Canon 420EX User Manual

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Multi-Speedlite System

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Set the channel No.

• Press the < CH. > button and set the

same channel No. as the master

unit's.

• Pressing the button selects

the channel No. in the following

looping sequence: 1,2, 3, 4...

Set the slave group ID.

• Set the slave group ID if you are

using the EOS-1 V. EOS-3, or EOS

30/ELAN 7E with two (A and B) or

three slave groups (A, B, and C). If

you are using a Type-A camera other

than the above, you need not set the

slave group ID since only one slave
group can be used.

• Press the < GROUP > button to set

the slave group ID.

• Pressing the < GROUP > sets the

slave group ID in the following

looping sequence: A, B, C...

Position the Speedlites and fire a

test flash.

• Use the mini-stand (provided) to

position the slave unit(s) within the
effective wireless transmission range.

• Press the test firing button on the master

unit to see if the slave unit(s) fire.

Take the picture.

o • If the master unit's flash mode is set to

(manual flash) or <

M

ulti

>

(stroboscopic flash), the slave unit(s) will not fire. Be sure to set the master
unit's flash mode to .

• With a Type-B camera, wireless flash photography is not possible with the 420EX.

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