User Manual

Using Your VS-570N as a Wireless Manual Flash

For even greater creative control, you can set the output levels of your remote ash units manually.

Using the optical slave feature, the VS-570N can be set to re whenever it detects a signal from the master

ash. This works optically—when the VS-570N “sees” another ash ring, it will instantaneously re along

with it.

Setting the remote ash units manually:

To set a VS-570N ash unit to function as a slave with the output level selected manually, follow these steps:

1. In Manual mode, use the up and down buttons to select the power output (1 through 1/64).

2. Press the Mode button once to enter Slave mode.

3. Set the slave mode as desired (see below).

4. If desired, adjust the ash coverage angle by pressing the Zoom button repeatedly.

5. Make sure that the master ash on your camera is on and set to the appropriate mode. If you don’t want

the master ash to illuminate a subject in front of the camera, tilt the head upward.

Setting the slave mode:

Depending on your camera and ash settings, the master ash may emit more than one burst of light in

quick succession (called a “pre-ash”). Pre-ash is used to help the camera meter and/or focus, and is done