User Manual
Activate at least one Zone on both FW8R and FW9T by
sliding Zone switches 1, 2, 3, and/or 4 up, towards the “+”
symbol. Any FW8R and FW9T Zones that match will acti-
vate FW8R units each time the FW9T unit transmits.
There are many possible combinations and you can
change them as you work. To deactivate a Zone slide its
switch down towards the “-“ symbol.
The FREE
X
WIRE FW7Q has no Zone Switch. When used
with a Qflash 4 series, FW7Q will activate for any Zone 1,
2, 3, or 4, on the matching Channel. However, Qflash 5
series can set the Zone of FW7Q through its control panel.
(Note: Qflash 4 series can be upgraded to Qflash 5 series.
Please contact the Service Department at www.qtm.com).
To set the Zone on a Qflash 5 series, press the Option
button three times. The Zone Code settings should display
on Qflash screen. Use the Set button select a Zone, then
press the Up ▲ and Down ▼ buttons to turn the selected
Zone on or off.
2.2 Turn on the units
Slide the power switch to ON. The status light of FW9T blinks red, slowly. FW8R
units blink green, slowly. Low batteries are indicated by 3 quick blinks every few sec-
onds. Qflash 4 and 5 series power Receiver FW7Q which requires no batteries. The
green LED indicator on the FW7Q blinks once per second when Qflash is powered.
Open the antennas so that they are approximately vertical. See Section 5.0,
Mounting FREE
X
WIRE.
Press TEST on the Transmitter FW9T to confirm that all units are working. STATUS
should light steadily on all FREE
X
WIRE Receivers for as long as you hold TEST
(assuming correct Channel and Zone settings.)
2.3 Using FW9T test button to trigger a flash or shutter release:
For single shot operation, set the TTL switch of the FW9T “ON” when triggering a
remote flash, this is a one shot mode to prevent the flash from firing multiple times.
For continuos operation, set the TTL switch of the FW9T “OFF” when releasing the
shutter of a camera remotely.
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3.0 Wireless Flash set-up -
with or without On Camera Flash
3.1 Transmitter FW9T
Connect the included (or other) sync-in
cord from your camera PC nipple to FW9T
Sync-In. Or use the optional FW11 or
FW12 to connect FREE
X
WIRE to your
camera’s hot shoe. (See Appendix A for
other sync-in options.)
If you want to sync an on-camera flash (in
addition to a wireless one) connect the
flash manufacturer’s PC sync cord to the
Sync-Out PC nipple on Transmitter FW9T,
and set the Local switch to (
+
). To turn off
the local flash, switch to (
-
).
If Qflash is the on-camera flash, connect
FW31 from Qflash to the FW9T bottom
socket (or FW11 DIN socket if used).
Then, Qflash can power the FW9T by set-
ting the power switch to EXT, and batteries
are not needed.
3.2 Receiver FW8R
Connect the PC sync cord supplied by
your flash’s manufacturer to the Sync-Out
PC nipple or mini phone socket on the
FW8R. (See Appendix B for other sync-
out options.)
Generally set the RANGE switch to
NORM. Only if you require greater range,
set RANGE to HI. (See Section 11.0 for
range distances). However, whenever
using any FREE
X
WIRE for wireless
TTL, always use NORM range.
FW9T
FW9T
FW8R
FW8R
LOCAL FLASH
OPTIONAL
SYNC-OUT or
FW31 CABLE
SYNC-OUT
CABLE
SYNC-IN CABLE
PC
PC
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