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ROOK

Professional Flash TriggerProfessional Flash Trigger

ReceiverReceiver

Ind ic ator

Light

Batte ry compa rtmen t

Shutter release/test

button

Hot sho e foo t wi th scr ew

Power /gr ou p switc h

Chane l setti ng

Out pu t soc ke t

TransmitterTransmitter

Indic ator

1 2

Light

Input /ou tp ut socke t

for Ca no n

Shutter release/test

button

6 8

Batte ry compa rtm en t

for Ni ko n

Gro up I ndi ca te

Light

Tri gge r po int

for So ny

Power /grou p setti ng

Chane l setti ng

for Olym pu s/ Pana so ni c

Comp at ib le

ROOK Mode l co mp at ible list as be lo w：

Model

For C an on

For N ik on

For S on y

for Oly mpu s/ Panas onic

Tran sm itter (TX)

Can on seri es came ra

Nik on seri es came ra, Sam sung se ries ca mera Fuj ifilm s eries c amera , Pante x serie s camer a

Son y serie s camer a, Mino lta ser ies cam era

Oly mpus/ Panas onic se ries ca mera

Above brand n am e is r eg istered by th e re sp ec tive owner.

Rec eiver (R X)

Qri ginal s peedl ite, stu dio lig ht,Me tz, SUN PAK, Sigma

Over vi ew

Than k you so much for pu rc has in g PIXE L prod uc t, ROO K is a prof ess io nal group ing fla sh t rig ge r. TTL m ode a va ila bl e on t ran sm itt er h ot shoe a nd s ync w ith off shoe trig ger tog eth er. Off shoe tri gge r ca n be grou pe d the fla sh and Remo te the camer a. ROOK i s usi ng g lob al f ree FSK 2 .4G Hz w hic h is m ore s ta bil iz e.

Cau tions before use

1、Mak e sure t he cam era is powe red of f befo re ins tal l device. 2、Thi s is ele ctronic p roducts a ccessor ies ; some o f the en viro nme nt cau ses may

affe ct the w orki ng. Howev er thi s is har dly ev er to ge t this s itua tio n, don 't wor ry!

3、Thi s comp one nt can 't be st ron g vibr ati on, or m ay lea d to pro duc t fail ure . 4、For a lo ng time non -use, ple ase tu rne d off the t ran smit ter a nd the r eceiver 's

powe r and remove the battery.

5、The ba tte rie s shou ld not inst all an ti- polarit y; otherw ise the bat teri es ma y leak . corr osi ve liq uid s, hea t or exp losion.

6、Whe n the pr oduct con nected to the dev ice, Do not pu ll the wire s. 7、Do not put it in h igh te mpe rature, s uch as a close d car un der direc t sunligh t, the

cont rol pa nel an d othe r high -tem peratur e area s.

8、kee p dry, do no t use we t hand c onta ct wi th the p rodu ct, t he pro duc t must n ot be

imme rsed in wate r or exposed to r ain, a nd thi s may lea d to not wo rk pro per ly.

9、Do not use flamma ble gases i n viol ati on of th is war nin g may ca use an e xpl osio n

or fir e.

、10 Bec ause of this prod uct is i ncluded b attery; p lease str ictl y fol low th e inst ruc tio n

for operat ion. O ther wise its may cause an explosio n, fir e or pers ona l inju ry.

Feat ur e

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1 ROOK is a p rofes siona l group ing fla sh trig ger.

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2 Tra nsm it ter h ot s hoe s up por t TT L and s yn c wit h off sho e flash .

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3 Wak e-u p fu nct io n ava il abl e, t he fl as h wil l be w ake u p au tom at ica ll y.

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4 Thr ou gh stud io ligh t to conn ect PC or U SB so ck et, t he s ync s pe ed up t o 1/ 320 s

(Sync t ime may h ave lit tle bit i nacur racy as d iff er enc e ca mer a mo del )

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5 Ava il abl e to c ont ro l the s ho oti ng o r thr ou gh ma st er ca me ra to c on tro l sla ve c ame ra .

Specification

FSK2 .4 GH z

up to 200m

1/200S

Rec ei ve r

AAA x2

Rec ei ve r 44 .0 g (w ithout battery )

Wirel es s Fr eq ue ncy Syste m: Operati ng D is ta nc e: Shutter S yn c Sp ee d: Group set ti ng : 3 diffe re nc e group (7 comb in at io ns ) Wirel es s Ch an ne l: 4

Sta nd -b y Ti me 250 hours

Tran smitter: 5 years

Pow er :

Wei gh t: Tran sm it ter 48.5g (without battery )

： :

Incl ud ed I te ms

Pl ea se check th e pa ck age and mak e su re the be lo w it ems are already i n t he box. I f the re 's missed a nything, please co nt act w it h the distrib ut or d ir ec tly.

Tra ns mitter 1 pc

ROOK ROOK Rece iv er

Studio ligh t ca bl e (3 .5-3.5) Studio ligh t ca bl e( 3.5-1/2) 1 pc Receiver ho ld er : 1pc Hot shoe prot ec to r: Manual: 1 pc

1pc

2pc

Hot s ho e pro te cto r

Recei ver hol der

Prepare to us e

Battery Ins ta ll at ion:

Set trans mi tt er a nd r eceiver t o th e sa me c ha nnel

Pleas e locat e the bat tery ac cordi ng

AAA

to th e ic on in the b att er y com pa rtm en t.

AAA

Turn p ow er o n/ off:

Tra nsm it ter :

Receiver:Receiver:

Hold [ ] 2 se con ds t o tur n on t ran sm itt er , the n gr oup L ED l igh t on for 2 s ec onds, a nd sh ow w hich cu rrent l ight. I t can b e us ed tr ig ger t he fla sh a nd co nt rol shu tte r. You c ou ld tu rn o ff po wer by pr essin g [ ] 2 secon ds agai n, th en [ LED l ig ht] b li nk re d th ree t im es. Th en po we r off .

(Tu rn power on)

Switc h [Po we r/g ro up sw it ch] t o A or B o r C to tu rn o n rec ei ver power ; the rec eiver w ill be st ayed in t he curr ent gro up and th e LED lig ht blin k as red ev ery 2 sec onds.

(Tu rn power off )

For a l on g tim e no n-use , pleas e turne d off t he t ran sm itt er a nd th e re cei ve r's power a nd remo ve the ba ttery.

Switc h [Po we r/g ro up sw it ch] t o OF F; th e re cei ve r pow er i s off , and the l ight st op blin king.

Chan ne l Se tt ing:

Set transmitter and receiver to the same channel

1.Slide the switch to change channel.

2.Channel changing as:

CH1→ CH2→ CH3→CH4 (as figure)

* Transmitte r an d re ce iver must be se t as t he s am e channel.

Trans mit ter Rec eive r Trans mit ter Rec eive r

Gr oup setti ng :

Gr ou p se tt in g on t ra ns mi tt er

1. wak e up g ro up d isp lay, an d show th e cu rr ent con tr ol lin g grou p. S lig htly p re ss

[ ] to s ho w gro up mod e wh ich s howi ng t he curr en t wo rki ng gro up .

2. Pre ss a ga in [ ] t o ch ange grou p.

3. Gro up c ha ngin g a s :

A 、B

A、B

→

、

4. No act ion wit hi n 2 secon ds , the gro up LED li gh t will of f.

* A、B、C LED lig ht on means t he curr ent set ti ng will b e wo rking w it h trans mi tte r.

→

A 、C → B、C

→

→ C → A、 B、C

Group set ti ng o n re ceiver

Put Powe r/ group s witch a t A/B/C , and the n tu rn on the r eceiv ers.

*Re ce iv er o nl y ge t si gn al from transmitter when the curren t group setting of re ce iver is included in the validate gr ou p of transmitter.

Test in g:

1. Check power on or of f.

2. Check the frequency of t ransmitter and receiver.

3. Check the group sett in g of transmitter and receiver.

Test in g th e receiver signal as below:

1.Ins ert f la shg un o n the r ec eiv er a nd tu rn o n the f la sh po we r; se t th e fla sh ind ex a s min im um.

2.Ful l press t he te st b utt on

3.Trig ge r the F la sh.

How to connect the relative photo equipment

1. Ti ght t he H ot sh oe w ith s cr ew, an d th en tu rn r igh t to

rel ea se.

2. Plug t he tran smitt er on the c amera h ot shoe .

3. Ti ght t he H ot sh oe w ith s cr ew, an d th en tu rn

lef t to l ock .

Connect the transmitter to camera hot shoe

（）Trans mit ter

1. Plug PC-3.5 connecting cable to transmitter 3.5mm socket.

2. Plug PC-3.5 connecting cable to camera PC socket.

Connect transmitter to camera via PC-3.5 connecting cable.

*PC-3.5 con ne ct in g cable shoul d be p ur ch ased separa te ly.

1. Split the protecting film on the receiver holder and stick it on

the studio light as figure.

2. Mount the receiver on the receiver holder.

3. Use 3.5-3.5 or 3.5-1/2 according to studio light socket.

4. Plug 3.5mm side into the transmitter input.

5.Insert another side into the studio light socket.

Connect the Rec ei ve r to Studio Light

1. Unlo ck the Spee dlite F la sh lock in g screw.

2. Inse rt t he S peedl ite Flash i nto the r eceiv er h ot shoe as figu re.

3. Acco rding t o the fla sh l ockin g me thod to l ock the speed li te on r eceiv er.

Connect the Rec ei ve r to S pe ed li te Flash

(1 (2

1.Plu g shutt er co nn ectin g cable ( 3.5mm s ide) in to th e recei ver soc ke t.

2.Plu g shutt er c onn ec tin g cable ( ca mer a si de) i nt o

the cam era shu tt er re le ase socke t.

Conne ct Rece iver to C am era

*The shutte r ca bl e sh ould be purch as ed s ep arately.

Figure E xp la ination

Speed li te flas h TT L + Sp eedli te f lash tr ig ger rem ote con tr ol

By usin g of t he TT L off -came ra c ab le to tri gg er the of f-cam er a flash w he n the Spe ed lite TT L fla sh w orks.

Spe edlite flash TT L + Studio ligh t off-cam era f las h trigger remot e con tro l

Speedlite flash TT L + Sp ee dl ite fl as h tr ig ge r remote control

Speedlite flash TTL + off-camera flash trigger remote control

The trans mi tt er supp or ts t he S peedl it e fl ash and wil l no t ha mper TT L communi ca ti on of camer a. F ur therm or e, i t wi ll send t he s yn c signal an d trigger t he o ff-ca me ra f lashgun m ea nw hile.

Spe edl ite flash TTL + Studio light off- cam era flash trigger remo te control

Speedlite flash TT L + Sp ee dl ite fl as h tr ig ge r remote control

Off- ca me ra flash remote c on tr ol

Tra ns mitter inst al le d on c amera hot sho e, a nd t ri gger the flas h li gh t.

Stu di o li gh t off-c am er a fl as h tr ig ge r re mo te c on tr ol

Speedlite flash trigger remote control

Tran sm itter I nput/ ou tput tr ig ger off -camera f la sh and ou tp ut flas h.

Tran sm it ter Speedli te T TL , In put/ Output sy nc hronous Trig ger, off-came ra l ig ht synchron ou s Trigger

OFF ON

Came ra o n to p TT L, PC off-camer a sy nc t rigger.

Flas h gr ou pi ng remote contr ol

Receiver A、 B、 C will oper at e wh en t ransmitte r se t at A、 B、 C .

Rece iv er A、B will oper at e wh en transmitte r se t at A、B.

Rece iv er B w ill operate when tr an sm itter set at B.

Rece iv er A will o pe ra te when transmi tt er s et at A.

Use under incompatible mode

When th e tr ansmi tter is inc ompat ib le with t he c amera , you sho ul d use it as belo w:

Sligh tly pre ss the tr ans mi tte r bu tto n. Non-c ompat ible mo de usin g metho d is sa me a s com pa tib le m ode.

*If t he s hoo ti ng in te rva l ti me or 2 s ho oti ng t ime s is lo nge r tha n 30s , you ne ed to pres s but ton again , or it may m iss fla sh.

Control s ho ot in g

Rem ot e co nt ro l

1. Slig htly ha lf-pr ess rel ease bu tton, t ransm itter and r ec eiver i ndica te ligh t as Gree n, th en t he cam er a sta rt ing f oc us.

2. Fu ll y pre ss r ele as e butto n, tr an smi tt er and r ec eiver a s Red, th en th e ca mer a sta rt ing s ho ot.

* Some Ca meras w on't sh oot if th e camer a canno t focus e ven get s hooti ng sign al, so pl ea se ad ju st th e ca mer a to “M F”

*The sh ut ter c ab le shou ld b e purch ased se parat ely.

Mast er c am era control the s la ve c am era

Transmitte r

Master Came ra

Slave Camer a

Receiver

*Camera Shu tt er c ab le is purch as ed s ep ar ately.

Hal f- pre ss t he ca me ra sh oo tin g bu tto n, m ast er c ame ra a nd al l sl ave c am era s

sta rt ing foc us. F ul ly- pr ess t he c ame ra s hoo ti ng bu tt on an d al l the c am era s st art in g shoot .

*As camera has difference reaction time, then shooting time will be little difference. *Some Cameras won't shoot if the camera cannot focus even get shooting signal, so please adjust the camera to “MF” *The camera cannot focus if the transmitter is not specific for the camera.

Now you can start to use incredible PIXEL product. If you have any question,you can contact the local dealer or visit to http://www.pixelhk.com. This manual information is updated at May 1, 2011. If you want to use this

product combined with others, which published after this date; please consult with the PIXEL dealer for further information.

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