Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Di866 Nissin
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL DIG IT AL T TL PO WER ZO OM FLA SH Please refer Nissin’s compatibility chart shown in its home page for details. http://www .nissin-japan.com or http://www.nissindigital.com SIMPLE OPERA TION When attaching Di866 to the camera, the basic flash exposure operation is fully controlled by the camera.
Di866 Flash Mode and Functions - to be set on the flash unit. Advanced functions are provided in some operation modes – to be set on the flash unit Functions by Camera setting – The flash is automatically controlled by the camera This safety instructions refer important information to use the product safely and properly .
x 4 NOTE BASIC OPERA TION SETTING THE MODE AND THE FUNCTION Remove the battery magazine and insert 4 x size AA batteries as shown in the picture. Press the on/off switch. Screen A appears, and the mode A is set. The pilot lamp blinks red showing the unit is charging.
The flash illumination coverage of Di866 responds to the lens focal length of 24mm to 105mm (full size format/film camera standard). With the latest TTL flash control system, the flash power level is always automatically controlled by the camera for the most appropriate exposure.
15 16 17 18 Flash Power can be adjusted manually at option. The photographer can set his desired exposure manually by the most appropriate power in combination with the aperture value set on the camera. 22 different power , from full power to 1/128 power , by every 1/3 stops are available.
19 20 21 22 When setting Di866 to the slave function, the zoom setting system is automatically set for the Manual Zoom at 24mm position. The zooming position can be selected manually to any other position available.In this mode, the auto-off timer is recommended to set at 60min.
Setting of Master and Slave flash: Setting Master flash: The master flash to be set is one unit only . Place the master flash on the camera and switch it on, and set to Manual function mode or set to the camera’s built-in flash on. Make sure which mode you chose, digital pre-flash flash system or analogue flash system.
27 28 29 30 SETTING THE REMOTE FLASH Group A Group B Group C Master Flash Single Group Slave Flash (Group A Setting) 1. Navigate the cursor to Group A 2. Navigate the cursor to Flash mode and select mode: TTL or M Selecting TTL 1. Navigate the cursor to the V alue Adjustment and set the EV compensation level.
31 32 33 34 Y ou do not need to set the flash unit for these functions. Functions by Camera setting Di866 offers this function at A and TTL mode. Focus the main subject and press < > button on the camera (or < FEL > button on some cameras.
35 36 37 38 When using an external power source, the number of flashes is increased and the recycling time is shortened. The following external power pack is available in option. Di866 is automatically turned off when repeating flash continuously over 20 to 30 times to protect the flash circuitry .
39 In case of the following reasons of the defect, it may void the warrantee. Please refer to the respective warrantee condition for details which varies from different countries. 1. The product is not used in accordance with the instruction of the owner's manual.
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