User manual // Speed Max
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flashes at a rate faster than the charging time allows, the
trigger attempts in this not-ready-state will be simply
ignored. This assures that each flash discharge
corresponds to the selected flash power setting.
By turning the control knob
4
the desired flash power can
be set in 1/10 f-stop increments over a range of 3.0 to
10.0. The selected setting is shown on the 2-digit display
3
ENERGY.
There are two other modes of operation besides the
standard mode:
Flash duration mode (FD):
This mode displays the flash duration time corresponding
to the selected power level. Pressing the slave button
12
for 1.5 s activates this mode. The ID display
6
now shows
“Fd” (flash duration) and the display FLASH/s
2
lists the
flash duration in 1/1,000 s. The display ENERGY
3
shows
the current power output level.
Example of readings on display FLASH/s
Display
Power level
(ENERGY)
Flash duration
(with standard flash tube)
Display
flash duration
(FLASH/s)
10
ca. 1/2,000 s
02
9.5
ca. 1/3,175 s
03
3.0
ca. 1/66,667 s
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This mode always operates in power output priority (see
above).
Deactivating the flash duration mode is done by again
pressing the SLAVE button 12 for 1.5 s, by activating the
flash sequence mode, or by switching off the unit via the
mains switch
16
.
Flash sequence mode (FS):
In this mode of operation the flash output is set in
accordance with the selected number of flashes while
keeping the output level constant. Pressing the FC button
13
for 1.5 s activates the mode. The ID display
6
now
shows “FS” (flash sequence) and the displays FLASH/s
2
3, 4:
12:
SLAVE
6:
ID
16:
ON/OFF
13:
FC
