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Troubleshooting - zoom function problems

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Troubleshooting If a warning indication appears on the SB-600's LCD panel or inside the camera's viewfinder, use the following chart to determine the cause of the problem before you take your Speedlight to a Nikon service center for repair. ●●● Problems with the SB-600 Problem Cause Ref. page The power cannot be turned on. The batteries are not correctly installed. p. 18 The ready-light does not light up. Battery power is weak. p. 19 The standby function is activated and operating. p. 21 The power turns off automatically. The batteries are extremely exhausted. p. 19 A strange sound can be heard caused by the flash head zooming back and forth even when the SB-600 is turned off. The batteries are extremely exhausted. p. 19 No D, or o indicator appears in TTL auto flash mode. The camera's exposure mode or p.78 metering system is not correctly set or a non-CPU lens is mounted. The zoom-head position cannot be adjusted to other than 14 mm. The built-in wide-flash adapter is in use. p. 74, p. 86 The SB-600 does not work when control buttons (a button, i/j button, or s button) are pressed. Control buttons are locked. p. 12 The ready-light blinks for 3 sec. after firing. The underexposure indicator blinks and the amount of underexposure is displayed, depending on the camera in use. Underexposure may have occurred. p. 29 Three beeps sound during wireless multiple flash shooting. The flash has fired at its maximum output p. 65 and underexposure may have occurred. In wireless multiple flash photography, the ready-light blinks quickly and slowly and the SB-600 alternately emits high and low tone beeps for 6 seconds. The flash mode of the remote flash unit is set to Non-TTL auto flash on the Master flash unit. Reset the flash mode to D, Manual G or Repeating q flash mode. The same is applied when the signal from the Master flash unit cannot be received correctly. P. 65 "- -" blinks in the zoom-head position indicator. A zoom-head position adjustment - error has occurred. Turn off the SB-600 and camera, and detach the SB-600 from the camera. Then, reattach the SB-600 to the camera and turn on the power. 85 Reference information

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If a warning indication appears on the SB-600’s LCD panel or inside the
camera’s viewfinder, use the following chart to determine the cause of the
problem before you take your Speedlight to a Nikon service center for repair.
●
●
●
Problems with the SB-600
Reference information
Troubleshooting
Problem
The power cannot be turned on.
The ready-light does not light up.
The power turns off automatically.
A strange sound can be heard
caused by the flash head zooming
back and forth even when the
SB-600 is turned off.
No
D
, or
o
indicator appears in
TTL auto flash mode.
The zoom-head position cannot be
adjusted to other than 14 mm.
The SB-600 does not work when
control buttons (
a
button,
i
/
j
button, or
s
button) are pressed.
The ready-light blinks for 3 sec.
after firing.
The underexposure indicator blinks
and the amount of underexposure is
displayed, depending on the
camera in use.
Three beeps sound during wireless
multiple flash shooting.
In wireless multiple flash
photography, the ready-light blinks
quickly and slowly and the SB-600
alternately emits high and low tone
beeps for 6 seconds.
“– –” blinks in the zoom-head
position indicator.
Cause
The batteries are not correctly installed.
Battery power is weak.
The standby function is activated
and operating.
The batteries are extremely exhausted.
The batteries are extremely exhausted.
The camera’s exposure mode or
metering system is not correctly set or
a non-CPU lens is mounted.
The built-in wide-flash adapter is in use.
Control buttons are locked.
Underexposure may have occurred.
The flash has fired at its maximum output
and underexposure may have occurred.
The flash mode of the remote flash unit
is set to Non-TTL auto flash on the
Master flash unit. Reset the flash mode
to
D
, Manual
G
or Repeating
q
flash mode. The same is applied when
the signal from the Master flash unit
cannot be received correctly.
A zoom-head position adjustment
error has occurred. Turn off the
SB-600 and camera, and detach
the SB-600 from the camera.
Then, reattach the SB-600 to the
camera and turn on the power.
Ref.
page
p. 18
p. 19
p. 21
p. 19
p. 19
p.78
p. 74,
p. 86
p. 12
p. 29
p. 65
P. 65
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