Cheetah cl-360x Instruction Manual

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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

C adopts 2.4G wireless X system。When using on the camera,

CL-360X

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

CL-360X

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

CL-360X

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

flashes, etc. With this CL-360X

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

exposure even in complex light-changing environments.

CHEETAH CL-360X

C 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 accessories. CL-360X

C 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

C 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

C 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

C 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

C meets the demands of freelance commercial photographers, photojournalists,

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

Foreword

For your safety

Name of Parts

Body

LCD Panel

Included Accessories

Separately Sold Accessories

Installing Reflector (Other Accessories)

Attaching Flash Tube

Connecting to a Power Pack

Connecting the Flash to a Camera

Replacing the Off-Camera Adapter

Power Management

Flash Mode— E-TTL Autoflash

FEC (Flash Exposure Compensation)

FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing)

FEL: Flash Exposure Lock

High-Speed Sync

Second-Curtain Sync

Flash Mode—M: Manual Flash

Flash Mode—Multi/Stroboscopic Flash

Wireless Flash Shooting: Optic Transmission

Wireless Settings

Master Unit's Flash OFF

Setting the Communication Channel

ETTL: Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Shooting

ETTL: Use the Wireless Shooting of 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

Technical Data

Troubleshooting

Compatible Camera Models

Maintenance

Contents

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Conventions used in this Manual

This manual is based on the assumption that both the camera and camera

flash’s power switches are powered on.

Reference page numbers are indicated by “p.**”.

The following alert symbols are used in this manual:

The Caution symbol indicates a warning to prevent shooting problem.

The Note symbol gives supplemental information.

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Name of Parts Name of Parts

Release Button

Power Socket

Wireless Control Port

Mini USB Port

3.5mm Sync Cord Jack

PC Sync Socket

Accessory Mount

Accessory Locking Ring

Tube Socket

Umbrella Mounting Hole

MF-Assist Beam

Light Sensor

Hotshoe Stand

Lock Ring

Function Button 4

Function Button 3

Function Button 2

Function Button 1

<MODE> Mode

Selection Button

ON/OFF Power Switch

< >Test Button / Flash

Ready Indicator

< >Wireless

Selection Button

(1)E-TTL Autoflash

(2) M Manual 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 exposure compensation (Page 10)

Flash exposure bracketing sequence (Page 10)

: Flash exposure bracketing

Flash exposure compensation amount

: Auto focus

Manual focus (Page 13)

S1/S2

M : Manual flash

Manual flash output

Multi : Stroboscopic flash

Number of flashes

Flash frequency

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(1) Flash tube*1 (2) Protecting bag*1 (3) Mini stand*1 (4) Off-camera adapter*1 (5) Reflector*1 (6) Power cable*1

(7) Reflector diffuser*2 (8) Instruction manual*1

The product can be used in combination with the following accessories sold separately, so as to achieve best

photography effects:

X1C Wireless Flash Trigger, CL-Tx/Rx Remote Control, Softbox, Beauty Dish, Fold up umbrella, Snoots,

Light stand, etc.

Name of Parts Name of Parts

Included Accessories

Separately Sold Accessories

Installing Reflector (Other Accessories)

1. Rotate Accessory Locking Ring ounter-clockwise until it is loosen.

2. Insert the reflector into the Accessory Mount.

3. Rotate Accessory Locking Ring

clockwise to lock it up. Do not over-tighten.

Attaching Flash Tube

1. Remove the reflector or other accessories 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. Normally

the flash unit will be fully charged and ready to work.

The flash unit is not powered by itself, but draws power from CHEETAH power pack L4500 (sold separately).

For the instructions of the power pack, see the related user manual.

Connecting to a Power Pack

Flash Duration

RATIO : Flash ratio

: Master unit flash ON

: Master unit flash OFF

Firing group

Flash mode

: Group flash

(radio transmission)Gr

Channel

: Master

: Radio transmission wireless shooting

: Optic transmission wireless shooting

(4) Radio Transmission Shooting/Optic Transmission Shooting

● Master Unit

● Slave Unit

: Slave

: Slave icon

+ 11 hidden pages

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