Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 User manual

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Transmitter
ST.E2

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Thank
you
for
purchasing
a
Canon
product. Gontents
The
canon
speedrite
Transmitter
sr-E2
is
awireress
transmitter
for
controlling
up
totwo
flash
slave
groups
consisting
of
Canon
Speedlites
compatible
with
wireless
flash
shooting.
e Also
refer
tothe
instruction
manual
ofyour
camera
and
Speedlite.
Before
using
theST-E2,
read
thisinstruction
manual
andtheinshuction
manuals
foryourcamera
andSpeedlite.
Familiarizeyourself
withtheoperation
of eachbefore
using
theST-E2.
r lt isautomatically compatible with the camera's flash metering
mode
(E-TTL
ll,
E.TTL,
orTTL).
Thecamera
controls
theST-E2
automatically
Inthefollowing
flashmetering
mooes:
1. E-TTLll autoflash(evaluative
flashmetering
withpreflash
reading/lens
distance
information)
2. E-TTL
autoflash(evaluative
flashmetering
withpreflash
reading)
3. TTLautoflash(off-lhe-film
metering
forreal-time
flashmetering)
Regarding the camera's available flash metering modes, refer to the
"External
Speedlite"
specification
in
the
"specifiiations"
ofyour
camera's
instruction
manuat.
The
camera
instruction
manual's
chapter
onflash
photography
will
refer
tocameras
having
1and 2aboveasa Type_A
camera
(compatible
with
E-TTL
ll orE-TTL).
And
cameras
having
3 (compatibte
with
onty
withTTL)are called Type.B cameras.
" This
instruction
manual
assumes
that
youare
using
the
ST_E2
with
aType_
Acamera,
lll!:9I-+ is
used
with
a
TypglB
camera,
onty
manuat
ftash
shooting
and
srroboscopic
flash
will
be
possible.
Nomenclature ............................4
Installing
theBattery ................6
Attaching
totheGamera.,.,..,.,........ ..............
6
Turn
onthePowerSwitch......... ...........,..,.,.,.7
Fully
AutomaticWirelessF1ash............ .......,
8
Flash
RatiowithE.TTL11................... ..........10
Troubleshooting
Guide ..........13
Specifications...,,...,....,..,. .......14
'co*verr-tions
W#:ffili.l$eiiiuar
r The
operation
procedures
inthisinstructionmanual
assumethat
boththecameraandST-E2's
power
switchesareON.
I lcons
areused
in
thetexttoindicatetherespective
buftons,dials,
andsettings.Theymatch
thesame
icons
foundonthecameraand
ST-E2.
I Reference
page
numbersareindicated
by(p.--).
r Thisinstructionmanual
usesthefollowingalert
symbols:
Q : The
Cautionsymbol
indicates
awarning
to prevent shooting
oroblems.
ffi : TheNotesymbol
gives
supplemental
information.

Nomenclature
Transmitter
Battery
compartmentcover Flashratioindicator
<RATIO>
Flashratiobutton
Locking
pin
Contacts
Mounting
foot's
lock
lever
Mounting
foot
Flash
ratiocontrol
lamp
Channel
indicator
<CH.>
Channel
button
<PILOT> Pilotlamp/
Testtransmission
button
Flashexposure
<<> <>> Flashratio
adjustmentbutton
About
the
AF-Assist
Beam
Under
lowJight
orlow-contrast
conditions,
thebuilt-inAF-assist
beam
will
beemitted
automatically
tomake
it
eaasier
toautofocus.
The
ST_
E2's
AF-assist
beam
is
compatible
with
theAF points
ofalmost
all
EOS
cameras.
The
AF-assist
beamiscompatible
with
2gmm
andlonger
lenses.
Theeffective
rangeisshownbelow.
Center | 0.6-10t2-32.8
Periphery
| O.O-St2-16.4
.:=,@
confirmation
lamp sync
lamp

Installing
theBattery
Use
onelithium
2CR5
batterv.
Remove
the
cover.
o Slide
thebattery
compartment
cover
asshown
by
thearrow
andremove.
lnsert
the
battery.
o Insert
the
battery
as
shown.
Turn
onthePower
Switch
6r@Y i
ry4i
,[ Turn
on
the
power
switch.
' o Set
the
power
switch
to
<l>.
h The
<ETTL>
lampwilllight.
) Checkthatthe<PILOT> lampis
.tk on.
t When
the
<PILOT>
lampis
on,itis
readyfor
wirelessflash
control.
1
2
iil
tili
ill
] Closethe cover.
- o Slide
the
cover
back
toits
closed
position.
Attaching
tothe
Camera
E .HOLDt retainsthesettings
madeatthe
<l> position
and
theST-E2will
not
respond
toanyoperationexcept
testtransmissions.
This
prevents
the
current
settingsfrombeingaltered
accidentally.
Afteryousettheflash
seftings,setting
the
power
switchto<HOLD>
isrecommended.
2
3
{ Slide
thelever
to theright.
Attach the ST-E2.
e Slip
theST-E2's
mounting
foot
into
the
camera's
hot
shoe
all
the
wav.
Secure the ST-E2.
e Slide
themounting
foot's
lock
lever
to
theleft.
The
locking
pin
wilt
then
protrude
tosecure
theST-E2
tothe
camera.
* To
detach
theST-E2,
slide
the
mounting
foot's
lock
lever
totheright
and
detach.
AboutAuto Power
Off
To
savebattery
power,
the
power
willturn
offautomatically
after90sec.
ofidle use.To
turnontheST-E2again,
press
thecamera's
shutter
buttonhalf,^/ay.
Sefting Gommunication Channel
lf
thereis
anotherCanon
wirelessflash
systemnearby,
you
can
change
thechannel
No.toprevent
signal
confusion.Both
theST-E2and
slave
units
(p.B)
must
beset
tothesamechannel
No.
Set the channel No.
e Press
the<GH.> button
tosetthe
desiredchannel.
F The
channelnumber
changeseach
time
youpress
the
button.

Fully
Automatic
Wireless
Flashwrom
Thismethod
has
allthe
Speedlites
fire
at
thesameflash
output
with
E-TTLll
#|.-. Asfor
thesetting
procedure,
refer
to
the
slave
Speedlite's
instruction
manual.
) Check
the
communication
channel.
- o lfthe
ST-E2
andslave
unit(s)
areset
toa different
channel,
set
them
allto
the
same
channel
(p.7).
Position
thecamera
and
Speedlites
asdesired,
o Position
theSpeedlites
within
the
range
shown
onthenext
page.
Check that the flash is ready.
r When
the
slave
unit(s)isready
tofire,
the
AF-assist
beamwill
blinkfor1
sec.
Gheck that the wireless flash
system works.
* Press
theST-E2's
<PILOT> (test
transmission)
button.
F The
slave
unitwillfire.
* lf
the
flash
doesnot
fire,adjust
the
slave
unit's
angletoward
the
master
unit
anddistance
from
the
master
unit.
Set the camera and shoot.
* Setthe
camera
inthe
same
wayas
with
normal
flash
shooting.
ts lfastandard
flash
exposure
was
obtained,
the
flashexposure
confirmation
lamp
will
light
forabout
3sec.
8m
(26.2ft.)
12m
(39.4ft.)
Use
thebouncefeature
toswingtheslave
unit'sflashbody
sothat
thewireless
sensorfacesthemasterunit.
Usetheministands
(equipped
withtripod
socket)
provided
with
the
Speedlites
to prop
themupasslave
units.
Indoors,
thewireless
signalmayalso
bounceoff
the
wall
sothereis
moreleeway
inpositioning
theslave
unit(s).
After
positioning
theslaveunit(s),
besuretotestthewireless
operation
beforeshooting.
Donot
place
anyobstacles
between
theST-E2and
slaveunit(s).
Obstacles
canblockthe
transmissionofwireless
sionals.
3
5
s
lO o Make
suretheST-E2's
flashratiocontrollamp
isofi.lf
the
flash
ratiocontrollamp
ison,the
Speedlitemaynotfire
orastandardexposure
maynotbeattained.
r WhentheST-E2'S
pilot
lamplights
andthe<
I > icon
lightsinthecamera
viewfinder,
theyindicatethat
theST-E2isready
forremotetransmission.
Theydo notindicate
thatthe slaveisready
(recharged).
E r lftheflash
exposureconfirmation
lampdidnotlight,
movetheslave
unit(s)
closertothe subject
andshoot
again.Witha digital
camera,
you
can
alsoincreasethecamerzt's
ISO
speed.
€ lfauto
power
offturnsoffthe
slaveunit,
press
the
ST-E2's
<PILOT> button
to
send
atesttransmission.
Thiswilltumon
theslaveunit.
€ Test
transmissionisnot
possible
whilethe
camera's
64 and 66 timer
isin
efiect.
15m
(49.2ft.)

Flash
Ratio
withE-TTL
ll
With
twoslave
units,
you
canvary
the
flashratio
andshoot
withE-TTL
llautoflash.
To
put
the
two
slaveunits
into
twoslave
groups,
setadifferent
slavelD
for
both
slave
units.To
setthe
slave
unit's
slavelD,
seetheSpeedlite's
instruction
manual.
Set
theleft
slave
unit'slD
toA,and
theright
slave
unit'slD
toB.
2
3
Press
the
<RATIO>
button.
r Theflashratio
control
lampwilllight.
Setthe flash ratio.
r Press
<{> or
<>> tosettheflash
ratiowithin
'l:8
to1:1 or
within1:1to
8:1.
Setthe cameraand shoot.
r Setthecamerainthesame way
as
withnormalflashshooting.
l;Gflash rarircanrd treset'
< A:B >
r2trtt.r:2rtal
B>
.iP.1:4ri:B
IITITI
(1:i.4) (1:2.8) (1:5.6)
5OE,EOSREBEL
G/s(X)N,
EOSIX,
300,andEOSREBELXSN/REBEL
besetwithmut@Spe{mes

Modeling Flash
lfthe
camera
has
adepth-of-field
preview
button,
press
it
tofire
a 1-sec.
burst
offlashes.
This
isthemodeling
flash.
You
can
check
the
lighting
and
shadow
effects.
tl Do
not
fire
themodeling
flash
more
than
10consecutive
times.
lfvou
fire
the
modeling
flash
'10
consecutive
times,
allow
the
Speedlite
torest
ior
atleast
10
min.
to
avoid
overheeting
and
deteriorating
theflash
head.
E The
modeling
flash
cannot
befired
with
the
EOS
REBEL
2000/300
and
Type-B
cameras
(p.2).
High-Speed
Sync
Press
the<lx> button
toturn
onthe
<lx> lamp.
High-speed
sync
will
then
be
enabled
with
the
wireless
slave
units.
About
Slave
Group
Control
For
example,
if
you
have
the
slave
lDset
to<
A >for
three
Speedlites,
all
three
Speedlites
will
becontrolled
asifthey
were
one
Speedlite
in
slave
group
A.
TroubleshootingGuide
lfthereis
a problem.
refertothisTroubleshootinoGuide
o The slave unit does not fire.
. TheST-E2'sbattery
is installedin the wrong orientation.
- Install
thebattery
in
thecorrectorientation.
(p.6)
. TheST-E2's
batteryis exhausted.
- lfthe
flashrecyclingtimetakes30sec.orlongeruntilthepilot
lamplights,replacethebattery.
(p.6)
. Attachthe ST-E2securelyto the camera.
- AttachtheST-E2's
mountingfoot
securely
tothecamera.
(p.6)
. Theelectricalcontactsof the ST-E2and cameraaredirty.
- Clean
the
contacts.
(p.4)
. TheST-E2and slaveunit are notset to the samechannel.
- SettheST-E2andslaveunittothesamechannel.
(p.7,
8)
. Theslaveunit(s)is not positionedproperly.
- Position
the
slaveunit(s)withintheST-E2'swirelesstransmission
range.
(p.9)
- Pointtheslaveunit(s)'swirelesssensortowardthemasterunit.
(p.e)
. TheslavelD has been
setto C for flash ratioshooting.
- Set
theslave
lDtoA orB.
(p.10)
o The power turns off by itself.
. After90sec.of idleoperation,auto poweroff took effect.
' Press
theshutterbutton
halfway
orpress thetesttransmission
button.
(p.7)
rThe flash exposure tends to be underexposed.
. The
flash ratiooriginallysetfor E-TTLllautoflash
with multiple
slaveunitswas appliedto normalflash shooting.
- Turn
off
theflashratiocontrollampbeforeshootingnormalflash
pictures.
(p.9)
. Thesubjectwas beyondthe rangeof the flash.
- Movetheslaveunit(s)closertothesubject.
(p.9)
Slave
group
A
12 13

Specifications
'Type
Type:
Compatible
cameras:
. Wireless Flash
Transmission
melhod:
Channels:
Transmission
range(Approx.):
Transmission
angle(Approx.):
Controllable
slave
groups:
Flash
ratio
control:
Modeling
flash:
High-speed
sync:
.AF.Assist Beam
Linkable
AF
points:
Effective
range(Approx.):
. Power Source
Internal
power:
Battery
life:
Power
saving:
.Dimensions(WxHxD):
.Weight
On-camera,
speedlite
transmitter
Type-A
EOS
cameras
(E-TTL
ll/E-fil autoflash)
Type-B
EOS
cameras(TTL
autoflash)
Optical
pulse
fndoors:
12
- 15
m
| 39.4
- 49.2
ft.,
Outdoors:
I - 10
m
I 26.2
- 32.8
ft.
140"
horizontal,
+30.
vertical
2(A,
B)
1:8
- 1:1
-8:1
in1/Z-stop
increments
Enabled
with
camera's
depth-of-fieldpreview
button
Provided
1
-45 AFpoints (28mm
orlonger
focal
length)
Atcenten
0.6
- 10
m
/2.0
-32.8 ft.,
Perlphery:
0.6
-5m/2.0- 16.4
ft.
One
2CR5
lithium
battery
Approx.
1500
transmissions
Power
off
affer
g0sec.
ofidle
opelation
62
x51
x80
mm
/2.4
x2.0x3.1
in.
Approx.
100
g/ 3.5
oz.
(excluding
battery)
This
device
complieswith Part15ofthe FCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe
following
twoconditions:
(1)
Thisdevice
maynotcauseharmful
interference,
and
(2)
this
devicemustacceptanyinterference
received,including
interference
thatmaycauseundesired
operation.
Donot
makeanychanges
ormodifications
totheequipment
unlessotheMise
specifiedin
the
instructions.
lfsuchchanges
ormodifications
shouldbemade,
you
could
berequired tostopoperation
oftheequipment.
Thisequipment
hasbeentested
andfoundtocomply
withthelimitsfora class
Bdigitaldevice,
pursuant
topart 15
oftheFCCRules.These
limilsare
designed
to provide reasonable
protection
against
harmfulinterferenceina
residential
installation.
Thisequipment
generates,
uses
andcanradiateradio
frequency
energyand,ifnot installed
and usedinaccordancewiththe
instructions,
maycauseharmfulinterference
to radio
communications.
However,
thereis noguarantee
thatinterferencewillnotoccurina particular
installation.
lf thisequipmentdoes causeharmfulinterference
to radioor
lelevisionreception,
whichcanbedetermined
bytuming
theequipmentoffand
on,the userisencouraged
to tryto correct
the interference
byone or moreof
thefollowing
measures:
. Reorient
orrelocate
thereceivingantenna.
. Increase
theseparation
betweentheequipment
andreceiver.
. Consultthedealer
oranexperiencedradio/Tv
technician
forhelo.
ThisClass
Bdigitalapparatus
complieswith
CanadianICES-003.
Cetappareil
num6riquedela
classeBestconforme
a lanormeNMB-003
du
Canada.
. Allthespecifications
aboveare based
onCanon,s
testing
stand.
I Thecamera's
specifications
andextemal
appearance
ar6subject
to change
without
notice.
14 15