Elinchrom BX 500RI - Manual (Page 21)

Universal Speed
& Universal
Transceiver RX
19353
USB RX Speed
& USB RX
EL-Skyport Modules
EL-Skyport Universal SPEED (NEW) / Universal (previous version)
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•­ Universal­Receiver­for­all­makes­of­Flash­with­a­SYNC­socket,­conforming­to­Sync­norms!­
EL-Skyport Transceiver RX
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•­ This­Transceiver­is­only­for­Elinchrom­RX­units.­The­module­operates­all­RX­
­ ­ features­with­the­EL-Skyport­software­and­triggers­the­flash.
EL-Skyport USB RX SPEED (NEW) / USB RX (previous version)
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•­ To­operate­RX­flash­units­via­computer­the­USB­module­should­be­used­in­
­ ­ conjunction­with­the­EL-Skyport­Transceiver­RX­and­the­EL-Skyport­software.
Troubleshooting
Should­an­error­occur,­first­check­the­following­points:
Having this problem? Check the following points:
No­flash­unit­can­be­triggered­
with­the­Transmitter
Mode­“All”­is­selected  Check­if­the­Transmitter­is­switched­ON.
 Check­battery­polarity.
 Check­if­the­Receiver­module­is­connected­correctly­to­the­unit.
 Check­if­the­frequency­selector­switch­is­set­to­the­same­channel.
 Check­if­Transmitter­is­in­the­same­trigger­mode­Speed­or­Standard.
Some­units­do­not­fire­when­
triggered­with­the­Transmitter
Mode­“Grp”­is­selected  ­­Check­if­the­Channel­selector­switch­is­set­to­the­same­Group.
 ­­Reduce­distance­to­any­“not­working”­unit.
 Check­if­Transmitter­is­in­the­same­trigger­mode­Speed­/­Standard.
TEST­flash­works,­but­the­camera­
will­not­trigger­flash­unit  Check­hot-shoe­fitting.
 Connect­the­2.5­mm­to­PC­SYNC­cable­instead­of­hot-shoe­connection.
Limited­Distance­range  Reposition­the­units.
 Increase­the­distance­to­walls­and­ceilings.
 Position­the­antenna­of­Transmitter­and­Receiver.
 Use­an­RX­extension­cable­to­reduce­the­distance­between­the­modules.
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