User manual KODAK DCS PRO SLR/N DIGITAL CAMERA POCKETWIZARD USER'S GUIDE

[. . . ] 1-7 Setting the Transmit Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 Setting the Receive Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 Test Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8 Test Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Press the top or bottom to navigate among menu options. July 12, 2004 1-3 Using your Camera with a POCKETWIZARD Radio Transceiver Displaying the POCKETWIZARD Menu 1. If the Capture tab does not appear, press and hold the Menu button and press the left side of the Four-way switch until the Capture tab is selected. Press the top or bottom of the Four-way switch to highlight POCKETWIZARD. 4. Press the right side of the Four-way switch to display the POCKETWIZARD menu (or press the OK button). 1-4 July 12, 2004 Using your Camera with a POCKETWIZARD Radio Transceiver Choosing the POCKETWIZARD Mode · Choose Mode, then choose Off, Transmit, Receive, or Relay. (Selecting Off turns off the POCKETWIZARD Radio Transceiver and all associated functionality. ) Transmit Mode When you press the Shutter Release while in Transmit mode, any remote flash units or cameras set in Receive mode (and on the same channel and zone as your camera) will trigger as your camera captures an image. When another POCKETWIZARD device (a camera or a POCKETWIZARD MultiMax) is triggered, your camera receives a signal and captures an image. (Your camera must be on the same channel and zone as the POCKETWIZARD triggering device. ) When another POCKETWIZARD device (a camera or a POCKETWIZARD MultiMAX) is triggered, your camera receives a signal, captures an image, and switches to Transmit mode. It then relays the trigger signal to other cameras and associated flash units. NOTE: In Relay mode, use one channel (see page 1-6) for the cameras and a different channel for the flashes. Receive Mode Relay Mode July 12, 2004 1-5 Using your Camera with a POCKETWIZARD Radio Transceiver Setting the Channel You must set the channel in your transmitting and receiving devices. Channels 17 - 32 let you set zones (see page 1-7) and receive flash / triggering confirmation (see page 1-8). You have to set their channels using the Teach Channel function (see page 1-12). Press the right side of the Four-way switch to display two boxes where you can select the channel. Press the right or left side of the Four-way switch to highlight the ten's or the one's position. Press the top or bottom of the Four-way switch to increase or decrease the value. Press the OK button. 1-6 July 12, 2004 Using your Camera with a POCKETWIZARD Radio Transceiver Setting the Zone If you have selected a channel between 17 - 32, you can assign different zones to remote devices, then turn the zones on or off. For example, if you have several flashes in your studio setup you can assign different zones to flashes, then turn some zones on and some off. This way you can decide which flashes will be used without making manual adjustments. Setting the Transmit Zone When your camera is in Transmit mode, you can specify the zones you will transmit to. Repeat for all four zones. Setting the Receive Zone When your camera is in Receive mode, enter the zone as determined by the setup. If you are on channels 17 - 32, you may select a single zone in Receive mode. Press the OK button. July 12, 2004 1-7 Using your Camera with a POCKETWIZARD Radio Transceiver Test Flash You can perform a test flash to determine that your setup is correct. If the Strobe Confirm feature is turned on (see page 1-10), flash status (indicated by the lightening bolt symbol) appears on the Test Flash screen. The screen at the left is an example of results when SpeedCycler Mode is off (see page 1-11): Zone A--has both radio and flash confirmation. [. . . ] NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ]