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PocketWizard Pocket Wizard Flex TT5 manual

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  • Page 1

    Quick Guide for Canon 340.00 – 354.00 MHz, US FCC/IC 433.42 – 434.42 MHz, CE MA KE I T PO SS IB LE ™ UPDA TE FIRMW ARE: Be sure ALL your PocketWizard ControlTL ® radios, including this one, are updated to the latest firmware for proper functionality . Latest firmware version can be found at: www .PocketWizard.com/support/do wnloads Please [...]

  • Page 2

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  • Page 3

    Fi rst e xp os ure a ft er ma ki ng i nit ia l co nn ec ti ons o r po we rin g on m ay no t be pr op er ly ex po se d. Fi rs t sh ot is a c ame ra ca li br at io n s ho t. Al wa ys t est t wi ce . Re vi ew pr od uc t man ua ls f or you r ca me ra an d fl as h sy ste m. For mo st b asi c fu nc tio ns w he n us in g Ca non ’ s sy st em o r P ock et[...]

  • Page 4

    Basic Wireless E-TTL: MiniTT1 O O FlexTT5 No flash on Camera 1. Slide MiniTT1 T ransmitter onto camera. 2. Slide remote Speedlite onto FlexTT5 T ransceiver . Repeat for each remote Speedlite. All remote E-TTL flashes will be treated as one zone of light. 3. Make sure all your PocketWizard radios are on the same channel and trigger normally . This[...]

  • Page 5

    Ratio Wireless E-TTL: MiniTT1 O O FlexTT5 Flash on Camera 1. Slide MiniTT1 T ransmitter onto camera. 2. Slide Canon 580EX Speedlite onto MiniTT1 radio. Set Speedlite for MASTER = ON. Enable slave groups/zones per flash instructions. Canon Speedlite T ransmitter ST -E2 may also be used. 3. Set remote FlexTT5 radio to desired Canon ratio slave group[...]

  • Page 6

    “Wireless Manual” via E-TTL: MiniTT1 O O FlexTT5 Remote “Wireless Manual” flash using 580EX II Canon’ s “Setting the Flash Output for Each Slave” or “Wireless Manual” system allows setting a remote flash to a desired manual level from the MASTER flash. Y ou must use a 580EX II on the MiniTT1 or FlexTT5 as transmitter . The orig[...]

  • Page 7

    MiniTT1 O O Plus II, MultiMAX, Integrated, or FlexTT5 connected to manual flash Remote flash with or without E-TTL flash on camera 1. Slide MiniTT1 T ransmitter onto camera. 2. If desired, slide Canon E-TTL Speedlite onto MiniTT1 radio. 3. Make sure all your PocketWizard radios are on the same channel and trigger normally . Note: Manual remote ?[...]

  • Page 8

    Channels can be taught via PocketWizard Utility (recommended) or from any PocketWizard transmitter: IMPORT ANT : Hold radios at least 2 feet apart when teaching/learning. 1. T urn MiniTT1 or FlexTT5 radio ON and select channel to be taught: C.1 or C.2. 2. Press and hold TEST for several seconds until LED blinks amber , then release TEST . 3. Quickl[...]

  • Page 9

    Auto-Relay Mode A FlexTT5 radio in camera’ s shoe and connected with motor drive cord to P1 can receive a radio trigger , trigger the camera’ s motor drive, which in turn triggers a remote flash. The channel used for relay transmit is 1 higher than taught channel, unless set via PocketWizard Utility . Example: If you taught FlexTT5 radio Stand[...]

  • Page 10

    Other Functions RESET RESET A: T o reset learned channels to channels last set in Utility , hold TEST on power up. LED blinks green twice to indicate reset. Release TEST . Advanced features set via Utility are retained. RESET B: T o reset all advanced features and channels to F ACTORY DEF AUL TS, hold TEST on power up for longer than 10 seconds. Wh[...]

  • Page 11

    Specifications T rig ger Delay = 0 seconds – “fast as a wire” when using compatible Canon cameras, ~900 microseconds in Basic T rigger Mode Batteries: MiniTT1 = CR2450 or CR2354 (100s of hours) FlexTT5 = 2 x AA (IEC:LR6) (60 hours) Maximum FPS: Up to 12 (varies with camera, E-TTL usage reduces FPS) E-TTL & E-TTL II (DSLR only , not for ?[...]