Lenmar SP-7 SX-70 flash User manual

This electronic flash has been designed to be used on any Polaroid SX-70
Sonar and Pronto Sonar camera.

Description of parts:
  1 Clamp lever                  4  Battery compartment cover
  2  Contact blade                    On/off switch
  3 Clamp leg adapter             o  Test button
        (for SX-70 Sonar camera)      7  Ready light





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InstallinS batteries:                      www.butkus.us
Remove battery compartment  cover on the back of the flash. Insert four
Alkaline-type, AA size batteries according to the polarity indicated. Replace
battery compartment cover. Turn the switch to the "on" position, and the
ready light will Slow after several seconds.

Mounting on the camera:
Open the clamp leg lever to free the clamp. Mount on the camera and inr€rt
the contact blade of the flash into th€ flash sock€t on th€ camera. Pu5h both
mounting legs down the sides of the camera. Close the lever tight. The
electrical connection  is automatically completed by insertion of the contact
blade.
For use with Pronto Sonar, remove the clamp leg adapter supplied with the
flash leg. To remove, lift th. slitted edge of the adapter and pull it off the
cramp reg.
To remove the flash from the camera, open clamp leg lever and pull up.

Taking pictures:
This electronic flash i5 €ffective with SX-70 Sonar camera from 1 to l3 fect
and with Pronto Sonar camera from 3 to  I 2 feet.
Simply take your picture in the normal way within the above flash range. The
camera automatically controls light by changing  lens diaphragm  to give correct
expoSure.
Follow instructions for flash Dictures in camera instruction booklet.
Flash can be manually tested without camera and without filmpack bt
presslng the test button. When flash is new or has not been used for awhile
use test button 3 - 4 times to bring condensor  to maximum efficiency.Ready light will go off as flash is fired and will go back on wh€n ready for
re-firing. This recycling time will become progressively longer until new
batteries are needed.
NOTE: To prevent you from accidentally wasting films, this flash  in-
          corporates Full Inhibit Circuitry. The camera w'll not operate  if yor
         press the shutter release when the flash unjt's r€ady light is not
The use of flash eliminates squinting and shadows and help bring oul natura.
facial expressions on the subject. When taking pictures, avoid shooting into
highly  reflective  surface like mirrors, glass or glitering wat€r.
When not in use, switch the flash off. Take the batteries out when the flash
unit is being stored or when it will be carri€d for a long time. Do not use
 Nickel Cadmium batteries.
Do not try to open or repair your flash unit since the electric circuit inside
carries a high voltaSe. lf your flash needs tepair or does not work correctlt,
take it to where you bought it from, Opening the flash unit voids the

Soecifications:
Typc of camcn    :   Polrroid SX.70 Sontr.nd Prcnto Sonr cmcr.
Powcrsu.cc     :- Fou..lk.lln..typcpcnlirc(AA)b.ttctics
Rccyclc tim.          i  About l0 ecr. with .lkalinc battcrics
Numbr. offlGhct :  Abour 120 wirh tlk.tinc b.$crict
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dlrtrncc rant        :  For 5X-70 Soner  :   I to  | 3 fcct
                  ForProntoson..  :  3to12fcct





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I3520 SOUTH NORMANDIE AVE.
GARDENA, CALIFORNIA  90249

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Corporttion,  C.mb.idgc, Mss., U.S.A.




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