User manual PENTAX AF360 FGZ FLASH

[. . . ] 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. Check that all the items have been included before use. [. . . ] Set the power switch of the flash unit to (WIRELESS). 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. Slide the setting switch back up to the (white dot). The two flash units must be set to the same channel, otherwise the separated flash unit will not discharge. 2 (Photographing) 3 Confirm that both flash units are fully charged, and take the photograph. A lamp on the wireless flash unit will blink. 40 When Using Both an AF360FGZ Attached to the Camera and a Separated Flash Unit as Main Flashes Use both flash units as main flashes (Preparation of Flash Unit Attached to Camera) 1 Firstly, set the wireless mode and channel of the AF360FGZ attached to the camera, and register the channel on the camera. Attach the AF360FGZ to the hot shoe of the camera after turning the camera off. Set the power switch of the flash unit to (WIRELESS). Set the wireless mode switch to (M), so that MASTER 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 a channel from 1CH to 4CH. 41 Slide the setting switch back up to the (white dot). When you turn the camera on and press the shutter release button halfway down, the channel of the flash unit is registered on the camera. (Preparation of Separated Flash Unit) Next, set the channel of the separated (wireless) flash unit to the same channel as the flash unit attached to the camera. Place the other AF360FGZ in the desired position. Set the power switch of the flash unit to (WIRELESS). 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. Slide the setting switch back up to the (white dot). The two flash units must be set to the same channel, otherwise the separated flash unit will not discharge. 2 (Photographing) 3 Confirm that both flash units are fully charged, and take the photograph. A lamp on the wireless flash unit will blink. 42 Wireless High-Speed Sync Photography (Using the AF360FGZ in Combination with a Built-in Flash Unit) 1 Firstly, set the wireless mode and channel of the AF360FGZ, 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). [. . . ] This equipment generates, uses and can radiate 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. If this equipment does not cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. · Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. [. . . ]