Olympus FL-900R Instructions Manual page 25

Turning on the Electronic Flash Turning on the Electronic Flash
Attach an electronic fl ash to the camera, and then turn the camera on.
1
Press the ON/OFF button.
• The control panel display will turn on.
• To turn the fl ash off, press the ON/OFF button
again.
• Replace the batteries if the CHARGE lamp does
not light after:
10 seconds (NiMH batteries)
30 seconds (Alkaline batteries)
• Turn power off before replacing the batteries.
Replacing the batteries when the power is turned
on could cause the fl ash to malfunction.
• If the CHARGE lamp and AUTO CHECK lamp
blink simultaneously, batteries are running low.
Replace the batteries.
• The fl ash will enter sleep mode whenever the camera enters sleep mode.
• If no operations are performed for approximately 60 minutes, the fl ash will turn
off automatically. Press the ON/OFF button to turn it on.
Basic Photography and Settings
Shooting Shooting
1
Use camera controls to choose the fl ash
mode.
• See the camera manual for details.
2
Choose a fl ash control mode (P. 26).
3
Press the shutter button halfway.
• The camera and fl ash will exchange shooting
information and the fl ash range will be
displayed in the control panel.
• Flash range varies with camera settings (ISO
sensitivity, aperture, and lens focal length).
Control AUTO CHECK
panel
CHARGE ON/OFF
lamp button
Flash control mode
Firing angle*
MODE ZOOM
A
0.0 25
TTL
mm
RANGE
0.7~8.0
m
Light control range
AUTO CHECK lamp
* Displayed according to the
focal length of the lens.
lamp
LED
A
OFF
25
EN