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FREEWAVE PLUS

USER MANUAL

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for cho osing the Vello

FreeWave Plus Wirel ess Rem ote Shu tter

Relea se. Thi s device t riggers you r

camer a in eit her wired or wir eless m ode,

allowi ng you to tr ip the shutte r with out

distu rbing t he came ra. I t’s ideal f or tak ing

pictu res of subject s that ar e dicu lt

to appr oach, s uch as wildlife. It als o

eliminates vibrations caused by pressing

your camera’s shu tter r elea se butt on

durin g macro, close -up, an d long- expo sure

photography. The four- secon d delay

funct ion is great for se lf-p ortr aits .

The FreeWave Plus does not require line-of-sight alignment , as its r adio waves pa ss thro ugh and around o bjects such a s walls, windows, and ﬂoors. You can even tr igge r your camera around corners.

The FreeWave Plus use s the 2 .4GHz wirel ess fre quenc y for ext ended range and reduced interference.

Your Vello FreeWave Pl us Wireless Remote Shutter Release Kit contains:

Wireless Transmitter Wireless Receiver Camera Release Cable 4 AA A Batt eries

KEY FEATURES

2.4GHz Radio Frequency: Reduced

inter feren ce and imp roved wi reless signal quality.

Extended Range: up to 00m ( 320 ft .)

16 Possible Channels: One transmitter

can tri gger m ultipl e receiv ers.

Built-in Antenna: Destruction-proof

internal antenna.

Dual-function Release: Press ha lfwa y to

focus; p ress ful ly to tri gger s hutte r.

Delayed Release: Four-seco nd delay

funct ion give s you extr a time to g et in position.

Multi-exposure: Take multipl e shots w ith

one pres s of the tr igge r.

Long Exposure: Control th e leng th of the

exposure remotely.

Multi-function: Trigger yo ur came ra

wirele ssly or w ired. W ired tr igger ing works e ven if the b atter y is dead or missing.

Ver sa ti le: One rec eiver wo rks wi th dozen s

of came ra mode ls. Ju st swap o ut the camera release cable.

LED indicators: Conﬁrm pr e-foc us and

expos ure duri ng wire less mod e.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Set the D IP swi tch loc ated in th e batte ry compartment of the Transmitter and Receive r. The DIP sw itche s set a di erent radio f requen cy for ea ch Transm itter/ Receive r pair, so tha t multip le sets o f the FreeWave Plu s can be us ed simul tane ously.

You can use a pe n to set the D IP swi tches to your de sired co de. Any co mbina tion will wor k so long a s the swi tches a re set identi cally i n both th e Transmit ter and Receive r of a sing le FreeWave Pl us set. A total o f 6 diere nt comb inatio ns can be selected.

Inser t 2 AA b atter ies int o both the Transmit ter an d Receive r.

SAFETY WARNINGS

• There a re no use r-ser vice able pa rts inside t he devi ces. Do n ot atte mpt to disassemble or perform any unauthorized modiﬁcation.

• Do not op erate the FreeWave P lus in the pre sence of ﬂ amma ble ga s or vapo rs.

• Do not ha ndle wi th wet ha nds or immer se in or ex pose to w ater or r ain. Failu re to obse rve th is prec aution could result in ﬁre or el ectr ic shoc k.

• Keep out of the reach of chi ldren . This

device c ontai ns smal l parts whic h may pose a cho king h azar d.

• Obser ve caution when handli ng batte ries . Batt eries may leak o r expl ode if improperl y handl ed. Use o nly the batte ries listed in this ma nual. M ake cert ain to al ign bat teri es with c orrec t polarity.

• Batt erie s are pron e to leak age wh en full y disch arged . To avoid damage to the produc t, be s ure to remove the ba tter ies when le aving the produ ct unattend ed for prolon ged per iods or w hen no c harge remains.

• Do not use or leave the devices in condit ions of e xtreme heat , severe c old, or high humidity.

• Turn o the ca mera’s power befo re inser ting or removi ng the re mote cor d.

• Dispose used batteries, packaging, and old devices i n accord ance wi th appropriate local environmental regulations.

FEATURES DIAGRAM

Conﬁrmation LED

Receiver

Shutter Button

Power Bu tton

Battery Compartment

Conﬁrmation LED

Power Bu tton

Transmitter

Battery Compartment

Mode Selector

 2 3 4

 Single Shot

2 Continuous Shooting

3 Bulb Shooting

4 Self Timer

POWERING ON & OFF

Tur n ON the Receiver: Press and hold the Powe r butt on for 2 seconds. T he LED wil l ﬂash re d at 2 seco nd interval s to indicate that t he rece iver is wo rkin g.

To power down after u se, Pre ss and ho ld the Power b utto n for 2 seconds . The LED will ﬂash 4 ti mes in quick suc cessio n, to ind icate that it i s poweri ng o.

There i s no need fo r a power b utton on the transmitter. The Transmitter is always ready to ﬁre and u ses powe r only wh en you pre ss the fo cus/sh utte r release button.

Press and hold the Power button for 2 seconds to power up the Receiver.

MOUNTING THE RECEIVER

If usin g the Fre eWave wirelessly, mo unt the Rece iver on yo ur camera’s hot sh oe, facing forw ards or b ackw ards. If your c amer a’s hot shoe is in use, yo u can use a n access ory sh oe to attach th e Receiver to your c amer a, tr ipod, o r other suitable surface.

With you r came ra and Re ceiver OFF, connect the sh utte r relea se cabl e’s sub- mini plug end to the Recei ver, and the oth er end to yo ur camera’s shutter relea se jack . Power up y our cam era an d Re ce i ve r.

SINGLE SHOTS | WIRELESS

1. Turn on the Rece iver by pr essin g and holding the Power but ton unt il the LED lig hts up.

2. Set the Transmit ter to Single Shot.

3. Set your cam era to t he Single Shot

setting.

4. Pres s and hold the Transm itte r’s shutter rele ase bu tton h alfw ay to wake or focus y our cam era (if s et to Aut o Focus).The LED will turn green.

5. Fully depr ess the s hutter button on the Transmitter. The LE D will tu rn red an d the shu tter w ill be tr igge red.

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FOUR SECOND DELAY | WIRELESS

1. Turn on the Re ceive r by pressing and holding the Power but ton unt il the LED lig hts up.

2. Set the Trans mitter to Self Timer mode.

3. Set your c amer a to the Single Shot setting.

4. Press and hold the Tra nsmit ter’s shutter rele ase bu tton h alfw ay to wake or focus y our cam era (if s et to Aut o Focus). The LED will turn green.

5. Fully de press t he shut ter bu tton on

the Transmitte r. The LED will turn re d and the shutte r will be t riggered af ter a four-second delay.

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CONTINUOUS MODE | WIRELESS

1. Turn on the Re ceive r by pressing and holding the Power but ton unt il the LED lig hts up.

2. Set the Trans mitter to Bulb mode.

3. Set your c amer a to the Continuous

Shots setting.

4. Press and hold the Tra nsmit ter’s

shutter rele ase bu tton h alfw ay to wake or focus y our cam era (if s et to Aut o Focus).The LED will turn green.

5. A full press of the Tran smit ter’s shu tter

button will trigger the ca mera t o take

contin uous ph otos un til you ha lf pres s or fully press the shut ter button ag ain.

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CONTINUOUS MODE AT  SECOND INTERVALS | WIRELESS

1. Turn on the Re ceive r by pressing and holdin g the Powe r button until t he LED light s up.

2. Set the tr ansmi tter t o Continuous Shooting.

3. Set your c amer a to the Single Shot

setting.

4. Press and hold the Tra nsmit ter’s

shutter rele ase bu tton h alfw ay to wake or focus y our cam era (if s et to Aut o Focus). The LED will turn green.

5. A full press of the Tran smit ter’s

shutter but ton will trig ger the camer a to take continuous photos at 1 second inter vals until you relea se the shu tter button.

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BULB MODE (LONG EXPOSURE) | WIRELESS

1. Turn on the Re ceive r by pressing and holdin g the Powe r button until t he LED light s up.

2. Set the Trans mitter to Bulb Shooting.

3. Set your c amer a to the Bulb setting.

4. Press and hold the Tra nsmit ter’s

shutter rele ase bu tton h alfw ay to wake or focus y our cam era (if s et to Aut o Focus). The LED will turn green.

5. Fully de press t he Transm itter’s shutter

button. The L ED on the Tra nsmit ter will ﬂa sh red an d the LED o n the receiver will t urn solid red. Th e shut ter will remain open until you half -press or fully press the shutt er but ton ag ain.

4

SINGLE SHOTS | WIRED

The FreeWave Plus Rec eiver c an also be used a s a wired , o-camer a shut ter release.

With you r came ra and re ceive r OFF, connect the sh utte r relea se cabl e’s miniplug end to t he Receiver and t he othe r end to you r came ra’s shut ter rel ease ja ck. Power up yo ur came ra. T he Recei ver does no t need to b e on, bu t becau se the Receiver does n ot need p ower in wi red mode, t he LED w ill not li ght up.

1. Pres s and hold the Rece iver’s sh utte r

relea se but ton hal fway t o wake or fo cus your camera (i f set to Au to Focu s). The conﬁrmat ion LED w ill not display, so be sure t o manua lly foc us or all ow the cam era to A uto Foc us without conﬁrmation.

2. Fully pres s the shu tter b utto n on the

Receiver. The shut ter will be triggere d.

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CONTINUOUS MODE | WIRED

1. Set yo ur came ra to th e Continuous Shots setting.

2. Press and hold the Re ceiver ’s shutt er relea se but ton hal fway t o wake or fo cus

your camera (i f set to Au to Focu s). The conﬁrmat ion LED w ill not display, so be sure t o manua lly foc us or all ow the cam era to A uto Foc us without conﬁrmation.

3. A full press of the Re ceiver’s shutter

button will trigger the ca mera t o take contin uous ph otos un til you re lease t he shutter button.

6

BULB MODE (LONG EXPOSURE) | WIRED

1. Set yo ur came ra to Bulb mode.

2. Press and hold the Re ceiver ’s shutt er

3. Press an d hold th e Receiver’s shut ter button. The s hutte r will re main open until the shut ter button is r eleased.

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SPECIFICATIONS & TROUBLESHOOTING

Transmitter Receiver

Power 2 x AA A 2 x AA A

Battery Life 3 Ye ar s 300 Hours

Channels 6 Channels

Range 00m ( 320 ft .) with no o bstr uctio ns

Frequency 2.4 GH z

Conﬁrmation LEDs 2 Color

Shutter Modes

Singl e Shot , 4- Secon d Delay, Co ntinuo us,

-Second Cont inuou s, & Bul b

Troubleshooting

Problems wit h the Fre eWave Plus ca n usually be trace d to the followin g most common causes. Perfo rm the fo llowin g steps to diag nose and correct the problem:

• Check t hat the s hutter rele ase cab le is in go od condition and is properly connected.

• Make sure that th e Receiver is powe red on.

• Remove th e batt eries f rom the Transmit ter and Receiver, and chan ge the ch annel by rearr angin g the DIP switc hes to a di eren t combi nation, taki ng care t o ensure that both the Trans mitt er and Rece iver are set iden tical ly.

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FCC COMPLIANCE

This dev ice com plies w ith Part 5 of the FCC Rule s. Ope ratio n is subject to th e following two conditions:

1. This d evice may not cause harm ful

interference

2. This devic e must accept any

interference received, including inter fere nce that may caus e undes ired operation.

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ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY

This VE LLO produ ct is wa rrant ed to the origin al purc haser t o be free fro m defec ts in mate rials an d workm anshi p under no rmal consum er use for a p eriod o f one () year fro m the orig inal pu rchase d ate or th irty ( 30) days afte r replac ement , which ever occu rs late r. The warranty provider’s responsibility with respect to this li mited w arran ty sha ll be limi ted sole ly to repai r or repl acemen t, at th e provide r’s discre tion, o f any produ ct that f ails du ring norma l use of thi s produc t in its in tende d manne r and in its i ntend ed envir onment . Inope rabil ity of th e produc t or par t(s) shall b e deter mined by t he warr anty p rovide r. If the product has been discontinued, the warranty provide r reser ves the right to re place it w ith a model of equivalent quality and function.

This wa rrant y does not cover da mage or defec t caused b y misuse , negle ct, ac cident , alteration, abuse, improper installation or maint enanc e. EXCE PT AS PROV IDED HERE IN, TH E WARRA NTY P ROVIDER MAKE S NEITH ER ANY E XPRE SS WARRANTIES NOR ANY IMPLIED WARRA NTIES , INCLUDIN G BUT NOT LIMI TED TO ANY I MPLI ED WARR ANT Y OF MERC HANTABI LIT Y OR FITN ESS FO R A PARTICU LAR PU RPOSE. Thi s warr anty provide s you wit h speciﬁ c lega l rights , and you may also h ave addit ional ri ghts th at var y from state t o state .

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