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Name of Parts

• Body

01. Catchlight Panel

02. Built-in Wide Panel

03. Flash Head

04. Optic Control Sensor

05. Focus Assist Beam

06. Hotshoe

07. LCD Panel

08. Lock Ring

09. Battery Compartment

10. USB Port

• LCD Panel

(1) TTL Autoflash

Flash mode

(2) M Manual Flash

(3) Multi Flash

(4) Radio Transmission Shooting
• Master Unit

Flash exposure  

compensation amount

Zoom:

 zoom display (Page 45)

TTL:

 TTL autoflash

:   High-speed   

sync (Page 36)

Focus length (Page 

45)

M

: Manual flash

Manual flash output

Multi

: Stroboscopic flash

Flash frequency

Number of flashes

Slave

Firing group

Master

Channel

01

02

09

03

04
05

06

13

14

15

20
21

12

11

16

• Slave Unit

• Control Panel

11.   < 

MODE 

> Mode Selection 

Button

12.   < 

ZOOM 

> Zoom Selection 

Button

13.   < 

SYNC 

> High-Speed Sync 

Button

14.   < 

SLAVE 

> S1/S2 Optic Slave 

Triggering Selection Button 

(in non-wireless mode)

15. <   > Power Switch

16.   <   > Test Button / Flash 

Ready Indicator.

20. Select Dial

21. < 

SET

 > Set Button

07

10

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FR36_BDA_Nikon 171005.indd   32-33

06.10.2017   15:10:48

Summary of Contents for CUlight FR 36N

Page 1: ...FR 36N for Nikon FR36_BDA_Nikon 171005 indd 27 06 10 2017 15 10 47 ...

Page 2: ...may result in electric shock Do not disassemble Should repairs become necessary this product must be sent to an authorized maintenance center Stop using this product if it breaks open due to extrusion falling or strong hit Otherwise electric shock may occur if you touch the electronic parts inside it Do not fire the flash directly into the eyes especially those of babies within short distances Oth...

Page 3: ...EC Flash Exposure Compensation 36 High Speed Sync 36 Second Curtain Sync 36 Flash Mode M Manual Flash 37 Flash Mode Multi Stroboscopic Flash 38 Wireless Flash Shooting Radio 2 4G Transmission 39 Wireless Settings 39 Setting Master Unit s Flash Mode 40 Setting the Communication Channel 40 TTL Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Shooting 40 M Wireless Flash Shooting with Manual Flash 42 Multi Wireless Fl...

Page 4: ...L TTL autoflash High speed sync Page 36 Focus length Page 45 M Manual flash Manual flash output Multi Stroboscopic flash Flash frequency Number of flashes Slave Firing group Master Channel 01 02 09 03 04 05 06 13 14 15 20 21 12 11 16 Slave Unit Control Panel 11 MODE Mode Selection Button 12 ZOOM Zoom Selection Button 13 SYNC High Speed Sync Button 14 SLAVE S1 S2 Optic Slave Triggering Selection Bu...

Page 5: ...p the flash unit Setting as a slave flash it will enter sleep mode after a certain period adjustable 60 minutes by default of idle use Pressing any flash button will wake it up C Fn Disabling Auto Power Off function is recommended when the flash is used off camera C Fn ST Page 46 Flash Mode TTL Autoflash This flash has three flash modes TTL Manual M and Multi Stroboscopic In TTL mode the camera an...

Page 6: ...po sure use a hand held flash meter to determine the required flash output 1 Press MODE button so that M is displayed 2 Turn the Select Dial to choose a desired flash output amount In high speed sync mode the adjustable flash range is 1 16 1 1 Flash Output Range The following table makes it easier to see how the stop changes in terms of f stop when you increase or decrease the flash output For exa...

Page 7: ...emote control is recommended Stroboscopic flash can be used with bulb If the number of flashes is displayed as the firing will continue until the shutter closes or the battery is ex hausted The number of flashes will be limited as shown by the following table Maximum Stroboscopic Flashes Wireless Flash Shooting Radio 2 4G Transmission You can set up three slave groups for TTL autoflash shooting Wi...

Page 8: ...onfirm 4 TTL Fully Automatic Wireless Flash Shooting Autoflash Shooting with One Slave Unit 2 Slave Unit Setting Set the CUlight FR 36N that to be controlled as the wireless slave unit Page 40 The slave unit can be set as A B C 3 Check the communica tion channel If the master unit and slave unit s are set to a different channel set them to the same channel Page 40 4 Position the camera and flashes...

Page 9: ...flash master slave with a radio transmission wireless shooting function make it easy to shoot with advanced wireless multiple flash lighting in the same way as TTL autoflash shooting The basic relative position and operation range are as shown in the picture You can then perform wireless TTL autoflash shooting just by setting the master unit to TTL Slave Master Unit s Positioning and Operation Ran...

Page 10: ... straight ahead and then upward by 90 The catchlight will not appear if you swing the flash head left or right For best catchlight effect stay 1 5m 4 9ft away from the subject Creating a Catchlight With the catchlight panel you can create a catchlight in the subject s eyes to add life to the facial expression 1 Point the flash head upward by 90 2 Pull out the wide panel The catchlight panel will c...

Page 11: ...s flashes in fast succession at 1 1 full power After 30 continuous flashes allow a rest time of at least 10 minutes If you fire more than 30 continuous flashes and then fire more flashes in short intervals the inner over temperature protection function may be activated and make the recycling time over 10 seconds If this occurs allow a rest time of about 10 minutes and the flash unit will then retu...

Page 12: ...rol Exposure control system TTL autoflash and manual flash Flash exposure compensation FEC Manual FEB 3 stops in 1 3 stop increments Manual FEC can be combined Sync mode High speed sync up to 1 8000 seconds first curtain sync and second curtain sync Multi flash Provided up to 90 times 99Hz Wireless Flash 2 4G radio transmission Wireless flash function Master Slave Off Controllable slave groups 3 A...

Page 13: ...sh cannot be charged The battery is installed in the wrong direction Install the battery in the correct direction The camera flash s internal battery is exhausted If appears and blinks on the LCD panel replace the battery immediately The Camera Flash does not fire The camera flash is not attached securely to the camera Attach the camera s mounting foot securely to the camera The electrical contact...

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