Pentax 280T Operation Manual - Page 14

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OPERATION

The

AF

280T

offers

Two

-Level

(high/low)

auto

flash

operation

via

the

flash

unit's

built-in

sensor

with

ail

cameras

featuring

hotshoe

synchronization.

1)

Set

the

ASA/ISO

film

speed

of

the

film

in

your

camera

in

the

ASA/ISO

window

of

the

flash

unit

control

panel

(see

page

7).

2)

Set

the

camera's

shutter

speed/control

dial

to

the

proper

synchronization

mode

(pages

10

-

11).

3)

Set

the

mode

selector

lever

on

the

flash

control

panel

to

either

the

RED

or

GREEN

Auto

setting

in

accordance

with

the

adjacent

chart.

Either

mode

may

be

used

for

the

lm

—

3.5m

operating

range;

with

subjects

closer

than

1

m,

however,

the

GREEN

setting

must

be

used

to

obtain

the

proper

exposure.

Conversely,

for

subjects

beyond

3.5

meters

the

high

output

RED

mode

must

be

used.

12

ms

TTLAIm

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Lur'El

0

•When

used

with

Pentax

cameras

having

a

programmed

AE

function

with

the

aperture

ring

of

th

lens

set

at

A,

the

aperture

is

automatically

set

to

the

programmed

f-stop

on

completion

of

the

charging.

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AUTO

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