TTL Wireless Flash Trigger
Instruction Manual
Foreword
Thank you for purchasing this XProllL wireless flash trigger
This wireless flash trigger applies for using Leica camera to control GODOX
flash, controls the flashes with built-in God ox wireless X system e.g. camera
flashes, outdoor flashes, and studio flashes. Featuring multi-channel
triggering, stable signal transmission and quick response, this flash trigger
benefits photographers for flexible light distribution and various shooting
demands, which is suitable for hotshoe-mounted Leica cameras and cameras with
PC synchronous socket. The flash trigger supports TTL flash and high-speed
flash synchronization, and the maximum flash synchronization speed is up to
1/8000s
- 1/8000s is achievable when the camera has a max camera shutter speed of 1/8000s
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 offlammable gas. In certain
circumstance, please pay attention to the relevant warnings.
Do not leave or store the product if the ambient temperature reads over 50C
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
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 |
| 3grids |
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 tbe low, please do not refer to this chart.
As a Wireless Camera Flash Trigger
Take Vl series camera flash as an example:
- Turn off the camera and mount the transmitter on camera hots hoe. Then, power on the flash trigger and the camera
- Short press the < MENU > Button to enter the C.Fn. menu, turn the Select Dial to < wireless function > and press the < SET > Button to set groups, mode and other parameters
- Turn on the camera flash, press the wireless setting button and the wireless icon 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 the 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:
- Turn off the camera and mount the transmitter on camera hots hoe. Then, power on the flash trigger and the camera
- 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. (refers to the contents of “Setting the Flash Trigger”)
- Power on the outdoor flash and press the wireless setting button and the wireless 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 manual 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 QTIII as an example:
- Turn off the camera and mount the transmitter on camera hotshoe. Then, power on the flash trigger and the camera
- 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. (refers to the contents of “Setting the Flash Trigger”)
- 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 mode in triggering
Power Switch
Slide the Power Switch to ON, and the device is on and status indicator lamp
will not reveal
Note:
In order to avoid power consumption, turn off the transmitter when not in use
Power Saving Mode Settings
-
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. If the flash trigger is attached to the hot shoe of CANON EOS camera, half press the camera shutter can also wake the system up
Note:
If you don’t want to set the power saving mode, press < MENU > Button to enter
the C. Fn Menu and set 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 Setting
- Short press the
- menu.Turn the Select Dial to select< ()>and press the < SET> Button to the setting page to select CH 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 receiver to the same channel
before 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
Note: 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 ID and short press Button to enter ID settings Turn Select Dial
to select OFF/1-99, and then short press to exit form ID settings
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 displayed
Mode Setting
Short press the group button to choose group, then short press <MODE.LOCK>
button, the mode of the chosen group will change
Set the groups to five groups (A-E) and( ) is ( ON ):
- When displaying multiple groups, 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 it once can exit MULTI mode
- When displaying multiple groups, press the group selection button to choose a group, short press <MODE.LOCK > button, and all the current group’s mode will be changed by the order of TTL/M/-
- When displaying single group, short press <MODE.LOCK > button, and the current group’s mode will be changed by the order of TTL/M/OFF
Set the groups to 16 groups (0-F):
When displaying multiple groups or single group, there is only manual mode M.
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 Settings)
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 Min. to 10 in 0.3 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 Min. to 10 in 0.3 or 0.1 stop increments. Press Function Button 7 ( 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 1/1in 0.3 or 0.1 stop increments
Note. Min refers to the minimum value that can beset in Mor Multi mode
The minimum value can be set to 1/128 0.3, 1/2560.3, 1/512 0.3,1/128 0.1,
1/256 0.1, 1/512 0.1,3.0 (01),20(01) and 1.0(0.1) according to MENU-STEP For
most of camera flashes, the minimum output value is 1/128 0r 1/128(0.1) and
cannot be set to 1/256 0r 1/256 (0.1). However, the value can change to 1/256
0r 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 3in0.3 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.
Multi Flash Settings (Output Value, Times and Frequency)
Conditions for setting the multi flash parameters: 5 (A-E) should be selected
in the menu< >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 (1/128-1/4), Times (flash times) and Hz (flash frequency)
- Turn the Select Dial to change the power output value from 1/128 to 1/4 in integer stops.
- Short press the Function Button 1 (TIMES button) can change flash times. Turn the select dial to change the setting value.
- Short press the Function Button 1 (HZ button) can change flash frequency. Turn the select dial to change the setting value.
- 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 a 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, 1/12801,
1/25601, 1/51201, 3 0 (01), 20(01) 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, 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· GSI I, SKI I, 0S11, ODI I, DEi I, DPI I 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 AUT0/24 to 200. Choose the desired value and long press the
Function Button again to back to the main menu.
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
