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W. VIDEO.AUDIO.MECABLITZ
MECABLITZ54MZ-3
Operotinginstructions
Instruzioniper l'uso
lnstruccionesde monejoView original page 2Page 4 · Read text
Foreword
Premessa Wecongratulateyouonpurchasingthisflashunitand
Preimbulo thankyouforyourconfidencein Metzproducts.
It is onlynaturalthatyoushor'ldwantto useyourflash
unitstraightaway.However,werecommendthatyou
studythese0peratingInstructionsbeforehandto beable
tofullyexploitandutilizeallthecapabilitiesoffered.
Thefollowingoperatinginstructionsareconceivedsuch
thattheydescribea camera+ flashgunsystemcombi-
nedwiththestandardfoot301or anSCA3xx2adapter.
Whenusingthestandardfootflll, alloperatingsteps
markedwitha doto andrednumbersmustbeperfor-
medonthemecablitz.
lf anSCA3xx2adapteris used,onlytheoperatingsteps
markedwithrednumbersmustbeperformedonthetrw n?O;/^l mecablitz.
Thisflashunitiscomoatiblewith:
r allcamerasthathavea hotshoecontact
. Allcamerasthathaveanaccessoryshoewithouthot- <>
shoecontact,andusea synchcable(see0ptional ;>dffiit\b*
. Systemcameras \5, Q:z Extras)
0ptimaladaptationto yourcamerais achievedby
( usinganSCAadapter.TheenclosedSCA3xx?3xx
Tablewill indicatetheadapteryourequireforyourpar
ticularcamera.Thistablealsoindicatesthespecial
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. TTLflashmodel)
- MetzTTLremotemodel) Funzionispeciali
o ManualflashmodewithpaftiallightoutputlevelsFuncionesespeciales
o Automaticflashmode \
- Met autoremotemode
o Stroboscopicmode
0 ManualflashexposureconectioninA mode')
0 FlashbracketingFbinA mode
0 Automaticflashsynchspeedcontrol
0 Wake-upfunction
0 Flashreadinessindicationincamera'sviewfinder
0 Correctexposureindicationincamera'sviewfinder
0 Modellinglightfunction
't 0nlypossibleif it canbesetonthecamera
54MZ-3withstandardfoot301
(Controlonlyviahotshoeorsynchcable):
o Manualflashmodewithpartiallightoutputlevels
o Automaticflashmode
- Metzautoremotemode
o Stroboscopicmode
0 ManualflashexposurecorrectioninA mode'r
0 FlashbracketingFbinA mode
0 Modellingllghtfunction
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SafetyInstructions 1.SafetyInstructions
Perlavostrasicurezza o Theflashunitis exclusivelyintendedandapproved
Indicacionesdeseguridad for photographicuse!
o l{everfire a flashin thevicinityof flammable
gases0r liquids(petrol,solvents,etc.)- DANGER
OFEXPLOSION!
o ltlevertakellashshotsof car,busor traindriverc,
or of motorcycleandbicycleriders,whilsttheyare
travelling.Theycouldbeblindedbythelightand
causeanaccident!
. Jrleverfirea flashin theimmediatevicinityof the
eyes!Flashfireddirectlyin frontof theeyesof a
personor animalcandamagetheretinaandlead
to severevisualdisorders- evenblindness!
o OnUusetheapprovedpowersourceslistedin the
Operatinglnstructions!
o Donotexposebatteriesto excessiveheat,sunshi-
ne,fireandthelike!
o Neverthrowexhaustedbatteriesonto a fire!
o Exhaustedbatteriesshouldbeimmediatelyremo-
vedfromtheflashunit!Lyeleakingoutof spent
batterieswill damagetheunit.
o Neverrechargedry-cellbatteries!
. Donotexposetheflashunitor batterychargerto
drippingor splashingwater!
o Protecttheflashunitfromexcessiveheatand
li humidity!Donotstoretheflashunitin theglove
::.: t compartmentof a car!
o Neverplacematerialthatis imperviousto lightin
lrontof,or directlyon,thereflectorscreen.The
reflectorscreenmustbeperfectlycleanwhena
flashis fired.Thehighenergyof theflashlightwill
burnthematerialor damagethereflectorscreenif
thisis notobserved.
r Donottouchthereflectorscreenaftera seriesof
flashshots.Dangerof burns!
o Neverdisassembletheflashgun!DANGER:HIGH
UOLIAGE!
o Therearenocomponenbinsidetheflashgunthat
canberepairedbya layperson.
. Whentakinga seriesof flashshobat tull lightout-
putandfastrecyclingtimesasprovidedbyNi0ad
batteryoperation,makesureto observeaninterval
of at least10minutesafter15flashes,othenrise
theflashunitwill beoverloaded.
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Prcpadngtheflashunit Z.Prcparingtheflashunitforuse
Prcparazionedelflashall'uso 2.1Mountingtheflashunitonthecamera
la prcparacidndelllash g' Beforemountingor removingtheflashunil
switchotf bothiln camenandtheflashunit!
Themecablitcanonlybemountedonthecamerawith
theSCA301standardfootoranSCA3xx/SCA3u2
adapter(optionalextra).
Asstandard,themecablitis fittedwiththeSCA301foot
forsimpleflashsynchronisation,Theshutterspeedmust
bethesameorslowerthantheX synchspeed.The
,,Set"versionissuppliedwiththecorrespondingSCA
adapterin placeoftheSCA301standardfoot.
Mountinghe standardfootor SCAadapter:
ug 8e sureto switchotf themecablitrby its nain
switchpriorto nountingor removingthestan-
dardfootor SCAadapter.
o Holdthecoverplate(onlywhenusingtheSCA3u2
adapter)inthemiddleandwithdraw.
. PushtheSCAadapterortheSCA301standardfootall
thewayin.
Removinghe standardfootor SCAadapter:
. Turnoffthemecablitwithitsmainswitch.
o 0penthebatterycompartmentofthemecablit.
o Pressthecolouredunlockingknob(Fig.1)andsimulta-
neouslywithdrawtheSCAadapterorstandardfoot.
Mountingthemecablitr:
Insertthemecablitinthecamera'saccessoryshoeand
Fig.1 / Figura1 / Grabado1 lockintopositionwiththelockingscrew.
2.2Powersupply
2.2.1Suitablebatteries
Themecablitcanbeoperatedwithanyofthefollowing
batteries:
o 4 NiCadbatteries,typeIECKR15/51
Theypermitfastrecyclingandareeconomicalin use
becausetheyarerechargeable.
o 4 nickel-metal-hydridebatteries.
SignificantlyhighercapacitythanNiCadbatteriesand
les harmfultotheenvironment(nocadmium).
. 4 alkaline-manganesebatteries,typeIECLR6.
Maintenance{reepowersourceformoderatepower
requirements.
. PowerPackP40(optionalaccessoryin preparation)
0ffersmicroprocessor-controlledbatterymonitoring
andchargelevelindication(withdischargefunction).
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r- f ,,. rr{1t : 1reli5+fie?F!ffi+ 2.4.2Selectingandsettingthe
Filosofiadi azionamento specialfunctions
Filosofiademaneio Additionalspecialfunctionscanbeselectedineachflash
modewiththeSelectbutton.
BydepressingtheSelectbuttonyoucancallthespecial
functions"Bleep"D, automaticswitch-off(clocksym-
bol),REAR3I(second-curtainsynchronisation),modelling
light,tt , zoomformatsandflashbracketing"Fb".
3) onlywithSCAadapterandcamerawhichsupportthisfunction.
Theiconofthegivenfunctionflashesafterthespecial
functionhasbeenset,andthefunctionalstatus(OFFor
0N)isshownontheLCdisplay.
Theselectedfunctionis switchedonoroff byturningthe
settingdisk.
Thesetfunctionisstoredbypressingthesettingdisk.
Note:Theindividualflashnodesareexplainedin a
separatechapter!
2.4.3SettinglS0/Zoom/ ApertureO ,,,P"Par-
tialLight0utputandEV(flashexposure
conection)
Turnthesettingdiskto selecttherequiredfunction(lS0/
ZoomlFlashExposureCorrection,,EV")ontheright-
handsideoftheLCdisplay.Theselectedfunctionis indi-
catedbyoflorrow>;
Pushthesettingdiskinthedirectionofthearrowto
changethefunction.Thearrow> ontheLCdisplaywill
flash.Changethestatusbyturningthesettingdisk.To
storepressthesettingdiskinthedirectionoftheanow
Theselectedsettingwillbeautomaticallystoredafter
approx.5 secondsif thesettingdiskis notpressed.The
arrowat theselectedpositionwillstopflashingaftersto-
rage.
g' Whenoperatingthemecablitzwiffi an fCA3)(n
adapterit maynotbe possibleto changethe
f+top (dependingon thecameratypeand SCA
adapter)!
Whenopentingfie mrcablitrwiffi an SCAlrn
adapterit nay notbe possibleto changefln lS0
tiln speed,or the lS0tilm speednay notbe dis-
played(dependingon thecameratypeandSCA
adapter)!
Note:Theindividualsettingsareexplainedin a separate
chapter!
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TII flashmode 3.TTLflashmode
ilode flashTTL TheTTLflashmodeisa verysimplewayto achieve
FuncionamientoTIt excellentflashshots.
6'The necabliEnustbeftttedwih a suitableSCA
adapterfor TfL flashmode.TfL flashnodeis
only possiblewifi camenssupportingthis
node! TheSCA301standardtoot(onlyhot-shre
conhctor synchcordsocket)doesnotpermit
Tft flashnode!lt thenecablitris usedin con-
junctionwiffi a camenor SCAadapterthat does
notsupporttheTfL function,thenuncontolled
full-powerflasheswill be firedwhentheshutter
releaseis pressed!fhe Tft functioncanonlybe
testedit a film hasbeenloadedin thecanen!
InTTLmode,theexposurereadingsaretakenbya sen-
sorbuiltintothecamera.Thissensormeasuresthelight
reachingthefilmthroughthecameralens.Anelectronic
controlcircuitwithinthecameratransmitsa stopsignal
totheSCAadapter(optionalextra)assoonasthefilm
hasbeenexposedbytheconectamountof light,thereby
instantlyintenuptingtheflash.
Theadvantageof thisflashmodeisthatallfactorsinflu-
encingconectexposureofthefilm(filters,changeof
apertureandfocallengthwithzoomlenses,extensions
forclose-ups,etc.)areautomaticallytakenintoaccount.
The,,0k"displayonthemecabliblighhupforapprox.3
sec.whenflashexposurewasconect.
tg Anadditionalacousticsignalcanbe activated
on fie mecablitr;see,,12.1Blup tunctiono.
Settingprocedurefor he TTLflashmode(Fig.4):
. Equipthemecablitwitha suitableSCAadapterand
mountonthecamera.
. Adjustthecameraasdescribedin itsoperating
manual.
1 Switchonthemecablitwiththemainswitch.
2 DepresstheModebuttonrepeatedlyuntilTTIflashes
onthedisplay.Pushthesettingdiskinthedirectionof
theanowto storethissetting.Theselectedoperating
h modewillbeautomaticallystoredatterapprox5
secondsif thesettingdiskisnotpresed.TheTTLicon
O : . L
O willstopflashingandwillbecontinuouslydisplayed
afterstorage.
o lt is posiblethatlS0filmspeed,zoomandf-stopwill
notbeautomaticallytransmittedfromthecamerato
themecablit,dependinguponthecameratypeand
SCAadapter.Inthiscasesimplysettheconesponding
Fig.4 | Figura4 / Grabado4 valuesmanuallyonthemecablit.lS0filmspeedand
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TTLflashmode f-stopareonlyrequiredforconectdistanceandflash
ModeflashTTL rangeindicationontheLCdisplayandaretherefore
irrelevantforTTLflashshots.Consequently,it is notFuncionamientoTTL imperativetosetthem.
. Zoomreflectorpositioningisimportantfortheconect
illuminationoftheentiresubject.lt shouldtherefore
alwaysbeadaptedtothefocallengthofthelens.
Tip:
lf youareusinga zoomlensanddonotconstantlyneed
thefullpowerandmuimumflashrangeof themeca-
blitz,youcanleavethezoomreflectorat theshortest
focallengthof thezoomlens.ln thismannertheentire
subjectwillbeuniformlyilluminated,therebyalsoelimi-
natingtheneedto constantlyadaptthezoomreflector
positionto thegivenfocallength.
Example:
Letusassumethatyouareusinga 28 mm- B0mm
zoomlens.ln thiscaseyousetthezoomreflectorto
position28mm!
Unavezmemorizadael simboloTTLaparecedeforma
continua,yanoparpadea.
6' lf themecablitzis usedwithan SCA3xx2adap-
ter ona camerathat transmitsdatato theflash
unit,it canhappenthatthe lS0speedratingis
not displayed(dependingon thecameramodel);
seetheoperatinginstructionsfor theSCAadap-
ter.ltmaythenbe impossibleto changethe IS0
film speedandaperture!Withwidedifterences
in contrast,e.g.a darkobjectin thesnow,cnrre-
spondingexposurecorrectionsmaybe neces-
saryin TTLmode(seeChapterl4).
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3.1Sub-modesof TTLflashmode
Differentflashsub-modescanbesetwhenthemeca-
blitzis inTTLmode:
Thenumberofpossiblesub-modesdependsontheSCA
adapterandthegivencamera:
Om O Sdrl o TTl-remotewithaddress,,Ad1u(seeChapterMetz
j,6; o.t. i TTLRemoteMode)
O O o TTl-remotewithaddress,,Ad2u(seeChapterMetz
TTLRemoteMode)
o E-TTLflashmode(onlywithSCA3102anda suitable
Canoncamera;seeoperatinginstructionsfortheSCA
adapterandthecamera).
o E-TTL-HSSflashmode;high-speedsynchronisationFig.4a/ Figura4a/ Grabado4a
(onlywithSCA3102anda suitableCanoncamera;see
operatinginstructionsfortheSCAadapterandthe
camera).
o Matrix-controlledfill-inflash E (onlywithSCA3402
anda suitableNikoncamera;seeoperatinginstruc-
tionsfortheSCAadapterandthecamera).
o 3Dmulti-sensorfill-inflash KE (onlywithSCA3402
anda suitableNikoncamera;seeoperatinginstruc-
tionsfortheSCAadapterandthecamera).
o TTL-HSSflashmode;high-speedsynchronisation
Itt5Sl(ontywithSCA3302anda suitabteMinotta
camera;seeoperatinginstructionsfortheSCAadafier
andthecamera).
Settinga sub-mode0f TTLflashmode:
. DepresstheModebuttonrepeatedlyuntilTTLflashes
Fig.4b/ Figura4b/ Grabado4b onthedisplay.IntheeventthatTTInolongerflashes,
justpresstheMODEbuttononce.
o Turnthesettingdiskandselecttherequiredsub-
mode,
r Pushthesettingdiskinthedirectionofthearrowfor
storage,Theselectedsub-modewillbeautomatically
storedafter5 secondsif thesettingdiskis notpres-
sed.TheTTLiconwillstopflashingafterstorage.
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Automaticflashmode 4.Automaticflashmode
ModoflashAuto Intheautoflashmodea sensor(Fig.5)builtintothe
ir FuncionamientoAutomdtico mecablitzmeasuresthelightreflectedotfthesubject.
r, Theflashiscutoffassoonassufficientlighthasbeen
emittedforcorrectexposure.Thiseliminatestheneedto
recalculateandresettheapertureeachtimethe
distanceischanged,providedthatthesubjectremains
withintheindicatedmaximumflashrange.
Thesensorofthemecablitmustbedirectedatthesub-
ject,regardlessof thedirectionin whichthemainreflec-
toris pointing.Thesensorhasa coverageof 25o,and
onlymeasuresduringlightemissionbythemecablit.
The,,0k"displayonthemecablitzlightsupforapprox.3
sec.whenflashexposurewascorrect.
Theautomaticflashmodeis possiblewithanSCAadap-
terandwiththeSCA301standardfoot.
ng: Somecameraswill not supportthenecablitrin
automaticflashmodewhenan SCAadapteris
used(seeoperatinginstuctionsfor thegiven
cameraand SCAadapter).lnthis casethe
mecahliEshouldbe fittedwiilr he SCA301
standardtoot.
Settingprocedureforautomaticflashmode:
. EquipthemecablitzwithanSCAadapterortheSCA
. 301standardfootandmountonthecamera.
Sensor/Sensore/Sensori l . Adjustthecameraasdescribedin itsoperating
manual.
1 Switchonthemecablibwiththemainswitch.
2 DepresstheModebuttonrepeatedlyuntilA flasheson Fig.5 / Figura5 / Grabado5
thedisplay.Pushthesettingdiskinthedirectionofthe WWWE.
anowforstorage,Theselectedoperatingmodewillbe
automaticallystoredafterapprox.5 secondsif theset-
pressed. ting disk isnot TheA iconwillstopflashing;ffi permanent remain storage. and after
o lf themecablitzis usedwithanSCA3n2 adapterand
a camerathatautomaticallytransmitsthedataforlS0
filmspeed,zoomreflectorpositionandaperture,then
nofurthersettingsarerequired.Themecablitzwillir#trffz automaticallyadjustitselfin conformitywiththetrans-E+I tfrrb?'A o.r mittedcameradata.
j O 6' Whenthemecablitris operatedwitha camera
thattransmitsdatato themecablitr,it canhap-Fr
$# penthatthe lS0film speedwill notbedisplayed (dependson thecamenUpe);seeoperating$ instructionsfor the SCAadapter,lt maythenbe
iEH inpossibleto changethe lS0film speedand
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ii:r-Fsih'++r1d,+i+ryrferfqt-*-*pr+*e+e**r"..q*,EenlffflffiBfrff 'il'ffi ffiTfr b AutomaticflashmodewithanSGA3xxadapter
ModoflashAuto ortheSCA301standardfoot:
FuncionamientoAutomdtico InthiscaselS0filmspeed,zoomreflectorpositionand
aperturemustbemanuallysetonthemecablitz.Thisis
indispensableforcorrectflashexposurebecausethe
mecablitzautomaticallycontrolsthelightonthebasisof
ffi theseTip: data.
H lftheyoufullarepowerusinganda zoommuimumlensandflashdorangenotconstanttyof themeca-need
blit, youcanleavethezoomreflectorat theshortest
focallengthpositionof thezoomlens.ln thismannerthe
entiresubjectwillbeuniformlyilluminated,therebyeli-
minatingtheneedto constantlyadaptthezoomreflector
positionto thegivenfocallength.
Example:
Letus assumethatyouareusinga 28mm- 80mm
zoomlens.ln thiscaseyousetthezoomreflectorto
position28mm!
g' Thesubjectshouldbe locatedwiffiinafud 4P'6
and700/aofthedistancerangeindicatedon the
mecablitrLCdisplay.Thisgivesffie electonic
systemsutficientleewayfor compensation.
Cautionwithzoomlenses!
Dependingon theirdesign,zoomlensescan
causea lossof light in theorderof up to onef-
stop,Moreover,theetfectiveaperfuremayvary
wiilr thefocallengthseftings.Thiscanbecom-
penntedby conectingtheaperturevalueon the
tlashgunmanuallyor by nanualflashexposure
conection(seeChapterl4).
ffi
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ryr4rsns.F.rsn4qEs.+lF4*rffiFi1J:,I f"'1". -'-
Automfifc lldsfi'ilbug 4.1Sub-modesof the automaticflashmode
ModoflashAuto Differentsub-modescanbesetwhenthemecablitisin
FuncionamientoAutomdtico autoflashmodeA:
o Auto-remotewithaddres,,Ad1' (seeChapterMetz
RemoteMode)
oAuto-rernotewithaddress,,Ad2" (seeChapterMet
RemoteMode)
Settinga sub-modeof theautomaticflashmode:
o DepresstheModebuttonrepeatedlyuntilA flasheson
thedisplay.
o Turnthesettingdisktosetthedesiredsub-mode.
o Pushthesettingdiskin thedirectionofthearrowfor
storage.Theselectedsub-modewillbeautomatically
storedafterapprox.5 secondsif thesettingdiskisnot
pressed.Afterstorage,iconA willstopflashing.
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illanualllashnnde 5.Manualflashmode
t$odofrashllanaule Inthismode,theflashunitwillemitthefull lightenergy
Funcionamhnbmanual if partiallightoutputhasnotbeenset.Themecablit
mustbefittedwithanSCAadapterorthe301standard
foot.Adaptationto thegivenphotographicsituationsis
bysettingtheconespondingapertureonthecameraand
byselectinga partiallightoutputlevel.
TheLCdisplayofthemecablitindicatestheftashto-
subjectdistanceforconectflashexposure.lt istherefore
necessaryto ensurethatthemecablitis conecilyadju-
sted.TheapertureandlS0filmspeedsetonthecamera
mustbeidenticalto theapertureandlS0filmspeedset-
tingonthemecablit!Theflashreflector'szoomposition
mustbeadaptedto thefocallengthofthelens!
Settingprocedurefor manualflashmode(Fig.D:
Settingexample:
Flash-to-subjectdisknce:6m;zoon50mn;filn speed
lso100/21'
. Adjustthecameraasindicatedin theoperating
instructions.
. EquiptheflashunitwiththeSCA301standardfootor
theSCAadapterandmountonthecamera.
1 Switchonthemecablitwiththemainswitch.
2 Depressfie ModebuttonrepeatedlyuntilM flasheson
thedisplay.Pushthesettingdiskinthedirectionofthe
arrowforstorage.Theselectedoperatingmodewillbe
automaticallystoredafterapprox.5 secondsif theset-
tingdiskis notpressed.AfterstoragetheM iconwill
stopflashingandremainpermanent.Fig.7lFigura7 / Grabado7
. Thedisplayindicatesthelightoutput,,P1/1'(- full
lightoutput)afterstorage.A full-powerflashisfired
whenpresingthefiringbuttononthemecablitorthe
camera'sshutterrelease.
igr $omecamenswill notsupportthenwablitr
wifi an$GAadaphrwhenitis in manualmde
(seeopentinginshtctionsfortfiegivencanen
and SGAadaphr).lnthis eyentthemecablitr
shouldbe equippedwifi the SCA30/-sbndard
foot(w alsoopnting instuctionsfor the
givencanen).
Manualflashmodeoffte mecablitrwifi an
SCA3xx2adapter:
lf themecablitisoperatedwithanSCA3n2 adapter
anda camerathatautomaticallytransmitsthepara-
metersforlS0filmspeed,zoomreflectorpositionand
aperture,thennofurthersettingsarerequired.The
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ffi$ffiihT,fff5T'frfficgmecablitwillautomaticallyadjustitselfinconformity
ModoflashManaule withthedatatransmittedbythecamera,
Funcionamientomanual 6' lf themecablitzis usedona camerathattrans-
mib datato themecabliE,it canhappenthat
the lS0filn speedwill notbe disptayed
(dependson thecameratype);seetheopenting
instructionsfor theSGAadaptenlf themecablitr
is beingoperatedwitha camen thattransmib
datab theflashunit,it is inpossibleto change
thevaluestor lS0film speedandaperture!ln
thiseventcontinuechangingthef-numberon
thecamerauntil therequireddistanceis indica-
tedon theLCdisplayotthe mecablitr.
ManualflashmodewiththeSGA3xxadapteror the
SCA301standardfoot:
InthiscasetheconespondinglS0filmspeed,zoom
reflectorpositionandapertureparametersmustbe
manuallysetonthemecablit.Thisisindispensablefor
correctflashexposurebecausethemecablitzcalculates
anddisplaystheflashto-subjectdistancerequiredfora
correctexposureonthebasisofthesedata.
Settingpartiallightoutput:
Partiallightoutputcanbesetonthemecablitif you
wishto changethedistancerangegivenforconectflash
exposurein orderto adaptit to theexistingpicture-shoo-
tingsituation:
o Continueturningthesettingdiskuntiltheanowsym-
bolappearsnextto Ponthedisplay.
. Pushthesettingdiskinthedirectionoftheanow.The
arrowsymbolstartsflashing.
o Turnthesettingdiskto settherequiredpartiallight
outputlevel.Pressthesettingdiskinthedirectionof
theanowforstorage.Theselectedpartiallightoutput
willbeautomaticallystoredafterapprox.5 secondsif
thesettingdiskisnotpressed.Afterstoragetheanow
symbolstopsflashing.
Anotherpossibilityto modifythedi$ancerangefor
adaptationtotheindividualpictureshootingsituationis
to changetheapertureonthecamera.Youmust,howe-
ver,takeintoaccountthata changeofthecamera's
aperturealsoinfluencesthepicture'sdepth-of-field.
Deletingthesetpartiallightougut
o Turnthesettingdiskuntiltheanowsymbolappears
nextto Ponthedisplay.
o Pushthesettingdiskin thedirectionof thearrow.The
anowsymbolstartsflashing.
o Turnthesettingdiskto selectpartiallightoutputp 1/1.
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Pushthesettingdiskinthedirectionoftheanowfor
ModoflashManaule storage.Storageisautomaticafter5 secondsif the
settingdiskisnotpressed.TheanowsymbolwillstopFuncionamientomanual flashingafterstorage.Thepartiallightoutputissetto
P 1/1whenchangingto anotherflashmode.
5.1Sub-modeof the manualflashmode
6' ThemecabliEmustbe fittedwithan SCAg)u2
adapter!
Variouscamerasofferthepossibilityof high-speedsyn-
chronisation(FPandHSSflashmode)whenthemeca-
blitzis in manualflashmodeM (seeoperatinginstruc-
tionsofthegivencameraandSCAadapter).
Settingthe,,M-HSS"sub-modeof themanualflash
mode:
o ContinuedepressingtheModebuttonuntilM flashes
onthedisplay.
i o Turnthesettingdiskto setHSS.
o Pushthesettingdiskinthedirectionoftheanowfor
storage,HSSwillbeautomaticallystoredafterapprox.
5 secondsif thesettingdiskisnotpressed.TheM icon
willstopflashingafterstorage.
DeactivatingtheHSSmode:
o PresstheModebuttonrepeatedlyuntilM flaslreson
thedisplay.
r Turnthesettingdiskto cancelHSS.
o Pressthesettingdiskinthedirectionofthearrowfor
storage.Storagewillbeautomaticafter5 secondsif
thesettingdiskis notpressed.TheM iconwillstop
flashingafterstorage.
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'{g.'tr''WrBfficeflash 6.Bounceflash
Lamporiflesso Photosshotwithfullfrontalflashareeasilyrecognized
Destellosindirectos bytheirharsh,denseshadows.Thisisoftenassociated
witha sharpdropin lightfromtheforegroundtothe
background.
Thisphenomenoncanbeavoidedwithbounceflash
becausethediffusedlightwillproducea softanduni-
formrenditionofboththesubjectandthebackground.
Forthissituationthereflectoris turnedin sucha manner
thattheflashis bouncedoffa suitablereflectivesurface
(e.9.ceilingorwallsoftheroom).
Thereflectorcanbeturnedverticallyandhorizontally.
Thereflectorheadismechanicallyinterlockedin its
basicposition.Pressthepushbuttonto unlockandtum
thereflectorhead.
g' Whentumingthereflectorverticallyor horizon-
tally,it is essentialto ensureffiat it is movedby
a sufficientlywideangleso ffiat directlight can
no longertall on the subject.Consequenfly,
alwaysturn thereflectorat leastto the60"lock-
in position.Thedistancereadingson theLC dis-
play will disappear.Theflash-to-subject
distanceviatheceilingor wallis an unknown
magnitude.
Thelightbouncedotfthereflectingsurfacesproducesa
softanduniformilluminationofthesubject.
Thereflectingsudacemustbewhiteorhavea neutral
colour,andit mustnotbestructured,e.g.woodenbeams
ina ceiling,asthesemightcastshadows.Forcolour
etfectsjustselectthereflectivesudaceinthedesired
colour.
Usethesecondaryreflectorto avoiddisturbingdense
shadowsthatareformedbybounceflash,forinstance
underthenoseandintheeyesocketsforportraiture,
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B$nceflash 6.1Bounceflashwithsecondaryreflector
Lamporiflesso Thesecondaryreflectorproducesfrontalfill-inlight
whentheflashisbounced.Destellosindirectos
gg Useof thesecondaryreflectoris onlymeaning-
tul in bounceflashphotography.
Thesecondaryreflectorisswitchedonandoffwith
switchD.AflashingD symbolontheLCdisplayof
themecablitzmerelyindicatesthatthemainreflector
hasnotyetbeenturned,
Activationofthesecondaryreflectorassignsapprox.
85700f theemittedlightto themainreflectorand150/o
tothesecondaryreflector.These%-valuescandiffer
somewhatwhenshootingwithpartiallightoutputand
secondaryreflector.
Thelightoutputof thesecondaryreflectorcanberedu-
cedbyapprox.50%witha lightreducingfilterif it is too
bright.Forthispurposeshiftthelightreducingfilterside-
ways,removefromthemecablitz,turnby180',place
overthesecondaryreflectorandpushdownuntilit
audiblyclicksintoposition.
6' fhe sub-modesstroboscope,ETft HSS,SD
multi-sensorandTfLH$Sare notWsiblein
conjunctionwith thesecondaryreflector.
6.2 Bouneeflash in automaticand TTLflash
mode
Priorto picturetakingit isadvisableto checkwhether
sufficientlightisavailablefortheselectedaperture.For
thispurposeproceedinthemannerdescribedin Chapter
,,10.Correctexposureindication".
6.3 Bounceflashin manualflashmode
Therequiredapertureonthecamerain themanualflash
modeis bestestablishedwitha flashmeter.lf a flash
meteris notavailable,observethefollowingruleof
thumb
cameraaoerture' - guidenumber Flash-to-subjectdistancex 2
to establisha guidevaluefortheaperturethatcanthen
bevariedbyt1 f-stopfortheshotto betaken.
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:qF= qf -4+#-.- Remotemode 7.Remotemode
ControlloMetza distanza General
Funcionamiento-Remoto Intheremotemode,additionalflashunits(slaves)are
firedunderthecordlesscontrolofthemasterflashunit
:, (controller)mountedonthecamera.Thecontroller
l
extendsTTLautomaticexposurecontrolto allslaves.
i TheMetzTTLremotemodeenablesjointcordlessTTL
flashcontrolof severalflashunitsofthetypes54MZ-3,
34CS-2,40MZ-..,50MZ-sand70MZ-...Forthismode
alladditional54MZ-3and70 MZ-4flashunits(slaves)
mustbefittedwithanSCA3082slaveadapter(optional
extra),andall40MZ-..slaveswiththeSCA3080or
3082slaveadapter.Theslaveflashunitscanbemoun-
tedonthefootsuppliedwiththeslaveadapter0r0na
tripod.
Theslaveflashunits34CS-2,50MZ-5Slaveand70
MZ-5donotrequirea slaveadapter.
g' TheLCdisplayof themecabtiEdoesnotindica-
te themaximumflashrangewhenin remote
mode.Thesecondaryreflectorof themecablitr
mustbeswitchedoff!
ToensurethattwoTTLremotesystemsin neighbouring
roomsdonotinterferewitheachother.twodifferent
addresses- Ad1andAd2 - canbeselectedonthecon-
troller(master)andtheslaveunit.
7.1 MetzGordlessTTLremotemode
g' TheMeETTLremotemodeis only possiblewith
camensfeaturingTfL flashcontrol!
TTLremotemode
54MZ-3 50MZ-s
70M7-4 70MZ-'
Slave
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Settingprucedurefor MetrTTLremotecon[oller
operation(Fig.8):
1 Equiptheflashunitmountedonthecamerawiththe
appropriateSCAadapterandturnonwiththemain
switch.
2 DepresstheM0DEbuttonrepeatedlyuntilTTLflashes
onthedisplay.
3 WhiletheTTLmodeisflashing,tumthesettingdisk
andselecttheaddressAd1orAd2forhe Gocontrol-
lermode.DeprestheM0DEbuttonintheeventthat
TTI is nolongerflashing.Brieflypressthesettingdisk
inthedirectionof anowforstorage.Theselectedset-
tingwillbeautomaticallystoredafter5 secondsif the
Fig.8 / Figura8 / Grabado8 settingdiskis notpresed.TILwillthenbeperma-
nentlydisplayed(withoutflashing),togetherwithCo
andtheslaveaddressAdlorAd2.
Settingprocedurefor MetrTIt rcmoteslaveoperati-
on(Fig.9):
. Equipthe54MZ-3slaveflashunitwithanSCA3082
slaveadapter,andthe40MZ-..slaveflashunitwithan
SCA3080or3082slaveadapter.
1 Switchonthemecablitwiththemainswitch.The
mecablitis automaticallysetto TTImode,andS[
(slavemode)is indicatedontheLCdisplay.Theadju-
stedslaveaddressisAdl (orthelastselected
address).
2 lf youwishto changetheslaveaddres,pres the
M00Ebutton.TheTTI modeiconwillthenflash.Turn
thesettingdiskandselectAd2.Pushthesettingdisk
inthedirectionofthearrowforstorage.
Fig.9 / Figura9 / Grabado9 g' Whenin renotemode,thepowerzoomreflector
of thennahlitris autunaticallyadiusffitr-tln
24mm psitionin ordertoachievetltewider;t
posibleillunination.Thisreflu|or psilion can
bemanuallychanged(sn Chapterl2).
o Whenflashreadinessis reached,theflash-readyindi-
catoroftheslavelighbupandtheAFmeasuring
beamstartsflashing.Anadditionalacousticsignal
(bleep)canbeactivatedto indicateflashreadines
(seeChapter12).Thisis usefulwhenthereisnovisual
contactwiththeAFmeasuringbeamortheflash-ready
indicator.
4 PressthemanualfiringbuttonI ofthemecablit
controllermountedonthecamerato firea testflash.
o Theslavewillrespondwitha delayedflashto indicate
fiat it is readyforoperation.Whenseveralslaveunits
areoperated,thenallslaveswillacknowledgeflashrea-
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W MetrA-Rslffibmodd'dinesssimultaneouslylf a slavedoesnotrespondby
Metra distanzasenzacaviinModoAuto firinga delayedflash,thenthismeansthatthesensorin
theadapterdidnotreceivethelightpulse.Turnthesen- FuncionamientoRemotoAdeMetz sorinthedirectionofthecontrollerandrepeatthepro-
ceduredescribedinstep4.
6' A particularlyshortdistancebetweencontroller
andslaveunitmay causethecamen'selectro-
nic systemto cutoff the flashbeforethe slave
hasreceivediE light pulse.lnsuchan event
widenthedistancebetweenthecontrollerand
slaveor selecta higherf-numberandrepeat
procedureN0,4.
DeactivatingtheMetzTTLremotemode
o PresstheModebuttononthecontrolleranddeactivate
thecontrollermodewiththesettingdisk.
o 0ntheslave:
Switchotftheflashunit,removetheSCA3082slave
adapter,andfinallyswitchontheflashunitagain.
T.ZMeE,cordlessautoremotemode
TheintroductionofChapter7 alsoapplieshere.
g' TheMeEado remotemodecanbe usedwlilt
system,standard,oldmechanicalandmedium-
tormatcameras,Theonlypreconditionis thatall
camerasfeaturea synchcontacUsocketand
ffiattheflash unitis equippedwithanSCA301
' standardfootor SCAadapter.
Settingprocedurefor theMetzautoremotecontrol-
lermode:
. EquipthemecablitzwithanSCAadapterortheSCA
301standardfoot,andswitchon.
o Switchthecamerato manualmodeasdescribedin
thecamera'soperatinginstructi0ns.
sg, Automaticflashmodeor autoremoteflash
modearenotsupportedby all camerasin con-
junctionwithan SCAadapter(seeoperating
instructionsof thecamenandthe SCAadapter).
It a camera,in combinationwithan SCAadapter,
doesnotsupportfie automaticflashmode,then
equipthemecabliEwiththe SCA301standard
foot.ln thiseventdo notforgetto manually
transterthecamerasettings(50, f-stopand
zoomposition)to themecabliE!
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