Cactus V6 IIs Quick start guide

Brand: Cactus

Model: V6 IIs

Type: Quick start guide

Cactus V6 IIs is a wireless flash transceiver that provides reliable triggering and remote power control for your flashes, enabling you to explore creative lighting setups and achieve stunning results. With its impressive range of up to 100 meters and support for high-speed sync up to 1/8,000 second, the V6 IIs offers exceptional flexibility and precision for your photography.

Setting the Channel

Major Speciﬁcations

• Workingradiofrequency:2.4GHz

• Numberofchannels:16

• Numberofgroups:4

• Supportssyncspeedupto1/8,000second

• AF-AssistLED:1W

• Maximumeffectivedistance:100meters

• Operatingtemperature:-20°Cto+50°C

• Cameravoltagehandling:upto6V

• Flashvoltagehandling:upto300V

• Dimensions:79mm(L)x77mm(W)x46mm(H)

• Weight:89g

• Powerinput:2xAAbattery,3V,50mA,0.15W;mini

USB 2.0, D C i n put 5V

Installing the Batteries

Openthebatterydoor

bypushingitbackward.

Flipopenthelatchand

i n ser t tw o A A b atter ie s 

usingthecorrect

polarities.Thenclose

thebatterydoorby

pushingittothefront.

Attaching to the Camera

UNLOCK

Turnthelockleverto

theRIGHTtoLOCKthe

m u lti-sy ste m sh o e t o 

thecamera.

LOCK

Turnthelockleverto

theLEFTtoUNLOCKthe

m u lti-sy ste m sh o e f r o m 

thecamera.

Nomenclature

HOTSHOE

(M ALE)

HOTSHOE

L O C KL E V E R

BATTERYDOOR

TRIPODMOUNT

LEDSTATUSINDICATOR

M E N UB U T T O N

OKBUTTON

SELECTIONDIAL

L C DDI SP L A Y

HOTSHOE

(FEM AL E)

X-SYNCPORT

MINIUSBPORT

MODESWITCH

AF-ASSIST

LIGHT

LANYARD

LOOP

T E S TB U T T O N/ 

SHUTTERRELEASE

BUTTON

G R O U P B U T T O N S

LCD Panel

CHANNEL P O W E R L E V E L P O W E R L E V E L I NC R E M E N T

BATTERYINDICATOR

GROUP

MAIN SCREEN

STATUS SCREEN ( + )

TX Mode RX Mode

Cautions and Warnings

BeforeusingyourV6IIs,readthefollowingsafety

pr e c a utio n s t o e n s u r e c or r e ct a n ds afe u s e:

• TurnOFFallyourequipment(e.g.,Cactusunits,

 a s h u n its, c a m er a s, etc.)b efor ec h a n g i n g 

batteries.Observethecorrectpolaritywhen

changingbatteries.Thereisadangerof

explosionifthebatteriesareinstalled

i n c or r e ctl y.

• Switchoffthetransceiverandremovebatteries

d u r i n g st or a g e.

• Donotdisassemble.

• DonotcrushtheV6IIsanddonotexposeitto

a n y s h o c k or f o r c e s u ch a sh a m m e ri n g, d r o p pi n g, 

orsteppingonit.

Choose the Operation Mode

SettheV6IIstransceiverto

thecorrectmode(transmitter

t o “ T X”,r e ceiv er t o “ R X”) b y 

slidingthemodeswitchtothe

cor r e ctp o sitio n.

Setting & Selecting the Group

• TX:Activateany

co m bi n atio n of g r o u ps 

bypressingthegroup

buttons.

• RX:Seteachunitto

Gr o u p A, B, C o r D b y 

pressingthegroup

button.EachRXcan

onlybeassignedtoONE

group.

CAMERA 

SYSTEM

P O W E R L E V E L / 

ZOOM

FLASHPROFILE

FLASH

SYSTEM

SYNCMODE

INDICATOR

R E L A Y M O DE 

INDICATOR

DELAY

TIMER

WIRELESS

SENSITIVITY

CHANNEL

BATTERYINDICATOR

FLASH

PROFILE

P O W E R L E V E L 

INCREMENT

POWER

LEVEL

DELAY

TIMER

R E L A Y M O DE 

INDICATOR

FLASH

SYSTEM

SetallofyourV6IIstransceiverstothesame

ch a n n el (e.g.,c h a n n el 10):

Wireless

Flash

Transceiver

V6 IIs

Q u ickSta r t G u id e

Package Contents

V6 II s T r a n sceiv e r

Fla s hSta n d FS-2

Q u ic k S t a r t G u ide 

&Album

Flash Compatibility

TX RX Compatible Flash System

V6IIs V6IIs Sony

V6 II Canon,Nikon,Olympus,Pentax,

F u j i f i l m

CactusRF60/RF60X



FujifilmashesdonotsupportHSScapabilities.

Camera and Flash Indicators

Sony Others

<RADIOSETUP> <CHANNEL> <10>

Remote Power Control

Function Key

A d ju sti n g a l l g r o u p s



A d ju sti n g a si n g le g r o u p 

(e.g., g r o u pA)

  + 

H o l d  ,then

Adjustingtheon-cameraash

 + 

Remote Zoom Control

Function Key

Togglingtoandfromthezoom

controlpanel



A d ju sti n g a l l g r o u p s



A d ju sti n g a si n g le g r o u p 

(e.g., g r o u pA)

 + 

H o l d  ,then

Adjustingtheon-cameraash

 + 

TTL Pass-through

• TheV6IIstransceivercomeswithapairofhot

s h o e s th at s u p p or ts T T L p a ss-t h r o u g h w it h S o n y 

camerasandsystemashes.

• TurnON/OFFTTLpass-throughmode:Hold

• TheLCDdisplaywillshow

theTTLpass-throughindicator

atthelowerlefthandcorner

i n T T L p a s s-th r o u g h m o d e.

Corporate Oﬃce:

H A R V ES T O N E L I M I T E D

11D, B L K2, KO O NWA H M I R R O R FA C T ORY(6T H) I N D. B L D G., 

7-9 H O T IN S T, T U E N M U N, H O N G K O NG

PLEASECONTACTYOURLOCALDEALERFORCUSTOMERSERVICE.

EDITION)

Camera Shutter Release

1.ConnecttheV6IIsRXto

yo u r c a m er a u si n g a n 

appropriateshutter

releasecable.

2.Matchthechannelandthe

groupoftheTXandtheRX.

Functions Status LED

Ha lf-pr ess Auto-focus Orange

Fullpress Releasethe

shutter

Green

Relay Mode

CameraShutter+Flash

TX RX1 RX2

Handheld Mountoncamera’s

hotshoeandconnect

usingacorresponding

shuttercable.

C o n n e ct t o a s h 

unit.

N o s e t u p 

required.

RX1

RX2

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Flash Setup

1.TurnonyourashandswitchittotheTTLmode.

2.SwitchontheV6IIs.DecidewhethertoapplyanAuto

FlashProfile(default)oraash-specificprofile.

• AutoFlashProfile<AUTO>:workswithallSony

compatibleashes.

• Flash-specificprofile(e.g.,<SONYF60M>):workswith

theselectedashmodelwithmoreaccuratepower

output.

Menu at a Glance

Working with RF60 and V6 II

V6 IIs RF 60X / RF60 V6 II

On-camera Off-ca mera Off-ca mera

S w it c ht o T X m o d e S w it c ht o Slave S w it c ht o R X m o d e

Setalldevicestothesamechannel.

C o n n e ct t o S o n y 

c a m er a s w it h M I 

shoe.

Standalonewith

b u i lt -i nV6 w i r e le s s 

module.

C o n n e ct t o C a n o n, 

Ni ko n, Ol y m p u s, 

FujifilmorPentax

TTLashes.

CAMERA

RF60

V6 IIs

V6 II

Selection Dial Setup (TX)

Functions Key

DialDirection

(C lo ck w i s e/ 

A nti(cou nt er)-

clo ck wise)

Dia l L o ck / 

Unlock 

Hold o nth e m a i n s c r e e n for2s e c.

Temporary

Unlock*

Press once a n d t u r n t h e d i a l w it h i n 

2 s e c.

*TheTemporaryUnlockoftheselectiondialcanbe

disabledinthe<PREFERENCES>menu.

FUNCTIONS TX RX

- S Y NC M OD E

- D E L A Y

- R E L AY

-GROUPSEQUENCE

- SP O R T S S H U T T E R

- T T L PA SS T H R OUG H

√

FLASH SETUP TX RX

- F L A S HS YST E M

- F L A S HPR O F I L E

√

T X 

PREFERENCESFUNCTIONS  POWER

SETUP

RADIO 

SETUP

FLASH

SETUP

PREFERENCES

FUNCTIONS  RADIO 

SETUP

POWER SETUP TX RX

- P O W E R M O D E

- E VST E P

- L OP O W E R

√

RADIO SETUP TX RX

- C H A N N E L

- R A DIOI D

-MULTI-MASTER

- W O R K R A N G E

√

PREFERENCES TX RX

- A F-A S SIST(T X/R X)

- B ACK L IG H T P O W E R

- B ACK L IG H T T I M E

- DAY L IG H T M O D E

- S W A PCO N T R O L

- DI A L DIR E C T IO N

-TEMPORARYUNLOCK

- S L E E P

- FACT O R Y R E SE T

√

Visit o u r w eb sit e t od o w n loa d th e 

usermanualandcheckforthelatest

firmwareupdates.

FLASH

SETUP

<FLASHSETUP>

<FLASHPROFILE>

<ON>

High Speed Sync (1): Normal HSS

1.TurnontheHSS/FPsettingoftheremoteTTL

ashesattachedtotheV6IIsRX.

2.ChooseNormalHSSfromtheV6IIsTXmenu.

High Speed Sync (2): Power Sync

1.ChoosePowerSyncfromtheV6IIsTXmenu.

2.Adjustthesynctime,ifnecessary.

• TurnthedialtotheLEFTtoexpeditethesync

timeifyoufindadarkbandattheBOTTOMofthe

picture.

• TurnthedialtotheRIGHTtodelaythesynctime

ifyoufindadarkbandattheTOPofthepicture.

Cactus V6 IIs Quick start guide

Cactus V6 IIs Quick start guide

Cactus V6 IIs Quick start guide

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