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- Page 1 Quick Guide FCC/IC: 340.00 - 354.00 MHz CE: 433.42 - 434.42 MHz Thank you for your purchase of this PocketWizard radio! Please read this Quick Guide thoroughly before operating. Visit wiki.pocketwizard.com complete operating instructions.
- Page 2 PocketWizard Plus IIIe Transceiver! The Plus IIIe is our most reliable and easy to use solution for remote fl ash and camera triggering available. It is a feature packed wireless radio trigger system for cameras...
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Page 3: Key Features
Camera & Flash Compatibility The Plus IIIe will work with virtually any camera or fl ash capable of triggering from a center pin trigger or with the appropriate sync cable and can sync a fl ash in manual mode, up to your camera’s X-sync speed. - Page 4 (A, B, C, D) (pg. 16) (pg. 7) Hot Shoe with USB Port Locking Ring (pg. 8) (pg. 9) Triggering Mode Battery Level (pg. 12-14) (pg. 16) Half/Full Press Indicator Selected Zones (pg. 16) (pg. 7) Channel (pg. 7) PocketWizard Plus IIIe...
- Page 5 Auto Sensing Transceiver NOTE: You need at least two PocketWizard E Series radios. Internal Antenna Batteries not Included. 1/4"-20 Mount Battery Door and Latch Lanyard Loop Miniphone port for remote camera or fl ash cable Battery Compartment (pg. 8) Note proper battery orientation/polarity.
- Page 6 IC: 2170A-PW3100 Made in USA Pat. www.pwpatents.com 340.00 – 354.00 MHz 433.42 – 434.42 MHz Pat. www.pwpatents.com S/N: P3UXXXXXXX S/N: P3UXXXXXXX (< 1 mW) (< 1mW) FCC/IC and CE radios are not compatible with each other. PocketWizard.com/wheretobuy/frequency PocketWizard Plus IIIe...
- Page 7 PocketWizard uses two different families of fi rmware to control their radio: Legacy and E Release. The fi rmware installed in this Plus IIIe is the E Release and your radio is a member of the PocketWizard E Series family. The E Release uses a new communication protocol that enables your Plus IIIe to have greater range, enhanced reliability, and more features than a Plus III using the Legacy fi...
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Page 8: Powering On/Off
The Plus IIIe’s mini B USB port is located on the underside by the hot shoe. It can be used with the PocketWizard Utility to install fi rmware updates or downgrade to Legacy fi... - Page 9 Triggering a Remote Flash with your Plus IIIe Transceiver 1. Attach a Plus IIIe to your camera’s hot shoe. Slide a Plus IIIe into your camera’s hot shoe and twist locking ring until snug. Do not overtighten. You may also connect the Plus IIIe to your camera’s PC sync port using the included cable.
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Page 10: Triggering A Remote Camera
(Receiving) Triggering a Remote Camera with your Plus IIIe Transceiver 1. Connect a Plus IIIe to your remote camera via the appropriate remote camera cable. The receiving Plus IIIe does not need to be in the hot shoe. 2. Select a Channel and Zone A, B, C, or D via the Channel up/down buttons and Zone Toggle Buttons. - Page 11 3. Set the Relaying Plus IIIe attached to your remote camera to TxRx Mode and also to the same Channel and Zone as the transmitting PocketWizard radio in your hands.
- Page 12 Tx ONLY Mode disables all receiving (Rx) functionality and allows you to use your Plus IIIe as a transmitter only. Use this mode when sharing remote fl ashes with other photographers. This mode will prevent other photographers from triggering the Plus IIIe on your camera.
- Page 13 Both the transmitting and receiving radios must be set to the same type of Channel. NOTE: If you are using a Plus IIIe set to LR mode in a remote camera’s hot shoe, the remote Plus IIIe will automatically engage Auto Relay mode and send out a transmitting signal on the next highest Channel, whether you are using a remote fl...
- Page 14 fi rst Repeater to Channel 1, the second Repeater to Channel 2, the third Repeater to Channel 3, and the receiving radio to Channel 4. (Ch1>Ch1>Ch2>Ch3>Ch4). If you choose to downgrade your Plus IIIe to Legacy fi rmware, Repeater settings operate differently. Please see wiki.PocketWizard.com for details.
- Page 15 NOTE: This PocketWizard Plus IIIe uses the new E Release fi rmware. This protocol will not work with Legacy fi rmware. This Plus IIIe can be downgraded via the Utility to work with Legacy fi rmware. Please see wiki.PocketWizard.com for more information.
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Page 16: Other Functions
PocketWizard radios set to the same Channel and Zones. Reset To reset your Plus IIIe Transceiver to the default setting, hold the TEST button as you power the radio on. The default mode after a reset is TxRx on Channel 1 with all Zones enabled. -
Page 17: Technical Information
(-22° F) Flash/Camera Port Sync Voltage Tolerance: 300 Volts Backlit LCD: The Plus IIIe’s backlit LCD activates automatically when any button other than TEST is pressed. It turns off after 5 seconds. LEDs: Red LEDs are used for dim light application and do not indicate a hazardous status. -
Page 18: Sustaining High Performance
Wireless Basics The Plus IIIe is designed to work in many challenging environments. For the best performance with any radio, maintain a line of sight between radios and keep antennas parallel. Make sure radios are not near any large metal, concrete, or high water-content objects. People and trees are mostly water! Make sure radios are not blocked by these objects or by hills. - Page 19 L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes: 1. l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et 2. l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement. Transceiver FCC ID Number: KDS-PW3-100 Transceiver CANADA IC: 2170A-PW3100 PocketWizard.com...
- Page 20 Hereby, LPA Design Inc. South Burlington VT USA declares that the radio equipment type PocketWizard Plus IIIe CE wireless photographic remote control is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: www.pocketwizard.com/support/reference/CE/...
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