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FOREWORD
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with the
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SB-103

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send it to a
next use.
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assembled and closed.

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any foreign
condition.
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service before the

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of the O-rings
must be examined at the end of
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may allow water to enter

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send the unit to a

each

THE O.RING SEALS

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in

and

their original,

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the O-rings

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socket cover,
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hand

other
To remove
use the edge of a credit card or dive card
thin, blunt.
sharp-edged object.
cover with a fingertip
card under the

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2.
any O-ring
fections), discard it immediately. lf any O-ring hasdirt.

hair,

sand,
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3. When lubricating
use only the
lubricant supplied with the

lubricants

other
soluble.

4. To lubricate

special silicone lubricant
gently

run

use a brush

hairs may fall

small
to enter the flash unit. While lubricating each
examine it with
an

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lubricating

and

the O-rings,

grasp

the direction of the arrow to create slack in

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pull

and

the O-ring

instrument.

ring,

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is

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foreign matter

or

remove it.

to

special

the O-rings, smear a small amount of the

each O-ring between

or similar object

properly

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except the one

ring

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your

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ring

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pull

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each O-ring

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various

the

non-water-soluble

(such

as Vaseline) which

into the channel and allow

your

fingertips for imperfections. lf

lubricated it will

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continued

the O-rings:

between

together as

slack

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off

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up on the center of
it up to lift

tears, cuts, or other

on

parts
speedlight.

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on

to apply

in

the synchro

your

thumb

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portion

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water

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other

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in

unit,

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not have
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remove
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channel
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holding it in
ring into
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the center
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it down
and that each of its edges is

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possible

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is

dirty,

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all of the O-rings
one

side of

position

place

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of

place

place.

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lubricant

of

flash

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is

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clean

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with a thin

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with

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ring

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it. To

on

protects

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the other side of

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the

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the

film

of

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fingertips

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push
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seated

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lubricant

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up on
press

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to determine that
foreign
the

8. When reattaching
each O-ring seats
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matter. Clean and lubricate the surfaces in

manner as

same

is clean,

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parts

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properly

properly

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smooth,

with

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sectional

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instruction
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flash unit.

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OPERATIONS

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botteries.

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When replacing batteries

time.

at the same

all six

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proper

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SB-703's

see

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batteries

when not

the flash unit.

installed

may

used; it

the battery cartridge.

type of battery

time.

may be
batteries

installation

battery

unit on and

BATTERY PER-

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in use. Any of

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when the flash

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cause

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make

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at any

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bottery

chomber.

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mode selector/power
the

"OFF"

position,

positioning groove
cartridge

inside of the
slide the

with

battery chamber

battery cartridge

chamber.

switch

then align the

@ on the battery

notch on the

the

shooting

is at

and

into the

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chomber

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chamber

cap
case, then
as far as

it will

the

botlery

cop.

center of

into

turn the cap

go.

the battery

the

speedlight

clockwise