Pocket Wizard PLUS IIIe User manual

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Quick Guide
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The Plus IIIe is our most reliable and easy
to use solution for remote flash and camera
triggering available. It is a feature packed
wireless radio trigger system for cameras
and flashes, giving you high performance,
consistency, and dependability for all types
of remote photography.
Congratulations
and thank you for
your purchase of a
PocketWizard Plus IIIe
Transceiver!
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Incred
i
ble Range and Rel
i
ab
i
l
i
ty
With the new E
S
eries technolo
g
y, the Plus IIIe can tri
gg
er remote cameras and flashes in the tou
g
hest
situations
f
rom thousands o
f
meters
(
yards
)
away
.
A
uto
S
ensin
g
Transceiver
Th
e
Pl
us
III
e w
ill
automat
i
ca
ll
y sw
i
tc
h
b
etween transm
i
tt
i
ng an
d
rece
i
v
i
ng as nee
d
e
d
w
i
t
h
our patente
d
auto sensin
g
technolo
g
y. Simply make connections and start workin
g
with near zero confi
g
uration time
.
32 E
C
hannels and 80 LR
(
Lon
g
Ran
g
e
)
C
hannels
Choose
y
our own Channel so there’s no interference from other shooters.
Q
uad Zone Tri
gg
erin
g
Now available on all 112 Channels. Wirelessl
y
activate or deactivate
y
our remote flashes or cameras in
4 separate
l
y contro
ll
a
bl
e
Z
ones
.
Remote
C
amera Tri
gg
erin
g
S
et up as many remote cameras as you want to catch a different an
g
le from one sin
g
le tri
gg
er. Two sta
ge
tri
gg
erin
g
g
ives you
f
aster response time to catch the action
.
A
uto Rela
y
T
ri
gg
er remote
fl
ashes in sync with your remote camera
f
or even more creative and pro
f
essional ima
g
es
.
PocketWizard
C
ompatibilit
y
The Plus IIIe will work with all PocketWizard E Series radios and you can down
g
rade the firmware to
work with all Le
g
acy PocketWizards as well.
(
note: F
CC
and
C
E PocketWizard radios work on different
f
requencies-all o
f
your radios must have the same
f
requency to be compatible.
)
Camera & Flash Compatibilit
y
The Plus IIIe will work with virtually any camera or
fl
ash capable o
f
tri
gg
erin
g
f
rom a center pin tri
gg
er
or with the a
pp
ro
p
riate s
y
nc cable and can s
y
nc a
fl
ash in manual mode, u
p
to
y
our camera’s X-s
y
nc
s
p
ee
d
.
I
t
d
oes not su
pp
ort
TTL
commun
i
cat
i
on.
S
imple User Inter
f
ac
e
Everythin
g
is ri
g
ht at your
fi
n
g
ertips with the intuitive so
f
t touch keypad. Press any button
(
except test
)
to illuminate the L
C
D if you’re in low li
g
ht
.
Fast and Eas
y
Setu
p
On the camera, slide it into the hot shoe and ti
g
hten the lockin
g
rin
g
. Connect the flash to your remote
radio by usin
g
the secure miniphone connection. Turn on the radios, match the Channels and Zones,
an
d
you
’
re rea
d
y to
g
o
!
Key Features
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I
nt
e
rn
al
A
nt
e
nn
a
(
p
g
. 18
)
B
ac
klit L
CD
(
see below
)
Tes
t B
u
tt
on
(Two
S
tage Trigger
)
(
p
g
. 16
)
S
t
a
t
us
LE
D
(
p
g
. 16
)
C
hannel Up
/
Down Button
s
(
p
g
. 7
)
H
o
t
S
h
oe
wit
h
L
oc
ki
n
g
Ri
n
g
(
p
g
. 9
)
B
atter
y
L
eve
l
(
p
g
. 16
)
C
hanne
l
(
p
g
. 7
)
T
r
igg
er
i
n
g
M
o
de
(
p
g
. 12-14
)
Ha
lf
/
F
u
ll Pr
ess
In
d
i
ca
t
or
(
p
g
. 16
)
Se
l
ec
t
ed
Z
o
n
es
(
p
g
. 7
)
P
ower/MODE Button
(
pg. 8
)
US
B P
o
rt
(
p
g
. 8
)
Zone To
gg
le Button
s
(
A, B, C, D
)
(
pg. 7
)
e Auto Sensing Transceiver
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3.5mm
(
1
/
8"
)
–
> PC
–
(
PC3N
)
3.5mm
(
1
/
8"
)
–
)
> 3.5mm (1/8")
–
(MM
3
)
Lan
yar
d
e Auto Sensing Transceiver
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NO
TE
:
You need at least two PocketWizard E
S
eries radios.
B
atter
i
es not
I
nc
l
u
d
e
d.
B
attery Compartment (pg. 8
)
N
ote
p
ro
p
er batter
y
orientation/
p
olarit
y.
2 x AA
/
LR
6
1.
5
V
I
nt
e
rn
al
A
nt
e
nn
a
1/4"-20 Moun
t
L
an
y
ar
d
L
oo
p
Mi
n
i
p
h
one port
fo
r r
e
m
o
t
e
ca
m
e
r
a
o
r
fl
as
h
cab
l
e
B
atter
y
D
oor
a
n
d
La
t
ch
I
nc
l
u
d
e
d:
3.5mm
(
1/8"
)
–
> 6.35mm (1/4")
–
(MFPM
)
H
ot Shoe with Lockin
g
Rin
g

Frequency
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Plus
IIIe
FCC/IC and CE radios are not com
p
atible with each other
.
PocketWizard.com/wheretobuy/frequency
For
Model: P3-CE
433.42 – 434.42 MHz
Pat. www.pwpatents.com
Made in USA
Model: P3-FCC
FCC ID: KDS-PW3-100
IC: 2170A-PW3100
340.00 – 354.00 MHz
Pat. www.pwpatents.com
Made in USA
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4
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–
35
4.
00
MH
z
(
< 1 m
W)
C
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4
33
.42 – 4
3
4.42
MH
z
(
< 1m
W)
S
/N: P3UXXXXXX
X
S/N: P3UXXXXXX
X

Plus IIIe Transceiver Basics
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PocketWizard Compatibility
PocketWizard uses two di
ff
erent
f
amilies o
f
fi
rmware to control their radio: Le
g
acy and
E Release. The
fi
rmware installed in this Plus IIIe is the E Release and
y
our radio is a
member of the PocketWizard E Series famil
y
. The E Release uses a new communication
protoco
l
t
h
at ena
bl
es your
Pl
us
III
e to
h
ave
g
reater ran
g
e, en
h
ance
d
re
li
a
bili
ty, an
d
more
f
eatures than a Plus III usin
g
the Le
g
acy
fi
rmware.
Thi
s
Pl
us
III
e w
ill
wor
k
w
i
t
h
any ot
h
er
P
oc
k
et
Wi
zar
d
t
h
at
h
as
b
een up
g
ra
d
e
d
to
E
R
e
l
ease
fi r m w a r e o p e r a t i n
g
on the same frequency. PocketWizard offers two frequencies: F
CC
f
o
r N
o
rth
a
n
d
Sou
th Am
e
ri
ca
a
n
d
C
E v
e
r
s
i
o
n
s
f
o
r m
os
t
o
f th
e
r
es
t
o
f th
e
w
o
rl
d
. E
Se
ri
es
fi
rmware will not work with Le
g
acy
fi
rmware but the Plus IIIe can be down
g
raded to the
Le
g
acy
fi
rmware to work with Le
g
acy PocketWizard radios
(
such as the Plus II, MultiMAX,
FlexTT5, etc
)
. It can be up
g
raded a
g
ain as o
f
ten as you like at no additional cost. Your
ex
i
st
i
n
g
ra
di
os may
b
e up
g
ra
d
ea
bl
e.
I
f
you choose to down
g
rade your Plus IIIe to Le
g
acy
fi
rmware, some
f
unctions and
settin
g
s may operate di
ff
erently. Please re
f
er to wiki.pocketwizard.com
f
or a list o
f
compatible radios, in
f
ormation on how to up
g
rade or down
g
rade your PocketWizards
usin
g
the PocketWizard Utility, and how to use Le
g
acy
fi
rmware with your Plus IIIe
.
Channels & Zones
You
r Pl
us
III
e
n
eeds
t
o
be
o
n th
e
sa
m
e
C
h
a
nn
e
l
a
n
d
Z
o
n
e
as
o
th
e
r P
oc
k
e
tWiz
a
r
d
r
ad
i
os
to work to
g
ether. Channels can be set via the Plus IIIe’s Channel up/down buttons
.
The Plus IIIe has 4 Zones
(
ABCD
)
. See “Channels & Zones” section
(
p
g
. 15
)
for more info
.

Plus IIIe Transceiver Basics
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IIIe
Batteries
M
a
k
e sure
b
atter
i
es are proper
l
y
i
nsta
ll
e
d
(
p
g
. 5
)
.
Th
e
Pl
us
III
e w
ill
operate re
li
a
bl
y us
i
n
g
almost any pair of ~1.5 volt AA
(
IEC: LR6
)
batteries. Rechar
g
eable batteries will work,
t
h
ou
gh
operat
i
on t
i
me may
b
e re
d
uce
d
an
d
b
attery
l
eve
l
di
sp
l
ay may not
b
e as accurate.
A
lways turn o
ff
all equipment
(
PocketWizard radios,
fl
ashes, cameras, etc
)
be
f
ore makin
g
connect
i
ons or rep
l
ac
i
n
g
b
atter
i
es.
R
emove
b
atter
i
es
d
ur
i
n
g
stora
ge
.
Powering on/off
H
old down the Power
/
Mode button for about two seconds to
p
ower on or
p
ower
o
ff
the unit. When turnin
g
on, the status LED will blink a red-
g
reen-red-
g
reen
pattern once
f
or E Release
f
irmware
(
or a sin
g
le bold
g
reen blink i
f
unit has been
d
own
g
raded to Le
g
acy
f
irmware
)
then blink every
f
ew seconds to indicate normal
operation. See the Status LED section (pg. 16) for details about power levels. It will
bli
n
k
re
d
w
h
en a tr
igg
er
i
s transm
i
tte
d
or rece
i
ve
d.
USB
The Plus IIIe’s mini B USB port is located on the underside by the hot shoe. It can be
used with the PocketWizard Utility to install
fi
rmware updates or downgrade to Legacy
firmware. It can also be used to
p
ower the unit with a com
p
atible AC ada
p
ter or USB
p
ower source.
S
ee wiki.PocketWizard.com
fo
r m
o
r
e
de
t
a
il
s.

Triggering a Remote Flash with your Plus IIIe Transceiver
1. Attach a Plus IIIe to your camera’s hot shoe.
S
lide a Plus IIIe into your camera’s hot
s
h
oe an
d
tw
i
st
l
oc
ki
ng r
i
ng unt
il
snug.
D
o not overt
i
g
h
ten.
Y
ou may a
l
so connect t
h
e
Plus IIIe to your camera’s P
C
sync port usin
g
the included cable
.
2.
C
onnect a Plus IIIe to your remote flash via the appropriate sync cable.
3. Select a Channel and Zone A, B, C, or D via Channel u
p
/down buttons
a
n
d
Zone To
gg
le Buttons. Set any other PocketWizard radios to a matchin
g
Channel
and Zone.
(
See the “Usin
g
Zones” section
(
p
g
. 15
)
for more information
)
4.
T
a
k
e p
i
ctures norma
ll
y at or
b
e
l
ow your camera
’
s
X
-sync spee
d.
Notes: The Plus IIIe does not su
pp
ort TTL commun
i
cat
i
on.
Fl
as
h
es must
b
e set t
o
M
anua
l.
Momentarily pressin
g
the TEST button will test tri
gg
er the flash
.
*
See
wiki.PocketWizard.com
f
or more mountin
g
su
gg
estions.
Ca
m
e
r
a
with Pl
us
III
e
i
n
ho
t
shoe
(
Transmittin
g)
A
n
y
PocketWizard E Series receiver
co
nn
ec
t
ed
t
o
r
e
m
o
t
e
fl
ash
(
Receivin
g)
*Optimal Mountin
g
Positio
n
Triggering a Remote Flash
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Triggering a Remote Camera
Triggering a Remote Camera with your Plus IIIe Transceiver
1.
C
onnect a Plus IIIe to
y
our remote camera via the a
pp
ro
p
riate remote camera cable.
Th
e rece
i
v
i
n
g
Pl
us
III
e
d
oes not nee
d
to
b
e
i
n t
h
e
h
ot s
h
oe
.
2.
S
elect a
C
hannel and Zone A, B,
C
, or D via the
C
hannel u
p/
down buttons
an
d
Z
one
T
o
ggl
e
B
uttons
.
3
.
F
u
ll
P
res
s
the TE
S
T button on the transmittin
g
PocketWizard radio or the shutter
button on the handheld camera to fire the remote camera.
S
ee pa
g
e 16 for details
about hal
f
press
.
Plus
IIIe
o
n
ca
m
e
r
a
OR
i
n
ha
n
d
(T
ransm
i
tt
i
ng
)
Plus
IIIe
co
nn
ec
t
ed
t
o
R
e
m
o
t
e
Ca
m
e
r
a
(R
ece
i
v
i
n
g)
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R
emote camera ca
bl
es not
i
nc
l
u
d
e
d
.
F
ind the correct cable
f
or your remote camera or
fl
ash:
p
ocketwizard.com/cablefinder

Using Auto-Relay
NOTE: Auto-Relay allows you to trigger remote flashes in sync with a remote camera and requires three
PocketWizard radios. With Auto-Relay, not all radios are set to the same Channel: The relaying radio transmits
on one Channel higher than it received on. Visit wiki.PocketWizard.com for additional information.
Auto-Relay
Plus
IIIe
(T
ransm
i
tt
i
n
g)
C
h
a
nn
e
l 1
R
e
m
o
t
e
Ca
m
e
r
a
(R
e
l
ay
i
n
g
Pl
us
III
e
)
C
h
a
nn
e
l
1
(
Automatically transmits on
C
hannel 2
)
Re
m
o
t
e
Fl
ash
(R
ece
i
v
i
n
g)
C
h
a
nn
e
l
2
1.
S
et the transmittin
g
PocketWizard radio in your hands to Tx Mode and the desired
C
h
a
nn
e
l
a
n
d
Z
o
n
e.
2
.
C
onnect the Relayin
g
Plus IIIe’s Flash
/C
amera Port to the remote camera tri
gg
erin
g
por
t
of
the camera via a remote camera cable and place the radio in the camera’s hot shoe
.
3.
S
et the Relayin
g
Plus IIIe attached to your remote camera to TxRx Mode and also to
the same
C
hannel and Zone as the transmittin
g
PocketWizard radio in your hands
.
4.
C
onnect a remote flash to a receivin
g
PocketWizard radio via the appropriate syn
c
cable and set it to TxRx or Rx
O
NLY Mode and one
C
hannel hi
g
her than the transmittin
g
P
oc
k
et
Wi
zar
d
ra
di
o
i
n your
h
an
d
s.
M
atc
h
t
h
e
Z
ones to t
h
e ot
h
er
Pl
us
III
e ra
di
os
.
5. Press and release TEST on the transmittin
g
PocketWizard to fire the remote camera.
Remote
fl
ashes will be automatically synchronized with the remote camera
.
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Modes of Operation
Triggering Modes: Transmit & Receive
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Y
our Plus IIIe Transceiver supports six modes o
f
tri
gg
erin
g
f
or di
ff
erent applications.
You
c
an switch between modes by pressin
g
and quickly releasin
g
the M
O
DE button
.
TxRx
Mode
allo
w
s
t
he
r
adio
t
o
be
used
as
a
tr
a
n
s
m
i
tt
e
r
a
tt
ached
t
o
a
ca
m
e
r
a
o
r
as
a
r
ecei
v
e
r
co
nn
ec
t
ed
t
o
a
r
e
m
o
t
e
fl
as
h
o
r r
e
m
o
t
e
ca
m
e
r
a
.
A
s an Auto-
S
ensin
g
Transceiver, the
Pl
us
III
e automat
i
ca
lly
sw
i
tc
h
es
be
tw
ee
n tr
a
n
s
m
i
t
a
n
d
r
ecei
v
e
.
Thi
s
i
s
th
e
defau
lt m
ode.
Tx ONLY
M
o
d
e
di
sa
bl
es a
ll
rece
i
v
i
n
g
(
Rx
)
f
unctionality and allows you
to use your
Pl
us
III
e as a transm
i
tter on
l
y.
U
se t
hi
s mo
d
e w
h
en s
h
ar
i
ng
r
emote
fl
ashes with other photo
g
raphers. This mode will prevent other
photo
g
raphers
f
rom tri
gg
erin
g
the Plus IIIe on your camera.
Rx ONLY
M
o
d
e
di
sa
bl
es a
ll
transm
i
t
(
Tx
)
f
unctionality allowin
g
you
to use
y
our Plus IIIe radios as receivers
f
or remote
fl
ashes or remote
cameras.
U
se t
hi
s mo
d
e w
h
en
y
ou
d
o not want a remote
Pl
us
III
e to
p
er
f
orm rela
y
f
unctions when mounted in the shoe o
f
a remote camera,
or to prevent a remote Plus IIIe
f
rom tri
gg
erin
g
other radios when its
TEST button is pressed
.

Triggering Modes: HSR & LR
LR (Long Range)
M
o
d
e
d
ramat
i
ca
lly
i
ncreases t
h
e max
i
mum
ran
g
e o
f
a radio in a
g
iven shootin
g
environment. LR Mode
must
b
e ena
bl
e
d
on
b
ot
h
transm
i
tt
i
n
g
an
d
rece
i
v
i
n
g
ra
di
os.
U
se w
h
en tr
igg
er
i
n
g
remote cameras at
g
reater
di
stances.
I
t can
a
lso be used with remote
fl
ash
,
but there will be a reduction in
maximum X-sync speed. Line o
f
si
g
ht is recommended
.
H
it M
ode
bu
tt
o
n t
o
se
l
ec
t LR m
ode
. Y
ou
ca
n n
o
w
c
h
oose
f
r
o
m LR
C
h
a
nn
e
l
s
1-
80
. E
C
h
a
nn
e
l
s
1-
3
2
a
n
d
LR
C
h
a
nn
e
l
s
1-
80
use
d
iff
e
r
e
nt
f
requencies and will not tri
gg
er each other. Both the transmittin
g
and
receivin
g
radios must be set to the same type of
C
hannel
.
N
O
TE
:
I
f
you are usin
g
a Plus IIIe set to LR mode in a remote camera’s
h
ot s
h
oe, t
h
e remote
Pl
us
III
e w
ill
automat
i
ca
ll
y en
g
a
g
e
A
uto
R
e
l
ay mo
d
e
a
nd send out a transmittin
g
si
g
nal on the next hi
g
hest
C
hannel, whether
you are usin
g
a remote
fl
ash or not. I
f
you do not want that behavior,
remove the Plus IIIe
f
rom the hot shoe
,
disable the camera’s hot shoe
,
o
r cover t
h
e center p
i
n contacts to prevent en
g
a
gi
n
g
A
uto
R
e
l
ay
.
I
f
you choose to down
g
rade your Plus IIIe to Le
g
acy
fi
rmware, Lon
g
Ran
ge
settin
g
s operate di
ff
erently. Please see wiki.PocketWizard.com
fo
r
de
t
a
il
s.
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HSR (High Speed Receive)
Mode
sho
rt
e
n
s
t
he
co
nt
ac
t
time of the Flash
/C
amera Port, allowin
g
for tri
gg
erin
g
of
remote cameras or flashes at hi
g
her FPS
(
frames per second
)
.
This radio does not support HSS
(
Hi
g
h Speed Sync
).

Triggering Modes: RP
RP (Repeater)
M
o
d
e a
ll
ows you a
dd
one or more
Pl
us
III
e
radio
(
s
)
between a pair o
f
transmittin
g
and receivin
g
units to
increase maximum tri
gg
erin
g
distance. For example, i
f
you
can reac
h
200 meters, you can a
dd
a
R
epeater to reac
h
400 meters.
Thi
s mo
d
e can
b
e use
d
w
h
en tr
igg
er
i
n
g
remote cameras.
It can also be used with
fl
ash but there is a reduction in maximum
X
-sync spee
d
.
Thi
s
i
s not t
h
e same operat
i
on as
A
uto-
R
e
l
ay
M
o
d
e
.
RP mode with E Release firmware requires a multiple Channel setup.
Set the transmittin
g
and first Repeater radio to the same Channel. Then
increase the Channel number for each successive repeater unit. Make
sure each Repeatin
g
radio can only receive the si
g
nal
f
rom one other
ra
di
o, ot
h
erw
i
se an en
dl
ess
l
oop cou
ld
occur.
P
ut t
h
e transm
i
tt
i
n
g
ra
di
o
into Tx
O
NLY Mode for best results
.
For example
:
I
f
you are usin
g
one Repeater in the middle, set the transmittin
g
and
R
epeater radio to Channel 1. Set the receivin
g
radio to Channel 2.
(
Ch1>Ch1>Ch2
)
. If you are usin
g
a total of five radios for very lon
g
distance, set the transmitter and first Re
p
eater to Channel 1, the
second Re
p
eater to Channel 2, the third Re
p
eater to Channel 3, and
the receivin
g
radio to Channel 4.
(
Ch1>Ch1>Ch2>Ch3>Ch4
).
I
f
you choose to down
g
rade your Plus IIIe to Le
g
acy
fi
rmware, Repeater
settin
g
s operate di
ff
erently. Please see wiki.PocketWizard.com
fo
r
de
t
a
il
s.
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Plus
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Channels
Using Zones
The Plus IIIe Transceiver su
pp
orts 32 different E
C
hannels and 80 different LR
C
hannels.
Each
C
hannel represents a di
g
ital code transmitted on specific PocketWizard radio
f
requencies. This enables many photo
g
raphers to work in the same area or
f
or one
photo
g
rapher to exclusively control di
ff
erent sets o
f
receivers. A Plus IIIe will tri
gg
er any
number of receivin
g
PocketWizard radios set to the same Channel. Radios set to different
Channels will not tri
gg
er each other
.
Press the
C
hannel u
p/
down buttons to chan
g
e
C
hannels
.
Zones can be used to to
gg
le remote cameras or
fl
ashes on or o
ff
f
rom a transmittin
g
PocketWizard radio. Zones can also be used when sharin
g
f
lashes with another
photo
g
rapher so only some o
f
the remote
fl
ashes are shared, even when usin
g
the
sa
m
e
C
h
a
nn
e
l
.
Zones A, B,
C
, and D are selectable via the Plus IIIe’s Zone To
gg
le Buttons and are
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e
o
n
a
ll E
a
n
d
LR
C
h
a
nn
e
l
s
. Th
e
ena
bl
e
d
Z
ones are
di
s
pl
a
y
e
d
i
n a
b
ox on t
h
e
ri
g
ht side of the LCD. You can enable any combination of all four Zones. A receivin
g
Plus IIIe will only tri
gg
er i
f
the transmittin
g
PocketWizard radio has at least one
matc
hi
n
g
Z
one ena
bl
e
d.
N
O
TE
:
If you choose to down
g
rade to Le
g
acy firmware, Channels and Zones will operate
di
ff
erentl
y
. Please see wiki.PocketWizard.com
fo
r
de
t
a
il
s.
NOTE: This PocketWizard Plus IIIe uses the new E Release firmware. This protocol will not work with
Legacy firmware. This Plus IIIe can be downgraded via the Utility to work with Legacy firmware. Please
see
wiki.PocketWizard.com for more information.
32
E Channels 80 LR Channels
Channels and Zones
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Status LED/Battery Level Indicator
TEST Button (Two Stage Trigger)
Hal
f
pressin
g
the TE
S
T button on a handheld transmittin
g
Plus IIIe can wake up and
pre-trigger a remote camera when using a Plus IIIe or Plus IVe as the receiving
r
adio with the correct remote camera cable
(
available separately
)
. Hal
f
pressin
g
t
h
e test
b
utton w
ill
ma
k
e t
h
e camera res
p
on
d
more
q
u
i
c
kly
an
d
cons
i
stent
ly
b
ut a
l
so
r
educes batter
y
li
f
e. It will not a
ff
ect remote
fl
ashes
.
F
u
ll
y press
i
n
g
the TE
S
T button fires an
y
remote cameras or flashes connected
to receivin
g
PocketWizard radios set to the same Channel and Zones.
Reset
To reset your Plus IIIe Transceiver to the default settin
g
, hold the TE
S
T button as you powe
r
th
e
r
ad
i
o
o
n. Th
e
defau
lt m
ode
af
t
e
r
a
r
ese
t i
s
T
x
Rx
on
C
hannel 1 with all Z
o
ne
s
e
n
abled.
More Information
Pl
ease
sea
r
c
h
fo
r Pl
us
III
e
a
twiki.PocketWizard.com
f
or the most up to date and
detailed in
f
ormation about
y
our Plus IIIe
.
Other Functions
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Plus
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S
tatus LED blinks re
g
ularly to show
batter
y
level and illuminates red brie
fl
y
w
he
n t
he
r
adio
se
n
ds
o
r r
ecei
v
es
a
si
g
nal. The front L
C
D panel will also
s
h
ow a
b
atter
y
l
eve
l
i
n
di
cator
.
< 1
/
4
< 1
/2
>
1
/
2

F
requency
:
Plus
®
III
e
F
CC/
I
C
:
3
4
0
.
00
–
35
4.
00
MH
z
Plus
®
III
e
C
E: 4
33
.42 – 4
3
4.42 MH
z
Transmit Out
p
ut Power
:
Less than 1 milliwatt
(
1/1000 of a watt
)
B
a
tt
e
r
ies
:2 x AA
(
IEC:LR6
)
Alkaline recommended for ~50 hour life
.
Ext
e
rn
a
l
US
B P
o
w
e
r
a
t ~
5
v
o
lt
s
a
n
d
< 1
00
m
A
Tr
igg
er
i
n
g
Delay
:
1
/
12
00
o
f
a
seco
n
d
Flash
/C
amera Port
S
ync Volta
g
e Tolerance:
300
Vol
t
s
B
ac
klit L
C
D: The Plus IIIe’s backlit L
C
D activates automatically when any button other
than TE
S
T is pressed. It turns off after 5 seconds
.
LEDs
:Red LEDs are used
f
or dim li
g
ht application and do not indicate a hazardous status
.
Maximum
S
ync Volta
g
e
:
300
V
Rad
i
o dela
y:
1
/
12
00s
X
-
Sy
nc
:
U
p
to 1/250, 14.5 FP
S
Operatin
g
Temperature
:
A
bove -15° C
(
5° F
)
and
below 50° C
(
120° F
)
A
lwa
y
s use
f
resh batteries
i
n co
ld
tem
p
eratures
.
Stora
g
e Temperature
(
w
i
thout battery
):
A
bove -30°
C
(
-22° F
)
and
below 85°
C
(
185° F
)
w
i
t
hou
t
ba
tt
e
r
ies.
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50
°
C
(
120°
F)
-1
5
°
C
(
5° F
)
85
°
C
(
185°
F)
-
30
°
C
(
-22°
F)
D
i
mens
io
ns
:
10.7 cm
(
4.2
")
x 5.3 cm
(
2.1
")
x 3.0 cm
(
1.2
")
We
ig
ht
:
<110
g
(
3.9 oz
)

The Plus IIIe is desi
g
ned to work in many challen
g
in
g
environments. For the best per
f
ormance
with any radio, maintain a line o
f
sight between radios and keep antennas parallel. Mak
e
sure ra
di
os are not near any
l
ar
g
e meta
l
, concrete, or
high
water-content o
bj
ects.
P
eop
le
an
d
trees are most
l
y water
!
M
a
k
e sure ra
di
os are not
bl
oc
k
e
d
b
y t
h
ese o
bj
ects or
b
y
hill
s
.
Th
e
Pl
us
III
e
T
ransce
i
ver
’
s antenna
i
s omn
idi
rect
i
ona
l
an
d
i
ts or
i
entat
i
on s
h
ou
ld
not
si
g
ni
fi
cantly impact per
f
ormance in most shootin
g
scenarios, but optimizin
g
f
or radio
reception will always improve the maximum range
.
Ma
int
a
in
a
t l
eas
t
a
12˝
d
i
s
t
a
n
ce
be
tw
ee
n
a
nt
e
nn
as
. Av
o
i
d
d
ir
ec
t
a
nt
e
nn
a
co
nt
ac
t with
anythin
g
metallic. “Dead spots” have a number o
f
causes, but the solution is usually the
same: move the radio a
f
ew inches or
f
eet awa
y
f
rom the
p
roblem area. Alwa
y
s obe
y
the laws o
f
p
h
y
sics
.
Wireless Basics
O
rientation of transmitting and receiving
Plus IIIe’
s
f
or o
p
timal radio rece
p
tion
.
Keep radios away from metal, concrete,
or
hi
g
h
water-content o
bj
ects
.
ep radios away from metal concre
NOTE: Your PocketWizard radios use the environment as a medium for transmitting and receiving
radio signals. The performance of your radios depends on their placement in the environment, nearby radio
interference, and the radios’ orientation and position relative to each other.
Sustaining High Performance
*
3.5mm (1/8") to
3.5mm (1/8") (MMX)
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USA - The FCC wants you to know:
W
ARNIN
G
:
C
han
g
es or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for complianc
e
cou
ld
vo
id
t
h
e user
’
s aut
h
or
i
ty to operate t
h
e equ
i
pment
.
N
O
TE: 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 F
CC
rules. These limits are desi
g
ned to provide reasonable protection a
g
ainst harmful inter
-
f
erence in a residential installation. This equipment
g
enerates, uses, and can radiate radio
f
requency ener
g
y,
a
nd, i
f
not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, ma
y
cause harm
f
ul inter
f
erence to radio
c
ommun
i
cat
i
ons.
M
ount
i
n
g
an
d
ca
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,
however, there is no
g
uarantee that inter
f
erence will not occur in a particular installation. I
f
this equipment doe
s
c
ause harm
f
ul inter
f
erence to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment
off
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. Consult the dealer or an ex
p
erienced radio or television technician for hel
p.
USA / Canada
This device complies with Part 15 of the F
CC
rules and with Industry
C
anada Licence-exempt R
SS
S
tandards.
O
peration is sub
j
ect to the followin
g
two conditions
:
1. This device ma
y
not cause harm
f
ul inter
f
erence, an
d
2. This device must accept any inter
f
erence received, including inter
f
erence
that ma
y
cause undesired o
p
eration
.
Le
p
r
é
sent a
pp
areil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada a
pp
licables aux a
pp
areils radio exem
p
ts de
licence. L’ex
p
loitation est autoris
é
e aux deux conditions suivantes:
1.
l’
appare
il
ne
d
o
i
t pas pro
d
u
i
re
d
e
b
rou
ill
a
g
e, et
2. l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouilla
g
e radio
é
lectrique subi, m
ê
me si le brouilla
g
e est
susce
p
tible d’en com
p
romettre le
f
onctionnement
.
Tr
a
n
sce
iv
e
r F
CC
ID N
u
m
be
r: KD
S
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3
-1
00
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a
n
sce
iv
e
r
C
ANADA I
C
: 217
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Simplified EU Declaration of Conformity
Hereby, LPA Desi
g
n Inc. South Burlin
g
ton VT USA declares that the radio equipment type
PocketWizard Plus IIIe CE wireless photo
g
raphic remote control is in compliance with
Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformit
y
is available at the
f
ollowin
g
internet address: www.pocketwizard.com/support/reference/CE/
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g
hts reserved. Product features and specifications are sub
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g
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otice. PocketWizard,
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ontrolTL, MiniTT1, FlexTT5, FlexTT6, H
yp
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Sy
nc, Plus, and MultiMAX are either
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