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. W
Tvoid fire or electrica l sho ck, do not expo se this produ ct to rain or m
Tvo id short circuit , be sure the batt eron tacts are securac ked and in cc ordance wit h lis ion
when hand ling th e batt eri es.
Plea se place the batteri es and the parts which ca n be swall owe d mist akenly aw ay fr om chil dren.
Con tac t a do ctor imme diately when it occ urs .
Tvo id possible injury to eye s, do no t use the fl ash light in a short dist ance fr om the eye
s.
Tvoid possibl e safety acc ident, do not us e th e fl ash light on th e ho nee d a high degree of att enti on.
Please take out the ba tte ries a nd st op us ing imdi ately in ca se of belo w:
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This pr odu ct is dr opp ed or shocked se rio usly a nd the inrt of the product is bared.
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If th e batt ery leaks corrosiv eli quids , plea se take out th e battery with gl oves.
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The pr odu ct give s off strang e smell, smok eor hea ts.
Do not disa ssemble or mainta in this p roduc t. Touc hing the inte rnal high voltage ci
rcuit will ca use electri c
shock.
Remov e batt eri es dur ing long periods us e.
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. Features
LARGE LCD P
Large LC D panel, you ca n lo ok into and set th e fun ctions on th e LCD panel clearl y and direc tl y
POWER ZOOM FUNC TI
By pu shi ng th e zoom butt on on the spee dlit e, it can make th e fl ash cov ered foca l lngth ran ge fro m 24 to
105mm.
GN58 @ IS O100 , 105mm
YONGNUO new large guide number manual speedlite, supporting M/Mu lti modes
THE HIG H SENSITIVIT Y WIRE LESS TRIGGE RINGNSOR
The high en sitiv ity ss tri ggering sns or ri ts YN560 , th e S1 an d S2 od e
used in outdo or env ironment a nd the wirele ss tri ggeng dis tan
ce is as long as 15 m, as well as 25 m in doors .
SOUND PROMPT SYSTEM
Trn on the so und pro mpt functi o, different so unds indica te w orki ng si tuati ons help you focu s on shooting
(Note: the sound ca n be closed).
PROVIDES CHARGING SOCKET F OR EXTE RNAL POWER P
YN560-Ⅱ provides charging socket for external power pack, to mee t y our hi gher dema nd for charng recyc le.
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PC PORT
YN560-Ⅱ provides PC po rt， y ou ca n m ake the flash sync hronously by c onnec ting th e PC port .
SUPER SPEED OF CHARGING
It ec onds fter full power put. ithout tte ries, ou ca n the super
chargi ng spee d th at it onl y eeds 4~5 econds; In dd ition , you us e the rn al po wer ac k ce lerate
the charging spee d once more.
HIGHSPEE D CONTINUOUS SHOO T
Und er th e output level of 1/8 or belo wYN560-Ⅱ ca n sup port the 8F PS high-spee d c ontinuous sh ooting.
POWER SA
In the ving ode, the speed lite will toma tic shut down one r; the n-saving mode, it will
take a long er ti me befor e auto mati c shu tdown.
THE
YN560-Ⅱ ca n automatica ll y save your curr ent setting.
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Ⅲ. Qui ck Start
If you don ’t hav e much time to read the whole us er manua l, we adv ise you to read this sec tion .
1. Please avoid the cessive use the output with maximum pow er It can effectively extend the
serv ice life of this pr oduct
2. You can understand the function of each button by press ing them and obser ving the disp layed
content.
3. Press the [UP], [DOWN], [LEFT] and [RIGHT] button to adjust th e par ameters of speedlite
quickly the [OK] button in the ce nte r ee de
press ed s everal times for s etting.
4. Long press on [S ound prompt] butt on to turn on or tu rn off the powe r saving mode .
5. Thi s
product prov ide s M/Multi/ S1/ S2 mode. It can be switched through [MODE] button.
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. Nomenclature
1． Reflection bo ard
2． Wde -angle di ffuse r
3． Flash light ’head
4． External power pack socket
(It ca n be connecte d to the SF -18C
or SF -17C exte rnal pow er pac k)
5． PC po rt (for input )
6． Contact cove r
7． Loc king ring
8． Hot shoe stan d
9． Battery chamberov er
10． Optical cont rol senso r
1Sound po rt
12． Hot shoe pi n
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13. LCD panel: It will displa y the stcti on set tings.
14. The sound switch/power saving sw button: A sho rt press will ena ble or disable the sou nd
prompt function; hold the button to turn on or tu rn off the powe r saving mode .
15. Mode switch button: Th e mode of the speedlite will be swi tched among the M/S1 /S2/Multi in
circle for each press.
16. Charging indicator / T（
PILOT）
: The li ghti ng of red li ght shows that cha rging process
is fsh ed nd la sh ca n us ed; ligh ting ee n ligh t shows at it ng or ho rta geof
power; If you press this te st butt on (PILOthe fla sh will give a te st fla sh.
17．
Power indicator: Along -ti me lighting indicates that the pow er savin g mode di sabled;
long- time non- lig hting ind icates that the power s aving m ode has b een en abled.
18．
Flash head manual oo m: Ycan adjus t the zo om range etting [＋ ] and [－ ] 24 ,
28, 35, 50, 70, 80, 105mm ) .
19．
Power sw itch: The power of the speedlite can be tu rned
on or turned off by holding this button fo r
2 seconds .
20. button group: Butt ons of multi functions include LEF TRIG HT UP DO WNand OK
buttons; y ou can adjust output, Str obos copic flash count, Soboscopic fla sh frequenc y th rou gh the m.
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21. MODE indicator 25. Stroboscopic flas h freque ncy indicator
22. Output level indi cator 26. Soboscopic flash count /Output level fine indicato r
23. Sound prompt 27. Flash hea d zooming indicat or
24. Sleeping indica tor 28. Powe r low indicato r
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Ⅴ. Installation Instruction
1. Install Batteries
Sli de the batte rie s chamberecti on of the arrow
Insert the batteries according to the label inside battery chamber
Make sure the direction of the batteries’
Close the battery cham ber cover in the dir ection of the arr ow
2. Mount the spe edlite on your ca
Loosen the locking ring by turning it in the direction of the arrow.
Slip the speedlite hot shoe stand into the camera hot shoe stand until it stops.
Turn the locking ring in the direction of the arrow tighten.
To detach the speedlite, loosen the locking ring by turning it in the opposite direction.
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. Basic Functions
1. Basic Operations
Operation of the buttons:
Compon ent Operation
[Po wer Switch]
The power of the spee dlite ca n be turned on or turned off by holdi ng tis bu tton
for 2 sec onds.
It is suggested that the ba tte ries sha ll be taken out a fter the poweof th e
speedlit e is turned off through th
[Mod e Swit ch] button
The mode of the sp eedlit e will be switche d amon g th eS2/ Multi in cir cle
for eac h press .
[Sound Switch /Powe r
Savi ng Swit ch]
Every pr ess ca n enabl e or disabl e th e sound prompt fun ction. Hold tis button
for ab out 2 sec onds ca n enable or disable the power sa ving m ode
[LE FT] [RIGHT] and
[OK ] butt on
The out put level, Stroboscopi c fl ash count , co pic flash fr equ ency of the
speedlit e ca n be adju sted through these bu ttons.
[UP] a nd [DOWN] button You ca n ma ke a fine tuni ng to the output power of the speed lite.
[－ ] ZO OM [＋ ] butt on
Please pre ss [－ ] ZOOM [＋ ] button, The hea d focus of thespee dlit e will be
swit ched among 24 / 28 / 35 / 50 / 70 / 80 / 105mm in c
[PILOT] button Pre ss th is button a nd the speedlite will te st flashi ng in cu rre nt outp ut leve l.
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Meaning of [Charging indicat or]
Status of [Charging Indicator]
Meaning
Operation
The red light is lit The speedlite is fully charged, and can be used. Normal
The green light is lit
The flash light has not been full
If the green light is lit for a long time,
please replace the batteries.
The meaning of [So und Prompt ]
The sound form Meaning Operation
Tick twice
The speedlite is started / Sound pro mpt is
enabled/A
Normal
Tick three ti m
The flash is in the charging state W
Continuous and quick ticks The power is not enough Please replace the batteries.
Tick—a long sound The speedlite is fully charged, and can be used. Normal
[Power savi ng indica tor] (M/Multi mode )
Display mode Meaning Operation
A
indicator
The power saving mode is closed Hold the [Sound Switch] for a long ti
A The power saving mode is started Hold the [Sound Switch] for a long ti
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2. Powerff
The po wer of th e spee dlit e be turn ed on or tu rned by holdi ng th is but ton for econds . It su ggested
that the ba ttery shall be taken out a fter the power of tfl ash li ght is clos ed through th is butt on.
After turning on the power switch of the speed lite, the chargi ng in dica tor is re d, which in dicates the fla sh is
avail able.
If the ch ng not completed w ithin a bout 25 sec onds, the flash w ill au toma tica lly s hutdown. Then y ou
nee d to replace wit h new batt eri es.
You may pre ss the
testing bu tton PIL OTto test wh eth er the spee dlit e works normall y
Aft er us e, ho ld th e po wer swit ch for 2 seconds to po w
3. M Mode
In ode, ou the flash ut ou LE FT] P] DO WN] nd OK ] in
the mi ddle, y ou just the flash put level. justme nt nge of the flash ut is 1/1 28 ~ 1/1.
There ls an d eac h st alls. [DOWN] is un e
output power in 3e v a nd 0.2evFor shoo ting, ou ne ed is to sth e fl ash out put level, jus t th e ca mera
and pr ess the shutt erTh e speedlite will fl aswith the synchron ic sign al of th e camera.
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4. S1/S2 Modes
By pr essing th e od e it ch tt on], th e flash st ep to th e od e. od es suit abl e to
be us ed as off- c auxili ary light, so as to crea te a vari ety of lighting effec ts. They are su itable for manu al
flash en vironment nd TT L flas nvironment spec tivelynd er th ese od es, th e ay to
adjust th e ou tput
level is ik e th at in od e, whi ch is to ss [LEFT ] IGHT ], [UP] [DOWN ] but ton. Wh en using S2
mode, ou ca n ea d ss ng ace wit h master li ght.
When the fla sh is in S1 m ode, it wi ll wo rk with the fi rst work of the ma ster fla sh sync hronouslywith th e result
con sistent with the use of ad io slave. Tod e correctl yma ster flash manu al f
and th e TT Lfl ash ste m with pr efl ight
ti on nd d-r edu ction on wi th ltipl e sh es
not be used.
S2 ode: It is ca lled “pre-fla sh ca nce l ode ”. This mode is sim ilar with S1 ode, but it can glect the
pre -flash TT Lfl ash. for e, it ca n supp ort th e in fl ash rk ing in TT L od e. In rti cul ar, if
S1 m ode ca nnot flash co rrec tly a nd sync hrocall y with you r int ern al fl ash, you ca n tr y to use S2 m ode.
The fol lowing situ ation sh all be vo ided when th e nd S2 mod es are us ed: the eye rdu ctio n fun ction of
the in
ligh t is th e rd er od e ik on) or od e non) of st er is
used as the flash co ntroll er
5. Multi Mode
With MULod e, rapid ri es of sh es is d. It ca n us ed to ca pture ltipl e of oving
subjec t in single photograph.
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The speedlite will flash according to the
[LEFT] [RIGHT] ,
[OK ] butt ons to adjust output po wer, fl ash time and fr equ ency The adjus tment scop e of output l is
1/128 -1/64-1/3 2-1/16-1/8 -1/4, y ou ca n ut l
evel bLE FGHT ] dir ectlycop e fl ash
tim es is from 1 to 100 (if the flash time is et --, it flas hes according to
fla sh quency is rom1 to Adjustme nt thod: ea se pre ss OK ] button to ec t se tting (flash)
and us e th e [LEFT ] [RIGHT] butto ns to adjust th e parameters. Aft er th e setting is completed, pr ess [OK]
button to con firm the se tting.
The char ging speed of spee d lite is sl ow under the situa tion that the elec tric ity qua ntity of the ba ttery is
insuf ficie nt, which use the cc u rrence of the high-fr
equ ency fl ash. Pl ease duce th e fl ash fr equ ency or
chang e new batt ery under th is si tuati on.
6. T
Whe ther in any m ode, y ou ca n press PILOTbutt on to test if th e spee dlit e fl ashe s nor mall y
When relevant
output power se tting.
7. Power saving
YONGNUO saving ode for YN560 -Ⅱ . is od e is or bl ed by long pr ess
of [Sou nd Switch]. In M/Multi m ode, if the power sa ving m ode is enable d, the speed lite kee ps idle for 3
minu tes and tit ill nc y s
tate inor der to pow erou ca n pre ss [PILOT] or [Power
Swit ch] to awake th e fl ash to cont inue op eration . It wil l auto matic all y shutdown aft er kee ping idl e for 15
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minut es. If ou dis abl ed th e po wer ng od e, th e po wer ving dica tor ll on . fl ash on ’t st ep
into the dormancy state after be ing stop ped. It w ill automatica lly s hut down after 30 minute s.
In ode, if power mode is d, the sh will toma tic ally shut wn fter ee p ing idle
for 30 inute s; if power ving is disabled, the fla sh will toma tica lly shut down fter ee p ing
for 60 mi nutes.
Flash m ode Power savi ng m ode [ON ] Power savi ng m ode [O FF]
M/Multi m ode
Kee ping idl e for 3 minut es will enter th e
dormancy m ode a nd 15 mnut es will
automatica ll y shu t down the machine
No d ormancy, the mac h ine w ill be
auto matica lly shut down after kee ping idle
for 30 mi nutes
S1/S2 m ode
No dormancyth e mac hin e will be
auto matica lly shut down after kee ping
idle for 30 mi nutes
No d ormancy, the mac h ine w ill be
auto matica lly shut down after kee ping idle
for 60 mi nutes
8. Overheating pr
If th e ee dlit e too it s ov erheating pr otection ti on il l gg ered, I n such ca se,
plea se it for bo ut mi nutes ca nce l pro tecti on.
Plea se try to use the 1/4 outpu t or lower when rapidis nee ded to prevent the effec t on the shooting .
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9. Manually set the zooming position
By pr ess ing － ] OOM [＋ ], you ca nnu all y set th e oo ming positi on. ssi ng ＋ ] nd － ], ov ered
focal le ngth of the fla sh will switch in c ircle of (24 28 / 35
/ 50 / 70 / 80 / 105mm ).
10. Sound prom
Under ondit ion ca tor d, speedlite ive nt ds ca te it s
work ing situati ons . ings of the sou nds ca n be fo und in th e tabl e
The sound form Meaning Operation
Tick twice The speedlite is started / Sound pro mpt is
enabled/A
Normal
Tick three ti m The flash is in the charging state W
Continuous and quick ticks The power is not enough Please replace the batteries.
Tick—a long sound The speedlite is fully charged, and can be used. Normal
1
By connec ti ng to the PC synchron ous ort, you ca n make th e fl ash synchronousl y
12. tomat ic sett ing sav ing
The speed lite will toma tica lly save the rre nt gs order to ou simpler use xt time fter
boot .
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Ⅶ. The
1. Multi-flash Light ing Applic ati on
Use inbu ilt fl ash or to p-mounted flash as ma ster flash.
Place the Ⅱ in differen t directi ons as slaves.
In intdoor applica tion , radio signals ca n be flec ted by walls; therefore,
the placeme nt of the YN560-Ⅱ sh ould have m ore space.
Before acing the 560 -Ⅱ , st canhr onous
normall y
Do no t place any ob stac les between the mast e and the sl ave flash, beca use the y ma y b
transm issi on of radio signal s.
The lo ngest is tance 25 nd th e nge st di stance ou tdoors Wh en
used ou tdoor, plea se ke ep in nd th e fol lowing ti ps: th e ss tri ggeri ng ee ds to fa ce th e
flash an d the direct s nli ght shall be a voided. If these dema nds con flict with your h oped direc tion of light
irra diati on, plea se try to rotate the flash hea d in eac h direc tion ito mee t the sh ooting demands .
2. Buttons are e
For this product, y ou can get the fa sted ope ra tion spee d. Just pre ss the crr espond ent buttons an d th e
corr espondent fun ctio ns in the curr ent stawill be effectiv e imm edi ately, inc luding the power switc h, the te st
of flash outp ut, m ode sw itch, ad justment of outp ut power, zoo ming , sound switch and etc.
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3. The use of ex
You can buy YONGNUO exte rnal c hargi ng boxes li ke SF-18C or SF-17C a nd connect it t o t he c harging p ort
of the speedlite. After flas h, the char ging bo x will charth e spee dlit e.
4. High-speed continuous shooting
The flash ca n reali ze the high -spee d co ntinuou s shoo ting fun ction. Plea se set the came ra in the continuou s
shooti ng form a nd then sh oot.
Please note: The number of photos that ca n be c ontinuous s hot is related w ith the out put level. Please use the
fully charged ba ttery
5. Rear-curtain Sy nc
You ca n use sl ow-spee d s hutter to prod uce trili ng smea r for the objec t a nd the flash li ght will flas h at the
moment wh en th e shu tter is going to be shut, whi cea ns th e rea r-curt ain sync fun cti on(Th eea r-curt ain sync
func
tion nee ds th e camera’sup port and you ca n refer to th e camera’us er manu al for its sett ing method) .
6. Reflection Flash
Bounce fl ash means to take ph otos by making fl ash light ea d aimed at wall
or ce iling an d ng light r e flected ac k from the ce iling l to light
the desired ob jec t, so that the shade behind the ob jec t ca n be dec rea sed
to get more natural shooti ng effec t.
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If the ll or ce iling is the ce fla sh be too ea k to t eno ugh expos ure. Th e ll or ceiling
shou ld be even and whit e in order o get efficient reflecti on; if the reflection surface is no t white, color ca st
may appea r in ph oto.
7. Use Reflection Board to
With the re flec tion board flash, draw the re flec tion boa rd an d the
wide-angl e us ion bo ard out th e light ea d the sa me ti me and
then push th wide -ang le diffusion board bac k. In such ca se, if this
pro duct is bei ng used to take photo s, it will ce a highl ighted on
the eyes of the ub jec t and thu s make the eye s charming (catch ligh t)
fun ction ca n reac h opti mal effec t wea d is up 90 °.
8. Use W
Pull out the wngl e di ffusion board, push bac k the reflec tion
board rr ang e the m as per th e fig ure; in such ca se, th e fl ash
scopes will extent to 18 m and th e fl ash effec t will be soft er
and more natur al.
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Ⅷ. Specifications
Cir cuit design Insulated Gate B ipo lar Tsi stor (IGBT )
Guide No. 58 (I SO 100, 105mm)
Flash m ode M, S1, S2, Mu lti
Zoo m rang e 24 , 28 , 35, 50, 70 ,
Vrtica l rot ation ang le -7~ 90 degree s
Hori zontal rot ation angl e 0~2 70 degree s
Power supply 4×AAsi ze batt eries (Alkali ne or Ni-MH are usable)
Light ing times 100~1 500 times (AAlin e cell us ed)
Rec ycle ti me
app rox 3s (AAli ne cell used)
Color temperatur e 5600k
Flash time 1/200s~1/200 00s
Flash control 8 leve ls of output c ontrol (1/128 ~1/1), 29 leve ls of fitu ning
External inter face ho t shoe, PC po rt and eternal charging port
Wss tr igg ering dist ance 20 ~25 m ind oor, 10~15m outdo or
Addi tional fea tur es The elec troni c fl ash hea d zoo ming , sound indica torto matica ll y saving
setti ng, PC po rt, power saving mod e nd ov erheating pr otection
Dimensio ns 60×1 90×78 mm xt ended st ate)
Net weight 350g
Accessori es Fl ash li ght (1), protec ti ng bag (1), mini stan d (1) and manu al (1)
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14 24 28 35 50 70 80 105
1/1 15/49.2 28/91.9 30/98.4 39/127.9 42/137. 50/164 53/173.9 58/190.
1/2 10.6/34.8 19.8/65 21.2/69.6 27.6/90 29.7/97.4 35.4/1 37.5/123 41/134.
1/4 7.5/24.6 14/45.9 15/49.2 19.5/64 21/68.9 25/82 26.5/86.9 29/95.1
1/8 5.3/17.4 9.9/32.5 10.6/34.8 13.7/45.2 14.8/48.6 17.7/58.1 18.7/61.4 20.5/67
1/16 3.8/12.5 7/23 7.5/24.6 9.7/32 10.5/34.4 12.5/41 13.3/43.6 14.5/47
1/32 2.7/8.9 4.9/16.1 5.3/17.4 6.9/22.7 7.4/24.3 8.8/28.9 9.4/30.8 10.3/33.8
1/64 1.9/6.2 3.5/1 3.8/12.5 4.9/16 5.3/17.4 6.3/20.7 6.6/21.7 7.3/24
1/128 1.3/4.3 2.5/8.2 2.7/8.9 3.5/1 3.7/12.1 4.4/14.4 4.7/15.4 5.1/16.7
Guid e N umber of different foca l length rang e (at ISO 100, in mrs / fee t)
Flash Coverage (mm)
Flash
Outp ut
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. Possible problems during use and solutions
1. Please note when use sh outdo ors:
For ou tdoor pplica ti on, ea se void direc t nl ight to
wireless tr igg ering sensor an d ensure normal us e of th efl ash.
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2．Precaution for outdoor use of lambency umbrella:
The la mbency umbr ell a mount ed ofl ash light
outdoors may be blown down ea s ilyth e hot sho e of the fl ash li ght may be br oken. Plea se fix ount ing
rac k or avo id outdoor us e.
3.
Check shutt erur e nd ISO oo ea r
the fla sh lim it or if somttin gs in cl
uding exposure compens ati on in tion to fl ash are prop er
4. gnetting ap pears in photos or only part of the sub ject is illumi nate d?
ea se ec k rr ent
cov erage ca l ng th nd ca l ng th cee ds ov erage ng e he
pro duct’oo ming ng e is 05 mm of th e diu m fo rmat ste m. ou try to ll ngle
diffuser to e xpanfl ash rang e.
5. The
Switch off th e po wer of speedlite an d camera, mount th e fl ash lig ht on the
hot shoe of
camera , and switch on the po wer of fl ash li ght an d ca mera again. If th e abnormit y cont inu es,
replace the batt eri es.
The di tions otice ill
the desi gn and spec ificati ons change.
The YO NGNU O logo in this manu al inclu des the registe red trademark o trademark of SHEN ZHEN
YONGNUO PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT Ltd in China or/and other countries (regions). All other
tradema rks are the proper ty of their respecti ve owners.
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