Braun Lite RL 510 User manual

How
to use
your
BraunLite
RL
510
electronicflash
unit
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Battery
Assembly
Cordconnections
Shutter
setting
Ready-lights
Open
flash
Exposurecalculator
Beamangle
adjustment
Bounce
flash
Extension
units
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Components

Your
Braun
Lite
510
electronic
flash
unit
consists
of:
1.
Power
pack
with
shoulder
strap
2.
Tiltable
flash
head '
3.
Grip
handle
4.Universal
bracket
5.PC
synch
cord
(stored
under
power
pack
cover)
These
components
can
beassembled
in
variousways
tosuit
your
preference
or
purpose.
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Battery

The
Braun
Lite
510
uses
astandard
b1O-volt
battery
(Eveready
No.
497,Bright
StarblP,
Mallory
pF
4gior
similar).
The
battery
is
not
supplied
with
the
unit
but
is
available
atmost
camera
stores.
Place
battery
connector
block,
attached
topower pack
cable,
on
terminal
end
of
battery,
observing
correct
pin-to-terminal
"
* " and
"-" polarity.
(No
dangerif
incorrectly
positioned,
butthe
unit
will
not
operate).
Press
down
on
connector
block
tobreak
safety
coating
on
battery
terminals
and
secure
it
tobattery
with
elastic
bands
supplied.
Now,
slip
batteryinto
case,
with
connector
block
on
top,
andinsert
slack
connecting
cableinto
spacenext
to
battery.
CAUTION:
Power
pack
switch
should
beinuoff,
position
when
connecting
ordisconnecting
battery.
Do
nottouch
exposed
batteryterminals
orcontactpins
(afterremoval
frombattery),
orasevere
electricshock
may
result.
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Assembly

TheBraunLite510canbeassembled
andused
in
either
oftwoways.
A. Flash Headon
GripHandle,mountedonUniversal
Bracket,
attached
to camera
tripod socket.
1.
Slip
flashhead
intoshoeon
grip
handle
andsecure
it
bytighteningthe
large
knurled
screw. ;
2.Pushhandlewithflashhead
attachedontobracket -i
untilhandleclicksinto
place.
Handlecanbe
positioned
onbracket
withflashheadfacinginanydirection,
providing
choiceof
directflashor
horizontalbounce ';
light.Todetach
handle,depressbutton
near
its
base
and
pull
up.
Thisalso
permits
off-cameraflashing.
3.Attachbracket
tocamera tripodsocket,
usingthe
large
screwsupplied.
The
bracketalso
hasatripod
socketandthuscanbe
mountedonatripod
insteadof
onthe
camera.
(For
carryingorstorage,
thebracket
canbeattachedtothe
powerpack.)
B. FlashHeadonCamera i
Slipflashhead
into
camera
accessoryshoeandtighten
knurledscrew.
Toremovehead,simply
loosenknurled
screwandslidehead
offshoe. i:i
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Cord
connections