FujiFilm EF-X500 Flash User Manual
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Getting Star
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Turning the Flash On and Off
Charging
The ready lamp blinks while the fl ash
charges. The lamp stops blinking
when the fl ash is ready to fi re at full
power; if the fl ash is fi red before the
lamp stops blinking, fl ash output will be less than the val-
ue indicated by the guide number (if desired, the fl ash can
be confi gured not to beep when charging is complete;
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83). Except when camera menus are displayed, you
can test-fi re the fl ash (or at some settings, emit a modeling
fl ash) by pressing the ready lamp (test button).
Standby
If no operations are performed for about two minutes, the
fl ash will enter standby mode to reduce the drain on the
batteries and the ready lamp will blink slowly. Normal op-
eration can be restored by pressing the ready lamp (test
button).
You can disable this feature or change the time before the
fl ash enters standby mode (
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