Display Illumination; Operating Modes (Mode Menu); Adjusting Procedure For Flash Operating Modes - Metz MECABLITZ 58 AF-2 Sony Bedienungsanleitung

If necessary, the Auto OFF function can be set to occur after 1 minute of
inactivity, or can be deactivated (see 7.10).

4 Display illumination

Every time a button on the flash unit is pressed, the flash display illumination is
activated for 10 seconds. When a flash is fired via the camera or a hand
release, the display lightning

5 Operating modes (mode menu)

Depending on camera type, various
TTL
without preflash, preflash, ADI flash control), Automatic
and Stroboscope . Therefore, data transfer between flash unit and camera
is necessary before setting the flash mode, e.g. by actuating the shutter release.
Depending on the type of camera, other flash modes may be supported.
These flash operating modes can be selected and activated in the mode
menu following a data transfer with the camera. Depending on the
system, some camera models (depending on the camera's operating
mode) only support the TTL flash mode. Other flash modes (automatic A,
manual M etc.) cannot be selected or activated!
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on the flash unit is switched off.
TTL
modes are available (Standard TTL
A
, Manual

5.1 Adjusting procedure for flash operating modes

Mode
• Press the button until the word „Mode" appears on the display. You
can choose from the following operating modes:
TTL
TTL flash modes: Standard TTL without preflash, TTL preflash and ADI.
TTL
HSS TTL -flash mode with high speed synchronisation HSS
A
Automatic flash mode
M
Manual flash mode
M
HSS Manual flash mode with high speed synchronisation HSS
Stroboscope flash mode
M
,
• Set the flash mode of your choice (
A M
, manual , etc.) using the
and keys. The flash mode you choose is
then highlighted. The settings take effect immediately.
• Press the button , and the display changes back
to the normal view. If the button
the display will change back to the normal view after
about 5 seconds.
The flash parameters for ISO, aperture and lens focal length or mirror position
are set automatically, if the camera transfers the necessary data to the flash unit.
The range indicator on the display of the control unit matches the flash parame-
ters transferred from the camera.
If the camera does not transfer one or more flash parameters to the flash
unit, you will have to adjust these settings by hand (see 6).
TTL
, automatic
TTL HSS
Mode
A A
M
Set
is not pressed,