Metz MECABLITZ 58 AF-1 digital Canon - Manual (Page 106)

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Setting procedure:
• Press the „SEL“ button repeatedly until „Select“ appears on the display.
• Select the menu option „ML“ by pressing the UP
̆ and DOWN ̄ keys. The
selected menu option will be highlighted.
• Confirm the selection of the special function by pressing the „Set“ button.
• Select the desired setting with the UP
̆ and DOWN ̄ keys. The setting takes
effect immediately.
• Press the „Return“ button repeatedly until the screen is reset to its normal
state. If the „Return“ button is not pressed, the display is automatically
reset to its normal view after about 5 seconds.
Once the modelling light function is activated, the symbol is displayed on
the flash-ready indicator ቲ or the manual firing button. The modelling light is
activated when the manual firing button ቲ is pressed.
When the flash unit functions as master in the cordless remote system, the
activation of the modelling light also activates the modelling light of slave
flash units (see 19.4).
The secondary reflector ቪ is not supported by the modelling light function!
7.11 Auto OFF Function (Standby)
To save battery power and prevent inadvertent battery discharge, the flash unit is
factory-set to automatically switch over to standby mode, while flash readiness
and the LC display are switched off about 10 minutes after -
• Switch on
• Firing a flash,
• Activating the shutter release
• Switching off the camera’s exposure metering system.
If the flash is manually switched on again, the last settings prior to the automatic
switch off are retained and immediately available. The flash unit is reactivated
merely by depressing any of the buttons or by touching the shutter release
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(wake-up function).
The flash unit should always be turned off by the main switch ቱ if it is not going
to be used for an extended period!
A corresponding symbol
appears on the display when the Auto-OFF function
is activated. The flash unit switches to the energy-saving Standby mode when it is
not in use for more than 1 or 10 minutes, depending on the setting. It is reactiva-
ted by depressing any button or by touching the shutter release (wake-up func-
tion).
Setting procedure:
• Press the „SEL“ button repeatedly until „Select“ appears on the display.
• Select the „Standby“ menu option by pressing the UP
̆ and DOWN ̄ keys.
The selected menu option will be highlighted.
• Confirm the selection of the special function by pressing the „Set“ button.
• Select the desired setting with the UP
̆ and DOWN ̄ buttons. The setting
takes effect immediately.
• Press the „Return“ button repeatedly until the screen is reset to its normal
state. If the „Return“ button is not pressed, the display is automatically
reset to its normal state after about 5 seconds.
- When „Standby 10min“ is displayed, the Auto OFF function will be activa-
ted after 10 minutes.
- When „Standby 1 min“ is displayed, the Auto OFF function will be activated
after 1 minute.
- When „Standby OFF“ is displayed, the Auto OFF function is deactivated.
7.12 KEYLOCK
The KEYLOCK function enables the user to lock the buttons on the flash unit to
prevent them from inadvertently being pressed. When the KEYLOCK function is
activated, a symbol
appears on the display above three buttons.