User's Manual

Status LED
The Status LED on the front of the Phottix Atlas will flash green when it is ready
to transmit or receive signals. The LED will turn solid red when a signal is sent or
received.
Turning units on/off
1. To turn on the Phottix Atlas – move the power switch to the “ON” position.
2. To turn off the Phottix Atlas - move the power switch to the “OFF” position.
Setting Channels
1. The Phottix Atlas has four channel settings.
2. Move the Channel Selector Switch to 1, 2, 3, or 4 to select a channel.
3. Make sure all Phottix Atlas transceivers, both on the camera and attached
to flashes/strobes, are on the same channel.
4. Atlas transceivers set to channels different from the channel set on the
Atlas attached to the camera will not fire.
Connecting to the camera hot shoe
1. Turn off the camera and Phottix Atlas transceiver.
2. Slide the Atlas transceiver into the camera’s hot shoe mount.
3. Turn the Atlas locking ring until tight.
4. Turn on the Phottix Atlas and the camera.
5. Set the camera and flash to Manual mode.
Connecting a flash to the Atlas hot shoe
1. Turn off the flash and the Phottix Atlas transceiver.
2. Slide the flash into the transceiver’s hot shoe mount.
3. Lock the flash with the flash’s locking mechanism.
4. Turn on the flash and the Phottix Atlas.
5. Set the camera and flash to Manual mode.
* It is not unusual for the flash to discharge once after turning on the Phottix Atlas.
Connecting a flash or studio light by PC sync
1. Turn off the flash/strobe and the Phottix Atlas transceiver.
2. Connect a compatible cable to the Phottix Atlas Flash in/out port or Flash
out port.
3. Connect the opposite end of the cable to the flash or studio strobe (A 6.3
mm adaptor is included for studio strobes with larger ports).