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Troubleshooting - repair

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Troubleshooting If a warning indicator appears, use the following chart to determine the cause of the problem before you take your Speedlight to a retailer or Nikon representative for repair. Problems with the SB-900 Problem Cause Solution Ref. page The power cannot be turned on. The batteries are not correctly installed. Battery power is weak. Insert the batteries correctly. Replace the batteries. kC-4 kC-27 The ready-light does not The standby function is activated. Turn on the power. light up. Battery power is weak. Replace the batteries. kC-28 kC-27 A strange sound can be heard caused by the flash head zooming back Battery power is weak. and forth even when the SB-900 is turned on. Replace the batteries. kC-27 The flash head is not set to the Set the flash head to the horizontal/front position. horizontal/front position. kC-6 Aperture information has not The flash shooting distance range does not appear. been received from the camera. • Confirm the camera setting. • Mount the SB-900 to a ISO sensitivity information has not camera. been received from the camera. - F The SB-900 cannot receive the focal length information from the camera. Turn off the SB-900 and camera, and turn on them again. - Tips on Speedlight care and reference information Zoom position does not set automatically. The built-in wide-flash adapter is in use or the Nikon Diffusion Dome is attached. • Remove the wideflash adapter or the Diffusion Dome. • Set the following custom setting to manual setting: "Zoom position setting if the built-in wide-flash adapter is broken off accidentally." kD-29 kD-31 kC-25 Power zoom function is canceled. Activate the auto power zoom function. kD-57 The SB-900 does not work even when any button is pressed. Control buttons are locked. Cancel key lock. kC-9 "Canceling flash firing" is activated in the custom setting. Cancel "Canceling flash firing" kC-23 in custom setting. The SB-900 does not fire. Master and remote flash units cannot transmit the command because they are positioned too near. Place the master and remote flash units at an appropriate distance from each other. kD-44 kD-51 The SB-900's temperature may rise Wait until the SB-900 cools down naturally. kF-6 F-2

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Tips on Speedlight care and reference information
Troubleshooting
If a warning indicator appears, use the following chart to determine the cause of the
problem before you take your Speedlight to a retailer or Nikon representative for repair.
Problems with the SB-900
Problem
Cause
Solution
Ref.
page
The power cannot be
turned on.
The batteries are not
correctly installed.
Insert the batteries correctly.
k
C-4
Battery power is weak.
Replace the batteries.
k
C-27
The ready-light does not
light up.
The standby function is activated.
Turn on the power.
k
C-28
Battery power is weak.
Replace the batteries.
k
C-27
A strange sound can
be heard caused by the
flash head zooming back
and forth even when the
SB-900 is turned on.
Battery power is weak.
Replace the batteries.
k
C-27
The flash shooting
distance range does not
appear.
The flash head is not set to the
horizontal/front position.
Set the flash head to the
horizontal/front position.
k
C-6
Aperture information has not
been received from the camera.
Confirm the camera setting.
Mount the SB-900 to a
camera.
•
•
—
ISO sensitivity information has not
been received from the camera.
The SB-900 cannot receive the
focal length information from
the camera.
Turn off the SB-900 and camera,
and turn on them again.
—
Zoom position does not
set automatically.
The built-in wide-flash adapter
is in use or the Nikon Diffusion
Dome is attached.
Remove the wide-
flash adapter or the
Diffusion Dome.
Set the following custom
setting to manual setting:
“Zoom position setting if the
built-in wide-flash adapter is
broken off accidentally.”
•
•
k
D-29
k
D-31
k
C-25
Power zoom function
is canceled.
Activate the auto power
zoom function.
k
D-57
The SB-900 does not
work even when
any
button is pressed.
Control buttons are locked
.
Cancel key lock.
k
C-9
The SB-900 does not
fire.
“Canceling flash firing”
is activated in the custom
setting.
Cancel “Canceling flash firing”
in custom setting.
k
C-23
Master and remote flash units
cannot transmit the command
because they are positioned
too near.
Place the master and remote
flash units at an appropriate
distance from each other.
k
D-44
k
D-51
The SB-900’s temperature
may rise
Wait until the SB-900 cools
down naturally.
k
F-6