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For your safety
Before using this product, please read the following safety
instructions carefully in order to ensure your safety and the
proper operation of this product. Keep for future reference.
Failure to observe the following precautions marked by A
could result in product damages. The A icon indicates
warnings that should be read beforehand to avoid any possible
damage or injury.
.A.Do not disassemble or modify.
Failure to observe this precaution could result in electric shock
or product malfunction. Should this product break open due to
falling or other accident, take out the batteries and sent ii to an
authorized maintenance center.
A Keep dry.
Do not handle with wet hands, immerse in water, or expose to
rain. Failure to observe this precaution could cause fire or
electric shock.
.A.Do not use in the presence of flammable gases.
Failure to observe this precaution could result in fire or
explosion.
.A.Keep out of the reach of children.
This product contains small parts that may pose a choking
hazard. Should a child swallows any part of this product,
consult a physician immediately .
.A,.Turn off the trigger immediately should malfunction
occurs.
Should smoke or an unusual smell come from this product,
take out the batteries immediately in case of burning and send
this product to an authorized maintenance center. Continued
use may result in injuries.

Power off (OFF)
02. LCD display
03. Power-Control Group Select Dial (POWER)
04. Channel Select Switch (CHANNEL)
05. Set Button (SET)
06. Buzz Switch (BUZZ)
07. Modeling Lamp Switch (LAMP)
AF-assist Beam Switch
08. Test Button (TEST)
09. <-> Button
10. <+> Button
11.Hot shoe
12. Indicator
13.Antenna
14. Battery Compartment
15.Wireless Control Plug
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Note: When use X1 series transmitter in combination with XT series
receiver, please set the transmitter to M mode. XTR-16 cannot receive the
parameters that emitted by the transmitter in TTL and M mode.
The transmitter and the receiver must be set to the same
channel for wireless control. Otheiwise, the receiver does not
respond.
Power-Control Group Selection
Both the transmitter and the receiver have a 16-grade Power-
Control Group Select Dial {hereinafter referred to as Dial). With
these 16 grades, you can wireless control at most 16 flash
groups in terms of the following functions: adjusting the power
ratios and turning on/off the buzzer and the modeling lamp or
the AF-assist beam, as well as flash triggering.
Attach the receiver(s) on multiple flashes/one flash and set the
Dial of each receiver to the same grade. This is a flash group.
Then attach the transmitter on the camera's hotshoe or hold it
in hand, and set the Dial to the same grade as that of
receiver(s). After settings, the flashes will be under your
command.

UsingtheTriggerSet
• Wireless Adjusting Flash Settings
The trigger set can wireless adjust the following settings: the
flash power ratio, the on-or-off of the buzzer and the modeling
lamp or the AF-assist beam, as well as the power-ratio display
mode.
1. On the transmitter and the receiver, set the Channel Select
Switch to the same position and the Power-Control Group
Select Dial to the same grade.
2. Insert the receiver into the Wireless Control Port of the flash
unit. Then power the flash on.
3.Adjust the flash settings on your transmitter.
• Wireless Triggering the Flash
1. On the transmitter and the receiver, set the Channel Select
Switch to the same position.
2. Insert the receiver into the Wireless Control Port of the flash
unit. Then power the flash on.
3. Press the Test Button to fire a flash. Alternatively, you can
set the transmitter onto the camera's hot shoe and press the
camera's shutter-release button to fire a flash.
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Troubleshooting
1. Unable to trigger a flash by pressing Test Button or the
camera'sshutter-releasebutton.
• Make sure batteries are installed properly and the trigger set
ispoweredon.
• Check if the transmitter and the receiver are set to the same
channel. If not, set to the same position.
• Check if the trigger set is securely seated into the camera's
hot shoe.
2. Signal disturbance or shooting interference.
• Change a different channel on the trigger set.
3. Short workable distance or flash missing.
• Check if batteries are exhausted. If so, replace with new
batteries.
Maintenance
1.Avoid sudden drops. The device may malfunction after
strong shocks or impacts.
2. Keep dry. The device is not water-proof. Malfunction, rust,
and corrosion may occur and the device may go beyond
repair if immersed in water or expose to high humidity.
3. Avoid sudden temperature changes. Condensation may
happen if the ambient temperature changes suddenly, for
example, in a case when the trigger set is taken out of a
build with a high temperature to outside in winter. Please put
the trigger set in a handbag or plastic bag beforehand.
4. Keep away from strong magnetic field. The strong static
or magnetic field produced by devices such as ratio
transmitters leads to malfunction.