Canon FlexTT5, MiniTT1 User Manual

Owner’s Manual

MiniTT1™/FlexTT5™ for Canon

340 – 354 MHz, US FCC/Canada IC

Safety Warnings

Please pay attention to the following safety warnings:

• Operating temperature: above -15° C (5° F) and below 50° C (120° F)

• Storage temperature, without batteries: above -30° C (-22° F) and below 85° C (185° F)

-- Remove batteries during storage.

• Battery Requirements: Qty. 2 AA (IEC:LR6) for FlexTT5 CR2450 or CR2354 for MiniTT1

• Do not remove instrument covers during operation.

• Do not operate the device in the presence of ammable gases or fumes. Operation of any electrical instrument in such an environment constitutes a denite safety hazard.

• There are no user serviceable parts inside the MiniTT1 or FlexTT5. Do not install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modication of the instrument. Refer servicing only to qualied and authorized personnel.

• Red LED’s are used for dim light application and do not indicate a hazardous status.

• The MiniTT1 or FlexTT5 are accessory devices for cameras and ashes. Do not use this product in a manner not specied in documentation.

WARNING – To avoid battery leakage, follow these guidelines:

• Always remove the batteries when the unit is not in use for extended periods of time, or during shipping or long distance travel.

• Never mix old and new batteries. Always use a fresh pair of matched batteries.

• Always change batteries promptly at the rst indication of low battery operation.

• Do not use or leave the unit in extreme temperature or humid environments.

Congratulations

Congratulations on your purchase of the PocketWizard MiniTT1™/ FlexTT5™ System for

Canon DSLR E-TTL II cameras and ﬂashes. Canon owners can use the MiniTT1 Transmitter and

FlexTT5 Transceiver to control single or multiple off-camera Canon E-TTL II ashes at speeds up to

8fps. The PocketWizard ControlTL™ System takes the complex E-TTL II data being sent through

the camera’s hot shoe and digitally interprets and transmits it as a reliable radio signal. You can now

place E-TTL II (or manual) ash units anywhere to illuminate the scene: Around corners, out-of-sight

and in bright sunlight. The MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 are compatible with any PocketWizard for triggering

manual ash or remote cameras.

This US FCC/ Canada IC frequency PocketWizard radio slave is compatible with all US frequency PocketWizard products. It is not frequency compatible with CE or JAPAN PocketWizard products. Verify frequency compatibility before purchasing. The MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 are protected by various patents and other patents pending.

Safety Warnings 2

Congratulations 3

Batteries 6

MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 Key Features 7

MiniTT1 Feature Call-outs 8

FlexTT5 Feature Call-outs 9

READ ME FIRST 10

Powering On 11

Basic Wireless E-TTL II: MiniTT1 OO FlexTT5 12

No Flash on Camera 12

Flash on Camera 13

Ratio Wireless E-TTL II: MiniTT1 OO FlexTT5 14

Flash on Camera 14

General E-TTL II Considerations 15

Manual Flash 16

Remote Speedlites 16

Other Manual Flashes 17

Table of Contents (cont’d)

HyperSync® & High Speed Sync (FP Flash) 18

Advanced Features via PocketWizard Utility 20

Channels 22

Channel Tables 23

LEARN Mode 24

Remote Camera Triggering 26

Auto-Relay Mode 27

Reset 28

Status LED 29

Mounting 30

Long Range Performance 31

Troubleshooting 32

Canon Compatibility 35

Speciﬁcations 36

FCC Warning 39

Batteries

CAUTION

Turn OFF your equipment (PocketWizard units, electronic ﬂash units, cameras, etc.) before making connections or changing batteries.

FlexTT5:

Install 2 fresh AA (IEC:LR6) batteries into the FlexTT5 Transceiver. Make sure to note proper polarity. Alkaline batteries

are recommended. Rechargeable or other chemistry batteries will also work, though life expectancy may vary. Life expectancy = ~60 hours with alkaline batteries

MiniTT1:

Install a fresh CR2450 or CR2354 coin cell battery into the MiniTT1 Transmitter. Make sure to note proper polarity. The CR2450 is recommended for longer battery life. The MiniTT1 saves batteries by automatically entering an extremely low power state when the camera enters sleep mode, or if not on a camera and TEST is not pressed for 10 seconds. Life expectancy = 100’s of hours/thousands of triggers and varies based on usage prole

MiniTT1 and FlexTT5:

Look at the normal LED blink to determine battery level, or use the PocketWizard Utility.

LED Blink:

Green Good battery

Amber Warning – battery low

Red Very low battery – change immediately

FlexTT5 Battery Polarity

MiniTT1 Battery Polarity

CR2450 & CR2354 batteries

MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 Key Features

ControlTL: PocketWizard’s newest rmware platform taps into the camera’s digital communications

to enable an entirely new level of remote ash capabilities through our proven radio system, beginning with remote TTL for Canon E-TTL II ash systems with Slide-n-Shoot Simplicity.

HyperSync - Achieve better than X-sync with many

cameras and ashes – up to 1/500th second.

FP/High-Speed Sync: Need more speed? Push

beyond 1/500th and go into FP/High-Speed sync mode automatically. No buttons to press or settings to change other than your shutter speed will give you ash sync all the way to 1/8000th.

Power Tracking: When working in E-TTL II, you can

change any of your control settings on your ash or camera and the system adjusts for those changes.

Eight Frames per second: Never before have you

been able to shoot remote E-TTL II at this speed. Nothing else comes close.

Low Proﬁle Design: The FlexTT5 lies at to stay out of

the way and uses a ip-up antenna for additional range when needed. The MiniTT1, with an internal antenna, weighs in at 2.3 oz. and is the smallest PocketWizard ever.

What’s in the Box?

- MiniTT1 or FlexTT5

- Batteries

- USB Cord

- QuickGuide

MiniTT1

™

Internal Antenna

page 31

Conﬁguration/Channel 1 Conﬁguration/Channel 2 Power Off

page 11, 22

TEST/LEARN Button

page 24

Status LED

page 29

Battery Compartment

(on bottom)

page 6

USB Connector

(under rubber cover)

page 20

Canon-style Hot Shoe

with Pass Through

page 12

Locking Ring

(on bottom foot)

page 12

FlexTT5

™

USB Connector (behind antenna)

page 20

Adjustable Antenna

page 31

Zone Selector

page 14

Conﬁguration/Channel 1 Conﬁguration/Channel 2 Power Off

page 11, 22

TEST/LEARN Button

page 24

Remote Studio or other ﬂash Triggering Port

page 17

Remote Camera Triggering Port

page 26

Status LED

page 29

Lanyard Loop

page 30

Battery Compartment

(2 AA [IEC:LR6])

page 6

1/4-20 mount

(on bottom)

page 30

Canon-style

Hot Shoe with

Pass Through

page 12

Locking Ring

(on bottom foot)

page 30

READ ME FIRST

If this is the first time you are using a remote E-TTL II flash system, we recommend you consult your camera and flash manuals for your camera for the basics of positioning your flash units.

Review the owner’s manuals for your camera and flash system. For most b asic functions when using Canon’s system or PocketWizard’s, operation is identical. Important exceptions will be noted in this manual.

All equipment should be turned OFF when making connections, otherwise unwanted triggering may occur when inserting or removing a flash or camera cable.

The first exposure after making in itial connections or powering on may not be properly exposed. The first shot is a camera calibration shot. Always test fire at least twice!

You may use a FlexTT5 as a transmitter instead of a MiniTT1 in all scenarios.

Make sure all PocketWizard radios are set to the same PocketWizard channel. The PocketWizard channel is used instead of Canon’s E-TTL II communication channel. See the LEARN Mode and channels section for more information.

IMPORTANT: Canon flashes set to <SLAVE> and connected to FlexTT5 radios will have

slave mode automatically turned off, but will still functi on as s laves correctly. S et the Canon slave group via the FlexTT5 Zone Switch.

Only compati ble Can on Speedlites can be used in the Min iTT1 or FlexTT5 hot sh oe. Other brands of hot shoe flashes, E-TTL compatible or manual, will not trigger.

Powering On

1. Turn OFF all your equipment (PocketWizard radios, electronic flashes, cameras, etc.) before making connections.

2. When all equipment is connected, turn ON you r MiniTT1 or FlexTT5 first by setting the powe r switch to C.1 or C.2 (see Channels for more information on C.1 and C.2). Verify radio blinks normally (short blink every 2 seconds)

3. Turn on your connected camera and flash equipment last.

The first exposure after making initial connections and powering on may not be pro perly exposed. The first shot is a camera calibration shot. Always test at least twice.

Connecting a MiniTT1 or FlexTT5 to your camera when the camera is al ready t urned on may cause erratic behavior. Eit her follow the sequence above or let your camera “sleep”, then try again.

NOTE: A few flash adjustments may not be available when the

flash is in the sho e of a powered on MiniTT1 or FlexTT5 and sitting on a n activ e camera. For ex ample, you cannot take a 580EX II out of <MA STER> mode if the flash is in the ho t shoe of a powered on remote FlexTT5. Turn the MiniTT1 or FlexTT5 off, wait for the camera to sle ep, or remove th e flash from the shoe to access these special mode changes.

Power switch OFF

Power switch ON and set to C.1

Basic Wireless E-TTL II: MiniTT1 OO FlexTT5

No Flash on Camera

This simple mode of operation allows you to use one or more remote E-TTL II ashes as one zone of light. All remote E-TTL II ashes will re at the same power level which is chosen automatically by the camera.

1. Slide the MiniTT1 Transmitter onto the camera and tighten the locking ring.

2. Slide the remote Speedlite onto a FlexTT5 Transceiver, tighten the locking ring, and secure the FlexTT5. Repeat for each remote Speedlite. The remote Speedlites should be set to normal mode, not <MASTER> or <SLAVE>.

3. Trigger normally.

Please read your Canon manuals on Fully

Automatic Wireless Flash (also called E-TTL II Wireless Autoash).

This mode of operation is the same as using Canon’s wireless system with one of the following directly in the shoe of the camera:

• A Canon ST-E2 in non-ratio mode

• A 580EX (I or II) Speedlite in <MASTER> mode, main ash off, in non-ratio mode.

MiniTT1 on camera shoe

Speedlite on FlexTT5 mounted on

ﬂash stand

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