Contact Switch Closure:
If your camera requires a Contact Switch Closure than you must ensure you have
programmed the Pclix LT to model code 77. This will disable both the internal Infrared LED
and also the ability to use an Infrared Control Cable. It will also allow the Pclix LT to close an
optically isolated internal switch thereby causing your camera to take an image. We offer
many different Contact Closure cables due to the different camera types. Basically the
connection is the same for all. Simply plug in the 1/8” end of the cable into the Pclix LT jack
and the other end into the contact switch closure jack on your camera.
Basic Operation
The Pclix LT has been designed to allow you the user to quickly start shooting in the
basic mode. In the “Tips and Tricks” section of this manual you will find some suggestions to
follow as a starting point when shooting a time-lapse sequence. You will need to have a good
understanding of the operation of your camera such as using manual focus, the different
shooting modes and setting your camera into remote mode. As always, you have many
options as to how you can configure your camera for photography and your chosen settings
will influence your results when using the Pclix LT. Due to the dozens of camera models the
Pclix LT can be used with we cannot possibly go into operational details for every make of
camera, so please consult your camera manual.
Now lets make sure the Pclix LT can trigger your camera. The first thing you should do
is set both the LEFT and RIGHT dial to zero. Now follow these next few steps. Turn ON your
camera, remove the lens cap, set it in manual focus and also set your camera to receive a
remote trigger. If you are using a contact switch closure, be sure the cable is connected
between the Pclix LT and your camera. Next turn ON the Pclix LT, there will be 3 GREEN
flashes to indicate it has started up correctly. If you are controlling your camera using infrared
light, then point the Pclix LT towards the infrared receiver on the front of your camera.
Normally the infrared receiver is behind a small red plastic window above and to one side of
the lens. Now push the red FIRE button on the Pclix LT. Your camera should take an image.
Congratulations you are set and can proceed to shooting your first time-lapse sequence. If
your camera did not respond, then re-read the manual starting at “Setting Your Camera
Model” to ensure you did not miss a step.
In the basic mode you have 89 interval settings right at your fingertips, actually 99
when you include the user definable intervals which will be covered in the “Advanced
Operation” section of this manual. For now we are only going to concentrate on the first 89.
You should think of these 89 intervals settings as 1 second to 89 seconds and using any of
them is as easy as dialing in the interval you desire using the LEFT and RIGHT grey dials.
Think of the LEFT dial as the “tens” and the RIGHT dial as the “ones”. Once you have set your
interval and configured your camera to accept an infrared trigger or contact switch closure
simply turn ON the Pclix LT. Once ON, the Pclix LT will flash the GREEN LED three times to
indicate it is operating correctly. There will then be a short delay and the GREEN LED will flash
again, during this flash your camera should take an image if everything is set correctly. If you
have an interval of anything other than 1 second then the RED LED will flash every second of
the countdown. Once your desired interval is reached the GREEN LED will flash and your
camera will be instructed to take an image. Otherwise if you have the interval set to 1 second
the GREEN LED will flash every second and your camera will also take an image on each
GREEN flash.
