Godox SK400II-V Studio Strobe Flash Instruction Manual

Godox SK400II-V Studio Strobe Flash

FOREWORD

Thanks for choosing compact studio flash SK300II-V and SK400II-V. It is a lightweight, compact and durable flash with complete functions. Design for shooting studio portrait and e-commerce product This product is suitable for head shot, waist shoot, and certificate photography, as well as product shooting, etc. It can also offer high light, background light, or hair light in large studios and workshops. The SKI I flash offers:

• Built-in Godox 2.4G wireless X system
• Precise output displayed on LCD panel, 40 steps from 7 /7 6 to 7 /7 (or 6.0 to 7 0.0) Use optional X7, XT7 6 or FT-16 trigger to control the flash power ratio, modeling lamp and buzzer, as well as flash triggering
• Compact and lightweight body with Bowens mount to add almost any studio light shapers
• 10W modelling lamp adjusts in 5% to 7 00% power levels Outstanding output stability, no more than 2% shifts when under the same output
• Anti-preflash function enables synchronization with cameras that have a one­preflash firing system
• Auto memory and recovery of adjusted panel settings

Warning

To prevent damage to the product or injury to you or to others, read the following warnings in their entirety before using this product. Keep these safety instructions where users can read them for ready reference.

• Do not disassemble or modify. Should the product break down, send the defective back to the authorized service centre for inspection and maintenance.
• Keep dry. Do not handle with wet hands, immerse in water, or expose to rain.
• Keep out of reach of children.
• Please put the device in a ventilation environment and keep the parts of lighting and heat dissipation holes are unobstructed. Do not use in a flammable environment.
• As this product adopts make and break device, please keep it easy to be used.
• No touching the heating parts of this product
• Please turn off the power and wear insulated gloves before installing and connecting accessories. When replacing the tube or modelling lamp, please make sure that the tube is cool and wear insulated gloves to prevent burns.
• Do not flash directly towards naked eyes (especially those of babies), otherwise it may lead to visual impairment.
• Disconnect from the power supply when it will not be used for an extended period.
• For continued protection against risk of fire replace only with the same Type FSAL 250V fuse. A An apparatus with CLASS I construction shall be connected to a MAINS socket outlet with a protective earthing connection.
• The MAINS plug or an appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect device shall remain readily operable.
• After 30 continuous flashes at full power, the flash should be cooled down for about 3 minutes. Overheating will occur if it is used continuously without cooling down.
• Do not keep using the modelling lamp for a long time: otherwise flammable accessories attaching to flash head, e.g. softbox will get burnt. A 7 a-minute time is recommended in  this case. After 7 0 minutes, cool it down for 1 minute.
• When using a snoot, do not keep the modelling lamp on for a long time or fire too frequently (not over six times for one minute). Overheating will result in damages for strobe housing and/or studio light.
• Avoid sudden impacts as this can damage the flash tube and/or modeling lamp.
• The apparatus shall not be exposed to tripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.
• Do not touch the area around this symbol since it is hot.

Name of Parts

1. AC Power Socket
2. Sync Cord Jack
3. Power Switch Button
4. Test Button
5. <MOD/OFF>Modeling Lamp Button
6. <Sl/S2>Optical Model Button
7. <GR/CH>Group/Channel Button
8. BUZZ Button
9. Wireless Control Port
10. LCD Display
11. Light Sensor
12. Modelling Lamp Indicator
13. Test Indicator
14. SET Dial
15. Fuse
16. Mounting Bracket
17. Umbrella Input
18. Direction Adjusting Handle
19. Fixing Mount Pusher

LCD Panel

1. Built-in 2.4G Wireless Transmission
2. Built-in Wireless Channel
3. Built-in Wireless Channel Dial
4. Optical Model Indicator
5. Beep
6. Temperature Alarm Display
7. Built-in Wireless Group
8. Flash Output
9. Modelling Lamp is off
10. Modelling Lamp is in the PROP mode
11. Modelling Lamp shows the power in percentage
12. The modelling Lamp is off when triggering the flash

Accessories

1. Power Cord
2. Lamp Cover
3. Instruction Manual

Separately sold accessories

The product can be used in combination with the following accessories sold separately, so as to achieve best photography effects: Xl, X2, XPro, XTl 6 or FT-16 remote control, Power Inverter, Softbox, Photographic Umbrella, Barndoor, Snoot, etc.

OPERATIONS

Flash Preparation

Attach the flash unit onto an appropriate light stand. Adjust the mounting bracket for a good angle and make sure it is tightened and fixed. Use the direction adjusting handle to adjust the flash to a desired direction. Umbrella input is for different photo umbrellas to put in.

Power Connection

Use the power cord to connect the flash to an AC power source and press the power switch button to power on and off.

Modelling Lamp

Short press the <MOD/OFF> Button to change among OFF, PROP and percentage mode.

1. When is displayed, the modelling light is off.
2. When is displayed, the modeling light is in auto status and its power changes with the flash’s power.
3. When the percentage is displayed, the brightness of the modelling light can be adjusted from 5% to 100%. Short press the SET Dial and the percentage value is blinking, turn the SET Dial to adjust the brightness and short press to exit. When the modelling light is on, long press the <MOD/OFF> Button for 2 seconds to switch on the function that the modelling is off when triggering the flash, and the LCD panel shows . Long press the <MOD/OFF> Button again to turn off the function.

Safety Setting: The modelling lamp will be off automatically after lighting for 4 hours, avoiding overheating due to long-time lighting when the user is not nearby.

When there is a flammable accessory on the flash unit, do not keep the modelling lamp on for a long time. It is recommended to cool it down for one minute after 7 O  minutes’ working.

Power Output Control

SET dial decides different power output, satisfying light requirements in different environments. The power is adjustable freely from 7 /7 6 to 7 /7 which will be accordingly shown on the LCD display. ·–· on the display indicates that the flash triggering function is turned off. Press the Test button to discharge power when the flash output is adjusted from high to low.
Test Button
To fire the flash without taking a picture, press the test button. It can also help adjust the flash brightness when combined with the select dial.
Tip: Press the SET dial and turn on the flash to view its version.
Sync Triggering
The sync cord jack (2) is a <1>3.5mm plug. Insert a trigger plug here and the flash will be fired synchronously with the camera shutter.
< GR/CH> Group/Channel Button
Short press the <GR/CH> Group/Channel Button can adjust the built-in wireless group. When the group indicator on the LCD panel is blinking, turn the SET dial to change. And long press the <GR/CH> Group/Channel Button can adjust the built-in wireless channel. When the channel indicator on the LCD panel is blinking, turn the SET dial to change.
Optical Trigger Model
Three optical triggering models are available and can be set by pressing slave model button.

• No optical control: S7 or S2 is not displayed on the LCD panel, indicating the optical triggering function is shut down.
• Optic S7 Secondary Unit Setting: In M manual flash mode, press <S7/S2,optical button so that this flash can function as an optic S7 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 <S7 /S2,optical 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 “pre/lash” from the main flash and will only fire in response to the second, actual flash from the main unit.

Buzz Function
The sound button is used for deciding whether there is a sound reminder for ready flash after recharging. Short press the BUZZ button, when the buzz indicator is on the LCD panel, the buzz function is working; when it is disappear, the buzz function is not working. A “Bl” sound will be heard when it’s fully charged.
Key Combination
Synchronously press the <GR/CH> group/channel button and the <S7 /S2> optical model button can turn on/off the built-in wireless transmission. If there are no wireless and channel indicators displayed on the LCD panel, the built-in wireless transmission is off. On the contrary, the built-in wireless transmission is on. Synchronously press the <S7 /S2> optical model button and BUZZ button to recover factory settings.
Alarm Display

Alarm sounds, BIBI, ringing per 0.5 second. Press SET dial to stop alarming.

Memory Function
The device is equipped with a memory function for the panel setting. It will help remember the panel setting 3 seconds after you set it. When starting up the flash next time, the panel setting will be the same as that before powering it off.
Wireless Control Function
The flash unit has a built-in 2.4G wireless transmission, which can be used together with Xl and XTl 6 flash triggers. Synchronously press the <GR/CH> group/channel button and the <Sl /S2> optical model button can turn on the built-in wireless transmission and the is displayed. If there are other wireless flash systems nearby, you can change the channel IDs to prevent signal interference. The channel IDs of the transmitter unit and the receiver unit(s) must be set to the same.
Setting the Communication Channel

The flash unit is built in with a Wireless Control Port so that you can wirelessly adjust the power level of the flash and the flash triggering. To control the flash wirelessly, you need a FT-16 remote control set (on-camera and on-flash). Insert its receive end into the Wireless Control Port on the flash and insert the transmit end into the camera hot shoe. Settings made on the hotshoe-mounted transmit and receive ends will be wirelessly communicated to the flash. Then you can press the camera shutter release button to trigger the flash. You can also hold the transmit end at hand to control your off- camera flash.

For full instructions on the use of FT series remote control, see its user manual.

Tube Replacement

Shut down the power and remove the power cord before replacing the flash tube. Wear insulated gloves to loosen the iron wire on the tube, keep a balanced hold on the two feet of the flash tube and pull out the old tube gently. Take down the feet casing from the old tube and put it on the new one. Hold two feet of the new tube, and target directly towards the two copper outlets, then push them slightly in. Twine the iron wire on the stainless steel sheet to fix the flash tube.

Technical Data

Maintenance

Shut down the device immediately when it works abnormally and find out the reason. Avoid sudden impacts and the lamp should be dedusted regularly. It is normal for the lamp to be warm when in use. Avoid continuous flashes if unnecessary. Maintenance of the flash must be performed by our authorized maintenance department which can provide original accessories. The flash-tube and the modeling lamp are user-replaceable. Replacement tubes and lamps can be obtained from the manufacturer. This product, except for consumables e.g. flash tube and modelling lamp, is supported with a one-year warranty. Unauthorized service will void the warranty. If the product had failures or was wetted, do not use it until it is repaired by a professional. Disconnect the power when cleaning the flash or when changing the flash tube / modelling lamp. Changes made to the specifications or designs may not be reflected in this manual.

FCC Statement

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communi- cations. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

The device has been evaluated to meet general RF exposure requirement. The device can be used in portable exposure conditions without restriction.

Warning

Operating frequency:2412.99MHz – 2464.49MHz (only receive)

Declaration of Conformity:

GODOX Photo Equipment Co.,Ltd. hereby declares that this equipment are in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2014/53/EU. In accordance with Article 10(2) and Article 10(10), this product is allowed to be used in all EU member states. For more information of DoC, Please click this web link:http:

• http://www.godox.com/DOC/Godox_SK300II-V_SK40011-V_DOC.pdf

The device complies with RF specifications when the device used at 0mmfrom your body.

Note: This form shall be sealed by the seller.

Applicable Products

The document applies to the products listed on the Product Maintenance Information (see below for further information). Other products or accessories (e.g. promotional items, giveaways and addition- al accessories attached, etc.) are not included in this warranty scope.

Warranty Period

The warranty period of products and accessories is implemented according to the relevant Product Maintenance Information. The warranty period is calculated from the day(purchase date) when the product is bought for the first time, And the purchase date is considered as the date registered on the warranty card when buying the product.

How to Get the Maintenance Service

If maintenance service is needed, you can directly contact the product distributor or authorized service institutions. You can also contact the Godox after-sale service call and we will offer you service. When applying for maintenance service, you should provide valid warranty card. If you cannot provide valid warranty card, we may offer you maintenance service once confirmed that the product or accessory is involved in the maintenance scope, but that shall not be considered as our obligation.

Inapplicable Cases

The guarantee and service offered by this document are not applicable in the following cases The product or accessory has expired its warranty period; 2). Breakage or damage cause inappropriate usage, maintenance or preservation, such as improper packing, improper us: improper plugging in/out external equipment, falling off or squeezing by external force, contacting exposing to the improper temperature, solvent, acid, base, flooding and damp environments, to Breakage or damage caused by non-authorized institution or staff in the process of installat maintenance, alternation, addition and detachment; 4. The original identifying information product or accessory is modified, alternated, or removed; 5. No valid warranty card; G. Breakag damage caused by using illegally authorized, nonstandard or non-public released software Breakage or damage caused by force majeure or accident; 8. Breakage or damage that could no attributed to the product itself. Once met these situations above, you should seek solutions from related responsible parties and Godox assumes no responsibility. The damage caused by pa accessories and software that beyond the warranty period or scope is not included in our mainnance scope. The normal discolouration, abrasion and consumption are not the breakage within the maintenance scope.

Maintenance and Service Support Information

The warranty period and service types of products are implemented according to the follov Product Maintenance Information:

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