User manual YASHICA ZOOMATE 165EF

[. . . ] This flash unit is suited for: · Olympus - Digital cameras with TTL flash control and flash socket system, as well as the compatible digital cameras from Panasonic and Leica. Do not expose the flash unit or battery charger to dripping or splashing water such as rain! When a flash is fired, no opaque material may be in front of or directly on the reflector screen of the flash unit, nor may there be dirt on the reflector screen. The high heat generated by the flash can cause such material to burn or cause damage to the reflector screen. [. . . ] If a focal length of less than 24 mm is used, , , 24" flashes in the display as a warning that the shot cannot be completely lit. If so desired, the position of the main reflector can be manually adjusted in order to achieve particular lighting effects (such as spot effect etc. Manual zoom mode The zoom position of the main reflector must be adjusted manually to the lens focal length when used with a camera that doesnít transmit the data related to 69 In this case auto-zoom mode is not possible!After switching on the flash unit, , , Zoom" appears in the display and the current zoom position of the main reflector appears. setting procedure · Press button combination , , Select" until , , Zoom" appears flashing next to the zoom position (mm). The following zoom positions are possible for the main reflector: 24 - 28 - 35 - 50 - 70 - 85 - 105 mm (35 mm format). After about 5 seconds the display stops flashing and the setting is saved automatically.  When the camera transmits the lens focal length to the flash unit and a manual zoom setting results in the shot not being completely lit by the main reflector (for example, spot effect), the display of the zoom position of the main reflector flashes as a warning!Tip: If you do not necessarily need the full guide number and maximum flash range of the flash unit, you can leave the zoom reflector at the position for the shortest focal length of the zoom lens. This will provide full light coverage of the picture and eliminate the need to continually adjust it to the focal length of the lens. Example: You use a zoom lens with a focal length range of 35 mm to 105 mm. after activation of the remote slave mode , , , SL " appears in the display. In addition, the slave group (GROUP) selected and the remote channel (CH) are shown. With the remote slave mode activated, press the button combination , , Select" until , , CH" (= remote channel) flashes in the display. After about 5 seconds the display stops flashing and the setting is saved automatically. after activation of the remote slave mode , , , SL " appears in the display. In addition, the slave group (GROUP) selected and the remote channel (CH) are shown. Once the slave flash units are flash ready, the AF measuring beam will blink. Press the manual firing button on the master or controller flash unit to fire a test flash. The slave flash units will respond in succession, according to slave group, with a test flash. if a slave unit fails to fire a test flash , check the settings for remote channel and slave group. Correct the position of the slave flash unit so that it is able to receive light from the master flash unit. [. . . ] The camera operates with shutter speeds that are slower than the flash sync speed. Depending on the camera mode, there is no switch to flash sync speed (see the camera's operating instructions). Because of parallax error between lens and flash unit, close-up shots may not, depending on the focal length at the bottom of the image, be fully illuminated. Tilt the main reflector downwards or turn the wide-angle diffuser in front of the reflector. [. . . ]