AS-8
Flash Unit Couplers AS·S @ and AS·9 ®
The detachable lower part of the SB -16, cal led the Flash Unit Coupler AS-8 or AS-9, houses the mounting foot , the shooting mode selector with shooting mode indication LEDs, the ready-lightlopen -flash button , the light sensor, the sync/multiple flash terminal @, and the special ter - minal @ for TTL multiple flash.
The only difference in appearance between the AS -8 and AS -9 is the type of mounting foot. The AS-8 'smounting foot is specially designed for use with Nikon F3-series camera , while the AS -9 has a standard ISO-type mount- ing foot.
The flash unit with the AS-8 attached is identified as the Speedlight SB -16A, whereas the flash unit with the AS -9 as the Speedlight SB -16B. The SB-16A and SB-16B can be mounted on almost any type of Nikon camera * either directly or with the use of another Nikon Flash Unit
Coupler. The TTL automatic shooting mode, however, is available only when the SB-16A is used with a Nikon F3- series camera or when the SB -16B is used with either the Nikon FA, FE2, F-501/N2020, F-301/N2000, FG or Nikonos- V (via V.:rype Sync Cord). For more detailed informatin about flash unit/camera combinations, refer to the table on page 5.
*Even with use of the Flash Unit Coupler AS-4or AS-7,the S8-168cannot be used with F3-series cameras with the AF Finder OX-I, Action Finder OA-2,Waist-Level Finder OW-3 or 6X Magnification Finder OW-4.
Note: 8e careful not to soif or damage the contact pins @on the coupler or the contacts ® on the main flash unit as this may cause poor connec - tion and possible malfunction.
