Features via PocketWizar d Utility 20 Channels 22 Channel T ables 23 LEARN Mode 24 Remote Camera T riggering 2.
FlexTT5 Battery Polarity MiniTT1 Battery Polarity CR2450 & CR2354 batteries Batteries CAUTION T ur n OFF your equipment (PocketWizard units, electronic flash units, cameras, etc .) before making connections or changing batteries. FlexTT5: Install 2 fresh AA (IEC:LR6) batteries into the FlexTT5 T ransceiver .
What’ s in the Box? - MiniTT1 or FlexTT5 - Batteries - USB Cord - QuickGuide MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 Key F eatures ControlTL: PocketWizard’ s newest rmware platform taps into the camera’ s digita.
Locking Ring (on bottom foot) page 12 Configuration/Channel 1 Configuration/Channel 2 Power Off page 11 , 22 Internal Antenna page 31 TEST/LEARN Button page 24 Battery Compartment (on bottom) page 6.
Adjustable Antenna page 31 USB Connector (behind antenna) page 20 Locking Ring (on bottom foot) page 30 Configuration/Channel 1 Configuration/Channel 2 Power Off page 11 , 22 TEST/LEARN Button page .
READ ME FIRST If this is the first time you are using a remote E-TTL II flash system, we recommend you consult your camera and flash manuals for your camera for the basics of positioning your flash units. Review the owner’s manuals for your camer a and flash system.
Power switch OFF Power switch ON and set to C.1 1. T urn OFF all your equipment ( PocketWizard radios, electronic flashes, cameras, etc.) before making connections. 2. When all equipment is connected, turn ON your MiniTT1 or FlexTT5 first by setting the power switch to C.
MiniTT1 on camera shoe Speedlite on FlexTT5 mounted on flash stand Basic Wireless E-TTL II: MiniTT1 OO FlexTT5 No Flash on Camera This simple mode of operation allows you to use one or more remote E-TTL II ashes as one zone of light. All remote E-TTL II ashes will re at the same power level which is chosen automatically by the camera.
Speedlite on MiniTT1 in camera shoe in <MASTER> mode Flash on Camera This mode is identical to the previous page, adding a ash to the top hot shoe of the MiniTT1. All remote E-TTL II ashes and the master ash will be treated as one zone of light and will re at the same power level which is chosen automatically by the camera.
Ratio Mode FlexTT5 Zone A FlexTT5 Zone B Ratio Wireless E-TTL II: MiniTT1 OO FlexTT5 Flash on Camera This mode uses Canon’ s Wireless Flash Ratio with E-TTL II system. Place remote ashes into different slave groups and control the balance of light among the groups or zones.
Canon ST -E2 Ratio Wireless E-TTL II: MiniTT1 OO FlexTT5 (cont’d) General E-TTL II Considerations There are several important factors to keep in mind when using the ControlTL system to extend Canon.
Manual Flash There are many ways to use PocketWizard radios to trigger manual ashes. Any PocketWizard T ransmitter can be used for triggering remote manual ashes. You may have as many remote PocketWizard radios on the same channel as you would like.
Use for remote manual flash FlexTT5 mounted with V elcro ® & connected to studio flash 17 Manual Flash (cont’d) Other Manual Flashes Connect the remote FlexTT5’ s port to your ash’ s sync terminal using: a) the correct PocketWizard ash sync cable for best results.
Setting the HyperSync Offset in the PocketWizard Utility HyperSync ® & High Speed Sync (FP Flash) HyperSync allows for a PocketWizard connected ash to begin ring just *before* the camera triggers a sync pulse.
Front Curtain Clipping = move HyperSync slider towards 0 Rear Curtain Clipping = move HyperSync slider away from 0 19 HyperSync ® & High Speed Sync (FP Flash) (cont’d) HyperSync is set in a transmitting radio only . It is not used in a remote FlexTT5.
MiniTT1 USB port FlexTT5 USB port PocketWizard Utility Adv anced Features via P ocketWizard Utility Advanced features in the MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 are available when using the PocketWizard Utility and connecting your radio to your PC or Mac via a USB cable.
21 Advanced F eatures via PocketWizard Utility (cont’d) Remote TTL Flash Sleep Delay: Normally your ControlTL transmitter tells all remote E-TTL II ashes to sleep when the camera sleeps. This saves batteries in the remote ash but could cause the ash to take a moment to be ready before the next trigger .
Channels Channels enable you to work with other photographers and to keep your triggering exclusive. Some channels operate on different frequencies to help you avoid interference.
23 A MiniTT1 T ransmitter or a FlexTT5 T ransceiver always transmits on a Standard Channel and a ControlTL Channel for every trigger . Make sure you choose a set of channels/ frequencies that will not interfere with or trigger other PocketWizard users.
TEST/LEARN Button LEARN Mode Channels can be taught via the PocketWizard Utility . See the Utility’ s help for more information. T eaching via the Utility is recommended.
LEARN Mode (cont’d) For remote E-TTL II to function, the ControlTL channel must be learned. If you see only 1 or 2 green blinks after teaching then a Standard channel was learned and E-TTL II will not function.
FlexTT5 connected to remote camera Hold up and away for best range Remote Camera T riggering As with other PocketWizard radios, the MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 can be used to trigger a remote camera. T o perform this operation a PocketWizard motor drive cable is required.
FlexTT5 configured for Auto-Relay with local Speedlite Auto-Relay Mode Y ou can trigger ashes in sync with your remote camera. This is called Relay Mode. Here’ s how it works: • Press TEST on a PocketWizard that you are holding in your hands. • The FlexTT5 connected to your remote camera receives the signal and triggers your camera.
Flex TEST button Reset The MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 can be reset in the eld. There are two types of reset. RESET A: Returns both C.1 and C.2 to the channels you last set in the PocketWizard Utility . Reset A is primarily used for resetting channels that were taught in the eld.
MiniTT1 Status LED FlexTT5 Status LED Status LED The Status LED indicates that the unit is powered on, and displays battery level and other special status modes. Under normal operation the LED will display a short blink every 2 seconds. This is the normal “powered on and waiting for trigger” blink.
Speedlite Stand Maximum range, OC-E3 cord with added ferrite clamp Maximum range, no cord 30 Velcro ® Mounting Mount a remote FlexTT5 T ransceiver using any of the following methods.
Positioning Blocking Signal Acceptabl eW orst Best Long Range P erformance Long distance performance from your PocketWizards depends on the orientation and position of the units. Whenever possible, try to maintain a line of sight between the units and keep the antennas parallel.
32 T roubleshooting Why is my photo not properly exposed? Consult the owner’ s manuals for your ash and camera to understand how exposure decisions are made.
T roubleshooting (cont’d) Why is my exposure bouncing around? If you are in Shutter Priority mode (Tv) and the ambient light levels are changing dramatically shot to shot, it is possible for the camera and ash to mis-communicate. The camera ma y have shifted values before the radio had time to transmit them.
34 Notes.
Canon Compatibility 35 The MiniTT1/FlexTT5 are E-TTL II compatible with these Canon cameras: DSLR Cameras 1Ds MKIII, MKII, 1D MKIII, MKII, 1D MKII N 5D, 5D MKII 1 20D, 30D 2 , 40D, 50D Rebel XT / 350D.
36 Specifications See Channel T ables for more information on Standard and ControlTL Frequencies and Channels MiniTT1 FlexTT5 E-TTL Compatibility Canon E-TTL II Canon E-TTL II Maximum Range MiniTT1 t.
Specifications (cont’d) MiniTT1 FlexTT5 Camera/P1 Port 1/8” (3.5 mm) stereo miniphone for 2-stage remote camera triggering. Port V oltage Handling: up to 50 Volts, 100 milliamp continuous Tip = T rigger Ring = Pre-T rigger Sleeve = Ground Flash/P2 Port 1/8” (3.
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WARNING Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party r esponsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
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