Yongnuo YN560-TX User Manual

Su ppor ts al l th e YON GNU O YN 560 II I

Fla shes Rel eased s ince Ja nuar y of 2013

Two Fl ash Mod es: M/M ulti
Remo te contro l of Fl ash Outpu t a nd Z oom

per g roup, u p to 6 group s.

Com patib le with R F602/R F603/ RF603 I I
16 Ch annel s
La rge a nd C lea r Scr een , Us er Fr ien dly

Int erfac e.

Trans missi on Rang e: 100 Me ters.
Wir eless S hutter R eceiv er of RF60 3/RF6 03 II

vPle ase act ivate t he g roup f uncti on o f

YN5 60-II I w ith YN56 0-TX bef ore use , an d
the n r emote co ntrol t he flash mo de (fla sh
out put) a nd zo om se tup of each group with
thi s cont rolle r YN5 60-TX . It's no n eed to
ope rate di rectl y on th e f lash. The f lash
sc ree n w ill sy nch ron ous ly di spl ay th e
p a r a m e t e r w h i c h i s s e t o n t h e
cor respo nding g roup of th e contr oller .

1).I nstal l two AA ba tteri es.

2).I nstal l this co ntrol ler on th e hot-s hoe of th e camer a.

3).Tu rn on the powe r, a nd the pow er indic ator lig ht
will l ight.

4).C ommun icati on mode ( RF602 /RF60 3) setup : Long
pres s [Hz/F N] butt on, the s creen w ill dis play th e
curr ent c ommun icati on m ode o f the tran sceiv er
t hi s c o nt r ol le r is co m pa t ib l e w it h . T he
comm unica tion m ode can b e set as R F602 or R F603.
Pres s [OK] bu tton to s ave and e xit.

1).S et comm unica tion mo de and ch annel :

Set YN560 III a s RX s lave flash mode, and s et it s
com muni cat ion mo de (R F602 /RF6 03) and ch anne l
same a s YN560 -TX.

2).A ctiva te grou p funct ion of th e flash :

Pres s [Z OOM/C H] b utton and [Hz /FN] butt on o n th e
cont rolle r s imult aneou sly, the co ntrol ler will di splay
ACT (ACTI VATE); when the displ ay sc reen of t he fl ash
disp lays a s show n in th e pict ure, p ress [ OK] bu tton o n
the flash , the group func tion o f YN5 60 III will be
acti vated .

3).S et flas h group s:

Pres s [MO DE] bu tton a nd [T RIG MO DE] b utton on th e
flas h simul taneo usly to s et the fl ash gro ups (A- F).

1). Long p ressin g [ ] bu tton to switc h the page of
A/B/ C group o r the pag e of D/E/F g roup.

M mod e:

Adj ust th e flas h out put of the c urren t grou p from
1/1 28 to 1 /1 by p ressi ng [RI GHT] b utton or [LE FT]
but ton; fine tune the f lash outpu t (+0 .3, + 0.7) by
pres sing [U P] butt on or [DO WN] but ton.

Mul ti Mode :

Adj ustme nt rang e of flash o utput i s 1/128 -1/4.

Ente r the zoom setu p mode by sh ort p ressin g
[ZO OM/CH ] but ton ( setti ng ra nge i s 24- 105MM ),
the n sav e the sett ings and exit by s hort press ing
[ZO OM/CH ] button o r [OK] bu tton.

1). Tes t flash

Pres s [TEST ] butto n on this c ontro ller to t est fla sh.

2). S hoot wi th YN56 0-TX(W irele ss Trigg ering )

Whe n half pre ssing s hutte r relea se butt on on the c amera , this co ntrol ler wil l give a wa ke-up s ignal , the sig nal
ind icator l ight of t his con troll er turn s green an d the sig nal ind icato r light o f the fla sh turn s blue.
Whe n ful l pre ssing shut ter releas e bu tton on th e ca mera, Yn560 III will flas h acc ordin g to the mode (flas h
out put) s et on YN56 0-TX contr oller and the si gnal indic ator light s of t his c ontro ller and t he fl ash tu rn re d;
whe n trigg ering R F602/ RF603 /RF60 3II, the f lash ou tput sh ould be a djust ed manu ally on t he flas h.

T he sett ings di splay ed on the f lash ar e subje ct to the f inal se tting s set on th e flash o r this co ntrol ler.

Prod uct Type : FSK 2.4 G wirel ess con troll er
Dis tance : 100M
Wire less Ch annel : 16
Fla sh Mode : M/Mul ti
Grou p Contr ol: A/B /C/D/ E/F
Zoo m Range : 24-10 5MM
Shu tter Int erfa ce: 2.5 mm shut ter inte rfac e
Bat tery Typ e: AA*2
Stan d-by Ti me: 120 h ours
Dim ensio ns: 70m m*97. 5mm*4 3mm
Net We ight: 9 8g

The fu nctio ns of thi s manua l a re base d on test
con ditio ns of our c ompan y. Furt her not ice wi ll not
be gi ven if the d esign a nd spec ifica tions c hange .

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Grou p:

A-F

Cha nnel: 1-16

Fla sh Coun t

Freq uency

Fla sh mode：M /Mult i

Fla sh outp ut/zo om

Fla sh
out put
fin e tune

1.Th e flash c an't be tr igger ed.

1). Check i f the co mmuni catio n mode o f this
con trolle r is set i nto the s ame mod e as the fl ash
(tr ansce iver).

2). Check i f the cha nnel of t his co ntroll er is se t into
the s ame cha nnel as t he flas h (tran sceive r).

2. Th e flash g roups of Y N560 II I can't be s et.

Re-a ctiva te the fla sh grou p of YN560 I II with

YN5 60-TX .

F lash o n the t ransc eive r can be tri ggere d

syn chrono usly.

R F603 II s hould b e set in “ TRX” st ate.

①Sta tus ind icato r ligh t: Gree n light w hen wa king
up (f ocusi ng); red l ight wh en trig gerin g (shut ter).
②Di splay scr een: Disp lays the cur rent func tions
sta tus cle arly an d visua lly.

③MO DE: To set fl ash mod es (M/M ulti/ - -).
④ : To ele ct group s (A/B/ C/D/E /F).
⑤In terfa ce fo r shu tter relea se: To impl ement

wire less s hutte r relea se func tion w ith a shu tter
rele ase cab le conn ected .
⑥Test butto n/Powe r indi cator l ight: When t urns
on the p ower, the powe r ind icato r lig ht w ill l ight
on; p ress thi s butto n to test f lash.
⑦Zo om/CH : Sho rt pr ess t his b utton to a djust
zoo m setti ngs (24 -105M M); lon g press t his but ton
to set c hanne ls (1-1 6).
⑧Hz /FN: shor t p ress this but ton to adjus t mu lti
fla sh count or m ulti fla sh frequ ency; l ong pres s
th is bu tt on t o s et c om mun ic at ion mo des
(RF 602/R F603) .

⑨Pow er swit ch: ON/ OFF.
⑩Se lect/ Setup b utton g roup: To se t vario us

para meter, [LEF T] bu tton i s to reduc e, [R IGHT]
but ton i s to incre ase, [UP] but ton o r [DO WN]
but ton is t o fine tune , and [O K] but ton in the
mid dle is to co nfirm .

Mor e suita ble
for C anon ca meras

Mor e suita ble
for N ikon cam eras

Pres s [ MODE] b utton a nd [ZOOM /CH] bu tton
sim ultan eousl y til l CL A ( CLEAR ) ap peare d on the
dis play scre en t o re store fa ctory se tting s of thi s
con trolle r.

Thi s co ntroll er s uppor ts using RF 603/R F603 II
tra nscei ver w hich set in the sa me ch annel to
wire less re mote co ntrol s hutte r.

1).A s shown in the pictu re, co nnect this c ontrol ler
to t he cam era sh utter socke t wit h a shu tter
cab le(LS -2.5 se ries) .

2).T he ca mera will focu s wh en yo u ha lf pr ess the
mul tifun ction b utton on th e t ransc eiver in
han ds, a nd th e fo cusin g ind icato r lig ht wi ll
lig ht ( green ); t he c amera wi ll s hoot when you
ful l pres s the mult ifunc tion b utton , and the
shu tter ind icato r light w ill lig ht (red ).

Befo re this p roduc t is conn ected o r insta lled,
plea se turn o ff the po wer of all t he asso ciated
equi pment .
Keep t his pro duct dr y. Do no t touch i t with we t
hand s, and d o not imm erse i t into wa ter or ex pose it in
the ra in. If no t, it may w ork abn ormal ly or dam aged.
Do no t use th is prod uct in i nfla mmab le and
expl osive p laces . If not, i t may cau se fire o r explo sion.
This produ ct invo lves b atter ies. Re fers t o the us e of
ba tte rie s, pl eas e st ric tly com ply w ith rel eva nt
regu latio ns. If n ot, it m ay c ause prope rty dama ge o r
pers onall y injur y.

⑩

①

②

③
④

⑤

⑥

⑦
⑧
⑨

In Mult i mod e, sh ort press [Hz /FN] butt on to
sel ect an d set m ulti flash freq uency and m ulti
fla sh coun t.

2). S hort pr essin g [ ] but ton: ①se lect gr oups, t hen

pres s [MOD E] but ton; ② t he fla sh mod e will b e
swit ched b etwee n M, Mul ti or - - ( - - mea ns flas h is
disa bled of t he grou p).

When this con trolle r is used for non- dedic ated

came ras, it won 't sup port waking the f lash u p from
the camer a, an d the trigg ering funct ion w ill b e
unre stric ted.

2. Ca ution s

3.M odel De scrip tion

5.P repar ation

7.S et Grou p and Fla sh Mode

8. Se t Flash O utput o f the Cur rent Gro up

9.M ulti Fl ash Fre quenc y & Flash C ount

10. S et Zoom f or Each G roup

11. Wirel ess Trig ger ing Fun ction

12. Wirel ess Shu tter Rec eiver F uncti on

13. Trou blesh ootin g Guide

14. Resto re Fac tory S ettin gs

15. Speci ficat ion

4.P ar ts an d Expla natio ns

6. Ac tivat e Group F uncti on of YN56 0 III

1.F eatur es

①

②

Use r Manua l

YN5 60 III

YN5 60 III

RF6 03 II

YN5 60-TX F or C

YN5 60-TX F or N

5).C hanne l s etup: Lo ng press [Z OOM/C H] butto n,
when t he chan nel and s imula tive ch annel s witch

on the L CD bli nk, set this c ontro ller a nd the

flas h in t he sam e chan nel. W hen us e this contr oller
with RF60 2/RF6 03/RF 603II trans ceive r, the chann el
swit ch state of the tr ansce iver sho uld be set into
the sa me as the s imula tive ch annel s witch .

Afte r grou p funct ion of Y N560I II is act ivate d, the
disp lay sc reen of t he flas h will sy nchro nous ly
di spl ay t he p ar ame te r wh ich is s et o n th e
corr espon ding gr oup of th e contr oller .