Nikon 4543 Instruction Manual - Page 20

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-CONTROLS IN D E T A I L AS-8 Flash Unit Couplers AS·S @ and AS·9 ® The detachable lower part of the SB -16, cal led the Flash Unit Coupler AS-8 or AS-9 , houses the mounting foot , the shooting mode selector with shooting mode indication LEDs , the ready-lightlopen -flash button , the light sensor, the sync/multiple flash terminal @, and the special ter minal @ for TTL multiple fla sh. The only difference in appearance between the AS -8 and AS -9 is the type of mounting foot. The AS-8 's mounting foot is specially designed for use with Nikon F3-series camera , while the AS -9 has a standard ISO-type mounting foot. The flash unit with the AS-8 attached is identified as the Speed light SB -16A, whereas the flash unit with the AS -9 as the Speedlight SB -16B. The SB-16A and SB-16B can be mounted on almost any type of Nikon camera * either directly or with the use of another Nikon Flash Unit 20 Coupler. The TTL automatic shooting mode, however, is avai lable only when th e SB-16A is used with a Nikon F3se ri es came ra or wh en the SB -16 B is used with either the Nikon FA, FE2, F-501/N2020, F-301/N2000, FG or NikonosV (via V.:rype Sync Cord). For more detailed informatin about flash unit/camera combinations, refer to the table on page 5. *Even with use of the Flash Unit Coupler AS-4 or AS-7, the S8-168 cannot be used with F3-series cameras with the AF Finder OX-I, Action Finder OA-2, Waist-Level Finder OW-3 or 6X Magnification Finder OW-4. Note: 8e careful not to soif or damage the contact pins @on the coupler or the contacts ® on the main flash unit as this may cause poor connec - tion and possible malfunction.

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-CONTROLS
IN
DETAIL------------
AS-8
Flash
Unit
Couplers
AS·S
@
and
AS·9
®
The detachable lower part of the
SB
-
16
, cal led the Flash
Unit Coupler AS-8 or AS-9, houses the mounting foot, the
shooting mode selector with shooting mode indication
LEDs, the ready-lightlopen-flash button, the light sensor,
the sync/multiple flash terminal
@,
and the special ter-
minal
@
for TTL multiple
fla
sh.
The only difference
in
appearance between the
AS
-8
and
AS
-9
is
the type of mounting foot. The AS-8's mounting
foot
is
specially designed for use with Nikon F3-series
camera, while the
AS
-9
has a standard ISO-type mount-
ing
foot.
The flash unit with the AS-8 attached
is
identified as the
Speedlight
SB
-16A, whereas the flash unit with the
AS
-9
as
the Speedlight
SB
-16B. The SB-16A and SB-16B can
be mounted on almost any type of Nikon camera
*
either
directly or with the use of another Nikon Flash Unit
20
Coupl
er.
Th
e TTL automatic shoot
in
g mod
e,
however, is
av
ai
la
bl
e only when
th
e
SB
-16A is u
se
d with a N
ik
on F3-
se
ri
es camera or when the
SB
-16
B
is
used with either the
Ni
kon
FA
,
FE2
, F-501/N2020, F-301/N2000,
FG
or Nikonos-
V (via
V.:rype
Sync Cord). For more detailed informatin about
flash unit/camera combination
s,
refer to t
he
table on page 5.
*Even with use
of
the Flash Unit Coupler
AS-4
or
AS-7,
the
S8
-168
cannot
be used with
F3
-series cameras with the
AF
Finder
OX
-I, Action Finder
OA
-
2,
Waist-Level Finder OW-3
or
6X
Magnification Finder OW-4.
Note:
8e
careful not to soif
or
damage the contact pins
@on
the coupler
or
the contacts
®
on the main
fla
sh unit
as
this may cause poor connec-
tion and possible malfunction.