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Univex user manual Troubleshooting, Problems with the SB-900, Cause, Solution, page

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Troubleshooting

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

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Univex user manual Troubleshooting, Problems with the SB-900, Cause, Solution, page

Contents

SB-900 Autofocus SpeedlightUser’s Manual How to find what you are looking for About this user’s manualtTips on identifying CPU Nikkor lenses Camera and lens combinationsTerms used in this user’s manual Marks used in this manualAAbout Speedlight parts and indications About settings and operationSimple search by objective About flash photographyOthers About accessoriesA B C D E F I want to know aboutAbout the SB-900 ContentsPreparation OperationSLR cameras B C D EFor use with cameras other than CLS compatible Tips on Speedlight care and reference informationFor your safety WARNINGS for SpeedlightsPreparation CAUTIONS for Speedlights For your safetyA–10 WARNINGS for BatteriesA–11 CAUTION for Batteries A–12For your safety A–13 Included items Check before UseForeword A–14Take trial shots Tips on using the SpeedlightA–15 Have Nikon spot-checkyour Speedlight regularlyLife-longlearning Check before UseA–16 BAbout the SB-900 • Main functionsCompatible cameras SB-900featuresFeatures of the SB-900 COOLPIX 8800, COOLPIX 8400, COOLPIX P5000i-TTLmode What is the Nikon Creative Lighting System CLS?Advanced Wireless Lighting FV Lock Flash Value LockMain functions Flash modes and functions on the SB-900Functions that are set on the camera Support functionsSB-900status and settings functions Main functions• Control buttons COperation• Custom functions and settings C-10Speedlight parts 16 1720 Control buttons kC-8 23 24Basic operation Slide the battery chamber lid openClose the battery chamber lid STEP 1Inserting the batteriesRotate the mounting foot lock lever to the left STEP 2Attaching the SB-900to the cameraDetaching the SB-900from the camera Turn the lock lever to “L.”When using i-TTLmode STEP 3Adjusting the flash headLCD indicator for flash head status Basic operationindicate on the LCD. Press the OK button STEP 5Selecting the flash modePress the MODE button Rotate the selector dial to Changing the flash mode1MODE button Control buttonsNames and functions of control buttons 2ZOOM buttonTwo-buttonreset Change the setting by rotating the selector dialPress the OK button to confirm setting Control button operationLCD panel C–10Non-TTLauto flash C–11• i-TTL/AutoAperture flash • Distance priority manual flasht/ indication with power zoom on C–12Aperture value C–13Flash output level compensation SB-900condition C–14Test firing button functions Master mode with Advanced Wireless Lighting kD-43 C–15Light amount C–16Repeating flash Channel FrequencyFunctions controlled by Function buttons When using a single ﬂash unitC–17 C–18 Change the selected group Channel C–19Power zoom Select item in the 2nd tree Light emit/not emitCustom functions and icons Custom functions and settingsC–20 Custom setting C–21C–22 Custom functions and settingsAvailable Custom functions and settings Repeating ﬂash setting of master ﬂash unit kD-49FX/DX selection kD-62 C–23Power zoom off kD-57 AF-assistilluminator/ﬂash ﬁring off kD-58Ready-lightsetting on remote ﬂash units kD-42 C–24Custom functions and settings ISO sensitivity kD-60Reset custom setting C–25“My menu” setting kC-26 LCD panel contrast kF-9My menu How to set “My menu”Press EXIT to exit custom setting Custom functions and settingsBatteries Low battery power indicatorExternal power sources optional Replacing/recharging batteriesBatteries Standby function to conserve battery powerC–28 DFlash modes and functions Press the MODE button Rotate selector dial to Setting the i-TTLmodei-TTLmode indicated or Press the OK button to confirmtMonitor pre-ﬂashes SB-900flash shooting distance rangei-TTLmode tChanging camera’s metering modeAuto aperture flash Setting the Auto aperture flash modePress the OK button to confirm the setting indicate orAuto aperture flash tMonitor pre-ﬂashesready-lightis on, then shoot Taking a picture in Auto aperture flash modewhile reading the flash shooting With the camera’s exposure mode setPress the MODE button Setting the Non-TTLauto modeNon-TTLauto flash Rotate selector dial to indicatetMonitor pre-ﬂashes or “M” Manual Non-TTLauto flashTaking a picture in Non-TTLauto flash mode Press the Function buttonDistance priority manual flash Setting the Distance-prioritymanual flashPress OK button to confirm the setting D–11Set the aperture on the camera Distance priority manual flashShooting in Distance priority manual flash mode D–12D–13 vInsufﬁcient light for correct exposureD–14 Setting Manual modeManual mode Rotate selector dial to indicateAuto or “M” Manual Taking a picture in Manual modeSet the camera’s exposure Determine the flash outputManual mode Setting the ﬂash output levelD–16 indicate Setting the Repeating flashRepeating flash D–17D–18 Repeating flashMaximum number of repeating flashes per frame D–19 Shooting with Repeating flashSet the camera’s exposure mode to “M” Manual Press the Function buttonvExposure compensation in Repeating ﬂash mode Set the shutter speedD–20 Repeating flashD–21 ISO sensitivity factors D–22Guide number GN at ISO 100; m/ft Obtaining the correct ﬂash output level D–23Calculating the correct aperture Calculating the shooting distanceD–24 Switching illumination patternCenter-weighted StandardTo set/confirm illumination pattern D–25Bounce flash operation Setting the flash headD–26 Adjust the flash head and shoot Setting the SB-900’sflash modeSetting the camera’s aperture tSetting the aperture in bounce ﬂash operationBounce flash operation tUsing the built-inbounce cardSetting the built-inbounce card D–28tShooting with the Nikon Diffusion Dome vNotes when using the Nikon Diffusion DomeD–29 Attaching the Nikon Diffusion DomeTaking close-upphotographs with bounce-downflash D–30mode and metering mode Setting the built-in wide-flashadapterTaking close-upswith bounce-downflash Set the SB-900’sflash modeTaking close-upphotographs with bounce-downflash tWhen shooting subjects closer than 0.6 m 2 ftvNotes on using a wideangle lens D–32Flash photography with color filters Using color filtersvNotes on using color ﬁlters D–33Fold along the line marked on the color filter How to use color filtersFlash photography with color filters Place the filter holder on theConfirm the color filter indicator is displayed D–35D–36 Flash photography with color filtersMaking flash output level compensation Press the OK buttonIn i-TTLand Auto Aperture ﬂash mode Making exposure compensationD–38 In Non-TTLauto ﬂash and Manual ﬂash modeD–39 Wireless multiple flash shootingtMaster ﬂash unit and remote ﬂash units vNotes on setting up the remote ﬂash units Wireless multiple flash shootingvNotes on setting a remote ﬂash unit Notes on remote flashUsing the Speedlight Stand D–41D–42 Wireless multiple flash shootingMechanism of the Advanced Wireless Lighting Flash shooting in Advanced Wireless LightingD–43 Flash set-upin the Advanced Wireless Lighting Flash shooting in Advanced Wireless LightingD–44 D–45 Setting the SB-900to Advanced Wireless LightingSetting the SB-900as the master flash unitFlash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lighting D–46Flash modes and functions the desired flash output level Flash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lightingturn the selector dial to choose OK buttonD–48 tCommander functionFlash shooting in Advanced Wireless Lighting D–49 Repeating flash shootingLCD display in the repeating flash mode D–50 SU-4type wireless multiple flash shootingSuitable cameras and Speedlights auto mode in the SU-4type wireless multiple flash operationD–51 manual modevCanceling monitor pre-ﬂashes SU-4type wireless multiple flash shootingD–52 M Manual Set up all Speedlights bothto A Aperture-PriorityAuto or master and remote flash units asD–54 Adjusting the ﬂash output level manuallySU-4type wireless multiple flash shooting Auto FP High-SpeedSync mode Available functions to be set on the cameraD–55 Flash Value Lock FV LockD–56 Available functions to be set on the cameraRear-curtainsync Canceling the power zoom function Power zoom functionSetting the zoom position manually Flash shooting support functionsAF-AssistIlluminator Notes on using the AF-AssistIlluminatorFlash shooting support functions D–58AF-assistilluminator/ﬂash ﬁring off tUsing the SB-900 off-cameraD–59 tFor cameras having a built-inSpeedlightSetting the test ﬁring Setting the ISO sensitivitySetting the ISO sensitivity manually Test firing functionD–61 Modeling illuminator functionoperation kD-50 FX/DX selection Automatic switching between FX-/DX-formatManual switching of light distribution angle D–62Page Page For usage with i-TTL-compatible COOLPIX cameras For use with i-TTLcompatible COOLPIX camerasPage Page Problem TroubleshootingProblems with the SB-900 SolutionSolution Warning indicatorsWarning indicator CauseTroubleshooting Microcomputer characteristicsNotes on continuous flash shooting vNotes for battery temperatureMaximum number of continuous ﬁrings Thermal Cut-out:On Temperature warning indicatorsThermal Cut-out FThermal Cut-out:OffTips on Speedlight care Cleaningagents when cleaning the Speedlight WARNING #Ni-MH batteries Notes on batteriesNotes on handling batteries Suitable batteriesAbout the LCD panel Characteristics of the LCD panelAdjusting the LCD panel’s contrast LCD panel illuminator ON/OFFF–10 Updating firmwareCameras compatible with SB-900firmware update Speedlight Stand AS-21 Optional accessoriesF–11 Color Filter Set SJ-3Connecting to an external power source Optional accessoriesExternal power source F–12External F–13Speciﬁcations BatteriesSpecifications F–14F–15 F–16 SpecificationsIn FX-format,standard illumination pattern Angle of coverage in FX-format F–17Angle of coverage in DX-format F–18 Guide number tableSpecifications Guide number table in FX-format F–19Standard illumination pattern, at ISO 100; m/ft Guide number table in DX-formatSpecifications F–20Guide number table with Auto FP High-SpeedSync F–21 Index SymbolF–22 Page Index F–24Page 2008 Nikon Corporation TT8F018MSA3211-01