Sigma EF-500 manual Control System Change, When Built-in Flash is Used SA-7 and SA-9

Control System Change

Control System of “Wireless Flash” is different for each camera. First it is necessary to attach the flashgun to the camera for activating the control system. If this operation is neglected, wireless function may not work when flashgun is separated from the camera.

1.Attach the flashgun to the camera and turn on the power switch of the flashgun and camera.

2.Press the shutter button of camera halfway. (The camera and flashgun communicate and control system will be switched automatically.)

3.Turn off the power switch of the flashgun and camera.

When Built-in Flash is Used (SA-7 and SA-9)

1.Press the MODE button to select the mark.

2.Press the SEL button to make the channel indicator blink.

3.Press the + button or – button to set the channel.

4.Press the SEL button to stop the indicator blinking.

5.Place the EF-500 DG SUPER SA-N at the desired position.

■Do not place the flash unit within the picture area.

■ Please be set the flash unit between 0.5m 5m (1.6 ~16ft) from the subject, and set the camera body between 1m 5m (1.6~16ft) from the subject.

■Be sure to set the camera’s flash mode to “Wireless Flash Mode”, and set the channel number on the EF-500 DG SUPER SA-N Flash unit to the same channel number as that you set on the camera. Otherwise, the EF-500 DG SUPER SA-N and your camera will not communicate with each other and the EF-500 DG SUPER SA-N will not fire, when you take picture.

6.Pop-up the camera’s built-in flash, and then after both flashes are fully charged, press the shutter button to take the picture.

■AF Auxiliary Light on the EF-500 DG SUPER SA-N will blink, when the flash unit charged and is ready to fire.

■The EF-500 DG SUPER SA-N will fire when the built-in flash fires. The camera’s built-in flash is fired only to control the EF-500 DG SUPER SA-N only. The flash lighting of the subject is done by the EF-500 DG SUPER SA-N. The camera will control the flash power level, as a TTL mode flash, to Obtain correct exposure.

Cameras not equipped with built-in flash used (SD10)

For Wireless flash two pieces of EF-500 DG SUPER SA-N will be necessary. In this instruction, we call a flash unit, which is attached to the camera body “Master unit ”, and we call a flash unit at a remote position “Slave unit”.

Master unit Setting

1.Attach the flash unit to the camera.

2.Press the MODE button to select ⁄ mark.

3.Press SEL button, to make the channel indicator blink on the display.

4.Press + or – button to set the desired channel number.

5.Press the SEL button several times until the display stops blinking.

Slave unit Setting

6.Press the MODE button to select .

7.Press SEL button, to make the channel indicator blink, on the display.

8.Press + or – button to choose the same channel number as set on the Master unit.

9.Press the SEL button several times until the indicator stops blinking.

10.Place the Slave unit at the desired position.

11.Check that both flashes are fully charged.

■Ready light lamp will light, and the AF Auxiliary lamp will blink to indicate that the flash is ready for shooting.

12.Adjust the focus on the subject, and take the picture.

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