Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Pocket Wizard AC3 PocketWizard
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Quick Guide ZoneController with for Nikon • UPDA TE FIRMWARE: Be s ur e A LL y ou r Poc ke tW iz ar d Co nt ro lT L ® ra di os a re u pd a te d to t he l at es t fi rm wa re f or p ro pe r A C3 fu nc ti on al it y. La t es t fi rm wa re v er si on c an b e fo un d at : Po ck et Wi za rd .
• All equipment should be turned OFF when connecting. • The rst exposure after connecting is a calibration shot and may not be properly exposed. Always test at least twice. • Set all radios to the same channel. • No batteries required – the AC3 is powered by the connected radio.
Power Dials Sets the ash output power . Mode Switches 0 / = OFF - Flashes will not trigger . Set unused zones to 0 /. M = Manual Mode - ControlTL compatible ashes will use the manual power output value set on the AC3 Power Dial. See the AC3 Manual Mode section for more information.
AC3 ZoneController with Remote Speedlights 1. Slide the AC3 onto your on-camera MiniTT1 or FlexTT5. Power on the transmitter , then the camera. 2. Set up remote Speedlights on FlexTT5 radios normally . Power on the ash, then the FlexTT5 . a. Set all Speedlights on remote FlexTT5 radios to normal CLS / i-TTL Mode.
AC3 Power Dial = 3 2.7 2.3 2 1.7 1.3 1 0.7 0.3 0 0.3 0.7 1 1.3 1.7 2 2.3 2.7 3 M a n u a l P o w e r S e t t i n g s Nik on Sp eed lig hts Manual Power Output = 1/1 1/2 + 0.7 1/2 + 0.3 1/2 1/4 + 0.7 1/4 + 0.3 1/4 1/8 + 0.7 1/8 + 0.3 1/8 1/16 + 0.7 1/16 + 0.
NOTE: Make sure the camera is awake (half-press the shutter button) when changing settings to assure AC3 settings are transmitted to remote ControlTL ® radios.
P ocketWizard Utility The PocketWizard Utility is required for the following operations: • Sharing Speedlights with another photographer (changing channels) • Setting PowerT racking Mode for studi.
P ocketWizard.com LPF733 v1.1 Warranty: This PocketWizard product is covered under a one-year limited manufacturer’ s warranty . For warranty details, and to register your product, please go to Pock etWizard.com/support or contact your local PocketWizard Distributor .
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