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for Elinchrom
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Please read this Quick Guide thoroughly before operating. Also, review
the product manuals for your camera, flash systems, and other
PocketWizard radios.
This PocketWizard radio runs on powerful software called
ControlTL
- Control The Light. It can be configured for your specific
®
needs using the PocketWizard Utility which can be downloaded at:
www.PocketWizard.com/support/downloads
The PowerST4 for Elinchrom requires a PocketWizard transmitting radio
and a compatible Elinchrom RX flash:
• Style 300RX, 600RX, 1200RX
• Digital 1200RX, Digital 2400RX
• Ranger RX, Ranger RX Speed (S), Ranger RX Speed AS
NOTE:
Ranger models require Elinchrom's EL 19374 - EL-Skyport Transceiver RX Adapter
The PowerST4 requires no batteries. It is powered from the remote port of your
Elinchrom RX flash.
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Summary of Contents for PocketWizard powerST4
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Page 1: Quick Guide
• Ranger RX, Ranger RX Speed (S), Ranger RX Speed AS NOTE: Ranger models require Elinchrom’s EL 19374 - EL-Skyport Transceiver RX Adapter The PowerST4 requires no batteries. It is powered from the remote port of your Elinchrom RX flash. -
Page 2: Read Me First
The first exposure after making initial connections or powering on may not be properly exposed and flash power levels may not be set as expected. Always test at least twice. All information in this Quick Guide is subject to change. Visit www.PocketWizard.com/support to find the latest flash and features compatibility, Quick Guides, and Owner’s Manuals. - Page 3 NOTE: The PowerST4 overrides settings you make directly on your flash. If you would like to change the beeper, modeling light, or optical slave mode on your flash, just set those features on your flash before you turn on your camera’s transmitter.
- Page 4 2400RX 1200RX* Read the PowerTracking section for more information on using the PowerST4 when no AC3 is present, or when using an AC3 in Auto Mode. In AC3 Manual Mode, the AC3 Power Dial sets the flash power output as shown in the table on the right.
- Page 5 PowerTracking. In the PocketWizard Utility for your transmitting ControlTL radio, this is called Full Manual and is the default operation for PowerTracking when no AC3 ZoneController is in use. See below for settings in the PocketWizard Utility that allow you to customize PowerTracking to also use your camera’s aperture controls for Canon and Nikon, or ISO controls...
- Page 6 Set the AC3 zone to Manual Mode to turn off PowerTracking. Center on ISO & Aperture with First Shot is the default operation. For more information, see the PocketWizard Utility section on adjusting this setting via the PowerTracking Tab for your transmitter.
- Page 7 • For the PowerST4, the PocketWizard Utility can adjust FEC for the connected flash on the Exposure Tab If the combined FEC settings are more or less than your flash’s capabilities, then the flash will operate at maximum or minimum output accordingly.
- Page 8 PocketWizard Utility Some settings require the PocketWizard Utility software and your ControlTL radio connected to a computer via the Mini-USB port. Download the Utility at www.PocketWizard.com/support PowerST4 Receiver Utility settings: Channel Tab Set your receive channel to match your transmitter. If you are using a MiniTT1 or FlexTT5 as your transmitter, make sure Use ControlTL for Receive Channel is checked.
- Page 9 FlexTT5 or MiniTT1 Transmitter settings that affect the use of a PowerST4: Modeling Tab Modeling Light Control: Check this box to control modeling light behavior from the transmitter. Default = Enabled Control Mode: Determines when the modeling light will go to its active setting. Set to Camera Wake to have the modeling light go active when the camera’s shutter release is half-pressed.
- Page 10 It does not affect the PowerST4. Default = Normal E-TTL PowerTracking Control: Adjusts how ControlTL-capable remote studio flashes, like flashes connected to PowerST4 radios, respond to the AC3 in Auto Mode, or to a ControlTL Transmitter with no AC3. See the PowerTracking section for information.
- Page 11 Optical Trigger: Determines what setting the remote flash’s optical trigger will use the next time you half-press the camera’s shutter release. Default = No Change On Wakeup. See the NOTE on the To Use your PowerST4 page for more information on these settings. The remaining settings on the Flash Tab do not apply to the PowerST4.
- Page 12 1. Plug the PowerST4 radio into a compatible flash and turn it ON. 2. Press and hold TEST on the PowerST4 for several seconds until the Status LED blinks amber, then release TEST. 3. Immediately press and hold TEST on the teaching transmitting radio (MiniTT1, FlexTT5, MultiMAX or Plus II).
- Page 13 • Channel = ControlTL Channel 1 • Exposure Compensation = +/- 0.0 • Flash Idle Time Out Mode/Delay = Enabled at 600 Seconds (10 minutes) PowerST4 radio information (RECEIVE ONLY): 340.00 – 354.00 MHz, US FCC/IC 433.42 – 434.42 MHz, CE...
- Page 14 © 2010 LPA Design, Inc. All rights reserved. Product features and specifications are subject to change without notice. PocketWizard, ControlTL, MiniTT1, FlexTT5, PowerST4, AC3, AC9, HyperSync, Plus II and MultiMAX are either trademarks or registered trademarks of LPA Design, Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
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