Olympus IR-500 Basic Manual page 24

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Press a/c to select the flash mode, then press 9.
Shooting mode resumes with the chosen flash mode. The flash mode indication is
displayed on the screen when a flash mode other than "AUTO" is set.
Flash standby icon
(Lights up when the flash is ready
fire.)
Flash effective range
The appropriate shooting distance when using the flash is shown below.
Shooting distance [in wide angle (W)]: approx. 0.3 - 4.3 m (1.0 - 14.1 ft.)
Shooting distance [in telephoto (T)]: approx. 0.3 - 2.5 m (1.0 - 8.2 ft.)
Flash charging time
"#" blinks while the flash is charging.
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Selected flash mode
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