if you are still within the rteturn period , i'd strongly consider returning it .. even tho you have a work round in place , It doesnt work 100% right so should be replaced with one that does.. you dont know if this flash will fail at just the worn...
basicly the REAL answer is simply to turn it on and off several times untill the flash recognises the batteries ... All the button pressing and holding is superlitive to the fact that you are turning the flash unit on and off several times ... Somet...
Well ..... the manual does say to only use your stock standard ((zinc–carbon (dry cell)) Alkaline Battery types , they go on to state that the flash can have issues with Lithium and rechargables due to the way they contact the battery sensor . My t...