Pentax AF540FGZ Home Safety Product User Manual


 
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Firstly, set the wireless mode and channel of the
AF540FGZ, and register them on the camera.
Turn the camera off and then attach the
AF540FGZ to the hot shoe of the camera.
Set the power switch of the flash unit to
(WIRELESS).
Press the wireless mode button (M/C/S) the
number of times required to display SLAVE on
the LCD panel.
You cannot set the flash unit to SLAVE while the
exposure metering timer is on (while information
relating to aperture etc. is displayed in the
viewfinder).
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.
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 is registered on the camera.
Next, remove the flash unit from the camera and
place it in the desired position.
Press the flash mode button (MODE) to display
(P-TTL) if the flash mode was set to the modes
other than P-TTL auto.
Enable the built-in flash unit of the camera and
set the camera flash mode to (WIRELESS).
Confirm that the AF540FGZ and built-in flash unit
are fully charged, and take the photograph.
A lamp on the AF540FGZ will blink.
In the P-TTL mode, flash output setting (1/1, 2/3,
1/2, and 1/3) and flash exposure compensation (-
3.0 to +1.0) are possible. (Refer to page 18.)
The flash mode on the camera must be set to
(WIRELESS), otherwise the AF540FGZ will not
fire.
By changing the camera's function settings, you
can set the built-in flash unit so that it is not the
main flash. Refer to the operating manual for the
camera to find out how.
For test flash, refer to page 58.
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