Canon Speedlite EL-5 Advanced User's Manual

Modeling Lamp Wireless On / OffThe modeling lamp of connected sender/receiver units turns on and off in response topressing the sender < > button when the EL-5 is a sender or receiver. This way,you can check subject shadows created by multiple Speedlites simply by operating thesender. Pressing the sender camera shutter button completely also turns off the modelinglamp of receivers.CautionWhen sender flash firing is disabled, the < > button does not activate thesender modeling lamp.Modeling lamps of firing groups set to < > flash mode and other non-firinggroups are not activated.Any changes to flash modes or firing groups while a modeling lamp is on do notalter the current illumination status of the lamp. Before changing these settings,turn off the sender modeling lamp as needed.NoteReceiver modeling lamps can be turned on or off even by a sub-sender.Brightness and duration of modeling lamp illumination depends on the settings ofeach receiver.As an indicator of modeling lamp illumination commands, < > (1) on firing groupcontrol information does not necessarily correspond to the current status ofreceiver modeling lamps.108