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Precaution To avoid fire or electrical shock , do not expose this product to rain or moisture. To avoid short circuit, please make sure the batteries contacts are securely packed and use the batter y in accordance with the local provisions. Please place the batteries and the parts which can be swallowed mistakenly away from children.
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Supports manual zoom, you can set flash coverage in the range of 24~200MM. Supports USB Firmware Upgrade Equipped USB interface, supports firmware upgrade, please visit YONGNUO official website to download firmware upgrade package to upgrade the flash. Supports S1,S2 preflash avoidance trigger mode ...
Quick Start If you don't have much time to read the whole user manual, we advise you to read this section. 1.Please avoid the excessive use of the output with maximum power. It can effectively extend the ser vice life of this product. (It is recommended that the speedlite should be idle for more than 10 minutes when entering the overheat protection).
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LCD Panel Short press [ ]button to switch the mode to on-camera,radio transmission master control,or radio transmission slave,long press this button to switch to S1/S2 of optical slave mode.In on-camera and master control mode,the LCD backlight is on in green,in slave mode,LCD backlight is on in orange. :Radio wireless Radio wireless slave mode...
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Installation Instruction 1.Install Batter y And Take Out Batteries According to the picture, insert the lithium batter y fully into the batter y compartment ,the batter y will be installed when a 'click' sound comes out from the batter y locking lever. For taking out the lithium batter y, turn the batter y locking lever according to the direction of arrow, the lithium batter y will be popped out automatically.
Basic Functions 1.Button Operation [ON/OFF] button Turn to "ON"、“OFF”to turn on or turn off the power source of the flash. Short press this button to cycle among M、MULTI、 --NO Flash (only in radio [MODE] button transmission master control mode), Short press this button to switch in sequence among flash trigger modes ]trigger including on-camera, radio transmission master control, radio transmission mode/radio channel...
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Basic Functions 4.The meaning of [Sound Prompt] Operation The sound form Meaning Scope of Application Flash OK only slave Power on/the sound indicator is Normal Tick twice enabled sound switch turns on/flash OK mode indicates The charging has not been completed Tick tick tick Slave mode only Wait for completion of charging...
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Basic Functions 6.Power-on and Power-off Set the power switch to [ON] position, the speedlite will turn on and start charging. After turned on, the [Charging lamp] will bright with red light which indicates it can flash. After use, set the switch to [OFF] position to turn off the power source.
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Basic Functions 9.Multi Mode Multi mode, the speedlite will flash according to the flash output, flash frequency and number of flashes you set. Use [left][right]to adjust output power. The adjustment scope of output level is 1/128-1/64-1/32-1/16-1/8- 1/4. To adjust times of flash and flash frequency, please press [ ] first to enter focal length setting menu, then press [ ] again to select the...
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Wireless flash shooting: Radio transmission When YN860Li is used as master unit, it can remotely alter flash mode, output, stroboscopic times, stroboscopic frequency and focal length of YN860Li/YN660/YN560IV/YN560III/YN968N which are set to slave unit mode, it can control slave unit parameters of 6 groups at most, it is also SLAVE compatible with RF605,RF603(II),RF-602 series wireless flash trigger.
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Radio Transmission Slave Unit Setting Short press the [ ] button of the speedlite until [ ] displays, the flash is set to be slave unit. Long press [ ]button to set slave unit and master unit to be in the same channel.
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Wireless Flash Shooting: Optical slave mode(S1/S2) Short press the [ ] button unit [S1] or [S2] icon is display. The two modes are also suitable for off-camera slave unit, for create a variety of lighting effects, which is suitable for manual flash and TTL flash environment.
Advanced Applications 1.Use Wide Panel Pull out the Wide panel, push back the Reflection board and arrange them as per the figure. The flash range will be enlarged and the effect will be softer and more natural. 2.Reflection Flash Bounce flash means to take photos by making flash light head aimed at wall or ceiling and using the light reflected back from the ceiling or wall to light the desired object, so that the shade behind the object can be decreased to get more natural shooting effect.
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Firmware Upgrade 1).Log YONGNUO official website (www.hkyongnuo.com) to download the upgrade software and the latest firmware. 2).Power off, use USB-Micro USB cable connect to PC. (Do not include cable) 3).Press the [MODE] button and set the power switch to [ON], the LCD will...
C.Fn:Setting Custom Functions Long press the function button [ ] on the speedlite to enter customs function setting, press[up]or [down] button to select the items need to be adjusted, press [left] or [right] to alter setting, press [OK] to confirm and exit setting. C.Fn-01: Power saving function( Auto Power Off ) in on-camera mode and master control mode Applicable Mode: On-camera mode and master...
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C.Fn:Setting Custom Functions C.FN-04: Grouping in radio transmission A-C: The speedlite can be set to A/B/C group A-D: The speedlite can be set to A/B/C/D group A-E: The speedlite can be set to A/B/C/D/E group A-F: The speedlite can be set to A/B/C/D/E/F group C.FN-05:Light duration of display backlight 05-12:Number of seconds of backlight lighting time.
The functions of this user manual are based on test conditions of our company. Further notice will not be given if the design and specifications change. The YONGNUO logo in this manual includes the registered trademark or trademark of Shenzhen Yongnuo Photography Equipment Co.,Ltd in China or/and other countries(regions).
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