Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 - Manual (Page 16)

7. Troubleshooting
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Problem
Soon after power is turned
on, the indicator turns on'
Although t h e i s l i t in
t h e viewfinder, does
not fire.
f l a s h p i c t u r e o u t
undrrexposed
s l a v e
the
T h e
beam.
slave's
tor ( b l i n k i n g A F -a s s i s t
turns off.
The test transmission
work.
The flash cannot be set.
Probable Cause
If t h e is t u r n e d on a n d t h e i s n o t
used for 9 0 the power turns off automatically.
T h e in t h e does not indicate
ready. Rather. it indicates t h a t t h e is
able to
The flash ratio control lamp was lit thouph a
multi-flash system with flash ratio settings was
not used.
subject is the effective flash range.
does not
is away
is hack of t h r
point-
ratio hut slave ID has
to
is not
is in the
You s h u t t e r button halfway and this
the exposure meter
camera is not an EOS-3.
The switch is set to
Solution
Either shutter button halfway press
the PILOT button.
When slave is ready to beam
blinks
Turn off the flash ratio control lamp takinp
the
Place the nearer to the or
aperture (smaller f-number).
t h r to thesamechannel as
Position t h e nearer to t h e
the transmission taking the picture.
Cord 2
point the toward the
Use feature its
sensor the ST-EZ.
Set slave A or B.
If has a built-in AF-assist
the camera will rmit the beam instead
E2.
Press PILOT button to cancel the
slave's mode.
Make sure the metering display in the viewfinder
is
off test the transmission.
The flash ratio cannot he set with cameras other
than the EOS-3.
Set the main switch to I
COPY