Godox TT685 TTL On Camera Flash User Guide

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Before using this product: Please read this user manual carefully in order to ensure your safety and the proper operation of this product. Keep for future reference.

Foreword

Thank you for purchasing this product. This TT685II0 camera flash applies to Olympus/Panasonic series cameras and is compatible with TTL autoflash. With this TTL compatible flash, your shooting will become simpler. You can easily achieve a correct flash exposure even in complex light-changing environments. This camera flash features:

• Approx. GN60 (ISO 100, @200mm), 81 steps from 1/1 to 1/256.
• Fully support Olympus/Panasonic TTL camera flash. Workable as Transmitter or Receiver unit in a wireless flash group.
• Use dot-matrix LCD panel to make clear and convenient operations.
• With built-in 2.4GHz wireless remote system to support transmitting and receiving.
• Provided multiple functions, include HSS (up to 1 /8000s), FEC, FEB, etc.
• Stable consistency and color temperature with good even lighting.
• Support with firmware upgrade.

Wrning

Always keep this product dry. Do not use in rain or in damp conditions.
Do not disassemble. Should repairs become necessary, this product must be sent to an authorized maintenance center.
Keep out of reach of children. Stop using this product if it breaks open due to extrusion, falling or strong hit. Otherwise, electric shock may occur if you touch the electronic parts inside it.
Do not fire the flash directly into the eyes (especially those of babies) within short distances. Otherwise visual impairment may occur.
Do not use the flash unit in the presence of flammable gases, chemicals and other similar materials. In certain circumstance, these materials may be sensitive to the strong light emitting from this flash unit and fire or electromagnetic interference may result.
Do not leave or store the flash unit if the ambient temperature reads over 50 C. Otherwise the electronic parts may be damaged.
** Turn off the flash unit immediately in the event of malfunction.
Conventions used in this Manual**

• This manual is based on the assumption that both the camera and camera flash’s power switches are powered on.
• Reference page numbers are indicated by “p.**”.
• The following alert symbols are used in this manual:
  **** The Caution symbol indicates a warning to prevent shooting problem.
  Be The Note symbol gives supplemental information.

Name  of parts

• Body

1. Flash Head
2. Built- m Wide Panel
3. 1Yeekss Sensor
4. Sync Cord Jack
5. Type-C use PC11
6. Battery Cover
7.  Hotshoe
8. LCD Panel
9. Hotshot Fixing Buckle
10. Extemal Charging Part • Control Panel
11. MENU  Flash Menu Button
12. wireless Selection Button
13. Select Dial
14. Set Button
15. OWOFF Power Switch
16. Test Button Flash Ready Indicator
17. ZOOM Focus Length Setting
18. M0DE Aode Selection Button
19. Lock Setting
20. +/-tPowe Output
21. Function Button 1
22. Function Button 2
23. Function Button 3
24. Function Button 4

• LCD Panel
(1)TTL Autoflash Zoom : zoom dosolav (Pace 40)

• The 6splay will only show the settings currently applied.
• The functions displayed above function buttons 1 too, such asE52:3 and •M/A/B/C0. change according to settings’ status
• The LCD panel will lighten on when buttons and dials are operated.
• When the Function Button I displays 7CM above. snort press it can switch between TTL mode and M mode.
  (2) Manual Flash (3)Multi Flash(4) Radio Transmission Shooting• Trans filter Unit (TX)• Receiver Unit (RX)
  • LCD Panel in Three Modes
  • Attached to the Camera
  • 2.4G Radio Transmission’: As a Transmitter Unit
  • 2.4G Radio Transmission: As a Receiver Unit
  • What’s in the Box of TT685110 Kit?
  • Separately Sold Accessories
  The product can be used in combination with the following accessories sold separately. so as to achieve best photography effects: XP,oC. X2T-C & XIC 77L wireless flash nigger. etc.
  • Loading and Unloading the Battery
  1 To unload the battery, hold down the battery and press compartment and push the battery downwardly to take it out.
  2 Put 4 batteries In with the correct polarity after opening the battery compartment. then close and push it to the top.
  Tips: When collocated with the optional Godox Flash Power Box PB960.11e85110 will have more flash times, shorter recycle time and longer duration.
  TT 685110 needs battery power supply when collocating with flash power box.
  Attaching to a camera
  Attach the Camera Flash.
  • Rotate the hotshoe fixing buckle to the left and insert the camera flash into the camera’s hot shoe.
  2. Secure the Camera Flash.
  • Rotate the hotshoe fining buckle to the right until it locks up.
  3. Detach the Camera Flash.
  • Press the button and rotate the hotshoe fixing buckle to the left until it is loosened.

Power Management
Use ON/OFF Power Switch to power the flash wit on or off. Turn off if it will not be used for an extended period of time. Setting as a transmitter flash. it will two the power off automatically after a certain period (approx. 90 seconds) of idle use. Pressing the camera shutter halfway or pressing any flash button will wake up the flash unit. Setting as a receiver flash, it will enter sleep mode after a certain period (adjustable. 60 minutes by default)of idle use. Pressing any flash button will wake it up.
Disabling Auto Power Off function is recommended when the flash is used off camera. (Gin-S7BY) ma Receiver Auto Power Off Times is set to 60 minutes by default. Another option no minutes’ is available. (C.Fn-RX STBY)

Flash mode TTL Autoflash
This flash has three flash modes. E-TfL, Manual (M), and Multi (Stroboscopic). In (-Tit mode, the camera and the flash will work together to calculate the correct exposure for the subject and the background. In this mode. multiple Tn. functions ale available: FEC. HSS, second curtain sync, control with FUJIFILM camera’s menu screen.

• Press < MOOE n Mode Selection Button and three flash modes will display on the LCD panel one by one with each pressing.

ETTL Mode
Press < MODE s Mode Selection Button to enter E-TTL mode. The LCD panel will display.

• Press the camera release button hallway to focus. The aperture and effective flash range will be displayed in the viewfinder.
• When the shutter button is fully Pressed. the flash will fire a pre-flash that the camera will use to calculate exposure and flash output the instant before the photo is taken.
  FEC: Flash Exposure Compensation With FEC function, this flash can adjust from -3 to +3 in 1/3rd stops. It is useful in situations where minor adjusting of the TTL system is needed based on the environment.

FEC Setting:

1. Press the <+/-s button. The flash exposure compensation amount will be highlighted on the LCD panel.

2. Set the flash exposure compensation amount.
   • Turn the Select Dial to set the amount.
   • ‘Cl.rmeans 1/3 step, •0.7″means 2/3 step.
   • To cancel the flash exposure compensation, set the amount to +0

3. Press Set Button again to confirm the setting.
   High-Speed Sync High Speed Sync (FP (lash) enables the flash to synchronize with allcamera shutter speeds. This is convenient when you want to use aperture priority for fill-flash portraits.
   • Setting the flash to High-speed Sync mode when It is on the camera: Press the <SYNC, button to turn on high-speed sync flash and  is displayed. Then, adjust the camera’s shutter to achieve tugh-speed sync flash.
   • With high-speed sync. the faster the shutter Speed, the shorter the effective flash range.
   • Multi flash mode cannot be set in high-speed sync mode
   . • Over-temperature protection may be activated after 1 S consecutive high- speed sync flashes.
   • Try not to use high-speed sync flash, for using this function will reduce flash tube’s service life.
   Note: In the wireless remote control mode. using high-speed sync flash with Panasonic camera may occur out of sync.
   Second-Curtain Sync With a slow shutter speed, you can create a light train following the subject. Die flash fires right before the shutter closes.
   • Setting second-artain sync Second-curtain sync function shall be set on the camera’s menu. More details please refer to camera’s instruction menu.

M: Manual Flash
The flash output is adjustable from 1/1 full power to 1/256th power in I/10th stop increments.
To obtain a correct flash exposure, use a hand-held flash meter to determine the required flash output.

1. Press < MODE > button so that < M > is displayed.
2. Press <+/-s to choose L power, then turn the Select Dial to choose a desired flash output amount.
3. Press Set Button again to L confirm the setting.

Optic SI Secondary Unit Setting
In M manual flash mode. press <S1/S2> button so that this flash can function as an optic SI secondary flash with optic sensor. With this function, the flash will fire synchronously when the main flash fires, the same effect as that by the use of radio triggers. This helps create multiple lighting effects.
Optic S2 Secondary Unit Setting
Press 41/52, button so that this flash can also function as an optic S2 secondary flash with optic sensor in M manual flash mode. This is useful when cameras have pre-flash function. With this function, the flash will ignore a single `preflash• from the main flash and will only fire in response to the second, actual flash from the main unit.

51 and $2 optic triggering is only available in M4 manuel flash mode.

Multi : stroboscopic Flash
‘With stroboscopic flash, a rapid series of flashes is fired. It can be ‘used to capture a multiple images of a mowng subject in a single photograph.
You can set the firing frequency (number of flashes per sec.
expreaged as Hz), the number of flashes, and the flash output.

1. Prees button 66 that ] is cespleyed.
2. Set the flash frequency and Decor

• Preea the Function Button 2 «Tames» to select the flash limes. Turn the Select Dial to set the number,
  + Prese the Function Buiton 3 diz to select the flash
  Gequency. Tum the Select Oral 0 set the number.

  3. Tum the Select Otal to choose 3: desired flash output.
     Alter you finish the setting, Press Set Button and all the settings wil be displayed.
     Calculating the Shutter Speed
     During stroboscopic flash, the shutter remasns apen until the firing atope, Use the formule below to calculate the shutter speed and eet it with the camera.
     Number of Flashes / Flash Frequency = Shutter Speed For example. if the number of flashes is 10 and the firing frequency: is § He, the shutter speed should be at leset 2 seconds.

****To avoid overheating and deteriorating the flash head, donot use stroboscopic flash more than 10 times in succeasion.
Alter 10 times, allow the camera flash to resi for at least 15. minutes. If you try to use the stroboscopic flash more than: 10 tinves in succession, the firing might stop automatically to protect the flash head. If this happens, allow at least 16 mirustes’ rest for the camera flash.

• Stoboscopic flash is most effective with a highly reflective subject agsinet a dark background.
• Using a tripod and a remote control is recommended.
• A flash output of 1/1 and 1/2 cannot be set for stroboecopic flash.
• Stabascapic flash can be used withbulb.
  olf the number of flashes is displayed as “–“, the firing will comtirwe umiil the shutter closes or the battery is exhausted.
  The number of flashes will be limited as shown by the 6ollowing table.

Maximum Stroboscopic Flashes:

Flash —–._Hz
output —-| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6-7| 8-9
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
1/4| 8| 6| 4| 3| 3| 2| 2
1/8| 14| 14| 12| 10| 8| 6| 5
1/16| 30| 30| 30| 20| 20| 20| 10
1/32| 60| 60| 50| 50| 50| 40| 30
1/64| 90| 90| 90| 80| 80| 70| 60
1/128| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 90| 80
1/256| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 90| 80
Flaeh—– output 4.3,| 10-11| 12-14| 15-19| 20-50| 60-100
---|---|---|---|---|---
1/4| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2
1/8| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4
1/16| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8
1/32| 20| 20| 18| 16| 12
1/64| 50| 40| 35| 30| 20
1/128| 70| 60| 50| 40| 40
1/266| 70| 60| 50| 40| 40

Wireless Flash shooting :radio (2.4G) Transmission

• You can set up five receiver groups for TTL autoflash shooting.With TTL autoflash, you can easily create various lighting effects.

• Any flash settings for the receiver units on the transmitter flash in Tn./Manual/Multi mode will be automatically sent to the receiver units. So the only thing you need to do is to set the transmitter unit for each receiver group without any operation lot the receiver units at all during the shooting.

• This flash can work in TTL /M /Multi / OFF flash modes when set as a transmitter unit.

• The TT685110 attach to the camera is called the transmitter unit, and a T7e85110 that is *aimlessly controlled is called the receiver unit.

• You can also witekssly control the Tr686II0 set as the receiver unit with the transmitter X1T-C (sold separately). For details on setting the transmitter unit functions, see the transmitter’s instructions.
  Positioning and Operation Range (Example of wireless flash shooting)

• Autoflash Shooting with One Receiver Unit

• • Use the supplied nSl stand to position the Receiver unit

• Before shooting. perform a test flash and test shooting.

• Thetransmission distance might be shorter depending on the conditions such as positioning of Receiver units, the surrounding environment andwhether contrition&
  wireless multiple Flash Shooting
  You can divide the Receiver units into two Or three groups and perform rri autollash while changing the flash 000 (13C100. In additian you can set and shoot with a clifferent flash mode for each firing group. for up to 4 groups.

• Auto Shooting with Two Receiver Gawps

• Auto Shooting with Three Reserver Groups
  1. Wireless Settings You can switch between normal flash and wireless flash. For normal flash shoots:fit be sure to set the wireless setting to OFF.
  Transmitter Unit Setting

Roeivir Unit Setting

2. Setting the Communication Channel
If there are other wireless flash systems nhvby. you can change the channel IDa to prevent signal interference. The charnel !Ds of the Transmitter Mit and the Receiver Lint(S) must be set to the same .
1 Press JAIDIUb Button to enter C.Fn CH setting.
2 In C.Fn CH. turn the Select Dial to choose charnel ID from 1 to 32.
3 Press the Set Sutton to confirm.
3. Wireless ID Settings Change the wireless channels and wireless ID to avoid interference for it can only be triggered after the wireless IDs and channels of the Transmitter unit and the Receiver unit are sal to the same.Press the