- 09 -
- 10 -
To avoid overheating or
damaging
the flash head, the over-temperature protection
function will be activated automatically after 10 continuous high-speed flashes
in HSS
mode
and the recycle time becomes 10s longer.
8. MF-Assist Beam
Under poorly-lit or low-contrast conditions, you can turn on the MF-assist beam
(15)
in order to make it easier to autofocus.
When the MF-assist beam is lit, is
shown on the LCD display.
9. Buzz Function
The
beep
function can be controlled by pressing BUZZ Button (16).
When the
beep
is turned on, is shown on the LCD display. The buzzer provides
an indication that the AD180 flash unit has fully recycled.
10. Wireless Control Function
The flash unit is built in with a Wireless Control Port (7) so that you can
wirelessly control the on-and-off of your flash, model
l
ing lamp and
beep
, as well as
adjust the flash output level, etc.
To control the flash wirelessly, you need a you
need
a
L
ENCARTA
r
emote
c
ontrol remote control set (on-camera and on-flash). Insert its receive
r
into the
Wireless Control Port (7) on the flash and insert the transmit
ter
into the camera hot
shoe. Settings made on the hotshoe-mounted transceiver will be wirelessly
communicated to the flash. Then you can press the camera shutter-release button
to trigger the flash.
For full instructions on the use of
L
ENCARTA
r
emote
c
ontrol
and flash trigger
,
see its user manual.
When the flash unit receives wireless signals, is shown on the LCD display.
11.
Non-dedicated radio triggers
The Sync Cord Jack (8) is a
standard
Φ3.5mm plug.
If required, a third party
radio receiver can be plugged into it to trigger the flash only,
12. PC Sync
cord
Triggering
Insert one end of a PC sync cable into the PC Sync Socket (9) of the flash uni
t.
Overheat
Protection Function
Over-Temperature Protection
To avoid overheating and
damaging
the flash head, do not fire more than 75
continuous flashes in fast succession at full power. After 75 continuous flashes,
allow a rest time of at least 10 minutes.
After firing
75 continuous flashes
at full power
, the
internal
over-temperature
protection function may be activated and
increase
the recycling time
to
about 10 to
15 seconds. If this occurs, allow a rest time of about 10 minutes, and the flash unit
will then return to normal.
When the over-temperature protection is
activated
,
this is
shown on the LCD display.
Number of flashes that will activate over-temperature protection:
Power Output Level
1/1
1/2
1/4
1/8
1/16, 1/32
1/64, 1/128
Number of Flashes (Approx.)
75
100
200
300
400
500
Technical Data
Model
Max. Power
Guide No. (m ISO 100)
Vertical Rotation Angle
Horizontal Rotation Angle
Power Supply
Number of
Flash
es
Recycle Time
Colo
u
r Temperature
Flash Duration
Dimension
s
Net Weight
ATOM 180
60 (m ISO 100, with standard reflector)
Approx. 28mm flash coverage when operating on a
camera with the standard reflector
-15°- 90°
0-270°
Power pack (ATOM
POWER)
900 (With ATOM
POWER power pack, at full power)
Approx. 0.05-2.6s (With ATOM
POWER power pack)
5600±200k
1/800s - 1/10000s
205*90*70 mm (flash tube & reflector not included)
550g (flash tube & reflector not included)
180W/S
onto the camera hotshoe.
Power Output Level
1/1
1/2
1/4
1/8
Number of Flashes (Approx.)
10
15
20
30
Number of flashes that will activate over-temperature protection in high-speed sync
triggering mode:
