Minolta Flash meter IV - Page 22

FLASH
MEASUREMENTS
WITH
A
SYNC
CORD
(CORD
MODE}
Shutter-priority
(TIME
I
Mode
Multiple
Mearurementt
1. Set
switches
on
left
side
of meter to:
Analog-displayswitch.
.
. . ."FNo."
Digital-displayswitch.
.
. .
."FNo."
NormaUanalyze
switch
"NORM"
Single/multi
switch
.."MULTI"
2.
srt
measuring
mode
to
"CORD".
3.Connr"t
PC
plug
to
meter's
sync
terminal.
o
The
flash
may
fire
when the
sync cord is
connected.
4.
S"t
function
switch
to'TlME".
5.
Srt
shutter speed
by
moving
up/down control.
Any
shutter speed
can
be set.
Make
sure shutter
X-sync
range.
from
30
min. to
1/1000 sec.
speed
is set
within
camera's
6,
Press the
measuring
button
to
trigger
the
flash.
o
The
required
f'num-
ber
and
the
number
of
times
the
flash was
triggered
will
be dis'
played.
7.
Each time
the
measuring
button
is
pressed
and
the
flash is
triggered,
the
meter recalculates the
cumu'
lative exp(Nure.
In
this
example, the
ffash was triggered 4
times
and the
required
f-number is
f/l6.
Before
taking a
new
series
of
measure-
ments, slide
the
single/
multi
switch
to
"RESET"
and
check
that
display
shows
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Trigger
voltage of some
electronic
flash
units
maY
not be sufficient
when
using
"CORD"
mode.
lf
so,
use
"NON.C"
mode
(see
page
23).
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