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USING PENTAX DEDICATED AUTO FLASH UNITS Using the AF200SA , AF240Z, or AF160SA flash unit with this camera easily allows the Programmed Auto Flash photography with the camera set to the Programmed AE mode. You just turn the flash's switch to ON. Furthermore, the AF200T, AF280T and AF400T can also be used with this camera in P the Programmed Auto Flash mode. The table indicates what dedicated functions work when the camera is used with Pentax dedicated auto - leamt na. •Oga p„, flash units. • If the AF200T, AF280T or AF400T is used with the camera in the TTL Auto Flash mode the dedicated functions are indicated in the viewfinder, but the flash emits the full light output, resulting in incorrect exposure. • The AF200SA , AF240Z and AF160SA do not provide the dedicated function described in 3. • AF080C, AF200S, AF160S and earlier Pentax flashes apply to 1 and 2 only in the table, when the camera is used in the Metered Manual mode. • When the Pentax dedicated auto flash is used in its M or MS mode, the dedicated functions in the Programmed AE mode do not work. • 28 Dedicated Functions (In Programmed Auto Flash mode) 1 Flash-ready indication by the lighting of $ mark. 2 As soon as flash is ready, shutter speed is automatically set to 1/100 sec. for flash sync. 3 When flash has worked properly, 1, mark in viewfinder disappears for an instant and lights up again or flickers, indicating that proper flash sync has been made. 4 In Programmed AE mode, aperture is also set automatically.