The remotes only speak their own language i.e. Nikon, Sony, Canon or Fuji but the
monolights are multi-lingual – but only if you set them correctly, which easy to do.
The remotes have Channels and Groups. The monolights have Channels, Groups
and ‘Language’ settings. KPS has decided, in a completely arbitrary way, to use
Channel 6. In reality, it doesn’t matter which channel we use as long as all remotes and
lights are set to the same channel. Standardising on Channel 6 simply means that we
remove one variable from the mix when setting up the lights.
Why do these lights have channels?
Simply so that two different users can use two different channels in the same area
without interfering with the others flashes. There are fifteen channels available so in
theory, fifteen photographers could all set up their lights in the same venue and not
upset their neighbours. How cool is that?
So, if you need to change the channel, please change it back to 6 before packing up the
lights.
As per our image above this remote is set to channel 06.
What are Groups?
Groups enable different lights to be adjusted individually via the remotes.
In the picture above, Group A is the currently selected group and is set to 1.6 (which is
the power or light output of the monolight, but more of that later).
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