DARKROOM AUTOMATION F-STOP, Instruction Manual

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Keys
Notes on Key Operation:
• Tapping or hitting a key means pushing the key down momentarily - just as
you would tap a key on a keyboard. The timer often acts on the release stroke
in order to differentiate a tapped key from a held key.
• Holding a key means holding the key down for one second until the timer
responds.
Expose Key:
Starburst - starts, pauses and cancels exposures and places the timer
in focusing mode.
Exposing:
• Start the displayed exposure by hitting the expose key when the timer is idle.
• Cancel an exposure by holding the expose key down when exposing
Pausing:
• Pause an exposure by hitting (and not holding) the expose key.
• Resume a paused exposure by hitting the expose key
• Cancel a paused exposure by holding the expose key down
Focusing:
• Focus by holding the expose key down when the timer is idle
• Turn off focus by hitting the expose key.
There is a timeout on focusing. The factory default setting is 5 minutes. The
timeout can be disabled, enabled and set from 1 to 99 minutes in setup mode.
Footswitch:
The optional footswitch works just like the expose key to expose, pause
and focus.
Menu Key:
Circular Arrow - cycles the timer through the current choices when hit;
changes modes when held down.
Raise and Lower Keys:
Up and Down Arrows - adjust the displayed exposure;
make selections like
y
es/
n
o; scroll through a list of choices or memory steps.
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