Thank you for purchasing an AODELAN product. AODELAN FT-8 is a simple and reliable radio flash trigger. It offers a simple way to use off-camera flash. The rotating Transmitter can be used upright or in the low-profile down position. The 8-channel transmitter and receiver units have a maximum range of 200m and feature a “fire-all”...
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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...
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Parts Transmitter FT-8(T) 1. Status LED 2. Channel Numbers 3. Channel Adjustment Buttons 4. Fire All Button 5. Test Button 6. Swivel Rotator 7. Locking Ring 8. Camera Hot Shoe Connection 9. Power Switch 10. Battery Cover 11. Battery Compartment Receiver FT-8(R) 1.
4. Replace the battery cover and push back into the locked position. Turning Transmitter and Receiver On/Off 1. To turn on the FT-8 transmitter or receiver - move the power switch to the “ON” position. 2. To turn off the FT-8 transmitter or receiver - move the power switch to the “OFF”...
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2. Slide the flash into the receiver’s hot shoe mount. 3. Lock the flash with the flash’s locking mechanism. 4. Turn on the flash and the FT-8 receiver. * 5. Set the flash to Manual mode. Connecting a flash/strobe to the FT-8 receiver by sync cable 1.
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AODELAN FT-8 transmitters and receivers - when connecting and disconnecting devices. FT-8 is designed to work with camera and flash in manual mode and has no TTL functions. FT-8 receiver will fire hot shoe flashes that are triggered from the center contact pin.
Raising and Lowering the Transmitter The FT-8 transmitter can be used in an up or down position. 1. To lower the transmitter: After mounting, gently push the FT-8 transmitter forward to use in the down position. The transmitter will lock in place in the down position.
FT-8 receivers on the same channel will fire. Status LED The Status LED on the front of the FT-8 transmitter will flash green approximately every one second when in standby mode. It will turn red when a signal is being transmitted.
Specifications Frequency: 2.4 GHz Range: Max. 200m (656 feet) Channel: 8 channels and Fire All Function Power: 2 x AA batteries (Transmitter and Receiver), 5V DC (Receiver) Max. sync speed: 1/250 sec** Antenna: internal antenna Transmitter Dimensions: Approx. 104 x 50 x 35mm (4.1 x 2.0 x 1.4 Weight: Approx.
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