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CAUTION AND WARNING

Before using your product, read the following safety precautions to 

ensure correct and safe use and to help prevent damage of Cactus V5.

Turn OFF all your equipment (e.g. Cactus units, flash units and 

cameras, etc.) before changing batteries or making connection. 

Observe the correct polarity when changing batteries. There is 

danger of explosion if battery is installed incorrectly.
Remove batteries and switch off the transceiver during storage.
Do not permanently store the product in a high temperature 

environment (i.e. under strong direct sunlight, near cooking 

stoves/oven).
Cactus V5 should never be submerged in liquid or exposed to 

heavy rain unless it is properly protected.
Do not operate the device in the presence of flammable gases or 

fumes.
Do not fire the flash directly into the eyes of someone at close 

range.

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MAJOR SPECIFICATIONS

Working radio frequency: 2.4 GHz
Number of channels: 16
Supported sync speed: Up to 1/1000s (subject to camera’s sync 

speed limitation)
Effective distance: 0.3m – 100m  (1 ft - 328 ft)
Operating temperature: -20°C to +50°C (-4°F to 122°F)
Flash voltage handling: 0V - 300V
Camera voltage handling: 0V - 6V
Power input: 2 x AAA 1.5V batteries
Dimensions: 82mm (L) x 70mm (W) x 37mm (H)
Weight (per transceiver): 58g

This product Wireless Flash Transceiver V5 is in 

conformity with the provisions of EU Council 

Directive: 1999/5/EC.

The crossed-out wheeled bin means that within the 

European Union the product must be disposed 

separately at the end of product cycle. Do not 

dispose this product with other municipal waste.

R&TTE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (DOC)

We, Harvest One Limited, 9D On Shing Industrial Building, 2-16 Wo Liu 

Hang Road, Fo Tan, Hong Kong, declare under our own responsibility 

that the product:

CACTUS WIRELESS FLASH TRANSCEIVER V5

is in conformity with the essential requirements and other relevant 

requirements of the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC).
The products are compliant with the following standards and/or other 

normative documents:
SAFETY          

EN 50371: 2002  

EMC 

EN301 489-1 V1.8.1

EN301 489-3 V1.4.1

Radio

EN300 440-1 V1.5.1

EN300 440-2 V1.3.1

Supplementary information:
Technical file held by:

Harvest One Limited

Place and date of issue:

Centre Testing International 

Corporation, 

Build C, Hongwei Industrial Zone, 

Baoan 70 District, Shenzhen, China

December 24, 2010

Signed by or for the 

manufacturer:

Name:

Ling Wai Kwan Date of Signature

Title:

Director

24 Dec 2010

Summary of Contents for V5

Page 1: ...WIRELESS FLASH TRANSCEIVER V5 DUO USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ating temperature of 20 C to 50 C 4 F to 122 F Transceiver design Cactus V5 can be used both as a transmitter or receiver Operating mode is changed through a convenient Mode Switch Multi functional Cactus V5 can operate as either a wireless flash transceiver or a wireless camera shutter release requires optional shutter release cable Two hot shoe ports Apart from triggering wireless flashes an on ...

Page 3: ...onment i e under strong direct sunlight near cooking stoves oven Cactus V5 should never be submerged in liquid or exposed to heavy rain unless it is properly protected Do not operate the device in the presence of flammable gases or fumes Do not fire the flash directly into the eyes of someone at close range 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 MAJOR SPECIFICATIONS Working radio frequency 2 4 GHz Number of channels 16 Su...

Page 4: ... Transceiver x2 3 5mm Plug Cable CA 350 x1 6 35mm Plug Adapter PA 635 x1 When Light Dances 2 Album x1 User Manual x1 AAA Alkaline Battery x4 PC Sync Cable CA 100 x1 Flash Stand FS 5 x2 also available as optional accessories ...

Page 5: ...5 NOMENCLATURE Test Button Hot Shoe Female Status LED Battery Compartment Hot Shoe Male Channel Dial Tripod Mount X Sync Port Mode Switch ...

Page 6: ...PZ42x and PZ30 Sigma EF 530 500 DG ST for Canon etc are triggered via system specific pins instead of the central hot shoe contact Cactus V5 does not work with these flash models To check whether your dedicated flash unit is compatible with Cactus V5 try attaching the flash unit to a camera of another brand e g attaching a Nikon TTL flash to a Canon DSLR camera If the flash can be triggered it wil...

Page 7: ...X to the light source Portable Flash Studio Strobe Set both TX and RX to the same channel using the Channel Dial On TX press the Test button The status LED of both TX and RX should blink in GREEN simultaneously Attach TX to the camera s hot shoe If your camera does not have a hot shoe connect TX to the camera using a PC sync cable CA 100 Press the camera s shutter release button 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 Conn...

Page 8: ...Full press the Test button on TX for shutter release The status LED on both transceivers will turn GREEN to indicate shutter release 1 2 3 4 5 6 requires optional shutter release cable Notes This function requires the use of a separately purchased shutter release cable for connection between the transceiver and camera This cable is NOT included A minimum of two Cactus V5 transceivers are required ...

Page 9: ...r 4 sets of flashes and strobes separately or all at once On the side of each V5 transceiver is a rotary Channel Dial with the numbers 1 to 16 printed 1 to 5 in blue color and 6 to 16 in white The Channel Dial is used to change the transceiver channel either in TX or RX mode from one to another To make use of the multi channel triggering feature ensure that the TX transceiver is set to Channel 1 w...

Page 10: ...t working frequency after each firing To take full advantage of this new feature it is advised that a test firing be done before taking the actual shot This will ensure that the V5 transceiver in either Transmitter or Receiver mode will be calibrated to a functioning frequency and that important and stunning photographs will not be missed FST is especially useful when V5 is exposed to the followin...

Page 11: ...se Solution Set both transceivers to another channel Change setup location as interference may come from other equipment in the surrounding area Place the TX and RX transceivers at least one meter apart and retry 1 TX and RX transceivers are placed too close to each other 2 2 Slow Synchronization Delayed Flash Insufficient battery power Adjust the camera s shutter speed to the maximum supported x ...

Page 12: ... come from other equipment in the surrounding area Make sure TX and RX transceivers are placed within 100m 328 ft of each other Note The effective range of 100m 328 ft may not be achieved in the presence of radio interference 1 1 2 Poor hot shoe contact Adjust tightness of hot shoe contact Remove hot shoe metal plate Clean hot shoe contact of V5 and flash with clean cloth 1 Poor cable connection C...

Page 13: ...turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures HARVEST ONE LIMITED AND THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS WIRELESS FLASH TRANSCEIVER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OR TV INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EQUIPMENT SUCH MODIFICATIONS COULD VOID THE USER AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT FCC ID VAAW...

Page 14: ...at the product CACTUS WIRELESS FLASH TRANSCEIVER V5 is in conformity with the essential requirements and other relevant requirements of the R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC The products are compliant with the following standards and or other normative documents SAFETY EN 50371 2002 EMC EN301 489 1 V1 8 1 EN301 489 3 V1 4 1 Radio EN300 440 1 V1 5 1 EN300 440 2 V1 3 1 Supplementary information Technical fi...

Page 15: ... shall have no responsibility This limited warranty covers all defects encountered in normal use of the Wireless Flash Transceiver and does not apply in any of the following cases Loss of or damage to the Wireless Flash Transceiver due to abuse mishandling improper packaging by you alteration accident electrical current fluctuations Failure to follow operating maintenance or environmental instruct...

Page 16: ...BASED AND EVEN IF HARVEST ONE LIMITED HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN NO EVENT SHALL RECOVERY OF ANY KIND AGAINST HARVEST ONE LIMITED GREATER IN AMOUNT THAN THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE CACTUS WIRELESS FLASH TRANSCEIVER SOLD BY HARVEST ONE LIMITED OR ITS AUTHORIZED DEALERS AND CAUSING THE ALLEGED DAMAGE WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING YOU ASSUME ALL RISK AND LIABILITY FOR LOSS D...

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