MaxTech Transceiver - Manual (Page 37)

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T R AN SM IT un it
SpeedCycler Mode
A = triggered with flash
con firm ation
B = next zone to be trig gered
The following chart is a starting point for calculating how the number of flashes or pops
affec ts F -stop s. S ince every flas h un it is diff erent, us e a light m eter or other m ethod
for more precise calculations.
Number of Pops Stops Number of Pops Stops
1 Add 0 stops 6 Add 2.5 stops
2 Ad d 1 s top 8 Add 3 stops
3 Add 1.5 stops 12 Add 3.5 stops
4 Add 2 stops 16 Add 4 stops
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Con tact tim e is aff ected b y Mu ltipop m ode. If the c ontact tim e is s et greater than
the M ultipop inter val, the contac t time w ill automatically be s et to interval time MIN US
0.01 sec onds . T his m eans that a rem ote cam era or flash will remain tr iggered with
only a 1/100 second release between contacts. This short released time may not be
long enough to re-trigger some cameras or flash units. If this is the case, set the
contact time lower.
D : S p e ed C y c le r - T R A N S M I T T E R – ~ / M E N U A D
En ables Sp eedC ycler m ode. U se th is m ode to r apid ly
cyc le throug h rem ote flash units and trig ger fas ter than
a sing le flash can recyc le by usin g m ultiple flash units .
It can als o be us ed for trig gering remote c ameras
se qu entially.
T his mo de on ly work s w ith Q uad T rigg ering ch ann els
( 17 an d hig h er ) a nd tw o o r m o re M A X o r M u lt iM A X
units (set for RE CE IVE m ode).
1. From the main screen press ~ / M E N U A D to
enable S peedC ycler m ode on a M ultiMA X (s et for T RA NS MIT mod e)
2. En able two or m ore rem ote zones
3. Set each MultiMAX (set for RECEIVE m ode) to a different zone
4. Trigger the MultiMAX (set for TRA NSM IT mode). The first trigger will fire the
first zone selected, the second trigger will fire the next zone selected. The
display indicates the next zone to trigger with an arrow. Only the zone just
triggered will display proper confirmation
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If L is s elected th en P O R T 2 on the M ultiM AX (s et for T R AN SM IT mo de) w ill
trigger every tim e and is not cyc led. It will be in s ync w ith each cyc led zone.