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Troubleshooting
If there is a problem, refer to this Troubleshooting Guide.
The Camera Flash cannot be charged.
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The battery is installed in the wrong direction.
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Install the battery in the correct direction.
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The camera flash’s internal battery is exhausted.
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If < > appears and blinks on the LCD panel, replace the
batteries immediately.
The Camera Flash does not fire.
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The camera flash is not attached securely to the camera.
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Attach the camera’s mounting foot securely to the camera.
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The electrical contacts of the Camera Flash and camera
are dirty.
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Clean the contacts.
The power turns off by itself.
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After 90 seconds of idle operation, auto power off took effect if
the flash is set as master.
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Press the shutter button halfway or press any flash button to
wake up.
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After 60 minutes (or 30 minutes) of idle operation, the flash
unit will enter sleep mode if it is set as slave.
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Press any flash button to wake up.
Auto zoom does not work.
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The camera flash is not attached securely to the camera.
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Attach the camera flash’s mounting foot to the camera.
The flash exposure is underexposed or overexposed.
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You used high-speed sync.
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With high-speed sync, the effective flash range will be shorter.
Make sure the subject is within the effective flash range
displayed.
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You used Manual Flash mode.
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Set the flash mode to TTL or modify the flash output.
Photos have dark corners or only parts of the target subject
are illuminated.
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The focal length of lens exceeds the flash coverage.
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Check the flash coverage you set. This flash unit has the flash
coverage between 20 and 200mm, which fits 135/35mm
format cameras; between 10 and 100mm, for 4/3 format
cameras Pull the wide panel out to extend the flash coverage
to 7mm (4/3).