18 Wireless Olympus RC flash system (
As a slave flash unit, the flash unit is compatible with the wireless Olympus RC
flash system (RC = remote control/remote mode). The system supports the wire-
less remote control of one or several slave flash units by the camera's integrated
flash unit, which operates as a controller flash unit (remote mode). The flash
light of the controller flash unit controls the slave flash unit and does not signifi-
cantly contribute to the exposure of the shot.
The slave flash unit(s) must be able to receive the light from the controller flash
unit with the integrated sensor for the remote mode
The slave flash mode is only supported by suitable cameras (e.g.,
Olympus E3, E420, SP570UZ) ! Please refer to the camera operating
manual for information on the camera settings for the remote mode RC.
In the remote mode, the flash range is not indicated on the flash unit!
Switching the wireless RC flash system on and off
• Set the camera to the wireless RC flash mode (see camera operating manual).
• Press the
BEEP
Select
on the display.
Remote
• Use the
FB
"Remote". The selected menu item will be highlighted
Set
with a dark bar.
• Press the
"Remote".
)
SL
.
key repeatedly until "Select" appears
Sel
and
keys to select the menu item
key to confirm the selection of
Set
• Use the
and
keys to select "Remote Slave"
to activate (or "Remote OFF" to deactivate) the remo-
te mode. The setting will take effect immediately.
• Press
repeatedly until "SLAVE" appears on the
display. If you do not press
, the display will
automatically switch to "SLAVE" after approximately
5 seconds.
In the remote mode, the AF measuring beam
will start blinking as soon as the flash readiness
display
lights up when the flash is
ready.
18.1 Remote modes
The wireless Olympus RC flash system supports the remote modes TTL, automatic
A and manual M. The remote mode must be selected on the camera.
Additionally, FP high-speed synchronisation is supported in the remote modes
TTL and manual M (see camera operating manual for settings and further infor-
mation). The selected remote mode will automatically be transferred from the
controller to the slave flash unit.
In the remove modes TTL and automatic A, additional manual flash
exposure corrections can be set on the camera (see camera operating
manual).
Remote groups
The slave flash unit can be assigned to one of three possible groups (A, B or C).
Each of these groups may consist of one or more slave flash units.
Remote
Slave
Set
SLAVE
GROUP:A
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