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Metz Mecablitz 45 CL-4 digital BASIC-KIT Manual

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Foreword
Thank you for selecting a Metz product. We are very happy to welcome you
as a customer.
It is only natural that you can’t wait to start using your flash unit. However, it
will be to your advantage if you take the time to read these Operating
Instructions beforehand so that you are completely familiar with its operation.
Please open the picture cover page at the end of these Instructions.
This flash unit is suitable for:
• All cameras with a synchronising socket in conjunction with the supplied
synchronising cable 45-47
2)
.
• All cameras with a flash shoe and a hot-shoe contact in conjunction with
the supplied synchronising cable 45-54 (optional extra).
• System cameras
Optimal adaptation to your system camera is achieved with an SCA adap-
ter. Please refer to the enclosed SCA 300 / SCA 3002 Table to find out
which adapter you require for your particular camera. Moreover, please
refer to the operating instructions for the given SCA adapter for detailed
information on the supported flash functions.
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Contents
1 Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
2 Survey of the flash functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
3 Preparing the flash unit for use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
4 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
4.1 Operation with NiMh Battery Pack 45-56
3)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.1.1 Battery notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.1.2 Connecting the charger to the mains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.1.3 Charging the batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.2 Operation with Power Pack P76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5 Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6 Flash modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.1 Automatic flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.2 TTL flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.3 TTL flash mode with preflash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.4 Manual flash mode M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.5 Slave mode in the cordless Metz Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
7 Bounce flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
8 Illumination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
9 Fill-in flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
9.1 TTL fill-in flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
9.2 Automatic fill-in flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
10 Exposure corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
11 Flash synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
11.1 Normal synchronisation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
11.2 2nd curtain synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
11.3 Slow synchronisation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
11.4 High-speed synchronisation HSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
12 Preflash function for red-eye reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
13 AF measuring beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
14 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
15 Maintenance and care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
16 Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
17 Optional extras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
1) Optional extra
2) only with BASIC-version, otherwise optional extra
3) only with KIT-version, otherwise optional extra
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