Canon 580EX Speedlite 580EX Manual - Page 50

Troubleshooting, prahlem?, table, below

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Troubleshooting Hare a prahlem? See the table below. The Speedli#e does not detach from the camera . c: The mounting foots locking pin has not been retracted . Loosen the locking ring all the way before detaching the Speedlite . (p.9) The Speedliie does not fire, ~~ The batteries are installed in the wrong orientation. ~ Install the batteries in the correct orientation . (p.8) The Speedliie's infernal batteries are exhausted . j. If the flash recycling time is 30 sec . or longer, replace the batteries. [p.8] Install the Speedlite's internal batteries even when you use an external power source. (p,8) A Attach the Speed lite securely to the tamers . Attach the Speedlite's mounting foot securely to the camera . (p.9) The electrical contacts of the Speed lite and camera are dirty. 1 Clean the contacts . (p.9) The slave unit does not fire . 0 The slave's wireless selector is not set to < SLAVE> . o~ Set it to

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Troubleshooting
Hare
a
prahlem?
See
the
table
below
.
The
Speedli#e
does
not
detach
from
the
camera
.
c:
The
mounting
foots
locking
pin
has
not
been
retracted
.
Loosen
the
locking
ring
all
the
way
before
detaching
the
Speedlite
.
(p
.9)
The
Speedliie
does
not
fire,
~~
The
batteries
are
installed
in
the
wrong
orientation
.
~
Install
the
batteries
in
the
correct
orientation
.
(p
.8)
The
Speedliie's
infernal
batteries
are
exhausted
.
j
.
If
the
flash
recycling
time
is
30
sec
.
or
longer,
replace
the batteries
.
[p
.8]
Install
the
Speedlite's
internal
batteries
even
when
you use
an
external
power
source
.
(p,8)
A
Attach the
Speed
lite
securely
to
the
tamers
.
Attach the Speedlite's
mounting
foot
securely
to the
camera
.
(p
.9)
The
electrical
contacts
of
the
Speed
lite
and camera
are
dirty
.
1
Clean
the
contacts
.
(p
.9)
The
slave
unit
does
not
fire
.
0
The
slave's
wireless
selector
is
not
set
to
<
SLAVE>
.
o~
Set
it
to
<SLAVED
.
(p
.34)
a
The
slave
unit
is
not
positioned
properly
.
Place
the
slave
unit
within
the
master
units
transmission
range
.
[p
.35]
P,
Point
the
slave
units
sensor
toward
the
master
snit
.
[p
.35]
Th
e
power
turns
off
by
.
itself
.
,D
After
90
sec
.
of idle
operation,
auto
power
off
took
effect
.
a-
Press
the
shutter
button
halfway
or
press
the
test
firing
button
.
(p
.10)
The
entire
LCD
panel
blinks
.
r
The
wide
panel
has
been
pulled
outfor
bounce
flash
.
s
Retract
the
wide panel
.
(p
.20)
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