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NOTE

BASIC OPERATION

SETTING THE MODE AND THE FUNCTION

Remove the battery magazine and insert

4 x size AA batteries as shown in the

picture.

Press the on/off switch. Screen A appears, and the mode A is set.

The pilot lamp blinks red showing the unit is charging.

In a few seconds, the pilot lamp turns green.

The display screen automatically turns off in about 30 seconds after the

setting job is terminated.

For a test-flash, press the pilot lamp.

To turn off the flash unit manually, press the on/off switch and hold it for 2

seconds.

Set MG8000 to the camera’s hotshoe and press the on/off switch to power on.

Display screen automatically shows A, the Full Automatic

Mode.

MG8000 is now set for the camera’s automatic flash control

system.

Press the on/off switch once again to lock this condition on

your flash. (Press it again to release the lock)

All the jobs required for this mode are completed.

When the pilot lamp turns green, press the shutter button of your camera

halfway to focus the subject.

Shutter speed, aperture and flash mark ( ) are shown in camera’s view finder

and the display panel of the camera.

Press the shutter, and MG8000 is fired. The result is immediately shown on the

camera’s LCD monitor.

Flash power is automatically controlled by the camera and the most proper

exposure is obtained on your picture.

When you change the focal length of your camera lens, MG8000 responds

without delay and sets its light source for the proper illumination angle.

The lens focal length you set is shown in the display screen of the flash unit.

The battery compartment is specially

designed so that every cell is placed in the

same direction to avoid the confusion in

poor light condition.

It is recommended to use all 4 batteries in same brand and type, and

replace them all at the same time.

Wrong insertion of each cell would not make electric contact.

+/- symbol is clearly marked at the battery

compartment.

Place the battery magazine back into the

body.

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The power is automatically turned off (to stand-by mode), in about 30

seconds of idle use on the camera or after the last setting is made. To

save the battery energy, you can select the display-off setting from the

custom setting. In this case, the display screen turns off in about 8

seconds of idle use.

While MG8000 is in the stand-by mode, display screen turns off and the

pilot lamp blinks every 2 seconds showing the flash unit is in stand-by

mode.

To turn on MG8000 again, press the camera’s shutter button halfway or

press any button of the flash unit.

In case the MG8000 is not in use over 30 minutes, the unit is completely

turned off. To turn on MG8000 again, take the first step of turning the

flash unit on.

In case of using MG8000 in off-camera-use mode (Wireless TTL

flash-slave, Universal Slave function), it is recommended to change the

turn off timer at the Custom setting....ref. page 33 .

The mode and the value set on the flash unit before turning off is

memorized and returns in the same condition when switch it on again.

When the recycle time becomes longer

than 20 seconds, replace the batteries

with the fresh ones or recharge the

batteries (rechargeable batteries).

Turn off the power switch of both MG8000

and the camera.

Turn the lock ring of MG8000 to loosen it

all the way as shown in the picture.

Slide the mounting foot of MG8000 into

the hotshoe of the camera.

Turn the lock ring to opposite direction

and tighten it.

Lock pin comes out to hook the foot at the

hotshoe for sure contact.

Loosen the lock ring and slide the mounting foot of MG8000 off the hotshoe

of the camera. Make sure to turn the lock ring all the way to completely

clear the lock pin off the hooking slot on the hotshoe.

Inserting batteries

Turn on the flash unit

Mounting MG8000 on the Camera

Removing MG8000 from the Camera

MG8000 has energy saving double power off function.

Full Automatic Flash Control

Usable batteries - Alkaline batteries, Lithium batteries, NiMH batteries.

The modes to be set on the camera:

In all the camera modes listed above, MG8000 will automatically and fully work

in ETTL / ETTL II automatic flash control system.

(Full Auto), (Program), (Shutter priority),

Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports,

A-DEP

Night Portrait.

(Aperture priority), (Manual), Automatic depth-of-field,

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