Switching The Flash Unit On And Off; Standby / Auto Off For The Flash Unit; Led Displays On The Flash Unit; Flash Readiness Indication - Metz mecablitz 26 AF-1 digital Mode D'emploi

3.3 Switching the flash unit on and off

• Press button briefly.
The flash unit always switches on afterwards with the
mode of operation that was used last..
• To switch it off, press button
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 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 -
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• 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.
The flash-ready indicator
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until all LED displays
goes out.
The STATUS LED flashes red in stand-by mode.
The most recently used operating setting is retained
after automatic shutdown and is immediately restored
when the camera is switched on.
The flash unit can be turned on again by tapping the
shutter release (wake-up function).
The flash unit shuts off completely approx. 1 hour after
last use (AUTO-OFF).
In slave and Videolicht the automatic cut-off is not
activated.
The flash unit should always be turned off using the
main switch if it is not going to be used for an
extended period.

4 LED displays on the flash unit

4.1 Flash readiness indication

When the flash capacitor on the flash unit is charged,
the STATUS-LED button lights up in green, thus
indicating that the flash unit is ready.
This means that flash light can be used for the next
shot. Flash readiness is also transmitted to the camera
and indicated accordingly in the camera's viewfinder.