Metz MECABLITZ 58 AF-1 digital Sony - Manual (Page 104)

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General:
• In general, the design can be checked by pressing “AEL” on the camera. The slave flash unit must answer with a time-delayed flash.
• The slave flash units must be able to receive the light from the controller flash unit with the integrated sensor for the remote mode
ቤ .
• Once the slave flash unit is ready, its AF measuring beam ቮ will start blinking.
• The light conditions in the remote system can be set in the “TTL” mode. For this purpose the desired group (“RMT” or “RMT2”) or Master (”M”) can be selected via
the "Para" key. The mode can now be set with the “Mode” key and the weighting (1, 2, 4, 8, 16) with the “+” and “-“ keys.
Example:
Settings
MTTL . . . .2
RMT . . . .4
RMT2 . . .8
Effect
The light output of the flash units is divided into
14 parts (2 + 4 + 8).
Consequence:
The weighting of the light output then occurs as follows
M TTL . . . . .2/14
RMT . . . . . .4/14
RMT2 . . . . .8/14
• The slave flash units in the slave groups RMT and RMT2 automatically work in the "TTL" mode, unless the "M" mode was manually set on the particular slave flash
unit. On the controller flash unit (Master) the “TTL” or “M” modes or no mode can be set. If no mode is set, the controller only controls the slave flash units and
releases almost no light for the actual exposure.
• Partial light levels can also be selected in the “M” mode
• The high-speed synchronisation HSS (TTL HSS or M HSS) cannot be set via the slave flash unit. High-speed synchronisation is automatically activated if necessary
via the slave flash unit when flashing for the duration of the shot if a shutter time below the camera's high-speed sync time is set on the camera (see camera opera-
ting instructions).
• The remote channel can be set on the external controller or on the slave flash unit. For this purpose the “Para” key must be pressed repeatedly until only “CH” or
“CHANNEL” and the remote channel are displayed. Press (+) and (-) to perform the desired settings. You can select channels 1, 2, 3 or 4. The setting will take
effect immediately. Press “Return”
key repeatedly until the original display reappears. If the "Return" key is not pressed, the display will switch back auto-
matically after approximately 5 seconds.
• The flash range is not indicated in the remote mode! The flash unit's main reflector ቨ is automatically moved into the 24 mm position in Remote Mode to illuminate
as broad an area as possible. The zoom position of the main reflector can be manually changed as required (see 6.2).