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High Speed Shutter
Owner's Manual
Revision 1.0
Copyright 2012 Cognisys, Inc.
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  • Page 1 High Speed Shutter Owner’s Manual Revision 1.0 Copyright 2012 Cognisys, Inc.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..........................3 GETTING STARTED ............................4 ............................4 ACKAGE CONTENTS ..............................5 ONNECTIONS OPERATION ..............................6 ............................... 6 VERVIEW ............................. 6 ANUAL UTTON LED I ..............................7 NDICATOR ..........................7 ONFIGURATION 3.4.1 Overview ..............................7 3.4.2 Sequential Mode ............................

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    All new flashes on the market do not expose high voltage on the hot-shoe. These are the flashes intended for use with the StopShot module. Please visit our web-site at http://www.cognisys-inc.com for a list of low-voltage flashes, or contact us via e-mail at: support@cognisys-inc.com.

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    2. Getting Started 2.1 Package contents The latest version of this manual is available at http://www.cognisys-inc.com. The High Speed Shutter kit contains the following: 1. High Speed Shutter (1) 2. High Speed Shutter controller (1) 3. Operation Manual CD (1) 4.

  • Page 5: Connections

    2.2 Connections The shutter controller has the following available connections: 1. Power 2. Trigger In 3. Flash Sync 4. Shutter “Power” is supplied by either a 14.8V Lithium Ion battery or a 12VDC 2amp AC/DC adapter. The controller will turn on as soon as power is applied. “Trigger In”...

  • Page 6: Operation

    3. Operation 3.1 Overview The High Speed Shutter (subsequently referred to as HSS) virtually eliminates the shutter lag associated with all modern DSLR cameras. While it may be used stand-alone it was designed to work in conjunction with StopShot. StopShot’s significant selection of sensor technologies coupled with its incredible flexibility brings your photography to the next level with the HSS.

  • Page 7: Led Indicator

    3.3 LED Indicator The LED indicator on the HSS controller will illuminate red when the controller is charging and turn green when fully charged. It is recommended to wait until the LED is green before activating the shutter. The orange illumination indicates the shutter is being held open for focusing.

  • Page 8: Trigger 1: Delay

    exposure, be sure to increase “Pwr Toff” to the duration of your exposure (plus some safety margin). == Global Config == LCD Backlight: 10 Pwr Off: Trig 2 > Pwr Toff: 250.0 ms -> Not quite yet done! We don’t want sequential mode to infinitely wait for the sensor to get triggered.

  • Page 9: Trigger 2: Xbs A&B

    will say “Latched”). The “Latched” setting is one press below 50us. The display should now look like the following: > T1 Mode: Delay # Pulse: 1 Pulse1: Latched Toff: 100.0 ms -> Press the CONFIG button to return to StopShot’s main screen. Use the UP or DOWN button to adjust the “Delay 1”...

  • Page 10: Trigger 3: Delay

    means that 50 millionths of a second after the cross-beam sensor detects an object, the shutter will open. 3.4.5 Trigger 3: Delay Trigger 3 is not used for the shutter, so it can remain at delay. Just be sure that on the main screen of StopShot that it is set to “off”.

  • Page 11: Troubleshooting

    Camera or flash does not Equipment in sleep mode. Ensure equipment is in ready trigger mode. If you cannot resolve a problem with the HSS, please contact us at support@cognisys-inc.com. We want to make sure that you are completely satisfied with our product.

  • Page 12: Specifications

    5. Specifications Specifications are intended for reference only. The design may be modified to improve features or functionality without notice. Specifications UNITS Input Voltage 14.8 16.8 Input Current (charging) 2000 mAdc Input Current (non-charging) mAdc Shutter Open time (Sync time) Shutter full cycle time Output Current Sink (Flash Sync) Max Voltage on Flash Sync Port (Steady State)

  • Page 13: Warranty

    6. Warranty Limited Warranty The High Speed Shutter is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for one (1) year from the date of purchase or up to 40,000 shutter cycles, whichever comes first. Within this period, Cognisys Inc. will, at its sole option, repair or replace any components which fail in normal use.

  • Page 14: Glossary

    7. Glossary Term Description # Pulse Number of output pulses that a trigger output will generate. Independent A global triggering mode where all the triggers operate independent from each other. Latched When an output stays in a given state (on or off). LCD Backlight The backlighting for the LCD allows the text to be visible.
  • Page 15 XBS A Cross-beam sensor A. StopShot will fire when only the “A” sensor is crossed. XBS A&B Cross-beam sensors A and B. StopShot will fire only when both sensors are crossed simultaneously. XBS A|B Cross-beam sensors A or B. StopShot will fire when either A or B are crossed. XBS A->B Cross-beam sensor A followed by B.

  • Page 16: Revision History

    8. Revision History Revision Date Change 08/06/12 Initial Release...

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