User manual METZ MECABLITZ 45 CL-1 NIMH

[. . . ] Never place material that is impervious to light in front of, or directly on, the reflector screen. The high energy of the flash light will burn the material or damage the reflector screen if this is not observed. There are no components inside the flashgun that can be repaired by a layperson. The adapters for the various types of mains outlet socket may be inserted into the outlet socket only together with the battery charger! [. . . ] 5 hours for a fully discharged battery pack and correspondingly shorter for a partially discharged battery pack. Connect the battery charger 970 to a mains outlet socket and to the battery pack (the connector for the charger is on the bottom of the pack). > LED lights with green light: the battery pack has been fully charged and the charger has switched to trickle-charge mode. 3 Operation with the NC battery pack (optional) The NiCad battery should be charged for 5 hours before it is used for the first time.  Warning: The flashgun must NOT be switched on while the battery is being charged within the flashgun!5a) is located next to the plug and can be adjusted with a small screwdriver. The flashgun is permanently switched on when the switch is pushed to the top position, and the operating light shines. Push the main switch to the bottom position to switch off the flashgun. In the automatic flash mode the photosensor measures the light reflected from the subject. The flash is cut off as soon as sufficient light has been emitted for correct exposure. In this manner there is no need to calculate and set a new aperture when the distance is changed, provided that the subject remains within the indicated automatic flash range. The photosensor of the flashgun must be directed at the subject, regardless of the direction at which the main reflector is pointing. 25°, and it only measures the actual amount of light emitted by the flashgun. 3) assigns the adjusted f­stop with the corresponding maximum flash range on the distance scale. For group shots where there can be several rows of people behind each other, we recommend an aperture of f/8.  The subject should be within the middle third of the distance range. This gives the electronic control sufficient scope for compensation should this be necessary. There is a certain measure of overlap between the individual automatic apertures. As a result of this overlap it is always possible to place the subject within the middle third of the range. Due to their design they can cause a loss of light in the order of up to one f-stop. Furthermore, the effective aperture can also vary, depending upon the adjusted focal length. The flashgun can be adapted to the actual picture shooting situation by setting the corresponding aperture on the camera. [. . . ] Power Pack P 76 (Order No: 000129768) For a high number of flashes and short recycling times (approx. Synch leads: Coiled synch lead 45-49 (Order No: 0004549) Coiled synch lead 45-54 for hot shoe (Order No: 0004554) Synch lead 45-48, 1 m (Order No: 0004548) Synch extension lead 60-54 (5 m) (Order No: 0006054) Do not dispose of spent batteries with domestic rubbish. Please return spent batteries to collecting points should they exist in your country!Normally, batteries are fully discharged if: - the device they powered switches itself off and indicates "Spent Batteries". [. . . ]