Vivitar 202 Flash Unit User manual

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VivitarEorporation  a subsidiaryot'PonderE<Best,lnc.      Vivitan
              USA/Japan/W. Germany         automaticelectronicflash
Corporateoffices: Ponder & Best, Inc.
               Santa Monica, Ca.90406 USA                        Model 2O2
 11/72 Printed in Japan                             Owner'sManual

First,insert the batteries              Formthe capacitor
l-Remove the BatteryCompartmentCover@       When the flash is new or when it has not been
by applyingupprd pressureto the centerof the      used for a long period of time, the capacitormay
CalculatorDial@ and slidingthe coveraway          lose some 0f its abilityto store electricity.To
fromthe bodyof the unit.                             re-build or "reform" the capacitor,insertthe
                                                     batteriesin the flash and slide the On-Off Switch2-lnsert four 1.5vAA Alkalinebatteriesin the
compartmentnotingcorrectpolarity.Correct      @  to the RED (On) position.Fire the flash by _                                                 pressingthe Ready Light/Open Flash Buttonbatterypositioningis indicatedin the battery                                       @.
compartment.                                Repeatthis about 5 times allowingthe Ready Light                                                           to glow 5 to 10 seconds after each flash.
Caution:Bewareof bargains!Best resultsand
performanceto specificationsare basedon the                                         Atiach your flash to the camerauseof 1.5vAA Alkalinecells.
3-To replacethe cover,slidethe lip of the Battery    1-lnsert the MountingShoe   intothe accessory                                      @
CompartmentCoverintothe backof the unit and       clip on the camera.
pressdownon the CalculatorDial untilthe cover                                                            2-lt your camerais equippedwith a Hot Shoe,itsnapssecurelyin place.                                                             is not necessaryto use the detachablePC Cord.
Nofe:The batteriesshouldbe replacedwhen the     Onceattachedto the camera,the flashis fully
recycletime exceedsthirtysecondsor when no       synchronizedto the camerathroughthe contacts
soundcan be heardwhenthe unit is turnedon.         in the shoe.

3-lf your camerais not equippedwith a Hot           3-Set  the corregtASA or DIN f ilm speed on the
Slroe,plug the pointqdend of the PC Sych.Cord       CalculatorDial @. The ASA or DIN film speed can
    intothl Socket         @ on the flash.Plugthe other      be found in the data sheet that comes packed@
end of the cord intothe flashterminalon the            with your film.
camerausingthe terminalmarked"X". lf an "X"                                              Exampte:For Kodachromell, set the ASA (DlN)terminalis not provided,set the camerasynchroni-                                            mark to 25 (15). For film speedsnot engravedonzationswitchto "X". (Referto your camera                                                    the CalculatorDial,estimatethe ASA or DINinstructionsfor specificinformationregarding                                                     positionon the dial and adjustthe dial accordingly.yourcamera'sflashsynchronization.)
                                             4-Read the f-stop indicatedoppositethe BLUE
Get readyto shoot . . . automaticalfy          triangleon the CalculatorDial.Set your lens to
                                                           this f-stop.
l-Set  the Auto/ManualControlSr,vitch@ tor          Note: Correctauto f-stop settingsfor most popularautomaticoperation.The Sensor($ shouldbe                                                           film speedsare listedin the Specifications.visiblefromthe frontof the flashunit.
2-Set the camerashutterspeedto 1/60,               5-Slide the on-off switch    to the RED (on)                                         @
1/30 9;' "f,"-                                           position.Focus camera.Take the picturewhen
                                                     the Ready Light glows.Note;You shouldreferto your camerainstructions
for the properspeedsettingfor electronicflash.       Your flash unit will automaticallygive you a perfect
                                               exposureof any subject between3 and 11 feet                                                                              A
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Specifications                              General
                                   ECPS(Beam CandlePowerSeconds): 700
Manual Operation                                           RecycleTime:4 seconds,approx.;(Recycletimes
Guidenumbers(ASA-Feet):                           are basedon fully chargedbatteries.Recycling
ASAfilmspeed25 64 80 100125160200400800      takeslongeras the batteriesdrain.)
FfashGuideNo.30 45 55 60 65 . 75 85 120170    Ftashduration(approx.):1/1000second(manual);
                                            1/1000to 1/30,000second(Automatic)
Guidenumbers(DlN-Meters):                      Colortemperature:6000' Kelvin
DINfilmspeed15 19 20 21 22 23 24 27 30    Angleof illumination(s):55" horizontal,55o vertical
FlashGuideNo. 9 14 16 18 19 22 25 36  5l    Operating positions:Vertical
                                         Powersources.'4 AA 1.5vAlkalinebatteries
 Automatlc Operation                                            F/ashesper set of batteries:400*
Autof-stopsettings:                                          Camera/ElectronicFlashsynchronization
FilmSpeeds:ASA25 64 80 100t25 160200400800       connection(s):Hot Shoe,PC Synch.Cord
       DIN15 19 20 2L 22 23 24 27 30                                              Weightwith batteries;9 oz. (257 gr.)
Autof-stop   2.8 4 4.5 5.6 6.3      11 16                                               Dimensions.'13/a"x 25/a"x 31/s"
                                    (35mmx67mmx79mm)Automaticoperatingrange;3 ft. to 11 ft.
  (.9mto 3.4m)                                Accessoriesincluded:DetachablePC Synch.Cord
Auto SensorMeasuringAngle: 15"
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