Modeling Flash
lfthe
camera
has
adepth-of-field
preview
button,
press
it
tofire
a 1-sec.
burst
offlashes.
This
isthemodeling
flash.
You
can
check
the
lighting
and
shadow
effects.
tl Do
not
fire
themodeling
flash
more
than
10consecutive
times.
lfvou
fire
the
modeling
flash
'10
consecutive
times,
allow
the
Speedlite
torest
ior
atleast
10
min.
to
avoid
overheeting
and
deteriorating
theflash
head.
E The
modeling
flash
cannot
befired
with
the
EOS
REBEL
2000/300
and
Type-B
cameras
(p.2).
High-Speed
Sync
Press
the<lx> button
toturn
onthe
<lx> lamp.
High-speed
sync
will
then
be
enabled
with
the
wireless
slave
units.
About
Slave
Group
Control
For
example,
if
you
have
the
slave
lDset
to<
A >for
three
Speedlites,
all
three
Speedlites
will
becontrolled
asifthey
were
one
Speedlite
in
slave
group
A.
TroubleshootingGuide
lfthereis
a problem.
refertothisTroubleshootinoGuide
o The slave unit does not fire.
. TheST-E2'sbattery
is installedin the wrong orientation.
- Install
thebattery
in
thecorrectorientation.
(p.6)
. TheST-E2's
batteryis exhausted.
- lfthe
flashrecyclingtimetakes30sec.orlongeruntilthepilot
lamplights,replacethebattery.
(p.6)
. Attachthe ST-E2securelyto the camera.
- AttachtheST-E2's
mountingfoot
securely
tothecamera.
(p.6)
. Theelectricalcontactsof the ST-E2and cameraaredirty.
- Clean
the
contacts.
(p.4)
. TheST-E2and slaveunit are notset to the samechannel.
- SettheST-E2andslaveunittothesamechannel.
(p.7,
8)
. Theslaveunit(s)is not positionedproperly.
- Position
the
slaveunit(s)withintheST-E2'swirelesstransmission
range.
(p.9)
- Pointtheslaveunit(s)'swirelesssensortowardthemasterunit.
(p.e)
. TheslavelD has been
setto C for flash ratioshooting.
- Set
theslave
lDtoA orB.
(p.10)
o The power turns off by itself.
. After90sec.of idleoperation,auto poweroff took effect.
' Press
theshutterbutton
halfway
orpress
thetesttransmission
button.
(p.7)
rThe flash exposure tends to be underexposed.
. The
flash ratiooriginallysetfor E-TTLllautoflash
with multiple
slaveunitswas appliedto normalflash shooting.
- Turn
off
theflashratiocontrollampbeforeshootingnormalflash
pictures.
(p.9)
. Thesubjectwas beyondthe rangeof the flash.
- Movetheslaveunit(s)closertothesubject.
(p.9)
Slave
group
A
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