550EX Speedlite : How to prevent the sender unit from firing its flash.

Article ID: ART118389 | Date published: 05/12/2015 | Date last updated: 11/29/2017
 

Description

How to prevent the sender unit from firing its flash.

Solution

The sender unit's flash firing can be enabled (ON) or disabled (OFF)
This setting enables the sender unit to fire a flash
  • This setting is called "sender Flash ON"
  • This setting automatically sets the sender unit's receiver ID to A
This setting (sender Flash OFF) prevents the sender unit from firing a flash. It can still transmit wireless signals to trigger the receiver units

 

Press the <SEL/SET> button and select
  • Pressing the <SEL/SET> button changes the selection in the following loop

Press the <+> or <-> button to set either ON or OFF

Press the <SEL/SET> button

  • or will appear
  • If sender flash OFF is set will blink

 

  • Even if you disable the sender unit's flash firing, it will still fire a preflash to transmit wireless signals

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