YONGNUO PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT RF603C Users manual

Wireless Flash Trigger

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User Manual

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Contents

Thank you for purchasing YongNuo products in advance.
Please re ad th is us er ma nu al carefully and learn ho w to use ca me ra and
flash before.
This p ro du ct i s a wirele ss transceiver integrated design, f or t he c on ve ni en ce
of d es cr ip tion, th e pr od uc t wi ll name d “t ra ns mi tt er ” wh en moun te d on the
camera hot shoe in som e c as es , while named “receiver” wh en mou nt ed or
connected to the flash.

Ge neral des cript ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Ca ution s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Incl ude i te ms/ Optio nal Acc essor ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Th e name of e ach par t fo r RF603 I I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Prep arati on befo re u sing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Wi re les s flash t rigge r awaken & te sting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Wi re d/w ir ele ss r emo te s hutte r relea se . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Fu nctio n exten d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

Trouble shoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Sp ecifi catio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

General description

RF 60 3 I I a do pts a globa l f re e F SK 2. 4GHz wirel es s c ha nn el which ca n b e s ui ta ble
in many c ou nt ri es. RF603 II w it h FSK sys tem, c an be m or e effe ct ive to guarantee
sp ee d, dis tance and sta bi li ty. Wit hi n capacious are as , the remote c on tr ol distance
may reac h to 1 00 m, a nd s uitable for RF6 03 I.

RF 60 3 II wireles s flas h trigge r kit is fo rm ed b y tw o sa me transce iv er s. I t can be
se t to single transmit state (T X) , whi ch wi ll be more convenient for te sting flash, and
ca n be s et t o tr an sc ei ve r st ate (TR X) , au to ma tically swi tc h tr an sm it a nd r ec eive state,

2 le ve rs b ut to n de si gn , it will realize the a wa ke ni ng , fl as h te st in g,

adopts
focus and shutter function in “TX” and “TRX” state respectively.

Transmitter supports single co nt ac t t ri gg er in g, su pp or ts wireless wakening
up an d t ri gg ering the f la sh th ro ug h the ca mera ho t shoe, wit h P C s ync cable
(o pt io na l) can be t ri gger st ud io l ights, wi th s peciall y ca me ra shutter co nn ec ti ng cabl e
ca n re al iz e wi re d / wi re le ss s hu tt er rel ease remote con tr ol , su pp or ts c on trolling
mu lt ip le c am eras a nd f lashes at the s am e ti me .

Th e highest f la sh sy nc speed up to 1 /320 se co nd (s om e of mo de ls may on ly re ac h
to 1 /2 50s o r le ss, d if fe re nc e combina ti on o f mod el s of fl as h and c am er a us ing m ay
ac hi ev ed d if fe re nc e fl ash sync spee d) .

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Cautions

1. As this is an elect ro nic pro du ct acce ss ory, some of the envi ro nment c au ses
may affect the workin g. Howeve r this is hardl y ever to get this situ at ion,
do n' t worry.

2. Do not pul l th e wires and t ur n off the cam er a wh en conn ec ting.

3. For a lon g tim e non -use, plea se tu rn the tra nscei ve r off an d rem ov e the
ba tt er ies.

4. Do n ot pu t i t i n h ig h t em peratur e, su ch as a clo se d c ar un der direct su nl ight,
th e co ntrol pan el a nd othe r hi gh temperat ur e areas .

5. Kee p dr y, do not u se w et h ands cont ac t with the prod uc t, the prod uc t must
no t be imm er sed in w ater or expos ed to rain , and th is ma y a nd th is ma y l ea d
to n ot w ork prope rl y.

6. Do not used i n the flam ma ble o cc asion i n vio la tion of th is warnin g may c ause
an e xp losio n or f ir e.

7. Owing t o this produ ct inc lu de bat te ry, pleas e operat e it st rictl y accord in g to
rela te d rules , ot herwi se m aybe caus e ex plosi on , fire or p hy si cal inj ur y.

8. Do no t tr igger the flash clo se t o a p erson 's e ye s, i t ma y im pa ir t he p er son's
vi si on.

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C1

Cano n60D/ 350D /450D /
500D /550D /600 D/650 D
/700 D Pen tax Serie s

C3

Cano n
1D/5 D/7D/ 10D/ 20D/
30D/ 40D/5 0D

N1

Niko n
D1/D 2/D3/ D4 S eries
D200 /D300
D700 /D800

N2

Niko n
D70/ D70S/ D80

N3

Niko n
D90/ D600
D300 0/D50 00 S eries
D700 0 Ser ies

Include items/Optional Accessories

Include items:

RF 603C II o r RF603 N II . . X2
LS - 2. 5 S hutte r Cable * . . X1

Us er Manu al . . . . . . . X1

*S hutter Ca ble sho wn acco rding t o the pac kagin g.

Optional Accessories:

1. Th e LS -P C se ries flash ca bl e

LS -PC 635 L S-P C/P C

Yo u can add ition all y pur chase the shutt er
cabl e or PC sync ca ble if need ed .

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2. Th e LS -2 .5 s eries shutter
co nn ec ti ng c ab le

LS -2. 5/C 1...

The name of each parts of RF-603 II

A: Focusin g in di ca to r light (green) /

Sh ut te r in di ca to r light (red)
B: 2.5 mm s hutter remote cab le s oc ke t
C: H ot s ho e / Ho t sh oe contacts
D: P C so ck et (o ut put)
E: Awakeni ng i nd ic at or l ight (green ) /

Fl as h tr ig ge r indicator l ig ht ( re d)
F: Mu ltifunction butto n

Th e RF 60 3C II is
mo re su it ab le fo r
Ca non cam er as.

G: Pow er s wi tc h- 1 .T X

Th e RF 603N I I is
mo re su it ab le fo r
Ni kon c am er as.

(t rans mi t)

2. TR X( tr an sm it -r ec ei ve )
H: L oc ki ng r in g
I: Hot shoe mo un ti ng f oo t
J: C on ta ct s
K: Cha nn el setting swit ch
L: Batte ry r oo m
M:B attery door

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Preparation before using

1.Ch annel Set ti ng:

Use the channel setting switch to set the transceivers to
the same code, total 32 channels.

2.Ba ttery Ins ta llati on :

Sl ide to op en the ba ttery ro om, in stall two AA A
ba tt eries (no t incl ude) f or two trans ceive r acco rding to
th e "+/-" m arks sh own.

3.Fi x the trans ce iver on t he c amera hot s hoe:

Mo unt the t ra nscei ver o n the hot s hoe o f the cam era by
ho t shoe mo untin g fo ot, the n tig ht t he lo ck ing s cr ew.

S uppor t inst all in g th e flas h on th e transc eiver (Th e

On -Top Flash ,as t he p ict ur e sho wn ).

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Preparation before using

4.Fi x th e tr ansceiver o n li gh t stand or flas h br ac ket :

Mo un t th e transce iv er o n th e mi ni s tand o f the flash
atta ch ed or o th er fi xe d devic e (n ot incl uded) , an d tight t he
lo ck ing scr ew.

5.Fi x th e fl ash on transc ei ve r:

Inst all the f lash on the ho t shoe of t he tran sc eiver, lo ck t he
fl as h and ens ur e all lin ks a re fixed we ll .

6.Us e th e PC p ort to connec t ot he r type of flash es :

To real iz e t he fu nc tion you need t o a dd ition ally purch as e
th e LS -PC ser ie s cable a cc ordin g to t he differ en t inter fa ce .

1. In set the P C cab le w ith t he end of n utser t to PC s ocket o f
th e tr an sceiver, an d ti ght the n ut sert.

2. In set ano th er end of t he cabl e to t he sy nc hrono us s ocket
of t he t he flas h.

T he PC por t ju st used a s ou tput to c on nect th e fl ash.

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Preparation before using

7.Pow e r S witch a n d Tr a nsmit-rec e i v e State

Sett ings:

Se t the po we r swi tch on TX (si ngle transmi t) or TR X
(t ra nsm it-re cei ve a uto mat ic sw it ch) s tat e acc or din g to
di ff er en t s ho oting requir em en t. When it us ed as wi reless
tr ig ge ring transmi tt er an d fla sh testing , set to "T X" ; whi le
us ed as wire le ss t ri ggering rec ei ve r, usi ng s hu tt er r el ease o r
ot he r ext en de d fun ct io ns, s et to "T RX ", as th e table s hown,
se t to O FF m eans turn o ff t he p ower.

FMake sure all t he tran sc ei ve rs h av e be en fixed before using , the fl as h

need to set to manual “M” mode.

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Wireless flash trigger & testing

1.Th e fl as h Aw akening

Ha lf p ress th e mu ltifunc ti on butt on o f the trans mi tter or t he b utton o f ca mera
sh ut te r, the aw akening indic at or l ig ht o f transmit te r an d rece iv er wil l be br ight
(G re en ), at the m om ent if th e fl ash is in d or mant stat e, i t will be a wa ke ned.

2.Te st a nd t ri gger the flash

Fu ll y p ress t he mu ltifu nc tion but to n o f transm it te r to test th e flash o nc e. Whe n
full y pre ss ing t he re le ase b utton of c amera s hu tter, it wil l syn ch ronou sl y t ri gger
th e o n-top fl ash an d off-camera fl ash, t he flash trigg er indic at or lig ht of
tran sm itter and r ec eiver wil l be b right ( Re d) .

FIt r eq uires com pa tible t ra ns mitte r wh en usin g th e camera sh ut te r to awake

th e flash , non s pe cialize d transmi tt er ca n also wi re less tr igger t he fl as h
no rm ally (s in gle conta ct t rigge r) .

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Wired/wire less remote shu tter release fu nct ion

This p ro du ct ca n ac hi ev e wired / wi re le ss remote
shutter r el ea se fu nc ti on , n ee d t o LS-2.5 series shutter
co n nec t ing c abl e (or pur c has e ) a c cor d ing to t h e
different ca me ra s. When u si ng the sh ut te r re le as e, the
power switch need to set in”TRX” state.

1. As the pi ct ur e sh ow n, use th e sh ut te r release b et ween t he
sh ut te r so ck et o f ca me ra a nd t ra ns ce iver.

2. Si ng le t ra ns ce iv er c an be used as wir ed s hu tt er r el ea se.

3. Wh en usi ng as a w ir el es s sh ut te r re le as e, f ix a tr an sc ei ve r
on t he c am er a ho t sh oe o r fi x ar ou nd t he camera with the
ex te rn al so ck et of ca me ra s hutter th ro ugh s pe ci alized
sh ut te r ca bl e to c on nect, anoth er t ra ns ce iv er s et o n hand.

4.Ha lf press th e mu lt if un ct ion bu tt on of tra ns mitter, th e
ca me ra w ill e nt er into f oc us ing. Th e Focusing in dicator
li gh t wi ll bri gh t, ful ly press the button, the camera w il l
en te r i nt o sh oo ti ng , at th e mome nt , t he red sh ut te r
in di ca to r li ght bright.

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Function extend

1.Handhold t he flash for remo te fl ash trigger syn c

Take the RF603 II on th e f la sh as sh ut te r r el ea se re mo te co nt ro l, LS -2 .5 mm
series shutter connecting ca bl e n ee ds to be used. The tran sc ei ve rs sho ul d
set in “TRX” state.

1. In st all th e h an dhold fl ash on th e h ot shoe

of the transce iv er as transm it te r, and loc k
th e fl ash.

2. Fi xe d the ca me ra (s uc h as on a tri po d),

in st alled the ot her t ra nscei ve r o n the hot
sho e o f th e ca m e ra as r ecei v er,a nd
co nn ected with sp ec ializ ed sh ut ter cable
to the exter na l s hu tt er so cket of th e
ca me ra .

3. Pr es s t he mu ltifu nc ti on bu tton of th e

tran sc eiver on flash for rem ot e shooti ng ,
an d t he f la sh wil l be trig ge r with shutter
sy nc hronous ly.

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Function extend

2. R emote shootin g with flash trig ger s ync

Examples of u si ng multiple com bi na ti on s of RF 60 3 II, LS-2.5m m sh ut te r
connecting c ab le needs to be u se d, a nd several RF 60 3 II transceive rs needs
to be purchased.

1. In st al l on e tr an sc ei ve r on the hot shoe of the
ca me ra , an d connected t he s hutter so ck et
wi th t he s hu tt er c onnecting c ab le t o th e
ca me ra .

2. In st al l the fla sh on th e h ot shoe of th e o th er
transc ei ve rs , or conn ec t to studio fl as h lights
wi th P C sy nc c ab le.

3. Ha nd ho ld o ne transce iv er as a r em ot e co nt ro l
tr ans m itt er, h al f p res s the m ult i fu n cti o n
bu tt on of the transceiver to foc us , full p re ss

th e mul ti fu nc tion button to rem ot e shooting
wi th f la sh es t rigger sync .

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Troubleshooting

1.Unable or wireless trigger the flash

F
FSe t the p ow er s wi tc h of transmitter to T X stat e then te st t he fla sh , it co uld no t

te st f la sh w he n setting to TRX stat e.

FMa ke s ur e th e fl as h ha ve b ee n prepared and se t to m an ua l “M ” mo de.
FTh e po or c on ta ct between transm it te r, cam era an d fl as h wi ll cause the tr ig ge ri ng

prob le m, ensure t he co nt ac ts ar e clean and have b een i ns ta lled to the co rrect
po si ti on .

2.Unable to awake the flash

FWh en u si ng t he n on s pe cialized transmitte r, it need t o ha lf p re ss t he b ut to n of

transm it te r to awake t he fl as h w he n the tra nsmitter set i n T X s ta te . I f the flash could
no t be a wa ke n, i t ne ed t o ma nu al awa ke t he flash or tur n of f th e po we r sa vi ng mode.

3.The shutter could not be released

FWh en part o f t he ca me ra s could n ot fi nd th e focus, it co ul d n ot procee d to sh oo t

even i f re ce iv ing the sho ot in g si gnal. The foc us m od e of c amera should be a dj us te d to
“M ”.

to test the flash

Ma ke s ur e th e ba tt er y is f ul l an d the transceivers are in t he s am e ch an nel.

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Specification

Type: FSK 2 .4GHz w irele ss remo te cont rol sys tem
Transmission distance: 100m
Channels: 32 channels
Sh utter rel ease: h alf-pre ss, ful l-pre ss
Sh utter int erfac e: 2.5m m socke t
St udio fl ash lig ht inte rface : st and ar d PC sock et
Ma x Sy nc Spee d: 1/32 0 secon d
Ba tt ery : AAA×2 (3V )
St and-b y time: about 4 00 hour s in TX sta te,ab out 45 ho urs in TR X mode.
Si ze ( W x H x D): 38M M x 88M M x 33 .5M M

The fu nctions o f this user m an ual are b as ed on tes t co ndition s of
our co mpany.F urther no ti ce will n ot b e given i f th e design an d
spec ificati ons chang e.
Th e Y ONG NUO log o i n thi s m anu al inc lud es the r egi ste red
tr ade mar k or tra dem ark o f S hen zhe n Yon gnu o P hot ography
Equi pment Co. ,Ltd in Chi na o r/and o th er coun tr ies(reg ions).A ll
othe r tradema rk s are the p ro perty of th eir respe ctive own ers.

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FCC ID: 2ACYPRF603C

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Oper at ion is

undesired operation.

subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not
cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment。

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
—Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
—Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
—Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.

—Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.