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The product is classied as Class 3R laser product, according to the following standards IEC/EN 60825-1 "Radiation Safety of Laser Products."

Class 3R: A Class 3R laser is considered safe if handled carefully, with restricted beam viewing. With a class 3R laser, the MPE can be exceeded, but with a low risk of injury. Visible continuous lasers in Class 3R are limited to 5 mW. For other wavelengths and for pulsed lasers, other limits apply.

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Thank you for purchasing a Phottix Product

Note: Before using the Phottix Laso TTL Flash

Trigger for Canon, please read this instruction manual carefully, while also referring to the instruction manuals of your camera, ash and other relevant devices.

Phottix Laso Wireless Trigger for Canon Transmitter

The Phottix Laso Transmitter is used for wireless ash shooting. It can control up to 5 groups (15 units) of radio-enabled Canon Speedlites, as well as non-wireless Canon ETTL Speedlites by using the Phottix Laso Receiver. The Transmitter supports multiple ash modes and shooting

approaches including E-TTL II/E-TTL, Manual, MULTI, Ext.A and Linked Shooting.

Warnings

1. This product is a precise electronic instrument. Do not expose to damp environments or dust.

2. Please shut down the power of all devices when installing the wireless trigger.

3. Do not drop or crush.

4. Do not use the wireless trigger in ammable, explosive or high temperature environments.

5. Do not use harsh chemicals or solvents to clean the body. Use a soft cloth or lens paper.

6. Remove batteries from the wireless trigger if not being used for an extended period.

7. Interference: The Phottix Laso wireless trigger transmits radio signals at 2.4GHz. Its performance can be aected by electrical current, magnetic elds, radio signals, wireless routers, cellular phones, and other electronic devices. Environmental objects, such as large buildings or walls, trees, fences, or cars can also aect transmission performance. If your wireless trigger can’t be triggered, move its location slightly.

Rules. Operation is subject to the followingtwo conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or Transmitter.

FCC Interference Statement:

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC

NOTE:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

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device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

-- Increase the separation between the

equipment and Receiver.

-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the Receiver is connected.

-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.

Table of Contents

I. Parts ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8

II. Preparation Before Use ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

III. The LCD Display---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17

IV. Wireless Flash Shooting: Radio Transmission-----------------------------------------------------------21

1. Wireless Flash Setting-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22

2. ETTL: Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Shooting-----------------------------------------------------------27

3. Using Fully Automatic Wireless Flash-----------------------------------------------------------------------29

4. ETTL: Wireless Multiple Flash Shooting with Flash Ratio-----------------------------------------------33

5. M:Wireless Multiple Flash Shooting with Manual Flash Output--------------------------------------38

6. Multi:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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7. Gr: Shooting with a Dierent Flash Mode for Each Group---------------------------------------------41

8. Linked Shooting --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------44

V. Setting Transmitter Functions with Camera Operations ---------------------------------------------47

VI. Customizing the Transmitter----------------------------------------------------------------------------------51

1.C.Fn: Setting Custom Functions-------------------------------------------------------------------------------52

2.P.Fn: Setting Personal Functions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------55

VII. Trouble Shooting Guide ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------57

VIII. Technical Specication ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------58

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I. Parts

1. <LINK> indication light: Radio transmission conrmation lamp

2. LCD panel

3. Function Button 1

4. Function Button 2

5. Function Button 3

6. <MODE>: Flash mode button

7. <

>: Charge lamp/Test ash

button

>: Select/Set button

8. <

9. <

>: Select dial

10. Mounting foot lock lever

11. Battery compartment cover

12. Function button 4

6 7

8 9

11 12 13

14 15

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13. < >: Linked shooting button

14. Power button

15.

Flash exposure conrmation lamp

16. Lock-release button

17. USB port

18. Remote release terminal

19. Contacts

20. Mounting foot

21. Locking pin

22. AF assist light

19 20

17 18

II. Preparation Before Use

Installing the Batteries

1. Press the battery compartment cover and slide it left as shown to open the battery cover. (See Picture 1)

Picture 1

2. Insert the batteries as shown. Make sure the “+” and“-”battery contacts are correctly oriented as shown. (Note: Please use 2 AA alkaline batteries or NI-MH batteries). (See Picture 2)

3. Replace the battery cover and push back

Picture 2

into the locked position.

Attaching and Removing the Phottix Laso Transmitter

Attaching the Phottix Laso Transmitter to the camera hot shoe:

1. Turn o the camera and Phottix Laso Transmitter

2. Align the Phottix Laso Transmitter hot shoe with camera’s hot shoe mount.

3. Slide the Phottix Laso Transmitter all the way into the camera’s hot shoe mount.

4. Lock the Phottix Laso Transmitter by sliding the mounting foot lock lever to the right until the lock lever clicks in place.(See picture 3)

Removing the Phottix Laso Transmitter

1. Lock release: press the lock-release button while slide the lock lever all the way back to the left.(see picture 4)

2. Slide the Phottix Laso Transmitter out of camera’s hot shoe mount.

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Picture 3

Picture 4

Turn on/o the Phottix Laso Transmitter

1. Turn On: Press and hold the power button until MENU interface is displayed on LCD screen.

2. Turn o: Press and hold the power button until the LCD screen goes blank.

Note: When

batteries with new ones.

is displayed, replace the

Checking the Version Info of the Phottix Laso Transmitter

You can check the present rmware version information on Phottix Laso Transmitter: While pressing the power button to turn on the Transmitter, press the ash < > button simultaneously until the version info is displayed on the LCD screen.

Charge Lamp/Test Flash

Button

Charge Lamp/Test Flash Button

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1. The charge lamp lights when the wireless shooting (slave) is ready.

2. During wireless shooting, master unit’s charge lamp will be lit when all slave units are fully charged.

3. During wireless shooting, you can press the Transmitter’s charge lamp (test ash button to re a test ash.

Remote Release from Slave Unit

When performing wireless shooting, Phottix Laso Transmitter supports remote release (remote control shooting) from a ash set or Phottix Laso Receiver as a slave unit. For operations, see the ash or Phottix Laso Receiver’s instruction manual.

Note:

When using the remote release function, the slave unit camera might need a shutter release cable (available separately) depending on the camera models.

1) EOS digital cameras since 2012 (excluding EOS 1200D) do not need to use shutter release cable.

2) EOS cameras before 2012, which are compatible with E-TTL II/E-TTL autoash and come with N3 type remote terminal EOS, a shutter release cable will be needed for remote release.

Test Flash from a Slave Unit

You can re a test ash from a ash set as

a slave unit. For operations, see the ash’s instruction manual.

Note: When two or more units are set to master, the unit with the < the one that res.

Modeling Flash

1. Modeling Flash from a Master Unit

When the camera’s depth-of-view preview button is pressed, the ash will re continuously for 1 sec. This is called the modeling ash. It enables you to see the eects of the ash on the subject and the lighting balance. You can also re the modeling ash by pressing the charge lamp/ test ash button on Phottix Laso Transmitter (the operation must be enabled by setting

> lamp lit in green is

C.Fn 02).

2. Modeling Flash from a Slave Unit

With EOS digital cameras released since 2012, you can re the modeling ash from a ash set as a slave unit. For the operations, see the ash’s instruction manual.

AF Assist Light

In low light/contrast situation, the Phottix Laso Transmitter’s built-in Auto Focus Assist Light will illuminate to assist with AF. The AF Assist Light on the front of the Transmitter will project a focusing target on the subject. As a laser light, the AF assist light features little decay, great directionality and performance. You can choose to enable or disable the AF assist light by setting P. Fn 08.

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Note: The laser AF assist light is safe with

optical power less than 5mW. However, avoid pointing the light at human eyes.

Memory Function

Phottix Laso Transmitter supports memory function. You can save the wireless settings and recall the setting later.

1. Press function button 4 until displayed.

2. Save or load the settings

Press function button 3 corresponding to

, and then press function button 1 corresponding to saved (stored in the memory). Press function

, the settings are

button 2 corresponding to settings that were saved are set.

, the

Clearing Transmitter Settings

You can return the settings for wireless shooting to their default settings.

Press function button 2 and 3 simultaneously for 2 seconds or longer, the Transmitter setting are cleared and the shooting mode returns to <

>ash mode. Note that even when the settings are cleared, the transmission channel, the wireless radio ID and the C.Fn and P.Fn settings are not canceled.

MENU Functions

FEB level Flash exposure

compensation

C.Fn function

Flash ratio

Scan function

Wireless radio ID

Transmission channel

±3EV（in 1/3-stop increments）

C.Fn 01~22, P.Fn 01~08

RATIO A:B C

ETTL

M/Multi

Scan the radio reception status and set the master unit’s transmission channel automatically or manually.

0000~9999

Ch.1~Ch.15 and Auto

RATIO A:B RATIO OFF

RATIO A:B:C RATIO A:B RATIO OFF

A:B ratio setting:

~1:8, in 1/2-stop

8:1 increments

Memory function

Sync mode

Firing group

Multi stroboscopic flash frequency

Multi stroboscopic flash number

No display Up to 5 firing groups A、B、C、D、E（at Gr mode）

1~500Hz

1~100times, based on the frequency and flash output

III. LCD Display

Phottix Laso Transmitter’s LCD display comes with ve modes: ETTL, M, MULTI, Gr and LINKED SHOT. You can cycle through “ETTL, M, MULTI, Gr” by pressing < > button. And by pressing and holding < >button, you

Save the present setting

Load the settings that were saved

Back to shooting-ready state

Enable High Speed Sync

First Curtain Sync

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can switch the LCD to display LINKED SHOT. Dierent display settings come to perform dierent ash modes. Find details about the ve ash modes as following:

1. ETTL/ETTL II Autoash

: Radio transmission

E-TTL II/E-TTL autoﬂash

: Flash exposure compensation and ﬂash exposure compensation amount

RATIO: RATIO OFF, RATIO A:B, RATIO A:B C

Firing group

: Sync speed warning

: FEB and FEB sequence

Flash ratio

: High speed sync;

: Beep

Flash exposure level

wireless shooting

Ch: Channel; AUTO: Channel automatic setting

: Custom Functions

: Slave ﬂash ready

: Personal Functions

: Master

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2. Manual Flash 3. Stroboscopic Flash

M: Manual Manual Flash Output

MULTI: Multi (Stroboscopic)

Flash frequency

Number of flashes

4. Group Firing 5. Linked Shooting

Gr: Firing Group

Three flash modes optional: ETTL、M、Ext.A

LINKED SHOT: Linked Shooting

Note:

: SLAVE, Slave unit; MASTER, Master unit;

1) The display will show only the settings currently applied.

2) The functions displayed above

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function buttons 1 to 4, such as and , change according to the settings’ status.

3) When a button or dial is operated, the LCD panel illuminates.

IV. Wireless Flash Shooting: Radio Transmission

Note:

The Transmitter attached to the camera is called the master unit, and a ash that is wirelessly controlled is called the slave unit.

Wireless Flash Shooting

Using a Transmitter and Canon radio-enabled Speedlites makes it easy to shoot with advanced wireless multiple ash lighting, in the same way as normal E-TTL II/E-TTL auto ash shooting.

The settings of the Transmitter attached to the camera (master) are automatically reected on the ash that is wirelessly controlled (slave). You do not need to operate the slave unit while shooting. You can then perform wireless E-TTL II/ETTL autoash shooting just by setting the master unit to ETTL mode.

You can choose to perform autoash shooting using one slave unit only, or perform wireless multiple ash shooting using two or more(up to 15) slave units.

The slave units can be radio-enabled speedlites and set on slave mode, and also other Canon ETTL ashes non-radio-enabled by using with the Phottix Laso Receiver.

Master Unit

Phottix Laso Transmitter

Slave Unit

Canon Speedlites that have a wireless flash shooting function using radio transmission, like 600EX-RT (Slave mode).

Phottix Laso Receiver+Canon ETTL Flash (Non-wireless mode)

Note:

1) When using the Phottix Laso

Receiver as slave unit, restrictions will apply to parts of its functions and operations. For details, see the

instruction manual of Phottix Laso

Receiver

2) When performing radio transmission wireless ash shooting, restrictions may apply to the ash mode, maximum ash sync speed (referred to below as the “ash sync speed”) and high-speed sync function, depending on the camera used.

Wireless Settings

To perform wireless shooting, set the Phottix Laso Transmitter (master unit) and ash (slave unit) with the following procedure.

1. Master unit setting: Check that is displayed.

2. Slave unit setting: For the slave unit setting, see the ash or Receiver’s instruction manual.

3. Transmission Channel/Wireless Radio ID Settings: To avoid interference with wireless multiple ash systems using radio transmission that are used by other photographers or with other devices that use radio waves (wireless), you can change the transmission channel and wireless radio ID.

Use the following procedures to set the master unit’s transmission channel and wireless radio ID. Set the same channel and ID for both the master unit and slave unit. For the slave unit settings, see the ash’s instruction manual.

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3.1 Press function button 4 until is displayed.

3.2 Set a channel: Press function button 1 corresponding to

turn < > to

select from Ch. 1-15 or Auto, and press <

> button to nish the setting.

3.3

Set wireless radio ID: Press function

button 2 corresponding t

o , turn <

> to select the digit to be set and press

> button. Again turn < > to select

a number from 0-9, and press the < > button.

3.4 Repeat step 3.3 to set the four ID digits one by one. Press function button 4 for corresponding to

to return to the

shooting-ready state.

3.5 When the transmission between the master unit and slave unit is established, the <

> lamp lights green.

4. Scanning the Master Unit Transmission Channels to Set

Phottix Laso Transmitter is able to scan the radio reception status and set the master unit’s transmission channel automatically or manually. When the channel is set to “AUTO”, the channel with the best reception signal is automatically set. When setting the channel manually, you can set the transmission channel again while referring to the scan results.

4.1 Scanning while “AUTO” is set:

Press function button 4 to display and then function button 3 corresponding to . The channel is reset to one with a good reception signal.

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4.2 Scanning while Ch.1 to 15 is set:

Press function button 4 to display and then function button 3 corresponding to . The radio reception status is displayed in a graph. The higher the peak of the channel in the graph, the better the radio reception signal.

Turn<

>to select from Ch.1 to 15, and

press< >button to return to shooting-ready state.

The color of <

>lamp changes depending on the transmission status of the master unit and

the slave unit.

Note:

1) If the transmission channels of the master unit and slave unit are dierent, the slave unit will not re. Set both to the same number, or set both to “AUTO”.

2 If the wireless radio IDs of the master unit and slave unit are dierent, the slave unit will not re.

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ETTL: Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Shooting

The Phottix Laso Transmitter attached to the camera (master) and a wirelessly controlled ash (slave) can perform fully automatic wireless shooting.

1. Autoash Shooting Using One Slave Unit

1.1 Set the ash as the slave unit: For the slave unit setting, see the ash or the Phottix Laso Set A, B or C as the ring group. If set to D or E, the ash does not re.

1.2 Check the channel and ID: If the channels and IDs of the master unit and slave unit are dierent, set them to exactly the same number.

Receiver’s instruction manual.

1.3 Position the camera and the slave unit within the range of wireless radio transmission.

1.4 Set the ash mode to < the < > button on master and set the ash mode to < >.The slave unit is set automatically to< > during shooting via the control form the master unit. For slave units that use Phottix Laso Receiver, ashes on the Receiver need not to set to wireless slave mode, but the need to be set to ETTL mode manually before

shooting.

1.5 Check the transmission status and that the ash is ready:

Check that the < green;

>: Press

>lamp lights

When the ash that is set to wireless slave mode is ready, the AF-assist beam emitter blinks at 1-second intervals;

Check that the <

> slave ash-ready

icon is lit on the master unit’s LCD panel;

When the recycling of all the ash units is completed, the master units’ charge lamp lights on.

1.6 Check the operation: Press the master unit’s test ash button (charge lamp). The slave unit ash will re. If not, check that it is placed within range.

1.7 Take the picture: Set the camera and take the picture, in the same way as with

normal ash shooting. If a standard ash exposure was obtained, the ash exposure conrmation lamp lights up (blue) for 2 sec.

2. Autoash Shooting Using Multiple Slave Unit

When you need more ash output you can increase the number of slave units and re them as a single ash. To add slave units, use the same procedure as “ Autoash Shooting Using One Slave Unit”. Set A, B or C as the ring group. The ash will not re if it is set to D or E. When the number of the slave units is increased, automatic control is performed to re all ashes at the same ash output and ensure that the total ash output results in standard exposure.

Using Fully Automatic Wireless Flash

Flash exposure compensation and other settings set on the Phottix Laso Transmitter (master unit) will be automatically set in the ash (slave). You don’t need to operate the slave unit.

1. Flash Exposure Compensation

In the same way as normal exposure compensation, you can set exposure compensation for ash. The ash exposure compensation amount can be set up to ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments.

1.1 Press function button 4 until displayed.

1.2 Press function button 2 corresponding

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to , is displayed and ash compensation amount is highlighted.

1.3 Set the ash compensation amount: Turn<

amount, and press <

> to set the ash compensation

>button.

1.4 ”0.3” indicates 1/3 stops, and”0.7”indicates 2/3 stops.

1.5 To cancel ash exposure compensation, return the compensation amount to “±0”.

Note:

1) By setting C.Fn13, you can choose to set the ash compensation amount by turning

> only, without operating function

< button 2

2) If the camera’s exposure compensation is

set to 1/2-stop increments, ash exposure compensation will be up to ±stops in 1/2stop increments.

2. FEB

With FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing) function, you can take three shots while automatically changing the ash output. The settable range is up to ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments.

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