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• The modelling light is activated when „ML ON" is displayed.
• The modelling light is deactivated when „ML OFF" is displayed.
Setting procedure:
• Press the „SEL" button repeatedly until „Select" appears on the display.
• Select the menu option „ML" by pressing the UP
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
ting takes effect immediately.
• Press the „Return" button repeatedly until the screen is reset to its nor-
mal state. If the „Return" button
cally reset to its normal view after about 5 seconds.
Once the modelling light function is activated, the symbol
on the flash-ready indicator or the manual firing button. The modelling
light is activated when the manual firing button
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 21.4).
The secondary reflector ~ is not supported by the modelling light function!
7.9 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 auto-
matic switch off are retained and immediately available. The flash unit is
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and DOWN buttons.
and DOWN buttons. The set-
is not pressed, the display is automati-
is displayed
is pressed.
reactivated merely by depressing any of the buttons or by touching the shut-
ter release (wake-up function).
The flash unit should always be turned off by the main switch
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 reactivated by depressing any button or by touching the shutter
release (wake-up function).
Setting procedure:
• Press the „SEL" button repeatedly until „Select" appears on the display.
• Select the „Standby" menu option by pressing the UP
buttons. 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
ting takes effect immediately.
• Press the „Return" button repeatedly until the screen is reset to its nor-
mal state. If the „Return" button
cally reset to its normal state after about 5 seconds.
- When „Standby 10min" is displayed, the Auto OFF function will be acti-
vated after 10 minutes.
- When „Standby 1 min" is displayed, the Auto OFF function will be acti-
vated after 1 minute.
- When „Standby OFF" is displayed, the Auto OFF function is deactiva-
ted.
With analog cameras that do not support the TTL flash unit, the wake-
up function cannot be activated by touching the shutter release.
7.10 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
if it is not
and DOWN
and DOWN buttons. The set-
is not pressed, the display is automati-