User manual SUNPACK PF20XD

[. . . ] IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Please read and follow these essential safety procedures to prevent accidents, injury to yourself and others, as well as property damage. Read all these instructions carefully to insure the safe use of your Sunpak flash unit. WARNING Failure to observe the instructions marked by this symbol while handling the product may result in loss of life or serious bodily injury. CAUTION Failure to observe the instructions marked by this symbol while handling the product may result in serious bodily injury or damage to property. [. . . ] Choose the best position. MAX MIN Using a camera that can be set manually (1) Set the M manual mode on your camera. (2) If ISO film speed can be set on your camera, make sure of its setting. (3) Using the mode dial, set an appropriate aperture, referring to the ISO film speed setting on your camera and indexes given on the back of SUNPAK®. (4) Set the same aperture on your camera as selected using the mode dial. * Set the manual mode on your camera in the following cases: (1) To use an aperture other than those for the automatic mode ( 2 ) To p e r f o r m s y n c h r o n i z a t i o n photography in the daytime, photography against light, or photography in excessive light (3) Something (a mirror, a glass pane, gilded folding screen placed in a wedding hall, etc. ) near the subject Aperture setting How to set your camera and SUNPAK Using a fully automatic camera or a camera in the program mode (1) Set the program mode on your camera. (2) Set the mode dial on SUNPAK® to MAX. 11 Power ratio set points For the PF20XD, five power ratio set points, that is, MAX, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, and 1/32, can be selected. They are positioned as shown below. How to use the built-in wide panel SUNPAK incorporates a wide panel. This built-in panel allows the flash angle to be increased or reduced and flash to be diffused. If the panel is not u s e d , t h e fl a s h a n g l e corresponds to a 35-mm lens (135-size film equivalent). Using the panel allows the flash angle to cover down to a 24-mm lens (135-size film equivalent). To use the built-in wide panel, slide it up, picking its top. To house the panel, unlock and slide it down. Using the panel causes a light loss of about one f/stop. 12 Precautions for use (1) The slave sensor detects light reflected from the subject, so that synchronous flash occurs. Too little reflected light may prevent synchronous flash (2) If the strobe built in your camera provides enough light, using SUNPAK may cause excessive exposure. Use SUNPAK only if the built-in strobe does not produce enough light. (3) The slave function cannot be cancelled even when SUNPAK is attached to the hot shoe (4) When SUNPAK is in use, it may provide synchronous flash if another strobe flashes. (5) The automatic sensor, which is at the front of SUNPAK, is essential for determining the appropriate exposure. Do not cover the sensor when using your camera. (6) Be sure to use SUNPAK within the effective distance range of the automatic flash. (7) If there is anything with high reflectivity (such as a white tablecloth, flower, or ornament) near the subject, insufficient exposure may result. (8) Set the mode dial to a predetermined position. If not, the proper flash is not provided. [. . . ] (1) Direkten Anschluss über den Hot-Shoe an die Kamera. Der Schuh des PF20XD wird in den Zubehörschuh an der Kamera gesteckt und durch Drehen des Verriegelungsrings befestigt. (2) Bei Befestigung an der Kamera unter Einsatz der Halterung (bei Verwendung von Kameras ohne Hot-Shoe). Die Kamera wird auf der mitgelieferten Halterung montiert. [. . . ]