Turning On The Power To The Flash Unit; Power-Saving Mode; Checking The Remaining Battery Power - Sony HVL-F60RM Mode D'emploi

Turning on the power to the flash unit

Turn the power switch to ON.
When the flash unit is powered,
on-screen indicators are displayed
on the LCD panel.
Flash charge-up
When you turn on the power to
this flash unit, the flash unit starts
charging up itself.
When the flash unit is fully charged
up, the TEST button on the back
of the flash unit lights in orange.
In addition, by selecting [ON] for
[ BEEP] on the MENU screen, you
can set up the flash unit to beep
when it is fully charged up.

Power-saving mode

• If the flash unit is left unused for
3 minutes or longer while it is
used alone or connected to the
camera in a power-saving state,
the LCD panel will automatically
turn off to conserve the battery
power.
• During wireless flash
photography with the flash unit
used as an off-camera flash,
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the flash unit goes into power-
saving mode in 60 minutes.
• Turning off the power switch
on the connected camera*
automatically places the flash
unit in power-saving mode.
* Except for DSLR-A100
• You can press the MENU button
and select [POWER SAVE] to
specify the power-saving timer,
or select [WL POWER SAVE] to
specify the power-saving timer
for wireless flash photography.
Checking the remaining
battery power
When the batteries are running out
of power, the low-battery indicator
is displayed on the LCD panel as a
warning.
When is blinking:
It is recommended that you replace
the batteries. The flash unit,
however, is still capable of firing in
this state.
When nothing but
LCD panel:
The flash unit is not capable of
firing. Replace the batteries.
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