Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 Instruction manual - Page 13

Setting the Slave, About Slave Group, Control

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Wireless Multi-Flash E-'lTL Autoflash Operation (1) Setting the Slave ID With the wireless control of multiple slaves, you can set the flash ratio and specify the main flash and fill flash by assigning a slave ID. There are three IDS:A, B, and C. The ST-E2 can control slaves A and B. When the flash ratio con- trol lamp is lit, the C slave does not fire. Set the slave ID to A for the slave on the left of the camera. and to B for the slave on the right of the camera. 0 If the slave's ID is set to C, it cannot he controlled by thc STE2. Be sure to set the slave ID 7rn5s to A or B. There is no limit a s to the number of slaves t h a t can be used. S e t t h e slave ID for all the slaves to either A or B. Press t h e slave's < SEL/SET > button to select < > . 2 + Press the < > or < - > button to set the slave ID to . 3 Press the < SELISET > button to register the slave ID. (The slave ID stops blinking and stays on.) About Slave Group Control All slaves s e t to the same ID a r e controlled a s one group. Shown below is a g r o u p of t h r e e slaves whose ID is A. They will be controlled as a single slave group A. 4 Follow the same procedure for the other slave to set the slave ID to .

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Wireless Multi
-
Flash
E-'lTL
Autoflash Operation
(1)
Setting the Slave
ID
With the wireless control of multi
-
ple slaves, you can set the flash
ratio and specify the main flash
and fill flash by assigning a slave
ID. There are three
IDS
A,
B,
and
C.
The
ST-E2
can control slaves
A
and
B.
When the flash ratio con
-
trol lamp is lit, the
C
slave does
not fire.
Set the slave
ID
to A for the slave on
the left of the camera. and to
B
for
the slave on
the
right of the camera.
Press the slave's
<
SEL/SET
>
button to select
<
>
.
2
Press the
<
+
>
or
<
-
>
but
-
ton to set the slave ID to
<A>.
3
Press the
<
SELISET
>
button
to register the slave ID. (The
slave
ID
stops blinking and
stays on.)
4
Follow the same procedure for
the other slave to set the slave
ID to
<B>.
0
If
the slave's
ID
is set to
C,
it
cannot he controlled
by
thc
ST-
E2.
Be sure to set the slave
ID
7rn5s
to
A
or
B.
There is no limit as to the
number of slaves that can be
used. Set the slave
ID
for all
the slaves to either
A
or
B.
About Slave Group
Control
All slaves set to the same ID are
controlled as one group.
Shown below
is
a group of three
slaves whose
ID
is A. They will be
controlled as
a
single slave group A.