User manual PENTAX AF-360FGZ

[. . . ] AUTO ZOOM ELECTRONIC FLASH UNIT OPERATING MANUAL Please read this operating manual carefully first for proper use. Thank you for purchasing the PENTAX Auto-flash AF360FGZ. In addition to easy daylight sync photography with TTL auto, the AF360FGZ also allows wireless TTL auto (P-TTL auto) photography and high-speed sync. It is a clip-on type flash which enables accurate focus adjustments even in dark locations with built-in AF-assist spotbeam. Bundled Items The following items are supplied with this product. Case Operating manual (this manual) Certification PENTAX is a trademark of HOYA CORPORATION. FOR THE SAFE USE OF YOUR FLASH UNIT Although we have carefully produced this flash unit for safe operation, please be sure to especially follow warnings and cautions given on page 2. WARNING This symbol indicates that violating this item could cause serious personal injuries. CAUTION This symbol indicates that violating this item could cause minor or medium personal injuries, or material losses. [. . . ] Enable the built-in flash unit of the camera and display ( ) on the LCD panel. Set the sync mode switch of the wireless flash unit to leading curtain sync ( ). Set the exposure mode of the camera to manual exposure and the shutter speed faster than Xsync speed. 44 (Using the AF360FGZ in Combination with another AF360FGZ) Set the wireless mode switch to (C) or (M). CONTROL: For using the flash unit attached to the camera as the control flash. Slide down the setting switch to the (yellow dot) to display the channel on the LCD panel. Slide the setting switch back up to the (white dot). 1 First, set the wireless mode and channel of the AF360FGZ attached to the camera, and register the channel on the camera. Turn the camera off and then attach the AF360FGZ to the hot shoe of the camera. Set the power switch of the flash unit to (WIRELESS). 45 Next, set the channel of the separated (wireless) flash unit to the same channel as the flash unit attached to the camera. Set the wireless mode switch to (S), so that SLAVE is displayed in the upper right corner of the LCD panel. Slide down the setting switch to the (yellow dot) to display the channel on the LCD panel. Press the channel button (CH) and select the same channel that the flash unit attached to the camera has been set to. The two flash units must be set to the same channel, otherwise the separated flash unit will not discharge. 2 When you turn the camera on and press the shutter release button halfway down, the channel is registered on the camera. Set the exposure mode of the camera to manual exposure and the shutter speed faster than Xsync speed. If the shutter speed is the same or slower than the X-sync speed of the camera, the flash will be set to P-TTL mode, and when it is faster than Xsync speed, the flash will be set to high-speed sync mode. 4 5 Confirm that both flash units are fully charged, and take the photograph. A lamp on the wireless flash unit will blink. 3 Set the sync mode switch of the wireless flash unit to leading curtain sync ( ). 46 Slave With the AF360FGZ, you can take photographs with the flash unit separated from the camera wirelessly in auto or manual mode. Combine the flash unit with the built-in flash unit of the camera or another flash unit attached to the camera. Whether you can use this function with the combination of your camera and the flash mode you have set. Precaution When Photographing with a Slave Flash (page 76) Refer to page 60 for cameras that support wireless mode. Procedure 1 2 3 4 Confirm that the slave mode is set to SLAVE2. (Refer to page 49. ) Set the flash unit's power switch to (WIRELESS). Set the wireless mode switch to (S), so that SLAVE is displayed in the upper right corner of the LCD panel. Press the flash mode button (MODE) to set the flash mode. 47 Set the zoom position to suit the subject and place the flash unit at the desired location. When setting up a flash unit separately from the camera, use the off-camera shoe adapter F when using a tripod, or the off-camera shoe clip CL-10 when setting up in another location such as tabletop, chair, etc. 5 6 7 Do not use red-eye reduction with the camera's flash. For the same reason, set the camera to manual focus when firing the flash continuously so that the AF spotbeam does not operate with cameras that have AF spotbeam functions. Turn the flash unit on the camera on. If the camera's built-in flash unit is part of the combination, pop up the built-in flash unit. [. . . ] This equipment has been tested and found comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ]