User manual PENTAX AF14 FLASH

[. . . ] 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 3. This symbol indicates that violating this item could cause serious personal injuries. This symbol indicates that violating this item could cause minor or medium personal injuries, or material losses. Do not attempt to disassemble the flash unit yourself, as there is danger of an electric shock. [. . . ] 3 Attach the flash head to the adapter This section explains them in order. Keep the flash shoe cover safe and do not lose it. Turn the locking lever of the controller away from [FIX ]. loosen it so the flash shoe mounts easily. Slide the flash shoe of the controller into the camera's hot flash shoe from the back of the camera. The flash unit uses a lock pin mechanism. Because of this, removing the flash unit without loosening the lock lever may damage the flash shoe of cameras that have the lock-pin mechanism. Be sure to loosen the lock lever before removing the flash unit. Types of adapters The adapters that can be used vary depending on the type of lens. A: Adapter ring: Attaches to the filter mounting thread on the front of lenses (screw type) Adapter rings are provided in four diameters: 49 mm, 52 mm, 58 mm and 67 mm. This section explains how to mount these types of adapters. 31) * Turn on the modeling light to see where shadows will fall before you take a picture. You can adjust where the shadows fall by rotating the flash head after you have changed the flash output ratio. The correct flash output is obtained in P-TTL auto mode only when the flash unit is used with auto-focus lenses. â· Set the aperture of the lens to A when taking pictures in auto flash mode. if your lens has an aperture ring , set it to A. If it is not set to A, the flash unit cannot function in P-TTL auto mode. For cameras that are compatible with both P-TTL auto and TTL auto ( , and ), pictures can be taken using TTL auto when the aperture on the lens is not set to A. However, if the aperture is set to anything other than A with cameras that are only compatible with P-TTL, full flash output is used. TTL auto flash compatible cameras In addition to using PENTAX digital SLR cameras, you can use 645N/II and 67II cameras to take pictures using the auto flash if it supports TTL auto. * The camera must be set to something other than manual mode. * If the camera uses a flash output compensation function, and flash output compensation is set both on the camera and the flash unit, the flash output compensation amounts will be combined. [. . . ] If your PENTAX was purchased outside of the country where you wish to have it serviced during the warranty period, regular handling and servicing fees may be charged by the manufacturer's representatives in that country. Notwithstanding this, your PENTAX returned to the manufacturer will be serviced free of charge according to this procedure and warranty policy. In any case, however, shipping charges and customs clearance fees are to be borne by the sender. To prove the date of your purchase when required, please keep the receipts or bills covering the purchase of your equipment for at least a year. [. . . ]