Hanimex CX343 User manual

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HANIMEX
cx343
ELECTRONIC FLASH
FLASH ELECTRONIOUE





 INSTRUCTIONS

Mike Butkus                          Digitally                                                                DN:email=mike@butkus.org,Date:cn=Mike2023.04.30signedButkus,by14:54:21Mikeo=ButkusButkusc=US-04'00'camera manuals, ou=butkus.org,

www.butkus.us    PARTS IDENTIFICATION
     1. Flash Screen
     2. Battery Compartment  Lid
     3. Hot Shoe Basehl-I     4. Hot Shoe Contact
     5. On-Off Switch
     6. Ready Indicator Lamp
     7. Test Button
     8. Exposure Tables
     9. P. C. Connecting Cord

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BATTERY LOADING
l. Push the Battery Compartment       3.  Load two "AA" size batteries rnto
   Cover with a finger in direction of       the compartment. Observe the bat-
   engrave arrow until resistance is        tery polarity. Close the cover.
    felt (i.e. about 2 mm)                      Flip the ON OFF Switch to the red
2. Using the thumb or finger of  the        position. A hum m ing sound will be
   other hand, swing the hinged cover        hear, thrs is normal.
   open.

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                                MOUNTING ON CAIIIERA
        The Ready Lamp will turn on in a    1. Camera with "Hot Shoe"ll    5.
        few seconds. The unit is now ready      The flash unit has a "Hot Shoe"
         to flash.                               base and can be attached direcily
      6. Press the test button. The flash       to a camera "Hot Shoe" socket.
           will fire. This should be done twice       This will hold the flash unit firmly
          in succession  if the flash has not        in place and provide the electrical
        been used for a few days. This       connection between camera and
           will "form" the capacitor.                                         f lash.
      7. When the batteries are weak, the    2.  lf the camera does not have a
        time for the Ready Lamp to  turn       "Hot Shoe" socket, use the Synchro
       on will be long. lf the Ready Lamp       Cord for the electrical connection.
          fails to turn on after 30 seconds,    3. Insert the other end of the cord
         replace the battenes.                        into the camera's flash terminal
                                          marked "X".

SHUTTER SPEED SETTING         EXPOSURE SETTING
Any shutter speed can be set on   Manual Use
cameras having rnterlens (between- the-    Refer to the Exoosure table printed on
lens) shutters, although a speed of | /    the back of the flashunit (fig.3). The
l25th second is recommended.  Focal     left hand column of this table specifi-
plane shutter cameras will have an    es various film speeds in ASA and DIN
"X"  shutter speed settrng and this    in right hand column while the upper-
flashunit is  designed to synchronize    most horizontal column specifies var-
with such cameras. Usually this speed     ious distances in feet and meter.
will be l/60th second (sometimes I  ,/    Estimate (or measure for geatest ac-
l25th speed) . Your camera instruction     curacy) the camera to subject distance
manual will specify this speed.           and locate the distance in feet in the
                                            horizontal column (the nearest greater
                                                figure, if not exact). Locate the speed
                                        of the film you are using in the left
                                     hand side column (ASA) and the read-
                                           ing where the two columns meet will
                                         provide the appropriate lens aperture
                                                  (f stop), e.9., if the film speed is ASA
                             25 (DlN 15) and the subiects is 10
                                    feet (3 meters) away the correct

www.butkus.us     ure is f2.8.                  OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
                                           Slide the "ON OFF" switch to  'ON"Automatic Use                                           position. The red segment appearing
The burlt in photosensitive cell mea-     in the cavity below the switch will
sures the light emanating from the    serve as a visual reminder that the
subject and the computor automatical-     unit is on. A hummrng noise will be
ly determines the correct quantity of     heard as the unit is turned on, which
light required.                                  will become fainter when the flashunit
Refer to the exposure table on the     is charged. At that time the "Ready
back of the unit and read the f  stop     Indicator Lamp" will glow and the unit
number in red to which the speed of     is ready for operation. After operation
the film you are using corresponds.        allow the flash unit time to recycle.
Set appropriate f stop on your camera    Wait until the lamp glows before she
and shutter speed refered in page 10.      shooting the next picture. lf the flash-
Coverage distance in automatic use is     unit is not likely to be used tor a
3.3 to 13 ft.                           minute or longer switch  it  of f to save
                                           battery power. When the flashunit  is
                                         being used for the  f irst time or  af ter
                                       several weeks' disuse. allow a  few
                                      minutes for the caoacitor to become
                                               fully charged. The unit may be dis- 7

charged without operating the camera   PRECAUTIONS
                                      Button.                  white "Test"   depressing             theby                                                  Should the unit fai I to operate for anyWarning:                                    used    1.                  flashunit                            is being               lf the
detachedfrom the camera, it should al-    reason other than depleted batteries
ways be held in such a way that it  is     please referto qualified service personnel.
at right angles (90') to the camera. lf    please be forewarned that a high voltage
 it  is employed whilst in the same    capacitor is incorporated in the unit.
horrzontal or vertical plane as the X    2. Please remove the batteries if  the
camera or at an obscure angle it may     unit is not in use for any period ex-
be that the direct or reflected  light    ceeding say 2 or 3 weeks.
does not provide sufficient coverage to   3. Please keep unit dry and store  in
expose the whole subject appearing  in    amoisture-free environment.
the viewfinder. Under-exposed  portions    4. Avoid using the unit at  ext reme
may then appear in the photograph.       temperatures such as below - 10'C or
                                                                                                                                                                  1.{To check   f lash unit with test button  it    above 40'C.is essential synchro cord is plugged                                      5. When photographing outdoors or ininto specrally designed storage recess                                                                                          arein back of  f lash unit - test button wrll   a large room or hall where there
not operate when synchro cord is plug-   no effective reflecting surfaces nearby,
ged into camera "X" socket.                      it is necessary to set the camera lens
                                        at a wider aperture than that indicated
                                           in the exposure table (1 or at most 2
                                                         f stops).

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                                         www.butkus.us     SPECIFICATIONS
      Guide Number:  53 (Feet at ASA 100) or 16 (Meters at ASA lO0)
       Colour Temperature: Day light (5700" Kelvin)
      Angle of Coverage: Horizontal 50'Vertical 40"
       Flash Duration:  L/2000 second
       Recycling Time:  8 seconds approximately (Alkaline Battery)
 .     Battery Life:     200 flashes approx. (Alkaline Manganese Battery)
 I    Power Source:    2 x 1.5V Penlight (AA size) Batteries
    Dimensions:  35x70x66mm
       Werght :          95 grams (without battery)
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