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Standby Mode
The SB-28D Speedlight features a Standby mode that helps conserve the battery in your
Speedlight. When the Speedlight is in this mode, it will go to sleep if you do not touch any
camera or Speedlight controls for 80 seconds. STBY appears in the Speedlight’s LCD
panel when the flash is in Standby mode.

Enabling/Disabling Standby Mode

You can enable or disable Standby mode according to your personal preference.

Waking the SB-28D or SB-28DX Speedlights from Standby mode.

If your Speedlight goes to sleep while in Standby mode, you can “wake” it by doing the
following:
Hold the Speedlight’s MODE
button and press its ON/OFF
button.
If the Speedlight was in Standby
mode, Standby mode will be
disabled. If not, Standby mode
will be enabled.
STBY appears in the
Speedlight’s LCD panel when
the Speedlight is in Standby
mode.
Lightly press the camera’s
Shutter Release button.
The Speedlight wakes up
automatically.
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