Canon C50i Instruction Manual - Page 36

Selecting the Camera to be Controlled

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ID Mode Selecting the Camera to be Controlled As shown in the figure below, of 4 cameras (ID1 to ID3) only the cameras with ID number 2 (2 cameras) are selected for ID mode operation. In normal operation, the camera LEDs turn green. ID1 ID2 ID2 ID3 Green Green Green Green ● Check the LEDs on all the adjacent connected cameras to ensure that all the cameras are receiving the signals from the wireless controller. NOTE ● The cameras (ID: 0) that have not been assigned on ID number are switched on in step 2. ● Even if the cameras are switched off, when you press the i button the LEDs on all the cameras blink orange and you can begin ID mode operation. However, when a number button was pressed in step 2, the cameras with ID numbers that do not match are switched off. BRIGHT ZOOM T W SET/OK HOME CANCEL AF 1 MF 4 ∞ 7 ON SCREEN Fn 23 56 89 0 ID MENU 1. Press the i button. The LEDs on all the adjacent connected cameras blink orange (at 0.5-second intervals). ID1 ID2 ID2 ID3 Blinking orange Blinking orange Blinking orange Blinking orange To cancel ID mode operation, press the c or i button. The LEDs on all the cameras then turn green. 2. Press a number button (in this case 2). The cameras with ID2 are selected and the LEDs on only those cameras turn green. The LEDs on the other cameras turn orange (not blinking). ID1 ID2 ID2 ID3 Orange Green Green Orange This completes the selection procedure. When you use the wireless controller, only the selected cameras will respond. When you press a button on the wireless controller, the LEDs on the selected cameras blink green (at 0.1-second intervals) and the LEDs on the other cameras blink orange (at 0.1-second intervals). 36

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ID Mode
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3
2
1
AF
6
5
4
MF
9
8
7
0
MENU
ID
HOME
Fn
BRIGHT
ON SCREEN
SET/OK
CANCEL
ZOOM
T
W
1.
Press the
i
button.
The LEDs on all the adjacent connected cameras blink orange
(at 0.5-second intervals).
To cancel ID mode operation, press the
c
or
i
button. The
LEDs on all the cameras then turn green.
2.
Press a number button (in this case
2
).
The cameras with ID2 are selected and the LEDs on only those
cameras turn green. The LEDs on the other cameras turn orange
(not blinking).
This completes the selection procedure. When you use the wireless
controller, only the selected cameras will respond. When you press
a button on the wireless controller, the LEDs on the selected
cameras blink green (at 0.1-second intervals) and the LEDs on the
other cameras blink orange (at 0.1-second intervals).
Green
ID3
Green
ID2
Green
ID2
Green
ID1
Blinking orange
ID3
Blinking orange
ID2
Blinking orange
ID2
Blinking orange
ID1
Orange
ID3
Green
ID2
Green
ID2
Orange
ID1
Check the LEDs on all the adjacent connected cameras to ensure that all the
cameras are receiving the signals from the wireless controller.
The cameras (ID: 0) that have not been assigned on ID number are switched
on in step 2.
Even if the cameras are switched off, when you press the
i
button the
LEDs on all the cameras blink orange and you can begin ID mode operation.
However, when a number button was pressed in step 2, the cameras with ID
numbers that do not match are switched off.
NOTE
Selecting the Camera to be Controlled
<Example>
As shown in the figure below, of 4 cameras (ID1 to ID3) only the cameras with
ID number 2 (2 cameras) are selected for ID mode operation. In normal
operation, the camera LEDs turn green.