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Sea & Sea YS-D2 Instruction Manual

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UNDERWATER STROBE
YS-D2
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  • Page 1 03117 03118 UNDERWATER STROBE YS-D2 Instruction Manual...
  • Page 2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing SEA&SEA products. Please read this instruction manual carefully prior to using your underwater strobe. Only with a thorough understanding of this manual's content will you be able to use the strobe correctly. After reading the manual, please be sure to keep it in a place where you can easily come back to it at any time.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Safety Precautions ................. E-3 Safety Precautions for Use of Battery ............ E-6 Precautions on Handling the O-ring ............E-8 Accessories ..................E-10 Identification of Parts ..............E-11 Operation ..................E-12 READY/TTL lamp ................E-13 YS Mount Strobe Adaptor/Ball Mount Strobe Adaptor....E-14 Preparation for Setting Up ..............

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    Safety Precautions SEA&SEA strobes have been designed for in-water use only. Limit the strobes use out of water to test firing only. For safe handling of the product, please read the following precautions carefully before use. Failure to heed the precautions listed below could result in serious consequences.
  • Page 5 Safety Precautions Do not fire the strobe light towards a driver of a vehicle to avoid causing accidents. Do not operate the product while driving a vehicle. Inattention could result in accidents. For use on land, do not operate the product at precarious foothold. It may cause falling, injury or product damage.
  • Page 6 Safety Precautions Be careful when touching the product immediately after firing repeatedly or lighting for a long time. The product may get hot enough to burn you. Avoid strong shocks / impacts or excess stress to prevent malfunction, damage or breakdown. Make sure that the product has been securely mounted to other products in order to prevent injury, fall or missing.
  • Page 7 DANGER Never expose the battery to flame or fire, or to excessive heat. Never attempt to disassemble, alter or directly solder the battery. There are no user-serviceable parts. Tampering with battery may expose you to dangerous voltage, battery acid, or electrical shock. Never short-circuit the terminals of a battery, as it could result in battery leakage, heat generation, fire, or explosion.

  • Page 8: Safety Precautions For Use Of Battery

    Safety Precautions for Use of Battery CAUTION Avoid strong shocks / impacts or excess stress to batteries. For handling and recharging of a battery, refer to the instruction manual of the battery/dedicated charger. Always recharge the rechargeable battery before use after an extended time of storage.

  • Page 9: Precautions On Handling The O-Ring

    Precautions on Handling the O-ring This product is kept watertight by the O-ring. To keep the O-ring functioning properly, please observe the following. Improper handling of the O-ring could cause flooding. CAUTION SEA&SEA products use blue O-rings. These O-rings are impregnated with silicone oil through a special process.
  • Page 10 Precautions on Handling the O-ring Coat with silicone grease Silicone grease protects the O-ring from chafing. After checking the O-ring to make sure that there are no scratches, dust, or debris, apply a light coating of silicone grease to the entire O-ring with your finger. Applying too much grease will make it easier for dust and debris to adhere to the O-ring, and could cause flooding.

  • Page 11: Accessories

    YS Mount Strobe Adaptor YS-D2 Diffuser-100 (mounted on the YS-D2) Silicone Grease Diffuser-120 Ball Mount Strobe Adaptor Red Filter (×2) M4 Hexagon Wrench Spare cap bolt (×1) Diffuser Strap (×2) O-ring Maintenance Manual YS-D2 Instruction Manual (this manual) E-10...

  • Page 12: Identification Of Parts

    Identification of Parts Target light (P.E-13) Fiber-optic cable socket (for additional strobe (P.E-22)) Fiber-optic cable hook (P.E-21) Sensor cover (P.E-21) Strap eyelet (P.E-26) YS Mount Strobe Adaptor Fiber-optic cable socket (P.E-15) (Slave sensor (P.E-21)) Battery cap (P.E-17) Light level control dial (P.E-13) READY/ TTL lamp (P.E-14)

  • Page 13: Operation

    Identification of parts Operation Mode Switch Turns the power off. Set the mode switch to [OFF] when you are not using the strobe. Set the mode switch to this position if setting the light amount to Manual. When connecting using a fiber-optic cable, set the mode switch to this position for digital cameras with pre-flash modes.
  • Page 14 Identification of Parts CAUTION The number of times a digital camera’s built-in flash will fire differs among models. Depending on the number of pre-flashes mode switch settings can differ, so check settings before shooting by conducting test flaches. “To check the mode switch” (P.E-23) ] and [ ] have the completely same performance when the strobe is [...

  • Page 15: Ready/Ttl Lamp

    Identification of Parts READY/TTL lamp READY Illuminates when the strobe is ready to fire. After shooting with TTL automatic light control is completed, the TTL lamp will illuminate in green for approximately 2 seconds. E-14...

  • Page 16: Ys Mount Strobe Adaptor/Ball Mount Strobe Adaptor

    Identification of Parts YS Mount Strobe Adaptor / Ball Mount Strobe Adaptor A YS Mount Strobe Adaptor is included with this product as standard equipment. You can change the orientation for the inserted fixing bolt by changing the orientation for attachment of the YS Mount Strobe Adaptor. By replacing it with the included Ball Mount Strobe Adaptor, you can select a method for attachment to a housing that matches the shooting conditions.
  • Page 17 Identification of Parts Fixing Bolt If attaching the unit to an arm or other part, insert the fixing bolt from the side of the YS Mount Strobe Adaptor which does not have a nut inserted and tighten to secure. Correct Wrong YS Mount Strobe Adaptor...

  • Page 18: Preparation For Setting Up

    Preparation for Setting Up Maintaining the O-ring This product is kept watertight by the O-ring. To keep the O-ring functioning properly, please observe the following before setting up. Make sure to remove the O-ring when maintaining. For detailed O-ring maintenance methods, please see the O-ring maintenance manual.
  • Page 19 Installing the Batteries Verify that the mark on the battery cap is lined up with mark Align the battery cap with the OPEN position, and insert the battery cap into the strobe Check the O-ring to make sure there are no scratches or debris. Turn mark clockwise to the Click!

  • Page 20: Connecting The Strobe

    Connecting the Strobe Setting and cords used to connect to this model can vary depending on the camera/housing model. The various connection methods using different cords are described here. Refer to “Taking Photographs” on page E-23 for details on taking photographs while connected using different cords.
  • Page 21 Connecting the Strobe Terminal Align the convex part on the strobe’s connector with the notch of the sync cord’s connector, and then push it straight in Align with the screws of the Convex part strobe, and then rotate it until it Concave part stops Tighten it securely.

  • Page 22: With The Fiber-Optic Cable

    Connecting the Strobe Connecting with the Fiber-optic Cable Connect this product with the fiber-optic cable (option) when it is triggered by sensing the light from the camera’s built-in flash. Using a built-in slave sensor, this strobe is triggered by sensing the light from a digital camera’s built-in flash.
  • Page 23 Connecting the Strobe Connect the fiber-optic cable’s connector to the socket in the housing When the fiber-optic cable cannot connect directly to a compact digital camera housing (no fiber-optic cable socket), attach the strobe mask (A:optional) to the flash window of the housing, and then connect the fiber-optic cable (B:optional).

  • Page 24: Taking Photographs

    Taking Photographs CAUTION If the full flash has been activated 10 times in a row, allow the product to rest for 10 minutes before attempting to use it again. Do not attempt to activate the flash on the unit with the flash facing downward.

  • Page 25: Using The Fiber-Optic Cable

    Taking Photographs Using the Fiber-optic Cable When you shoot with a digital camera, set the built-in flash of the camera to the forced-flash mode. The strobe will not fire unless the built-in flash of the camera fires. CAUTION  Disable camera’s red-eye-reduction function. ...
  • Page 26 Taking Photographs DS-TTL mode photography The DS-TTL II system included as a feature of the unit is a SLAVE-TTL system that is equipped with a compensation function. It is effective for use with a main strobe that has a pre-flash function (such as when there is a built-in TTL flash on the camera and another strobe connected to the camera by TTL) or Optical YS Converter.

  • Page 27: Using The Diffuser

    Taking Photographs Using the Diffuser This product comes with two different diffusers (Diffuser-100, Diffuser-120). Please select between the two as needed to meet specific shooting applications. The two types of diffusers are attached in the same way. Diffuse-100 GN:24(at full flash), Beam angle 100°×100° Diffuse-120 GN:20(at full flash), Beam angle 120°×120°...
  • Page 28 Taking Photographs Detaching To prevent overexposure in bright environments with a lot of ambient light, adjust the camera’s exposure compensation, lower the camera’s ISO sensitivity and/or distance the YS-03 further from the subject. When images are overexposed,turn off underwater light if used with the strobe.
  • Page 29  E-28...

  • Page 30: Customize Mode

    Customize mode E-29...

  • Page 31: Maintenance And Storage

    Maintenance and Storage CAUTION After each use in salt water, make sure the battery and connector caps are attached, then in a watertight condition soak it sufficiently in fresh water. Insufficient soaking causes damage by salt to the product. Salty residue may be left on the product where it will crystallize as it evaporates.

  • Page 32: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Please confirm the following items. If conditions do not improve even after the following has been confirmed, please contact the World Customer Service Center or an authorized SEA&SEA dealer. READY/TTL lamp does not light up Do you insert the batteries? (P.E-17) Do you insert the batteries the right way? (P.E-17) Did you make sure not to use any old batteries? (P.E-17) Has the battery cap been closed properly? (P.E-17)
  • Page 33 The strobe emits light in manual photography mode, but images are dark Does the firing mode for the built-in flash/main strobe on the camera match the firing mode on the YS-D2? (P.E-24) Please refer to our website [Compatibility list for the (http://www.seaandsea.jp)

  • Page 34: Specification

    Specifications Controls Mode switch (OFF/ /DS-TTL) Target light switch (ON HIGH/ON LOW/OFF) Light level control dial Indicator Ready lamp (Illuminates when the strobe is ready to fire.) TTL lamp (Illuminate in green for approx.2 sec after firing with DS-TTL flash output.) Guide number 32 (at full flash) *ISO100/m 24 (with diffuser-100) , 20 (with diffuser-120)
  • Page 35 SEA&SEA SUNPAK Co., Ltd. 1-4-6, Kitasenzoku, Ohta-ku, Tokyo, Japan 145-0062 TEL. +81-3-5701-5533 World Customer Service Center TEL. +81-48-255-8512 http://www.seaandsea.jp (2015年4月現在 / Current as of Apr. 2015)

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