Metz MECABLITZ 26 AF-1 digital User Manual

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• Switch off the flash unit by pressing button

ባ until all

LED displays turn off.

• Remove the flash unit from the camera and slide the

battery compartment cover

ቤ outwards.

• Insert the batteries and slide the battery compartment

cover

ቤ inwards.

When inserting batteries, ensure that the polarity is
correct and matches the symbols in the battery
compartment. Inserting the batteries in the wrong
direction can destroy the flash unit! Always replace all
batteries simultaneously, and make sure that batteries
are the same brand and have the same capacity. Flat or
dead batteries should not be disposed of with ordinary
household waste. Help protect the environment, and
dispose of flat/dead batteries at the appropriate
collection points.

3.3 Switching the flash unit on and off

• Press button

ባ briefly.

The flash unit always switches on afterwards with the
mode of operation that was used last..

• To switch it off, press button

ባ until all LED displays

turn off.

To check the function, press the TTl-button for
(approx. 3sec.). A testflash will be released.

If the flash unit will not be used for an extended period
of time, we recommend that you switch off the flash unit
with the

ባ button and remove the power source

(disposable/rechargeable batteries).

3.4 Standby / Auto OFF for the flash unit

The flash unit is configured so that 10 minutes after -

• being switched on,

• a flash is fired

• the shutter release is actuated

• the camera’s exposure metering system is switched
off. . .

. . . switched to stand-by mode, (Auto-OFF) to save
energy and to protect the power source from
unintentional discharging.