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Do not ex pose the ba tt e ri es to excess i ve h ea t such as sunshin e,
fire or the lik e.
CAUTION
• Repl ace the ba tt ery w ith the sp ec ified type o nl y. Otherwi se,
burst, fir e or injury may r es ult
• Di spose of u sed ba tt e ri es accord in g to the in struction s.
For Customers in the U.S.A.
For qu es tio n rega rding your prod uct or for the So ny Servi ce
Ce nter n ea r es t you, ca ll 1-800-222-SONY (7669).
Supplier's Declarati on of Conformity
Tr ade Nam e: SO NY
Model : HVL- F4 6R M
R es ponsible Party : So ny El ec tro ni cs In c.
Address: 16535 Via E sp rill o, Sa n Di ego, CA 92 1 27 U .S.A.
Teleph one Number : 858-942-2230
Thi s devi ce co mpli es with part 15 of t he F CC rul es . Operation is
subj ec t to the fo ll ow in g t wo co nditions: (1) Thi s devi ce may not
ca u se harmful inte rf eren ce, and (2) Thi s devi ce must acce pt any
inte rf eren ce received, in cluding interferen ce that may ca u se
und es ired operation
Notes on use
Thi s fl as h unit ca n be u sed in co mbination with So ny
Interchangea bl e Lens Digital Ca mer as or So ny Digital Still
Ca mer as th at h as a con ve ntional Multi Inte rf ace Sh oe.
Update the so ft wa re of your ca mera to the lat es t ve rsion before
u se
• For ca mera models co mp_ ' "" w ile mi s ooil , •
v1s 1t the we bsite at:
http s://www.so ny .n et/ d1 cs/ f46 rm / •
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• See the operating in structi ons of this unit and refer to the
operating in structi ons of your ca mera
• To avoid the ri sk of a fir e or an el ec tric shock, ob se r ve the
foll ow ing:
- Do not di sasse mble or alter this unit
- Do not u se this unit with wet hands
- Do not a ll ow in gr ess of wa ter or foreign ma tt ers (metal,
flammable substan ces, et c.) to this unit.
- Do not u se this unit in a pl ace subj ec t to wa ter s pl as h es, hi gh
humidit y, dust, o il fum es, and st ea m
• Us in g this unit with prod ucts from other ma nu fac tur ers may
a ff ec t its pe rf orman ce, l ea ding to ac c id e nt s or malfunction
• To avoid the ri sk of damage or a malfunction, observe the
foll ow ing:
- Thi s unit is pr ec ision equipment. Do not drop the unit, hit it, or
subj ec t it to a strong ph ys i ca l imp ac t.
- Do not touch the el ec tri ca l co nt ac ts on this unit with bare
hand s.
- Do not u se or store this unit in a pl ace subj ec t to hi gh
tempera tur es and humidity
- When using thi s unit outdoors, k ee p the unit fr om exposure to
ra in or seawater
• For inte ri or in sp ec tion and repair of t hi s unit, co nt ac t your So ny
d ea ler or loca l autho ri ze d So ny se rvi ce f ac ilit y.
• Handle this unit with ca re to avo id the ri sk of dropp in g it or
le tting it ex posed to liquid.
• Thi s unit is d es igned to be dust and mois tur e- r es ista nt , but is
not wa terproof or spl as h-proo f. When you u se the unit in ra in y
co ndition s, do not let the unit get wet
• K ee p the fl as hl amp cl ea n. Th e so il ed fl as h lamp s urf ace may
ca u se h ea t buildup, r es ulting in smoke or sco rch es . To cl ea n the
fl as h lamp, wipe it with a so ft cloth, et c.
• Thi s produ ct ( in cluding accesso ri es) h as magn et (s) w hi ch may
inte rf ere with p ace maker s, prog ramma bl e s hunt va lves for
hydrocep ha lu s tr ea tm e nt , or other medi ca l devi ces. Do not
pl ace this product close to per so ns who u se such medi ca l
devi ces. Co nsult your doctor before us in g this product if you u se
any such medi ca l devi ce
Ei.,1 Identifying the parts
1 Boun ce sh ee t
2 Built- in w id e panel
3 Fl as hl amp
4 Multi/ Mi cro USB terminal
5 Multi Inte rf ace foot
6 Mini -s tand
7 Tripod a tt ac hment hole
8 Boun ce indicator (upper/
lower angl e)
9 LINK la mp
10 LCD panel
11 Ba tt ery chamber door
12 Release but to n
13 Loc k lever
14 D us t and mois tur e r es istant
cove r
15 Ce nt er butt on
16 M ENU b utt on
17 Powe r sw itch
By se l ec ting "L OC K ," you ca n
di sa ble the control wh ee l
a nd the but to ns on the fl as h
unit to preve nt unintentional
operation s.
18 Co ntrol wh ee l
19 Fn but to n
20 TE ST butt on
21 Dir ec tion but to ns
ffl Inserting batteries
Th e fl as h unit ca n accommodate either se t of the fo ll ow in g·
• Four AA-si ze a lk aline ba tt e ri es
• Four AA-si ze r ec hargeable ni ckel-metal hydride ( Ni - MH )
Ei.,1 Identifying the parts
1 Boun ce sh ee t
2 Built- in w id e panel
3 Fl as hl amp
4 Multi/ Mi cro U SB terminal
5 Multi Inte rf ace foot
6 Mini -s tand
7 Tripod a tt ac hment hole
8 Boun ce indicator (upper/
lower angl e)
9 LINK la mp
10 LCD pa nel
11 Ba tt ery chamber door
12 Release button
13 Loc k lever
14 Dust and moisture r es istant
cover
15 Ce nt er butt on
16 MENU b ut to n
17 Power sw itch
By se l ec ting "L OC K," you ca n
di sa ble the control wh ee l
and the but to ns on the fl as h
unit to preve nt unintentional
operations
18 Co ntrol wh ee l
19 Fn but to n
20 TE ST butt on
21 Dir ec tion butt ons
ffl Inserting batteries
Th e fl as h unit ca n accommodate either se t of the fo ll ow in g·
• Four AA-si ze a lk aline ba tt e ri es
• Four AA-si ze rechargeable ni ckel-metal hydride ( Ni -MH)
ba tt e ri es
Insert the batteries into the battery
chamber as illustrated (BB).
(B B indicate the direction of the
batteries.)
Note
• Before you u se the r ec hargeable ni ckel-metal hydride ba tt e ri es,
be sure to fully cha rg e the ba tt e ri es with th e sp ec ified ba tt ery
cha rg e r.
• Do not u se lithium-ion ba tt e ri es in this fl as h unit as they may
preve nt the fl as h unit fr om de li verin g full pe rf orman ce.
[!] Attaching the flash unit to a
camera
1 Turn the power switch on the flash unit to
"OFF ."
2 Press and hold the release button and
rotate the lock lever away from "LOCK ." (CD)
3 Remove the connector protect cap from
the flash unit; and the shoe cap from the
camera.
• If the built- in fl as h on the ca mera is popped u p, put it d ow n.
4 Insert the Multi Interface foot of the flash
unit into the Multi Interface shoe on the
camera. (®)
• Be sure to push in the foot in the dir ec tion of the ar ro w until
the foot is sec ured.
5 Rotate the lock lever toward "LOCK" until
it stops at the right end(®) to secure the
flash unit on the camera.
To remove the flash unit from the camera
Turn o ff the power of th e fl as h unit first. Pr ess and ho ld the
release butt on, rotate the lock leve r away fr om "L OC K ," and th en
slide the unit o ut of the Multi Inte rf ace shoe
Note
• On ce you removed the fl as h unit from th e ca mer a, be sure to
a tt ac h the co nn ec tor p ro t ec t ca p to the Multi Inte rf ace foot to
prot ec t its terminal
Ii] TTL flash photography
For deta il s abo ut the functi ons and se ttin gs of the fl ash unit, refer
to the Help Guid e.
Turn the power switch on the flash unit to
"ON,"(CD)
• When you turn on the power to this fl as h unit, the fl as h unit
st art s charg in g up it se lf. When the fl as h unit is fully charged
up, the TE ST but to n (®) li g ht s in orange
2 Press the MODE button(®) and rotate the
control wheel to select [TTL].
3 Press the shutter button on the camera to
take a photo.
• You ca n pr ess th e+/- button to change the fl as h
co mp en sa tio n (a djust the fl as h power leve l) on the sc r ee n
for se tting the fl as h co mpen sa tion.
[§I Wireless flash photography
(with radio wireless
communications)
To pe rf o rm radio wirel ess fl as h ph otography with the fl as h
unit, you n ee d anoth er fl as h unit that support s radio wirel ess
co mmuni ca tio ns in addition to this fl as h unit and mu st pair them
both together. For deta il s, refer to the Help Guide
Specifications
Dimensions 69 .4 mm x 114 .7 mm x 88 .9 mm
(A ppr ox.) (2 3/ 4 in . x 4 5/8 in. x 3 1 /2 in .) (W/ H/ D)
M ass (A pprox.) 308 g (10.9 oz) (excluding th e ba tt e ri es)
Power DC 6 V
requireme nt s
Reco mmended Four LR 6 (AA-si ze) alkaline ba tt e ri es
ba tt e ri es Four AA-si ze r ec hargea bl e ni ckel-metal hydrid e
ba tt e ri es
In cluded items Fl as h unit (1 ), Co nn ec tor prot ec t ca p (a tt ac hed) (1 ),
Du st and moisture r es istant cover (a tt ac hed) (1 ),
Mini -s tand (1 ), Case (1 ),
Se t of printed doc ume nt ation
Des ign and sp ec ifi ca tions are subj ec t to change witho ut noti ce.
"Multi Inte rf ace Shoe" is a trademark of So ny Group Co rp oration