Cactus V6 IIs User Manual page 36

4. Flash Not Triggered/Shutter Not Released
LED Blinks?
TX: No
RX: No
TX: Yes (Green)
RX: No
TX: Yes (Green)
RX: Yes (Green)
Possible Causes
1. Poor battery contact or
insufficient battery on
TX
2. Poor hot shoe condition
1. Poor battery contact or
battery out of power on
RX
2. Channel and group
mismatch
3. Background radio
interference
4. Beyond 100m effective
range
5. TX and RX transceivers
are placed too close to
each other
1. Poor hot shoe contact
2. Flash used is not
compatible with the V6
IIs
3. Poor cable connection
4. Wrong cable is used
(only when the V6 IIs is
used as a Wireless
Solution
Replace batteries on TX and
retry
- Adjust tightness of hot
shoe contact
- Clean the hot shoe
contacts of the V6 with a
clean cloth
Replace the batteries in the
RX and retry
Ensure both transceivers
are set to the same channel
and the group assigned to
the RX has been activated
on the TX
- Set both transceivers to
another channel
- Change setup location as
interference may come
from other equipment in
the surrounding area
Make sure TX and RX
transceivers are placed
within 100m (328 ft) of
each other
Choose <SHORT> in the
working range sub-menu
- Adjust tightness of hot
shoe contact
- Clean the hot shoe
contacts of the V6 IIs with
a clean cloth
Check that the flash used is
compatible with the V6 IIs
(see Section 7.1)
- Check the cable
connection
- Change the cable
Ensure that an appropriate
shutter release cable is
used