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• Four AA-size alkaline batteries • Four AA-size lithium batteries • Four AA-size rechargeable nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries Always ensure that rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries are charged in the specified charger unit. 1 Open the battery-chamber door as shown. 1 2 3 2 Insert the batteries in the battery chamber as in the diagram. 3 Close the battery-chamber door. • Follow the reverse steps when opening the battery-chamber door. • The lamp on the control panel comes on. If it does not come on, press the flash ON/OFF button. Preparations Continued on the next page 9 Checking Batteries The lamp on the control panel comes on or blinks when the batteries are low. lamp on Changing the batteries is recommended. The flash can still be used in this state if (Flash-ready lamp) on the rear of the unit is lit. Only lamp blinking Flash cannot be used. Insert new batteries. • If nothing comes on when the flash ON/OFF button is pressed, check the orientation of the batteries. Attachment and removal of the flash Attaching the flash to the camera Push the mounting foot firmly onto the camera until it stops. • The flash is locked in place automatically. • If the built-in flash in the camera is protruding, lower it before attaching the flash unit. Removing the flash from the camera While pressing the mounting-foot release button 1, remove the flash 2. 1 2 Preparations 11 Auto power ON/OFF Press the flash ON/OFF button on the back side of the flash. Power of the flash turns it on. • When the power of the flash is turned on, the flash-ON lamp on the control panel comes on. If you press the flash ON/OFF button while the flash is turned on, the flash switches off and the flash-OFF lamp on the control panel comes on. • The flash-OFF lamp goes out after 8 seconds. Auto power off When the camera or flash is not used for four minutes, power switches off and control panel indicators disappear automatically to save the batteries. • In wireless flash photography (p. 28), control panel indicators disappear after 60 minutes. • You can change the time until auto power off, or disable auto power off. (p. 35) Program auto flash (The basics) 1 Select the P mode on the camera. 2 Press the flash ON/OFF button to turn on the “AUTO” and “ON” lamps or the “ON” lamp on the control panel. • The “AUTO” and “ON” lamps come on with Autoflash. Only the “ON” lamp comes on with Fill-flash. Basics Continued on the next page 13 3 When the flash is charged, press the shutter button to take a photo. • The flash is charged when the flash-ready lamp on the control panel of the unit and the indicator in the camera viewfinder are both on. When the correct exposure has been obtained for the photo just taken, the flash-ready lamp on the control panel blinks. • The photo will be under-exposed if taken before charging is complete. • Press the shutter button after making sure that charging is complete when using the flash with the self-timer. • Either Autoflash or Fill-flash is selected, depending on your camera. For details, refer to the operating instructions of your camera. • If your camera has AUTO mode or Scene Selection mode, they are dealt with here as program auto. • The following tables show the distance reached by the light from the flash (i.e. the flash range). See page 37 for further details. ISO100 Focal length (mm) 24 28 35 50 85 Aperture2.8 1-7 1-8 1-9 1-10 1-13 4 1-5 1-5.5 1-6 1-7 1-9 5.6 1-3.5 1-4 1-4.5 1-5 1-6.5 (unit : m) ISO400 Focal length (mm) 24 28 35 50 85 Aperture2.8 1-14 1-16 1-18 1-20 1.2-26 4 1-10 1-11 1-12.5 1-15 1-18 5.6 1-7 1-8 1-9 1-10 1-13 (unit : m) Basics 15 Recording modes Aperture priority flash photography (A) 1 Select the A mode on the camera. 2 Press the flash ON/OFF button to turn on the flash-ON lamp. • Fill-flash is selected. 3 Set the aperture and focus the subject. • Reduce the aperture (i.e. increase the f-stop) to reduce the flash range, or open the aperture (i.e. reduce the f-stop) to increase the flash range. • The shutter speed is automatically set. 4 Press the shutter button when charging is complete. Shutter speed priority flash photography (S) 1 Select the S mode on the camera. 2 Press the flash ON/OFF button to turn on the flash-ON lamp. • Fill-flash is selected. 3 Set the shutter speed, and focus the subject. 4 Press the shutter button when charging is complete. Manual exposure mode flash photography (M) 1 Select the M mode on the camera. 2 Press the flash ON/OFF button to turn on the flash-ON lamp. • Fill-flash is selected. 3 Set the aperture and shutter speed, and focus the subject. • Reduce the aperture (i.e. increase the f-stop) to reduce the flash range, or open the aperture (i.e. reduce the f-stop) to increase the flash range. 4 Press the shutter button when charging is complete. Basics 17 Zoom flash coverage Auto zoom This flash automatically switches zoom coverage to cover a range of focal lengths from 24 mm to 85 mm when photographing (auto zoom). Normally, you do not need to switch t...