Mounting / Removing The Flash Unit; Switching The Flash Unit On And Off - Metz MECABLITZ 28 AF-3 digital Manual De Instrucciones

dispose of spent batteries in the domestic
waste bin. Spent batteries should be handed
in to an appropriate collecting point.
• Close the battery compartment cover and slide it
towards the unit's foot.

2.3 Mounting / removing the flash unit

Switch off the flash unit before mounting or
removing it.
Mounting
• Press the unlocking button at the rear of the flash
unit and simultaneously slide the flash unit's foot
all the way into the camera's flash shoe.
Removing
• Press the unlocking button at the rear of the flash
unit and simultaneously withdraw the flash unit
from the camera.

2.4 Switching the flash unit on and off

To switch on set the main switch to "ON". To switch
off push the main switch down.
The dedicated flash functions can only be
performed if both the camera and the flash
unit are switched on. Additionally, a data
exchange must have taken place between
the camera and the flash unit. For this pur-
pose it is necessary to lightly press the ca-
mera's shutter release.
Automatic switch-off function / AUTO OFF
To save battery power and prevent inadvertent
battery discharge the flash unit is factory-set to
switch over to standby mode (AUTO OFF) approx.
3 minutes after:
- switch-on,
- a setting procedure,
- firing a flash.
The flash readiness signal and the indications on the
LC display panel go out. After automatic switch-off
the last used settings are retained and instantly avail-
able when the flash unit is switched on again.
The flash unit is reactivated merely by depression
of any key or by lightly pressing the camera's shut-
ter release (wake-up function).
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