How to Use Nikon SB 600 in Slave Mode

[psran]

I just bought a Nikon SB 600 Flash in Used market. I t works wonderfully ON CAMERA but I am not able to Trigger it as a Slave Flash with my Nikon D7000 flash in Commander Mode OFF CAMERA.

I tried searching the Web and found that if I press ZOOM and - for 3 sec a 'Z' appears on screen , then pressed mode again and I got 'ON' reading on the screen but still the Flash Does not fire

Please pardon my ignorance, am I doing some very silly mistake

 

[kchoi]

Maybe the infra-red sensor cannot get the signal from the camera. Have you tried to fire it near to the pop up flash?

 

[psran]

Maybe the infra-red sensor cannot get the signal from the camera. Have you tried to fire it near to the pop up flash?

Yes tried it, no use

 

[table1349]

Could be why it was on the used market. You may have to consider some sort of flash triggers.

 

[beachrat]

Is the pop up firing?

 

[psran]

Could be why it was on the used market. You may have to consider some sort of flash triggers.

I know you have some better ideas

 

[astroNikon]

Is you sb600 set to "remote" mode

 

[psran]

Is you sb600 set to "remote" mode

Yes it is, plz read my Original Post

 

[table1349]

Could be why it was on the used market. You may have to consider some sort of flash triggers.

I know you have some better ideas

I do. My idea is to by new or factory refurbed with a warranty or to fully test a used item prior to buying it. Simple fact is, it may be broken. Perhaps you should send it to Nikon and have it checked out.

 

[KmH]

Do you have the SB-600 user's manual? http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/Speedlights/SB-600.pdf
Do you have the D7000 Commander mode and the SB-600 set to the same channel and group? (see pages 58-61 of the user's manual)

The IR window on the SB-600 has to be able to 'see' the flash of light from the D7000's flash unit. Sometimes that means you have to rotate the SB-600's flash head to re-position the window on the body of the flash unit to maintain that line of sight.

 

[beachrat]

Try setting the on board camera flash to manual(not Commander) at 1/8 power and set the flash to manual mode(not TTL or A) and try tripping it that way.

 

[KmH]

The SB-600 does not have Nikon's SU-4 mode, which enables that kind of capability.

 

[beachrat]

The SB-600 does not have Nikon's SU-4 mode, which enables that kind of capability.

Hmmm. I did not know that.
Guess if he can't trigger it that way,then he has to do exactly what you advised him.

 

[psran]

Hmmm. I did not know that. Guess if he can't trigger it that way,then he has to do exactly what you advised him.

Yes I think thats called Optical slave, Sb 700 has it but not SB-600

 

[beachrat]

Yeah,my mistake.
I wrongly assumed that all the higher end speedlights since the 80dx would have a simple built in optical.