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1. Additional features Multi flash Focus assist beam on off amp Hi Speed sync triggering 33 FOR YOUR SAFETY A Always keep this product from rain or dampness to avoid fire or electric shock A This product contains high voltage electronic parts Touching the high voltage circuit inside it may result in electric shock Do not disassemble Should repairs become necessary this product must be sent to an authorized maintenance center A Do not fire the flash directly into the eyes especially those of babies within short distances 4 Do not use the flash unit in the presence of flammable gases chemicals and other similar materials In certain circumstances these materials may be sensitive to the strong light emitting from this flash unit and fire or electromagnetic interference may result 4 Do not leave or store the flash unit if the ambient temperature reads over 122 F 50 C e g in automobile Otherwise the electronic parts may be damaged 4 Be cautious when using the CL 360 on your camera CL 360 is heavier than a typical shoe mount flash so a CL 360 on your camera may damage the camera hotshoe 01 Foreword For Your Safety Names of Parts e Body e Control Panel e Included Accessories e Separately Sold Accessories Installing Reflector Other Accessories Attaching Flash Tube Connecting to a Power Pack Connecting the Flash to a Camera Replacing the off Camera Adapter Using the Flash e Power Management e F
2. Cheetah Light LLC www cheetahstand com info cheetahstand com 214 734 1198 7 CHEETAH CL 360 Powerful amp Portable Flash Instruction Manual 33 FOREWORD Before using this product Please read this user manual carefully in order to ensure your safety and the proper operation of this product Keep for future reference Thank vou for purchasing a CHEETAH product CHEETAH CL 360 flash svstem includes the CL 360 flash with a bare tube external power pack wireless manual power control and a range of dedicated light shaping accessories CL 360 is several times more powerful than a tvpical hotshoe flash with comparable size and weight It offers studio qualitv light for outdoor as well as studio shooting The CL 360 offers e Studio quality light Greater than 300Ws GN 80 m ISO 100 with AD S2 standard reflector Approx 28mm flash coverage with the standard reflector External battery pack Cheetah Lithium lithium 11 1V 4500mAh 0 05 4 5s recycling and 450 full power flashes Lightweight and portable Even with power pack and accessories Wireless control Remote wireless control of flash functions and triggering Wide range accessories Softbox beauty dish snoots color gels etc Compatible with most bare bulb flash accessories from other brands Wide power adjustment range Power adjusts from full power to 1 128 in 1 3 stop increments Stable color temperature 5600 200K over the entire power range
3. ering Mode Press Mode Selection Button 18 to enter S1 mode In this mode the flash unit can function as a slave flash for creating multiple lighting effects It is respectively applicable to manual flash environment In S1 mode the flash unit will fire synchronously when the master flash fires the same effect as that by the use of radio triggers 5 S2 Mode S2 Slave Triggering Mode Press Mode Selection Button 18 to enter S2 mode In this mode the flash unit can function as a slave flash for creating multiple lighting effects Itis applicable when using a TTL master flash In S2 mode the flash unit will ignore a single preflash from the master flash and will only fire in response to the second actual flash from the master 6 RPT Mode Stroboscopic Flash Press Mode Selection Button 18 to enter RPT mode Multi Stroboscopic flash With stroboscopic flash a rapid series of flashes is fired It can be used to capture multiple images of a moving subject in a single photograph You can set the firing freguency number of flashes per sec expressed as Hz the number of flashes and the flash output For setting procedures see the following e Press the Mode Selection Button 18 so that RPT is displaved e Press Set Button 19 to select the item to be set The item blinks e Rotate Select Dial 22 to set a desired number Calculating the Shutter Speed During stroboscopic flash the shutter remains open until the firi
4. lash Output e M Mode e S1 Mode e S2 Mode e RPT Mode e YH Hi Speed Sync Triggering e MF Assist Beam e Buzz Function e Wireless Control Function e Sync Triggering e PC Sync Triggering Protection Function Technical Data Maintenance 202 12 14 01 Accessorv Mount 08 Wireless Control Port 02 Accessory Locking Ring 09 Sync Cord Jack 03 Flash Tube 10 PC Sync Socket 04 Tube Socket 11 MF Assist Beam 05 Umbrella Mounting Hole 12 Light Sensor 06 Release Button 13 Control Panel 07 Power Socket 14 Hotshoe Stand e Control Panel r l 15 LCD display PT CHEETAH 1 360 16 MF Assist Beam Button 1188 08 5 7 15 17 BUZZ Button GG Ooms 18 MODE Selection Button 16 19 19 SET Button 17 18 20 ON OFF Power Switch 20 l 21 Test Button Flash Ready Indicator 22 22 Select Dial The flash unit is not powered by itself but draws power from Cheetah Lithium Battery Pack L4500 sold separately 03 e Included Accessories 1 Flash tube 1 2 Protecting bag 1 3 Mini stand 1 4 Off camera adapter 1 5 Reflector 1 6 Power cable 1 7 Reflector diffuser 2 8 Instruction manual 1 W The product can be used in combination with the following accessories sold separately so as to achieve best photography effects CL Tx Rx Remote Control Softbox Beauty Dish Fold up umbrella Snoots Light stand etc yis MT e Separately Sold Accessories 1 Rotate Accessorv Locking Ring 2 coun
5. less Control Port 8 so that you can wirelessly adjust the power level of the flash and control the on or off of your flash focus assist lamp and buzzer as well as trigger the flash e To control the flash wirelessly you need a Cheetah CL series remote control set CL Tx and CL Rx Insert CL Rx receiver into the Wireless Control Port 7 on the flash and put CL Tx transmitter on top of the camera hot shoe Settings made on 10 the CL Tx transmitter and CL Rx receiver will be wirelessly communicated to the flash Then vou can press the camera shutter release button to trigger the flash e For full instructions on the use of CL series remote control see its user manual e When the flash unit receives wireless signals W is shown on the LCD display 11 Svnc Triggering The Svnc Cord Jack 9 is a b3 5mm plug Insert a trigger plug here and the flash will be fired synchronously with the camera shutter 12 PC Sync Triggering Insert one end of a PC sync cable into the PC Sync Socket 10 of the flash unit and the other end into the PC Sync Socket on the camera The flash unit will fire when the camera s shutter release button is pressed W Protection Function Over Temperature Protection e To avoid overheating and deteriorating the flash head do not fire more than 75 continuous flashes in fast succession at 1 1 full power After 75 continuous flashes allow a rest time of at least 10 minutes e If you fire more than 75 continuo
6. m when in use Avoid continuous flashes if unnecessary Maintenance of the flash must be performed by our authorized maintenance department which can provide original accessories The flash tube is user replaceable Replacement tubes can be obtained from the manufacturer This product except consumables e g flash tube is supported with a one year warranty Unauthorized service will void the warranty If the product had failures or was wetted do not use it until it is repaired by professionals Disconnect the power when cleaning the unit or when changing the flashtube Changes made to the specifications or designs may not be reflected in this manual SGP
7. ng stops Use the following formula to calculate the shutter speed reguired to capture the full seguence of flashes 08 Number of flashes Firing freguency Shutter speed For example if the number of flashes is 10 and the firing freguency is 5 Hz the shutter speed should be at least 2 sec Note e Stroboscopic flash is most effective with a highly reflective subject against a dark background e Using a tripod a remote switch and an external power source is recommended e A flash output of 1 1 or 1 2 cannot be set for stroboscopic flash e Stroboscopic flash can be used with bulb To avoid overheating and deteriorating the flash head do not use stroboscopic flash more than 10 times in succession Maximum Stroboscopic Flashes Flash Output ia 1 2 3 s a B d 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 30 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 8 50 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 16 70 70 7 4 3 3 3 1 32 80 80 80 16 8 6 5 1 64 99 99 99 99 99 99 25 1 128 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 sl si 8 9 10 11 1243 13 15 15 19 20 99 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 32 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 1 64 15 10 6 6 5 5 5 1 128 99 99 99 99 99 36 20 09 7 4 Hi Speed Sync Triggering To enter 4 mode press both Mode Selection Button 18 and Set Button 19 Press Mode Selection Button 18 again to exit 4 mode In H hi speed sync trigge
8. ring mode you can use a hi speed sync trigger to have your flash unit synchronize with all shutter speeds of cameras max 1 8000 second up to your camera This is convenient when you want to use aperture priority for fill flash portraits Note e Hi speed sync triggering mode is effective only when the flash unit is used together with hi speed sync trigger e g Cells Il transceiver e Hi speed sync triggering mode is not available when the flash unit is mounted onto the camera hotshoe To avoid overheating or deteriorating the flash head the over temperature protection function will be activated automatically after 10 continuous high speed flashes and the recycle time becomes 10s longer Number of flashes that will activate over temperature protection in high speed sync triggering mode Power Output Level Number of Flashes Approx 1 1 10 1 2 15 1 4 20 1 8 30 8 MF Assist Beam Under poorly lit or low contrast conditions you can press MF Assist Beam Button 16 to turn on the MF assist beam in order to make it easier to autofocus When the MF assist beam is lit amp is shown on the LCD display 9 Buzz Function The buzz function can be controlled by pressing BUZZ Button 17 When the buzzer is turned on Wis shown on the LCD display The buzzer provides an indication that the CL 360 flash unit has fully recycled 10 Wireless Control Function e The flash unit is built in with a Wire
9. ter 1 Use a screwdriver not included to remove the four screws at the bottom of this product Then take out the bottom part carefully as illustrated A w 2 Install the off camera adapter at the bottom of this product 3 Tighten all the screws 2 3 Using the Flash 1 Power Management ON OFF Power Switch 20 controls the on off of the flash unit Turn off the power pack if the flash unit will not be used for an extended period 2 Flash Output Flash output can be varied from 1 128th power to 1 1 full power in 1 3 stop increments To obtain a correct flash exposure use a hand held flash meter to determine the required flash output Adjust the power output by rotating Select Dial 22 The following table makes it easier to see how the stop changes in terms of f stop when you increase or decrease the flash output 07 Figures displayed when reducing flash output level gt i Figures displayed when increasing flash output level When OF is shown on the LCD display it means no flash output and flash firing is turned off 3 M Mode Manual Mode Press MODE Selection Button 18 to enter M mode In this mode you can set the flash unit onto your camera hot shoe or your trigger hot shoe for firing Before shooting adjust the power output of the CL 360 When the camera s shutter is pressed the flash will fire Slave triggering mode is not available in M mode 4 S1 Mode S1 Slave Trigg
10. ter clockwise until it is loosen 2 Insert the reflector into the Accessory Mount 1 04 3 Rotate Accessorv Locking Ring 2 clockwise to lock it up Do not over tighten W Attaching Flash Tube 1 Remove the reflector or other accessories from the flash head 2 Slip the mounting foot of the flash unit into the camera hotshoe 2 Match the red dot on the base of the flash tube with the red dot in the Tube Socket 4 Push the flash tube in until it is securely seated into the socket 3 Secure the flash unit bv rotating the locking ring the direction of the row 1 Before connecting make sure that the power pack is turned off 2 Plug one end of Power Cable into Power Socket 7 of the flash unit and insert the other end into the output socket of the power pack 3 Turn on the power pack Normallv the flash unit will be fullv charged and readv to work ngan The flash unit is not powered by itself but draws power from Cheetah Lithium Battery Pack L4500 sold separately For the instructions of the power pack see the related user manual 05 206 i Replacing the Off Camera Adapter The off camera adapter is useful when using the product as an off camera flash There is a 1 4 mounting hole at the bottom of the off camera adapter After replacing the adapter the flash can be used mounting on CL 360 portable light boom and almost any other light stand To install the off camera adap
11. us flashes and then fire more flashes in short intervals the inner over temperature protection function may be activated and make the recycling time about 10 to 15 seconds If this occurs allow a rest time of about 10 minutes and the flash unit will then return to normal e When the over temperature protection is started Jis shown on the LCD display Number of flashes that will activate over temperature protection Power Output Level Number of Flashes Approx 1 1 75 1 2 100 1 4 200 1 8 300 1 16 1 32 400 1 64 1 128 500 11 Model CL 360 Max Power 360Ws 307 2 True WS Guide No m ISO 200 GN 220 10ft ISO 200 with standard reflector Approx 28mm flash coverage when operating on a camera with the standard reflector Vertical Rotation Angle 15 to 90 Horizontal Rotation Angle Oto 270 Power Supply Cheetah Lithium power pack L4500 Full Power Flashes 450 with Cheetah Lithium power pack L4500 Recycle Time Approx 0 05 4 5s with Cheetah Lithium power pack Color Temperature 5600 200K Flash Duration 1 300s 1 10000s Dimension 75 95 220mm flash tube amp reflector not included Net Weight 780g flash tube amp reflector not included e Shut down the device immediatelv should abnormal operation be detected Avoid sudden impacts and the lamp should be dedusted regulariv Itis normal for the flash tube to be war
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