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ALPA 12 FPS and silex instruction manual REL-5.11 - copyright alpa 2019
overview ALPA Silex Mk II
Silex Mk II: CONNECTORS
CONNECTORS
ALemo 14pin for external electronic leaf shutter systems
and ALPA Electronic Lens Adapter (ELA).
BFlash connector PC type for synchronization of digital
backs and/or ash control, alternative sync port
CLemo 1pin for synchronization of digital backs, main sync
port
D
Lemo 3pin for hand grip trigger, starting the camera, cable
remote trigger or triggering by Pocket Wizard, e.g., acts
as [k1] ➔activate for 2 seconds to turn the camera on,
releases the shutter and activating for 5 seconds will turn
the camera off
ELemo 4pin for external power supply in and out (no auto
switch-off)
BAT Release button for battery, push and slide battery out
RJ45 Ethernet port for remote control via LAN/WiFi
USB Port for rmware upgrades and uploading sync programs
CS Cold shoe, accessory adapter
Silex Mk II: CONTROL ELEMENTS
control-element
k1
Switch-on by pressing 2 sec/off 5 sec, auto switch-off af-
ter selected time of inactivity when battery powered, see
also (D)
k1
Release button, start/stop T exposure, [k5] & [k1] see
upgrade process
k2 Turn left/right ➔increases or decreases value depending
on wheel conguration
k2 Push ➔tab /// long ➔ key lock (except [k1]), push long
again for unlocking
k3 Program page left
k3 Push long ➔activates LCC offset mode (see page 21)
k4 Program page right,
Push long for activate/deactivate bracketing
k5 Open/close focal plane or leaf shutter
k5 Push long ➔ turns the camera off, [k5] & [k1] see upgrade
process
k6
Closes the aperture to the preset value, toggles between
open and close (only Canon EF, Nikon E, Hasselblad H,
Contax 645, Rollei 6000 lenses)
k6 Push long ➔ switching display illumination off/on
k2 &
k1 Cancels a running bracketing or self timer program
k5 &
k1
Firmware upgrade when switched off, see upgrade pro-
cess
