Jjc Sf-33 User manual

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Electronic

Electronic Speedlight

Speedlight

SF-33

Instruction

Instruction Manual

Manual

Contents

For

For your

your

your safety..............................................................1

safety..............................................................1

WARNINGS

WARNINGS fo

fo

fo r

r

r flash.....................................................2

flash.....................................................2

WARNINGS

WARNINGS for

for

for batteries..............................................3

batteries..............................................3

Flash

Flash parts

parts

parts and

and

and their

their

their functions

functions

functions ................................4-6

................................4-6

Installing

Installing the

the

the batteries

batteries

batteries .................................................7

.................................................7

Attach

Attach the

the

the SF33

SF33

SF33 to

to

to the

the

the camera

camera

camera ....................................8

....................................8

How

How to

to

to use

use

use the

the

the SF33...............................................9-11

SF33...............................................9-11

Specification...............................................................11

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Guide..............................................12

Guide..............................................12

C

C ontact

ontact

ontact information

information

information ...................................................13

...................................................13

1

Thank you for purchasing the JJC SF-33 Electronic Speedlight. For the best

performance, please read the instruction carefully before using.

You

must read

it throughly and fully understand this manual to avoid improper operation lead

to damage of the product.

For

For your

your

your safety

safety

Before using your product, please read the following safety precautions

carefully and thoroughly to ensure correct and safe use and to help prevent

damage to your JJC product or injury to yourself or others. For quick reference

to those who use the product, please keep these safety instructions near the

product.

In this manual, safety instructions are indicated with these symbols:

Disregarding instructions marked with this symbol could result

in personal injury, or death and property damage.

Disregarding instructions marked with this symbol could result

in property damage.

High

High Temperature

Temperature

Temperature P

P

P rotection

rotection

If the flash constantly working over 10 times under full power output mode, the

built-in temperature sensor will react to the high temperature automatically, in

this case the flash will stop working until the internal temperature return to

normal. During the stop working period, the indicator light will flash. If the

indicator light flash constantly over one minute, the flash will automatic turn off,

you ’d better pull the batteries out to cool them down.

2

WARNINGS for flash

1. If corrosive liquids seep from the batteries and get in your eyes,

immediately wash your eyes with running water and consult with a doctor.

2. If corrosive liquids seep from the batteries and come in contact with your

skin or clothes, wash them immediately with running water.

3. Never attempt to disassemble or repair the flash unit by yourself .

4. If the flash unit is dropped and damaged, do not touch any exposed interior

metal parts.

5. If you detect heat, smoke or notice a burning smell, please stop operation

immediately and remove the batteries to prevent the unit from catching on

fire or melting.

6. The flash unit should never be submerged in liquid or exposed to rain,

saltwater or moisture unless it is properly protected from the liquids and

moisture. Underwater use requires a certified underwater housing.

7. Do not use the unit in the presence of flammable or explosive gas.

8. Do not fire the flash unit directly at the driver of a moving car, as this could

temporarily impair the driver

’

s vision and cause an accident.

9. Do not fire the flash unit directly into the eyes of someone that is at close

range, as this could damage their retinas. Never fire the flash unit closer

than 1 meter to infants.

10. Do not fire the unit while the flash head is touching a person or object.

11.

Keep small accessories out of the reach of children to avoid the possibility

of the accessory being swallowed. If an accessory is accidentally

swallowed, immediately consult with a doctor.

12. Do not mix battery types, brands or old and new batteries, as the batteries

could leak corrosive liquids, explode or catch on fire. When using more

than one battery in a product, always use identical batteries that were

purchased at the same time.

13. Non-rechargeable batteries such as manganese, alkaline-manganese and

lithium batteries should never be charged in a battery charger because

they could leak corrosive liquids, explode or catch on fire.

3

WARNINGS for batteries

1. Never heat or throw batteries into fire, as this could cause the batteries to

leak corrosive liquids, generate heat or explode.

2. Do not short-circuit or disassemble the batteries because this could cause

the batteries to leak corrosive liquids, generate heat or e xplode.

3. Do not mix battery types, brands or old and new batteries, as this could

cause the batteries to leak corrosive liquids, generate heat or explode.

4. Do not install batteries in the reverse direction as this could cause the

batteries to leak corrosive liquids, generate heat or explode. Even if only

one battery is installed in reverse it will cause the flash to malfunction.

5. Be sure to use the battery charger specified by the battery maker to avoid

the possibility of batteries leaking corrosive liquids, generating heat or

exploding.

6. If corrosive liquids seep from the batteries and get in your eyes,

immediately wash your eyes with running water and consult with a doctor.

Your eyes could be seriously damaged if they are not treated quickly.

7. If corrosive liquids seep from the batteries and come in contact with your

skin or clothes, wash immediately with running water. Prolonged contact

could injure your skin.

8. Always follow the warnings and instructions printed on the batteries to

avoid behaviors that could cause the batteries to leak corrosive

liquids,generate heat or catch on fire.

9. Never open the casing surrounding batteries or use batteries whose

casing has been breached as such batteries could leak corrosive liquids

generate heat or explode.

10. Non-rechargeable batteries should never be charged in a battery charger

because they could leak corrosive liquids or generate heat.

CAUTION for b atteries

1. Do not throw or apply strong physical shocks to the batteries as this could

cause batteries to leak corrosive liquids, generate heat or explode.

4

Flash

Flash parts

parts

parts and

and

and their

their

their functions

functions

1Built-in

Built-in

Built-in bounce

bounce

bounce card

card

Creates a highlight in the subject

’

s eyes in bounce flash photography.

2Built-in

Built-in

Built-in wide-flash

wide-flash

wide-flash adapter

adapter

Increases the angle of coverage to match a 14mm or 17mm lens.

3Optical

Optical

Optical control

control

control sensor

sensor

For the flash using as a slave flash

4Flash

Flash

Flash head

head

Can be tilted up to 90 ° and rotated horizontally 180 ° to the left or 90 ° to

the right.

5Battery

Battery

Battery chamber

chamber

6Hot

Hot

Hot Shoe

Shoe

Shoe l

l

l ocking

ocking

ocking ring

ring

5

7Flash

Flash

Flash head

head

head tilting

tilting

tilting angle

angle

angle scale

scale

8Display

Display

Display panel

panel

9Control

Control

Control button

button

button s

s

10 Sync

Sync

Sync terminal

terminal

6

11

Mode

Mode select

select

select indicator

indicator

MANUAL, SLAVE A, SLAVE B

12

Flash

Flash Output

Output

Output level

level

level indicator

indicator

1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64

13

Charging

Charging indicator

indicator

If the charging indicator is always red and charge time more than

1minute, please replace the batteries

14

+/-

+/- buttons

buttons

Press to increase or decrease the values of the Output .

15

Test

Test button

button

Press to test fire the flash

16

Mode

Mode button

button

Press to select MANUAL, SLAVE A, SLAVE B.

17

Power

Power button

button

Press for approx. 2 sec. to turn the power on and off.

7

Installing

Installing the

the

the batteries

batteries

8

Attach

Attach the

the

the SF33

SF33

SF33 to

to

to the

the

the camera

camera

9

How

How to

to

to use

use

use the

the

the SF33

SF33

Test

the SF33

1. Press the POWER button for

approx. 2 sec. to turn the power on .

2. Press the MODE button to select

specific mode.

3. Press the +/- button to increase or

decrease the output power .

4. When the Charging indicator is

green, press the TEST button to fire

the flash.

5. Mount the flash on the camera hot

shoe and start to use the flash.

6. If you do not use it, press the

POWER button for approx. 2 sec. to

turn the power off.

7. Note:

Note:

Note: In

In

In the

the

the manual

manual

manual mode,

mode,

mode, the

the

the flash

flash

will

will automatically

automatically

automatically power

power

power off

off

off after

after

after 60

60

minutes

minutes of

of

of inactivity.

inactivity.

Using Built-in bounce card

In bounce flash photography, use the

built-in bounce card to create a highlight

in the subject's eyes, making the eyes

look more vibrant.

As shown in the illustrations, pull out the

wide-flash adapter and while holding the

bounce card, slide the wide-flash

a dapter back into place inside the flash

head.

Tilt the flash head up 90 ° to use this

feature most effectively.

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Using Built-in wide-flash adapter

Slowly pull out the wide-flash adapter all

the way, and position it over the flash

head. Then slide the bounce card back

into place inside the flash head.

Increases the angle of coverage to

m atch a 14mm or 17mm lens.

Manual Mode

1. In some occasions, you may need to use the manual exposure instead of

automatic.You can set the flash setting to manual mode,and choose the

exposure flash power level from 1/1 to 1/64.

2. Select to MANUAL mode (MANUAL indic a tor will on)

3. Also the power output level light is on. Power output is 1/64. Press “ + ”

button to increase or “ - ” button to decrease the power output level.

4. The selected power output level will be save until the power is off.

5. Camera setting TV(for Canon) / S, A, or M mode.

6. Set the F-stop and the shutter speed, point to subject and press the shutter

button to take photo.

Optical control the flash

The SF 33 features an optical slave control function. There are two different

slave modes.

SLAVE

SLAVE A

A

A: In this mode, the SF 33 will fire with the first flash. If you are using

this mode, be sure to turn off any pre-flash/red eye reduction mode on the

main flash.

SLAVE

SLAVE B

B

B: In this mode the, the SF 33 will ignore the pre-flash used by many

cameras to reduce red eye. Note: Different cameras and flashes use different

pre-flash parameters. If you do not get correct exposure in this mode, the

pre-flash parameters of the master flash may not sync properly and you should

use the SLAVE

A

mode.

Optical

Optical mode

mode

mode setting

setting

Press the mode button to SLAVE

A

or SLAVE B mode

The first light of power levels is 1/64, press “ + ” button to increase the power

out put level, 1/64 → 1/32 → 1/16 → 1/8 → 1/4 → 1/2 → 1/1 .

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Optical control using method

1. Use the built-in flash on your camera or an external flash as a master

flash.

2. Set one or more SF33 flashes in your desired position .

3. Press the t est button on your master flash or make a test exposure to

ensure the slaves are seeing the master flash and fire accordingly.

�NOTE:

NOTE:

NOTE: Do

Do

Do not

not

not put

put

put any

any

any barrier

barrier

barrier between

between

between the

the

the master

master

master and

and

and slave

slave

slave flash.

flash.

flash. The

The

barrier

barrier will

will

will block

block

block the

the

the optic

optic

optic al

al

al signal.

signal.

signal. In

In

In the

the

the slave

slave

slave mode

mode

mode the

the

the SF

SF

SF 33

33

33 will

will

will go

go

go into

into

the

the power

power

power save

save

save mode

mode

mode after

after

after 30

30

30 minutes

minutes

minutes of

of

of inactivity.

inactivity.

Specification

Flash

Flash index

index

：

33

Circuit

Circuit design

design

design : IGBT

Power

Power s

s

s ource:

ource:

ource: 4 "AA" alkaline or NI-MH battery

Battery

Battery life:

life:

life: 100-1600 times

Recycle:

Recycle: 3 seconds NI-MH battery , 6 seconds alkaline

Wireless

Wireless Remote

Remote

Remote Flash

Flash

Flash : built-in slave feature (Slave A, Slave B)

Power

Power Ratio:

Ratio:

Ratio: 7 steps (1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64)

Power

Power saving:

saving:

saving: Auto Power off after 60minutes in M mode.

Color

Color temperature:

temperature:

temperature: 5600K

Dimension:

Dimension: 72mmX168mmX56mm

Weight:

Weight: 252g

Bounce

Bounce and

and

and Rotating

Rotating

Rotating Head:

Head:

Bounce up: 45 ° ,60 ° , 75 ° , 90 °

Bounce left: 30 ° , 60 ° , 90 ° , 120 ° , 150 ° , 1 8 0 °

Bounce right: 30 ° , 60 ° , 90 °

Diffuser

Diffuser and

and

and Reflector:

Reflector:

Wide flash adapter and catch light reflector

Soften the light on the subject

12

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Guide

Guide

If a problem occurs with the flash, first refer to this Troubleshooting Guide. If

this Troubleshooting Guide does not solve the problem, please email JJC

[email protected]

Power

Power does

does

does not

not

not turn

turn

turn on

on

on or

or

or the

the

the flash

flash

flash does

does

does not

not

not fire

fire

�Make sure that the batteries are installed in the correct orientation.

�Insert the mounting foot into the camera ’s hot shoe all the way and secure

the SF33 to the camera.

�If the flash recycling time takes 30 sec. or longer, replace the batteries.

�If the electrical contacts of the SF33 and camera are dirty, clean the

contacts.

The

The bottom

bottom

bottom of

of

of the

the

the picture

picture

picture looks

looks

looks dark

dark

�

You

are too close to the subject. Please move away from the subject.

�Pull out the wide-flash adapter to extend the flash scope of this product to

17mm.

�Remove the lens hood if attached.

The

The slave

slave

slave unit

unit

unit does

does

does not

not

not fire

fire

�Position the slave unit in clear view of the master unit, without obstacles

between them.

�Use different slave mode (SLAVE

A

or SLAVE B).

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�

�All

All

All specifications

specifications

specifications above

above

above are

are

are based

based

based on

on

on JJC

JJC

’

s

s testing

testing

testing standards.

standards.

�

�Product

Product

Product specifications

specifications

specifications and

and

and external

external

external appearance

appearance

appearance are

are

are subject

subject

subject to

to

to change

change

change without

without

without notice.

notice.

About

About trademark

trademark

�JJC is a trademark of JJC Company

ONE

ONE YEAR

YEAR

YEAR UNCONDITIONAL

UNCONDITIONAL

UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE

GUARANTEE

If for any reason, this JJC product fails within ONE YEAR of the date of purchase, return

this product to your JJC dealer or contact service@jjc.cc and it will be exchanged for you

at no charge (not include shipping cost) . JJC products are guaranteed for ONE FULL

YEAR against defects in workmanship and materials. If at any time after one year, your

JJC product fails under normal use, we invite you to return it to JJC for evaluation.

Shenzhen

Shenzhen JinJiaCheng

JinJiaCheng

JinJiaCheng Photography

Photography

Photography Equipment

Equipment

Equipment Co.,

Co.,

Co., Ltd

Ltd

Ltd .

.

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