Sound
When the SB-600 or SB-800 Speedlights are
used as wireless remotes, by default they
are set to beep when the flash has recycled.
This sound is to let you know that flash is
ready to fire again. You can turn this setting
off if you’re using multiple flashes or if you
just don’t want to hear it. If you’re using
three or four Speedlights, this can cause
quite a racket.
SB-600
To turn the sound function of the SB-600 on
or off:
1. Go into the CSM. Press and hold
the Zoom and – buttons at the
same time for two seconds to get
there.
2. Turn the wireless remote feature
on. See the previous set of steps
for the SB-600 for details on how
to do this.
3. Use the + or – buttons to select
the sound function. The sound
function menu has a musical note
and says On or Off depending on
the setting. The default is On.
4. Press the Zoom or Mode button
to turn it on or off.
5. Press the On/Off button to
return to the wireless remote
default menu.
SB-800
To turn the sound function of the SB-800 on
or off:
1. Go into the CSM. Press the SEL
button 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 left or right buttons of
the multi-selector to highlight
the sound icon. The sound icon
looks like a musical note.
4. Press the + or – button to turn
the sound on and off.
5. Press the SEL button to return
to the wireless remote menu.
Zoom position
The zoom position focuses the light from
the flash in order to match the angle of cov-
erage of your lens. The coverage for wide-
angle lenses needs to be wider so the flash
head is zoomed back, diffusing the light and
allowing it to disperse in a wider area. When
a longer lens is used, the light output is
focused to allow a further distance to be
achieved.
By default the SB-600 and SB-800 automat-
ically set the zoom to match the lens. I rec-
ommend leaving it on the default setting.
When the Speedlight is used as
an off camera wireless remote,
the Auto Zoom function is dis-
abled and the flash head zoom
has to be set manually.
SB-600
To set the zoom manually:
1. Go into the CSM. Press and hold
the Zoom and – buttons at the
same time for two seconds to get
there.
Note
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