Setting
Up the Nikon
SB-600 Speedlight Unit for CLS
Nikon
SB-600 Speedlight Configuration
The
Nikon SB-600 speedlight is designed to be a stand alone i-TTL
flash, or a REMOTE wireless slave flash for the CLS system.
It does not have a Commander Mode (Master) like the SB-800
does.
It
is a simple but powerful Speedlight flash, and does a great
job as a slave for your D200’s Commander Mode. Let’s look
at the configuration method for the SB-600. It is quite different
from the SB-800 in the previous page.
Setting REMOTE Mode on the SB-600
Overview
of Settings (see SB-600 manual page 52)
1.
Turn the SB-600 on with the ON/OFF button on back.
2. Hold down the ZOOM and – buttons for about two seconds.
3. Use the MODE button to turn REMOTE mode on.
4. Hold down the ZOOM and – buttons for about two seconds
again, and the flash will switch to the remote screen.
5. You can move around this screen by pressing the MODE button.
6. Move to the CH setting and select the channel with the
up (+) or down (-) buttons.
7. Press MODE again to move to the GROUP setting and select
the group with the up (+) or down (-) buttons.
8. Press the MODE button again to finish. You’ll see two red
lights blinking about every two seconds on the front of the
SB-800 when it is ready to be fired.
9. Take a picture!
Detailed
Settings, with LCD images:
Turn
the SB-600 on, then press and hold the ZOOM and – buttons
at the same time for about two seconds. It will switch to
the screen as seen in Figure 6’s middle picture.
Now
press the MODE button to change Off to On as shown in Figure
6’s right picture. This has enabled the REMOTE wireless slave
functionality of the SB-600, but we need to validate the channels
and groups settings to be sure they match our D200’s Commander
Mode settings.
Hold
down the ZOOM and – buttons again and the SB-800 will switch
to the screen that allows you to set the Channel (CH) and
GROUP.
Use
the MODE button to move around this screen. (Figure 7) Move
between the CH and GROUP settings, while making sure they
match your D200’s Commander Mode settings.
Press
the MODE button until you see the Channel (CH) Number flashing.
Now use the up (+) or down (-) toggle key to change the channel
number.
Press
the MODE button again until you see the GROUP Letter flashing.
Now use the up (+) or down (-) toggle key to change the Group
Letter to A or B.
Press
MODE again to finish and you are ready to take some pictures.
Do
a test shot to see if your D200 will fire the SB-600 remotely.
If not, check to make sure the Channel and Group on the flash
are set to the same settings as on your D200’s Custom Setting
e3 Commander Mode screen.
How to Exit the REMOTE Mode on the SB-600 Flash
It
is relatively simple to turn off REMOTE mode on the SB-600.
Simply follow these steps and your flash will return to a
normal iTTL stand-alone condition:
1.
Hold down the ZOOM and – buttons for about two seconds. The
screen will change to the remote ON/OFF screen.
2. Push the MODE button once to change ON to OFF.
Hold down the ZOOM and – buttons for about two seconds again
and your flash is now back to iTTL standalone mode.
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