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D'EMPLOI

MAXXUM

FLASH 4OOOAF

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MAXXUM Flash 4000AF

is designed for

totally

automatic flash

photography

with

your

Minolta AF

SLR.

lts

power

zoom

head

automatically

adjusts

flash

coverage

for

lens

focal lengths from

28mm through 70mm, even while zooming.

The

LCD

flash

data

panel

shows complete flash

information, including

pbwer

level, flash-coverage

setting, and

minimum

and

maximum flash ranges. For

simplified operation,

the 4000AF

is automati-

cally

set

for full

power,

TTL metering,

and auto

zooming

when

you

switch on

the

unit.

The

built-in AF illuminator

is activated automatically

for

autofocusing

in low light

or total

darkness.

Minolta

Direct

Autoflash Metering

(TTL

off-the-film)

assures accurate exposures

in

all

modes.

The 40004F uses

Minolta's

new

flash

program

for

professional

results:

In P mode,

fill flash

is completely

automatic

with no

calculations

or manual

settings

needed.

Any

aperture can be used in A mode, while

slow-shutter

sync

and

fill flash

are also

possible.

ln

M

mode,

aperture

and

shutter speed can be set

for

creative control with either

TTL

flash

metering or full manual

control of

exposure.

Carefully read this

manual

to

learn about

your

40004F's

parts

and

features,

and

keep

it

handy for future

reference.

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TABLE

OF CONTENTS

Names of

parts

. . .2

Batteriesandpower. ....4

Checkingbatteries

...5

Testbutton

....

5

Cold-weatheroperation . . .

.

.6

Automatic charge

control

. . .6

Attachingand

removingflash.

. . . . .7

Basicinformation.. ......8

Flashdatapanel.... .....8

Power-level

selection

......9

Power

zoom head

.

. .10

Wideangleadapter

...11

Exposureadjustment.

. . . .

.

. . .12

AFilluminator

.....12

X-syncspeeds.

.....14

Camerasettings

....15

Flashsettings ..15

P-mode

autoflash operation . . 16

Programmedfill

flash. ....17

A-modeautoflashoperation .

. . . .18

Slow-shuttersync

.,.19

A-modefill flash

....2O

S-modeautoflash

operation . . . . . .21

S-modefill

flash

...:

...22

M-modeoperation

....23

TTL

flash

exposure

. .23

Manual flashexposure.

...24

Bounce-flash

photography.

. .25

Accessories.

.....27

Technical details

.....30

Careandstorage

.....34

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NAMES

OF

PARTS

Adapter

panel pin

Adapter

grooves

Battery

cover

Power zoom

head

F

lashtube

AF

illuminator

External

power

terminal

Accessory

terminal

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Vertical-angle

guides

ftlm

switch

Zoom head

control

Panel

light

button

Test button

Flash-ready

signal

Mounting

clamP

Horizontal-angle

index

Flash data

panel

TTL/M

switch

Power-level

selector

Power

switch

Suff

icient-exposure

signal

Mounting

foot

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BATTERIES

AND

POWER

The

MAXXUM

Flash

is

powered

by

four

AA-size batteries. Either

alkaline-manganese

or

rechargeable

nickel-cadmium

batteries can

be used.

To

install

batteries:

1.

With

power

off,

slide battery

cover out.

Wipe

terminals with

a clean

dry

cloth.

2.

Insert batteries with ends

as

indicated.

3.

Reinsert

cover in

grooves,

and

slide

it

fully

in.

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NOTES

Checking batteries

&

o

To

prevent

battery leakage or bursting,

To check battery

capacity:

Turn on

never mix

batteries

of

different

types, power

and

wait

until

the

flash-ready signal

brands,

or ages. glows,

indicating

flash

is

fully

charged. lf

o

lf

flash

will not

be used

for

more

than two

charging time

is

longer than

listed below,

'.i

weeks,

batteries

should be

removed.

batteries should

be

changed

or

recharged.

',

o

Used batteries

should

not

be discarded

in

Alkaline-manganese

30 sec.

-change

fire.

Nickel-cadmium 15

sec.

-

recharge

o

Keep batteries

away

from

young

children.

o

lf batteries

are

not inserted correctly,

f

lash Test

button

,.

will

not

charge and leakage or bursting

of

Test

firing is

possible

by

pressing

TEST

iil

batteries

may

result.

button after

flash

is charged.

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Cold-weather operation

In

cold weather,

always use fresh

bat-

teries

and carry

a spare

set in a

warm

pocket.

For

prolonged

cold-weather use

at approx.

O'C

(32"F)

or

lower,

use

of nickel-cadmium

batteries

is

recommended.

Battery capacity

will be restored

as their temperature

rises.

Automatic

charge

control

To conserve battery

power,

the

4000AF

automatically turns itself off if camera's

operating button

is

not

touched within 15

minutes

after

full

charge is reached.

lf this

happens,

flash

can

be readied

for firing

by

touching operating

button.

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ATTACHING

AND REMOVING

FLASH

To

attach: With

power

off, turn

mounting

clamp

fully

to

the

right. Then

slide

flash's

mounting foot

fully into

camera's accessory

shoe

and

turn clamp

to

the

left to secure

unit.

To remove:

Switch

power

off,

then

com-

pletely

loosen

mounting clamp.

Grasp

base

of

flash,

and slide

flash

straight

out of

accessory

shoe.

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BASIC IN FORMATION

Flash data

panel

The

LCD

panel

on

the

400OAF

shows

the

A'

following

kinds

of datat

power

level, flash

B.

coverage with

either manual

or

automatic

zooming,

and

flash

range

with

TTL metering

C'

or manual

(M)

f

lash

exposures.

With

camera's

meter

on and

flash

fully

charged, flash

range

A.

power

level

is displayed

in

flash

data

panel.

Range

can be

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disprayed

in reet

or

meters

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switch accordingly.

Whenever

an adapter

panel

(wideangle

adapter,

color

panel,

bounce

ref lector)

is

attached

to

zoom

head,

"PANEL"

is dis-

played

in data

panel.

In low

light,

f

lash

data

panel

can be

illuminated

by

pressing

the

panel

light

button

(marked

LIGHT). Light remains

on

for

8 sec.

after

pressing

button.

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Power-level

selection

The MAXXUM Flash

4000AF

has

six

power

levels: FULL,

'112,

114,

118,1/16,

and

MD.

For

maximum flash range, FULL

power

should be

selected. Other

settings

can

be

selected to reduce recycling

time, control

flash

range, etc.

At

"MD"

(motor

drive)

setting,

unit

recycles

at

up

to

two frames

per

sec.

for

shooting flash

sequences.

Power

level is

set by

pressing power-level

selector

(marked

LEVEL).

Each

time button

is

pressed,

power

level

changes

in the follow-

ing order:

FULL,

112, 114, 118,

1/16, MD,

FU

LL,

and so on. ln

f

lash

data

panel,

brackets

appear around

power

level

selected.

Guide

numbers

at

each

power

level for

ISO

100 film

are listed

on

page

32.

CAUTION

When

using the

Control

Grip

CG-l000

and

full

power,

do not

shoot

flash

sequences

of

more

than twenty frames,

as

this

may

damage

the

flash unit's

internal circuitry.

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Power

zoom

head

As

soon as the 4000AF

is switched

on, it

is set

for

automatic

power

zooming.

When

camera's

meter

is on, the 4000AF's

power

zoom

head

is adjusted

automatically for

correct flash coverage from

28mm

through

70mm focal

lengths. With

zoom lenses,

head

adjusts

automatically

as

lens

is

zoomed.

Zoom

head

can also be

adjusted

by

pressing

zoom

head control

to extend

flash

range

with

short-focal-length

lenses

or

when

taking

bounce-flash

photos.

Each

time

zoom

head

control

(marked

ZOOM)

is

pressed,

setting changes

in

the

following

order: auto zoom,

manual

zoom

28mm,

manual zoom

35mm, manual

zoom

50mm,

manual zoom

70mm,

auto

zoom,

etc.

Always

use ZOOM

button to adjust

flash

coverage; do not

push

or

pull

zoom

head

manually.

Store

flash

unit

with

zoorn

head

adjusted

to

its

shortest

position.

To do

this

quickly,

simply

switch

power

on, wait

a

moment for

head

to adjust to

28mm

position,

then

switch

power

off.

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Wideangle

adapter

When lenses

having focal

lengths of less

than

28mm

are

mounted

on camera,

flash-

coverage

setting in

flash data

panel

shows

tl

- -

tt

mm

The wideangle

adapter

snaps onto the

zoom

head

and

increases

flash

coverage

to

that required

for

24mm

lenses. Whenever

adapter is

attached;

"PANEL"

is displayed

in flash

data

panel.

Also,

with

zoom

head

at its shortest

position,

flash

range for

24mm

lenses is displayed.

To

attach: While

holding

sides

and

with

its open edge

ward,

gently

snap

it

onto

head.

To

remove: Hold

tabs

on

panel

and

detach

one

side at

adapter by

its

pointing

down-

front

of

zoom

either side of

a

time.

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Exposure

adjustment

The camera's

exposure-adjustment

con-

trol can

be

used

to

vary

normal

TTL

flash

exposure.

Refer

to the explanation in

the

camera owner's

manual for detailed

informa-

tion on how

and

when

to

use

exposu re

adjustment.

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AF illuminator

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The

AF illuminator's

range

is

based on

:$

When

required

for

low-contrast

subjects

Minolta's

standard

test method

with

a 50mm

.j

in low light,

the

AF illuminator

is

activated

lens. With

longer

focal

lengths,

camera may

4

by

pressing

operating

button

halfway.

This

not

focus

lens

accurately. In

this

case,

or

l

focus-assist

illumination

is

projected

on

the

whenever focus

signals

blink,

set

focus

mode

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focus

system

to determine

focus

status

and

adjust

the

lens.

AF

illuminator

is

activated

only when

flash

is fully

charged.

The

working

range

for

the

AF illuminator

is

1m

(3.3

ft.)

to approx.Tm

(ZS

ft.).

These

distances

are

for

autofocusing

in

total

darkness

and are not related

to

the

flash

unit's maximum

flash

range indicated

on the

flash

data

panel.

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X-sync speeds

When the

MAXXUM

4OOOAF

reaches

full

charge,

the shutter

speed

is automatically

set

to the

X-sync

speed

required

for taking

f lash

exposures.

lf

you

take

a

picture

before the

flash is charged, the

flash will

not fire

and

exposure

is set

for

ambient

light.

The

table

shows the

X-sync

speeds

for

the

various

camera

models

and exposure

modes

available:

MAXXUM

5000 and

7000: Speed

reset to 1l1OO

sec.

for

faster manually

set speeds

in

M mode'

MAXXUM 9000:

Speed reset

to

11250

sec.

for

faster

manually set

speeds

in

M

and

S

mode.

14

MAXXUM

5000

MAXXUM

7000

MAXXUM

9000

P mode 1/100 above

EV 12

1/60 below

EV

12

1/100 above

EV 12

1/60

below

EV

12

11250

above

EV

13

11125 at

EV 12-13

1/60

below

EV 12

A mode

Not

available

11100

11250

S

mode

Not

available

Same as

program

mode

1125O

or

slower

usa-

ble

f/5.6 set

automatically

M mode 1

/100

or

slower

can

be set

manually

1

/100

or

slower

can

be set

manually

1125O

or

slower

can

be

set

manually

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Camera

settings

After attaching

the flash unit,

check

the

following

camera

settings

:

1. Film-speed

setting for

TTL Direct

Auto-

flash

Metering:

MAXXUM

5000/7000

-

ISO 25 to

tso

1000

MAXXUM

9000

-

ISO

12to tSO

1000

2.

Focus

mode

switch:

AF

position

for

autofocusing,

M for

manual

focusing.

3. MAXXUM

5000:

No

other settings

are

req u

i red.

MAXXUM 7000:

For

single-frame

advance,

set

drive

mode

to

"S". For continuous

film

advance, set

drive

mode

to "C".

MAXXUM

9000: When

advancing

the

film

manually,

no

other settings

are required.

When

using

the

optional

Motor

Drive

MD-90,

refer

to

its owner's manual

for

information

about

flash

operation.

Flash

settings

1.

For

maximum flash

range,

set

4000AF

to

"FULL"

power.

Lower

power

settings can

be used

for faster

recycling,

controlling

flash

range,

etc. For

shooting

sequences,

set

power

level

to

"MD:'

which

provides

recy-

cling

at

up

to two frames

per

sec.

2.

For

simplest

operation,

auto

zoom

setting

should

be used.

Power

zoom

head

then

adjusts

automatically for

uniform f

lash

coverage

at the focal length in use.

When

desired

for

creative

control or

bounce-flash

photos,

manual zoom

settings can be used.

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PROGRAMMED

AUTOFLASH

OPERATION

(P

MODE}

P-mode

flash is ideal

for

point-and-shoot

flash

photography,

since the

camera sets

both shutter speed

and aperture according

to

its

flash

program.

In

bright sunlight,

expo-

sure

for

fill flash

is automatically

set

for

optimum

results.

To use:

1. Set

camera

to

P mode.

2. Switch

flash

unit on to start

charging.

When charged,

flash-ready signal

glows

on

back of

flash

unit

and the

flash

signal blinks

in viewfinder. Also, camera-selected

X-sync

speed and aperture are displayed

in camera's

viewfinder

and

data display

panel.

3. After

focusing,

check

whether

main

subject

is

within

flash

range

displayed

on

flash

data

panel.

lf

't

<

"

appears

beside

minimum

distance, use a

higher

power

level.

lf

"

>

"

appears

beside

maximum

distance,

refer to

page

33 to

determine actual

maxi-

mum

flash

distance.

4.

Press

operating

button all

the

way down

to

release shutter.

lf

exposure

was sufficient,

flash

signal

in viewfinder

blinks

rapidly

and

"OK"

signal

on

flash unit

glows.

NOTE

Program shift

is

not

possible

when

using

fl

ash.

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Programmed

fill flash

In

P

mode,

fill-flash

exposure

is calcu-

lated

automatically. In bright

sunlight,

flash

du ration

is

reduced

to

f

ill

shadows without

overexposing the main

su

bject.

X-sync

speed

is

automatically set

accord

ing

to

the

ambient

light level, thus

giving

more natural rendition

of

the

background.

Without

flash

With

programmed

fill

flash

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