Minolta VECTIS 25 User manual

MIt\OLTA
AUIJ FL.ECTROFLASH
25
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INSTRUCTIONS
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This compact, easy-to-use unit makes perfect automatic flash expo- e
sures over a considerable range and is also usable as a conventional
non-auto flashgun. lt can be attached cordlessly on cameras having a
direct-contact "hot shoe" or by means of an attachable cord with
conventional brackets and terminals.
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NAMES
OF PARTS
Flash tube and ref
lector
with guard window
Sensor
Auto/manual switch
Attach ing bracket
Cord less contact
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Battery-chamber cover
Distancescale
Aperture scale
Computer dial
Film-speedscale
Monitor lamp
Sync. cord socket
Power switch
O
pen-f
lash/test button
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BATTER IES
1. To install, open the battery
chamber cover by sliding it
off in the direction of the
arrow toward the back of
the unit.
2. Insert f
our batteries (see
specs
p. 15), mak
ing sure that plus
(+) and minus (-) ends of
batteries are positioned as in-
dicated in
side the battery
chamber.
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3. Close the cover bY aligning it
carefully and sliding it on to-
ward the front of the unit
until it is securelY in Place.
When the monitor lamP fails
to light with in a reasonable
time, say 30 seconds, with the
power switch oh, rePlace all
four batteries with f resh ones
at the same time.
CAUTION:
o The Auto Electroflash 25 is
designed to use only non-re-
chargeable a
lkaI
ine-ma
nganese
or sealed
carbon-zinc batteries
as specif
ied; the f
ormer are
recommended.
Do not use
nickel-cadmium or
other rechargeable batteries,
as this may seriously damage
the u
n
it.
o Battery contacts shou
ld not
be touched with the f
ingers
and should be cleaned with a
dry rough cloth before inser-
tion.
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ATT'l\Cl"{ r$1fi T* CAIVI
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With cameras wired for cordless
flash. simply slide the attaching
bracket of the flashgun all the
way into the camera hot shoe.
F
or other cameras, slide the
bracket into the accessory or
flashgun shoe, insert the single-
prong plug end of attachable
sync. cord into the sync. cord
socket until it catches, and plug
the PC connection on the other
end into the "X"-synchron iza-
tion terminai on the camera.
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I
l
1. Make sure that the camera is
set
for X sync. and/or that the
flashgun is properly connect_
ed with the X sync.
terminal
or tne camera.
2. Also make sure that the cam_
era is not set for a shutter
speed
faster than the manufac_
turer's recommendation for
electronic flash (usually 1/60
or stower for full_f
rame 35mm
cameras
having horizontal_run
rocal-plane
shutters).
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L1t", Jnu computer diat to align
tne triangular black inOex wiih
tl-re exposure-rating number of
rne trlm you are using. (Dots
between numbers on the film_
speed _
scale represent ASA rat_
Ils_s
of 32,40,64,80, 125,160,
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1?,
70,
22,
23,
."i zs,
respectively f
rom left to right. j
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10
POWER SWITCH
To turn the unit on and charge
the capacitor, move the Power
switch to "ON." When you are
not taking pictures, the switch
should
be kept in its
"OFF."
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