Confidence Light
Ready Light
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The Ikelite DS160 Substrobe features a ready light that glows red when the DS160 has
recycled and is ready to fire it’s flash again.
The middle #2 LED on the fuel gauge functions as the visual ready light.
The DS160 also features a confidence light that will glow if the strobe properly exposes
the picture. The #3 LED on the fuel gauge will glow GREEN for three seconds if the
DS160 strobe quenches, indicating that the strobe has provided proper exposure. This
green confidence light illuminates only in the TTL exposure mode. If no green light
appears, check the image for possible under-exposure. When the strobe has recycled
again, the ready light will again glow red indicating that the strobe is fully powered and
ready to fire. If the strobe ready light does not glow red, the batteries may be expended.
our camera’s ready light “lightning bolt” in the camera viewfinder may blink while the
DS160is recycling and then glow solid when the DS160 is fully charged. Nikon dSLRs and
older Canon dSLR models such as the 20D and Rebel XT will always display a solid glow
“lightning bolt” regardless of the strobe cycle.
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When using a TTL/Auto exposure camera (film or digital) in an Ikelite TTL compatible
housing connected to the DS160 strobe by sync cord, the flash ready light in the camera
viewfinder and the DS160 ready light will both glow when the Substrobe has recycled and
is ready to fire.
If the Ikelite housing does not feature TTL compatible circuitry, then the ready light
in the camera viewfinder would not be triggered when the strobe has recycled.
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When using the DS160 strobe with the optional EV-Controller (without optional
sync cord), the strobe is not electronically connected to the camera. Therefore, the ready
light in the viewfinder of the camera only indicates when the on-camera flash has
recycled. Reference both the camera and DS160 ready lights to make sure both flashes
have fully recycled before taking the next picture.
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When the switch is rotated to the “Batt w/Lite” position, the fuel gauge on the side of
the strobe will display 0, 1, 2, or 3 red LED lights indicating the remaining charge in the
battery pack (see below). A fully charged NiMH pack will provide at least 225 full power
flashes and all 3 LED's should light. When no LED's are illuminated, then the battery
capacity is low and you may have less than 36 full power flashes remaining. For general
guidelines, refer to the following list:
• 3 LED’s - above 75%
• 2 LED’s - above 50%
• 1 LED - above 25%
• No LED - less then 25%
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The DS160 strobe features a confidence signal indicator light that will glow if the strobe
properly exposes the picture. The #3 LED on the fuel gauge will glow GREEN for three
seconds if the DS160 strobe quenches, indicating that the strobe has provided
proper exposure. This green confidence light illuminates only in the TTL exposure mode
when used with compatible TTL systems.
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Multiple firing modes are featured: TTL/Auto and 9 fractional power settings from the
Full power setting: Full, -1/2, -1, -1 1/2, -2, -2 1/2, -3, -3 1/2, -4, -4 1/2.
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Thru-The-Lens/Auto Exposure:
The camera automatically signals the strobe
to turn off when the exposure is correct. The camera must feature compatible
TTL(Auto) exposure to utilize this mode on the DS160 when connected directly to the
camera. (See “Using as a Hard-Wired TTL Strobe” section). The TTL(Auto) firing mode
MUST be selected when connecting the optional EV-Controller #4100.6.
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Full Power Manual Exposure:
The strobe fires at full power each time. ou must
select the correct exposure manually. Set the camera aperture based on the subject
distance (see "Exposure Guide" section).
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Select the appropriate power setting to manually balance the
strobe output for available light. Select a fractional power setting
when the strobe-to-subject distance is fixed and the manual full power setting would
over-expose with the camera's selected aperture. The difference between eeaacchh ppoowweerr
sseettttiinnggis one-half an f-stop; moving from Full power to -1/2 decreases the light output
by one-half an f–stop. Changing the power setting does not alter the coverage angle.
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