Vello RFW-NRP, RFW-NP, RFW-CP, RFW-CRP User manual

FREEWAVE FUSION PRO

USER MANUAL

Thank you for cho osing t he Vello FreeWave Fus ion Pro W irele ss Shu tter/ Flash /Grou ping Re mote. This dev ice trig gers o -camer a light s remot ely fro m up to 60 0 feet (183m) aw ay.

With it s multiple groups fe ature , you can easil y conﬁgure up to three d iere nt ligh t groups, whic h can be t rig gered i ndividuall y or simultane ousl y, for a total of seven dier ent com binat ions. (Simultaneous trig gering of multiple li ght gro ups requires additi onal FreeWave Fusi on Pro Re ceivers, availa ble for pu rcha se separatel y.)

Additi onall y, the FreeWave F usion P ro incorp orat es the co nveniences of a wirel ess shu tter r elea se, allowing y ou to trip th e shut ter wit hout distur bing th e camer a. It ’s ideal for tak ing pic tures o f subjects th at are di cult to appr oach, s uch as wild life. I t also e limin ates vi brat ions caused by pressing your c amer a’s shutte r relea se but ton dur ing mac ro, clos e-up, and long-exposure photography.

The FreeWave F usion P ro Transmi tter features a hot shoe mount that s uppor ts through-the-lens (TTL) data pass-through. With th e Transmi tter m ounted onto yo ur

camer a, yo u can mou nt your c ompat ible ﬂash direct ly onto the Trans mitter, allowi ng your ca mera t o set the appropriate ﬂash level automatically

The FreeWave Fusion P ro doe s not require line -of- sight a lignm ent , as its r adio waves pa ss through an d around o bjec ts such as w alls , windo ws, and ﬂoors .

INTRODUCTION

2.4GHz Radio Frequency: Reduced

inter fere nce and im proved w irele ss signal quality.

Extended Range: up to 600 f eet (183m)

Multi-Purpose: Use as an ind ividu al or

group w ireles s ﬂash t rigg er, and/or a s a shutt er rele ase rem ote tr igge r.

Multiple Groups: Conﬁgure u p to thre e

dier ent ligh t group s and up to s even dierent group combinations.

Flash S ync Sp eed of up t o 1/200s: Tak e

advan tage of s ync sp eeds th at matc h the ratin g of your ca mera a ll the wa y up to 1/200 s (on compa tible c amer as only) .

Flash Wake-Up: Wake -up fu nctio n in TTL-

compatible ﬂash units.

Ver sati le: One Re ceiver w orks w ith mul tiple

camer a and lig ht mode ls. Ju st swa p out the conn ecti ng cabl es.

Dual -Fun ction S hut ter Rel ease B utto n:

Press h alfw ay to focu s; pres s fully t o trigger shutter.

LED Ind icato rs: Co nﬁrm pr e-fo cus, sh utte r

relea se, ﬂa sh wake -up, a nd ﬂas h trig ger in wirel ess mod e.

TTL Pas s-Throug h: The Tran smitt er let s

TTL da ta tra nsfer f rom your c amer a to your co mpatib le ﬂas h, allo wing you r camer a to set t he appr opria te ﬂash l evel autom atica lly, in conj uncti on wit h its TTL me terin g syste m.

KEY FEATURES

Your Vello FreeWave Fus ion Pro Wireless Shutter/Flash/Grouping Remote Kit contains:

Wireless Transmitter Wireless Receiver Shutt er Release Ca ble

3.5 mm M ini to 3 .5 mm Mini Studio Tri gger Cable (3.5 mm Mi ni to ¼″ Phono) 4 AA A Batt erie s 2 Hot Shoe Protector s Receiver Holder

The FreeWave Fusion P ro Transm itte r features a hot shoe mount that s uppor ts TTL da ta pas s-th rough , allow ing you r camer a to set t he app ropri ate ﬂa sh level autom atica lly, in con junc tion wi th its TTL me tering syst em. In o rder to t ake advan tage o f the TT L featu re, you w ill need fu ll TTL s uppor t via your cam era , and a compatible ﬂash.

When transmitting dat a to the ﬂ ash or stud io light in any way o ther than the Transmitter’s hot sh oe moun t, we recom mend us ing a ful ly manually -

contro lled ﬂ ash. B ecau se thes e metho ds do not tr ansm it TTL setti ngs, you will need to set the power out put ma nuall y.

The FreeWave Fusion P ro is com patib le with mo st cam eras, ﬂas h units, and st udio light s. However, for TTL p ass- throu gh via the Transmit ter, ﬂash w ake- up funct ional ity, and /or high s hutt er spe eds, you will n eed ful l TTL su ppor t via yo ur camer a, ﬂ ash, a nd FreeWave Fu sion P ro trigger.

For ins tance, if you h ave a Cano n came ra and you’d like to t ake adv anta ge of the

COMPATIBLE DEVICES

ﬂash w ake-up featu re, you w ill nee d a Canon c amer a with T TL me tering, a compatible C anon ﬂa sh whi ch supp ort s TTL , and a de dicat ed Can on-c ompat ible FreeWave Fus ion Pro ﬂ ash tr igger.

Simil arly, if yo u have a Niko n came ra and you’d like to take advan tage of the ﬂash wake- up feature, yo u will ne ed a Nikon camer a wit h TTL me teri ng, a com patible Nikon ﬂa sh whi ch supp ort s TTL , and a dedic ated Ni kon-c ompat ible Fre eWave Fusion Pro ﬂash trig ger.

• Ther e are no user-se rviceabl e parts inside t he devi ces. Do not att empt t o disas semb le or per form any unauthorized modiﬁcation.

• Do not o pera te the FreeWave Fusion Pro in the prese nce of ﬂa mmab le gas o r vapors.

• Do not h andle w ith wet h ands o r immer se in or expose t o water o r rain . Failu re to obse rve this precauti on could result in ﬁre or e lect ric sho ck.

• Keep ou t of the re ach of c hildren. Thi s device c ontains sma ll par ts whi ch may pose a cho king h aza rd.

• Obse rve ca ution w hen ha ndlin g

batte ries . Bat terie s may leak or exp lode

if improperl y hand led. Use only the

batte ries l isted i n this ma nual . Make

cert ain to align ba tter ies with corr ect

polarity.

• Bat teries are prone to le akag e when

fully di scharged. To avoid d amage t o the

produ ct, b e sure t o remove the bat ter ies

when le aving th e produ ct unattend ed for

prolon ged periods o r when no charg e

remains.

• Do not u se or leave t he devi ces in condit ions of e xtre me heat, seve re cold , or high humidity.

• Turn o the c amer a’s power be fore inser ting o r remov ing the re mote cord.

• Disp ose of used batt erie s, pac kagi ng, and old devices i n accord ance w ith appropriate local environmental regulations.

SAFETY WARNINGS

FEATURES DIAGRAM

Hot Sho e Moun t

Shut ter Rel ease B utto n

Group I ndica tor

Receiver

Tra n smi t te r

Power /

(Group) Switch

Conﬁr matio n LED

Channel Switch

3.5 mm

Output Jack

Power /

Setting Button

Set the c hann el swi tch loc ated on t he side of the Transmitter and Re ceive r.

The cha nnel switch es set a diere nt rad io frequency fo r each Transmit ter/R eceiver set, s o that mu ltipl e sets of t he FreeWave Fusion Pro and /or additiona l Fusio n Pro Receivers ca n be used s imult aneo usly. You can set th e chann el swi tche s to your desired code; A ny comb inati on will w ork so long a s the swi tche s are set identi cally for both the Trans mitter and Receiver (s) of a singl e FreeWave Fu sion Pr o set.

Inser t 2 AA A batteries i n the Rec eiver a nd in the Transmitter.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Identical Channel

ReceiverTra n smi t te r

Turn ON the Re ceive r:

Slide t he Grou p Switc h to eit her A , B, or C and the unit wil l power up . The LE D will ﬂash re d at 2 seco nd inte rva ls to ind icate that th e Receiver is wor king.

To power down after u se, slide the G roup Switc h back to t he O po sitio n.

Turn ON the Transmit ter:

Press a nd hold t he power b utton for 2 second s to powe r up the Tran smit ter. The Gro up Indi cator l ight will turn on and show the c urrently se lected group. The Group i ndica tor lig ht will t urn o af ter 2 second s and the Transmi tter w ill ent er Stand by mode .

To power down after u se, press and h old the powe r butt on for 2 se conds . The LE D at the top of the unit will ﬂ ash 4 ti mes at half- secon d inter val s to indi cate th at it is powering down.

POWERING UP

1. Wi th your c amer a and Receiver o ,

loosen the Transmitter’s hot sh oe locki ng ring .

2. Insert t he Transm itte r’s hot sho e into

the cam era’s hot s hoe mou nt.

3. Tig hten t he hot sh oe lock ing ri ng until

secure.

MOUNTING THE TRANSMITTER

Mount t he rece iver on your tri pod or stand via on e of the t wo provid ed mounting options:

1. Threaded socke t for a st andar d ¼″

screw mo unt

2. Accessory shoe (cold shoe) foot

MOUNTING THE RECEIVER

Conne cting t o a Flas h Unit :

1. Sw itch t he ﬂas h’s lockin g swit ch to the

unlock position

2. Inser t the ﬂash’s hot sh oe foot into

the Transmitter or Rece iver ’s hot shoe mount

3. Swi tch the ﬂ ash’s loc king s witc h to the

locked position

Conne cting t o a Stud io Ligh t

You will need to use the included Studio Trigger C able to connect the Re ceive r to a studio light .

1. Plug the 3.5 mm en d of the cable in to

the Rece iver ’s output j ack.

2. Plug the 3 .5 mm e nd of the c able in to

the stu dio light remo te jack

3. If yo ur stud io ligh t has a ¼″ phono jack ,

it will n eed to be c onnec ted us ing the included 3. 5 mm to ¼″ phono cable.

CONNECTING THE LIGHTS

Slide t he Recei ver’s Group/Power swi tch to eith er A, B, or C . To assign mu ltiple Receivers to the same ﬂ ash gr oup, si mply selec t the sa me grou p lett er for ea ch Receiver in the ﬂ ash gr oup.

The LED a t the top o f the Receiver w ill ﬂash re d to conﬁ rm tha t the powe r is on.

Tip: You can combi ne studio lig hts and speedlig hts within the sam e ﬂash gr oup. (Be aware of the i ndependent recy cling time of each ﬂash to ensure a ll ﬂash units are ready t o ﬁre).

SETTING THE GROUPS

1. Gently p ress the Grou p/Powe r butt on

on the Transmitter. The group indicator LED(s) wil l light u p to indicate wh ich groups are cur rentl y selec ted.

2. To change gro up sele ctions, pre ss

the Gro up/Pow er but ton ag ain. Ke ep pressing the G roup/ Power bu tton t o cycle t hrough all the G roup op tions : A only; B o nly; C o nly; A , B and C; A a nd B; A and C; B a nd C.

3. To see whi ch grou ps are cu rrent ly

selec ted at an y time, gentl y press t he

Group /Power b utto n. The G roup indicator lig ht will turn o a fter 2 second s. Howe ver, even af ter powe ring down, t he tra nsmitter w ill rem ember the las t group selec ted.

4. To verify light and group s elec tion,

press t he shut ter re leas e butt on on eithe r the ca mera o r the Fre eWave Pro Transmitter h alfway. The LE D at the top of th e Receiv er will t urn gre en on each cu rrent ly selected Receiver.

SELECTING THE GROUPS

1. Co nﬁrm t hat the power on yo ur

camer a, Tran smit ter, and Rec eiver i s turned on.

2. If your ﬂa sh has a w ake- up function:

Press t he shut ter button on the ca mera half way to wa ke your ﬂa sh.

3. If yo ur ﬂash does no t have a wake -

up func tion, you may be a ble to tu rn o slee p mode: Refer to yo ur ﬂas h’s manua l to ﬁnd ou t if you can turn o  sleep m ode and for inst ruct ions.

4. Fully press t he shut ter bu tton on

your camera . All lights co nnec ted to Receivers in the currently s elec ted group w ill ﬁre .

Note: When transmit ting d ata to the ﬂash or stud io light through anyt hing ot her than th e Transmi tter ’s hot sho e mount , we recom mend us ing a ful ly manually contro lled ﬂ ash. B ecau se thes e metho ds do not tr ansm it TTL setti ngs, you will need to set the power out put ma nuall y.

USING THE FLASH TRIGGER

Conne cting t he Ca mera :

To use the remo te shutter re leas e funct ion, yo u will ne ed to use t he incl uded Fusion Pro shu tter release cabl e.

1. Plug the 3.5 mm e nd of the c able into

the Rece iver.

2. Plug the ot her end o f the ca ble int o

your camera’s shutte r relea se ter minal .

3. Mount the Recei ver on you r came ra’s

hot shoe facing forw ards or back wards. If you are u sing yo ur camera’s hot shoe,

you can use an acce ssor y shoe to attach the Rece iver to your cam era , trip od, or other suitable surface.

Note: I f you are m ounti ng a ﬂas h on your camera , moun t the ﬂa sh dire ctly on your ca mer a’s hot shoe . The Fusion Pro Rece iver ca n be mounted on a straight br acket . DO NOT MO UNT THE FLA SH ON TO P OF THE F USI ON PRO RECEI VER si nce the Receive r does n ot send TTL sign als to th e ﬂash .

USING THE FREEWAVE FUSION PRO AS A REMOTE SHUTTER RELEASE

1. Turn on the Rec eiver by slidin g the

Group /Power s witc h to any pos ition other t han O .

2. Set your ca mera t o the sin gle- shot

setting.

3. Press an d hold th e Transmi tter ’s

shutter rel ease bu tton half way to wake or fo cus your c amer a (if set t o Auto Fo cus). The L ED will turn gr een.

4. Fully depress t he shut ter bu tton o n the

Transmitter. The L ED will t urn red a nd the shu tter w ill be tr iggered.

REMOTE SHUTTER RELEASE | SINGLE SHOTS

1. Turn on the Rec eiver by slidin g the

Group /Power s witc h to any pos ition other t han O .

2. Set your ca mera t o the con tinuo us

shooting mode.

4. A full pres s of the Tran smit ter’s shutte r

button will t rigg er the camer a to take contin uous photos until you release the shutter but ton.

3. Press an d hold th e Transmi tter ’s

shutt er release bu tton h alf way to wa ke or focus y our cam era (i f set to Au to Focus). T he LED will tur n green .

REMOTE SHUTTER RELEASE | CONTINUOUS MODE

1. Turn on the Rec eiver by slidin g the

Group /Power s witc h to any pos ition other t han O .

2. Set your ca mera t o the delay/self-timer

setting.

3. Press an d hold th e Transmi tter ’s

shutter rel ease bu tton half way to

wake or fo cus your c amer a (if set t o Auto Fo cus). The L ED will turn gr een.

4. Fully depress t he shut ter bu tton o n the

Transmitter. The L ED will t urn red a nd the shu tter w ill be tr iggered af ter th e pre- set del ay set in yo ur camera.

REMOTE SHUTTER RELEASE | SELF-TIMER MODE

1. Turn on the Rec eiver by slidin g the

Group /Power s witc h to any pos ition other t han O .

2. Set your ca mera t o the bul b sett ing.

3. Press an d hold th e Transmi tter ’s

shutter rel ease bu tton half way to

wake or fo cus your c amer a (if set t o Auto Fo cus). The L ED will turn gr een.

4. Press and hold the Transmitter ’s

shutter but ton. T he shu tter w ill rem ain open un til you re leas e the shu tter button.

REMOTE SHUTTER RELEASE | BULB MODE (LONG EXPOSURE)

Please see the i nclud ed compatibility s heet for a list o f compatible t rig ger ca bles from the Gradus Group.

CAMERA RELEASE CABLES

Transmitter Receiver

Power

2 AA A 2 AA A

Batt ery Li fe* 5 Years 250 Hou rs

Channel Settings 4 possib le chan nels

Range

600 f t. (183m) with no obstructions

Frequency 2.4 GH z

Conﬁrmation LEDs 2 Color

Transmitter Receiver

Flash Trig ger Groups

7 possib le grou ps:

A, B , C, AB C, AB , AC, B C

Light s per Gro up Unlimited

Shut ter Mod es (setti ngs con trol led by camera)

Singl e Shot , Conti nuous ,

Self-Ti mer, & Bulb

SPECIFICATIONS

* In standby mod e.

Problems with the FreeWave Fusion Pro can usu ally be trace d to the fo llowing most common ca uses. Perfo rm the follow ing ste ps to diagnos e and cor rect the problem:

Check t he cont act be twee n the lig ht’s hot shoe foo t and the R eceiver’s hot sh oe. Make sur e the lig ht’s lock ing sw itch is s et to the lo ck posi tion.

Check t hat the s hutt er release cable an d/ or stud io light cable a re in goo d condi tion and properly connected.

Make sur e that th e Receiver is powe red on and at the correct set ting.

Remove th e batt erie s from the Transmitter a nd Recei ver and c hange t he chann el by swi tching the ch annel s witc hes to a die rent co mbina tion, taki ng care to ensu re that b oth the Tra nsmitter and Receiver are se t ident icall y.

If you en count er any interf erenc e on the initi al setting, t ry ch angin g the channel by choos ing a di erent chann el swi tch combination.

When using the F reeWave Fus ion Pro a s a shutter rel ease , you may no t be able to rele ase the s hutt er on you r came ra if the len s is set to A uto Focus and c annot focus on t he subj ect . Switc h your ca mera to manu al focu s to ensu re prop er shu tter release.

TROUBLESHOOTING

This eq uipme nt generates, use s, and can radiate r adio fr equen cy ene rgy, and if not in stalled and u sed in acc ordan ce with th e inst ruct ions, m ay caus e harm ful inter fere nce to r adio com munic ation s. This eq uipme nt has b een te sted and found to c omply w ith th e limit s for a Class B d igit al devi ce purs uant t o Par t

15 of the FCC Rules. Th ese lim its are

desig nated t o provid e reasonabl e protection a gain st har mful in ter feren ce in a resid enti al inst alla tion.

There i s no guarante e that i nter fere nce will not occur in a p art icula r inst allat ion.

If this e quip ment do es cau se harmful inter fere nce to r adio or television reception, w hich c an be det ermi ned by turni ng the eq uipme nt ON or O FF, the user is e ncour aged t o try to corre ct the interfe rence by one or mo re of the follow ing mea sures:

1. Reorie nt or relocat e the receivin g

antenna;

2. Increas e the dis tanc e betw een the

equip ment and the receiver.

This dev ice com plies w ith Pa rt

15,

Subpa rt B , Clas s B of the FCC Rules .

Oper ation i s subje ct to the follow ing two cond itions:

1. This dev ice may no t cause

harmf ul inte rfe rence .

2. This devic e must ac cept an y

interference received, including inter fere nce tha t may cau se undesired operation.

Any cha nges or m odiﬁcations (incl uding the ant enna) m ade to th is devi ce that are not e xpres sly ap proved by t he manuf actu rer may vo id the us er’s autho rity t o oper ate the e quip ment .

FCC COMPLIANCE

Limited One-Year Warranty

Vello provides a limited warranty that this product is free from defects in materials and workmanship to the original purchaser under normal use for a period of one (1) year from the original purchase date, or thirty (30) days after replacement whichever occurs later. Vello's responsibility with respect to this limited warranty shall be limited solely to repair or replacement, at its option, of any product which fails during normal consumer use. This warranty does not extend to damage or failure which results from misuse, neglect, accident, alteration, abuse, improper installation or maintenance. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, VELLO MAKES NEITHER ANY EXPRESS WARRANTIES NOR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES. INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. To obtain a replacement during the time of this warranty please return the defective Item with proof of purchase along with an RMA number to the place of purchase. This warranty gives you speciﬁc legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

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