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NEEWER VC-818TX User Manual

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VC-818TX High-speed
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  • Page 1 VC-818TX High-speed Wireless Radio Trigger (for Sony) User Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Description Page Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Safety Note -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of Parts ----------------------------------------------------------------------- VC-818TX Radio Transmitter ---------------------------------------------- LCD screen -------------------------------------------------------------------------- GR Group Flash ------------------------------------------------------------- Multi Stroboscopic Flash ----------------------------------------------------- Button Operation ------------------------------------------------------------------- Install Battery ------------------------------------------------------------------------ How to Use Radio Trigger ------------------------------------------------------- Mount on Camera...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Radio Trigger. Please read this instruction carefully and keep them handy for your reference. VC-818TX radio trigger (for Sony) is engineered to work with Sony TTL system. You can use VC-818TX transmitter on camera to trigger remote Neewer VISION5 flash.

  • Page 4: Safety Note

    Always keep out of reach of children. Consult a physician immediately if a child swallows any part of this device. 1/NameofParts VC-818TX Radio Transmitter -LED screen -Select Sync mode/Channel -Set Modeling lamp/ Turn ON or OFF AF-Assist beam...
  • Page 5 AF-Assist beam AF-Assist beam is only applicable to some models of cameras.

  • Page 6: Lcd Screen

    2/LCDscreen Gr:GroupFlash Gr: Group Flash Current selected Channel Output power of Current selected every modeling lamp group Flash exposure compensation amount Group Manual flash output Flash mode Note: 1. The LCD screen only shows settings of present application. 2. When press button or rotate dial, the LCD screen illuminates.

  • Page 7: Multi Stroboscopic Flash

    MultiStroboscopicFlash Multi Stroboscopic Flash Manual flash output Flash Frequency Number of Flashes...

  • Page 8: Button Operation

    3/ButtonOperation Button Operation Function Short press GROUP Select A/B/C group in sequence Long press 3s Gr/ MULIT Select flash mode for each group in sequence Short press 1. M 1/X: set output power of flash (Under Gr mode) with HSS feature MODE 2.

  • Page 9: Install Battery

    Slide battery cover backward, and open battery compartment. According to positive and negative indicator on the battery compartment, install two AA batteries (not include) or two 1.2V charging battery (not include). Caution: If the devise is going to be out of service in long period, please take out battery.

  • Page 10: How To Use Radio Trigger

    5/HowtoUseRadioTrigger 1-1 When camera is off, mount the transmitter VC-818TX on camera hotshoe, turn on the camera and transmitter. Set VISION5 flash and VC-818TX at the same channel 1-3 Press camera shutter button, the studio flash will be triggered simultaneously.

  • Page 12: Wireless Control

    Parameters set on radio transmitter will be synchronously reflected on flash that is wirelessly controlled. 11/SetChannel,IDandGroup VC-818TX transmitter has 8 channels and 30ID. In the same channel,VC-818TX enables you to separately control flashes in three groups simultane ously or independently. You can have as many lights as you want in every group.

  • Page 13: Switch Operation Mode Gr, Multi

    SetIDofRadioTransmitter 1. There are 30ID on radio transmitter, selectable from 1-30. 2. Long press [SYNC/CH] button,CH shows on the screem. Then, short press [SYNC/CH], ID code shows on screen. Rotate dial to set up proper ID. Press [OK] button to save the value. SetGroupofRadiotransmitter Press [GROUP] button to choose and set up A /B /C group in sequence.

  • Page 14: Ttl> Mode

    1.Whenuse<TTL>mode, set the flash exposure compensation by rotating dial. Flash exposure compensation range is ±3EV and variable in 1/3 precise increment. Caution: Studio flash or hot shoe speedlite should support Sony TTL. Flash exposure compensation 2.Whenuse<M1/x>mode, manually set flash output power by rotating dial.

  • Page 15: M> Mode

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  • Page 16: Multi Mode: Stroboscopic Operation

    14/ MultiMode:StroboscopicOperation To achieve ideal shooting effect, please only use single light in stroboscopic mode. Select<Multi>mode: Long press [MODE] button 3s and set the radio transmitter to <Multi>. Selectgroup: Short press [GROUP] button to select group A or B or C. Setupflashoutputpowerofselectedgroup: Shortly press [MODE], the triangle pointed <M 1/x>.
  • Page 17 Setupflashfrequencyofselectedgroup: Shortly press [MODE] button, the triangle pointed Hz. Flash frequency is variable from 1 to 100Hz. Rotate dial to set up proper frequency. Setupnumberofflashesofselectedgroup: Shortly press [MODE] button, the triangle pointed numbers of flashes. Numbers of flashes is variable from 1 to 100. Rotate dial to set up proper number of flashes...

  • Page 18: Set Sync Speed Mode

    Note: Different series of Sony camera has different shutter speed cutoff value. VC-818TX trigger will automatically identify the shutter speed cutoff value based on the camera's own settings. For example,the cutoff value of Sony A72 is 1/250.

  • Page 19: Operating Modeling Lamp

    16/ OperatingModelingLamp Use radio transmitter to remotely control the brightness of modeling lamp, dimmable in six steps. Shortly press [MODEL/AF] button, to set up modeling lamp of group A, B, and C in sequence. 1.SetmodelinglampofgroupA:short press [MODEL/AF] button, the LCD screen only show modeling lamp value of group A.

  • Page 20: Specification

    18/Specification Specification VC-818TX TTL fof Sony Model No. SONY A6000,A6300,A7R,A7,A7II,A7RII, Compatible camera A7RIII,A7III,A58,A77II,A99,A7SII,A6500, A7S,A9 Exposure control TTL autoflash,manual flash, system stroboscopic flash Channel Ch.1-8 1-30 Wireless radio ID Under every channel control 3 groups of Slave unit control slave unites isolately(A,B,C)

  • Page 21: About Product Firmware Upgrading

    About Product Firmware Upgrading In order to give customers better user experience, Neewer products will be updated with firmware to be compatible with more and more cameras. Please check Version Number of the product before using it according to following steps.
  • Page 22 Note: If you purchase a VC-818TX transmitter (Sony version), and would like to use it with existing VISION5 flash and VCHS TTL flash, please upgrade all the products you have to the latest version, including VISION5 flash, VCHS TTL flash, VCI818TX ETTL transmitter (for Canon), VC-818TX ITTL transmitter (for Nikon).
  • Page 23 FCC Statement this device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is 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 undesired operation. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

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