Phottix Laso User manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Phottix Laso TTL Flash Trigger
Receiver for Canon
INSTRUCTION MANUAL 2
说明书 24
說明書 43
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Thank you for purchasing a Phottix
product.
Note: Before using the Phottix Laso TTL Flash
Trigger for Canon, please read this instruction
manual carefully, while also referring to the
instruction manuals of your camera, ash and
other relevant devices.
Phottix Laso TTL FLash Trigger For
Canon Receiver
The Phottix Laso Receiver is used with
non-wireless Canon ETTL Speedlites to perform
wireless radio control and triggering functions.
The Receiver is compatible with multiple
wireless radio transmitting devices, including
the Phottix Laso Transmitter, Canon ST-E3-
RT Speedlite Transmitter, and radio-enabled
Canon Speedlites.
Warnings
1. This product is a precise electronic
instrument. Do not expose to damp
environments or dust.
2. Please shut down the power of all devices
when installing the wireless trigger.
3. Do not drop or crush.
4. Do not use the wireless trigger in ammable,
explosive or high temperature environments.
5. Do not use harsh chemicals or solvents to

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clean the body. Use a soft cloth or lens paper.
6. Remove batteries from the wireless trigger if
not being used for an extended period.
7. Interference: The Phottix Laso wireless
trigger transmits radio signals at 2.4GHz. Its
performance can be aected by electrical
current, magnetic elds, radio signals, wireless
routers, cellular phones, and other electronic
devices. Environmental objects, such as large
buildings or walls, trees, fences, or cars can
also aect transmission performance. If your
wireless trigger can’t be triggered, move its
location slightly.
FCC Interference Statement:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the followingtwo
conditions: (1) This device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired
operation.
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation
exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This device and its antenna must
not be co-located or operating in conjunction
with any other antenna or Transmitter.

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NOTE:
This equipment has been tested and found
to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are 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 guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment o and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:
-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-- Increase the separation between the
equipment and Receiver.
-- Connect the equipment into an outlet
on a circuit dierent from that to which the
Receiver is connected.
-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/
TV technician for help.

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Table of Contents
I. Parts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6
II. Preparation Before Use ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8
III. The LCD Display-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13
IV. Wireless Flash Shooting: Radio Transmission---------------------------------------------------------15
V. Trouble Shooting Guide---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21

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I.Parts
1. Radio transmission
conrmation lamp
2. LCD panel
3. Power button
4. Function button 1
5. Function button 2
6. Function button 3
7. Function button 4
8. Test ash button
9. Hot shoe mount

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10. Battery compartment
11. Cold shoe/Tripod lug
12. Locking ring
13. 5V DC power port
14. 3.5mm output port
15. USB port
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II. Preparation Before Use
Installing the Batteries
1. Press the battery compartment cover and
slide it up as shown to open the battery
cover.
2. Insert the batteries. Make sure the“+” and
“-” battery contacts are correctly oriented as
shown. (Note: Please use AA alkaline batteries
or NI-MH batteries. )
3. Replace the battery cover and push back
into the locked position.
4. When the power icon on the LCD screen
displays insucient power, replace the
batteries with new ones.
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Attaching and Removing the
Phottix Laso Receiver
Attaching the ash to the Phottix Laso
Receiver
1. Turn o the ash and Laso recevier as
shown.
2. Align the ash’s hot shoe and the Phottix
Laso Receiver’s hot shoe mount.
3. Slide the ash all the way into the Phottix
Laso Receiver’s hot shoe mount
4. Lock the ash with the ash’s locking
mechanism.

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Removing the ash
1. Release the locking mechanism of the ash.
(see picture)
2. Slide the ash out of the Phottix Laso
Receiver’s hot shoe mount.
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Turn On/O the Phottix Laso
Receiver
1. Turn On: Press and hold the power button
until MENU interface is displayed on LCD
screen.
2. Turn o: Press and hold the power button
until the LCD screen goes blank.
Checking Version Info on the
Phottix Laso Receiver
You can check the present rmware version
information on the Phottix Laso Receiver:
While pressing power button to turn on the
Phottix Laso Receiver, press function button 1,

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2 or 3 simultaneously until the version info is
displayed on the LCD screen. Function button
1, 2 and 3 correspond to the base hardware
& software version, RF hardware & software
info, and Icon version.
Test Firing:
The Phottix Laso Receiver supports test ring
functions. You can trigger the ash attached
to the Phottix Laso Receiver by pressing test
button< > on the Receiver.
Attaching the Phottix Laso Receiver
to Studio Lights or Flashes by Cable
1) Turn o the ash/strobe and the Phottix
Laso Receiver
2) Connect a cable to the Receiver’s 3.5 mm
output port
3) Connect the opposite end of the cable to a
ash or studio strobe
4) Turn on the ash/strobe and the Phottix
Laso Receiver
5) Set the ash to Manual mode – no ETTL
functions can be used when a compatible
ash is triggered by cable.

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Lock Function
While the Phottix Laso Receiver is on, press
and hold power button and function button
1 simultaneously for 2 sec to enable the
lock function. The function can disable
Receiver’s button operation. And “LOCK!” will
be displayed on the LCD screen. Use this to
prevent the Receiver function settings from
being accidentally changed after you set
them.
Press and hold power button and function
button 1 simultaneously for 2 sec, you can
disable the lock function.

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III.LCD Display
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2
3
4
5
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Transmission Channel
Wireless radio ID
Firing group
Battery power state
Slave units and master unit in
communication
Phottix Laso Receiver in
communication with flash that
attached to its hot shoe mount
Ch.1~Ch.15and Auto
0000~9999
Up to five groups (A/B/C/D/E)
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IV. Wireless Flash Shooting:
Radio Transmission
Note:
The Transmitter attached to the camera
is called the master unit, the Phottix Laso
Receiver and a ash that is wirelessly
controlled is called the slave unit.
Wireless Flash Shooting
Set the master unit and the Phottix Laso
Receiver to exactly the same channel and
ID, and set the ash mounted on the Phottix
Laso Receiver to ETTL mode. The ash (slave)
will re in the ash mode and ash output
set on the master unit. Flash exposure
compensation and other settings set on the
master unit will be automatically set in the
ash (slave). You don’t need to operate the
slave unit.
The Phottix Laso Receiver can be used to
receive wireless radio signal transmitted from
the Phottix Laso Transmitter, Canon ST-E3-RT
Speedlite Transmitter or radio-enabled Canon
ashes.
Flash Mode
The Phottix Laso Receiver supports two ash
modes: ETTL and M
1. When the master unit is set to ETTL, you

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3) The Phottix Laso Receiver does not
support Multi ash mode. If master unit is
set to Multi mode, the slave unit using the
Phottix Laso Receiver does not re.
4) The Phottix Laso Receiver does not
support Ext.A ash mode.
Setting the Slave Units
1. Setting ring group for slave units
Set the ring group for slave units (up to 15
units) accordingly with the setting of the
master unit.
can shoot with advanced wireless ash
lighting in the same way as normal E-TTL II/
E-TTL auto ash shooting.
2. When the master unit is set to M, slave unit
res at the set ash output.
3. When the master unit is set to Gr, you can
shoot with a dierent ash mode (ETTL/M/
OFF)for each group(A/B/C/D/E).
Note:
1) After connecting a ash with the Phottix
Laso Receiver, turn on the ash, set the
ash mode to ETTL, and then turn on the
Receiver.
2) During wireless shooting, do not operate
the ash.

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Master Unit
ETTL/M
Gr
Ratio OFF
Ratio A:B
Ratio A:B C（ETTL）
/ Ratio A:B:C（M）
Set A, B or C as the firing group. If set to D or E,
flash will not be triggered
Set A or B as the firing group. If set to C, D or E,
flash will not be triggered
Set A, B, C, D or E as the firing group. Each group
will fire at a flash mode accordingly with how it is
set on the master unit.: ETTL/M/OFF
Set A,B or C as the firing group
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Setting the ring group:
Press function button 3 < >, the ring
group parameter will ash on the LCD; press
function button 2< > or 3< >to select
from A/B/C/D/E; press power button or
function button < > to exit the setting.
2. Setting transmission channel and
wireless radio ID for slave units
Make sure master unit and slave units are
set to the same transmission channels
and wireless radio IDs. If the transmission
channels and wireless radio IDs of the master
unit and slave unit are dierent, the slave unit
will not re.
Setting the transmission channel: press
function button 1 < >, the transmission
channel parameter will ash on the LCD;
press function button 2< > or 3< >to
select from Ch. 1-15 or Auto; press power
button or function button 4< >to exit the
setting.
Setting the wireless radio ID: press function
button 2 < >, the thousands digit will ash
on the LCD; press function button 1 < >
to select the ID digit to set; press function
button 2< > or 3< > to select ID number
from 0-9; press power button or function
button 4 < >to exit setting for each digit.
3.Positioning the ash and camera
Position the camera and ash within the
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4.Check the transmission status
Check that the radio transmission conrmation lamp is lit green. Icons and are
displayed on the Receiver’s LCD screen.
The color of radio transmission conrmation lamp changes depending on the transmission
status of the master unit and the slave unit.
Color Status
Lit
Lit
Blinking
Lit
Green
Red
Blue
Description Action
Check the channel and ID
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Master Units + slave units =
16 units or less
Turn the power off and on again
Transmission OK
No connected
Too many units
Error
Shortly lit when Phottix
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5. Check the operation
Press the master unit’s test ash button
(charge lamp). The slave unit ash will re. If
not, check that it is placed within the range.
Remote Release
While performing wireless shooting, you
can release a camera shutter remotely from
a slave unit that are using the Phottix Laso
Receiver. Simply by pressing function button
4 < > on the Phottix Laso Receiver, you
can perform remote release (remote control
shooting). For master unit operations, see
instruction manual of the Phottix Laso
Transmitter, Canon ST-E3-RT Speedlite
Transmitter or ash based on personal choice
of transmitting devices.
Upgrading rmware by USB
The rmware of the Phottix Laso Receiver can
be upgraded using the included USB cable.
Any upgrades and full instructions will be
announced on the Phottix Blog
(journal.phottix.com).