Harvest One FLARF60 Wireless Flash User Manual

Harvest One Limited Wireless Flash

Users Manual

User ManualManualFlashRF60
2 3 Table of Content 1. Getting to know RF60Thank you for purchasing Cactus Wireless Flash RF60. The RF60 is a                              to command your lights off camera,                           lights at any angle, direction and distance – the possibilities are endless! –Built-in Wireless Commander and Receiver; –R e m ot e C o n tr ol         Zooms; –Group ControlGroup Alias; –Optical SlaveDelay feature; –       u p t o a Gu id e N u m b er of 60 meters; – Wireless Flash Transceiver; – feature; –High-speed Sympathy mode provides 2. Caution and WarningsBefore using the product, read the -rect and safe use and to help prevent d a m a g e of Ca ct u s R F60.1. Turn OFF all your equipments (Cac-tus units and cameras, etc.) be-fore changing batteries or making connection.
4 5                             this instruction manual;4. Do not permanently store the pro-duct in a high temperature envi-ronment (i.e. under strong direct sunlight, near cooking stoves / oven).5. C act u s R F 60 s h o u l d n ot b e su b -merged in liquid or exposed to h eav y r a i n u n le ss it i s pr o p e rl y protected.6. Do not operate the device in the fumes.into the eyes of someone at close range.the driver of a moving car.3. Major Specifications –G uid e N u m b er (IS O 100) i n m et er:Zoom (mm) 24 28 35 50 70 80 105GN (meter) 33 34 38 45 53 57 60GN (feet) 108 112 124 147 174 186 195 –Motor Zooms: 24mm – 28mm – 35mm – 50mm – 70mm – 80mm – 105mm –                  1/1 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32 1/64 1/1281/2+0.3 1/4 +0.3 1/8 +0.3 1/16 +0.3 1/32 +0.3 1/64 +0.3 1/128 +0.31/2 +0.7 1/4 +0.7 1/8 +0.7 1/16 +0.7 1/32 +0.7 1/64 +0.7 1/128 +0.7 –Flash Durations: 1/300s – 1/20,000s –                     Slave (S) –Working Radio Frequency: 2.4GHz –Number of Channels: 16 –Number of Groups: 4 –Maximum Wireless Effective Dis-tance: 200 meters –Built in Optical Slave Mode: S1  –                         alkaline or Ni-MH), rechargeable Ni-MH for best performance –Flash count per battery cycle: 100- –Recycle time: 0.1-5.0 seconds –Color temperature: 5600k +/- 200k –Operating temperature: -20°C to +50°C –Dimensions: 205 x 83 x 61mm –4. Package ContentCactus RF50 Flash (1)Cactus Flash Stand FS-2 (1)Cactus Flash Carrying Case FC-3 (1)User Manual (1)(illustratio n T.B.A)
6 75. Nomenclature(RETRACTED) BRACKET MOUNTINGCHARGING SOCKETMOUNTING FOOTCONTACTSBOUNCE CARDMODE BUTTONMENU BUTTON- BUTTONNEXT BUTTON+ BUTTONON/OFF SWITCHTEST BUTTON/DOORGROUP BUTTON6. LCD Panel7. Getting StartedInserting Batteries1. O p en the cover.Use your thumb to press the bat-tery compartment door, and slide                         the door.7.1MODEBEEP STATUSINDICATORHIGH TEMPERATUREWARNINGMAIN POWER INCREMENT                 MODE ICON           TEXT AREA INDICATORSZOOM 
8 2. Install the batteries.Make sure the positive (+) and negative (-) battery contacts in the compartment.3. Close the cover.                 C au t io n1. the same brand. When replacing batteries, replacing all four at one time.2. AA-sized alkaline, Ni-HM or lithium batteries can be used.3. If you change batteries after hot.Attaching to the Camera1. Attach the Flash.-2. Secure the Flash.                         mounting foot until it locks up.3. Detach the Flash.                      the mounting foot until it is loosened.7.2
10 11Turning on the Power SwitchFlash starts charging.                                                                          disabled. Please change the bat-teries immediately.                                                                        Section 12.3).                                                                        7.3 C aution1.                          after a certain period of idle use, may damage batteries. Therefore,                            is not used for long periods of time. AA-sized alkaline, Ni-HM or lithium batteries can be used.2. To avoid overheating and degrading -for at least 10 minutes.                            inner overheating prevention fun-ction may be activated to prolong the recycling time to about 8 – 20                                                                                 -return to normal.Adjusting Flash Head                            the surface before illuminating the                             behind the subject for a more natural looking shot. This is called a bounce 7.4
12 13vertically. Horizontally, it can be                                                tu r n it t o a sati sf y i n g a n g le v er ti-cally and horizontally.Bounce Card and Wide Angle DiffuserThere is a set of bounce card and                           Bounce card is useful for strengthe--                                                             7.5Using Bounce Card                        -                          out at the same time.                                                  ready for use.Using Wide Angle Diffusercome out at the same time. 2. Push the bounce card back in.                         -m i n ati n g a t 14 m m co ve ra g e.
14 158. On-camera Operation: Local ModeChoosing Local ModeThere are 3 operating modes in RF60,                                                     Mode b utt o n t o ch o os e t he a p pr o pr iat e mode. The mode indicator turns in the                                          -          Adjusting Power and Zoom                           right. The selection indicator Ź level or zoom. Press the Next button order to adjust a setting of an item.                  Next until the selection indicator Ź is poin-                   8.18.2To adjust zoom, press Next until the selection indicator Ź is pointing to the zoom value (i.e., decrease the zoom range.1/1 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32 1/64 1/1281/2+0.3 1/4 +0.3 1/8 +0.3 1/16 +0.3 1/32 +0.3 1/64 +0.3 1/128 +0.31/2 +0.7 1/4 +0.7 1/8 +0.7 1/16 +0.7 1/32 +0.7 1/64 +0.7 1/128 +0.7Zoom (mm) 24 28 35 50 70 80 1059. Wireless Flash: Master and Slave ModesWith a built-in RF (Radio Frequency) module, the RF60 has the capability                                                        mode and the other RF60 units in Slave mode.
16 17Setting Up RF60 Slaveto Sl a ve m o d e b y pr e ssi n g Mode.                                             sequence:                2. Set all RF60 to the same channel. Press Menu, use + or – b utt o n t o s e l e ct th e R F c h a n n el. Press Menu t o g o b ac k t o m ai n screen. The selected chan-status bar.3. Assign RF60 Slave units to eit h e r g r o u p A, B, C o r D. P r es s Group to select the group for each RF60. Each press of the change group in the sequence of 9.1 Commanding with RF60 Master1. Set the on-camera RF60 to Master mode by pressing Mode (see S e c- 2. S et R F60 Ma st er t o t he sa m e channel as RF60 Slave units (see 3. Check the group status on the group panel. Only activated                        or D boxes.4. On RF60 Master, you can change                                             D group. 5. The default group is the Master RF60 itself. In the display, the group is selected in the group                         group activation status.9.2
18 6. To select a particular group for remote control, press Group and the group selection indicator                7. P r e ss Groupnext group, i.e., group B. Each                          select next group in the fol-M a s te r A B C D8.        of th e M a st er                        using + or – button. Press Next to Z o o m                     + or – button. Note:-being selected.                           all active groups at the same time. To select all groups, long press the Group button. 10.All selection indicators of the                                                  level as you do for a single group. The changes in both set-                      all active groups, including the 12.To exit from all group control, press Group button once.                        -ticular group, turn the group off by selecting the group (see step 2 and 3) and long pressing the Next                                         
20 21Note: The RF60 Master can also be turned off by long pressing the Next b utt o n i n th e M a st er g r ou p. Once turned off, the RF60 Master                        command RF60 Slaves to change set-                   14.To tu r n on a g r o u p a g ai n, se l e ct the group (see step 2 and 3) and long press the Next button. The               15.Press the shutter on camera and the RF60 Master and Slave units                         -ting as you have set in the RF60 Master.10. Group Aliases                           group alias for users to choose for the particular slave groups accor-ding to the purpose of each. The cho-text area beside the group icons. The the group is selected.The group aliases available for se-lection include:– RIGHT – BACK – FRONT1. To set group alias, select the alias, then press the Group and Menu button simultaneously.2. The selection indicator and                           the text area. Press + or – but-ton to scroll through the group aliases available for selection.3. Pr ess Next or Menu           alias and exit.4. Repeat 1-3 to set aliases in all the Cactus RF60. To prevent con-fusion, make sure that you have set the same aliases for the same group in all RF60 units.
22 23                        a pp e a r i n Sl av e m o d e or M a st er -lected.11. Advanced OperationMulti FlashIn Multi mode, a rapid series of                          capture multiple images of a moving subject in a single frame. In Multi mode, you can change the:  Flash frequency per second in Hz   Zoom11.1represents the number of times the the shutter speed you have in mind, you could determine the appropriate frequency.S h ut t e r N o. of 1                           picture at a shutter speed of 0.5                              10 ti m es p e r s ec o n d (i.e., 10 H z), t h e                     -                        frequency of 100Hz, the shutter speed should be set at 1/10 second.                                                  level.Maximum Number of Multi FlashesHz  123456-78-91/4 7 6 5 4 4 3 31/8 14 14 12 10 8 6 51/16 30 30 30 20 20 20 101/32 60 60 60 50 50 40 301/64 90 90 90 80 80 70 601/128 100 100 100 100 100 90 80x=
24 25Hz  10 11 12-14 15-19 20-50 60-1991/4 22222 21/8 4 4 4 4 4 41/16 88888 81/32 20 20 20 18 16 121/64 50 40 40 35 30 201/128 70 70 60 50 40 40 T o av oi d o v er h e ati n g, do no t u s e Multi Flash more than 10 times in succession. After using Multi Flash for at least 15 minutes. Overuse of Multi Flash may cause over-tempe--perature drops to a safe level.Notes: 1.                                                   dark background.2. -3.                         mode camera shutter.11.1.1 Multi Flash in Local ModeOnce you have determined the shutter                                                          1. To enter Multi Mode, press Multi/HSS                        Hz icons.2. P re ss Next until the selec-tion indicator Ź points to the beginning of the text area. The value before the hyphen repre-mode.3. Press + to increase or – to de-                     4. Pr ess Next until the selection indicator Ź points to the right of the text area. The value after the hyphen represents the                         Multi mode.5. Press + to increase or – to                            second.
26 276. Pr ess Next                level (see Section 8.1).7. P r e ss Next to adjust the Zoom (se e Section 8.1).8. To exit Multi mode, press Multi/HSS                 main screen.11.1.2 Multi Flash in Master and Slave Modes                                                                                channel.1. To enter Multi mode in RF60 Master, press Group                  displayed as the group name. 2. Press Multi/HSS button once. The                                                        in Multi Flash mode.3.                                                    -                            to both Master and Slave units in all active groups. Whenever the                           particular slave group (see table Maximum Number of Multi Flashes),                         4.                         -1/4, the Slave RF60 set at those Multi mode.5. To exit Multi mode, press Group to Master, press Multi/HSS button mode.Notes: 1. Multi mode and HSS mode (see Sec-tion 11.2) are exclusive options. Pressing the Multi/HSS button -N o r m a l F l a s h M u lti Fl a s h H S S F la s h2. o n l y b e s ele ct e d i n t he M a st er                           the RF60 Master and all RF60 Slaves in the active group(s).HSS Sympathy Mode                           -ports High Speed Sync, such as HSS mode on a Canon and FP mode, or Focal the RF60 offers a HSS Sympathy Mode                                                       -lessly.                                                       enables synchronization at shor-ter shutter speeds, i.e. the shut-x-sync speed.11.2
28 Instead of delivering one burst of light, RF60 units deliver several smaller bursts over a time interval as short as 1/125 of a second. This                                                        -sor even though the shutter is never fully open at any moment.Normal FlashHSS FlashTo set up RF60 in HSS Sympathy Mode, FP capability.1. hot shoe.2. by pressing Multi / HSS button                                                   optical slave trigger in OS1 (the                                                    HSS mode automatically.3.                         head.4. T a ke a t est sh ot b y pr e s si n g th e camera shutter button. 5.                        picture, set the Delay Timer of the RF60 Master to 10ms and then 20ms,                        range of 10ms to 60ms.Optical TriggerOptical trigger can act as an alter-native trigger mechanism from radio si g n a l. It i s ve r y u s ef u l i n c a p-                            (see Section 11.4) could manipulate Three optical trigger modes OS1, OS2 and OS3 are available for selection:11.3
30 31-1. To turn on the optical trig-ger, press Menu then press Next                                                -lection area. Press Next or Menu                        status bar of the main screen                          trigger modes has been turned on.3. To turn off the optical trig-ger, press Menu and then press Next buttons until the text area                   Menu or Next       Delay Timer                           Master or Slave mode. The Delay Timer delays the trigger response for the                                                      curtain sync to create a different lighting effect, Delay Timer is help-ful for your creation.11.41. To set Delay Timer, press Menu then press the Next button until                        selection indicator Ź points at the value in ms.2. Use + or – button to set the Delay Timer in millisecond (ms)                                             second.                          o n t h e m a i n s cr e e n st at us b a r                           set.4. To turn off the Delay Timer,                        then disappear from the status bar on the main screen.
32 3312. Personalizing RF60LCD Backlight                             energy saving, there is a timer set-ting that automatically turns off the backlight.1. -tion, press Menu, and press Next                    t o c h o o s e f r o m O F F, 5 s e c, 15 sec, and ON.                           3. Pr ess Next               -gure other items, or press Menu SleepTo prevent unnecessary energy con-off RF60 after use, the sleep timer -12.112.21. -mer, press Menu, and press Next -t o n s t o c h o o se f r o m OF F, 15 m i n, or 60 min.                          the sleep mode.3. Pr ess Next               -gure other items, or press Menu                           press any button once. Note:                         Quick Flash                                                        menu.                              -c u r a cy i s y ou r pr i m e c on ce r n.12.3
34 351. To enable or disable the quick , press Menu, and press Next                                             to choose OFF and ON.2. P re ss Next               -gure other items, or press Menu Beepb ui lt -i n b u zz e r of R F 60 a l so r e m i n ds                                                        -                             habit:OFFR F60 do e s n ot b e e p i n a n y ci r c u m s-tance.                                            fully charged.                                                                                                                                                   than the selected level.12.4                          has been enabled (see Section 12.3).1. , press Menu, and press Next Then use + or – buttons to                                               + or – buttons, the abbreviation                        the text area.3. Pr ess Next               -gure other items, or press Menu                                                    Fn3 is selected.
36 3713. Working with Cactus TriggersCactus V6                             -                             c o m m a n d e a c h o t he r, i n eit he r M a st er or Slave mode.13.1.1 RF60 as Slave                          Cactus RF60 can be remotely comman-                                          example, assign a RF60 to group A, 13.1                              level in either relative or absolute 13.1.2 RF60 as MasterUsers may assign RF60 as master on                         -ger and command other RF60 Slave and                              and zoom of RF60 Slave, zoom control                               RX units.-tures supported in each pairing option:TX (Master) RX (Slave) N ote  R F 6 0                     in 4 groups;levels of of Slaves (RX) in 4 groups;                      from 1/128 to 1/1 full X Commanding the zoom of RF60; R F 6 0                       in 4 groups;levels of of Slaves (RX) in 4 groups;                      from 1/128 to 1/1 full -           X Commanding the Zoom of RF60;                                  
38 Cactus V5, LV5                           same 2.4GHz, 16-channel platform. i n a n y g r o u p: A, B, C or D. Si m i l a rly,                           Slave set in any group.                                                 14. Ex ternal Power                              -ter recycling time and longer dura-1. R F60 a n d plu g i n Ca ct us ex t e r n a l battery EP-1.2. Install AA batteries into the bat-tery compartment.13.2 15. Optional Accessories1. Cactus Wireless Flash Transceiver 2. Cactus Wireless Flash Transceiver 3. 4. Cactus Mini USB cable MU-15. Cactus External Battery Pack EP-116. TroubleshootingBefore reading this section, ensure t h at Ca ct u s R F6 0 h a s b e e n s et u p cor -                           If problem persists after conducting the troubleshooting steps, contact your seller directly for further as-sistance.1. F l a s h c a n n ot b e c h a r g e dSymptom Possible Cause SolutionNo Flash Ready SignalBatteries are installed in -tionInstall batteries in the correct directionBatteries are nearly or have already been used upof AA batteriesTempera--ning signal appears in Too many            short intervalrest for at least 15 minutes
40 41                         Symptom Possible Cause SolutionoffSleep mode is activated- Press any button on RF60 once to            sleep mode- Check the Sleep -ti o n i n M en u a n d revise it (see Section 12.2)                            Symptom Possible Cause SolutionFlash Ready or keeps onFlash is not attached securely to camera            hot shoe securely on the cameraElectrical contacts of camera are dirtyClean the contactsSymptom Possible Cause SolutionFlash Ready or keeps onChannel mis-matchthe same channel              Group mismatch Make sure the group assigned to the                 activated on the Background radio interfe-rence- Set both trans-ceivers to an-other channel- Change setup location as interference may come from other equipment in the surrounding areaBeyond 200m effective range- Make sure Master 200m (656 ft) of each otherNote: The effective range of 200m (656 ft) may not be achieved in the presence of radio interferenceSymptom Possible Cause SolutionBlack frame appears in picturesShutter speed is faster than x-sync limita-tion- Adjust the speed to the max-imum supported x-sync speed- Set up RF60 in HSS Sympathy mode (see Se ction 11.3)Delay timer has been set incorrectlyTurn off the delay timer or adjust the delay timer to cor-rect sync time
42 43                                Symptom Possible Cause SolutionPoor hot shoe connection- Adjust tightness of hot shoe contact- Clean hot shoe contact of RF60             Background radio interfe-rence- Set both Master to another chan-nel- Change setup location as interference may come from other equipment in the surrounding areaMaster and are placed too close to each otherPlace the Master at least 20cm apart and retryOptical Trig-ger has been and triggered by unexpected ambient light            optical trigger, as              those environmentsSymptom Possible Cause Solution-Warning beep (if enabled)          fully charged- Turn off quick - Fire subsequent Ready Sig-nal takes longer than usual to turns onBatteries are nearly or have already been used upof AA batteries17. NoticesNOTICES FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE U.S.A.Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statements.This equipment has been tested and found                               digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in cause harmful interference to radio com--                                  particular installation.If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television recep-the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the inter-measures:                                  -tenna. equipment and receiver. the receiver is connected.                                                                      -                              
44 45MADE IN CHINA                           the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to device may not cause harmful interfe-rence, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.R&TTE Declaration of Conformity (DOC)-responsibility that the product:Cactus Wireless Flash RF60                                 -rements and other relevant requirements of the R&TTE Direc-This product Cactus Wireless the provisions of EU Council Di-the product must be disposed separately at the end of product cycle. Do not dispose this product 18. Warranty                                                                                                                               -ranty.condition in its original container, is                                of one (1) year from the date of original purchase, defective parts or a defective Wireless Flash returned to our authorized dealers, as applicable, and proven to be                                 -                                                                  authorized dealers.                                  the Wireless Flash is used in conjunction                                                                  shall have no responsibility.                                  encountered in normal use of the Wireless Flash, and does not apply in any of the Flash due to abuse, mishandling, improper packaging by you, altera-tion, accident, electrical current                                -nance or environmental instructions (c) Receive services performed by someone                             authorized dealers.                                
46 47damage, sand/corrosion damage, bat-                           scratches, abrasions or damage to the body, or damage to the hot shoe or                            resulted from misuse, abuse or failure to operate the Wireless Flash as set forth in the operating instructions.                                                                                                                                                                                                              ----MITED GREATER IN AMOUNT THAN THE PURCHASE                                                                                                                                                                                                            WHOM IT WAS PURCHASED AS A GIFT, AND STA-                     Corporate Office:FO TAN, HONG KONGst EDITION)You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment.
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