Nissin Di866 Mark II Professional Instruction Manual page 6

Setting of Master and Slave flash:
Setting Master flash:
The master flash to be set is one unit only.
Place the master flash on the
camera and switch it on, and set to
Manual function mode or set the
camera's built-in flash on. Make
sure which mode you chose, digital
pre-flash flash system or analogue flash system.
Setting Slave flash Di866 Mark II:
Multiple numbers of flashes can be set. Switch
Di866 Mark II on and select the appropriate slave
system, either SD or SF.
When flash is set to the slave function, the red
LED starts blinking every 2 seconds showing the
slave function is in order. Make sure the mode
you set, SD or SF which should couple with the master
flash system.
Set slave flash at any place and direct the flash head as you
desire. Slave sensor in the slave flash is facing to the camera or
to the master flash.
Use the included flash stand. Place Di866 Mark II on to the flash
stand which can be placed either on a flat place or on the tripod
by the screw.
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NOTE
Metal type accessory shoe is not recommended since it may give electric damage on
the electrical contact of the flash hotshoe.
When setting Di866 Mark II to the slave function, the zoom setting system is
automatically set for the Manual Zoom at 24mm position. The zooming position
can be selected manually to any other position available.In this mode, the
auto-off timer is recommended to set at 60min. or be cancelled (off). The
sensing angle of the slave sensor is 100˚ approx.
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In this case, reset this F. Stop on you camera.
As for the traditional type film cameras, no ISO information or F. Stop
information is transferred by the camera. In this case, set ISO value at the
Advanced function page of Di866 Mark II.
Press set for 2 seconds, the screen goes to the Advanced Function
Set
page for Av mode.
ADVANCED CUSTOM SETTING
Advanced custom setting is prepared in this mode.
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Sub Flash Function
Manual Zoom Setting
Universal Slave Function
In additional to the Manual power mode, the universal slave function
supports Av operation mode.
Setting Slave flash: Select the slave mode SD or SF and set the
desired F.stop and ISO speed on the Slave flash. As for setting
Master flash, follow to the instruction manual in the Universal slave
page at Manual power operation --- Page 16.
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The mode to be set on the camera:
The flash light is automatically controlled by the photo sensor built-in the flash
unit instead of TTL metering. Select your desired F. Stop on Di866 Mark II and
set this F. Stop on your camera. The intensity of flash light is automatically
controlled for the most proper exposure within the certain area of distance.
Set the camera mode, to
Set the mode on Di866 Mark II. From the 6 icons screen,
select
Select
F. Stop is displayed in the screen in accordance with the
ISO setting on the camera.
Select
unit.
Press on/off switch to lock the value. (Press it again to
release the lock)
Set the same F. Stop on your camera.
The display screen shows the F. Stop selected, the
camera-subject maximum distance for the proper
exposure and the focal length set on the camera.
The flash light is automatically controlled within the
distance area. The shortest distance for the proper
exposure is approximately 1.0m (3ft.) from the camera to the subject.
The distance varies by changing the focal length and F. Stop set on Di866
Mark II.This Av. mode of Di866 Mark II is not coupled with camera's aperture
setting. The aperture setting on the flash unit is not controlled by the
camera.
When changing the ISO setting on the camera, the F. Stop of the flash unit
is automatically reset for such corresponding ISO value.
The mode to be set on the camera:
Repeating the flash illumination on the subject freezes the sequence of motion
in one frame of picture.
In this mode, the power level, frequency and the number of flashes are to be
set on the flash unit in advance.
Power Ratio:
Uncontrolled manual power is provided in 5 steps, from 1/8 to 1/128 power.
Frequency :
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1 Hz to 90 Hz frequency can be set.
Flash Times :
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1 time to 90 times can be set.
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Set the camera mode to M on your camera.
Set the shutter speed on your camera in accordance with the guide table in
the next page.
Set the mode on Di866 Mark II. From the 6 icons screen, select
and set
Value setting screen appeares with the default values
preset as shown.
In this mode, the reflector zooming function is
automatically set for option. Either Auto zoom or Manual
zoom setting is selectable.
Select
one by one.
Press on/off switch to lock this condition.
Or press set
flash function screen.
The use of tripod is recommended for this flash mode.
Av. Mode Operation
or
or on your camera.
M / Av and set .
Set
Av and set .
Set
your desired F. Stop and set
Set
Multiple Flash Mode (Repeat flash/Stroboscopic flash)
.
Set
the function and choose the desired value
or wait for 8 seconds to return the multi
Set
on the flash
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