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INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 1 INON D-180 Underwater Auto-S trobe User Manual This Manual may be printed and used accordi ng to conditions below . This Manual may not be used or transmitted, in whole or pa rt, or reproduced in any way for any commercial use.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 2 C o n t e n t s Page Number Introduction 5 W arranty S tatement 5 Measures to Prevent .
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 3 Chapter 2 Prep aration and Set-up Camera System Preparation 2 9 Using with digital cam.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 4 Chapter 5 Reference Optional Accessories 5 1 Connector Parts 5 1 Arm System 5 3 AD Mou.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 5 INON D-180 Underwater Auto-S trobe User Manual Thank you for purchasing the Inon D-180 S trobe. The D-180 is a dual use underwater and land external strobe with 18 Guide Number (ISO 100, Air x 1meter) a nd the following main features.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 6 manufacturing defects or repair matters where the produc t has been subject to normal use; and, when operation, handling and maintenance have b een conducted in accordance with this User Manual.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 7 F AX: 763-559-5236 INON will return the product, shipping prepaid to you in the United States. 5) Upon receipt, carefully inspect the product.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 8 First, inspect the O-ring as it is se ated in the groove. If any of the following are evident, there is a high chance that the strobe will flood if placed in water .
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 9 of both surfaces. W ipe off the O-ring and determine is if is still useable or not.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 10 Names of D-180 Part s.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 11 1. Flash T ubes 2. Focus Light 3. Light Adjustment Sensor 4. +1/4 EV Compensation Switch 5. Slave Sensor 6. Main Mode Switch 7. Aperture V alue Set Switch 8.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 12 Chapter 1 D-180 Features D-180 Main Functions The D-180 is a high performance, m ulti.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 13 as a Slave S trobe, by reducing the amount of backscatter caused by light coming from the camera’ s internal strobe illuminating susp ended particles in front of the lens, enabling clearer , higher quality images.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 14 subject reflectivity measured TTL; based on this inform ation, second (main) flash duration is calculated, and then stro be fires main flash quickly afterw ards, only for the specified duration.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 15 strobe itself. T o determine your camera’ s automatic light adjust ment type please refer to your camera m anual, and Page 18, “ Items to confirm before using D-180 ”.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 16 In general, for “Pre-flash TTL Auto Exposure Adju stm ent” type camera systems, b.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 17 the D-180 Advanced Cancel Circuit (patent pending) ef fectively redu ces the internal.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 18 The non-visible light which passes through the Clear Photo Filter is picked up by an Inon “Optical D Cable” fiber optic and guided to the D-180’ s slave sensor .
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 19 (*3) Depe nding on t he diameter o f the Master S trobe, choos e an Optical Slave Cable with either an S ( short) or L (long) harness size.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 20 Master Strobe (Digit al Camera Integral Strobe) Group Chart ✓ Mfr .
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 21 S tylus 300, S tylus 400 u-10 Digital, u-20 Digital Digital u - 300,Digital u -40 0 P.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 22 S400 Digital ELPH Digital IXUS400 IXY D400 IXUS 400 W P-DC800 P-TTL YES NO NO G2 (Man.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 23 Master Strobe Group Chart (External S trobe ) ✓ Mfr .
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 24 Useable functions when using with another external strobe Slave S trobe Function ✓ Flash Adjustment Ty p e Settable ISO Aperture Displaye d in LCD Settable Aperture “Ext.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 25 PT -016 Optical D Cable/Cap W8 Set AD Mount Base PT -016 PT -018 Optical D Cable/Cap .
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 26 Confirming Att achment Method Lastly , a list of some optional pa rts for attaching the D-180 to your camera/housing system .
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 27 6. Main Mode Switch Sets strobe power to ON/OFF . Sets light adju stment method, and in Manual mode sets strobe output amount. For details see Page 36, “Main Mode Switch Setting Method”.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 28 1 1. “TTL” OK Green Lamp When the strobe light adjustment mode is set to External Auto, and the image is taken and exposed properly within the “External Auto Ex posure Adjustment Range” the lamp will shine green.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 29 Chapter 2 Prep aration and Set-up Camera System Prep aration When using with digital .
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 30 and filling in the blanks below . 1 ) I S O s e n s i t i v i t y e f f e c t i v e r.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 31 Digit al Camera Setting Example No. 1B (Olympus C-5050 Zoom) 1) Set Mode Dial to either A (Aperture Priority) or M (Ma nual), push the “OK/MENU” Button, and push the camera’ s Arrow Pad control to RIGHT to enter “MODE MENU”.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 32 2) Push Zoom Button, alig n Cu rsor to Sensitivity and push Shutter Button to enter Sensitivity Sub-Menu. 3) Push Zoom Button, align Cursor to “100”, press Shutter Button and set ISO Sensitivity to 100.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 33 Canon : IXY300a, S330, IXUS 330, A200, A100, IXY320, IXY200a, S230, S200, IXUSv2, IXUSv3, IXY D30, SD100, I XUS II, IXY400, S400, IXUS400 Digit al Camera Setting Example No.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 34 Note: W ith the addition of another strobe, depending on conditions, there is a good chance of overexposing the image as the total minimum output of all the strobes m ay be too much at close distances.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 35 Caution: T o avoid strobe damage, or acc idents including personal injury , do not use Lithium, Manganese or other non-specified batteries .
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 36 There is a 6mm threaded socket in the base of the strobe. Whichever attachment system you use always be sure the bol t length is not too long .
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 37 Focus Light Switch Setting Method Focus Light mode functions, control and switch position are as follows: OFF MODE (position set at “ LIGHT ” as in figure to right) Set in this position to tur n Focus Light of f.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 38 Set switch to the value closest to the Aperture V alue set on your cam era.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 39 4 5.6 8 1 1 5.6 O F F 4 +1/4EV 5.6 +1/4EV 8 +1/4EV 11 +1/4EV 5.6 ON 4 +1/2EV 5.6 +1/2EV 8 +1/2EV 11 +1/2EV 5.6 1/2 OFF 4 +3/4EV 5.6 +3/4EV 8 +3/4EV 11 +3/4EV 5.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 40 Solution 2-2: Using strobe arms , move strobes farther away fro m subject to reduce amount of light reaching the subject. Solution 2-3: Attach optional D-180 diff user panel to strobe to decrease flash output.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 41 4) Distant Subject Imaging Problem Subject is underexposed, too dark. Cause Subject is too far away , beyond strobe’ s ef fective range so adequate light is not reaching subject.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 42 help in judging if images are e xposed correctly or not, first calibra te the brightn.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 43 Methods for controlling the Ambi ent and S trobe Light a r e different .
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 44 characteristics, the basic functionality required of external strobes is also dif ferent, and the External Auto strobe functions of the D-180 have been developed to a high level accordingly .
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 45 two stops to allow more light to reach the film /image sensor , compensating for the light absorbed by the water . Note: In water , the visual distance to the subject is about 0.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 46 Chapter 4 D-180 Care and Maintenance T o obtain best performance from your D-180, please follow these prevent ative care and maintenance guidelines .
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 47 batteries dischar ge further , towards complete e xhaustion, there will be a sharp reduction in voltage possibly causing the strobe to function inconsiste ntly .
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 48 3. Contact Inon or your Inon dealer for advice. Service may be necessary . 4. Do not attempt to use the strobe, disassemble or self-repair .
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 49 b) If above step does not fully clean the term inal, dap a small amount of silver polish on a cotton swab (or similar) and wipe term inal surface until fully clean.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 50 There are two main types of overhaul: 1) Normal Overhaul Replace any exposed O-ri.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 51 Chapter 5 Reference Optional Accessories -0.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 52 Optical D Cable/Cap W7 Set (with Clear Photo System Film) Optical D Cable and fixtures for mounting on PT -018. Possible to insta ll a second Optical D Cable for dual strobe use.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 53 Arm System Strobe Connector Part s Arm / Base Part s (partial listing) D Base Base Plate with screw mount for housing’ s 1/4 inch threaded socket.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 54 Port Arm D Port Arm D S pacer (for PT -007/010) AD Mount Base System A multi-function attachment for some specific cam era housing models.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 55 S pecifications : Product Name : Inon D-180 Product : D-180 Strobe body , Magnet, Mag.
INON D-180 Manual V ersion 1. October 4, 2003 Copyright 2002, 2003 by INON America, Inc. All righ ts r eserved. 56 T echnical Support & Service For overhaul, maintenance and repair please contact your Inon dealer . W arranty service is provided free of charge as specified under warranty conditions (pages 1-2 of this Manual).
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