Safety Instructions - Metz mecablitz 44AF-2 digital Bedienungsanleitung

1 Safety instructions

• The flash unit is exclusively designed
and authorised for use in photogra-
phic applications.
• The flash unit may in no event be acti-
vated in the vicinity of inflammable
gases or liquids (petroleum, solvents
etc.). RISK OF EXPLOSIONS!
• Do not flash directly into eyes from a
close distance! Direct flashing into
the eyes of persons or animals can
cause damage to the retina and seve-
re disruption of the vision – up to and
including permanent blindness!
• Never use a flash unit to photograph
car, bus, bicycle, motorbike or train
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drivers while they are driving.
Blinding the driver can lead to an
accident!
• Only use the power sources designa-
ted and autho-rised in the operating
manual.
• Do not open the batteries or short
them!
• In no event the batteries be exposed
to high temperatures like direct sun-
light, fire or similar!
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• Remove the used batteries immedia-
tely from the device! Chemicals can
escape from used batteries (so-called
"leaks") resulting in damage to the
device!
• Batteries may not be recharged!
• Do not expose the flash unit to water
drops and splashes!
• Protect your flash unit from heat and
high air humidity! Do not keep it in
the glove compartment of your car.
• After repeated flashing, do not touch
the diffuser. Risk of burns!
• Do not dismantle the flash unit!
HIGH VOLTAGE! DANGER TO LIFE !
Repairs should only be performed by
authorised service personnel.
• Never throw flat/dead batteries into a
fire!
• When you activate the flash, there
should be no opaque material direct-
ly in front of or on the reflector cover
(flash window). The intense energy
emissions can otherwise lead to scor-
ching or spotting of the material
and/or the reflector cover.