Troubleshooting – Nikon SB-27 User Manual

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Troubleshooting

Cause

・ Batteries are not

correctly installed.

・ Battery power is weak.

・ Battery contacts inside

the battery chamber are
contaminated.

・ Battery power is

exhausted.

・ Camera setting switch

is set to K for
cameras in Group VII.

・ Built-in bounce flash

adapter is used for
bounce flash operation
or not correctly set into
place.

・ Auto zoom-head

positioning is
canceled.

・ A lens other than a

Nikkor lens with built-
in CPU is mounted.

・ Flash mode is set to

Standard TTL Flash.

・ Flash has fired at full

output but the light
may have been
insufficient.

・ Lens aperture is not

set to its minimum
(highest f-number).

Action to be taken

・ Re-install batteries

with correct "+" and "–"
directions.

・ Install new batteries.

・ Clean the battery

contacts.

・ Replace the batteries

with fresh ones.

・ Set the camera setting

switch to ˚.

・ Fold the diffuser card

back into the unit.

・ Resume auto zoom-

head positioning.

・ Mount a Nikkor lens

with built-in CPU.

・ Press the "M" button

until the flash mode
indicator

Ø

appears.

・ Reconfirm the flash

shooting distance
range, move closer to
the subject, or select
a wider aperture, and
then reshoot.

・ Set the lens aperture

to its minimum, or set
the exposure mode to
A or M.

Ref.

page

P. 11

P. 11, 18

P. 13

P. 52

P. 20

P. 24

P. 24

P. 40

N/A

Warning

indicator

No J
indicator
appears.

Power turns
OFF.

No indicator
bars appear.

M above the
ZOOM blinks.
(for cameras in
Group I and II)

No

Ø

indicator

lights up
(for cameras in
Group I)

÷ indicator
blinks and expo-
sure compensa-
tion value lights
up (for cameras
in Group I).

f blinks

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