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AUTO POWER OFF 

To conserve battery power, the flash unit automatically turns itself off when the flash is not used within 
approximately 80 seconds. To turn the flash on again, depress the TEST button or the camera shutter 
button halfway. Please note that the “Auto Power Off” mechanism does not work with wireless TTL flash 
mode, normal slave flash, and designated slave flash modes. 
Please Note;    However, “Auto Power Off” mechanism does not work with slave flash mode. 

 

ERROR INDICATION 

If the battery power is not sufficient, or if there is an electric information error between the camera and flash 
unit, the “Er” icon will blink on the LCD panel. When this occurs, turn the power switch off and on. If it still 
blinks, after this procedure, check the battery power. 

 

ADJUSTING THE FLASH HEAD 

Depress the Bounce “Up and Down” Lock and Release Button and 
adjust the flash head to the desired position.

 

 

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If    appears on the LCD panel when you turn on the flash, and   

if this mark blinks, then the flash head is adjusted to an incorrect 
position.   

 

ATTACHING AND REMOVING THE FLASH TO AND FROM THE CAMERA 

Be sure to turn off the Power Switch, then insert the Shoe Base into the hot shoe on the camera and turn 
the Shoe Locking Ring until it is tight. 

 

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When you attach or remove the flash, grasp the 

bottom of the flash to prevent damage to the shoe foot 
and the camera’s hot shoe.   

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If the camera’s built-in flash is set in up position, 

please close it before you attach the flash unit. 

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To remove the flash, rotate the shoe-locking ring in 

the opposite direction of 

LOCK mark, until it stops. 

 

 

SETTING OF FLASH COVERAGE ANGLE 

When you press the ZOOM button, the 

  symbol appears. Each time you press the ZOOM button, the 

LCD panel display will change and indicate the zoom position in sequence as follows.

 

24mm 

 28mm  

 35mm 

 50mm 

 70mm 

 85mm 

 105mm  

 

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Auto)

 

 

Please confirm the distance from <<CHART A>> page 17. If the setting is possible with 1 then depending on 
the focal length of the lens, the flash coverage angle will be set automatically, when TTL mode is chosen. 

 

When you turn on the main switch, the flash will memorize and set the zoom head position to the last setting used.   

 

If you use a lens wider than the flash head setting, there may be under exposed areas around the edges 
of the picture. 

 

Depending on the flash head setting, the flash’s Guide Number will change. 

 

WIDE PANEL 

This flash is equipped with a built in type wide panel, 
which can provide ultra wide 17mm angle of coverage. 
Slide out the wide panel and flip it down to cover flash’s 
head. Then the coverage angle setting of the flash will 
be set to 17mm automatically.

 

Summary of Contents for EF-530 DG SUPER NA-ITTL

Page 1: ...s Keep at least 1m 3feet distance between face and the flash unit when taking a picture with flash Do not touch the synchro terminal of your camera when the flash is attached to a hot shoe High voltage circuitry could cause an electric shock Never use your camera in an environment where flammable burnable gas liquids or chemicals etc exist Otherwise it might cause fire or explosion Caution Do not ...

Page 2: ...e batteries we do not recommend using them Please replace batteries if it takes more than 30seconds to light the Ready Lamp To assure proper electrical contact clean the battery terminals before installing the batteries NiCad batteries do not have standardized contacts If you use NiCad batteries please confirm that the battery contacts touch the battery compartment properly To prevent battery expl...

Page 3: ...oe Locking Ring until it is tight When you attach or remove the flash grasp the bottom of the flash to prevent damage to the shoe foot and the camera s hot shoe If the camera s built in flash is set in up position please close it before you attach the flash unit To remove the flash rotate the shoe locking ring in the opposite direction of LOCK mark until it stops SETTING OF FLASH COVERAGE ANGLE Wh...

Page 4: ...lease select TTL BL Depending on the camera model i TTL or D TTL system will be used The d mark will be displayed on the LCD panel for both systems For the following cameras F 5 F 4 series F100 F90X F90 F80 N90S N90 N80 series F70D N70 F810S N8008S F801 N8008S and Pronea 600i TTL BL or TTL can be selected However cameras other than those listed above only TTL can be selected 4 Focus on the subject...

Page 5: ...Built in CPU A M TTL 2 F401S N4004S F401 N4004 Without Built in CPU M TTL 2 FA FE2 FG F3 FM3 With Built in CPU Without Built in CPU A M TTL 2 Confirm Distance 1 Flash s LCD panel will show the F number and working distance of flash automatically 2 Set the F number on the flash to be the same as camera and check the available working distance range on the LCD panel To set the F number on the Flash ...

Page 6: ... button or button to set the distance 5 Press the SEL button several times to stop blinking 6 Set the aperture value on the lens or camera 7 When the Ready Light of the flash is illuminated the unit is ready for use When using with cameras other than the above 1 Please follow the first 2 steps as above and press the SEL button several times to make the aperture display blink 2 Press the button or ...

Page 7: ...photograph a moving subject with slow synchronization usually the furrow of the subject will be exposed in front of the subject The ordinary flash light will fire when the first shutter curtain is fully opened thus the subject will be exposed from the time flash is fired to the time the shutter is closed This is front curtain synchronization When you use rear curtain synchronization the flash will...

Page 8: ...ve Read out the subject distance from the focus ring on the lens Either change the flash power level or the flash s F stop Please refer following on how to change the flash s F stop 1 Press the SEL button several times to make the F stop indicator blink 2 Press the or button and set the F stop 3 Press the SEL button and make the indicator of F stop stop blinking Please set the distance indicated o...

Page 9: ...d press the or button to set the channel number from C1 C4 3 Press the SEL button to make the group number blink and press the or button to set the group number Press the SEL button to confirm 4 Detach the slave unit from the camera body and place it in the desired position In the case of using D200 s D80 s built in flash for wireless photography Group A cameras correspond to Group 1 flashguns and...

Page 10: ...but in step 3 select and erase from display Slave Flash Normal Slave Flash Even if the EF 530 DG SUPER is not attached to the camera body you can fire the flash by using the camera s built in flash or another flash unit 1 Attach the flash unit to the camera s hot shoe 2 Set the camera s exposure mode to the desired mode If you use A or M mode also set the desired aperture value 3 Turn on the flash...

Page 11: ... closely as possible with the actual distance from the slave flash to the subject If the actual distance is out of range you need to change the aperture value 11 Press the SEL button several times to make the display stop blinking 12 Place the slave unit in the desired location Do not place the slave unit within the picture area Setting for Slave Controller unit 13 Attach the Slave Controller flas...

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