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Specifications 

Compatible 

Channels 

Flash  Ratio Control 

Sync 

flash) 

Slave Operation 

Wireless Transmission 

Range 

Transmission Coveragr 

Battery Life 

AF-assist  Beam 

AF-assist  Beam 

Weight 

clip-on 

transmitter 

direct 

Type A 

cameras 

at 

canicras 

.

-

 

For A R  ratio  I 

to 

lo 

in  half-step 

o r  

sync 

With trst 

A fires  followed by 

a t  

output. 

flash fires 

lock 

Adequate flash 

indicatrd  by  the 

icon  lit in the 

Insufficient flash exposure indicat- 

ed 

the 

5  icon  blinking  in 

viewfinder. 

2  After flash fires 

flash confirmatiun  lamp 

in 

for 9 

Cancels  when 

transmission 

or 

FE 

lock 

button  is  pressed  to turn 

slave unit 

Infrared  pulse 

Indoors: Approx. 12  15 meters 139.4  49.2 

Approx. 

10 

26.2  32.8 

horizontal and 

vertical 

Approx. 1,500 transmissions 

temperature and with a 

set of batteries) 

Compatible with 

45-point Area AF and 

and 

lens focal lengths 

Approx. 

10 m 

10 

33 

a t  center. 0.6 to  m 12.0 

to 

16 5 

along the periphery (in total darkness). 

While 

power switch is 

to 

I  or 

HOLD, 

the 

turns off automatically 

90 

of 

lithium 

51 

12. 

3.1 

100  1 3 . 5  

battery 

the 

Flash 

compensation 

Manual  flash 

Repeating  flash 

data are based 

Method. 

S u b j e c t  to 

without 

Wireless 
Flash ratio control 

2 groups 

A, 

groups: 

FER 

Each slave is set 

manually. 

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Summary of Contents for Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2

Page 1: ...C O P Y...

Page 2: ...ept I ype A models the ST E2 can be used only for manual flash and multi flash photography See pages 23 to 27 in this booklet and the Speedlite 550EX Instructions Symbols used in this Instructions boo...

Page 3: ...cations should be made you could be required to stop operation of the equipment This equipment has been tested and found to conlply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 16...

Page 4: ...or Channel intl cat r PILOT I ilot I im Shoc l t k slider trnnsmission button High speed synr FI fl 0 Turns off thr 11rnr er I Turns on thr po rer HOLD Retains the cur rent settings u hilo thr switch...

Page 5: ...tact may result Before installing the battery wipe the battery contacts with a clean cloth When to replace the battery Replace the battery if it takes 30 sec or longer for the red pilot lamp to light...

Page 6: ...alteration of transmitter settings When transmission is possible 2 the pilot lamp lights in red and the 5 icon lights in the camera viewfinder 0When the 5 icon lights in the camera viewfinder it indic...

Page 7: ...owing loop 1 2 3 4 1 The ST E2 and Speedlite 550EX Set the wireless selector to 1 SLAVE HereinaRer a Speedlite 550EX set to this mode will be called a slave The zoom setting is set automat ically to a...

Page 8: ...of ST E2 and slave Attach the slave to the mini stand equipped with tripod socket which comes with the 550EX Turn the Speedlite s body bounce feature so that the slave sensor fhccs toward thc ST EZ In...

Page 9: ...revent the lash Check that the ST E2 s pilot lamp Press the ST E2 s pilot lamp ratio control lamp from light ing inadvertantly is on and that the slave is ready which also functions a s a test When th...

Page 10: ...y panel If the slave is in t h e S E Save Energy mode press ing the ST E2 s test trans mission button will cancel it When you press the shutter button halfway and activate t h e camera s exposure mete...

Page 11: ...taken As a n example two slaves a r e used here one positioned on the left and the other on the right of the subject All t h e slaves s e t a t t h e s a m e channel fire a t the same output controlle...

Page 12: ...u t p u t the lighting balance 15ni 49 2ft flash ratio was adjusted by plac i n g t h e slaves a t different dis tances to the subject However with Multi Flash with Slave ID and Flash Ratio Settings t...

Page 13: ...ve s SEL SET button to select 2 Press the or but ton to set the slave ID to A 3 Press the SELISET button to register the slave ID The slave ID stops blinking and stays on 4 Follow the same procedure f...

Page 14: ...TTL autoflash metering controls the flash output to obtain a correct page 26 exposure Check that the ST E2 s main Press the 4 or b but switch is set to c I then ton to select the desired flash press...

Page 15: ...I 39 The ST E2 can transmit wireless signals only toward the front Therefore the slaves cannot be positioned behind the camera Otherwise they will not be able to pick up the ST E2 s wireless control...

Page 16: ...erly point c d 3t L C ST E2 l hc Ilr shratio h lu Ihcrr srt hut thc slave ID has hrrn set to C 1 Iic r rner l is not I I KOS 3 The sla e is in the SE mode You prcssrd the shutter button halfway and th...

Page 17: ...rmatiun lamp ltghts in green for 9 sec Cancels when thc test transmission buttun or FE lock button is pressed to turn on t h slave unit Infrared pulse Indoors Approx 12 15 meters139 4 49 2 ft Ontdrmrs...

Page 18: ...C O P Y...

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