Nikon SB-800 instruction manual Setting a group and channel number on the remote flash units

■■■ Setting a group and channel number on the remote flash units

1 Press the g button on the remote flash unit to highlight the channel number, then press the e or f button to set the channel number.

• Be sure to choose the same channel number as set on the master flash unit.

2 Press the g button on the remote flash unit to highlight the group, then press the e or f button to set the group.

• For remote flash units where the flash mode and flash output level compensation values are to be set identically, place these flash units into the same group.

vNotes on using camera’s built-in flash in Commander mode

Camera	Available flash mode of	Usable channel	Usable group
	built-in flash	number
D200, D80	TTL, M, -- (Flash canceled)	1 to 4	A, B
D70-Series	(Flash canceled)	3	A

uSetting in the Repeating flash mode

When the master flash unit is set to the q (repeating flash) mode, set the flash output level, the frequency (Hz) and the number of repeating flashes per frame. (Refer to “Repeating q flash” on page 48.)

Advanced operations

Flash output level

Frequency (Hz)

Number of repeating flashes per frame

1 Press the g button to highlight the flash output level display, then press the

eor f button to increase or decrease the values.

2 Press the g button.

• The flash output level is set, then the frequency display is highlighted.

3 Repeat the procedures above to set the frequency and the number of repeating flashes per frame.

•If Repeating flash has been set on the master flash unit, either the Repeating flash mode or Flash canceled mode can be set on the remote flash units from the master unit.

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