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DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTS

 

EXTERNAL PARTS

 

1.Flash Head   2.Built-in Wide Panel   3.AF Auxiliary Light    4.Bounce Angle; Up and Down   
5.Bounce Angle; Right and Left   6.Bounce Lock and Release Button; Up and Down   7.Swivel  Lock 
and Release Button; Right and Left   8.LCD Panel   9.Battery Cover   10.Shoe Ring   11.Shoe 

CONTROLS 

12.MODE Button   13.<SEL> SELECT Button   14.< + > Increment Button      15.< - > Decrement Button     
16.ZOOM Button   17.TEST Button   18.LIGHT Button   19.Ready Light   20.Power Switch 

 

ABOUT THE BATTERY 

This flash unit uses four “AA” type Alkaline dry cell batteries, Ni-Cad or Ni-MH rechargeable batteries. 
Manganese batteries can also be used but as they have a shorter life than Alkaline 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 explosion, leakage or overheating, use four new AA batteries of the same type and 

brand. Do not mix the type or new and used batteries. 

 Do not disassemble or short-circuit the batteries, or expose them fire or water; they may explode. Do not 

recharge the batteries other than Ni-Cd or Ni-MH rechargeable batteries.   

 When the flash will not be used for an extended period of time, remove the batteries from the flash to 

avoid the possibility of damage from leakage. 

 Battery performance decreases at low temperatures. Keep batteries insulated when using the flash in cold weather. 

 As with any flash, it is recommended you carry spare batteries when on a long trip or when 

photographing outdoors in cold weather. 

 

BATTERY LOADING 

1. Be sure to set the Power Switch to the off position then 

slide the battery cover in the direction of the arrow to 
open. 

2. Insert four AA size batteries into the battery chamber. 

Be sure the + and – ends of the batteries are aligned 
according to the diagram in the chamber. 

3. Close the cover. 
4. Slide the Power Switch to the ON position. After few seconds the Ready Lamp will light, indicating that the 

flash unit can be fired. 

5. Please press the “Test Button” to be sure that the flash is working properly. 

 

AUTO POWER OFF 

To conserve battery power, the flash unit automatically turns itself off when the flash is not used within 
approximately 5 minutes. 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. 

 

ERROR INDICATION 

If the battery power is not sufficient or there is an electric information error between the camera and flash 
unit, the “Er” mark 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.

 

 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.  

Summary of Contents for EF-530 DG SUPER SA-STTL

Page 1: ...side Do not fire the flash close to eyes Otherwise the bright light could damage the eyes Keep at least 1m 3feet distance between face and the flash unit when taking a picture with flash 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 use this flash unit on any camera other than the Sigma ...

Page 2: ...age from leakage Battery performance decreases at low temperatures Keep batteries insulated when using the flash in cold weather As with any flash it is recommended you carry spare batteries when on a long trip or when photographing outdoors in cold weather BATTERY LOADING 1 Be sure to set the Power Switch to the off position then slide the battery cover in the direction of the arrow to open 2 Ins...

Page 3: ...ge angle can effectively reach that of 17mm wide focal length without using the wide panel However the coverage angle display of the flash will not show wider than 24mm When the wide panel is used 10mm focal length can be covered However the coverage angle display on the flash will show 17mm When Manual Flash photography or FP Flash photography is performed the flash s coverage angle can be set au...

Page 4: ...utomatically switch to TTL mode only For other camera exposure modes the flash will be set to the last chosen mode each time When the flash is fully charged the flash mark will appear in the finder If the shutter is released before the flash is fully charged the flash will not fire and the camera will take the picture at a slow shutter speed USING FLASH IN OTHER CAMERA MODES Shutter Speed Priority...

Page 5: ...he subject distance 7 When the Ready Light of the flash is illuminated the unit is ready for use You can calculate the correct exposure by using the following formula Guide Number GN Flash to Subject Distance F stop This flash unit will automatically calculate and indicate the appropriate subject distance according to the above formula Please refer to table1 on the last page FP FLASH Except SA 300...

Page 6: ...red eye in the picture If you use the function of Red eye reduction the flash will blink approximately 1 second before the shutter is released and reduce the red eye 1 Press the MODE Select the mode of the flash TTL M modes 2 Press or button and make mark displayed on the LCD panel 3 Adjust the focus and take the picture after confirming the ready light is lit To cancel the Red eye reduction turn ...

Page 7: ...he shutter speed longer than Number of Flashes you want Firing Frequency BOUNCE FLASH When you take a photo with flash in a room sometimes a strong shadow will appear behind the subject if you point the flash head upwards or sideways to reflect the light off the ceiling wall etc the subject will be illuminated softly Press the lock button and adjust the flash head to set the bounce angle UP 0 60 7...

Page 8: ...uilt in flash and then after both flashes are fully charged press the shutter button to take the picture AF Auxiliary Light on the EF 530 DG SUPER SA STTL will blink when the flash unit charged and is ready to fire The EF 530 DG SUPER SA STTL will fire when the built in flash fires The camera s built in flash is fired only to control the EF 530 DG SUPER SA STTL only The flash lighting of the subje...

Page 9: ...EL button once again b For the aperture value When the flash unit is set to the Slave mode press the SEL button to make the indicator for the aperture value blink and press the button or button to set the desired aperture value Then press the SEL button 8 Press the SEL button several times to make the display stop blinking 9 Place the slave unit in the desired location Do not place the slave unit ...

Page 10: ...dicator blink 15 Press the or button to set the same channel number as that set on the firing flash unit 16 Press the SEL button to make the flash output amount display indicator blink 17 Press the SEL button to make the display stop blinking mark disappear and channel display will appear 18 After confirming that all flash units are fully charged press the shutter button to take the picture When t...

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