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HAI\IIMEX
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BOUNCE
THYRISTOR
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PARTS DESCRIPT]ON

ED FLASH WINDOW

3 P O S I T I O NS W I T C H

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FLASH SHOE BASE

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,,ON-OFF"
SWITCH

ANGLE OF F LASH ADJUSTING KNOB

,,READY"

INDICATOR AND TEST BUTTON

FLASHGUIDE DIAL SCALE

FLASH HOT SHOE BASE

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SPECIFICATIONS

Guide Number:
Colour Temperature:
Field Coverage:
Angle of Coverage:
F l a s hD u r a t i o n :

50 (Ft. at ASA 25l, or

30 ( Metresat ASA 100 )
D a y l i g h t( 5 7 0 0 ' K e l v i n )
F 8 s e t t i n g2 - 1 2 f t ( 1 0 0 A S A )
F4 setting4-25tt (100 ASA)
Horizontal 65", Vertical 45"
1 1 1 0 0 0s e c- M a n u a ls e t t i n g
1 / 3 0 0 0 0 - 1 / 1 0 0 0 s e c .A u t o s e t t i n g

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R e c y c l i n gT i m e :
PowerSource:
Battery Life:

Dimensions:
Weight:

10 sec Manual setting

0 . 5 - 1O s e c A u t o s e t t i n g
4 x 1 , 5 V P e n l i g h t( A A s i z e ) b a t t e r i e s
4 0 f l a s h e s- M a n u a l s e t t i n g
(Regular battery)
4o-5oo flashes - Auto setting
1 2 0 f l a s h e s- M a n u a l s e t t i n g
(Alkaline battery)
1 2 0 - 1 2 0 0 f t a s h e s- A u t o s e t t i n g
137mm x 77mm x 47mm
240 grams (without battery)

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Fig.

p u s h t h e b a t t e r y t i d w i t h a f i n g e r i n d i r e c t i o n o f e n g r a v e da r r o w ( R e d a r r o w i n F i g ' 1 ) u n t i l
swing the hinged
r e s i s t a n c ei s f e l t ( i . e . o n l y Z m m i . U s i n g a t h u m b o r f i n g e r o f t h e o t h e r h a n d
positive and negative
Insert four penlight (AA size) batteries taking care that
lid open.
lid firmly until it
t e r m i n a l s a r e c o r r e c t l y a l i g n e d a s i n d i c a t e d i n t h e c o m p a r t m e n t ' P r e s st h e
s n a p sc l o s e d .
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Alkaline batteries are recommended becauseof their longer life and endurance to a wider
t e m p e r a t u r e r a n g e . M o r e o v e r , t h e i r s t r e n g t h i s f a r s u p e r i o r t o t h a t o f c o n v e n t i o n a lz i n c - c a r b o n
b a t t e r i e sa n d t h i s p o w e r f u l f l a s h u n i t u n d e r s t a n d a b l yr e q u i r e sc o n s i d e r a b l ee n e r g y .
T h e t h y r i s t o r c i r c u i t r y i s p o w e r - s a v i n ga n d d o e s a l l o w q u i t e a n u m b e r o f f l a s h e st o b e m a d e
f r o m a s i n g l ec h a r g ew i t h m i c r o s c o p i c i n t e r v a l sb e t w e e n f l a s h e s .
N . B . C l e a n t h e b a t t e r y a n d c o m p a r t m e n t c o n t a c t s a t r e g u l a r i n t e r v a l s .R e m o v e t h e b a t t e r i e s
i f t h e u n i t i s l i k e l y t o b e o u t o f u s ef o r a l o n g p e r i o d .

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ATTACHMENTTO CAMERA / SHUTTERSPEEDSETTING

be attached directly to a camera having a flash

T h e f l a s h u n i t h a s a " H o t S h o e " b a s ea n d c a n
,,Hot Shoe" socket. A P.C. cord is supplied and this should be used for other
accessory
the f|ahunit to the,X, contact socket of the camera.
c a m e r a st o e l e c t r i c a | | y
, X ' c o n t a c t s o "coknent "s"h. o u l d a l w a y s b e u s e d . A n y s h u t t e r s p e e d c a n b e s e t o n c a m e r a s
The
of 1l125th second is recommended'
h a v i n g i n t e r i e n ss h u t t e r s a l t h o u g h t h e s p e e d
'x' shutter speed setting (usually 1/6oth or
Focal-plane shutter camerai will have an
p
h
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t
ographing in poor light conditions'
1l12sthsecond) and this should be set for

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Slide the on-off switch to the right position. A humming noise will be heard as the unit is
t u r n e d o n , w h i c h w i l l b e c o m e f a i n t e r w h e n t h e f l a s h u n i t i s f u l l y c h a r g e d .A t t h a t t i m e t h e r e a d y
indicator lamp will glow and the unit is ready for operation. After operation, the ready lamp
will glow again almost instantaneuouslyas the thyristor circuitry provides automatic rapid
recharging.
T h e u n i t c a n b e d i s c h a r g e db y p r e s s i n gt h e r e a d y l a m p w h i c h d o u b l e s a s a t e s t b u t t o n .
Always ensure that the unit is switched off after use to save battery consumption and to
p r e s e r v et h e l i f e o f t h e u n i t .

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Fis.2

Set the knob on front of unit to central position. The two white dots set adiacent one
a n o t h e r ( F i g . 2 ) s e r v ea s a n i n d i c a t o r t h a t f l a s h i n o n m a n u a l s e t t i n g .
Set the rotating diaphragm disc on the back of the unit in such a position that the speed
o f t h e f i l m b e i n g u s e d a p p e a r sa d i a c e n t t h e y e l l o w d i a m o n d m a r k ( E . G . A S A 1 O 0 i n F i g . 3 )
Estimate (or measure for greater accuracy) the camera to sublect distance and then locate
the nearest greater reading in feet or meters on the top semicircle of the diaphragm disc.

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Fig.3

i_
Read the adjacent yellow figure on the inner disc to determine the camera lens aperture
setting (E.G. F5.6 for a distance of say 1Sftl. Pleasenote the readings on the outer disc are
the maximum distances at which photographs taken at the adjacent F stop reading will be
correctly exposed, Ensure that phtographs are not taken out of the effective range as they
will be underexposed.

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Fis.4

Fis.5

The built-in photosensitive cell measures the light emanating from the subiect and the
computor automatically determines the correct quantity of light required. There are two
settings for computor use - (al for relatively close range where green framed circular window is
adjacent the white dot (Fig.4) and (b) for greater distance where the red framed photocell is
v i s i b l e a d j a c e n tt h e w h i t e m a r k ( F i g . 5 ) .
With the diaphragm disc set at the appropriate film speed e.g. 10O ASA in Fig. 5, one can
choose either Fg setting as indicated by the green arrow or F4 as indicated by the red arrow.
The figure within the arrows specifies the maximum distance at which photographs at that
particular diaphragm can be taken. 12ft is the maximum distance specified in the green arrow.
Therefore for distances ot 12lt or less the green setting (a) should be selected and the camera
lens should be set at F8 stop.

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Fig.7

For distances in excess of 12ft but less than 25ft the red setting (bl should be selected and the
camera lens should be set at F4 stop,
As can be seen in Fig. 7 when 25 ASA Film is being used the green setting (al for distances
up to 1 2ft corresponds to F4 setting, while red setting (bl for distances up to 25ft corresponds
to F2 setting. Should the film speed (e.g. ASA 641 be such the green arrow falls between two F
stop readings choose the nearest yellow figure to the right of the arrow (e.g. F5.61.

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The angle of flash can be elevated from horizontal position for conventional flash photography
to vertical position for reflected flash by turning the knob (Fig.8,9). The light is reflected
satisfactorily provided that the ceiling is flat-surfaced, of average height and not of a dark
non-reflective colour. The benefit of reflected light is that it results in soft, shadowless
photographs.
The computor functions normally in bounce flash photography, However, the camera lens
should be adiusted to an aperture one to the right of that indicated by the arrow for 45o flash
elevation and two stops to the right for vertical elevation.
Refer: to Fig. 6 where film speed setting is at 100 ASA. The green arrow points to F8 setting
for 12ft maximum range. For vertical bounce photography up to this distance the camera lens
should be set at apeFture F4 in this example (two stops larger aperture than F8)'
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It is possible to use the flashunit detached from the camera for flashlight reflection from
vertical objects such as a wall. The flashunit.sbould be attached to the camera by connecting
the P.C. cord to the camera 'X'socket. The same apertures as those specified for vertical
b o u n c ea p p l y .
lf possible for wall reflection the flash unit should be attached to the camera and the
c o m b i n a t i o n h e l d s o t h a t t h e c a m e r a b a s ei s v e r t i c a l t o t h e g r o u n d .
W a r n i n g : l f t h e f i a s h u n i t i s b e i n g u s e d d e t a c h e df r o m t h e c a m e r a , i t s h o u l d a l w a y s b e h e l d i n
such a way that it is at right angles(90') to the camera. lf it is employed whilst in the same
horizontal or vertical plane as the camera or at an obscureangle it may be that the direct or
r e f l e c t e d l i g h t d o e s n o t p r o v i d e s u f f i c i e n t c o v e r a g et o e x p o s e t h e w h o l e s u b j e c t a p p e a r i n gi n t h e
v i e w fi n d e r . U n d e r e x p o s e dp o r t i o n s m a y t h e n a p p e a r i n t h e p h o t o g r a p h .

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