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Thank you for purchasing a Canon product.
Speedlite Transmitter ST
ter which can control up to two Speedlite
-
E2 is a wireless transmit
-
This Instructions booklet assume that a Type
era is used with the
A
cam
-
groups set as slaves.
The transmitting range is about 12 to 15 meters
With
A
cameras
models), he ST E2 can be used only for manual
flash photography. See pages 23
cameras except
39.4 to 49.2 ft indoors and 8 to 10 meters 26.2 to
32.8 ft outdoors. With Type A cameras (EOS 3, EOS
G,
E2 can execute the fol
-
-
flash and mlti
to 27 in this booklet and the Speedlite
uctions.
-
Elan
IX. EOS
EOS
EOS
the ST
-
-
lowing operations through wireless control:
autoflash
speed sync
FE lock
Flash exposure compensation
Manual flash (Flash output set with Speed
Multi-flash firing (Set with the
mbols used in this Instructions booklet:
Warning for preventing camera or ST
malfunction.
High
-
flash)
-
E2
E2
Supplementary notes for using the ST
with the camera.
-
Helpful tip for using the ST
pictures.
-E2 and taking
With the EOS
slave
-
3, the following operations are also
flash and of
,
I
to
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class
B
limits for radio noise emissions
digital appara
-
tus as set out in the interference
-
causing equipment
standard entitled
"Digital Apparatus", ICES-003 of
the Industry Canada.
The
Mark is
a
Directive
markof the European
Community
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Contents
1. Nomenclature
2. Readying the ST-E2
3. Readying the
22
23
25
26
29
33
34
.35
(Slave Setting)
4. Basic Wireless E-TTL Autoflash Operation
5. Wireless Multi-Flash E-TTL Autoflash Operation
6. Applications
7. Troubleshooting
Specifications
All the operation instructions in this booklet the ST
-
E2 and other relevant equipment are
already turned on. Before proceeding, make s
2 and other equipment
on.
I
I
This
complies with Part 15 of the FCC ules. Operatject to the following two conditions:
This device may not
that may cause
cause harmful interference, and
undesired operation.
this devie must accept any interference
including
Do not make any changes or modifications he equipmet unless otherwise specified in the instructions. If such
modifications should be made, you could be reqred to stop operation of the equipment.
or
This equipment has been tested and found to
with the
for a class
B
digital device, pursuant to part
FCC
Rules. These limits arc 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
interference to radio or television reception, which
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase
separation between the equipment and receiver.
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Consult the dealer or an experienced
technician for help.
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(3) Turning On the Power
The hot shoe on the EOS 650,
EOS 620, EOS 750, and EOS
850 will not couple with the
When transmission is possible,
the pilot lamp lights in red and
lock pin. The
can still be
attached to these cameras, but
it cannot be locked onto the hot
shoe.
the
5
icon lights in the camera
viewfinder.
When the
icon lights in the
camera viewfinder, it indicates
that the ST
mit. When Speedlite
-
E2 is able to trans
-
is
rechareed and readv to fire. its
beam
blinks.
Turn the
witch to
I
Tswithas the follow
-
sition:
on the
The settings which
were set at the switch position
rc frozen. All transmitter con
ols the test
If the
used for 90
(Save Energy) feature takes
effect and turns off the
power automatically to save
battery power. The ST
turns back on when the
shutter button or test trans
mission button is pressed.
With a Type A camera
is on and not
the
I
-
-E2
sion button are disabled. This
prevents inadvertant alteration
of transmitter settings.
-
3, EOS Elan
EOS
EOS
G,
EOS IX. EOS
equipped with E
-
ITL, the
E-ITL indicator lights.
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3. Readying the
(SlaveSetting)
(4) Channel Setting
Slave
on
Channel setting
RATIO
To prevent wireless signals from
being transmitted to unrelated
Set the less selector to
Each time you press the
SLA
a
button, the blink
ing display changes in the fol
lowing loop:
-
-
Speedlite
vicinity, you can set a channel dif
ferent from the one used by the
unrelated Speedlite units.
One of four channels can be set.
units in the
Spee
set to this
-
mode a "slave."
The zis set automat
ically This can be
overridden manually.
-
,
The
(master)and slave
must be set to the
While
the
select the same
the
is blinking, press
2 Set the slave's main switch to
2
+
or
to
or
to turn it on.
the Speedlite is ready to
same channel No.
No. as
fire,
blinks
AF
-
assist beam
1
Press the
CH.
button and
select the desired channel.
If the
channel No. is
Each
the button is pressed the
different from t h e
channel No., wireless trans
mission will not work.
channel indicator changes in the fol
-
-
lowing loop:
1
2
3
4
1
The
and Speedlite
must be set to the same channel No
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4. Basic Wireless
E-TTL Autoflash Operation
.
After t h e ST-E2 and slave a r e ready, they can work within the
below for easy wireless
For explanatory purposes, the EOS
-
3 will be used as the sample
here.
stays on).
Positioningof ST-E2 and slave
Attach the slave to the mini stnd (equipped with tripod socket) which
with the
Turn the Speedlite's body (bouncfeature) so that the slave sensor
toward
ST-EZ.
Indoors, the slave position need no
off the walls.
so precise since the light will also bounce
After positioniera and slaves, be sure to test the
before taking a
control
Do not place
transmiss
uctions between the ST
nachieved.
-
EP and slaves. Otherwise,
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Basic Wireless
E
-TTL
Operation
(2)Camera operation
Set the
(4)Wireless operation test
(3)Checking the
pilot lamp and
ready status
for normal flash
operation.
With the EOS
flash ratio control
lamp is off. (If necessary, press
the button to turn it
-3, make sure the
off.) If the flash ratio control
is on, the Speedlite may
not fire or a correct exposure
may not be attained. After
turning off the flash ratio con
-
trol lamp, set the main switch
re ent
v
p
Check th
pilot lamp Press the
pilot lamp
ratio control lamp from light
ing inadvertantly.
-
is on and e is ready.
(which also functions a s
transmission button).
a
test
Wn the eady to fire, its
AF
-
assist beam emitter flashes at
1
If everything is OK,
A
will fire
followed by slave (at 1/64 output).
If the
docs not
the slave's
toward the
or distance
it
and
When the
lights and the
the camera viewfinder, they
indicate t h a t t h e is
pilot lamp
icon lights in
ready for remote transmission.
They do not indicate that the
slave is ready (recharged).
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Basic Wireless
Autoflash
closer to the subject and repeat
Taking the picture and
flash confirmation
AF-assist beam
steps
to
Under low-light or low-contrast
c o n d i t i o n s , t h e AF
assist beam is emitted t o assist
autofocusing. The A F a s s i s t
-
With the EOS-3, the model-
flash can be fired to see
the lighting effects bore
is taken. See
page 32.
The slave must proply
positioned to receive te
wireless trsion.
After this taken.
the sltion result
is displan the slave's
display pan
-
b e a m i s c o m p a t i b l e w i t h t h e
EOS-3's Area AF. The AF-assist
beam's effective range is about
0.6 m e t e r t o 10 m e t e r s at t h e
c e n t e r a n d
along t h e periphery.
AF assist
m e t e r t o
5
The
-
emitted only while
attached to the EOS-3. In
cameras with a built
is
of
in AF-
W h e n you press t h e s h u t t e r but-
ton
a
signal
lave s in t h e SE
rgy) mode, press-
-
is t r a n s m i t t e d to t h e slave, t h e n
t h e slave fires a preflash and then
t h e main flash when the picture is
taken.
assist beam emitter,
beam will
test trans-
emitted
the camera.
tton will cancel it.
press the shutter
bun halfway and activate
t h e camera's exposure
meter, the ST-E2 cannot be
used to cancel the slave's
mode or to execute a test
transmission. The camera's
exposure meter must turn
off (viewfinder's
setting display turns off)
before the SE mode can be
canceled or a test transmis-
sion executed.
The slave's AF
-
assist beam is not
(except when
flash is
The subject's flash
readig
ready).
is obtained with the
ad
used to set the main flash outp.
Wireless flash photography is there
by executed with an optimum flash
To prevent overheating, limit
the number of consecutive
wireless transmissions to 50.
After 50 consecutive wireless
transmissions, allow the ST
to rest for 10 minutes.
When the correct flash exposure is
-EP
obtained, the
flash confir-
mation lamp lights for about 3
immediately after the flash fires. If
it does not light, the picture might
be underexposed. In this case, use a
larger aperture or place the slave
28
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Wireless Multi-FlashE-TTL Autoflash Operation
There a r e two types of wireless
multi flash
ations:
RATIO OFF: All slaves fire
-
All the slaves s e t a t t h e s a m e
channel fire a t the same outpu
Sample Multi-Flash
Setup with Uniform
the same flash output.
controlled by
E-TTL autoflash t
Flash Output
RATIO ON: Slaves are given
a n ID, either A or B. The flash
ratio is then set for each
obtain a correct exposure.
In the sample flash setup shown
below, the lighting on the left
e brighter t h a n on t h e right of
the subject.
operation
is
as with wireless
autoflash.
The flash ratio can be
the camera is an EOS
The flash ratio cannot be set with an
only when
-3.
With the EOS-re the
flash ontrol
lamp is off. (If neary, press
EOS
EOS
EOS IX or EOS
EOS Rebel
Lite.
the
buttoto turn it
off.) raticontrol
lameedlite may
not ct exposure
may ined. After
turning lash ratio con-
trol lamp, set the main switch
By changing the distance
between t h e subject and
slaves, the lighting balance
(flash ratio) can be changed
accordingly.
Two or more slaves can be
to
to prevent the flash
used.
ratio ontrol lamp from light-
ing indvertantly.
Outdoors
With the EOS-3, a modeling
flash can be fired to check
the lighting effects before
the picture is taken.
As a n example, two slaves a r e
used here, one positioned on the
left and the other on the right of
the subject.
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Wireless Multi
F l a s h with
-
Flash
E-TTL Autuflash Operation
Sample Multi-Flash Setup with Slave ID and Flash
a
Uniform Flash
O u t p u t ,
(flash ratio) was adjusted by plac
i n g t h e slaves a t different dis
"
the lighting balance
-
-
tances to the subject. However,
with Multi Flash with Slave ID
and Flash Ratio Settings, the
"
-
"
flash ratio can be adjusted with
out moving the slaves.
-
The flash ratio can
from to and
half stop increments.
adjusted
1 to in
1
-
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Wireless Multi
-
Flash
Autoflash Operation
(1)Setting the Slave ID
With the wireless control of multi
-
If the slave's ID is set to C, it
cannot he controlled by
ple slaves, you can set the flash
ratio and specify the main flash
and fill flash by assigning a slave
E2. Be sure to set the slave ID
to
A
or B.
ID. There are three
C. The can control slaves
and B. When the flash ratio con
A, B, and
A
There is no limit a s to the
number of slaves that can be
used. Set the slave ID for all
-
trol lamp is lit, the
not fire.
C
slave does
the slaves to either
A
or B.
Set the slave ID to A for the slave on
the left of the camera. and to
the slave on right of the camera.
B
for
About Slave Group
Control
Press
button
.
All slaves set to the same ID are
Press th
ton to set the slave ID to
or
-
but
-
controlled as one group.
2
Shown below is a group of three
slaves whose ID is A. They will be
controlled as
a
single slave group A.
Press te
button
3 to regiter the slave ID. (The
slave ID stops blinking and
stays on.)
Follow the same procedure for
the other slave to set the slave
ID to
4
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Wireless Multi
-
Flash
E
-
TTL Autoflash Operation
(2)Setting the
Flash Ratio
Camera and Slave
Positions
The flash ratio between slave
main flash and fill flash. The flash ratio can be set from
from to 1:8 in half stop increments. In of exposure stops, it
ranges from to and from to When the flash ratio is st, E-
A
and slave
B
can be set to specify the
to and
Position the ST-E2-attached cam-
1
-
era and the two slaves to obtain
the desired lighting effect. See
page 26.
1
1
TTL autoflash metering controls the flash output to obtain a crrect
exposure.
Check that the
switch is set to
press the
man
thn
The modeling flash can be fired to
see the lighting effects before the
picture is taken.
Press the
toto select the desired flash
rao.
or
but-
>
,
button.
flash ratio control
lights in red, and the respective
flash ratio indicator lights.
If the main switch has been set
(4) Follow the basic proce
dure for wireless
TTL autoflash
exposure to take the
picture. See page 26.
-
to
<
I
the buttons will not
work. Set the main switch to
E-
The flash ratios for the unmarked
HOLD
tors
are shown in parentheses
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Applications
Flash exposure compensation
Flash exposure
can be set with the camera.
manual flash
Even with a wireless multi-flash system, you can use high-speed sync
flash), FE lock, and flash exposure compensation in the same way
as with a camera attached
speed sync
-
Wireless high
flash)
-
Wireless FE lock
Wireless manual flash can be
by
the slave to single-slave
or manual flash
flash
Wireless repeating flash can be
used when the slave has been set to
or
flash
see the
For
After setting the wireless single
or multi
high
This enables wireless high
speed sync. The slaves need not
be touched at all.
-
After settinreless
-
flash setup, just set the r multi
-
flash setup, just press
-
speed sync button to he camer's FEL button to
-
nable wireess FE lock.
The ST-E2 can transmit wireless signals only toward the front. Therefore,
the slaves cannot be positioned behind the camera. Otherwise, they will
not be able to pick up the
Off Camera Shoe Cord
wireless control signals. However, with
(sold separately), the ST-E2 can be positioned
away from the camera and face any direction for wireless transmission.
-
2
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7.Troubleshooting
Problem
Probable Cause
Solution
Page
24
Soon after
power is turned If the
on, the indicator
is turned on and the
the power turns off automatically. the PILOT button.
is not Either
shutter button halfway
press
beam
turns on' used for 9 0
When
slave is ready to
blinks
Although the
the viewfinder,
not fire.
is lit in The
does
in the
ready. Rather. it indicates that the
able to
does not indicate
is
urn off the flash ratio control lamp
te
flash system with flash ratio settings was
takinp
flash picture
undrrexposed
out The flash ratio control lamp was lit
multi
not used.
thouph a
2 9
-
Pce the
thr
nearer to the
or
subject is
the effective flash range.
arture (smaller f
-
number).
slave
the
does not
to thesamechannel as
is
is
away
Position the
nearer to the
the transmission
taking the picture.
thr
Cord
2
point the
Use
sensor
toward the
feature
its
point
-
the ST
-
EZ.
ratio
slave ID has Set
slave
A
or B.
t
is not
If
has a built-in AF-assist
The
28
the camera will rmit the beam instead
E2.
beam.
s in the
Press
slave's
PILOT button to cancel the
slave's
tor (blinking AF
turns off.
28
mode.
-
assist
Make sure the metering display in the viewfinder
shutter button halfway and this
You
The
The test transmission
work.
28
is off
The flash ratio cannot he set with cameras other
than the EOS 3.
Set the main switch to
test the transmission.
the exposure meter
camera is not an EOS 3.
-
The flash
cannot be set.
-
switch is set to
I
24
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Specifications
clip
cameras
canicras
-
on
transmitter
direct
or
Compatible
Type A
B
at
Channels
Flash Ratio Control
Sync
Slave Operation
For AR ratio
With trst
I
to
lo
sync
in half-step
flash)
A fires followed by
flash fires
at
lock
indicatrd by
output.
1
Adequate flash
ed the icon blinking in
2 After flash fires
flash confirmatiun lamp
lit in the
Insufficient flash exposure indicat-
5
vi
for 9
Cancels when
Infrared pulse
transmi
oFE lock button is pressed to turn
Approx. 10
slave unit
26.2 32.8
Wireless Transmission
Range
Transmission Coveragr
Battery Life
Indoors: Approx. 12 15 m
horizontal and v
Approx. 1,500 transmission
Compatible wh 45
perature and with a
pAF and and
set of batteries)
lens focal lengths
AF
AF
-
assist Beam
assist Beam
-
-
Approx.
While
10
m
10 33
A
at center. 0.6 to m12.0 to 16 5 along the periphery (in total darkness).
power switch is
to
I
or HOLD, the
turns off automatically
90
of
lithium
51
1
12.
3.1
Weight
100 13.5
battery
the
data are based
Method.
Subject to
Wireless
Flash ratio control
FER
2 groups A,
groups:
without
Flash
Manual flash
Repeating flash
compensation
Each slave is set
manually.
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