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Turning on the power of the flash
unit
Turn on the power
switch.
When the flash unit is powered,
on-screen indicators are
displayed on the LCD panel.
Power-saving mode
•
If the flash unit is left unused
for 3 minutes while it is used
alone or connected to the
camera in a power-saving
state, the LCD panel will
automatically turn off to
conserve the battery power.
•
During wireless flash
photography with the flash
unit used as an off-camera
flash (page 31), the flash
unit goes into power-saving
mode in 60 minutes.
•
Turning off the power switch
on the connected camera*
automatically places the flash
unit in power-saving mode.
* Except for DSLR-A100
•
You can press the MENU
button and select [POWER
SAVE] to specify the power-
saving timer, or select [WL
POWER SAVE] to specify
the power-saving timer for
wireless flash photography.
Checking the
remaining battery
power
When the batteries are running
out of power, the low-battery
indicator is displayed on the LCD
panel as a warning.
When
is blinking:
It is recommended that you
replace the batteries. The flash
unit, however, is still capable of
firing in this state.
When nothing but
is on the
LCD panel:
The flash unit is not capable of
firing. Replace the batteries.