Yongnuo YN-E3-RT User Manual

SPEEDLITE TRANSMITTRT

User Manual

用户手册

YN-E3-RT

Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Nomenclature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Preparation Before Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Wireless Flash Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

ETTL:Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Shooting . . . . . 10-14

M: Wireless Multiple Flash Shooting with Manual Flash Output. 15-16

MULI: Stroboscopic Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Gr: Shooting with a Different Flash Mode for Each Group. 18-19 Remote Release from a Slave Unit/Linked Shooting . . . 20-21

Transmitter Control from Camera’s Menu Screen . . . . 22-23

C.Fn:Transmitter Custom Function Settings. . . . . 24-27

Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29

Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33

Read this instruction manual while also referring to the instruction manuals of your camera and Speedlite.

Before using the transmitter, read this instruction manual and the instruction manuals of your camera and Speedlite to familiarize yourself with the operations.

Introduction

The YONGNUO Speedlite Transmitter YN-E3-RT is a transmitter for wireless flash shooting. It can control up to 5 groups (15 units) of Speedlites that have a wireless multiple flash shooting function using radio transmission. The transmitter also has dust and water resistance equivalent to EOS-1D series cameras.

T w o - w a y 2 . 4 G r a d i o c o m m u n i c a t i on, f u l l y

compatible with ST-E3-RT/600EX-RT

15 Physical Channels, 1 Auto Channel, Up to 10,000

customizable photographer ID

Transmission Range: 100M

Multi YN-E3-RT can share slave flashes Display group/charge status of slave flashes

Firmware can be upgraded via USB

High resolution Dot-Matrix LCD, Backlight for LCD/keys Fast lock mechanism Built-in AF assist beam emitter, buzzer Remote shutter release, Linked Shot (Need extra shutter

cable for cameras released before 2012)

Flash Mode: ETTL/M/Multi/GR 4 flash modes

A/B/C/D/E 5 groups Supports 1st Curtain, 2nd Curtain (Only in M mode),

High speed Sync

Supports ETTL Ratio, Flash Exposure Compensation,

Flash Exposure Lock, Flash Exposure Bracket, Modeling Flash

9 Custom Funtions Settings saved automatically

※The protective flim can be torn out.

LCD panel

Function button 1

Linked shooting button

Select/Set button

Select dial

Dust- and waterresistant adapter

Mounting foot lock lever

Lock-release button

ON：Power on LOCK： Button/dial lock

(Power on) OFF： Power off

Flash exposure confirmation lamp

Battery compartment cover

<LINK> Radio transmission confirmation lamp

Terminal cover

Mounting foot

Locking pin

Contacts

USB upgrade / Remote release terminal

terminal

AF assist lamp

:Charge lamp/ Test flash button

Function button 2

Function button4

Function button3

Flash mode button

Nomenclature

Manual flash

M：Manual Flash

Manual flash output

E-TTL（II） Autoflash

FEB

FEC amount

ETTL:E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash

Flash exposure compensation(FEC) Firing group

Flash ratio

Flash exposure level

Slave flash ready

Custom Functions

Ch：Channel AUTO: Channel automatic setting

Radio transmission wireless shooting

Beep

Personal Functions

High-speed sync

Master

FEB sequence

RATIO:Flash ratio

The display will show only the settings currently applied. The functions displayed above function buttons 1 to 4,

change according to the setting’s status.

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

Manual Flash 2nd curtain sync

Nomenclature

Multi(stroboscopic) flash

Group firing

Linked shooting

MULTI:

Multi flash

Number of flashes

Flash frequency

Gr : Group flash

Flash mode

Firing group

LINKED SHOT:

Linked shooting

SLAVE

MASTER

SLAVE

MASTER

Nomenclature

1.Install two AA/LR6 batteries.

1.Open the cover:Slide the cover down as shown and open the battery compartment

cover.

2.Install two AA batteries: Install two AA

batteries according to the + and - marks, rechargeable batteries of 1.2V can be used.

3.Close the battery: Close the battery Compartment cover and slide it up.

Remove the batteries when the product

is not used for long time. Please replace the both two batteries at the same time.

When < > is displayed, replace the

batteries with new ones.

Preparation Before Use

2.Attaching and Detaching the Transmitter

1.Attach the transmitter.

Slip the transmitter’s mounting foot all the way into the camera’s hot shoe.

2.Secure the transmitter.

On the mounting foot, slide the lock lever to the right. When the lock lever clicks in place, it will be locked.

3.Detach the transmitter.

While pressing the lock-release button, slide the lock lever to the left and detach the transmitter.

Before attaching or detaching the transmitter, be sure to

turn the transmitter power off.

ØThe LCD panel illuminates. The charge lamp lights when the

wireless shooting (slave) is ready.

During wireless shooting, press the

transmitter’s charge lamp (test flash button) to fire a test flash.

About Auto Power Off

To save battery power, the power will turn off automatically after 5 min. of idle use. To turn on the transmitter again, press the camera’ s shutter button halfway, or press the test flash button (charge lamp).

About the Lock Function

By setting the power switch to <LOCK>, you can disable flash’ s button and dial operations. Use this to prevent the transmitter function settings from being accidentally changed after you set them.

If you operate a button or dial, <LOCKED> is displayed on the

LCD panel .

About the LCD Panel Illumination

When a button or dial is operated, the LCD panel illuminates in greenfor 12 sec. When setting a function, the illumination continues until the setting is complete.

The transmitter settings are stored even when the

power is turned off.

You can fire a test flash even when the power switch is

set to the <LOCK> position. Also, when a button or dial is operated, the LCD panel illuminates.

3.Turning on the Power:Set the power switch to <ON>.

Preparation Before Use

MASTER

SLAVE

Positioning and Operation Range

(Example of wireless flash shooting)

Transmission distance Approx. 100 m

Using a transmitter and a Speedlite compatible with radio transmission wireless shooting makes it easy to shoot with

advanced wireless multiple flash lighting, in the same way as normal E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash shooting.

The system is designed so that the settings of the transmitter attached to the camera (master) are automatically reflected on the Speedlite that is wirelessly controlled (slave). Therefore, you do not need to operate the slave unit while shooting. The basic relative positions and operating range are as shown in the figure. You can then perform wireless E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash shooting just by setting the master unit to <ETTL>.

Wireless Flash Shooting

Before shooting, perform a test flash (p.10) and test

shooting.

The transmission distance may be shorter depending

on the conditions such as the positioning of slave units, the surrounding environment and weather conditions.

Wireless Settings

1.Display < >.

Press func tio n button 4 t o

displaym < >.

2.Set a channel.

Press function button 1 <CH>. Turn < > to select “AUTO”

or a channel from Ch. 1 to 15, and press the < > button.

3.Set a wireless radio ID.

Press function button 2 < >. Tu r n < > t o s e l e c t t h e

position(digit) or number to set, and press the < > button.

Press function button 4 < > to

return to the shooting-ready state.

ØWhen transmission between the

master unit and slave unit is established, the <LINK> lamp is lit

in green.(Refer to page 26)

To avoid interference, Set the same channel and ID for both the master unit and slave unit.

Set a flash that is compatible with radio transmission wireless flash shooting as the slave unit. For the slave

unit settings, see the flash’s instruction manual.

Setting the Master Unit Transmission Channel /

Wireless Radio ID.

Scanning while “AUTO” is set

Scanning while Ch. 1 to 15 is set

Scanning the Master Unit Transmission Channels to Set

You can 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.

Wireless Settings

Run the scan.

Press function button 4 to display

< >.

Press function button 3 < >.

ØThe channel is reset to one with a

good reception signal.

2.Set a channel.

Turn< >to select a channel

from Ch1 to 15.

Press the < > button to set

the channel and return to the shooting ready state.

1.Run the scan.

Press function button 4 to display

< >.

Press function button 3 < >. T h e r a di o r e c e p t i on s t at u s i s

displayed in a graph.

 The higher the peak of the channel in

the graph, the better the radio reception signal.

ETTL:Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Shooting

1.Set the flash as the slave unit A, B or C . The flash will not fire if it is set to D or E.

2.Set the same channel and ID of the master unit and slave unit .(p.8)

3.Position the camera and the flash.(p.7)

4.Press the <MODE> button on the master unit and set the flash mode to <ETTL>.

The slave unit is set automatically

to <ETTL> during shooting via the control from the master unit.

5.Check the transmission status and that the flash is ready.

Check that the <LINK> lamp is lit

in green.

Check that the < > slave flash-

ready icon is lit on the master unit’s LCD panel.

When the recycling of all the flash

units is completed, the master unit's charge lamp lights.

6.Check the operation.

Press the master unit’s test flash

button (charge lamp). The slave unit flashes.

7.Take the picture.

If a standard flash exposure was

o b t a i n e d , t h e f l a s h e x p o s u r e confirmation lamp lights for 3 sec.

FEC (Flash Exposure Compensation)

FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing)

1.Press function button 4 to display < >.Press function

button 2 < >. < > is displayed and the FEC amount is highlighted.

2.Turn < > to set the flash exposure compensation amount,

and press < >. The FEC amount is set.

To cancel FEC, return the amount to “±0”.

Support 1/3-stop increments to set FEC/FEB within ±3.

1.Press function button 4 to display < >. Press function

button 3 < >. < > is displayed and the FEB level display is highlighted.

2.Turn < > to set the FEB level, and press < >. The FEB

level is set.

W h e n u s e d t o g e t h e r w i t h f l a s h e x p o s u r e

compensation, FEB shooting is performed based on the flash exposure compensation amount.

ETTL:Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Shooting

High-speed Sync

With the high-speed sync function, the flash can synchronize with all shutter speeds. This is convenient when you want to use aperture-priority AE for fill-flash portraits of a subject.

1.Display < >.

Press function button 4 to display < >.

2.Display < >.

Press function button 2 < > to

display < >.

Check that < > is lit in the viewfinder.

FEL：FE Lock

FE (Flash Exposure) lock locks the correct flash exposure setting for any part of the scene. Perform FE lock by operating the camera. For the operations, see the camera and flash’s instruction manual.

About Master Units

You can use two or more master units (master units + slave units =maximum of 16 units). By preparing multiple cameras with master units attached, you can shoot by changing cameras while keeping the same lighting (slave units). Note that when using two or more master units, the color of the <LINK> lamp varies depending on the order in which the power was turned on. The first master (main master) is green and the second and subsequent masters (sub-masters) are orange.

ETTL:Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Shooting

T h e e x p o s u r e i s c o n t r o l l e d automatically so that the total fl as h o utput of firing gr ou ps results in the standard exposure.

1.Set the firing group of the slave units.

Operate and set the slave units

one by one.

2 . P r e s s t h e m a s t e r u n i t ’ s function button 4 to display

< >.

3.Press function button 2 < > and set to <A:B> or

A:BC>.

4.Set the flash ratio.P re ss function button 3 < >.

Press function button 3 < >

or < >.

Turn < > to set the flash ratio

or the flash exposure, and press the < > button.

Press function button 4 < >

to return to the shooting-ready state.

5.Take the picture.

The slave units flash at the set flash ratio.

ETTL: Wireless Multiple Flash Shooting with Flash Ratio

A:B

Slave Group Control

Firing group A

If you need more flash output or wish to perform more sophisticated lighting, you can increase the number of slave units. Simply set an additional slave unit to the firing group (A, B or C) whose flash output you want to increase. You can increase the number of slave units up to 15 units in total.

For example, if you set a firing group with three slave units to

<A>,the three units are controlled as a single firing group A with

a large flash output.

To fire the three firing groups A, B and C at the same time, set

<A:B:C>. With the < A:B > setting, firing group C does not fire.

 If you shoot with firing group C pointing directly toward the

main subject, overexposure may result.

The flash ratio of 8:1 to 1:1 to 1:8 is equivalent to 3:1 to 1:1 to

1:3 (1/2-stop increments) when converted to number of stops.

 The details of the flash ratio settings are as follows.

Modeling Flash

Modeling Flash from a Master Unit

Press the depth-of-field preview button on the camera.  The flash fires continuously for 1

sec.

ETTL: Wireless Multiple Flash Shooting with Flash Ratio

M: Wireless Multiple Flash Shooting with Manual Flash Output

1.Set the flash mode to <M>.

2.Set the number of firing groups.

While < > is displayed, press

function button 2 < > and set the groups to fire.

The setting changes as follows

each time you press the button: ALL(RATIO OFF)→ A/B(RATIO A:B)→ A/B/C(RATIO A:B:C)

3.Select a firing group.

Press function button 3< >, turn < > and select the group for

which you want to set the flash output.

4.Set the flash output.

Press function button3< >. Turn < > to set the flash output,

and press the < > button.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the

flash output of all groups.

5.Take the picture.

Each group fires at the set flash

output.

This describes wireless (multiple flash) shooting using manual

flash.You can shoot with a different flash output setting for each

slave unit(firing group). Set all parameters on the master unit.

When ALL <RATIO OFF> is set, set A, B or C as the firing group

for the slave units. The flash will not fire if it is set to D or E.

To fire multiple slave units with the same flash output, select

ALL <RATIO OFF> in step 2.

M:The shutter sync of manual flash setting

1.Display < >.

Press fun ction b utton 4 to display< >.

2.Shutter Sync setting

While < > is displayed, press function button 2 < > and set the shutter sync.

The setting changes as follows

each time you press the button:

:High-speed Sync :2nd Curtain Sync

(no icon):1st Curtain Sync

You can use 1st curtain Sync, high-speed Sync, or 2nd

curtain sync in manual flash.

The 2nd curtain sync can be used in manual flash only. When using the 2nd curtain sync , wireless settings and other parameters recommend using the speedlite transmitter settings.

MULTI: Stroboscopic Flash

In stroboscopic flash, set the flash output, number of

flashes, and flash frequency (number of flashes per second

= Hz).

1 . S e t t h e f l a s h m o d e t o <MULTI>.

Press the <MODE> button on

the master unit and set to <MULTI>.

2.Set the firing groups and the flash output.

Set the number of firing groups

and the flash output for each group by referring to the manual flash on the preceding page.

3.Set the flash frequency and thenumber of flashes.

While < > is displayed,

perform the following procedure.

To set the number of flashes,

press function button 2 < >, turn < > and select < >.

To set the flash frequency, press

function button 3 < >, turn < > and select < >.

Gr: Shooting with a Different Flash Mode for Each Group

Ext.A

E-TTL II

Y o u c a n s h o o t w i t h a

different flash mode set for each firing group, with up to 5groups (A/B/C/D/E).

The flash modes that can be

s e t a r e E - T T L I I / E - T T L autoflash, Manual flash and Auto external flash metering.

This function is for advanced

u s e r s w h o a r e v e r y knowledgeable and experienced in lighting.

When using the <Gr> flash mode of the camera

released from 2007 to 2011, all the parameters

should be set up through the speedlite transmitter.

1.Set the flash mode to <Gr>.

Press the <mode> button on the master unit and set the flash mode to<Gr>.

2.Set the firing group on the slave units.

Operate and set the slave units one by one. Set a firing group (A/B/C/D/E) for all the slave units.

* The flash mode settings

are indicated only as an

example.

Manual Flash

3.Set the flash mode of each firing group by operating the master unit.

While < > is displayed, press

function button 3 < > and turn < > to select the group.

Press function button 2 < >

and select the flash mode of the selected group from < E-TTL>、< M > and <Ext.A >.

To turn the firing of the selected

group off, press function button 1 < > to set it to <OFF>.

4.Set the flash output or flash exposure compensation amount.

While a firing group is selected,

press function button 3 < >.

Turn < > to set the flash function

corresponding to the flash mode, and press < >.

When using the <M> mode, set

the flash output. When using the < ETTL> or <Ext.A> mode, set the flash

exposure compensation amount as required.

If you press function button 2

< > when < > is displayed, flash exposure compensation can be set for all the firing groups.

Gr: Shooting with a Different Flash Mode for Each Group

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