mchong75 Goldmember 2,927 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jun 2007 Location: Frisco, TX More info | Jul 31, 2008 08:23 | #1 Is there a sleep mode or something on the 580EX II? (Michael) Gears:
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PacAce Cream of the Crop  26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Jul 31, 2008 09:03 | #2 Set C.Fn-01 to 1 to disable auto power off on the 580EX II. ...Leo
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Jul 31, 2008 12:08 | #3 thanks for the tip. (Michael) Gears:
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PacAce Cream of the Crop 26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Jul 31, 2008 12:55 | #4 mchong75 wrote in post #6020319  thanks for the tip. But, why would it go into sleep mode or lose sync with the PW while I'm shooting. It's not like there was a long period of pause between shoots. Hmm, that's a good questions. They usually don't auto power off until after more than a minute or two of idle time. ...Leo
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ben_r_ -POTN's Three legged Support-  15,894 posts Likes: 13 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA More info | Jul 31, 2008 23:26 | #5 Yea they usually take quite a while to "fall asleep".... Thats odd... Are you sure the batteries had a full charge? I mean I know they were new, but maybe try testing them? IDK... [Gear List | Flickr
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apersson850 Obviously it's a good thing  More info | According to the manual (interesting how much one can learn from them, isn't it?), the 580 EX II goes asleep after 1.5 to 15 minutes, depending upon what you are doing. If set to slave mode, it goes to sleep after 60 minutes (although that can be changed). Anders
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jrsforums Goldmember 1,249 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: Cary (Raleigh), NC, USA More info | Aug 01, 2008 06:45 | #7 PacAce wrote in post #6019302 Set C.Fn-01 to 1 to disable auto power off on the 580EX II. While you can futz with custom functions, it is easier to.... John
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PacAce Cream of the Crop 26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Aug 01, 2008 07:36 | #8 jrsforums wrote in post #6025455 While you can futz with custom functions, it is easier to.... To keep the flash from sleeping after 90 sec. you must force it into "dumb" slave mode. Put the wireless switch in the "SLAVE" position. Press and hold the "mode" button for about 2 sec. until the "M" manual indicator blinks. The nice thing about this is....no need to reset the flash CFs for normal operation. Only problem with that is that the AF assist lamp blinks every so often which some may find annoying, especially when there's no need for it to be doing that. ...Leo
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Aug 03, 2008 14:40 | #9 Got it figured out. (Michael) Gears:
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