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Introduction Thank you for choosing the Bolt Compact Battery Pack. This professional battery pack will extend the flash capacity and boost the recycle speed of your flash unit. Its compact design, versatile mounting and carrying options, and compatibility with a range of AA battery types make it easy and convenient to use. Among the benefits you’ll enjoy: • Option to use 4 or 8 AA batteries at a time. • Faster flash recycle times.
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Warnings • Do not disassemble or attempt to maintain this product yourself. There are high-voltage components inside the Compact Battery Pack. Contact with them can produce a dangerous electric shock. • Keep this product and AA batteries out of reach of children. • Always install AA batteries of the same type, brand, and age in the Compact Battery Pack. Do not combine different types or brands, or used and new batteries. This could cause batteries to leak corrosive liquid, generate heat, or explode.
• If the Compact Battery Pack is damaged, do not touch any exposed interior metal parts. If touched, they may generate an electric shock or cause a malfunction. Remove the batteries from the holder and disconnect the pack from your flash unit, and take the product to an authorized service center for repair.
Battery Warnings • Dispose of used batteries properly. Never heat them or throw them into a fire, as this could cause the batteries to leak corrosive liquids, generate heat, or explode. • If corrosive liquids seep from the batteries and get in your eyes, immediately wash your eyes with water and consult a physician. Your eyes could be seriously injured if not treated quickly. • If corrosive liquids seep from the batteries and get on your skin or clothes, immediately wash with water.
Installing Batteries in the Compact Battery Pack The versatile Compact Battery Pack can be used with several AA battery types: • Alkaline (1.5V) • Lithium (1.5V) • Nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) (1.2V) To install batteries, unplug the Compact Battery Pack from your flash unit and follow these steps: 1. Press down on the battery holder lock release button and slide the battery holder lid in the direction of the arrow on the lid to release the holder. Remove the battery holder from the pack.
3. Flip the holder over to expose the additional four battery bays and install the batteries. 10 | Installing Batteries 2 OPEN 2. With the holder laying flat, insert four batteries in the open battery bays. Angle the negative (flat) end of each battery down against the contact in the bay and then press the positive end firmly into place.
4. Insert the battery holder into the pack, press the battery holder lock release button, and slide the holder lid in the opposite direction of the arrow until you hear a click and the holder stays firmly in place. OPEN 4 Important! • Using two sets of batteries (a total of eight cells) will enable faster flash recycle times than using a single set of four batteries. • To remove batteries from the holder, push each cell out of the bay where it is installed from the back.
Connecting Your Compact Battery Pack to Your Flash To connect the Compact Battery Pack to your flash unit, simply plug the connector at the end of the pack’s connection cable into the power port on your flash. Make sure that the connector is correctly aligned with the pins and alignment grooves on the power port. Forcing a connector into a port upside down can damage both your flash and the Compact Battery Pack connector.
Important! • The flash must have batteries installed before connecting it to the Compact Battery Pack. Most flash units require the standard batteries to be installed in order to power the display functions that allow the flash to work. • You may need to activate a setting or custom function on your flash unit to make it draw power only from the battery pack and not the internal batteries. Refer to your flash unit’s instructions for information about relevant settings.
Mounting and Carrying Your Compact Battery Pack The Compact Battery Pack comes with a soft case and mounting screw that make it convenient and unobtrusive to use. Using the soft case: With the pack enclosed in the soft case, you can wear it on your belt or thread it onto a carrying strap or light stand pole.
2. Insert the mounting screw into the slot and turn in a clockwise direction until the pack is firmly attached to the camera. To detach the pack from your camera, turn the mounting screw in a counterclockwise direction. Important! The mounting slot on the Compact Battery Pack is threaded with a 1/4” thread. Do not attempt to push the mounting screw through it without turning it.
Using Your Flash with Your Compact Battery Pack Your Compact Battery Pack will give you a fast flash recycle time and hundreds of full-power flashes with each set of batteries used. When the pack is connected to your flash unit, simply turn the flash unit on to begin powering your flash with the Compact Battery Pack. The indicator lights on the pack will show you the status of each of the two sets of batteries.
Note: If you fire a long continuous series of flashes, especially at full power, the batteries in the Compact Battery Pack may get hot. The pack will shut off automatically to prevent overheating. The indicator lights will turn off when this happens. In this event, unplug the pack from your flash unit and allow the batteries to cool for at least 10 minutes before continuing use. To get the best use out of your Compact Battery Pack: • Use in environments with moderate temperatures.
Tip: If you’re shooting in a very cold environment, you can address this issue by alternating sets of AA batteries: Keep one set indoors at room temperature or in an interior pocket next to your body while using the other pack, and then switch the two sets when the one in use starts losing its ability to power your flash. Cleaning Your Compact Battery Pack If the metal contacts in the battery holder get dirty or corroded, you can clean them with isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) with a cotton swab.
Troubleshooting Problem Solution The Compact Battery Pack has fresh batteries installed and is connected to a flash unit, but the indicator lights flash slowly to indicate that the pack cannot provide power when you turn it on. The batteries are installed in the wrong orientation. Check each battery in the holder to ensure that it is installed correctly. During use, the indicator lights shut off before expected battery exhaustion.
Customer Service For customer service, please go to www.boltflashes.com. Specifications Dimensions (W x H x D): 6.7 × 2.8 × 1 inches (170 × 72.
Compact Battery Pack Model CBP-C1 CBP-N1 CBP-N2 Flash unit tested Canon Speedlite 580EX II Nikon SB-800 Speedlight Nikon SB-900 Speedlight Fastest recycle time (seconds) 1.24 seconds 1.88 seconds 1.92 seconds Flashes per charge (at full flash power) 595 524 577 Test conditions: Using 4 AA Duracell alkaline batteries in the flash unit and 8 2400 mAh Ni-MH batteries in the Compact Battery Pack.
One-Year Limited Warranty Bolt provides a limited warranty to the original purchaser that this product is free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal consumer use for a period of one (1) year from the original purchase date or thirty (30) days after replacement, whichever occurs later. Bolt’s responsibility with respect to this limited warranty shall be limited solely to repair or replacement, at Bolt’s discretion, of any product that fails during normal consumer use.
Compatible Flash Units The Bolt Compact Battery Pack is available in three models to provide compatibility with a wide range of flash units: Model Compatible flash units CBP-C1 Compact Battery Pack for Select Canon Flashes CBP-N1 Compact Battery Pack for Select Nikon Flashes CBP-N2 Compact Battery Pack for Nikon SB-900 Canon Speedlite 430EZ Canon Speedlite 540EZ Canon Speedlite 550EX Canon Speedlite 580EX Canon Speedlite 580EX II Canon Speedlite 600EX RT Canon Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX Canon Macro Twin Li
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