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4.2 Mounting the flash unit
Mounting the flash unit on the camera
Turn off the camera and flash before mounting or removing.
Turn the knurled nut
towards the flash unit housing as far as it will go. The locking pin in
the connection foot
is now fully retracted into the case.
Slide the flash unit connection foot
completely into the camera accessory shoe.
Turn the knurled nut
towards the camera housing as far as it will go, clamping the flash
unit in place. If the camera does not have a locking hole, the spring-loaded locking pin
retracts into the connection foot case so as not to damage the surface.
In the case of the mecablitz M360 / Sony, the contacts in its multi-interface
connection foot are covered by a protective cap and thus protected. Before mounting
in the camera's hot shoe, this protective cap has to be removed from the connection
foot of the flash unit.
Removing the flash unit from the camera
Turn off the camera and flash before mounting or removing.
Turn the knurled nut
towards the flash unit housing as far as it will go.
Remove the flash unit from the came
.
With the mecablitz M360 / Sony, the protective cap for the contacts in the multi-
interface connection foot has to be pushed back onto the connection foot to
protect the contacts for transport and storage.
4.3 Switching the flash unit ON and OFF
Switch on the flash unit by pressing the button ON / OFF
.
The multifunctional LED
⑪
blinks green and signals the process of charging the main flash
capacitor.
As soon as the main flash capacitor is fully charged the multifunctional LED
⑪
lights
constantly green and signals that the flash unit is ready for the next shoot.
Running in the energy saving standby mode the multifunctional LED
⑪
blinks slowly red.
See also 5.1 Multifunctional LED signals, please.
Switch off the flash unit by pressing the button ON / OFF
until all LED lights are off.
In the event that the flash unit will not be required for a longer period of time, we
recommend switching the unit off by pressing the button ON / OFF
and removing
the power supply (batteries, rechargeable batteries).
