SIGMA EF-530 - Manual (Page 12)

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Designated Slave Flash
If using two or more EF-530 DG Super flash units, you can designate which flash will fire together by using
the channel settings. In this mode, one flash unit will be used as the Slave Controller and the others for
firing as Slaves.
Setting the Slave Flash unit(s) for firing
1. Attach the slave unit to the camera body.
2. Set the camera’s exposure mode to S or M .
3. Set the shutter speed to 1/30 or slower. ( The slave c ontroller unit
(Master Flash) will transmit the designated signal before the others
fire. Thus if you use a shutter speed faster than 1/30, the firing
flash units will not be synchronized.
)
4. Switch “ON” the flash unit and press the camera’s shutter button
halfway. (The aperture value and film speed are now automatically
transmitted to the slave flash unit .)
5. Remove the slave flash unit from the camera.
6. Press the MODE button and select the / . (Slave Mode)
7. Press the SEL button to make the channel display indicator blink.
8. Press the
+ or – button to set the channel number. (C1 or C2)
9. Press the SEL button to make the output amount display indicator of the flash blink.
10. Press the + or – button to set the flash output amount.
Set the flash power by setting the distance indicator on the LCD panel to coincide as 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 flash unit to the camera body.
14. Press the MODE button and select the
/ (Slave Mode).
15. Press the SEL button to make the channel display indicator blink.
16. Press the
+ or – button to set the same channel number as that
set on the firing flash unit.
17. Press the SEL button to make the flash output amount display
indicator blink.
18. Press the + button so the
mark
is displayed and blinking .
19. Press the SEL button twice to make the display stop blinking.
20. After confirming that all flash units are fully charged, press the shutter button to take the picture.
When the firing flash unit of EF-530 DG Super is fully charged, the AF Auxiliary Light will blink.
As the slave control using is in mode, the aperture on the slave control unit can not be changed .
The Slave Controller unit functions only to control the slave unit.
SPECIFICATIONS
TYPE : Clip-on type serial-controlled TTL auto zoom electric flash
GUIDE NUMBER : 53 (ISO 100/m, 105mm head position)
POWER SOURCE : Four AA type alkaline batteries or Four AA type Ni-Cd batteries or,
: Four AA type Ni-MH Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries
RECYCLING TIME : about 6.0 sec. (Alkaline batteries)
: about 4.0 sec. (Ni-Cd, Ni-MH Nickel-Metal Hydride)
NUMBER OF FLASHES : about 220 flashes (Alkaline batteries)
: about 100 flashes (Ni-Cd, Ni-MH Nickel-Metal Hydride)
FLASH DURATION : about 1 / 700 sec. (full power firing)
FLASH ILLUMINATE ANGLE : 24mm
105mm motor powered control (17mm with Built-in Wide Panel)
AUTO POWER OFF : Available
WEIGHT : 335 g/11.8oz. DIMENSIONS : 77mm(W)/3.0in. x 139mm(H)/5.5in. x 117mm(L)/4.6in.