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SPECIFICATIONS

We greatly appreciate that you have acquired the special

Olympus Electronic Flash T32.

This fu l ly automat ic, e lectronical ly contro l led f lash uni t is

equipped wi th the epochmaking method "TTL Central izedControl" developed by Olympus, a lso cal led TTL (of f - the '

f i lm) Auto Flash. l t can also be swi tched for normal auto/

manual contro l . As an integral part of the OM System T-

ser ies Flashphoto Group, the T32 can be adapted to a l lyour creative photographic needs.We ask vou to fami l iar ize yoursel f wi th i ts funct ions andoperat ion in order to take advantage of a l l i ts possib i l i t ies

in photography.

TABLE OF CONTENTSr M a i n S p e c i f i c a t i o n s . . . . . , . 1. D e s c r i p t i o n o f C o n t r o l s . . . . . . 3. Loading and Checking the Batter ies . . . . . 5. Reversing the Calculator Panel /Mount ing the T32 . . . 6. TTL AUTO Central ized Control F lash Using the

T 3 2 a n d t h e O M - 2 r u { O M - 2 ) . . . . . . 7 - 1 o. Advanced Techniques Using the T32 and the

OM-2 t : (OM-2 ) 11 -12. MANUAL F lash w i t h OM-2 ru (OM-21 13 -14TNORMAL AUTO F lash w i t h OM-1 ru (OM-1 ) ,OM-10

( o r C a m e r a s o t h e r t h a n O M ) . . . . . 1 5 - 1 8. MANUAL F lash w i t h OM-1 r . r (OM-1 ) , OM-10

( o r C a m e r a s o t h e r t h a n O M ) . . . . . . . . 1 9. C a l c u l a t o r P a n e l . . . . . . . . . 2 Oo H a n d l i n g C a r e . . . . . . . 2 1 - 2 2

rType: Energy-saving, ser ies-c i rcui t type TTL Central izedControl (TTL AUTO), system f lash uni t (wi th normal

auto and manual capabi l i ty) .oGuide Number: 32 (ASA 100, meters) or 104 {ASA 100,

feet) .r Coverage Angle: 53o vert ical , 74o hor izontal .o Flash Durat ion: 1/40,000 - 1/1,000 sec.o Recycl ing Time: 0.2 - 10 sec. wi th AA Alkal ine bat ter ies

on TTL AUTO and NORMAL AUTO (var ies depending

on f lash-to-subject distancel.o Flashes per set of AA Alkaline Batterios: 100 - 500 on

TTL AUTO and NORMAL AUTO (var iesdepending onf lash-to-subject d istance).

.T i l t ing Angle of Flash Di f fuser Window: Down 15", up

90' .r Color Temperature: 5,800'K.oConnection to Camera: O On-camera clip on (via hot

shoe). @ Off-camera w/wo Power Bounce Grip 2 via

TTL Auto Connector T4 (T3l and TTL Auto Cord

T0.3m with oM-2N (oM-2) and oM-1rrr .o Exposure Calculator : Reversib le p late type - b lank for

OM-2N (OM-2) for TTL Auto/Manual f lash; calculatorfor OM-lN (OM-l ) . OM-10 and non-OM cameras forNormal Auto/Manual f lash.

o TTL AUTO (wi th OM-2w or OM-21:Aperture Sett ing: Cont inuous, couples wi th aperturer ing set t ing of camera lens.

SBC Sensor Acceptance Angle: Matches view of cameralens.

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F2.8F4

3.4 - 26m (10 - 86 i t . l

2.8 - 22n (9 - 73 ft. l

2 - 1 6m (6.5 - 52 tt. l

1 . 4 - 1 1 m ( 4 . 5 - 3 6 I t . l

1 - 8m (3.2 - 25 ft. l

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0.7 - 5.6m 12.2 - 1A h.l0 .5 - 4m (1 .6 - 13 f i . l0 . 3 6 - 3 m { 1 . 1 - I t t . l

O.25 - 2m (0.8 - 6.5 lt. l0 .18 - 1 .5m (0 .5 - 4 .5 I t . l

TTL AUTO Check: Neon-f l icker indicat ion. Viewf inderindication contact provided.

Ready Light Check: Charge lamp and v iewf inder indica-tion contact.

Working Range (ASA 1001: for guidance only

.Test Button for NORMAL AUTO Check & Open Flash:Push-but ton type ( for non-TTL AUTO only. l

. TTL Auto Cord Socket: Plug-in type (automatic lock).

. External Power Socket: Plug-in type.o Termination of Light Emission: Instantaneous. With power

switch of f . T32 wi l l not f i re even when fu l ly charged.o Power Source: O 1 .5V 'AA'bat tery x 4 ( inc l . Ni-Cdl ins ide

T32. @ 1.5V 'C' bat tery x 4 ( inc l . Ni-Cd) ins ide PowerBounce Gr ip 2. @AC house current v ia Electronic FlashAC Adapter 2.

@ and @ are activated by T32 ON/OF F switch.r Dimensions and Weight: 104 x 81 x 70mm. 320gr. (less

bat ter ies) (4.1" x 3.2" x 2.8", 11.3 oz.)

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Flash modes indicated in red provide flash charge/autocheck informat ion in the v iewf inder.

o NORMAL AUTO:

Aperture Sett ing: 3 apef tures (F4, F5.6 and F8 at ASA1 0 0 ) .Normal Auto Sensor Acceptance Angle: Approx. 20o.

Working Range: 1 - 8m (3.2 f t . - 26 f t . l at F4;O.7 -

5 .6m (28 i n . - 18 f t . ) a t F5 .6 ;0 .5 - 4m (20 i n . -

13 f t . ) a t FB (ASA 1001 .AUTO Check: Neon-f l icker indicat ion. Viewf inder indi-

cation contact provided.

Beady Light ChecR Charge lamp and v iewf inder indica-t ion contact .

o MANUAL:Guide Number: Hl - 32 (ASA 100, m), 104 (ASA 100,feet) and LOW - 16 (ASA 100, m), 52 (ASA 100, feet) .Ready Light Check: Charge lamp and v iewf inder indica-t ion contact ,

TTL AUTO Panel (b lank)

Flash Di f fuser Window

Lock Knob Auto Check

NORMAL AUTOSensor Window

External Power Socket C

Calculator Panel for NORMALAUTO/MANUAL mode ( indicated in meters)

ASA Sca

Distance

N O R M A L A U T OFlash Test But ton

Mode Switching KnobI ndex Mark

Calculator Panel( indicated in feet)

Calculator Panel Switching Eutton

NORMAL AUTO Index Marx

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Down-Ti l t Stop Knob

TTL Auto Cord Socket

Mode Switching K

LOADING THE BATTERIES CHECKING THE BATTERIES

lnsert four 1.5V AA size batteries properly. Switch the T32 ON. Wait unti l the charge signall ights on.After confirmation, switch the T32 OFF'

There are avai lable UM'3 type manganese bat ter ies ' AM'3

type alkal ine bat ter ies, and NR-AA type Ni-Cd bat ter ies '

Alkal ine bat ter ies last about 4 t imes longer than manganese

batteries,

REVERSING THE CALCULATOR PANEL MOUNTING THE T32

Slide the T32 into the accessory shoe and turn thelock knob in the direct ion of the arrow to lock theflash in posit ion.Press the but ton and remove

the calculator panel .

S l i de t he ca l cu l a to r pane l t ot he l e f t as f a r as i t w i l l go , un -t i l i t c l i c ks i n t o p l ace .* B l a n k f o r O M - 2 a n d - 2 N

{ T T L A u t o / M a n u a l ) ; F n u m -be r lD i s t ance sca le f o r OM-1 ,-1N , - 1O and cameras o the rt han OM (No rma l Au to /Man -u a l ) .

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With the calculator panelin the 'full automatic con-trol by OM-2' position,turn the power switch tothe "ON" posi t ion.

Set the camera'slever to "AUTO".

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CHECKING THE CHARGE SIGNAL SELECTING THE APERTURE

Any aperture can be used for TTL AUTO Flashphotography with the T32 and the OM-2. Foraverage indoor flash photography the aperturesetting at F5.6 will provide good results.

The charge s ignal can beseen bo th i n t he v i ew f i nde rand on t he back o f t heT32.

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@Wait unti l the charge signal l ights on.

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TTL Auto range (ASA i00)

TAKING THE PIGTURES

Focus and press the shutter release'* F o r d i r e c t f l a s h , s e t t h e f l a s h d i f f u s e r w i n d o w i n t h e f r o n t

o o s i t i o n ( O ' t i t t i n g ) .

CHECKING CORRECT AUTO FLASH

OM-2 N l f t he s i gna l l i gh t b l i nks

repeatedly, the Picture wasproper ly exPosed bY f lash.

The correct auto flash

signal can be seen both in

the v iewf inder and on the

back of the T32.

bl ink but instead goes out ,the subject is too far .Choose a larger aperture or

SHOOTING WITHOUT FLASH LIGHT

l f you want to take pictures with existing l ight, turnthe T32 off; the charge lamp goes out and the T32will not f ire even when the capacitor is fully charged.

l f the s ignal stays l i t ( the T32 did not f i re) :The subject is br ight enough and the picture was taken proper ly byexist ing l ight . The f lash l ight was not needed.* I n case exposu re mus t be ach ieved by f l ash i l l um ina t i on :

Turn the aperture r ing unt i l the meter needle points to 1 /3O sec.or s lower, and shoot.

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ADVANCED TECHNIQUES USING THE T32 AND THE OM-2ru (oM'2)Bounce FlashDi rec t F lash

Bounce ftash is easy with TTL Auto method.

Dete rm ine t he bounce ang le

so t ha t d i r ec t l i gh t does no t

h i t the subject .

Close-Up Flash

So is close-up flash photography.

Flash Exposure Compensation

To compensatebright background

T i l t t hes l i d i ng t he

f lash di f fuser window 15" downward bvknob to the r ight .

To compensatedark background

Turn the dia l to the ( ! ) s ide.Tu rn t he d i a l t o t he O s i de .

MANUAL FLASH WITH OM'2n (OM'2)' (GN32)

the F-number and set the aperture rlng'

Select the aperture based

on f lash-to-subject d istance

and wi th a guide number

of 32 (ASA 100, meters)

o r 104 (ASA 10O, f ee t ) .

Set the shutter speed to

1 /3O sec.

sec . o r s lower . However ,

t o e l i m i n a t e a n V p o s s i b i l i t y o f a c c i d e n t a l d i a l s h i f t i n g ' i t

i s recommended you use the 1 /3O sec ' se t t ing '

after the signal l ight begins to glow'

The s ignal l ight goes out

out has been emit ted.

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MANUAL FLASH wlTH OM-2r (OM-2), (cNr6)

Turn the calculator panel over.

Set the ASA f i lm speed.Select the aperture based onf lash-to-subject d istance andw i t h a gu ide number o f 16(ASA 100, meters) or 52(ASA 100 , f ee t ) .

Set the shut ter speed to 1/30sec.

Set the mode switching knob to 'MANUAL G No.

The s i gna l l i gh t b l i nksrepeatedly to indicate thatlow power output has beenemit ted.

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PREPARATION

button and remove the calculator panel '

Se t t he ASA f i lm speed .

S l i de t he ca l cu l a to r Pane l

t o t he l e f t as f a r as i t w i l l

go , un t i l i t c l i c ks i n t o P lace .

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Set the flash to "AUTO" (3 f/stop positions).A l i gn t he wh i t e l i ne I w i t h e i t he r one o f t he F numbers i ndicated by the I mark.

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,4. t*-.hSet the lens aperture att he wh i t e l i ne ISet the shut ter speed to1 /30 sec.The OM-1 synch ron i zesw i t h e l ec t r on i c f l a sh a t t heshutter speed of 1/60 sec.or s lower. However, toe l im ina te any poss ib i l i t y o facc i den ta l d i a l sh i f t i ng , i t i srecommended you use the1 /30 sec. set t ing.* W i t h t h e O M - 1 O ( s e t a t A U T O .

s h u t t e r s p e e d i s a u t o m a t i c a l l ya l l o w i n g f l a s h s y n c h r o n i z a t i o n .

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N o r m a l A u t o r a n g e ( A S A l O O )

CHECKING THE CHARGE SIGNAL CHECKING CORRECT AUTO FLASH

Focuiand press the shutter releas.e.i i irt. i ignit l ight blinks repeatedly, the picture was

exposed bY f lash.

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l f the signal l ight bl inks repeatedly, the picture waslf the signal l ight goes out, the subject is too far.Get closer to the subject, or use a smaller F number(i.e. larger aperture).Check whether the subjecti s i n t he NORMAL AUTOran9e.From the planned shoot ingpos i t i on , a im t he f l ash a tthe subject and push theTest But ton. l f the AUToCheck Lamp f l ickers, thesubject is wi th in theNORMAL AUTO f l ashoperat ing range.

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WITH OM'lN (OM'l) ' OM.IO AND NON.OM CAMERAS

No. 32" Position'

l f you want to take pictures wi th exist ing l ight ' turn tne

132 ot f ; the charge lamp goes out and the T32 wi l l not f i re

even when the capaci tor is fu l ly charged'

.a, r-.-..13Siiif.p.tture on the camera lens at the value

irii"ii'i.i*rponds with the planned flash-to-sub-

i."i Oit*.t as shown in the calculator panel''Srt

tht shutter speed to 1/30 sec'* W i t h t h e O M - 1 0 ( s e t a t A U T O , a n d T 3 2 t u r n e d O N ) ' t h e

shut te r speed is au tomar ica l l y se t to approx ' 1 /60 sec '

a l l o w i n g f l a s h s y n c h r o n i z a t i o n l f y o u w a n t t o u s e a

shut te r speed oJ 1 /30 sec ' o r s lower ' se t the mode lever to

" M A N U A L A D A P T E R " a n d t h e M a n u a t A d a p t e r t o 1 / 3 O

o r s l o w e r ,

Turn the T32 on and press the shutter release after

the charge signal l ight begins glowing'r T h e s i g n a l l i g h t g o e s o u t t o i n d i c a t e t h a t f u l l p o w e r f l a s h

has been emi t ted .

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CALCULATOR PANELASA Scale

Remove the calculator panel and set the f i lmspeed under the index mark I at the top of thepane l .

Distance Scale

MANUAL- 32 Aperturcl

Distance Table

Once the ASA f i lm speed is set , you can readoff the aperture corresponding to each subjectdistance at a g lance.In bounce (and di f fused) f lash photography,open the lens aperture two to four F stops be_yond the aperture indicated on the T32.

MANUAL GN l ndexIn manual f lash photography, set the modesw i t ch i ng knob t o 32o r 16 (ASA 1OO) depend -ing on the planned subiect d istance and aper_tu re .

ASA Index Mark

ASA Switching KnobSl ide the scale in one di rect ion or the other inorder to set the ASA f i lm speed. The numberwi l l appear in the ASA Winoow.

ApertureScale

Mode Switching KnobSl ide the swi tch to MANUAL or AUTO. (Thereare three AUTO posi t ions and two MANUALposi t ions. l Set i t at the desired c l ick-stop posi-t ion to decide the mode of photography.NORMAL AUTO Index MarkWhen set to the lef t index mark, the maximumusable f lash-to-subiect d istance is approx. gm(26 f t . ) . When set to the r ight index mark. themax imum d i s t ance i s app rox .4m (13 f t . ) .When set to the middle index mark. the maxi-mum d i s t ance i s app rox . 5 .6m ( . | 8 f t . ) .Mode Switching Knob Index Mark

HANDLING CARE

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Replace al l four bat ter ies at the same

t ime wi th new bat ter ies

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Condensat ion due to sudden movemenr

from a low to a h igh temperature area

w i l l no t a l l ow t he f l a sh t o f unc t i on '

Leav ing the

tery l i fe .

switch ON shortens bat-

When the f lash is not to be used for a

long per iod of t ime, remove the bat-

ter ies to Prevent leakage.

Have repairs performed bV an autnor lz-

ed Olympus serv ice center . Dismant l ing

a f l ash un i t i n vo l ves a haza rd '

At sub-zero temperature, the bat ter les

w i l l no t f unc t i on no rma l l y . So wa rm

them suf f ic ient lY before use.? l

Do not usef l ash un i t .

Fo r mu l t i p l e TTL AUTO f t ash . se teach calculator panel in the ' fu l l auto-mat ic contro l by OM-2' posi t ion. . r

. As the color temperature of the T32 is s imi lar to that of dayl ight , use dayl ightco lo r f i lms .

o In TTL AUTO f lash operat ion, do not remove the power p lug when takingpictures wi th the AC Adapter. The f lash wi l l emit i ts fu l l l ight output .

. ln TTL AUTO f lash operat ion, use Accessory Shoe 3 when combining the T32w i t h t he OM-2 (no t OM-2N) . I n MANUAL , w i t h t he same comb ina t i on . se rthe shut ter speed at 1 /30 sec. or s lower.

o Handle the Calculator Panel wi th care.. Do not exert s t ronger force upon the T32 than i t needs, when i t is at tached to

or detached f rom the camera.. Do not apply excessive pressure to the f lash di f fuser window.. Do not h i t the f lash uni t and do not let i t s t r ike any hard object .. Do not keep the uni t in locat ions where humidi ty is h igh.. Do not leave the uni t in p laces wi th temperature over 122"F (50'C)..The charge s ignal lamp in the camera v iewf inder can of ten be seen br ight ly just

af ter charging.. In the MANUAL 16 set t ing, the charge lamp f l ickers to indicate that LOW

power output has been emit ted.. Fo r mu l t i p l e manua l f l a sh , se t each mode sw i t ch i ng knob t o 32 (o r 16 ) ; d i f -

ferent set t ings wi l l cause f lash uni ts to emit var ied power output .. l f c leaning is necessary, wipe the uni ts wi th a sof t c loth only. Do not use c lean-

ing solvents or other harsh chemicals.

tSimul taneous f lash wi th uo to n ineT32s (wi th 4 TTL Auto Connectors)canbe performed in TTL Auto modo(max. tota l length of a l l the TTLAuto Cords is 30 m or 98 f t . ) .

wi th a d i f ferent type of

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