Using Your VX-710C as a Wireless Manual Slave
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Setting the slave mode:
Depending on your camera and flash settings, the master flash may emit more than
one burst of light in quick succession (called a “pre-flash”). Pre-flash is used to help the camera meter and/or
focus, and is done automatically by the camera. If the slave flash is not set correctly, it may be triggered by the
pre-flash and fire before the camera’s shutter opens. In order to ensure that the VX-710C fires at the correct
time, there are two different slave modes available: modes S1 and S2.
To select the correct slave mode, follow these steps:
1. Press the MODE button repeatedly to cycle through the flash modes until the S1 or S2 icon appears on the
LCD.
A.
The S1 icon (
) has one arrow to indicate that the slave flash unit will fire on the first burst of
light. Use this mode when the master flash is set to manual mode.
B.
The S2 icon (
) has two arrows to indicate that the slave flash unit will ignore the preflash
and will fire on the second burst of light. Use this mode when the master flash is set to TTL or
automatic modes.
2. Press the left and right navigation buttons to set the flash output, and the up and down navigation buttons
to fine-tune (see
Using the Manual Flash Mode
on page 26).
