User manual CANON ST-E2

| "*'on I Transmitter Speedlite ST.E2 you Thank for purchasingCanon product. a Thecanonspeedrite Transmitter sr-E2 is a wireress transmitter for controlling to twoflashslave up groups consisting Canon of Speedlites compatible wireless with flashshooting. e Also referto the instruction manualof your camera and Speedlite. Before using the ST-E2, read this instructionmanual and the inshuction manualsfor your camera and Speedlite.Familiarizeyourselfwith the operation of each before using the ST-E2. r lt isautomatically Gontents Nomenclature Installing Battery the ................ 6 .............. 6 ......................... 4 Attaching theGamera.,.,..,.,........ to Turnon the Power Switch......... mode(E-TTL E.TTL, TTL). ll, or compatible with the camera's flash metering ...........,..,.,.,. 7 FullyAutomatic Wireless F1ash............ ......., 8 Flash Ratio with E.TTL 11................... .......... 10 .......... 13 ....... 14 ll ll The camera controls the ST-E2 automaticallyIn the followingflash metering mooes: 1. E-TTL ll autoflash(evaluativeflash meteringwith preflash reading/lens distance information) 2. E-TTL autoflash(evaluativeflash meteringwith preflash reading) 3. TTL autoflash(off-lhe-filmmeteringfor real-timeflash metering) Troubleshooting Guide Specifications ...,,...,....,..,. 'co*verr-tions W#:ffili.l$eiiiuar r The operationprocedures this instruction in manualassumethat both the cameraand ST-E2'spowerswitchesare ON. I lcons are used in the text to indicatethe respective buftons,dials, and settings. They matchthe same iconsfound on the cameraand ST-E2. II il lt "External Speedlite" specification the "specifiiations" your in of camera'sinstruction manuat. Regarding the camera's available flash metering modes, refer to the The camerainstruction manual'schapteron flash photography refer will to camerashaving1 and 2 above as a Type_Acamera (compatible with E-TTL ll or E-TTL).And camerashaving3 (compatibte with onty with TTL) are called Type.B cameras. " This instructionmanualassumes that you are usingthe ST_E2 a Type_ with A camera, is used witha TypglB camera, manuat onty ftash shooting and lll!:9I-+ srroboscopic willbe possible. flash page numbersare indicated (p.--). I Reference by r This instruction manualusesthe followingalert symbols: a Q : The Cautionsymbolindicates warningto preventshooting oroblems. information. ffi : The Note symbolgives supplemental Nomenclature Transmitter Battery compartment cover Flash ratio button Flash ratio indicator < < > < > > Fl as hrati o adjustment button .:=,@ Lockingpin Contacts Mountingfoot's lock lever Mountingfoot Flashratio control l amp C hannel indicator C hannel button Pilotlamp/ Test transmissionbutton About the AF-AssistBeam UnderlowJightor low-contrast conditions, built-inAF-assistbeam the will be emittedautomatically make it eaasierto autofocus. to The ST_ E2'sAF-assistbeam is compatible with the AF pointsof almostall EOS cameras.The AF-assistbeam is compatible with 2gmm and longer lenses. The effectiverange is shown below. Center | P e r i p h e r y| Flash exposure confirmationlamp sync lamp 0 .6 - 1 0 t2 - 3 2 .8 O.O- St2 - 1 6 .4 Installingthe Battery Useonelithium 2CR5batterv. Turn on the PowerSwitch 1 o Slidethe batterycompartmentcover as shown by the arrow and remove. Remove cover. the 6r@Y i ' r y4 i .tk ,[ Turnon the powerswitch. o Setthepower switch . to h Thelamp light. will Check that the lamp is on. t When lamp on,it is the is ready wireless for flashcontrol. 2 lnsertthe battery. shown. o Insert battery the as ] Close the cover. o Slide cover the backto itsclosed position. E ) Attachingto the Camera .HOLDt retainsthe settingsmade at the position and the ST-E2will not respondto any operation excepttest transmissions. This prevents the current settingsfrom being altered accidentally. After you set the flash seftings, settingthe powerswitchto is recommended. tili ill iil { Slide the lever to the right. About Auto PowerOff To save batterypower,the powerwill turn off automatically after90 sec. of idle use. To turn on the ST-E2again,pressthe camera'sshutter button half,^/ay. 2 Attach the ST-E2. e Slip the ST-E2'smounting foot into the camera'shot shoe all the wav. Sefting Gommunication Channel lf there is anotherCanonwirelessflashsystemnearby, you can change the channelNo. to preventsignalconfusion. Both the ST-E2and slave units (p.B)must be set to the same channelNo. Set the channel No. e Pressthe buttonto set the desired channel. F The channel number changes each time you pressthe button. the ST-E2. 3 Secure the mountingfoot'slockleverto e Slide the left.The lockingpin wilt then protrudeto securethe ST-E2to the camera. * To detachthe ST-E2,slidethe mountingfoot'slock leverto the right and detach. FullyAutomaticWirelessFlash wrom # Thismethod allthe Speedlites at thesameflashoutput has fire withE-TTLll 15m (49.2ft.) |.- . As for the settingprocedure, referto the slaveSpeedlite's instruction manual. Check the communicationchannel. o lf the ST-E2and slave unit(s)are set to a different channel,set them all to the samechannel (p.7). 8m(26.2ft.) 12m(39.4ft.) Use the bouncefeatureto swingthe slave unit'sflash body so that the wirelesssensorfaces the masterunit. Use the mini stands(equipped with tripodsocket)providedwith the Speedlites prop them up as slave units. to Indoors, wirelesssignalmay also bounceoff the wall so there is the more leewayin positioning slave unit(s). the After positioning slave unit(s),be sure to test the wireless the operationbeforeshooting. Do not placeany obstacles betweenthe ST-E2and slave unit(s). Obstacles can blockthe transmission wirelesssionals. of lO o MakesuretheST-E2's flashratiocontrol lampis ofi. lf theflashratiocontrol lamp is on,the Speedlite notfireor a standard may exposure maynotbe attained. r When the ST-E2'Spilot lamp lights and the < I > icon lights in the camera viewfinder,they indicatethat the ST-E2 is ready for remotetransmission. They do not indicatethat the slave is ready (recharged). E r lf the flashexposure confirmation lampdid not light,movethe slave unit(s) closer to the subject and shoot again. With a digital camera, you can also increase camerzt's speed. the ISO lf autopoweroffturnsoff the slaveunit,pressthe ST-E2's button to senda testtransmission. willtum on the slaveunit. This Test transmission notpossible is whilethecamera's and 66 timeris in efiect. 64 ) - and as desired, 3 Positionthecamera Speedlites the o Positionthe Speedlites within rangeshown on the next page. Check that the flash is ready. r When the slaveunit(s)is readyto fire, the AF-assistbeam will blinkfor 1 sec. Gheck 5 system that the wireless flash works. * Pressthe ST-E2's (test transmission) button. F The slave unit will fire. * lf the flashdoes not fire,adjustthe slaveunit'sangletowardthe master unitand distance from the masterunit. Set the camera and shoot. * Set the camerain the same way as with normalflash shooting. ts lf a standard flashexposure was obtained, flashexposure the confirmation lampwilllight about sec. for 3 s FlashRatiowith E-TTLll Withtwo slaveunits, canvarytheflashratioandshootwith E-TTL you ll autoflash. < A:B > r2trtt.r:2rtal Pressthe button. r The flash control willlight. ratio lamp the flash 2 SetPress<{> ratio. r or <>> to settheflash 'l:8 ratio within to 1:1or within to 1:1 8:1. the camera 3 SetSetthecameraand shoot.wayas r in the same withnormal flashshooting. Toputthetwo slaveunitsintotwoslavegroups, a different set slavelD forbothslave units. settheslave To unit's slave seetheSpeedlite's lD, instruction manual. theleftslave Set unit's to A, andtheright lD slave unit's to B. lD l;Gflash rarir canrd treset' 5OE, EOSREBEL EOSIX, G/s(X)N, 300, EOSREBEL N/REBEL and XS be setwithmut@Spe{mes B> IITITI . i P . 1 : 4 r i :B (1:i.4) (1:2.8) (1:5.6) Troubleshooting Guide Modeling Flash lf the camerahas a depth-of-field previewbutton,pressit to fire a 1-sec. burstof flashes.This is the modelingflash. You can checkthe lightingand shadoweffects. tl Donotfirethemodeling flashmore than10consecutive times. voufirethe lf modeling flash'10 consecutive times, allowtheSpeedlite restior at least to 10min.to avoidoverheeting deteriorating flashhead. and the lf there is a problem.referto this Troubleshootino Guide o The slave unit does not fire. . The ST-E2'sbattery is installed in the wrong orientation. (p.6) Installthe batteryin the correctorientation. . The ST-E2'sbattery is exhausted. lf flash recycling time takes 30 sec. or longeruntilthe pilot - the (p.6) lamp lights,replacethe battery. . Attach the ST-E2securely to the camera. mounting foot securelyto the camera.(p.6) - Attachthe ST-E2's . The electrical contacts of the ST-E2and camera are dirty. Cleanthe contacts.(p.4) . The ST-E2and slave unit are not set to the same channel. (p.7,8) Set the ST-E2and slaveunitto the samechannel. . The slave unit(s) is not positioned properly. Position slaveunit(s)withinthe ST-E2's wirelesstransmission the range.(p.9) Pointthe slave unit(s)'s wirelesssensortowardthe masterunit. - E Themodeling flashcannot firedwiththe EOSREBEL be 2000/300 and Type-B cameras (p.2). High-Speed Sync Pressthe buttonto turn on the lamp.High-speed syncwill then be enabledwith the wirelessslave units. (p.e) About SlaveGroupControl SlavegroupA For example,if you havethe slave lD set to < A > for three Speedlites, three all Speedlites be controlled if they will as were one Speedlite slave groupA. in . The slave lD has been set to C for flash ratio shooting. Set the slavelD to A or B. (p.10) o The power turns off by itself. . After 90 sec. of idle operation, auto power off took effect. ' Pressthe shutterbuttonhalfwayor pressthe test transmission button.(p.7) rThe flash exposure tends to be underexposed. . The flash ratio originally set for E-TTL ll autoflash with multiple slave units was applied to normal flash shooting. Turn off the flash ratiocontrollamp beforeshootingnormalflash pictures. (p.9) . The subject was beyond the range of the flash. Move the slave unit(s)closerto the subject.(p.9) - 12 13 Specifications ' T y pe Type: Compatible cameras: On-camera, speedlite transmitter Type-A EOScameras(E-TTLll/E-fil autoflash) Type-BEOScameras (TTLautoflash) This device complieswith Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operationis subjectto the following (1) two conditions: This devicemay not cause harmfulinterference, and (2) this devicemust acceptany interference received, including interferencethat may cause undesiredoperation. Do not makeany changesor modifications the equipment to unlessotheMise specified the instructions. such changesor modifications in lf shouldbe made, you couldbe required stop operation the equipment. to of This equipment has been testedand foundto complywith the limitsfor a class B digitaldevice,pursuant part 15 of the FCC Rules.These limilsare to designedto provide reasonableprotectionagainst harmfulinterferencein a residential generates, installation. This equipment uses and can radiateradio frequency energy and, if not installedand used in accordancewith the instructions,may cause harmful interferenceto radio communications. However,there is no guaranteethat interference will not occur in a particular installation.lf this equipmentdoes cause harmful interferenceto radio or lelevision reception,which can be determinedby tuming the equipmentoff and on, the user is encouragedto try to correctthe interferenceby one or more of the following measures: . Reorient relocate receiving or the antenna. . Increasethe separationbetweenthe equipmentand receiver. . Consult the dealer or an experiencedradio/Tv technicianfor helo. This Class B digitalapparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareilnum6rique la classeB est conforme la normeNMB-003 de a du Canada. . Wireless Flash Transmission melhod: Opticalpulse Channels: Transmission range(Approx.): fndoors: - 15 m | 39.4- 49.2ft., 12 Outdoors: - 10 m I 26.2- 32.8ft. I Transmission angle(Approx.): 140" horizontal, +30. vertical Controllable slavegroups: 2 (A,B) Flashratiocontrol: 1:8- 1:1-8:1 in 1/Z-stop increments Modeling flash: Enabled with camera's depth-of-field previewbutton High-speed sync: Provided .AF.Assist Beam Linkable points: AF 1 - 45 AF points(28mmor longerfocallength) Effective range(Approx.): At centen - 10 m / 2.0- 32.8ft., 0.6 Perlphery: - 5 m /2.0 - 16.4ft. 0.6 . Power Source power: Internal One2CR5lithiumbattery Batterylife: Approx.1500transmissions Powersaving: Poweroff afferg0 sec.of idleopelation . Dime n s i o n s ( W x H x D ) : 62 x 51 x 80 mm/ 2.4x2.0 x3.1 in. . Weig h t Approx.100g / 3.5 oz. (excluding battery) . All the specificationsabove are based on Canon,stesting stand. I The camera's specificationsand extemal appearancear6 subjectto change withoutnotice. 14 15