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READY·lIGHT
INDICATI0NS--==~=------------~-----,
With the 58-24 turned on, its ready-light turns on to indicate the
flash is ready to fire
.
To activate the viewfinder ready-light
function when using the Nikon F4,
F-801/N8008,
F-501/N2020,
F-401s/N4004s, F-301/N2000, FA,
FE2,
or FG, lightly press the
shutter release button to turn on the camera's meter.
12
-
If the ready-light takes more than
30
sec.
to light up
when using alkaline-manganese batteries, replace with
a fresh set.
-
With NiCd batteries,
if
recycling time is over 10
seconds, recharge them.
READY·L1GHT WARNING FUNCTIONS
The ready-light
in
the camera viewfinder blinks in the cases
listed
below.
When blinking occurs, check the 58-24's flash
mode selector setting,
camera's
shutter speed/mode selector
setting
and/or film
speed setling and
adjust as necessary.
The ready-light will blink before shooting:
-
When 58
-24's
flash mode
selector is
at TTL with
cameras
other than Nikon F4, F-801/N8008,
F-501lN2020,
F-401s/N4004s,
F-301lN2000,
FA,
FE2, or FG. Reset 58-24's
flash mode selector to A or
M.
-
When using the FA, FE2, or FG to perform TTL auto flash with
the
camera's shutter speed
dial
at
a mechanical setting
(M250,
M90 or 8). Reset to
another
shutter
speed
setting.
To use
M250, M90 or 8
,
reset 58-24
's
flash mode selector to A or
M.
-
When performing programmed TTL auto or TTL auto flash
operation with a camera film speed setting beyond the usable
range. Use film within the appropriate TTL auto flash photog-
raphy range (ISO
25-1000
with F-501/N2020 or F-301/N2000
;
ISO
25-400
with F-401s/N4004s, FA, FE2 or FG). With the
FA,
the ready-light also blinks when the
camera's film speed
setting
approaches ISO 12.
-
When the
shutter speed
of the FE or FM2 is not within the
flash
sync speed
range.
Set the
shutter
speed to the flash
sync speed
or
slower.
-
With Nikon
F-401s/N4004s,
when the S8-24
and
built-in flash
are
turned
off,
and the
camera's
computer recommends
flash
use.
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