Basic Operation, Setting the Mode and the Function

BASIC OPERATION	Mounting Di866 on the Camera
Inserting batteries	1. Turn off the power switch of both Di866
Usable batteries - Alkaline batteries, Lithium batteries, NiMH batteries.	and the camera

1. Remove the battery magazine and insert	2. Turn the lock ring of Di866 to loosen it all
4 x size AA batteries as shown in the	2. Turn the lock ring of Di866 to loosen it all
4 x size AA batteries as shown in the	the way as shown in the picture.
picture.	the way as shown in the picture.
picture.
2. The battery compartment is specially	3. Slide the mounting foot of Di866 into the
designed so that every cell is placed in the	3. Slide the mounting foot of Di866 into the
same direction to avoid the confusion in	hotshoe of the camera.
same direction to avoid the confusion in
poor light condition.
3. +/- symbol is clearly marked at the battery	4. Turn the lock ring to opposite direction
compartment.	and tighten it.
x4	and tighten it.
x4
4. Place the battery magazine back into the	5. Lock pin comes out to hook the foot at the
body.	5. Lock pin comes out to hook the foot at the
body.	hotshoe for sure contact.
	hotshoe for sure contact.
When the recycle time becomes longer
than 20 sec., replace the batteries with the	Removing Di866 from the Camera
fresh ones or recharge the batteries	Loosen the lock ring and slide the mounting foot of Di866 off the hotshoe of
(rechargeable batteries).
(rechargeable batteries).	the camera. Make sure to turn the lock ring all the way to completely clear

	the lock pin off the hooking slot on the hotshoe.
! NOTE	Turn on the flash unit
It is recommended to use all 4 batteries in same brand and type, and	Turn on the flash unit

replace them all at the same time.	Press the on/off switch. Screen A appears, and the mode A is set.
Wrong insertion of each cell would not make electric contact.	The pilot lamp blinks red showing the unit is charging.
	In a few seconds, the pilot lamp turns green.
	The display screen automatically turns off in about 30sec. after the setting
	job is terminated.
	For a test-flash, press the pilot lamp.
7	To turn off the flash unit manually, press the on/off switch and hold it for 2	8
7	seconds.	8
	seconds.

Di866 has energy saving double power off function.

SETTING THE MODE AND THE FUNCTION

The power is automatically turned off (to stand-by mode), in about 30 sec.

Full Automatic Flash Control

of idle use on the camera or after the last setting job. To save the battery

energy, you can select the display-off setting from the custom setting. In

The modes to be set on the camera:

this case, the display screen turns off in about 8 sec. of idle use.

While Di866 is in the stand-by mode, display screen turns off and the pilot

(Full Auto),

(Program),

(Shutter priority),

lamp blinks every 2 seconds showing the flash unit is in stand-by mode.

Av (Aperture priority),

(Manual),

A-DEP

Automatic depth-of-field,

To turn on Di866 again, press the camera’s shutter button halfway or

Portrait,

Landscape,

Close-up,

Sports,

press any button of the flash unit.

Night Portrait.

In case Di866 is not in use over 30 minutes, the unit is completely turned

In all those camera’s modes listed above, Di866 will automatically

and fully work in ETTL automatic flash control system.

off and shut out the current leakage from the batteries.

To turn on Di866 again, take the first step of turning the flash unit on.

Set Di866 to the camera’s hotshoe and press the on/off switch to power on.

In case of using Di866 in off-camera-use mode (Wireless TTL flash-slave,

Display screen automatically shows A, the Full Automatic

Universal Slave function), it is recommended to change the turn off timer

Mode.

at the Custom setting....ref. page 32 .

Di866 is now set for the camera’s automatic flash control

The mode and the value set on the flash unit before turning off is

system.

memorized and returns in the same condition when switch it on again.

Press the on/off switch once again to lock this condition on

your flash. (Press it again to release the lock)

All the jobs required for this mode is completed.

When the pilot lamp turns green, press the shutter button of your camera

halfway to focus the subject.

Shutter speed, aperture and flash mark ( ) are shown in camera’s view finder

and the display panel of the camera.

Press the shutter, and Di866 is fired. The result is immediately shown on the

camera’s LCD monitor.

Flash power is automatically controlled by the camera and the most proper

exposure is obtained on your picture.

When you change the focal length of your camera lens, Di866 responds without

delay and set its light source for the proper illumination angle.

BASIC OPERATION

SETTING THE MODE AND THE FUNCTION

Full Automatic Flash Control