Phottix Mitros for Canon - Manual (Page 9)

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Wireless Triggering Mode
The Phottix Mitros TTL Flash is equipped with wireless triggering. Using pulses
of light, a flash on the camera adjusts and fires remote flashes.
The Phottix Mitros can also be triggered as an Optical Slave (OS). In OS mode
other nearby fired flashes will trigger the Mitros in manual mode only.
A flash set in Master mode must be attached to the camera (or the camera pop-
up flash used, if compatible). Remote flashes must be set to slave mode.
Wireless triggering is achieved by pulses of light fired by the Master flash. All
flashes must be in line of sight. The Wireless Signal Receiver Area must be able to
“see” signals from the Master flash. This system may not perform well outdoors
or in brightly lit areas.
For increased performance and power control consider using the Phottix Odin
TTL Flash Trigger with your Phottix Mitros flash. The Phottix Odin controls and
fires TTL flashes via radio signals, not pulses of light, and is less limited in all
environments.
Optical Slave (OS) Mode
In Optical Slave (OS) Mode the Phottix Mitros will fire when it optically “sees”
another nearby flash fire. The Mitros will fire in manual mode at the power levels
it was set to.
To Set OS Mode:
1. Press and hold the button for 2 seconds to enter wireless mode.
2. Press button to cycle to OS mode.
3. Press the button to confirm and exit the screen.
4. The flash will change to Manual-M mode.
5. Set the desired power level.
Please note:
- Do not place any obstacles between the master unit and slave unit(s). Obsta-
cles can block signal transmissions.
- Ensure the slave flash’s Wireless Signal Receiver Area faces toward the trig-
gering flash.
- TTL pre-flashes will set off a flash set to OS mode. The flash will fire before
the exposure. Do not mix OS mode with other flashes using TTL.
- Unlike other Wireless Mode, Optical Slave (OS) does not use channels. A flash
set in OS mode will fire when it sees any flash trigger.
Wireless Settings
Flashes must be set to Master or Slave mode. A Master flash is needed on the
camera to control remote (slave) flashes. The same transmission channel needs
to be set on both Master and Slave flashes. Groups need to be set for Slave flash-
es, Group Ratio functions needs to be set for Master flashes.
To set Master Mode:
1. Press and hold the button for 2 seconds to enter wireless mode.
2. Pressing the and buttons will cycle between Master with
flash, Master without flash, Slave, OS and Off modes.
3. Select Master with flash or Master without flash.
4. Pressing button will change the highlighted selection from Master
to Channel and Ratio.
5. Select the transmission channel.
6. Select the Ratio mode (see below).
7. Press the button to confirm and exit the screen.
Master with Flash mode: The Master flash on the camera will fire when a
photo is taken.
Master without Flash mode: The Master flash on the camera will not fire
when a photo is taken. The flash will emit a short burst of light to communi-
cate with slave flashes but this light will not be part of the exposure.
To set Slave Mode:
1. Press and hold the button for 2 seconds to enter wireless mode.
2. Pressing the and buttons will cycle between Master with
Flash, Master without Flash, Slave, OS and Off modes.
3. Select Slave.
4. Pressing the button to change the highlighted selection from Slave
to Channel and Group.
5. Select the Transmission Channel.
6. Select the group: A, B or C.
7. Press the button to confirm and exit the screen.
8. When Slave flashes are ready to shoot the AF Assist light on the front of the
flash will blink once every 1 second.
9. To set Multi or M modes for the Slave – press and hold the button
for approximately 2 sec.
10. Set Power Levels or Multi Strobe Frequency / Flash Count using the arrow
buttons.
Please note:
- Make sure the Master and Slave flashes are set to the same transmission
channel (1-4).
- Do not place any obstacles between the master unit and slave unit(s). Obsta-
cles can block signal transmissions.
- When using wireless bounce flash, please ensure the slave flash Wireless Sig-
nal Receiver Area faces toward the Master flash.
- When using only one flash set Wireless Mode to “Off”.
Transmission channels
The Phottix Mitros Wireless system has four transmission channels: 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Signals from the Master flash are sent to Slave flashes on these channels. If Mas-
ter and Slave flashes are set to different channels the Slave flashes will not fire.
Using Wireless Triggering
With a flash in Master mode on the camera and remote flashes in Slave mode,
pressing the shutter button will fire the Master flash (if set to Master with flash)
and flashes set to Slave mode within the range of the Master flash. The camera
and flash will meter the scene and fire flashes in TTL mode to properly expose
the scene.
Ratio Modes
Slave flashes can be controlled by the master flash in different ratio modes.
Available modes are:
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