Contents

● Safety Instruction .......................................................... ........................

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● Main Characteristics and Functions.................................................... 3
● Parts Information ................................................................4
● Preparations before Use and Basic Operation ...............................6
● Flashing Operation and Shooting Steps of the Instructor
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● Instructor Control through the Camera Menu...................................
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● Other Functions ...............................................................22
● Guideline for Frequent Malfunction Removal...................................27
● Specifications..................................................................28
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Safety Instruction
1. Unless the instructor is properly protected against damp and moisture, otherwise
the instructor shall never be exposed to rain or moisture.
2. Do not attempt to disassemble or repair the instructor, because it may not only
cause electric shock, but also make it malfunction.
3. If the instructor is dropped and damaged, do not touch any exposed interior metal
parts.
4. If you observe overheating, smoking or you smell burning, please immediately stop
 operation and remove the battery to prevent the instructor from fire or melting.
5. If the corrosive liquid leaked from the battery enters your eyes, please flush your
eyes with running water and seek medical advice.
6. Do not aim at anyone’s eyes directly with the transmitter of the instructor at a close
distance, because it would cause serious eye damage.

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Main Characteristics and Functions
●ST-E2 is a multi-functional and high-performance Canon E-TTL wireless instructor,
which can achieve wireless flash operation by working together with compatible camera
and wirelessly triggered flash.
● All parameters of ST-E2 can be input directly via the panel buttons and visually
displayed on the LCD screen, easily and fast to operate. In addition, the relevant
parameters of the instructor can also be set through the camera menu .
●It supports exposure compensation and bracket exposure.
● It supports multiple flash modes, such as E-TTL(ALL), E-TTL(A:B), E-
TTL(A:B+C),M(ALL), M(A+B), M(A+B+C)、RPT repeating flash,
●It supports FV AEL, high-speed sync flash and modeling flash (simulation flash).
● AF Assist Lamp;
●Rotatable body;
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Parts Information
① Instructor Launch Window
② AF Assist Lamp
③ Locking ring
④ Connection Point
⑤ Hot Shoe Contact
⑥ Battery Cover

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 ⑦
⑧
⑨ 11

⑩ 12

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⑦ LCD Screen 11【FN】Set Button for Others

⑧【SET】Parameter Set Button 12 Power Switch
⑨【MODE】Flash Mode Button 13 Parameter “ +, - ”Button
⑩ Test Button and Ready-Light
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Preparations before Use and Basic Operation
●Battery installation;
● Installing and removing the instructor;
●Turn on the power switch and flash test button;
●Set the remote flash;
●Restore to factory default settings;
To avoid the damage of the instructor lamp due to overheating, please do not continue

to flash for 20 times. After 20 consecutive flashes, please cool the instructor for at least

5 minutes. Continuous flash more than 20 times, the internal protection circuit of the
instructor may be activated, so the charging time may be longer.

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Battery Installation
1. Open the battery box by sliding the cover in the direction indicated by the arrow.
2. Install the battery according to the polarity instructions in the battery box, and then
close the battery cover t back to its original position.
 Please turn off the power of the Instructor during

battery installation and removal.

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Installing and Removing the Instructor
1. Rotate the fixed knob in the direction indicated by the arrow to the highest point.
2. Push the Hot Shoe of the instructor completely into the camera Hot Shoe.
3. Screw the fixed knob as shown by the direction of the arrow.
4. To remove the instructor, please loosen the knob first, and then push it out from the
camera Hot Shoe.

Turn on the Power Switch and Test Flash

 Button

1 Push the power switch button as the direction indicated by the arrow.
The LCD screen of the instructor displays “ST-E2”, and starts to charge after 1second.
2 Check if the instructor is ready.
The instructor is fully charged if the test lamp is red.
Please press the test button if you would like to test the flash.
● About the Flash Testing： ON
OFF
When the button is pressed, infrared signals will be sent out by the instructor to the subordinate flash of

the same channel within the effective distance (such as 270EXⅡ，430EXⅡ，580EXⅡ，600RT， etc) to
make the subordinate flashes to give out test flash respectively in accordance with the sequence of group

A-B-C.

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Set the Remote Flash
◆In the mode of wireless lighting, the following items can be set on the remote flash.
● Communication Channels: You can select one from the 4 channels. Please
remember to set the same channel number simultaneously for the instructor remote flash
lamp.
● Group Name: It can be divided into three groups (A, B, C) at most.
●If another photographer using the same type wireless remote flash settings is coming
closer to you, your remote flash may flash synchronously by accident due to the
influence of the infrared signals sent out by that
photographer’s instructor. To avoid this situation,
please use a different channel number.
For more information about the remote flash
settings, please refer to your instruction manual
about the flash.
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Restore to Factory Default Settings
1. Press the button of 【 SET】for 5s, then the instructor will be restored to factory
default settings.
2. The flash groups A and B and C are TTL flash mode, exposure compensation value
is 0, and the channel number is 1 for the factory default settings.
●About Standby: To save the battery power, the instructor will automatically turn off
without operation for a certain time and the LCD screen displays “STBY”. To turn on
the instructor again, please half press the camera shutter button or press the 【SET 】
button.
• The instructor in standby mode will also consume some energy, so after use
please turn off the power in time.
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Flashing Operation and Shooting Steps of the Instructor
◆As a variety of Nikon flashes are equipped with wireless flash function, hence you
can use it like using normal TTL flashes to create a variety of lighting effects.
• Using the input settings of the instructor installed on the camera, the signals will also
be transferred to the flashes controlled by the instructor. Therefore, you don’t have to
operate the subordinate flashes during shooting.
• Flashes can be used as remote flashes: 270EXⅡ，430EXⅡ，580EXⅡ，600RT，etc.
The following items can be set during the instructor operation:
•The flash mode of the sub
ordinate flashes: E-TTL(ALL), E-TTL(A:B), E-TTL(A:B+C),M(ALL), M(A+B), M(A+B+C) 、 RPT
repeating flash,;
• Group name (A, B, C); • Channel number (1, 2, 3 or 4);
•Flash output compensation (TTL mode);
• Manual flash output (M mode);
•Manual flash output level, frequency, number of repeating flashes per frame (RPT mode);
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Shooting Steps

1. Slide the power switch to turn on the

camera, instructor and the subordinate
remote flash units;
● Make sure that the red ready-light is on,
and the flash is fully charged.
2. Set the Instructor
A. Set the flash mode for the remote flash unit in the instructor
Set the flash mode of the remote flash to be the desired flash mode.
Press the button of【MODE】to shift the flash modes between E-TTL(ALL)→E-
TTL(A:B)→E-TTL(A:B+C)→M(ALL)→M(A+B)→M (A+B+C)→RPT flash.

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B. Set the flash output compensation (in
TTL mode) for the remote flash in the
instructor
●The values of the flash output
compensation can be increased or
decreased +3.0 to 3.0 EV every 1/3 level.
Press the button of【SET】 to display the flash output compensation value (flashing)
for one group, then press the buttons of or to decrease or increase the value, and then
press the button of【SET】, the value will stop flashing. And the final flashing value will
be set automatically.
The values will be displayed in
decimal format, such as 0.3, i.e. 1/3 and 0.7
i.e. 2/3.

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C. Set the manual flash output in M
(manual) mode ●In M (ALL) mode, group A and
B are set with the same manual flash output; in M (A+B) and M(A+B+C) mode, the manual
flash output of each group can be set independently.
Press the button of【SET】 to display the manual flash output (flashing), press the buttons
of or to decrease or increase this value, and then press the button of【SET】again, the
value will stop flashing. And the final flashing value will be set automatically.
• The settings of the manual flash output can be progressively increased or decreased
from M1/1 to M1/128 at each level (factory default setting is M1/4).
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 D. Set the channel No. in the instructor
●Set the communications channels for data
exchanging between the instructor and the
remote flash
●Please choose one from the four
available channels. All groups A, B and C
are set to be with the same channel number.
Press the button of【SET】to display the
channel number(flashing), press the
buttons of or to change the channel number, and then press the button
of【SET 】again, the channel number will stop flashing. And the final flashing channel
number will be set automatically.

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E、Ratio Set of Group A and B in E-TTL
Mode
The ratio value is set according to the
sequence of 8:1→6:1→4:1→3:1→2:1
→1:1→1:2→1:3→1:4→1:6→1:8.

● Press the button of 【SET】to display

the ratio value (flashing), then press the
buttons of or to convert it, and then
press the button of【SET】again, the value will stop flashing. And the final flashing value
will be set automatically.
In A:B+C mode, group C can use E-TTL flash and its exposure compensation value
can be set by entering the camera menu.
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3. Set the remote flash
4. Place the remote flash
• The subordinate flash unit is placed within the wireless transmission range of the
instructor.
5. Check if the remote flash is ready.
• When the subordinate flash unit is ready for flashing (fully charged), the AF lamp will
blink once per second.
6. Check the flash operation.
• Press the test flashing button of the instructor, and then the subordinate flash unit will
flash. If not, please adjust the instructor or the angle of the subordinate flash and the
distance between the instructor and the subordinate flash.
7. Form a picture and then shoot with flash.
•Make sure that the red ready-light is on and then release the shutter.
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Wireless Flash Settings
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 Precautions
• Support the subordinate flash by using the micro base (tripod socket is provided).
• Rotate the body of the subordinate flash using the reflection function to make its
wireless sensor face toward the instructor launch window.
• The wireless signal may also be reflected by the walls indoors, so the position of the
subordinate flash is unnecessary to be very precise.
• When the subordinate flash is placed, be sure to test the wireless operation before shooting.
• Do not place any obstacles between the subordinate flash and the instructor, because
they may block the transmission of the wireless signals.
• The way of wireless control is the same even multiple remote flashes are used.
• If the remote flash turns off the power automatically, you can half press the shutter
button to turn on the remote flash again.
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Setting the Flash functions by Camera operation
● When the ST-E2 is attached to an
EOS DIGITAL camera with an external
flash control function, the following
settings are available through camera
menu operation.
See the camera’s instruction manual for
the setting method and functions.
• Flash mode •Shutter sync
• Flash exp. comp• Exposure lock
• Groups • Channels

• Flash ratio • Manual flash output

• Frequency (HZ) •The Number of Repeating Flashes per Frame

● Except flash exposure compensation, if other flash functions are set by the camera,
the final settings will take effect.
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Other Functions
◆Please make sure that you’ve already read the camera manual about the camera
settings and functions carefully in details.
●The modeling flash (simulation illumination) before shooting;
●Autofocus flash operation in dim light;
●Flash Value Lock (FV Lock)
●Repeating (RPT) flash operation;
● FP High-Speed Sync mode;
●Key Lock;

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Modeling Flash (Simulation Illumination) before Shooting

● When the preview button of the camera compatible with simulation illumination is
pressed, the flash will repeat flashing continuously by weakening the flash output, which
is helpful for checking the light and shadow before taking pictures.
Autofocus Flash Operation in Dim Light
●In the repeating flashes operation of the instructor, if the light is too weak to be sufficient
for normal autofocus operation, the AF-assist lamp of ST-E2 will light up allowing you to
achieve autofocus flash photography, which is started by the signal of the camera.
Flash Value Lock (FV Lock)
●It can be used together with compatible cameras. The FV lock function can’t be directly set
on SU-800. Please set it on the camera. Appropriate flash exposure will be locked for the main
body by using FV lock together with compatible cameras. Even if you change the aperture and
composition, or zoom the lens to be far or near, the flash exposure is still kept locked.
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 Items to be Set Flash Operation
●The following items can be set on ST-E2 for the RPT flash operation.
•Channel No. (1, 2, 3, 4);
•Group Name (A, B, C);
• Manual flash output, frequency and
number of repeating flashes per frame;
● Settings in RPT Flash Operation:
Press the button of【MODE】until the LCD
displays RPT.

The display during RPT flashes operation.

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Set Manual Flash Output, Frequency (HZ) and Number of RPT Flashes per
●Set the same flash output, frequency, and number
of repeating flashes per frame for each group.
●Press the button of【SET】to display the items
(flashing) needed to be set, press the buttons of
or to convert the values to be set, and press the
button of【SET】again, the value will stop flashing.
The last flashing value will be set automatically.
Flash Output: The settings of the manual flash
output can be progressively increased or decreased from M1/4 to M1/128 at each level
(factory default setting is M1/128).
Frequency (HZ): It refers to the number of flashes in one second. The frequency can be
set from 1 to 199 (factory setting is 20).
The Number of Repeating Flashes per Frame: It can be set from 1 to 40 (factory setting is 5)
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FP High-speed Sync
● Now, FP high-speed flash sync can be set on your
camera at its highest shutter speed. In this mode, when
the shutter speed surpasses the flash sync shutter speed
of your camera, then the FP High-Speed Sync mode
will be automatically set. It will be helpful if you would
like to use a larger aperture to get a more shallow depth, so as to blur the background.
Start and Cancel FP high-speed flash sync：Press the button of【FN】to turn on or off.
FP displayed on the LCD screen indicates the FP high-speed flash sync is started.
Key Lock ●When the buttons of the instructor need to be locked, you just need to
press the button of【FN】for 5s, and the LCD screen will display the symbol of lock
indicating the button is locked. When the locked button needs to be released, you just
need to press the button of【FN】until the lock symbol on the LCD screen disappears.
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Guideline for Frequent Malfunction Removal
Any problems, please refer to the Guideline for Frequent Malfunction Removal
 The Battery is installed in the wrong direction. Install the battery in the correct direction.
Instructor The built-in battery of the instructed is exhausted. If the charging time of the instructor is more
doesn’t than 20s, please change your battery.
flash. The instructor is not firmly installed on the Install it firmly on the camera.
camera.
The electrical contacts for the instructor and the Clean the contact points.
camera become dirty.
The Its channel is different from that of the instructor. Set it to be the same with that of the instructor.
subordinate The position of the remote flash is wrong. Place the remote flash within the transmission
flash doesn’t range of the instructor or its sensor facing
flash. toward the instructor.

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Specifications
Transmission Mode: Flash discharge tube is taken as the infrared pulse for communication transmitting;
Transmission Range: Up to 35m;

No. of Channels and Groups: 4 channels and 3 groups;

Flash Coverage： 40 degrees respectively on the left and right side horizontally along the lamp

and 30 degrees respectively on the up and down side vertically.

Display: LCD Screen, Ready-light

AF Assist Lamp: around 25m

Controllable Subordinate Flash Mode: A+B+C , A:B , A:B+C ; E-TTL, M, RPT flash mode,

Modeling Flash and High-speed Sync: support;

Additional Functions: exposure compensation, exposure lock, rotatable body; Access to Camera
Menu.
Power: 2 AA type batteries;
Weight: around 120g

Dimension (wideness x height x thickness):　 around 63 x 63 x 83mm

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Appendix
S1 Flash Mode
●If you need lead flashing studio lights, outdoor
photo lights or other hot shoe manual lights,
please use the S1 mode of the instructor.
● In S1 mode, the high-speed synchronization
between the studio lights and the outdoor photo
lights can be achieved.
Start and Cancel S1 Flash Mode: Press the button of 【MODE】for 5s till the LCD
screen displays S1, indicating S1 flash mode is started.
• To exit S1 mode, please press the button of 【MODE】 to return to the menu mode.
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