Switching The Flash Unit On And Off; Auto Off For The Flash Unit; Led Displays On The Flash Unit; Flash Readiness Indication - Metz MECABLITZ 50 AF-1 digital Nikon Bedienungsanleitung

3.3 Switching the flash unit on and off

The flash unit can be turned on by flipping the main
switch
To turn off the flash unit, flip the main switch
left position.
If your flash unit is not going to be used for an
extended period of time, we recommend tur-
ning it off with the main switch and removing
the power source (i.e., batteries).

3.4 Auto OFF for the flash unit

To save battery power and prevent inadvertent battery drain, the flash unit is
factory-set to automatically switch to standby mode (Auto OFF) 10 minutes after
• being switched on,
• a flash is fired
• the shutter release is actuated
• the camera's exposure metering system is switched off ...
...in stand-by mode, (Auto-OFF) is activated to save energy and to protect the
power source from unintentional discharging. The active automatic cut-off is
shown in the display . The flash ready indicator
the LC display disappear.
In slave mode, the automatic cut-off is not activated.
The most recently used operating setting is retained after automatic shutdown and
is immediately restored when the camera is switched on. The flash unit can be tur-
ned on again by pressing any button, or by tapping on the shutter release
(wake-up function).
The flash unit should always be turned off using the main switch
is not going to be used for an extended period.
If necessary, the Auto OFF function can be set to occur after 1 minute of inacti-
vity, or can be deactivated (see 9.4).
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to the „ON" position.
and the indicators on

4 LED displays on the flash unit

4.1 Flash readiness indication

When the flash capacitor is charged, the flash readi-
to the
ness symbol lights up on the flash unit, indica-
ting that the flash is ready to fire. This means that flash
light can be used for the next shot. Flash readiness is
also transmitted to the camera and indicated accor-
dingly in the camera's viewfinder (see 6).
If a shot is taken before the flash readiness indicator
appears in the camera's viewfinder, then the flash unit will not be triggered and,
if the camera has al-ready switched to flash sync speed (see 11.1), the shot may
have the wrong exposure.

4.2 Correct exposure indication

The correct exposure indication „OK"
for about 5 seconds if the shot was correctly exposed
TTL
in TTL flash mode ( ,
7)!
If no „OK" exposure indication appears after the shot,
then the shot was underexposed. You will need to
repeat the shot with the next smaller f-number (for example, f/8 instead of
f/11) or the distance to the subject or reflecting surface (for example, with
bounce flash) will have to be reduced. Note the maximum flash range indicated
on the display of the flash unit (see 5.2). For information on the correct exposu-
re indicator in the camera viewfinder, also see 6.
if it
only lights up
TTL TTL TTL
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