NEEWER QPro-C TTL Wireless Flash Trigger Instruction Manual

NEEWER QPro-C TTL Wireless Flash Trigger

Product overview

This QPro-C flash trigger has been developped to work with Canon cameras to control NEEWER flashes which  support the  NEEWER wireless Q system. The trigger boasts many features such as  multi-channel control, exceptional signal stability, quick response time, lightweight and a compact size.  The trigger gives the photographer the freedom to place the light source whever they choose in order to meet a variety of individual, shooting needs. The QPro-C is compatible with standard Canon cameras hot shoes and can be connected to cameras with PC jacks. Supports TTL flash and high-speed sync.

Package contents

Product diagram

Trigger Front

LCD Display

1. Channel
2. Attached to a camera
3. Sound
4. Modeling lamp master control
5. High-speed sync
6. Battery power
7. Group
8. Group modeling lamp
9. Flash mode
10. Function button icon

Set-Up

Installing batteries
Slide open the battery compartment
cover on the back of the flash trigger
and insert 2 AA batteries (sold separately,
ensuring that the positive and negative
polarity markings are respected. ）

Battery Level
When in usage, please check the battery icon on the LCD display about remaining battery level.

Note: this table of battery level symbols and their matching descriptions can only be applied to AA alkaline batteries, not NiMH batteries due to low voltage.

Attaching to a camera

1. Turn the hot shoe’s quick release release lock clockwise to the unlocked position as shown in the figure.
2. Slide the trigger’s base into your camera hot shoe as shown in the figure.
3. After mounting on your camera,turn the hot shoe quick release lock counterclockwise to the locked position to use as shown in the figure.
4. Turn the hot shoe quick lock clockwise to the unlocked position as shown in the figure and slide the hot shoe out in the direction of the arrow to remove the flash trigger.

Turning on/off
Flip the power switch to the “ON” position to turn on the remote trigger, but its status indicator won’t light up.

Note: please be sure to turn off the trigger to save power when not in usage.

How to Use the Trigger

Wireless trigger an on-camera speedlite flash Take NEEWER Z1 flash as an example to demonstrate how to connect with the trigger:

1. Turn off your camera first, then insert the trigger into your camera’s hotshoe, turn on the trigger and your camera next.
2. Long press the <Zm/CH> button of the trigger to set channel, group, mode and other parameters (please check the “Trigger Settings” part of this manual for detailed instructions).
3. Turn on the Z1 flash, press wireless setting button until the display shows wireless symbol and the slave unit icon , then press the channel setting button to set the flash on the same channel with the trigger, next press the group setting button to set flash on the same group with the trigger. (Note: the connection to other models of speedlite flash may differ and please check their manuals for reference.)
4. Press your camera shutter to trigger the Z1 flash, and the trigger’s “Status Indicator” will be flickering red.

When your on-camera flash’s channel and wireless match those of the QPRO-C trigger, then the trigger can control the flash to fire.

Wireless trigger a monolight
Use NEEWER Q3 monolight as an example to display how to use the trigger to control a monolight:

1. Turn off your camera first, then insert the trigger into your camera’s hotshoe, turn on the trigger and your camera next. (Note: the connection to other models of monolight may differ and please check their manuals for reference.)
2.  Long press the <GR/CH> button of the trigger to change channel, group, mode and other settings. (please check the “Trigger Settings” part of this manual for detailed instructions.)
3. Turn on the Q3 monolight, then press the wireless setting button until the display shows the wireless symbol . Next long press the group/channel setting button <GR/CH> to set the monolight on the same channel with the trigger, then short press the <GR/CH> button to set the monolight on the same group with the trigger.
4. At this point, press your camera shutter directly to trigger monolight, and the trigger’s “Status Indicator” will be flickering red.

Wireless trigger a Canon on-camera speedlite flash
There follows an illustration to show how to connect an 600EX-Rt flash with the trigger:

1. Turn off your camera first, then insert the Qpro-C trigger into your camera’s hotshoe. Turn on the trigger and then your camera.
2. Long press the <Zm/CH> button of the Qpro-C trigger to set channel, press and choose to set wireless ID of the trigger.
3. Connect the Canon flash to a Q-C receiver, long press the <TX/RX> button to enter RX mode, then long press the <Zm/CH> button on the receiver to set it on the same channel as the Qpro-C trigger. Next, press its button and choose to match the trigger’s wireless ID.
4. The trigger’s “Status Indicator” will flash red.

Wireless trigger a studio strobe
Use NEEWER S101-300 Pro strobe to demonstrate how to connect:

1. Turn off your camera first, then insert the trigger into your camera’s hotshoe, turn on the trigger and your camera next.

2. Long press the <Zm/CH> button of the trigger to set channel, group, mode and other parameters (please check the “Trigger Settings” part of this manual for detailed instructions).

3. Connect the strobe to power and turn it on. Press both the <GR/CH> button and the <S1/S2> button until the display shows wireless icon. Long press the
   <GR/CH> button to make strobe channel match trigger channel. Then short press the <GR/CH> button to make strobe group match trigger group.
   ( Note: the connection to other models of strobes may differ and please check their manuals for reference.)

4. Press your camera shutter to trigger the strobe, and the strobe and the trigger’s “Indicator Status” will be flickering red.

Note: The minimum flash output of the strobe is 1/64,thus trigger’s output should be set higher than 1/64. The strobe doesn’t support TTL or multi-flash, thus the trigger needs to be set in M mode to control the strobe to fire.

Wirelessly triggered camera shutter
How to connect:
Two Qpro-C triggers are required for connection: one connects to your camera as a receiver and the other as a transmitter.

1. Turn off your camera first, then connect one end of a shutter release cable to the camera’s shutter port and the other end of the cable into the Qpro-C receiver’s “2.5mm Sync Port”. Next turn on the camera followed by the receiver.

2. Press the receiver’s

   button, then rotate the dial to select and set it to “OUT”.

3. Set the Qpro-C transmitter and the receiver on the same channel and under the same wireless ID.
   Long press <Zm/CH> button to change channel.
   Short press

   and choose to set wireless ID. (To set mode and other settings, please check the “Trigger Settings” part of this manual for more detailed instructions.)

4. Half press the transmitter’s trigger button < > which will make the indicator turn green to focus.
   Fully press the trigger button < > and the indicator turns red, then release the button to release the camera shutter to shoot.”

Connect with the 2.5mm sync cable
How to use:

1. Connect one end of the 2.5mm Sync Cable to a speedlite flash’s sync port, and other end to a Q-C receiver’s sync port.

2. Long press the <TX/RX> button on the Q-C receiver and enter RX mode. Short press the Q-C receiver’s

   and select , then set it to “OUT”.

3. Set the Qpro-C transmitter and the Q-C receiver on the same channel and to the same wireless ID.
   Long press <Zm/CH> button to change channel, short press

   and choose
   to set wireless ID. (To set mode and other parameters, please check the “Trigger Settings” part of this manual for more detailed instructions.)

4. Trigger the flash with the Qpro-C transmitter.

Trigger Settings

Auto Sleep

1. If no operation is performed within 90 seconds, the trigger will automatically enter standby mode and the LCD display will go dark.
2.  Press the button to activate the trigger system.
   When mounted on a Canon EOS camera hotshoe, you can also half press camera shutter to activate.
   NOTE: to close the auto sleep function, press to access custom menu setting page, select STBY and set it to OFF.

Auto Focus (AF) Beam

Flip on the AF Beam switch to emit Auto Focus beam.
When your camera can’t focus, the AF beam will automatically light up. Once you find the focus, the AF beam will automatically go off.

Channel Setting

1. Long press the <Zm/CH> button to enter channel setting page.
2. Rotate the dial to select a desired channel number.
   Short press the <Zm/CH> button to confirm the channel you chose.
   The trigger offers 32 channels to choose from. Please be sure to set the trigger transmitter and receiver on the same channel before firing flashes.

Wireless ID Setting
Besides matching transmission channels, we can also match wireless ID to avoid signal interference. A master unit and a slave unit have to be on the same channel under the same wireless ID to trigger.
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