ADVANCED FEATURES AND TROUBLE SHOOTING
Please review the advanced section in the tables below to learn more
about the diagnostic features built into the MF-1 such as LED warning
lights that address your battery health and any errors detected by the
MF-1.
IN THE BOX:
Backscatter Mini Flash MF-1
YS Style Arm Mount
Standard Ball Mount
Flat Diffuser
Instruction Manual
Battery Warnings and Battery FAQ
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED ITEMS:
Approved 18650 battery and charger. Battery must be rated for a con-
tinous discharge up to 8A.
See www.backscatter.com/MF-1 for approved batteries and chargers.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES:
Backscatter Optical Snoot OS-1
Color filter sets for Backscatter Mini Flash MF-1 and Backscatter Optical
Snoot OS-1
Dome Diffuser for Wide Angle Photography
ADVANCED FEATURES AND TROUBLE SHOOTING
BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR LIGHT SUMMARY IN STBY MODE:
Battery Level
LED Indicator Mode
100% to 50%
Green Flashing
50% to 10%
Yellow Flashing
10% to 1%
Red Flashing
0%
OFF
NORMAL MODE AND SAFETY LOW POWER MODE INDICATOR LIGHT SUMMARY
Indicator Color
Signal Pattern
Description
Blue
Solid
Flash ready in On Mode
Blue
Flashing
Flash recycling in On Mode
Yellow
Flashing
Flash has entered safety low power mode for one of the following reasons:
1) temperature too high
2) rapid flashing 10 times in 25 seconds at power levels 5 and 6
3) repeated strobe flashing causes the battery’s voltage to drop very low
4) battery level too low
Red
Quick flash 5 times
Fail to activate Modeling Flash in slow charging protection mode.
Red
Quick Flashing
Flash recycle charging circuit error
Red
Solid
Battery extremely low in On Mode. Flash is disabled and LED light is dimmed to 10% power level if on.
Red
Quick Flashing for 2
seconds and power
off
Battery extremely low and auto power off occurs
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