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F i r e f l y 3 Infra-Red Slave Unit Instructions Use in Caves
Based on a design by Dav i d G i b s o n o f t h e B C R A C a ve R adi o a n d E l e c t r o n i c s G r o u p . V e r 2 . 1 .
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1. C o n n e c t t h e F i r e fly s l a v e u n i t t o t h e fla s h g u n ( s t robe) u s i n g t h e h o t s h oe a d a p t o r ( o r P C s y n c h l e a d o r 6 . 2 5 / 0 . 2 5 " j a c k ) .
2. At t a c h th e Fi r e f l y s l a v e un i t to t h e f l a s h g u n us i n g th e se l f -a dhes iv e h o o k & lo o p fa s t en er pr o v i d e d . D o n o t f i x i t a d j a c ent
t o t h e f l a s h g u n ' s b a t t e r y c o m p a r t m e n t a s t h i s c a n b e a s o u r c e o f i n t e r fer e n c e w h i c h c o u l d c a u s e s p u r i o u s t rigg e r i n g .
3. S w i t c h t h e fl a s h gu n o n a n d t e s t u s i n g yo u r ca m er a . No t e t h a t r a n g e i s re d u c e d i n high am bien t li g h t l e v e l s ! T h e u n i t
s houl d n o t be us e d i n fl u o r e s c e n t l i ght in g as th i s w i l l ca u s e it t o t r i gge r co n t i n u o u s l y an d a l s o ru n the ba t t e r y do w n
pr em atur ely .
Cav i n g o r O u t d o or Us e
For c a v i n g o r o u t d o o r u s e i t i s s t r o n g l y rec o m men ded t h a t a l l s ea m s a n d p a r t i c u l a rly t h e c a b l e g r o m m e t a r e p r o t e c t e d w i t h
w a t e r p r o of cl o t h " g a f f e r " t a p e or s i l i c o n e b a t h s e a l a n t b e f o r e us e . H o w e v e r , do n o t co v e r t h e cen t ra l 25 m m o f th e in f r a - r e d
w in dow as th i s is wh e r e th e se n s o r is lo c a t e d . In a d d i t i o n , co v e r i n g th e s c r e w ho l e s wi l l pr e v e n t t h e sc r e w s fr o m ru s t i n g . To
prot ect bo t h Fi r e f l y 2 an d fla s h gu n , s e a l i n g bo t h in a cl e a r pl a s t i c ba g ke eps th e wo r s t of th e mu d an d da m p aw a y an d wi l l
prolo n g th e li f e of th e eq u i p m e n t . S A F E T Y WA R N I N G ! We t fl a s h gu n s ca n be ex t r e m e l y da n ger o u s when we t du e to th e h i gh
v o l t a g e s u s e d .
If yo u ha v e n o t ye t a c q u i r ed a f l a s h gu n (s t r o b e) f o r u s e w i t h t h e Fir e f l y w e r e c o m m en d t h e u s e o f a " n o n d edica t e d " fla s h
gun . Th e s e us u a l ly ha v e a s i n g l e co n t a c t on th e squa r e se c t i o n of t h e pl a s t i c moulding t h a t co m e s in t o co n t a c t with th e ho t
s h o e . Co n v e r s e l y "d e d i c a t ed " u n i t s us u a l l y ha v e m o re t h a n on e c o n t a c t ( o f t e n th r e e ) . A fla s h gu n o f gu i d e nu m b e r 25 - 3 0 m
( 1 00f t ) @ 100 A S A w o u l d b e a g o o d c h o i c e .
In f r a - R e d T r i g g e r ing
In fra - r e d t rigge r i n g is des i r a b l e in ma n y c i rc u m s t a n c e s bec a u s e di r e c t li g h t fr o m a fl a s h gun at the ca mera w o u l d be
det rimen t a l t o t h e p i c t u r e bein g t a k e n . T h i s i s p a r t i c ul a rly t rue w h e n u s ing t h e u n it for c a v e phot o g ra p h y a s i n f r a -r e d
t r i gger i n g pr e v e n t s li g h t fr o m th e tr i g g er fl a s h gu n be i n g re f lec t ed of f wa t e r va p o u r fr o m t h e ph ot o gra p h er and sp o i l i n g th e
pict u r e. A p i e c e o f n eut r a l - d e n s i t y f i l t e r ( s u ppli e d ) ca n b e u s e d a s a n i n f r a -red f i l t e r f o r t u r n i n g a n y fla s h g u n i n t o a n i n f r a - r e d
t r i gger .
To c o n s t r u c t a n in fra - r e d t r i g g e r :
1. Pl a c e t h e f i l t e r o v er t h e fro n t o f t h e l e n s o f t h e t r i g g e r f l a s h g u n ( t h e o n e c o n n e c t e d t o t h e c a m e r a ) a n d c u t i t w i t h s c i s s o r s
s o t h a t i t is j u s t l a r g er t h a n t h e t r a n s p a r e n t a r e a o f t h e l e n s .
2. Ta p e it o n w i t h a s s m a l l a n o v e r l a p w i t h t h e l ens a s p o s s ible u s i n g c l o t h o r i n s u l a t i o n t a p e .
Bat t e r y Rep l a c e m e n t
R epla c e t h e b a t t e r i e s u s i n g t h e foll o w i n g pro c ed u r e :
1. O b t a i n a n ew b a t t er y ( c o i n c e l l ) , t y p e C R 2 032 f r o m y o u r d e a l e r o r a phot o g ra p h i c o r c h e m i s t ' s s h o p ( d ru g s t o r e , p h a r m a c y ) .
Th is is a new t y p e o f b at t e r y and is d iff e r e n t t o t h a t u s ed i n o l d e r Fir e f l y s lav e u n i t s .
2. U n d o t h e t h r e e s c r e w s a n d s e p a r a t e t h e l i d a n d b a s e .
3. Loca t e t h e o l d b a t t ery a n d g e n t l y p o p it o u t n o t i n g i t s o rien t a t i o n .
4. Wea rin g gloves o r u s i n g a p i e c e o f d r y c l o t h , re m o v e t h e f r e s h b a t t ery f r o m i t s prot ect i v e p a c k a g i n g .
5. Pu s h t h e f r e s h b a t t ery i n t o t h e b a t t e r y h o l d e r . I t c a n o n l y b e ins e rt ed w i t h t h e c o r r ect o r i ent a t i o n .
6. R ea s s e m b l e t h e c a s e a n d d o u p t h e s c r e w s u n t i l t h ey j u s t f e e l t i g h t . D o n o t o v e r t i g h t e n . T h i s a v oids da m a g e t o t h e p l a s t ic
c a s e .
R ewi r i n g a H ot - S h o e A d a p t o r (or P C s ync h lea d o r 6 . 2 5 / 0 . 2 5" ja c k )
1. O b t a i n a r e p l a c e m e n t h o t s h o e a d a p t o r o r P C s y n c h s oc k et
2. U n d o t h e t h r e e s c r e w s a n d s epa ra t e t h e l i d a n d b a s e .
3. U n s c r e w t h e t e r m i n a l b l o c k s c rew s a n d r e m o v e t h e w i r es f r o m t h e t e r m i n a l b l o c k .
4. Th rea d th e ne w le a d t h r o u gh th e ca s e gr o m m et , al l o w i n g a b o u t 10m m (1 / 2 " ) of sl a c k be t w ee n th e te r m i n a l bl o c k an d th e
grom met . If a ca b l e ti e is n o t av a i la b l e to us e a s a s t r a i n re l i e f a lo o s e figure 8 kn o t sh o u l d be t i ed in th e le a d al l o w i n g
10m m ( 1/ 2 " ) o f s l a c k .
5. Ba r e t h e t w o wi r e s a t th e en d o f t h e l e a d a n d pu s h on e in t o ea c h te r m i n a l bl o c k re c e p t a c l e . It d o e s no t ma t t e r w h i c h w ay
roun d t h e l ea d s a r e .
6. Ti g h t en t h e t e r m i n a l b l o c k s c r e w s .
7. R ea s s e m b l e t h e c a s e a n d d o u p t h e s c r e w s u n t i l t h e y j u s t f e e l t i g h t . D o n o t o v e r t i g h t e n . T h i s a v oids d a m a g e t o t h e p l a s t ic
c a s e .
R epai r & M a i n t e n a n c e
If y o u r F i r e f l y a n d f l a s h gu n c o m b i n a t i o n is n o t w o rk i n g t r y t h e f o l l o w i n g :
1. C h ec k t h a t t h e h o t s h o e a d a p t or i s c o n n e c t e d t o t h e f l a s h g u n t h e c o r r e c t w a y a r o u n d - s o m e fla s h g u n s a l l o w t h e h o t s h o e
a d a p t o r t o s l i d e o n f r o m b o t h d i r e c t i o n s .
2. C h ec k c o n t a c t bet ween t h e h o t s h o e a d a p t o r a n d t h e f l a s h gu n . W ipe t h e c o n n e c t i o n s .
3. If t h i s is t h e f i r s t t ime t h a t yo u h a v e u s ed t h e F i r e f l y t r y a d i f f eren t f l a s h gu n . Oc c a s i o n a l l y , a f l a s h gu n ma y be
encou n t e r ed th a t i s n o t co m p a t i b l e w i t h t h e Fi r efl y - p a r t i c ula r l y " d edica t e d " u n i t s . Th e s e u s u a l l y h a v e more t h a n o n e
c o n t a c t o n t h e s q u a r e s e c t i o n o f t h e p l a s t i c m o u l d i n g t h a t c omes i n t o c o n t a c t w i t h t h e h o t s h o e.
4. C h a n g e t h e ba t t ery . C h e c k th e ba t t ery co n n e c t ion s . I f th e ba t t e r y ho l d e r s p r u n g co n t a c t s a p p e a r d u l l c le a n th e m w i t h a
c o t t o n w o o l b u d a n d a lc o h o l .
5. If t h e un i t i s s t i l l no t wo r k i n g Fi r efl y El e c t ronics will fix it fo r fr e e fo r tw o y ea rs af t e r pu r c h a s e , su b j e c t t o fa i r we a r an d
t ea r . Th i s s p e c i f i c a l l y ex c l u d es wa t e r da m a ge i f t h e un it ha s n o t be e n ad e q u a t e l y sea led . I f th e u n i t is no lo n g e r un d e r
gua r a n t e e , F i r e f l y E l ec t r o n i c s c a n r e p a i r / r e f u r b i s h y o u r u n i t f o r l e s s t ha n h a l f t h e c o s t o f a n e w u n i t .
If Y o u r F i r efl y Get s W et
1. O p en t h e u n i t u p a s s o o n a s p o s s ible b y r e m o v i n g t he t h r ee s c r ews .
2. R emov e t h e b a t t e r y a n d d r y e v e r y t h i n g o u t u s ing a h o t a i r b l o w e r, fa n h e a t e r o r h a i r d r i e r .
3. R epla c e t h e t h e b a t t e r y . I f i t l o o k s c o rrode d a l w a y s f i t a f r e s h o n e .
4. R ea s s e m b l e t h e c a s e a n d d o u p t h e s c r e w s u n t i l t h e y j u s t f e e l t i g h t . D o n o t o v e r t i g h t e n . T h i s a v oids d a m a g e t o t h e p l a s t ic
c a s e .
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Firefly 3 Specifications

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BrandFirefly
Model3
CategoryCamera Accessories
LanguageEnglish

Summary

Standard Operation

Caving or Outdoor Use Recommendations

Infra-Red Triggering

Infra-Red Filter Construction

Guide on how to construct an infra-red trigger using a neutral-density filter and tape.

Battery Replacement Procedure

CR2032 Battery Replacement Steps

Detailed steps for replacing the CR2032 battery in the Firefly slave unit, including handling and reassembly.

Rewiring Hot-Shoe Adaptor

Hot-Shoe Adaptor or PC Synch Lead Rewiring

Instructions for replacing and rewiring a hot-shoe adaptor or PC synch lead for the Firefly unit.

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Firefly and Flash Gun Combination Issues

Steps to troubleshoot common issues with the Firefly and flash gun connection and operation.

Firefly Unit Water Damage Procedure

Procedure for drying and repairing the Firefly unit if it becomes wet, including battery check.

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