Cactus V6 - Advanced Operations; Optical Trigger

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14. Advanced Operations
The optical trigger can act as an
alternative trigger mechanism than the
radio signal. For instance, it is very
u s ef u l t o c a p t u r e pr e - a s h si g n a ls t h a t a r e
being emitted earlier than the ash sync.
Setting the pre-ash triggered optical
trigger with the delay timer (see Section
14.2) c a n s e t t h e e x a c t ti m e fo r t h e  a s h t o
start f iring.
Two optical trigger modes, S1 and S2, are
available for selection:
S1: Triggering on the f irst pre-ash, or on
the main ash if there is no pre-ash.
S2: Ignoring pre-ashes and triggering on
t h e m a i n  a s h.
1. Switch on the V6 in TX or RX mode, press
, and turn the selection dial to
<OPTICAL SLAVE>. Press .
2. Turn the selection dial to S1 or S2 and
press .
3. The main screen in the V6 RX will show
the status of the optical trigger (see
S e cti o n 6.2).
14.1
Optical
Trigger