Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Pocket Wizard Plus III PocketWizard
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Quick Guide FCC/IC: 340.00 - 354.00 MHz CE: 433.42 - 434.42 MHz IMPORT ANT : FCC/Canada frequency radios are NOT compatible with CE frequency radios and vice versa. P ocketWizard.com/wheretobuy/frequency The Plus III is a radio transceiver , capable of acting as a transmitter or receiver for triggering remote ashes and cameras.
Internal Antenna (PG. 13) Backlit LCD (PG. 4) T est Button (T wo Stage T rigger) (PG. 12) Power/MODE Button (PG. 5) Zone T oggle Buttons (A, B, C, D) (PG.
INCLUDED IN BOX: Lanyard Loop USB Connector (PG. 12) Flash/Camera Port (PG. 5, 6, 7, 8) Battery Door Latch Battery Door (PG. 4) 1/4 - 20 Mount T r ansceiver • Plus III T ransceiver • Locking PC Sync Cable • Lany ard • 3.5mm (1/8” Miniphone) Cable • Quick Guide • 6.
T r ansceiver Battery Level (PG. 4) Channel (PG. 11) T riggering Mode (PG. 9, 10) Half/Full Press Indicator (PG. 7, 12) Selected Zones (PG. 11) Note proper polarity when installing batteries. • Always turn OFF all equipment (PocketWizard ® radios, electronic ashes, cameras, etc.
T r ansceiver Connecting: Connect a Plus III to your camera via the hot shoe. This will be your transmitting radio. Connect a Plus III to each of your remote ashes using the appropriate sync cable. Th es e w il l b e yo ur re ce iv i ng r ad i os .
T riggering a Remote Flash with your Plus ® III T ransceiver Remote Flash T riggering 1. Attach a Plus III to your camera’ s hot shoe. Y ou may also connect the Plus III radio to your camera’ s PC sync port using the included cable. 2. Connect a Plus III to your remote ash via the appropriate sync cable.
7 Remote Camera T riggering T riggering a Remote Camera with your Plus ® III T ransceiver 1. Connect Plus III to your remote camera via the appropriate remote camera cable. 2. Select Channel and Zone A, B, C, or D via the Channel Up/Down Buttons and Zone T oggle Buttons.
Using Auto-Relay 1. Set the transmitting PocketWizard radio in your hands to a desired channel and zone. 2. Set the relaying Plus III for your remote camera to the same ch an n el as the radio in your hands and set T riggering Mode to TxRx .
T riggering Modes Modes of Operation Y our Plus ® III T ransceiver supports six modes of triggering for different applications. Y ou can switch between modes by pressing and quickly releasing the MODE button. TxRx Mode allows the radio to be used as a transmitter attached to a camera or as a receiver connected to a rem ote ash or remote camera.
T riggering Modes and receiving radios. Use this mode when triggering remote cameras at greater distances. It can also be used with remote ash, but there may be a reduction in maximum X-sync speed.
Channels Using Zones The Plus ® III T ransceiver supports 32 different Standard Channels. Each Standard Channel represents a digital code transmitted on specic PocketWizard radio frequencies. This enables many photographers to work in the same area or for one photographer to exclusively control different sets of receivers.
Other Functions Status LED TEST Button (T wo Stage T rigger) Reset USB The Plus III’ s status LED will blink in three different colors: Green, Red and Amber .
Whenever possible, maintain a line of sight between radios and keep antennas parallel. Make sure radios are not near any large metal, concrete, or high water -content objects. People and trees are mostly water! Make sure radios are not blocked by these objects or by hills.
Specications T echnical Information Frequency: Plus ® III FCC/IC: 340.00 – 354.00 MHz Plus ® III CE: 433.42 – 434.42 MHz T ransmit Output Power: Less than 1 milliwatt (1/1000 of a watt) Batte.
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10937 v1.0 WARNING The FCC wants you to know: Cha ngesormodicationstothisunitnotexpresslyapprovedb ythe partyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’ sauthorityto operatethisequipment.
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