QuickGuide to Canon TC-80N3
Timer/Remote Controller
Overview
The TC-80N3 Timer/Remote Controller is a programmable electronic shutter release. When you connect it to your EOS SLR or DSLR it will allow you to control:
1.when the shutter opens (self-timer mode)
2.how frequently the shutter opens (interval timer mode)
3.how long the shutter stays open (long-exposure timer mode)
4.how many exposures the camera will make in total (exposure count mode)
You can also combine modes: For example, you can program the controller to wait five minutes, release the shutter, then take a total of 25 exposures at five minute intervals. Refer to the Combinations Chart for more details.
The TC-80N3 also includes a remote switch that provides the same functions as your camera’s shutter button (auto-focus, autoexposure, and shutter release). When used simply as a remote release (no timer functions), the TC-80N3 does not require battery power.
Compatible Cameras
•EOS 1v, 1v-HS, and EOS 3 film cameras
•All versions of EOS-1D and EOS-1Ds
•EOS D30 and D60
•EOS 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 7D
•EOS 5D and 5D Mark II
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Controls and Functions
Plug
Display Panel
Mode
Button 
Start/Stop |
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Jog Dial |
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Display
Illuminator
Button
Release Button
Battery
Compartment
Connecting/Disconnecting the TC-80N3
1.Remove your camera’s remote control socket cover and place it in the holder provided on the back of the TC-80N3.
2.Insert the TC-80N3’s plug into your camera’s remote control socket by pressing the round black base of the plug. (Note: Touching the silver collar will prevent the plug from locking.) To remove the plug, grasp the silver collar and pull outward.
Setting a Time Amount
1.Press the Mode Button to select one of the three timing modes (self-timer, interval, or long exposure).
2.Press the Jog Dial to select the time unit you wish to set. Each time you press the dial, the time units will blink in the following order: Seconds → Minutes → Hours, in a
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continuous loop. When the time unit you wish to set is blinking, turn the Jog Dial to the amount you want.
3. After setting a time unit, press the Jog Dial once to register it. Time amounts can be set in single digit increments, up to:
Seconds: 59 Minutes: 59 Hours: 99
4. Repeat Step 3 for any additional time units you wish to set. Once a time unit has been registered it will no longer blink.
Self-timer Mode
1. Use the Jog Dial to set the desired delay time.
2. Press the Start/Stop button to start the self-timer. The Self-timer icon will start
blinking and the time display will count down. The shutter will release when the timer reaches zero (0). To pause the self-timer before the shutter releases, press the Start/Stop button. Press it again to resume.
•Do not use the TC-80N3 in combination with your camera’s self-timer. Doing so may interfere with the TC80N3's timer function.
•You can combine the self-timer with the Long Exposure Mode for Bulb exposures. Setting your camera to Bulb will result in a Bulb exposure only if you have set the the TC80N3 to Long Exposure Mode.
•If you combine the Long Exposure Mode and Interval Timer Mode, both will begin only after the Self-timer delay has elapsed.
Interval Timer Mode
1. Use the Jog Dial to set the desired time interval.
2. Press the Start/Stop button. The camera will immediately take the first
exposure. Note: If you want to program a sequence of exposures at a given interval you must set the exposure count to an amount greater than one. Subsequent exposures will be at the interval you have set.
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