Care And Maintenance; Manual Firing Button; Troubleshooting - Metz MECABLITZ 34 AF-3 N Mode D'emploi

11. Care and maintenance - Troubleshooting
Remove grime and dust with a soft, dry cloth. Do
not use cleaning agents as these could damage
the plastic parts.
Forming the flash capacitor
The flash capacitor incorporated in the flashgun
undergoes a physical change when the flashgun
is not switched on for prolonged periods. For this
reason it is necessary to switch on the flashgun
for approx. 10 minutes every 3 months and to fire
a few flashes The batteries must supply sufficient
power to light up the flash-ready light within one
minute after the flashgun was switched on.

Manual firing button

An uncontrolled flash can be fired with the
manual firing button (see fig. 8).
Fig. 8: Manually firing button

Troubleshooting:

If the flashgun does not work as it should in the
individual modes, then proceed as follows:
• Switch off the flashgun with the main switch.
• Remove the rechargeable or dry-cell batteries
for a brief period, and then load them again.
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