User manual METZ POWER PACK P40

[. . . ] The batteries/rechargeable batteries are empty or used if the flash interval for flashes at full power rises If you do not use the flash unit for a prolonged period, you should remove the batteries from the unit. Carefully screw an adapter ring of the appropriate size into the filter thread of the objective. Note, with external focusing objectives you must perform the focusing manually. The risk of damage to the flash unit due to the weight of the objective or of the adjusting motor cannot be ruled out. [. . . ] 2), the following display appears after the main switch is activated: · This remote operating mode is only possible if the camera supports remote operation with an integrated flash or if an additional flash unit is mounted on the camera (e. A remote system consists of a master or controller flash unit in the camera or an external master or controller flash unit on the camera and one or more slave flash units. The slave flash unit is remotely controlled by the master or controller flash unit. A master flash unit contributes to the lighting and at the same time controls the slave flash units. The slave flash unit is assigned to one of three possible groups (A, B or C ­ 73 Each group can in turn consists of one or more slave flash units. Four independent remote channels (Channels 1-4) are available, so that several remote systems in the same space do not cause mutual disruption. Slave flash units that belong to the same remote system must be set to the same remote channel. The slave flash units must be able to pick up the light from the master or controller flash unit via integrated sensors for remote operation . Slide the infrared clamp over the camera's own flash unit if it is to be used as controller flash unit. Swivel the external flash unit so that it cannot contribute to lighting. Keep the button "AF/SELECT" pressed down until the following message appears in the display: · Switch-on (ON) the "MODELLING LIGHT" function with the button or switch it off (OFF). If the "Learn function" has already been operated once, these settings are retained until the learn function is used for the next time. If the setting to reduce the "red-eye effect" is changed, the learn function must be repeated. This function is retained until a "Learn function" or a "RESET" is performed again. Slide the infrared clamp over the camera's own flash unit if it is to be used as controller flash unit. Keep the button "AF/SELECT" on the flash unit pressed until the following message appears in the display: · Press the button and the SLAVE mode is set with a ratio of 1:1 between both the reflectors and full lighting power (Power) 1/1. If both reflectors should be set at an unequal ratio (Ratio) then press the button or to change the ratio. For Remote Control mode , the slave flash unit must be able to register the light from the camera flash unit immediately and without restriction so that it is fired!The operating range of the arrangement depends on the intensity of the light impulse of the camera flash unit, the reflection characteristics of the object and ambient lighting. Please note that the operating range is reduced outside and when the ambient light is bright. Keep the button "AF/SELECT" on the flash unit pressed until the following message appears in the display: Press the OK button and the "SYNC-CORD" mode is set with a ratio of 1:1 between both the reflectors and full lighting power (Power) 1/1. For this, connect the synchronous socket of the camera with the synchronous socket of the flash unit. [. . . ] Keep the button "AF/SELECT" pressed until the following message appears in the display: · Some cameras support synchronisation with the 2nd shutter curtain (REAR). This is especially advantageous when lighting with slow shutter speeds (> 1/30s) and moving objects with their own light sources since moving light sources leave behind a trail of light, instead of in the front as with synchronisation on the 1st shutter curtain. This results in a more "natural" reproduction of the situation when the picture was taken for moving light sources. For this reason it is necessary to switch the device every three months for approx. [. . . ]