Godox XPROII TTl Wireless Flash Trigger User Guide
- June 14, 2024
- Godox
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Warning
- Names of Parts
- As a Wireless Camera Flash Trigger
- As a Wireless Outdoor Flash Trigger
- As a Wireless Studio Flash Trigger
- As a Wireless Original Flash Trigger
- As a Wireless Shutter Release Trigger
- Power Switch
- Power Saving Mode Settings
- Power Switch of AF Assist Beam
- Channel Settings
- Wireless ID Settings
- Scanning Spare Channel Settings
- Mode Settings
- Locking Function
- Magnification Function
- Output Value Settings (Power Setting)
- Flash Exposure Compensation Settings
- Multi Flash Settings (Output Value, Times and Frequency)
- Modeling Lamp Settings
- ZOOM Value Settings
- Shutter Sync Settings
- Buzz Settings
- PC Socket Settings
- SHOOT Function Settings
- Bluetooth Settings
- APP Downloading
- MENU: Setting Custom Functions
- Compatible Flash Models
- The Relationship of XT Wireless System and X1 Wireless System
- Compatible Camera Models
- Technical Data
- Restore Factory Settings
- Firmware Upgrade
- Attentions
- Caring for Flash Trigger
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)
TTL Wireless Flash Trigger Instruction Manual
Foreword
Thankyou fr purchasing tis XPROII C vireless flash trigger.
This wirelessfash trigger appiies or using Canion camera to control GODOX
fash.
contros the flashes with bult-in Godox wireless X system e g camera flashes,
utdoor flashes, and studio lshes. It can also cantrol Canon flashes when
collocating wth XIR-C. Featuring mult-channeltriggering,stable signal
ransmission and quic response, this lash rigger benefits photographers or
flxible lightdisribution and variovs shooting demands, which s suitable for
hotshoe-mounted Canon cameras and cameras with PC synchronous socket. The.
flash rigger supports E-TTL I flash and high-speed flash synchronizaton, and
the maximu flash synchvonization speed is up to 1/ 80005s.
*1/80005s is chieabe e the camera s a maxcamera shuttr speecof 1/80005s
Warning
Do not disassemble. Should repairs become necessary, this product must be sent
to an authorized maintenance center.
Always keep this product dry. Do not use in rain or in damp conditions.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use the flash unit in the presence of flammable gas. In certain
circumstance, please pay attention to the relevant warnings.
Do not leave or store the product if the ambient temperature reads over 50°C.
Turn off the flash trigger immediately in the event of malfunction.
Observe precautions when handling batteries
– Use only batteries listed in this manual. Do not use old and new batteries
or batteries of different types at the same time.
– Read and follow all warnings and instructions provided by the manufacturer.
– Batteries cannot be short-circuited or disassembled.
– Do not put batteries into a fire or apply direct heat to them.
– Do not attempt to insert batteries upside down or backwards.
– Batteries are prone to leakage when fully discharged. To avoid damage to the
product, be sure to remove batteries when the product is not used for a long
time or when batteries run out of charge.
– Should liquid from the batteries come into contact with skin or clothing,
rinse immediately with fresh water.
Names of Parts
Body
LCD Panel
- Channel (32)
- ID (99)
- Camera Connection
- Group Mode
- Beeper
- Modeling Lamp Master Control
- Battery Level Indication
- Group’s Modeling Lamp
- Group
- Icons of Function Button
- Output Power Level
- HSS Delay
- < > means High Speed Sync < > means Second Curtain Sync
Battery Installation
Slide the battery compartment lid of the flash trigger and insert two AA
batteries (optional) separately.
Battery Level Indication
Check the battery level indication on the LCD panel to see the remaining
battery level during the usage.
Battery Level Indication | Power Status |
---|---|
3 grids | Full |
2 grids | Middle |
1 grid | Low |
Blank grid | Low power, please replace it. |
Blinking | <2.5V The battery level is going to be used out immediately (please |
replace new batteries, as low power leads to no flash or flash missing in case of long distance).
The battery indication only refers to AA alkaline batteries. As the voltage of Ni-MH battery tends to be low, please do not refer to this chart.
As a Wireless Camera Flash Trigger
Take V1 series camera flash as an example:
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Turn off the camera and mount the transmitter on camera hotshoe. Then, power on the flash trigger and the camera.
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Short press the < MENU > Button to enter the C.Fn. menu to set channel and group. Short press the < MODE.LOCK > Button to set mode, turn the Select Dial to set the level parameters.
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Turn on the camera flash V1, press the wireless setting button and < > and
icon will be displayed on the LCD panel. Short press the < MENU > Button to enter the C.Fn. menu, press the button to set the same channel to the flash trigger, and press the button to set the same group to the flash trigger.
Note: please refer to the relevant instruction manual when setting tne camera flashes of other models -
Press the camera shutter to trigger and the status lamp of the flash trigger turns red synchronously.
As a Wireless Outdoor Flash Trigger
Take AD600Pro as an example:
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Turn off the camera and mount the transmitter on camera hotshoe. Then, power on the flash trigger and the camera.
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Short press the < MENU > button to enter the C. Fn Menu to set channel and group. Short press <MODE.LOCK> button to set flash trigger mode, turn the select dial to set flash trigger level.
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Power on the outdoor flash and press the wireless setting button and the < ) > icon will be displayed on the LCD panel. Long press the <GR/CH> button to set the same channel to the flash trigger, and short press the < GR/CH> button to set the same group to the flash trigger.
Note: please refer to the relevant instruction marual when setting the outdoor flashes of other models. -
Press the camera shutter to trigger and the status lamp of the flash trigger turns red synchronously.
As a Wireless Studio Flash Trigger
Take QTIIl as an example:
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Turn off the camera and mount the transmitter on camera hotshoe. Then, power on the flash trigger and the camera.
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Short press the < MENU > button to enter the C. Fn Menu to set channel and group. Short press <MODE.LOCK> button to set flash trigger mode, turn the select dial to set flash trigger level.
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Connect the studio flash to power source and power it on. Long press the MODE/Wireless button to make the wireless icon displayed on the panel and enter 2.4G wireless mode Long press the <GR/CH> button to set the same channel to the flash trigger, and short press the < GR/CH > button to set the same group to the flash trigger .
Note: please refer to the relevant instruction manual when setting the studio flashes of other models. -
Press the camera shutter to trigger. And the status lamp of the camera flash and the flash trigger both turn red synchronously.
Note: As the studio flash’s minimum output value is 1/32, the output value of the flash trigger should be set to or over 1/32. As the studio flash do not have TTL and stroboscopic functions, the flash trigger should be set to M made in triggering.
As a Wireless Original Flash Trigger
Take 600EX-RT as an example:
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Turn off the camera and mount the transmitter on camera hotshoe. Then, power on the flash trigger and the camera.
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Short press the < MENU > button to enter the C. Fn Menu to set channel and group.
Short press <MODE.LOCK> button to set flash trigger mode, turn the select dial to set flash trigger level. -
Attach the original flash to the X1R-C receiver. Press the
button on the receiver to set the same channel to the flash trigger, and press the button to set the same group to the flash trigger
Note: please refer to the relevant instruction manual when setting the original camera flashes. -
Press the camera shutter to trigger. And the status lamp of the camera flash and the flash trigger both turn red synchronously.
As a Wireless Shutter Release Trigger
Operation method:
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Turn off the camera. Take a camera remote cable and insert one end into the camera’s shutter socket and the other end to the shutter release port of XIR-C to connect.
Power on the camera and the receiver. -
Short press the < MENU > button to enter the C. Fn Menu to set channel and group.
Short press <MODE.LOCK> button to set flash trigger mode, turn the select dial to set flash trigger level. -
Press the receiver’s
button to set the same channel to the flash trigger, and press the button to set the same group to the flash trigger. -
Short press the < MENU > button to enter the C. Fn Menu to set the < > to SHUTTER.
Half press the < > button to focus and full press the < > button to shoot, the status lamp will turn to red.
Note: X1R-C is sold separately.
As a Flash Trigger with 2.5mm Sync Cord Jack
Operation method:
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Turn off the flash trigger. Take a sync cable and insert one end into the camera’s shutter socket and the other end to the shutter release port of XIR-C to connect.
Power on the camera and the receiver. -
Short press the < MENU > button to enter the C. Fn Menu to set channel and group.
Short press <MODE.LOCKz> button to set flash trigger mode, turn the select dial to set flash trigger level. -
Press the receiver’s
button to set the same channel to the flash trigger, and press the button to set the same group to the flash trigger. -
Press the shutter normally and the flashes will be controlled by sync cord jack’s signal.
Note: X1R-C is sold separately.
Power Switch
Slide the Power Switch to ON, and the device is on, while slide to OFF, the
device is off.
Note: In o-der to avoid power consumption, turn off the transmitter when
not in use.
Power Saving Mode Settings
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he system will automatically enter standby mode after 60sec/30min/60min of idle use. And the displays on the LCD panel will disappear.
Note: Dormancy time is adjustable in MENU-STBY. -
Press any button to wake up.
Note: If you don’t want to set the power saving mode, press < MENU > Button to enter the C. Fn Menu and sect STBY to OFF.
Power Switch of AF Assist Beam
Push the AF Assist Beam Switch up to ON, and the AF lighting is allowed
output.
When the camera cannot focus, the AF assist beam will turn on; when the camera
can focus, the AF assist beam will turn off.
Channel Settings
- Short press the < MENU > Button to enter the C. Fn menu.
- Turn the Select Dial to select< >and press the < SET > Button to the setting page to select
and press button to enter channel settings. Turn Select Dial to select 1-32 channels, then short press button to exit from channel settings.
Notes: please set the transmitter and the recciver to the same channel be“ore usage.
Wireless ID Settings
In addition to changing the wireless transmission channel to avoid
interference, we can also change the wireless ID to avoid interference. The
wireless ID and channel of lead control unit and follow control unit must be
consistent before triggering.
Short press the < MENU > Button to enter the C. Fn menu.
Turn the Select Dial to select< ) >and press the < SET > Button to the setting
page, turn Select Dial to
Scanning Spare Channel Settings
Scanning spare channel function is useful to avoid interference from others’
using the same channel.
Short press the < MENU > button to enter the Menu, turn the select dial to
choose < ) >, short press the SET button to enter the wireless setting, then
turn the select dial to choose SCAN option. Short press the SET button to
enter the SCAN setting interface, turn the select dial to choose START, then
short press the SET button to scan from 5% to 100%, and 8 groups of spare
channels will display.
Mode Settings
Short press the group button to choose group, then short press <MODE.LOCK> button, the made of the chosen group will change. Set the WIRELESS-GROUPS to five groups (A-E) and ( $44 ) is (ON ):
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When displaying multiple groups, short press the <MODE.LOCK > button to switch the multi-group mode to MULTI mode. Press the group selection button to choose a group, short press <MODE.LOCK > button can set the MULTI mode to ON or OFF (–).
Short press the group button to cancel the selection, then short pressbutton can exit MULTI mode. -
When displaying multiple groups, press the group selection button to choose a group, short press <MODE.LOCK > button to switch among TTL/M/–. Note: : TTL means auto flash, M means marual flash, — means off.
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When displaying single group, short press <MODE.LOCK > button to switch among ETTL/M/OFF.
Note: : FTT| means auto flash, M means manual flash, OFF means off.
Set the groups to 16 groups (0-F):
When displaying multiple groups or single group, there is only manual mode
M.
Locking Function
Long press the <MODE.LOCK > button for 2 seconds until “LOCKED” is displayed on the bottom of the LCD panel, which means the screen is locked and no parameters can be set. Long press the <MODE.LOCK > button again to unlock.
Magnification Function
Switch between multi-group and one-group mode: choose a group in multi-group
mode and press the < > button to magnify it to one-group mode.
Then, press the < > button to back to multi-group.
Output Value Settings (Power Setting)
Multi-group displays in the M mode
- Press the group button to choose the group, turn the select dial, and the power output value will change from Min. to 1/1 or from Min. to 10 in 0.1 or 1/3 stop increments. Then, press
Button to exit from this setting. - Press Function Button 1 (
button) to choose all groups’ power output value, turn the select dial, and all groups’ power output value will change from Min to 1/1 or from Min. to 10 in 0.1 or 1/3 stop increments.
Press Function Button 1 (button) again to confirm the setting.
One-group displays in the M mode
- Turn the select dial and the group’s power output value will change from Min to 1/1 or from Min. to 10 in 0.1 or 1/3 stop increments.
Note: M means manual flash mode.
Note: Min. refers to the minimum value that can be set in M or Multi
mode. Tre minimum value can be set to 1/128 0.3, 1/256 0.3, 1/512 0.3, 1/128
0.1, 1/256 0.1, 1/5120.1,3.0 (0.1),2.0(0.1) and 1.0 (0.1) according to MENU-
STEP. For most o% camera flashes, the minimum output value is 1/128 or
1/128(0.1) ard cannot be set to 1/256 or 1/256 (0.1). However, the value can
change to 1/756 or 1/256(0.1) when using in combination with Godox strong
power flashes e.g. AD600Pro, etc.
Flash Exposure Compensation Settings
Multi-group displays in the TTL mode
- Press the group button to choose the group, turn the select dial, and the FEC value will change from -3 to 3 in 0.3 stop increments. Press the
button to confirm the setting. - Press Function Button 1 (
button) to choose all groups’ FEC value, turn the select dial, and all groups’ FEC value will change from -3 to 3 in 0.3 stop increments. Press Function Button 1 ( button) again to confirm the setting.
One-group displays in the TTL mode
Turn the select dial and the group’s power output value will change from -3 to
3 in 0.3 stop increments.
Note: : TTL means auto flash mode, FEC means flash exposure compensation.
Multi Flash Settings (Output Value, Times and Frequency)
Conditions for setting the multi flash parameters: 5 (A-E) should be selected
in the WIRELESS-GROUPS, and multi flash should be turned on.
When displaying multiple groups, short press the <MODE.LOCK> button to enter
multi flash setting interface.
- In the multi flash (TTL and M icon are not displayed).
- The three lines are separately displayed as power output value (Min. ~ 1/4 or Min. ~ 8.0), Times (flash times) and Hz (flash frequency).
- Turn the Select Dial to change the power output value from Min. to 1/4 or from Min. to 8.0 in integer stops.
- Short press the Function Button 1 (TIMES button) can change flash times. Turn the select dial to change the setting value (1-100).
- Short press the Function Button 2 (HZ button) can change flash frequency. Turn the select dial to change the setting value (1-199).
- Until any value or three values are set, short press the <MODE.LOCK> button to exit the setting status.
Note: As flash times are restricted by flash output value and flash frequency,
the flash times cannot surpass the upper value that permitted by the system.
The times that transported to the receiver end are real flash time, which is
also related to the camera’s shutter setting.
Note: Min. refers to the minimum value that can be set in M or Multi mode. The
minimum value can be set to 1/128 0.3, 1/256 0.3, 1/512 0.3, 1/128 0.1, 1/256
0.1, 1/512 0.1,3.0 (0.1), 2.0 (0.1) and 1.0 (0.1) according to MENU-STEP.
Modeling Lamp Settings
- When displaying multiple groups, press the Function Button 4 button to control the ON/OFF of the modeling lamp.
- Press the group button to choose the group when displaying multiple groups and the modeling lamp master control is turned on, press the Function Button 4 button to control the status of the modeling lamp: OFF (–) , Percentage value (10°%-100%) or PROP (auto mode, changes with the flash brightness).
When the modeling lamp is in the percentage value status, long press the
Function Button 4 to enter the modeling lamp brightness value setting
interface, and turn the select dial to select the desired modeling lamp
percentage value.
When displaying a single group, it is the same as the above-mentioned multiple
groups display operation.
note: The models that can use one-group to ON/OFF the modeling lamp are as
follows: GSII, SKII, SKIIV, QSII, QDII, DEII, DPIl series, DPIII series, etc.
The outdoor flash AD200 and AD600 can use this function after upgrade. The new
arrivals with modeling lamps can also use this function.
ZOOM Value Settings
Short press the Function Button 3 and the ZOOM value will be displayed on the LCD panel. Choose the group and turn the select dial, and the ZOOM value will change from AUTO/24 to 200. Choose the desired value and long press the Function Button 3 again to back to the main menu. Note: Set the WIRELESS- GROUPS to 16 groups (0-F), the zoom value is unadjustable n both multi-group displays and one-group displays.
Shutter Sync Settings
- High-speed sync: press the
button and < > is displayed on the LCD panel. - Second-curtain sync: press the
button and < > is displayed on the LCD panel.
Buzz Settings
Press the < MENU > Button to enter the C. Fn menu, turn the Select Dial to <
, press the < SET > Button to enter and turn the Select Dial to select ON/OFF turned on or off. Then press the < MENU > Button return to the main menu.
When choosing ON, the beeper is turned on.
When choosing OFF, the beeper is turned off.
PC Socket Settings
Press the