Pocket Wizard MiniTT1/FlexTT5 User manual

Quick Guide
Mini
TT1
®
/
Flex
TT5
®
for
Nikon
or
Mi
n
i
TT1
®
/
Fl
e
x
TT6
™
f
o
r
C
ano
n
340
.
00
–
3
5
4
.
00
MHz
,
U
S
F
CC/
I
C
4
33.42 – 434.42 MHz
,
C
E
Thank you
f
or your purchase
of
thi
s
P
oc
k
e
tWiz
a
r
d
r
ad
i
o!
P
lease read this
Q
uick
G
uide
thorou
g
hly be
f
ore operatin
g.
Visi
t w
iki
.
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f
or complete operatin
g
i
n
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io
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Pocketwizard®ControlTL®Technology
Welcome to the PocketWizard family!
Y
ou can use t
h
e
Mi
n
iTT1
®
T
ransm
i
tter or
Fl
ex
TT5
®
/FlexTT
6
™
T
ransce
i
vers to contro
l
s
i
n
gl
e or
multiple off-camera electronic or intelli
g
ent TTL flashes. The PocketWizard ControlTL System
ta
k
es t
h
e comp
l
ex
TTL
d
ata
b
e
i
n
g
sent t
h
rou
gh
t
h
e camera
’
s
h
ot s
h
oe an
d
digi
ta
ll
y
i
nterprets
a
nd transmits it as a reliable radio si
g
nal. You can now place TTL or manual
fl
ashes anywhere
to illuminate the scene: Around corners, out-o
f
-si
g
ht and in bri
g
ht sunli
g
ht
.
What’s in the box:
Co
ntr
o
lTL r
ad
i
o
Q
uick
g
uid
e
US
B
cab
l
e
B
atter
y
(
1 CR2450 for MiniTT1 or 2 AA Alkaline for FlexTT5 or FlexTT6
)
T
o veri
fy
com
p
atibilit
y
with
y
our
p
hoto e
q
ui
p
ment,
pl
ease v
i
s
i
t our
Wiki
at w
iki
.
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oc
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etw
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m
a
n
d
sea
r
c
h f
o
r
e
ith
e
r
Ca
n
o
n
o
r Nik
o
n
.
This PocketWizard radio runs on
powerful software called ControlTL.
This radio is pre-set with de
f
ault settin
g
s to cover
most shootin
g
situations or it can be con
fi
g
ured to your
speci
fi
c needs. Be
f
ore usin
g
your radios, you will need
to download our Utility pro
g
ram and check the
fi
rmware.
Go
t
o
wiki.pocketwizard.co
m
and search “
G
ettin
g
S
tarted”
.
I
t w
ill
wa
lk
you t
h
rou
gh
t
h
e steps to up
d
ate t
h
e ra
di
os
.

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TTL Setup with Remote Flash
Before shooting, please note:
All
Use
r
s:
Be sure to update the firmware as described in the
G
ettin
g
S
tarted section of the Wiki.
S
ee pa
g
e 2 for details
.
N
i
k
o
n
Use
r
s
: Set
y
our camera to use Auto-FP. On most Nikon Cameras, this is Custom Function e1,
located under the Custom Settin
g
menu. This settin
g
should be set to the slowest shutter speed
with the “
(
Auto FP
)
” option. Most Nikon cameras will use “1
/
250
(
Auto FP
)
”, althou
g
h some will
be “1
/
200
(
Auto FP
)
”
.
Ca
n
o
n
Use
r
s
:
Please be sure to select
y
our camera from the dro
p
down menu in the Channels
tab, a
f
ter you check the
fi
rmware, while the radio is still connected to the Utility pro
g
ram
.
Basic wireless iTTL/eTTL with a remote speedlight:
1.
I
nsta
ll
t
h
e
b
atter
i
es
i
n
y
our
P
oc
k
et
Wi
zar
d
ra
di
os
.
2.
A
ttac
h
t
h
e transm
i
tt
i
n
g
ra
di
o to your camera
’
s
h
ot s
h
oe an
d
t
igh
ten t
h
e
l
oc
ki
n
g
r
i
n
g.
3.
A
ttac
h
your spee
dligh
t to t
h
e rece
i
v
i
n
g
ra
di
o an
d
t
igh
ten t
h
e
l
oc
ki
n
g
r
i
n
g.
4
. Turn on your flash, set the receivin
g
PocketWizard to
C
1.
S
et your flash to re
g
ular TTL, not
master or slave. A low power
fl
ash will be emitted
f
rom the connected speedli
g
ht, con
fi
rmin
g
p
ro
p
er commun
i
cat
i
on
.
5.
S
et the transmittin
g
PocketWizard to
C
1, then turn on your camera
.
6.
S
et
y
our camera to 1
/
160 and take a calibration shot
.
a. For Nikon, the remote
fl
ash will
fi
re, but ma
y
not s
y
nc
p
ro
p
erl
y.
b. For
C
anon
,
the remote flash will not fire
.
7. Take a second test shot. Your remote
fl
ashes will
fi
re a TTL ex
p
osure and then
y
ou are all set.
H
appy s
h
oot
i
n
g!

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TT5
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TT6
x
Th
e
Co
ntr
o
lT
L
®radios are capable o
f
many advanced
f
unctions and it is challenging to include
everythin
g
in an easy to re
f
erence manual. Detailed instructions
f
or every
f
unction are available
on
li
ne t
h
rou
gh
our
Wiki
a
t
w
iki
.
p
oc
k
etw
i
zar
d
.co
m
.
Y
ou can a
l
so
p
r
i
nt out an
y
sect
i
ons t
h
at
y
ou need or the entire manual, i
f
y
ou
p
re
f
er. There are man
y
videos on the Wiki as well, to hel
p
illustrate advanced functions.
O
ur Wiki is the best wa
y
to ensure the information
y
ou have is as
u
p to
d
ate as poss
ibl
e.
Go
t
o
wiki
.
p
oc
k
etw
i
zar
d
.co
m
an
d
i
n t
h
e searc
h
b
ar
,
e
nt
e
r
“Fle
x
TT6
™
” i
f
y
ou have a FlexTT6 or “MiniTT
1
®
a
n
d
Fle
x
TT5
®
” i
f
you have a MiniTT1 or a FlexTT5. This will
brin
g
you to an overview o
f
the most common
f
eatures
and you can click on the directions
f
rom that pa
g
e
.
Here are s
o
me c
o
mm
o
n functi
o
ns and
how to qu
i
ckly access the
i
r pa
g
e on the W
i
k
i:
W
a
nt t
o
add
a
n
o
n
ca
m
e
r
a
fl
as
h
?
L
oo
k f
o
r:
Ad
v
a
n
ced
W
i
r
e
l
ess
TT
L
Would you like to tri
gg
er your camera remotely? Search: Remote
C
amera Tri
gg
erin
g
Sea
r
c
hHyper
S
yn
c
®
to learn about shootin
g
over X-sync with strobes
.
D
o you need a remote camera cable or help findin
g
ri
g
ht sync cable for your strobe?
Our cablefinder can hel
p
: www.
p
ocketwizard.com
/
cablefinde
r
D
o you want to reset back to factory specs
?
Find it at: Factory Rese
t
Wh
en you
h
ave
g
enera
l
quest
i
ons, The FA
Q
m
igh
t
b
e a
bl
e to
h
e
l
p
.
What else can my PocketWizard®do?

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H
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lp:
info
@p
ocketwizard.co
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Warrant
y
and reg
i
strat
i
on
:
This
Pocke
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®
p
roduct is covered b
y
a 2
y
ear manu
f
acturer’s warrant
y
. For details, or to
re
gi
ster your ra
di
o an
d
exten
d
t
h
e warranty to 3 years, v
i
s
i
t www.pocketwizard.com/re
g
iste
r
P
a
t
e
nt
i
n
fo
rm
a
t
io
n
:
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Status LED
N
ormal “waitin
g
f
or tri
gg
er” operation: short
g
reen blink every 2 seconds
.
1
Green
blink
= More than 50% remaining
k
2
Amber
b
l
i
nk
s
=
W
arn
i
n
g
–
l
ess t
h
an 50% rema
i
n
i
n
g
3
Red
b
l
i
nk
s
=
L
ess t
h
an 25% rema
i
n
i
n
g
– c
h
an
g
e
i
mme
di
ate
ly
A
stea
dy
red LED in sync with TEST or a camera tri
gg
er indicates normal transmission
.
A
sho
rt red
bli
n
k
i
n sync w
i
t
h
tr
igg
er
i
n
di
cates norma
l
recept
i
on
.
R
e
p
eate
d
red blinkin
g
indicates an error condition. Power o
ff
the unit, reseat all connections, and
power back on. I
f
the error persists, veri
f
y your settin
gs
Specifications
Tr
i
gger Dela
y
: 0 seconds – “
f
aster than a wire” when usin
g
compatible TTL cameras,
a
pprox
i
mate
l
y 900 m
i
crosecon
d
s
i
n
B
as
i
c
T
r
igg
er
M
o
de
Max
i
mum s
y
nc voltage
:
H
ot s
h
oe: u
p
to 50
V
, v
i
a
P
2 s
y
nc
p
ort: u
p
to 200
V
B
a
tt
e
r
ies
:
Mi
n
iTT1
®
=
C
R2450
(C
anon = 100s of hours, Nikon = 30-50 hours “awake” time
)
Fle
x
TT5
®
/
Fl
e
xTT
6
™
: 2 x AA
(
IE
C
:LR6
)
(
60 hours
)
Operatin
g
Temperature
:
Above -15° C
(
5° F
)
and below 50° C
(
120° F
).
Storage Temperature (without batter
y
)
:
Above -30 C
(
-22 F
)
and below 85 C
(
185 F
)
F
requenc
y:
F
CC/
I
C
:
3
4
0
.
00
-
35
4.
00
MH
z
C
E m
ode
l: 4
33
.42-4
3
4.42 MHzE
U/
A
s
i
a/O
th
er
Reference Information

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TT5
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Frequency
FCC/IC and CE radios are not com
p
atible with each other
.
PocketWizard.com/wheretobuy/frequency
F
CC/
I
C:
340.00-354.00
MH
z
(
<1m
W)
C
E
:
433.42-434.42
MH
z
(
<1m
W)
© 2018 LPA Desi
g
n. All ri
g
hts reserved. Product features and specifications are sub
j
ect to chan
g
e without notice.
PocketWizard,
C
ontrolTL, MiniTT1, FlexTT5, FlexTT6 and Hyper
S
ync are either trademarks or re
g
istered
trademarks o
f
LPA Desi
g
n. All other trademarks contained herein are the property o
f
their respective owners
.

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The FCC wants you to know
WARNING:
C
han
g
es or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party
res
p
onsible
f
or com
p
liance could void the user’s authorit
y
to o
p
erate the e
q
ui
p
ment
.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
C
lass B di
g
ital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are desi
g
ned to provide reasonable
protection a
g
ainst harm
f
ul inter
f
erence in a residential installation. This equipment
g
enerates,
uses, and can radiate radio
f
requency ener
g
y, and, i
f
not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harm
f
ul inter
f
erence to radio communications. Mountin
g
and
c
a
bl
e connect
i
ons
d
eta
il
e
d
i
n t
hi
s
d
ocument represent t
h
e
i
nten
d
e
d
usa
g
e,
h
owever, t
h
ere
i
s
no
g
uarantee that inter
f
erence will not occur in a particular installation. I
f
this equipment does
c
ause harm
f
ul inter
f
erence to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turnin
g
the equipment o
ff
and on, the user is encoura
g
ed to try to correct the inter
f
erence by one or
more o
f
the
f
ollowin
g
measures
:
1.
R
eor
i
ent or re
l
ocate t
h
e rece
i
v
i
n
g
antenna
.
2.
I
ncrease t
h
e se
p
arat
i
on
b
etween t
h
e e
q
u
ip
ment an
d
t
h
e rece
i
ver
.
3.
C
onsult the dealer or an ex
p
erienced radio or television technician for hel
p.
USA / CANADA
This device com
p
lies with Part 15 of the F
CC
rules and with Industr
y
C
anada Licence-exem
p
t
R
SS Standards. Operation is sub
j
ect to the followin
g
two conditions:
(
1
)
This device may
not cause harm
f
ul inter
f
erence, and
(
2
)
This device must accept any inter
f
erence received,
includin
g
inter
f
erence that may cause undesired operation
.
L
e
p
r
é
sent a
pp
areil est conforme aux CNR d‘Industrie Canada a
pp
licables aux a
pp
areils radio
exempts de licence. L‘exploitation est autoris
é
e aux deux conditions suivantes:
(
1
)
l‘appareil
ne
d
o
i
t pas pro
d
u
i
re
d
e
b
rou
ill
a
g
e, et
(
2
)
l‘
ut
ili
sateur
d
e
l‘
appare
il
d
o
i
t accepter tout
b
rou
ill
a
g
e
radio
é
lectrique subi, m
ê
me si le brouilla
g
e est susceptible d‘en compromettre le
fo
n
c
ti
o
nn
e
m
e
nt
.
Transceiver FCC ID Number: KDS-PW3-004
,
KDS-PW3-005
,
KDS-PW3-007 and KDS-PW3-00
8
Transceiver CANADA IC: 2170A-PW3004
,
2170A-PW3005
,
2170A-PW3007 and 2170A-PW300
8
This portable transmitter with its antenna complies with F
CC/
I
C
RF exposure limits for
g
eneral
p
o
p
ulation/uncontrolled ex
p
osure
.

Sim
p
lified EU Declaration of Conformit
y
H
ereby, LPA Desi
g
n Inc.,
S
outh Burlin
g
ton, VT U
S
A, declares that the radio equipment types PocketWizard MultiMA
X
®
II
C
E
(
MMX2-
C
E
)
, Plu
s
®
IV
C
E
(
P4-
C
E
)
, Plu
s
®
III
C
E
(
P3-
C
E
)
, Plu
s
®
X
C
E
(
PX-
C
E
)
, MiniTT
1
®
C
anon
C
E
(
TT1-
C
-
C
E
)
, FlexTT5
®
Canon CE
(
TT5-C-CE
)
, FlexTT
6
™
CE
(
TT6-C-CE
)
, MiniTT
1
®
Nikon CE
(
TT1-N-CE
)
and FlexTT
5
®
Nikon CE
(
TT5-N-CE
)
wireless photo
g
raphic remote control devices are in compliance with Directive 2014
/
53
/
EU. The full text of the EU declara
-
tion o
f
con
f
ormity is available at the
f
ollowin
g
internet address: www.
p
ocketwizard.com
/
su
pp
ort
/
reference
/CE
Sim
p
lifiee Declaration de Conformit
é
P
ar la pr
é
sente, LPA Desi
g
n Inc. Burlin
g
ton South VT Etats-Unis d
é
clare que les types mat
é
riel radio PocketWizard
Mul
t
iMAX
®
II
C
E
(
MMX2-
C
E
)
, Plu
s
®
IV
C
E
(
P4-
C
E
)
, Plu
s
®
III
C
E
(
P3-
C
E
)
, Plu
s
®
X
C
E
(
PX-
C
E
)
, MiniTT1
®
C
anon
C
E
(
TT1-
C
-
C
E
)
,
Fl
ex
TT5
®
Canon CE
(
TT5-C-CE
)
, FlexTT
6
™
Canon CE
(
TT6-C-CE
)
, MiniTT
1
®
Nikon CE
(
TT1-N-CE
)
and FlexTT5
®
Nikon CE
(
TT5-N-CE
)
t
é
l
é
commande photo
g
raphique sans fil est conforme
à
la directive 2014/53/UE. Le texte int
ég
ral de la d
é
claration de
c
onformit
é
de l’UE est dis
p
onible
à
l’adresse internet suivante: www.
p
ocketwizard.com
/
su
pp
ort
/
reference
/CE
Sim
p
lificado Declaración de Conformida
d
Por la presente, LPA Desi
g
n Inc. South Burlin
g
ton VT EE.UU. declara que los tipos de equipos de radio PocketWizard MultiMA
X
®
II
C
E
(
MMX2-
C
E
)
, Plu
s
®
IV
C
E
(
P4-
C
E
)
, Plu
s
®
III
C
E
(
P3-
C
E
)
, Plus
®
X
C
E
(
PX-
C
E
)
, MiniTT
1
®
C
anon
C
E
(
TT1-
C
-
C
E
)
, FlexTT5
®
Canon CE
(
TT5-C-CE
)
, FlexTT
6
™
CE
(
TT6-C-CE
)
, MiniTT
1
®
Nikon CE
(
TT1-N-CE
)
and FlexTT
5
®
Nikon CE
(
TT5-N-CE
)
control
remoto inalámbrico fotográfica está en conformidad con la Directiva 2014/53/UE. El texto completo de la declaración de
conformidad de la UE est
á
disponible en la si
g
uiente direcci
ó
n de internet: www.pocketwizard.com
/
support
/
reference
/CE
Simplified EU-Konformitätserklärun
g
H
iermit erklärt LPA Desi
g
n Inc.
S
outh Burlin
g
ton VT U
S
A , dass die Funk
g
erätetypen PocketWizard MultiMA
X
®
II
C
E
(
MMX2
-
C
E
)
, Plu
s
®
IV
C
E
(
P4-
C
E
)
, Plu
s
®
III
C
E
(
P3-
C
E
)
, Plu
s
®
X
C
E
(
PX-
C
E
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Canon CE
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TT5-C-CE
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CE
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à
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disponibile al se
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uente indirizzo internet: www.
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su
pp
ort
/
reference
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