Setting The Mecablitz Into Operation; Preconditions; Switching The Flashgun On And Off - Metz MECABLITZ 34 AF-3 Pentax Bedienungsanleitung

3.1 Preconditions

The mecablitz must only be used with TTL
flash controlled autofocus cameras!
The sensor of TTL flash controlled cameras
measures the light reaching the film through
the camera lens and instantly cuts out the
flash when the film has been correctly expo-
sed. Please refer to the camera's operating
instructions to find out whether your camera
features this function.
A full-power flash is fired if the camera does
not feature TTL flash control!
In other words: Without TTL flash control, the meca-
blitz fires an unmeasured flash at maximum output.
The camera's integrated flash may be additio-
nally used only if it can be completely folded out
into its operating position.
An incompletely folded out camera flash unit
can be damaged when the shutter release is
tripped.

3. Setting the mecablitz into operation

Fig. 3: Switching the flashgun on and off
3.2 Switching the flashgun on and off
Set the main switch in the ON position to turn on
the flashgun. The green flash-ready indicator
lights up to indicate flash readiness.
Set the main switch in the OFF position to turn off
the flashgun.
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