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(Ni) No Nikon underexposure display in remote mode.
• Some Nikon cameras indicate a warning signal (-EV) on the LC display of
the mecablitz if a shot is underexposed by flash. The mecablitz does not
support this function in remote mode.
No REAR mode with HSS high-speed synchronisation.
• REAR mode (second-curtain synchronisation) cannot be set when HSS
high-speed synchronisation has been activated on the mecablitz.
• Setting HSS high-speed synchronisation when REAR mode is set deacti-
vates the REAR mode!
The ISO film speed is not indicated on the display of the mecablitz.
• The mecablitz is either in remote mode ("Co" or "SL") or in stroboscope
mode. The ISO value is never indicated on the LC display of the mecablitz
when these operating modes have been set.
• The Canon and Minolta system cameras do not indicate the ISO value on
the LC display!
Nikon 3D flashlight pulses cause uncontrolled slave operation.
The mecablitz slave is triggered in an uncontrolled manner when the
sensor in the SCA 3083 slave adapter receives the light from a flash
unit operating in Nikon 3D mode!
• This can only be remedied by changing from 3D mode to normal TTL flash
mode (without 3D).
The exposure correction value flashes on the mecablitz display.
A flash exposure correction value (EV) is set on the mecablitz, e.g. in TTL
flash mode. The correction value flashes on the mecablitz LC-display after it
has been stored.
Possible cause:
The camera system does not allow the setting of a correction value on the
mecablitz! If necessary, the required correction value must be set on the
camera (see operating instructions for the given camera). The correction
value flashing on the mecablitz LC-display does not influence the exposure!
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NOTE: The flashing correction value as a warning signal is not supported by all
camera systems! Flash exposure correction in "A" automatic mode of the meca-
blitz can be set and executed with most system cameras (Minolta is the exception!).
Flash bracketing cannot be set in TTL mode.
The "Fb" flash bracketing function cannot be selected in the TTL mode with
the "Select" key of the mecablitz.
Possible cause:
Various cameras and camera systems do not support the mecablitz flash
exposure correction setting when in TTL mode. Since flash bracketing ope-
rates with exposure correction values, selection of flash bracketing is sup-
pressed right from the outset in the mecablitz menu. However, "Fb" flash
bracketing in "A" automatic mode of the mecablitz can be set and executed
with most system cameras (Minolta is the exception!). "Fb" flash bracketing is
not adjustable on the mecablitz 70 MZ-4!
(Pe) No flash readiness is indicated in the camera's viewfinder even though
the mecablitz flash ready signal is illuminated. The mecablitz is not triggered
when the picture is shot.
• The mecablitz operates in spot-beam mode; only the AF red-light emitter of
the mecablitz is supported. The operating mode selector of the SCA 3702
adapter is in the "SB" position.
Remedy: Set the operating mode selector of the SCA 3702 adapter to the
extreme left-hand position
, i.e. first-curtain synchronisation.
(Pe) Correct exposure confirmation is given in the camera's viewfinder
(flash ready symbol flashes) even though no picture was shot.
• This is a warning signal. The position of the zoom reflector is not sufficient
to ensure complete illumination of the entire subject. Automatic focal length
adaptation (AUTO-ZOOM, CZ) may have been deactivated on the meca-
blitz, and a reflector focal length has been selected that is longer than the
focal length of the lens. Example: Focal length of the lens: 70 mm; focal
length of the reflector: 85 mm.
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