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2. Unexpected Triggering

LED BLINKS?

POSSIBLE CAUSE

SOLUTION

TX: No

RX: No

Poor hot shoe 

contact

- Adjust tightness 

of hot shoe 

contact

- Clean the hot 

shoe contacts of 

the V6 IIs with a 

clean cloth

TX: No

RX: Yes 

(Green)

Background radio  

interference

- Set both  

transceivers to 

another channel 

and radio ID

- Change the setup 

location as 

interference may 

come from other 

equipment in 

the surrounding 

area

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Summary of Contents for V6 IIs

Page 1: ...User Manual Wireless Flash Transceiver V6IIs All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m ...

Page 2: ...nings 6 3 Major Specifications 7 4 Package Contents 8 5 Nomenclature 9 6 LCD Panel 11 7 Compatibility 13 8 TTL Pass through 16 9 Getting Started 18 10 Flash Setup 29 11 Flash Triggering 34 12 Remote Manual Power and Zoom 36 Control All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 3: ...e 55 15 Advanced Operations 60 16 Personalizing the V6 IIs 67 17 Working with Cactus Gear 72 18 LED Signal Guide 78 19 USB Connection 79 20 Optional Accessories 81 21 Troubleshooting 82 22 Notices 88 23 Warranty 91 All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 4: ...t shutter speed equips you with the most flexibility in controlling apertures and power levels The possibility are endless 1 Cross brand wireless manual power and zoom control of Canon Fujifilm Nikon Olympus Panasonic and Pentax flashes with Cactus V6 II 2 Specifically designed for Sony cameras and flashes with the Multi Interface MI shoe 3 Two cross brand high speed sync modes Normal HSS and Powe...

Page 5: ...om the V6 including Lo Power Absolute Power TTL Pass through Group Sequence Sports Shutter Remote Shutter Relay Mode and Delay Mode Both V6 IIs and V6 II transceivers compile the D TTL digital through the lens protocols from different camera systems and build up a common language between cameras and flashes When working with the V6 II the V6 IIs transceiver is a gateway to sync your Sony cameras t...

Page 6: ...sceiver and remove batteries during storage 3 Do not permanently store the product in a high temperature environment i e under strong direct sunlight near cooking stoves oven 4 The Cactus V6 IIs should never be submerged in liquid or exposed to heavy rain unless it is properly protected 5 Do not operate the device in the presence of flammable gases or fumes 6 Do not disassemble 7 Do not crush the ...

Page 7: ...g temperature 20 C to 50 C Camera voltage handling up to 6V Flash voltage handling up to 300V Dimensions 79mm L x 77mm W x 46 mm H Weight 89g Power input 2 x AA batteries 3V 50mA 0 15W mini USB 2 0 DC input 5V Estimated battery life in hours with LCD backlight on Alkaline AA Batteries 1000mAh Rechargeable NiMH AA Batteries 2500mAh TX RX TX RX 55 32 65 34 All manuals and user guides at all guides c...

Page 8: ...8 4 PackageContents Album Sticker Quick Start Guide Flash Stand FS 2 V6 IIs Transceiver All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 9: ...5 Nomenclature LCD display HOT Shoe Female X Sync Port Mini USB Port Mode Switch AF ASSIST LIGHT Lanyard Loop Test Button Shutter Release Button Group Buttons All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 10: ...10 HOT Shoe male Hot Shoe Lock Lever Battery Door Tripod Mount LED Status Indicator Menu Button OK Button Selection Dial All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 11: ... the left or right at the same time 6 1 TXmode camera system Flash Profile Flash system sync MODE indicator relay mode indicator delay timer Channel Power level POWER LEVEL increment Battery indicator group MAIN SCREEN status SCREEN POWER LEVEL ZOOM All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m ...

Page 12: ...mode wireless sensitivity Channel Battery indicator flash profile POWER LEVEL increment Power Level Delay Timer RELAY MODE indicator Flash system 6 3 Camera andFlash Indicators All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 13: ...ith the built in Cactus V6 module the Cactus RF60 series can be remotely commanded and triggered by the V6 IIs see Section 17 1 1 7 1 2 Flash Models for Sony cameras The Cactus V6 IIs works with flashes that come with either 1 a Sony MI shoe or 2 a legacy Sony Minolta iISO hot shoe with an appropriate hot shoe adapter e g Sony ADP MAA Flash profiles pre installed in the V6 IIs include 7 1 Flash St...

Page 14: ... flash models and all strobe models with a trigger voltage of 300V or less The Cactus V6 IIs does not provide remote power control of these flashes and strobes For studio flashes to work with high speed sync they have to maintain a flash duration of 1 100 second or longer Caution Flashes or strobes with reversed polarity connectors DO NOT WORK with the Cactus V6 series requires an appropriate hot ...

Page 15: ...red For the list of optional accessories see Section 20 The Cactus V6 IIs in TX mode works seamlessly with Wireless Flash Transceiver V6 II in RX mode The Cactus V6 IIs is compatible with the Wireless Flash Transceiver V6 V5 and Laser Trigger LV5 See Sections 17 2 and 17 3 for details The Cactus V6 IIs is NOT compatible with any other flash trigger model including the Cactus V4 Cactus V2s and Cact...

Page 16: ...ignal from camera to flash via the transmitter TX and vice versa With TTL pass through the TTL flashes behave as they would when directly connected to the camera hot shoe The V6 IIs will work as a wireless flash commander while supporting all the automatic features e g automatic flash output via TTL metering AF assist light second curtain sync and high speed sync FP shutter provided by the TTL fla...

Page 17: ...e In TTL pass through mode the V6 IIs TX cannot control the power level of the flash attached To disable the TTL pass through mode press and hold for 2 seconds The TTL pass through indicator will be replaced by the channel indicator on the LCD Alternatively the TTL pass through mode can be enabled or disabled in the FUNCTIONS menu see Section 9 7 All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 18: ... polarities Then close the battery door by pushing it to the front To mount the V6 IIs on a camera s hot shoe mount 1 Turn the lock lever of the V6 IIs to the left to unlock the multi system shoe male 9 1 Installing the Batteries UNLOCK LOCK 9 2 Attaching toand fromthe Camera Detaching All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 19: ...maged The V6 IIs control panel is equipped with a Menu button an OK button and a selection dial for quick access to different functions and the configuration menu The selection dial has a built in push in button that serves as a quick OK button You may configure how the dial works to suit your working habit see Sections 16 1 16 3 Major functions of the V6 IIs listed below are easily accessible by ...

Page 20: ...n screen when the group is selected Turn on off a group e g group A Main screen when the group is not selected Test firing a group e g group A Main screen Group EV Offset in absolute power mode e g to group A Main screen in absolute power mode Change the RX to another group e g to group A RX Main screen Hold Press and hold the button for 2 seconds then release All manuals and user guides at all gu...

Page 21: ...m of the on camera flash Main screen Toggle between the power level and the zoom control panel Main screen Toggle to and from the quick power adjustment needs configuration in menu beforehand Main screen The same command is used to check the TX status screen TTL Pass through see Section 8 Function Mode LCD Key Enter leave TTL pass through mode TX Main screen Hold All manuals and user guides at all...

Page 22: ...7 2 Function Mode LCD Key Lock the dial TX Main screen when the dial is unlocked Hold Temporarily unlock the dial Main screen when the dial is locked Unlock the dial Main screen when the dial is locked Hold Firmware see Section 19 2 Function Mode Key Check firmware version OFF Hold and switch on to TX or RX mode Firmware update mode Hold and switch on to TX or RX mode All manuals and user guides a...

Page 23: ...th one another via radio frequency There are 16 channels available Always make sure that all of your V6 IIs transceivers are set to the same channel 1 To set both the TX and RX to the same channel press Turn the selection dial to RADIO SETUP and press The LCD will show CHANNEL and the default channel number Press and turn the selection dial to the preferred channel number Press to set other menu i...

Page 24: ...her channel when the sensitivity is poor To protect your setup from interference from other Cactus devices assign all your V6 IIs to a specific radio ID Press and turn the selection dial to RADIO SETUP Press and turn the selection dial to RADIO ID You may then set up a 4 digit key by turning the dial and pressing for each digit The group function in the V6 IIs can assign RXs into Group A B C or D ...

Page 25: ...and D groups The LED of the activated group s will turn on 4 To change the power level of a specific group press and hold an activated group button Quickly pressing the group button again will de select the group 5 Pressing the group button s of activated groups again on the V6 IIs TX will turn off the group s The V6 IIs RX units that have been set to the off group s will not fire 6 The V6 IIs wil...

Page 26: ...the first menu category 2 Dial right or left to scroll through each menu category Press or the push in button once to access a menu category 3 Dial right or left to scroll through each menu item Press or the push in button once to access a menu item 4 Dial right or left to scroll through each option of a menu item Press or the push in button once to select the option 9 7 theMenu Navigating All man...

Page 27: ...tem in the sequence Check the list of menu items in each category below Functions TX RX sync mode delay relay group sequence sports shutter ttl passthrough Flash setup TX RX flash system flash profile power setup TX RX power mode ev step lo power radio setup TX RX channel radio id multi master work range All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 28: ...28 preferences TX RX af assist Tx RX backlight power backlight time daylight mode swap control dial direction temporary unlock sleep factory reset All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 29: ...V6 IIs see Section 10 2 3 Customize the auto profile in the Cactus Profile Editor on a PC or Mac see Section 10 3 The Auto Flash Profile in the V6 IIs is the default profile that works with all Sony system flashes To apply the auto profile no setup is required Alternatively set up the auto profile as you do in choosing a flash specific profile in the FLASH PROFILE menu see Section 10 2 10 1 Applyi...

Page 30: ...Is Switch your flash to TTL mode and your flash will be ready for remote control The chosen flash profile will be applied until you choose another flash profile If you wish to fire and control an on camera flash via the V6 IIs TX follow steps 2 5 above in the TX mode If your flash model is not included in the pre installed profile list but supports digital TTL apply the Auto Flash Profile see Sect...

Page 31: ...available for a PC and Mac 1 Download the Cactus Profile Editor from the Cactus website 2 Follow the firmware update procedures to connect the V6 IIs with your computer see Section 19 2 All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m ...

Page 32: ...ower levels 5 Enter the profile name using a maximum of 6 digits in letters or numbers 6 Press STORE PROFILE button The custom profile will be loaded to the connected V6 IIs The LCD display on the V6 IIs will return to the main screen To choose the saved flash profile from the profile list see Section 10 2 All custom profiles will be stored in the FLASH PROFILE menu Each V6 IIs can save up to 10 c...

Page 33: ...sh profile the editor will generate a code representing the changed parameters You can share this code with others or simply enter the code received from other users in the SHARE CODE column to generate a new customized profile in a second All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 34: ...tivate the group s on the TX see Section 9 6 4 Connect the V6 IIs RX to portable flashes or studio strobes 5 On the TX press completely The status LED of both the TX and RX should blink in green simultaneously The portable flashes or studio strobes will fire at the same time 6 Test fire a particular group by pressing the group button and completely and simultaneously 7 Attach the TX to the camera ...

Page 35: ...irelessly and in sync Tips The V6 IIs transceiver can trigger portable flashes with or without remote power control If you wish to wirelessly trigger the off camera flashes without controlling their power levels choose the OTHER flash system in the FLASH PROFILE menu All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 36: ...ngle between 16mm and 200mm To remotely control the power of your flash units 1 Connect the flash units to the V6 IIs 2 Switch on the flash units in TTL mode Then switch on the V6 IIs in RX mode 3 Apply the correct flash profile for each V6 IIs 4 If you want to command the flash to fire above the x sync speed turn on the HSS mode on your flash units see Section 13 1 V6 IIs offers two power definit...

Page 37: ...the relative power levels of all activated groups Note that the small single digit indicates the increment between major power levels 12 1 1 Single Group Power Adjustment There are two ways to adjust the power level of a particular slave group 1 Press and hold the group button until the power level of the chosen group is highlighted on the LCD Turn the selection dial to the desired power 12 1 Rela...

Page 38: ...on the V6 IIs in TX mode 1 Make sure that the TTL pass through mode has not been activated see Section 8 2 Press and turn the selection dial simultaneously to change the power level of the on camera flash 12 1 2 Multi Group Power Adjustment To adjust the power level of ALL active groups simply turn the selection dial left or right to the desired power level Note The power level of the on camera fl...

Page 39: ...he quick power adjustment mode 1 Switch on the V6 IIs in TX mode Press and turn the selection dial to PREFERENCES Press and turn the selection dial to SWAP CONTROL Press turn the selection dial to QUICK POWER ADJ and press to choose 2 In the main screen of the V6 IIs in TX mode press once to enter the quick power adjustment mode 3 In this mode each click of the dial will increase or decrease the p...

Page 40: ...er adjustment mode you will not be able to adjust the zoom levels of the remote flashes see Section 16 3 If you want to coordinate the light output of multiple flashes with different maximum power outputs the regular power ratios such as 1 4 or 1 8 may not be as helpful The output of one powerful flash model at 1 8 can be higher than that of another weaker flash model at 1 4 For this reason the V6...

Page 41: ... 26 1 13 14 5 16 1 17 2 18 5 12 10 3 11 4 12 2 13 0 11 7 2 8 0 8 6 9 2 10 5 1 5 7 6 1 6 6 9 3 6 4 0 4 3 4 6 8 2 6 2 8 3 0 3 2 7 1 8 2 0 2 1 2 3 6 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 When setting up the absolute power mode the V6 IIs TX will collect the flash profiles being selected by the RX units in the same channel and rescale them to the unified light intensity scale The following example shows how the model speci...

Page 42: ...2 gn41 15 gn29 1 4 1 2 14 1 2 1 8 gn21 1 4 13 1 4 1 16 1 2 1 8 12 1 8 1 32 1 4 1 16 11 1 16 1 64 1 8 1 32 10 1 32 1 128 1 16 1 64 9 1 64 1 32 1 128 8 1 128 1 64 7 1 128 6 When you set all flashes to 11 EV see italicized section in the above table in absolute power mode all flashes will emit the same intensity of light notwithstanding the differences in their own relative power All manuals and user...

Page 43: ...same channel as the RX units 3 Press Turn the selection dial to POWER SETUP and press Turn the selection dial to ABSOLUTE SETUP and press to confirm 4 The V6 IIs TX will then collect the flash profiles from the V6 IIs RX units and set up the absolute power level scheme Once the setup is finished the LCD display will return to the main screen again and show the absolute light intensity of the four ...

Page 44: ...nd simultaneously to get into the offset mode for that group For example if the flash output of group A is slightly stronger than the other groups at the same absolute power levels press and simultaneously The LCD display will show GROUP A OFFSET Turn the selection dial left or right to adjust the power scale from 1EV to 1EV Press to return to the main screen Note The absolute power set up will no...

Page 45: ... the finest EV step of 1 10EV such setting on the V6 IIs TX can still command other system flashes connected with the V6 II RX or the RF60 series wireless flash in the setup To adjust the EV step 1 Switch on the V6 IIs in TX mode 2 Press Turn the selection dial to POWER SETUP and press Turn the selection dial to EV STEP and press 3 Turn the dial to the desired increment level 1 10 1 3 or 1 2 Press...

Page 46: ...ffect their power output For example on the V6 IIs TX that is set to 1 10EV step you need to adjust 3 or 4 steps of power level to cause a change in power output of a Sony system flash that sup ports up to 1 3 EV step At the Lo Power level the relative power output of a flash triggered by the V6 IIs is roughly equal to 1 256 The difference between 1 128 and 1 256 power outputs may hardly be detect...

Page 47: ... 2 Once Lo Power is enabled it will be shown as Lo at one step below 1 128 power in the relative power mode or one step below the lowest power of each group in the absolute power mode 3 To disable the Lo Power output follow step 1 to enter the Lo POWER menu Turn the selection dial to OFF and press On the main screen of the V6 IIs press to get into the zoom angle control panel 12 5 Zoom All manuals...

Page 48: ... for a particular group of flashes a flash equipped with 70mm 85mm 105mm zoom angles will be adjusted to 85mm Adjust the zoom angle as you do to adjust the power level see Section 12 1 1 Multi group Simply turn the selection dial to change the zoom angle of all activated groups 2 Single group Press and hold the group button until the zoom level of the chosen group is highlighted on the LCD Turn th...

Page 49: ...on dial simultaneously Once the adjustment is finished release the group button 3 On camera Flash Press and hold and turn the dial simultaneously Once the adjustment is finished release All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 50: ...ize the flash light with the camera beyond the x sync shutter speed Cactus V6 IIs supports high speed sync in two ways 1 Normal HSS It supports the HSS or FP sync capabilities of the system flashes While it allows user to adjust power levels the flash exposure is much lower than the normal flash sync 2 Power Sync It syncs with the full power flash pulse without compromising the flash exposure Whil...

Page 51: ... flashes to fire continuous and constant flash pulses for the full duration between the first curtain opening and second curtain closing of the shutter To activate the normal HSS mode 1 On the V6 IIs TX press Turn the selection dial to FUNCTIONS and press Turn the selection dial to SYNC MODE and press Turn the selection dial to NORMAL HSS and press On the status screen the normal HSS icon will be ...

Page 52: ...t the con tribution of the flash decreases accordingly When changing the shutter speed you also need to adjust the flash power level if you want to maintain the same contribution of the flash As an alternative to the Normal HSS the Power Sync of the V6 IIs syncs with the full power flash of the remote flashes Power Sync yields a much higher exposure than the normal HSS flash To activate the Power ...

Page 53: ...is not illuminated from top to bottom go back to the SYNC MODE menu repeat step 1 Press and hold turn the selection dial simultaneously to access the POWER SYNC ADJ panel When you see a dark band at the top of the image adjust the sync time to a larger value to delay the default sync time When the dark band appears at the bottom adjust the sync time to a smaller value to shorten the sync time All ...

Page 54: ...ay not be long enough to support Power Sync 3 The flash fires full power in Power Sync so check for any overheat warning on your flash from time to time Frequent use of Power Sync may overheat the portable flash Tip Even if there is no dark band in the frame the Power Sync adjustment can shift the brightest part of the flash pulse up and down to create your desired effect You may also achieve an e...

Page 55: ...release cable for connection between the transceiver and camera This cable is NOT included in the V6 IIs transceiver package A minimum of two Cactus V6 IIs transceivers is required to operate Cactus V6 IIs as a wireless shutter release 14 1 Basic Setup All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 56: ...ansceivers will turn GREEN to indicate shutter release 1 Set the camera to Bulb 2 Press completely and hold on the V6 IIs TX The status LED on the V6 IIs TX and V6 IIs RX will turn GREEN at first and go off after approximately 2 seconds The LCD display will show BULB MODE ON 3 Release on the V6 IIs TX The camera s shutter is now in a continuous open state 4 To close the camera s shutter press comp...

Page 57: ...pability you need only three transceivers to wirelessly control both the camera and a flash unit at one time 1 Make sure that all the V6 IIs units are set to the same channel 2 Set the V6 IIs you would like to use as the handheld remote as TX then all others as RX 14 3 Relay Mode Camera Shutter Flash All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 58: ...rn the selection dial to RELAY and press Turn the selection dial to ON Press to confirm and then press to return to the main screen The relay mode indicator REL C will appear on the main screen 5 In the handheld V6 IIs TX unit press Turn the selection dial to FUNCTIONS and press Turn the selection dial to RELAY and press Turn the dial to ON and press Then press to return to the main screen The rel...

Page 59: ...he TX both the camera and flash units will be triggered and sync with one another In addition you will also be able to control the power level of the flashes with your V6 IIs TX All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 60: ...he set up will be applied to that operating mode only 2 Press and turn the selection dial to PREFERENCES Press 3 Turn the selection dial to AF ASSIST and press You will then be able to turn on and select the power of the AF assist LED Each V6 IIs will memorize the AF assist light setting in the TX and RX independently In a setup when the AF assist light of both the TX and RX are turned on the AF a...

Page 61: ...d command them to fire their desired power output without being affected by the others To activate the Multi master 1 Switch on the V6 IIs in TX mode 2 Press Turn the selection dial to RADIO SETUP and press 3 Turn the selection dial to MULTI MASTER and press Select ON and press When any of the photographer in a group presses the shutter the V6 IIs TX will trigger the RXs and command the flash to f...

Page 62: ...e for the time period set If you wish to fire the flash a bit later than the first curtain sync to create a different light effect e g to achieve a second curtain sync set an appropriate delay time from 1 millisecond to 99 seconds To set up the delay timer 1 Switch on the V6 IIs in TX or RX mode and press Turn the selection dial to FUNCTIONS and press Turn the selection dial to DELAY and press 15 ...

Page 63: ...Section 6 There may be some situations in which you would like to fire the slave groups in a very short sequence such as Post production of high dynamic range HDR photos In burst mode photographers can take two pictures of the same scene with contrasted flash power levels very quickly The resulting pictures can be very handy in the post production of HDR photos Evaluating the individual contributi...

Page 64: ...gh power output The V6 IIs offers two group sequence modes for selection A B C D The first trigger in a series will fire group A then group B and so on The fifth trigger will fire group A and start the cycle again Another series will restart at group A when there is no triggering event in 2 seconds AB CD The first trigger in a series will fire group A and B together then group C and D The third tr...

Page 65: ... dial to A B C D or AB CD and press 3 Depending on the group sequence mode you set one or two cursors will point to the group alphabets on the main screen indicating which group s will be fired next The sports shutter is designed for burst mode triggering In the setup the V6 IIs transceivers are used as a wireless shutter release The remote camera is triggered by a master camera in burst mode or h...

Page 66: ...eat a series of triggering signals that are faster than three times per second as one triggering event It would then command the slave camera to shoot continuously at its own burst mode setting until the shutter of the master camera is released To activate the sports shutter 1 Switch on the V6 IIs in RX mode 2 Press Turn the selection dial to FUNCTIONS and press 3 Turn the selection dial to SPORTS...

Page 67: ... in a CLOCKWISE or ANTI CLOCKWISE direction To increase the power level in the main screen for example you would have to turn the selection dial to the left in the clock wise setting or turn it to the right in the anti counter clockwise setting To prevent unintended turning of the selection dial and its consequence of affecting the power levels the dial can be locked in the main screen of the TX m...

Page 68: ...lock can be enabled or disabled in the TEMPORARY UNLOCK menu 4 To permanently unlock the selection dial press and hold the selection dial or for 2 seconds Note The short cut for adjusting the power level of a single group by simultaneously pressing a group button and turning the dial see Section 12 1 1 will be unaffected In the main screen of the V6 IIs TX pressing or the push in selection dial on...

Page 69: ...selection dial or any of the group buttons has been pressed or turned In order to conserve energy there is a timer setting that automatically turns off the backlight In BACKLIGHT TIME choose from OFF 5 SECS 15 SECS or STAY ON 2 LCD Backlight Power In BACKLIGHT POWER configure the brightness of the LCD display from 1 to 9 3 LCD Daylight Mode Enable DAYLIGHT MODE if you work under direct sunlight Th...

Page 70: ...ggering will not wake up the V6 IIs RX units remotely The working distance of the V6 IIs can be customized to suit your shooting purpose In WORK RANGE choose SHORT when you need to place the V6 IIs TX units very close to the RX units e g when shooting macro or choose LONG for normal shots While the SHORT option will reduce the maximum effective distance of the V6 IIs by approximately 70 percent it...

Page 71: ...ginal manufacturing setting use Factory Reset In the FACTORY RESET menu press and turn the dial to YES The screen will show CONFIRM Press to confirm 16 7 Factory Reset All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m ...

Page 72: ...6 IIs transceiver is compatible with the Cactus Wireless Flash RF60 series Wireless Flash Trigger V6 II V6 V5 and Laser Trigger LV5 V6 V6 CAMERA RF60X RF60 V5 LV5 EMITTER LV5 SENSOR V5 IIs All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 73: ...V5 RF60X RF60 V6 II V6 V5 RF60X RF60 High Speed Sync Normal HSS V6 IIs V6 II V6 II RF60X RF60 High Speed Sync Power Sync V6 IIs V6 II V6 II RF60X RF60 Group Control V6 IIs V6 II V6 RF60X RF60 V6 IIs V6 II V6 RF60X RF60 Remote Power Control V6 IIs V6 II V6 RF60X RF60 V6 IIs V6 II V6 RF60X RF60 Remote Zoom Control V6 IIs V6 II V6 RF60X RF60 V6 IIs V6 II RF60X RF60 All manuals and user guides at all ...

Page 74: ...d x sync speed The RF60 series in this set up would support both normal HSS and Power Sync flash Note The Cactus V6 IIs can specify up to 1 10 EV step and communicate it with any flash of the RF60 however the flash will only display the nearest 1 3 EV step To control the power level and zoom of the RF60 series in Slave 17 1 RF60 Series All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 75: ... You may also combine the RF60 series with TTL flashes to form a remote flash control system For example assign a RF60X to group A a Canon 580EX II with a V6 II RX to group B and a Sony HVL F60M with a V6 IIs RX to group C The V6 IIs TX will be able to trigger them all set their power levels in either relative or absolute power mode and adjust their zoom angles All manuals and user guides at all g...

Page 76: ...ntrol the power and zoom levels of slave flashes it would not be able to support high speed sync capabilities The Cactus V6 IIs in TX mode can work in pairs with V6 II in RX mode to support high speed sync capabilities but not vice versa The Cactus V6 IIs can work in pairs with the V6 to support remote power control and flash triggering within the x sync shutter speed 17 2 V6Series All manuals and...

Page 77: ...4GHz 16 channel platform Since the V5 and LV5 do not support groups and remote power control the V6 IIs TX will trigger all V5s independent of which group it considers active Similarly both V5 and LV5 will trigger any V6 IIs RX independent of which group the V6 IIs RX has been assigned to 17 3 V5and LV5 All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 78: ...alf press auto focusing Orange Power level command received N A Orange Bulb mode activation Green for 2 seconds Bulb mode deactivation Green Low battery Red every 3 seconds Firmware update mode Red every 0 5 second TTL pass through setup error Red every 0 2 second All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 79: ...6 IIs transceiver Note External USB power cannot charge the rechargeable batteries inside the V6 IIs battery compartment Cactus will release new firmware for the V6 IIs from time to time Update your V6 IIs via the USB connection To check the firmware version of the V6 IIs press and hold and then switch on the V6 IIs in TX or RX mode at the same time The LCD display will show the firmware version i...

Page 80: ... RX mode at the same time 4 The V6 IIs is now in firmware update mode The status LED blinks red rapidly The firmware update program will then recognize the connected V6 IIs and start the upgrade Note The mini USB port can also be used to customize an Auto Flash Profile see Section 10 3 Follow the steps above to get V6 IIs into the firmware update mode to undergo the customization Please visit www ...

Page 81: ...able for most camera models by Canon Fujifilm Leica Minolta Nikon Olympus Panasonic Pentax Samsung and Sony Please visit our website for compatible models 5 Sync cables and adapters PC Sync Cable CA 200 3 5mm Plug Cable w 6 35mm Plug adapter CA 360 6 USB to mini USB cable MU 1 7 Lanyard CL 1 All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m ...

Page 82: ...tus V6 IIs transceiver has been set up correctly following the instruction in Section 8 14 of this manual If the problem persists after conducting the troubleshooting steps contact your seller directly for further assistance All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 83: ...Set all transceivers to another channel RX displays correct power levels 1 The chosen flash profile does not match the flash model Choose the correct flash profile or customize a new one 2 The flash is in a wrong operating mode e g M mode Check and set the flash to the TTL mode 3 A wrong EV offset has been set in the absolute power mode Check and reset the EV offset of the group concerned All manu...

Page 84: ...t shoe contact Clean the hot shoe contacts of the V6 IIs with a clean cloth TX No RX Yes Green Background radio interference Set both transceivers to another channel and radio ID Change the setup location as interference may come from other equipment in the surrounding area All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 85: ...he correct sync time see Section 13 2 TX or RX Yes Red every 3 seconds Insufficient battery power Replace batteries and retry 4 Flash Not Triggered Shutter Not Released LED blinks Possible Cause Solution TX No RX No 1 Poor battery contact or insufficient battery on TX Replace batteries on TX and retry 2 Poor hot shoe contact Adjust tightness of hot shoe contact Clean the hot shoe contact of the V6...

Page 86: ...n activated on the TX 3 Background radio interference Set both transceivers to another channel and radio ID Change the setup location as interference may come from other equipment in the surrounding area 4 Beyond 100m effective range Make sure TX and RX transceivers are placed within 100m 328 ft of each other 5 TX and RX transceivers are placed too close to each other Choose SHORT in the work rang...

Page 87: ...th 2 Flash used is not compatible with the V6 IIs Check that the flash used is compatible with the V6 IIs see Section 7 1 3 Poor cable connection Check the cable connection Change the cable 4 Wrong cable is being used only when the V6 IIs is used as a Wireless Shutter Release Ensure that an appropriate shutter release cable is being used All manuals and user guides at all guides com ...

Page 88: ...re is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between th...

Page 89: ... and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation R TTE Declaration of Conformity DOC We Harvest One Limited 11D Block 2 Koon Wah Mirror Factory 6th Industrial Building 7 9 Ho Tin Street Tuen Mun Hong Kong declare under our own responsibility that the product Cactus Wireless Flash Transceiver V6 IIs is in conformity with the essentia...

Page 90: ...e the power or change the characteristics and functions of the original design of the certified lower power frequency electric machinery Article 14 The application of low power frequency electric machineries shall not affect the navigation safety nor interfere a legal communication if an interference is found the service will be suspended until improvement is made and the interference no longer ex...

Page 91: ...fective upon inspection will be repaired with new or comparable rebuilt parts or exchanged for a new Wireless Flash Transceiver as determined by Harvest One Limited or the authorized dealers This limited warranty shall only apply if the Wireless Flash Transceiver is used in conjunction with compatible camera and flash equipment as to which items Harvest One Limited shall have no responsibility Thi...

Page 92: ... OF THE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY STATED ABOVE AND NO OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTY OR GUARANTY EXCEPT AS MENTIONED ABOVE GIVEN BY ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WITH RESPECT TO THE WIRELESS FLASH TRansceiver SHALL BIND HARVEST ONE LIMITED HARVEST ONE LIMITED SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF REVENUES OR PROFITS INCONVENIENCE EXPENSE FOR SUBSTITUTE EQUIPMENT OR SERVICE STORAGE CHARGES LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA OR AN...

Page 93: ...THE NEGLIGENCE OF HARVEST ONE LIMITED THIS LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL NOT EXTEND TO ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF HARVEST ONE LIMITED OR THE PERSON FOR WHOM IT WAS PURCHASED AS A GIFT AND STATES YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY Corporate Office Harvest One Limited 11D Blk 2 Koon Wah Mirror Factory 6th Ind Bldg 7 9 Ho Tin St Tuen Mun Hong Kong Please contact your local dealer for customer service HA...

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