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For Your Safety

Always keep this product dry. Do not use in rain or in damp conditions.
This  product  contains  high-voltage  electronic  parts.  Touching  the  high-voltage  circuit  inside  it  may  result  in 
electric  shock.  Do  not  disassemble.  Should  repairs  become  necessary,  this  product  must  be  sent  to  an 
authorized maintenance center.
Stop using this product if it breaks open due to extrusion, falling or strong hit. Otherwise, electric shock may 
occur if you touch the electronic parts inside it.
Do not fire the flash directly into the eyes (especially those of babies) within short distances. Otherwise visual 
impairment may occur. When taking pictures for babies, keep the flash unit at least 1 meter (3.3 feet) away 
from them. Using bounce flash to reduce light intensity is also recommended.
Do not use the flash unit in the presence of flammable gases, chemicals and other similar materials. In certain 
circumstances,  these  materials  may  be  sensitive  to  the  strong  light  emitting  from  this  flash  unit  and  fire  or 
electromagnetic interference may result. 
Do not leave or store the flash unit if the ambient temperature reads over 50°C (e.g. in automobile). Otherwise 
the electronic parts may be damaged.
Be cautious when using the CL-360X

 

on your camera. CL-360X is slightly heavy so that an CL-360X on your 

camera may damage the camera hotshoe. 

Before using this product

Please read this user manual carefully in order to ensure your safety and the proper operation of this product. Keep 
for future reference.

Thank you for purchasing a CHEETAH product.

CHEETAH TTL Powerful & Portable Flash CL-360X

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 adopts  2.4G wireless X system

When using on the camera, 

CL-360X

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 is suitable for Canon EOS cameras; when using CHEETAH 2.4G wireless X system off camera, 

CL-360X

is compatible with Canon E-TTL II autoflash, Nikon i-TTL autoflash, etc. With master & slave functions, 

CL-360X

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  can  also  use  in  combination  with  CHEETAH  TTL  camera  flashes,  TTL  outdoor  flashes,  TTL  studio 

flashes, etc. With this CL-360X

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 flash, your shooting will become simpler. You can easily achieve a correct flash 

exposure even in complex light-changing environments.
CHEETAH CL-360X

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 flash system is an CL-360X

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 flash with a bare tube, external power pack, wireless manual 

power control, and a range of dedicated light shaping accessories. CL-360X

is 5 to 7 times powerful as typical 

hotshoe flashes with the size and weight alike. It offers studio quality light for outdoor and live shooting. 
The CL-360X

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 offers:

Compatible  wireless  TTL  system: 

Fully  support  Canon  E-TTL  II,  Nikon  i-TTL  and  other  TTL  systems  in 

CHEETAH 2.4G wireless X system. Workable as Master or Slave unit in a wireless flash group. 

Dot-matrix LCD panel:

 with clear and convenient operation.

Built-in 2.4G wireless transmission:

 with all-in-one functions and 100 meters further transmission with X1 TTL 

wireless flash trigger.

Studio quality light:

 up to 360Ws, GN 80 (m ISO 100, with AD-S2 standard reflector) .

 

One CL-360X

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 can 

overpower the sun.

External battery pack:

 L4500 (lithium, 11.1V/4500mAh), 0.05-4.5s recycling and 450 full power flashes.

Lightweight and portable

 even with power and accessories

Wireless  control:

  With  built-in  CHEETAH  2.4G  wireless  X  system  to  achieve TTL  control.  CHEETAH  FT-16 

flash trigger can also be used to wirelessly adjust flash power level and trigger the flash. CL-360X

has 3.5mm 

sync cord jack and PC sync socket to achieve various sync triggering mode.

Wide-range accessories:

 softbox, beauty dish, snoots, color gels, etc. All lighting accessories fit for barebulb 

flashes from most brands.  
Power adjusts from full power to 1/128 in 1/3 stop increments
Stable color temperature at 5600±200K over the entire power range
1/8000s high-speed sync flash, Focus-assist beam on/off & high-speed sync triggering

The powerful and portable CL-360X

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 meets the demands of freelance commercial photographers, photojournalists, 

wedding and beach portraiture shooters, event and backpack photographers, photograph enthusiasts, etc. 

Foreword

Summary of Contents for cl-360x

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...Cheetah Light LLC www cheetahstand com ...

Page 3: ...bination with CHEETAH TTL camera flashes TTL outdoor flashes TTL studio flashes etc With this CL 360XC flash your shooting will become simpler You can easily achieve a correct flash exposure even in complex light changing environments CHEETAH CL 360XC flash system is an CL 360XC flash with a bare tube external power pack wireless manual power control and a range of dedicated light shaping accessor...

Page 4: ...f Flash Ratio M Wireless Flash Shooting with Manual Flash Multi Wireless Flash Shooting with Manual Flash Wireless Flash Shooting Ratio 2 4G Transmission Other Applications Wireless Control Function Modeling Flash Auto Focus Assist Beam Assist Beam Setting Bounce Flash Sync Triggering PC Sync Socket Triggering C Fn Setting Custom Functions Control with the Camera s Menu Screen Protection Function ...

Page 5: ...ual Flash The display will only show the settings currently applied The functions displayed above function buttons 1 to 4 such as and change according to settings status When a button or dial is operated the LCD panel illuminated 3 Multi Flash Body LCD Panel SYNC ETTL E TTL II E TTL autoflash Master unit flash ON Master unit flash OFF High speed sync Page 11 Second curtain sync Page 12 Flash expos...

Page 6: ...es from the flash head 2 Match the red dot on the base of the flash tube with the red dot in the Tube Socket Push the flash tube in until it is securely seated into the socket 1 Before connecting make sure that the power pack is turned off 2 Plug one end of Power Cable into Power Socket of the flash unit and insert the other end into the output socket of the power pack 3 Turn on the power pack Nor...

Page 7: ...s one over exposed and another under exposed Over and under exposure amount is user adjustable This function helps get correct exposure especially in shooting moving objects or when environmental lights are complex This flash has three flash modes E TTL Manual M and Multi Stroboscopic In E TTL mode the camera and the flash will work together to calculate the correct exposure for the subject and th...

Page 8: ...ken C Fn FEB ACL Page 26 The FEB shooting sequence can be changed C Fn FEB Page 26 C Fn C Fn Flash Mode E TTL Autoflash If the subject is too far away and underexposure the icon will blink in the viewfinder Move closer to the subject and try the FE lock again If ETTL is not displayed on the LCD panel FE lock cannot be set If the subject is too small FE lock might not be very effective High Speed S...

Page 9: ...It can be used to capture a multiple images of a moving subject in a single photograph You can set the firing frequency number of flashes per sec expressed as Hz the number of flashes and the flash output Press MODE button so that 1 MULTI is displayed Calculating the Shutter Speed During stroboscopic flash the shutter remains open until the firing stops Use the formula below to calculate the shutt...

Page 10: ...n speedlites e g 580EXII 600EX RT and commanders of Canon cameras e g 7D 60D 600D You can set up two to three slave groups for E TTL II autoflash shooting With E TTL II autoflash you can easily create various lighting effects Any flash settings of flash exposure compensation high speed sync FE lock FEB manual flash Multi flash on the master unit will be automatically sent to the slave units So the...

Page 11: ... be set from 1Hz to 199Hz Press Function Button 4 so that or are displayed Use two or more master units By preparing several cameras that with master units flash attached cameras can be changed in shooting while keeping the same lighting source slave unit Using Automatic Wireless Flash with Multiple Slave Units Using Fully Automatic Wireless Flash FEB SYNC About Master Unit Wireless Flash Optic Tr...

Page 12: ...ame flash output select ALL RATIO OFF in step 2 ID A ID A ID A Slave group A Wireless Flash Optic Transmission About Slave Group Control 5 ETTL Use the Wireless Shooting of Flash Ratio Divide the slave units into A and B groups and balance their shooting illumination flash ratio Auto control exposure to make the total output of A and B flash groups up to standard exposure Setting the flash groups ...

Page 13: ... CL 360XC can control the following slave units CL 360XC CL 360XN X1R C etc As slave unit CL 360XC can be controlled by the following master units Positioning and Operation Range Example of wireless flash shooting Autoflash Shooting with One Slave Unit Use the supplied mini stand to position the slave unit Before shooting perform a test flash and test shooting The transmission distance might be sh...

Page 14: ...on to make it easier for autofocus The beam will light up only when autofocus is difficult and get out as soon as the autofocus becomes correct If you want to turn off the auto focus assist beam set the AF to OFF on the C Fn settings If you find the auto focus assist beam does not light up this is because the camera has got a correct autofocus Other Applications Assist Beam Setting The flash has t...

Page 15: ...lled bounce flash To set the bounce direction hold the flash head and turn it to a satisfying angle 0 270 15 90 If the wall or the ceiling is too far away the bounced flash might be too weak and result in underexposure The wall or the ceiling should be a plain white color for high reluctance If the bounce surface is not white a color cast may appear in the picture Sync Triggering The Sync Cord Jac...

Page 16: ...method LCD Panel E1 E2 E3 E9 Number of flashes that will activate over temperature protection in high speed sync triggering mode 2 Other Protections The system provides real time protection to secure the device and your safety The following lists prompts for your reference Control with the Camera s Menu Screen If the camera flash is attached to an EOS camera which has a speedlite control function ...

Page 17: ...h tube is supported with a one year warranty Unauthorized service will void the warranty If the product had failures or was wetted do not use it until it is repaired by professionals Changes made to the specifications or designs may not be reflected in this manual Maintenance 59 Technical Data Model Type Compatible Cameras Slave Unit Compatible Cameras Guide No m ISO 100 Vertical Rotation Angle Ho...

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