Help with a canon rebel t3i and a TT560 Speedlite Flash

[luckycharms]

I purchased a TT560 Speedlite for my canon rebel t3i and can't figure out how to get the flash to work with the camera. The settings I have on my camera are :

flash firing  _ enable 

E-TTL II meter  - average

Built in flash function -Easy Wireless

Flast mode - E- TTL II

Shutter sync - 1st curtain 

Wireless function - there are three and I have it set on the middle one 

Channel 1 

Firing Group All 

When I turn my TT560 flash on and turn my camera flash on all that happens is the camera flashes the picture. What am I doing wrong ?

[ebiggs1]

I have heard that the firmware needs to be updated and can only be done by the company.  A guy I know bought one, why not they are 10% the cost of a 580EX, and it didn't work either.  The company, I forget their name, replaced it free.

These cheap flashes are always a crap shoot.  Get a good one and OK but a large percentage are faulty or won't work.