Nikon SB-800 Quick Start Manual page 3

8. The SB-800 that is attached to the hotshoe of the camera is now the Master.
And, this is now the default screen which will display when the MASTER SB800
is powered up. Any time you want to go back to the standard "default" startup
screen, either reverse this process, and select OFF, or use the quick reset
procedure noted above.
SETTING UP THE REMOTE
1. Take another SB-800. Turn it on and Press MODE button until TTL appears.
2. Repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 above, but this time select REMOTE from the list.
3. Press and HOLD DOWN the SEL button and the display changes to read
"REMOTE". Also displayed are CH 1234 and GROUP A B C. By Pressing and
releasing the SEL button, one can select the CHANNEL and the GROUP for
customizing this remote unit. The channel must be the same channel as set on
the MASTER. The user has 3 group choices. If only 1 group has been
established, all remote units must be set to that group. If several groups with
different modes/flash levels were set up, choose the desired one for each remote.
4. Once you highlight either of the group or channel areas (via the SEL button)
you can press the + or - buttons to choose the channel or group you want for
each REMOTE. For my purposes I assign CHANNEL 1 and GROUP A for all
REMOTE SB-800's. This SB-800 is now a REMOTE (off camera and wireless)
where I control its power output from the MASTER, and it is operating in the
mode that I have chosen in the setup on the MASTER.
5. Now go into the MASTER display, at any time, for any shot, and you will see the
A TTL (or whatever mode you have selected. If necessary, press and release the
SEL button on the MASTER until A TTL is highlighted. Now power up or
down with + or - buttons to increase or decrease to flash power output of the
REMOTE GROUP A SB-800(s).
6. I can now set up more REMOTE SB-800's and control the power output from
each of them wirelessly from the MASTER. Simply, there are 3 GROUPS (A B
C). I can have multiple SB-800's assigned to each GROUP A, B or C and control
the flash power output of all the SB-800's that are assigned to each GROUP
from the Master.
7. All the REMOTE SB-800 Speedlights can be controlled from the MASTER. By
judiciously assigning groups, one can get an unlimited number of lighting
combinations. And, there is no limit to how many remotes can be used. So long
as they are close enough to "read the flash communications" from the Master,
they can function.
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