Operation Manual

Troubleshooting Guide
If there is a problem, refer to this Troubleshooting Guide.
The Camera Flash cannot be charged.
• The batteries are installed in the wrong direction.
→Install the batteries in the correct direction.
• The camera flash's internal batteries are exhausted.
→If < > appears and blinks on the LCD panel, replace the
batteries immediately.
→Install the camera flash' internal batteries even when you use
an external power source (through Charging Socket).
Otherwise, the camera flash cannot work.
The Camera Flash does not fire.
• The camera flash is not attached securely to the camera.
→Attach the camera’s mounting foot securely to the camera.
• The electrical contacts of the Camera Flash and camera are dirty.
→Clean the contacts.
• < > is not displayed in the view finder of camera.
→Wait until the flash is fully recycled and the flash ready indicator
lights up.
→If the flash ready indicator lights up, but < > is not displayed in
the view finder, check whether this flash unit is securely
attached to the camera hotshoe.
→If the flash ready indicator lights up, but < > is blinking in the
view finder, check whether this flash unit is securely attached to
the camera hotshoe. Please power the flash off and reopen it if
necessary.
→If the flash ready indicator does not light up after a long wait,
check whether the battery power is enough. If the battery power
is low, < > will appear and blink on the LCD panel. Please
replace the batteries immediately.
The power turns off by itself.
• Setting the flash as master unit, auto power off took effect after 90
sec. of idle operation.
→Press the shutter button halfway or press the < TEST > test
flash button to wake up.
• Setting as the slave unit, the flash will enter sleep mode after 60
minutes of idle use (adjustable, 30 minutes by default).
→Press the < TEST > test flash button to wake up.
Auto zoom does not work.
• The flash unit is set to manual zoom mode < >.
→Press the <ZOOM> button until the < > icon disappears.
Then press the < - > button to adjust the setting until the < >
icon disappears.
• The camera flash is not attached securely to the camera.
→Attach the camera flash’s mounting foot to the camera.
• The flash head fails to locate the current position.
→This occurs because the batteries are exhausted. Replace the
batteries immediately.
The flash exposure is underexposed or overexposed.
• There was a highly reflective object (e.g. glass window) in the
picture.
→Use FV lock.
• You used high-speed sync.
→With high-speed sync, the effective flash range will be shorter.
Make sure the subject is within the effective flash range
Compatible Camera Models
This flash unit can be used on the following Nikon DSLR camera
models:
Note:
1. This table only lists the tested camera models, not all
Nikon DSLR cameras. For the compatibility of other
camera models, a self-test is recommended.
2. Rights to modify this table are retained.
displayed.
• You used Manual Flash mode.
→Set the flash mode to <TTL> or modify the flash output.
Photos have dark corners or only parts of the target subject
are illuminated.
• The focal length of lens exceeds the flash coverage.
→Check the flash coverage you set. This flash unit has the flash
coverage between 24 and 105mm, which fits medium-format
cameras. Pull the wide panel out to extend the flash coverage.
D800 D700
D7100
D7000 D5200
D5100
D5000
D300 D300S D3200
D3100
D3000 D200 D70S
D80
D90
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