Owner`s manual

April 28, 2009
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MiniTT1 Firmware Upgrade to version 4.250
FlexTT5 Firmware Upgrade to version 4.250
CAUTION!
• ThisrmwareversionrequiresPocketWizardUtilityversion1.18orlatertobeinstalled.Ifyouarestillrunningversion1.15,
 clickheretogetthelatestversion.FindtheversionnumberinthetitlebaroftheUtility.
• UpgradeallofyourMiniTT1orFlexTT5radiostothelatestrmware.Mixingoldandnewrevisionsmayresultinundesirable
 behavior.
• Alwaysperformafactoryresetafterupdatingyourrmware.BesuretowritedownanycustomsettingsforConguration1
 orConguration2beforeyouresetyourradiossoyoucanre-applythemaftertheupgrade.SeeRESETBonpage28inthe
 Owner’sManualorsimplyholdTESTasyoupoweronfor10secondsuntilyousee4greenblinks.
New Features
Higher Efciency High Speed Sync (FP Flash)
Through-the-shoecommunicationshaveallowedPocketWizardradioswiththenewControlTL™rmwaretosignicantlyboost
theperformanceoftheHighSpeedSync(HSS)featureofCanonSpeedliteashes.Thismeansmorelightwhichequalsgreater
workingdistance).YoualsogetfasterrecyclingandmoreashesperbatterysetwhenshootinginCanon’sHSS/FPFlashmode.
BecausetheMiniTT1TransmitterandFlexTT5Transceivercommunicatethrough-the-shoewiththecamerasysteminuse,they
cancontroltheHSSburstdurationtomatchtheshutterspeedmoreprecisely.Thisresultsinlargegainsinefciency,asmuchas
60%inmanycases,forbothremoteandon-cameraashes.
Thisgaininefciencyisimmediatelytranslatedintoshorterrecycletime(allowingfasterHSSshootingforlongerbursts),more
shotsperbatteryset,andfrom0.5to1.8stopsbrighteroutputwhichenablesgreaterworkingdistance.Whenusinga580EXII
asMASTERforwirelessmanual,youcanexpectgainsupto2.3stopsbrighter,dependingonshutterspeed.Ifyouareshooting
exclusivelyatHSSshutterspeeds,youwillgetmorethanadoublingofbatterylifefromyourSpeedlite,possiblyeliminatingthe
needforanexternalbatterypack.
ThisfeatureonlyworkswithCanonSpeedlitesatHSSshutterspeeds.Itwillnotmakeyourmanualhotshoeorstudioashes
havemorelightoutputatanygivensetting.GainswhenusingHyperSync™areevengreateranditisrecommendedthatyou
useHyperSyncforshutterspeedsfrom1/250through1/640asyourcameraandashcomboallows.
MiniTT1
™
/FlexTT5
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for Canon
340-354MHz,USFCC/CanadaIC
Owner’s Manual: Addendum v4.250