Pentax AF-360FGZ manual Procedure, The effective flash range is displayed on the LCD

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Procedure

1 Turn on the power switch.

2 Press the flash mode button (MODE) until (A) is displayed on the LCD panel.

3 Set the aperture value and ISO.

Press the select button (S) so that (f/stop) on the LCD panel blinks.

Turn the adjustment dial to set the aperture value.

•The effective flash range is displayed on the LCD

panel bar graph.

Confirm that the subject is within the effective flash range and press the select button (S).

Turn the adjustment dial to set the ISO after (ISO) starts blinking.

Press the select button (S). The setting is complete if (ISO) stops blinking.

4 Set the lens aperture to the same aperture value as that set on the LCD panel.

•The camera's aperture value is synchronized with that of the flash unit when the camera exposure mode is set to Programmed AE or Shutter Priority AE.

5 Set the zoom position. (The setting method differs according to your camera and lens. Refer to page 18.)

• Select (M.Zoom) regardless of the type of lens being used.

6 Confirm that the subject is within the effective flash range and the ready lamp is lit. Then take a picture.

•In the following cameras, if the correct flash output is obtained, the flash mode indicator and

( ) in the viewfinder will blink.

645, LX, Super A/Super Program, MZ-M/ZX-M, P30T, P30N/P3N, P30/P3, P50/P5, A3Date, A3DateS, Program A/Program Plus

For details, refer to “Auto Check Display” on page 9.

•If the power is turned temporarily OFF, the flash will be set to P-TTL or TTL auto. Return the setting to Auto flash.

•The sync mode will be fixed in leading curtain sync.

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