BATTERY LOADING

1.Be sure to set the Power Switch to the off position then slide, the battery cover in the direction of the arrow to open.

2.Insert four AA size batteries into the battery chamber. Be sure the + and – ends of the batteries are aligned according to the diagram in the chamber.

3.Close the cover.

4.Slide the Power Switch to the ON position. After few seconds, the Ready Lamp will light, indicating that the flash unit can be fired.

5.Please press the “Test Button” to be sure that the flash is working properly.

AUTO POWER OFF

To conserve battery power, the flash unit automatically turns itself off when the flash is not used within approximately 90seconds. To turn the flash on again, depress the “TEST” button or the camera shutter button, halfway. Please note that, “Auto Power Off” mechanism does not work with wireless TTL flash mode, normal slave flash, and designated slave flash modes.

ERROR INDICATION

If the battery power is not sufficient or there is electric information error between the camera and flash unit, the “Flash Coverage Angle” will blink on the LCD panel. When this occurs, turn the power switch off and on.

If it still blinks, after this procedure, check the battery power.

ATTACHING THE CONTROLLER UNIT

Be sure turn off the Power Switch. Then insert the Shoe Base into the hot shoe on the camera and turn the Shoe Locking Ring until it is tight.

When you attach or remove the flash, grasp the bottom of the flash to prevent damage to the shoe foot and camera’s hot shoe.

If the camera’s built-in flash is set in up position, please close it before you attach the flash unit.

To remove the flash, rotate the shoe-locking ring in the opposite direction of ◄LOCK mark, until it stops.

ATTACHING THE FLASH UNIT

1.Attach the MacroFlash adapter to the lens’ filter tread.

2.While pressing the left and right release tabs on both sides of the holder, place the flash unit over the adapter, then release both tabs.

You can adjust the position by rotating the flash unit.

Press the release tab when you detach the unit from the lens.

LCD PANEL ILLUMINATION

When you press the LIGHT button, the LCD panel will illuminate for about 8 seconds. The illumination stays on longer than 8sec, if you press the LIGHT button once again.

Auxiliary Light

If LAMP button on the Flash Units is pushed, the auxiliary light will emit for 20 seconds. In a dark place, it will be easy to focus by using the auxiliary light. This fuction is very convenient when composing pictures where auto focus does not operate well or where focus adjusment in manual is difficult.

If the shutter button is depressed it will stop working.

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Sigma EM-140 DG manual Battery Loading, Attaching the Controller Unit, Attaching the Flash Unit, LCD Panel Illumination