Metz MECABLITZ 58 AF-2 digital Nikon User Manual

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3.4 Power Pack P76 (optional accessory)

If a battery-operated flash does not meet your needs in terms of number of flas-

hes and recycling times, a Power Pack P76 (optional) can be connected to the

flash unit to provide extra power. A V58-50 connecting cable (optional) is

necessary for connecting the Power Pack P76 to the flash unit.

In this case, no batteries have to be inserted into the flash unit.

When attaching the Power Pack P76 or the V58-50 connecting cable (accessory)

to the flash unit, the main switch of the flash must be in the left „OFF“ position.
The flash unit is then turned on or off using the switch on the Power Pack P76

(see Operating Instructions for the Power Pack).

To protect the flash unit from thermal overload when connected to the
Power Pack, a monitoring control increases the recycling times during
heavy usage. Both flash unit and Power Pack should be switched off
before the connecting cable is attached or removed from either unit.

3.5 Auto OFF for the flash unit

To save battery power and prevent inadvertent battery drain, the flash unit is

factory-set to automatically switch to standby mode (Auto OFF) 10 minutes after
• being switched on,
• a flash is fired
• the shutter release is actuated
• the camera’s exposure metering system is switched off.
...The flash readiness indicator and the LC display are also switched off.
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 can be reacti-

vated by pressing any button or by lightly depressing the shutter release (wake

up function).

The flash unit should always be turned off using the main switch ቱ if it
is not going to be used for an extended period.

If necessary, the Auto OFF function can be set to occur after 1 minute of inactivi-

ty, or can be deactivated (see 7.9).

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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 ቲ on the flash unit is switched off.
For some cameras in Groups C, D and E, when the flash unit display illumina-

tion is switched on the camera is automatically switched on as well. The inverse

is true as well: when the camera display illumination switches on, the flash illu-

mination is also activated.

5 Operating modes (mode menu)

The flash unit supports

, automatic

, manual

, and stroboscope

modes

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.

5.1 Adjusting procedure for flash operating modes

• Press the

button until the word „Mode“ appears on the display. You

can choose from the following operating modes:

TTL flash mode or D-TTL / i-TTL

TTL fill-in flash modes or D-TTL-3D / i-TTL-BL (depending on type of

camera)
Automatic flash mode
Manual flash mode
Stroboscope flash mode

TTL

Mode

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TTL

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