Canon 14EX - MR - Ring-type Flash, Instruction Manual

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1
Turn on the power switch.
Set the power switch to <
K
> or
<
g
>.
X
The flash recycling starts.
2
Check that the flash is ready.
The pilot lamp will light in red (fully
charged) when the flash is ready.
X
Pressing the pilot lamp will fire a test
flash.
Turning on the Power Switch
To save battery power, the <
g
> Save Energy feature automatically turns off
the MR-14EX/MT-24EX after 90 sec. of non-operation. To turn on the MR-
14EX/MT-24EX again, press the camera’s shutter button halfway.
A test firing cannot be fired while the camera’s operation timer 4 or 0
is active.
The MR-14EX/MT-24EX’s settings will be retained in memory even after
the power is turned off. To retain the MR-14EX/MT-24EX’s settings when
you replace the batteries, replace the batteries within 1 minute after
turning off the power.
When the camera’s shooting mode is set to <
V
> (Program AE) or <
U
> (Full
Auto), E-TTL II/E-TTL fully automatic flash photography will be enabled, making
it as easy as normal AE shooting in the <
V
> or <
U
> mode.
1
Set the MR-14EX/MT-24EX to <ETTL>.
Press the <
D
> button to
display <
a
>.
2
Take the picture.
Focus the picture and check that the
<
Q
> icon is lit in the viewfinder.
X If a standard flash exposure was
obtained, the flash exposure confirmation
lamp will light for about 3 sec.
Fully Automatic Flash Shooting
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