Setting Channels
After you get the flash mode set, you decide
on the channel. As discussed earlier, you
have four channels from which to choose.
All four channels operate exactly the same
so it doesn’t matter which channel you use
as long as all of your remote Speedlights are
set to the same one.

SB-800 in Master mode

To set channels on the SB-800 in Master
mode:
1. Enter the CSM on the SB-800
Speedlight. Press the Select but-
ton (SEL) for two seconds to get
there.
2. Use the + or – and the left and
right Zoom buttons to choose
the wireless settings menu. The
menu has the icon of a flash with
an arrow next to it.
3. Use the + or – buttons to select
Master.
4. After the setting is in the Master
mode, press the Mode button to
choose the desired flash mode
(TTL, M, or AA).
5. Press SEL to highlight the Group
A settings. Change these settings
as necessary. Use the same proce-
dures to change Groups B and C.
6. Press SEL again to highlight the
Channel settings. Choose the
proper channel using the + or –
buttons.
7. Press the On/Off button to set
the changes.
Using a built-in
Speedlight
The D70 can only be used on one channel:
channel 3. Be sure to set your remote
Speedlight to channel 3, Group A.
To set channels using the built-in Speedlight
on the D200:
1. Turn on the camera and press
the Menu button to the left of
the LCD.
2. Enter the CSM using the multi-
selector to scroll down to the
pencil icon.
3. Use the multi-selector button to
highlight CSM e – Bracketing/
Flash. Press the multi-selector
right.
4. Use the multi-selector to scroll
down to setting e3 – Built-in
Flash. Press the multi-selector
right.
5. Highlight Commander mode.
Press the multi-selector right.
6. Highlight the Channel setting by
pressing the mulit-selector to
the right.
7. Select the channel you want to
use.
8. Set the channel by pressing the
Enter button.

Wireless remote flash

To set the channels on the SB-600 wireless
remote flash:
1. Go into the CSM by pressing the
Zoom and – buttons simultane-
ously for about two seconds.
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